Chapter 311 Marauder’s Map, restocking

When he came out of the secret room, Aaron had separated his missing body, but both of them looked a little pale.

"It's not unreasonable for the Shenming Temple to be so expensive." Aaron said with a wry smile.

He just wants to bury a back-up in the secret room. If someone really breaks through the defense of the secret room, the Shenming Palace will be triggered immediately, and the Thunder Sea Purgatory will destroy the entire secret room including all creatures that enter the secret room.

But he didn't expect that using this magic would actually consume one-third of the magic energy of a great mage, and it would be restored to him in no time.

"This magic is a forbidden magic. It is more intimidating than powerful. It is better to use it sparingly in the future."

"I know this, I'm just testing it.

We have to use this kind of secret base for several years, and we can't be too careful. "

The missing body nodded, acquiescing to this statement.

In fact, to put it bluntly, that secret room was prepared for him. If nothing else happened, he would study magic, prepare potions, and even sleep there.

...

The castle is covered with thick white snow, and the gorgeous Christmas trees set off the festive atmosphere.

Many students chose to leave school for the Christmas vacation. Aaron chose to stay in school like the previous two years because his parents would not be at home unless something unexpected happened.

On Saturday morning, Aaron was walking in the snow at the castle.

Abe changed into an exclusive Christmas suit, and his red figure stood out in the snow.

"Going to Hogsmeade?" Hermione, Harry and Ron came over,

"Of course I want to go." Aaron glanced at Abe who was rolling in the snow with some guilt. All the food he had saved before had been confiscated, and it was necessary to go to Hogsmeade to restock.

"You go!" Harry was envious and disappointed at the same time. "Wood lent me a copy of "The Encyclopedia of Flying Broomsticks". I have to get familiar with the new broomstick so that I can better cope with the Quidditch game."

"You're a bit kidding yourself. The only ones you can use on the Gryffindor team are the antiques from the 'Meteor' series. Those flying broomsticks are far inferior to the Nimbus." Aaron shrugged, "Tell me you don't want to accept it. The truth is, you don’t need a new broom, you need a good one.”

Hearing this, Harry fell silent.

Of course he knew, but he could only pretend not to know, because he couldn't afford a flying broomstick with good performance, unless he misappropriated his parents' inheritance in advance, which was simply impossible.

Seemingly sensing that the atmosphere was a little awkward, Hermione immediately changed the subject, "Let's go to Honeydukes. You can buy everything you need for Christmas there."

"Yes, there are many interesting props there." Ron said, "We will bring them back to you."

"I've prepared your Christmas gift for you in advance," Aaron said, "a flying broomstick."

Harry's eyes immediately lit up, and Ron and Hermione felt a little more relaxed. In their opinion, with Gaius's status and financial resources not lower than Malfoy's, the broom sent out should not be as expensive as Malfoy's. Nimbus 2000 is worse!

"Model." Aaron added, and those two simple words shattered the fantasy of the three of them.

"Have you patched Nimbus 2000?" Hermione asked.

"Of course, but now it can only sweep the floor."

"Thank you." Harry let out a long sigh. Although it was very different from what he thought, it was still very gratifying to see his 'old friend' again.

"You're welcome.

In addition, you don’t necessarily have to buy a good broom, you can also borrow it. Aaron said meaningfully, "But don't count on Slytherin, but Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff are still very possible." "

Harry suddenly understood, and the haze of Nimbus 2000 being destroyed instantly dissipated a lot.

As long as he could borrow a good broomstick, he, the Seeker, would not be a hindrance to the Gryffindor team.

A few minutes later, Harry watched from Gryffindor Tower as the three of them joined the group of students heading to Hogsmeade.

After being silent for a long time, he couldn't suppress the curiosity in his heart, so he put on his invisibility cloak and plucked up the courage to take another risk.

Dementors entered Hogwarts during the first Quidditch match, which made Dumbledore furious and drove them out of the school himself.

Due to Dumbledore's majesty, the dementors may not dare to attack him. After all, he is not Sirius.

Harry moved slowly through the snow, making rustling sounds.

George and Fred, who were building a snowman, noticed footprints in the snow and immediately thought of the Invisibility Cloak and Harry Potter wearing it.

The two brothers looked at each other and took action at the same time, taking his arm in a tacit understanding and dragging him towards the castle.

"Very clever, Harry."

"But it's not smart enough. We have a better way."

"I want to go to Hogsmeade."

“We know, don’t worry.

We'll help you, point you to a shortcut, as long as you keep quiet. "

After entering the castle, Harry reluctantly took off his invisibility cloak, and Fred placed a square piece of parchment in his hand.

