That night, Eda, Fred, and Geathered in the on room, and when no one aying attention to them, the three of them slipped out quietly.

  With the help of Eda's Disillusio Charm and the Marauder's Map, they made their way to the fifth floor. Since curfew had long passed, they didn't enter any other students. They also didn't run into Filch or his cat, Mrs. Norris, as Filch atrolling the sed floor, far from their current location.

  The three of them ehe secret passage oer the other, with Eda leading the way and the twins following closely behind. They didn't stay in the passage for long; after a brief exploration, they decided to head back.

  The Marauder's Map didn't indicate any additional secret rooms within the passage, which made Eda feel more banced.

  After leaving this passage, Eda and the twins decided to check out the other secret passages marked on the map. They didn't know when the map was created, so it was necessary to personally ihese passages.

  However, while cheg one of the new passages, they almost got caught by Filch. If they hadn't noticed Filch's movements on the map in advance, Professonagall might have been disturbed from her sleep once again.

  Eda, Fred, and Gee quickly left the passage and hid nearby. After a while, they saw Filch walking towards the passage.

  He first searched the ground for something, theered the passage, clearly notig that Eda and the twins had disturbed the markers he had previously set.

  This passage was now promised. Filew about it and would set markers in advance, ensuring that aering the passage would be discovered during his patrols. This passage was no longer a secret.

  The three of them didn't say much as they walked down the corridor, but ohey returo the on room, they began to chat.

  "Filch seems to know the school well, but I wonder how many other secret passages he knows about?" Eda asked.

  The twins shook their heads simultaneously. They were also curious about this. They had uimated "old Scumbag" Filch; he seemed to have some real skills.

  "Do you think he knows about the passage by the Whomping Willow?" Gee asked with a mischievous grin after recalling the locations of several passages.

  "I hope he does. I'd love to see him getting smacked around by the Whomping Willow," Fred said, bursting into ughter.

  "Stop it, I already picture it..." Eda said, and she could indeed imagihe se of Filch being pummeled by the Willow's thick branches.

  Eda, who usually didn't ugh much, couldn't hold baymore and joihe twins in giggling. The previously quiet on room turned into a sea of ughter.

  The three of them ughed until tears nearly came to their eyes. It wasn't that they disrespected Filch as an elder, but some of his aade it hard to like him.

  The holiday had ended, and they had to get up early for csses the day. After agreeing to meet for breakfast, they each went to rest.

  The day, Eda got up early. She sat in the on room, silently memorizing spells while waiting for the twins to e down. After waiting for a while without seeing any sign of them, she realized that they were probably still sleeping in and wouldn't be ing down anytime soon.

  Eda didn't want to wait any longer, so she walked straight into the boys' dormitory.

  Seeing Eda suddenly appear, the boys were all startled, causing a chaotic mess in the dorm. They were still young; if Gryffindor had a matron, these boys would have beeo this by now.

  Eda walked straight ahead without looking around, ign the otion until she finally reached the twins' dorm room. tally, one of the twins' roommates was just about to leave, savihe trouble of knog.

  Uhe astonished gaze of the boy, Eda walked in without a hint of embarrassment. Fred, Gee, and Lee Jordan were all fast asleep in their beds, pletely unaware of Eda's presence.

  The dorm was a bit messy, but fortunately, there were ne smells or the st of broomstick polish, so Eda lowered the hand she had instinctively raised to cover her nose.

  First, she walked over to Fred's bed and pinched his he ck of air quickly woke Fred up, who looked bewildered at the sight of Eda.

  Fred couldn't believe it, rubbing his eyes vigorously before yanking the covers up to shield himself.

  "What are you doing here?"

  "Who? Fred, what are you talking about? Who's here?" Gee sat up as soon as he heard his brother's voice. Seeing Eda, he also grabbed his b, "What are you doing here?"

  "What's going on... Why are you yelling... 't a perso some sleep around here..." mumbled the only one who hadn't woken up yet.

  "Alright, you two, get up!" Eda cpped her hands, looking at the twins with disdain. "Put away those bashful expressions; they don't suit you two at all."

