Chapter 29: The Marauder's Map
Harry POV
"Last call for Hogsmeade!" Professor McGonagall said. It was a month after and it was time for the second trip to Hogsmeade. I was hoping to find a way down there with the invisibility cloak to catch up with Lana, Ron, Y/N and Hermione. I knew that Y/N and Hermione were going on their second "date" of sorts and they took Snuffles with them. But still I needed to find a foolproof way to get there. I put on the cloak and began my journey down where I passed the Weasley twins making snowmen.
Suddenly, I heard footsteps behind me as two arms connected mine with their joints, not letting me go.
"Clever, Harry!" George said.
"But not clever enough!" Fred continued.
"Guys, let me go!" I said to them. "I'm trying to get to Hogsmeade."
"We know." George said. "We'll get you there.
"We'll show you a quicker way."
They brought me over to a staircase and sat me down as they kneeled.
"Now, Harry."
"Come and join the big boys." Fred said as he removed the cloak off of me.
"What are you doing?" I asked as they shoved a piece of parchment to me. "What's this rubbish?"
"What's this rubbish, he says?" Fred said. "That is the secret to our success.
"It's a wrench giving it to you, but we've decided your needs are greater than ours."
"George, if you will?" Fred asked his brother.
George produced his wand and placed it on the parchment. "I solemnly swear I am up to no good."
Suddenly the map came to life, springing up names from everywhere. From it, I saw that Y/N, Hermione, Lana and Ron were in a carriage moving to Hogsmeade, Dumbledore and two people named Newt and Tina in his office, And Professor Snape lurking around in the castle. Above the drawing, the map produced the words,
"Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs and Hunter... are proud to present the Marauder's Map." I said aloud.
"We owe them so much." Fred said
"And that..." George said pointing at Dumbledore. "Is really Dumbledore."
"Really?" I said.
"Yup, Dumbledore."
"In his study."
"Pacing."
"Does that a lot."
"So this map shows..."
"Everyone."
"Where they are."
"What they're doing."
"Every minute."
"Of everyday."
"Brilliant!" I said. "Where did you get it?"
"Nicked it from Filch's office, of course!" George said. "First Year."
"There are seven secret passageways out of the castle." Fred said."We'd recommend this one. The One-Eyed Witch passageway. It'll lead you to Honeydukes."
Some footsteps came around as they spoke. "Hurry. Filch is heading this way. And don't forget. When you're done, just give it a tap and say, 'Mischief Managed.' Otherwise, anyone can read it."
With that warning in mind, the twins left and I was ready to join up with everyone at Hogsmeade.
This ought to be tons of fun!
Y/N POV
Before we all left for Hogsmeade, Lana and I were with Newt, touring the inside of his case. It was a whole little world down here! It was absolutely incredible, I wish I brought Hermione to see all this. Although Snuffles was here with me and got to meet Newt and some other Nifflers, it felt like she was here with me since we were like Snuffles' parents.
We saw loads of creatures Newt was caring for, such as Occamys, Kaapas, Thunderbirds and many more. But the time came for Hogsmeade and we said goodbye to Newt as we joined the others.
Moments later, the carriages arrived in Hogsmeade and Hermione and I began our second date. Hogsmeade was now prepared for Christmas, as there was snow around and Christmas decorations were everywhere. We went to places we didn't go to the first time around and this time with Snuffles. We did go back to Honeydukes and got some sweets and we went to the Shrieking Shack to Hermione's delight. She jumped with joy as we were walking there.
"It's meant to be the most haunted building in Britain!" She said. "Did I mention that?"
"Twice, but it's adorable to see you excited like this, 'Mione." I said as I smiled at her and Snuffles. I couldn't help but think about that moment we had outside Remus' classroom. I nearly forgot we were going to talk about that.
"Hey, Y/N?" Hermione said as if she could read my mind. "About what happened with Lupin?"
"Oh, yeah, about that." I said as I blushed a little. "Were you going to do what I think you were?"
She blushed madly and stuttered, "N-no, I mean, kinda... yes?"
I held her hand and squeezed it. "You know something?" I said as she nodded. "I wouldn't have minded." I whispered in her ear, which made her smile a little. As we tried to move closer to the Shack, it seemed we couldn't. We were a few feet away from the shack, but after a couple steps, neither of us could move.
"Hey, why can't I move?" Hermione asked. Snuffles was looking at us confused since we couldn't move.
"I can't move either." I said as I tried, but it was no use. There was only one thing that could have done this to make us stand still like this.
Magical Mistletoe.
I looked above us to find a piece of the plant hanging above us. If what I've heard about it is true, this plant seeks out a pair of people, hangs above them and doesn't let them move until they kiss.
"Hey, 'Mione?" I said as I looked back down. "Don't freak out when I tell you, but you might want to look up."
She looked confused as she looked up and made a little grin once she spotted the plant. "Well, you did say you didn't mind." She grinned. "So, what the hell?"
