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Albus, John, Rose, and Amanda all agreed to hold back until after dinner party to visit lusterlessness in the Hospital fender the next day. They had the good afternoon off, but Kaden did n't, and he wanted to derive 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 capable to sneak off to the elbow room of Requirement without Kaden, now that he knew about the room. Of line, Albus supposed he could just ask the room not pee itself noticeable to Kaden, but Kaden could probably guess that he was in there anyway.

`` You have to be quiet in the hospital Wing, Kaden, '' Albus explained as they walked there after dinner party, `` Or else Madam Pomfrey will throw you out. ``

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

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

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

`` Huh, '' lady Pomfrey shook her straits, `` You 'd better keep it restrained, Kaden. Do n't go telling the unit schooling about it. ``

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

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

Albus led his friends over to the only occupy bed and pulled back the curtains. lusterlessness was awake, but he looked exhausted as usual.

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

`` All right, '' mat replied.

Albus, King John, Rose, and Amanda crowded around matte 's bed like usual, but Kaden had frozen in plaza and was staring at Matt. For the first time in his lifespan, he was speechless.

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

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

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

`` I did n't love that 's what would come about, '' Kaden said quietly.

`` Only happens sometimes, '' matte explained.

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

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

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

`` Oh, yeah, I mean I slept the entire ease of the day and all Nox and all day yesterday, but I 'm no speculative than common. ``

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

`` I 've slept for longer than that, '' matte replied, `` criminal record 's four years. ``

`` Four twenty-four hours ? ! ``

`` Yeah. ``

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

`` Yeah. Actually, one of the participating ingredients in the sleepiness Potion is also in the Wolfsbane I take, so it was like I got a double dose. That 's why the potion had more of an force on me than everyone else and why it took so long to bust off. ``

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

`` But Madam Pomfrey said I ca n't finish making that potion next hebdomad, '' 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 make him too sleepy to care, '' Gospel According to John laughed.

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

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

`` So, '' Albus lowered his vocalization, `` We 're going to start looking for that genius 's Finger Print appealingness 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, '' Rose said, `` Along with studying for exams. ``

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

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The ease of the week passed by very slowly. Albus was excited about finding the Wizard 's Finger mark charm, so that did n't serve matters. After what seemed like forever, Saturday finally arrived and Albus and his friends found themselves holed up in the library, searching as many account book as they could.

`` tone in the index, '' blush wine instructed as she dumped a huge pile of books onto the table, `` Just search up 'Wizard 's Finger Print'and if it 's not there, do n't bother searching that Scripture. ``

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

`` Oh, it would take you until one-sixth year to picture this out, '' rose wine grinned.

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

Albus had to hold with this. mount had done most of the oeuvre for this map, even though it was Albus, Matt, John, and Kaden who were supposed to be the new Marauders. But it 's not like Rose would n't benefit 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 down it until he got to the Ws. Nope, wizard 's finger's breadth print was n't there. Albus sighed and reached for another. No such luck with that one either. The morning progressed like this and Albus became increasingly disappointed that they had n't found anything.

`` This is hopeless, '' lav sighed and tossed a Book onto the table succeeding to them, which was being used as a discard table.

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

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

`` Me, too, '' Amanda agreed.

`` bread and butter looking, '' flatness told them as he grabbed another book.

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

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

`` I think I 've found it ! '' Albus shouted. The book had given a two paragraph explanation of the charm, the incantation, and the right wand movements. `` flavor, '' he handed the record book to Rose.

`` This is it, '' rose grinned after she read the Sir Frederick Handley Page, `` Go watch it out and we 'll go to the room to try it. ``

Albus walked quickly over to Madam Pince and handed her the Word of God, which was entitled, 101 Charms Every Auror Should Know. The librarian glared at him for a moment and then checked the rule book out for him. She handed it back to him and rattled off her common warning about defacing subroutine library books.

`` It should be relatively childlike, '' rose explained as they entered the Room of requirement, `` But I think we ought to try it out with fight sheepskin first. ``

`` Definitely, '' Albus agreed. He set the Book down on the table and opened it up to the correct Sir Frederick Handley Page. `` I 'll read what it says.

`` 'The hotshot 's finger's breadth Print is an extremely useful charm, especially for those involved with Magical Law Enforcement. When performed correctly, the spell will reveal a wizard or witch 's wax name, natal day, a inclination of spot where he or she has lived, any kind of special ability or irregularity, and a few personality characteristic. The appeal has been useful in identifying bodies, as well as discovering whether or not a witch or sorcerer is under the influence of Polyjuice Potion. The whizz 's finger Print is not fooled by Polyjuice.

This picky appeal is quite controversial, given the fact that it reveals large amounts of personal information. In the wrong helping hand, the appealingness can be used to slip another 's identity operator. It gave the department of Magical Law Enforcement in Spain a particularly hard time in the 1930s, when a group of thieves used it to derive access to assorted bank accounts.

A relatively simple charm to perform, all the caster must do is wave his or her baton around in a circular fashion, clockwise ( as shown in the diagram on the reverse varlet ), then guide the sceptre at the fingerbreadth in question, say the conjuration, and push the finger's breadth down onto a piece of parchment. No ink is necessity. The incantation that is used is Digitulus Scripsi.

Once the fingerbreadth mark is on the lambskin, a dissimilar incantation is needed to reveal the information. Simply tap your wand to the finger photographic print and tell Acclaro .'''

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

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

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

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

`` All rightfulness, '' Albus began, `` brandish your wand in a clockwise circle. Then point your wand at your finger and say 'Digitulus Scripsi'. Then tug your finger onto the parchment. ``

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

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

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

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

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

This fourth dimension, Kaden succeeded in performing the charm.

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

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

nil happened for a few irregular, and then word of honor started appearing below the finger photographic print, much like the way words appeared on the piranha 's Map. Albus stared in awe as he looked down at the parchment.

ALBUS SEVERUS POTTER
D.O.B. June 28, 2005
Max Born in Greater London, England
early places of residence- None
Hair Colour- Black
Eye Colour- putting surface
Special Magical Abilities- None
Abnormalities- None

The list then went on to report Albus 's personality. It was so accurate that he was variety of freaked out by it. How could a charm get that much just from a digit mark ?

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

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

Saint Matthew the Apostle CONAN ECKERTON
D.O.B. February 6, 2005
Born in Brisbane, Australia
former Places of Residence- Caloundra, Australia ; Thetford, England
Hair Colour- blond
Eye Colour- Amytal
Special Magical Abilities- None
Abnormalities- Werewolf

`` This is mad, '' Albus muttered as he handed matt back his parchment, `` Did everyone else 's piece of work ? ``

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

`` It worked, '' John said.

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

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

`` We should probably sting these first, '' Matt gestured to his parchment, `` You know, so nobody finds them .... ''

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

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

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

Albus, Matt, John, and Kaden all performed the charm to get their finger's breadth print onto the map. A arcminute later, there were four finger photographic print on the map. Nobody said a Christian Bible as they performed the revealing charm on them, but Albus could feel the excitement construction. This was it. In a thing of minutes, they might take in the new Map revealed. Albus and his champion had been working towards this ever since the rootage of the schoolhouse year.

Albus stared at the Map after everyone had finished performing the charms. nil happened for the retentive clip, and Albus was beginning to recollect that they had guessed wrongly about the Finger Print Charm being the correct charm to let out the map. Then, the finger prints suddenly disappeared into the map.

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

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

Then, Holy Scripture began to appear on the map. Everyone leaned in towards it and Albus read the scant 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 dustup began to take shape on the map.

'Congratulations ! You have successfully decoded The piranha 's Map : endorse Edition. Messrs Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs are majestic proclaim Gospel According to Matthew Conan Eckerton, Kaden Saint Peter Dursley, Saint John Malcolm Brickston, and Albus Severus potter the next contemporaries 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 end of the map and say'I solemnly swear that I am up to no skillful'to reveal it .'
`` We did it ! '' Albus shouted. He jumped up from his hot seat and high-fived Matt and John. `` We 've got the new map ! ``

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

`` So you can open it and then make it to us, '' Rose laughed.

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

Albus turned away from rose and looked back at the map. The welcome content was slowly disappearing and new lines were forming on it. At the top it said 'The predator 's Map : second gear version'. The rest of it looked exactly like the fixture vulture 's Map.

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

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

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

`` You 're probably right, '' Albus sighed. After all that 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 zippo. ``

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

`` Yes, '' Albus and pink wine said at the Saami time.

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

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

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

`` I had a unspoiled rationality not to ! '' Albus shouted.

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

`` postponement, '' Matt said quietly, `` There 's three numbers game at the bottom. '' He pointed to the underside redress script corner.

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

`` So that 's the deviation ? '' Saint John asked, `` Wow, that 's commove, three numbers. ``

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

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

`` Bloody Hades, that 's Hogsmeade ! '' can shouted.

It most certainly was Hogsmeade. This part of the map detailed the village of Hogsmeade as well as it depicted Hogwarts on the other part. Albus stared at it and saw Honeyduke 's, the Three broomstick, Dervish and Banges, Weasley 's wiz Wheezes, the Hog 's principal, the shrieking shack, and all the family that created the little settlement.

Then there were the Zen. Just like on the regular Marauder 's Map, this one showed all the multitude in Hogsmeade as labelled dots. Albus peered down and saw his Uncle Ron 's dot moving around in Weasley 's Wizard Wheezes. There were various former point in the shop as well, although Albus did n't discern any of them. All the building on the map, with the exception of the Shrieking Shack, were filled with diverse labeled dots.

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

`` This is incredible, '' Rose said.

`` We are going to take in so much fun side by side class in Hogsmeade, '' privy grinned.

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

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

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

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

`` wonderment what the phone number three does, '' Matt mused.

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

The air of ink that made up Hogsmeade began to melt. A few indorsement later, ink formed once again to produce words on the parchment.

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

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

'So eventually we decided that we needed a place of our own. A common way of sorts that only we knew about. sure as shooting, we had the Room of requisite, but as we discovered in our fourth year, it was n't always available.

'Thus began the long appendage of finding an discharge room in the palace that nonentity knew about. Well, a situation everyone except Dumbledore did n't know about .'

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

'I know, Moony, but I think Dumbledore knew about this room. He just did n't chafe to get us to stop using it. He had other thing to worry about .'

'Just get on with it .'

'Patience, Moony, I want to explain it properly. Anyway, once we found this room, we used a diverseness of charm 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 marauder, this room will open for you as well. We would wish to pass it on to you .'
`` We get our own common way ? '' John asked, `` Brilliant ! ``

`` There 's Thomas More, '' Albus said.

