Looking for Weasley

At this moment, the dormitory was silent.

Lee Jordan realized something was wrong; Fred and George were very likely missing, otherwise they wouldn't have stayed out all night.

"I'll go to the Common Room and ask if anyone has seen them," he said immediately, and then put it into action.

Albert looked around the dormitory, suppressing the drowsiness between his brows, stuffed a large piece of chocolate into his mouth, then went to the washroom to wash his face, and gently patted his cheeks in front of the mirror to fully wake himself up.

Lee Jordan had returned, looking rather grim, clearly something bad had happened. Seeing Albert return, he immediately went to greet him, saying, "They're not in the Common Room."

"Could they have gone into the Forbidden Forest looking for some so-called Secret Treasure?" Albert washed his face, his mind clearing, and asked, "Did you find some secret on the Treasure Map again?"

"This..." Lee Jordan hesitated.

"If Fred and George go into the woods, things will get a little bad." Albert's expression froze as he noticed new activity on his Task Panel.

Mysterious disappearance.

You have two friends who haven't returned to their dorm before curfew, and they are suspected of being missing. As their roommate and friend, you should try your best to find them.

Reward: 1000 experience points.

"Come with me, we can talk about this as we walk." Albert grabbed the wizard's hat that George had used and strode toward the Common Room.

"You mean, they went into the woods?" Lee Jordan also realized the situation was bad. If Fred and George had gone into the woods and hadn't returned yet, the situation was extremely dangerous; the Forbidden Forest at night was very dangerous.

There were few students left in the Common Room. A couple was whispering to each other, completely oblivious to their surroundings. Students doing their holiday homework were so focused on their parchment that they didn't even notice Albert and Lee Jordan leaving the Common Room.

"I'm not sure if they went into the woods," Albert said, looking at Lee Jordan. "So, did you find anything on that Treasure Map?"

"Yes, they found some changes on the Treasure Map." Lee Jordan hesitated for a moment before continuing, "They found that you seemed unaware, so they asked me to keep it a secret and said they wouldn't tell you for the time being."

"Continue," Albert said.

"Fred and George think the map must be real, and you know they went into the woods," Lee Jordan said, following behind Albert and recounting what he knew.

"I really don't know. In fact, why didn't they tell me?" Albert stopped and looked at Lee Jordan with annoyance.

"Fred said if you knew, you would definitely stop them from venturing into the woods," Lee Jordan explained with a sigh.

"That's for sure. The outer edge of the forest isn't dangerous, but that doesn't mean it's safe to go deeper into the forest." Albert raised his wand and cast Disillusionment Charm on himself and Lee Jordan.

"Are we going into the woods?" Lee Jordan seemed to have guessed Albert's idea and was shocked by Albert's boldness. He hesitated and suggested, "I think we'd better go find Professor McGonagall."

"No, we should go find Hagrid. We need Hagrid's help." Albert rejected Lee Jordan's suggestion without hesitation.

"But we can't get out. The castle gates are closed, and we can't open them," Lee Jordan warned.

"I know where the secret passage out of the castle is," Albert added. "Fred told me about it the last time we went out for a night walk."

"But...why don't we go find Professor McGonagall?" Lee Jordan still didn't understand. In his opinion, they should go find Professor McGonagall right now.

"Hagrid knows the Forbidden Forest better than anyone. With his help, we can enter and leave the Forbidden Forest safely." Albert led Lee Jordan along a shortcut. "Don't make a big deal out of this, or Fred and George will be in big trouble. Besides, we can't even be sure if they've entered the forest."

"We can't really be sure," Lee Jordan muttered. "Maybe they're still in school."

"It's easy to confirm this, shh." Albert made a shushing gesture, and footsteps approached from a distance. He immediately extinguished the light on his wand and pulled Lee Jordan to hide.

"Strange, I clearly heard someone talking." Filch walked over, holding an oil lamp and peering into the dark corridor. Finding no one there, he turned and walked away.

Only after hearing the footsteps fade away did Albert and Lee Jordan emerge from around the corner and approach a vase on the Third Floor corner.

"Is the secret passage leading out of the castle here?"

"Turn left, turn right."

Albert stepped forward and tapped the vase twice with his wand.

The vase began to make a slight scraping sound.

Lee Jordan was astonished to discover a black dot in a landscape painting hanging on the nearby wall. The dot gradually enlarged, and soon a door came into view.

"They're gone."

Albert stepped forward, grabbed the doorknob, and gently pushed it open, revealing the entrance hidden behind it.

"So secretive," Lee Jordan muttered.

"Don't tell anyone else."

"Know."

