It was past ten at night, and the young wizards in the same dormitory were already asleep.
Ethan lightly tapped his pillow with his wand, causing it to transform into his own likeness, so that even if someone got up to use the toilet in the middle of the night, they wouldn't notice anything amiss.
Then he took out his suitcase, which had been expanded with the Unbreakable Charm, and shrunk it with the Shrinking Charm before putting it in his pocket.
“Muffliato!”
“Disillusionment!”
With two spells cast, Ethan opened the dormitory door and headed straight for the common room.
Sure enough, the common room was empty at this time.
Leaving the common room, tonight's night walk was considered half successful.
Night walks were an old tradition at Hogwarts, and a wizard's education was incomplete without one.
The school intentionally allowed it, for if they truly wanted to prohibit it, Dumbledore's eyes were everywhere on campus. Those moving suits of armor, the talking portraits, even Peeves and the ghosts could provide him with convenience.
If that was the case, then who would be able to go on a night walk?
So, all the young wizards who understood this point knew that Hogwarts' rule was "only if you're caught, you're breaking the rules."
But this also explained why there were so many Hogwarts graduates who went to Azkaban for further studies.
They didn't follow the rules during their school years, and as long as they weren't caught, they weren't considered breaking the rules, right?
After graduation, they naturally continued this habit. Those who lacked skill and were caught would need to go to Azkaban for further study.
Walking up the spiral staircase, Ethan's goal was clear, the Room of Requirement.
He still remembered its location, opposite the tapestry of the giant beating the troll on the eighth floor of Hogwarts Castle.
Normally, it's invisible, and it won't come out. But as long as you focus on the place you need and walk past that wall three times, a very smooth door will appear on the wall. After entering, you'll be in the Room of Requirement.
The only problem is that the Headmaster's office is also on the eighth floor, and Dumbledore sometimes uses the Room of Requirement as a toilet.
If you bump into him, then it will be troublesome. Ethan didn't believe his magic could escape his eyes, even with the use of Shadow-Hide.
Achievement unlocked!
As Ethan stepped out of the Ravenclaw tower, the achievement prompt came again.
There were surprises everywhere.
【Rules】
Rules, what rules? My rules are the rules!
Achievement Goal: Violate Hogwarts school rules (1/1)
Achievement Reward: Increased physical fitness, increased upper limit.
For a moment, Ethan felt like he had been electrocuted, his whole body tingling and shaking. If he hadn't been holding onto the wall, he probably would have collapsed.
This feeling came quickly and went away just as quickly. Ethan, now recovered, had the illusion that he could punch a bull to death!
At the same time, Ethan also felt a significant increase in his magic.
This was also related to Ethan's talent, "Strong Body." Through training, it enhanced his physical fitness while improving the adaptability of his magic, or in other words, his magic power.
Now, directly improving his physical fitness indirectly increased his magic power. He just didn't know where the limit was, whether he would be able to arm-wrestle Hagrid in the future.
“Hey, it's you two again!”
Just as he stepped onto the second-floor staircase, Ethan heard a shrill and arrogant voice.
“George, Fred, where are the dungbombs you promised me last semester?”
“No one can fool Peeves the Poltergeist!”
“Meow!”
A cat's meow came from above, followed by a series of hurried footsteps, obviously Filch heard the commotion and was coming.
“Adrian, don't stand there, run with us, clean and quick.”
Ethan didn't move, but two identical wizards ran towards him at high speed, directly exposing his position, with a black-skinned chubby boy chasing behind them.
Ethan was bewildered, “What? My Disillusionment Charm is fake?”
This thing grinned widely, its feet not touching the ground, as it floated in the air.
Peeves. Ethan knew some information about this thing. It wasn't a ghost, it could have a physical body, and it could touch objects. It was born with Hogwarts Castle and naturally loved playing pranks.
“Petrificus Totalus!”
With a flick of his wand, Peeves immediately turned gray and fell from mid-air. Ethan then quickly followed the Weasley brothers.
In no time, the two brothers opened a secret door and motioned for Ethan to follow.
Dropping his Disillusionment Charm, Ethan was sandwiched between them. After entering, he found the passage narrow and dark. One of the Weasleys used a Lumos charm, and after a long walk, they finally left the passage and safely reached an abandoned classroom.
“I'm George Weasley, and this is my brother, Fred Weasley.”
“Adrian, we know you. My brother told me you helped him teach Malfoy a lesson on the Hogwarts Express. And your Petrificus Totalus just now, pretty cool.”
One of the Weasleys put his arm around Ethan's shoulder, appearing extremely enthusiastic.
The Malfoy and Weasley families, though relatives, were fiercely opposed to each other. They also knew that the other was backed by Voldemort and Dumbledore.
For this reason, Lucius Malfoy would take every opportunity to belittle Arthur Weasley, embarrassing him on several occasions. Draco also made fun of their family on many occasions.
Anyone who helped Ron deal with Malfoy was considered a friend.
This was why they reminded Ethan to run.
“Ethan Adrian, nice to meet you.”
“But how did you see through my Disillusionment Charm?”
His magic shouldn't be that bad, right?
He was actually seen through by third-year wizards.
“It's this, it clearly shows every wizard in Hogwarts. Look, Filch is running around downstairs like a headless chicken, while we're already on the fifth floor.”
Fred took out a parchment and showed it to Ethan. At this time, the four of them were together on the parchment.
This was discovered in Filch's office last year. It told them about many secret passages in Hogwarts and provided great help for night walks.
Looking at the names on it, "Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs," it was the Marauder's Map, but they got it so early.
It appeared in the original story during their third year.