With classes…
Homework…
A girlfriend…
And now the Dueling Club…
Alexander had no free time left.
His nights of roaming the castle playing hide-and-seek with the twins and Cho came to an end—at least for now.
Instead every night before bed—
He went alone to the Room of Requirement.
Practicing spells.
Refining shields.
Improving casting speed.
Layering Protego variants until sweat ran down his neck.
And every time exhaustion crept in—
He thought of one thing.
A Troll.
His Troll.
Waiting at the end of the school year.
That single thought was enough motivation to keep going.
With Christmas approaching—
Alexander and the twins had already begun preparations.
But first…
A new tradition had to happen.
A Snowball War.
Word spread quickly through Hogwarts.
Not whispers.
Not rumors.
A full announcement.
Courtesy of enchanted parchment, talking snowmen, and Peeves shouting through corridors.
Snowball War – Courtyard – Final Day Before Christmas Dinner
All Houses invited.
Win by taking the flag of opposing houses
No restrictions.
Use magic responsibly.
(Responsibly… loosely defined.)
On the morning of the battle—
Snow blanketed the courtyard in thick white layers.
Perfect conditions.
Alexander stood with the twins, hands in his coat pockets, surveying the field like a general.
Even though he was the star student—
The twins, who loved slacking off—
Were surprisingly serious today.
Together, the three of split the courtyard into four sections.
Then built a basic shelter for all four houses before they split.
Then came the division.
Each house moved to claim territory.
And construction began.
After lunch—
Students flooded the courtyard to help reinforce defenses.
Snow walls grew taller.
Tunnels formed.
Shield domes layered the exterior.
House banners rose proudly above each base.
And at the very top—
Flags.
Each base uniquely designed.
Slytherin's fortress coiled with carved snow serpents.
Hufflepuff's stronghold was sturdy and rounded, decorated with badgers.
Gryffindor's towered with roaring lion sculptures.
Ravenclaw's was sleek—lined with perched ravens along the walls.
It looked less like a snow fight…
And more like four miniature kingdoms at war.
Construction was still underway—
When chaos erupted early.
The twins led a surprise assault.
Gryffindor charged at Slytherin without warning—
Snowballs flying like cannon fire.
Students screamed and scrambled to defenses.
Moments later—
Hufflepuff launched an attack on Ravenclaw.
Alexander sighed.
"So it begins."
At first—
It was standard.
Students throwing snow.
Dodging.
Laughing.
Shielding faces.
But this was Hogwarts.
A magical world.
And magic… escalates everything.
Snowballs started to get enchanted.
Snowballs enchanted for speed.
Exploding powder snow traps.
Slippery ice patches conjured under enemy feet.
Floating snow barricades.
The courtyard became a battlefield of laughter and chaos.
Alexander stepped forward.
Standing on top of the snow wall like a general.
"Alright… let's have some fun."
He raised his wand.
And many other students did the same.
Snow around around them lifted—
Compressed—
Shaped.
Ravens.
Dozens of them.
Then hundreds.
White snow ravens with glowing blue eyes.
Students from other houses stared at them in awe.
Alexander pointed forward.
"Charge."
The Raven flock launched.
A suicidal aerial assault.
Diving into Hufflepuff ranks.
Exploding into powder bursts on impact.
Blinding.
Disorienting.
Devastating.
Hufflepuff students screamed and laughed as they tried to defend themselves from the relentless barrage.
More ravens formed.
Wave after wave.
The sky turned white with wings.
Amid the chaos—
Alexander vanished under Disillusionment charm.
He slipped past the battlefield unnoticed.
Through broken walls.
Past distracted defenders.
Straight into Hufflepuff's command post.
Their flag waved proudly above the base.
He grabbed it.
Smiled.
And slipped out.
Moments later—
A Ravenclaw student shouted from the battlefield.
"THEIR FLAG IS GONE!"
Hufflepuff froze.
Turned.
Saw Alexander standing atop Ravenclaw's fortress—
Holding their flag high.
Cheers erupted.
Alexander declared loudly:
"Hufflepuff Base has fallen! Ravenclaw Victory!"
Ravenclaw students roared.
Hufflepuff collapsed into laughter and dramatic defeat.
Some even applauded the aerial raven assault.
With one house eliminated—
The real war was only beginning.
Three houses remained.
Snow still falling.
Magic still flying.
And Alexander—
Already planning the next devastating move.