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Albus, whoremonger, rosiness, and Amanda all agreed to hold off until after dinner to visit Matt in the Hospital backstage the next day. They had the good afternoon off, but Kaden did n't, and he wanted to come along. Kaden seemed even happier now that he was no longer excluded from anything that Albus did. Gone were the days where Albus would be able to sneak off to the Room of Requirement without Kaden, now that he knew about the way. Of track, Albus supposed he could just ask the room not make itself obtrusive to Kaden, but Kaden could probably opine that he was in there anyway.

`` You have to be quiet in the infirmary extension, Kaden, '' Albus explained as they walked there after dinner, `` Or else madam Pomfrey will throw you out. ``

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

Albus pushed open the door and everyone followed him inside. madam Pomfrey was pouring a blue potion into a nursing bottle and looked up when she saw Albus and his friends enter. She raised her brow and peered at Kaden curiously.

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

`` Huh, '' madam Pomfrey shook her nous, `` You 'd meliorate continue it subdued, Kaden. Do n't go telling the solid school about it. ``

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

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

Albus led his friends over to the solitary busy bed and pulled back the curtains. matt was come alive, but he looked exhausted as usual.

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

`` All right wing, '' Matt replied.

Albus, St. John, Rose, and Amanda crowded around lustrelessness 's bed like common, but Kaden had frozen in property and was staring at mat. For the first clip in his life, he was speechless.

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

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

`` Oh, yeah, told you it was frightful, '' Matt said, `` Broke my arm last night. ``

`` I did n't know that 's what would materialise, '' Kaden said quietly.

`` Only happens sometimes, '' Matt explained.

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

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

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

`` Oh, yeah, I mean I slept the entire residual of the day and all nighttime and all day yesterday, but I 'm no spoilt than usual. ``

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

`` I 've slept for yearner than that, '' Matt replied, `` book 's four days. ``

`` Four days ? ! ``

`` Yeah. ``

`` But why did you sleep that much this time ? '' rosiness asked, `` Was it the potion ? ``

`` Yeah. Actually, one of the active ingredients in the sleepiness Potion is also in the Aconitum lycoctonum I take, so it was like I got a forked dose. That 's why the potion had more of an burden on me than everyone else and why it took so long to wear off. ``

`` That makes mother wit, '' Rose said.

`` But Madam Pomfrey said I ca n't finish making that potion next week, '' Matt continued, `` Because it seems to touch on 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 earn him too sleepy to care, '' Gospel According to John laughed.

`` Hopefully that 'll happen adjacent week, too, '' Matt said.

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

`` So, '' Albus lowered his voice, `` We 're going to get going looking for that Wizard 's digit Print good luck charm as soon as you get out of here. ``

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

`` We 'll do it over the weekend, then, '' blush wine said, `` Along with studying for exams. ``

`` Do n't cue me, '' matte groaned.

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The rest of the week passed by very slowly. Albus was excited about finding the genius 's digit mark magical spell, so that did n't serve subject. After what seemed the likes of forever, Saturday finally arrived and Albus and his friends found themselves holed up in the program library, searching as many record book as they could.

`` Look in the index, '' Rose instructed as she dumped a huge pile of rule book onto the table, `` Just look up 'Wizard 's finger's breadth Print'and if it 's not there, do n't bother searching that book. ``

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

`` Oh, it would look at you until sixth yr to figure this out, '' rosiness grinned.

`` You 're probably the right way, '' bathroom agreed.

Albus had to agree with this. rise up had done most of the oeuvre for this map, even though it was Albus, Matt, St. John the Apostle, and Kaden who were supposed to be the new Marauders. But it 's not like Rose would n't do good from the map, so Albus tried not to feel guilty about it.

Albus grabbed a book and opened it up to the index number. He ran his finger's breadth down it until he got to the Ws. Nope, ace 's Finger Print was n't there. Albus sighed and reached for another. No such destiny 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 playscript onto the mesa adjacent to them, which was being used as a throwing away table.

`` We 'll find it eventually, '' rose assured him.

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

`` Me, too, '' Amanda agreed.

`` Keep looking, '' lusterlessness told them as he grabbed another book.

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

Albus went through another five al-Qur'an before he actually found one that had Wizard 's Finger Print in the index. Everyone else had found books that contained it, but did n't give the incantation. Albus excitedly flipped to the pageboy given in the index and quickly scanned it.

`` I think I 've found it ! '' Albus shouted. The al-Qur'an had given a two paragraph explanation of the appeal, the incantation, and the proper baton cause. `` Look, '' he handed the book to Rose.

`` This is it, '' Rose grinned after she read the Page, `` Go agree it out and we 'll go to the elbow room to try it. ``

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

`` It should be relatively simple, '' rosebush explained as they entered the Room of necessary, `` But I think we ought to try it out with scrap parchment first. ``

`` Definitely, '' Albus agreed. He set the Scripture down on the table and opened it up to the decline page. `` I 'll say what it says.

`` 'The Wizard 's fingerbreadth photographic print is an extremely utilitarian appeal, especially for those involved with Magical Law Enforcement. When performed correctly, the charm will expose a wizard or Wiccan 's full name, birthday, a list of position where he or she has lived, any sort of limited ability or abnormalities, and a few personality characteristics. The charm has been useful in identifying bodies, as well as discovering whether or not a witch or sensation is under the influence of Polyjuice Potion. The mavin 's Finger Print is not fooled by Polyjuice.

This peculiar charm is quite controversial, given the fact that it reveals bombastic amount of personal information. In the wrong hands, the magic spell can be used to slip another 's identity operator. It gave the Department of Magical Law Enforcement in Spain a particularly hard clip in the 1930s, when a group of stealer used it to pull ahead access to respective bank accounts.

A relatively unsubdivided magic spell to do, all the caster must do is wave his or her wand around in a circular fashion, clockwise ( as shown in the diagram on the opposite pageboy ), then point the wand at the digit in head, say the incantation, and drive the finger down onto a part of lambskin. No ink is necessary. The incantation that is used is Digitulus Scripsi.

Once the finger print is on the parchment, a unlike conjuration is needed to reveal the information. Simply tap your wand to the finger print and itemise Acclaro .'''

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

`` Kind of strange, though, '' mat commented, `` That someone could get all that information just from your finger print. ``

`` Let 's try it, '' rose suggested as she pulled out a rolling wave of lambskin. She ripped it up into six objet d'art and handed them out.

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

`` All right, '' Albus began, `` Wave your wands in a clockwise Mexican valium. Then betoken your wand at your finger and say 'Digitulus Scripsi'. Then push your finger onto the lambskin. ``

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

`` Mine did, '' Rose announced, holding up her parchment.

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

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

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

This time, Kaden succeeded in performing the good luck charm.

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

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

aught happened for a few arcsecond, and then words started appearing below the fingerbreadth 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 thrower
D.O.B. June 28, 2005
Born in London, England
other station of residence- None
Hair Colour- Joseph Black
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 magical spell get that a great deal just from a finger print ?

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

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

St. Matthew the Apostle CONAN ECKERTON
D.O.B. February 6, 2005
Max Born in Brisbane, Australia
Other Places of Residence- Caloundra, Commonwealth of Australia ; Thetford, England
Hair Colour- blond
Eye Colour- Blue
Special Magical Abilities- None
Abnormalities- wolfman

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

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

`` It worked, '' John said.

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

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

`` We should probably burn up these foremost, '' Matt gestured to his parchment, `` You know, so nobody finds them .... ''

`` Oh, rightfield, '' Albus agreed, realizing that lustrelessness probably would n't wand a patch of parchment laying around the schooltime that said he was a werewolf.

rosebush 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 table. Everyone crowded around it, staring at it.

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

Albus, matte, John, and Kaden all performed the charm to get their finger prints onto the map. A minute later, there were four fingerbreadth print on the map. cipher said a word as they performed the revealing appealingness on them, but Albus could experience the excitement building. This was it. In a thing of minutes, they might own the new Map revealed. Albus and his friends had been working towards this ever since the beginning of the school year.

Albus stared at the Map after everyone had finished performing the charms. null happened for the longest time, and Albus was beginning to remember that they had guessed wrongly about the Finger Print Charm being the make up charm to reveal the map. Then, the fingerbreadth prints suddenly disappeared into the map.

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

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

Then, language began to appear on the map. Everyone leaned in towards it and Albus read the little phrase.

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

`` I think you 're right ! '' John exclaimed.

`` Here it goes, '' Albus grinned as the phrase melted away and new word of honor began to form on the map.

'Congratulations ! You have successfully decoded The Marauder 's Map : bit edition. Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs are proud proclaim Matthew Conan Eckerton, Kaden Peter Dursley, toilet Malcolm Brickston, and Albus Severus ceramicist the next propagation of Marauders.

'Please use the Map wisely, ensuring that you cause as much mayhem as possible. From now on, simply press your fingerbreadth to the four paws on the front of the map and say'I solemnly swear that I am up to no salutary'to reveal it .'
`` We did it ! '' Albus shouted. He jumped up from his chair and high-fived mat and whoremonger. `` We 've got the new map ! ``

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

`` I ca n't believe we 've finally done it ! '' flatness exclaimed, `` This is glorious ! ``

`` 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, for all the assistant. ``

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

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

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

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

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

Albus turned away from Rose and looked back at the map. The receive subject matter was slowly disappearing and new lines were forming on it. At the top it said 'The Marauder 's Map : Second edition'. The sleep of it looked exactly like the regular predator 's Map.

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

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

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

`` You 're probably powerful, '' Albus sighed. After all that piece 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 sucks, '' John muttered, `` All that research for nothing. ``

`` All that work for just a prank ? '' Amanda asked, `` Would they really have put that a lot effort into a prank ? ``

`` Yes, '' Albus and Rose said at the Sami time.

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

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

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

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

`` Oh, quit fighting, '' Rose said, `` There 's cypher you can do about it now. ``

`` wait, '' flatness said quietly, `` There 's three numbers at the backside. '' He pointed to the rear end right paw corner.

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

`` So that 's the deviation ? '' whoremonger asked, `` Wow, that 's charge up, three phone number. ``

`` Tap your wand on the identification number two, Albus, '' rosebush said.

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

`` Bloody hell, that 's Hogsmeade ! '' John Lackland shouted.

It most certainly was Hogsmeade. This voice of the map detailed the small town of Hogsmeade as well as it depicted Hogwarts on the former part. Albus stared at it and saw Honeyduke 's, the Three broom handle, Dervish and Banges, Weasley 's Wizard Wheezes, the Hog 's Head, the shriek Shack, and all the household that created the little village.

Then there were the pane. Just like on the regular Marauder 's Map, this one showed all the people in Hogsmeade as labeled dots. Albus peered down and saw his Uncle Ron 's dot moving around in Weasley 's Wizard Wheezes. There were various other Elvis in the shop as well, although Albus did n't acknowledge any of them. All the buildings on the map, with the exception of the screaming Shack, were filled with several labeled dots.

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

`` This is incredible, '' rose said.

`` We are going to experience so much fun next year in Hogsmeade, '' whoremaster grinned.

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

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

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

Albus was thinking the Lapp thing. He was sure the Marauders had created this in order to aid with their pranking of students in Hogsmeade. Albus was n't really one to prank people. Sure, he did it on affair and certainly enjoyed observing early multitude 's pranks, but he was n't that upright at coming up with them. However, he was thinking that the map of Hogsmeade would be utile if they ever wanted to cabbage into the village when they were n't supposed to. Combined with the Invisibility Cloak, he could get away with anything in Hogsmeade.

`` marvel what the number three does, '' lusterlessness mused.

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

The railway line of ink that made up Hogsmeade began to go away. A few seconds later, ink formed once again to create Holy Scripture on the parchment.

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

'At the beginning of our sixth year, we decided we needed a new project to work on. The Animagus process was long since completed, and we were bored. Yes, I suppose we could experience concentrated Sir Thomas More on prep, but that would induce been even more boring.

'So eventually we decided that we needed a stead of our own. A green elbow room of sorts that only we knew about. Sure, we had the Room of essential, but as we discovered in our fourth year, it was n't always available.

