Problems part 97

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Harry discreetly modified his alarm spells to check for Animagi, he set them up all over the school and near every entrance to the castle he could find, which thanks to the Marauders Map, was probably all of them.

He spent a few minutes every so often, day and night, searching the Map for Pettigrew's name. But there were so many names on the map that the task was impossible. Up to a dozen people could walk down a corridor at one time and Harry would be lucky to identify half of them.

At night it was even worse because the student population was crammed into four corners of the castle meaning out of hundreds on names Harry was lucky to identify thirty of them

Meanwhile, in other developments…

"Harry that was cruel." Said Emma.

"It confirmed a theory though." Said Harry as the two of them walked back to the Tower from Lupin's classroom.

Harry had decided that, if Lupin knew about Black's Animagus, he would be very concerned if Harry confessed to interacting with a big black dog like he had in Hogsmeade at Halloween.

Lupin had nearly dropped his cup, and the Potters forcibly changed the subject to foreign teas… or rather Emma did.

"Poor Lupin." Said Emma. "You're remarkably cruel to him."

"I am not." Protested Harry. "Leading McGonagall on a wild goose chase before Christmas, that was cruel."

"Yeah well, that was her own fault." Said Emma.

"Hermione, this is a great idea really, but I see a huge problem." Said Harry.

"So you can't cast a Protean Charm either?" Sighed Hermione.

The two were alone in the Practice Room looking at methods for creating communication.

"Do you think you could learn it quickly?" Asked Hermione.

"Not a chance." Said Harry. "It's not a Defence spell. It requires too much… what the word?"

"Intelligence?" teased Hermione.

"Hey… Well… Yeah I suppose." Said Harry. "But at least I can take comfort in the knowledge you can't do it either."

Hermione glared at him.

"So other ideas?" asked Harry.

"Well passing notes." Said Hermione. "I'm working on an idea of sending messages by writing them down on paper or parchment and having them materialize on the receiving end of a piece of parchment."

"Can that be done without a Protean Charm?" said Harry.

"It can, but it will take me a while…"

"Can I do it?" Said Harry. "Considering how much Homework you have to do?"

"Harry…" Hermione began.

"No this is my need. What needs to be done?"

Hermione went over the basic idea with him, but insisted they make the first two pieces of Parchment together.

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