A Dog That Likes Music

Who are you looking for? Do you need my help?

In the Boys' Dormitory of Gryffindor, George, who was watching Fred and Lee Jordan play cards, looked at Albert, who had been staring at the Marauder's Map since earlier, with a puzzled expression and couldn't help but ask.

George discovered that after Albert returned from Hagrid's Hut, he had been keeping an eye on someone.

Actually, the three of them really wanted to ask Albert when he was going to venture into the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area.

Albert simply told them to wait. Fred and Lee Jordan had been playing Wizard Card for several rounds and were getting impatient, especially since Albert hadn't revealed any information to them.

"Not for now!"

"Have you found out from Hagrid how to get through that big dog?" Lee Jordan casually brought up the topic that the three of them cared about most.

If they can't subdue that big dog, they won't even get past the first hurdle.

"That's the Greece Three-Headed Dog," Albert said without looking up. "The Muggle Greece mythology contains detailed accounts of how to deal with the Three-Headed Dog."

"Muggle records? Are you sure that stuff is reliable?" Fred frowned and reminded him, "You should know that the Wizarding World is not the same as the Muggle world."

"I tried it when Hagrid started raising that Three-Headed Dog," Albert said calmly. "It worked; it put the Three-Headed Dog into a deep sleep."

"Was that monster that caused such a stir in the Forbidden Forest back then the same big dog that lived in the room at the end of the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor?"

"Hagrid actually kept it secretly in the Forbidden Forest?"

"I remember you even lied to us and said that the big dog was Kettleburn's watchdog from the Care of Magical Creatures," Lee Jordan complained, feigning indignation.

"I don't recall saying anything like that," Albert said calmly.

"Okay, who said that, Fred or George?" Lee Jordan immediately turned his gun on his other two roommates.

"We remember you saying it," Fred and George said in unison.

In fact, all three of them had forgotten who had said those words in the first place.

"What's the Muggle way?" Fred asked.

You'll find out soon enough.

Albert stared at the Marauder's Map; the ink dot representing Hagrid was moving towards the outskirts of Hogwarts. Hagrid was clearly preparing to take the path frequently used by Hogwarts students to the Hog's Hog's Head Pub in Hogsmeade.

As for Professor Quirrell, he's still in the Defence Against the Dark Arts office on the second floor.

Albert believed that Quirrell would soon get the news after Hagrid left Hogwarts School and follow him out of the school to carry out his plan to lure the dragon egg at the Hagrid's Hog's Head Pub.

In fact, Albert's judgment was quite accurate. Shortly after Hagrid left Hogwarts, the ink dot representing Quirrell also began to move. He had already left his office and, under the cover of night, headed towards the outskirts of the castle.

"That nuisance is finally gone!"

Albert took a deep breath and a pleased smile appeared on his face after watching the ink dot representing Quirrell disappear from the Marauder's Map.

At the same time, Quirrell, who had just left the area where Apparition was forbidden, suddenly stopped and looked back in the direction of Hogwarts Castle. He felt a strange feeling in his heart, but Quirrell did not think much of it and immediately Apparition away.

Albert put away the Marauder's Map and, under the delighted gazes of his three roommates, began to organize the things he would need later.

He took the Music Box he'd bought for Christmas from the Transfiguration Lizard Skin, stuffed it into his jacket pocket, and said to the expectant Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, "Let's go, to the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor, our adventure begins."

"However, we need to split up to avoid attracting attention. Let's meet again in the secret passage near the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor."

"Is it finally going to start?" Fred happily put away the Wizard Card he had only played halfway through. Lee Jordan was a little unhappy about this, because he was about to win this game.

This is blatant cheating!

However, Lee Jordan's dissatisfaction didn't last long, and he too put away his Wizard Card. The upcoming thrilling adventure was clearly more interesting than playing Wizard Card.

"Tom, stay in your room and don't run around. I'll give you some dried fish when we get back." Albert reached out and ruffled Tom's chin, placing him on the cushion beside him. He then looked up at the three of them and said, "Get ready, let's go!"

"We've been ready for a long time," the three said in unison.

It was nearly eight o'clock, and the sky was completely dark; the library was about to close. If the four of them went out together, they would easily attract the attention of other students in the Common Room, so they left in batches.

