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Chapter 28: Night Tour

It was past ten o'clock in the evening, and the little wizards in the same dormitory had fallen asleep.

Ethan gently tapped the pillow with his wand to change it into his own face, so that even if someone got up to go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, they would not notice anything.

Then he took out his suitcase, which had been enchanted with an Extension Charm, and shrunk it with a Shrinking Charm, placing it in his pocket.

"Silencio! Muffliato!"

After casting two spells, Ethan opened the door of the dormitory and walked directly to the common room.

As expected, the common room was empty at this moment.

Leaving the common room, today's night tour was mostly successful.

Night tours are an old tradition at Hogwarts. The learning career of wizards who have not been on a night tour is incomplete.

The school is also deliberately indulgent in this regard. If they really wanted to ban it, they could. Dumbledore's eyes are all over the campus. The moving armor, the talking paintings, and even Peeves and ghosts can provide him with surveillance.

If this were enforced strictly, no one would be able to go on a night tour.

So the little wizards who understand this all know that the rule of Hogwarts is "only if you are caught, it is considered a violation."

But this also explains why so many Hogwarts graduates end up in Azkaban.

If you don't follow the rules during school, it's not a violation if you don't get caught!

And after graduation, this habit naturally continues, but if you are caught, you need to go to Azkaban for further study.

Walking on the spiral staircase, Ethan's goal was very clear: the Room of Requirement.

Ethan remembered the location well, on the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle, opposite the tapestry where the troll hit the foolish Barnabas with a stick.

Normally, it is invisible and won't appear, but if you concentrate on thinking about the place you need and walk past that wall three times, a smooth door will appear, allowing you to enter the Room of Requirement.

The only trouble is that the principal's office is also on the eighth floor, and Dumbledore sometimes uses the Room of Requirement. If he encountered Dumbledore, it would be troublesome. Ethan didn't think his magic could escape Dumbledore's notice, even with a Disillusionment Charm.

He actually got the achievement!

Just as Ethan walked out of the tower belonging to Ravenclaw, the achievement prompt came again.

Sure enough, there are surprises everywhere.

**[Rules]**

Rules, what rules? My rules are the rules!

Achievement goal: Violation of Hogwarts school rules (1/1)

Achievement reward: Improved physical fitness, increased upper limit

In an instant, Ethan felt like he was electrocuted, his whole body numb and trembling. If he hadn't been holding on to the wall, he would have fallen down.

This feeling came and went quickly. Ethan, who recovered, had an illusion that he could kill a cow with one punch!

At the same time, Ethan also felt that his magic power had increased significantly.

This was related to Ethan's talent "Strong Body." Through exercise, physical fitness improves while enhancing magic power adaptability.

Now directly improving physical fitness will indirectly improve magic power, but Ethan didn't know where the upper limit was or if he could compete with Hagrid in the future.

"Hey, you two again!"

Just as he stepped onto the stairs to the second floor, Ethan heard a sharp and rambunctious voice.

"George, Fred, where is the dungbomb you promised me last semester?"

"No one can deceive Peeves!"

"Meow!"

A cat meowed upstairs, followed by a burst of hurried footsteps. Filch had obviously heard the noise and was rushing over.

"Ethan, don't stand there, follow us and run."

Ethan stood still, but two identical-looking wizards ran towards him, pointing out Ethan's location, with a large black cat chasing behind them.

Ethan was confused. No, my Disillusionment Charm can't be that bad!

Peeves smiled widely, floating in the air without touching the ground.

Ethan knew some information about Peeves. He was not a ghost but could have a physical body and touch objects. He was born with Hogwarts Castle and is naturally inclined to play pranks.

"Peeves, Petrificus Totalus!"

With a flick of the wand, Peeves immediately turned gray and fell from midair. Ethan quickly followed the Weasley brothers.

Not long after, the two brothers opened a secret door and motioned Ethan to follow.

After removing the Disillusionment Charm, Ethan was sandwiched between them. After entering, he found the passage was narrow and dark. The Weasley in front used the Lumos charm. After walking a long distance, they finally left the passage and arrived at an abandoned classroom.

"I am George Weasley, and this is my brother Fred Weasley."

"Ethan Adrian, we know you. Our brother told us you helped him teach Malfoy a lesson on the Hogwarts Express, and your Petrificus Totalus just now was quite impressive."

A Weasley put his arm around Ethan's shoulders, looking quite enthusiastic.

Although the Malfoys and the Weasleys are relatives, they are extremely hostile to each other. They also know that each side is backed by either Voldemort or Dumbledore.

For this reason, Lucius Malfoy would make things difficult for Arthur Weasley whenever he had the chance, embarrassing him many times. Draco also laughed at their family.

Those who helped Ronald deal with Malfoy were their friends.

That's why they reminded Ethan to run away.

"Ethan Adrian, nice to meet you."

"But how did you see through my Disillusionment Charm?"

My spell level shouldn't be that bad!

"This is it; it can clearly show every wizard in Hogwarts. Look at Filch wandering around like a headless chicken while we're already on the fifth floor."

Fred took out a piece of parchment and showed it to Ethan. At that moment, the names of the four of them were together.

This was found in Filch's office last school year. While it told them about many of Hogwarts' secret passages, it also provided great help for night tours.

Looking at the names of Prongs, Moony, Wormtail, and Padfoot, it was indeed the Marauder's Map. But Ethan didn't expect them to get it so early.

In the original story, it seemed to appear in their third year.