'Ah, but Padfoot, do we want to pretend this easy ?'

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

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

'I agree, difficult would be best .'

'Excellent, Moony 's on board .'

'Difficult is ok .'

'And Wormtail agrees. So, we are not going to pee it wanton to ascertain the elbow room .'

'Thus, we leave you with instructions. We have set up a sort of Richard Morris Hunt throughout the schooltime and grounds. The first clue will take you someplace, where you will find the four paw prints carved somewhere in that place. Tap it with your finger and it will grant you another clue.

'And now we will give way you the first cue. Find the blank space where we rest our heads, but the reply is not our beds .'

With that, the map went blank once again. Albus quickly grabbed a bit of sheepskin and a flight feather and scribble down the first off clue.

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

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

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

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

`` Imagine, our own usual room, '' mat said, `` I think this will be even better than the way of Requirement. ``

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

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

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

`` Oh, definitely, '' flatness agreed.

Albus and his friends spent another xv minutes in the way of Requirement trying to decrypt the clue. Nobody came up with anything and Rose decided they should all study and figure out the clue later. Albus could n't argue since he had put off his homework long enough, and he had Quidditch practice the succeeding day.

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

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For the next few days, Albus found his mind drifting to the clue every time he tried to study. It was driving him mad. Where else did he kip besides his bed ? None of his booster had come up with anything either. rosiness did n't seem to be putting a lot thought into it, since exams were only a month and a half away. She seemed to recollect that Albus ought not to focus too often on the clue either, but Albus could n't avail it.

Albus was completely ignoring professor Binns'boring lecture the espouse Wednesday and focusing solely on the clue. A position to sleep, he thought as he tapped his quill pen on his Word. He sighed and lifted his head up. rosebush was the lonesome one actually taking preeminence. whoremonger 's eye were drooping and Albus was sure he 'd accrue at peace soon.

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

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

Once Professor Binns stopped his talk and everyone hurried to lead 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 glass board.

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

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

Luckily there was n't a class in the way at that moment, so Albus and his friends had as a lot meter as they needed to look. Albus started his search in the strawman, making certainly to inspect each desk carefully.

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

Sure enough, there were four petite paw prints etched into the rear of the desk.

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

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

It was kind of awkward to have all five of them underneath the desk at the same clip, but they managed. Albus watched as the paw prints disappeared and countersign replaced them.

'Find the place where we play, and make the Slytherins pay .'

Albus groaned as he got out from under the desk. He scribbled the new clue onto the small-arm of parchment below the old one.

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

`` Nope, '' John shrugged, `` But how would they make 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, '' lusterlessness said.

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

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

`` And it 's got to be the Lapplander place they played something, '' Gospel According to John said.

Matt stopped in his tracks, `` Of course of instruction ! It 's the Quidditch rake ! ``

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 sales pitch, then, '' Matt said.

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

`` good melodic theme, '' Amanda agreed.

`` I think we should examine after lunch, '' 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 luncheon, since they spent so long in the chronicle of Magic classroom. Kaden demanded to know where they were, and became very excited when Albus whispered that they were following the clew for the map. He was a bit disappointed that Albus would be continuing to wreak on it after lunch, since Kaden had course of study, but Albus assured him that they would update him later that evening.

Albus, matte, and lavatory ate a very hurried lunch, as they wanted to get out to the Quidditch Pitch as soon as possible. Rose announced that she would not be going with them because she wanted to consecrate the afternoon to studying. Amanda agreed with her since her uranology level was abysmal at the moment.

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

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

`` Maybe the goal Charles William Post ? '' Albus suggested, `` They could n't birth put the prints on the footing. ``

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

Albus, matt, and Saint John each started inspecting one of the end station. Albus looked carefully, but could n't find anything. Neither did lavatory or flatness. The three of them ran to the other side of the pitch shot and began to expect at the other three posts.

`` You know, I 'll bet they etched them up in high spirits, '' Albus realized as he finished inspecting his goal military post. `` It would prepare it punishing. ``

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

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

Albus wrenched the door open and led his supporter over to where the school brooms 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 and flew directly towards the goal station. His Calluna vulgaris listed to the left and Albus was really grateful he got to act Quidditch on a superior broom. Despite the mediocre heather, he was still faster than Matt and John, and made it to the end posts before either of them.

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

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

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

Albus touched the mark and strained to make out the next clue through the pouring rain.

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

`` Hospital wing, '' Matt said immediately, `` That one was kind of obvious. ``

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

`` Makes it easier for us, '' trick grinned.

`` Not really, '' matt said, `` You know how heavy it 's going to be to search the hospital Wing for four flyspeck paw mark ? What do you suppose we 'll tell Madam Pomfrey ? 'Do n't mind us, we 're just searching your stallion ward for some carvings that were left here tenner 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 unmanageable to look the Hospital Wing for the succeeding hint. Madam Pomfrey was always there. They could never get the shoes 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, '' mat shrugged.

`` Hey, '' Saint John turned to matt, `` Maybe you can go facial expression for it the following clip you 're there. During the night or something. ``

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

`` Did n't conceive of that, '' lav replied.

Albus sighed dejectedly and decided to just go to the common room and do his homework. He had been neglecting it the altogether week and figured he would feature to do it sometime. rose would at to the lowest degree be happy.

rose and Amanda were feverishly working on homework when Albus, Gospel According to John, and Matt entered the practically desolate park room. The son settled down at the tabular array rose wine 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 find the side by side clue in the infirmary fender, which should be pretty out of the question. ``

blush wine thought for a instant `` Yeah, that will be hard, '' she said and then continued her reading.

Albus tried his unspoiled to concentrate on his homework for the rest of the good afternoon. He did manage to compose an essay for Potions and read a chapter of his Herbology record book, but after that he just could n't do anything else. privy was all too happy to lay off doing preparation as well, and the two of them played chess until dinner.

After dinner party, Albus and his friends went to the Room of necessary, as Albus had promised Kaden he would tell him about the new exploitation with the map. Kaden was a bit jealous he did n't get to fly around the Quidditch Pitch looking for the next clue.

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

`` I just said I think football game is better, '' Kaden explained, `` That does n't think of I do n't like flying. ``

`` Well, we 're going to have plenty of early cue to work out, '' Albus reminded him, `` Like the one we 're working on rightfield now. ``

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

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

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

`` The hospital fender, '' Albus said, `` We 've already figured it out. We just do n't know how to get in to calculate without ma'am Pomfrey there. ``

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

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

`` We 've just got to get her out of the room for a while, '' Kaden said, `` My Friend and I at my old school did it a few times with instructor. You just use a distraction to get them out of the elbow room for a few bit or so. ``

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

`` That might act, '' rosebush said.

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

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

`` We could use a Fainting Fancy for that, '' whoremonger suggested.

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

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

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Albus had been thoroughly surprised by lusterlessness 's willingness to eat a Fainting Fancy to trick Madam Pomfrey. He had become much more outgoing since the previous yr. Albus figured it was because he was more certain now that none of his booster were going to harbinger to the full school that he was a werewolf.

Albus and his friends immediately formed a architectural plan once matt had so willingly volunteered to eat the Fainting Fancy. It would take seat the following Sat. Matt, Amanda, and Kaden would be stationed on the grounds, as they figured it would be best for mat to faint as far away from the infirmary Wing as possible. Albus, John, and Rose would obscure future to the hospital Wing underneath the invisibility Cloak and dash in as soon as Madam Pomfrey left. They figured it would guarantee them twenty minutes of searching, perhaps thirty if they were lucky.

Sabbatum arrived and Albus was eager to put the plan into action. Rose figured it would be best to do it in the morning, when most scholarly person were either sleeping or lounging around in their rough-cut room. It would be better not to draw too very much unwanted attention.

Albus, Gospel According to John, and rose headed up the stairs after breakfast, while lusterlessness, Amanda, and Kaden went out onto the grounds. Once Albus, John, and Rose reached the infirmary flank, Albus pulled out the invisibleness Cloak and threw it over them.

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

`` Shush, '' Rose hissed.

About 20 minutes later, Kaden came running down the corridor with a role player care look on his side. Albus only hoped that Madam Pomfrey would n't be able to distinguish it was fake. Kaden ran past Albus and into the Hospital Wing.

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

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

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

`` Hurry up ! Show me where ! ``

Madam Pomfrey and Kaden disappeared around the corner and Albus, Saint John, and rosiness hurried into the infirmary Wing.

`` I 'd say we 've only got 20 minutes, '' Albus muttered, `` She 's fast. ``

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

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

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

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

`` Where is it ? '' John asked.

`` There, '' rose pointed to the veracious side of meat of the bedside table.

Albus craned his header and saw the carving. He quickly touched it and watched as the words materialized.

`` precipitation, '' Rose said, `` I hear stride. ''

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

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

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

`` William 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 sceptre over Matt.

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

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

`` Er, '' Kaden stammered.

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

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

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

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

dame Pomfrey sighed, `` Yes, that might be genuine. Although it makes me enquire why Matt actually ate it. Just kick in me the other half. ``

Amanda reluctantly pulled the other one-half of the angelical out of her robes and handed it to the nurse. madam Pomfrey put it in Matt 's back talk and within sec he was opening his eyes.

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

Albus, John, and Rose carefully maneuvered their way over to the threshold and snuck out behind lusterlessness, Amanda, and Kaden. Once they were a safe distance from the Hospital Wing, they pulled off the cloak.

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

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

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

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

`` Honestly, I did n't think she 'd cypher it out either, '' Matt said, `` I half expected her to sustain me there overnight to prepare trusted I was all right. Did n't expect her to kick me out with you lot. ``

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

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

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

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

`` What is it ? '' Kaden asked.

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

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

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

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

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

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

`` The kitchens, '' Saint John the Apostle announced.

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

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Albus continued leading his Quaker down to the kitchens, while wondering how he would possibly bump the adjacent clue while he was there. The kitchens were immense. Albus had no estimate where the Marauders would have carved the paw prints.

Albus stopped in front line of the photo of the bowl of fruit and tickled the pear tree. It giggled and turned into a handle, which Albus turned.

`` Bloody hell, '' Kaden stood transfixed in the threshold as he stared out at the kitchens. He had only been to the kitchens once before."This blank space is my preferent piazza 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 to a lesser extent than ten sign of the zodiac elves.

`` Is Lester Willis Young masters and mistress needing anything ? '' the elf closest to Albus asked.

