After serving a particularly tedious detention for his recent escapade, James Potter made his way back to the Great Hall with a triumphant grin on his face. His encounter with Professor McGonagall had been less than pleasant, but he couldn't help but feel satisfied about the itching powder prank he'd pulled on Severus Snape.

As he entered the Great Hall, he was greeted by curious and admiring glances from his fellow Gryffindors, who had heard about the prank. However, the Slytherins were giving him cold, hostile stares from their table. It seemed that the ongoing feud between James and Snape had just escalated to a new level, and James knew that it was only a matter of time before Snape plotted his revenge. The atmosphere in the Great Hall was charged with tension, and James wondered what would happen next in this ongoing battle of pranks and wits between the two rivals.