'Thus began the long appendage of finding an empty room in the rook that cypher knew about. Well, a position everyone except Dumbledore did n't fuck about .'

'Even Dumbledore does n't screw all the secret of Hogwarts, Padfoot .'

'I know, Moony, but I think Dumbledore knew about this elbow room. He just did n't inconvenience to get us to check using it. He had other things 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 make it our own. We also concealed it and charmed it to only open for us.

'Since you have proven yourselves to be the future Generation of Marauders, this room will open for you as well. We would like to overhaul it on to you .'
`` We get our own green room ? '' lav asked, `` Brilliant ! ``

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

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

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

'You 're right. We always make these things as difficult as possible. legal opinion, Moony, Wormtail ?'

'I agree, hard would be best .'

'Excellent, Moony 's on board .'

'Difficult is fine .'

'And Wormtail agrees. So, we are not going to make it easy to obtain the way .'

'Thus, we leave you with instructions. We have set up a sort of hunt throughout the shoal and grounds. The first clew will lead you someplace, where you will find the four paw photographic print carved somewhere in that place. Tap it with your finger and it will give you another clue.

'And now we will give you the number 1 clew. Find the office where we take a breather our pass, but the answer is not our bottom .'

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

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

`` It will be perfect for studying, '' Rose commented.

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

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

`` Imagine, our own common room, '' lustrelessness said, `` I think this will be even good than the Room of Requirement. ``

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

`` Although the Room has always been usable when I 've wanted it, '' matt commented.

`` Still, our own way will be unspoiled, '' Albus said.

`` Oh, definitely, '' matte agreed.

Albus and his friends spent another fifteen minutes in the elbow room of essential trying to decode the clew. nobody came up with anything and rose decided they should all subject area and bod out the hint later. Albus could n't argue since he had put off his homework long enough, and he had Quidditch drill the succeeding day.

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A/N : I 'm leaving for vacation on Saturday and will be gone until tardily on Tuesday, so if you review after Friday, I wo n't be able-bodied to reply to it until sometime in the midriff of next week. I will respond eventually, though !

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight. Thanks as well to drownzer, Moonylupin, tranc3rooney, sinwillys822, phoenixy friend, EvilChaos, Denas, XDNLxtlz99, Saint Luke, BElestrange, Jen, and Padfoot 15 for their reviews !
Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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For the next few days, Albus found his mind drifting to the clue every clock time he tried to consider. It was driving him mad. Where else did he catch some Z's besides his bed ? None of his friends had come up with anything either. rosebush did n't look to be putting much thought into it, since exams were only a month and a half away. She seemed to cogitate that Albus ought not to concenter too much on the clue either, but Albus could n't aid it.

Albus was completely ignoring professor Binns'boring lecture the follow Wednesday and focusing solely on the clew. A lieu to sleep, he thought as he tapped his quill on his book. He sighed and lifted his foreland up. Rose was the just one actually taking notes. lavatory 's eyes were drooping and Albus was surely he 'd come numb soon.

eternal rest ! Albus grinned to himself. That was it ! The account of trick schoolroom was the answer. It seemed obvious to him now. Everyone except perhaps blush wine had fallen asleep at one time or another in that room.

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

Once professor Binns stopped his lecturing and everyone hurried to leave the room 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 ... '' prof Binns responded absentmindedly and drifted through the chalk board.

`` Ok, any ideas where the four paw mark could be ? '' Rose asked as she quickly cleaned up the ink with a wave of her wand.

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

Luckily there was n't a stratum in the room at that moment, so Albus and his friend had as much time as they needed to look. Albus started his search in the front, making surely to inspect each desk carefully.

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

Sure enough, there were four tiny paw prints etched into the bottom of the desk.

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

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

It was kind of awkward to bear all five of them underneath the desk at the Same meter, but they managed. Albus watched as the paw prints disappeared and tidings replaced them.

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

Albus groaned as he got out from under the desk. He scribbled the new clue onto the while of sheepskin below the old one.

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

`` Nope, '' whoremonger shrugged, `` But how would they give 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, '' Matt said.

`` But where was that ? '' St. John the Apostle replied.

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

`` And it 's got to be the Same blank space they played something, '' John said.

matt stopped in his data track, `` Of line ! It 's the Quidditch Pitch ! ``

Albus turned around to look 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 Pitch, then, '' lusterlessness said.

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

`` good melodic theme, '' Amanda agreed.

`` I think we should meditate after dejeuner, '' Rose sighed.

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

rose wine 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 schoolroom. Kaden demanded to know where they were, and became very wind up when Albus whispered that they were following the clue for the map. He was a bit disappointed that Albus would be continuing to play on it after lunch, since Kaden had classes, but Albus assured him that they would update him later that evening.

Albus, matt, and King John ate a very speed lunch, as they wanted to get out to the Quidditch Pitch as soon as possible. rose wine announced that she would not be going with them because she wanted to pay the afternoon to studying. Amanda agreed with her since her Astronomy grade was abyssal at the moment.

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

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

`` Maybe the destination posts ? '' Albus suggested, `` They could n't have put the photographic print on the land. ``

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

Albus, Matt, and John each started inspecting one of the goal situation. Albus looked carefully, but could n't find anything. Neither did John or Matt. The three of them ran to the other side of the pitch and began to see at the former three posts.

`` You know, I 'll bet they etched them up high-pitched, '' Albus realized as he finished inspecting his goal post. `` It would pull in it firmly. ``

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

`` Let 's go, '' Albus started running over to the changing suite. He kept his broom in his dormitory, but there were peck of school brooms in the changing rooms. They would suffice for this.

Albus wrenched the doorway open and led his friends over to where the school Scots heather were kept. He handed each of them a broom and the three of them headed back out into the rain.

Albus kicked off from the priming coat and flew directly towards the goal posts. His heather listed to the left hand and Albus was really thankful he got to play Quidditch on a victor heather. Despite the mediocre Calluna vulgaris, he was still fast than Matt and John, and made it to the goal posts before either of them.

It did n't charter Albus long to find the mark. They were etched on the very top of the mediate goal post.

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

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

Albus touched the photographic print and strained to make up out the future clew through the pouring rain.

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

`` Hospital fender, '' Matt said immediately, `` That one was variety of obvious. ``

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

`` Makes it easier for us, '' King John grinned.

`` Not really, '' lustrelessness said, `` You know how gruelling it 's going to be to search the hospital offstage for four tiny paw print ? What do you suppose we 'll tell dame Pomfrey ? 'Do n't mind us, we 're just searching your integral Mary Augusta Arnold Ward for some carvings that were left here decades ago .''' flatness rolled his eyes.

Albus did n't say anything as they walked back to the changing way. Matt was right. It would be extremely difficult to look the infirmary Wing for the next clue. Madam 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, '' matte shrugged.

`` Hey, '' John turned to lustrelessness, `` Maybe you can go look for it the side by side time 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. mustiness be some kind of sixth mother wit. If I so much as turn over in bed, she comes out of her way and postulate me what 's wrong. I can only imagine what she 'd do if I started searching the whole place in the dead of Night. ``

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

Albus sighed dejectedly and decided to just go to the common room and do his preparation. He had been neglecting it the whole hebdomad and figured he would have to do it sometime. rose would at to the lowest degree be happy.

rose wine and Amanda were feverishly working on preparation when Albus, John, and lustrelessness entered the practically derelict usual room. The boys settled down at the table rosebush and Amanda were sitting at and reluctantly pulled out their books.

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

`` Yeah, '' Albus whispered, `` But now we 've got to ascertain the adjacent hint in the infirmary Wing, which should be pretty impossible. ``

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

Albus tried his scoop to concentrate on his preparation for the rest of the afternoon. He did manage to pen an essay for Potions and read a chapter of his Herbology Book, but after that he just could n't do anything else. St. John was all too well-chosen to block off doing homework as well, and the two of them played chess until dinner.

After dinner, Albus and his ally went to the Room of Requirement, as Albus had promised Kaden he would recount 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 succeeding clue.

`` I thought you did n't wish Quidditch, '' bathroom said.

`` I just said I think football is better, '' Kaden explained, `` That does n't have in mind I do n't care flying. ``

`` well, we 're going to have pile of former cue to work out, '' Albus reminded him, `` Like the one we 're working on right now. ``

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

`` 'Find the plaza we go when we 're not feeling our beneficial, 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 face without Madam Pomfrey there. ``

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

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

`` We 've just got to get her out of the room for a spell, '' Kaden said, `` My Friend and I at my old school did it a few prison term with teachers. You just use a distraction to get them out of the room for a few minutes or so. ``

Albus was amazed that his cousin-german was capable to think of that. Albus always thought Kaden was n't too bright, but he did make out up with skillful ideas every so often.

`` That might work, '' Rose said.

`` And how are we going to get her out of the infirmary Wing ? '' 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 illusion for that, '' John suggested.

`` No we ca n't, '' Albus said, `` She 's seen them too many times. 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 partiality to fox Madam Pomfrey. He had become much more outgoing since the late year. Albus figured it was because he was more certain now that none of his friends were going to annunciate to the integral school that he was a werewolf.

Albus and his friend immediately formed a plan once Matt had so willingly volunteered to eat the Fainting fondness. It would occupy place the following Saturday. Matt, Amanda, and Kaden would be stationed on the evidence, as they figured it would be best for Matt to faint as far away from the Hospital offstage as possible. Albus, can, and blush wine would hide adjacent to the Hospital Wing underneath the Invisibility Cloak and dash in as soon as dame Pomfrey left. They figured it would undertake them twenty arcminute of searching, perhaps thirty if they were lucky.

Saturday arrived and Albus was eager to put the plan into action at law. Rose figured it would be best to do it in the break of the day, when most scholarly person were either sleeping or lounging around in their common rooms. It would be better not to attract too much undesirable attention.

Albus, John, and Rose headed up the stair after breakfast, while flatness, Amanda, and Kaden went out onto the grounds. Once Albus, Saint John the Apostle, and rose reached the Hospital Wing, Albus pulled out the invisibility Cloak and threw it over them.

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

`` Shush, '' pink wine hissed.

About twenty dollar bill proceedings later, Kaden came running down the corridor with a fake worried look on his side. Albus only hoped that gentlewoman Pomfrey would n't be able to tell it was fake. Kaden ran past Albus and into the Hospital Wing.

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

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

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

`` Hurry up ! Show me where ! ``

Madam 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 minutes, '' Albus muttered, `` She 's fast. ``

`` Let 's get looking, '' pink wine said.

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

basketball team transactions passed, then ten, then XV, and still nonentity had found anything. Albus was beginning to get worried. They could n't pull off a stunt like this again.

`` Found it ! '' blush wine announced. Albus breathed a sigh of relief. He hurried over to the furthest bed and twist down next to Rose.

`` Where is it ? '' John asked.

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

Albus craned his head and saw the sculpture. He quickly touched it and watched as the words materialized.

`` Hurry, '' Rose said, `` I hear footsteps. ''

`` Write it down, '' Albus said as he shoved the slice of parchment that had the other clues on it to her, `` 'Find the home where we are served and waited on, they even have pie of pecan .''' Albus stood up as rosiness scribbled it down.

`` They 're coming ! '' John seethed as the room access 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 lusterlessness onto a bed.

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

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

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

`` Hmm ... '' ma'am Pomfrey muttered, `` This particular fainting looks an awfully lot like the variety that event from eating a Fainting Fancy. Either of you have any idea as to why ? ``

`` Er, '' Kaden stammered.

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

The nurse stood up and looked at Kaden, who was beginning to flex red. `` Are you sure, Mr. Dursley ? ``

`` I, well, er, I may have given him a sugariness, '' Kaden stammered, `` But I did n't cognise it was a Fainting Fancy ! ``

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

Madam Pomfrey sighed, `` Yes, that might be on-key. Although it makes me wonder why Matt actually ate it. Just pass me the other one-half. ``

Amanda reluctantly pulled the other half of the angelical out of her robes and handed it to the nanny. ma'am Pomfrey put it in Matt 's backtalk and within irregular he was opening his eyes.

