After another incident, Tris was naturally not about to visit the Greengrasses again.
Anyone who still wanted their blood curse broken would have to send the afflicted person to Hogwarts. But Tris had no intention of lowering his fees just because he no longer offered house calls. He would charge exactly what he had before.
Meanwhile, he secretly discussed sponsoring Fred and George's project with them.
Fred and George were naturally overjoyed to hear that Tris wanted to sponsor their grand prank enterprise. To express their close brotherly bond, they even gave Tris their treasured possession, the Marauder's Map.
"You're giving me this now? Talk about awkward timing." Tris stared at the Marauder's Map in his hands, utterly speechless.
Final exams were already over, and the holidays were just around the corner. He would have to wait two months before he could use it.
"The summer holidays go by fast. They'll be over in the blink of an eye," Fred said earnestly.
Tris thought about it, decided that was fair, and accepted it. Well, Harry did not really need it now anyway. The main reason Harry had needed it originally was that he could not go to Hogsmeade.
But now Sirius was the one signing his permission slip for Hogsmeade. Was Sirius ever going to refuse? Give him a break.
Tris was more worried that Sirius would simply build a house in Hogsmeade. After all, Sirius had nothing left but money, and he really was capable of doing something like that.
It was only after boarding the train back to London that Tris suddenly noticed a problem.
"Huh? Lockhart hasn't left?"
"Lockhart?" Ron, who was sharing his compartment, was eating snacks bought on the train. Tris was now genuinely loaded, and since his mother would definitely confiscate a hefty sum