A few minutes later, the two finally emerged from the secret passage, and Lee Jordan was surprised to find himself on the mountain path leading to the Boat Dock.

"Strike this protruding rock three times?" Albert pointed to the protruding rock and said, "The password to open the entrance is: Alohomora."

"Damn it, do those two guys know a lot of secret passages that they didn't tell me?" Lee Jordan muttered to himself.

"Follow me." Albert walked toward Hagrid's Hut.

"How do you plan to determine if Fred and George are in the Forbidden Forest?" Lee Jordan couldn't help but ask.

This is important; he doesn't want to recklessly trespass into the Forbidden Forest.

"Use owls. Owls have tracking abilities. We can use owls to determine if Fred and George are in the Forbidden Forest," Albert explained.

Albert doesn't actually Tracking Magic, but owls have that ability, and by using owls, Albert can determine whether the two guys are in the woods.

"I can't believe it's possible." Lee Jordan was amazed by Albert's ingenious idea, but it seemed like a good one, so he quickened his pace to follow Albert.

The two finally arrived at Hagrid's Hut. There were no lights inside, perhaps Hagrid was already asleep, but their approach immediately alerted the hound, Fang.

"Hagrid, Hagrid, we need your help." Albert raised his fist and pounded hard on Hagrid's wooden door.

A series of thumping sounds rang out under the cover of night. Only barking could be heard from Hagrid's Hut, but Hagrid did not get up to open the door.

Something's not right.

"Could he be..." Lee Jordan was about to say that Hagrid might be asleep, but then he thought it didn't quite make sense. If Hagrid were really asleep, Albert would have made such a commotion, there was no way he wouldn't have reacted.

Albert pointed his wand at the lock and muttered, "Alohomora."

The lock was opened, Albert pushed the door open and entered the house. The light from the tip of his wand shone through Hagrid's Hut, and sure enough, no one was inside. He must have gone out on business.

"Is it not a good idea for us to barge in?" Lee Jordan followed Albert into the house somewhat uneasily.

Fang couldn't see them; it was circling around them, sniffing the air.

"Of course not good." Albert removed the Disillusionment Charm from his body, squatted down to comfort Fang, and prevented it from getting too agitated.

"Then why are you still..." Before Lee Jordan could finish speaking, he heard the flapping of wings outside. He quickly turned his head to look in the direction of the sound and saw Shera fly into the house and land on the wooden table.

Albert's owl always appeared when his owner needed to mail a letter.

"Give it to George." Albert put down Hagrid's Quill, handed his handkerchief to the owl, and instructed, "Remember to deliver it to George himself."

Shera grabbed her handkerchief, spread her wings, and headed towards the Forbidden Forest.

Seeing the direction the owl flew in, the two men's expressions immediately darkened. If Fred and George were in the castle, the owl would fly towards the castle, but now that it was flying into the woods, it meant that the two of them had really gone into the woods.

"What do we do now? Go back to Professor McGonagall?" Lee Jordan asked, taking a deep breath.

"Yes, go back and find Professor McGonagall," Albert nodded.

Lee Jordan breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this; he had been genuinely worried that Albert would say he was going into the woods to look for someone. Frankly, he didn't have the courage to go into the woods at this hour; the forest at night looked truly eerie and terrifying.

"Where did they come into the woods from?" Albert asked.

"You wouldn't..." Lee Jordan suddenly had a bad feeling.

"I'm going into the woods. You go back and find Professor McGonagall. Don't worry, I can keep myself safe. You need to go back because someone has to let Professor McGonagall know about this." Albert looked at Lee Jordan and explained, "This is also very important."

"But!"

"If I can't find them within two hours, I'll be back on my own. Don't worry, I have ways to ensure my safety. You know I never do anything I'm not sure of." Albert patted Lee Jordan's shoulder lightly. "Besides, do you think I would risk my life?"

"But how do you plan to find them?" Lee Jordan asked, puzzled.

"Of course, it's through Fang."

Lee Jordan looked at the hound, then at the wizard's hat Albert had just been holding, and suddenly realized what had happened. He had been wondering why Albert was holding a wizard's hat; now he knew! "Come with me."

Lee Jordan led Albert to the entrance to the Forbidden Forest where Fred and George had secretly entered without Hagrid's knowledge.

Albert handed Fred's hat to Fang and whispered, "Fang, help me find Fred, and I'll buy you something delicious another day."

Fang sniffed around and then walked along the narrow path toward the Forbidden Forest.

"Remember, go find Professor McGonagall first, and if possible, it would be best to bring Hagrid along as well," Albert reminded him again.

"Actually, you really don't need to take the risk." Lee Jordan hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's too dangerous to go in at this time."

