Chapter 198: An Unexpected Gain
Once the semester began, the professors' patrols of the library and nightly rounds relaxed quite a bit; after all, they were now busy grading assignments and had little time to monitor students at night.
That night, Kyle, who had been laying low for two weeks, eagerly crept to the library with the Marauder's Map in hand. The shelves in his magically-expanded box had been installed, but they couldn't stay empty forever. Kyle planned to fill them by the semester's end. It was a daunting task, but if he cut back an hour of sleep each day and worked a bit harder, he was confident he could manage it.
Wand in hand, Kyle made his way skillfully to the Restricted Section. This time, instead of methodically taking books off the shelves as before, he examined each title carefully, only selecting those he actually needed.
After half an hour, Kyle had collected three books, all dealing with the subject of Basilisks:
Deadly Sight
Medieval Explorations: Ancient Species That Are Gradually Disappearing
How to Make a Rooster Lay Eggs
One, however, seemed oddly out of place.
Kyle inspected the last book, which had a black cover and was about as thick as a notebook. He couldn't quite understand how it ended up in the Restricted Section. Still, he thought Newt and Hagrid might enjoy it, so he decided to copy it for them as a Christmas present next year.