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Albus, can, Rose, and Amanda all agreed to wait until after dinner party to visit flatness in the Hospital offstage the next day. They had the good afternoon off, but Kaden did n't, and he wanted to fall along. Kaden seemed even felicitous now that he was no longer excluded from anything that Albus did. Gone were the daylight where Albus would be able to sneak off to the Room of necessity without Kaden, now that he knew about the room. Of grade, Albus supposed he could just ask the room not make itself noticeable to Kaden, but Kaden could probably guess that he was in there anyway.

`` You have to be quiet in the Hospital Wing, Kaden, '' Albus explained as they walked there after dinner, `` Or else lady Pomfrey will project you out. ``

`` I 'll be tranquillity, '' Kaden assured him.

Albus pushed open the door and everyone followed him inside. Madam Pomfrey was pouring a bluish potion into a bottle and looked up when she saw Albus and his champion enter. She raised her eyebrow and peered at Kaden curiously.

`` He knows now, '' Albus explained when he saw the nurse 's curious look.

`` Huh, '' brothel keeper Pomfrey shook her caput, `` You 'd better keep it pipe down, Kaden. Do n't go telling the unit school about it. ``

`` I wo n't, '' Kaden sighed, `` Why does everyone suppose I will ? ``

`` Because they know you, '' Albus smirked, `` Now let 's go. ``

Albus led his ally over to the only use up bed and pulled back the curtains. lusterlessness was arouse, but he looked exhausted as usual.

`` Hey, how are you ? '' Albus asked.

`` All rightfield, '' Matt replied.

Albus, Saint John the Apostle, Rose, and Amanda crowded around Matt 's bed like common, but Kaden had frozen in place and was staring at Matt. For the first metre in his life, he was speechless.

`` What 's with you, Kaden ? '' Matt asked.

Kaden shook his head and then went over to the bed. `` Er, nothing. I just did n't really wait, well ... '' Kaden gestured to Matt 's arm, which was bandaged and in a sling.

`` Oh, yeah, told you it was horrible, '' lustrelessness said, `` Broke my arm death nighttime. ``

`` I did n't lie with that 's what would happen, '' Kaden said quietly.

`` Only happens sometimes, '' lustrelessness explained.

`` But he always looks like he got off worse in a affaire d'honneur, '' John commented, gesturing to the gash on Matt 's cheek.

`` It heals, '' matte shrugged, `` So, what 's new with you lot ? ``

`` Not a good deal, '' Rose said, `` But what happened in Potions on Monday ? Were you all right ? ``

`` Oh, yeah, I mean I slept the full residuum of the day and all dark and all day yesterday, but I 'm no worse than usual. ``

`` You slept for that long ? '' Kaden looked astonished.

`` I 've slept for longer than that, '' Matt replied, `` record 's four days. ``

`` Four days ? ! ``

`` Yeah. ``

`` But why did you catch some Z's that much this time ? '' Rose asked, `` Was it the potion ? ``

`` Yeah. Actually, one of the active ingredients in the drowsiness Potion is also in the Aconitum lycoctonum I take, so it was like I got a double STD. That 's why the potion had Thomas More of an effect on me than everyone else and why it took so long to wear off. ``

`` That makes sense, '' Rose said.

`` But Madam Pomfrey said I ca n't finish making that potion next week, '' flatness continued, `` Because it seems to affect me more than it 's supposed to. Malfoy wo n't be too happy. ``

`` He was n't that bad about it the other day, though. The potion seemed to progress to him too sleepy to care, '' trick laughed.

`` Hopefully that 'll come about next workweek, too, '' Matt said.

`` I do n't see why it would n't, '' rose commented.

`` So, '' Albus lowered his voice, `` We 're going to originate looking for that star 's fingerbreadth Print charm as soon as you get out of here. ``

`` Excellent, '' lusterlessness grinned, `` I 'll be out by Friday, probably. ``

`` We 'll do it over the weekend, then, '' rosebush said, `` Along with studying for test. ``

`` Do n't remind me, '' flatness groaned.

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The rest of the workweek passed by very slowly. Albus was excited about finding the wizard 's Finger mark spell, so that did n't help matters. After what seemed comparable forever, Saturday finally arrived and Albus and his friends found themselves holed up in the library, searching as many books as they could.

`` spirit in the index, '' blush wine instructed as she dumped a huge megabucks of books onto the tabular array, `` Just take care up 'Wizard 's finger print'and if it 's not there, do n't rile searching that book. ``

`` What would we do without you, Rose ? '' John laughed as he took the Holy Scripture that was on top.

`` Oh, it would rent you until sixth yr to figure this out, '' rosebush grinned.

`` You 're probably right, '' privy agreed.

Albus had to agree with this. Rose had done about of the work for this map, even though it was Albus, Matt, Gospel According to John, and Kaden who were supposed to be the new piranha. But it 's not like Rose would n't benefit from the map, so Albus tried not to experience guilty about it.

Albus grabbed a book and opened it up to the exponent. He ran his finger down it until he got to the Ws. Nope, Wizard 's finger's breadth mark was n't there. Albus sighed and reached for another. No such luck with that one either. The morning progressed like this and Albus became increasingly disappointed that they had n't found anything.

`` This is hopeless, '' John sighed and tossed a Christian Bible onto the table next to them, which was being used as a throwing away table.

`` We 'll see it eventually, '' Rose assured him.

`` I 'm bored, '' Kaden announced.

`` Me, too, '' Amanda agreed.

`` keep looking, '' Matt told them as he grabbed another book.

`` It 's got to be here somewhere, '' Albus said.

Albus went through another five record book before he actually found one that had Wizard 's fingerbreadth photographic print in the index. Everyone else had found Bible that contained it, but did n't hand the incantation. Albus excitedly flipped to the page given in the index and quickly scanned it.

`` I think I 've found it ! '' Albus shouted. The book had given a two paragraph explanation of the appealingness, the incantation, and the proper wand movements. `` Look, '' he handed the rule book to Rose.

`` This is it, '' blush wine grinned after she read the page, `` Go check it out and we 'll go to the Room to try it. ``

Albus walked quickly over to Madam Pince and handed her the book, which was entitled, 101 appeal Every Auror Should Know. The librarian glared at him for a moment and then checked the script out for him. She handed it back to him and rattled off her usual word of advice about defacing depository library books.

`` It should be relatively bare, '' Rose explained as they entered the way of Requirement, `` But I think we ought to try it out with fight parchment first. ``

`` Definitely, '' Albus agreed. He set the book down on the board and opened it up to the chasten Thomas Nelson Page. `` I 'll show what it says.

`` 'The Wizard 's Finger photographic print is an extremely useful appealingness, especially for those involved with Magical Law Enforcement. When performed correctly, the charm will bring out a wizard or witch 's full name, birthday, a lean of home where he or she has lived, any sort of exceptional abilities or abnormalities, and a few personality characteristics. The charm has been utile in identifying bodies, as well as discovering whether or not a beldame or wizard is under the influence of Polyjuice Potion. The Wizard 's fingerbreadth photographic print is not fooled by Polyjuice.

This particular appealingness is quite controversial, given the fact that it reveals with child measure of personal information. In the improper hand, the charm can be used to steal another 's identity. It gave the section of Magical Law Enforcement in Spain a particularly hard clock time in the 1930s, when a group of stealer used it to gain access to various bank accounts.

A relatively wide-eyed charm to perform, all the caster must do is wave his or her baton around in a throwaway fashion, clockwise ( as shown in the diagram on the opposite page ), then place the wand at the finger in doubtfulness, say the incantation, and advertise the finger down onto a piece of parchment. No ink is essential. The incantation that is used is Digitulus Scripsi.

Once the fingerbreadth mark is on the parchment, a different incantation is needed to reveal the information. Simply tap your wand to the finger print and recite Acclaro .'''

Albus looked up from the book at his friends. `` Seems simple enough. ``

`` sort of strange, though, '' Matt commented, `` That someone could get all that data just from your fingerbreadth print. ``

`` Let 's try it, '' Rose suggested as she pulled out a roller of parchment. She ripped it up into six pieces and handed them out.

Albus pulled out his wand and watched his friends do the same. `` Er, I 'll just show the teaching and we can do it at once. '' Everyone nodded.

`` All right, '' Albus began, `` undulate your sceptre in a clockwise circle. Then point your wand at your finger's breadth and say 'Digitulus Scripsi'. Then push your finger onto the parchment. ``

Albus waved his sceptre, muttered the incantation, and quickly pressed his finger's breadth onto the lambskin. He set down his scepter and picked his finger up, revealing a finger mark. `` It worked ! '' he shouted excitedly, `` Did yours work ? ``

`` Mine did, '' pink wine announced, holding up her parchment.

`` Me, too, '' Amanda, John, and Matt said.

`` Mine did n't, '' Kaden sighed.

`` You moved your wand counter-clockwise instead of clockwise, '' rosebush told him, `` Try it again. ``

This clock time, Kaden succeeded in performing the magic spell.

`` Now we 've got to see if we can get the information from them, '' Albus said, `` The incantation is 'Acclaro'. ``

Albus pointed his wand at his finger mark and muttered, `` Acclaro. ``

nix happened for a few arcsecond, and then words started appearing below the finger print, much like the way words appeared on the vulture 's Map. Albus stared in awe as he looked down at the parchment.

ALBUS SEVERUS ceramicist
D.O.B. June 28, 2005
Max Born in London, England
Other lieu of residence- None
Hair Colour- total darkness
Eye Colour- Green
Special Magical Abilities- None
Abnormalities- None

The list then went on to describe Albus 's personality. It was so accurate that he was form of freaked out by it. How could a charm get that much just from a finger print ?

`` Did yours workplace ? '' Albus asked everyone.

`` Mine did, '' Matt said quietly. Albus and Matt swapped parchments and Albus looked at Matt's.

Saint Matthew CONAN ECKERTON
D.O.B. February 6, 2005
Born in Brisbane, Australia
Other Places of Residence- Caloundra, Australia ; Thetford, England
whisker Colour- Blonde
Eye Colour- Blue
Special Magical Abilities- None
Abnormalities- Werewolf

`` This is mad, '' Albus muttered as he handed Matt back his sheepskin, `` Did everyone else 's work ? ``

`` Yeah, '' Rose announced, `` But it 's kind of scary, really. ``

`` It worked, '' whoremaster said.

`` Mine, too, '' Amanda and Kaden said at the same time.

`` We should try it on the Map now, '' Albus announced.

`` We should probably cauterize these number 1, '' Matt gestured to his parchment, `` You know, so nobody finds them .... ''

`` Oh, right, '' Albus agreed, realizing that mat probably would n't wand a musical composition of parchment laying around the school that said he was a werewolf.

rose wine collected the parchments and tossed them in the fire while Albus rummaged around in his bag for the Map. He found it and set it down on the tabular array. Everyone crowded around it, staring at it.

`` This is it, '' Albus grinned as his heart hammered, `` I hope it works. ``

Albus, Matt, John, and Kaden all performed the spell to get their finger print onto the map. A minute of arc later, there were four fingerbreadth print on the map. nobody said a word of honor as they performed the revealing charm on them, but Albus could feel the excitation edifice. This was it. In a matter of minutes, they might have the new Map revealed. Albus and his friends had been working towards this ever since the get-go of the schooltime year.

Albus stared at the Map after everyone had finished performing the spell. Nothing happened for the longest time, and Albus was beginning to recall that they had guessed wrongly about the Finger photographic print appeal being the even up charm to disclose the map. Then, the finger's breadth prints suddenly disappeared into the map.

`` Why 'd they do that ? '' Kaden asked.

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged. The finger prints had n't disappeared when they tried the charm on regular parchment.

Then, words began to seem on the map. Everyone leaned in towards it and Albus read the short phrase.

'Please sit patiently while the map assesses your Marauder attributes .'
`` I think it 's working ! '' Albus shouted.

`` I think you 're aright ! '' John the Evangelist exclaimed.

`` Here it goes, '' Albus grinned as the phrase melted away and new news began to take shape on the map.

'Congratulations ! You have successfully decoded The Marauder 's Map : 2d Edition. Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs are proud proclaim Saint Matthew Conan Eckerton, Kaden Saint Peter the Apostle Dursley, can Malcolm Brickston, and Albus Severus potter the next generation of Marauders.

'Please use the Map wisely, ensuring that you cause as often havoc as possible. From now on, simply press your finger to the four manus on the presence of the map and say'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good'to break it .'
`` We did it ! '' Albus shouted. He jumped up from his chair and high-fived Matt and John. `` We 've got the new map ! ``

`` Yes ! '' John shouted, `` All that research finally paid off ! ``

`` I ca n't conceive we 've finally done it ! '' Matt exclaimed, `` This is brilliant ! ``

`` So what 's so special about this map ? '' Kaden asked, `` I mean, how 's it different from the other one ? ``

`` Not sure yet, '' Albus grinned and sat back down. `` Thanks, rose wine, for all the aid. ``

`` No problem, '' rose wine smiled, `` I 'm sword lily we 've got it working, too. ``

`` Me, too, '' Amanda agreed, `` Because the four of you will have to let us use it. ``

`` We will, but only the four of us can actually get it to give away itself, '' Albus replied.

`` So you can afford it and then give it to us, '' rosebush laughed.

`` Look ! '' Matt pointed to the map, `` It 's doing something else ! ``

Albus turned away from rosiness and looked back at the map. The welcome message was slowly disappearing and new line of work were forming on it. At the top it said 'The Marauder 's Map : Second variant'. The sleep of it looked exactly like the habitue vulture 's Map.

`` It looks the same, '' rosebush commented.

`` I know, '' Albus groaned, `` I thought it would be dear. ``

`` Maybe the piranha just wanted to create a prank that would outlive them, '' Rose suggested.

`` You 're probably decently, '' Albus sighed. After all that body of work, the new map was no different than the regular one. For Albus to say he was disappointed was an understatement. He could see the piranha doing something like this, but it was still incredibly disappointing.

`` Well that sucking, '' King John muttered, `` All that research for zero. ``

`` All that work for just a trick ? '' Amanda asked, `` Would they really have put that much endeavour into a prank ? ``

`` Yes, '' Albus and rose wine said at the Lapplander time.

`` It is kind of funny, '' Kaden remarked.

`` You 're just saying that because you did n't expend the whole year on it, '' Albus snapped, `` If you 'd drop a year trying to enter that thing out, you 'd be angry, too. But you just found out about it a week ago. ``

`` And whose fault would that be ? '' Kaden asked. `` You 're the one who did n't bank me. ``

`` I had a good reason not to ! '' Albus shouted.

`` Oh, quit fighting, '' rosebush said, `` There 's nothing you can do about it now. ``

`` delay, '' Matt said quietly, `` There 's three numbers game at the bottom. '' He pointed to the ass right hand hand corner.

Albus peered down at the map and saw that there was a turn one, two, and three at the bottom. He did n't retrieve they had been there on the other map.

`` So that 's the difference ? '' John asked, `` Wow, that 's exciting, three numbers. ``

`` Tap your wand on the act two, Albus, '' Rose said.

Albus shrugged and did as he was told. He let out a gasp as all the ink disappeared and then began to return, forming a new pattern.

`` Bloody the pits, that 's Hogsmeade ! '' John the Evangelist shouted.

It most certainly was Hogsmeade. This persona of the map detailed the village of Hogsmeade as well as it depicted Hogwarts on the former portion. Albus stared at it and saw Honeyduke 's, the trey broom handle, Dervish and Banges, Weasley 's whizz Wheezes, the Hog 's promontory, the shrieking Shack, and all the firm that created the little village.

Then there were the dots. Just like on the steady vulture 's Map, this one showed all the hoi polloi in Hogsmeade as labeled dots. Albus peered down and saw his Uncle Ron 's dot moving around in Weasley 's whiz Wheezes. There were various other dose in the store as well, although Albus did n't acknowledge any of them. All the buildings on the map, with the exception of the shrieking hovel, were filled with several labeled dots.

`` Whoa, '' Albus grinned, `` I guess it was n't a joke. ``

`` This is incredible, '' Rose said.

`` We are going to have so much fun next yr in Hogsmeade, '' John grinned.

`` Wish I could go, '' Kaden said.

`` You 'll get to eventually, '' Amanda reminded him.

`` I am so glad this was n't a joke, '' matte commented, `` Think of everything we can do with this. ``

Albus was thinking the same thing. He was certainly the piranha had created this in rescript to aid with their pranking of bookman in Hogsmeade. Albus was n't really one to prank people. Sure, he did it on occasion and certainly enjoyed observing other masses 's pranks, but he was n't that trade good at coming up with them. However, he was thinking that the map of Hogsmeade would be useful if they ever wanted to sneak into the Greenwich Village when they were n't supposed to. Combined with the Invisibility Cloak, he could get away with anything in Hogsmeade.

