It took Harry a while to calm Ron down. He knew how Ron felt.
In the past, Harry was also very poor, with few pennies in his pocket, and his Uncle Vernon was never willing to spend a shilling on him.
Later, Harry inherited a large inheritance from his parents, but he himself didn't have much concept of money itself, and he didn't need money much. Most of the Galleons he took out from Gringotts last time were still in his pocket, except for the things he needed.
"I really don't know where they got so many Galleons." Ron muttered softly. He was certainly not stupid enough to think that Albert paid for it himself.
"I think I know why." Harry recalled and said, "Remember the flyer on the notice board?"
"What ad?" Ron asked.
"It's the advertisement for 'Communication Card, making the distance between us closer.'" Harry said, "I remember seeing Fred and George posting an advertisement there last time. Percy warned them about it. The contact persons are Fred, George and Lee Jordan."
"You mean they made so many Galleons by selling those so-called communication cards!" Ron's eyes widened, his face full of shock. He simply couldn't believe what Fred and George were selling.
"Maybe Mr. Anderson asked them to help sell things and then gave them money." Harry still knew something and explained to Ron.
After all, Harry had been living in the Muggle world before, and what Albert did was too common in the Muggle world.
"But why doesn't he sell it himself?" Ron simply couldn't understand. If it were him, he would definitely sell it by himself...
"I'm not sure, maybe..." Harry didn't know much about Albert, but he heard that he was a great genius and seemed to be very rich. "... Maybe... he didn't want to waste time!"
Harry didn't think there was anything wrong with Albert's approach. If it were him, he would probably do the same, provided he could think of this.
“Why am I not the one making money?”
Ron was the next to have this thought, and even though he knew the reason, he was still depressed.
Harry took out a piece of parchment from his pocket. It was a treasure map with a line of words written in gorgeous cursive: Descendants, congratulations on discovering the treasure we left behind. Go and look for it. We have placed all the treasures there. —ALFG
"ALFG?" Harry whispered the letters and turned his head to Ron beside him and said, "This must be a guy with a very bad taste."
Ron looked at the treasure map carefully, frowned slightly and asked: "Where did you get this thing?"
"I found it in a book I borrowed from the school library when I was doing my homework last time!" Harry didn't intend to hide it.
At that time, he found several pages of parchment pasted together. After looking carefully, he found the treasure map hidden inside.
"Maybe they are playing a trick on us." Ron looked at the old parchment and frowned. "This summer, Fred and George boasted to us that they found Gryffindor's secret treasure through a piece of parchment."
When talking about this, Ron couldn't help but look at it with contempt. He knew it was impossible if he used his brain to think about it, not to mention that Fred and George boasted to him that they had defeated trolls and giant spiders, and found the treasure hidden by Gryffindor after going through many tests.
You can tell this is fake as soon as you hear it.
However, combined with the old treasure map in Harry's hand, it feels a bit strange no matter how you look at it.
Could it be true
Ron used his slow-thinking brain and finally came up with the answer: bullshit.
"Let's go together!"
Harry thought about it and made the invitation. He didn't want Ron to continue to be upset about what happened just now, and he always felt that treasure hunting was a very interesting thing.
"Um."
Ron agreed, and since Harry wanted to go treasure hunting, he would go with him.
"But what does this mean?" Harry pointed to the markings on the other side of the treasure map, which looked like a map.
"I don't know." Ron looked at the map, feeling irritated. "It might be a map somewhere in the castle."
"What do ghosts have to do with toilets?" Harry looked at the simple drawings next to the map in confusion.
"And... this thing should be a pumpkin?" Ron guessed, "Ghosts and pumpkins, could it be Halloween?"
"I don't think so. What does toilet mean? The toilet in the bathroom?" Harry was even more confused. He was not good at solving puzzles at all. "Also, is this a map of the castle?"
"It should be... the map of the second floor of the castle!" Ron said after careful observation.
