I Really, Really, Really Want to Go Out and Play!!!!!!!!!

A few days later, an enormous broom-shaped package dropped onto the Gryffindor breakfast table.

When Harry opened it, a Firebolt lay inside.

At the next table, Malfoy was so jealous and shocked at the sight that he nearly bent the spoon in his hand.

He really sent it!!! Why did Harry deserve it?!!!!

A case of green-eyed envy had been discovered in Slytherin-

"It's a Firebolt!!" Ron was so excited he nearly jumped up. "He really sent it! Harry, that's brilliant!!!!" Ron kept taking pictures of the Firebolt from every angle with his phone, as if he wanted to make an entire photo album of it.

Come on, it was a Firebolt!

Wood's eyes were shining, and he nearly pressed himself against the Firebolt. Looking at Harry, he almost said something like, "From now on, we're sworn brothers." Besides the Quidditch players, the other Gryffindors were just as envious, their eyes practically glued to it.

"Harry, that's a Firebolt!"

"Who could have sent it?"

"Could it be Professor McGonagall?"

"That makes sense. Professor McGonagall gave Harry his last broom, after all."

"Harry, do you know?"

Harry looked this way and that, still unsure how to answer. Though it didn't show on his face, he was very happy and excited, because this was the first gift Sirius had given him!

"We don't know either." Seeing the situation, Hermione answered for Harry. Then someone called out, "Harry! Take it for a test flight!!" That set everyone off, and soon they were all telling Harry to go outside and try it. Unable to resist their urging, Harry picked up the Firebolt with a smile, and the group went outside with him.

Malfoy was indignant. He glared at Harry and decided to report him to his head of house later and have the Firebolt confiscated. So what if Sirius had been framed? He was still wanted! Hmph!

What's Wrong with Eating More?: It's a Firebolt!

What's Wrong with Eating More?: He really sent it!

Ron sent the photos he had taken to the group, and the members went wild.

Ron's Chicken Leg: Oh my god, that fast?

Golden Snitch on the Run from Hogwarts: Wow, that's Sirius for you.

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: Hahahaha, Malfoy must be dying of jealousy.

Bai Chenjian: Sirius really is rich.

Bug Ming: I have good reason to suspect Sirius would buy a warehouse full of brooms if he could lol.

Magpie: He seems like the type to say, "Fly all you want. Throw one away after every flight, get a new one, and keep flying." lol

Oh My Mother: ? What kind of domineering CEO story is this?

Proprietress Number Two: Domineering CEO Sirius hahahahahaha!

My Older Brother Is Farting: What's a domineering CEO story?

Proprietress Number Two: Man, you have successfully caught my attention. (raises eyebrow) (holds rose in teeth) (cuts mouth)

GGAD Never Ends: Yeah, that's the idea.

Red-Lipped, White-Toothed The Chosen One: Sirius: What? Harry's being bullied at school? It's getting cold; time for the Wang family to go bankrupt.

[Admin] Yan: Sirius: Who dares bully my godson? I'll have their whole family buried with them!

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: (slowly digs out a question mark?) ?

Damn Muggle: ?

Carrot Earrings: ?

Wants to Make Friends: ?

What's Wrong with Eating More?: ?

Cedric's Underpants: Oh no, Sirius's reputation is being mercilessly slandered.

Mrs. Malfoy Number Two: Is that the point?!

Bug Ming: Ahem, this shouldn't affect Hogwarts, right?

[Admin] Yan: /guilty /looks away

Cedric: ?

Cedric's Underpants: Wait, Ced, don't look!

Proprietress Number Two: My sins, my sins.

[Admin] !: Oh my god, another trait exposed.

Zabini: Honestly, how many more surprises are you hiding from us?

Harry Is Mine: Scared.

My Older Brother Is Farting: ?

My Older Brother Is Farting: Women, you're playing with fire.

Proprietress Number Two: (full of affection) Playing until my passion for you burns like fire.

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: Hahahahahahahahaha!

My Older Brother Is Farting: You win.

Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes Proprietress: (laughing so hard she's twitching)

You Don't Understand the Joy of Voldy's Bald Head: Hahahahahahahaha!

Cold Candy: Oh no, George has been led astray.

Hogwarts Wives, Here I Come: As expected of you, Teacher Two.

Knowledge Is Power: Is this some new kind of art...

Hermione's Front Teeth: Does anyone remember you were supposed to be test-flying the broom?

What's Wrong with Eating More?: Right, Snape took it away before Harry could fly it.

Five Points from Gryffindor: Then do you have an objection to my decision, Mr. Weasley?

Xiuluojun: Ahhh, Professor Snape!

Level the Ministry of Magic with One Sword: Ahahaha, Ron!

In front of his screen, Ron immediately turned off his phone and wailed at the ceiling, "So why is Snape in the group too!!"

Hermione looked at him as if he were an idiot and didn't particularly feel like speaking.