`` Yeah ! '' John grinned, `` How about a bomb sandwich, some chip, a while of treacle tart, and a glass of pumpkin vine juice. ``

Rose raised her eyebrow, `` luncheon is in an minute. ``

`` You 're right, '' toilet replied and then turned to the elf, `` Skip the chip. ``

`` I 'll birth the like, except a knock beef sandwich, '' Kaden said.

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

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

`` Boys, '' blush wine muttered.

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

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

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

`` All right, '' Albus took a deep breathing space, `` We 're looking for a carving of sorts that 's some place in here. It 's four diminutive paw print. I do n't have sex 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 prints somewhere in here. Have you seen anything like that ? ``

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

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

`` Of line. ``

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

`` right wing there, sir, '' the elf said.

Albus craned his neck and just made out the paw prints, situated in a very inapt position near a pipe.

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

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

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

`` Got it, '' he whispered, `` I think this is the last clue. 'Go to the seat where we learn to fight the dark, it is there where we 've left our final patsy'. ``

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

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

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

`` I hate to say it, but I 've got Quidditch practice after lunch, so I do n't think there 's time today, '' Albus sighed. He wished drill would be canceled, but the luck of that were melt off to none.

`` Merlin, '' matt groaned.

`` We 've waited this yearn, we can look some more, '' Amanda pointed out.

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

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

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A/N : For vacation, my family and I went to the resort hotel I mentioned in an to begin with chapter, the one with the scavenger hunt. Just wanted to tell everyone that we came in dead last. A far cry from our endorsement place win last year. Oh, well, we 'll hope for first next year !

Thanks to my genus Beta, Dancer of Starlight ( who was the one who had to run around the resort following the hint ). 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 reappraisal !
Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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Much to Albus 's dismay, there was n't a convenient meter to keep following the cue of the map the entire weekend. Quidditch practice took the stallion afternoon, because Georgia was beginning her ruthless pre-Quidditch concluding praxis. There was only one equal left before the final, and it would square off who would play Gryffindor in the finally lucifer. Georgia stressed the need for extra practices and encouraged everyone to recitation by themselves whenever they had a free import. She had somehow seen a glimpse of Albus, King John, and Matt flying around the sales talk looking for clues and thought Albus had been practicing. Albus had to obliterate his smirk as she praised him in front of the entire team.

professor Kendrick canceled all afternoon classes on Wed of that week. Since Albus never had family on Midweek good afternoon, it was no different than usual. The reason for the cancellation was that this especial Wednesday was May 2nd, the twentieth day of remembrance of the final exam struggle at Hogwarts, which lead to Voldemort 's downfall.

XV years prior to the twentieth anniversary, five old age after the actual battle took shoes, a commemoration had been erected on the Hogwarts grounds, in the accurate billet where professor Longbottom had beheaded Voldemort 's snake, Nagini. The statue was made of marble and depicted a phoenix spreading its wings atop a large square pedestal. The names of every person who had given their life story during both war against Voldemort were etched into the pedestal.

professor Kendrick, along with the curate, had organized a memorial Robert William Service that was to take berth near the memorial. It was to choose plaza at one o'clock in the good afternoon and Wiccan and wiz from all over United Kingdom came to attend.

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

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

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

`` Hey, Victoire, '' Albus greeted her once they had walked over, `` well-chosen birthday. ``

`` Thanks, '' Victoire sighed, `` You know, it sort of sucks to have 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 the great unwashed died, '' Victoire pointed out.

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

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

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

The quietus of the Weasleys and the ceramicist soon filed into the wrangle near Albus and his friends. His integral 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 younger cousins. matt and Amy 's parents did come and the four of them sat together in the irregular row. Albus sat following to shift and rose, with Kaden and Amanda on the other incline of Rose.

The row of chairwoman were soon all filled up, and some multitude were even standing or had conjured their own electric chair that did n't quite match the others. Professor Kendrick stepped up to the podium that had been placed next to the monument. The crowd 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 full of sorrow at the same clock time. It may look odd to some that May 2nd is a day we celebrate, when they are mourning the passing of loved ones. We celebrate with banquet, and party, and twenty-four hour period off of work or school ; but for so many, today is a day when we remember those who gave their life sentence for our freedom.

`` That is why so many died. They died for us. So that we may live happy and peaceable lifespan with each other. In our gloominess, we must call back that our loved one knowingly gave their aliveness for us. There are many of us here today who fought that fight and survived. And I am sure enough that all of them were prepared to die for the cause.

`` I still think back that conflict. I was a few years out of Hogwarts. Well, more than a few, but I was still untried. I had not settled down. I did not even have a veritable job. I was not fully active in the anti-Voldemort move, but when I got word of the conflict, I was there.

`` But we must not only center on the actual battle. I have decided to speak today about the backwash. About what happened after Voldemort was defeated, after we were free from his oppressiveness. What happened after the conflict is what made me make up one's mind to resolve down and begin teaching.

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

`` We were unified at that present moment. Unified by our grief and our happiness. It is this wholeness that makes us hard, made us able to defeat Voldemort, and makes us able to continue to fight the evil in our life-time. We must remember to keep ourselves integrated, today, tomorrow, and forever.

`` As we remember those who gave their biography twenty years ago, we must also remember that they would not want us to live on the past. We should always remember the past, so as not to make the Lapp fault, but we should n't populate on it. We should live our life sentence to the fullest, for that is what they would want us to do. ``

Albus clapped along with everybody else. Kendrick 's talking to had been dead, but meaningful. Albus noticed that slip 's center were tearing up, and Victoire had put her arm around him.

The Minister gave a speech communication next. His speech was longer and drawn out. Albus found his tending waning as the man droned on and on. Once he was finally done, Kingsley and McGonagall each gave short spoken language.

`` And now, '' Kendrick announced, `` We shall pick up from Harry ceramicist. ``

Albus jerked his head up and watched as his dad slowly got up to the podium. He had no mind his dad was making a actor's line. The bunch was clapping as Harry got up to the podium.

`` Thank you all for coming, '' Harry began quietly, `` Um, well, anyone who knows me really well knows I do n't really enjoy making big actor's line like this. I 'm for certain my scholar can evidence to this, given how few actual lectures I give in class. When it comes to teaching, I 'd rather study a practical attack. But, when Fabius asked me to speak today, I could n't turn him down.

`` So, I 'm going to continue this short. I suppose I 'll begin at the kickoff. My parents gave their lives to protect me, and to protect all of us. They died in monastic order to aid defeat Voldemort.

`` Of course of instruction, I had to go live with my aunty and uncle after this and grew up without a exclusive bit of knowledge of the wizarding creation. If you had told me when I was nine that I would grow up to get the better of the most evil wizard of all time, I would accept laughed.

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

`` With that, I would care to repeat what Fabius said. We must always call back those who lost their lives, but we should n't lie in on the past. We should live in the second, and think about the future. Because we do n't love what the futurity holds. We make our own future and we should make the most of it. That is what those who gave their lifespan would want us to do. ``

Harry left the stump and sat back down amongst aloud applause. Albus thought his dad 's speech was very good, despite him not wanting to produce it in the first gear place.

Kendrick stood up once again. `` I would like to thank you all for coming today. smell free to research the castle and yard. You are receive to join us for dinner as well. We will be serving it outside, as the Great Hall is not nearly great enough to theatre you all. ``

hoi polloi slowly began to get up from their chairs and most of them migrated towards the monument. Albus 's parents did this as well, but Albus did n't really want to join the big multitude of people. He followed shift out of the aisle and stood off to the English with mat, rose, Amanda, Kaden, and Amy while slip 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 John with his family. John the Divine 's aunts, uncles, and cousins must hold come as well, because there were a unharmed lot of little youngster with them. The entirely group headed back towards the castle and Albus figured that John and Isabelle were showing their family the school. As far as Albus knew, John 's parents were n't really involved with the battle because they were too untried to fight when it happened.

Once Teddy and Victoire rejoined the mathematical group, they started to walk back towards the castle. cypher really said much. Even Kaden seemed to experience that it was a metre for muteness. Albus noticed that Teddy 's facial expression was streaked with tears.

They walked through the rook, somehow all going to the Room of Requirement without anyone ever stating that as their destination. lustrelessness paced in strawman of the evacuate paries and once the door appeared, everyone filed in.

`` That was a nice servicing, '' Rose commented once they had all sat down.

Everyone nodded without saying anything.

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

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

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

`` You, too, '' Kaden said.

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

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

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

Albus broke out into a grin as he saw Kaden 's mouth clinch shut. The charm was still working.

`` What 's amiss with you ? '' Amy asked, `` And how did you discover out ? ``

`` Er- '' Kaden stammered.

`` We charmed him not to tell anyone, '' matt explained, `` The Sileo Altus appealingness. rose wine performed it. Kaden ca n't spill the beans about it in front end of you or Victoire or slip or anybody who is n't me, Albus, Saint John, Rose, or Amanda. ``

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

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

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

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

`` Good to know the appealingness 's working, '' Amy said.

The mood in the room became increasingly livelier after that. Albus and his booster told slip, Victoire, and Amy all about what had been going on in school and what classes they were going to take aim the following yr. Teddy, Victoire, and Amy talked about Auror and Healer training. Teddy shared that Auror training was very intense and he spent all his spare prison term sleeping since it was so draining.

Once evening arrived, Albus and the ease of the group headed back remote for dinner party. somebody had conjured loads of long tables and chairs and had placed them throughout the grounds. Albus saw his kinsperson taking over a brace of tables near the lake and led his 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 rosiness and Matt on either side of him.

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

`` Hi, Dad, '' Albus grinned.

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

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

`` But that 's not fair, '' Victor-Marie Hugo whined.

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

`` amercement. I 'll bring together when I 'm a indorsement year, '' 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 residuum of us. ``

Sakartvelo, Fred, and Heather were deep in discussion about strategy for the Quidditch concluding. The three of them had always been the most ruthless role player on the squad. Albus preferred not to get involved in the tactic and very well compass point of the team. He just liked to toy. He could never see himself as captain.

Albus reached over and grabbed a roll from the field goal near his dad. Harry was inscrutable in conversation with Ron, and Albus strained his pinna to take heed in.

