Chapter 378
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Yun Yin Shen
Chapter 378
"Percy!" said Professor McGonagall in great surprise.
McGuffin finally saw his chance at this moment, and he interjected to defend himself.
"Professor, these things are... used for my experiments. They are the by-products of experimenting with the traceless stretching spell! Even these teapots and cups are the same."
"Actually, Professor Snape also knew about it. He assigned me an extra homework some time ago."
"—about how to solve the problem of lyophilia in a low-cost way."
"This pile of stuff is a by-product of completing this project assignment."
"Professor Snape! How can you assign this kind of subject to third-year students?" Professor McGonagall said weakly, "It's too early for little wizards to come into contact with werewolves. Besides, many outstanding wizards in Europe have no way to do it. Even Wolfsbane Potion is facing the trouble of not being able to promote it, which is too time-consuming and laborious... How can you expect a little wizard to find a solution?"
These words are exactly the same as what McGuffin said at the beginning.
Snape was offended.
He stiffened his neck and said, "I just let the little wizard test this possibility! I don't ask for any effect, but look at what he made—a pile of junk."
"Let's not talk about learning the irrelevant [Untrace Stretching Curse] in private. This pile of garbage——McGuffin, explain to us what this is for?"
"Especially that broken shoe, isn't that Hagrid's? It's outrageous even for you, McGuffin, tell me what's the use of it! How to deal with werewolves!"
"Smash it on the head and piss off the werewolf so he can come and tear you to pieces?"
"Well! I agree with this method, maybe I should find you a werewolf to try?"
"Professor Snape!" cried Professor McGonagall.
At Snape's strong request, McGuffin had to show them how to use the two broken shoes.
Two pairs of shoes were put on by the unlucky George. (He guessed and lost)
Then McGuffin lightly tapped his wand.
The thing's shoelaces came out of the oblique holes like twisting snakes and laced tightly around George's legs like leggings.
In the end, he took this guy directly to the midair of the corridor.
"—Hey! How interesting!" George floated in the air, waving his hands and feet, shouting and shouting.
"My idea is this—"
Pointing at George with his wand, McGuffin explained to the two professors.
"Even though a werewolf has a lot of magic resistance, great power, and fast action, it only has slightly higher intelligence than wild beasts. As long as it floats in the air and cannot touch any surface, it cannot move, and it cannot harm others."
"After that, just wait for daylight. It's much safer than being chained up, and it's almost not a big problem if no one deliberately sabotages it."
"And the cost of this thing is extremely low, all you need is a pair of Hagrid's broken shoes."
After hearing McGuffin's idea, Snape laughed.
"Do you think you're the only one who is smart? Albert, there used to be a wizard named Dododo who was as smart as you, and made something like this to lock up his werewolf friend. He was also born as a Muggle wizard. But that werewolf named Langmstrong tore his friend in half on the night of the full moon, and ate his heart and lungs. Do you know why?"
"Also in mid-air, the werewolf moved his butt from side to side, relying on the recoil of farting to move himself to the wall step by step..."
"You must not underestimate the minds of werewolves. They are evil and cruel, but they are not stupid. At least some self-righteous little wizard idiots are much smarter."
Snape is obviously completely demented now, ignoring Professor McGonagall's weird and surprised eyes, and telling outrageous stories.
——How big a fart can it be to collapse itself into the wall, and it's not a jet.
——This chrysanthemum is too fresh!
ah!The brain is polluted!
That scene immediately appeared in McGuffin's mind, screaming in his heart, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and couldn't open his mouth for a while.
"Don't believe it! Go to the library and look for the book "The Collection of Jokes of the England Ministry of Magic in the Last Hundred Years". Most of the things in it are true."
McGuffin didn't suspect that Snape was making it up, but he really didn't expect that Snape, a guy with big eyebrows and a sad face, would like to read books like the Book of Jokes.
Obviously, Professor McGonagall didn't think about this side of him, and stared at the normally serious professor completely petrified.
McGuffin was still awakened by George yelling.
This guy seemed to be shaking his body from side to side just after listening to Snape's words, as if he was trying the feasibility of the Langmstrong jet rotation-moving method,
But he didn't expect that it would cause his body to lose balance, causing him to hang directly in mid-air.
So it became the current scene, the two pairs of Hagrid's broken shoes tightly pulled George,
This guy was upside down in the air, unable to move at all, he could only shake his body left and right, calling for others to help, but Fred on the side looked like he was watching the show, and didn't have the slightest intention to save him.
Several people stared blankly at his appearance, and it was Professor McGonagall who put down the books in his arms and drew out his wand.