At the Ravenclaw table nearby, Cho found the so-called domineering CEO quotes in the group strangely familiar. Hadn't some of the novels from China at home also included things like that?

Niffler Stewed in an Iron Pot: Even so, hahahaha! You can't let yourselves be led astray, hahahahaha!

Oh My Mother: Hahaha, it's all Teacher Two's fault.

Proprietress Number Two: My sins, my sins. I was wrong, but I won't change.

Proprietress Number Two: Don't you think the twins are especially charming when they say domineering CEO lines too? /flips hair

Fred was sprawled out laughing in front of his screen, while George sat beside him, clutching his stomach with laughter.

The group was all in the common room at the moment, where they saw one another all the time, and Ron couldn't help laughing aloud too.

The common room was full of cheer. Harry looked at the quotes thoughtfully.

As one of the few normal people there, Hermione felt waves of exhaustion. Why did Harry's godfather have such an unreliable personality...

Thirteen-year-old Hermione was bearing pressures she shouldn't have had to at her age.

Having confiscated the Firebolt, Snape sat in his office with a gloomy expression. Even though he had known beforehand that Sirius wouldn't do anything to the broom, it still bothered him. And Peter Pettigrew was actually alive.

In a sense, Snape and Sirius did share a common goal.

For example, they both wanted to avenge James and Lily, though one favored James while the other cared only about Lily.

And both thought the other and Peter Pettigrew deserved to die.

The mention of Peter Pettigrew reminded Harry of something important.

"By the way, Ron, is Pet-Scabbers still with you?"

Ron's laughter stopped abruptly. As if his movements had frozen and then slowed down, he gradually sat up straight and gave the matter serious thought.

"He, um, seems to have been gone for a long time?" Ron said, sounding a little uncertain himself, guilt showing in his eyes.

Just then, Hermione's cat Crookshanks walked elegantly past with his tail raised, jumped into her arms, and began grooming himself at leisure. Ron glanced at Crookshanks and ventured, "Could it have been-"

"Don't try to pin it on Crookshanks. We're all in the group chat."

Hermione rolled her eyes without mercy, cutting off Ron's attempt to shift the blame.

"All right, he's missing..."

Harry was silent for a while before slowly saying, "Why don't we... go check with Hagrid?"

[Admin] Yan: Speaking of which, how's Buckbeak? Is he still wanted?

Stepmother Literature: Ah, speaking of that lol.

James-Brand Shampoo: I seem to remember Ron held the young master down just as he was about to go provoke him.

Red-Lipped, White-Toothed The Chosen One: ? Don't I remember Harry pushing Malfoy when he stepped forward first, and then Ron gripping his shoulders so he couldn't move?

Young Master Gryffin: Hahahaha, doesn't the young master have any dignity to preserve??

[Admin] Yan: Got it, so Buckbeak's fine lol. Then Hagrid won't be sad either~

Knowledge Is Power: Yes, Hagrid's classes have been improving lately too, following the plan I gave him.

Hermione's Rumored Girlfriend: Hooray! That's our Hermione for you!

Bug Ming: More praise for her!!

What's Wrong with Eating More?: Surely I deserve some credit too?!!!

Ron's Chicken Leg: That's our darling Ron!! Amazing!

So why did these people know so much about it!!

Malfoy was so angry he nearly threw his phone. It had to have been that Weasley who told them! What did they mean, he'd been held so he couldn't move!? He had simply chosen not to stoop to their level! Those damned people really knew how to embellish a story!

Hmph! It was just a big oaf. He, Malfoy, wasn't childish enough to make a fuss over something like that with a big oaf.

He'd let them off this time!

Another weekend came around. Harry no longer cared whether he could go to Hogsmeade. If he stayed at school, he had Sirius for company and could also find Professor Lupin to learn the Patronus Charm. Besides, for Harry now, there were simply too many happy memories to count.

For Harry now, the day he received his Hogwarts letter and met Hagrid had long since ceased to be his happiest time. After he got his phone and met the group members, any of those periods could be called Harry's happiest days.

As a result, practicing the spell wasn't difficult, especially with Sirius there to encourage him.

Though Sirius seemed not to have realized at all that there was anything wrong with him, a wanted man, accompanying Harry while he practiced magic at Hogwarts.

Sirius: What does you catching Sirius have to do with me, a big black dog?

All in all, everyone was very happy.

Harry also arranged with Sirius to go to Hagrid's together later and ask about Peter Pettigrew's whereabouts.

"Speaking of which, Fred," George said, idly building a snowman, "Harry's dad, Sirius, and the others made our Marauder's Map, didn't they?"

Fred made a snowball that looked like a braised egg and punched it apart. "Oh, I think so. The Marauder's Map can find Peter Pettigrew, right?"

George nodded. "True. Shall we find a chance to give it back to Harry? We know the secret passages at Hogwarts backward by now anyway."

