Chapter 39: Marauder’s Map

    Justin was petrified!

    Also petrified was Nick, who was almost headless.

    A terrifying attacker, even the dead Nick was not an exception. What''s worse is that Harry once again, coincidentally, appeared at the scene of the crime.

    And he was caught red-handed!

    Now, he was taken to Dumbledore''s office by Professor McGonagall.

    Cyrus bit into a piece of bread and squeezed into the crowd, pretending to be completely unaware of the commotion.

    "You came just in time, Ginny!" Ron saw "Ginny" as if he had seen a savior.

    From the looks in his and Hermione''s eyes, it was easy to see that they were expecting Cyrus to give some useful information.

    "Ginny, you and Harry went out together. Did you find anything?" Ron asked eagerly.

    "No, what happened? I went directly to the restaurant."

    Hearing this, Ron immediately showed a disappointed expression. Hermione then explained what Cyrus already knew best.

    "If we didn''t know Harry''s personality from the start, maybe even we would think he was the murderer."

    "George, Harry Potter really is the heir of Slytherin!" Fred shook his head with a smile and looked at his brother.

    George was just as ridiculous as he was, but they thought it was funny.

    "The most evil wizard in the world, Harry Potter, is a Gryffindor, and is still the heir of Slytherin! Now we have defeated all the Slytherins!" George said cheerfully,

    "What a pity, there are always so many people and the timing is also worse, Otherwise we can find out who the attacker is," Fred said to George in a low tone which no one heard, except Cyrus.

    George and Fred''s words immediately made Cyrus think twice.

    The Marauder''s Map!

    This God''s perspective map, which can be called an artifact, is perfect for finding criminals.

    However, in order to prevent the map from being revealed, the twins naturally could not take out the map and look at it all the time.

    But what if?

    ''What if the next time I plan to attack someone, they happen to take out a map?''

    Cyrus can''t guarantee that the trajectory of everything now will be exactly the same as in the original work.

    And now that Dumbledore was doubting himself, the map could always come in handy if he planned to escape from Hogwarts.

    Even just confirming Dumbledore''s location would add a lot of insurance to him.

    So, he immediately walked towards the twins and pulled them aside.Nne?w n0vel chapters are published at novelhall.com

    "What Ginny?"

    "I always feel like she has bad intentions!"

    "I am your sister, what bad thoughts can I have?" Cyrus said with an innocent face, "Let me ask you, how did I behave last night? Did I deal with Slytherin hard? Wasn''t that fun?"

    "That''s true!"

    "You satisfy your brothers!" Fred and George immediately sang in harmony, recalling Slytherin''s performance in the Duel Club yesterday, and said happily, "I think they will not be able to hold their heads up for at least this year."

    "A whole year? I dare say they will suffer as long as Ginny is at Hogwarts!"

    "Since I performed so well, can you do me a favor?" Cyrus showed them a toothy smile, and now he was finally about to reveal his dagger.

    "Give it to her. Anyway, we are almost done with it." George also nodded.

    They then led Cyrus outside the common room.

    The snowstorm continued and it was so cold outside that almost no one was still outside. But just in case, the two of them found an empty classroom and locked the door.

    Then Fred took out a square piece of paper from his robe.

    "To be honest, I''m quite reluctant to part with it."

    "That''s right - I think back then, we were only in the first grade, young, carefree and innocent -" George said.

    Cyrus smiled immediately.

    "--ah, more innocent than now--we had a bit of trouble with Filch back then," Fred said.

    "So he pulled us into his office and started threatening us with his usual threats -" George completed.

    "And we couldn''t help but take aim at one of his filing cabinet drawers, which was marked ''Confiscated Items, Highly Dangerous''."

    "Hey, what would you do if it were you?" Fred said looking at smiling Ginny.

    "George threw another dung bomb to distract him. I immediately opened the drawer and caught this."

    "It''s not as bad as it sounds, you know," said George. "We reckon Filch never figured out how to use it. But he probably guessed what it was, or he wouldn''t have confiscated it."

    "Do you know how to use it?" Ginny asked.

    "Oh, I know." Fred said with a proud smile, "This little baby has taught us more than all the teachers in the school."

    He pulled out his wand, tapped the parchment, and said, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."

    In an instant, thin lines of ink spread like a spider web from where the tip of George''s wand touched, connecting, crisscrossing, and extending to every corner of the parchment; then words appeared on the top, green. Large floral letters:

    Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs

    Gentlemen who are here to help magical mischief makers.

    Introducing

    Marauder''s Map

    The map showed all the details of Hogwarts castle and grounds, but what was most unusual was that there were many small black dots moving across the map, each with a name in tiny font.

    "In addition to marking everyone''s location, it also marked many secret passages.

    The one we went to last time was the one leading to Hogsmeade. But we were worried about you running out alone, so we lied to you about the secret passages inside saying It was blocked. But now, we have to admit that you are really capable!"

    "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs." George patted the title of the map and sighed, "Thanks to them."

    "What a noble man, working tirelessly to help a new generation of disciplinary students," Fred said solemnly.

    "Yes," George agreed briskly, "don''t forget to dispel it after use-"

    "-Otherwise everyone can see it," Fred warned.

    "Just tap it again and say, ''Prank over!'' and it becomes a blank sheet of paper again."

    "Okay, Now, little Ginny," said Fred, imitating Percy in a weird voice, "just take care of yourself!"

    After Cyrus took the parchment, he immediately put on the same solemn expression, "Thank you, I will return it to you when I''m done using it."

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