Ancient Warlocks at Hogwarts

Chapter 130 The Forgotten Marauder’s Map

"Are we going to continue to stare at Jerome?" After returning to the castle, Hermione asked with some frustration. Obviously, she also felt that the previous guess might just be a misunderstanding. When Flint was attacked just now, Jerome Mu was always under their noses and had no time to commit the crime.

Andre has no clue, but there is no doubt that since the image of the Death Curse was detected on Jerome's wand using the Flashback Curse, this guy is a dangerous person anyway, Flint's matter It might have nothing to do with him, but I'm still not sure he didn't kill Filch's cat.

"Anyway, I will continue to keep an eye on Jerome today. When Sirius comes back tomorrow, we will discuss a solution." After thinking for a moment, Andre finally made a decision.

No one has any objections to this. After all, compared to Jerome, who is a highly suspicious target, they have no clues about who attacked Flint, and it happened outside the castle. , there is no way to even find a witness.

"By the way, Harry, you and Ron go find that first-year Colin and ask him if there are any details he didn't reveal when he discovered Flint." Before returning to the library with Hermione, Andre also specifically told Harry.

"Okay, I'll go." It's just that Harry seems to be a little resistant to Colin, a little fanboy. Although he agreed to the matter, it can be seen on his face that he is not very happy.

After finishing talking, the group of people separated in the corridor, and Andre took the little witch to the library first.

Harry and Ron were preparing to return to the Gryffindor Tower. As for George and Fred, they left as soon as they returned to the castle, and they didn't know where they hid to mess with them. inventions and creations, and it’s hard to meet them in the common room these days anyway.

After returning to the library, Jerome still stayed here. Even if such a big accident happened at the school, he didn't seem to care at all.

Of course, this makes it easier for Andre and Hermione to monitor him. At least they don't have to sneak around behind others like little thieves. Now they only need to occasionally look at each other while reading.

It's just that this kind of stalking seems a bit meaningless. After all, Jerome is unlikely to do anything unusual here.

But Andre was a little worried if he wasn't put under his nose, so he had no choice but to do this first.

The day passed quickly. Apart from learning some knowledge about potions, there was no other gain today. Even because of Flint's incident, the truth that seemed to have been determined became confusing again. And Harry and the others couldn't get any useful clues from Colin.

"Do you think Jerome is actually not the murderer who killed Filch the cat, but the one who attacked Flint today?" Harry put forward his own opinion that night. Indeed, A person who spends all his weekends in the library does not look like the murderer of Mrs. Norris.

Andre himself had some doubts about this, but he still said: "It is indeed possible, but we cannot ignore that Jerome did use the death curse in school. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he was just Test this magic, but Harry, you know, the Death Curse is not a spell for students to play with."

"Yes, Andre is right. Even if Jerome is not the murderer of Mrs. Norris, it is an indisputable fact that he can kill the curse. We must tell Sirius about this tomorrow. I even think we can go directly to Professor McGonagall." The little witch said with approval.

"Wait a little longer, at least discuss it with Sirius tomorrow." Originally, Andre didn't want to tell Professor McGonagall and the others about this before finding other evidence, but the accident that happened today made him a little shaken. , maybe Jerome is just a student who likes to study black magic.

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There was no Defense Against the Dark Arts class the next morning, so Andre and the others waited until get out of class ended at noon to find Sirius.

"So, through the flashback spell, you discovered that the Ravenclaw boy had used the Avada Kedavra in the castle?" Sirius' expression became very serious after hearing this.

After receiving affirmative answers from Andre and the others, he stood up, frowned and said, "Then why didn't you tell Professor McGonagall? Or go directly to Professor Dumbledore? This is not a trivial matter."

Andre scratched his head in embarrassment, and then said: "Isn't this because that night Professor Dumbledore said that the murderer could not be found by testing the students' wands? So we did not dare to tell Professor McGonagall."

"Haha." Sirius couldn't help laughing. If someone else said this, he would still believe it, but would Andre be afraid of such a thing?Not to mention that he dared to go to Quirrell and others to fight last semester. Just take this incident as an example. Since he knew that Dumbledore was opposed to using flashback spells to check students' wands, why did he dare to use it to check students' wands? Where was that Ravenclaw boy's wand that he stole to check?

Of course, Sirius, who was more mischievous than Andre and the others when he was a student, would not blame them for this kind of thing, but the behavior of these children in front of him would always remind him of his own youth, when there were four daring ones. friends, causing all kinds of trouble in the Hogwarts castle.

But now, among these four friends, James has left this world forever.

Pettigrew is a traitor, now imprisoned in Azkaban enjoying the pain he once enjoyed.

As for the last one, Remus Lupin, Sirius made a special trip to find him two days ago according to Dumbledore's instructions, but he was not happy.

As a werewolf, it is difficult for him to find a foothold in the wizarding world. However, if nothing happens, Lupine will be able to enter Hogwarts as a professor next semester. However, it is not clear yet. Which position would Bullydo have prepared for him.

"Okay, I probably understand your little thoughts. You want to find out the real murderer on your own and then be famous in school, right? I am also from your age, so I can understand your thoughts, but, I I have to say that the Death Curse is no joke, it is an extremely evil black magic. You should go to Professor McGonagall as soon as you learn about it instead of keeping an eye on it yourself."

