Chapter 223 An Old Parchment
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Liu Yue Zhi Yuan Fei
The Weasley twins lead Harry to a corner of the castle.
Harry looked at the nervous two and asked suspiciously:
"So what happened?"
George said gravely:
"Don't ask, we will ask you to answer."
Fred asked in a low voice:
"Does Professor Holmes have any pets called Prongs, Moonface, or Wormtail?"
Looking at the expectant eyes of the two, Harry shook his head:
"What are these?"
George and Fred looked at each other and were about to say something.
Suddenly they heard a disgusting voice:
"What are you doing! There are footprints everywhere, mud spots..."
The three of them ran away when they heard the words. Harry followed George and Fred around, and finally stood in front of the Gryffindor common room, where Mr. Filch's scolding could not be heard.
After returning to the common room, George and Fred calmed down and said to Harry:
"You don't move around here."
"We'll be back when we go."
After speaking, the two ran towards the bedroom.
Harry opened his mouth, thinking that it was the boys' dormitory and not the girls' dormitory, why did he let himself wait here.
George and Fred, who came to the dormitory, took out the Marauder's Map.
"Oh, it looks like it's time to send it out."
"Fortunately, we have memorized all those secret passages."
George sighed and said:
"On the playing field, I asked why the professor suddenly touched the dog's head next to him."
Fred said suspiciously:
"Uh, are you petting the dog's head? He was patting the dog's head when I flew over."
At first, the two didn't think it was a big deal, but when they heard Harry say that the dog was called Padfoot.
Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in the minds of the two, thinking that this was a reminder from Douglas to the two of them, wanting them to hand over the Marauder's Map to Harry.
Because after they got the Marauder's Map, they realized that it was not that they didn't see Douglas, but that the name of Douglas Holmes was not displayed on the Marauder's Map at all. At that time, they had some doubts whether the Marauder's Map would be Made by Douglas.
Then they discovered that the Defense Against the Dark Arts office had disappeared, and whoever entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom would not be shown on the Marauder's Map.
Before that, they could see the Defense Against the Dark Arts office on the Marauder's Map.
After Harry said that Douglas' pet dog was called Padfoot, they could basically confirm that Douglas must have made the Marauder's Map.
Now they decided to give the map to the people they thought were closest to its maker.
It might not be that easy though...
After some preparations, George and Fred called Harry who was reading alone outside to their dormitory.
Harry said with some dissatisfaction:
"Tell me what's going on, I still want to take a bath."
Fred blinked and said mysteriously:
"Of course it is to prepare a gift for you."
George smiled and took out a large square parchment from under his pillow:
"An early Christmas present for you."
Looking at the badly worn parchment, Harry subconsciously took a step back.
Past experience told him that when George and Fred came up with strange things, it was best to keep a distance from them, because no one knew what would happen in the next second.
George and Fred laughed when they saw Harry's action.
"Don't you want to know why we haven't been caught in our night tours?"
"Poor Mr. Filch, he..."
Harry kindly reminded:
"You were caught by your uncle when you just started school last year."
"Forehead!"
Harry's words immediately made the two of them pause, looked at each other and sighed.
But they glanced at the small wooden box on the table at the same time, and their mood quickly recovered.
"It doesn't matter, what matters is that we succeeded..."
"Harry, you can't deny that!"
Harry looked at the serious eyes of the two and nodded.
"and then?"
George gently stroked the parchment in his hand in the gesture of stroking his lover and said:
"This is the secret of our success."
Fred glanced at the parchment reluctantly and said:
"We have now decided to pass him on to you in some way."
Harry said suspiciously:
"Didn't you just say it was a Christmas present for me? And what's the use of me asking for a piece of old parchment?"
Fred clutched his chest in pain, as if Harry's words had hurt him deeply, and said to Harry in a sad tone:
"A piece of old parchment! Oh, Merlin's smelly sock, explain it to him, George!"
George made a face at Harry, and said:
"That's a very long story. We were only in the first grade that year, young, carefree, innocent..."
