A magical journey that begins at Hogwarts

These fragments weren't there when I left the library yesterday, but they appeared this morning.

No one cleaned it, which means someone sneaked into the restricted book section last night, and this person doesn't have a professor's approval slip.

Of all the people I know, only Harry and Ron have wanted to look up information in the forbidden section, but we haven't been able to."

“You suspect both of them.” Percy’s face darkened. “It’s absurd to pin the blame on Gryffindor just because of a few shards of glass and some speculation.”

"Senior, you're absolutely right, that's what I think too."

But my pet has a pretty good sense of smell, and it told me that the smell on these fragments is very similar to that of a friend of mine.” Aaron said, placing Abe on the table. Abe pretended to sniff the fragments, then glanced at Harry and Ron in a pretentious manner.

The cat's gaze sent a chill down one's spine, while the other remained completely bewildered.

"You saw it too, so I suddenly had the urge to come and ask if it was the two of them."

Instead of making a scene, which would also embarrass Mrs. Pince, since letting someone sneak into the restricted section was her dereliction of duty as the librarian, and the student's college would probably deduct some points accordingly!

But now that you, the Gryffindor prefect, know, things are different.

This is a violation of school rules and regulations. I wonder how you plan to handle it?

Chapter 41 Repeated Disregard for School Rules

Percy regretted it; what had he done by following along?

Just look at Harry and Ron's expressions and you'll know that they're definitely involved in this.

He did want to give them a symbolic warning and then let them off the hook, since it wasn't a pleasant thing for a Gryffindor prefect to deduct points from Gryffindor's grades.

Moreover, one of these two men is his own brother, and the other is a star in their Gryffindor class, making things even more difficult.

But now there's a Slytherin here. Is it possible for them to abuse their power and break the law? Do you think they'll agree to that?

"Ahem!" Percy adopted an air of impartiality and questioned, "You two, tell me honestly, did you two do this?"

“Percy, no, Prefect, I don’t know anything at all,” Ron said urgently, feeling wronged.

But as soon as he finished speaking, he looked at Harry in astonishment, because if it wasn't him, then it could only have been Harry.

Sure enough, Harry nodded next, "It wasn't Ron's fault, I did it."

"Harry, you have disappointed me greatly."

"I've barely even been to the forbidden section, and you're doing this knowingly." Percy pointed at Harry with a pained expression. If it were handled strictly by law, leaving the dormitory in the middle of the night and trespassing into the forbidden section to read forbidden books would cost Gryffindor at least thirty points, and Harry would also have to be put in solitary confinement for a period of time, at least until the end of the holidays.

Aaron stopped the furious Percy and said gently, "Actually, this matter is not insignificant, but it's not a big deal either."

But in my opinion, there's no need to be so serious. It's common for us first-year students to be unable to control our curiosity.

It's the holidays now, and Christmas just passed yesterday, so please don't pursue this matter, senior. Just consider it giving me face.

And... I think Harry knows he was wrong now.

"you..."

Percy hesitated, but he understood Aaron's meaning: he wanted to spare Harry this time.

Although he didn't quite understand, he had no reason to refuse.

“Alright! But some punishment is necessary, otherwise he won’t learn his lesson,” Percy said very seriously.

“Then let Harry copy the school rules during the holidays, the kind that includes the general outline and details,” Aaron suggested. “Ron will supervise him personally!”

Harry didn't speak, he just nodded weakly.

There was nothing he could do; he had broken the school rules!

If we hadn't been caught, everything would have been fine, but since we've been caught, we've just had to accept it.

Ron complained, "That school rules book is incredibly thick; Harry couldn't possibly finish copying it during the holidays."

"That's your problem," Aaron shrugged indifferently.

"Okay, it's settled then."

"I have something to do, so I'll be leaving now," Percy said, then quickly stood up and walked towards the door of the lounge, not wanting to stay there a moment longer.

After Percy left, Ron pouted, "Copying a set of school rules is going too far!"

Aaron didn't deny it, "But compared to Gryffindor getting points deducted, I think Harry still prefers copying the school rules."

I told Percy to leave, but you two have been incredibly stubborn. What can I do?

"We didn't know you came with evidence!"

Besides, it was Percy who insisted on sitting in on the conversation...

Harry immediately covered Ron's mouth, "Don't say anything, I'm willing to be punished."

Compared to the punishments stipulated in school rules, this is already considered very lenient.

“It’s good to know.

But don't be pessimistic, I did say I'd have Ron supervise.

How you copy is entirely up to you.

Even if not a single word is written, who would know?

