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"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.
Gentlemen who are dedicated to helping magic mischief makers solemnly present——
Marauder's Map. "
Kyle took the parchment from Fred and looked at the famous Marauder's Map carefully.
It depicts all the details of Hogwarts Castle in detail, and it is much more detailed than ordinary maps. It can almost be said to be a miniature of Hogwarts.
Anything in the castle, whether it is a painting, a carpet, or even a vase, can be found on the map.
The most unusual thing was that there were many small black dots moving around on the map, each with a name marked in very small font.
Kyle saw Dumbledore in the headmaster's office, and also saw Filch and Peeves moving quickly from the fifth floor corridor to the sixth floor.
These are all clearly displayed.
But if it’s a place with a lot of people... like the auditorium now, it won’t work.
A lot of names overlapped each other, and it was so dark that nothing could be seen clearly.
In addition, Kyle also noticed that this map did not seem to show the locations of all the secret passages.
Because the location of the Whomping Willow on the map is empty, there is nothing there.
Kyle handed the map back to Fred and asked, "How did you get it?"
"We were in first grade then. We were young, carefree and innocent..." Fred and George narrowed their eyes and fell into memories.
"Filch dragged us into his office for some trivial matter and threatened to..."
"Confinement."
"Disembowelment."
"And we couldn't help but take a look at one of his filing cabinet drawers, which was labeled Confiscated Items, Highly Dangerous."
Fred suddenly chuckled and said, "Kyle, what would you do if it were you?"
Kyle thought for a moment and said, "I'll lure Peeves there, provide him with enough dung eggs or pepper bullets, and then take advantage of the chaos to empty the drawer."
"..."
Fred and George opened their mouths, unable to speak for a long time. After a long while, Fred shook his head and said, "Kyle, you deserve Snape to deduct 30 points from you. Really, you don't deserve it."
"Don't bring up that." Kyle gave him an unpleasant look and said, "So you took this map from that drawer."
"Yes." George smacked his lips and said, "We don't have as much courage as you, so we only took this."
"But how do you know how to use it?" Kyle flipped through the parchment. "It's not written here."
"Speaking of this... we have to mention Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs." Fred exclaimed: "These four are simply prank geniuses."
"They broke the password into pieces and hid them in every corner of the castle," George said. "As long as we find all the clues, we can get the complete password."
"It's a pity that we have been looking for a year..." Fred said regretfully, "but we still haven't found the complete password."
"So we can only use the map five times a day, and each time for only half an hour." George said with a smile: "This is a great undertaking, and we plan to spend three years to complete it."
"What if we still can't find it in three years?" Kyle asked.
"That means we don't deserve it." George shrugged. "We'll find a new owner for it when the time comes."
"Really?" Kyle said. "So you showed it to me so I could join you in the search for clues?"
“No, no, no, Kyle.” Fred shook his head and said, “The password is a test from those four seniors. We have to complete it ourselves.”
"Then this time..."
"Let's go for a night swim!" said Fred and George in unison.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 70 Why are you wearing Slytherin clothes?
"I can't believe this, Kyle."
Late at night, beside the wooden barrel at the door of the Hufflepuff common room, Cedric said with a troubled look on his face: "You actually agreed to go on a night tour with the Weasley brothers!"
"I thought about it, and they are right."
Kyle was looking down at something in his lizard skin bag. "I really need to do something happy to relieve my bad mood."
"Then you can't go out at night..." Cedric said bitterly, "This is against school rules. If you are caught, not only will you lose points, you will also be put in solitary confinement! You are only a first grader, you must not go down the path of violating school rules."
When Cedric said these words, his attitude was very sincere, as if he really didn't want to see Kyle being led astray by the Weasley brothers.
"Don't worry, with the Marauder's Map, no one can catch us."
At this time, Kyle also found what he wanted. He looked up at him and said, "Also, before you say those words, why don't you check your position? This is the castle corridor, not the public lounge. You are also a member of the night tour, okay?"
"I, I don't want to go on a night tour." Cedric stiffened his neck and said, "I just want to watch you and prevent you from breaking more school rules."
"Tsk~~" Kyle sneered and raised his eyebrows, "Then I'll listen to you. We'll go back now and not go to the Forbidden Forest to watch the Moon Crazy Beast dance."
"Um, that..." Cedric's eyes suddenly became vague, and he said vaguely: "No, I...that's not what I meant, I just want to..."
