After Professor McGonagall announced the new rules, the Great Hall fell silent.
Then a jumble of discussion and muttered curses broke out.
The other Heads of House stood up as well.
Using Sonorus, Head of House Snape said with a sneer:
"This was a joint decision by all four Heads of House. Does anyone object?"
He swept his gaze around the room. Slytherin fell silent first, and finally, his eyes settled on Harry, a meaningful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
Harry immediately shuddered.
Under Snape's gaze, the Great Hall finally quieted down.
Everyone turned to look at Douglas.
Douglas, meanwhile, looked up, studying which Weather Charm had been used on the ceiling of the Hogwarts Great Hall that day.
At that moment, students from all Four Houses suddenly turned their eyes toward the Gryffindor table.
A question had suddenly occurred to them: given Professor Snape's usual habits, Gryffindor would probably have someone attending detention class every day.
Clearly, the Gryffindors had thought of this too, all inwardly crying out that it was unfair.
Ron said indignantly:
"This must have been Professor Holmes's idea. Why do I feel like it's aimed specifically at Gryffindor?"
Hermione, who had sat down at the table at some point, muttered with her mouth full of food:
"No, I think it's aimed specifically at Harry."
Harry and Ron did not catch what Hermione had said, but no matter how they asked, she refused to repeat it.
Instead, she said something baffling:
"Sirius Black is even more terrifying than we imagined."
At the staff table, Professor McGonagall raised her eyebrows and said:
"Douglas, is there anything else you would like to add about today's incident?"
Douglas nodded, then addressed the students who had fallen for the scam:
"Since you attempted to cheat on the