`` Wonder what the number three does, '' Matt mused.

Albus shrugged, `` Only one way to feel out. '' He picked up his verge and prodded the number three.

The lines of ink that made up Hogsmeade began to disappear. A few mo later, ink formed once again to create words on the parchment.

'By now, you have surely discovered the map of Hogsmeade. Be sure to use that to create as much mischievousness as possible.

'At the beginning of our sixth class, we decided we needed a new projection to work on. The Animagus process was long since completed, and we were bored. Yes, I suppose we could have concentrated more on homework, but that would have been even more boring.

'So eventually we decided that we needed a plaza of our own. A common room of sorts that only we knew about. Sure, we had the Room of demand, but as we discovered in our quartern year, it was n't always available.

'Thus began the recollective cognitive process of finding an vacate elbow room in the rook that nobody knew about. wellspring, a topographic point everyone except Dumbledore did n't have it away about .'

'Even Dumbledore does n't know all the arcanum of Hogwarts, Padfoot .'

'I know, Moony, but I think Dumbledore knew about this room. He just did n't bother to get us to give up using it. He had former affair to worry about .'

'Just get on with it .'

'Patience, Moony, I want to explain it properly. Anyway, once we found this elbow room, we used a variety of spells to urinate it our own. We also concealed it and charmed it to only open for us.

'Since you have proven yourselves to be the side by side multiplication of Marauders, this room will open for you as well. We would like to pass it on to you .'
`` We get our own mutual room ? '' John asked, `` Brilliant ! ``

`` There 's more, '' Albus said.

'Ah, but Padfoot, do we require to make this easy ?'

'Why of trend not, Prongs. Do we ever make things easy ?'

'You 're veracious. We always make these things as difficult as possible. Opinions, Moony, Wormtail ?'

'I agree, difficult would be best .'

'Excellent, Moony 's on board .'

'Difficult is delicately .'

'And Wormtail agrees. So, we are not going to make it easily to find the room .'

'Thus, we leave you with instructions. We have set up a sort of hunt throughout the school and terra firma. The commencement clue will lead you someplace, where you will find the four paw print carved somewhere in that place. Tap it with your digit and it will give you another clue.

'And now we will founder you the firstly clew. Find the place where we rest our heads, but the answer is not our bed .'

With that, the map went blank once again. Albus quickly grabbed a piece of parchment and a flight feather and scrabble down the first clue.

`` If we can find this room, '' Albus began, `` It 's going to be awesome. ``

`` It will be complete for studying, '' pink wine commented.

`` I do n't think that 's what it 's supposed to be used for, '' John laughed.

`` I do n't worry, '' Rose replied.

`` Imagine, our own unwashed room, '' matt said, `` I think this will be even ameliorate than the way of essential. ``

`` Yeah, because it 'll be ours, '' Albus agreed.

`` Although the way has always been uncommitted when I 've wanted it, '' Matt commented.

`` Still, our own room will be better, '' Albus said.

`` Oh, definitely, '' flatness agreed.

Albus and his Quaker spent another fifteen minutes in the Room of Requirement trying to decipher the cue. cipher came up with anything and rosebush decided they should all study and flesh out the clue later. Albus could n't argue since he had put off his homework long enough, and he had Quidditch practice the side by side day.

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A/N : I 'm leaving for holiday on Saturday and will be gone until late on Tuesday, so if you review after Friday, I wo n't be able to respond to it until sometime in the middle of adjacent week. I will respond eventually, though !

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For the succeeding few daylight, Albus found his judgement drifting to the clue every time he tried to study. It was driving him mad. Where else did he sleep besides his bed ? None of his friends had come up with anything either. Rose did n't appear to be putting much thought into it, since exam were only a month and a half away. She seemed to think that Albus ought not to focus too much on the clue either, but Albus could n't help it.

Albus was completely ignoring Professor Binns'boring lecture the come Wednesday and focusing solely on the clue. A place to kip, he thought as he tapped his calamus on his book. He sighed and lifted his capitulum up. Rose was the only one actually taking banker's bill. lavatory 's eyes were drooping and Albus was sure he 'd fall gone soon.

Sleep ! Albus grinned to himself. That was it ! The story of Magic classroom was the answer. It seemed obvious to him now. Everyone except perhaps Rose had fallen asleep at one prison term or another in that room.

Albus quickly scribbled the answer onto a composition of parchment and handed it to Matt. flatness read it, smiled at Albus, and passed it on to john. The note made its way to Rose and Amanda after that, who turned around and nodded to Albus.

Once prof Binns stopped his lecture and everyone hurried to leave the way as soon as potential, Albus purposely spilled his ink onto the floor.

`` I 'll just clean this up, Professor, '' Albus said as he bent down.

`` Yes, yes, Mr. Pewter ... '' Professor Binns responded absentmindedly and drifted through the chalk board.

`` Ok, any approximation where the four paw prints could be ? '' rose wine asked as she quickly cleaned up the ink with a wafture of her wand.

`` No idea, '' Albus replied, `` Probably one of the desks, since that 's where we sleep. Let 's just split up and depend. ``

Luckily there was n't a class in the room at that moment, so Albus and his ally had as much prison term as they needed to take care. Albus started his search in the front, making trusted to inspect each desk carefully.

It was John who found the paw prints, about 20 minutes after they started searching. They were on one of the desks in the back. Albus and the others hurried over to it and whoremaster pointed it out.

Sure enough, there were four flyspeck paw prints etched into the arse of the desk.

`` You do it, Saint John, '' Albus told him, `` You found it. ``

`` All right, '' John said and touched the paw prints.

It was kind of awkward to bear all five of them underneath the desk at the same time, but they managed. Albus watched as the paw photographic print disappeared and words replaced them.

'Find the space where we play, and create the Slytherins pay .'

Albus groaned as he got out from under the desk. He scribbled the new cue onto the piece of parchment below the old one.

`` Any ideas ? '' he asked, as he and his friends left the room.

`` Nope, '' St. John the Apostle shrugged, `` But how would they take a shit the Slytherins pay them ? Were they betting with them ? And how are we supposed to know where they made stake with them ? ``

`` It 's wherever they played, '' flatness said.

`` But where was that ? '' trick replied.

`` I do n't think it means the Slytherins paid them, '' rose commented, `` I do n't think it was meant to be that erratum. It probably just means they got the Slytherins back for something, or overreach them at something. ``

`` And it 's got to be the same billet they played something, '' John said.

Matt stopped in his running, `` Of course of study ! It 's the Quidditch Pitch ! ``

Albus turned around to attend at him, grinning. `` Why did n't I think of that ? They played Quidditch there, and beat the Slytherins. ``

`` Let 's go down to the Quidditch sales pitch, then, '' Matt said.

`` Let 's eat first, '' lav suggested, `` I 'm starving. ``

`` good approximation, '' Amanda agreed.

`` I think we should study after lunch, '' blush wine sighed.

`` You can, '' Albus replied, `` But I want to go to the Quidditch Pitch first. ``

Rose groaned and followed Albus and the others to the Great Hall. They were late for lunch, since they spent so long in the History of Magic classroom. Kaden demanded to know where they were, and became very activated when Albus whispered that they were following the cue for the map. He was a bit frustrated that Albus would be continuing to go on it after lunch, since Kaden had family, but Albus assured him that they would update him later that evening.

Albus, flatness, and lavatory ate a very travel rapidly lunch, as they wanted to get out to the Quidditch Pitch as soon as possible. rosebush announced that she would not be going with them because she wanted to dedicate the good afternoon to studying. Amanda agreed with her since her uranology grade was abysmal at the moment.

Albus was very relieved to see that the Quidditch pitch was completely deserted when he and his booster entered it a few minutes later. This may receive been because of the torrential soaker, but Albus did n't mind getting soaked.

`` Any ideas as to where it would be ? '' whoremaster asked.

`` Maybe the goal posts ? '' Albus suggested, `` They could n't accept put the print on the footing. ``

`` Let 's get looking, then, '' Matt said.

Albus, mat, and toilet each started inspecting one of the destination military post. Albus looked carefully, but could n't find anything. Neither did privy or matte. The three of them ran to the other side of the pitch and began to look at the other three posts.

`` You know, I 'll bet they etched them up higher, '' Albus realized as he finished inspecting his destination post. `` It would earn it unvoiced. ``

`` You 're probably veracious, '' John Lackland agreed.

`` Let 's go, '' Albus started running over to the changing rooms. He kept his Scots heather in his residence hall, but there were pile of school day brooms in the changing rooms. They would serve for this.

Albus wrenched the threshold receptive and led his admirer over to where the shoal broom were kept. He handed each of them a ling and the three of them headed back out into the rain.

Albus kicked off from the ground and flew directly towards the finish stake. His Scots heather listed to the left and Albus was really grateful he got to play Quidditch on a higher-up Calluna vulgaris. Despite the mediocre heather, he was still dissipated than matte and Saint John the Apostle, and made it to the finish posts before either of them.

It did n't involve Albus long to receive the photographic print. They were etched on the very top of the middle finish post.

`` Found them ! '' he shouted at bathroom and lusterlessness. The two of them immediately flew over to Albus.

`` Go on, let 's see the next clue, '' Matt said.

Albus touched the prints and strained to take a crap out the adjacent hint through the pouring rain.

`` 'Find the post we got when we 're not feeling our best, one of us goes there more than the rest ,''' Albus read and then looked up at his friends.

`` Hospital wing, '' flatness said immediately, `` That one was variety of obvious. ``

`` Somehow I do n't think conundrum were the marauder'strong suit, '' Albus commented as they flew back down to the ground.

`` Makes it easy for us, '' John the Divine grinned.

`` Not really, '' flatness said, `` You know how firmly it 's going to be to look for the infirmary Wing for four tiny paw prints ? What do you suppose we 'll tell Madam Pomfrey ? 'Do n't mind us, we 're just searching your entire ward for some carvings that were left here 10 ago .''' Matt rolled his eyes.

Albus did n't say anything as they walked back to the changing suite. Matt was right. It would be extremely difficult to research the Hospital Wing for the next clue. brothel keeper Pomfrey was always there. They could never get the spot empty in order for them to search.

`` Anyone got any ideas as to how we can do this ? '' Albus asked as they walked back to the castle.

`` Not a clue, '' lusterlessness shrugged.

`` Hey, '' John turned to Matt, `` Maybe you can go look for it the next meter you 're there. During the night or something. ``

`` Are you mad ? '' Matt laughed, `` She 'd wonder what I was up to. She 's always got an eye on me. Must be some kind of sixth signified. If I so much as turn over in bed, she comes out of her room and asks me what 's wrong. I can only conceive of what she 'd do if I started searching the whole position in the dead of dark. ``

`` Did n't recollect of that, '' John replied.

Albus sighed dejectedly and decided to just go to the common room and do his homework. He had been neglecting it the unhurt hebdomad and figured he would experience to do it sometime. Rose would at least be happy.

Rose and Amanda were feverishly working on prep when Albus, John, and lusterlessness entered the practically deserted commons way. The son settled down at the table rose wine and Amanda were sitting at and reluctantly pulled out their books.

`` achiever ? '' Rose asked without looking up from her book.

`` Yeah, '' Albus whispered, `` But now we 've got to find the succeeding cue in the hospital Wing, which should be pretty unimaginable. ``

rosebush thought for a import `` Yeah, that will be difficult, '' she said and then continued her reading.

Albus tried his easily to centralize on his homework for the rest of the afternoon. He did manage to indite an essay for Potions and read a chapter of his Herbology book, but after that he just could n't do anything else. John was all too happy to arrest doing homework as well, and the two of them played chess until dinner.

After dinner, Albus and his champion went to the way of Requirement, as Albus had promised Kaden he would tell him about the new developments with the map. Kaden was a bit jealous he did n't get to fly around the Quidditch Pitch looking for the side by side clue.

`` I thought you did n't like Quidditch, '' John said.

`` I just said I think football is better, '' Kaden explained, `` That does n't mean I do n't wish flying. ``

`` Well, we 're going to have plenty of other clues to work out, '' Albus reminded him, `` Like the one we 're working on right now. ``

`` And what 's that one ? '' Kaden asked.

`` 'Find the space we go when we 're not feeling our best, one of us goes there More than the rest ,''' Albus told him.

`` Where could that be ? '' Kaden asked.

`` The hospital Wing, '' Albus said, `` We 've already figured it out. We just do n't know how to get in to look without lady Pomfrey there. ``

`` Hmm ... '' Kaden walked slowly around the room, `` Should n't be that hard .... ''

`` And why 's that ? '' mat asked, `` She 's always there. ``

`` We 've just got to get her out of the room for a while, '' Kaden said, `` My friends and I at my old school did it a few fourth dimension with teachers. You just use a beguilement to get them out of the room for a few arcminute or so. ``

Albus was amazed that his cousin-german was able to retrieve of that. Albus always thought Kaden was n't too bright, but he did come up with trade good ideas every so often.

`` That might work, '' pink wine said.

`` And how are we going to get her out of the Hospital fender ? '' John asked, `` She 's always in there. ``

`` One of us just has to pretend to be ill or injured, '' Kaden explained.

`` We could use a Fainting fondness for that, '' John suggested.

`` No we ca n't, '' Albus said, `` She 's seen them too many sentence. No way she 'd believe it. ``

`` She would if I did it, '' Matt said quietly.

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Albus had been thoroughly surprised by Matt 's willingness to eat a Fainting fondness to trick ma'am Pomfrey. He had become much more extroverted since the previous year. Albus figured it was because he was more certain now that none of his ally were going to announce to the entire school that he was a werewolf.

Albus and his friends immediately formed a architectural plan once Matt had so willingly volunteered to eat the Fainting phantasy. It would take place the following Saturday. Matt, Amanda, and Kaden would be stationed on the grounds, as they figured it would be ripe for mat to swoon as far away from the hospital Wing as possible. Albus, John, and blush wine would hide next to the infirmary Wing underneath the Invisibility Cloak and dash in as soon as Madam Pomfrey left. They figured it would guarantee them twenty bit of searching, perhaps thirty if they were lucky.

Saturday arrived and Albus was eager to put the plan into action. Rose figured it would be best to do it in the morning, when most students were either sleeping or lounging around in their plebeian rooms. It would be better not to attract too much unwanted attention.

Albus, John, and Rose headed up the steps after breakfast, while mat, Amanda, and Kaden went out onto the earth. Once Albus, John, and blush wine reached the Hospital Wing, Albus pulled out the invisibility Cloak and threw it over them.

`` And now, we wait, '' Albus whispered.

`` Shush, '' Rose hissed.

About twenty minute later, Kaden came running down the corridor with a fake concern look on his look. Albus only hoped that lady Pomfrey would n't be able to tell it was imposter. Kaden ran past Albus and into the infirmary flank.

Not even a bit later, he burst back through behind Madam Pomfrey.

`` And where is he ? '' the nurse shouted.

`` On the grounds, '' Kaden told her.

`` rushing up ! express me where ! ``

dame Pomfrey and Kaden disappeared around the corner and Albus, John, and Rose hurried into the Hospital Wing.

`` I 'd say we 've only got twenty minute, '' Albus muttered, `` She 's fast. ``

`` Let 's get looking, '' Rose said.

Only one of the beds was occupied and the curtains were drawn around it. Albus hoped the paw prints were n't on or near that bed. He quickly ran to the nigh bedside board and started investigating it.

Five moment passed, then ten, then fifteen, and still nobody had found anything. Albus was beginning to get worried. They could n't pull up off a stunt like this again.

`` Found it ! '' Rose announced. Albus breathed a sigh of stand-in. He hurried over to the farthest bed and bent down next to Rose.

`` Where is it ? '' John asked.

`` There, '' Rose pointed to the right field side of the bedside table.

Albus craned his brain and saw the carving. He quickly touched it and watched as the Scripture materialized.

`` hurriedness, '' pink wine said, `` I hear footsteps. ''

`` compose it down, '' Albus said as he shoved the piece of parchment that had the other clew on it to her, `` 'Find the stead where we are served and waited on, they even have pie of pecan .''' Albus stood up as Rose scribbled it down.

`` They 're coming ! '' John seethed as the door opened.

Albus quickly pulled out the Invisibility Cloak and threw it over the three of them.

`` Tell me again what happened ? '' Madam Pomfrey asked exasperatingly as she levitated flatness onto a bed.

`` Er, he just fainted, dame, '' Kaden said.

`` What were you doing ? '' she asked as she waved her verge over Matt.

`` Just sitting and talking, '' Amanda said.

`` Hmm ... '' Madam Pomfrey muttered, `` This exceptional fainting looks an awfully lot like the kind that results from eating a Fainting Fancy. Either of you have any idea as to why ? ``

`` Er, '' Kaden stammered.

`` No, not really, '' Amanda shrugged.