She wrapped her arms around my neck while I put my arms around her body. We got closer to each other and leaned in until eventually, our lips made contact. It felt incredible that she was my first kiss, especially with the fact I fancy her. It kind of felt that she was enjoying it as much as I was, maybe even more. Her lips were soft and tasted like fresh strawberries as she smiled through it. As we let go to breathe, she giggled a little.
"Oh, what do we have here?" Malfoy said from behind us. "The Mudblood and the blood traitor snogging?"
Bloody hell, why is he stalking us so much?
"How many times must I say it, Malfoy?" I said in anger. "Piss off, you clearly aren't wanted here."
'You two shopping for your dream home?" He sneered while Ron and Lana joined us from wherever they were. "Not very good for raising stupid animals like that." He pointed at Snuffles, who curled up in Hermione's arms.
"Shut your mouth, Malfoy." Ron said.
"Don't you dare call Snuffles stupid." I added. "Makes the person saying it even stupider, you have three fingers back at you. Clearly more stupider. Snuffles is practically smarter than you."
"Not very friendly." Malfoy said to Crabbe and Goyle. "Boys, I think it's time we teach Weasel-Bee and Love-boy how to respect their superiors."
"Ha ha!" Lana said as she stepped in front of Ron and I while her eye glowed. "Superiors? Don't make me laugh. "
"You clearly aren't." Hermione added.
"How dare you talk to me!" Malfoy yelled. "You filthy little Mudblood!"
My face flushed with anger and rage. I clearly told him to stop calling her that. Maybe his father deserves his head in a wall. I turned to the others and said, "That's it, Imma kill him."
As I took a few steps forward, a couple of snowballs threw themselves at the three Slytherins. "Pretend you're using magic on them." A voice whispered next to me.
"Harry?" I whispered back.
"In the invisible flesh." He retorted. I raised my hands and flung them as Harry threw more snowballs at them.
"Don't just stand there!" Malfoy shrieked. "Do something!"
"And here you thought you were superior." I said to him. "Now get out of here, before I do something worse than snowballs."
The three Slytherins ran in fear as I walked back to the other three. "What did you do to them!" He said with a smile.
"Oh, I didn't do anything." I smirked. "All I did was raise my hands." I raised them again and stretched my arm to successfully grab a hold of Harry's cloak and pulled it down to reveal the dark-haired boy. "The rest was our own Harry Potter."
"Harry!" Hermione and Lana gasped with a smile.
"Bloody hell, Harry." Ron said again. "That was amazing!"
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Lana POV
"Those weasels!" Ron said. "Never told me about any Marauder's Map."
Harry had shown us the Map he got from the Wealsey twins and allowed us to look at it. Apparently, you can see anyone on her. Y/N and I can see Newt and Tina on it. They were in Dumbledore's office, but somehow disappeared after a while. The Map probably only knew Hogwarts, not the inside of Newt's case.
Hermione was still smiling like an idiot. I didn't want to say that, but she was really happy about something. As the boys were talking about the Map, I walked over to her while she was still staring at my brother. I could practically see the hearts in her eyes. "Hey, what's up?" I asked her. "You look really happy, what's happened?"
She looked at me with a smile. "You heard Malfoy, right?"
"Yeah, he said something that sounded like snogging..." I said before my eyes widened as she nodded excitedly. No way, she actually did!
"You kissed my brother!" I said quietly. "You actually went on his lips! Ahh, I'm so proud of you!" I quickly hugged her.
"Well, there was mistletoe," She said shyly. "But Y/N said he wouldn't have minded when we were outside Lupin's classroom."
I gasped dramatically. "You were going to snog before Hogsmeade!? Oh my goodness! Hermione Granger, I cannot wait to be your sister-in-law one day."
She blushed again. "You're thinking about that already?"
"Been planning the wedding ever since you told me." I grinned.
"Oh, wow." She said. "But can I say something crazy?"
"Yeah, sure."
"I don't think I just fancy Y/N... I think I'm in love with him." She whispered.
I wanted to scream with joy right now! Y/N clearly feels the same about her! I couldn't wait until they start dating. Before we were going to talk more, Harry had called us back. Hermione turned back to me. "Can we talk later about that?"
"Sure, anything for my best friend and future sister-in-law." I said with a smirk.
"Wait a minute, I recognize these names." Y/N said as he touched the names. "Lana, didn't Remus say these same names in those stories he told us when we were younger?"
'Oh, yeah, you're right." I said. "Wormtail, Padfoot, Prongs, and Hunter. I don't know about Moony."
That was a lie. For course we know who Moony is, that was Remus.
'By the way, Hermione knows.' Y/N said in my head. 'She promised not to tell anyone about Remus being a Werewolf.'
'You know, Hermione?' I asked in her mind.
'Yes, I do.' She said. 'And I promised Y/N that I won't tell anyone.'
"Harry will turn this in." Hermione said aloud. "You'll turn it in to Professor McGonagall, right?"
"Sure," Ron scoffed. "Along with his Invisibility Cloak."
"Oh, look who it is." Hermione said as a rather attractive woman walked in. "Madam Rosmerta. Ron fancies her."
Wait, Ron likes this woman? I felt my face turn red as Y/N looked at me and smirked a little.
