Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 36 The Marauder’s Map
After being called into the office by Professor McGonagall, the executive vice-principal of Hogwarts first gave Bourne a piece of parchment and asked him to bring it back here on Saturday morning, and then made himself a cup of black tea.

"The next class is Charms. The classroom is on the fourth floor of the castle." Professor McGonagall sipped some tea and moistened her throat. "You know what to do, right?"

"Listen carefully and take some notes if necessary." Bourne replied honestly. He had already noticed that the black tea was not his own.

Professor McGonagall put down the tea cup and said seriously: "The key point is not to go to the right corridor on the fourth floor. Principal Dumbledore declared it a restricted area last night. Mr. Slughorn, you have to remember that we, Gryffindor My college points are still negative!”

Well, when it comes to house points, Professor McGonagall's name for Bourne changes back to "Mr. Slughorn".

After repeatedly assuring the dean that he would not take the initiative to cause trouble, Bourne left the office as if he was running away.

When he ran into the Charms classroom, Professor Flitwick was about to start class. The professor, who was said to have a bit of goblin blood, was already standing on top of a stack of thick books.

So Bourne quickly bowed to the professor, found a seat nearby and sat down.

As promised to Professor McGonagall, Bourne behaved very honestly in this Charms class.

After all, he felt that the professor's Animagus form was definitely not used for playing and eating dried fish - a random check of the students' status during class showed that the cat that walked up and down and had an agile body was definitely top-notch. Good job!
He just made a promise, and he didn't want to have a "cat's current crime". Therefore, Bourne decisively refused the quiet greetings from his two rival roommates and ran to them without moving his seat.

Professor Flitwick is a very capable teacher. Or to be more precise, the vast majority of teachers at Hogwarts actually have very high teaching standards. They will never be like some teachers who just read PPT dryly in class, and maybe they didn't even make the PPT themselves...

The little wizards listened with great interest. By the end of the class, they had basically learned the spell "Open the Alajo Cave" and learned that the Latin meaning of this spell is "Friend of the Thief".

Even after class, there are still some students who are still practicing this spell with their wands with undiminished enthusiasm.

There are two young wizards in Hufflepuff House, Justin Finch-Fletchley and Ernie MacMillan. I don't know what they were thinking, but they actually made an "Alajo Hole" towards each other.

The key is that after casting the spell, they both stood up at the same time, patting this, looking at that...

Finally, they lifted up the wizard's robes and discovered that the spell they had just fired at random actually worked. Then, the two young wizards turned around at the speed of light and zipped up the front door of their pants.

Seeing their funny behavior, the little wizards who were watching all laughed. However, similarly, most of the little wizards among the bystanders also showed expressions of curiosity and eagerness to try. For example, Ron and Harry.

Just when they were about to cheer each other up, Ms. Beaver next to her suddenly stood up a thick copy of "Standard Spells: Elementary", banged it on the table, and then put the book under her arm. , shaking her fluffy hair and walking towards the classroom door.

"Stupid boy..."

Ron: "I feel like she's scolding us."

Harry: "Be confident and leave out the 'you feel'."

Two good brothers flirted together... for a few seconds.

Then, they picked up their wands at the same time and chanted the "Open the Alaho Hole" spell to each other, and then the two of them laughed together again.

"Where's Bourne? Let's go find him and try." Ron suggested to Harry.

However, when they looked up and looked around for Bourne, their little friend had actually left the classroom first.

Even when they returned to the common room after lunch, neither of them saw Bourne.

The question is, where did Bourne go?

The answer is: After exiting the door of the Charms classroom, Bourne encountered the Weasley brothers.

The two of them used a double-team tactic commonly used in Quidditch matches, and took Bourne out of the Charms classroom in an almost strongman-locked manner.

After going around in circles, passing through an outdoor corridor that no one usually passed, and then walking down a flight of stairs, the two took Bourne to the second floor of the castle.

The reason why Bourne was willing to come with them was not only because they brought him lunch - two stuffed burgers and a few scones - but also because they mentioned an acquaintance of Bourne.

"Brother Sherlock!"

"Have you arrived?"

Facing a landscape painting hanging on the wall, the two brothers took turns calling. Soon, a familiar figure jumped into the painting from outside the frame, riding a white horse that he didn't know where it came from.

Fred raised an eyebrow at Bourne.