"You want to go to the Forbidden Forest, right?" Kyle interrupted him without any hesitation, pointed at Kanna who was silent beside him and said, "You should learn from her. If you want to go, just wait patiently. If you say one more word, I won't take you with me."
Cedric laughed dryly twice and immediately fell silent.
Earlier in the hall, although Kyle and the Weasley twins tried to keep their voices low, the dining table was so small that Cedric and Connor, who were sitting next to them, inevitably heard some of what they said.
When Kyle sneaked out of the dormitory at night, he turned around and saw two heads staring at him in the moonlight.
The scene frightened Kyle so much that his scalp went numb. The last bit of sleepiness he had was gone in an instant, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
These two people are Cedric and Connor, and their purpose is very simple, they just want to go to the Forbidden Forest with Kyle.
Then what happened just now happened.
After Cedric calmed down, Kyle took out a bundle of long objects from the deformed lizard skin bag and handed it to him, saying, "Choose one for yourself."
Cedric looked at the thing in Kyle's hand and felt that it looked familiar. After a closer look, he found that it was actually the scarves of the other three colleges.
The golden red of Gryffindor, the silver-green of Slytherin, and the gray-blue of Ravenclaw are all here.
There are about a dozen of them, tied tightly together. If you don’t look carefully, you might think it’s a wooden stake.
Cedric was a little confused, and subconsciously asked: "Kyle, why are you giving me this? I have my own scarf."
"This isn't for keeping you warm, it's just for precaution." Kyle said without looking back, "If you're discovered, just throw it on the ground when you run away."
"..."
Cedric and Connor looked at each other, not knowing whether they should take it or not.
Seeing that they didn't move, Kyle simply pulled out two silver-green scarves and hung them around their necks.
This is also what he used himself.
After putting on their equipment, the three of them left the kitchen corridor and came to the place they had agreed on before - the door of a small house next to the auditorium, which was where the freshmen were sorted.
Apart from the sorting house, no one usually pays attention to this place. Even Filch rarely comes here to patrol.
When they arrived, Fred and George were already waiting there.
"Wow, look who's here." George's eyes lit up and he said, "First place Cedric, and the warrior Connor who conquered Snape."
Fred said excitedly, "I didn't expect that our night tour team would be so luxurious. This is really...wait!"
At this moment, he suddenly noticed something and asked in confusion: "Why are you all wearing Slytherin clothes?"
Kyle had no choice but to explain it again.
"What a genius idea..."
Fred and George were so amazed after hearing this that they asked impatiently, "Are there any more? Give us one too!"
Kyle shrugged and gave them two silver-green ones as well.
Don't ask why they are all Slytherins. It's just convenient. It has nothing to do with Snape targeting him.
The twins took the scarves and put them on immediately.
Fred admired his new look and asked curiously, "Kyle, I remember you never left Hogwarts, where did this thing come from?"
"My mother sent it to me."
Kyle explained: "Along with the scarf was a skeleton key and an invisibility cloak that was Disillusioned.
Although I don’t know why she sent these things to me, but I can use them now.”
Kyle said it lightly, but he didn't notice that the twins opposite him had red eyes.
"Master Key..."
"Invisibility cloak..."
Fred swallowed and said sincerely: "Mrs. Chopper is simply the greatest mother in the world."
"That's right." George agreed deeply. "Her deeds and thoughts should be written into a book and placed in the most prominent position in Flourish and Blotts Bookstore and the school library."
"If that day ever comes, I promise I will buy it."
"I will buy it back even if it means bankrupt me."
"In the kitchen..."
"Or in Mom's room!"
"If that day really comes..." Kyle grinned and said, "You will most likely be hung up and beaten by Mrs. Weasley."
"No," Fred said seriously, "Mom never hangs us up and beats us."
“She just twists our ears,” George laughed. “I guess she wants to twist our ears off so she won’t call us by the wrong names anymore.”
"She never made a mistake though."
Seeing Kyle and the twins talking and laughing, Cedric and Connor were so scared that they dared not move, fearing that Filch would suddenly jump out from a corner and drag them to the professor's office.
"Don't worry, we've been watching the Marauder's Map." After Fred noticed their abnormality, he spread out the parchment in his hand and said, "Filch and Mrs. Norris are on the fifth floor. If we don't shout loudly, he won't be able to find us... Oh, damn, the cat is coming down!"
On the map, the name representing Mrs. Loris was moving rapidly in their direction.