"That's not true!" he said. Okay, maybe I might have a chance.
Along with Madam Rosmerta, another familiar man walked in, revealing himself to be Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic. As Ron spotted him, he pushed Harry under the table. Hermione gasped and pushed Y/N down too and seeing that, I did the same.
"Um, 'Mione?" Y/N said shyly. "I get why with Harry, but why me?"
"You said Lucius Malfoy threatened to tell Fudge about your grandfather!" She said. "If Malfoy did tell him, it would be wise for you both to hide from him!"
"I got that, yes." Y/N said nervously. "But I'm sitting in front of your legs."
"Oh, sorry." Hermione said. "Just give it some time, okay?" I saw her reach her hand down to him and took his to reassure him. He grasped her hand and squeezed it.
"Professor McGonagall!" Fudge announced.
"Cornelius!" Grandma said as she spotted him and Hagrid came closer.
"Allow me, Minister."
"Oh, Hagrid."
"Sorry about that.
"Rosmerta, my dear." Fudge said. "I hope business is good."
"It'd be a lot better if the Ministry wasn't sending dementors... into my pub every other night." She clearly sounds pissed.
"We have..." Fudge stuttered. "We have a killer on the loose!"
"Sirius Black in Hogsmeade! And what would bring him here?"
"Harry Potter."
"Harry Potter?"
'Nobody's going to a pub where they're gonna get scared out of their wits." Rosmerta said.
"Professor Dumbledore does not want dementors around the place, I can assure you." Grandma said. "They have also attacked my grandchildren, I have you know."
"Now, tell me what this is all about." Rosmerta said.
"Well, now years ago, when Harry Potter's parents realized they were marked for death... you remember? They went into hiding. Few knew where they were. One who did was Sirius Black. And he told You-Know-Who!"
"Not only did Black lead You-Know-Who to the Potters that night, but he also killed one of their friends, Peter Pettigrew!"
Peter Pettigrew? Where have I heard that name before...
"Peter Pettigrew?"
"Yes, little lump of a boy. Always trailing after Sirius Black."
"Ah, I remember him. Never let James and Sirius out of his sigh. But what happened?"
"Well, A year after Who-Know-You killed Langden Lovegood, Pettigrew tried to warn the Potters ... and might have managed to, had he not run into an old friend, Sirius Black."
"Black was vicious." Fudge said. "He didn't kill Pettigrew, He destroyed him! A finger. That's all that was left. A finger. Nothing else."
"Yes. Sirius Black may not have put his hands to the Potters," Grandma said. "But he's the reason they're dead."
"And now he wants to finish what he started. But that's not the worst of it."
What Fudge said next had shocked us all.
"This: Sirius Black was... and remains to this day... Harry Potter's Godfather."
Harry was shocked. He took the invisibility cloak, covered himself and ran out the pub. Hermione pulled Y/N up while Ron did the same for me as we exited and found Harry crying under the cloak.
Hermione came closer to Harry and took off the cloak. Harry looked up and shouted, "He was their friend... and he betrayed them. HE WAS THEIR FRIEND! I hope he does find me. Because when he does, I'm gonna be ready."
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Hermione POV
After Harry's unexpected visit to Hogsmeade and the revelation that Black was his godfather, he completely wanted to kill Black anytime he was mentioned. Y/N had tried to calm him down and tell him about how he and Lana reacted when they found out Grindelwald was their grandfather since it was really similar to Harry's situation, but he wouldn't listen to him.
Y/N tried day after day, but Harry was still stubborn about it. One night as I was sitting with a book to read while watching Crookshanks and Snowball play with Snuffles, Y/N slumped down on the couch and rubbed his temples.
"Ugh, why must Harry be so stubborn?" He asked. "Thanks to the bloody Minister of Magic himself, he wants to kill Black."
"Don't take too much stress on yourself." I said calmly. "You already have enough on your plate already." I got closer to him and whispered, "The Time-Turner, your magical training, Lupin's secret."
"Yeah, you're right." He said as he yawned. "God, I'm knackered. Too tired." His eyes opened and closed as he kept trying to fall asleep. I quickly took my wand and a blanket flew over to us. I closed my book, opened the blanket and covered us both in it. As Y/N opened his mouth to speak, I put my finger on his lips. "You need to get some sleep, you've been working really hard these days. You're about to fall asleep."
"Yeah, I guess you're right." He said as he laid back on the couch and I laid on his shoulder. "Good night, 'Mione."
"Good night, Y/N." I said warmly with a smile as I kissed the corner of his lips. "Sweet dreams." Soon enough, Y/N was fast asleep and was hugging me. Snuffles looked at me and made what looked like puppy eyes, practical asking me if he can sleep with us. I smiled at the Niffler, put my hand out and let him climb my hand up to us.
I let him slip in between us since he was small enough and he chirped happily. I placed a tiny peck on him and another one on Y/N's cheek. In a matter of seconds, we were all asleep. I still thought about our kiss and how much I enjoyed it and hugged him.
It was truly the happiest I've ever felt.
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