[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-learning-panel":3,"chapter-hogwarts-learning-panel-hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-298":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts Learning Panel",{"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},2250536,4210,"Chapter 298: The Marauder","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-298",298,"\u003Cp>As they left the castle, Ron was still clutching his head and groaning in pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Fred and George had secretly punched him twice with some magical gadgets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their methods were recorded in “One Hundred Ways to Prank Ron.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So how do we avoid Professor Snape on patrol?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron asked, clutching his head; sometimes, even when he knew who the culprits were, he couldn’t get revenge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the two had good restraint—they’d just reached the limit of what Ron could endure without screaming.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not everyone can become a great follower of Grimm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred dramatically pulled something from his cloak and placed it in Wizard Sean’s hand—a large square sheet of parchment, heavily worn, blank on its surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron asked, puzzled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This, Ron, is our secret to success.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George affectionately patted the parchment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We wouldn’t have taken it out unless summoned by the great Grimm.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But I… why would Wizard Sean need an old piece of parchment?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“An old piece of parchment!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred closed his eyes and made a face, as if Ron had deeply wounded him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Explain it, George.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… when we were in first year—we were young, carefree, innocent—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron let out a snort; he doubted Fred and George had ever been innocent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ow!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron quickly paid for his laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron glared at the two, even though Wizard Sean was laughing too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the next second he let it go—well, Wizard Sean was always different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—ah, even more innocent than now—back then we had a little run-in with Filch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We dropped a large dungbomb in the corridor, and for some reason, it annoyed him terribly—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So he dragged us into his office and started threatening us with his usual routine—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—detention—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—gutting us alive—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—and we couldn’t help but glance at one of his filing cabinet drawers, labeled ‘Contraband, Highly Dangerous.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“So—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean guessed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hey, if you were the great Grimm, what would you do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“George threw another dungbomb to distract him, and I immediately opened the drawer and grabbed—this.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s not as bad as it sounds, you know,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George said,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We figure Filch never figured out how to use it. But he must’ve guessed what it was, otherwise he wouldn’t have confiscated it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Do you know how to use it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred grinned proudly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This little treasure taught us more than all the teachers at the school combined.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both drew their wands and tapped the parchment lightly, saying:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, fine lines of ink spread like a spiderweb from where George’s wand had touched, connecting and crisscrossing, filling every corner of the parchment;\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>then, at the top, green cursive letters appeared:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【For the assistance of magical pranksters】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Presented with pride】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【The Marauder’s Map】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Marauder’s Map…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean had barely begun speaking when Fred, like a man presenting a sacred relic, held the map up:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The great Grimm, your loyal follower proudly offers you—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Marauder’s Map—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George took over,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’ve memorized it anyway.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He winked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean took the parchment in hand; the map showed every detail of Hogwarts Castle and its grounds, but most extraordinary were the many small black dots moving across it, each labeled with tiny script bearing a name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the upper left corner, a marked black dot showed Professor Dumbledore pacing in his study; the caretaker Filch was patrolling the third floor; the mischievous Peeves was bouncing around in the trophy room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean and Ron’s eyes swept along the familiar corridors, suddenly noticing something new—the map revealed passages they’d never walked, many seemingly leading to—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogsmeade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And halfway along, a footprint labeled “Gert” was pacing back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George tapped the map’s title and sighed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We owe them so much.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Noble souls, tirelessly working to aid the next generation of rule-breakers.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred declared solemnly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These words left Wizard Sean silent; the order of those names reversed was the order in which the Marauders had died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From James, to Sirius, to Peter, to Lupin…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The magical world was always shrouded in something like fate—here, every story seemed to have a beginning and would inevitably reach its end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean found it hard to believe this was coincidence, especially after studying astral magic, but the Centaur teacher had told him:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our people have believed in fate for over seven centuries, but if fate ever seeks our destruction, then it is no longer fate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It is merely something that must be resisted with courage.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright, let’s move!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred said cheerfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The group set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, Wizard Sean saw a name flickering beside Ron:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Peter.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean felt a sudden unease—if he could see it, there was no reason Fred and George couldn’t.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So they watched Ron every day, sharing space with a man named Peter, and said nothing, asked nothing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean leaned toward the idea that they simply didn’t care—or thought Peter was a ghost or something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, they didn’t use the Marauder’s Map constantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing Ron off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wizard Sean and the others returned to Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tomorrow morning, Gert would safely return Ron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the cost of Ron’s wand and everything else? Fully sponsored by the twins.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Great Grimm, we must remind you,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George said lightly,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t forget to clear it after use—”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“—or anyone else can see it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred warned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just tap it again and say, ‘Mischief managed!’—and it turns blank again.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The twins vanished in a flash, leaving Wizard Sean standing alone in the shadows, quietly watching every name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until he saw Ginny’s name suddenly appear, returning to Gryffindor Tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood: Tom was far more cunning and impatient—or rather, arrogant—than he’d imagined.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put away the map—Weasley twins always unintentionally gave him far too much help—and walked deeper into the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, while Tom was still inactive, it was time for him to act.\u003C\u002Fp>",989,"2026-06-19T10:00:41.888Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","df3a0071395acea201774b4e8821e071ea64309f11461d8e511af97f5cb7734b","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-299","hogwarts-learning-panel-chapter-297",526,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-learning-panel-cover.jpg"]