Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 724 Strong desire to survive

   "Look, Dumbledore, what we brought you!"

  Professor Slughorn pushed the door into the principal's office, and said directly to Dumbledore who was sitting at the desk.

  Albert and Isobel also walked into the principal's office.

"I received the news yesterday, Slughorn." Dumbledore looked at Albert who put the golden cauldron symbolizing the champion on the desk, and said gently, "Good job, Mr. Anderson ...the school hasn't won the Potions Tournament since I started as Headmaster of Hogwarts."

"It's really thanks to Mr. Anderson, you don't even know Bernard's shameless old guy..." Professor Slughorn seemed to realize that his words were out of place, coughed lightly, and changed his words: "That guy actually revised He violated the rules of this Potions Championship and intends to let his grandson win the championship directly."

   "He must be very angry." Dumbledore said softly, "By the way, Mr. Anderson, the reporter of the "Daily Prophet" hopes to give you an exclusive interview."

   "Isn't it Rita Kester who is in charge of the interview?" Albert raised his eyebrows slightly.

   "Yes, I can understand if you don't want to be interviewed."

"I don't like Rita Skeeter very much either." Seeing that everyone was looking at him, Professor Slughorn shrugged and explained, "Although sometimes her reports are very interesting, but more often, you I don’t know what’s real and what’s not.”

   "Okay, I have an interview."

   Albert nodded in agreement, believing that the woman who was afraid of chaos would give Bernard an unexpected surprise.

  The other three people in the principal's office were a little surprised. They probably didn't expect Albert to agree to an interview, and they all thought he would directly refuse.

  Ebert noticed the flash of surprise on Isobel's face, and explained with a smile: "If she doesn't accept an interview, Rita Kester will definitely make a bunch of messy reports again."

   "I think the Daily Prophet will be very happy. I will let you know the specific time." After Dumbledore finished speaking, he asked the two of them to go back to rest.

   "You don't seem very happy?"

  After leaving the principal's office and walking a certain distance, Isobel finally spoke.

"It's nothing, I thought the principal would give some rewards after taking away the golden cauldron." Albert said in a half-joking tone: "After all, we won a championship for the school, at least give us some points, or prepare us a A sumptuous celebration feast, but nothing."

   "Didn't you already get a huge bonus?" Isobel stared at Albert for a long time.

   "What's wrong?" Albert asked.

   "I found that you are getting more and more profitable."

   "Oh, it's always easy for people to live as someone they hate." Albert sighed softly.

"You can always come out with a few words of wisdom." Isobel looked at Albert with scrutiny: "They are right, you are more and more like Dumbledore. You can definitely bring countless Graduating from school with a dazzling halo."

   "I'm not Dumbledore, and I don't want to be a great person like him, and I'm not going to live my life like the headmaster." Albert recalled a joke in his previous life: Dumbledore only loves Grindelwald.

"My goal in life is to be rich, marry a beautiful wife, have two children, and live the rest of my life freely." Albert recalled his life goal and nodded with satisfaction, "I think thirty years old It can all be done before.”

   "You're not looking for two or three girlfriends now."

   "This happened a long time ago, don't keep teasing me about it." Albert changed the subject, "Speaking of which, your previous boldness really surprised me."

   "It's not to satisfy your vanity." Isobel was obviously not too happy that Albert mentioned this matter.

   "You are so kind, that kiss really satisfies me more than that gold-plated cauldron." Albert said seriously.

  Isobel asked with a smile, "What about your bag of Galleons?"

   "Of course it is also appropriate, gold can always make people feel happy."

   "I found that you are actually quite greedy and lustful."

"Yeah, men are like this." Albert didn't deny it, "This time, I made a lot of money, but I robbed you of the championship. If I didn't participate, the champion of this Potions Tournament would probably be the winner. is yours."

"You think too highly of me." Isobel shook his head and said, "I'm not afraid of normal competition, but in this situation, it's very difficult to win the final championship with strength. I'm not as bad as you, and , It is very difficult to brew the perfect Buffy brain refresher, it is hard to imagine that you would be willing to take risks."

   "Take a risk? No, I didn't take a risk because I was sure I would succeed."

   "Did you cheat?"

  Isobel seemed to realize something, and shook his head again, "But, how do you ensure that you can make the perfect Buffy brain refresher?"

   "It's Felicia."

  Albert put his head close to Isobel's ear, and said softly, "With it helping me to unleash all my talents, it will naturally minimize the probability of failure, so I dare to bet."

   "Everyone cheats anyway?" Isobel had a strange expression.

   "Yes, I didn't plan to use it at first, but they did too much. Aren't you curious about what I'm working with Catherine on?"

   "Buffy Brain Refreshing Agent, she provides you with the raw materials for practice, isn't that guy afraid of losing money?"

   "It turns out that she didn't lose money, she is a shrewd woman."

   "What's the point of this kind of competition?"