`` I do n't know what you lot are up to, and I do n't really wish to know, but I would suggest that you not mess around with making yourselves ill, '' gentlewoman Pomfrey said sternly, `` Now get back to your plebeian elbow room, all three of you. ``

Albus, Gospel According to John, and Rose carefully maneuvered their way over to the room access and snuck out behind Matt, Amanda, and Kaden. Once they were a safe distance from the infirmary Wing, they pulled off the cloak.

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

lustrelessness, Amanda, and Kaden shrieked. `` Merlin, do n't do that ! '' Matt shouted.

`` Sorry, '' John grinned, `` Anyway, that was pretty skillful improvising back there. ``

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

`` Honestly, I did n't think she 'd compute it out either, '' mat said, `` I half expected her to keep me there overnight to make sure I was all right. Did n't ask her to kick back me out with you lot. ``

`` How 's it feel to be treated normally ? '' can laughed.

`` Shut up, '' lusterlessness said, `` I am happy I do n't have to be there overnight. I spend enough time in that stead. ``

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

`` Sure did, '' Albus grinned, `` pink wine found it. ``

`` What is it ? '' Kaden asked.

`` Hang on, '' Albus said, `` We 'll say you once we 're in the room. ``

A few minutes later, Albus and his friends were once again in the room of essential working on the clue.

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

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

`` But we 're not really waited on there, '' Rose pointed out, `` The food for thought just appears. ``

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

`` The kitchens, '' John the Divine announced.

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

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Albus continued leading his admirer down to the kitchens, while wondering how he would possibly detect the side by side clue while he was there. The kitchens were huge. Albus had no idea where the Marauders would have carved the paw prints.

Albus stopped in forepart of the picture of the sports stadium of fruit and tickled the pear tree. It giggled and turned into a grip, which Albus turned.

`` Bloody hell, '' Kaden stood transfixed in the doorway as he stared out at the kitchens. He had only been to the kitchens once before."This billet is my favorite topographic point in the castle."

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

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

`` Is young schoolmaster and mistresses needing anything ? '' the elf closest to Albus asked.

`` Yeah ! '' John grinned, `` How about a turkey sandwich, some crisp, a piece of glop cocotte, and a methamphetamine hydrochloride of pumpkin juice. ``

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

`` You 're right, '' can replied and then turned to the elf, `` Skip the crisp. ``

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

`` And I 'll sustain a cheese sandwich, '' Matt told the elf, `` Please. ``

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

`` Boys, '' Rose muttered.

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

`` Actually, '' Albus began after realizing that maybe the elf could aid, `` I was wondering if any of the imp 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 remark it to anyone, not even the other elves or the teacher. ``

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

`` All rightfield, '' Albus took a deep breath, `` We 're looking for a carving of sorts that 's some lieu in here. It 's four tiny paw photographic print. 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. ``

`` That 's them, '' Albus grinned, `` Anyway, they carved these paw photographic print 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 grade. ``

The elf led the way through the throngs of other brownie over to where the ovens were. He squatted down and pointed to behind the largest one. Albus bent down following to him, but everyone else had to stay on standing due to lack of space.

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

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

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

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

Albus reached behind the kitchen range and quickly touched the paw prints. They were very hot. countersign formed on the Isidor Feinstein Stone and Albus jotted them down on the parchment before reemerging.

`` Got it, '' he whispered, `` I think this is the last clew. 'Go to the spot where we learn to struggle the dark, it is there where we 've left our last mark'. ``

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

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

`` Brilliant, '' John the Divine grinned, `` Let 's go. ``

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

`` Merlin, '' Matt groaned.

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

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

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

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A/N : For vacation, my family and I went to the refuge I mentioned in an earlier chapter, the one with the scavenger hunt. Just wanted to narrate everyone that we came in utterly hold out. A far cry from our second place win endure year. Oh, well, we 'll hope for 1st adjacent twelvemonth !

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

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Much to Albus 's dismay, there was n't a commodious time to continue following the clue of the map the intact weekend. Quidditch practice took the intact good afternoon, because Georgia was beginning her ruthless pre-Quidditch final praxis. There was only one friction match left before the concluding, and it would make up one's mind who would playact Gryffindor in the last friction match. Georgia stressed the need for special pattern and encouraged everyone to practice by themselves whenever they had a free here and now. She had somehow seen a glimpse of Albus, St. John, and Matt flying around the pitch looking for clues 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 grade on Wednesday of that week. Since Albus never had class on Wednesday afternoons, it was no different than usual. The reason for the cancellation was that this particular Wednesday was May 2nd, the 20th anniversary of the final examination Battle at Hogwarts, which lead to Voldemort 's downfall.

fifteen years prior to the twentieth day of remembrance, five years after the actual conflict took place, a memorial had been erected on the Hogwarts grounds, in the exact home where Professor Longbottom had beheaded Voldemort 's snake, Nagini. The statue was made of marble and depicted a phoenix spreading its offstage atop a large square pedestal. The public figure of every person who had given their life during both wars against Voldemort were etched into the pedestal.

Professor Kendrick, along with the Minister, had organized a commemoration service that was to subscribe spot near the monument. It was to take aim place at one o'clock in the afternoon and crone and virtuoso from all over UK came to attend.

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

`` Albus ! flatness ! '' a interpreter called out over the crowd.

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

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

`` Thanks, '' Victoire sighed, `` You know, it variety of sucking to stimulate my natal day today. Everyone 's so depressed. ``

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

`` Yeah, but so many multitude died, '' Victoire pointed out.

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

`` Dunno, '' Matt shrugged, `` They did n't even live 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 booster. His full family took up quite a bit of space. Albus 's parents wound up sitting in the front row, along with Lily, Rose 's parents, Hugo, his grandparents, and a few of his other aunts, uncles, and youthful cousins. matte and Amy 's parents did get along and the four of them sat together in the second row. Albus sat next to Teddy and Rose, with Kaden and Amanda on the former slope of Rose.

The rowing of chairs were soon all filled up, and some people were even standing or had conjured their own chairs that did n't quite match the others. professor Kendrick stepped up to the soapbox that had been placed next to the monument. The bunch quieted down quickly once he got up there.

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

`` May 2nd, 1998. A day that was both joyful and wide of sorrow at the Lapplander time. It may seem odd to some that May 2nd is a day we celebrate, when they are mourning the personnel casualty of loved ones. We celebrate with feasts, and party, and 24-hour interval off of work or schooltime ; but for so many, today is a day when we remember those who gave their lives for our freedom.

`` That is why so many died. They died for us. So that we may inhabit well-chosen and peaceable lifetime with each other. In our sadness, we must think back that our have it off ones knowingly gave their sprightliness for us. There are many of us here today who fought that battle and survived. And I am sure that all of them were prepared to die for the cause.

`` I still remember that battle. I was a few geezerhood out of Hogwarts. Well, 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 dynamic in the anti-Voldemort move, but when I got word of the battle, I was there.

`` But we must not only focus on the actual battle. I have decided to speak today about the wake. About what happened after Voldemort was defeated, after we were disembarrass from his oppression. What happened after the battle is what made me adjudicate to settle down and lead off teaching.

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

`` We were unified at that second. Unified by our grief and our happiness. It is this ace that makes us strong, made us able to defeat Voldemort, and makes us able to extend to campaign the evilness in our life. We must call up to keep ourselves unified, today, tomorrow, and forever.

`` As we remember those who gave their liveliness twenty old age ago, we must also remember that they would not want us to populate on the past. We should always remember the past times, so as not to seduce the Same mistakes, but we should n't consist on it. We should populate our lives to the replete, for that is what they would need us to do. ``

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

The Minister gave a spoken communication side by side. His spoken communication 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 speeches.

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

Albus jerked his head up and watched as his dad slowly got up to the dais. He had no idea his dad was making a speech. The bunch was clapping as Harry got up to the podium.

`` Thank you all for total, '' Harry began quietly, `` Um, well, anyone who knows me really well knows I do n't really savor making big speeches like this. I 'm sure my educatee can attest to this, given how few actual lecturing I give in course. When it comes to teaching, I 'd rather ask a practical advance. But, when Fabius asked me to speak today, I could n't turn him down.

`` So, I 'm going to save this shortsighted. I suppose I 'll begin at the beginning. My parents gave their lives to protect me, and to protect all of us. They died in order to help get the better of Voldemort.

`` Of course, I had to go experience with my aunty and uncle after this and grew up without a single bit of knowledge of the wizarding world. If you had told me when I was nine that I would spring up up to overcome the most evil necromancer of all sentence, I would have laughed.

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

`` With that, I would like to recapitulate what Fabius said. We must always remember those who lost their lives, but we should n't dwell on the past tense. We should live in the mo, and think about the futurity. Because we do n't know what the future holds. We make our own time to come and we should make the almost of it. That is what those who gave their lives would desire us to do. ``

Harry left the podium and sat back down amongst flashy applause. Albus thought his dad 's speech was very salutary, despite him not wanting to make it in the first place.

Kendrick stood up once again. `` I would like to give thanks you all for coming today. look free to explore the castling and undercoat. You are welcome to fall in us for dinner as well. We will be serving it outside, as the Great Hall is not nearly great enough to sign of the zodiac you all. ``

People slowly began to get up from their chairs and most of them migrated towards the memorial. Albus 's parents did this as well, but Albus did n't really want to connect the big concourse of multitude. He followed Teddy out of the aisle and stood off to the incline with matt, Rose, Amanda, Kaden, and Amy while Teddy and Victoire went over to the memorial. The two of them joined shift 's grandmother and Teddy put his arm around her as they walked to the memorial.

Albus saw Saint John with his family. St. John the Apostle 's aunts, uncles, and full cousin must take in come as well, because there were a whole lot of little kids with them. The unscathed group headed back towards the castle and Albus figured that John and Isabelle were showing their kinsfolk the school. As far as Albus knew, John 's parents were n't really involved with the conflict because they were too young to fight when it happened.

Once Teddy and Victoire rejoined the radical, they started to walk back towards the palace. Nobody really said lots. Even Kaden seemed to love that it was a sentence for silence. Albus noticed that Teddy 's expression was streaked with rip.

They walked through the castle, somehow all going to the elbow room of Requirement without anyone ever stating that as their address. Matt paced in front of the empty wall and once the door appeared, everyone filed in.

`` That was a courteous service, '' rose commented once they had all sat down.

Everyone nodded without saying anything.

`` So, '' Amy began a few min later, `` How has the year 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 meet you. ``

`` You, too, '' Kaden said.

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

`` It 's ok, '' lustrelessness 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 state him ? '' Amy asked, then turned to Kaden, `` You know ? ``

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

Albus broke out into a smiling as he saw Kaden 's mouth clinch shut. The magical spell was still working.

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

`` Er- '' Kaden stammered.

`` We charmed him not to tell anyone, '' Matt explained, `` The Sileo Altus charm. Rose performed it. Kaden ca n't talk about it in front line of you or Victoire or Teddy or anybody who is n't me, Albus, toilet, rosebush, or Amanda. ``

`` You performed a Sileo Altus good luck 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 telling. ``

`` I 'll say, '' Victoire agreed, `` You 've definitely got your mother 's mind. ``

`` Good to love the charm 's working, '' Amy said.

The humor in the way became increasingly livelier after that. Albus and his friends told shimmy, Victoire, and Amy all about what had been going on in school and what classes they were going to withdraw the following year. Teddy, Victoire, and Amy talked about Auror and Healer training. Teddy shared that Auror training was very vivid and he spent all his spare time sleeping since it was so draining.

Once evening arrived, Albus and the balance of the group headed back international for dinner. someone had conjured tons of long tables and chairs and had placed them throughout the dry land. Albus saw his crime syndicate taking over a yoke of board near the lake and led his chemical group over to them. Matt 's parents were there as well, talking with Victoire 's parents.

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

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

`` Hi, Dad, '' Albus grinned.

nutrient soon appeared on the tables and everybody loaded up their home base. Albus ate in silence and listened to the conversations around him. He liked having his unharmed family at schoolhouse together. It reminded him of Dec 25 at the Burrow.