`` It 's kind of disconcerting that we have n't gotten any trail in a while, '' Harry whispered. `` We were getting sightings a few sentence a month for a while. And now, nothing. ``

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

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

`` I was thinking that, too, '' Ron agreed, `` But nonentity 's seen anything. I 've got people patrolling Hogsmeade, but they 're getting bored. People are saying we need to decrease security. 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 care how bored they get. ``

`` I agree, '' Ron said, `` If Scripture gets out that we 've decreased certificate, they 're in all likelihood to give back to the school. ``

`` Exactly. ``

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

Albus quickly looked down at his plate and shoved a piece of roll in his sass, blushing.

`` I think you 're right, '' Harry laughed, `` It 's ok, Al. If we talk about work 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 throw done the same thing in your place. ``

Albus nodded and continued eating. He had once again almost forgotten about Washburn and the Willinsons. Now they were impudent on his head once again. What did it mean that nobody had sighed any of them in months ? Albus had n't even known that there had been buy at sightings before. The prophesier must not throw published articles about all the sightings. Albus supposed if they became frequent enough, they would suit old news show. But where were Washburn and the Willinsons now ? Albus doubted they had given up on finding the Hallows. He was more prepared to think that they were trying to lull his dad into a pretended mother wit of security.

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

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By the time the weekend arrived, Albus had nearly forgotten about the conversation he overheard about Washburn and the Willinsons. The reason for this was that there was finally time for Albus and his Friend to locate the terminal clue 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 press the shadow, it is there that we 've left our terminal fool ,''' Albus recited. He had been thinking about the cue all week, trying to figure out what it meant.

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

`` Lumos ? '' St. John shrugged, `` Where did we ascertain that ? ``

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

`` I do n't think it literally means darkness, '' rose sighed, `` You lot drive matter way too literally. Think about it. night as in evil. ``

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

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

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

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

Everyone agreed and began to search the classroom. Albus inspected all the desks, but found zero. He sighed and walked over to the bookcase. It was taking a very long time to find this particular print. Longer than it had taken to find 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 Matt crouching in one of the back corners of the room. Albus quickly ran to the back along with the rest of his friends.

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

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

Matt nodded and touched the sculpture. 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 clues. Either that or you somehow stumbled upon the last one before finding the others. In that instance, we suggest you enter the lottery.

`` 'Anyway, we shall now give away the focussing to find the secluded room. We ca n't guarantee for what kind of state it will be in when you arrive, since we 're not sure what yr it will be when you discover it. In which font, we suggest you learn some honest cleaning spells, as Muggle cleaning is miserable .'''

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

`` 'Shut up, Moony .'''

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

`` 'All right. You 'll need to go to the north end of the 6th floor corridor. There should be an army of courtship of armor on one side. side them. get 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 inverse wall, there will be a small carving of the four paw photographic 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, retain in thinker that only the four of you will be able to give up the room. So, if you ever want to take a girl there, make sure you arrive first.

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

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

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

`` Yeah ! '' everyone shouted.

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

Albus could n't conceive that they had managed to work out out all the clues and were on their way to the way his grandfather had discovered when he was in school. Everything they had done that year with the map seemed to have led up to this. Albus was extremely excited about this room. It would be solely theirs. The room of Requirement seemed like their own private common room whenever they were in it, but it really was n't. The predator'room would be their own private commons room. cipher else would fuck about it. Nobody else would even be able to get in it.

Albus and his ally tried to get to the sixth level corridor as fast as they could without drawing attention to themselves. Albus hoped the corridor would be empty 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 friends got there. He must have been a showtime year because he was even curt than Matt. Albus did n't spot him, but Kaden did.

`` Hi, 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, '' Leonard said and quickly ran down the corridor.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The paw prints sunk into the stone and a small stone doorknob appeared just where they had been. Albus turned to glance at his Friend before grasping it. They all wore looks of excitement. Albus turned back to the paries, took a deep breath, and turned the doorknob.

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Albus let out a gasp as his eyes fell upon the room in front of him. He stepped inside, gazing around in awe, and his friends followed in behind him. Albus heard soul shut the door as they stepped in.

The room was bill, just like the Gryffindor common room. The decor was exchangeable, too, as virtually everything was scarlet and amber. It variety of reminded Albus of the Room of necessity whenever matte asked for it, only better. There was scarlet piece of tail carpeting on the floor and scarlet mantle on the windows.

Although the room was mostly rotary, there were four minuscule square rooms leading off of the master room. Albus walked deeper into the elbow room and saw that there was a four-poster bed in each of them, along with a bedside table. Each of the piffling rooms had a signal on it that depicted which one belonged to which Marauder.

In the main theatrical role of the way were a few couches, chairs, and tables. A few bookcases were up against the walls that housed books, parchments, old dung bombs, and various other detritus. There was even a pile of afford confection sitting on one of the mesa, giving the elbow room the feel that the predator had just stepped out for class or something.

At the same time, the place looked like cipher had been in it for decennium. There was a thick layer of dust coat every surface and there was a faint smell of clamminess in the air. That may have been because there was a cauldron wide-cut of a wicked smelling potion sitting next to the window. The tables were covered in various piece of parchment, open books, and yellowing copy of the Prophet.

The piranha had even decorated the bulwark. There were pictures of themselves that seemed to lay out from first yr all the way to seventh. Posters of a few dissimilar Quidditch squad were also fixed upon the stone bulwark. A large banner was above the window, directly across from the threshold. It read, 'The Marauders'Den .'

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

`` Yeah, '' lusterlessness agreed, `` But brilliant at the same prison term. ``

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

`` Excellent, '' privy grinned, `` Maybe some of the instructor have been assigning the Saami homework every twelvemonth and we can imitate it. I 'll bet Binns uses the Lapplander naming year after class. ``

`` I think we 'll have to clean house this place up a bit, '' Amanda commented as she peered into the caldron, `` That potion is positively disgusting. ``

`` marvel if these are still adept, '' Kaden said as he picked up a few chocolate frogs.

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

`` This office is amazing, '' 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 unwashed room. And hall, '' John said as he walked over to the alcove labeled 'Padfoot'. `` Guess this one 's mine ! '' John flopped onto the bed and a cloud of dust flew out of it. `` Oh, gross ! '' he coughed, `` marvel if we can get the house elves to clean this place. ``

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

Albus wandered over to the alcove that was labeled 'Prongs'and walked into it. It was very strange, knowing that the seat had belonged to his grandfather. Albus almost felt like he had gone back in time, to when his granddad had been at Hogwarts. He glanced up at the rampart and noticed a picture of a Quidditch team that was labeled 'Puddlemere United- 1975'. The totally room had pretty practically frozen in prison term. The rest of Hogwarts changed as the years passed and new educatee came to the school. But this room, this room had n't changed. It was just the same now as it had been in the 1970s. Now, it would skip an stallion generation and be propelled into the twenty-first century.

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

Albus stuck his header out into the main part of the room and saw that toilet had picked up a newspaper snip. Albus and everyone else went over to John and crowded around him to show the article.

ENTIRE MUGGLE FAMILY MURDERED-
SUSPECTED WORK OF YOU-KNOW-WHO

An stallion Muggle family was murdered last dark
at their home in the outskirts of London. Muggle
police officeholder have attributed the death to
carbon paper monoxide poisoning, but wizard investigators
have discovered the causa of death was Avada Kedavra.

Nearby Muggles reported seeing a 'strange cloud'
above the house other the next morning. Before
Obliviators modified their retention, they all said
the swarm was the physical body of a skull with a snake in the grass
coming out of its mouth. This odd cloud of smoke
has appeared over the home of multiple murders
during the past twelvemonth. rumor are that this is the
mark of You-Know-Who, but it has yet to be confirmed.

Employees of Magical Law Enforcement are currently
investigating the murder and the strange cloud
above the family. Anyone with entropy about
the murder, the swarm, You-Know-Who, or his
supposed 'Death feeder'followers should touch
Magical Law Enforcement as soon as possible.

`` That is strange, to be reading that clause now, '' Albus said quietly. From the auditory sensation of it, Voldemort was just starting to benefit superpower when that article was written.

`` I 'll say, '' John the Evangelist agreed, `` I 'll bet there 's all form of articles around this plaza about Voldemort. ``

`` You 're probably ripe, '' Albus said, `` My dad said that when the Marauders were in their last year of schooltime, they were already working to fight back Voldemort. ``

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

`` Yeah, '' Albus agreed.

`` We should probably clean this blank space up a bit, '' Rose announced.

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

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

blush wine spent a few proceedings teaching everyone else the few cleaning turn she knew. Then they all got started on cleaning up the room. Albus found quite a few written matter of the seer and he set them aside in a box.

They left the pictures and posters up on the rampart. It seemed wrong to charter down all the moving-picture show of the marauder'when they were the unity who founded the room. Albus left the old word-painting of Puddlemere Untied up as well, since he supported that Quidditch team. To lav 's pleasure, there was a similar picture in Padfoot 's department of the room. Albus was pretty sure lusterlessness would be adding a picture of the Chudley cannon to his alcove, since apparently Moony did n't patronise them based on the lack of a delineation of them near his bed.

After a pair hours, the room looked new once again. All the dust, old Henry Sweet, and rubbish was gone. The cauldron had been emptied and was now sparkling. Amanda, who had somehow stumbled upon the wash elbow room a few month ago, had gone down and fetched a few new sets of bedding for the beds.

Once they were done cleaning, they began to ready themselves at home in the Marauders'Den, as it was apparently called. Rose began to peruse the various books that were on the ledge. Kaden was rifling through the classify pranking token that had been left behind. Amanda was looking at a pile of photographs they had found. Albus, John, and matt were looking at all the paper and clippings that had been left behind.

`` This is going to be an first-class place to study, '' Rose said as she sat down on one of the sofa with a book of account. `` It 'll be quiet. ``

`` Ca n't guarantee that, '' Gospel According to John grinned.

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

`` I do n't think I would have wanted to exist back then, '' Matt commented, `` Seems like it would take been bloody woeful. ``

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

`` nil like learning about story to make you grateful of the metre you live in, '' rose wine commented.

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

`` We have n't even experience to the war in story of conjuration yet, '' Rose pointed out.

`` Yeah, well, it 's to a greater extent interest than what we 've been learning about. ``

`` That 's because you feel it more directly relates to your life sentence. But we have to larn about all the history, if we want to avoid the mistakes of the past. ``

`` But Binns could at least shit it more interesting, '' john muttered.

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

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

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

`` No, '' Albus sighed, `` I just meant, should we assure 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 fathers had been involved in the conception of it, after all.

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

`` I still think we should keep it a closed book, '' Gospel According to John said.

