Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 1198 Winning or Losing

  The window glass rattled in the rain and snow, the fireplace was burning with flames, and the room was still a little cold. Albert put in a few more magic stoves to keep warm, and everyone was doing their own things in the living room.

   "Honey, is there anything worthy of your happiness?"

   "Cassandra Vabraski seems to be dead." Albert stared at the crystal ball in front of him, but said extremely cruel words, "The whole family is dead."

   Katrina, who was flipping through her notes, suddenly looked up at Albert, "Why are you like this, do you have any grudges?"

   "No grudge." Albert shook his head and said, "We haven't met before."

   "Then why..."

   "Did the mysterious man kill their family in the end?" Isobel didn't seem to be surprised by this, on the contrary, he seemed to be so.

   "Yeah, after all, it's the Mysterious Man. You can hardly expect him to obediently abide by the agreement. Cassandra Vabraski lost the bet in the end."

  Albert was not surprised by this. It was obviously very difficult to count on the kindness of the mysterious person.

   "Lost the bet?" Katrina was at a loss.

"Cassandra probably helped the mysterious man with divination in exchange for her family's life. She actually knew that the probability of the mysterious man's keeping the agreement was not high, but she still made the bet, but obviously lost the bet in the end. After Wabraski's death, her family will be disposed of." Albert briefly talked about the general situation.

He actually felt that a powerful fortune-teller like Cassandra Vabraski would definitely be able to guess the final outcome, but in order to help her family win a chance, she still did it, but in the end she still couldn't escape. It's inexplicably sad to think about it.

   "If you didn't hide, you probably would have ended up like this."

Albert glanced at Katrina and said, "Many wizards in the UK think that the Second Wizarding War has little to do with them, especially those purebloods who think that as long as they don't confront the mysterious man directly, they won't There is something, but when they are really affected and dragged into the water, they will understand how stupid this idea is."

   "In order to achieve the goal, the mysterious person can do whatever it takes."

"Is it really?"

  Katrina actually understood it, but she didn’t have much emotion. The tragedy of Cassandra Vabraski was a wake-up call for her.

   "Are you planning to go out?" Isobel turned his head and asked.

   "Someone has to help them collect the corpses, otherwise they will probably disappear." Albert said softly.

   "Does someone seem to want her dead?"

   "Are you going by yourself?" Isobel asked again.

   "With Dumbledore."

   "You really are..."

Isobel actually understood what Albert meant. He was planning to use this incident to beat everyone. Maybe they guessed the result when they learned that Cassandra Vabraski and other relatives were missing, but they didn’t see it. As for the truth, they could still hold their luck and buy their heads into the soil like an ostrich, but with the **** case in front of them, they had to think about the problem.

"A lot of people are just lucky. It would probably be the same if it was me!" Albert went to the study to send a message to Dumbledore, planning to visit him at Hogwarts, and discuss how to deal with this matter by the way. .

  Of course, he actually intends to confirm whether Cassandra Vabraski is really dead. This is very important, so Albert pulls Dumbledore.

  The old man seemed equally surprised by this incident. He seemed to think of something, and the expression on his face was quickly replaced by solemnity.

   "You think Voldemort got a glimpse of a part of the future from Cassandra Wablarski?"

   "Obviously."

   Albert drank black tea with a calm tone.

   "Although I don't know what he foresaw, the result is actually not difficult to guess.

   "Voldemort wants to kill me, you and Scrimgeour." Dumbledore said softly. All three of them were on Voldemort's blacklist, and they hated Voldemort more than Harry.

   "It's probably like this. I think he probably saw part of your future, or the date of your death. As for me, I have been hiding in a house protected by the Fidelity Curse recently. It is not easy to directly predict me."

  Albert put down his teacup, took out a bag from his pocket, took out a prophecy ball from the bag and handed it to Dumbledore.

   "Their bodies were probably thrown in this area, I think it's better to deal with them."

   "It's really time to remind others. You haven't found the exact location yet, have you?" Dumbledore planned to contact the Ministry of Magic and ask the Ministry of Magic to help find it.

   "Do you think he will know that we are eyeing his baby?" Dumbledore asked suddenly.

"I think the probability should not be too high. If the mysterious man can't think of it, it is basically impossible to peep into this part of the future. If Cassandra Vabraski really helped the mysterious man make a prophecy, then he must I will see your death, as well as Scrimgeour's death." Albert thought for a while and reminded: "By the way, there is one more thing."

"What's up?"

   "Because of my prophecy, many people realize that your situation is not good."

   "Will Scrimgeour die too?" Dumbledore fell into a brief silence.

"When you're dead, he won't be able to survive." Albert said calmly, "The mysterious man will definitely get rid of him first, who will let Scrimgeour get in the way! However, Scrimgeour has already had a mental state get ready."

   "The Quidditch match should start soon. After you finish watching the game, you should be able to find the approximate location over there." Dumbledore nodded and talked about another matter.

   "Harry is the Quidditch captain of Gryffindor this year, right?" Albert took out his pocket watch from his pocket to check the time, planning to watch the game later.

   "Thanks to you, Harry has matured a lot and reassured me a lot." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I have to talk to Scrimgeour about it."