A moment later, with a loud bang, George fell to the ground. He clutched his elbows, gasped for air and managed to stand up, his eyes complaining to McGuffin and Fred.
After this farce——Professor McGonagall didn't want to watch a few little guys play monkeys here, and she put the books on the low table in her arms again.
Turning to Professor Snape, he said, "Professor Severus, don't embarrass these little wizards. Although McGuffins do need some supervision, but now is not the time. Professor Flitwick informed me that [Universal Light Wheel Company] brought someone here for some reason, and Connelly is still in Principal Dumbledore's office. We are in a lot of trouble now..."
"You can go!"
"Albert, Brother Weasley, after this place is packed up, you can go."
"And Percy, you must monitor the use of McGuffin's [Untraceable Stretch Curse] to prevent his abuse. If he causes any trouble again, you are the first person responsible."
"Ah!" Percy opened his mouth wide.
After speaking, Professor McGonagall and the reluctant Professor Snape left.
McGuffin and the others lowered their heads, not daring to look at Snape.
It wasn't until Percy pulled Penelope away that the twins laughed, breathed a sigh of relief, and put the things in the vase on the low table back into their pockets.
McGuffin had just reminded them that the spell he had cast himself lasted only half an hour.
They'd better pack up here quickly and go back to the dormitory.
"Clean up!"
After the three of them cast spells to clean up the water stains and soaked candies on the ground, they left in a hurry.
Because McGuffin had to deal with the lake water in those teacups, they first came to the boys' bathroom and poured the lake water in the tea sets into the sink.
When the teapot was floating in the air, the lake water that flowed out was bubbling, turning a small vortex and flowing out of the hole in the sink.
McGuffin asked the twins a little curiously, "Why do you buy so many Honeydukes candies?"
The twins exchanged glances, as if they had decided on something.
George turned around and opened each bathroom stall to see if anyone else was there, while Fred walked over and gently closed the bathroom door.
Then the two turned around, smiling all over their faces, and looked at McGuffin very attentively.
McGuffin shuddered.
"There's something to talk about, guys, you're a little creepy like this!"
"We thought you were going to ask where we got all the candy?"
"That's why I don't understand. You must have found some kind of secret passage leading to Hogsmeade, isn't that how the butterbeer at the party came? But seriously, if you buy less, you won't be almost caught by Filch and Snape, and get me involved!"
"Sorry sorry, but buy less, that's not okay! This is a big business!"
"Yes, yes, very big business!"
"Dude! We're going!" the twins said in unison, their eyes glowing.
They went on to explain, "McGuffin, have you heard that too? Professor McGonagall—no, Hogwarts is going to ban students from going to Hogsmeade—and George (Fred) and I immediately realized that this was an opportunity."
"An opportunity to make a fortune."
"Look at the original Hogsmeade shop because of what happened last year, and the arrival of dementors and fire dragons this year. Now the escape from Azkaban has become the last straw, directly crushing these poor businesses. In addition, the little wizards of Hogwarts are also trapped in the castle. They need a little fun...so we can provide a little help for both parties..."
"We sneaked into Hogsmeade today and found various stores to sign a resale contract to resell their goods to other students in need."
"The income is not high, just a little handling fee. Compared with the risks we take, it can only be said to be worthless."
"We can't allow the closure of such great stores as Honeydukes and Zonko's Jokes..."
"This is a triple win!"
"Good thing!"
The two chanted and sighed, and they were very rhythmic.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
McGuffin couldn't laugh or cry as he listened to the two of them making themselves into some kind of upright people with high moral character who were dedicated to the sake of many little wizards in Hogwarts.
"Let's not talk about what the two of you want to do? Harry and I have entered Professor McGonagall's strict monitoring list, not to mention the attitude of Snape just now, you two have seen that he just wants to trouble me... And I don't lack that little Galleon, you 2000 million don't drag me into your 'transport brigade' duties."
"Yes, yes! Monopoly, we know you don't need this money."
"But you and Harry will definitely need some other help... like the secret of our success. One of the most outstanding alchemy items ever created. I guess you must be interested." Fred said, and he took out the parchment that Snape had just pulled out from his pocket with a wave of his hand.
A big, folded square, yellowed and old piece of parchment with nothing written on it.
——[Marauder's Map].
McGuffin did not expect that the two of them would send the things they had been thinking about to him in front of them.
He stared at it deliberately, and asked the two of them pretending not to understand.
"what is this?"