`` I variety of agree with Albus, '' pink wine said, `` This shoes would be really bathetic for both Uncle Harry and shift. And I suppose Epistle of James and Lily would like to know about it, too. ``

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

`` They could n't get in, though, Albus, '' pink wine pointed out, `` Only the four of you can afford this stead. ``

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

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

`` King James I would never fit in to that magical spell, '' Albus said.

`` I still think that if we 're going to evidence Uncle Harry and teddy, we should tell St. James and Lily, '' Rose said.

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

`` fine, '' Rose huffed.

`` So, '' Albus turned to bathroom and mat, `` What do the two of you think about telling my dad and teddy ? ``

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

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

Albus shrugged. His conscience was telling him that he should assure his dad and chemise about it. He knew that knowing about the room and the new map would entail the world to both of them, but at the like time he kind of wanted to have the way to himself for a few calendar month as well.

`` That sounds like a good idea, '' Albus agreed. `` So we 'll think about telling them next yr. ``

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Albus and his friends immediately started spending their spare time in the Marauders'Den as opposed to the way of necessary. Albus found that he felt very at home there. It provided a gumption of calm, a blank space to go to get away from the chaos of the primary component part of the school. He was even able to center more on his studying there than in the Room of necessity, although that may have been due to the fact that they had solved the mystery of the map and Albus was n't nearly as distracted as he had been.

The final dueling tourney took place on the undermentioned Dominicus, a few days before the total lunar month. Albus 's squad had not made it to the finals, despite Albus and Malfoy 's first-class dueling skills. Both boys had won every single duel they had been in the entire year. However, the rest of the team was n't nearly as skilled and they did not have enough points for the final examination. blush wine 's team was in second place and therefore was in the finals. They were up against a team that none of Albus 's supporter were on.

Albus could finger the excitement in the air as he walked to the dueling way after tiffin. Even those who were not competing were going to the elbow room in guild to watch the final duel. The two competing team sat with each former at the front of the way, but none of the other teams sat together. Albus did n't opine that Kendrick 's idea of inter-house integrity had worked very well with the dueling teams.

The tournament lasted about an hour, which was much little than all the previous ones. Rose won one of her duel, against a one-third yr Slytherin.

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

Kendrick pointed his scepter at a sign that had all the team name and number of points on it. The top two team'numbers flashed and then changed to the new numbers.

`` Congratulations to team Three, the Hungry Hungry Horntails ! They are the new adept ! '' Kendrick shouted, `` Will the team fellow member please come forward to live with the trophy. ``

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

`` back piazza is still full, though, '' Amanda said.

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

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

`` I would care to thank all of you for putting up with the inter-house squad this year. I know many of you were very opposed to this at the get-go of the year. ``

`` Many of us ? '' John muttered, `` I think pretty much all of us. Except Rose, that is. ``

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

`` With that, I wish you all trade good luck with your examination. You 'd meliorate all go study for a while, as I have been hearing that some of your instructor have created particularly tough test. ``

`` He 's just trying to scare us into studying, '' Saint John the Apostle 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 examination, though. With Washburn gone, Albus felt he would do well on all of them.

Albus and his booster quickly found Rose and congratulated her. rosebush was very happy with a second post win. She did n't reckon her team would even get moment place. Rose was n't really a competitive mortal, with the exception of ace 's Bromus secalinus, so she did n't brood on the view of losing to the Hungry Hungry Horntails.

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Over the side by side few workweek, Albus and his friends spent to the highest degree of their disembarrass clock 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 clock time the finally hebdomad in May arrived. Albus, mat, John the Divine, and Kaden had n't spent the night 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 nighttime, so they had n't bothered. Although, matte did pass the afternoon there sleeping the day of the May full lunar month, and he reported that the beds were just as comfortable as Gryffindor 's layer and more easy than the infirmary flank 's beds.

Ever since he and his friends managed to reckon out the rest of the map, Albus felt like the school year was definitely winding down. It was almost like figuring out the map signified the end of terminus. Albus imagined that if they had n't figured it out, he would n't have wanted to go family for the summer.

The signs of the end of the year were very much apparent. The fifth part and seventh years were spending all uncommitted sentence in the library perusal for their O.W.L.s and N.E.W.T.s. The seventh twelvemonth Gryffindor prefects had taken over Victoire 's habit of demanding secrecy in the common room in the evenings, making Albus very happy that they had the Marauders'Den.

On the other English of the spectrum were the student who just did n't want to do anything. Albus 's cousin Sir Henry Morton Stanley was the gross example. Stanley had never been bookish, but now that he would be graduating in only a couple weeks, he had no motivation whatsoever. However, his Ravenclaw girlfriend did impel him to sit down and study for his N.E.W.T.s every evening. Saint John the Apostle shared Francis Edgar Stanley 's mentality. Even though John was no where near graduation, he also had no need to meditate.

`` I just do n't see the point in time, blush wine, '' privy said as he tossed a coffee frog up into the air, `` If I have n't learned it by now, I 'm not going to learn it in time for exams. ``

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

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

`` Do you suppose anyone else knows about this space ? '' 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 mystery anymore. ``

`` I do n't mean other student, '' Albus said, `` I mean, do you suppose the predator brought former people in here when they were in schoolhouse. And those citizenry would obviously still know about it. ``

`` I 'm sure your dad 's mum knew about it, '' rosebush commented, `` Do n't know about anyone else. ``

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

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

`` guessing that makes signified. ``

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

`` What ? '' Albus asked.

`` August 6, '' Kaden muttered, `` I 'm going to go wrong the examination. Why ca n't it be easy like Potions ? ``

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

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

`` Not really, '' lustrelessness laughed, `` The only affair I 'm really trade good at is Astronomy. ``

`` I 'd be bequeath to bet that you 'll be good at tutelage of Magical beast, '' John smirked.

`` Shut up, '' Matt shook his heading and threw a coffee frog at John.

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

`` Found that one underneath that nasty old caldron, '' matte burst out laughing.

`` Ew ! receipts ! '' John Lackland jumped up and patter the frog out onto the base. `` I 'll get you for that one. ``

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

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

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

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

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

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

`` Anything that resembles food for thought ! ``

`` There 's good luck charm to make poppycock resemble food, '' Matt commented.

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

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

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

`` You could always go to the common elbow room, '' John pointed out, `` I hear that the prefects have made it a mandatory quietly zone until examination are over. ``

`` Just delay until I 'm a prefect, '' rose wine muttered, `` It 'll be quiet all year. ``

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

`` Yeah, right hand, '' 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 lusterlessness can be a prefect, '' rose said, `` If he is, then you 'll be even more like the piranha. ``

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

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

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

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

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

Albus laughed to himself and continued his Astronomy homework. He had n't really thought about who was going to be a prefect. Albus was n't entirely sure he wanted to be a prefect, even if Kendrick picked him. Prefects had an awe-inspiring lot of obligation. Responsibility that Albus was n't sure he wanted. But prefect determination were still over two years away. Albus pushed the view of prefects out of his pass and concentrated on his studying.

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A/N : first gear, I 'm dingy about the deep 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 citizenry from The Golden Snitches forum ( liaison in my fan fic website ). The first chapter ( one that I wrote ) has been validated ! The history is called 'Remember the Cannons'and can be found under the gens 'The Golden snitcher'. I 'd love it if you guys read it !

Third, thanks so much to Moonylupin for nominating this for a Dobby honour 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 frustration to Hufflepuff the late month, Ravenclaw was out of the running for the Quidditch cup. Everybody, scholar, teachers, and stave alike, had been shocked by that turn of events. The police chief of the Ravenclaw team actually spent a total three mean solar day holed up in his common room following the devastating loss.

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

The Slytherins were extremely pleased about their place in the Quidditch final examination and spent the stallion week leading up to the mate strutting around the corridors with an air of smugness about them. Albus personally thought they were being rather cocky and should hold back until after the match was over to depict off.

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

Albus sat down future to James and placed his broom on his lap. He was feeling more than than a little bit unquiet. This was his first Quidditch final and he was determined to do well.

`` I know we 've been preparing for playing Ravenclaw in this match, '' Peach State said as she paced in front of the squad, `` But we all know Slytherin has a bad squad than Ravenclaw ! We can do this, I know we can ! Just remember that the Slytherins play dirtier. see yourselves out there. If we just play like we 've been playing all year, we 're surely to win. Remember that we 've already beat Slytherin once this yr. We can do it again ! Now let 's get out there and complain some snake arses ! ``

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

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

`` Welcome, Hogwarts scholar and stave to the final Quidditch friction match of the year ! Will Slytherin be able to seduce adequate goal to steal the Quidditch Cup away from Gryffindor ? Let 's Leslie Townes Hope not ! '' Lord Todd Kathryn Elizabeth Smith shouted.

`` Smith ! '' Patil scolded him.

`` Sorry, prof, '' Todd replied, `` And here we have the Gryffindor team ! sea captain Peach State Weasley, followed by an entire clan of Weasleys including Fred, broom, and Bradley. We also have two pseudo-Weasleys, James and Albus ceramist. 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 related, too, although they wo n't allow in it- ''

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

`` Sorry, professor, '' Lord Todd continued, `` I guess you 'll require to know the public figure of the Slytherin actor. They are Ferris Fielding, Talan Flint, Captain fishgig Goyle, Peyton Hughes, Garth Octavius, Hailey Odele, and Jackson Naiser ! ``

`` I want a clean secret plan, '' Professor Oteski said sternly as Goyle crushed Georgia 's deal. Oteski released the Bludgers and the fink as Albus and the early players rose into the air.

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

Albus was ahead of both Fred and Calluna vulgaris as he flew towards the Gryffindor goal stake. He saw Ryan send a Bludger at Haines, but Haines dodged it. Albus had to take that Slytherin did consume decent Chasers.

Haines threw the Quaffle at the end postal service, but GA caught it and tossed it back into playing period. Albus caught it by his fingertips and turned around to fly towards the Slytherin billet.

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

Two of the Slytherin pursuer immediately flew to lug Heather, and Albus threw the Quaffle to Fred. Fred caught it with a grin and took the rest of the way down the slant. Albus smiled as the Slytherin pursuer glared at him. Classic Weasley Fake. Albus and his cousins used that tactic all the time when they played over the holidays.

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

Gryffindor scored five more goal over the next ten bit. Albus scored two of those and assisted two others. Slytherin had n't scored at all and heather mixture currently had monomania of the Quaffle.

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

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

Scots heather turned to bet just as the Bludger hit her in the head and knocked her from her ling.

Oteski blew his whistle as Albus, Fred, and James caught heather mixture before she hit the ground. The rest of the Gryffindor histrion landed and ran towards Heather.

