Despite Kyle's quick movements, they were unable to catch up with Fred and the others before Professor McGonagall.

As they hurried back to the castle, they saw the door to Professor McGonagall's office shut.

After a brief discussion, they decided to wait for them in the hallway.

Because of the Quidditch match, the hallway was quiet, and there was no one, but there was a ghost.

Nick, who was almost headless, poked his head out of the hallway floor and floated up slowly.

"What the hell did those students do?" He looked at Kyle and asked curiously, "I just noticed that McGonagall's hands were shaking, and she rarely lost her temper that much." ”

"A little bit of a conflict between students." Kyle said.

"Yes." Nick, who was almost headless, said,

He didn't think that a little contradiction would make Professor McGonagall angry like that, but seeing that Kyle didn't want to say anything, he didn't ask again.

The main thing is that it is not necessary...... The ghost can move around the castle at will, and he can listen to it himself.

Then Nick, who was almost headless, drifted to the next room.

There were only a few Kyles left in the hallway.

A minute later, Cho also ran over.

"Well, Fred and George are all right." She asked anxiously.

"I don't know yet." Cedric gestured to the door to Professor McGonagall's office, "They've just been brought in. ”

"But if I had to say, Professor McGonagall probably wouldn't let them go easily, as so many people and professors were watching.

“…… I reckon that seven days of confinement would have been indispensable. ”

"They're too impulsive." Qiu frowned and said, "Malfoy obviously deliberately provoked because he lost the game, and they were fooled." ”

"yes......" Kyle said, "I guess Professor McGonagall should have told them the same thing by now." ”

At this point, Cedric came to the window at the end of the hallway and looked outside.

"Everybody's back."

The sound of noisy conversation reached the ears of several people, and it grew louder and louder.

"Look at the Slytherin people." Cedric suddenly pointed out the window, "They look so happy, don't they?" ”

Kyle walked over.

From this vantage point, he could clearly see Malfoy and Montey standing on the grounds in front of the castle.

There was another person in front of them.

…… Umbridge

Kyle doesn't know what they said, but if he's not mistaken, it must have something to do with Fred and them.

For though Malfoy walked with a limp and his face swollen, there was not a trace of anger on his face, on the contrary, he was smiling, as if to celebrate the success of his plot.

"They must be planning some kind of conspiracy!" Qiu couldn't help but say, "What a bunch of despicable guys. ”

"But Fred and George were fooled." Cedric sighed.

……

Five minutes later, Umbridge walked up with cheerful steps.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Kyle and the others left the other side of the hallway when she first arrived on this level.

However, instead of going back to the Hufflepuff common room downstairs, they went to the eighth floor, where they waited in front of the portrait of the fat lady.

But what Kyle didn't expect was that they would have to wait all day.

Neither Fred, nor George nor Harry had come back that day, not even at dinner.

When I saw them again, it was already the next day.

On this day, Kyle and his family arrive at the auditorium early in the morning, where they finally meet Fred and George, who are dejected.

"What did Professor McGonagall say?" Cedric sat down in the empty seat next to them and asked tentatively, "Is it confinement?" How long? ”

"A week." Fred's voice was a little dry.

"That's good." Qiu pretended to smile lightly, "A week of confinement can beat Malfoy, it's actually very cost-effective, isn't it?" ”

"If that's all there is to it, let's keep it in lockdown for a year." "But we're banned. ”

"What?" Cedric said incredulously.

"Yes, Umbridge said, and we and Harry, we're all banned from Quidditch." Fred's face was ugly, and he poked the bread on the plate hard.

"Didn't you look for Professor McGonagall?" Cedric subconsciously said, "Professor McGonagall values Quidditch matches the most, and she can't agree to it." ”

"It didn't work." George said, "Umbridge brought the Ministry of Magic's Education Order Twenty-Five, which gives her the right to punish any student, not to mention Professor McGonagall, not even Headmaster Dumbledore. ”

"Your team ...... then"

"Yes, it's no fun." Fred tried to pretend he didn't care, "Without the Seeker and the Basman, Gryffindor is destined to be at the bottom of this year's Quidditch." ”

"The rest is up to you." George laughed and said, the laughter was exaggerated, it didn't sound like his voice at all, "Be sure to teach Slytherin a hard lesson." ”

At this, his voice became gritted again.

"That little Malfoy brute...... He insulted our parents and Harry's mother...... But there was no punishment. ”

"It's not fair!" Fred said angrily, "We're going to make her pay sooner or later...... It doesn't matter if it's Malfoy, or that toad Umbridge. ”

"That's for sure...... But don't be impulsive. Cho reminded: "Umbridge has a lot of power now, and if she gets any more grip on her, they will probably be fired." ”

"Don't worry, we won't...... Expelled. George said calmly.

Kyle glanced at him and suddenly asked, "Is there any way to get you guys back into the game?" ”

"Yes." Cedric stood up directly, "I'll go find Professor McGonagall, she must have a way." ”

"Don't go." Fred stopped him.

"It's useless." George shook his head, "Umbridge did say what it would take to lift our ban. ”

"But we can't do that anyway." Fred was sure.

"Don't say anything stupid, that's a ban!" Cedric asked, "What the hell is going to do, confinement?" Or apologize to Malfoy? ”

"Neither." Fred hesitated for a moment, but then said, "Umbridge said Lucius Malfoy was angry, and if we want to play again, we must write to him to ask for his forgiveness." ”

"I guess it must have been Malfoy's little brute's idea." George sneered, "Everyone knows that our family and Malfoy have always been at odds with each other...... How could they have let go of this opportunity. ”

"And if we write a letter, we will definitely be laughed at."

Fred continued: "Not just us, but our dad will be laughed at by old Malfoy. ”

"It's going to be a stain on the Weasleys forever......"

"Not to mention that we are just not allowed to play, even if we are expelled, we will never let this happen."

Fred and George spoke firmly.

Cedric opened his mouth, but finally did not speak again.

One thing to say, if he was a Weasley brother, he wouldn't have been able to write this letter to the Malfoy family.

When it comes to the reputation of the Weasley family, it doesn't seem to matter so much whether they can play or not.

For a while, the atmosphere at the table was extremely low.

However, at this time, Kyle suddenly said, "It's okay, leave this matter to me." ”

"No, Kyle, we're never going to bow down to the Malfoys." Fred said, "It's not negotiable......

"Listen to me." Kyle waved his hand, "I'm not asking you to apologize, but I'm going to reason with him."

It's Malfoy's fault in the first place, isn't it? If we tell Lucius exactly what happened, I think he would understand you. ”

"Huh, understand us?" For the first time, George actually laughed out loud, "No kidding, how is this possible." ”

"The Malfoys are so bad, how could they let go of such a good opportunity, even if you wrote a letter in the past, it would only be a waste of parchment."

Not only them, but even Cedric nodded slightly.

"yes, Kyle, let's think of something else." "Rather than writing to Malfoy," he said, "I think it's better to go to Professor McGonagall."

"Or we can go directly to Headmaster Dumbledore, he must have a way to get Umbridge to revoke this punishment.

"After all, this is Hogwarts, not the Ministry of Magic."

"Whether it can work or not, you have to try it to find out." Kyle shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile, "Remember what I said before, I'm actually pretty good at reasoning with people. ”

(End of chapter)