A day of learning magic at Hogwarts

For the rest of the Christmas break, Ian became slightly depressed.

But soon, he readjusted his state and no longer thought about the mirror in the future.He didn't even use the Marauder's Map to look at the room next to the library, just pretending it didn't exist.

"You can't immerse yourself in illusions all day long, otherwise people will become decadent." He said to himself.

Those students who went home for the Christmas vacation basically returned to school one or two days before the start of school.

Ernie looked fatter than before he left school, while Justin's body shape had not changed much.

When they saw the "Marauder's Map" and the moving black dots on it at Ian's place——

"This is amazing!" Justin exclaimed, "It almost gives you a pair of omnipotent eyes?"

Ernie looked envious: "Wow, that's great... I'm willing to give all my Christmas gifts in exchange for it."

"Is it rare?" Ian glanced at the Marauder's Map with some curiosity, and then looked at Ernie MacMillan's longing eyes, "This map... I mean, like you pure It should be easy for the blood wizard family to get a map with similar functions!"

To be honest, the Marauder's Map is really useful.But after all, it was just a gadget created by four students; Ian originally thought that maps like this could be found everywhere in the adult wizarding world.

"I'm afraid not, I've never heard of such a map existing," Ernie replied seriously, "It should be quite rare. Ian, how did you get it?"

"This thing was given to me by Mr. Filch, and then I asked Professor Flitwick to unlock the secret on it," Ian said honestly, "But I doubt even he knows the true meaning of this thing. Function...if it is really rare, I suggest you not to advertise it everywhere, and it is best not to let others know of its existence!"

"Of course!" they both replied in unison, vowing to keep it secret.

"Is this path... leading to Hogsmeade?" Ernie keenly discovered a path on the map, "We may be able to go to the small village from here without being discovered by anyone. Hogsmeade Village It is said to be the only pure wizard village in England, it must be very interesting there..."

"We are not Gryffindor, Ernie!" Justin warned patiently.

"And we can definitely wait for the holidays, when we can go wherever we want." Ian shrugged.

"But...Christmas vacation is over."

"There won't be an Easter holiday in a few months?"

……

Among the entire Hufflepuff House, Hannah Abbott was the last to return to school.

She returned to the castle on the last night of the Christmas vacation, taking the last Hogwarts Express train.

When she arrived at the Hufflepuff common room, most of the students had gone to bed; only Ian and a few students preparing for the Ordinary Wizarding Levels (OWLs) and Advanced Wizarding Levels (NEWTs) were still there. Reading in the common room.

Ian raised his head when he heard the sound of someone climbing on the barrel.

He began to say hello proactively: "Good evening, Hannah. Why are you back so late?"

"Oh!" Hannah let out a long breath, then threw the suitcase aside. She looked exhausted, "I'm finally back..."

She suddenly lay down on a sofa next to Ian and next to the bonfire.

After resting for a moment, she straightened her back and explained, "It's because of Gryffindor Longbottom."

"Longbottom?" This name made Ian feel strange for a moment.

"Neville Longbottom, the boy with the round face."

After hearing what Hannah said, Ian had an impression in his mind: there was indeed such a boy in the first grade of Gryffindor, but he seemed to have no sense of existence.

"The two of us took a Hogwarts Express train back to the castle, in a compartment," Hannah described in detail. "Neville is so stupid! The platform at Hogsmeade Station was a bit slippery. He slipped and sprained his foot; so much so that I had to carry him to Madam Pomfrey and then back to the Gryffindor common room..."

"You are such a kind girl, Hannah!" Ian said with a smile, and his eyes moved to the book in his hand.

……

Soon, Hannah, who was lying on the sofa, seemed to have regained her strength.

She leaned close to Ian and asked in a low voice: "Hey, Ian... you told me before, the story of the three-headed giant dog, do you still remember it?"

"Three-headed giant dog?" Ian blinked, turned around, and saw Hannah's clear eyes.

He replied calmly: "I have an impression that I did tell you this story... What's wrong?"

"Neville told me..." Hannah's voice became even softer, "There is a three-headed giant dog in the Hogwarts castle... Hey, Ian, what's wrong with you..."

Ian Traister's eyes looked a little dull, as if he was deep in thought.It was Hannah who woke him up in time.

He took a deep breath, calmed down his emotions, and continued to ask: "What is going on, Hannah...how did Mr. Longbottom know about the three-headed giant dog..."

"It was when school just started, not long after the first flying lesson... Gryffindor Potter and Weasley and Draco Malfoy of Slytherin agreed to duel at midnight, and Miss Granger also Along with them, Neville had to go with them because he forgot the password..."

"They arrived at the agreed duel location, only to find that Malfoy broke the appointment; not only did he break the appointment, but he also contacted Mr. Filch privately..." Hannah explained.

"In order to avoid Mr. Filch, Neville and the others panicked and broke into a locked room... Then they found a hungry giant dog with three heads in that room... They were frightened. If I hadn't run so fast, I would have been eaten alive by that giant dog..."

"Which room?" Ian asked seriously, without questioning the authenticity of Hannah's story.

"The room on the right corridor on the fourth floor, inside." Hannah answered.

"That's the corridor that Professor Dumbledore prohibited any students from entering during the opening banquet?" Ian continued to ask.

"yes……"

"That's it!" A smile appeared on the corner of Ian Traister's mouth.

He gave Hannah Abbott beside him a warm hug: "Thank you so much, Hannah!"