In fact, Andre certainly didn't do it for the limelight, but since Sirius thought so, he didn't refute it. Compared to his original purpose, this statement was obviously easier for everyone to accept.

"I remember you relied on a map to confirm the news that Pettigrew was still alive last semester, right?" Seeing Andre nodding in recognition, Sirius continued: "How come you forgot this now and chose to rely on yourself? Go and stare at that Marion Jerome?"

Andre was stunned. Without Sirius's reminder, he had completely forgotten that he still had this artifact that the Weasley brothers gave him last Christmas.

Compared with Harry who relied entirely on the Marauder's Map to avoid Filch or Snape's patrols during his night walks, he had no need for this because he was proficient in the Disguise Curse.

So over time, this alchemy tool from Sirius and the others was thrown into the deepest part of his space pocket, and it has not been taken out for a long time.

"I forgot that I still have..." Andre could only say embarrassedly.

"Okay, but it's not important now. I know you came to me because you thought I would help you hide it and help you find other evidence of Jerome's crimes. To be honest, if yesterday's horrific attack hadn't happened, It is indeed possible that I will agree to you, but I can't do that now. The school is under great pressure now." Sirius said earnestly. This kind of tone is actually difficult to hear from him. It seems that after Flint was attacked yesterday, Huo Xiao Parents of Gwartz students must have sent a lot of letters to the school.

Although Andre still wanted to find out whether there was any shadow of the Free Magical Union behind Jerome, but since Sirius said so, he also understood the seriousness of the attack on the Slytherin team captain this time. , so I didn’t say anything against it in the end.

But before that, he took out the Marauder's Map that he had forgotten from his pocket.

"Actually, I have always guessed that the map in this chapter was actually made by you, Sirius, right?"

For Andre, this was not a secret in the first place, it was just that he never told Harry and them.

But what he didn't expect was that Sirius actually shook his head, the corners of his mouth raised slightly, and said: "This map is indeed related to me, but it was not made by James and I. We don't have such advanced alchemy attainments. , of course, generally speaking, when we promote to the outside world, we will tell others that this is our work."

Andre was a little surprised. He didn't expect that there were other stories in it, but what Sirius said seemed to be very realistic. The Marauder's Map can record everyone in Hogwarts Castle, and it can be done at any time. Changes will occur, and this is not something ordinary magic can do.

Even after reading a lot of alchemy books, Andre himself was not sure, or he had no idea where to start making such a map.

"Then why is your nickname on it? I know Wormtail refers to Peter Pettigrew, and you're Padfoot, right?"

Sirius nodded and said: "Yes, you guessed it correctly. Prongs is Harry's father, James, and Moony is another friend of ours. His real name is Remus Lu. Ping, if nothing else happens, he should be hired by Professor Dumbledore next year to become a teacher for one of your classes. By the way, when I'm not at school on the weekends, I go out to look for him."

It turned out that this was the reason why Sirius suddenly left school. Andre made a guess in his mind. Maybe it was Dumbledore who learned about the news that Wolfsbane potion was about to be released, and then he thought of his werewolf student.

This is very possible, because as far as he knows, there is no such potion on the market that can help werewolves stay sane on full moon nights.

And with Dumbledore's connections, it's not surprising that he could learn about the Wolfsbane potion in advance. He is the greatest white wizard of this century, and he is also the chief of the Wizengamot. If the inventor wants to declare for the Order of Merlin Medal, then it must go through Mr. Principal.

"As for why we have our respective nicknames on it, it's actually very simple. I accidentally found this map in a secret room in the castle. At that time, we studied it for more than half a year before we found out how to use it. And later James made some small changes on it, so it looks like this now." Sirius continued to explain.

"I thought you did it yourself." Andre said: "But no matter what, this map can be regarded as a relic of Harry's father. I think it is more appropriate for me to return it to Harry, and I There’s not much use for it.”

Sirius smiled happily when he heard Andre say this.

Harry was taken aback. He waved his hand and refused, "How about that? This is given to you by George and Fred."

"Then it was the birthday gift I gave you this year. I even forgot to send you a gift during the summer vacation." Andre said with a smile: "But before I return it to you, I want to see if there are any in the school. There are so many extra people, maybe the one who attacked Flint was not a student from Hogwarts."

"Yes, it is indeed possible. There are not many young wizards who can use the Unforgivable Curse. Forget about the Jerome you found, but there is actually a student who can use the Cruciatus Curse. No matter how you look at it, it is very interesting. Bizarre." Sirius also nodded.

"Then," without giving Harry another chance to refuse, Andre directly spread the Marauder's Map on the table, then took out his wand and tapped it lightly: "I solemnly swear that I will not do bad things."

Lines of ink appeared at the tip of the wand, and then gradually spread to the entire parchment.

Although it was not the first time they had seen this scene, Harry and the three of them still put their heads together curiously and looked at the map seriously.

After a while, Hermione was the first to raise her head, rubbed her sore eyes, and said: "There should be no people outside the school. I have heard of most of these names, but there are also some senior students from other colleges. We don’t know the first-year students, and we can’t compare them unless we get the student list from Professor McGonagall.”

Andre agreed with what the little witch said, but he always felt that something was wrong.

"Wait, where is Marion Jerome!?" At this time, Ron discovered the problem.

"He's not on this map!" Harry shouted immediately.