In the end, William couldn't refuse the administrator's interference without appearing discriminatory.
The two parted ways unhappily.
——
After composing himself, William decided to go back and have some more fun with the children.
Today's banquet was quite well-prepared; at least, William thought it looked pretty good.
Humming a light tune, William rounded the corridor and headed towards his office—he had talked with Mr. Filch for too long, and the staircase seemed to have floated away a bit.
Before he even entered the office, the children's loud cheers erupted from inside the room.
'I wasn't playing this wildly? Sure enough, the position of professor naturally suppresses students.'
He pushed open the door with a smile—although those people were having a blast when he wasn't around, it was just a banquet after all, and some necessary management was still required.
The crowd had already gathered, probably because some older students had quietly snuck in from the back, and William found himself a bit blocked, unable to see what was happening.
"Hey, why is it so lively in there?"
He tapped a student's shoulder, trying to be more harmonious with them.
"The Weasley twins' prank! It's amazing!"
The student he called out didn't even bother to turn around, replying at the fastest possible speed.
It was indeed amazing—the insufficient band William had asked Adam to invite had long since finished their performance and left, but the scene was much more joyful than when the band was there.
"I must ask you not to scream!"
Fred's voice rang out from inside, "That will enrage them!"
Enrage what?
William was curious, but the surrounding students had already burst into laughter for some unknown reason.
But the laughter clearly didn't interrupt the performance of the two brothers inside.
"Excellent," George's voice was full of humor, "Freshly caught Cornish Pixies."
'Pixies? Why catch those? They're ugly and mischievous—wait, they didn't actually catch them, did they?'
But the students burst into boisterous laughter.
'What's so funny about pixies? Am I too old to keep up with these young people's pace? Or is this some kind of meme?'
Fred spoke quickly from inside in an exaggerated tone.
"They could also be cunning little troublemakers like Imps!"
Then, there was a very exaggerated action of opening a cage door—even William, who was unwilling to disturb the students' fun, could see it clearly through a gap in the crowd.
'Don't release pixies!'
William thought, his hands moving faster than his thoughts—pixies, huh?
"Impedimenta!"
A powerful Impediment Jinx was cast, and the figures flying out were directly knocked down by its effect—although the office had undergone a major renovation today, William still didn't like pixies helping him redecorate.
Even the most cunning pixie would be swatted back like a fly after taking such an Impediment Jinx—that is, if they were truly pixies.
The fireworks that had concentrated and flown into the sky broke free from their restraining ropes under the effect of William's Impediment Jinx, then began to fly wildly in a swarm.
Realizing something was wrong, William immediately began to remedy the situation.
"Aguamenti!"
A stream of water, similar to a fire hose, rapidly shot out from his wand, heading towards the fireworks in the sky—fortunately, these things hadn't been enchanted with a waterproofing spell.
So William began to satisfyingly redirect his magic, the water jet turning in mid-air and impacting the scattered fireworks.
Theoretically, he should have instructed the students at the same time, but he didn't have the spare capacity to settle the students while maintaining the spell—fortunately, the students weren't flustered; they seemed to find it amusing and began to pull out their wands to attack the fireworks flying in the sky.
'Don't!'
William wanted to shout, but he couldn't—the firework hit by a Stunning Spell exploded in the air, showering sparks onto the students' heads.
"Oh! It's on fire! It's—sploosh!!!"
Before he could shout a second time, William had already sent the water jet over, and the massive stream of water evenly doused that group of students, soaking them to the bone—but the fire was indeed extinguished.
Also extinguished at the same time were most of the candles that William had inadvertently put out due to his uncontrolled magic.
After the room lost more than half its light, some student, whose lead was unknown, started using Aguamenti to extinguish the surrounding candles.
Before William could react, the office lost all its light—only the fireworks continued to spin and leap in mid-air without stopping.
After that, the situation became uncontrollable; students began to attack the fireworks on other people's heads, and then when they fell, they would use Aguamenti and spray it in others' faces.
"Who splashed me with water?"
"Bastard, who stepped on my foot?"
"Woohoo!"
"Ura!!!"
...
Chaotic noises permeated the entire room, and William, worried about any accidents, simply used Aguamenti without any restraint—a massive column of water began to rush towards everyone under his control.
After estimating that everyone had been doused once, William cast Sonorus on his own throat.
"Everyone, no more spellcasting! Squat down where you are and don't move! What happened just now will be forgiven, but whoever casts a spell after this will face detention!"
He had to calm them down first—the proportion of mischievous kids here was too high, and if he didn't say he'd drop the matter, they might gang up and make things worse, and if someone got hurt, it would be a huge mess.
For the next minute, whenever there was movement, William would use Aguamenti to cut a circle around what he estimated to be the person's chest.
This method was incredibly effective, and the crowd quickly quieted down.
"Next, everyone, no moving from your spot, no making unnecessary noise, raise your wands, and use Lumos—"
Theoretically, a wave of the hand to light all the candles would be the optimal solution, but William couldn't do it, so he had to settle for the next best thing.
The numerous Lumos spells provided excellent light, and with everyone squatting down, William could clearly see that everyone was safe and sound—if anyone was injured, it was from his Aguamenti.
"This leftmost group, stand up, line up in order, the rest of you, no speaking!"
William began to give orders; the most important thing now was to get all the students out. However, this wasn't too much trouble; his authority was sufficient, and he could ensure communication with everyone.
"Second group, stand up and walk towards the door!"
...
Teams of people lined up and left, and among them were the Weasley twins.
'I promised not to pursue it; don't give in to momentary satisfaction...'
William shook his head, waved his hand, and motioned for them to leave.
Subsequently, the chattering students outside became several degrees livelier.
It was clear that everyone had a great time because of this final grand finale.
'Of course, except for me.'
William lit a candle casually and observed by its light—undoubtedly, it was a total mess.
"My banquet!"
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