"Good afternoon, little Bern, and two little brothers George and Fred."

Jumping off the horse, Sherlock greeted the three little wizards respectively.

"George, he can tell us apart!"

"Better than mom!"

The two happy people said happily.

They met last night.

Even on their first day back at school and attending the freshman dinner, the two brothers did not give up their jobs. That night, the two sneaked out of the Gryffindor lounge on time as before and started their night tour.

However, the two of them, who have always been lonely in night travel, encountered an unexpected new opponent this time -

A portrait of someone who couldn't sleep in the middle of the night because he was bored, and at the same time had the observation attribute fully selected.

Even though they know all the secret passages in the castle, and even have a map hanging, the twins still can't get rid of the habit of running from one painting to another, and constantly looking for the "old guard" at Hogwarts. Filch called Sherlock.

After trying again and again, he still couldn't get rid of the twins being tracked by Detective Xia, so he decisively changed to another position.

"Brother, please let me go."

If you can't beat it, join. The twins immediately knelt down to the boss, and then cried and begged Sherlock to accept them as his younger brothers. It would be best to pass them on the core tracking and counter-tracking techniques.

Being able to open a summer camp for little wizards who have not gone to school, although on the one hand it is to make money to support themselves, on the other hand it also shows that Sherlock has some educational feelings.

In addition, as soon as he arrived at Hogwarts, Dr. Watson found the organization, and other ghosts always gathered together and played happily.

This made Sherlock very unhappy, and even made him feel like he was about to become a lonely old man. Otherwise, he would not have so boringly agreed to Filch to help him catch those little wizards who wandered at night.

However, the twins made demands and Sherlock himself had demands, and the two parties immediately hit it off and established a new alliance.

The third-year Gryffindors only had one class this morning. After class, the twins went to learn skills from their newly recognized eldest brother.

Forgetting to eat and sleep is a waste of time.

Whether he was alive or became a portrait after his death, Sherlock had always been a decent person and could not do such empty talk. Since he agreed to the Weasley brothers, he actually designed a course carefully for them.

One sheep is driven, and two sheep are herded.

Thinking of the little wizard he met in the morning, Sherlock asked the twins if they knew Bourne, a Gryffindor junior. After receiving a positive answer, he asked the twins to bring Bourne over.

"Thank you so much for the gift." While eating his burger, Bourne gave a small greeting to the Weasley brothers in his heart.

Originally, he planned to go to the library in the afternoon, but seeing Mr. Sherlock talking without breaking a sweat, he felt that his plan was probably going to be compromised.

Just like "a burger without cheese has no soul." We all come to Hogwarts to learn magic. If we don’t go to the largest magic library in Europe to learn the magic knowledge hidden in books, wouldn’t this time-travel journey be in vain?
In his previous life, he wandered in the dark universe. Under the cruel pressure of survival, Bourne would probably turn around and leave when encountering this kind of situation.

Because at that time, if he wanted to survive, he had to cut off everything that consumed him.

However, after all, he now lives in a peaceful world comparable to a honeypot. He is a young wizard studying at Hogwarts: being in the world here is not about fighting and killing, but more about being human and worldly.

What's more, "a favor must be repaid and a debt must be repaid" has always been the moral bottom line that Bourne abides by. Even in the difficult years of the dark universe, he never abandoned this sense of morality.

Regardless of the fact that Mr. Sherlock testified for him and helped him obtain a huge "inheritance" at the Hermit Manor.

Simply because he enthusiastically helped him show the way this morning, thinking of this favor, he can't just turn around and walk away now.

Who would he become?
Things were done in such a disgraceful manner.

Therefore, Bourne could only be patient and listened to Sherlock's "Tracking Skills" lesson given to the Weasley brothers.

In the explanation that lasted for more than an hour, he did not gain any new knowledge-perhaps for the twins, this aspect of skills is a new world.

However, for Bourne, who has had real "high-end game" experience, this knowledge cannot be said to be of no use to him, but it is basically of no use.

After all, for things like stealth, it is enough to grasp only one key point: without witnesses, it is a perfect stealth.

Therefore, as an "auditor", Bourne's harvest in this class was to eat two burgers, and he also ate the two lunches prepared by the Weasley brothers to fill his stomach. .

