Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 734 in preparation

As time entered December, the weather around Hogwarts became more and more severe. The surroundings of the castle were often shrouded in snow. The two courses that people least want to take.

The corridors of the castle are cold and damp, the wind blows in through the loose window glass, people are in a hurry, no one wants to stay in the corridors, even the common room is cold, and the vacancy by the fireplace has become the most sought-after seat for everyone .

  Albert had to put on a thick sweater, wrap a scarf and gloves on himself, and put special warmers and hot drinks in his pockets. He very much suspected that the weather had become so bad because of the chain reaction caused by the large number of dementors operating around Hogwarts.

  If anyone in the dormitory hates bad weather the most, it's Fred and George.

At the end of November, after the Ravenclaw team defeated the Hufflepuff team, it meant that the Gryffindor team still had a chance to win the game. Wood, who was in high spirits, reincarnated as a training madman and led his team Train hard in the snow.

   After all, they can't afford to lose another game now.

  The Weasley twins were also forced to train quickly in the biting cold wind and snow, and every time they returned from training, they looked particularly miserable.

   Both Albert and Lee Jordan expressed deep sympathy for what happened to Fred and George.

   Not joining the Quidditch team was indeed the most correct choice, otherwise, he would have to go to the stadium with the twins to suffer.

  Albert couldn't stand such a toss, and he didn't waste so much energy on Quidditch training. He has a lot to do every week, busy with homework, busy with clubs, busy practicing magic, busy writing letters to people, and busy dating girlfriends.

  No way, whether it is friendship or relationship, it takes time to maintain it carefully.

  Recently, Albert has something else to do.

  Some time ago, Albert hinted to Lee Jordan that he had heard from his father about an architect who was good at repair work.

   To be honest, this kind of profession is not welcomed by wizards in the magic world, and there are not many in the entire British magic world.

The number of wizards in the British wizarding world is very limited. Most of the wizard’s residences are inherited, while most of the Muggle wizards settled in the Muggle world. If they really need to build a new house, a large number of wizards will choose to build it manually. , the Weasley family is the best example.

   After all, magic allows wizards to stack houses together like building blocks, building houses that don't conform to scientific structures at all.

  However, there are always people who need wizards to help build houses. Although it is rare, as long as there is a need, a corresponding profession will be born.

  Inigo Jones is such a Muggle wizard. It is worth mentioning that the architect is just a side job for him, and his main job is an employee of a shop in Diagon Alley.

   Albert asked the house elf Bit to come forward and reached an agreement with Inigo Jones to help him with the repair work of the house in Hogsmeade.

   As for the cost, one hundred Galleons.

   That's right, it's that cheap.

  According to the house-elves, the house had been carefully inspected, everything needed inside was replaced with new ones, and magically re-fortified. Except for the outer shell of the whole house, the interior has basically changed a lot. Bit also took several photos of Albert, and the results are quite satisfactory.

   After the house elf reported the progress of the house's repairs and left, Isobel, who had stared at the house design for a long time, finally spoke.

   "Sometimes, I really don't know what you want to do!"

"It will become our working place in the future. After graduation, you definitely don't want to stay at home all the time!" Albert poured himself a cup of hot tea, looked up at Isobel who was looking at the photo, and smiled Said, "There is a place to work, so it looks like a division of work."

  He is indeed planning to build a laboratory. After graduation, there will be no such good place as the Room of Requirement in Hogwarts. There must be a workshop for brewing potions and making magic items.

   Moreover, in Hogsmeade, there is no need to worry about being warned by the Ministry of Magic for casting spells before adulthood.

  Of course, after that is settled, Albert will renovate that house and turn it into a safe house. This is also the initial attempt of a safe house.

   Of course Isobel knew something, and she also knew that Albert's motives were impure. The other party seemed to intend to turn that house into a place for the two to date in the future.

   After all, Albert will stay at Hogwarts for a few more years, while Isobel is working in Hogsmeade Village, so the two can meet frequently without anyone coming to bother them.