The nanny stood up and looked at Kaden, who was beginning to turn red. `` Are you for certain, Mr. Dursley ? ``

`` I, well, er, I may have given him a sweet, '' Kaden stammered, `` But I did n't cognize it was a Fainting fondness ! ``

`` He 's Muggle-born, like me, '' Amanda explained, `` He probably did n't jazz what it did. ``

lady Pomfrey sighed, `` Yes, that might be true. Although it makes me marvel why Matt actually ate it. Just contribute me the former half. ``

Amanda reluctantly pulled the other half of the seraphic out of her gown and handed it to the nurse. ma'am Pomfrey put it in flatness 's oral cavity and within seconds he was opening his eyes.

`` I do n't know what you lot are up to, and I do n't really care to know, but I would hint that you not mess around with making yourselves ill, '' Madam Pomfrey said sternly, `` Now get back to your common way, all three of you. ``

Albus, Gospel According to John, and Rose carefully maneuvered their way over to the door and snuck out behind matt, Amanda, and Kaden. Once they were a secure distance from the Hospital flank, they pulled off the cloak.

`` That went fairly well, '' lav announced.

flatness, Amanda, and Kaden shrieked. `` pigeon hawk, do n't do that ! '' lustrelessness shouted.

`` Sorry, '' whoremonger grinned, `` Anyway, that was pretty secure improvising back there. ``

`` I ca n't believe she figured out that it was a Fainting Fancy, '' Kaden sighed.

`` Honestly, I did n't think she 'd reckon it out either, '' Matt said, `` I half expected her to keep me there overnight to make for sure I was all right. Did n't require her to give up me out with you lot. ``

`` How 's it feel to be treated normally ? '' Gospel According to John laughed.

`` Shut up, '' matte said, `` I am happy I do n't have to be there overnight. I spend sufficiency clock time in that position. ``

`` Did you get the hint ? '' Amanda asked.

`` Sure did, '' Albus grinned, `` Rose found it. ``

`` What is it ? '' Kaden asked.

`` knack on, '' Albus said, `` We 'll tell you once we 're in the Room. ``

A few second later, Albus and his admirer were once again in the elbow room of necessary working on the clue.

`` 'Find the place where we are waited and served on, they even have pie of pecan ,''' Albus said.

`` The Great Hall, '' Amanda said immediately.

`` But we 're not really waited on there, '' rose wine pointed out, `` The food just appears. ``

`` It 's got to be somewhere with food, '' Kaden said.

`` The kitchens, '' John announced.

`` Brilliant, '' Albus grinned, `` Everyone up for a misstep to the kitchens ? ``

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Albus continued leading his friends down to the kitchens, while wondering how he would possibly get hold the next clue while he was there. The kitchens were huge. Albus had no estimation where the Marauders would make carved the paw prints.

Albus stopped in front of the delineation of the sports stadium of fruit and tickled the pear. It giggled and turned into a handle, which Albus turned.

`` Bloody netherworld, '' Kaden stood transfixed in the doorway as he stared out at the kitchens. He had only been to the kitchens once before."This place is my preferred place in the castle."

`` Go on, already, '' Albus pushed Kaden into the room, `` We do n't desire anyone to see us. ``

Kaden walked into the kitchens and everyone else followed him. They were immediately greeted by no lupus erythematosus than ten house elves.

`` Is Lester Willis Young passe-partout and fancy woman needing anything ? '' the elf closest to Albus asked.

`` Yeah ! '' John grinned, `` How about a joker sandwich, some crisp, a firearm of golden syrup tart, and a looking glass of pumpkin succus. ``

Rose raised her eyebrow, `` Lunch is in an hour. ``

`` You 're right, '' King John replied and then turned to the elf, `` Skip the crisps. ``

`` I 'll have got the same, except a roast beef sandwich, '' Kaden said.

`` And I 'll have got a cheese sandwich, '' matt told the elf, `` Please. ``

`` I 'll just take some crisps, please, '' Albus said.

`` Boys, '' Rose muttered.

`` Will that be all ? '' the elf asked as a few other elves scurried away.

`` Actually, '' Albus began after realizing that maybe the elf could help, `` I was wondering if any of the ELF were here in the 1970 's ? ``

`` Yes, '' the elf smiled, `` Quite a few of us. I myself was here then. ``

`` Excellent, '' Albus grinned, `` Then I was wondering if you could help us. But we need you not to mention it to anyone, not even the other elves or the instructor. ``

`` Of course, sir, '' the elf said.

`` All rightfulness, '' Albus took a deep intimation, `` We 're looking for a cutting of kind that 's some place in here. It 's four tiny paw prints. I do n't know if you remember four students who called themselves 'The Marauders'- ''

`` I is remembering them well ! '' the elf laughed, `` They was very amusing. Always down here wanting food for thought. ``

`` That 's them, '' Albus grinned, `` Anyway, they carved these paw prints somewhere in here. Have you seen anything like that ? ``

`` I has seen it, '' the elf smiled, `` Behind the ovens. ``

`` Can you show us ? '' Albus asked.

`` Of trend. ``

The elf led the way through the throngs of other gremlin over to where the ovens were. He squatted down and pointed to behind the largest one. Albus bent down next to him, but everyone else had to remain standing due to miss of space.

`` Right there, sir, '' the elf said.

Albus craned his neck and just made out the paw photographic print, situated in a very awkward position near a pipe.

`` Thanks, '' Albus replied, `` Er, I actually have to get cheeseparing. ``

`` Not a problem, '' the elf ducked out of the way and stood next to John.

Albus reached behind the stove and quickly touched the paw prints. They were very hot. Words formed on the stone and Albus jotted them down on the parchment before reemerging.

`` Got it, '' he whispered, `` I think this is the last hint. 'Go to the station where we learn to fight the nighttime, it is there where we 've left our final scrape'. ``

`` Certainly sounds like it, '' rose agreed.

`` Yes ! '' Kaden shouted in between sting of sandwich.

`` Brilliant, '' bathroom grinned, `` Let 's go. ``

`` I hate to say it, but I 've got Quidditch drill after dejeuner, so I do n't guess there 's sentence today, '' Albus sighed. He wished practice session would be canceled, but the chances of that were slim to none.

`` Merlin, '' Matt groaned.

`` We 've waited this farseeing, we can wait some more, '' Amanda pointed out.

`` Hey, '' Albus turned to the elf, `` Thanks for the assistant. ``

`` You 're welcome, '' the elf smiled.

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A/N : For vacation, my family and I went to the holiday resort I mentioned in an earlier chapter, the one with the scavenger hunt. Just wanted to separate everyone that we came in dead terminal. A far cry from our 2d place win cobbler's last year. Oh, well, we 'll trust for first next twelvemonth !

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight ( who was the one who had to run around the resort following the clues ). Thanks as well to Moonylupin, Denas, tranc3rooney, XDNLxtlz99, sinwillys822, EvilChaos, Jen, St. Luke, harleypotter, Bookworm045, Blergh ?, Be easy on Kaden, Too many gryffindors, Seb, potterfan296, and Roxz80 for the follow-up !
Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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Much to Albus 's alarm, there was n't a commodious fourth dimension to go on following the clue of the map the entire weekend. Quidditch practice session took the entire good afternoon, because Peach State was beginning her ruthless pre-Quidditch final practices. There was only one catch left before the final, and it would ascertain who would spiel Gryffindor in the last catch. Georgia stressed the need for supernumerary pattern and encouraged everyone to recitation by themselves whenever they had a free moment. She had somehow seen a glimpse of Albus, John, and lusterlessness flying around the pitch looking for clue and thought Albus had been practicing. Albus had to hide his smirk as she praised him in front of the entire team.

Professor Kendrick canceled all afternoon classes on Midweek of that calendar week. Since Albus never had classes on Wed afternoons, it was no unlike than usual. The ground for the cancellation was that this finical Midweek was May 2nd, the twentieth anniversary of the Final engagement at Hogwarts, which lead to Voldemort 's downfall.

fifteen years prior to the twentieth anniversary, five years after the real battle took shoes, a memorial had been erected on the Hogwarts grounds, in the exact seat where Professor Longbottom had beheaded Voldemort 's snake, Nagini. The statue was made of marble and depicted a phoenix spreading its wing atop a vauntingly square pedestal. The name of every person who had given their lives during both wars against Voldemort were etched into the pedestal.

prof Kendrick, along with the Minister, had organized a memorial serve that was to submit place near the monument. It was to take spot at one o'clock in the afternoon and witches and wizards from all over UK came to attend.

The electric chair that had been set up earlier in the day were already filling up when Albus and his admirer walked towards them. Saint John the Apostle 's parents had already found seats and he went to sit with them.

`` Albus ! Matt ! '' a voice called out over the crowd.

Albus gazed around and his eyes fell upon Victoire, Amy, and Teddy, who were sitting in the second row.

`` Hey, Victoire, '' Albus greeted her once they had walked over, `` Happy natal day. ``

`` Thanks, '' Victoire sighed, `` You know, it kind of suck to have my birthday today. Everyone 's so depressed. ``

`` Not everyone, '' Albus said, `` I mean, it is the day Voldemort was defeated. ``

`` Yeah, but so many the great unwashed died, '' Victoire pointed out.

`` Are you parents coming, lustrelessness ? '' Albus asked.

`` Dunno, '' Matt shrugged, `` They did n't even subsist here when Voldemort was around, so I 've no idea. ``

`` I think they are, '' Amy said.

The rest of the Weasleys and the Potters soon filed into the rows near Albus and his friends. His entire menage took up quite a bit of space. Albus 's parents wound up sitting in the front row, along with Lily, rosiness 's parents, Victor-Marie Hugo, his grandparents, and a few of his other auntie, uncles, and untested cousins. lusterlessness and Amy 's parents did come and the four of them sat together in the minute row. Albus sat next to Teddy and Rose, with Kaden and Amanda on the other position of Rose.

The rows of chairs were soon all filled up, and some hoi polloi were even standing or had conjured their own chairs that did n't quite equalize the others. professor Kendrick stepped up to the stump that had been placed next to the monument. The gang quieted down quickly once he got up there.

`` Welcome, '' Kendrick said somberly, `` And give thanks you all for coming. I welcome you to Hogwarts.

`` May 2nd, 1998. A day that was both joyful and full of regret at the same time. It may look odd to some that May 2nd is a day we celebrate, when they are mourning the loss of eff single. We celebrate with banquet, and political party, and Day off of work or school ; but for so many, today is a day when we remember those who gave their aliveness for our freedom.

`` That is why so many died. They died for us. So that we may live well-chosen and peaceful biography with each early. In our sadness, we must retrieve that our loved unity knowingly gave their animation for us. There are many of us here today who fought that battle and survived. And I am surely that all of them were prepared to die for the cause.

`` I still remember that battle. I was a few long time out of Hogwarts. wellspring, More than a few, but I was still young. I had not settled down. I did not even have a regular job. I was not fully active in the anti-Voldemort movement, but when I got parole of the battle, I was there.

`` But we must not only focus on the actual battle. I have decided to speak today about the consequence. About what happened after Voldemort was defeated, after we were free from his oppression. What happened after the conflict is what made me decide to go down down and start out teaching.

`` I admired the way everyone came together. The way we leaned on each early amongst the grief and happiness. The way Kingsley Shacklebolt stepped up to the denture and organized the Ministry. The way Minerva McGonagall stepped up and organized the rebuilding of Hogwarts.

`` We were unified at that moment. Unified by our grief and our happiness. It is this oneness that makes us firm, made us able to defeat Voldemort, and makes us able to stay on to fight the evil in our lives. We must remember to keep ourselves unified, today, tomorrow, and forever.

`` As we remember those who gave their life twenty twelvemonth ago, we must also think back that they would not desire us to dwell on the past. We should always remember the yesteryear, so as not to make the same mistake, but we should n't dwell on it. We should experience our life sentence to the total, for that is what they would require us to do. ``

Albus clapped along with everybody else. Kendrick 's voice communication had been short, but meaningful. Albus noticed that Teddy 's center were tearing up, and Victoire had put her arm around him.

The pastor gave a spoken language next. His words was longer and drawn out. Albus found his attention waning as the man droned on and on. Once he was finally done, Kingsley and McGonagall each gave short address.

`` And now, '' Kendrick announced, `` We shall get word from Harry Potter. ``

Albus jerked his principal up and watched as his dad slowly got up to the stump. He had no idea his dad was making a words. The crew was clapping as Harry got up to the podium.

`` Thank you all for fall, '' Harry began quietly, `` Um, well, anyone who knows me really well knows I do n't really relish making big address like this. I 'm sure my students can demonstrate to this, given how few actual lectures I give in class. When it comes to teaching, I 'd rather conduct a pragmatic approach. But, when Fabius asked me to speak today, I could n't turn him down.

`` So, I 'm going to keep this abruptly. I suppose I 'll get down at the beginning. My parents gave their lifetime to protect me, and to protect all of us. They died in monastic order to help oneself shoot down Voldemort.

`` Of trend, I had to go live with my aunt and uncle after this and grew up without a bingle bit of knowledge of the wizarding universe. If you had told me when I was nine that I would grow up to defeat the most immorality wizard of all clip, I would have laughed.

`` But to say that I defeated Voldemort would be an overstatement. I could never have done it without help from those who died and those who are here today. Without Albus Dumbledore, Severus Snape, Canicula total darkness, Remus Lupin, and Tonks Lupin, I would never sustain survived. Where would I have been without Hermione and Ron Weasley, or any of the Weasleys, really ? I could n't have got done it. It would be inaccurate to say that I defeated Voldemort twenty years ago. What should be said is that we defeated Voldemort twenty years ago.

`` With that, I would like to repeat what Fabius said. We must always remember those who lost their life, but we should n't dwell on the past. We should live in the moment, and think about the time to come. Because we do n't bang what the future tense holds. We make our own future and we should make the nearly of it. That is what those who gave their life-time would require us to do. ``

Harry left the soapbox and sat back down amongst loud applause. Albus thought his dad 's speech was very good, despite him not wanting to piddle it in the showtime place.

Kendrick stood up once again. `` I would like to thank you all for coming today. smell relieve to explore the castle and grounds. You are welcome to conjoin us for dinner party as well. We will be serving it away, as the Great Hall is not nearly peachy enough to home you all. ``

multitude slowly began to get up from their chairs and most of them migrated towards the monument. Albus 's parents did this as well, but Albus did n't really need to join the big concourse of people. He followed slip out of the gangway and stood off to the position with matt, rose wine, Amanda, Kaden, and Amy while slip and Victoire went over to the memorial. The two of them joined Teddy 's grandmother and teddy bear put his arm around her as they walked to the memorial.

Albus saw John with his family line. John 's aunts, uncles, and cousins must deliver come as well, because there were a hale lot of little kids with them. The whole chemical group headed back towards the castling and Albus figured that John and Isabelle were showing their family the school. As far as Albus knew, John 's parents were n't really involved with the battle because they were too Whitney Moore Young Jr. to fight when it happened.

Once Teddy and Victoire rejoined the group, they started to walk back towards the palace. Nobody really said much. Even Kaden seemed to have it off that it was a prison term for silence. Albus noticed that Teddy 's facial expression was streaked with tears.

They walked through the castle, somehow all going to the way of essential without anyone ever stating that as their destination. flatness paced in front of the empty-bellied paries and once the room access appeared, everyone filed in.

`` That was a nice serving, '' rosebush commented once they had all sat down.

Everyone nodded without saying anything.

`` So, '' Amy began a few moment later, `` How has the yr been ? '' She turned to Kaden, `` I do n't think I 've ever met you. I 'm Amy Eckerton. ``

`` Kaden Dursley, '' Kaden replied, `` At your service. ``

`` Oh, you 're Kaden, '' Amy said. `` Nice to foregather you. ``

`` You, too, '' Kaden said.

Amy turned to her brother, `` And how are, '' she glanced at Kaden, `` Your you-know-whats ? ``

`` It 's ok, '' matte sighed, `` He knows. ``

`` What ? ! '' Amy shouted, `` I thought he was the kid who got into the Whomping Willow ? ``

`` He is, '' Matt confirmed.

`` Then why would you secern him ? '' Amy asked, then turned to Kaden, `` You know ? ``

`` Know what ? '' Kaden asked, `` Oh, that Matt is a- ''

Albus broke out into a grinning as he saw Kaden 's mouthpiece clamp shut. The charm was still working.

`` What 's wrong with you ? '' Amy asked, `` And how did you find out ? ``

`` Er- '' Kaden stammered.

`` We charmed him not to evidence anyone, '' Matt explained, `` The Sileo Altus spell. Rose performed it. Kaden ca n't talk about it in nominal head of you or Victoire or shimmy or anybody who is n't me, Albus, John, rose wine, or Amanda. ``

`` You performed a Sileo Altus charm ? '' Amy asked Rose.

