That night in Gryffindor Tower, a crowd of students huddled around a small tea table, intent on the game before them. Fred and George were among them. Judging by the board, they were not about to be eliminated, but they had almost no hope of winning.
"Give me a Dumbledore card. Come on, Dumbledore..."
As the cards were dealt, Fred pressed his palms together, closed his eyes, and prayed fervently for Lady Luck to favor him.
"We're done. This round's over."
When Lady Luck failed to smile on them, Fred and George, who had made it to the final round, exchanged a glance. Then they both turned their cards facedown and conceded to Lee Jordan.
With Fred and George out, the remaining players surrendered one by one over the next few rounds. After a burst of cheers from the students, Lee Jordan emerged victorious and claimed the prize: the latest product from Weasley's Joke Shop.
"What a shame. I actually wanted to keep that thing for myself."
Lee Jordan was parading around triumphantly with the smoke-producing firework the brothers had just developed. Watching him, its inventors, Fred and George, both smiled with satisfaction.
"Can't be helped. I guess the honor of testing the new firework for the first time goes to Lee Jordan. What a shame."
The brothers were still gloating slyly in the corner when a large hand landed on each of their shoulders, startling them both.
"I have to say, you two played that game terribly."
At the familiar voice, Fred and George turned together. The sight of a familiar face left them both stunned.
"Roy? What are you doing here? Who leaked the Gryffindor common room password?"
Fred and George were clearly shocked to see Roy in the Gryffindor common room. How to enter each house's common