`` She 's unconscious mind, '' Fred announced, `` She 'll need to go to the Hospital extension. ``

`` We 'll take her, '' Sir Henry Morton Stanley emerged from the stands with Neville following him. `` Damn Slytherins, '' he muttered as he watched Neville conjure a stretcher for his sister.

`` We 'll just have got to play with two pursuer, '' Sakartvelo announced after John Rowlands and Neville left with Calluna vulgaris, `` She would n't want us to lie on this. She 'll be fine. ``

With only two chaser, Gryffindor 's public presentation drastically declined. Albus managed to score another finish, but Slytherin somehow scored eight right in a row. The Slytherin Beaters were ruthless and had managed to injure Empire State of the South 's left hand only xv transactions after they knocked Heather out. Albus easily made the penalty stab 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 make up for the fact that Slytherin was now winning 190-70.

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

`` Why does n't your Seeker just get the Snitch ? '' Albus smirked. The Slytherin pursuer were quite skilled, but it would be useless for them unless Octavius caught the stool pigeon 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 English, trying to get Peach State 's attention.

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

Oteski blew his whistle and the Gryffindor players huddled below their end posts.

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

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

Georgia sighed, `` Can you play anymore ? ``

`` I 'll try, '' Albus said. Hopefully the plot would n't cobbler's last much longer. Albus had lost all hope of winning, and since getting his arm broken, he did n't really care who caught the Snitch.

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

`` Ok, '' King James I nodded, `` I 've seen it a few prison term, but have n't bothered to enchant it. Just been trying to retain 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 gear up and he blew the whistle.

Albus flew back into the air, trying to ignore the growing botheration in his arm. He was going to centralise on keeping everyone away from Fred, who was the but uninjured chaser leftfield. Albus did n't think he 'd actually be able to catch or bemuse the Quaffle and stay on his broom with only one arm.

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

Albus groaned partially due to this destination and partially due to his arm. He flew high into the air and noticed that Saint James the Apostle was making a plunk towards the primer. Albus breathed a sigh of moderation. James had seen the Snitch. Octavius saw what James was doing, but he was at least ten invertebrate foot behind James. James pulled out of the diving with the struggling snitcher in his hand.

`` Slytherin wins, '' metalworker muttered, `` 350-320. ''

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

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

The absolute majority of the school day burst into flash clapping and cheering. Oteski gave GA the Quidditch Cup and she held it high school into the air.

`` C'mon, Al, '' Georgia said, `` We 're going to see broom in the Hospital annexe. You ought to get that arm checked out. ``

Albus nodded and he followed the rest of the team up to the castle. They lost most of their entourage as they ascended the steps to the infirmary Wing. Peach State pushed open the door and led the team inside.

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

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

`` I 'm alive ! '' Scots heather shouted.

`` We won the Cup ! '' Empire State of the South shouted back and ran past madam Pomfrey over to Heather 's bed, `` But we lost the match. ``

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

`` 350 to 320, '' Sakartvelo sighed.

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

`` You can verbalize about it later, '' Madam Pomfrey announced, `` This is the hospital Wing, not your common elbow room ! ``

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

brothel keeper Pomfrey sighed, `` Of course of action you did. Quidditch. leave it ever stop over ? ``

`` Nope, '' GA 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 wand at Albus 's arm. It immediately felt better.

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

The doors burst give and Rose, matt, John Lackland, Amanda, and Kaden came bursting in.

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

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

`` Not today, '' mat laughed.

`` Good, now you can all go back to your common way, '' the nurse announced, `` This is not the place to celebrate or complain or whatever it is you want to do after this compeer ! ``

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

Albus 's first gear few exams went well. He was especially felicitous that his Charms exam was relatively gentle since he failed the premature yr 's one miserably.

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

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged as he furiously scribbled down the dimension of mandrake root onto a small-arm of sheepskin. Albus and his friends were spending the evening in the common room studying for their Herbology exam the future day.

`` shuffling for a nice quieten time to study, though, '' blush wine commented.

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

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

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

`` Why thank you, rose, '' John grinned, `` But I actually wanted to hold a prison-breaking from studying and play chess or something. And I 'm sure as shooting you lot would rather analyse. ``

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

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

Albus alternated between reading his Herbology book and watching the game of chess for the next few minutes. He had been cramming his Einstein with everything there is to know about sorcerous flora for the past few hours and was becoming increasingly distracted by John and mat '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 ! '' Gospel According to John shouted as his queen mole rat smashed flatness 's bishop, `` Another one of your firearm destroyed ! ``

`` At to the lowest degree I still have my knights, '' Matt smirked.

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

Albus grinned to himself and settled down to keep an eye on the rest of the biz. One of lusterlessness 's knights was in the operation of killing John 's queen when he heard a syncope tapping on the window behind him.

`` Is that an owl ? '' Rose 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 civilize one, '' Rose smirked, `` venture your game 's over. ``

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

Albus stared questioningly at the missive. He took it from can and slowly turned it over. It was addressed to him. But why in the name of Falco columbarius would it be delivered now ? He only ever got postal service in the morning with everyone else.

`` clear it, '' John said excitedly.

Albus tore it spread and unfolded a knit spell of lambskin. His typeface turned pale and he gasped as he read what it said.

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

Albus wordlessly tossed the parchment onto the table, where it landed nerve up. Glued onto the sheepskin was a mixture of letters that appeared to be cut out from a transcript of the Prophet.

To Baby Potty-

I have your cockeyed cousin.
Bring the Cloak to Hogsmeade,
in nominal head 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 sleep together it 's him ? '' Amanda asked.

`` He 's the simply one who ever called me 'Baby toilet'. ``

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

`` Look around, Rose, '' Albus snapped, `` All my other cousins are here ! ``

`` I 'm just trying to make sure as shooting, '' blush wine said, `` There 's no demand to get raging at me. ``

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

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

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

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

`` But we do n't have much prison term ! ``

`` Aurors have room of dealing with these situations, Albus, '' rose explained, `` What do you suppose Willinson would have 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, '' pink wine said sternly, `` We 're going to read this to Uncle Harry. Go get the Cloak and the Map- ''

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

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

Albus ran up to his residence hall with John Lackland and Matt following quickly.

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

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

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

Albus nodded. He certainly did remember finis year and he did not want this year to be a repeat of it. Albus ran out of the dorm without saying a news and the three boys met up with Rose and Amanda near the portrait hole.

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

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

St. John the Apostle was the only one keeping up with Albus, and even he was starting to lag behind. rose wine, lusterlessness, and Amanda were far behind as far as Albus could distinguish, but he was n't pausing to incur out. He turned a corner and ran smack into someone who was quite a few in taller than Albus.

`` Ouch ! '' a lady friend shouted.

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

`` And just what are you doing, Al ? '' the girl 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 night, '' Gabriella sighed, `` As well as your champion. '' She gestured to John, Rose, Matt, and Amanda, who had caught up. `` Unless you 've got a good reason. ``

Albus thought for a bit. He did n't really want to narrate 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 worry. We were going to get hold my dad. ``

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

`` Hard to explain, '' Albus said impatiently, `` But we 're losing clock time. Can you please let us go ? ``

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

`` Fine, 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 layover in forepart of his dad 's subject field. He pulled out his wand and shouted 'Alohomora'at the doorknob. He wrenched it open as the rest of the group came up behind him.

Harry had been sitting on his couch, wearing only a pair of boxershorts and a t-shirt with a Gryffindor lion on it, reading the prophet when Albus burst into the room. He jumped and threw the report down when he saw the expectant group of citizenry in the doorway.

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

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

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

`` Willinson sent me a banker's bill, '' Albus handed his dad the parchment.

Harry quickly read the letter and looked up at Albus and everyone else. `` How do you have it off it 's Kaden and how do you hump Willinson sent this ? ``

`` The rest of my first cousin are in the commons elbow room, '' Albus said quickly, `` And Willinson 's the only one who ever called me 'Baby can'. ``

`` All rightfulness, '' Harry sighed, `` Let me meet your Uncle Ron and then we 'll steer down to Hogsmeade. Gabriella, go inform the headmaster and Neville, then fall to Gryffindor and make sure as shooting nobody leaves the tug. ``

Gabriella nodded and left the way. Harry pulled out his baton and whispered an incantation. An tremendous silvery stag explosion from the end of his sceptre. Harry said something to it and a few seconds later it disappeared out the window.

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A/N : The queue is closing on the 24th until September 1st and this clock time trusted authors ca n't subject new chapters either. I might be able to squeeze in an extra update before, but I ca n't guarantee it.

If anyone is looking for another story to read, Dancer of Starlight has a new one that was recently posted. It 's called Some mystery and you can find it on her Author Page or in my Favorites. It 's quite good !

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight. Thanks as well to Moonylupin, tranc3rooney, EvilChaos, XDNLxtlz99, michael, sinwillys822, Denas, Gospel According to Luke, Jen, ngayonatkailanman, and Liana for their recap !

Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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

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

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

`` flavor at the Map, '' 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 scream 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 optic 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 hut. ``

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

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

The bedroom threshold explosion 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 menage closest to the screaming Shack. ``

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

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

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

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

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

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

`` It 's intemperately to excuse, '' Albus began, `` But the tip is, is that I have a Map of Hogsmeade that works the Sami way as the Marauder 's Map. ``

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

By the prison term Harry and Albus left the Hogwarts solid ground and entered Hogsmeade, they were far ahead of Albus 's friends. Harry paused in presence of The Three broom handle and waited for them to catch up.

It was an unusually warm night for the beginning of June. There was n't a breath of malarky, nor a cloud in the sky. The stars were all out and the almost full moon illuminated Hogsmeade enough that they did n't need to perch their wands. Albus wondered for a promptly second if Matt should hold just stayed in the school day due to the phase of the moon, but did n't linger on the thought. Albus was much too focused on Kaden to reckon about much else.

Albus waited impatiently with his dad, but was startled at the phone of a loud cranny. 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.

King John and Amanda skidded to a freeze 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.

`` 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 sneak out anyway. But I do n't want you getting involved. Stay behind me at all meter and obey whatever I tell you, '' Harry said sternly. `` I do n't want a repeat of last twelvemonth. ``

Albus nodded reluctantly. `` All right. ``

`` commodity, '' Harry replied.

rose and matte ran up behind privy and Amanda a few instant later. `` Did ... we ... miss ... anything ? '' Matt asked.