After listening to the explanation, when Bourne thought everything was over, he was surprised to find that Sherlock seemed to have copied the teaching model of the Hogwarts professors - after the principle explanation, there must be practical exercises.

"It's almost time," Sherlock in the portrait took out a pocket watch hanging on a chain and checked the time.

"When I was wandering around some time ago, I discovered that a young professor always came here at this time," he said. "But there are no classrooms or offices in this corridor, not even a secret passage. There is only an abandoned The women’s restroom.”

"It's really weird," George said. Then, he looked at his brother again and nodded.

Then, Fred took out a folded piece of paper from his pocket. It looked like a blank piece of parchment.

Fred tapped it with his wand and muttered, "I solemnly swear that I have done no good."

"Now it's time to witness the miracle," George winked at Bourne, "Remember to keep it a secret for us."

Bourne hit his chest with his fist, which meant: Don't worry about me doing things...

When Fred read the secret words, a large group of ink stains immediately appeared on the parchment, like ink dripping on the water surface, and soon began to spread around.

A line of small words in Spencer font emerged first: "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot and Prongs, salute you."

Then, after this line of small characters faded away, a standard capital name appeared on the paper: Marauder's Map.

And when the three words "Marauder's Map" disappeared, this slightly yellowed parchment revealed what a map should contain: corridors, aisles, lounges in various colleges, hidden rooms, classrooms, and professors' offices. , astronomy tower...even the huge courtyard outside the castle, the Quidditch field, and a small area around the Black Lake and the Forbidden Forest all appear on the Marauder's Map.

Each place is marked with a line of small letters indicating its name. Fred went on to show how by folding the map, the topography of those specific locations was enlarged so that the writing on it became clearer.

"If necessary, with just a slight adjustment, a personal name can appear on the Marauder's Map." George explained: "However, generally we don't do that. Because there are many names for the little wizards in Hogwarts, so many names are crowded in Together, the map becomes a mess. Except when traveling at night, when Filch is usually the only one patrolling besides the two of us."

"And Mrs. Norris," Sherlock reminded.

He himself is also a cat lover, otherwise he would not have been able to communicate with Filch before, let alone cooperate.

Of course, when he saw the real Marauder's Map, it was Bourne who was most touched.

Although he had inevitably come into contact with some psychic users in his previous life, and he had also seen the house elf Momo and Grandpa Horace cast spells at home in this life, this was the first time he had seen such an interesting application of magic like the Marauder's Map.

"Amazing magic, magical Hogwarts, really interesting, really..."

Bourne's heart rippled.

However, before he could express any more emotions, he heard a rustling of footsteps coming from the stairs at the end of the corridor.

"Someone's coming," Byrne said.

"Hide behind the curtain," Mr. Sherlock also reminded the three little wizards. "Your test has begun. Try to track that person and discover his secret."

The Weasley brothers quickly hid, and they did not forget to pull Bourne. The three little wizards opened the curtains of a French window in the second floor corridor and crowded on the window sill.

"Let's see who it is..."

Fred whispered, and George and Bourne also looked at the Marauder's Map he was holding.

"Professor Quirrell." Seeing the name floating on the map, Bourne suddenly remembered something.

It seemed, it seemed...he had met this guy after morning practice.

Moreover, knowing that this unfortunate guy was possessed by Voldemort and listening to his nonsense, Bourne felt that he seemed to have forgotten about this person as soon as he turned his head.

"It can't be the Imperius Curse."

Bourne had been subjected to the Unforgivable Curse once when he was at Hermitage Manor, and he remembered the feeling very clearly.

Therefore, he dared to conclude that he would never be attacked again in the morning. Moreover, in broad daylight and early in the morning, that guy Quirrell dared to cast the Imperius Curse on a young wizard at the gate of the castle - how much did he look down on the headmaster of Hogwarts?
"It's weird," said Bai Bai, who was confused about his sister. Bourne felt that he really had to go to the library to recharge his batteries.

When the book comes to use, Fang Henshao is just a [real primary school student] in the magical world, and there are indeed a lot of things he doesn't know.

Um? Why did you think of going somewhere else again?
Suddenly realizing that something was wrong, Bourne quickly cleared his mind of all the messy thoughts. Then, he looked at the Weasley brothers and found that the two were actually looking around on the Marauder's Map, not focusing on the name "Quirrell" at all.

(End of this chapter)