Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 815 has an appointment

   "Actually, I've always been curious about why you can speak foreign languages ​​so well."

Since the start of the vacation, except for doing summer homework, Nia spent almost all of her time practicing foreign languages ​​with Albert. Luke and Sansa also joined in this family-style chat, making preparations for the upcoming trip to the East. Prepare.

   "Maybe it's because I'm talented in this area." Albert said without blushing and heartbeat.

  Nia obviously didn't believe it, because Albert could speak a lot of foreign languages.

  Even if the talent is different, no one is as talented as him.

  A language needs to be used frequently in order to master it proficiently. The practice during this period of time made Nia deeply understand this, and Albert obviously did not have such an opportunity.

   "Why are you not optimistic about the subcontinent?"

   Flipping through the books Heb brought back from the Far East Colony, Nia found another topic, "The subcontinent also has a large population, and there are still many British people still living in the subcontinent."

   "There are actually very few real people in the subcontinent." Albert commented briefly, "It's dirty and messy over there, and it's very unfriendly to girls. People who aren't used to it used to get sick easily."

   "You seem to be very clear." Luke asked with a smile, "Is it the information obtained from the book?"

"I have investigated." Albert said softly, "If I hadn't become a wizard, I would probably consider making some money at home first, and then use the money I earned to go to the United States or the Far East. You know, the outbreak of the economic crisis There's a pattern, it's a disaster, but it's also an opportunity."

   "Well, I'm not stupid, I understand what you mean." Nia knew that Albert's sending their parents to the Far East Colony was obviously related to this matter.

  This is an opportunity, and no one would dislike their lack of money.

   "By the way, I'm going on a long trip in two days. A friend invited me to participate in a competition. Maybe I can bring back a trophy." Albert said to everyone with a smile.

  Mr. Bud sent him a letter yesterday, in which he mentioned the Barnabus Finkley Award for Excellent Spellcasting, which was held in Spain.

   "How long are you going to be out there?"

  Nia's voice was a little higher, obviously not happy. Albert had only stayed at home for a few days during the holiday, and he was about to go out again, and he didn't bring himself.

   "It won't be too long, two or three days at most." Albert comforted softly: "I will remember to bring you a souvenir."

   "I'm not a child, what souvenir do you want?" Nia said very unhappy, "We will leave Europe next year, and we may be separated for several years. You should pay more attention to your family."

   "Sorry, this is indeed my negligence." Albert has been busy with his own affairs, and he has indeed neglected his relatives around him.

   "If you want to succeed, you have to pay something." Luke didn't blame Albert, and said to Sansa, "The pineapple in the kitchen should be soaked."

  Sansa got up and went into the kitchen, took the pineapple out of the salt water and placed it on a plate, and accidentally caught a glimpse of an owl flying towards this side.

   "Your owl letter." Sansa opened the kitchen window and said to Albert in the living room.

  An owl flew in from the window, passed the open door and flew into the living room, landed on the table in front of Albert, raised his right leg, and an envelope was tied on the owl's leg.

  Albert pushed Tom aside, reached out and took off the envelope, glanced at the wax seal on the letter, and said with a smile, "It's from the school."

   "When are you going to go shopping on Magic Street?" Nia asked expectantly, "Can we go with you then?"

   "Of course, we can go together when the time comes."

   Albert went to the kitchen to prepare water and food for the owl. Then he tore open the envelope, took out a small stack of parchment from inside, and found his report card after unfolding:

  Common Wizarding Rank Exam Results

  Passing result: Excellent (O)

  Good (E)

  Pass (A)

  Failed Grade: Poor (P)

   very poor (D)

  Extreme difference (T)

   Albert Anderson's results are as follows:

   Ancient Runes: O

  Arithmology and Divination: O

  Astronomy: O

  Protect magical creatures: O

   Charms: O

   Defense Against the Dark Arts: O

   Divination: O

  Herbalism: O

  A History of Magic: O

   Muggle Studies: O

   Potions: O

  Transfiguration: O

   Sure enough, he got twelve excellent.

  After reading the report card of the Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination, Albert found that his heart was not fluctuating. Instead, the "Simple Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination" in the panel task became available.

   "What are you looking at?" Nia moved her head closer.

   "Examination report card from last semester."

  Albert handed the parchment to Nia, opened the other letters in the envelope, and there was an additional purchase option of a dress on the list.

   "You actually take Muggle Studies as an elective?"

  Nia has read the book "Family Life and Social Habits of British Muggles". It is really hard to imagine that wizards have such a shallow understanding of ordinary people, and they can finish this course patiently with Albert's character.

