In the early morning, Albert just woke up from a light sleep. It was pitch black around him. He couldn't be sure what time it was, but he could clearly feel the shallow breathing of other roommates around him.
Albert quietly got out of bed and prepared to change his clothes when he suddenly heard a familiar voice in his ears.
"We thought you would sleep till dawn."
"So, George, you lose." Fred sat on the edge of the bed and looked at his twin brother with a smile. "I said a long time ago that Albert would definitely wake up."
"Okay, you win." George nodded, a little depressed.
"Good evening." Albert put on a sweater, looked at his two roommates and asked, "Together?"
"certainly."
"Unfortunately, Li Qiaodan really fell asleep!"
"What should I do? Should I wake him up?"
The two lit their wands and pointed them at the other bed. Looking at their roommate who was breathing evenly, they shook their heads and said, "Give up. We can't wake him up!"
"Then don't wake him up." Albert was putting on thick clothes and wrapping the towel Nia gave him around his neck, and reminded him casually: "It's cold at night, put on clothes to avoid catching a cold!"
"We've been prepared." It was not the twins' first night outing and they had more experience than Albert.
The three of them quietly went downstairs. The Gryffindor common room was empty and the fire had long been extinguished.
"Shall I cast the Disillusionment Charm on you now?" Albert simply adjusted his winter cloak, raised his wand and said to the twins beside him, "Wait, follow me closely when we go out, don't lose me."
"Where are you going?" Fred asked curiously, "The restricted area?"
"Yes, I'm going to borrow some books from there." Albert did not deny his peeping into the restricted area, and lowered his voice and said, "The Book of Spells, and... Powerful Potion, or other potion books. I'm actually very interested in Felicity. I'm sure I'll find relevant records in the restricted area."
"Are you planning to make some lucky water?" The twins looked at each other and said in unison.
"Now, it's still a little difficult, but I will definitely be able to do it in the future. I am confident in my potion level." Albert has a skill panel, so he is naturally confident.
The elixir is a good thing, and he will not give it up easily.
"Are you planning to make a fortune by selling the Felixir?" The twins looked at each other. "I'm sure it will be very popular. When the time comes, remember to take us along so we can make a fortune together."
"That's a good idea. A small sip should be able to sell for 20 Galleons, or even more." Albert muttered, "You two are terrible at potion learning. I'm afraid what you'll make will only be poison."
"A small sip!"
"Twenty Galleons!"
The twins' voices suddenly became higher, as if they had heard something unbelievable, and they completely ignored the second half of Albert's sentence.
"The value of the Felixir is indeed very high, but it is also very difficult to brew. The process is very complicated. It is said that only advanced potion masters can brew it, and it is in short supply. After all, most people need to be 'lucky' sometimes." Albert reminded, "However, brewing it is very complicated. Once you make a mistake, the consequences will be disastrous. Even a master cannot guarantee that he will be able to brew it successfully. Failure means that three months of hard work will go down the drain."
In fact, Albert knew that the potion could not bring real "good luck", but he needed the effect of the potion. Drinking it was equivalent to giving himself a powerful buff.
To some extent, having everything go your way can be considered a kind of "good luck".
The most important thing is that he has a skill panel and an experience pool. Once he masters the skills, when necessary, he can transform himself and instantly become an expert in brewing elixir.
The Lucky Potion undoubtedly piqued the twins' interest. It was a potion that could bring good luck to people and could be sold for a large sum of money. If they could really master it, it would mean getting rich. Although they did not specifically pursue wealth, they knew very well what it felt like to be poor.
No one wants to be poor if they can be rich.
"Okay, I'm going to use the Disillusionment Spell." Albert looked at the two and asked, "Who goes first?"
"No, you don't need to use the Disillusionment Charm. We have a better way."
"A better way?" Albert naturally knew what the better way they were talking about, but at this time he should pretend that he knew nothing.
"Use this." The twins took out an old parchment from their pockets like a magic trick and waved it in front of Albert as if offering a treasure.
"What is this?" Albert lowered his voice and deliberately made his tone sound doubtful so as not to reveal any flaws. He didn't know about the Marauder's Map.
In fact, it was so dark that Fred and George would not notice the expression on Albert's face.
"Maps. Remember the good stuff we both got from Filch's 'confiscated supplies, highly dangerous' drawer?" Fred reminded.
"Oh, this is what you got from Filch, an old parchment?" Albert raised his wand and moved it towards the old parchment. There was nothing on it.
"Invisibility magic, or invisible ink?"
"This is a map, a map of Hogwarts. It requires a special password to use. But you are right, it can hide the information inside." George raised his wand and tapped the map, muttering, "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good."
"Didn't do anything good?" Albert felt like laughing, but he nodded seriously and said, "It's true that I didn't do anything good."
Changes soon appeared on the map, and countless inks and crisscrossing lines outlined a map of the castle.
"It's really a wonderful map. It's not hard to see the good intentions of the maker." Albert said softly, "There's also very advanced tracking magic on it."
"What magic?" George asked puzzled.
"Tracking magic," Albert explained. "The maker used tracking magic on the map, and his skills are quite high."
"Yes, he would mark the location of everyone in the castle." Fred winked at Albert and said, "Just after twelve o'clock, Filch actually got up and patrolled everywhere, trying to catch you. Unfortunately... you were still asleep at the time, so he made a wasted trip."
"So... you know that the locations of those secret passages are also related to this map?" Albert asked with narrowed eyes.
"Yes, I found out from the Marauder's Map." The twin brothers whispered, "Don't tell Li Jordan about this for the time being."
"I know." Albert expressed his understanding, "But I think there are some secrets in the school that you definitely don't know."
"What secret?" the twins asked in unison.
"The broom cupboard you were looking for earlier." Albert said mysteriously.
"Did you find the broom cupboard?"
"That's not a broom cupboard. Follow me." Albert smiled mysteriously. "You're all going to be surprised."