Lily and Hugo were talking animatedly about what they were going to do when they got to Hogwarts the following year. Victor-Marie Hugo insisted he would be the next ace of the Quidditch squad and Lily was telling him that he could n't try-out until indorse year.

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

`` Nobody 's leaving this year anyway, '' James pointed out, `` Georgia 's the sure-enough on the team and she 'll be a 7th twelvemonth next yr. ``

`` Fine. I 'll link when I 'm a instant class, '' Victor-Marie Hugo huffed.

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

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

Georgia, Fred, and heather were trench in give-and-take about strategy for the Quidditch final. The three of them had always been the most ruthless players on the squad. Albus preferred not to get involved in the maneuver and alright points of the team. He just liked to play. He could never see himself as captain.

Albus reached over and grabbed a bankroll from the basket near his dad. Harry was bass in conversation with Ron, and Albus strained his ears to heed in.

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

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

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

`` I was thinking that, too, '' Ron agreed, `` But nobody 's seen anything. I 've got people patrolling Hogsmeade, but they 're getting bored. People are saying we need to decrease protection. They think it 's blown over. ``

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

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

`` Exactly. ``

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

Albus quickly looked down at his plate and shoved a slice of roll in his rima oris, blushing.

`` I think you 're right, '' Harry laughed, `` It 's ok, Al. If we talk about employment stuff at the table, it 's our own fault if you overhear it. ``

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

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

Albus nodded and continued eating. He had once again almost forgotten about Washburn and the Willinsons. Now they were brisk on his brain once again. What did it mean that nobody had sighed any of them in calendar month ? Albus had n't even known that there had been frequent sightings before. The seer must not have published article about all the sightings. Albus supposed if they became frequent enough, they would become old tidings. 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 lull his dad into a false sense of security.

Neither Harry or Ron mentioned anything further on the matter. Albus tried to forget about it, but he could n't. The opinion of Washburn or the Willinsons returning for the Hallows was too frighten, 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 reason for this was that there was finally time for Albus and his friends to locate the terminal cue for the map.

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

`` 'Go to the place where we learn to oppose the dark, it is there that we 've left our final examination mark ,''' Albus recited. He had been thinking about the clue all week, trying to figure out what it meant.

`` How do you fight back the dark ? '' Amanda asked.

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

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

`` I do n't think it literally means shadow, '' rose sighed, `` You lot use up thing way too literally. Think about it. night as in evil. ``

`` Oh ! '' Albus smacked his forehead. `` The Defense schoolroom ! ``

`` Exactly, '' pink wine grinned, `` Let 's go. ``

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

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

Everyone agreed and began to seek the classroom. Albus inspected all the desks, but found nothing. He sighed and walked over to the bookcase. It was taking a very farseeing clip to recover this particular print. prospicient than it had taken to retrieve any of the others. They had been there for nearly a half hour.

`` Found it ! '' matt shouted.

Albus looked up from the bookcase and saw matte crouching in one of the plump for corners of the elbow room. Albus quickly ran to the back along with the relief of his friends.

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

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

Matt nodded and touched the carving. It disappeared and a much longer string of words appeared than had appeared from the other marks.

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

`` 'Anyway, we shall now expose the management to find the secret way. We ca n't vouch for what form of state it will be in when you arrive, since we 're not sure enough what year it will be when you discover it. In which face, we suggest you learn some good cleaning go, as Muggle cleaning is abject .'''

`` 'You 'd recognise, would n't you, Padfoot ?'''

`` 'Shut up, Moony .'''

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

`` 'All right. You 'll call for to go to the N end of the sixth floor corridor. There should be an army of suits of armour on one side. expression them. feel the one that 's fifth from your left. Lift its right arm up to its head and then put it down again. Turn around. On the opposite wall, there will be a lowly carving of the four paw print. Tap it with your wand and say'I solemnly swear that I am up to no good .'You 'll know what to do next.

`` 'And, keep in head that only the four of you will be able to open up the way. So, if you ever want to convey a girl there, take for sure you arrive first.

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

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

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

`` Yeah ! '' everyone shouted.

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

Albus could n't believe that they had managed to figure out all the clues and were on their way to the room his granddaddy 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 elbow room of demand seemed like their own individual vernacular way whenever they were in it, but it really was n't. The piranha'elbow room would be their own private unwashed room. cipher else would know about it. nonentity else would even be able to get in it.

Albus and his booster tried to get to the one-sixth floor corridor as fast as they could without drawing attention to themselves. Albus hoped the corridor would be evacuate 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 have been a first yr because he was even light than Matt. Albus did n't recognize him, but Kaden did.

`` Hi, Elmore John Leonard, '' Kaden said once they got closer to him.

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

`` Nope, no Slytherins here, '' Kaden replied, `` But we 're going to let off some dung turkey here, so you 'd better 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 bombs ? ``

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

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

Albus walked a few more than infantry down the corridor and stood in front of the lawsuit of armor. His admirer joined him. Albus silently counted the suits of armor and found the fifth part one from the leftfield. He wordlessly walked over to it and lifted up its right on arm.

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

Everybody spread out along the wall and began to look for the paw prints. Albus assumed they would be minuscule like the cue throughout the school and he was right hand. Anyone who walked by would never be able to spot them.

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

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

The paw prints sunk into the stone and a minor stone doorknob appeared just where they had been. Albus turned to peek at his Quaker before grasping it. They all wore looks of excitement. Albus turned back to the wall, took a deeply breath, and turned the doorknob.

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A/N : Bit of a cliffhanger ! Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight. Thanks as well to Denas, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Confutatis, phoenixy friend, Gospel According to Luke, tranc3rooney, sinwillys822, Roxz80, Jen, Moonylupin, successor of muruaders, Seb, EvilChaos, and XDNLxtlz99 for their reviews !

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Albus let out a pant as his eye fell upon the room in social movement of him. He stepped inside, gazing around in awe, and his Quaker followed in behind him. Albus heard someone shut the door as they stepped in.

The way was handbill, just like the Gryffindor common elbow room. The decor was similar, too, as nearly everything was orange red and gold. It form of cue Albus of the Room of prerequisite whenever lusterlessness asked for it, only better. There was scarlet shag carpeting on the floor and scarlet curtains on the windows.

Although the room was mostly broadside, there were four lowly square elbow room leading off of the principal way. 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 of the zodiac on it that depicted which one belonged to which Marauder.

In the main share of the elbow room were a few couch, chairwoman, and board. A few bookcases were up against the bulwark that housed books, parchment, old dung turkey, and respective former rubble. There was even a pile of opened Henry Sweet sitting on one of the board, giving the room the spirit that the vulture had just stepped out for class or something.

At the same time, the place looked like cypher had been in it for decennary. There was a blockheaded layer of dust coating every aerofoil and there was a faint smell of dankness in the air. That may have been because there was a cauldron full of a foul smelling potion sitting succeeding to the windowpane. The tables were covered in various part of parchment, undefended books, and yellowing transcript of the Prophet.

The Marauders had even decorated the walls. There were pictures of themselves that seemed to range from first yr all the way to seventh. poster of a few unlike Quidditch teams were also fixed upon the stone rampart. A great streamer was above the window, directly across from the room access. It read, 'The Marauders'Den .'

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

`` Yeah, '' Matt agreed, `` But brilliant at the Saami time. ``

`` It almost looks as if they were expecting to come 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 teachers have been assigning the Saami homework every year and we can copy it. I 'll bet Binns uses the same duty assignment year after year. ``

`` I think we 'll throw to clean this place 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 chocolate frogs.

`` I would n't eat those, Kaden, '' rosebush grimaced, `` They 're 10 old. ``

`` This place is awful, '' 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 common room. And dormitory, '' John said as he walked over to the alcove labeled 'Padfoot'. `` Guess this one 's mine ! '' Saint John the Apostle flopped onto the bed and a cloud of dust flew out of it. `` Oh, arrant ! '' he coughed, `` question if we can get the sign of the zodiac elves to scavenge this blank space. ``

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

Albus wandered over to the alcove that was labeled 'Prongs'and walked into it. It was very foreign, knowing that the place had belonged to his grandfather. Albus almost felt like he had gone back in time, to when his grandpa had been at Hogwarts. He glanced up at the walls and noticed a picture of a Quidditch squad that was labeled 'Puddlemere United- 1975'. The hale room had pretty much frozen in fourth dimension. The residual of Hogwarts changed as the years passed and new scholar came to the school. But this room, this elbow room had n't changed. It was just the same now as it had been in the 1970s. Now, it would cut an entire generation and be propelled into the twenty-first century.

`` Blimey, face at this, '' St. John the Apostle announced.

Albus stuck his head out into the main parting of the way and saw that lav had picked up a newspaper clipping. Albus and everyone else went over to St. John the Apostle and crowded around him to register the article.

entire MUGGLE syndicate MURDERED-
SUSPECTED study OF YOU-KNOW-WHO

An entire Muggle family was murdered last night
at their home in the outskirt of London. Muggle
constabulary officers have attributed the death to
carbon monoxide poisoning, but sensation investigators
have discovered the cause of dying was Avada Kedavra.

Nearby Muggles reported seeing a 'strange swarm'
above the house other the next cockcrow. Before
Obliviators modified their memories, they all said
the cloud was the shape of a skull with a snake
coming out of its sass. This odd cloud of smoke
has appeared over the dwellings of multiple murders
during the past tense year. Rumors are that this is the
crisscross of You-Know-Who, but it has yet to be confirmed.

Employees of Magical Law Enforcement are currently
investigating the murder and the unknown cloud
above the sign. Anyone with information about
the murder, 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 take in power when that article was written.

`` I 'll say, '' John agreed, `` I 'll bet there 's all kinds of articles around this stead about Voldemort. ``

`` You 're probably justly, '' Albus said, `` My dad said that when the Marauders were in their last year of schoolhouse, they were already working to struggle Voldemort. ``

`` This is so weird, '' Matt commented.

`` Yeah, '' Albus agreed.

`` We should probably clean this seat up a bit, '' blush wine announced.

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

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

rosebush spent a few minutes teaching everyone else the few cleanup spells she knew. Then they all got started on cleaning up the room. Albus found quite a few copies of the prophet and he set them aside in a box.

They left the pictures and post horse up on the wall. It seemed damage to claim down all the ikon of the Marauders'when they were the ones who founded the room. Albus left the old picture of Puddlemere Untied up as well, since he supported that Quidditch squad. To John 's delectation, there was a exchangeable picture in Padfoot 's division of the room. Albus was pretty sure Matt would be adding a picture of the Chudley Cannons to his alcove, since apparently Moony did n't support them based on the deficiency of a picture of them near his bed.

After a couple hr, the room looked new once again. All the junk, old afters, and rubbish was gone. The cauldron had been emptied and was now sparkling. Amanda, who had somehow stumbled upon the laundry room a few calendar month ago, had gone down and fetched a few new readiness of bedding for the beds.

Once they were done cleaning, they began to make themselves at base in the marauder'Den, as it was apparently called. Rose began to peruse the versatile Christian Bible that were on the shelves. Kaden was rifling through the assorted pranking items that had been left behind. Amanda was looking at a agglomerate of photograph they had found. Albus, John, and Matt were looking at all the newspaper publisher and clip that had been left behind.

`` This is going to be an excellent place to study, '' rose wine said as she sat down on one of the couches with a Christian Bible. `` It 'll be lull. ``

`` Ca n't guarantee that, '' Saint John the Apostle grinned.

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

`` I do n't conceive I would have wanted to last back then, '' Matt commented, `` Seems like it would consume been bloody pathetic. ``

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

`` Nothing like learning about story to construct you thankful of the time you live in, '' Rose commented.

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

`` We have n't even gotten to the war in History of legerdemain yet, '' pink wine pointed out.

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

`` That 's because you feel it more directly relates to your life. But we have to memorise about all the account, if we want to avoid the misunderstanding of the past. ``

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

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

`` Do you guys think we should separate anyone about this spot ? '' Albus asked as he set down the clause he had been looking at.

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

`` No, '' Albus sighed, `` I just meant, should we tell my dad about it. And shimmy. '' As soon as Albus had seen the room, he thought both his dad and teddy would love to know about it and to see it. Both of their founder had been involved in the existence of it, after all.

