The attacks on the Hogsmeade population seemed to have stopped, at least nothing exciting happened for a month. It was slowly getting warmer again, the snow had long since melted and the first flowers appeared. The Marauders sat bored in the common room on a fine Saturday, wondering what to do. "... Do you realize that we haven't played a prank on Slytherin this year? That's sad!" James shook his head regretfully and waved his wand around listlessly. Small fireworks were created in the most varied of colors, which Peter looked at with great fascination. Moony was curled up in an armchair reading the history of Hogwarts.

"What about you and Maike?" Nojiko asked, turning her head so they could meet Remus' eyes. He blushed and cleared his throat noticeably. "Well, what should be? I help her, because she needs someone who is there for her at the moment!" Everyone laughed at this sentence and Moony's cheeks reddened even more. He was clearly embarrassed, but the others didn't mind in the least. “What are you reading, Sun?” Sirius looked down at his girlfriend and raised his eyebrows. She was lying on the couch with her legs bent and her head on Paw's lap. "Pygmalion, George Bernhard Shaw. Hey, don't look at me like that, my uncle is a professor of literature!"

"You know what's fascinating? We've spent so many nights sneaking around Hogwarts and we still know next to nothing about the school!" Moony had obviously found something interesting and wanted to share it with the rest of the Marauders. They weren't very enthusiastic, James rolled his eyes and Paw muttered: "You and your books ..." Only Sunny closed her reading and looked at him intently. "Did you know, for example, that Hogwarts was built on top of an old ruin and that it is still not known who originally owned it?"Krone shrugged his shoulders and yawned demonstratively. Nojiko got goose bumps when she thought of the previous owner and his hall of mirrors, but she bit her lip and remained silent." Apparently it is under the school or in the area, at least on the one old lands in ruins, a treasure hidden! "Remus looked at his triumphantly, he was sure that he had surprised her by that.

“You mean gold and jewels?” James made fun of his friend, but he just ignored him. “No you fool, the source of wisdom!” Remus' eyes sparkled with excitement, something the others could hardly understand. “And what is that supposed to be?” James made an extra effort to sound bored knowing that. that that drove Moony insane. "That, Mr. Potter, is a book!" He shook his head at the ignorance of his friends, who just grinned mischievously at each other. “You and your books, that's almost sick!” Sirius finally said what everyone was thinking. "Just laugh, mock me, but then you'll never find out what's so special about this book! It's legendary, the greatest magicians of our century were looking for it, but nobody has found it yet ..."

Nojiko didn't know why, but the hair on the back of her neck stood up. It was just a feeling, but what if this book was the key to their riddle? "Apparently someone wrote down all the secrets of mankind in a very special script that nobody can read. The one who has the source of all wisdom is practically invincible! Just imagine, this book is hidden here somewhere ..." Krone waved him off, slowing his friend's enthusiasm. "Firstly, if nobody can read it, what's the point and secondly, if everyone has been looking for it and not found it, then it's probably just a legend. Oh, and thirdly, what do you care? I don't believe a word of it!"The others agreed and so Remus had to admit defeat." Then not. Next time I'll keep things like that to myself! "He replied, slightly offended, and began to read.

It went quiet for a while, but then Malia walked into the common room. "What happened to your diary, Sun?" James asked when he saw Nojiko's archenemy. "Nothing, the school forgot. I just want to know who this page was really from ..." Sirius shrugged and grinned broadly. "Crown is very popular with women, it could be practically any! Maybe it was McGonagall, she always looks at him so strangely!" James jumped up indignantly and pointed his wand at Paw. “Take that back, otherwise there'll be trouble!” The tone of his voice betrayed that this wasn't a serious argument and so Padfoot just smiled tiredly. "Sure, Jamesielein, if you think you could hit me!"

James was just about to back out and give his friend a pair of big ears when Lily Evans stepped up and eyed the boys with the deepest contempt. "Do you think that's funny too? You're so childish ..." She shot Remus a reproachful look but he didn't pay any attention to her. He had tried to stop his friends far too often and was now just watching. "Don't feel like that, Evans! It's just kidding!" Lily snorted and turned on her heel. James fell back in his chair, depressed. "I think she hates me! What should I do, folks?" The people addressed didn't answer, they had given Krone advice since their first year and were slowly getting tired of it. "Accept it and live your life!" Remus finally said with a nasty grin. Each of them knew that James would never give up and maybe one day he would be successful, Nojiko thought to himself.