Harry and Ron exchanged a glance, their worried expressions instantly vanishing, replaced by knowing smiles, much like the expressions of underachievers who had successfully cheated.

That's right! The punishment has been decided, but how it's carried out is up to them.

Given their relationship, this punishment is practically the same as no punishment at all.

"Ahem!" Aaron sat on the sofa, crossed his legs, and said, "I really didn't expect you to be so bold, Harry. You really should copy the school rules."

I warned you, that's not a place you can go.

Do you know what punishment you'll face if Filch catches you?

"Hermione's points for Gryffindor this semester aren't even enough to cover the points you lost for this disciplinary infraction."

"I'm sorry!" Harry lowered his head in shame. He didn't regret venturing into the forbidden section yesterday; he only regretted not being more careful in his actions.

"Don't apologize to me. I'm from Slytherin. Whether Gryffindor loses points or not has nothing to do with me."

"I just don't want to see her throw a tantrum when she comes back from her vacation." Aaron's eyes flashed with a sharp light, making Harry and Ron feel a bit of pressure.

"So, shouldn't we explain the matter of the restricted book section?"

"Harry, what happened to you? How did you manage to drop your lantern?"

“The books there… are a little different,” Harry stammered, the unpleasant memories of the previous night resurfacing in his mind.

Everything was going smoothly until he wandered through the restricted book section, searching for clues related to Nicolas Flamel.

But when you open a book, a hideous and terrifying human face suddenly appears out of it, with the words on the book constantly moving across this face, making it look particularly eerie.

In particular, the face was emitting a shrill scream, as if it were about to burst out of the book.

It would be a lie to say that an eleven-year-old child wouldn't be scared if he encountered something so terrifying late at night.

"Of course it's different! Otherwise, why would it be called a forbidden book?" Aaron rolled his eyes, somewhat speechless.

"Not only that, I also met Mrs. Lorris and Filch."

I almost got caught.

"Tsk! You're really lucky."

"But I'm very curious how you managed to sneak into the restricted section in the middle of the night. Even though Mrs. Pince's enforcement is a bit lax during the holidays, you couldn't have gotten in so easily!"

Harry's heart skipped a beat, but after hesitating for a moment, he decided to tell Aaron about the invisibility cloak.

He also knew that showing off his cleverness in front of a smart person would only bring him humiliation.

Besides, Aaron just treated him as a friend, so telling him wouldn't be a bad idea.

But before he could speak, Ron said it for him, "It should be the Invisibility Cloak! It's Harry's father's keepsake."

"An invisibility cloak?" Aaron became interested; that thing was just as rare as his magic carpet.

"That's an extremely rare magical item, but it's best not to use it unless absolutely necessary in the future."

In the eyes of some great magicians, this magical artifact was utterly useless.

"Oh!" Harry exclaimed, suddenly realizing, "No wonder Snape almost found out of me yesterday?"

"Snape (Professor)!" ×2.

Aaron and Ron were both somewhat surprised. They knew that Harry had gone to the Forbidden Books to look up information about Nicolas Flamel, but there was no need for Snape to go there so late at night!

"Harry, what exactly happened last night?" Aaron asked seriously.

“I saw Professor Snape seemingly bullying Professor Quirrell, saying something like, ‘I’m not your enemy, you’d better figure out who you’re loyal to.’”

I don't know what that means, but I'm certain Snape has a secret he's hiding.

As Harry spoke, he kept an eye on Aaron's expression. He secretly thought that Snape was no good and wanted to steal what Moose was guarding.

This is just a heads-up for Aaron; no matter how much he respects Snape, he should be wary after hearing this.

Sure enough, Aaron's expression began to shift between light and dark, and Harry felt a weight lifted from his heart.

However, what he didn't know was that Aaron didn't suspect Snape, but was wondering whether Snape knew that Quirrell had Voldemort's remnant soul inside him.

If you don't know, it doesn't matter. At most, you'll just discover some of Quirrell's little tricks and issue a warning.

But if we knew that, it would mean that Voldemort had fallen into the trap from the very beginning, which would greatly reduce the danger of his subsequent system missions.

In either case, it would be advantageous for him.

"Harry, this is a secret known only to heaven, earth, you, and us. We must not let anyone else know."

And please behave yourself during this period and don't make any more mistakes, understand?

“I understand, and I know how serious things are,” Harry said. “Oh, and I also found a magic mirror on the first floor when I left.”

I saw my parents in the mirror.

"What?" Ron exclaimed in surprise. "Why didn't you tell me this sooner? You really should have taken me with you last night."

“There will be an opportunity,” Harry said. “You can come with me tonight.”

Aaron, are you coming? I can introduce you to my parents.