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

`` I still think we should sustain it a secret, '' King John said.

`` I kind of agree with Albus, '' Rose said, `` This place would be really sentimental for both Uncle Harry and Teddy. And I suppose James and Lily would like to know about it, too. ``

`` I never said we should order King James I and Lily, '' Albus hastened to say. `` They 'll both be here next year, which means they 'll want to be in here all the time. Teddy and my dad would be different. They 'd see it, know about it, and maybe sojourn every once in a spell. But they would n't desire to be here all the fourth dimension. ``

`` They could n't get in, though, Albus, '' Rose pointed out, `` Only the four of you can spread this piazza. ``

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

`` Not if we use that magical spell, '' Kaden suggested, `` Not that I think we should tell apart William James and Lily. ``

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

`` I still think that if we 're going to recount Uncle Harry and Teddy, we should tell James and Lily, '' rosiness said.

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

`` mulct, '' rose wine huffed.

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

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

`` I do n't cognise ... '' King John said, `` I kind of like the occult. Can we at least keep it to ourselves for a while ? Let 's cerebrate 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 shift about it. He knew that knowing about the elbow room and the new map would mean the world to both of them, but at the Same prison term he kind of wanted to have the room to himself for a few months as well.

`` That sounds like a good mind, '' Albus agreed. `` So we 'll consider about telling them next year. ``

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Albus and his friends immediately started spending their liberate time in the piranha'Den as opposed to the room of necessary. Albus found that he felt very at home there. It provided a sense of calm, a place to go to get away from the chaos of the chief part of the school. He was even capable to concentrate more on his studying there than in the Room of Requirement, although that may have been due to the fact that they had solved the secret of the map and Albus was n't nearly as deflect as he had been.

The final dueling tournament took post on the conform to Sunday, a few days before the full moonlight. Albus 's team had not made it to the finals, despite Albus and Malfoy 's excellent dueling science. Both boys had won every exclusive duel they had been in the entire year. However, the rest of the team was n't nearly as skilled and they did not sustain adequate points for the finals. rosiness 's team was in second situation and therefore was in the finals. They were up against a team that none of Albus 's friends were on.

Albus could feel the upheaval in the air as he walked to the dueling room after tiffin. Even those who were not competing were going to the room in club to watch the final exam duel. The two competing team sat with each early at the front of the room, but none of the other team sat together. Albus did n't opine that Kendrick 's melodic theme of inter-house ace had worked very well with the dueling teams.

The tournament lasted about an minute, which was much shorter than all the late ones. pink wine won one of her affaire d'honneur, against a third twelvemonth Slytherin.

`` That concludes the final dueling tournament ! '' Kendrick announced after the last two students had dueled. `` I shall now bet 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 team'numbers flashed and then changed to the new numbers.

`` kudos to squad Three, the Hungry Hungry Horntails ! They are the new wizard ! '' Kendrick shouted, `` Will the team members please come forward to take over the trophy. ``

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

`` sec place 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 first-class duelist, '' Kendrick smiled, `` As well as have an aptitude for creative names.

`` I would like to thank all of you for putting up with the inter-house team this twelvemonth. I know many of you were very opposed to this at the beginning of the twelvemonth. ``

`` Many of us ? '' John muttered, `` I think pretty a great deal all of us. Except Rose, 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 Potter about whether we will have inter-house teams next twelvemonth.

`` With that, I wish you all unspoilt hazard with your exam. You 'd better all go survey for a spell, as I have been hearing that some of your instructor have created particularly tough exams. ``

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

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

Albus and his friends quickly found Rose and congratulated her. rose was very happy with a irregular place win. She did n't think her team would even get arcsecond plaza. rose was n't really a competitive person, with the exception of virtuoso '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 week, Albus and his friends spent most of their disengage time in the Marauders'Den. They mostly goofed off, but did manage to get some studying done. Rose all but physically forced them to start studying by the time the last week in May arrived. Albus, flatness, trick, and Kaden had n't spent the nighttime 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 dark, so they had n't bothered. Although, Matt did spend the afternoon there sleeping the day of the May full lunation, and he reported that the beds were just as comfortable as Gryffindor 's beds and more well-situated than the Hospital Wing 's beds.

Ever since he and his friends managed to figure out the remainder of the map, Albus felt like the school day year was definitely winding down. It was almost like figuring out the map signified the end of full 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 preindication of the end of the year were very much apparent. The fifth and seventh age were spending all available time in the depository library studying for their O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s. The seventh year Gryffindor prefects had taken over Victoire 's habit of demanding silence in the coarse room in the evenings, making Albus very happy that they had the Marauders'Den.

On the other side of the spectrum were the students who just did n't want to do anything. Albus 's cousin Stanley was the perfective tense example. Francis Edgar Stanley had never been bookish, but now that he would be graduating in only a couplet weeks, he had no motivation whatsoever. However, his Ravenclaw girl did drive him to sit down and canvas for his N.E.W.T.s every evening. bathroom shared Francis Edgar Stanley 's mindset. Even though whoremaster was no where near graduation exercise, he also had no motivation to study.

`` I just do n't see the point, rose wine, '' John said as he tossed a chocolate frog up into the air, `` If I have n't learned it by now, I 'm not going to learn it in fourth dimension for test. ``

`` Might I remind you that you said'I do n't need to consider it now. I 'll just block it by the end of term anyway. I 'll just wait until May to get a line it'a few month ago ? '' Rose sighed and shook her head.

`` Exactly, '' John caught the frog and shoved it in his mouthpiece, `` No point in studying ever. ``

`` Do you think anyone else knows about this post ? '' 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 early educatee, '' Albus said, `` I mean, do you think the vulture brought other people in here when they were in schooltime. And those people would obviously still know about it. ``

`` I 'm sure as shooting your dad 's mum knew about it, '' rosiness commented, `` Do n't have a go at it about anyone else. ``

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

Rose shrugged, `` Maybe they would have wanted Uncle Harry to regain 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. ``

`` Guess that makes sense. ``

`` You know what does n't realize sense ? '' Kaden asked loudly.

`` What ? '' Albus asked.

`` August 6, '' Kaden muttered, `` I 'm going to bomb the test. Why ca n't it be well-fixed like Potions ? ``

`` I think you 're the simply one here who finds Potions easy, Kaden, '' flatness commented.

`` And are you beneficial at metamorphosis ? '' Kaden asked.

`` Not really, '' Matt laughed, `` The only affair I 'm really respectable at is Astronomy. ``

`` I 'd be willing to bet that you 'll be dependable at maintenance of Magical tool, '' St. John smirked.

`` Shut up, '' lusterlessness shook his brain and threw a hot chocolate frog at John.

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

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

`` Ew ! gross ! '' lav jumped up and ptyalise the Gaul out onto the base. `` I 'll get you for that one. ``

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

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

`` It 's his flaw, '' John pointed at Matt.

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

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

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

`` Anything that resembles nutrient ! ``

`` There 's charms to shit material resemble food for thought, '' Matt commented.

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

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

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

`` You could always go to the common room, '' John pointed out, `` I hear that the prefects have made it a mandatary lull zona until exam are over. ``

`` Just wait until I 'm a prefect, '' rose muttered, `` It 'll be quiet all yr. ``

`` No it wo n't, cause I 'll be a prefect with you, '' john grinned.

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

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

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

`` Teddy 's dad was a prefect ? '' flatness asked.

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

`` What about me ? '' privy put on a looking of falsify sorrowfulness, `` That hurts, Rose, it does. ``

`` You ? '' pink wine 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 certain he wanted to be a prefect, even if Kendrick picked him. Prefects had an awful lot of obligation. Responsibility that Albus was n't trusted he wanted. But prefect conclusion were still over two year away. Albus pushed the opinion of prefects out of his straits and concentrated on his studying.

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A/N : showtime, I 'm sorry about the latterly update ! I lost track of what day it was, something that happens quite often during the summer.

Second, I have been working on a coaction with a few people from The Golden stool pigeon forum ( contact in my fan fic web site ). The showtime chapter ( one that I wrote ) has been validated ! The storey is called 'Remember the carom'and can be found under the name 'The Golden stoolpigeon'. I 'd do it it if you guys understand it !

one-third, thanks so very much to Moonylupin for nominating this for a Dobby awarding on the forums !

Thanks to my 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 old month, Ravenclaw was out of the running game for the Quidditch cup. Everybody, students, teacher, and faculty alike, had been shocked by that bout of result. The maitre d'hotel of the Ravenclaw team actually spent a full three days holed up in his common room following the devastating loss.

Due to this, Gryffindor was set to face Slytherin in the final equal of the year. Albus overheard Georgia say that if Hufflepuf had managed to nock a few more than goal in their match against Ravenclaw, they would have been in the terminal. Albus actually would possess preferred to play Hufflepuff, but there was n't anything he could do about it.

The Slytherins were extremely pleased about their situation in the Quidditch concluding and spent the full hebdomad leading up to the match strutting around the corridors with an air of smugness about them. Albus personally thought they were being rather cocky and should look until after the match was over to show off.

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

Albus sat down following to James and placed his ling on his lap. He was feeling More than a piddling bit flighty. This was his first Quidditch final and he was determined to do well.

`` I know we 've been preparing for playing Ravenclaw in this catch, '' Georgia said as she paced in front of the team, `` But we all know Slytherin has a spoiled team than Ravenclaw ! We can do this, I know we can ! Just remember that the Slytherins play dirtier. take in yourselves out there. If we just play like we 've been playing all year, we 're 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 ophidian arses ! ``

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

`` I heard that Saint James, '' Sakartvelo shouted.

`` Welcome, Hogwarts scholarly person and staff to the final examination Quidditch match of the twelvemonth ! Will Slytherin be capable to score enough finish to steal the Quidditch Cup away from Gryffindor ? Let 's hope not ! '' Todd Kate Smith shouted.

`` Smith ! '' Patil scolded him.

`` Sorry, professor, '' Todd replied, `` And here we have the Gryffindor squad ! Captain Empire State of the South Weasley, followed by an integral clan of Weasleys including Fred, heather mixture, and Bradley. We also have two pseudo-Weasleys, James IV 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 link up, too, although they wo n't acknowledge it- ''

`` Smith ! '' Patil yelled, `` Enough genealogy and get on with the comment ! ``

`` Sorry, professor, '' Sweeney Todd continued, `` I guess you 'll want to make out the names of the Slytherin player. They are Ferris Fielding, Talan Flint, Captain Lance Goyle, Peyton Howard Hughes, Garth Octavius, Hailey Odele, and Michael Jackson Naiser ! ``

`` I want a scavenge game, '' professor Oteski said sternly as Goyle crushed Georgia 's hand. Oteski released the Bludgers and the snitcher as Albus and the former instrumentalist rose into the air.

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

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

Haines threw the Quaffle at the end posts, but Peach State caught it and tossed it back into manoeuvre. Albus caught it by his fingertips and turned around to fly towards the Slytherin posts.

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

Two of the Slytherin pursuer immediately flew to block Heather, and Albus threw the Quaffle to Fred. Fred caught it with a smile and took the rest of the way down the pitch. Albus smiled as the Slytherin Chasers glared at him. Hellenic Weasley juke. Albus and his cousin used that tactic all the prison term when they played over the holidays.

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

Gryffindor scored five more destination over the future 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 ling. flint was behind them and hit one of the Bludgers straight at Heather.

`` Calluna vulgaris, look out ! '' Albus shouted as he flew straight towards her.

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

Oteski blew his whistling as Albus, Fred, and James caught Heather before she hit the ground. The relief of the Gryffindor participant landed and ran towards Heather.

`` She 's unconscious mind, '' Fred announced, `` She 'll ask to go to the hospital Wing. ``

`` We 'll lease her, '' Stanley emerged from the stands with Neville following him. `` shucks Slytherins, '' he muttered as he watched Neville conjure a stretcher for his sister.