As Albert and Lee Jordan walked out of the Common Room together, they ran into Percy, a Gryffindor Prefect who looked very tired, as he had just returned from the library.

In order to achieve excellent results in the OWL exam, Percy is also studying very hard.

Five minutes later, they arrived at the agreed-upon secret passage on the fourth floor, where they met up with Fred and George. When no one was around, they secretly opened the door and sneaked into the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor.

After Fred closed the wooden door leading to the Forbidden Corridor, he asked Albert again, "How do you plan to subdue that dog?"

Use this.

The four of them walked through the dimly lit corridor and appeared at the end of the Fourth Floor Forbidden Area Corridor. Albert took out the Music Box from his pocket and made several Music Box of it, handing them to the other three.

At this moment, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan all looked bewildered, not understanding what was going on.

Albert wound up the clockwork, making the Music Box produce a crisp sound.

"The Music Box will probably only last for about twenty or thirty seconds. Take turns loosening the winder to keep the music going; Three-Headed Dog will fall asleep when it hears it." Albert arranged the order, then took out his wand, knocked on the lock, and whispered, "Alohomora!"

With a click, the door lock opened.

With the creaking sound of the door being pushed open, there was no low, furious barking. The moment the Music Box started playing, the big dog's eyes began to droop.

It wobbled a few times, then quickly lay down on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

"Quickly open the trapdoor."

Albert began directing the three men's actions.

"Don't let the music stop, I don't want to be torn to shreds." Fred glared at the lost Lee Jordan, vowing that if Lee Jordan messed up later, he would leave him to keep the Three-Headed Dog company.

"Sorry," Lee Jordan muttered, apologizing for his earlier mistake.

As they approached the three enormous heads, they could feel a hot, foul breath emanating from the dog's mouth.

"I bet Hagrid definitely didn't brush its teeth on time," George couldn't help but complain.

"George, don't forget," Albert reminded him.

"Knew."

"Fred, Lee Jordan, use the Levitation Charm together to move Three-Headed Dog aside; it's blocking the Trapdoor." Albert directed his companions to complete the task in an orderly manner.

After the Three-Headed Dog's body was removed from the Trapdoor, Albert immediately bent down and pulled the Griphook on the Trapdoor, which opened abruptly, revealing a dark hole below.

"What did you see?" Fred and Lee Jordan moved the Three-Headed Dog aside and unwound their clockwork to let the music continue.

Lee Jordan looked tense. The presence of Three-Headed Dog Fluffy, was putting immense pressure on him. Staying next to such a large dog was definitely not safe.

"We can't see anything down there, and there's no ladder to get down. We need to jump." Albert looked around at the three of them and asked, "Who wants to go first?"

"I can go down second," Fred muttered to himself.

Unfortunately, the pitch-black passage below didn't give him much of a sense of security.

"George, you go down first. Remember to cast a Shock Absorption Charm on yourself. I think you've learned it, right?" Albert waved his wand, conjuring a ball of light that fell down the hole. "Next up is Fred, and Lee Jordan is third."

"Fine." George gritted his teeth.

"Hurry up, don't waste time. If you have the Shock Absorption Charm, you don't have to worry about falling to your death," Albert urged.

George looked down through the hole; it was bottomless. He couldn't help but take a deep breath and slowly slid down the hole, eventually clinging to the edge with only his ten fingers, moving at an alarmingly slow pace.

"Don't let the music stop," Albert shouted, tossing another ball of light downwards. "Otherwise, if you get bitten by this thing, you're in big trouble."

Seeing that the others were still dragging their feet and didn't want to go down, Albert sighed, and without waiting for George to decide whether he wanted to go down or not, he said "See you downstairs" and went down next to George.

Fred, George, and Lee Jordan were all taken aback by Albert's swift and decisive actions. Recalling their own behavior just now, their cheeks couldn't help but feel slightly hot.

The three of them were reluctant to stay up there any longer, and the presence of Three-Headed Dog nearby made them feel unsafe.

After Albert jumped, George followed suit. Fred and Lee Jordan looked at each other and then jumped one after another. Only the Music Box on the ground continued to play, but the music would soon stop, and the sleeping Three-Headed Dog would eventually wake up again.