[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic":3,"chapter-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-995":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Chaos and Order - A Multiverse Fanfic",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1384185,1833,"Chapter 995 995: The Marauder's Map (I)","chaos-and-order-a-multiverse-fanfic-chapter-995",995,"\u003Cp>A day before Christmas\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the Slytherin table, Hermione, Daphne, and Darcie sat for breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, an uproar made them look up, their eyes landing on Ron, who was holding onto the dress robes he had just received.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black, Harry, and Draco were laughing their lungs out, whistling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously…\" Hermione hissed under her breath. \"They have no regard for Hogwarts' image in front of students from other Schools!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The students from Beauxbaton and Durmstrang were seated at all the tables.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After the New Year, with the students from two more Schools joining them, it was bound to get even more crowded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It is too 'eavy, all zis 'Ogwarts food,\" Fleur Delacour, seated next to Hermione, said before getting up with the other girls. \"I will not fit into my dress robes!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, does she?\" Hermione grumbled when the Beauxbatons had gone. \"Does she really? Why doesn't she make her owl bring her food directly from France, then?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne and Darcie shared a glance, barely hiding their smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ever since the matter of Black asking Delacour had spread, Hermione had suddenly become quite a stark critic of Delacour. Of course, none could dare say that there was any correlation between the two things; at least, not to her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A fifth-year Ravenclaw approached them when breakfast was almost over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at Darcie and gulped. Then, he looked at Hermione and frowned. Finally, his eyes landed on the girl seated between the monster and the unknown. \"Will you…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No,\" Daphne replied, meeting the boy's gaze to be polite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a totally blank face, the Ravenclaw retraced his steps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that's how the last week had gone for Daphne—constantly getting proposals and constantly rejecting them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You already have a date?!\" Hermione asked, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne shook her head. \"I do want to go to the Ball. Just not with someone who didn't even mean to ask me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione nodded in understanding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What about you?\" Darcie asked. \"Krum's been visiting the library a lot…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione's entire face gained a red hue. \"How do you know that?!\" she asked, barely hiding her smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie grinned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He's always there…\" Hermione told them. \"Just looking…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, he wants to do more than just look,\" Darcie said. \"Believe me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne elbowed Darcie's side, and Hermione openly gaped at the renowned prodigy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Seriously…\" Daphne shook her head. \"I think I ought to secretly record some of the things you say and play it in the Great Hall… That should teach you a lesson…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darcie shrugged. \"You have Hogsmeade Visit today, right?\" she asked, getting up. \"Here's a thought. Don't stay together. It would be a shame if two Hogwarts Champions entered the Ball without partners.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daphne and Hermione's eyes popped out. \"You… have a date?!\" they said together, shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reply, Darcie smirked as she went away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think it's because you are a Half-Blood,\" Black said as he, Harry, Ron, and Draco walked outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are still thinking about that?!\" Draco asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black shrugged. \"I am a touch offended, you know,\" he said. \"Dumbledore owes me a lot! He should have sent me to Ilvermorny. Not Potter! What's he gonna do there anyway? Miss Hedwig?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Like you had better things to do there?\" Harry countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are still a child,\" Black said. \"Hear this… Over 60% of Ilvermorny students are girls…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course!\" Ron threw up his hands. \"Bagging a French wasn't enough for him! He wanted to get the Americans, too! Kill him!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only thing that stopped Harry, Draco, and Ron's elbows and kicks from continuing to rain over Black was a baffling sight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch had just run past them… crying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What the…\" Black almost cursed, Draco holding onto his collar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Neville caught up to them. \"Crookshanks was chasing Scabbers when Filch came between them and scared off the cat,\" he explained. \"Suddenly, a Boggart came out from nearby closet and took the shape of another dead cat…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron's entire face reddened as he ran back to the castle. \"That bloody monster!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Ron came back, carrying Scabbers in his hands, grinding his teeth. Behind him, with a similar expression, was Hermione, with Crookshanks in her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No wonder no one has asked her out…\" Ron said, sounding half insane.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"How dare you?!\" Hermione snapped, turning around. \"Not that I need to prove something to you, but I've already got a date!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When she was gone, Ron licked his lips. \"She's lying… I know it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black patted his robes as a few girls rushed by, smiling at him. He winked at them and made them giggle even louder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's something wrong with you…\" Draco said. \"For once, old Dumbledore made the best decision by not sending you with my sister.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sharing a laugh, the boys went to the Castle's entrance, where the students of the third year had gathered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Passes…\" Filch grumbled, gnashing his teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Alright,\" Harry said, trying not to look downcast. \"Tell me what you did at Hogsmeade after coming back…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Draco and Ron couldn't even say anything, just showing Filch their letters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, they stopped and turned around, finding Black slapping his hands inside his pockets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slowly, Black looked at them, aghast. \"…I lost it…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Filch's hideous smile returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black went back to the Castle, cursing, Harry following him with a wide grin on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Where are you going?\" Harry asked, seeing Black take a random direction suddenly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To Delacour, of course…\" Black said. \"I need someone to console me…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry facepalmed. Why did he even ask?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"At least it's better than visiting Lupin,\" Black said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He promised to teach me how to defend against Dementors!\" Harry explained. \"You are welcome to come with me, too! I only had one lesson with him, and I couldn't even do it properly…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before Black could reject Harry, though, they heard voices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need…\" the first said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Absolutely no need…\" the second nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black and Harry looked in that direction and found Fred and George Weasley, smiling toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\" Harry asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We mean that you two are going nowhere…\" Fred began.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And George finished. \"… because it's time that you visited Hogsmeade, too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, they took out a bundle of parchments and together said, \"Who's up for an early Christmas present?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>****************\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>AN: Up to 60 more chapters are available in advance across three Tiers. 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