"Can anyone explain why Troll boy from Slytherin was in the Gryffindor common room?"
"And why he suggested we throw a Christmas party?"
In the Gryffindor dormitory, the twins stared wide-eyed at each other.
Gemini and Ron were playing Wizard Chess. Hearing that, Gemini looked up. "Ah, I climbed in through the window."
"Who asked about that?" Fred crossed his arms, looking ready to put him on trial.
George looked indignant. "You ditched us and snuck off by yourself this afternoon, and Professor McGonagall gave us a proper earful because of it."
"Traitor!" Fred and George said in unison.
"Don't worry about it. Look at Harry and Ron," Gemini said, spreading his hands.
"They didn't sneak off!"
"Exactly." Gemini nodded. "I abandoned them too, so they got scolded alongside you. Doesn't that make you feel better when you think about it?"
"Even though that makes sense, I still feel like you're insulting our intelligence," Fred said, rolling his eyes.
Covering his nose, George said dramatically, "That shameless look of yours is so very Slytherin. Get away from us before your stench rubs off on us."
Crack!
Smiling pleasantly, Gemini crushed a chess piece in his fingers. The piece let out a shriek and shattered across the table, while the other pieces on the board screamed and scrambled into hiding.
"Actually, I don't think this is such a big deal. Don't you agree, George?"
"That's right, Fred. It's not like this is our first time getting scolded."
Beside Gemini, the black king sorrowfully pieced together the shattered remains of the piece Gemini had crushed. "Oh... my queen..."
Fortunately, Wizard Chess pieces could restore themselves, and its queen eventually came back to life. But no matter what, the pieces refused to obey Gemini's commands anymore, so he had no choice but to