`` Yeah, '' Rose blushed, `` It was n't that difficult once I figured it out. ``

`` Wow, '' Amy let out a low whistle, `` That 's impressive. ``

`` I 'll say, '' Victoire agreed, `` You 've definitely got your female parent 's head. ``

`` Good to know the charm 's workings, '' Amy said.

The mood in the room became increasingly merry after that. Albus and his champion told shift, Victoire, and Amy all about what had been going on in school day and what classes they were going to use up the following year. Teddy, Victoire, and Amy talked about Auror and healer training. slip shared that Auror training was very intense and he spent all his trim time sleeping since it was so draining.

Once evening arrived, Albus and the rest of the group headed back outside for dinner. Somebody had conjured loads of long tables and chairs and had placed them throughout the soil. Albus saw his family taking over a couple of tables near the lake and led his grouping over to them. mat 's parents were there as well, talking with Victoire 's parents.

Albus sat down at a table, across from his parents, with rose wine and matt on either side of him.

`` Hey, Al, '' Harry greeted him.

`` Hi, Dad, '' Albus grinned.

Food soon appeared on the mesa and everybody loaded up their dental plate. Albus ate in silence and listened to the conversations around him. He liked having his whole household at school together. It reminded him of Noel at the Burrow.

Lily and Hugo were talking animatedly about what they were going to do when they got to Hogwarts the stick to class. Hugo insisted he would be the side by side champion of the Quidditch team and Lily was telling him that he could n't try-out until second year.

`` But that 's not mediocre, '' Hugo whined.

`` Nobody 's leaving this year anyway, '' James pointed out, `` Peach State 's the older on the squad and she 'll be a seventh year next year. ``

`` Fine. I 'll join when I 'm a s year, '' Victor Hugo huffed.

`` Unless of trend you 're not in Gryffindor, '' Lily smirked, `` I could see you in Hufflepuff. ``

`` I 'll be in Gryffindor ! '' Hugo shouted, `` Like the relaxation of us. ``

Georgia, Fred, and heather were inscrutable in discussion about strategy for the Quidditch net. The three of them had always been the most ruthless players on the team. Albus preferred not to get involved in the maneuver and delicately points of the team. He just liked to play. He could never see himself as captain.

Albus reached over and grabbed a bun from the hoop near his dad. Harry was deep in conversation with Ron, and Albus strained his ear to listen in.

`` It 's kind of disconcerting that we have n't gotten any leads in a while, '' Harry whispered. `` We were getting sightings a few times a month for a while. And now, zippo. ``

`` Do you think they 're laying low ? '' Ron asked.

`` Not sure, '' Harry muttered, `` I have a bad touch sensation about it. Almost like they 're luring us into a false sense of security. ``

`` I was thinking that, too, '' Ron agreed, `` But cypher 's seen anything. I 've got people patrolling Hogsmeade, but they 're getting bored. People are saying we need to fall security. They think it 's blown over. ``

`` I do n't wish that, '' Harry said darkly, `` I 'm not decreasing security. Not until we 've got them caught. I do n't care how bored they get. ``

`` I agree, '' Ron said, `` If word gets out that we 've decreased security, they 're likely to generate to the school. ``

`` Exactly. ``

`` I think Al wants to know what we 're talking about, '' Ron grinned, looking up at Albus.

Albus quickly looked down at his scale and shoved a while of roll in his sassing, blushing.

`` I think you 're veracious, '' Harry laughed, `` It 's ok, Al. If we talk about work stuff at the board, it 's our own defect if you overhear it. ``

Albus nodded and swallowed the pealing. `` I was n't, er, listening in, or anything .... ''

`` It 's ok, '' Ron laughed, `` We 'd deliver done the same thing in your place. ``

Albus nodded and continued eating. He had once again almost forgotten about Washburn and the Willinsons. Now they were fresh on his mind once again. What did it mean that cypher had sighed any of them in calendar month ? Albus had n't even known that there had been frequent sightings before. The prophet must not have published clause about all the sightings. Albus supposed if they became sponsor enough, they would turn old news show. But where were Washburn and the Willinsons now ? Albus doubted they had given up on finding the Hallows. He was more inclined to believe that they were trying to tranquilize his dad into a delusive sense of security.

Neither Harry or Ron mentioned anything further on the subject field. Albus tried to draw a blank about it, but he could n't. The thought of Washburn or the Willinsons returning for the Hallows was too frightening, especially now that Albus himself had the invisibility Cloak.

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By the time the weekend arrived, Albus had nearly forgotten about the conversation he overheard about Washburn and the Willinsons. The intellect for this was that there was finally time for Albus and his friends to locate the final clue for the map.

`` What was the clue again ? '' St. John the Apostle asked as they entered the way of Requirement.

`` 'Go to the place where we learn to fight the night, it is there that we 've left our terminal mark ,''' Albus recited. He had been thinking about the clue all week, trying to cypher out what it meant.

`` How do you fight the nighttime ? '' Amanda asked.

`` Lumos ? '' John shrugged, `` Where did we memorize that ? ``

`` I learned it at home, '' Albus commented.

`` I do n't guess it literally means darkness, '' Rose sighed, `` You lot take thing way too literally. Think about it. Dark as in wickedness. ``

`` Oh ! '' Albus smacked his brow. `` The Defense classroom ! ``

`` Exactly, '' Rose grinned, `` Let 's go. ``

The classroom was void when they arrived. Albus quickly shut the doorway and stared out at the room. Where would the Marauders have put the mark ?

`` We 'd better spread out and start looking, '' Albus announced.

Everyone agreed and began to look for the classroom. Albus inspected all the desks, but found zip. He sighed and walked over to the bookcase. It was taking a very longsighted time to happen this particular proposition mark. Longer than it had taken to regain any of the others. They had been there for nearly a half hour.

`` Found it ! '' flatness shouted.

Albus looked up from the bookcase and saw Matt crouching in one of the back corners of the room. Albus quickly ran to the back along with the sleep of his friends.

`` It 's right there, '' lusterlessness pointed to the corner.

`` You 're going to have to say us what it says, '' Albus told him.

Matt nodded and touched the carving. It disappeared and a much longer twine of run-in appeared than had appeared from the other marks.

`` 'Congratulations ,''' Matt read, `` 'You have successfully followed the clew. Either that or you somehow stumbled upon the lowest one before finding the others. In that eccentric, we suggest you enter the lottery.

`` 'Anyway, we shall now give away the commission to find oneself the privy way. We ca n't guarantee for what variety of state of matter it will be in when you arrive, since we 're not sure enough what year it will be when you discover it. In which case, we suggest you learn some good cleansing spells, as Muggle cleanup is miserable .'''

`` 'You 'd have sex, would n't you, Padfoot ?'''

`` 'Shut up, Moony .'''

`` 'Just get on with the directions .'''

`` 'All right. You 'll need to go to the north end of the sixth floor corridor. There should be an army of wooing of armor on one incline. Face them. Find the one that 's fifth from your left. airlift its right arm up to its chief and then put it down again. wrench around. On the opposite rampart, there will be a small carving of the four paw prints. Tap it with your sceptre and say'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good .'You 'll eff what to do next.

`` 'And, keep in mind that only the four of you will be able to open up the Room. So, if you ever want to learn a girl there, make sure you arrive first.

`` 'With that, we wish you luck in all your future mischievous adventures. And as always, rascality managed .'''

mat glanced up from the paries as the writing slowly disappeared. `` That 's it. ''

Albus grinned, `` Well, anyone lack to go check it out ? ``

`` Yeah ! '' everyone shouted.

`` Let 's go, then, '' Albus led them all out of the classroom.

Albus could n't trust that they had managed to figure out all the clues and were on their way to the room his grandfather had discovered when he was in school. Everything they had done that year with the map seemed to have led up to this. Albus was extremely excited about this room. It would be solely theirs. The way of requirement seemed like their own individual usual room whenever they were in it, but it really was n't. The Marauders'room would be their own private unwashed room. Nobody else would know about it. nonentity else would even be able to get in it.

Albus and his friends tried to get to the 6th storey corridor as fast as they could without drawing care to themselves. Albus hoped the corridor would be void when they got there. They could n't exactly get into the room if there was anyone hanging around.

There was one kid walking around near the Northern end of the corridor when Albus and his booster got there. He must give been a first year because he was even short than Matt. Albus did n't recognize him, but Kaden did.

`` Hi, Leonard, '' Kaden said once they got secretive to him.

The kid jumped and turned around. `` Oh, hi, Kaden. sentiment you were a clump of Slytherins. ``

`` Nope, no Slytherins here, '' Kaden replied, `` But we 're going to let off some muck bombs here, so you 'd ameliorate get going. ``

`` Oh, ok. See you later, '' Elmore Leonard said and quickly ran down the corridor.

`` Nice one, '' Albus laughed, `` But what if he tells Filch we 're setting off dung dud ? ``

`` He wo n't, '' Kaden assured them, `` He 's form of afraid of Filch. Plus, he hardly talks to anyone. ``

`` Ok, '' Albus shrugged, `` That 's estimable, I guess. ``

Albus walked a few more feet down the corridor and stood in front of the suit of clothes of armor. His booster joined him. Albus silently counted the suits of armour and found the fifth one from the left. He wordlessly walked over to it and lifted up its right arm.

`` It 'll be somewhere on that wall, '' Albus pointed to the wall opposite the suits of armor.

Everybody spread out along the paries and began to see for the paw mark. Albus assumed they would be small like the clues throughout the school and he was right. Anyone who walked by would never be able to spot them.

`` There they are, '' Albus pointed to a spot that was about level with his nose. `` Ready ? ``

Everyone nodded. Albus took a deep breath and tapped the paw prints with his baton. `` I solemnly swear that I am up to no good. ``

The paw prints sunk into the Oliver Stone and a little stone doorknob appeared just where they had been. Albus turned to glance at his Friend before grasping it. They all wore looks of turmoil. Albus turned back to the wall, took a recondite breather, and turned the doorknob.

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Albus let out a gasp as his heart fell upon the room in front of him. He stepped inside, gazing around in awe, and his admirer followed in behind him. Albus heard someone shut the doorway as they stepped in.

The room was circular, just like the Gryffindor uncouth elbow room. The decor was similar, too, as about everything was orange red and gold. It kind of reminded Albus of the Room of Requirement whenever Matt asked for it, only better. There was scarlet nooky carpeting on the floor and scarlet curtains on the Windows.

Although the room was mostly broadsheet, there were four smaller square rooms leading off of the main room. Albus walked deeper into the room and saw that there was a four-poster bed in each of them, along with a bedside table. Each of the little rooms had a sign on it that depicted which one belonged to which Marauder.

In the main character of the elbow room were a few lounge, chairs, and table. A few bookcases were up against the walls that housed Holy Writ, lambskin, old droppings bomb calorimeter, and versatile other dust. There was even a pile of opened sweet sitting on one of the tables, giving the room the feel that the predator had just stepped out for course of study or something.

At the same time, the place looked like nonentity had been in it for decades. There was a duncical layer of dust finishing every aerofoil and there was a faint smell of dankness in the air. That may give been because there was a cauldron total of a marked-up smelling potion sitting next to the window. The tables were covered in various while of sheepskin, open script, and yellowing written matter of the Prophet.

The Marauders had even decorated the rampart. There were picture of themselves that seemed to array from first twelvemonth all the way to seventh. posting of a few different Quidditch teams were also fixed upon the Harlan Stone walls. A large banner was above the window, directly across from the door. It read, 'The Marauders'Den .'

`` Blimey, '' Albus whispered, `` This is variety of strange. ``

`` Yeah, '' matte agreed, `` But brilliant at the Same time. ``

`` It almost looks as if they were expecting to fall back here, '' Rose commented as she sifted through a pile of parchment, `` Looks like they left some homework here. ``

`` Excellent, '' John grinned, `` Maybe some of the instructor have been assigning the Saame preparation every year and we can replicate it. I 'll bet Binns uses the same assigning twelvemonth after year. ``

`` I think we 'll make to scavenge this situation up a bit, '' Amanda commented as she peered into the cauldron, `` That potion is positively disgusting. ``

`` marvel if these are still good, '' Kaden said as he picked up a few burnt umber frogs.

`` I would n't eat those, Kaden, '' Rose grimaced, `` They 're decades old. ``

`` This piazza is mystify, '' Albus said as he walked towards the window. He gazed out of it and saw that it looked out on the lake.

`` It 's like our own vulgar room. And dorm, '' Saint John the Apostle said as he walked over to the alcove labeled 'Padfoot'. `` Guess this one 's mine ! '' John flopped onto the bed and a cloud of debris flew out of it. `` Oh, crying ! '' he coughed, `` Wonder if we can get the house elves to houseclean this position. ``

`` They 've got enough to cleanse, '' Rose replied, `` We 'll just clean it ourselves. It wo n't be that bad. I know a few cleaning tour. ``

Albus wandered over to the bay that was labeled 'Prongs'and walked into it. It was very unknown, knowing that the place had belonged to his grandfather. Albus almost felt like he had gone back in time, to when his granddad had been at Hogwarts. He glanced up at the walls and noticed a picture of a Quidditch team that was labeled 'Puddlemere United- 1975'. The solid room had pretty much frozen in time. The eternal sleep of Hogwarts changed as the years passed and new bookman came to the shoal. But this way, this elbow room had n't changed. It was just the like now as it had been in the 1970s. Now, it would decamp an total generation and be propelled into the twenty-first century.

`` Blimey, look at this, '' John announced.

Albus stuck his read/write head out into the main part of the room and saw that whoremaster had picked up a newspaper clipping. Albus and everyone else went over to John and crowded around him to read the article.

stallion MUGGLE FAMILY MURDERED-
SUSPECTED piece of work OF YOU-KNOW-WHO

An entire Muggle family was murdered hold up night
at their home in the fringe of London. Muggle
police military officer have attributed the death to
carbon monoxide poisoning, but necromancer research worker
have discovered the causal agent of Death was Avada Kedavra.

Nearby Muggles reported seeing a 'strange swarm'
above the house early the next sunrise. Before
Obliviators modified their memory, they all said
the cloud was the shape of a skull with a snake
coming out of its backtalk. This odd cloud of sens
has appeared over the domicile of multiple murders
during the past class. rumor are that this is the
mark of You-Know-Who, but it has yet to be confirmed.

Employees of Magical Law Enforcement are currently
investigating the slaying and the unusual cloud
above the family. Anyone with selective information about
the execution, the cloud, You-Know-Who, or his
supposed 'Death feeder'followers should contact
Magical Law Enforcement as soon as possible.

`` That is strange, to be reading that clause now, '' Albus said quietly. From the sound of it, Voldemort was just starting to gain baron when that article was written.

`` I 'll say, '' bathroom agreed, `` I 'll bet there 's all variety of article around this place about Voldemort. ``

`` You 're probably right, '' Albus said, `` My dad said that when the vulture were in their net year of school day, they were already working to fight Voldemort. ``

`` This is so Weird, '' mat commented.

`` Yeah, '' Albus agreed.

`` We should probably make clean this place up a bit, '' rose wine announced.

`` But let 's not throw away any of the old articles or anything, '' Albus said, `` They might be interesting to scan. ``

`` Or the old prep, '' John added. `` Might be useful, '' he muttered after rosiness sent him a withering glare.

Rose spent a few minute teaching everyone else the few cleansing spells she knew. Then they all got started on cleaning up the way. Albus found quite a few copies of the Prophet and he set them aside in a box.

They left the pictures and posters up on the wall. It seemed wrongly to take down all the photo of the predator'when they were the single who founded the elbow room. Albus left the old picture show of Puddlemere Untied up as well, since he supported that Quidditch squad. To John 's joy, there was a alike picture in Padfoot 's surgical incision of the room. Albus was pretty sure as shooting Matt would be adding a word-painting of the Chudley Cannons to his bay, since apparently Moony did n't support them based on the lack of a picture of them near his bed.

After a couple hours, the room looked new once again. All the dust, old sweets, and rubbish was gone. The caldron had been emptied and was now sparkling. Amanda, who had somehow stumbled upon the laundry elbow room a few months ago, had gone down and fetched a few new solidification of bedding for the beds.

Once they were done cleaning, they began to cause themselves at household in the piranha'Den, as it was apparently called. Rose began to peruse the diverse rule book that were on the ledge. Kaden was rifling through the assorted pranking items that had been left behind. Amanda was looking at a lot of photographs they had found. Albus, John, and flatness were looking at all the newspapers and clippings that had been left behind.

`` This is going to be an excellent post to study, '' Rose said as she sat down on one of the lounge with a book. `` It 'll be quiet. ``

`` Ca n't guarantee that, '' John Lackland grinned.

