And the old principal, trying to please his sister-in-law, learned she didn't have a place to rest and temporarily assigned this classroom to Vivi.
As for the School Board?
Sorry, Pabi is one of them.
So it was naturally settled.
"Don't understand what?" Pabi asked nervously.
She certainly knew about Cassandra's mischievous plan, but she was worried about blood splattering all over her.
After all, Vivi wasn't one to hold back...
"Don't understand why the English people amuse themselves this way," Vivi said, lightly tapping her spoon against the cup, making a tinkling sound, "Is this what's called 'the decay of the bourgeoisie'?"
Generally speaking, noble ladies wouldn't tap their cups directly with a spoon as it's considered rude.
But Vivi... she's kind of like the current Queen; even if she grabbed a champagne flute with her hand, no one would think it's inappropriate.
"Can't you keep your mouth shut while eating, Grindelwald?"
Cassandra snorted, her small hand clad in white lace gloves held a plate loaded with cookies.
She placed the plate on the table, picking up a cookie.
"Have a taste," Cassandra said as she took a bite, "Tastes pretty good, buttery."
"I don't really like cookies." Vivi gestured in refusal, "You should know my preferences, Kathy..."
Just then, Harry walked in.
He had completely forgotten about Cassandra buying the Canary Cookies from the Weasley Twins, and seeing the cookies on the table, he cheerfully walked over, grabbing two.
Cassandra slightly rose, wanting to stop Harry, yet unsure how to do it.
She was very anxious, hoping nothing unexpected would happen...
However, she was surprised when Harry didn't rush to eat the cookie.
"Oh, cookies?" Harry said, naturally bringing one to Vivi's mouth.
Actually, if the cookie was from Cassandra, Vivi definitely wouldn't eat it.
But since it was given by Harry, she reluctantly accepted it, casually using her tongue to brush Harry's fingertip.
Seeing Vivi's little action, Cassandra cursed "Enchantress" under her breath.
Harry put the other cookie into his mouth...
And suddenly, golden feathers sprouted from both of them.
"Hahahaha!" Harry laughed, "These are the Weasley Twins' Canary Cookies right? Feels kinda fascinating..."
He had high resistance to magic, so he could still speak like a human.
"Cheep cheep!"
Vivi's voice, sounding like a warbler, erupted as she turned and pointed accusingly at Cassandra.
She was evidently furious.
Cassandra laughed uncontrollably, doubled over, unable to stop, saying, "This is your little lesson, Grindelwald!"
The magic effect came quickly and went quickly, their feathers fell off in no time, restoring them to normal.
Not until then did Cassandra realize a problem.
She forgot to take a picture!
She didn't capture Miss Grindelwald's silliest moment!
"Cassandra Malfoy!"
Vivi's chest heaved with rage; she was truly infuriated...
Never imagined her good friend would pull such a trick...
"Don't be mad, don't be mad..." Harry reached to calm Vivi, chuckling, "Just a little prank. Besides, wasn't I the one who fed you the cookie? If you think about it, the blame's on me... Actually, I didn't know it was the Weasley Twins' Canary Cookies; many Gryffindor classmates got caught recently, and I just saw this canary transformation phenomenon spreading among Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw too."
"Still defending her?" Vivi glared at Harry, her gaze evidently like one intent on slicing.
"Come on, it's just some mischief, sisters tease each other, right?" Harry hugged Vivi, nuzzling her affectionately, "Come on, be good? My Vivi's always the most generous..."
"Hmm..."
Vivi was indeed quite upset earlier, after being tricked like this...
But since the prankster was Cassandra, she actually felt quite indebted to her...
"Hmph." She purposefully turned her head away from Cassandra, "Really? Defending your little girlfriend? Fine, I guess I'm the outsider..."
"How could that be?" Harry laid his hand on his heart, "You're my most beloved Vivi! How could you be an outsider?"
This kind of industrial sweetener was a bit overwhelming; at least Cassandra wore a disgusted look, while Pabi was brimming with envy.
Harry waved at Cassandra and Pabi, motioning them over.
Pabi happily dashed over, noticing Cassandra stayed put, so she ran back to drag Cassandra over, and both clung to Harry's side.
Cassandra felt a bit awkward but endured.
"You're all mine..."
Harry hadn't even finished his heartfelt words when Vivi surprised them both, grabbing Cassandra's vulnerable spots.
"Ha, Kathy!" she exclaimed angrily, "You dare to come close... hmph hmph hmph... I never expected you to have such guts..."
"You..." Caught off guard, Cassandra was intensely embarrassed, her face flushing as if it would ooze blood, both hands desperately pushing against Vivi's shoulders, "Let go! You audacious enchantress!"
When Cassandra said that, Vivi's smile took on a mischievous twist.
"I'm an enchantress?" she smirked, "Ha, so in your eyes, I'm an enchantress..."
"Aren't you?" Cassandra stubbornly shoveled Vivi, "Let go! A proper lady shouldn't act like this… ugh!"
She suddenly went limp like a noodle, unable to resist under Vivi's control.
Vivi's beautiful eyes gleamed with dazzling violet light.
"Good kids shouldn't watch this."
Pabi watched the sisters playfully scuffle, covering Harry's eyes.
"But I'm a bad kid, right?" Harry said, removing Pabi's hand, "I'm a textbook bad kid, you should know this, Sister Pabi..."
"Oh, don't call me that!" Pabi covered her face, her flushed cheeks resembling ripe apples, "Who's your sister? I think Cassandra's right, you're nothing but a shameless rascal."
Before Harry could respond, Pabi was already whispering in his ear.
"But I like it."
About an hour later, Vivi finally let go of Cassandra with a satisfied smile.
Cassandra sat on the chair, staring blankly at the ceiling, arms wrapped around her long legs, looking somewhat dispirited.
"Ah, broken." Pabi said.
"Hah." Vivi lifted her refined chin, confidently declaring, "That's what happens when you cross me, got it? From now on, that's the rule of the Potter family... anyone who dares challenge my authority, well... Cassandra is the outcome, understand?"
"Understood!" Pabi nodded vehemently, not wanting to seem disloyal and face Vivi's wrath.
"What about me?" Harry scratched his head.
"You don't count." Vivi eyes playfully rolled, "Being the current Patriarch of the Potter family is your privilege..."
She suddenly leaned into Harry's side, drawing circles on his chest, whispering sweetly into his ear, her little tongue tracing circles on his earlobe.
"Right, my Master?"