"Pfft!"
Harry quickly covered his mouth, he had to wonder if the twins were innocent at all, maybe during the time in the Office of the Dark Arts, but in the first year, Harry firmly didn't believe it.
"Sorry, I'm not... haha, naive... ahem!"
Under the serious expressions of George and Fred, Harry tried hard to control his emotions.
"Yes, we were more innocent then than we are now... No, we are really innocent now.
Fred, I've almost forgotten what it's like to be a prank! "
Fred hugged his brother vigorously, slapped George on the back several times and said in pain:
"Me too!"
Harry looked at the two people playing tricks, and couldn't help but started laughing again.
After a while, the three of them adjusted their emotions.
The two continued to sell again:
"Back then, we had a little quarrel with Filch."
"In fact, we just accidentally put a big dung in the corridor, he is narrow-minded."
"He ruthlessly pulled us into his office and threatened us with that corny rhetoric."
"Close the confinement!"
"Rip open!"
"Hang us up!"
"And then we didn't get it under control..."
"I was distracted, and by the way, I saw a filing cabinet drawer marked 'Confiscated Items, Highly Dangerous'..."
Hearing this, Harry looked at the old parchment again and said:
"Don't tell me..."
Fred said excitedly:
"Yes, you guessed it right, at that time George threw another big dung egg to divert his attention, I quickly opened the drawer and got this from inside..."
Having said that, the two looked at each other again, and then sighed softly.
As soon as they thought about it, it was likely that Professor Holmes put it there specially for the later inheritors to discover.
After taking the Marauder's Map back from Douglas, they also thought about passing on the map in the same way.
But due to the reform of Hogwarts' punishment mechanism, if anyone is caught by Filch, he will be taken directly to Professor Lupine in the confinement class, and there is no chance to enter Filch's room again.
Of course, the most important thing is that they don't dare to break into Filch's room at will. After all, Hogwarts still has Douglas, and they don't want to continue to spend the next semester in confinement.
Thinking of this, the two lost interest immediately, and continued to whet Harry's appetite.
Harry looked at the nervous two and asked suspiciously:
"So what happened?"
George said gravely:
"Don't ask, we will ask you to answer."
Fred asked in a low voice:
"Does Professor Holmes have any pets called Prongs, Moonface, or Wormtail?"
Looking at the expectant eyes of the two, Harry shook his head:
"What are these?"
George and Fred looked at each other and were about to say something.
Suddenly they heard a disgusting voice:
"What are you doing! There are footprints everywhere, mud spots..."
The three of them ran away when they heard the words. Harry followed George and Fred around, and finally stood in front of the Gryffindor common room, where Mr. Filch's scolding could not be heard.
After returning to the common room, George and Fred calmed down and said to Harry:
"You don't move around here."
"We'll be back when we go."
After speaking, the two ran towards the bedroom.
Harry opened his mouth, thinking that it was the boys' dormitory and not the girls' dormitory, why did he let himself wait here.
George and Fred, who came to the dormitory, took out the Marauder's Map.
"Oh, it looks like it's time to send it out."
"Fortunately, we have memorized all those secret passages."
George sighed and said:
"On the playing field, I asked why the professor suddenly touched the dog's head next to him."
Fred said suspiciously:
"Uh, are you petting the dog's head? He was patting the dog's head when I flew over."
At first, the two didn't think it was a big deal, but when they heard Harry say that the dog was called Padfoot.
Suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in the minds of the two, thinking that this was a reminder from Douglas to the two of them, wanting them to hand over the Marauder's Map to Harry.
Because after they got the Marauder's Map, they realized that it was not that they didn't see Douglas, but that the name of Douglas Holmes was not displayed on the Marauder's Map at all. At that time, they had some doubts whether the Marauder's Map would be Made by Douglas.
Then they discovered that the Defense Against the Dark Arts office had disappeared, and whoever entered the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom would not be shown on the Marauder's Map.
Before that, they could see the Defense Against the Dark Arts office on the Marauder's Map.