"We see you have been collecting and making those alchemy items, and we know that you will definitely be eager to get this thing. It is the greatest Hogwarts, the glorious inheritance of adventurous students to benefit future generations-" George said with a look of longing.
"Honestly, I'm sorry to give it to you," said Fred, fondling the parchment affectionately.
"However, for us, it is not very useful anymore. We all remember its content and don't need it so much anymore."
"Now, we want to exchange with you."
"McGuffin, we can gift this to you as long as you give the two of us some by-products like your Endless Pocket to help our business," said the twins.
"Of course, we also wanted to learn the spell [Untraceable Stretching Curse], but you also know that in addition to this business, we are also the head of the Hogwarts Intelligence Division, and we have to face the [Wizard Level] exam (if we are repeated, my mother will grab our heads and use it as a ball—George added)... If you add this business, there is really no time to learn this spell."
"so……"
"McGuffin! You will agree to the deal?"
"Why don't we show you how to use this baby first—"
The two seemed very eager to start their huge business. Before McGuffin could speak, George raised his wand, touched the parchment in Fred's hand lightly and said, "I solemnly declare that I have done nothing wrong."
The parchment continued to fold and spread, turning into a large and flat map. Emerald green ink immediately emerged from the place where the wand touched, and began to outline the various floors, rooms, and secret passages of Hogwarts Castle with thin lines. Tiny handwriting wandered on it like tadpoles.
In the end, some kind of shop sign-like pattern began to appear on the top of the parchment, with curved green characters inside——
【Auxiliary Suppliers to Magical Mischief Makers, Gentlemen Moonface, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, proudly present - The Marauder's Map】
"Seriously, when we heard from Ron that you named Padfoot a big dog Hagrid picked up, we doubted you knew the map existed..." said George, putting away his wand.
The map outlines almost all information about Hogwarts Castle in detail, almost...
McGuffin noticed that it did not depict the passage to the Hogwarts principal's office, the old classroom that was destroyed last year, or the existence of the Hogwarts underground passage, the secret room... and some places, such as the living dormitories of various professors, are also very simple.
Not to mention that the parchment map does not have the changes after the renovation of Hogwarts Castle - the magic elevator in the hall, the magic spiral staircase, the new classrooms, and the new passages between the corridors, all of which are missing.
But even so, it's a dream come true for McGuffin.
(End of this chapter)
"Percy!" said Professor McGonagall in great surprise.
McGuffin finally saw his chance at this moment, and he interjected to defend himself.
"Professor, these things are... used for my experiments. They are the by-products of experimenting with the traceless stretching spell! Even these teapots and cups are the same."
"Actually, Professor Snape also knew about it. He assigned me an extra homework some time ago."
"—about how to solve the problem of lyophilia in a low-cost way."
"This pile of stuff is a by-product of completing this project assignment."
"Professor Snape! How can you assign this kind of subject to third-year students?" Professor McGonagall said weakly, "It's too early for little wizards to come into contact with werewolves. Besides, many outstanding wizards in Europe have no way to do it. Even Wolfsbane Potion is facing the trouble of not being able to promote it, which is too time-consuming and laborious... How can you expect a little wizard to find a solution?"
These words are exactly the same as what McGuffin said at the beginning.
Snape was offended.
He stiffened his neck and said, "I just let the little wizard test this possibility! I don't ask for any effect, but look at what he made—a pile of junk."
"Let's not talk about learning the irrelevant [Untrace Stretching Curse] in private. This pile of garbage——McGuffin, explain to us what this is for?"
"Especially that broken shoe, isn't that Hagrid's? It's outrageous even for you, McGuffin, tell me what's the use of it! How to deal with werewolves!"
"Smash it on the head and piss off the werewolf so he can come and tear you to pieces?"
"Well! I agree with this method, maybe I should find you a werewolf to try?"
"Professor Snape!" cried Professor McGonagall.
At Snape's strong request, McGuffin had to show them how to use the two broken shoes.
Two pairs of shoes were put on by the unlucky George. (He guessed and lost)
Then McGuffin lightly tapped his wand.
The thing's shoelaces came out of the oblique holes like twisting snakes and laced tightly around George's legs like leggings.
In the end, he took this guy directly to the midair of the corridor.
"—Hey! How interesting!" George floated in the air, waving his hands and feet, shouting and shouting.
"My idea is this—"
Pointing at George with his wand, McGuffin explained to the two professors.
"Even though a werewolf has a lot of magic resistance, great power, and fast action, it only has slightly higher intelligence than wild beasts. As long as it floats in the air and cannot touch any surface, it cannot move, and it cannot harm others."