`` I never really knew that Voldemort attacked this many mass, '' Albus muttered as he leafed through a paper, `` I mean, I knew he killed loads of people, but there 's two or three articles about him in each newspaper. ``

`` I do n't think I would get wanted to know back then, '' Matt commented, `` Seems like it would have been bloody miserable. ``

`` Lapplander with when my dad was a kid, '' Albus added. He was lucky, really, that he lived in a time when the state was n't being ravaged by a murderous lunatic. I mean, Washburn and the Willinsons paled in comparison to Voldemort.

`` Nothing like learning about history to make you grateful of the time you live in, '' Rose commented.

`` Why ca n't Binns just have us read old article in class ? '' whoremonger sighed, `` It 's actually interesting reading about the war like this. ``

`` We have n't even beat to the war in History of deception yet, '' Rose pointed out.

`` Yeah, well, it 's More interesting than what we 've been learning about. ``

`` That 's because you feel it more directly relates to your aliveness. But we have to learn about all the history, if we want to fend off the misunderstanding of the past times. ``

`` But Binns could at least realise it more interesting, '' John muttered.

`` I 'll give you that one. ``

`` Do you jest at think we should tell anyone about this place ? '' Albus asked as he set down the article he had been looking at.

John and flatness both turned to stare at him. `` What ? Are you mad ? '' John asked.

`` No, '' Albus sighed, `` I just meant, should we separate my dad about it. And Teddy. '' As soon as Albus had seen the elbow room, he thought both his dad and Teddy would love to cognize about it and to see it. Both of their Church Father had been involved in the creation of it, after all.

`` I dunno, '' Matt shrugged, `` I can sieve of see your point, though. ``

`` I still think we should keep it a secret, '' John Lackland said.

`` I kind of agree with Albus, '' rose wine said, `` This situation would be really schmalzy for both Uncle Harry and shift. And I suppose King James I and Lily would like to lie with about it, too. ``

`` I never said we should separate James and Lily, '' Albus hastened to say. `` They 'll both be here side by side year, which means they 'll need to be in here all the time. Teddy and my dad would be different. They 'd see it, know about it, and maybe visit every once in a while. But they would n't want to be here all the clip. ``

`` They could n't get in, though, Albus, '' blush wine pointed out, `` Only the four of you can open this place. ``

`` I know, but I still do n't want Saint James and Lily to hump about it while they 're at schooltime, '' Albus said defensively. `` Plus, Saint James would never keep it a unavowed. He 'd tell Ben and Cedric and Nathan. ``

`` Not if we use that charm, '' Kaden suggested, `` Not that I think we should order Jesse James and Lily. ``

`` James would never consort to that charm, '' Albus said.

`` I still think that if we 're going to secernate Uncle Harry and Teddy, we should recite St. James and Lily, '' Rose said.

`` I do n't, '' Albus crossed his munition, `` And it 's not up to you. It 's up to the four of us. ``

`` Fine, '' Rose huffed.

`` So, '' Albus turned to John the Evangelist and Matt, `` What do the two of you think about telling my dad and Teddy ? ``

`` I think we probably should, '' Matt said.

`` I do n't know ... '' Saint John the Apostle said, `` I form of like the secret. Can we at least keep it to ourselves for a patch ? Let 's think about it over the summer and then maybe tell them next year. ``

Albus shrugged. His conscience was telling him that he should tell his dad and shimmy about it. He knew that knowing about the way and the new map would intend the earthly concern to both of them, but at the same time he variety of wanted to bear the elbow room to himself for a few months as well.

`` That sounds like a good musical theme, '' Albus agreed. `` So we 'll think about telling them next year. ``

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Albus and his friends immediately started spending their exempt time in the vulture'Den as opposed to the Room of Requirement. Albus found that he felt very at home plate there. It provided a mother wit of calm, a place to go to get away from the topsy-turvyness of the chief part of the schooling. He was even able to digest more on his studying there than in the Room of Requirement, although that may accept been due to the fact that they had solved the mystery of the map and Albus was n't nearly as distracted as he had been.

The final dueling tournament took place on the chase William Ashley Sunday, a few days before the full Sun Myung Moon. Albus 's team had not made it to the final, despite Albus and Malfoy 's excellent dueling skills. Both son had won every ace duel they had been in the entire year. However, the rest of the team was n't nearly as skilled and they did not receive decent points for the final. rose 's team was in second space and therefore was in the final examination. They were up against a team that none of Albus 's booster were on.

Albus could experience the excitement in the air as he walked to the dueling room after lunch. Even those who were not competing were going to the room in order to watch out the final duel. The two competing teams sat with each former at the front of the room, but none of the other teams sat together. Albus did n't guess that Kendrick 's mind of inter-house single had worked very well with the dueling teams.

The tournament lasted about an hour, which was much poor than all the previous ace. Rose won one of her duels, against a third year Slytherin.

`` That concludes the final dueling tourney ! '' Kendrick announced after the in conclusion two educatee had dueled. `` I shall now calculate the points. ''

Kendrick pointed his wand at a sign that had all the team names and number of point in time on it. The top two teams'numeral flashed and then changed to the new numbers.

`` kudos to team terzetto, the Hungry Hungry Horntails ! They are the new champions ! '' Kendrick shouted, `` Will the team extremity please issue forth forward to take over the trophy. ``

`` Merlin, '' Albus muttered and clapped politely. Rose 's team had not won.

`` secondly position is still good, though, '' Amanda said.

After the Hungry Hungry Horntails had accepted their trophy, Kendrick returned to his podium.

`` Yes, the Hungry Hungry Horntails have proved themselves to be most excellent dueller, '' Kendrick smiled, `` As well as have an aptitude for creative names.

`` I would wish to give thanks all of you for putting up with the inter-house squad this year. I know many of you were very opposed to this at the commencement of the yr. ``

`` Many of us ? '' lav muttered, `` I think pretty often all of us. Except pink wine, that is. ``

`` I sincerely hope that you have all learned that despite our differences, we can be united. I think the inter-house teams proved successful and I hope you agree. I will be having a treatment with professor Longbottom and Professor ceramicist about whether we will have inter-house teams next year.

`` With that, I wish you all good destiny with your exams. You 'd better all go bailiwick for a piece, as I have been hearing that some of your teachers have created particularly tough exam. ``

`` He 's just trying to scare us into studying, '' John said as they made their way out of the room.

Albus agreed, but he was n't taking any hazard. Albus was feeling very confident about his examination, though. With Washburn gone, Albus felt he would do well on all of them.

Albus and his Quaker quickly found rose and congratulated her. rose was very happy with a second space win. She did n't think her squad would even get bit place. rosiness was n't really a competitive person, with the exception of whizz 's Chess, so she did n't dwell on the thought of losing to the Hungry Hungry Horntails.

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Over the next few weeks, Albus and his friends spent nigh of their free sentence in the Marauders'Den. They mostly goofed off, but did contend to get some studying done. Rose all but physically forced them to commence studying by the metre the last week in May arrived. Albus, matt, Gospel According to John, and Kaden had n't spent the Nox in the room yet, despite the fact that it was obviously set up for that. Albus was n't sure what Bilius and Ethan would do if they never turned up at the dormitory one night, so they had n't bothered. Although, matte did spend the good afternoon there sleeping the day of the May broad lunation, and he reported that the bed were just as comfy as Gryffindor 's beds and more comfortable than the Hospital Wing 's beds.

Ever since he and his protagonist managed to estimate out the residuum of the map, Albus felt like the schooltime class was definitely winding down. It was almost like figuring out the map signified the end of term. Albus imagined that if they had n't figured it out, he would n't have wanted to go home for the summer.

The signs of the end of the year were very much apparent. The fifth part and seventh long time were spending all available sentence in the program library perusing for their O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s. The 7th twelvemonth Gryffindor prefects had taken over Victoire 's substance abuse of demanding muteness in the common room in the evenings, making Albus very happy that they had the Marauders'Den.

On the other side of the spectrum were the scholar who just did n't desire to do anything. Albus 's full cousin Stanley was the perfect example. Stanley had never been studious, but now that he would be graduating in only a couple hebdomad, he had no motivation whatsoever. However, his Ravenclaw girl did hale him to sit down and analyze for his N.E.W.T.s every eve. St. John shared Stanley 's mind-set. Even though John was no where near commencement exercise, he also had no motive to study.

`` I just do n't see the degree, Rose, '' John said as he tossed a chocolate toad frog up into the air, `` If I have n't learned it by now, I 'm not going to learn it in time for exams. ``

`` might I remind you that you said'I do n't ask to study it now. I 'll just draw a blank it by the end of term anyway. I 'll just hold off until May to learn it'a few months ago ? '' Rose sighed and shook her head.

`` Exactly, '' Saint John the Apostle caught the salientian and shoved it in his mouth, `` No point in studying ever. ``

`` Do you think anyone else knows about this office ? '' Albus wondered aloud as he looked up from his Astronomy book.

`` I hope no one else knows about it, '' John replied, `` Otherwise it would n't be our secret anymore. ``

`` I do n't think other students, '' Albus said, `` I mean, do you think the piranha brought early multitude in here when they were in schooltime. And those hoi polloi would obviously still know about it. ``

`` I 'm trusted your dad 's mum knew about it, '' Rose commented, `` Do n't jazz about anyone else. ``

`` I wonder why Canicula and Remus never told Dad about it, '' Albus mentioned.

Rose shrugged, `` Maybe they would have wanted Uncle Harry to find it on his own, if he was ever going to find it. I mean, it 's not like our parents told us everything about Hogwarts either. ``

`` conjecture that makes common sense. ``

`` You know what does n't make mother wit ? '' Kaden asked loudly.

`` What ? '' Albus asked.

`` Transfiguration, '' Kaden muttered, `` I 'm going to fail the exam. Why ca n't it be slow like Potions ? ``

`` I think you 're the only one here who finds Potions prosperous, Kaden, '' Matt commented.

`` And are you proficient at Transfiguration ? '' Kaden asked.

`` Not really, '' Matt laughed, `` The only thing I 'm really good at is Astronomy. ``

`` I 'd be willing to bet that you 'll be near at forethought of Magical animal, '' John smirked.

`` Shut up, '' Matt shook his head and threw a chocolate frog at John.

`` Hey, thanks ! '' John grinned and stuffed the toad frog in his mouth.

`` Found that one underneath that nasty old cauldron, '' mat burst out laughing.

`` Ew ! Gross ! '' John jumped up and pitter-patter the frog out onto the floor. `` I 'll get you for that one. ``

`` That is disgusting, lav, '' Amanda screwed up her cheek and glanced at the floor.

`` Yeah, clean it up, '' Rose agreed.

`` It 's his geological fault, '' trick pointed at Matt.

`` Is not, '' Matt grinned. `` You ate it. ``

`` You 've known me for two eld. You should realize that I 'll eat anything your throw at me. ``

`` Anything ? '' Matt raised his brow and grinned mischievously.

`` Anything that resembles food for thought ! ``

`` There 's charms to arrive at stuff resemble food, '' lustrelessness commented.

`` I 'm not eating anything you give me anymore, '' John Lackland replied.

`` We 'll see how foresightful that lasts. ``

`` Will you both shut it and do your homework ? '' rosebush shouted, `` You 're giving me a headache. ``

`` You could always go to the vernacular room, '' whoremaster pointed out, `` I hear that the prefects have made it a mandatory quiet zone until exams are over. ``

`` Just time lag until I 'm a prefect, '' Rose muttered, `` It 'll be quietly all year. ``

`` No it wo n't, make I 'll be a prefect with you, '' King John grinned.

`` Yeah, right, '' Rose laughed, `` Albus is going to be a prefect. ``

Albus looked up from his indication. `` Er, I 'm not sure I want to be a prefect. ``

`` Then Matt can be a prefect, '' rosiness said, `` If he is, then you 'll be even more like the marauder. ``

`` shift 's dad was a prefect ? '' Matt asked.

`` Yeah, '' rose answered, `` I 'd bet on either you or Albus for prefect. Or perhaps Bilius or Ethan. ``

`` What about me ? '' can put on a look of fake sadness, `` That hurts, pink wine, it does. ``

`` You ? '' Rose smirked, `` The boy who never does his homework ? ``

`` I 'll do it, I 'll do it, '' John muttered and picked up his quill.

Albus laughed to himself and continued his uranology homework. He had n't really thought about who was going to be a prefect. Albus was n't entirely for sure he wanted to be a prefect, even if Kendrick picked him. Prefects had an fearsome lot of responsibility. Responsibility that Albus was n't sure he wanted. But prefect determination were still over two age away. Albus pushed the sentiment of prefects out of his head and concentrated on his studying.

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A/N : First, I 'm good-for-naught about the of late update ! I lost cut of what day it was, something that happens quite often during the summer.

Second, I have been working on a collaboration with a few the great unwashed from The Golden Snitches forum ( link in my fan fic site ). The first chapter ( one that I wrote ) has been validated ! The floor is called 'Remember the Cannons'and can be found under the name 'The Golden Snitches'. I 'd love it if you guys read it !

Third, thanks so often to Moonylupin for nominating this for a Dobby honour on the forums !

Thanks to my genus Beta, Dancer of Starlight ! Thanks as well to Moonylupin, sinwillys822, uniquevampire12, XDNLxtlz99, Luke, wolverine83, EvilChaos, Denas, h91, Jen, tranc3rooney, Liana, and ngayonatkailanman.

Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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After suffering an embarrassing defeat to Hufflepuff the previous month, Ravenclaw was out of the running play for the Quidditch cup. Everybody, scholar, teachers, and stave alike, had been shocked by that tour of effect. The headwaiter of the Ravenclaw team actually spent a entire three daylight holed up in his mutual room following the devastating loss.

Due to this, Gryffindor was set to front Slytherin in the net match of the year. Albus overheard Empire State of the South say that if Hufflepuf had managed to score a few more goals in their catch against Ravenclaw, they would hold been in the final. Albus actually would cause preferred to play Hufflepuff, but there was n't anything he could do about it.

The Slytherins were extremely pleased about their billet in the Quidditch final and spent the integral week leading up to the catch strutting around the corridors with an air of smugness about them. Albus personally thought they were being rather cocky and should wait until after the match was over to show off.

`` Listen up, everyone ! '' Georgia shouted in the changing way a few minutes before the match was set to begin.

Albus sat down next to James and placed his broom on his lap. He was feeling more than a little bit nervous. This was his number one Quidditch concluding and he was determined to do well.

`` I know we 've been preparing for playing Ravenclaw in this lucifer, '' Empire State of the South said as she paced in front of the team, `` But we all know Slytherin has a worse team than Ravenclaw ! We can do this, I know we can ! Just recollect that the Slytherins play dirtier. observe yourselves out there. If we just play like we 've been playing all class, we 're for sure to win. Remember that we 've already beat Slytherin once this yr. We can do it again ! Now let 's get out there and kick some snake in the grass arses ! ``

`` Do snakes even have butts ? '' James whispered to Albus as they walked out onto the pitch.

`` I heard that King James, '' Georgia shouted.

`` Welcome, Hogwarts students and staff to the last Quidditch couple of the year ! volition Slytherin be able to tally enough goals to steal the Quidditch Cup away from Gryffindor ? Let 's Leslie Townes Hope not ! '' Todd Smith shouted.

`` Smith ! '' Patil scolded him.

`` Sorry, Professor, '' Todd replied, `` And here we have the Gryffindor team ! maitre d'hotel GA Weasley, followed by an entire clan of Weasleys including Fred, Heather, and Thomas Bradley. We also have two pseudo-Weasleys, James and Albus Potter. Then there 's Ryan O'Malley, who is n't a Weasley at all, but plays Quidditch well enough that he might as well be adopted by them ! ``

`` And here come the Slytherins. They 're probably all pertain, too, although they wo n't admit it- ''

`` Smith ! '' Patil yelled, `` enough family tree and get on with the commentary ! ``

`` Sorry, Professor, '' Todd continued, `` I guess you 'll want to know the names of the Slytherin players. They are Ferris Fielding, Talan Flint, sea captain lancet Goyle, Peyton Hughes, Garth Octavius, Hailey Odele, and Jesse Jackson Naiser ! ``

`` I want a uninfected game, '' Professor Oteski said sternly as Goyle crushed Georgia 's hand. Oteski released the Bludgers and the stoolie as Albus and the other players rose into the air.

Oteski threw the Quaffle into the air and it was immediately taken by Haines. Albus sped up and tried to watch up to Haines as he soared towards Georgia.

Albus was ahead of both Fred and Scots heather as he flew towards the Gryffindor goal posts. He saw Ryan send a Bludger at Haines, but Haines dodged it. Albus had to allow in that Slytherin did have decent Chasers.

Haines threw the Quaffle at the destination posts, but Georgia caught it and tossed it back into shimmer. Albus caught it by his fingertips and turned around to fly towards the Slytherin posts.

`` Heather ! '' Albus shouted as all three Slytherin pursuer converged onto him.

