Be a Good Person

Humans are forgetful creatures.

When Flint realized that no one was targeting him anymore, he finally felt relieved, as he had been constantly on guard against ambushes and sneak attacks. The large sum of Galleon had lost in the gambling game was an almost insurmountable debt for him; he simply couldn't repay it unless Flint was willing to take money from his own home.

Flint had absolutely no intention of asking his family for money to repay the other students who had won bets.

He believes that he and several of his friends have all been tricked!

That bet was a conspiracy against them from the very beginning.

If it weren't for Kenneth Toller's provocation, how could they have offered such unreasonable odds? These claims were actually just for show; everyone was completely furious at the time, yet extremely confident in themselves, wanting to make a fortune from this, which is why they offered such odds.

Of course, Flint would never admit that.

He has never forgotten the humiliations he suffered, nor does he intend to let it go. He is even preparing to take revenge on other bastards who have caused him trouble.

The Weasley Twins, who led a group to steal his Galleon; Truman, who ambushed him and even pulled down his pants; and two upperclassmen Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff, who always led teams to ambush him.

What infuriated Flint the most was Kenneth Toller. How could he have fallen for his provocation? This Slytherin Quidditch Team had fully embraced the fine tradition of blaming others, believing that his current predicament was entirely Kenneth Toller's fault. He was already planning to find an opportunity to pull down Kenneth Toller's pants and hang that bastard in the school Entrance Hall for everyone to see.

However, Albert Anderson, the mastermind behind all of this, was completely overlooked by Flint's instincts.

Actually, it's not hard to understand Flint would overlook Albert. As the person who owes the most money, Albert has basically never caused them any trouble. Moreover, not many people would want to mess with Albert. Past cases have proven that anyone who messes with Albert's Home will not have a good ending.

That guy is not only incredibly smart and strong, but also extremely cunning and treacherous; he's a very dangerous person to mess with.

Flint was unaware that the guy he instinctively ignored was plotting with his friends how to deal with these Slytherin students who were in debt.

Flint and his friends' refusal to pay back the money infuriated Fred, George, and all the students owed money. However, this was ultimately just a private bet and not something that could be brought into the open.

That's the downside of these private betting games; sometimes when someone wants to renege on their bet, they don't have many good ways to deal with it.

However, those Slytherin bastards are sorely mistaken if they think they can get away with this shamelessness.

At the suggestion of Albert, the major creditor, a debt collection team led by Fred and George is preparing to plunder every Galleon from the pockets of these bastards during their trip to Hogsmeade in December.

Since the other party is unwilling to repay the Galleon, I'll have to collect it myself.

As for everything else, they are secondary. The most important thing is to get back the Galleon that the other party owes them, which is also the core objective of their debt collection team.

Albert believed that those guys would definitely bring money with them when they went to Hogsmeade, otherwise how would they go shopping? In order for this debt collection operation to go smoothly, everyone would temporarily stop harassing Flint so that they would lower their guard and feel at ease taking money to Hogsmeade for a visit.

Hermione was eavesdropping nearby, had no idea that Albert was actually conspiring with others to rob the Galleon from the pockets of Hogwarts students.

"Miss Granger, is there something you need?" Albert turned to Hermione, who had been standing beside them and was now staring at them in Hermione, and asked.

"How could you..." Hermione was too shocked to speak after Albert's words.

"There's no need to be polite to bad people," Albert said calmly.

"That's called the wicked being punished by the wicked," George said seriously.

"When dealing with bad people, you should be even worse than them. Only then will they be afraid, submit, and admit their mistakes." Lee Jordan nodded in agreement. "Only then will they repent Do a good person."

"In order to make them turn over a new leaf Do a good person, we don't mind playing the bad guys." Fred raised his hand to clap along with his two companions, who had all been deeply influenced by Albert.

After turning his gaze away from his three goofy friends, Albert looked at Hermione and asked, "What do you need me for?"

"Well, I found this parchment in a book called ' Hogwarts, A History ' in the library." Hermione snapped out of her daze, took a piece of parchment out of her pocket, and asked expectantly, "Do you recognize the writing on it?"

"It's French," Albert replied calmly, glancing at the writing on the old parchment. He knew exactly what it was.

"Could you translate this for me? They say you're fluent in all languages." Hermione looked at Albert expectantly and handed him the parchment.

"That's no problem, but I'm very busy right now, so you'll probably have to wait a while." Albert agreed, took out his wand, tapped the parchment, and made a copy for himself. He glanced up at the expressionless Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, then put the parchment away.

These three guys were trying their best to suppress their laughter, not wanting to give themselves away.

Without a doubt, what Hermione Granger found was the treasure Albert created last year—yes, that's right, the parchment contained the recipe for the Philosopher's Stone.

However, this one is in French.

I wonder how happy Harry Potter will be when he discovers that the treasure in the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor is the Philosopher's Stone, and that he actually has the recipe for the Philosopher's Stone.

Albert decided to postpone the matter until after the Christmas Holiday.

Oh, and we should also give one to Quirrell, so Professor Quirrell 'll be happy too. Maybe once he gets the recipe, he'll try to make a Philosopher's Stone himself.

After Hermione left, Fred murmured, "I never thought that what we hid would be found so quickly."

"It's more interesting when someone finds you."

Albert casually remarked that the reason he created those Treasure Map was simply to let the students who later discovered them search for the Treasure Map —a kind of perverse pleasure of Albert, much like the parchment containing the Philosopher's Stone recipe.

I was just kidding you guys.

As for the students who accidentally fall for the scam, all I can say is that they're incredibly stubborn and lack common sense.

Meanwhile, seeing Hermione return, Harry couldn't help but ask, "Would Anderson be willing to help?"

"He said it was in French and he was willing to translate it for us, but he's quite busy right now and might not be able to give me the translation until after the Christmas Holiday," Hermione replied.

"Didn't he say what this thing records?" Harry asked again.

"He didn't say." Hermione shook her head.

"Hopefully it's not some scam again," Ron muttered to himself. Ever since he was tricked by that Treasure Map last time, Ron had no liking for such things.

"No way!"