The two thought about it and nodded very seriously, deciding to return it to its rightful owner later and ask for an autograph while they were at it.

The idea behind the Marauder's Map was simply brilliant, after all.

Having made up their minds, they got straight to it. Fred immediately pulled out his phone and sent Harry a message.

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: Where are you, Harry? We're coming to bring you a surprise~

Muggles really were geniuses. The mobile phone truly was their greatest invention. Fred marveled at how convenient it was to communicate, then once again complained that the old fogeys at the Ministry of Magic had no idea how important technological progress was. What age was it, and they were still sending messages by owl?

Harry was utterly bewildered when he received Fred's private message.

Wants to Make Friends: I'm in Professor Lupin's office.

Fred took a photo of the snowman, then he and George kicked its body apart together. He took another photo and sent both to the group.

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: (Photo. A whole braised egg.jpg)

My Younger Brother Isn't as Handsome as Me: (Photo. A kicked-apart braised egg.jpg)

Whale Fall, Broken Dream: Woohoo!

Surpass Everyone at Hogwarts: Hahahahaha, nicely done!

Luna's Runaway Pudding: It's snowing again!

Bug Ming: I'm so jealous. It's so hot here I can't live without air conditioning...

Draco's Suit Trousers: Without air conditioning, I'd die just like I would without Draco.

Stepmother Literature: It's so good that we can get through this year safely lol.

[Admin] Yan: The real challenge is coming.

Cedric's Underpants: Fourth year QAQ

Marriage Certificate Held by Runaway Niffler: Goblet of Fire qwq

Ced Is Mine: Cedric, ahhh, sob...

Oh My Mother: (at peace) It's fine. As long as that bastard doesn't come back to life, everything can be dealt with.

Hogwarts' Dining Hall Is Mine: If he doesn't come back to life in fourth year, none of what follows will happen. (praying)

This Paper Crane Is Full of Sweet Nothings: First, we have to keep an eye on that Barty Crouch Jr.!

Red-Lipped, White-Toothed The Chosen One: And then we absolutely mustn't let Harry take part in the Goblet of Fire!!!

Sherbet Lemon: Mm, no problem, children.

Oh My Mother: ! (at peace)

If GGAD Isn't Real, Then I'm Fake: Ahhh, Grandpa Dumbledore!

Bug Ming: Dumbledore, the reliable headmaster!!!

Dumbledore read these comments with a smile. Barty Crouch Jr.? That was a very familiar name...

He needed to speed up the search for the Horcruxes.

Dumbledore opened a small notebook, which recorded all the Horcruxes and their locations.

At the end of the notebook was a signature.

-?

Dumbledore chuckled. These children were truly adorable.

If only they could have appeared sooner... Dumbledore thought with a sigh. But he also knew he shouldn't ask for too much. As long as everything went smoothly from now on, that would be enough.

Fred and George brought the Marauder's Map to Lupin's office, where they found Harry and Sirius.

"This is so cool..." Fred listened, a little stunned, as Sirius finished telling the story of how he and his friends had made the Marauder's Map. "Harry's godfather, that invention of yours was amazing!"

Sirius couldn't hide the pride on his face. "Naturally. We made that map ourselves, but it was impressive that you managed to crack its spell too."

Lupin smiled silently beside him.

"So why did you come?" Harry was excited too. His dad and his dad's friends had made something this amazing together.

George glanced at Fred and said, "To return it to its rightful owner, of course, Harry. This is the secret to our success."

"But we don't need it anymore," Fred added with a grin.

"We can tell you need it more," George chimed in.

"With this thing, even if someone turned into a beetle, they still couldn't escape our tracking," the two said together.

Harry held the Marauder's Map in his hands, and Sirius told him the spell. A hint of nostalgia appeared on both Sirius's and Lupin's faces.

Time really was the weapon that caused the most sorrow.

Moony, Prongs, Padfoot and Wormtail present-

"The Marauder's Map"

Author's note:

I don't know whether I should bring Voldemort back to life. If I do, the rest of the story will inevitably take on a serious and sorrowful tone. My original intention was for them to spend these seven years happily, without many worries or sorrows.

Consider this an advance warning: since the fourth-year plot is coming up soon, it's very possible Tom won't be resurrected here as he was in the original.

If he comes back, someone is bound to die. And if someone dies, what purpose would my attempt to make up for those regrets serve?

The pace of this book is fairly fast, and I expect it to end after a little over a hundred chapters.

So I hope you won't come at me. I'll try to make the plot less disjointed, so those of you hoping to see Braised Egg appear may be disappointed.

But there should be an extra in which Tom from the past gets a phone.

And in the main story, Sirius, Remus and the others probably won't have phones anymore.

The extras might be a different story.

Thanks to everyone who read the author's note~

Now that you've finished reading, go to sleep! Good night~