Starting Over from Hogwarts
Chapter 34

Vinson Wright Is Very Satisfied With The Handling Results

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Now.

Everything has become clear.

What Dumbledore needed to do now was, first, to investigate Peter Pettigrew's purpose for infiltrating Hogwarts, and what exactly Peter had taken from Hogwarts.

Only the Hogwarts caretaker, Argus Filch, knew about this.

Because Peter Pettigrew's primary target was an item in Filch's office, and it was this important item that made him risk infiltrating Hogwarts.

In the early morning.

Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts.

After returning to the school, Dumbledore went to find Severus Snape and Argus Filch, the two parties involved, to inquire about what Peter Pettigrew had taken.

"It was a piece of parchment."

Filch seemed to still have an impression of the parchment, and he slowly pondered before continuing, "It seems like something I confiscated from James Potter back then..."

"The magical spell on that parchment was my solemn oath that I would not do anything good..."

Snape's face immediately showed a look of disgust: "James Potter, that guy never studied properly at school..."

"Alright."

Dumbledore pondered the events of that year and decided to seek outside help: "It seems we'll have to find out the parchment's use from others."

Perhaps he should have asked about what Peter Pettigrew had stolen beforehand, and then asked Sirius Black at Azkaban, and he might have known the parchment's purpose.

However.

There were more than just those two friends of James Potter back then.

Coincidentally, there was another person whom Dumbledore trusted more, who was also a friend of James Potter, and perhaps that person also knew the parchment's use.

A person named Remus Lupin.

Back then, James Potter, Sirius Black, Peter Pettigrew, and Remus Lupin formed the Gryffindor Four, who were always causing trouble at school.

If there was any secret on that parchment...

If Peter Pettigrew knew it, then Remus Lupin must know.

"I hope you can keep Peter's matter a secret."

Dumbledore looked at Argus Filch and Snape, his expression more serious than ever: "This matter cannot be known by too many people for now, otherwise it will cause unimaginable trouble, and the entire Wizarding World could be affected..."

Dumbledore wanted to hide the news that Peter Pettigrew was still alive, mainly out of concern that Peter Pettigrew would spread the news about the Horcruxes far and wide.

Once the Death Eaters found out...

It would be extremely difficult for them to find the Horcruxes again.

Unexpectedly.

On the first night of the school year.

Hogwarts had already experienced a world-shattering event.

Of course, for Vinson Wright, no matter how big the trouble at Hogwarts was, it definitely had nothing to do with him, a first-year freshman.

Vinson Wright was doing quite well now.

This was because the second day of school was a Saturday.

There would definitely be no make-up classes at Hogwarts on weekends.

However, as a first-year student, the courses they had to study were History of Magic, Potions Class, Transfiguration, Flying, Astronomy and Divination, Herbology, Charms, and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

No make-up classes on weekends?

How could they keep up with the learning progress?

No wonder Hogwarts' success rate wasn't high.

In fact, first-year freshmen had it a bit easier.

Students in their third year and above had to take elective courses such as Care of Magical Creatures in addition to their compulsory courses...

So...

Since first-years didn't have Care of Magical Creatures class...

Then why were they making these first-year students buy a book related to magical creatures?

Vinson Wright sat in the Hufflepuff common room, flipping through Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them in his hand, and maliciously speculated that perhaps Dumbledore was trying to boost sales for his favorite student, Newt Scamander?

"Vinson, your black tea."

Cedric placed a cup of black tea on the table. He curiously glanced at the extracurricular reading in Vinson's hand.

"Mr. Scamander's book? Are you going to read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them? I have a copy signed by Mr. Scamander himself..."

As Hufflepuff students, everyone seemed to deeply admire Newt Scamander, the expert in magical creature conservation who came from Hufflepuff.

Cedric was no exception. He managed to get a signed copy from Mr. Scamander with the help of his father, Amos.

"There's no need for that, I'm just passing the time."

Vinson put down the book in his hand, picked up the black tea on the table, and took a sip. He looked up at Cedric and said, "Studying all the time is a very boring thing..."

Even at Hogwarts, Vinson Wright maintained his habit of studying, though it seemed a bit arduous to others.

The short weekend of two days.

The entire Hufflepuff knew that Vinson was very passionate about learning.

Although Vinson's learning method was not quite correct, his attitude towards learning appeared even more serious than that of the Ravenclaw students.

No one could do what Vinson did, repeatedly memorizing a common potion recipe; it was simply too tedious.

There wasn't much special news during this time.

The most recent news was that Gryffindor had lost ten points.

This was because the Weasley twins had violated school rules and were caught by Filch while exploring the campus at night.

Vinson couldn't help but feel a little fortunate...

If he hadn't taken the Marauder's Map directly on the first night of school, he might have been intercepted by the Weasley twins.

Of course.

The theft of the Marauder's Map was attributed to Peter Pettigrew.

On Sunday, Dumbledore finally received a letter from Remus Lupin, and he also learned that the parchment was the Marauder's Map.

The Marauder's Map not only marked certain secret passages within Hogwarts but could also track the movements of everyone inside Hogwarts Castle.

This meant that Peter Pettigrew could sneak into Hogwarts again at any time, steal any treasure, or even harm anyone without anyone noticing.

To ensure safety.

Dumbledore conducted a thorough search of the entire Hogwarts, proactively activating the school's defensive barrier to prevent Peter Pettigrew from sneaking in again.

In order to have a chance to catch Peter Pettigrew, Dumbledore personally took charge and even specifically set up magical traps in several secret passages within the school.

The result directly led to Gryffindor losing another ten points...

This was because the Weasley twins, while secretly exploring the school, discovered a secret passage and were then trapped by the magical traps set by Dumbledore.

This was quite awkward...

Professor Minerva McGonagall, the Head of Gryffindor House, was driven mad by the Weasley twins. At the rate the Weasley brothers were accumulating penalties, Gryffindor was definitely going to be last in the House Cup this year!

On weekend night.

Vinson Wright heard about this and expressed his great satisfaction with the outcome.

Unfortunately.

The next day, Monday morning.

Vinson Wright had the honor of being the first student in the entire Hufflepuff House to lose points.

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