"What kind of garbage is this?"

"This is the secret of our success." Fred said with some reluctance, "If we hadn't all remembered it, I would have been reluctant to give it to you.

But now you obviously need it more than we do, so consider it an early Christmas gift to you!

George, let's do it! "

George took out his wand and pointed at the parchment, "I solemnly swear that I will do no evil."

"Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, proudly present the Marauder's Map." Harry read the words that appeared on the parchment and opened it carefully.

Then he was shocked. This Marauder's Map clearly recorded all the places and personnel in Hogwarts. Even Dumbledore in the principal's office was not missing.

Through it, he could grasp the movements of everyone in Hogwarts. More importantly, this map also recorded several secret passages leading to Hogsmeade, which was exactly what he needed.

"Awesome, where did this come from?"

"We stole Filch's office when we were in first grade." Fred said proudly.

"There are seven secret passages to get out of the castle." George pointed at the map, "Filch only knows four of them.

One of the other three was behind the mirror on the fifth floor, but it has now collapsed and is completely blocked.

There is a Whomping Willow guarding one, so I don’t recommend you go there.

But the last one is absolutely safe and can lead to Honeydukes' cellar smoothly. I recommend this one to you.

Also, don’t forget to dispose of it after use, otherwise everyone can see it. "

"Tap it." Fred tapped the Marauder's Map with his wand and said, "Prank over."

The vivid map turned into an ordinary piece of parchment.

After delivering the gifts, the Weasley brothers left.

Harry took the map with excitement and followed the path above to the One-Eyed Witch's Passage.

This secret passage would ensure that he wouldn't run into Dementors, he wouldn't run into Sirius Black, and it would be right at Honeydukes, which couldn't be better.

But just in case, he still put on an invisibility cloak.

...

Honeydukes.

The place was crowded with Hogwarts students. When Aaron arrived, he directly placed Abe on the counter.

Wherever its paw points, the salesperson will bring the corresponding snack.

In public, Aaron couldn't just stuff things into Abe's pockets, otherwise the traceless stretching spell would be exposed, so he simply took a few large bags.

The point of scanning goods is to be aggressive. A stack of gold galleons is placed in front of the salesperson, not to mention how diligent he is.

Multi-flavor chocolate, milk fudge, pear hard candies, coconut sorbet, lollipops, etc. were all put into the bag. Even the food that Honeydukes didn't have, the salesperson bought it from other stores.

"Why did you buy so much food?" Hermione's expression became particularly unnatural as she looked at the three big bags that were gradually filling.

"Help." Aaron directly placed the two bags in the hands of Ron and Hermione. "I have a cat to raise, and you know how much it eats."

The two of them looked at each other and looked at Abe who was pointing out the situation on the counter, and they were also speechless.

When Hagrid first raised the fire dragon, he had plenty of meat and wine, but even that was not enough for it to eat.

In comparison, Abe, who could freely control his body size and eat anything, was much easier to raise, but they could not imagine how exaggerated the dragon's appetite was.

"It's hard enough for you." Ron said with a smile.

But the next moment, Abe turned around and gave him a rather sharp look.

Hermione shrugged, hugged the bag and walked outside.

When they came to an open space, the three of them put down their bags. Abe walked over drooling and stuffed the food inside into his pockets one by one.

"This is too...unbelievable!" Hermione murmured in disbelief, "The Traceless Stretch Curse can still be used like this. Does it carry a granary with it?"

Aaron: ...

You can say that, but the granary has been emptied and is now being replenished.

"Is it appropriate to just put it in like this?" Ron asked worriedly, "These are not decorations. What if they expire?"

"The favorite of the Gaius family." Aaron said in a dumbfounded voice, "Its clothes are all specially made. In addition to being large in space, they also have the function of preserving freshness.

It looks the same when you put it in, and it stays the same when you take it out. "

Hearing this, one of Ron and Hermione thought of their mouse, and the other thought of their cat.

Comparing it, I just feel heartbroken and ashamed.

They are all pets, but the difference in treatment is a bit too big.

But who makes Abe the leader? Their appearance, identity, bloodline, abilities, and IQ all overwhelm their cats and mice.

"Are you here?" Harry's voice suddenly sounded from not far away. Several people turned their heads to look, and saw two lines of long footprints getting closer and closer in the snow.

"Harry!" Ron opened his mouth in amazement, "How did you get here?

The invisibility cloak can't fool the dementors. Have you learned how to phantom? "

"No." Harry took off his invisibility cloak and showed a smile, "Thanks to your two brothers, George and Fred are really well hidden. They actually have..."