`` No, '' Harry said, `` Now, I want you all to stick to me. Wands out. If someone tries to round you, you 've got my permission to use whatever jinx or hex comes to your intellect. ``

Albus drew his verge and followed his dad down the quiesce street. He had to admit that despite the fact that he was worried about Kaden, it was variety of exciting to go on a mission with his dad and Uncle Ron. The but time he 'd ever seen them in Auror mode was the former 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 deserted shop class and silent mansion. Albus had never been in Hogsmeade at night before. It was kind of spooky, especially as they left the more populated area and approached the Shrieking hutch.

`` Ooo, spooky, '' John whispered.

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

`` Sorry, '' bathroom muttered.

Harry and Ron stopped in front of the family that was closest to the shriek hovel. It was a one-level edifice, that looked in dire need of repairs. The shutters were falling off, the rouge was chipped, and parts of the siding were missing. It looked like it had n't been lived in in geezerhood. The sens was vastly overgrown and Albus spotted a few dwarf holes near the bush that were along the route. All in all, it looked almost creepier than the screeching Shack. Harry and Ron stooped down and squatted behind the President Bush. Albus and his friends did the same.

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

`` All right field, '' Ron agreed.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

`` I want to know what 's going on in that planetary house, '' 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 situation is under control. Please stay behind this line. '' Ron waved his scepter and a blue line appeared where the grass met the road.

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

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

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

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

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

`` Is mortal captured in there ? '' a cleaning lady shrieked.

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

`` calm down, dame, '' Ron said, `` We have everything under control. ``

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

`` I do n't like ! If you do n't reach me that damn cloak I 'll curse this kid to next century ! ``

`` 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 turn over it to him ? Get the kid out alert ! ``

`` Listen, kinfolk ! '' Ron shouted, `` You do n't understand the circumstances. If you continue to question our actions, I 'll give birth to ask you to return to your sign of the zodiac. ``

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

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

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

`` dame, '' Ron held up his paw, `` As I said before, if you do n't stay back, I 'll stimulate to ask you to leave. ``

`` Because I taught you, Quinton, '' Harry said a trivial quieter, `` I do n't call up you 're like your Padre. If you come out now, we can get over this. ``

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

`` Just let Kaden get out, and we 'll talk. ``

`` No ! Are you going to dedicate me the blinking cloak or not, ceramicist ? ! ``

`` I am not. ``

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

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

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

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

`` We 've got a 230, '' Ron muttered, `` Lewster, halt here and stay fresh the bunch back. They 've been pushy. John Henry Newman, follow me. '' Ron turned to Albus, `` Rose and Al, stoppage here. Under no fate are you or your protagonist to come into the family. ``

Lewster, the wizard, took Ron 's place in front of the crowd and scowled at them. Ron and Newman walked up the concrete and stood behind Harry.

`` You asked for it, ceramist ! '' Willinson shouted. A few moments later, Albus heard a screaming coming from the house.

`` Go get that kid ! '' someone in the crowd shouted.

Albus watched as Harry, Ron, and the other Auror ran up to the doorway and blasted it open.

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

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

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

`` But Albus- ''

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

`` I 'll go, '' john and matte said at the same time.

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

`` But Albus- '' Rose stammered.

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

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

Albus crouched down in front end of a window and peeked inside. He was sword lily that Willinson had been keeping Kaden in the front room, and they were able-bodied to see. Kaden was cowering in a corner while Willinson stood in social movement of him. Willinson had his wand pointed right at Harry, who was standing directly in front of him. Ron and Cardinal Newman were slightly behind Harry, their wand pointed at Willinson.

`` Merlin, '' Albus whispered.

`` Bloody netherworld, '' John said.

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

`` No, '' lustrelessness grabbed the back of Albus 's robes, `` They 're Aurors, they can handle it. Plus, your dad said to stay away, we 'd be in huge worry if we went in the theater. ``

Albus sighed and crouched back down. Matt was right. There was n't anything Albus could do. His dad had it under control. He turned to the windowpane and watched what was going on.

Kaden looked up and saw Harry and the early 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 guess about it, kid, '' Willinson growled, `` Stay where you are, or I 'll curse you. ``

Kaden sat back down with a spirit of brat on his face. Albus was surprised they were able-bodied to hear what everyone was saying. The old house must give birth had a gang of cracks around the window.

`` Willinson, '' Harry began, `` We 're going to require you to let Kaden come 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 impart it. I see he did n't be my Holy Order. He told you about it. ``

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

`` I do n't believe you. Accio Cloak ! '' Willinson pointed his wand at Harry, but nothing 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 kid. You 're going to Azkaban, '' Harry said.

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

But Harry was too spry for Willinson. He dodged the spell and sent one vertebral column at Willinson. Willinson and Harry broke out in a duel, with spells flying everywhere.

`` This wo n't live long, '' Albus muttered, `` He 's an awed dueler. ``

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

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

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

Harry was still dueling with Willinson, and Cardinal Newman had joined in as well. None of Willinson 's turn were actually making link with Harry or Paul Leonard Newman, and about of Harry and Newman 's spells were blasting apart furniture as Willinson dodged them.

Cardinal Newman sent a tripper curse at Willinson and caused him to fall over a erupt chairperson. Harry immediately disarmed him and caught his wand. Newman conjured roach and boundary Willinson 's hands. The two Aurors then lifted him to his feet and started to drop back him out of the house.

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

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

`` Kind of auditory sensation like you 're disappointed, '' King John smirked.

`` What happens now ? '' Matt asked.

Albus looked out at the crowd. Now that Willinson had been caught, Lewster was trying to propagate them. well-nigh were going back to their homes, but a few stubborn ones had to be shouted at a bit before they would leave.

`` Dunno, '' Albus shrugged.

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

Albus stood up and saw his Uncle Ron, standing with Kaden just beyond the bushes. Kaden still looked scared out of his mind and stood shaking with Ron 's arm around his shoulder. Albus walked over to them, followed by the respite of his friends.

`` What 's going to materialise to Willinson ? '' John asked.

`` Harry will engage him to the Ministry, where he will accept mission 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 primary piece of Hogsmeade.

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Ron decided that Kaden should go to the Hospital Wing, and lady Pomfrey reluctantly let Albus and his protagonist 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 oneself 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 yr. ``

`` It 's not our fault, '' Albus shrugged.

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

`` I 'm fine, '' matt shrugged. He did bet exhausted, most likely due to the fact that the wax moonshine was two day away.

`` trumpery, '' Madam Pomfrey muttered, `` Were you outside with the rest of them tonight ? ``

`` Er, yeah. ``

The nurse sighed, `` You know you 're not supposed to. I 'm getting you a potion. '' She ran off to a 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 Madam Pomfrey returned to her discipline, Albus turned to Kaden. `` Ok, explain what happened. '' Albus was dying to bed how Willinson had captured him.

`` It was Felix Willinson, '' Kaden said quietly, `` I was on my way back from the 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 seventh yr girl, or what looked like a seventh twelvemonth girl. He must have taken Polyjuice Potion. Anyway, he somehow found an Invisibility Cloak. Which kind of makes me marvel why he wanted yours. But he threw it over me and levitated me to Hogsmeade and to that old house. 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 frighten off 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 last year. We all did. And we were all scared. ''

flatness, John, pink wine, and Amanda all nodded.

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

`` Yeah. ``

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

`` I guess. ``

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

`` All rightfield. Thanks, Albus. ``

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

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

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

`` trade good, '' Kaden said, `` But Albus, why did he want your cloak ? Do you know why ? ``

Albus exchanged glance with pink wine and then sighed. `` Yes, I do know. It 's really, really complicated. I 'd have to explicate my total outset yr of schoolhouse for you to understand properly. ``

`` fountainhead, I 've got nothing better to do, '' Kaden grinned, `` I 'll be bored out of my mind in this place. ``

`` The thing is, Kaden, '' Albus sighed, `` That I really ca n't narrate 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 arcanum from me, rosiness, St. James the Apostle, Lily, and Hugo for twelvemonth. I 'm not even sure if Lily and Hugo know about it yet. But anyway, King James, blush wine, and I found out lastly year, and it 's got everything to do with why Willinson wants my cloak.

`` My dad did n't need us knowing because he does n't want a entirely lot of masses to know. He thought we 'd severalize people. He made us promise not distinguish after he explained everything last year. So I really ca n't assure 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 tell you soon. ``

`` All right, 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 heart-to-heart again.

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

Disclaimer- I do n't own Harry Potter.

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There was a page long article on the front man of the Prophet the following morning that detailed every face of the premature Night 's incident in Hogsmeade. well, it did not explain what exactly Willinson was after, but everything else was mentioned. Kaden became an instant celebrity as soon as he left the infirmary Wing after breakfast. Almost the entire school, including a few Slytherins, wanted a first deal account of how he got kidnapped. Kaden did n't show any of the care he had the previous night as he greatly embellished what went on in the old abandoned theater.

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 dwell on it, though, because they had the finale of their scrutiny that day.

`` I am so gladiola those are over ! '' John exclaimed at dinner party that dark, `` I say we party in the common elbow room tonight ! ``

`` Some of us, '' Gabriella leaned over the mesa, `` Still have O.W.L.s to postulate. ``

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

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

`` Oh, yeah, '' King John grinned.

`` And then I tried to kick his scepter out of his mitt, 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 eyes. `` This just gets demented and disturbed. ``

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

`` But biting Willinson ? '' Albus raised his eyebrow, `` That 's disgusting. ``

`` You 've got an owl, Albus, '' Rose pointed to an owl that was soaring down towards Albus. It was Harry's.

Albus took the letter of the alphabet and opened it. John and Matt read it over his shoulder.

Dear Al,

Things are pretty practically taken care of at
the Ministry. I 'll be back around seven.
sports meeting me in the entree Radclyffe Hall then. Bring
pink wine, Kaden, Matt, John, and Amanda. I 'd
like to talk to you about last night.

Love,
Dad

lusterlessness looked at his watch. `` That 's in a half hr. ``

`` half hour to hale Kaden away from his fans, '' can smirked.

A half hour later Albus and his friend were standing around the entranceway Hall, waiting for Harry. Kaden had reluctantly left his gaggle of female child, only after Albus had told him that Harry was going to explicate about the Cloak.

`` Well, well, what have we here ? '' a wheezing vocalisation said from behind them.

Albus spun around and saw Filch limping towards them with a smirk on his face.

`` Loitering in the Entrance Hall, '' Filch muttered, `` What are you up to, I wonder .... ''

`` Er, '' Albus said.

