Chapter 61 Get the Map
"Hey, everyone, this is not a place for quarrels." Weiss warned loudly with a serious face.
At this time, more and more students were attracted by the movement here, and gathered in the corridor, curiously watching. Especially when Draco and his Slytherin companions appeared, Harry felt a sense of urgency in his heart.
He didn't want Hermione and Ron to become the object of Draco's ridicule at this moment, so he quickly pulled them away.
Although Hermione and Ron were still quarreling and holding back their anger, they didn't want to embarrass themselves in front of Draco and leave him with something to say.
Therefore, they half-heartedly followed Harry out of the corridor.
The students saw that there was nothing exciting to watch, and gradually dispersed.
Weiss watched them go away, muttering to himself: "I have to find a suitable opportunity to reveal Pettigrew's identity."
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Wes sat at his desk, turning the parchment in his hand over and over and carefully examining it. This parchment looked ordinary, but Weiss could feel that it contained magical power.
The twin brothers looked at Weiss with a smug look on their faces, thinking that if even Weiss couldn't solve the secret of the map, they could show off in front of the professor.
"Professor, what do you think? I'm afraid even you can't solve the secret of this map." Fred gave Weiss a confident smile provocatively.
"We took a lot of effort to activate it." George echoed on the side.
Weiss had a blank face and spread the parchment flat on the table. Then he stretched out his index finger and gently touched the parchment. His fingertips seemed to be able to sense the subtle magical fluctuations in the air. Then, he whispered the spell: "Show your true form."
As his words fell, the surface of the originally blank parchment began to glow faintly, and small words began to gradually emerge. Those words seemed unwilling to give in easily, looming on the paper, as if they were fighting against Weiss.
Weiss felt a strong magical resistance, and he concentrated his mind and condensed into a more powerful force.
The words on the parchment became clearer and clearer, and a detailed map came into view. The map was covered with dense small footprints, and the corresponding character's name was marked next to each footprint.
Weiss carefully examined the magical map and soon found his office on it. He also saw his own and the twins' names, which updated their positions in real time as the characters moved.
This map can accurately show the location of everyone in Hogwarts. The regular areas such as the rooms, corridors, stairs, classrooms, and auditoriums in the castle, as well as secret passages and hidden rooms that many people don't know about, are also clearly presented on the map.
Turning to the back of the map, Weiss found a line of signatures left in different handwritings: four strange nicknames: Moon Face, Wormtail, Bigfoot, and Prongs.
The twin brothers widened their eyes. They had never expected Weiss to be able to crack the secret of the map so easily. Originally, they thought that even several other knowledgeable professors would find it difficult to crack the secret of this map.
"The map is very cleverly designed," Weiss explained to the twins while continuing to study the map, "However, the creator was too weak at the time. As long as there is enough magic power, such magic items can be easily cracked."
"Hey, see, George, I said Professor Irwin would definitely be able to do it!" Fred said admiringly.
"It's incredible, the four seniors are so amazing, they actually made such amazing props, they are simply our role models." George stared at the parchment, and you can almost see little stars twinkling in his eyes.
The naughty twins regard the 'Marauders' Four (Remus Lupin, Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black and James Potter) as idols.
They hope that one day they can also create amazing magic props like these four seniors.
"Professor, your alchemy notes have given us a lot of inspiration," Fred's words were full of desire for knowledge, and he spoke out his deepest dream, "We also want to make magic props of this level, just as magical as this Marauder's Map."
"But no matter how many methods we tried, even staying up all night to study, the result was failure."
George lowered his shoulders, frowned, and there was a hint of unwillingness in his voice. Every failure reminded them of the gap between them and their idols.
The four predecessors could make the Marauder's Map from scratch, and the twin brothers could not make a replica even if they imitated the original, which was a big blow to them.
But this is not because the twins' talents are not as good as the 'Predator' four. After all, the Potter and Black families have hundreds of years of history. James and Sirius have been exposed to alchemy since childhood and have received guidance from their family elders, while the twin brothers can only rely on themselves to keep exploring.
Wes understood their feelings, so he gently comforted the twins a few words, and then began to explain to them the magic knowledge used in the Marauder's Map. He used easy-to-understand language to analyze the magic principles and production techniques behind the map, which benefited the twin brothers a lot.
Time passed unknowingly, and when it was close to bedtime, the twins were still reluctant to leave.
"You don't want to be caught by Filch, right? We will continue tomorrow. By the way, how about lending me this map for a few days?"
"No problem, Professor. We are already familiar with the secret passages and hidden rooms on the map." The twin brothers agreed readily.
After the twin brothers left, the office became quiet again.
Weiss stared at the name "Peter Pettigrew" marked next to Ron on the map, and seemed to think of something.
The next morning, a sudden chaos broke the silence in Harry and Ron's dormitory. The chaos can be described as a mess.
Ron's eyes widened, his face flushed, and he was furious. "When did this damn stupid cat sneak in?" He shouted loudly, his voice echoing in the small dormitory, and he tried to use a pillow to drive Crookshanks out of the dormitory in a hurry.
The big ginger cat dodged Ron's every attack with extraordinary agility.
No mistakes in one song, one post, one content, one 6, one 9, one book, one bar, one look!
At this time, Scabbers's small body was trembling. It ran around in the dormitory, and its small claws made a rapid "tapping" sound on the floor, trying its best to avoid Crookshanks' capture.
Finally, at the most critical moment, Scabbers seized a slight opportunity and rushed out from the crack of the door like a flash of lightning.
Seeing this, Crookshanks immediately chased after it without hesitation and quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.
"Why does this ugly cat always refuse to let Scabbers go? It must be Hermione who asked it to do so." Ron got up from the bed angrily, his hair was messy, and his pajamas were crooked.
There was anger in his eyes, and he looked like he was going to find Hermione to ask for an explanation.
Harry looked at Ron and could only spread his hands helplessly. "When will this day end?"
Although Crookshanks usually behaves very smartly, he can keenly perceive the movements around him and has excellent hunting instincts, but when facing a cunning opponent like Peter Pettigrew, he is still slightly inferior.
With his cunning, Peter Pettigrew escaped from Crookshanks' pursuit again and again. This time, Peter Pettigrew still managed to escape.
Crookshanks stood there, sniffed the air carefully, his nose twitching slightly, trying to find Peter Pettigrew's trace.
However, there was no clue left in the air.
It meowed unwillingly a few times, then shook its tail helplessly and left the scene.
However, in addition to Peter Pettigrew, there were others who were equally cunning.
Wes used the Disillusionment Charm and followed Crookshanks silently. Under the effect of his magic, his figure became looming.
