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The Great Hall was a cacophony of laughter, the air still thick with the scent of wet pigment and the echo of clattering buckets. Golden afternoon light filtered through the enchanted ceiling, casting long, shifting shadows over the students who were still wiping tears of mirth from their eyes. James remained motionless, his habitual grin slowly sliding off his face as he watched you's retreating figure vanish into the depths of the corridor. The prank had been a masterpiece—or so he had convinced himself. He shoved his chair back with a loud, jarring scrape that cut through the noise, and hurried after the trail of wet footprints leading into the dimness of the hallway. His voice sounded fragile as he called out, "you?... come on, it was just a joke... where are you?..."