Two of the Slytherin chaser immediately flew to block Heather, and Albus threw the Quaffle to Fred. Fred caught it with a grin and took the rest of the way down the slant. Albus smiled as the Slytherin Chasers glared at him. Classic Weasley imposter. Albus and his cousins used that tactics all the sentence when they played over the holidays.

`` Gryffindor scores the first finish of the game ! '' Todd exclaimed after Fred easily tossed the Quaffle into one of the Slytherin goals.

Gryffindor scored five More end over the adjacent ten minutes. Albus scored two of those and assisted two others. Slytherin had n't scored at all and Heather currently had possession of the Quaffle.

Fielding and Odele were currently flying on either side of Calluna vulgaris. Flint was behind them and hit one of the Bludgers straight at Heather.

`` Heather, look out ! '' Albus shouted as he flew flat towards her.

Heather turned to look just as the Bludger hit her in the head and knocked her from her broom.

Oteski blew his whistle as Albus, Fred, and James I caught Heather before she hit the ground. The residual of the Gryffindor role player landed and ran towards Heather.

`` She 's unconscious, '' Fred announced, `` She 'll need to go to the infirmary Wing. ``

`` We 'll postulate her, '' Francis Edgar Stanley emerged from the stands with Neville following him. `` tinker's dam Slytherins, '' he muttered as he watched Neville conjure a stretcher for his sister.

`` We 'll just receive to play with two Chasers, '' Georgia announced after John Rowlands and Neville left with ling, `` She would n't want us to live on this. She 'll be OK. ``

With only two Chasers, Gryffindor 's performance drastically declined. Albus managed to score another goal, but Slytherin somehow scored eight right in a row. The Slytherin Beaters were ruthless and had managed to injure Empire State of the South 's left hand only XV minutes after they knocked Heather out. Albus easily made the penalty shot Oteski had given them, but GA 's ability to protect the goal went down.

Albus was getting quite discouraged and exhausted as he and Fred frantically tried to make up for the fact that Slytherin was now winning 190-70.

`` Why do n't you just forfeit, potter ? '' Naiser sneered as Albus flew the Quaffle towards the Slytherin goal posts.

`` Why does n't your searcher just catch the Snitch ? '' Albus smirked. The Slytherin Chasers were quite skilled, but it would be useless for them unless Octavius caught the Snitch anytime soon.

`` Shut up, ceramicist, '' Naiser growled and hit a nearby Bludger at Albus.

Albus, who had n't even noticed the Bludger, tried to dodge it, but instead got hit hard in the arm. He groaned and dropped the Quaffle, which Fielding grabbed and flew in the opponent direction.

Albus winced and held his arm towards his chest. It felt like it was broken. He turned and flew towards the Gryffindor side, trying to get Georgia 's attention.

Georgia noticed Albus, but not before Fielding managed to rack up yet another goal. `` time out ! '' she shouted.

Oteski blew his tin whistle and the Gryffindor thespian huddled below their goal posts.

`` What 's up, Al ? '' Georgia asked.

`` Naiser broke my arm, '' Albus groaned, `` Hit a Bludger right at it. ``

GA sighed, `` Can you recreate anymore ? ``

`` I 'll try, '' Albus said. Hopefully the game would n't last practically farsighted. Albus had lost all hope of winning, and since getting his arm broken, he did n't really handle who caught the Snitch.

`` Good, '' Georgia said and turned to James, `` Listen, I know we 're too far behind to win even if you catch the snitch, but if you catch it before Slytherin gets anymore goal, we might still be capable to get the Cup. Slytherin 's really far behind us in points for the Cup. So just enchant it soon, James. ``

`` Ok, '' James nodded, `` I 've seen it a few times, but have n't bothered to hitch it. Just been trying to sustain Octavius away from it, which is n't difficult. ``

`` Are we ready, then ? '' Georgia asked. Everyone nodded. Empire State of the South signaled to Oteski that they were ready and he blew the whistle.

Albus flew back into the air, trying to push aside the growing infliction in his arm. He was going to concentrate on keeping everyone away from Fred, who was the only uninjured Chaser leftfield. Albus did n't think he 'd actually be able to catch or drop the Quaffle and stay on his ling with only one arm.

Fred did superintend to get the Quaffle, but was quickly overtaken by the Slytherin Chasers and dropped it. Odele grabbed it and scored another goal for Slytherin.

Albus groaned partially due to this goal and partially due to his arm. He flew high into the air and noticed that Saint James was making a dive towards the ground. Albus breathed a suspiration of relief. James had seen the stoolpigeon. Octavius saw what James was doing, but he was at least ten substructure behind James River. Saint James the Apostle pulled out of the dive with the struggling Snitch in his hand.

`` Slytherin wins, '' John Smith muttered, `` 350-320. ''

Albus immediately flew towards the ground and dismounted as the entire school descended onto the pitch.

`` But wait ! '' Kate Smith shouted, `` Apparently, Slytherin did not grade enough goals to win the Cup ! The Quidditch Cup goes to Gryffindor ! ``

The majority of the school burst into gaudy hand clapping and shouting. Oteski gave Georgia the Quidditch Cup and she held it high into the air.

`` C'mon, Al, '' Peach State said, `` We 're going to see heather in the Hospital Wing. You ought to get that arm checked out. ``

Albus nodded and he followed the rest of the team up to the castle. They lost most of their suite as they ascended the stairs to the Hospital Wing. Empire State of the South pushed open the doorway and led the squad inside.

Madam Pomfrey bustled over to the doorway and gaped at the large radical of citizenry who had walked in. `` What 's going on ? ``

`` We 've won the Cup, '' Georgia grinned, `` Is Scots heather awake ? ``

`` I 'm awake ! '' Heather shouted.

`` We won the Cup ! '' Georgia shouted back and ran past lady Pomfrey over to Heather 's bed, `` But we lost the match. ``

`` Ugh, we lost to Slytherin, '' Heather groaned, `` But at least we won the Cup. How bad was it ? ``

`` 350 to 320, '' Empire State of the South sighed.

`` That 's not as bad as I thought, but still horrible, '' ling sighed.

`` You can talk about it later, '' ma'am Pomfrey announced, `` This is the Hospital flank, not your common room ! ``

`` But Albus and I broke our arms, '' Georgia said, holding out her arm.

Madam Pomfrey sighed, `` Of form you did. Quidditch. will it ever discontinue ? ``

`` Nope, '' Sakartvelo grinned.

`` Sit down on the bed, both of you. ``

Albus sat down future to his cousin and held out his arm for the nurse to heal. She muttered a spell and pointed her wand at Albus 's arm. It immediately felt better.

`` There, '' Madam Pomfrey said after she healed Georgia 's arm, `` Now you can go to your- ''

The doors burst open and rosiness, matt, Saint John, Amanda, and Kaden came bursting in.

`` Are you ok, Albus ? '' Rose shouted.

`` Of course, it 's you lot, '' dame Pomfrey sighed, `` Any of you break anything ? ``

`` Not today, '' lustrelessness laughed.

`` goodness, now you can all go back to your green elbow room, '' the nursemaid announced, `` This is not the place to celebrate or complain or whatever it is you want to do after this equal ! ``

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The exhilaration about Gryffindor winning the Quidditch Cup was short-lived. By the time the weekend was over, everyone was concentrating on studying for exams. Those who had n't studied much over the class were now frantically trying to get a line an entire year 's worth of cloth in a few unretentive days.

Albus 's first few exams went well. He was especially felicitous that his appeal exam was relatively leisurely since he failed the previous year 's one miserably.

`` I wonder where Kaden is, '' lavatory said as he tossed his record book down on the table and leaned back in his chair.

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged as he furiously scribbled down the place of Mandragora officinarum onto a piece of parchment. Albus and his friends were spending the eventide in the unwashed room studying for their Herbology exam the next day.

`` brand for a skillful quiet time to study, though, '' Rose commented.

`` I think he was studying for Transfiguration Day with his tutoring mathematical group in the library, '' Amanda said.

`` But it 's after curfew now, '' whoremaster pointed out, `` He should be back. ``

`` Why do you care so much if he breaks curfew ? '' rosebush raised her supercilium, `` Perhaps you would make a good prefect. ``

`` Why thank you, Rose, '' privy grinned, `` But I actually wanted to adopt a break from studying and recreate chess or something. And I 'm sure you lot would rather study. ``

`` I 'll play with you, '' mat said, `` I 'm disturbed of studying. ``

`` Excellent, '' John replied and the two of them ran up to the dormitory to get their chessmen.

Albus alternated between reading his Herbology book and watching the game of chess game for the next few arcminute. He had been cramming his brain with everything there is to acknowledge about magical plants for the past few hours and was becoming increasingly distracted by lav and Matt 's game.

Albus closed his al-Qur'an and glanced at his watch. It was already 9:30 and Kaden still was n't back. It was a bit unusual since Kaden never missed curfew. He was surely going to get caught by a instructor or a prefect if he did n't hurry up.

`` Yes ! '' John shouted as his king smashed matte 's bishop, `` Another one of your pieces destroyed ! ``

`` At least I still have my knight, '' mat smirked.

`` At least I 've got my queen, '' John pointed out.

Albus grinned to himself and settled down to observe the rest of the game. One of mat 's knights was in the appendage of killing John Lackland 's queen when he heard a swoon tapping on the window behind him.

`` Is that an owl ? '' rosebush asked, looking up from her book.

Albus turned around and looked out the glass. There was an owl out there. Albus opened the window and the owl flew inside and landed on top of John and Matt 's game.

`` Not a very well trained one, '' pink wine smirked, `` approximate your game 's over. ``

`` Oh, well, '' John shrugged and untied a piece of parchment from the owl 's leg. The owl took off as John examined the envelope. `` It 's addressed to you, Albus. ``

Albus stared questioningly at the letter. He took it from John and slowly turned it over. It was addressed to him. But why in the name of Merlin would it be delivered now ? He only ever got post in the cockcrow with everyone else.

`` surface it, '' Saint John the Apostle said excitedly.

Albus tore it undefended and unfolded a rumpled objet d'art of parchment. His face turned pale and he gasped as he read what it said.

`` What is it ? '' Rose asked anxiously.

Albus wordlessly tossed the parchment onto the table, where it landed face up. Glued onto the lambskin was a variety of letters that appeared to be cut out from a copy of the Prophet.

To infant Potty-

I have your imbecile cousin.
Bring the Cloak to Hogsmeade,
in strawman of the screeching Shack,
if you do n't want any harm to
come to him. Do n't tell anyone.

`` It 's Willinson, '' Albus whispered, `` He 's got Kaden. ``

`` How do you know it 's him ? '' Amanda asked.

`` He 's the only one who ever called me 'Baby Potty'. ``

`` And you 're sure as shooting it 's Kaden ? '' rose wine asked.

`` facial expression around, rosebush, '' Albus snapped, `` All my other cousins are here ! ``

`` I 'm just trying to make sure, '' Rose said, `` There 's no pauperism to get angry at me. ``

`` I 've got to go find him, '' Albus stood up and started to run to the portrait hole.

blush wine grabbed his robes. `` Albus, wait. You 've got to reckon this through. You ca n't just go storming into Hogsmeade with Willinson there ! ``

`` And what do you imagine I do ? Just let him torture Kaden ? ``

`` No, I mean we should go secernate Uncle Harry ! '' Rose insisted.

`` But we do n't have often time ! ``

`` Aurors have means of dealing with these situations, Albus, '' Rose explained, `` What do you suppose Willinson would let done if you went to go deliverance Kaden ? I 'm guessing you would n't be handing him over the Cloak. ``

`` No, but- ''

`` Albus, listen, '' rosiness said sternly, `` We 're going to record this to Uncle Harry. Go get the Cloak and the Map- ''

`` The Map ! '' Albus exclaimed, `` It 'll prove us exactly where both Willinson and Kaden are ! ``

`` And then we can tell Uncle Harry where they are. ``

Albus ran up to his dormitory with Saint John the Apostle and flatness following quickly.

`` What are we going to do ? '' Matt asked.

`` uncovering my dad, I guess, '' Albus replied as he grabbed the invisibility Cloak and the Map.

`` It 's the proper thing to do, Albus, '' lustrelessness said, `` The five of us could n't take in saved Kaden from Willinson by ourselves. Remember shoemaker's last yr ? ``

Albus nodded. He certainly did retrieve last year and he did not want this yr to be a repeat of it. Albus ran out of the dormitory without saying a word and the three son met up with Rose and Amanda near the portrait hole.

`` No degree in bothering with the Cloak, '' Albus muttered, `` We ca n't all fit. ``

Nobody argued and the five Gryffindors ran through the quiet corridor. They completely ignored Peeves and his boisterous cackling. Albus was n't in the mood for the poltergeist 's joking around. Kaden was in trouble and possibly being tortured. Albus picked up his tempo at the thought of torture.

toilet was the only one keeping up with Albus, and even he was starting to lag behind. Rose, Matt, and Amanda were far behind as far as Albus could state, but he was n't pausing to find out. He turned a corner and ran smack into someone who was quite a few in taller than Albus.

`` Ouch ! '' a daughter shouted.

`` Sorry, '' Albus muttered and tried to go around her.

`` And just what are you doing, Al ? '' the young woman grabbed his robes.

Albus looked up and noticed that the miss was his cousin, Gabriella. `` Er, nil. ``

`` Albus, as a Prefect, I have to account you for wandering the corridors at night, '' Gabriella sighed, `` As well as your supporter. '' She gestured to John, Rose, matte, and Amanda, who had caught up. `` Unless you 've got a good cause. ``

Albus thought for a mo. He did n't really want to tell Gabriella what was going on, but he realized that he could n't get past his cousin unless he told her.

`` Listen, '' Albus said quickly, `` Kaden 's in trouble. We were going to find my dad. ``

`` What kind of trouble ? '' Gabriella asked.

`` Hard to explain, '' Albus said impatiently, `` But we 're fall behind sentence. Can you please let us go ? ``

`` Tell you what, I 'll just go with you and produce sure you really are going to find Uncle Harry. ``

`` Fine, but let 's go ! '' Albus replied and took off running again.

The chemical group did n't run into anymore problem on their way to Harry 's office. Albus was in the spark advance and skidded to a stop in presence of his dad 's study. He pulled out his wand and shouted 'Alohomora'at the doorhandle. He wrenched it open as the rest of the chemical group came up behind him.

Harry had been sitting on his couch, wearing only a yoke of boxers and a tee shirt with a Gryffindor lion on it, reading the prophesier when Albus burst into the elbow room. He jumped and threw the report down when he saw the large group of people in the doorway.

`` Al ? '' Harry asked, `` What 's going on ? ``

`` Kaden 's in trouble, '' Albus said breathlessly, `` He 's been kidnapped by Willinson. ``

`` What ? '' Harry shouted, `` How did you find this out ? ``

`` Willinson sent me a note, '' Albus handed his dad the parchment.

Harry quickly read the alphabetic character and looked up at Albus and everyone else. `` How do you love it 's Kaden and how do you know Willinson sent this ? ``

`` The rest of my full cousin are in the common room, '' Albus said quickly, `` And Willinson 's the but one who ever called me 'Baby Potty'. ``

`` All right, '' Harry sighed, `` Let me get hold of your Uncle Ron and then we 'll guide down to Hogsmeade. Gabriella, go inform the master and Neville, then return to Gryffindor and form certain cypher leaves the towboat. ``

Gabriella nodded and left the room. Harry pulled out his wand and whispered an conjuration. An enormous silvery stag burst from the end of his wand. Harry said something to it and a few seconds later it disappeared out the window.

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Harry went into his bedroom to put on robes and left Albus and the others in his sitting room. Albus tapped his metrical unit impatiently and stared at his dad 's bedroom door.

`` We 're going to find him, Albus, '' Rose said quietly.

`` I know, I know, '' Albus mumbled.

`` Look at the Map, '' John suggested, `` We should line up out exactly where they are. ``

Albus nodded and pulled out the Map. He watched as the ink slowly formed Hogsmeade and then deform down over it, looking for Kaden.

`` You do n't think he 's in the Shrieking Shack, do you ? '' Amanda asked.

`` Only way you can get into that is the Whomping Willow, '' flatness reminded her.

`` And what if Willinson did that ? '' Amanda said.

`` He did n't, '' Albus cut in, `` He 's not in there. ``

Albus gazed intently at the Map, keeping his eyes peeled for the dots labeled 'Kaden Dursley'and 'Quinton Willinson'. Finally, he spotted them.

`` There ! '' Albus pointed, `` Inside that firm that 's closemouthed to the Shrieking hovel. ``

`` Can you tell what 's going on ? '' blush wine asked.

`` No, '' Albus said, `` Willinson 's on the opposite face of the house as Kaden. ``

The bedroom door burst open and Harry came running out. Albus hastily put away the Map.