After Harry said that Douglas' pet dog was called Padfoot, they could basically confirm that Douglas must have made the Marauder's Map.
Now they decided to give the map to the people they thought were closest to its maker.
It might not be that easy though...
After some preparations, George and Fred called Harry who was reading alone outside to their dormitory.
Harry said with some dissatisfaction:
"Tell me what's going on, I still want to take a bath."
Fred blinked and said mysteriously:
"Of course it is to prepare a gift for you."
George smiled and took out a large square parchment from under his pillow:
"An early Christmas present for you."
Looking at the badly worn parchment, Harry subconsciously took a step back.
Past experience told him that when George and Fred came up with strange things, it was best to keep a distance from them, because no one knew what would happen in the next second.
George and Fred laughed when they saw Harry's action.
"Don't you want to know why we haven't been caught in our night tours?"
"Poor Mr. Filch, he..."
Harry kindly reminded:
"You were caught by your uncle when you just started school last year."
"Forehead!"
Harry's words immediately made the two of them pause, looked at each other and sighed.
But they glanced at the small wooden box on the table at the same time, and their mood quickly recovered.
"It doesn't matter, what matters is that we succeeded..."
"Harry, you can't deny that!"
Harry looked at the serious eyes of the two and nodded.
"and then?"
George gently stroked the parchment in his hand in the gesture of stroking his lover and said:
"This is the secret of our success."
Fred glanced at the parchment reluctantly and said:
"We have now decided to pass him on to you in some way."
Harry said suspiciously:
"Didn't you just say it was a Christmas present for me? And what's the use of me asking for a piece of old parchment?"
Fred clutched his chest in pain, as if Harry's words had hurt him deeply, and said to Harry in a sad tone:
"A piece of old parchment! Oh, Merlin's smelly sock, explain it to him, George!"
George made a face at Harry, and said:
"That's a very long story. We were only in the first grade that year, young, carefree, innocent..."
"Pfft!"
Harry quickly covered his mouth, he had to wonder if the twins were innocent at all, maybe during the time in the Office of the Dark Arts, but in the first year, Harry firmly didn't believe it.
"Sorry, I'm not... haha, naive... ahem!"
Under the serious expressions of George and Fred, Harry tried hard to control his emotions.
"Yes, we were more innocent then than we are now... No, we are really innocent now.
Fred, I've almost forgotten what it's like to be a prank! "
Fred hugged his brother vigorously, slapped George on the back several times and said in pain:
"Me too!"
Harry looked at the two people playing tricks, and couldn't help but started laughing again.
After a while, the three of them adjusted their emotions.
The two continued to sell again:
"Back then, we had a little quarrel with Filch."
"In fact, we just accidentally put a big dung in the corridor, he is narrow-minded."
"He ruthlessly pulled us into his office and threatened us with that corny rhetoric."
"Close the confinement!"
"Rip open!"
"Hang us up!"
"And then we didn't get it under control..."
"I was distracted, and by the way, I saw a filing cabinet drawer marked 'Confiscated Items, Highly Dangerous'..."
Hearing this, Harry looked at the old parchment again and said:
"Don't tell me..."
Fred said excitedly:
"Yes, you guessed it right, at that time George threw another big dung egg to divert his attention, I quickly opened the drawer and got this from inside..."
Having said that, the two looked at each other again, and then sighed softly.
As soon as they thought about it, it was likely that Professor Holmes put it there specially for the later inheritors to discover.
After taking the Marauder's Map back from Douglas, they also thought about passing on the map in the same way.
But due to the reform of Hogwarts' punishment mechanism, if anyone is caught by Filch, he will be taken directly to Professor Lupine in the confinement class, and there is no chance to enter Filch's room again.
Of course, the most important thing is that they don't dare to break into Filch's room at will. After all, Hogwarts still has Douglas, and they don't want to continue to spend the next semester in confinement.
Thinking of this, the two lost interest immediately, and continued to whet Harry's appetite.