"see you later!"

   After Albert left the principal's office, he walked alone through the deserted foyer to the Quidditch pitch.

  The match between Gryffindor and Slytherin has begun, and people are cheering for Gryffindor's victory.

  However, there was a figure in the audience that didn't fit in with the atmosphere here.

   "You don't seem very happy." Albert sat down beside him.

   "Ah, why are you here?"

  After hearing the familiar voice, Hermione suddenly turned her head to look to her side, and was taken aback by Albert who quietly appeared beside her.

"I have something to do with Dumbledore. He said that a Quidditch match is being held here, so I came over to take a look." Albert turned his eyes to the Quidditch pitch and looked at the Gryffindor team scoring a goal. Said cheerfully, "Looks like Harry is doing well, it's rare to see them win so cleanly."

  As long as the Gryffindor students hope that their team can beat the Slytherin team.

"that…"

  Hermione looked at Albert's side face, hesitated for a while, and told Albert about Harry's use of Felicia to Ron.

   "Oh, so that's the case, no wonder you don't look very happy." Albert applauded with everyone, Ron was in good condition, and successfully prevented Slytherin's pursuer from scoring a goal.

   "I'd rather Harry win in an upright manner." Hermione looked conflicted, as if she was thinking about how to deal with this matter.

"Actually, you can't be sure whether Harry has used Felicia." Albert comforted softly: "Maybe, you should talk to them about it after the game, and although you may feel Is it illegal for Harry to use Felix Potion on Ron? But there are so many things like this in the world, and you will often encounter them after you leave school, and this world has always been like this."

   "But this is illegal. Professor Slughorn said that the use of felicin is forbidden in the competition."

"Whether it is legal or not is determined by people. As long as it is not discovered, it is legal." Albert corrected: "You are too naive Hermione, think about it if the Slytherin team used Felicia? You Think about the broomsticks used by Slytherin College again. Do you think that is really fair? Don’t let the law confine your thinking easily. You have to understand that the so-called laws are actually only made by the rulers to restrain them. Ordinary people, people usually use it to maintain order, not fairness, let alone justice."

"If you can't let it go, go talk to Harry, maybe there is something hidden." Albert looked at Ron's wonderful save action, "I think they will definitely give you the answer, generally arrogant people It is disdainful to use this method to win."

"But…"

   "What you see with your eyes may not be true." Albert reminded, "Communication is the best way to solve problems, rather than entangled in guesswork here."

   "After this game is over, I'll go talk to Harry about it." Hermione suppressed the irritability in her heart, changed the subject and asked, "Do you often do illegal things?"

"Ah, do it often, as long as no one knows." Albert shrugged indifferently, "There is a saying, rules are dead, people are alive, there is really no need to care too much Those things, and whatever you want to ask, just ask.”

   "Are you really planning to recruit people in the school?"

   "Yes, I do have such a plan." Albert did not deny it, "At least that way is more reliable. Although the level of black magic is a little bit worse, it will be much better after some training."

   "But...why?"

   "Prepare for the future." Albert said, looking sideways at Hermione.

   "The future is bad? The last few years?"

"Well, it's very bad. The situation may be completely out of control next year. You'd better be mentally prepared." Albert smiled and invited, "I remember that you should be an adult and you can consider joining the Defense Association. Well, this year I will I forgot to send you a birthday present."

   "I don't care about these things." Hermione shook her head, "I care more about what will happen next year."

   "The time has not yet come. It is not good for you to know some things in advance. You will naturally know in the future." Albert did not intend to reveal too much information.

   "Mysterious." Hermione hated to be mysterious, "Then why are you looking for Dumbledore?"

   "Let's go together to help collect Cassandra Vabraski's body, and make sure she's dead by the way." Albert didn't hide this matter, anyway, it's not a big deal.

   "The one from "Putting Through the Fog to See the Future"?" Hermione remembered reading about it in the newspaper, "It was really the mysterious man who captured her?"

"right."

   "She died?"

   "Probably, after all, she was taken away by the mysterious person. She is not as sensible as Ollivander, and she is very old. She can't stand the trouble, and it is not surprising that she died."

   "Mr. Ollivander is still alive." Hermione heard another shocking news.

   "As long as you have a normal mind, you will know the value of Ollivander, and he is also very sensible." Albert suddenly stood up and applauded with everyone, "Okay, the game is over, I think I should go."

"that…"

   "Is there anything else?" Albert stopped and asked.

   “I want my family to leave the UK.”

   "A very wise choice, the UK is indeed not safe now." Albert agreed with Hermione's approach.

"Can you help me."

"Sometimes it's more troublesome to have something to do with me." Albert looked at the expression on Hermione's face, sighed slightly and suggested, "You can go back and spend the last Christmas with them, as for whether to tamper with them You decide for yourself, anyway, I didn't tamper with my family's memory, and I also believe that you can survive this wizard war."

"Thank you."

   After expressing her gratitude to Albert, Hermione hurried to the Gryffindor locker room.

   At this moment, there was a crashing sound from the commentary platform, followed by Professor McGonagall's scolding.

   Albert retracted his gaze, let himself blend into the chaotic crowd, and disappeared.

  (end of this chapter)