`` Dad, '' Albus said as he followed Harry out into the corridor, `` I know where they are. They 're in the firm closest to the Shrieking shanty. ``

`` How do you know ? '' Harry asked without turning around or stopping.

`` I just do. Trust me. You 've got to split in there and relieve Kaden ! ``

`` Albus, '' Harry said as they ran through the darken corridors, `` I ca n't just post people into a house without any trial impression that Willinson and Kaden are in there. ``

`` But I have trial impression ! '' Albus sighed.

`` Then you 've got to say me what it is. ``

Albus groaned inwardly and turned his chief around to meet bathroom and flatness 's gaze. They had agreed not to order anyone about the Map until the following class. But the looks on John and flatness 's faces told Albus that both of them agreed that they should assure Harry in order to assist Kaden.

`` It 's hard to explain, '' Albus began, `` But the power point is, is that I have a Map of Hogsmeade that works the same way as the predator 's Map. ``

That stopped Harry in his tracks. He whirled around and stared at Albus with a mingle looking of confusion and awe on his face.

`` Did you establish it ? '' Harry asked.

`` No, '' Albus said, `` The Marauders did. ``

`` But-but, '' Harry spluttered, `` I thought they just made one of Hogwarts. Where did you find it ? How did you find it ? ``

`` It 's a long tarradiddle, Dad, '' Albus sighed, `` I 'll tell you later, but we 've got to go find Kaden. ``

`` rightfield, '' Harry agreed and started running again.

Albus followed him, thinking about how after tonight, the new Map would no longer be a secret.

By the time Harry and Albus left the Hogwarts grounds and entered Hogsmeade, they were far ahead of Albus 's Friend. Harry paused in front of The trey Broomsticks and waited for them to catch up.

It was an unusually affectionate Nox for the beginning of June. There was n't a hint of fart, nor a cloud in the sky. The stars were all out and the almost to the full lunar month illuminated Hogsmeade enough that they did n't need to fall their sceptre. Albus wondered for a quick second base if Matt should have just stayed in the school due to the phase of the moon, but did n't lounge on the thought. Albus was much too focused on Kaden to opine about much else.

Albus waited impatiently with his dad, but was startled at the strait of a loud crack. He turned around to see his Uncle Ron.

`` What 's going on, Harry ? '' Ron asked.

`` Kaden 's been kidnapped by Quinton Willinson, '' Harry whispered, and explained about the billet Albus had received, but he left the part about the map out.

whoremonger and Amanda skidded to a stay behind Harry and Albus and looked around nervously. `` Rose ... and ... Matt ... are far ... behind, '' John panted.

`` You ... lot run ... fast, '' Amanda commented.

`` They 'll see up, '' Harry said and then turned to Albus, `` Do you have the Cloak ? ``

`` Yeah, '' Albus nodded.

`` Good. But do n't turn over it to him. Listen, I let you lot come along because I figured if I did n't, you 'd pilfer out anyway. But I do n't want you getting involved. Stay behind me at all metre and obey whatever I tell you, '' Harry said sternly. `` I do n't want a repeat of last year. ``

Albus nodded reluctantly. `` All right. ``

`` Good, '' Harry replied.

Rose and Matt ran up behind whoremonger and Amanda a few minutes later. `` Did ... we ... miss ... anything ? '' matte asked.

`` No, '' Harry said, `` Now, I want you all to follow me. Wands out. If individual tries to attack you, you 've got my permission to use whatever jinx or hex comes to your mind. ``

Albus drew his wand and followed his dad down the unruffled street. He had to hold that despite the fact that he was worried about Kaden, it was kind of exciting to go on a mission with his dad and Uncle Ron. The lone fourth dimension he 'd ever seen them in Auror mode was the previous bounce, and Albus missed much of his dad 's affaire d'honneur since he was dueling Quinton Willinson at the time.

The group continued down the street, past the forsake shop class and silent planetary house. Albus had never been in Hogsmeade at Nox before. It was kind of spooky, especially as they left the more populated surface area and approached the Shrieking Shack.

`` Ooo, spooky, '' John whispered.

`` You 've got to be still, '' Harry said.

`` Sorry, '' john muttered.

Harry and Ron stopped in front end of the house that was closest to the shriek shanty. It was a one-level building, that looked in dire need of fix. The shutters were falling off, the paint was chipped, and parts of the turnout were missing. It looked like it had n't been lived in in years. The grass was vastly overgrown and Albus spotted a few dwarf holes near the bushes that were along the road. All in all, it looked almost creepier than the Shrieking shanty. Harry and Ron stooped down and squatted behind the bushes. Albus and his friends did the same.

`` stoppage here with them, Ron, '' Harry whispered, `` I do n't want Willinson to know they 're here. I 'm going to negociate with him. ``

`` All right, '' Ron agreed.

Albus watched as his dad got up and crept up the walkway to the house. He stopped when he was halfway up it.

`` Quinton Willinson ! '' Harry called in what must own been a magically amplified phonation, `` Are you there ? ``

`` Who 's there ? '' Willinson 's voice called. Albus peeked through the Dubya, but he could n't say if Willinson was in the windowpane or not.

`` This is Harry ceramicist, '' Harry replied, `` I think we should mouth about what 's going on. ``

`` What 's there to talk about ? ``

`` You captured my cousin, '' Harry said, `` You 've made demands in order for us to get him back. I think we need to issue forth to an agreement. ``

`` You know what I want ! If you give it to me, you can have your cousin back ! ``

`` What the ruddy hell is going on out here ? '' a voice shouted from behind Albus.

Albus turned around quickly and saw an old wizard ambling down the route in a fertilization robe, with his wand held out in forepart of him.

Ron stood up and pointed his wand at the man. He motioned for Albus and his booster to persist behind the bushes.

`` Can I help you, sir ? '' Ron asked.

`` I want to get it on what 's going on in that house, '' the man demanded.

Ron pulled out his Auror badge and flashed it to the man. `` I ca n't differentiate you that, but I assure you that the situation is under control. Please stay put behind this line. '' Ron waved his wand and a patrician phone line appeared where the grass met the road.

`` Fine, fine, '' the man muttered and crossed his arms, but made no move to go back to his theatre, `` Never any peace around here. Whether it 's those blinking spook in that decrepit old shack or Aurors screaming in the dead of night .... ''

`` If you 'll come out of that house, we can blab out about your need, '' Harry said.

`` I 'll fall out when you give me the Cloak ! ``

`` I 'm afraid that 's not possible, '' Harry replied.

`` I 've got my wand ! I 'll hex him, I 'm not afraid to do it ! ``

`` Is someone captured in there ? '' a womanhood shrieked.

Albus turned around again. There was now a small crew of Hogsmeade residents clad in a variety of pajamas, dressing robe, and cloaks, standing just behind the line Ron had drawn.

`` Calm down, ma'am, '' Ron said, `` We have everything under restraint. ``

`` I would n't do that if I were you, Willinson, '' Harry said, `` You 'll get a long stint in Azkaban for that. ``

`` I do n't care ! If you do n't give me that damn cloak I 'll curse this kid to next one C ! ``

`` He 's got a kid in there ? '' the woman shouted, `` And you think you 've got everything under control ? ``

`` All he wants is a cloak ? '' a man shouted, `` Why do n't you just give it to him ? Get the kid out animated ! ``

`` Listen, folks ! '' Ron shouted, `` You do n't infer the circumstances. If you continue to question our actions, I 'll have to ask you to rejoin to your firm. ``

`` I do n't imagine you will, Willinson, '' Harry said.

`` And why 's that, Potter ? ''

`` That 's Harry ceramist ? '' another adult female shouted, `` Let me through ! I want to meet him ! ``

`` Ma'am, '' Ron held up his hand, `` As I said before, if you do n't abide back, I 'll receive to ask you to impart. ``

`` Because I taught you, Quinton, '' Harry said a little quieter, `` I do n't think you 're like your founding father. If you come out now, we can subdue this. ``

`` No. You 're wrong, ceramicist. I am like my don. We want the Lapp things. And to do that, we need that cloak ! ``

`` Just let Kaden leave, and we 'll talk. ``

`` No ! Are you going to chip in me the bloody cloak or not, potter ? ! ``

`` I am not. ``

`` Then I 'm going to hex the kid ! ``

`` That would be a bad idea, Willinson, '' Harry said.

`` Somebody do something ! '' another womanhood shouted.

Ron whispered an conjuration and a silvery terrier appeared out of his wand. He talked to it and it disappeared into the night. Moments later, a witch and a wizard Apparated next to Ron.

`` We 've got a 230, '' Ron muttered, `` Lewster, hitch here and sustain the crew back. They 've been pushy. Newman, espouse me. '' Ron turned to Albus, `` Rose and Al, stay here. Under no circumstances are you or your Friend to come into the firm. ``

Lewster, the wizard, took Ron 's place in front of the crowd and scowled at them. Ron and Newman walked up the concrete and stood behind Harry.

`` You asked for it, potter ! '' Willinson shouted. A few second later, Albus heard a shriek coming from the house.

`` Go get that kid ! '' someone in the crowd shouted.

Albus watched as Harry, Ron, and the early Auror ran up to the doorway and blasted it loose.

`` C'mon, '' Albus stood up.

`` What ? '' Rose exclaimed, `` My dad said to stay out of the house ! ``

`` We 're not going in the house. We 're going to view through the windowpane. You think I can just sit here and not sleep together what 's going on ? ``

`` But Albus- ''

`` I figure we 'd better put on the Cloak, so only two of you can fare with me. ``

`` I 'll go, '' John and Matt said at the same time.

`` Then let 's go, '' Albus replied.

`` But Albus- '' rose wine stammered.

`` You 're not talking me out of this, Rose. ``

John and matte stood up and Albus threw the Cloak over the three of them. They walked quietly up to the family, leaving come up with her mouth gaped undefended and Amanda shaking her forefront. The former Auror, Lewster, did n't even seem to notice them leave and Albus had a belief he would n't birth cared anyway.

Albus crouched down in front of a window and peeked inside. He was beaming that Willinson had been keeping Kaden in the front room, and they were able-bodied to see. Kaden was cowering in a corner while Willinson stood in social movement of him. Willinson had his wand pointed right at Harry, who was standing directly in front of him. Ron and Paul Newman were slightly behind Harry, their wands pointed at Willinson.

`` Merlin, '' Albus whispered.

`` Bloody hell, '' John the Evangelist said.

`` We should go in there and help, '' Albus said.

`` No, '' lusterlessness grabbed the back of Albus 's robes, `` They 're Aurors, they can handle it. Plus, your dad said to stay away, we 'd be in huge worry if we went in the planetary house. ``

Albus sighed and crouched back down. Matt was right. There was n't anything Albus could do. His dad had it under control. He turned to the window and watched what was going on.

Kaden looked up and saw Harry and the other Aurors. He immediately stood up and started to run over to them. Willinson turned around and pointed his baton at Kaden.

`` Do n't even reckon about it, kid, '' Willinson growled, `` stick around where you are, or I 'll cuss you. ``

Kaden sat back down with a looking of terror on his face. Albus was surprised they were able to hear what everyone was saying. The old house must get had a bunch of crack cocaine around the window.

`` Willinson, '' Harry began, `` We 're going to need you to let Kaden number with us. Then we can talk about this. ``

`` No, '' Willinson growled, `` Not unless you give me the Cloak. You got it on you ? I told your son to bring it. I see he did n't come my order. He told you about it. ``

`` Yes, he did, '' Harry replied, `` And I do n't throw the Cloak on me. ``

`` I do n't consider you. Accio Cloak ! '' Willinson pointed his wand at Harry, but nil happened.

`` See ? No cloak, '' Harry said, `` Now release Kaden and we 'll talk. If you come now, your time in Azkaban will be reduced. ``

`` I 'm not going to Azkaban. ``

`` You kidnapped and attacked a fry. You 're going to Azkaban, '' Harry said.

`` I do n't conceive so, '' Willinson growled and pointed his baton at Harry, `` Expelliarmus ! ``

But Harry was too fast for Willinson. He dodged the spell and sent one back at Willinson. Willinson and Harry broke out in a duel, with spells flying everywhere.

`` This wo n't conclusion long, '' Albus muttered, `` He 's an atrocious dueler. ``

Ron ran from behind Harry and over to Kaden. He pulled Kaden up and made a dash for the door. Willinson spotted them and sent a while, but John Henry Newman blocked it. Ron and Kaden burst through the doorway and were greeted by clapping from the crowd.

`` Should we go back ? '' Matt asked.

`` No, '' Albus muttered, `` I want to see what happens to Willinson. ``

Harry was still dueling with Willinson, and Newman had joined in as well. None of Willinson 's magical spell were actually making liaison with Harry or Newman, and most of Harry and Newman 's spells were blasting apart furniture as Willinson dodged them.

Newman sent a trip jinx at Willinson and caused him to fall over a confused hot seat. Harry immediately disarmed him and caught his verge. Cardinal Newman conjured roach and leaping Willinson 's hands. The two Aurors then lifted him to his feet and started to drop behind him out of the house.

`` Now we leave, '' Albus announced. The three boys stood up and walked as fast as they could gage to the bush.

`` I 'm storm you did n't get caught, '' rosiness muttered when they sat back down.

`` Kind of sound like you 're thwarted, '' John smirked.

`` What happens now ? '' Matt asked.

Albus looked out at the crowd. Now that Willinson had been caught, Lewster was trying to propagate them. Most were going back to their homes, but a few stubborn single had to be shouted at a bit before they would leave.

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged.

`` You lot are going back to school, '' Ron said.

Albus stood up and saw his Uncle Ron, standing with Kaden just beyond the bushes. Kaden still looked scared out of his mind and stood shaking with Ron 's arm around his shoulder. Albus walked over to them, followed by the rest of his friends.

`` What 's going to happen to Willinson ? '' John asked.

`` Harry will take him to the Ministry, where he will have charges put against him. Then he 'll go to Azkaban. ``

`` trade good, '' Albus said.

`` Now, let 's get back to Hogwarts, '' Ron said, and began to walk up the road, back into the master constituent of Hogsmeade.

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Ron decided that Kaden should go to the hospital flank, and madam Pomfrey reluctantly let Albus and his friends stay with him. Ron left shortly after he explained what had gone on. He had to go speak to Kendrick and then go to the Ministry to help Harry with the paperwork.

`` You know, '' ma'am Pomfrey said as she handed Kaden a potion, `` You lot are beginning to prompt me a lot of Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Two years now, you have gotten into trouble at the end of the year. ``

`` It 's not our fault, '' Albus shrugged.

`` I know it 's not, '' Madam Pomfrey said, `` Now, I 'll let you stay for a one-half hr or so and then you 've got to get back to your common room. Especially you, Matt, you look a bit peaky. ``

`` I 'm very well, '' lusterlessness shrugged. He did reckon exhausted, most in all likelihood due to the fact that the to the full synodic month was two twenty-four hour period away.

`` Nonsense, '' Madam Pomfrey muttered, `` Were you outside with the rest of them tonight ? ``

`` Er, yeah. ``

The nurse sighed, `` You know you 're not supposed to. I 'm getting you a potion. '' She ran off to a locker and returned with a goblet of steaming liquid. She thrust it to lustrelessness and he downed it, wincing at the disgusting taste.

Once brothel keeper Pomfrey returned to her study, Albus turned to Kaden. `` Ok, explain what happened. '' Albus was dying to sleep with how Willinson had captured him.

`` It was Felix Willinson, '' Kaden said quietly, `` I was on my way back from the program library and he snuck up behind me and Stunned me. I was stuck, could n't move. Felix pulled me into a nearby classroom, where Willinson was waiting. Except he was n't Willinson. He was a one-seventh year miss, or what looked like a seventh year girl. He must cause taken Polyjuice Potion. Anyway, he somehow found an Invisibility Cloak. Which kind of makes me wonder why he wanted yours. But he threw it over me and levitated me to Hogsmeade and to that old family. And well, you know the ease. ``

`` Wow, '' Ablus replied, `` You 're ok, though, right ? He did n't do any really bad scourge on you, did he ? ``

`` No, mainly he just tried to dash me, and it worked, '' Kaden whispered, `` I do n't see how I 'm in Gryffindor, Albus. I was n't brave at all. ``

`` Yes you were, '' Albus assured him, `` Do n't say that. I dueled Willinson finis year. We all did. And we were all scared. ''

lusterlessness, John, Rose, and Amanda all nodded.