"If it's done, it's a good place for a tryst." Isobel said softly, "If you let the girls in the school know, guess what they will say, the girls like to ask about your little secret, Sneaking gossip about you in private."

"Could it be that you spread the gossip about us to the whole school?" Albert didn't believe that Isobel would do this at all, "You want everyone to know that we're engaged so that they can completely Give up?"

   "I see that you have become narcissistic."

   "It's not that I'm narcissistic, it's those girls who make me narcissistic."

   Of course Albert knew that if the news got out, it would be no less than dropping a depth charge into the Black Lake.

  The relationship between young wizards is not as secure as imagined.

  In Albert's eyes, that is "fast food love, assembly line feelings".

  There are not a few couples who break up every semester at Hogwarts school. They are like their college life in the previous life. They are free, free and easy, without restraint.

  In the end, there are very few people who can really come together.

   "There was more than one girl who held newspaper clippings to prove that you have more than one girlfriend." Isobel recalled, "The news that you stepped on several boats is the news they like to hear the most."

   “Tips are always welcome,” Albert said. He had already guessed what the so-called clipping was about.

  The last time I went to France to participate in the International Wizards Chess Tournament, Louise's meeting and kissing ceremony and the misunderstanding caused by Catherine as a tour guide were widely reported by those unscrupulous reporters.

  However, Isobel always felt that it was best for him to be careful and be more vigilant. This had nothing to do with being jealous.

  Albert knows more and more beautiful girls.

  Although Isobel believes in the relationship between the two parties, there are always exceptions.

   Male and female friends get too close, let alone a pure friendship.

  No matter how pure a relationship is, it will deteriorate over time.

   Especially when someone said that he wanted to find two or three girlfriends, it aroused Isobel's vigilance. The main reason is Albert's mouth, many of what he said have become reality.

  Before, Isobel also knew that it was just a joke.

  However, after she got to know Albert better, she felt that this matter had to be guarded against. God knows if this will come true.

  Especially Albert's title and fame have grown rapidly. He is like a ripe fruit, becoming more and more attractive, making many girls want to take a bite.

  Miss Louise, who has Veela blood in France, is a case in point.

  At the original wedding, Louise wanted to ask Albert to do something interesting.

  Isobel has no doubts at all. If Albert hadn't had her as a girlfriend, Miss Louise would definitely not mind chasing after him.

  The possibility of the two parties coming together is not low.

  Isobel knew how Penello and Percy got together.

  As for her old pen pal Valeria, if that girl has been with Albert for a long time, Isobel has no doubt that the two of them will chat in bed one day.

  Isobel has never doubted Valeria's charm and ability. It is said that that guy has made a lot of excellent pen pals, so he kind of wants to find friends from them.

   "What are you thinking about?" Albert refilled Isobel with a cup of hot tea.

   "I wonder how many beautiful girls you know." Isobel took a sip from his teacup and said with a smile.

   Albert felt the word "Danger" appear above his head.

   "You should trust me." Albert said seriously.

"Of course I believe you, but I don't trust other girls." Isobel raised his hand and poked Albert's chest and complained: "Do you know that when the girls in the academy talk about you, their faces show That look on her face... well, you don't know how stressful it is to be your girlfriend."

   "Sorry, I ignored these." Albert said softly.

  He always felt that he had heard similar words somewhere.

   “…it’s stressful being your sister.”

   "Survive this semester and graduate."

   "Yeah, I'm finally graduating from school, and I actually came to help you before the important ultimate wizard exam." Isobel asked with a smile, "How can you thank me?"

   "I can try my best to satisfy you."

  Albert doesn't mind talking dirty jokes in front of Isobel at all, he has actually been doing this all the time, youth is the biggest asset.

   "You do the same in front of other girls." Isobel asked.

   "Of course not." Albert changed the subject, "By the way, if you think you don't have enough time, we can use the Time Converter to go back in time."