"I can protect myself." Albert took out his pocket watch, checked the time, and said to Lee Jordan, "It's twelve o'clock now. If I don't find him, I'll be back in two hours."

"You should know how to get back to the castle. Knock on that protruding rock three times. The password is 'Alohomora.'" Albert reminded him again. "If Professor McGonagall asks, just say that Fred and George didn't return to their dormitory and may have gone into the woods."

"Got it." Lee Jordan nodded helplessly, indicating that he understood. Actually, he couldn't understand why Albert wanted to go into the woods.

Albert had his reasons for insisting on going into the woods.

After confirming with the owl that Fred and George were in the Forbidden Forest, Albert found a new mission on his Task Panel: Rescue Mission.

The Weasley Twins have entered the Forbidden Forest for some reason and have not returned. As a fellow Gryffindor student, roommate, and friend, you cannot leave them alone. Enter the forest, find the Weasley Twins, and bring them safely out of the Forbidden Forest.

Rewards: 2000 experience points, 2 Skill Points, +10 favorability with George Weasley, +10 favorability with Fred Weasley.

This task likely means that finding the Twins isn't too difficult; the challenge lies in getting them out of the Forbidden Forest.

Albert naturally has his own methods; he can Apparition and has enough experience to upgrade his skill. If necessary, he can ensure that he can appear at the edge of the Forbidden Forest at any time through Apparition.

Most importantly, with the Protego Totalum- Encompassing Protection spell I recently learned from Professor Broad, combined with Apparition, I can be invincible.

However, if possible, Albert didn't want to reveal his Apparition at all; it was his last line of defense. Therefore, he needed someone to come to his rescue. Professor McGonagall, or any other professor, could serve as his first line of defense.

Just as Albert followed Fang into the dark Forbidden Forest, Lee Jordan had already returned to the castle as quickly as possible.

Albert's owl, carrying his handkerchief, spreads its wings and ventures deep into the Forbidden Forest.

For owls, nighttime is their active time, and the owls of Hogwarts often forage in the Forbidden Forest.

Albert had instructed Shera to give the handkerchief to George, and the owl immediately located George and found the target at lightning speed.

As Albert had predicted, Fred and George were in a bad situation; they were surrounded by a group of Acromantula.

Shera didn't descend, feeling threatened by the situation below. The handkerchief the owl had been holding was thrown down, landing right on George's head.

"What is this?" Fred reached for the handkerchief but grabbed nothing. Just then, George caught it back with lightning speed.

There were some words written on the handkerchief, which George read aloud with the help of the light from his wand, "Shoot Red Sparks into the sky. If you need help, ask the Centaurs. They will take you out of the forest."

"Albert's owl!" George looked up and saw Shera. "We're saved!"

"Centaurs? Where are we going to find Centaurs!" Fred shuddered as he looked down at the dense swarm of giant spiders.

The two were really unlucky. They were looking for Gryffindor's Secret Treasure according to the Treasure Map, but as you can imagine, they got lost.

Later, they somehow encountered an Acromantula and were almost eaten. Fortunately, George used the Obstruction Jinx in time, and they escaped.

For some reason, more and more spiders were chasing them, and just then Fred remembered that he had encountered an old Guardian Tree on the way back.

Thanks to paying attention in class and Albert using the Guardian Tree to make Protective Bracelet.

The two ran to the Guardian Tree and narrowly escaped disaster.

However, this matter is not over yet.

The number of Acromantula Acromantula increasing, surrounding the Guardian Tree completely, and some even try to cross the Guardian Tree to attack them.

The two eventually had to climb the tree, which angered the Bowtruckle living on the Guardian Tree, causing it to suffer multiple scratches.

"Quick, another giant spider is charging at us!" George screamed.

"Obstruction Jinx."

The two of them simultaneously pointed their wands at the Acromantula that was trying to approach the Guardian Tree, and the two Charms struck it, sending the giant spider flying.

"Thanks to learning the Obstruction Jinx from Albert," George muttered.

"Shoot Red Sparks into the sky." Fred raised his wand and shot Red Sparks into the sky.

At first, they were almost driven crazy by being surrounded by a swarm of large spiders. The dense swarm of spiders was so visually striking that they forgot about it in their nervousness.

"Don't do that," George quickly stopped Fred.

"Why?"

"What if Albert comes alone and runs into this swarm of giant spiders?" George looked down at the spider army below, his face full of worry.

"I think Albert will probably ask other professors for help. Given his personality, it's unlikely he'd venture into the Forbidden Forest alone." Based on Fred's understanding of Albert, the probability of that guy going into the Forbidden Forest alone was really low.