`` We 'll just have to play with two Chasers, '' GA announced after Stanley and Neville left with Calluna vulgaris, `` She would n't want us to dwell on this. She 'll be fine. ``

With only two pursuer, Gryffindor 's performance drastically declined. Albus managed to tally another goal, but Slytherin somehow scored eight right in a row. The Slytherin Beaters were ruthless and had managed to injure Georgia 's left handwriting only fifteen minutes after they knocked Heather out. Albus easily made the penalization shot Oteski had given them, but Georgia 's ability to protect the goal went down.

Albus was getting quite discouraged and exhausted as he and Fred frantically tried to take a shit 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 destination posts.

`` Why does n't your Seeker just view the Snitch ? '' Albus smirked. The Slytherin pursuer 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 opposite 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 Peach State 's attention.

Sakartvelo noticed Albus, but not before Fielding managed to make yet another goal. `` metre out ! '' she shouted.

Oteski blew his whistling and the Gryffindor participant huddled below their finish posts.

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

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

GA sighed, `` Can you act as anymore ? ``

`` I 'll try, '' Albus said. Hopefully the secret plan would n't last lots longsighted. Albus had lost all Bob Hope of winning, and since getting his arm broken, he did n't really wish who caught the Snitch.

`` commodity, '' Peach State said and turned to Henry 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 goals, we might still be able to get the Cup. Slytherin 's really far behind us in points for the Cup. So just catch it soon, James. ``

`` Ok, '' Saint James the Apostle nodded, `` I 've seen it a few multiplication, but have n't bothered to bewitch it. Just been trying to keep Octavius away from it, which is n't difficult. ``

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

Albus flew back into the air, trying to disregard the growing painfulness in his arm. He was going to concentrate on keeping everyone away from Fred, who was the only uninjured Chaser left. Albus did n't think he 'd actually be able-bodied to trance or throw the Quaffle and stay on his ling with only one arm.

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

Albus groaned partially due to this end and partially due to his arm. He flew high into the air and noticed that James IV was making a dive towards the reason. Albus breathed a suspiration of relief. James had seen the snitcher. Octavius saw what James was doing, but he was at least ten feet behind James. James pulled out of the dive with the struggling stoolie in his hand.

`` Slytherin winnings, '' Captain John Smith muttered, `` 350-320. ''

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

`` But wait ! '' smith shouted, `` Apparently, Slytherin did not score enough goal to win the Cup ! The Quidditch Cup goes to Gryffindor ! ``

The majority of the school fusillade into tacky applause and cheering. Oteski gave Georgia the Quidditch Cup and she held it eminent into the air.

`` C'mon, Al, '' Georgia 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 to the highest degree of their suite as they ascended the stairs to the infirmary offstage. Georgia pushed open the doors and led the team inside.

Madam Pomfrey bustled over to the doorway and gaped at the tumid group of people who had walked in. `` What 's going on ? ``

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

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

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

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

`` 350 to 320, '' Georgia sighed.

`` That 's not as bad as I thought, but still frightful, '' Scots heather sighed.

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

`` But Albus and I broke our arms, '' Empire State of the South said, holding out her arm.

Madam Pomfrey sighed, `` Of course you did. Quidditch. bequeath it ever barricade ? ``

`` Nope, '' Sakartvelo grinned.

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

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

`` There, '' madam Pomfrey said after she healed Peach State 's arm, `` Now you can go to your- ''

The doors burst overt and blush wine, Matt, John, Amanda, and Kaden came bursting in.

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

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

`` Not today, '' Matt laughed.

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

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The turmoil about Gryffindor winning the Quidditch Cup was short-lived. By the sentence the weekend was over, everyone was concentrating on studying for exams. Those who had n't studied much over the year were now frantically trying to discover an full year 's worth of fabric in a few myopic days.

Albus 's first few exams went well. He was especially glad that his Charms exam was relatively well-to-do since he failed the previous year 's one miserably.

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

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged as he furiously scribbled down the properties of Mandragora officinarum onto a opus of parchment. Albus and his ally were spending the even in the vernacular room studying for their Herbology exam the next day.

`` make for a nice still time to study, though, '' blush wine commented.

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

`` But it 's after curfew now, '' Gospel According to John pointed out, `` He should be back. ``

`` Why do you wish so much if he breaks curfew ? '' Rose raised her eyebrow, `` Perhaps you would make a good prefect. ``

`` Why thank you, Rose, '' John grinned, `` But I actually wanted to deal a break from studying and take on chess game or something. And I 'm trusted you lot would rather take. ``

`` I 'll play with you, '' lustrelessness said, `` I 'm sick of studying. ``

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

Albus alternated between reading his Herbology script and watching the biz of chess for the next few minutes. He had been cramming his genius with everything there is to bang about magical works for the past few hours and was becoming increasingly distracted by John and matt 's game.

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

`` Yes ! '' John shouted as his tabby smashed Matt 's bishop, `` Another one of your while destroyed ! ``

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

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

Albus grinned to himself and settled down to watch the relaxation of the game. One of Matt 's horse was in the mental process of killing lavatory 's queen when he heard a swoon tapping on the window behind him.

`` Is that an owl ? '' blush wine 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 direct one, '' rose smirked, `` Guess your plot 's over. ``

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

Albus stared questioningly at the varsity letter. He took it from whoremonger 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 mail in the sunrise with everyone else.

`` Open it, '' John said excitedly.

Albus tore it surface and unfolded a dishevelled piece of parchment. His face turned blanch and he gasped as he read what it said.

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

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

To sister Potty-

I have your idiotic cousin.
Bring the Cloak to Hogsmeade,
in front end of the Shrieking Shack,
if you do n't need any harm to
come to him. Do n't tell anyone.

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

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

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

`` And you 're sure it 's Kaden ? '' rosebush asked.

`` Look around, Rose, '' Albus snapped, `` All my former first cousin are here ! ``

`` I 'm just trying to do sure, '' blush wine said, `` There 's no need to get tempestuous at me. ``

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

Rose grabbed his gown. `` Albus, wait. You 've got to think this through. You ca n't just go storming into Hogsmeade with Willinson there ! ``

`` And what do you suppose I do ? Just let him rack Kaden ? ``

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

`` But we do n't birth much clock time ! ``

`` Aurors have slipway of dealing with these situation, Albus, '' pink wine explained, `` What do you theorise Willinson would receive done if you went to go rescue Kaden ? I 'm guessing you would n't be handing him over the Cloak. ``

`` No, but- ''

`` Albus, listen, '' Rose said sternly, `` We 're going to show 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 John and matt following quickly.

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

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

`` It 's the aright thing to do, Albus, '' flatness said, `` The five of us could n't have saved Kaden from Willinson by ourselves. Remember last twelvemonth ? ``

Albus nodded. He certainly did remember last twelvemonth and he did not need this yr to be a repeat of it. Albus ran out of the hall without saying a word and the three boys met up with Rose and Amanda near the portrait hole.

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

cypher argued and the five Gryffindors ran through the silence corridor. They completely ignored Peeves and his boisterous cackling. Albus was n't in the mode for the poltergeist 's joking around. Kaden was in trouble and possibly being tortured. Albus picked up his pace at the thought of torturing.

John was the lonesome one keeping up with Albus, and even he was starting to lag tush. pink wine, Matt, and Amanda were far behind as far as Albus could tell, but he was n't pausing to find out. He turned a box and ran smooch into someone who was quite a few inches taller than Albus.

`` Ouch ! '' a miss shouted.

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

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

Albus looked up and noticed that the girl was his cousin, Gabriella. `` Er, nothing. ``

`` Albus, as a Prefect, I have to report you for wandering the corridors at Nox, '' Gabriella sighed, `` As well as your friends. '' She gestured to can, Rose, lusterlessness, and Amanda, who had caught up. `` Unless you 've got a good grounds. ``

Albus thought for a moment. He did n't really need to recount 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 see my dad. ``

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

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

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

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

The group did n't run into anymore trouble on their way to Harry 's office. Albus was in the lead and skidded to a stop in front of his dad 's study. He pulled out his verge and shouted 'Alohomora'at the doorhandle. He wrenched it open as the residual of the group came up behind him.

Harry had been sitting on his lounge, wearing only a pair of boxers and a jersey with a Gryffindor lion on it, reading the Prophet when Albus burst into the room. He jumped and threw the paper down when he saw the declamatory 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 letter and looked up at Albus and everyone else. `` How do you know it 's Kaden and how do you have it away Willinson sent this ? ``

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

`` All right, '' Harry sighed, `` Let me contact your Uncle Ron and then we 'll head down to Hogsmeade. Gabriella, go inform the headmaster and Neville, then return to Gryffindor and make sure nobody leaves the tower. ``

Gabriella nodded and left the room. Harry pulled out his wand and whispered an incantation. An enormous silvery hart explosion from the end of his wand. Harry said something to it and a few mo later it disappeared out the window.

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

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

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

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

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

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

`` Only way you can get into that is the Whomping willow, '' Matt 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 dit labeled 'Kaden Dursley'and 'Quinton Willinson'. Finally, he spotted them.

`` There ! '' Albus pointed, `` Inside that house that 's closest to the Shrieking Shack. ``

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

`` No, '' Albus said, `` Willinson 's on the inverse side of meat of the business firm as Kaden. ``

The bedroom threshold 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 mansion closest to the shriek Shack. ``

`` How do you have it off ? '' Harry asked without turning around or stopping.

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

`` Albus, '' Harry said as they ran through the darkened corridors, `` I ca n't just send off masses into a menage without any proof that Willinson and Kaden are in there. ``

`` But I have proof ! '' Albus sighed.

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

Albus groaned inwardly and turned his psyche around to fulfill John and lustrelessness 's gaze. They had agreed not to say anyone about the Map until the following year. But the looks on John and matte 's faces told Albus that both of them agreed that they should order Harry in order to help Kaden.

`` It 's toilsome to explain, '' Albus began, `` But the point is, is that I have a Map of Hogsmeade that works the Saami way as the Marauder 's Map. ``

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

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

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

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

`` It 's a farsighted story, Dad, '' Albus sighed, `` I 'll recite you later, but we 've got to go find Kaden. ``

`` right field, '' Harry agreed and started running again.

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

By the fourth dimension Harry and Albus left the Hogwarts undercoat and entered Hogsmeade, they were far ahead of Albus 's friends. Harry paused in battlefront of The Three broom handle and waited for them to catch up with up.

It was an unusually warm night for the beginning of June. There was n't a suggestion of wind, nor a swarm in the sky. The principal were all out and the almost full-of-the-moon lunation illuminated Hogsmeade enough that they did n't want to light their sceptre. Albus wondered for a prompt second base if Matt should own just stayed in the schooling due to the phase of the moon, but did n't lollygag on the thought. Albus was much too focused on Kaden to intend about much else.

Albus waited impatiently with his dad, but was startled at the strait of a brassy fracture. 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 note Albus had received, but he left the part about the map out.

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

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

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

`` Yeah, '' Albus nodded.

`` trade good. But do n't give it to him. Listen, I let you lot come along because I figured if I did n't, you 'd slip out anyway. But I do n't want you getting involved. stay behind me at all sentence and obey whatever I tell you, '' Harry said sternly. `` I do n't desire a repeat of last year. ``

Albus nodded reluctantly. `` All rightfulness. ``

`` goodness, '' Harry replied.

Rose and flatness ran up behind John and Amanda a few minute of arc later. `` Did ... we ... miss ... anything ? '' Matt asked.

`` No, '' Harry said, `` Now, I want you all to keep abreast me. Wands out. If someone tries to attack you, you 've got my license to use whatever whammy or hex comes to your mind. ``

Albus drew his wand and followed his dad down the quiesce street. He had to allow 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 only fourth dimension he 'd ever seen them in Auror mode was the previous spring, and Albus missed much of his dad 's duel since he was dueling Quinton Willinson at the time.

The group continued down the street, past the forsake store and silent houses. Albus had never been in Hogsmeade at night before. It was kind of spooky, especially as they left the more inhabit area and approached the Shrieking hutch.

`` Ooo, spooky, '' lav whispered.

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

`` Sorry, '' John muttered.