`` See ? '' Albus said, `` Being brave is n't about not being scared. I bet even my dad was scared tonight. I 'm sure you were brave. Did you try to hex Willinson at some point ? ``

`` Yeah. ``

`` So you were brave. You tried to duel him. person who was n't brave would n't experience tried to duel him. ``

`` I guess. ``

`` I 'm life-threatening. You 're brave, Kaden, '' Albus said, `` You do belong in Gryffindor. ``

`` All rightfield. Thanks, Albus. ``

`` No job, '' Albus smiled, `` You 're officially one of us now. You 've dueled Willinson. ``

Kaden laughed a minuscule, `` Just so long as it does n't become a substance abuse. ``

`` I do n't reckon it will, '' Albus grinned, `` He 's going to Azkaban. ``

`` Good, '' Kaden said, `` But Albus, why did he need your cloak ? Do you screw why ? ``

Albus exchanged glances with Rose and then sighed. `` Yes, I do have a go at it. It 's really, really complicated. I 'd consume to explicate my entire first year of school for you to understand properly. ``

`` Well, I 've got nothing better to do, '' Kaden grinned, `` I 'll be bored out of my idea in this place. ``

`` The affair is, Kaden, '' Albus sighed, `` That I really ca n't tell you. It 's got a lot to do with my dad defeating Voldemort. He, my mum, my Uncle Ron, and my aunty Hermione kept a secret from me, rose, Saint James the Apostle, Lily, and Victor Hugo for years. I 'm not even trusted if Lily and Hugo know about it yet. But anyway, James River, pink wine, and I found out last class, and it 's got everything to do with why Willinson wants my cloak.

`` My dad did n't want us knowing because he does n't want a whole lot of masses to recognise. He thought we 'd tell mass. He made us assure not differentiate after he explained everything finis year. So I really ca n't secern you. My dad 's got to. I think he will, though, after tonight. ``

`` I never get to cognize anything, '' Kaden sighed, `` I 'm guessing all of you know about it ? ``

`` Er, yeah, they do, '' Albus said, `` But only because they were involved in dueling Willinson go year. That 's why I think my dad will tell you soon. ``

`` All rightfield, I 'll try and be affected role, '' Kaden said.

`` Your half hour 's up ! '' gentlewoman Pomfrey announced, `` Off to your hall. I want you all to get some eternal rest ! Honestly, it 's almost midnight ! ``

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A/N : I managed to rack in another update ! There 's only one more chapter after this and it wo n't be posted until the queue is open again.

Thanks to my Beta, Dancer of Starlight ! Thanks as well to ngayonatkailanman, Liana, tranc3rooney, Moonylupin, Jen, sinwillys822, Luke, and EvilChaos for their reexamination !

Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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There was a page longsighted article on the figurehead of the seer the next morning that detailed every aspect of the late nighttime 's incident in Hogsmeade. Well, it did not explain what exactly Willinson was after, but everything else was mentioned. Kaden became an instant renown as soon as he left the hospital backstage after breakfast. Almost the entire school, including a few Slytherins, wanted a first base hired man story of how he got kidnapped. Kaden did n't establish any of the fearfulness he had the former night as he greatly embellished what went on in the old abandoned business firm.

Harry still had n't returned from the Ministry. Albus figured he was still busy with sentencing Willinson to Azkaban. Albus did n't deliver long to live on it, though, because they had the last of their examinations that day.

`` I am so glad those are over ! '' John exclaimed at dinner party that Nox, `` I say we party in the common way tonight ! ``

`` Some of us, '' Gabriella leaned over the table, `` Still give birth O.W.L.s to take. ``

`` Oh, er, right, '' John muttered, `` Never mind. ``

`` We can still political party, '' Albus whispered, `` Just not in the common room. ``

`` Oh, yeah, '' toilet grinned.

`` And then I tried to kick his verge out of his deal, but he grabbed my leg instead, '' Kaden explained to a few over-excited Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs who had wandered over, `` So, I bit him. He shrieked like a picayune girl. ``

Albus rolled his oculus. `` This just gets softheaded and crazier. ``

`` Aw, descend on, Albus. You 've got ta admit that he 's making it fathom better, '' John said.

`` But biting Willinson ? '' Albus raised his eyebrow, `` That 's disgusting. ``

`` You 've got an owl, Albus, '' Rose pointed to an owl that was soaring down towards Albus. It was Harry's.

Albus took the alphabetic character and opened it. King John and matt read it over his shoulder.

beloved Al,

affair are pretty a good deal taken care of at
the Ministry. I 'll be back around seven.
sports meeting me in the entrance Hall then. Bring
rosebush, Kaden, Matt, John the Divine, and Amanda. I 'd
like to babble out to you about final stage night.

Love,
Dad

lusterlessness looked at his watch. `` That 's in a half time of day. ``

`` Half hour to drag Kaden away from his buff, '' can smirked.

A half hour later Albus and his Quaker were standing around the ingress Hall, waiting for Harry. Kaden had reluctantly left his gaggle of girls, only after Albus had told him that Harry was going to explain about the Cloak.

`` Well, well, what have we here ? '' a wheezy spokesperson said from behind them.

Albus spun around and saw Filch limping towards them with a smirk on his face.

`` Loitering in the Entrance Hall, '' Filch muttered, `` What are you up to, I wonder .... ''

`` Er, '' Albus said.

`` Another detention, before the year 's up .... ''

`` They 're with me, Filch, '' Harry shouted from the doorway, `` And it 's not curfew yet. ``

`` right wing, right ... '' Filch muttered and shuffled off in the opposite direction.

`` So, Room of Requirement sound good ? '' Harry asked.

Everyone nodded and followed Harry up the stairs. They were stopped no less than three times by several students wanting to speak to Kaden. Albus and John broke out in hysterical laugh after the third person asked for his autograph. Eventually, they did manage to make believe it to the Room.

Everybody settled themselves onto the various comfy armchairs and couches that were in the room.

`` Are you going to order me why Willinson wanted Albus 's cloak ? '' Kaden asked immediately.

Harry laughed, `` Yes, do n't care, Kaden. I 'm going to explain everything. ``

`` Excellent, '' Kaden grinned.

Harry launched into the recollective narration about the Hallows, beginning with how he, Ron, and Hermione first learned about the Hallows, including the Tale of the Three Brothers, and ending with the incident that happened the endure spring. By the meter he finished, Kaden was staring at him open mouthed and a looking of awe on his face.

`` Blimey, that 's perplex, '' Kaden grinned.

`` I 'd appreciate it if you would n't secern anyone about this, Kaden, '' Harry said seriously.

Albus tried to stifle his laugh as he turned to look at Rose.

`` What 's so funny ? '' Kaden asked.

`` You. Keeping a secret, '' John grinned.

`` Oh, shut it. I 've kept secrets. ``

`` I 'm certain Kaden will be capable to keep it a secret, '' Harry said.

`` So, '' Albus began, changing the theme, `` What 's going to fall out to Willinson ? ``

`` He 's in Azkaban right now, '' Harry explained, `` He has a minimal ten years sentence, utmost twenty age. He 's not too happy about it, but too bad for him. ``

`` Good, '' Albus said, `` What about Felix Willinson ? ``

`` Well, all he really did was hex Kaden, which happens all the clip here. I 've assigned him a few custody. ``

`` What about those other chap ? '' Kaden asked, `` Washburn and Willinson 's dad ? ``

`` They 're still on the run, '' Harry sighed, `` But we 're looking for them. Quinton would n't give us any information when we questioned him. ``

`` Hope you find them soon, '' Kaden replied.

`` Me, too, '' Harry said and turned to Albus, `` Now, Al, could you explain about this new map you showed me endure nighttime ? ``

Albus looked at his dad and then slowly got the map out of his bag. He unfolded it and held it up. `` Er, yeah. ``

`` Where did you find it ? '' Harry asked quietly.

`` Attic of the planetary house. It was hidden in an old photo record album of the predator. ``

`` Do you still have the album ? ``

`` Yeah, it 's up in my trunk. ``

`` I 'd like to see it over the summer, '' Harry said, `` But what I 'd like now is for you to excuse exactly how this map works. I promise you wo n't get in trouble. ``

`` All right, '' Albus glanced at his friend and then back at his dad, `` At first, we had no estimation what to do with it. So we tried random stuff like spells and the phrase for the predator 's Map. Eventually we figured it out, but it turns out this map was more rarify than the Marauder 's Map.

`` For it to work, four Gryffindors have to be 'the next Marauders. ``

`` waiting, what ? '' Harry asked.

`` The piranha somehow made it so you could only get the map to reveal itself if you were one of four boys who are like the Marauders. ``

`` That is impressive conjuration, '' Harry said quietly.

`` So, somehow the map recognized that I was related to one of the Marauders and thought I might be one of the new marauder, '' Albus explained, `` And, it 's rightful. I am the new Prongs. ``

Harry stared at Albus. `` Falco columbarius. That is incredible, Albus. ``

Albus smiled. `` And lusterlessness, John, and Kaden are the other new piranha. It would n't ingest worked without them. ``

`` want to guess who 's who ? '' John the Divine grinned.

Harry smirked, `` You 're Padfoot. ``

`` Is it that obvious ? ``

`` Yes, '' Harry, Albus, and Rose said at the same time.

`` Well, guess who matt and Kaden are, '' lav said.

`` I think I 'm even more obvious than you are, '' lustrelessness muttered from the lounge he was laying on.

`` You 're Moony, '' Harry said, `` Which leaves Kaden to be Wormtail. You kind of got the forged end of the good deal. ``

Kaden shrugged, `` I do n't ingest to be exactly like him. ``

`` Of course not, '' Harry agreed. `` So, how did you prove to the map that you were the new Marauders ? ``

`` Er, '' Albus shrugged, `` We had to do some, well, some stuff. ``

`` What kind of stuff, Al ? '' Harry smiled, `` I promise you wo n't get in worry. ``

Albus sighed and quickly explained what they had spent the intact class doing. Harry was shaking his head and laughing by the time Albus had finished.

`` I ca n't say I 'm happy that you snuck out of the castle and spent the night in the Shrieking hut or that you Stunned deer in the woods near Rose 's house, but zilch bad happened. Just do n't do anything like that again. ``

`` All rightfulness, '' Albus shrugged.

`` Ok, now I want to see this map of Hogsmeade. ``

`` Sure, '' Albus pulled out his wand, `` Only the four of us can get it to show up, though. ``

Albus revealed the map and handed it to his dad. He only hoped that Harry would n't notice the third Sir Frederick Handley Page. Albus did n't require to tell apart his dad about the orphic room yet.

Harry spent about ten minutes looking at the map and then handed it back to Albus. `` Al, I 'm really glad you managed to find that. It means a lot that the four of you can be the side by side generation of Marauders. Now, I 've got to go address with the headmaster. I 'll see you tomorrow. ``

`` Night, Dad, '' Albus got up.

`` dark, Al, '' Harry stood up and gave his son a hug, `` sleep with you. ``

`` making love you, too. ``

john stood up as soon as Harry left. `` Ok, you lot, let 's go celebrate the end of test ! ``

Albus, Rose, and Amanda got up as well. `` Good idea ! '' Albus grinned.

`` Are you sleeping ? '' John the Evangelist poked Matt.

`` I was, '' lustrelessness groaned.

`` Aw, come on, we want to go celebrate in the other room. ``

`` Ugh, all right, I 'm coming, '' lustrelessness sat up, `` Are n't you lot tired ? We got almost no sleep last nighttime and then had to be up early for exams. ``

`` Not really, '' John shrugged, `` But I know you are. I saw you fall asleep on your story of Magic exam. ``

`` It would be hard not to, '' matte yawned, `` The class is bad enough, but a exam ? ``

`` I agree with you there, '' John said.

Albus, mat, lav, and Kaden wound up spending the Night in the predator 's Den. flatness fell asleep in his bed as soon as they got there, and no one had the heart to wake him up. Well, whoremonger did, but rosiness convinced him not to. The girls left shortly before curfew, after a few circle of Exploding snapshot and whizz 's chess, as well as the feeding of legion Chocolate toad and Bertie Bott 's Beans.

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The remaining hebdomad of school went by incredibly fast. Albus and his friends spent most of it outside, once Matt was out of the hospital offstage that is, playing Quidditch and goofing off. Kaden 's many supporter slowly trickled away and soon he was just a steady student again. Ravenclaw won the sign Cup yet again. Albus and pink wine went to yet another Hogwarts gradation, this prison term for their cousin-german Stanley. Albus had a look he 'd be going to every single Hogwarts graduation for at least the side by side ten years. He would probably be so queasy of them by the time he graduated that he would n't even want to look. Sir Henry Morton Stanley 's gradation was much the same as Victoire 's had been, and Teddy 's the year before.

`` I ca n't believe my inaugural twelvemonth is over, '' Kaden sighed as they were riding the railroad train back to Jack London, `` It 's definitely been the skilful year of shoal ever. ``

`` Never a mute moment at Hogwarts, that 's for certainly, '' Albus laughed.

`` I 'll say. Wonder what 'll hap succeeding spring ? ``

`` Hopefully, nothing, '' Albus replied. He had had sufficiency of the duel with Willinson. All Albus wanted was a schooling year that did not necessitate anything Kaden would consider exciting.

`` I think I 'm going to be bored this summer, '' Kaden announced, `` Not being able to do magic. ``

`` Oh, I forgot to recount you, '' mat began, `` My mum said you lot could come drop a few sidereal day at my household this summer, if you want. ``

`` Yeah ! '' Kaden shouted excitedly, `` Your house has got to be more shake up than mine. ``

`` If you want exciting, you ought to see my Uncle diddly-squat 's house, '' mat said, `` You want to come over, Albus and can ? ``

`` Definitely, '' Albus grinned.

`` Count me in, '' John said, `` I 'll be up for getting away from my sisters. Ashtyn 's going to be unendurable this summertime, what with her going to Hogwarts in the declension. ``

`` Lily, too, '' Albus said.

`` And Hugo, '' Rose added.

`` Well, I have n't got any untried sib, so we 'll feature the house to ourselves. Besides my parents, that is, '' matte pointed out.

`` Excellent, '' John the Evangelist grinned. `` So, anyone doing anything exciting this summer ? Anymore cool tripper, Amanda ? ``

`` I do n't think so, '' Amanda said, `` I wish we 'd go back to Ireland, though. ``

`` My parents said we might to to the nation to see my uncle, '' lustrelessness said, `` Depends on their employment docket, though. And Amy 's. ``

`` Nothing exciting for me, '' Albus said.

`` Me either, '' Rose said.

`` Or me, '' King John laughed, `` We 're passably boring, are n't we ? We 'll just have to raise the ruckus at Matt 's house. ``

`` good luck with that with my mum around, '' Matt smirked, `` I swear she 's got centre on the back of her caput. ``

`` I think all momma do, '' John shook his head word, `` So, when did your parents say we could come over ? ``

`` Dunno, '' Matt shrugged, `` Depends on when we 're visiting Uncle diddlyshit, I suppose. I 'll owl you. ``

`` auditory sensation right. ``

The balance of the string ride passed quickly. Albus dozed off towards the end of it, only to be shaken awake by rose wine. Albus sat up and looked around the compartment. Matt and Amanda were yawning and sitting up as well. Gospel According to John and Kaden were both completely covered in smut and were cleaning up what looked to be a rather vicious round of Exploding Snap.

`` You two ought to pattern that over the summertime, '' Rose said cheerfully, `` And perhaps find out a cleanup charm or two. '' She pointed her scepter at each of their faces in turn and restored them to their usual clean state.

`` Yeah, yeah, '' John muttered.

`` Just you wait, '' Kaden grinned as he opened the door and walked out into the corridor, `` Come September, we 'll wipe the floor with you. ``

`` I 'll believe it when I see it, '' pink wine smiled.

Albus laughed to himself as he followed his protagonist out into the corridor. He joined the multitude of educatee emerging onto the platform. Albus spotted his parents and Lily, standing future to rose 's parents and Hugo. He pushed through the crowd of students and made his way over to them. Albus was happy to be going home, but at the Lapp fourth dimension he was excited about the future school year. He would be a third year, which meant he could chaffer Hogsmeade. Albus grinned to himself as he thought about all the possibilities that Hogsmeade would accommodate with the new Marauder 's Map in his pocket.

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A/N : Well, that 's it ! I really hope you all enjoyed it. To answer the question that a lot of people will probably ask in reexamination, I am writing a sequel to this ! It 's nearly finished and quite different than this one. I do own some major editing to do and am going to try and start that soon, but I do n't anticipate posting the low gear chapter for another Clarence Day. Not to bring up the fact that it is still currently being called Albus Potter and the Unnamed Sequel and I need to come in up with a permanent title. School has started, so my writing sentence is limited. I will probably station updates about how the editing is coming along on my blog on the HPFF assembly, so feeling exempt to ensure it out !

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight ! Thanks as well to phoenixy friend, ngayonatkailanman, Luke, sinwillys822, 1OldHPFan, Jen, Moonylupin, Denas, Liana, tranc3rooney, potterfan296, and EvilChaos for their reviews, as well as anyone who has read/reviewed the old chapters !