   "Let yourself have a good reputation, and by the way, give yourself the title of a genius pharmacist. Do you think that in the future, I will endorse the Buffy Brain Rejuvenation Potion and sell it for a thousand galleons. Isn't it blood money?"

   "You can see clearly than anyone else."

"Okay, don't think about it." Albert stretched out his hand to hold Isobel's hand, and suggested with a smile, "Let's go and celebrate, let Bit prepare a celebration dinner for us, and then look at this How should the money be spent?"

  Since the Hogwarts celebration banquet can’t be counted on, it’s fine to hold one yourself. Anyway, there are house elves, and it’s more romantic for two people to eat and date together.

  As soon as he entered the Room of Requirement, Albert saw a black shadow rushing towards the two of them. Looking carefully, he found Tom the Fat Cat lining his ankles with his body excitedly.

   "Master, Bit has been weighting Tom cat according to your instructions." The house elf bowed slightly to the two of them when Albert came back.

   "Thank you, Bit."

   "This is what Bit should do, and this is Bit's honor." Bit said excitedly.

"Help us prepare a candlelight dinner. I plan to celebrate winning the potion championship with Isobel here." Albert thought for a while and added: "If you can't help, you can let the school The other house-elves help."

   "It's my honor." The house elf bowed slightly, and then left quickly, obviously intending to share the good news with other friends.

  Just sat down on the sofa, Tom arched his head against Albert, and stuck out his tongue to lick his face.

   "It seems to stick to you."

  Isobel sat next to Albert, reached out and scratched Tom's chin.

   "It should be Bit tossing it enough." Albert shook Tom's weight, "Being too fat is not a good thing after all, and it will easily affect your health."

"Valeria is also afraid of getting fat. She always said that after a woman crosses 30, she will quickly age and become an old woman." Isobel looked at Albert's side face, "You are not surprised that the three of us are Talk about something?"

   "Even if you're curious, you probably wouldn't tell me." Albert stopped giving Tom a smooth hand, looked sideways at the girl beside him and said, "After all, it's a secret that belongs to you girls."

"It's not a secret either. We were talking about things after graduation, and Catherine gave us some advice. She thinks that she should find something meaningful for herself, so as not to become an old and ugly housewife." Isobel He said with emotion: "I think what she said makes sense. Mom looks very young, and so does your mother. They are not housewives."

"That's because their actual age is still very young." Albert told the truth, "Most people are working hard after graduation, and only a few people with decent jobs can live like Catherine said. Involuntary, that is the normal state of life.”

"Moreover, I think that people become old and ugly at the age of thirty, entirely because they don't know how to take care of their bodies." Albert reminded solemnly: "Like Tom, he often overeats, and he becomes This bunch of little pig cats. As long as you have a young mind, self-discipline in life, regular exercise, a good diet, and the maintenance of your skin with potions, you will definitely be able to live younger than others."

   "The way you comfort people is still so lame."

   "I'm telling the truth." Albert shook his head and said, "If it was someone else, I would probably say that I would help her invent a potion that can keep her youthful, but to say that to you is to treat you as a fool."

   "Perhaps, we should control our diet from now on." Isobel wanted to hear the previous sentence more, although she also knew that it was to coax girls

   "I think we still need to celebrate this hard-won victory."

"Do you know? Both Catherine and Valeria want to keep their looks." Isobel rested his head on Albert's shoulder, "Valeria always said that sixteen years old Twenty-three years old is the most beautiful age for girls. She said she was very envious of me, that she could find someone she liked and marry herself off when she was at her most beautiful."

   "It seems that their family is not rich."

  Isobel tilted his head and asked, "Why do you think so?"

  “Youth is the greatest wealth for girls.”

"how about you?"

   "I, I have money." Albert said without thinking, "If I didn't have money, I probably wouldn't have gotten married so early."

   "If you don't have money, you won't marry me?"

   "So, I have been working hard to make money." Albert said seriously, "Fortunately, I also have such abilities. Most Muggle wizards do not have a good life in the wizarding world."

   "You know what? I told Valeria that she could support herself with her talent in potions, and she said 'Youth is my greatest wealth'."

   "A very realistic girl, she must be having a bad time." Albert commented.

   "Actually, I can see that both Catherine and Valeria are interested in you." Isobel said suddenly.

   "But I can count the time I've known them on my fingers." Albert didn't dare to let this pot be pinned on his head, and quickly expressed that he had no other thoughts.

"I know, but it's too easy for you to provoke those girls." Isobel couldn't help sighing, "Valeria even mentioned the matter of coming to England to develop. If I'm a man and fit Valeria's words, She will probably entangle me directly!"

   "You'll probably marry her too, after all, it's obviously easier to chase after a beautiful girl." Albert said jokingly.

   "Unfortunately, I'm not a boy. If you are single, Valeria would be very willing to have a vigorous love with you."

   "I already have a girlfriend."

  (end of this chapter)