A day at Hogwarts.

"Who's out there?"

Hearing a knock on the door downstairs, Katrina subconsciously poked her head out of the window to see who was knocking on the door.Under normal circumstances, few people come to the house, but there is no one at the door.

Katrina seemed to think of something, but felt chills all over her body, regretting her reckless actions just now, she quickly grabbed the wand on the table, and while she was relieved, she pricked her ears to listen to the surrounding noises.

Is there someone downstairs?

"Who will it be?"

The red-haired girl was extremely vigilant, since Isobel didn't know where to go with Albert, she was left alone in the big family most of the time.

Suddenly a stranger came to the door, and it was impossible for Katrina not to panic, because Isobel once told her that if Albert cleaned up a Death Eater in the maze of the third project, it would probably provoke The revenge of the minions of the "mysterious man".

Logically speaking, even if the mysterious man wants to take revenge on Albert Anderson, what does it have to do with his family?

Whoever made Anderson's family emigrate overseas, even Voldemort would find it difficult to find Albert's family across continents, and the only person related to Albert was Isobel McDougal.

Although the two parties are currently just boyfriend and girlfriend, who knows if they will be implicated?

It's really hard to say how low the bottom line is for the mysterious man and his minions.

It was terribly quiet below the stairs, and Katrina was hesitating whether to retreat temporarily. She was currently occupying a favorable terrain (stairs) and could use Apparition to retreat at any time.

While Katrina was hesitating, some noises suddenly came from the hall, which aroused Katrina's vigilance.

However, what puzzled her was that the intruder did not go upstairs, but went to the hall.

"Not the enemy?"

If not the minion of the mysterious man, who would it be?

Katrina really can't imagine who will come to their house at this time. If it is her mother, she will definitely not knock on the door.

The other party doesn't seem to be hostile, could it be that Isobel is back?

After hesitating again and again, Katrina finally quietly used the Disillusionment Charm on herself, intending to sneak downstairs to see what was going on.

Holding her wand tightly, she tiptoed downstairs and groped towards the hall.

Then, Katrina froze.

A strangely dressed house elf was standing at the entrance of the hall, holding a piece of parchment in its left hand, a magic wand in the other hand, and a familiar suitcase beside it, but for some reason, it always gave Gives the illusion of a house-elf in front of you, ready to run with a suitcase at any moment.

The house elf in front of him seemed to be confirming something, staring at the parchment in his hand, stuffed it back into the pocket of the cloak, and said to the corridor outside the hall, "Please don't be nervous, Miss Katrina."

Yes, the house-elves seem pretty sure they're around.

After speaking, the house-elf raised his wand and waved it towards the window, and the open window suddenly closed.

"who are you?"

As soon as Katrina opened her mouth, she saw that the curtains in the hall were closed one after another, and the already dim hall was completely plunged into darkness.

Not long after, the lights in the hall were turned on again, but there were two more familiar figures in the field of vision.

"What the hell are you doing?" Katrina couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief when she saw the two of them. She lowered her wand and stared at the two in front of her angrily.

"Be careful, it's never a bad thing."

Albert quickly glanced at his wrist, as if confirming something.

"Kara, I'm sorry for the trouble for dinner." Isobel said to the house elf.

"Okay, mistress, I'll leave the dinner to Kara." The house elf opened the suitcase and happily went to do the work he liked.

"hostess?"

Katrina noticed the house elf's address just now, and the expression on her face became very strange, and her eyes moved back and forth between the two.

The house-elves were so efficient that dinner was ready in no time.

For the sake of safety, Albert insisted on having dinner in the box, and waited for Mrs. McDougal to come back. Although Isobel had notified her mother in advance, she did not know when the other party would return.

"Why hide in the box?"

Katrina looked around at the door, and was surprised to find that a lot of changes had taken place here, almost like a small manor.

What was even more surprising was that Katrina actually saw the steaming hot springs, which she didn't see when she came in last time.

"Of course it's for safety reasons." Albert reminded solemnly, "Last night, a famous Death Eater appeared near my house. I don't need to tell you, you should be able to guess the reason!"

"How did you know?" Katrina was stunned, "Didn't you already hide?"

"They triggered the alarm. Those guys didn't know about it. I already knew about it." Albert's tone was very flat, as if it was a trivial matter to be taken care of by a dark wizard.

Perhaps, he had expected this to happen from the very beginning!

"You came to me for..." Katrina asked suspiciously.

"I'll change you to a safe place." Albert said directly,

Hearing Albert's proposal, Katrina shook her head and said, "Are you kidding? Mom won't agree."

"It's not safe here anymore."

"You should know mother's character better than me."

Katrina looked at Isobel, wanting her to come out and stop Albert's nonsense.

"You have to try everything, and what you did just now was wrong. In this case, you shouldn't come down to check, but you should hide. Even if you want to find out who is below, the method is wrong." Albert looked at the food Tom, who napped after dinner, corrected Katrina's few mistakes.

"What method?" Katrina raised her eyebrows.

"Human trace curse."

"What's that?" Katrina asked confused, she didn't know what spell it was.

"A spell that allows people to mark it on the map." Isobel explained gently, "There are people around, just look at the map."

"That's why the house elves read the parchment?" Katrina opened the parchment and saw the ink dots on the map marked with the names of the house elf Carla and the three of them.

"Yes." Albert reminded, "Even if you use spells or potions to camouflage, you can't hide the human trace spell, unless you use a strong shielding spell on yourself, but only a skilled wizard can do it. Believe me, I don't know The mysterious man of love and his minions will certainly not be on guard."

"Well, this method is indeed very practical."

Katrina felt that the fake Moody was not wronged at all, and it was no wonder that Albert was able to defeat the fake Moody and his assistants. It turned out that the other party had been planning to ambush him under Albert's nose.

