Chapter 132: Gryffindor's Secret Treasure?

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"Here, this is the developing potion."

During a break after a meal, Albert handed a glass bottle containing the developing potion to Shanna. "You know how to use the developing potion, right?"

"I know how to use it, thank you." Shanna reached out and took the bottle from Albert, expressing her gratitude. "But I'm curious, when did you make the developing potion?"

A few days ago," Albert didn't hide it. "I used it on a photo, and the developing potion worked."

"Thank you." Shanna expressed her gratitude to Albert once again.

Given Shanna's current level of potion-making skills, it was completely unrealistic for her to make her own developing potion. If she wanted it, she would have to buy it herself. However, even if Shanna had Galleons in her pocket, she had no idea where to buy the developing potion.

Honestly, Shanna had never tried owl mail order. Her impression of the wizarding world was still limited to Diagon Alley and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The entire wizarding world was still very unfamiliar to her as a Muggle-born witch.

"No problem," Albert didn't pay much attention to these things. He had already set aside some developing potion for himself, and the small bottle he gave to Shanna was his way of sharing with her.

"Albert, Albert!" George and Fred rushed into the Great Hall and ran over to Albert.

"Weren't you two working on your History of Magic homework in the library?" Albert raised his head, looking at the Weasley twins with confusion.

Before he could say anything else, Albert was grabbed by each twin and pulled away from the Great Hall.

Lee Jordan, who was following behind the twins, awkwardly smiled at the others and helped pack up Albert's belongings before quickly following the three, leaving behind curious students with puzzled faces.

"What's going on with you two?"

The four of them arrived at a secluded corner, and Albert was the first to break the silence.

"Look, what did we find in the library?" The Weasley twins glanced at each other and said in unison.

"What did you find?" Albert cooperatively asked.

"Dung dung dun dun!" George produced a sheepskin parchment from his pocket, handing it to Albert.

Albert took the parchment and glanced at the information on it. His face twitched slightly. The phrase "Gryffindor's Secret Treasure" on the parchment had shocked him.

He turned the parchment over, and the other side displayed a simple map with trees, the number 1, a campfire, and a cross.

Albert looked up at the three and asked, "What on earth is this?"

"Gryffindor's Secret Treasure," Lee Jordan said excitedly.

"What treasure?" Albert asked again.

"Gryffindor's Secret Treasure," Lee Jordan replied seriously.

"Okay," Albert said unenthusiastically, "I admit... it does sound somewhat interesting, but... if you take this seriously, it's just plain foolish."

"We found this sheepskin parchment in between the pages of a book," Fred explained.

"The hiding place for that page was very secretive, and we just happened to stumble upon it," George added.

"Just happened?" Albert sneered at that. If he wanted to, he could create a hundred of these "just happened" scenarios.

"So... you're planning to go treasure hunting?" Albert had already guessed the thoughts of the three. These guys wanted to go on an adventure, to go treasure hunting. Maybe they didn't even care if this so-called Gryffindor's Secret Treasure was real or not.

They just wanted... an adventure, a treasure hunt?

"In a way, adventures and treasure hunts can be quite fun, but... the problem is, what if we end up being made fools of?" Albert said, his mood not so good at the thought.

"It's likely that someone intentionally placed this," Albert looked at the strange picture, speaking in an annoyed tone, "And besides, I don't think Gryffindor would hide a secret treasure in the Forbidden Forest."

Indeed, the Forbidden Forest.

The trees depicted in the picture likely referred to the Forbidden Forest near Hogwarts.

"As expected, it's in the Forbidden Forest," the three of them said in unison.

"The trees should refer to the Forbidden Forest, the number 1 should represent the unicorn corresponding to the ancient magical numeral 1, the campfire represents people, meaning there are people in that place. The only 'people' in the Forbidden Forest are centaurs, and there's a cross. That should be where the treasure is," Albert quickly deciphered the meaning behind the map.

"Wow, you figured out the map just like that!" Lee Jordan exclaimed in astonishment, his mouth hanging open.

"So, where's this secret treasure?" The three of them looked at Albert in unison.

"It's probably near the centaur camp," Albert suddenly smirked. "Honestly, even I don't believe what I just said."

Wasn't this obviously a joke? Otherwise, the so-called Gryffindor's Secret Treasure would be hidden in Hogwarts, not the Forbidden Forest.

"Well..." The three fell silent. They had actually suspected this as well.

"What are you all doing here?" Marcus Flint had already noticed the four people whispering in the corner and spoke in an unfriendly tone.

"Nothing," Albert replied nonchalantly.

"If it's nothing, then don't huddle here whispering. Leave this place," Flint shooed away the four individuals as if they were flies.

"Let me say it again, don't believe in this kind of nonsense," Albert looked at the three of them. "It's like one day you borrow a book from the library and intentionally write some words in it, telling others that there's something valuable hidden inside. And what happens? The other person ends up finding a few dung bombs you put in the box years ago."

The four exchanged glances, acknowledging Albert's speculation. Because they had initially entertained similar thoughts, but after Albert's analysis, it seemed more likely that the situation was as he described.

A joke, perhaps?

There really was a possibility.

"Oh, by the way, there's something else," George scratched the back of his head.

"What is it?" Albert asked.

"This parchment was originally hidden in the sandwiched pages of a book, and... you can probably guess," George gave a helpless, wry smile.

"You can't use the Reparo spell?" Albert asked, puzzled.

They had already completed two-thirds of their first year, and over the past six months, they had learned quite a few spells, including the Reparo spell.

"Well..." George looked a bit embarrassed, pushing his head down and saying despondently, "We can't use magic to repair that book."

Fred took out "The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore" from his backpack, which was actually their History of Magic homework. They all needed to write a paper on medieval wizards.

"It was hidden very discreetly. We almost didn't notice it initially," Albert flipped through the damaged page, his mouth twitching slightly.

"Let's put the book away for now and study it in the dormitory tonight," Albert reminded them, "Don't let others notice what you've been up to. If Professor Pince finds out..."

"She'll kill us."

"Why us and not you?" Fred asked unkindly.

"Stupid, because we're twins!"

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