   "If you use that thing too much, it will accelerate the speed of aging." Although Isobel complained, he obviously didn't intend to refuse.

   "Tell me, what are you going to do today?"

   "Practice wandless spells."

   "Aren't you already proficient in using wandless magic?"

   "That can only be regarded as barely usable."

   Albert thought of many ways to deal with werewolves.

  Wandless magic is the best fallback.

   As for whether there will be a time to face the werewolf, Albert is not sure, but he feels that there is no harm in his early preparations.

  It is better to be prepared than to be prepared for nothing.

   Albert's idea is very simple. If there is a chance, use the spell to trap the werewolf directly, and then cast the recovery spell on the opponent.

  As for, why is it trapped first, instead of directly using the restore human form spell?

   If the spell didn't work, wouldn't he just be finished?

  Wolf disease will spread among people through contact with saliva and blood, that is to say, if you are bitten, your life will basically be over, unless you can change your body like Voldemort.

  Albert is quite satisfied with his appearance, and never thought of turning himself into a monster with no nose.

  If you can't trap the werewolf, you can use magic to protect yourself first, and then look for opportunities when you can ensure your own safety.

  Using a wand to cast a transfiguration spell to trap an enemy is actually not difficult, but without using a wand...

"The Transfiguration Spell is notoriously difficult. If you want to use it without a wand, the difficulty is very high." Isobel looked at the other two results. The legs of the table were restrained, and he could see that the spell was very rough. Pull and break.

  It took Albert a long time to do this, and the difference with and without the wand is really big.

  To be honest, this is already very astonishing. An ordinary sixth-grade student, not to mention wandless magic, even a silent spell would feel like constipation for a long time.

   "Regular practice should be able to do it. The wizards in Africa are very good at magic without wands. It is said that they rarely use wands."

  Since Albert filled up the blood of wizards, his magical power should not be inferior to Voldemort and Dumbledore who were at their peak.

  The gap with the two is more about the use of magic, and the age experience gap is a disadvantage that Albert is difficult to reverse.

   "If you just practice wandless magic, you probably don't need my help."

  Albert didn't hide anything, and told Isobel about Hagrid. He planned to use the Transfiguration Charm to conjure a Buckbeak. When the Ministry of Magic came, Hagrid would delay the spell and remove the spell, creating the illusion that Buckbeak had escaped.

Taking Buckbeak away is a reliable venture. Albert does not have the aura of Harry and Hermione as the protagonists, but there is no guarantee that he will be able to take Buckbeak away. If something goes wrong during the period, then It's embarrassing.

  A revert to the original shape to solve the problem is obviously simpler.

  The only problem is to conjure a Buckbeak that can be faked.

  Both of them used the Transfiguration spell well. It is not impossible to use the Transfiguration spell to conjure a Hippogriff.

   Albert needs Isobel to help him find problems and give him advice.

   "You are really brave, but this is a good way. The question is whether you can successfully conjure a hippogriff to hide it from others." Isobel couldn't help but marvel at the feat that Albert wanted to accomplish.

  Honestly, it was hard, very hard.

   "I will make it."

  This is considered a very advanced deformation technique, but it is not impossible for Albert. His deformation ability is not weak, not to mention that with the panel, everything is possible.

   "I think when Professor McGonagall retires, Professor Dumbledore will definitely welcome you to be the professor of Transfiguration." Isobel sighed.

   "I'm afraid your wish will be disappointed."

   "Why?" Isobel asked in confusion.

   "Professor Dumbledore can't wait until Professor McGonagall retires."

   "That's right, he is very old, maybe he will retire first." Isobel's tone paused, trying to understand Albert's meaning.

   "You predicted Dumbledore's death?"

   "Well, I saw the Dark Mark floating over Hogwarts, I saw Principal Dumbledore fall from the castle and died, and I saw Harry Potter crying." Albert sighed.

   Isobel suddenly understood why Albert was under pressure.

  (end of this chapter)