The man behind Hogwarts

"The Whomping Willow still hits people!"

"Fred, come and try."

Fred also tested it once, and the Whomping Willow also threatened and warned with the wicker, "It hit me too. It's strange, it didn't sleep, so why are you okay, William?"

William smiled secretly in his heart and shrugged: "Who knows, maybe it's because I'm more handsome."

The Whomping Willow didn't hit him because he knew he couldn't be hit.

Several times when he used the secret passage, William always went in and out freely against the barrier. No matter how angry the Whomping Willow was, there was nothing he could do.

So Whomping Willow became smart and didn't even bother to pay attention to William.

"Fred, we just met, let me tell you some news." William looked at him: "Your paper failed to pass the review, so you cannot become a preliminary member of the club for the time being."

"Ah, how could this be..."

Seeing Fred's sad look, William patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be sad. It's not that your paper is not good, it's just that we have fewer people."

George said excitedly on the side: "Haha, I knew it, you must have lost."

Um? William looked at him, "Lost, what did you lose?"

George's expression froze, he covered his mouth and shook his head repeatedly; Fred held his forehead and sighed, how could he have such a stupid brother.

"You don't really want to join the club, but you're making a bet?"

Fred shook his head, put his arm around William's shoulders, and apologized: "Sorry William, we did make a bet. But I really want to join the Gem Club, and I really devoted myself to writing the thesis. .”

When asking William for an invitation, George proposed a bet.

He didn't think Fred could join, but Fred certainly bet he could.

But it was definitely not easy for William to know about this kind of thing. Unexpectedly, George said it right away.

William's expression was condensed and he looked at him coldly.

Seeing the look in his eyes, Fred felt his hands and feet feel cold, and the hand holding William bounced up subconsciously, not knowing where to put it.

Licking his lips, they were dry as if he hadn't drank water for three days.

Just when he couldn't bear his gaze and was about to lower his head, William suddenly smiled brilliantly, and the slightly raised corners of his mouth brought a warm spring breeze, blowing through their worried hearts.

"It's a bet. You should have told me earlier. I'll place a bet too."

"Ah?! Yes! Yes...I'll ask you to come with me next time."

Fred let go of his worries and breathed a sigh of relief: "I wonder how many people have passed through the club. Do I know any of them?"

"Ariel Banjo, Ian James, and Trina Grace, only three passed." William chuckled: "You should know Ariel."

Ariel is in her second year, and the Weasley brothers are also in their second year. Although they are in different colleges, they still take classes together sometimes.

Fred nodded, it was her.

He thought for a while and said: "If it was her, I would feel much more at ease. Ariel is from your Ravenclaw Academy. She has good grades, and... she really likes reading and studying, so she is very suitable for your club. .”

As he said this, he still couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

He didn't lie. He really put all his heart and soul into writing the paper. Unfortunately, he still failed.

It seems that the Gem Club is only suitable for people who are absolutely excellent in terms of grades and who also like to learn.

He does not consider himself to be inferior to others.

But he admitted that he did not love learning as much as Ariel.

"Perhaps Percy would be more suitable for the Gem Club... No, Percy is too stupid. Just having good grades is of no use. William and the others are not just good at grades..."

Percy Weasley is the older brother of Fred and Fred. He has good grades, but the relationship between the three brothers is not very good.

"Okay, you continue playing, I'll go back first."

William said a few words to them and then didn't want to stay. As for how the two of them got through the Whomping Willow, it would definitely not be difficult for them.

"Wait a minute, William." Fred suddenly asked curiously: "It seems that the three people who passed the review are not Gryffindors?"

"Yes, a Ravenclaw, a Slytherin, and a Hufflepuff."

"What, not even a Gryffindor!"

George immediately grabbed William and pretended to be pitiful: "When your club was founded, there was no Gryffindor. Now that you are recruiting new members, there is still no Gryffindor. William, you can't treat us like this. We are the last ones." Mighty lion!"

"Especially since you have two Slytherins and not a single Gryffindor."

Fred nodded, he had the same idea.

The school is currently most famous for its Gem Club, which was even featured in "Wizard Weekly" some time ago. I heard that their members can submit articles directly to the newspaper, which makes the young wizards extremely envious.

"How can such a club be without us Lions?"

William spread his hands and sighed: "I also want to recruit, but there are no suitable candidates."

He looked at Fred again and said leisurely: "I also invited you, but..."

As soon as these words came out, Fred looked ashamed.

It suddenly dawned on him that he had personally ruined Gryffindor's hopes.

Damn it, it's my fault.

George comforted him: "It's okay. I missed the opportunity this time. Just try again next time. Even if we fail, we can still find someone else."

Hearing this, Fred secretly had an idea in his mind. He must select outstanding Gryffindors and send them to the Gem Club.

……

After watching William leave, the two turned and looked at the Whomping Willow.

"Try again." He stretched out his feet to test, and a few willow sticks came over with a crackle. Perhaps the repeated testing by the two of them angered the Whomping Willow, and the whipping speed became faster.

"No, we still have to use the previous method."

Fred gritted his teeth and said tragically: "I'm going to poke his scar, and you can help me cover it."

"Okay, come on." George couldn't bear to expose him: "You put on the protective clothing we made, it should be able to block it for a while."

"I really don't know why the Whomping Willow didn't hit William."

"Maybe it's really because he is more handsome."

"..."

Just as Fred was putting on his equipment, William's voice just came back to his mind, and it felt a little familiar.

I seem to have heard it somewhere special...

"Eh!" He turned back suddenly: "Don't you think William's voice looks exactly like the person who shouted to run?"

"Run? What are you running for?"

George scratched his head, and with Fred's reminder, he suddenly remembered that it was the night when their position was exposed during their night tour.

He was well hidden at first, but his position was exposed with a "run!" and Filch chased him.

"Don't tell me, it does look a bit like..."

"Something looks similar, it's obviously him!" Fred hammered his hands: "Damn it, I got fooled by him again."

He couldn't help but recall that the first time they met was because they were pranked by William in the kitchen...

hateful!