Despite advance notice, Mrs McDougal was staying late at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds, looking exhausted.

However, he wasn't too surprised when he saw Albert and his daughters emerge from the suitcase. Instead, he was more interested in the house elf's dinner.

"So, you hope that I can find a place to hide like your family?" Mrs. McGregor asked after listening to Albert's story while eating paella.

"Correct."

Albert admitted, although he knew it was rude to say so.

"You predicted that the mysterious person would attack me?" As soon as Mrs. McGregor finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became very oppressive.

"I didn't try to prophesy, but I don't think you should trust the integrity of mysterious people. No matter what those people do, I won't be surprised." Although Albert knew that the chances of success were rare, he still had to try.

"I have my own work, and I won't hide it." Mrs. McGregor shook her head.

"Maybe, you can change your job temporarily, such as writing a book that teaches everyone to treat magical injuries." Albert suggested sincerely: "I know it's rude to say this, but I think you have also experienced the first wizard war , it was clear what was going on and this time it was going to be worse."

"worse?"

"The Ministry of Magic will collapse and be controlled by mysterious people. I am worried that they will implicate you because of my relationship." Albert did not hide it, "The Death Eaters robbed me of my hometown yesterday."

"Death Eater, are you sure?"

"I'm sure that even if I can strengthen the defenses around the house, it's not safe. A powerful wizard can easily break them." Albert paused for a moment and continued: "Even if I live in another place, it's actually not safe. If you die If gangsters try to get you, they'll storm into St. Mungo's and get you."

"Is the situation so bad?" Mrs. McGregor frowned deeply,

"Not yet, but it will be hard to say after a while." Albert reminded.

"Why don't you and Isobel leave the UK?" Mrs. McDougal never worried about her safety.

"We are safe. Others don't even know the exact location of the town where we live. Even if they know, there is nothing they can do. The Loyalty Curse can ensure that no one can find us." Isobel comforted.

Mrs. McDougall looked at Albert, "It seems that you have already prepared."

"Yes." Albert admitted directly: "If the situation is not good, I will take Isobel and leave the UK. The way forward is already prepared."

"Then I'm relieved." Mrs. McDougall knew that Albert's arrangement was entirely out of her safety, but...she had no intention of giving up her current job.

"I won't hide." She looked at her daughter and said, "However, you can arrange a safe place for Katrina. The sisters are what I worry about the most."

"Mom!" Katrina frowned dissatisfiedly, she would not leave her mother and hide.

"Albert is right. If the mysterious man makes a comeback, you'd better find a place to hide." Mrs. McDougall looked at Katrina and said, "Anyway, it's boring for you to stay at home, and Not safe. Don't blame Albert, I have experienced the first wizarding war, I know what happened, many of your relatives died because of it, hiding and staying away from right and wrong may be the best choice."

"how about you?"

"Death Eaters rarely kill pure-blood wizards who remain neutral." Mrs. McDougall is very precise. Albert seems to reveal everything, but he reveals nothing. Even if he is caught, he can't squeeze anything out. Useful intelligence. "

Mrs. McDougall can favor pure blood when necessary, and her daughter is about to marry a Muggle wizard?

Mrs. McDougal will tell everyone that Albert is actually a heir with a very famous surname, but the two sides had a bad fight and changed their surname.

Is this wrong?

That's right.

"What about the three meals?" Katrina was still struggling for the last time.

"I can handle it myself," said Mrs. McDougal. "Don't forget, I raised you."

"I can ask the house elves to help," Albert took out the backup plan he had prepared, "but I still suggest that you live in another place for the time being. If someone invades here, we will know as soon as possible and deal with it As for the plan, as for the house, I have already prepared it."

Katrina gave Albert a hard look, she knew that the man in front of her had thought of all the problems.

"Katrina, go and pack your things and leave with Isobel tonight!" Mrs. McDougal turned her head to Isobel and said, "Take care of your sister."

"I will." Isobel said seriously.

Not long after, the house-elf apparated away with a suitcase in hand.

Looking at the empty hall, Mrs. McDougal sighed softly, her gaze fell on the photo in the frame, she listened to the music on the radio, closed the Wizards Weekly in her hand, and slowly closed her eyes.

"We have arrived?"

Emerging from the box, Katrina found herself in a dilapidated house.

"Apparition is forbidden here, only house elves can go directly here, so don't worry about being followed."

After Albert checked that there was no one else around, he beckoned a few people to follow.

"Be careful."

Katrina knows Apparitions can be tracked.

But... Apparating directly to an area where Apparation is prohibited is very tricky.

God knows what will happen.

When Katrina followed out, she found herself in some remote place. No wonder Albert said that no one knew the location.

"follow me!"

Albert raised his wand and introduced to Katrina: "This place is completely deserted, no Muggles will disturb us."

"Of course, as long as no one knows we're here, no one can find us, and..."

Albert took out a silver card and handed it to Katrina, saying: I didn't get the secret, and I couldn't find the place where we lived.

As he spoke, he raised his luminous wand and leaned over to let Katrina see clearly the words on the silver card: "Keep in mind what's written on it, don't read it out, and think about what you saw in your heart."

"The Rose Manor is located in the small town of Quimper."

Just as Katrina was thinking about the content on the silver card, a not-so-small house suddenly appeared in front of her. It looked like it had just been repaired, but it was still quite old.

"If you have anything to do, let's talk inside." Albert opened the door and walked in first.

"It's just, can this be considered a manor?" Katrina's eyes fell on the door plate of Rose Manor, and she was dragged into the house by Isobel. The house elf closed the door at the end, and the room disappeared again, as if never showed up.