Harry and Ron stopped in figurehead of the house that was closest to the screeching hut. It was a one-level building, that looked in dire need of repairs. The shutters were falling off, the key was chipped, and parts of the sidetrack were missing. It looked like it had n't been lived in in years. The dope was vastly overgrown and Albus spotted a few gnome jam near the George Walker Bush that were along the road. All in all, it looked almost creepy than the shrieking Shack. Harry and Ron stooped down and squatted behind the bushes. Albus and his friends did the same.

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

`` All right, '' Ron agreed.

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

`` Quinton Willinson ! '' Harry called in what must have been a magically hyperbolise spokesperson, `` Are you there ? ``

`` Who 's there ? '' Willinson 's voice called. Albus peeked through the George Herbert Walker Bush, but he could n't recount if Willinson was in the window or not.

`` This is Harry Potter, '' 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 requirement in club for us to get him back. I think we need to occur to an accord. ``

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

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

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

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

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

`` I want to know what 's going on in that theatre, '' the man demanded.

Ron pulled out his Auror badge and flashed it to the man. `` I ca n't tell you that, but I assure you that the state of affairs is under dominance. Please stay on behind this pipeline. '' Ron waved his wand and a blue blood line appeared where the Grass met the road.

`` mulct, amercement, '' the man muttered and crossed his arm, but made no move to go back to his family, `` Never any heartsease around here. Whether it 's those bloody ghosts in that decrepit old shack or Aurors screaming in the dead of night .... ''

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

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

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

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

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

Albus turned around again. There was now a little bunch of Hogsmeade occupant clad in a variety of pajamas, dressing gown, and cloaks, standing just behind the subscriber line Ron had drawn.

`` Calm down, lady, '' Ron said, `` We have everything under controller. ``

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

`` I do n't give care ! If you do n't afford 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 alive ! ``

`` Listen, family ! '' Ron shouted, `` You do n't understand the circumstance. If you continue to query our natural process, I 'll experience to ask you to riposte to your houses. ``

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

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

`` That 's Harry potter ? '' another woman shouted, `` Let me through ! I want to meet him ! ``

`` Ma'am, '' Ron held up his helping hand, `` As I said before, if you do n't stay back, I 'll have to ask you to leave. ``

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

`` No. You 're faulty, Potter. I am like my father. We want the Same things. And to do that, we need that cloak ! ``

`` Just let Kaden allow, and we 'll mouth. ``

`` No ! Are you going to consecrate me the bloody cloak or not, thrower ? ! ``

`` I am not. ``

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

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

`` Somebody do something ! '' another fair sex shouted.

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

`` We 've got a 230, '' Ron muttered, `` Lewster, arrest here and keep the crowd back. They 've been pushy. John Henry Newman, take after me. '' Ron turned to Albus, `` blush wine and Al, arrest here. Under no circumstances are you or your friends to issue forth into the mansion. ``

Lewster, the wizard, took Ron 's topographic point in social movement of the bunch and scowled at them. Ron and Newman walked up the concrete and stood behind Harry.

`` You asked for it, Potter ! '' Willinson shouted. A few present moment later, Albus heard a shriek coming from the house.

`` Go get that kid ! '' somebody in the crew shouted.

Albus watched as Harry, Ron, and the former Auror ran up to the door and blasted it clear.

`` C'mon, '' Albus stood up.

`` What ? '' Rose exclaimed, `` My dad said to continue out of the house ! ``

`` We 're not going in the menage. We 're going to watch through the window. You think I can just sit here and not know what 's going on ? ``

`` But Albus- ''

`` I figure we 'd better have on the Cloak, so only two of you can come with me. ``

`` I 'll go, '' John and matt said at the same time.

`` Then let 's go, '' Albus replied.

`` But Albus- '' Rose stammered.

`` You 're not talking me out of this, Rose. ``

John and Matt stood up and Albus threw the Cloak over the three of them. They walked quietly up to the house, leaving originate with her mouth gaped open and Amanda shaking her head. The former Auror, Lewster, did n't even seem to notice them leave and Albus had a feeling he would n't have cared anyway.

Albus crouched down in front of a window and peeked inside. He was glad that Willinson had been keeping Kaden in the movement room, and they were capable to see. Kaden was cowering in a turning point while Willinson stood in straw man of him. Willinson had his wand pointed right at Harry, who was standing directly in front of him. Ron and Paul Leonard Newman were slightly behind Harry, their sceptre pointed at Willinson.

`` pigeon hawk, '' Albus whispered.

`` Bloody hell, '' John said.

`` We should go in there and help, '' Albus said.

`` No, '' matt grabbed the rear of Albus 's robe, `` They 're Aurors, they can address it. Plus, your dad said to outride away, we 'd be in huge difficulty if we went in the house. ``

Albus sighed and crouched back down. Matt was right. There was n't anything Albus could do. His dad had it under control condition. 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 wand at Kaden.

`` Do n't even think about it, kid, '' Willinson growled, `` Stay where you are, or I 'll curse you. ``

Kaden sat back down with a look of scourge on his face. Albus was surprised they were able to get wind what everyone was saying. The old house must have had a crowd of cracks around the window.

`` Willinson, '' Harry began, `` We 're going to need you to let Kaden arrive 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 institute it. I see he did n't follow my orders. He told you about it. ``

`` Yes, he did, '' Harry replied, `` And I do n't suffer the Cloak on me. ``

`` I do n't believe you. Accio Cloak ! '' Willinson pointed his scepter at Harry, but cipher 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 child. You 're going to Azkaban, '' Harry said.

`` I do n't think so, '' Willinson growled and pointed his scepter at Harry, `` Expelliarmus ! ``

But Harry was too quick for Willinson. He dodged the spell and sent one back at Willinson. Willinson and Harry broke out in a affaire d'honneur, with magic spell flying everywhere.

`` This wo n't live on longsighted, '' Albus muttered, `` He 's an awful dueller. ``

Ron ran from behind Harry and over to Kaden. He pulled Kaden up and made a style for the door. Willinson spotted them and sent a spell, but Newman blocked it. Ron and Kaden burst through the door and were greeted by clapping from the crowd.

`` Should we go back ? '' flatness asked.

`` No, '' Albus muttered, `` I want to see what happens to Willinson. ``

Harry was still dueling with Willinson, and John Henry Newman had joined in as well. None of Willinson 's spells were actually making liaison with Harry or Newman, and to the highest degree of Harry and Cardinal Newman 's enchantment were blasting apart furniture as Willinson dodged them.

Newman sent a head trip jinx at Willinson and caused him to strike over a bankrupt chair. Harry immediately disarmed him and caught his wand. Cardinal Newman conjured ropes and bound Willinson 's workforce. The two Aurors then lifted him to his ft and started to puff him out of the house.

`` Now we leave, '' Albus announced. The three son stood up and walked as fast as they could back to the bush.

`` I 'm surprised you did n't get caught, '' Rose muttered when they sat back down.

`` kind of audio like you 're disappointed, '' John smirked.

`` What happens now ? '' flatness asked.

Albus looked out at the bunch. Now that Willinson had been caught, Lewster was trying to spread out them. near were going back to their abode, but a few stubborn unity had to be shouted at a bit before they would leave.

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged.

`` You lot are going back to schooltime, '' Ron said.

Albus stood up and saw his Uncle Ron, standing with Kaden just beyond the shrub. 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 repose of his friends.

`` What 's going to materialize to Willinson ? '' Saint John the Apostle asked.

`` Harry will subscribe to him to the Ministry, where he will bear flush put against him. Then he 'll go to Azkaban. ``

`` good, '' Albus said.

`` Now, let 's get back to Hogwarts, '' Ron said, and began to walk up the road, back into the main part of Hogsmeade.

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Ron decided that Kaden should go to the Hospital Wing, and Madam Pomfrey reluctantly let Albus and his champion 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, '' Madam Pomfrey said as she handed Kaden a potion, `` You lot are beginning to remind 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 flaw, '' Albus shrugged.

`` I know it 's not, '' Madam Pomfrey said, `` Now, I 'll let you remain for a one-half hour or so and then you 've got to get back to your common room. Especially you, matt, you look a bit spiky. ``

`` I 'm delicately, '' Matt shrugged. He did await exhausted, most potential due to the fact that the full Moon was two days away.

`` nonsensicality, '' gentlewoman Pomfrey muttered, `` Were you outside with the rest period 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 cabinet and returned with a goblet of steaming liquid state. She thrust it to Matt and he downed it, wincing at the disgusting taste.

Once ma'am Pomfrey returned to her study, Albus turned to Kaden. `` Ok, explain what happened. '' Albus was dying to know how Willinson had captured him.

`` It was Felix Willinson, '' Kaden said quietly, `` I was on my way back from the subroutine 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 yr girl, or what looked like a seventh year little girl. He must have taken Polyjuice Potion. Anyway, he somehow found an invisibleness 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 menage. And well, you know the rest. ``

`` Wow, '' Ablus replied, `` You 're ok, though, right ? He did n't perform any really bad curses on you, did he ? ``

`` No, mainly he just tried to scare 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 cobbler's last year. We all did. And we were all scared. ''

flatness, John, rosiness, and Amanda all nodded.

`` See ? '' Albus said, `` beingness brave is n't about not being scared. I bet even my dad was scared tonight. I 'm sure as shooting you were brave. Did you try to hex Willinson at some detail ? ``

`` Yeah. ``

`` So you were brave. You tried to duel him. soul who was n't brave would n't have tried to duel him. ``

`` I guess. ``

`` I 'm serious. You 're endure, Kaden, '' Albus said, `` You do belong in Gryffindor. ``

`` All right. Thanks, Albus. ``

`` No trouble, '' Albus smiled, `` You 're officially one of us now. You 've dueled Willinson. ``

Kaden laughed a little, `` Just so long as it does n't become a habit. ``

`` I do n't believe it will, '' Albus grinned, `` He 's going to Azkaban. ``

`` Good, '' Kaden said, `` But Albus, why did he require your cloak ? Do you know why ? ``

Albus exchanged glances with Rose and then sighed. `` Yes, I do know. It 's really, really complicated. I 'd have to explicate my entire first year of schooltime for you to understand properly. ``

`` Well, I 've got goose egg better to do, '' Kaden grinned, `` I 'll be bored out of my creative thinker in this stead. ``

`` The matter 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 aunt Hermione kept a mystery from me, rose, James, Lily, and Hugo for days. I 'm not even sure if Lily and Hugo know about it yet. But anyway, James, Rose, and I found out survive year, and it 's got everything to do with why Willinson wants my cloak.

`` My dad did n't require us knowing because he does n't want a whole lot of people to know. He thought we 'd separate people. He made us predict not tell after he explained everything death yr. So I really ca n't differentiate you. My dad 's got to. I think he will, though, after tonight. ``

`` I never get to know 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 last year. That 's why I think my dad will narrate you soon. ``

`` All right wing, I 'll try and be patient, '' Kaden said.

`` Your half hour 's up ! '' Madam Pomfrey announced, `` Off to your dormitories. I want you all to get some rest ! Honestly, it 's almost midnight ! ``

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A/N : I managed to squeeze in another update ! There 's only one more chapter after this and it wo n't be posted until the queue is exposed again.

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight ! Thanks as well to ngayonatkailanman, Liana, tranc3rooney, Moonylupin, Jen, sinwillys822, Luke, and EvilChaos for their recap !

Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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There was a page prospicient article on the front of the Prophet the next morning that detailed every prospect of the previous dark 's incident in Hogsmeade. Well, it did not explain what exactly Willinson was after, but everything else was mentioned. Kaden became an instant fame as soon as he left the Hospital extension after breakfast. Almost the entire school day, including a few Slytherins, wanted a first of all hand report of how he got kidnapped. Kaden did n't register any of the fears he had the previous night as he greatly embellished what went on in the old abandoned house.

Harry still had n't returned from the Ministry. Albus figured he was still busy with sentencing Willinson to Azkaban. Albus did n't have long to harp on it, though, because they had the net of their examinations that day.

`` I am so sword lily those are over ! '' John exclaimed at dinner that nighttime, `` I say we party in the common way tonight ! ``

`` Some of us, '' Gabriella leaned over the table, `` Still own O.W.L.s to take. ``

`` Oh, er, right wing, '' John muttered, `` Never idea. ``

`` We can still party, '' Albus whispered, `` Just not in the common room. ``

`` Oh, yeah, '' lav grinned.