The next day Lily and Nojiko were sitting in the library looking for something to add to their magic story homework when the prefect fell into their hands with an old book."Look: Legends of Hogsmeade and Hogwarts - A fantastic collection! Who reads that?" she asked, slightly amused, and dropped the book on the table in front of her best friend. “Remus, I'll bring it for him!” She grabbed the thin reading and with a sigh continued writing her essay on the great revolution. “Has this creepy guy got in touch again?” Nojiko struggled with herself for a moment, should she tell her friend about the last message? She hadn't confided it to anyone, not even Sirius, because she didn't want to worry her friends. “No, I wonder who that is!” She had just done it, she had lied to her best friend, but it was better that way. Otherwise Lily just worried unnecessarily!

Suddenly Nojiko lifted her book in front of her face and slid deep into her seat. "What?" Lily looked around in surprise and followed her explanatory gesture. Severus Snape had just entered the room and was now looking around. Fortunately, he hadn't seen her and headed for the shelf on Curses and Dark Arts. "He annoys me so much that you can't imagine that! He's like a little stalker! At first I thought he was my admirer, but then ..." She had seen him with Peter and that was proof enough for her that he was it couldn't be. Nobody was that fast, especially since you couldn't hear anything at Hogwarts. “But he always ran after you. Practically since he saw you for the first time!” Unfortunately she was right and there was no way to shake him off. "Let's get out of here, we can continue with the essay tomorrow." She didn't want to be discovered by him at any cost and possibly have to talk to Snivellus.
Lily wanted to stay, however, and so Nojiko snuck outside alone, the book for Moony in her hand. “Strife, so alone?” It was Peeves, the Hogwarts own poltergeist. "What do you want? Just leave me alone or I'll get the baron!"That worked, the annoyance disappeared almost immediately. The bloody baron, Slytherin's house ghost was the only one Peeves had at least some respect for and he liked Nojiko. Whatever the reason, she had never thought about it! What should she do now?" She didn't want to go into the common room because James was at Quidditch practice and Sirius and Remus had come with him. The idea of ​​spending an afternoon with Peter wasn't particularly appealing, so Nojiko made herself comfortable in an alcove by three windows and suggested it Book up.

There were all sorts of ridiculous legends and sagas, including a story about the reasons for the separation of the Founding Fathers from Hogwarts. Of course, Slytherin and Ravenclaw were having an affair, that's why he left ... Nojiko shook his head, who believed such bullshit? But then she came across something surprising, the source of wisdom was also mentioned here.

[i]No one known can read it, but it is believed that he who has mastered the language of hearts and minds can also recognize the meaning of scriptures. Allegedly all secrets and wisdom, all thoughts of mankind are described in it and make the owner the most powerful magician of all time.

Experts suspect that the spring must be hidden in what is now Hogwarts or in the village of Hogsmeade, but so far no one has found it.

That was all, but Nojiko's heart was beating faster and her thoughts began to spin wildly in her head. Hogsmeade ... Could that be the reason for the murders? And if so, who was looking for it and what was that rustling? She felt that this short paragraph was a crucial clue to the solution of her riddle. Just how did it all fit together? She racked her mind about it, but she just couldn't come up with anything! Something was missing and she couldn't figure out what. Why now when someone had so many years to find this book?Who was looking for it anyway? Voldemort? No, it was unlikely he would be searched. But who else was there?

“Do you want to stare at the wall any longer, Ms. Strife?” It was Dumbledore, he had appeared out of nowhere and gave her a friendly smile. “No sir, I was just thinking!” She straightened up, it was already dark outside. She had actually been here for the past three hours and hadn't even realized it! "Can you also find out about what? Come on, accompany me downstairs. There's food!" Only now did she notice how her stomach growled and jumped up to go into the hall with the director. Should she tell him about her suspicion? The temptation was great, but resisted. Instead try something else. "Sir? What was Professor Monlos doing research before his ... disappearance?" He didn't seem