Chapter 87 – Infiltration gone Wrong!

    {Filch''s office, Hogwarts}

    {10th Sep 1991}

    {3rd Person POV}

    It was a small, simple room with a single oil lamp hanging from the ceiling. The weak light flickered, barely enough to illuminate the whole room. It was dusty, far from something he imagined someone who was titled as a caretaker to live in. A weak waft of fried fish filled the room, and Sirius was quite glad that he hadn''t tried to walk into the room as Padfoot.

    With hurried footsteps, he walked over to a set of drawers marked as ''Confiscated and Highly Dangerous.'' He knew where the map was because Filch had stuffed it in there himself after confiscating it. Even though he hadn''t done it in front of them, James had gone back to make sure that Filch hadn''t torn the map or done anything stupid.

    The Mauraders had decided to let him keep the map hidden, and their legacies would be tasked with freeing the map as their first challenge in Hogwarts.

    "Alohomora~"

    *Click*

    The click signifying that the drawer was unlocked was the last restraint Sirius showed before he grabbed onto the drawer''s circular handle and pulled it. His senses were a little dulled, and that would be the only reason it took a second for Sirius to realize that his left hand had been burned.

    ''What the fuck was that?'' Sirius thought as he stared at his left hand. His hand was not having a good day, and he could see the word ''THIEF'' burned into the center of his palm. The pain was bearable, so while avoiding touching the drawer handle, Sirius peered into the various trinkets that were sprawled around in the drawer.

    After quickly going through the various magical artifacts, he realized that the map wasn''t there. He looked through the drawer carefully once again before moving on to other drawers and continuing to search. This time, though, he was cautious as he used the Revealing charm to avoid any traps.

    "Revelio~" "Revelio~" "Revelio~"

    ''Dumbledore would surely check the Shrieking Shack anyway, so it would be better if I find somewhere else to stay the night,'' Sirius thought. He didn''t have to think for long as the perfect place to spend the night emerged in his mind.

    ...

    {Dumbledore''s Room, Hogwarts}

    {10th Sep 1991}

    {3rd Person POV}

    Albus woke up as he sensed one of his magical artifacts expelling a large amount of mana. He was quite used to his warning system''s blaring in the middle of the night. He turned over and grabbed his glasses from the desk, grabbed his wand, and transformed his nightgown into wizard robes.

    He walked out of the room that was attached to his office and looked at the blank magical signature that the artifact was projecting. It was quite faint, but Albus remembered Filch''s muted signature because he was the only squib in Hogwarts.

    Suppressing a frown, Albus flicked his wand at the door; after waiting for a few moments, Flich rushed through the doors, his face set in panic as he screamed, "Sirius Black! Sirius Black has infiltrated the Castle!"

    ...

    AN - Changing tides! I wanted to do a joke chapter, but it wouldn''t be fair to those who waited, so I didn''t.

    Additionally, I am writing a new novel, which is also 18+, with a Lust system set in a magical academy setting! You can check it out on my profile if you want.

    P.S- 42+ Extra chapters on P.atreon!