Chapter 27 The one who takes the blame
“The curse stops immediately.”
Albert looked at the wooden door that was almost torn into pieces, and the corners of his eyes couldn't help but twitch.
“Merlin’s beard, what to do now.”
The three Weasleys looked at the demolished wooden door, swallowed their saliva, and couldn't help but take a step back, not realizing what happened just now.
"Are we..." Fred raised his hand and made a running gesture. It would be bad if someone accidentally caught him.
"Don't be stupid. Powerful wizards usually use tracking and appearance magic to know who has been here recently." Albert reached out and pressed Fred's shoulder, reminding him that it was best not to slip away.
“Then what should we do?” George looked at Albert uneasily.
"I should be able to repair it. I remember the spell should be - repair it as before." Albert quickly calmed down, raised his wand and pointed it at the broken wooden door, concentrating on chanting the repair spell.
The wooden board that was originally torn off the hinges flew back to the door. The cracks slowly healed and it was soon back to the original state.
However, before the wooden door could be completely restored, the door suddenly opened from the inside.
The four of them froze on the spot, because Professor McGonagall walked out from behind the door, looked at the wooden door that was being slowly repaired, and then at the four people standing in front of them. The atmosphere around them suddenly became a little awkward. .
"What are you doing?" Professor McGonagall twitched her face and stared at the four of them sternly. Just now, she heard movement from the secret door of her office. When she came to check, she found that the door of her office had been torn down?
This scene immediately shocked her.
"Sorry, Professor, we didn't know that Open Sesame was a spell." Albert immediately corrected himself and apologized, "I think it was just an... accident."
"No more words, Mr. Anderson, come in, and you guys too." Professor McGonagall looked at the four of them expressionlessly and let them enter his office.
“It was just an accident, Professor.” Albert repeated softly. The twins behind him and Lee Jordan held their breath, nervous and speechless.
"A very good repair spell. However, Mr. Anderson, I have to remind you that Open Sesame was a lock-opening spell hundreds of years ago. Today's wizards do not use this kind of crude magic." Professor McGonagall looked at Albert reminded, "If you have watched "Standard Spells, Elementary" you will know that now everyone loves the dexterous Alajo Cave more."
"I know. But the Alajo opening doesn't work on this door."
"Because the anti-Alajo Opening Curse was released on the door." Professor McGonagall explained, "So your spell did not take effect. This is the knowledge of the curse. I think Professor Flitwick will be happy for you to ask him these questions. "
"I will."
"No more gentlemen, otherwise I will be put in confinement." Professor McGonagall didn't seem to intend to blame a few people. He turned around and took a piece of parchment from the table, handed it to Albert and said, "This is the first-year curriculum, help me. Post it on the Gryffindor bulletin board."
"There won't be a next time, I promise." Albert coughed lightly, took the freshman class schedule handed over by Professor McGonagall, quickly pushed the twins and Li's backs, and walked out of Professor McGonagall's office quickly.
“It scared me to death.” Everyone dared to speak only when they were far away from Professor McGonagall’s office.
“We actually tore down the door to Professor McGonagall’s office?” Li Qiaodan still looked in disbelief.
“But, great Albert, your opening spell actually tore down the door.” Fred’s eyes were shining with excitement.
"It was just an accident, I didn't know it was a spell." Albert picked up the wand and tapped the parchment, and the original curriculum was divided into two, and then divided into four.
He divided the curriculum among three people.
“Why are there no flying lessons?” George was a little disappointed after reading the course schedule. He was looking forward to riding a broom and flying in the sky.
“Don’t you think the number of courses is a bit small?” Albert frowned after reading the week’s courses. Hogwarts felt more like free-range teaching to him.
“The courses are a little short, are you crazy?” Li Yong looked at Albert in disbelief, as if he was under some strange spell.
“In Muggle schools, the courses must be at least half as long.” Albert thought about it and guessed the reason.
There are only a few professors in the school. If a grade has two periods a week, one professor needs to teach 24 periods (grades 6 and 7 are taught in four colleges together).
Saturday and Sunday are off, which means their courses are fully booked for the entire week.
Thinking about it now, it’s actually not incomprehensible.
“What are you thinking about?” George asked.
“Nothing, let’s go and continue looking for the classroom.” Albert stuffed the course schedule into his pocket and took the lead towards the marble stairs.
At present, the four of them have found the Transfiguration classroom, the History of Magic classroom, and the abandoned bathroom on the second floor of the castle. He still remembers that it is the entrance to the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets, and there is a dangerous basilisk inside.
Since it was a girls’ bathroom, the four of them were just passing by and had no intention of going in to avoid being misunderstood.
The exploration of the castle was somewhat fruitful. Near the corridor of the Charms classroom on the fourth floor, the four of them discovered a secret passage behind the tapestry. The end of this secret passage was near the armor corridor and prize display room.
“I think the tapestries at Hogwarts hide secret passages.” Lee Jordan said jokingly as he walked out of the secret passage.
There is no way. The secret passages they discovered today are all hidden behind the tapestry. It is not surprising that there is such a misunderstanding.
"I dare say that most people can find these secret passages." George was a little disappointed. He hoped to find more hidden secret passages that others didn't know about.
"We'll find it. Let's go in and take a look at the prize room." Albert suggested. In fact, he was a little curious as to whether these medals and trophies were made of gold and silver.
“George, Fred.” Lee Jordan pointed to a cabinet and said, “Look at this, I remember Charlie is your brother. He also won the Quidditch trophy for the college.”
"That was not long after Charlie joined the team. He always hoped to win another Quidditch trophy before graduation." George looked a little depressed looking at the Slytherin trophies. Gryffindor and Slytherin Never right.
“The Slytherins sometimes do whatever it takes to get things done,” Fred muttered. He added: "Percy told me."
"Yes, those guys from Slytherin House are the most annoying." Fred agreed, "Percy said that once Slytherin falls out of first place, they will do anything to target the house that is ahead of them. , Snape is even more partial to his students and never deducts points from them. Many students in the school don’t like him and always call him Old Bat.”
Albert's face suddenly twitched when he heard the twins' words.
Even though it’s a joke, don’t throw all the blame on Percy’s head. He is still your brother after all, not a scapegoat!
(End of this chapter)