"After that, just wait for daylight. It's much safer than being chained up, and it's almost not a big problem if no one deliberately sabotages it."
"And the cost of this thing is extremely low, all you need is a pair of Hagrid's broken shoes."
After hearing McGuffin's idea, Snape laughed.
"Do you think you're the only one who is smart? Albert, there used to be a wizard named Dododo who was as smart as you, and made something like this to lock up his werewolf friend. He was also born as a Muggle wizard. But that werewolf named Langmstrong tore his friend in half on the night of the full moon, and ate his heart and lungs. Do you know why?"
"Also in mid-air, the werewolf moved his butt from side to side, relying on the recoil of farting to move himself to the wall step by step..."
"You must not underestimate the minds of werewolves. They are evil and cruel, but they are not stupid. At least some self-righteous little wizard idiots are much smarter."
Snape is obviously completely demented now, ignoring Professor McGonagall's weird and surprised eyes, and telling outrageous stories.
——How big a fart can it be to collapse itself into the wall, and it's not a jet.
——This chrysanthemum is too fresh!
ah!The brain is polluted!
That scene immediately appeared in McGuffin's mind, screaming in his heart, he was so shocked that he couldn't speak, and couldn't open his mouth for a while.
"Don't believe it! Go to the library and look for the book "The Collection of Jokes of the England Ministry of Magic in the Last Hundred Years". Most of the things in it are true."
McGuffin didn't suspect that Snape was making it up, but he really didn't expect that Snape, a guy with big eyebrows and a sad face, would like to read books like the Book of Jokes.
Obviously, Professor McGonagall didn't think about this side of him, and stared at the normally serious professor completely petrified.
McGuffin was still awakened by George yelling.
This guy seemed to be shaking his body from side to side just after listening to Snape's words, as if he was trying the feasibility of the Langmstrong jet rotation-moving method,
But he didn't expect that it would cause his body to lose balance, causing him to hang directly in mid-air.
So it became the current scene, the two pairs of Hagrid's broken shoes tightly pulled George,
This guy was upside down in the air, unable to move at all, he could only shake his body left and right, calling for others to help, but Fred on the side looked like he was watching the show, and didn't have the slightest intention to save him.
Several people stared blankly at his appearance, and it was Professor McGonagall who put down the books in his arms and drew out his wand.
A moment later, with a loud bang, George fell to the ground. He clutched his elbows, gasped for air and managed to stand up, his eyes complaining to McGuffin and Fred.
After this farce——Professor McGonagall didn't want to watch a few little guys play monkeys here, and she put the books on the low table in her arms again.
Turning to Professor Snape, he said, "Professor Severus, don't embarrass these little wizards. Although McGuffins do need some supervision, but now is not the time. Professor Flitwick informed me that [Universal Light Wheel Company] brought someone here for some reason, and Connelly is still in Principal Dumbledore's office. We are in a lot of trouble now..."
"You can go!"
"Albert, Brother Weasley, after this place is packed up, you can go."
"And Percy, you must monitor the use of McGuffin's [Untraceable Stretch Curse] to prevent his abuse. If he causes any trouble again, you are the first person responsible."
"Ah!" Percy opened his mouth wide.
After speaking, Professor McGonagall and the reluctant Professor Snape left.
McGuffin and the others lowered their heads, not daring to look at Snape.
It wasn't until Percy pulled Penelope away that the twins laughed, breathed a sigh of relief, and put the things in the vase on the low table back into their pockets.
McGuffin had just reminded them that the spell he had cast himself lasted only half an hour.
They'd better pack up here quickly and go back to the dormitory.
"Clean up!"
After the three of them cast spells to clean up the water stains and soaked candies on the ground, they left in a hurry.
Because McGuffin had to deal with the lake water in those teacups, they first came to the boys' bathroom and poured the lake water in the tea sets into the sink.
When the teapot was floating in the air, the lake water that flowed out was bubbling, turning a small vortex and flowing out of the hole in the sink.
McGuffin asked the twins a little curiously, "Why do you buy so many Honeydukes candies?"
The twins exchanged glances, as if they had decided on something.
George turned around and opened each bathroom stall to see if anyone else was there, while Fred walked over and gently closed the bathroom door.
Then the two turned around, smiling all over their faces, and looked at McGuffin very attentively.
McGuffin shuddered.
"There's something to talk about, guys, you're a little creepy like this!"
"We thought you were going to ask where we got all the candy?"
