Slytherin's Provocation

William was about to get up and follow Hermione out when he suddenly heard a familiar voice outside the window. "Fred, George, are you there?"

William saw Mrs. Weasley and her son and daughter.

Soon, the twin brothers jumped out of the car and strode over.

Percy came too.

Percy became Prefect as he had wished, and he wore a shiny Prefect Badge on his chest.

"Oh my, Percy, you're Prefect?" Fred said in a very surprised tone.

"You should have told us sooner. I had no idea at all. I should have prepared a gift for you."

William laughed; Fred was quite adept at using sarcastic remarks.

"Wait, I think I remember him saying that," George said, "Once..."

"Maybe twice..."

"Wait a minute..."

"We've been talking about it all summer..." The two laughed in unison.

"Shut up!" Percy was furious.

"Hey, Percy, how did you get your hands on a new robe?" Fred asked, frowning.

"Because I'm the Prefect," Percy scoffed. "Don't you all have new robes too?"

George said proudly, "We bought this with our own money, not with the family's money."

"Akali's Magic Shop?" Percy scoffed. "Nonsense! You've corrupted William. He's a Order of Merlin recipient; he has a bright future ahead of him, not messing around with some shop you're running around with."

He should have let me go to the awards ceremony instead of bringing the two of you. What a waste!

Percy seemed somewhat unhappy that William hadn't taken him along, but instead had brought the twins.

Mrs. Weasley said affectionately, "Well, dear, if there's another chance, I'll definitely have your father give you the invitation. Have a good semester, and when you get to school, have an owl bring me a letter."

She kissed Percy on the cheek, and Percy walked away.

Then she turned to the twin brothers and said, "Now it's your turn—you two need to behave yourselves for the next year."

If an owl tells me that you...

Mrs. Weasley suddenly fell silent. Last year, she forbade them from throwing Dungbomb onto the Slytherin table, and they did.

The twin brothers clearly wanted some inspiration from their mother, but Mrs. Weasley remained silent, leaving them only with a slight sense of regret.

"Alright, no matter what, you're not allowed to do it. This is no joke. Also, take good care of Ron."

"Don't worry, Ron will be fine with us. He'll be very happy." George patted Ron on the shoulder.

Ron nodded, eagerly tugging at George's new robe, as if he would do whatever George asked.

His two older brothers have promised to get him a new wand and a Hogwarts Map.

That day he also overheard Fred promising Ginny that he would buy her a new robe and new textbooks next year.

Doesn't this mean that everything I own in the future is secured?

Fred and George couldn't just buy things for Ginny and not for him, after all, he's their younger brother!

Ron was inexplicably filled with joy.

Just then, Fred suddenly waved his hand; he had seen William.

William waved back, then felt a tug from behind.

It was Hermione.

The girl rushed out, then rushed back, grabbing him and running outside.

"What's wrong? What happened?" William asked.

"Neville," Hermione gasped, "His trunk is stuck."

"Then use Levitation Charm to lift him up," William said.

Hermione knew this spell, and William taught many other spells to girls during the summer.

"You'll see when you go." Hermione pulled William toward the train entrance.

When the two arrived, a large crowd had already gathered at the entrance; it turned out that Neville's suitcase was stuck in the car door.

A group of Slytherin students stood at the driveway entrance, pointing and gesturing down at Neville.

"Ha, look at this idiot... I heard my dad tell me that the youngest son of the Longbottom family was always treated as Squib."

Once, his uncle pushed him off the Black Lake dock, hoping he would perform magic, and nearly drowned him—ha ha ha."

William recognized Lucius's son, Draco, who was talking animatedly to Arthur behind him.

Arthur is a second-year Slytherin student, and the two seem to have a good relationship.

"I bet he should go to Muggle school." The group burst into laughter.

Neville blushed but didn't argue. He continued to push his luggage, trying to get it onto the car, but the luggage was too big and got completely stuck in the door.

That luggage shouldn't be that big; someone used magic to make it bigger, and it got stuck there.

The people behind Neville were getting impatient and urged him to hurry up, but no one came up to help.

Hermione stepped forward and said loudly, "There's nothing wrong with Muggle schools. Why don't you all come and help him out since you're all so free?"

Hermione snorted and bent down to pull at the carriage door a few times, but it was stuck too tightly, so she tilted her head and gestured for William to help.

William walked out and was immediately pointed at and whispered about by others, clearly indicating that what happened last year had had a significant impact.

"Look, who's this? It's Stark. Let's see the strength of Order of Merlin recipient. You should be able to pull him easily, right?" Marcus Flint chuckled, arms crossed.

Marcus Flint is a fifth-year student and a Slytherin House Chaser, who may become the new captain this year.

His tone was full of provocation.

William, clutching his wand, noticed that Flint was also holding a short wand, about the thickness of a bone, as if he wanted to cast a spell.

William smiled, flicked his wand, and a beam of light shot out.

Students from other houses were watching closely. Most of them had never seen William make a move. The time he captured Tywin was also full of rumors, and no one had actually witnessed it.

This is a good opportunity to see if William is really as strong as the rumors suggest.

Marcus also waved his wand, and a spell was cast.

He didn't believe that a fifth-grader like himself couldn't out-magic a second-grader.

Marcus originally only wanted to make fun of Neville, but now he wants to embarrass William in public.

As the magic shot out, the stuck luggage transformed into a magnificent phoenix with a long tail, and a spell shot out from its mouth, landing squarely on Marcus's face.

William actually performed two spells: first, he Transfiguration the luggage, and then he cast an "Protego on the phoenix.

He cast two spells quickly, but because he was so fast, the little wizard only saw him as performing a Transfiguration.

Marcus's spell struck the "Protego" and bounced back, giving the illusion for a moment that it was as if a phoenix was spitting out a spell.

It can only be said that William's combat experience is far too rich, and his spellcasting speed, honed by Professor Flitwick, is far beyond what Marcus can compare to.

Soon, Marcus's head swelled up at a visible speed, looking like Big Head Son.

Marcus pointed at William, wanting to say something harsh, but his lips turned into sausage lips, and he stammered, unable to utter a word.

Protected by several classmates, he quickly ran towards the train carriage.

William swung his wand again, and the phoenix circled a few times before landing on Neville's shoulder.

The song that came out of Phoenix's mouth was not the awful music of Fawkes, but the Hogwarts school song sung with a new melody.

Everyone applauded.

Hermione clapped her hands excitedly, as if she were casting a spell.

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