"If this is a map of the second floor," said Harry, "are there bathrooms on the second floor?"
"It seems... no. Um, wait, there seems to be a malfunctioning bathroom?" Ron's eyes lit up, and he felt as if he had guessed something.
"But what about ghosts and pumpkins?"
"Hagrid's pumpkin patch?"
Harry often ran to Hagrid's place. He remembered that there was a large pumpkin field next to Hagrid's hut. Those pumpkins were specially prepared for Halloween.
"What, then, is a ghost?"
Harry felt that his brain was not enough, and he was not good at guessing riddles. However, he planned to try his luck on the second floor, maybe he could meet a ghost or something.
However, the two walked around the second floor of the castle and did not encounter any ghosts.
Finally, they decided to go to the malfunctioning bathroom to see if they could find any clues.
"You can't go in."
Ron stopped Harry as he reached for the brass handle and was about to push the door open.
"What's going on?" Harry asked, confused.
"This is the girls' bathroom," Ron said, pointing to the sign and frowning. In addition, he heard footsteps coming this way.
"What are you going to do?"
Hermione stopped Ron and Harry who were about to break into the girls' bathroom that was out of order, and looked at the two people in front of her with a very strange look.
"We are treasure hunting." Harry couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed and quickly stepped back to explain to Hermione why he wanted to go into the girls' bathroom. He didn't want to be misunderstood.
"Don't think you can do this with an excuse. If you dare to do this, I will tell Professor McGonagall." Hermione looked at the two with disgust and said, "Last semester, a student in our college did this and was almost expelled from school."
Harry and Ron opened their mouths, not knowing what to say.
"I hope I don't see you guys packing your bags to leave next time?"
After saying that, Hermione turned and left.
"Really?" Harry asked stupidly.
"How should I know? What should I do now?" Ron looked at Harry uneasily. If he was expelled for this, his mother would definitely kill him.
"I'll go in by myself!" Harry gritted his teeth and said, "Leave it here, and remind me if someone comes."
"Forget it, I'll go in with you!" Ron didn't want to stay outside. What if he was misunderstood
As soon as the two pushed open the door and entered the girls' bathroom, they encountered Moaning Myrtle.
"I think the ghost is pointing at her." Ron said to Harry, pointing at the ghost girl in front of him.
"I know I'm dead. You don't need to tell me again." Moaning Myrtle glared at the two students who broke into her territory with dissatisfaction.
"Do you know where the treasure is?" Harry asked straight to the point. If possible, he really didn't want to stay here any longer.
"Oh, I know, I know. Someone once told me that if anyone comes here looking for something, just tell him 'fifteen.'" Moaning Myrtle suddenly giggled.
"What do you mean?" Ron asked confusedly.
"I don't know." Myrtle said happily.
"Who told you to say that?" Harry asked curiously. The person who asked the ghost to convey the message must be the maker of the treasure map.
"A handsome boy." Myrtle chuckled, "He wouldn't let me tell anyone his name."
After saying this, the ghost floated away.
"What do you think fifteen means?"
"We'd better get out of here," Ron said anxiously, "and don't let anyone see us going into the girls' bathroom."
Harry also felt that what Ron said made sense. Just as they walked out of the girls' bathroom, they heard footsteps coming towards them again.
The two of them felt a pang in their hearts and looked up, only to find that it was an acquaintance.
"Harry, Ron, what are you doing here?" George looked up at the room they had just come out of and raised his eyebrows.
"What are you doing in the girls' bathroom?" Fred asked in surprise.
"No no, we!"
"Okay, I get it. You guys should leave quickly before anyone else sees you." Albert interrupted, "I remember last year Marcus McLaggen pretended to be stupid and tried to break into the girls' bathroom, but he was caught by the girls. His reputation became ruined, and no girl wanted to date him anymore." Lee Jordan had an expression that said, "You guys need to learn a lesson."
"This... We are not..."
The two of them blushed and didn't know what to say for a moment.