"That's why I don't understand. You must have found some kind of secret passage leading to Hogsmeade, isn't that how the butterbeer at the party came? But seriously, if you buy less, you won't be almost caught by Filch and Snape, and get me involved!"
"Sorry sorry, but buy less, that's not okay! This is a big business!"
"Yes, yes, very big business!"
"Dude! We're going!" the twins said in unison, their eyes glowing.
They went on to explain, "McGuffin, have you heard that too? Professor McGonagall—no, Hogwarts is going to ban students from going to Hogsmeade—and George (Fred) and I immediately realized that this was an opportunity."
"An opportunity to make a fortune."
"Look at the original Hogsmeade shop because of what happened last year, and the arrival of dementors and fire dragons this year. Now the escape from Azkaban has become the last straw, directly crushing these poor businesses. In addition, the little wizards of Hogwarts are also trapped in the castle. They need a little fun...so we can provide a little help for both parties..."
"We sneaked into Hogsmeade today and found various stores to sign a resale contract to resell their goods to other students in need."
"The income is not high, just a little handling fee. Compared with the risks we take, it can only be said to be worthless."
"We can't allow the closure of such great stores as Honeydukes and Zonko's Jokes..."
"This is a triple win!"
"Good thing!"
The two chanted and sighed, and they were very rhythmic.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
McGuffin couldn't laugh or cry as he listened to the two of them making themselves into some kind of upright people with high moral character who were dedicated to the sake of many little wizards in Hogwarts.
"Let's not talk about what the two of you want to do? Harry and I have entered Professor McGonagall's strict monitoring list, not to mention the attitude of Snape just now, you two have seen that he just wants to trouble me... And I don't lack that little Galleon, you 2000 million don't drag me into your 'transport brigade' duties."
"Yes, yes! Monopoly, we know you don't need this money."
"But you and Harry will definitely need some other help... like the secret of our success. One of the most outstanding alchemy items ever created. I guess you must be interested." Fred said, and he took out the parchment that Snape had just pulled out from his pocket with a wave of his hand.
A big, folded square, yellowed and old piece of parchment with nothing written on it.
——[Marauder's Map].
McGuffin did not expect that the two of them would send the things they had been thinking about to him in front of them.
He stared at it deliberately, and asked the two of them pretending not to understand.
"what is this?"
"We see you have been collecting and making those alchemy items, and we know that you will definitely be eager to get this thing. It is the greatest Hogwarts, the glorious inheritance of adventurous students to benefit future generations-" George said with a look of longing.
"Honestly, I'm sorry to give it to you," said Fred, fondling the parchment affectionately.
"However, for us, it is not very useful anymore. We all remember its content and don't need it so much anymore."
"Now, we want to exchange with you."
"McGuffin, we can gift this to you as long as you give the two of us some by-products like your Endless Pocket to help our business," said the twins.
"Of course, we also wanted to learn the spell [Untraceable Stretching Curse], but you also know that in addition to this business, we are also the head of the Hogwarts Intelligence Division, and we have to face the [Wizard Level] exam (if we are repeated, my mother will grab our heads and use it as a ball—George added)... If you add this business, there is really no time to learn this spell."
"so……"
"McGuffin! You will agree to the deal?"
"Why don't we show you how to use this baby first—"
The two seemed very eager to start their huge business. Before McGuffin could speak, George raised his wand, touched the parchment in Fred's hand lightly and said, "I solemnly declare that I have done nothing wrong."
The parchment continued to fold and spread, turning into a large and flat map. Emerald green ink immediately emerged from the place where the wand touched, and began to outline the various floors, rooms, and secret passages of Hogwarts Castle with thin lines. Tiny handwriting wandered on it like tadpoles.
In the end, some kind of shop sign-like pattern began to appear on the top of the parchment, with curved green characters inside——
【Auxiliary Suppliers to Magical Mischief Makers, Gentlemen Moonface, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs, proudly present - The Marauder's Map】
"Seriously, when we heard from Ron that you named Padfoot a big dog Hagrid picked up, we doubted you knew the map existed..." said George, putting away his wand.
The map outlines almost all information about Hogwarts Castle in detail, almost...
McGuffin noticed that it did not depict the passage to the Hogwarts principal's office, the old classroom that was destroyed last year, or the existence of the Hogwarts underground passage, the secret room... and some places, such as the living dormitories of various professors, are also very simple.
Not to mention that the parchment map does not have the changes after the renovation of Hogwarts Castle - the magic elevator in the hall, the magic spiral staircase, the new classrooms, and the new passages between the corridors, all of which are missing.
But even so, it's a dream come true for McGuffin.
(End of this chapter)