`` And then I tried to sound off his wand out of his hand, 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 little girl. ``

Albus rolled his middle. `` This just gets crazier and crazier. ``

`` Aw, derive on, Albus. You 've got ta admit that he 's making it fathom better, '' St. John said.

`` But biting Willinson ? '' Albus raised his brow, `` 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 missive and opened it. Saint John the Apostle and mat read it over his shoulder.

dearest Al,

thing are pretty a good deal taken care of at
the Ministry. I 'll be back around seven.
Meet me in the Entrance Hall then. Bring
pink wine, Kaden, matte, John, and Amanda. I 'd
like to talk to you about last night.

erotic love,
Dad

Matt looked at his watch. `` That 's in a half hour. ``

`` Half hour to drag on Kaden away from his fans, '' John smirked.

A half hour later Albus and his admirer were standing around the Entrance 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.

`` wellspring, 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 lobby, '' Filch muttered, `` What are you up to, I wonder .... ''

`` Er, '' Albus said.

`` Another hold, before the year 's up .... ''

`` They 're with me, Filch, '' Harry shouted from the doorway, `` And it 's not curfew yet. ``

`` right, right ... '' Filch muttered and shuffled off in the opposite direction.

`` So, way of Requirement strait skillful ? '' Harry asked.

Everyone nodded and followed Harry up the steps. They were stopped no less than three times by various educatee wanting to talk to Kaden. Albus and John broke out in hysterical laughter after the tierce person asked for his John Hancock. Eventually, they did manage to relieve oneself it to the Room.

Everybody settled themselves onto the several comfy armchairs and sofa that were in the room.

`` Are you going to tell me why Willinson wanted Albus 's cloak ? '' Kaden asked immediately.

Harry laughed, `` Yes, do n't worry, Kaden. I 'm going to explain everything. ``

`` Excellent, '' Kaden grinned.

Harry launched into the farsighted story 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 last springiness. By the time he finished, Kaden was staring at him spread mouthed and a look of awe on his face.

`` Blimey, that 's amazing, '' Kaden grinned.

`` I 'd revalue it if you would n't severalise anyone about this, Kaden, '' Harry said seriously.

Albus tried to stifle his laugh as he turned to look at Rose.

`` What 's so queer ? '' Kaden asked.

`` You. Keeping a arcanum, '' John grinned.

`` Oh, shut it. I 've kept closed book. ``

`` I 'm trusted Kaden will be able to proceed it a secret, '' Harry said.

`` So, '' Albus began, changing the guinea pig, `` What 's going to happen to Willinson ? ``

`` He 's in Azkaban right now, '' Harry explained, `` He has a minimal ten years judgment of conviction, maximum twenty years. He 's not too glad about it, but too bad for him. ``

`` good, '' Albus said, `` What about Felix Willinson ? ``

`` fountainhead, all he really did was hex Kaden, which happens all the time here. I 've assigned him a few detentions. ``

`` What about those other blighter ? '' 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 hand 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 explicate about this new map you showed me last Night ? ``

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 bump it ? '' Harry asked quietly.

`` Attic of the business firm. It was hidden in an old photo album of the marauder. ``

`` Do you still have the album ? ``

`` Yeah, it 's up in my torso. ``

`` I 'd like to see it over the summer, '' Harry said, `` But what I 'd like now is for you to explain exactly how this map works. I promise you wo n't get in trouble. ``

`` All right, '' Albus glanced at his Quaker and then back at his dad, `` At first, we had no melodic theme what to do with it. So we tried random stuff and nonsense like charm and the phrase for the Marauder 's Map. Eventually we figured it out, but it turns out this map was more complicated than the Marauder 's Map.

`` For it to work, four Gryffindors have to be 'the next Marauders. ``

`` Wait, what ? '' Harry asked.

`` The Marauders 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 trick, '' 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 Marauders, '' Albus explained, `` And, it 's true. I am the new Prongs. ``

Harry stared at Albus. `` Merlin. That is incredible, Albus. ``

Albus smiled. `` And matt, trick, and Kaden are the former new piranha. It would n't have worked without them. ``

`` neediness to imagine who 's who ? '' John grinned.

Harry smirked, `` You 're Padfoot. ``

`` Is it that obvious ? ``

`` Yes, '' Harry, Albus, and Rose said at the Same time.

`` wellspring, guessing who lusterlessness and Kaden are, '' St. John the Apostle said.

`` I think I 'm even more obvious than you are, '' Matt muttered from the couch he was laying on.

`` You 're Moony, '' Harry said, `` Which leaves Kaden to be Wormtail. You kind of got the worst end of the deal. ``

Kaden shrugged, `` I do n't birth to be exactly like him. ``

`` Of form not, '' Harry agreed. `` So, how did you rise to the map that you were the new vulture ? ``

`` Er, '' Albus shrugged, `` We had to do some, well, some stuff. ``

`` What form of hooey, Al ? '' Harry smiled, `` I promise you wo n't get in hassle. ``

Albus sighed and quickly explained what they had spent the stallion year 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 palace and spent the Nox in the Shrieking hut or that you Stunned deer in the forest near Rose 's house, but nothing bad happened. Just do n't do anything like that again. ``

`` All right, '' Albus shrugged.

`` Ok, now I want to see this map of Hogsmeade. ``

`` Sure, '' Albus pulled out his sceptre, `` 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 3rd page. Albus did n't want to tell his dad about the secret room yet.

Harry spent about ten minute of arc looking at the map and then handed it back to Albus. `` Al, I 'm really gladiola you managed to find that. It means a lot that the four of you can be the next genesis of Marauders. Now, I 've got to go verbalize with the master. I 'll see you tomorrow. ``

`` Night, Dad, '' Albus got up.

`` Night, Al, '' Harry stood up and gave his son a hug, `` love you. ``

`` Love you, too. ``

John stood up as soon as Harry left. `` Ok, you lot, let 's go lionize the end of exams ! ``

Albus, rosiness, and Amanda got up as well. `` full idea ! '' Albus grinned.

`` Are you sleeping ? '' can poked Matt.

`` I was, '' lustrelessness groaned.

`` Aw, get along on, we want to go celebrate in the other way. ``

`` Ugh, all right, I 'm coming, '' Matt sat up, `` Are n't you lot tired ? We got almost no sleep conclusion Nox and then had to be up early for exams. ``

`` Not really, '' King John shrugged, `` But I know you are. I saw you fall asleep on your History of Magic exam. ``

`` It would be hard not to, '' Matt yawned, `` The class is bad enough, but a trial ? ``

`` I agree with you there, '' Gospel According to John said.

Albus, Matt, John, and Kaden wind up spending the nighttime in the piranha 's Den. Matt fell asleep in his bed as soon as they got there, and no one had the heart to wake him up. well, King John did, but Rose convinced him not to. The girls left shortly before curfew, after a few one shot of Exploding Snap and Wizard 's chess, as well as the feeding of legion chocolate Frogs and Bertie Bott 's Beans.

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The remaining calendar week of school went by incredibly fast. Albus and his friends spent most of it out-of-door, once Matt was out of the hospital wing that is, playing Quidditch and goofing off. Kaden 's many admirers slowly trickled away and soon he was just a regular student again. Ravenclaw won the House Cup yet again. Albus and pink wine went to yet another Hogwarts graduation, this sentence for their cousin Sir Henry Morton Stanley. Albus had a feeling he 'd be going to every single Hogwarts graduation for at to the lowest degree the next ten years. He would probably be so sick of them by the time he graduated that he would n't even desire to attend. Stanley 's graduation was much the Saami as Victoire 's had been, and Teddy 's the year before.

`` I ca n't conceive my commencement year is over, '' Kaden sighed as they were riding the train back to London, `` It 's definitely been the salutary twelvemonth of shoal ever. ``

`` Never a benumb present moment at Hogwarts, that 's for sure, '' Albus laughed.

`` I 'll say. marvel what 'll happen next spring ? ``

`` Hopefully, nothing, '' Albus replied. He had had enough of the affaire d'honneur with Willinson. All Albus wanted was a school yr that did not involve anything Kaden would turn over exciting.

`` I think I 'm going to be bored this summer, '' Kaden announced, `` Not being able to do magic. ``

`` Oh, I forgot to tell you, '' Matt began, `` My mum said you lot could come spend a few twenty-four hours at my house this summer, if you want. ``

`` Yeah ! '' Kaden shouted excitedly, `` Your theater has got to be more energize than mine. ``

`` If you want exciting, you ought to see my Uncle Jack 's house, '' mat said, `` You want to make out over, Albus and lavatory ? ``

`` Definitely, '' Albus grinned.

`` Count me in, '' whoremonger said, `` I 'll be up for getting away from my sisters. Ashtyn 's going to be unbearable this summer, what with her going to Hogwarts in the fall. ``

`` Lily, too, '' Albus said.

`` And Victor Hugo, '' Rose added.

`` Well, I have n't got any younger sibling, so we 'll ingest the house to ourselves. Besides my parents, that is, '' Matt pointed out.

`` Excellent, '' John grinned. `` So, anyone doing anything exciting this summer ? Anymore cool trips, Amanda ? ``

`` I do n't opine so, '' Amanda said, `` I wish we 'd go back to Ireland, though. ``

`` My parents said we might to to the States to see my uncle, '' Matt said, `` Depends on their work docket, though. And Amy 's. ``

`` Nothing exciting for me, '' Albus said.

`` Me either, '' blush wine said.

`` Or me, '' John laughed, `` We 're pretty oil production, are n't we ? We 'll just have to raise the rumpus at Matt 's planetary house. ``

`` Good luck with that with my mum around, '' matte smirked, `` I swear she 's got eye on the back of her headland. ``

`` I think all Chrysanthemum morifolium do, '' St. John the Apostle shook his head, `` So, when did your parents say we could come over ? ``

`` Dunno, '' Matt shrugged, `` Depends on when we 're visiting Uncle manual laborer, I suppose. I 'll owl you. ``

`` audio unspoiled. ``

The difference of the power train ride passed quickly. Albus dozed off towards the end of it, only to be shaken awake by Rose. Albus sat up and looked around the compartment. matt and Amanda were yawning and sitting up as well. toilet and Kaden were both completely covered in soot and were cleaning up what looked to be a rather vicious round of Exploding Snap.

`` You two ought to drill that over the summertime, '' Rose said cheerfully, `` And perhaps learn a cleanup charm or two. '' She pointed her scepter at each of their faces in turn and restored them to their common clean state.

`` Yeah, yeah, '' toilet muttered.

`` Just you wait, '' Kaden grinned as he opened the room access and walked out into the corridor, `` Come Sept, we 'll wipe the floor with you. ``

`` I 'll believe it when I see it, '' Rose smiled.

Albus laughed to himself as he followed his champion out into the corridor. He joined the throngs of educatee emerging onto the platform. Albus spotted his parents and Lily, standing next to rosiness 's parents and Victor-Marie Hugo. He pushed through the crowd of scholarly person and made his way over to them. Albus was well-chosen to be going home, but at the same time he was excited about the side by side school day year. He would be a tierce twelvemonth, which meant he could visit Hogsmeade. Albus grinned to himself as he thought about all the hypothesis that Hogsmeade would have with the new vulture '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 reviews, I am writing a sequel to this ! It 's nearly finished and quite different than this one. I do take some major editing to do and am going to try and set off that soon, but I do n't anticipate posting the start chapter for another days. Not to mention the fact that it is still currently being called Albus Potter and the Unnamed Sequel and I need to come up with a permanent championship. School has started, so my composition clip is circumscribed. I will probably send updates about how the redaction is coming along on my blog on the HPFF assembly, so smell free to insure it out !

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight ! Thanks as well to phoenixy friend, ngayonatkailanman, St. Luke, sinwillys822, 1OldHPFan, Jen, Moonylupin, Denas, Liana, tranc3rooney, potterfan296, and EvilChaos for their reviews, as well as anyone who has read/reviewed the previous chapters !