  "Why is there a girl's voice... Am I dreaming?" Lee Jordan mumbled, still lost in his sleep.

  Eda grabbed Fred's pillow and tossed it directly at the mumbling Lee Jordan. The pillow hitting him woke him up, and he mimicked the twins' as, pulling his b up in surprise.

  "What are you doing here?" The three boys, Fred, Gee, and Lee Jordan, echoed in unison, their faces all equally bewildered, creating a real surround sound effect.

  "Meet in the on room in ten minutes. Any questions?" Eda held a book in her hand, looking ready to throw it if necessary.

  The three boys nodded in unison, too scared tue, but they didn't move a muscle.

  "Are you moving this slowly because ten minutes is too much time?" Eda threatened, hefting the book in her hand.

  "Could you please step outside?" Fred requested humbly.

  "Don't worry, I have no i in seeing your sy bodies. I'm afraid I'd get an eye iion," Eda replied disdainfully, but she still left the dormitory, closing the door behind her.

  After another round of chaos, Eda returo the on room.

  Five mier, the twins, along with Lee Jordan, appeared in front of Eda, who was already waiting calmly.

  In the Great Hall, Fred once again brought up the earlier i, asking, "Why were you in the boys' dormitory?"

  Gee and Lee Jordan also looked at Eda, while Angelina and Alicia, intrigued, stared at her too. Eda o them, firming that she indeed went there.

  The two girls' expressions became quite animated, showing a mix of surprise, reproach, and a hint of curiosity as if w why they weren't invited along—cssic.

  "Of course, it was to get you all to e to breakfast. What else?" Eda replied nontly, sipping her pe. You have to admit, the house elves' cooking was really good.

  "We know that. We're asking how you got in," Gee persisted, ing his neck.

  "I walked in..." Seeing the three boys' faces that looked like they wale her, Eda decided to be ho. "At Hogwarts, girls ehe boys' dormitory."

  "Then..." a nearby boy interjected, having an unrealistic hope.

  "But boys 't ehe girls' dormitory," Eda said, tearing a piece of bread, delivering the final blow.

  The twins, Lee Jordan, and several other nearby boys excimed in unison, "That's not fair!"

  Frustrated and indignant! When would Hogwarts' male students finally have equal standing?

  "How did you know that?" Alicia tugged on Eda's sleeve, curious.

  "During the holidays, I always went to the library with Senior Smith. She's a very talkative person," Eda expined.

  "Anything else iing?" The twins quickly moved past their disappoi, now curious about what the senior had shared with Eda.

  "Does S liking to wash his hair t?" Eda g S the staff table, then quickly looked down, not wanting to ruin her breakfast.

  "That's on knowledge," Fred said dismissively.

  "And Filch..." Eda started but was cut off by the twins.

  "No one knows Filch better than us," they chimed in unison.

  "Then there's nothing else. Senior Smith isn't like you two. She pns to work at the Ministry of Magic," Eda said.

  This Senior Smith had indeed shared a lot with her, but it was mostly about studies and future careers—topics that first-year students typically didn't find iing.

  "Dad works at the Ministry of Magic," Fred said, unimpressed.

  "Early ms and te nights, w hard for a not-so-great sary," Gee added, eg the same se.

  Looking at the two "sed-geion officials" in front of her, Eda said, "Maybe one day the Weasley family will have a Minister fic, like Percy?"

  "Don't be ridiculous. Percy will never make it," Gee said, waving his hand dismissively.

  Fred swore, "If Percy ever bees Minister fic, I'll eat your favorite armchair!"

  Why bring the armchair into this? What did it ever do to you? Eda thought to herself.

  "I heard from my family that there's going to be a ge in the Ministry of Magic," Lee Jordan said. "Minister Millit Bagnold is stepping down."

  The boys began discussing who might be the Minister fic. Whether it was their geerest or just immaturity, they seemed oblivious to the presence of the girls.

  The twins had little i iopic, as they preferred the joke shop to the Ministry of Magic.

  "It would be eveer if we could open our own joke shop!"

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