Chapter 106: Unexpected Changes! Eris Takes a Risk!

As the Weasleys recited the incantation to open the Marauder's Map, streaks of ink appeared and spread across the blank parchment, gradually outlining the entire structure of Hogwarts Castle.

This map marked most of the secret passages in the castle and also showed the names and positions of all the wizards inside the castle in real - time.

They quickly found the name of caretaker, Argus Filch.

"Hey! This Filch seems to be following Professor Eris!"

George Weasley exclaimed in surprise as he shared his discovery.

Fred also saw it. Filch's name was indeed trailing far behind Professor Eris's name. Immediately, he was filled with justice and said:

"Filch is really a bad guy! No matter how beautiful Professor Eris is, he can't just keep following her and peeping! Come on! Let him taste the power of our newly - made dung bombs!"

The Weasleys were full of justice. Guided by the Marauder's Map, they took a shortcut and headed straight for the intersection in front of Filch.

On Filch's side, he had already noticed something strange about Eris.

At first, there was nothing wrong. After dinner, the professor went back to her office to rest.

But before the door of your office was even fully closed, how come you slipped out again under the Invisibility Charm?

Is this really going back to the office? You claim to be going back, but it's clearly not the case. What the heck!

What's going on? Are you acting like a kid at night and following the senior students out for a night patrol?

Would a professor with a clear conscience need to do such a thing?

The Invisibility Charm doesn't make you completely invisible. Do you think I, Mr. Filch, the senior caretaker of the castle, can't tell?

Even if I can't tell, Mrs. Norris in my arms can smell it!

Filch let out a sly chuckle to himself. He had a feeling that he was about to make a great contribution!

Here I come, Elixir of Immortality! Hehe!

Filch, wearing a purple robe and holding a purple cat, followed Eris from a distance.

It was very difficult to track someone under the influence of the Invisibility Charm.

Filch used all his lifelong experience. He concentrated all his energy and worked in perfect sync with Mrs. Norris's guidance. Only then could he keep following Eris from afar without being detected.

One in front and the other behind, they slowly made their way back to the first floor.

Filch was fully concentrated and sneakingly peering at the blurry and distorted area in the distance. He would stop every few steps. When he stepped down the last stair, he didn't notice at all that two feces - yellow spheres had quietly rolled to his feet.

"Explode!"

The Weasleys shouted excitedly in unison.

Filch, dressed in new clothes, was instantly enveloped in a thick stench and filth, caught completely off guard.

Mrs. Norris meowed and jumped out of Filch's arms, badly affected by the stench, with its sensitive sense of smell temporarily out of use.

"Weasleys! It's you again!"

Amid the spreading stench, the dirty Filch couldn't hold back his roar. He was angry not only because he had been attacked by a prank but also because he had lost track of Eris and messed up the task assigned by Dudley.

Filch immediately wanted to chase after the Weasleys and torture them, but with his important task at hand, as soon as he took a step, a glimmer of reason returned to his mind.

The Weasleys had run far away and were difficult to catch up with. Even if they were caught, it wouldn't help.

They also lost track of Eris. Based on the path she had taken, it was assumed that Eris was heading straight for the main entrance on the first floor of Hogwarts Castle. It was unknown what she was going to do outside the castle.

"Scourgify!"

Filch drew out his Whomping Willow wand and cast a Cleaning Spell on himself to get rid of the stench and dirt on his body.

Then, using magic, he cleaned up Mrs. Norris, who had run away to lick her fur.

After that, he took out a large notebook full of records from his pocket, tore off a blank page, took out his quill, wrote a string of words on it, folded it up, and put it into Mrs. Norris's mouth.

"Quick, Honey! Go to the Astronomy Tower, find Teaching Assistant Dursley, and give this to him as a warning!"

Mrs. Norris gave Filch a very reluctant look but still started trotting towards the Astronomy Tower, carrying out her unlucky master's order.

In a secret passage of the castle, two corridors away in the distance, the Weasleys stopped in confusion.

"Strange! Why isn't Filch chasing us relentlessly today? Has he become a coward after becoming a wizard?"

"I don't know if Filch has become a coward, but his fighting ability definitely hasn't improved! We don't need to worry anymore!"

"You're right!"

"By the way, George, did you see Professor Eris just now? Why is her name on the Marauder's Map, but we can't actually see her?"

"She must have noticed that the sneaky Filch was following her, so she used the Invisibility Charm to turn invisible! Professor Eris is so gentle! She didn't even teach Filch a lesson directly!"

Fred and George were chatting back and forth, analyzing what had happened, thinking they had seen through the whole thing, but little did they know that none of their analyses were accurate.

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Outside Hogwarts Castle, Eris was feeling restless. She had clearly heard the sound of the dung bomb exploding and Filch's subsequent roar.

This was obviously a welcome prank, where naughty students played tricks on the perverted caretaker. Such things happened quite often in the castle.

Although Eris had only been at Hogwarts Castle for a short time, she had already heard of the Weasleys' reputation as pranksters.

So what had just happened was quite normal.

It's just that the incident happened quite close to her, which is worth being vigilant about.

But she had been using the Invisibility Charm, so generally no one could see her.

At this moment, there were two conflicting thoughts in Eris's mind. One thought was that what had just happened was simply an accident unrelated to her, so she should continue with tonight's plan; however, the other thought was that the incident was a bit strange, and for safety's sake, she should cancel it.

These two thoughts kept battling in Eris's mind, and gradually, the thought of continuing tonight's plan gained the upper hand.

According to the memories in her mind, if she couldn't obtain unicorn blood within three days, she would end up in a very miserable situation.

And she didn't want to sell her charm and flirt with Snape so soon.

Moreover, even if she were to start flirting with Snape right away, it would still be too late.

She wasn't confident that her charm could make a cold middle - aged man fall head over heels for her within three days' time and voluntarily go to the Forbidden Forest to get unicorn blood for her.

For now, she could only rely on herself.

Eris made up her mind, gripped her wand tightly, and rushed straight towards the Forbidden Forest.

She didn't realize that she had made the wrong choice.

A large net was quietly being spun behind her.