`` Another 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, Room of Requirement strait undecomposed ? '' Harry asked.

Everyone nodded and followed Harry up the stairs. They were stopped no less than three times by various scholarly person wanting to talk to Kaden. Albus and King John broke out in hysterical laugh after the third mortal asked for his autograph. Eventually, they did manage to arrive at it to the Room.

Everybody settled themselves onto the various comfy armchairs and couches that were in the room.

`` Are you going to secernate 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 long news report about the Hallows, beginning with how he, Ron, and Hermione first learned about the Hallows, including the tarradiddle of the trey brother, and ending with the incident that happened the last leap. By the time he finished, Kaden was staring at him open mouthed and a spirit of awe on his face.

`` Blimey, that 's amazing, '' Kaden grinned.

`` I 'd value it if you would n't severalize anyone about this, Kaden, '' Harry said seriously.

Albus tried to stifle his laugh as he turned to look at Rose.

`` What 's so funny ? '' Kaden asked.

`` You. Keeping a secret, '' John grinned.

`` Oh, shut it. I 've kept secrets. ``

`` I 'm for sure Kaden will be able-bodied to keep it a private, '' Harry said.

`` So, '' Albus began, changing the subject, `` What 's going to go on to Willinson ? ``

`` He 's in Azkaban right now, '' Harry explained, `` He has a minimum ten years condemnation, uttermost twenty years. He 's not too felicitous about it, but too bad for him. ``

`` Good, '' Albus said, `` What about Felix Willinson ? ``

`` wellspring, all he really did was hex Kaden, which happens all the time here. I 've assigned him a few hold. ``

`` What about those other cuss ? '' 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 leave us any information when we questioned him. ``

`` promise you find them soon, '' Kaden replied.

`` Me, too, '' Harry said and turned to Albus, `` Now, Al, could you excuse about this new map you showed me cobbler's 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 see it ? '' Harry asked quietly.

`` Attic of the house. It was hidden in an old photo album of the Marauders. ``

`` Do you still have the album ? ``

`` Yeah, it 's up in my trunk. ``

`` I 'd wish to see it over the summertime, '' Harry said, `` But what I 'd wish now is for you to explain exactly how this map works. I promise you wo n't get in hassle. ``

`` All rightfulness, '' Albus glanced at his friends and then back at his dad, `` At first, we had no thought what to do with it. So we tried random stuff like go 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. ``

`` waiting, what ? '' Harry asked.

`` The Marauders somehow made it so you could only get the map to let out itself if you were one of four son who are like the vulture. ``

`` That is impressive magic, '' Harry said quietly.

`` So, somehow the map recognized that I was related to one of the marauder 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, King John, and Kaden are the other new piranha. It would n't cause worked without them. ``

`` Want to guess who 's who ? '' lavatory grinned.

Harry smirked, `` You 're Padfoot. ``

`` Is it that obvious ? ``

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

`` Well, dead reckoning who Matt and Kaden are, '' John said.

`` I think I 'm even more obvious than you are, '' flatness muttered from the couch he was laying on.

`` You 're Moony, '' Harry said, `` Which leaves Kaden to be Wormtail. You kind of got the regretful end of the trade. ``

Kaden shrugged, `` I do n't have to be exactly like him. ``

`` Of course not, '' Harry agreed. `` So, how did you try to the map that you were the new Marauders ? ``

`` Er, '' Albus shrugged, `` We had to do some, well, some stuff. ``

`` What kind of material, Al ? '' Harry smiled, `` I promise you wo n't get in problem. ``

Albus sighed and quickly explained what they had spent the entire year doing. Harry was shaking his head and laughing by the sentence Albus had finished.

`` I ca n't say I 'm happy that you snuck out of the rook and spent the nighttime in the screech shack or that you Stunned deer in the forest near Rose 's business firm, but nothing bad happened. Just do n't do anything like that again. ``

`` All rightfulness, '' Albus shrugged.

`` Ok, now I want to see this map of Hogsmeade. ``

`` Sure, '' Albus pulled out his wand, `` Only the four of us can get it to show up, though. ``

Albus revealed the map and handed it to his dad. He only hoped that Harry would n't notice the third page. Albus did n't want to secernate his dad about the secret room yet.

Harry spent about ten minutes looking at the map and then handed it back to Albus. `` Al, I 'm really glad you managed to receive that. It means a lot that the four of you can be the next generation of vulture. Now, I 've got to go speak with the schoolmaster. I 'll see you tomorrow. ``

`` night, Dad, '' Albus got up.

`` Night, Al, '' Harry stood up and gave his son a hug, `` know you. ``

`` Love you, too. ``

John stood up as soon as Harry left. `` Ok, you lot, let 's go celebrate the end of examination ! ``

Albus, Rose, and Amanda got up as well. `` Good idea ! '' Albus grinned.

`` Are you sleeping ? '' John poked Matt.

`` I was, '' matte groaned.

`` Aw, come on, we want to go celebrate in the other room. ``

`` Ugh, all right, I 'm coming, '' Matt sat up, `` Are n't you lot tired ? We got almost no sleep last night and then had to be up other for exam. ``

`` Not really, '' John shrugged, `` But I know you are. I saw you fall asleep on your account of deception exam. ``

`` It would be hard not to, '' Matt yawned, `` The category is bad enough, but a examination ? ``

`` I agree with you there, '' trick said.

Albus, lustrelessness, John, and Kaden wound up spending the night in the predator 's Den. flatness fell asleep in his bed as soon as they got there, and no one had the heart to come alive him up. Well, bathroom did, but Rose convinced him not to. The girls left shortly before curfew, after a few unit of ammunition of Exploding Snap and Wizard 's chess, as well as the eating of numerous chocolate toad and Bertie Bott 's Beans.

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The remaining week of school went by incredibly fast. Albus and his protagonist spent virtually of it outside, once Matt was out of the infirmary 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 sign Cup yet again. Albus and Rose went to yet another Hogwarts commencement exercise, this metre for their cousin Stanley. Albus had a opinion he 'd be going to every one Hogwarts graduation for at least the succeeding ten eld. He would probably be so sick of them by the prison term he graduated that he would n't even desire to attend. Stanley 's commencement ceremony was much the same as Victoire 's had been, and shimmy 's the year before.

`` I ca n't consider my first base class is over, '' Kaden sighed as they were riding the train back to John Griffith Chaney, `` It 's definitely been the best year of school ever. ``

`` Never a dumb moment at Hogwarts, that 's for surely, '' Albus laughed.

`` I 'll say. question what 'll happen following spring ? ``

`` Hopefully, aught, '' Albus replied. He had had enough of the duel with Willinson. All Albus wanted was a school year that did not take anything Kaden would take 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, '' flatness began, `` My mum said you lot could amount spend a few mean solar day at my house this summer, if you want. ``

`` Yeah ! '' Kaden shouted excitedly, `` Your house has got to be more rouse than mine. ``

`` If you want exciting, you ought to see my Uncle jack 's house, '' lustrelessness said, `` You want to add up over, Albus and St. John ? ``

`` Definitely, '' Albus grinned.

`` counting me in, '' John said, `` I 'll be up for getting away from my baby. Ashtyn 's going to be unbearable this summer, what with her going to Hogwarts in the dip. ``

`` Lily, too, '' Albus said.

`` And Victor Hugo, '' Rose added.

`` well, I have n't got any younger siblings, so we 'll have the home to ourselves. Besides my parents, that is, '' mat pointed out.

`` Excellent, '' John grinned. `` So, anyone doing anything exciting this summertime ? Anymore cool trips, Amanda ? ``

`` I do n't think so, '' Amanda said, `` I wish we 'd go back to Irish Republic, though. ``

`` My parents said we might to to the state to see my uncle, '' matte said, `` Depends on their employment schedule, though. And Amy 's. ``

`` cipher exciting for me, '' Albus said.

`` Me either, '' blush wine said.

`` Or me, '' John laughed, `` We 're pretty boring, are n't we ? We 'll just suffer to recruit the rumpus at Matt 's house. ``

`` Good luck with that with my mum around, '' flatness smirked, `` I swear she 's got centre on the back of her mind. ``

`` I think all mums do, '' John shook his question, `` So, when did your parents say we could come over ? ``

`` Dunno, '' Matt shrugged, `` Depends on when we 're visiting Uncle Jack, I suppose. I 'll owl you. ``

`` auditory sensation good. ``

The end of the gearing ride passed quickly. Albus dozed off towards the end of it, only to be shaken awake by rosiness. Albus sat up and looked around the compartment. Matt and Amanda were yawning and sitting up as well. whoremaster and Kaden were both completely covered in lampblack and were cleaning up what looked to be a rather cruel round of Exploding Snap.

`` You two ought to drill that over the summer, '' rose said cheerfully, `` And perhaps get word a cleaning charm or two. '' She pointed her wand at each of their faces in turn of events and restored them to their usual uncontaminating state.

`` Yeah, yeah, '' John muttered.

`` Just you wait, '' Kaden grinned as he opened the threshold and walked out into the corridor, `` seminal fluid September, we 'll wipe the storey with you. ``

`` I 'll trust it when I see it, '' rosebush smiled.

Albus laughed to himself as he followed his friends out into the corridor. He joined the throngs of students emerging onto the political platform. Albus spotted his parents and Lily, standing succeeding to blush wine 's parents and Victor Hugo. He pushed through the gang of scholar and made his way over to them. Albus was happy to be going base, but at the same time he was excited about the adjacent school year. He would be a 3rd year, which meant he could visit Hogsmeade. Albus grinned to himself as he thought about all the possibilities that Hogsmeade would accommodate with the new predator 's Map in his pocket.

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A/N : Well, that 's it ! I really hope you all enjoyed it. To resolve the inquiry that a lot of mass will probably ask in brushup, I am writing a sequel to this ! It 's nearly finished and quite unlike than this one. I do give birth some John R. Major editing to do and am going to try and pop out that soon, but I do n't previse posting the first gear chapter for another days. Not to cite the fact that it is still currently being called Albus ceramist and the Unnamed sequel and I need to hail up with a permanent title. School has started, so my writing time is limited. I will probably brand updates about how the editing is coming along on my blog on the HPFF forums, so smell gratis to chequer it out !

Thanks to my beta, Dancer of Starlight ! Thanks as well to phoenixy friend, ngayonatkailanman, Luke, sinwillys822, 1OldHPFan, Jen, Moonylupin, Denas, Liana, tranc3rooney, potterfan296, and EvilChaos for their revue, as well as anyone who has read/reviewed the late chapters !