   "It's better to look good all the time," Albert nodded and said, "However, you're right, wizards don't understand Muggles at all, and Muggle research is indeed stupid, and sometimes it even makes people feel inexplicably embarrassing."

"I feel that wizards are a little arrogant, and although magic is easy to use, the magic world is really backward." Nia was very impressed by the backwardness of the magic world, "On the contrary, the development speed of the ordinary world is much faster than that of the magic world .”

"It's normal, because the number of wizards is small, so the development of the wizarding world is doomed to be slow." Albert put the letter back into the envelope, reached out and touched Tom's head, and was about to go back to his room to write to Bud Letter, agreeing on a time to meet.

   "It seems that there is another owl." Albert picked up a piece of pineapple, and was just about to leave the living room when he heard Nia's voice from behind.

   When Albert turned his head, he saw a gray owl hovering above everyone's heads, throwing a letter in front of Albert, and it seemed that he had no intention of flying away immediately.

  Albert bent down to pick up the letter, and found that the sender was actually Angelina.

  He opened the envelope, took out the letter paper and began to read:

   Dear Albert:

  I received a letter from the owl of the school yesterday. My O.W.Ls results were not satisfactory, and I only passed seven in the end. I think your O.W.Ls must be all "O".

   One thing that has always bothered me is that I didn't find the Quidditch team captain's badge in the envelope, so I hope you won't laugh at me for it. I have secretly asked Fred, George and Alia, but none of them received the badge, so I suspect that Professor McGonagall forgot to put the badge in the envelope, and I am hesitant to write to Professor McGonagall to ask this matter.

   If you know anything, I hope you can write back and let me know, and congratulations on your award of the Order of Merlin, Third Class.

  I plan to go to the Quidditch World Cup this year to watch the game, Fred said you will go too, see you then.

   Have a great summer!

  Angelina Johnson

  Albert of course knew why Angelina didn't receive the Quidditch team captain's badge, because there would be no Quidditch competitions at all next semester.

"follow me."

  Albert said to Gray Owl that he couldn't let this guy bother everyone.

   Not long after, Angelina's gray owl flew away with the note.

  Shela was still standing on the table, watching the owl flying away from the window, blinking her mouth, as if to say: "The annoying guy is finally gone."

  Albert continued to write to Bud, telling him that he was going to go shopping in Diagon Alley tomorrow and agreed to meet him there. It would be even better if all the problems could be solved by the way, as being unable to use magic would be a hassle after all.

After writing the letter to Bud, Albert told everyone about going shopping in Diagon Alley, but to his surprise, Grandpa Luke was not enthusiastic about going to Diagon Alley, let alone plan to go to Diagon Alley with Albert. He only said that he would wait for them outside after shopping and then drive them back.

   "Grandpa, why don't you go together?" Nia asked puzzled.

"I think it's fine now. We won't be wizards after all, and we won't be in the same world as wizards." Luke gently stroked Nia's head and said, "Since this is the case, don't have too many intersections, so that we won't be able to give up in the future." .”

"Honey, let's go to the movies then. We haven't gone to the movies together for a long time." Sansa suggested with a smile. Although she was also curious about what the wizarding world looked like, she obviously didn't intend to leave Luke behind. , Watching movies is undoubtedly the best choice to pass the time.

  The next day, Luke sent Albert and Nia near the Leaky Cauldron.

   "There doesn't seem to be anything over there." Sansa looked suspiciously at the place where Albert and Nia were going through the car window.

   "The Leaky Cauldron is over there, but ordinary people can't see it because it's enchanted." Luke calmly explained, "Okay, let's go to the movies!"

  Albert took Nia's hand into the Leaky Cauldron, and found that the bar was more lively than before. Most people were talking about this year's Quidditch World Cup. Tom was a little surprised when he saw Albert.

  Albert ignored Tom's scrutinizing gaze, looked around but couldn't find Isobel, then reached out his hand and took out his pocket watch, glanced at the time, and muttered, "Maybe, they're waiting for us at the ice cream shop."

   "You dated Isobel?" Nia asked.

   "She's going shopping with her sister." Albert explained, "Just so you can meet Katrina first."

  Nia curled her lips in dissatisfaction, obviously she would rather go shopping with Albert, if Isobel was around, she would become a redundant light bulb.

  Albert didn't notice the change in Nia's mood, so he led her to the backyard of the bar, and used his wand to open the entrance to Diagon Alley.

   "No matter how many times I look at it, it feels incredible." Nia said looking at the rearranged brick walls.

   "Yeah, I felt incredible when I saw it for the first time." Albert took Nia's hand into the arcade formed by bricks, and said with a smile, "Welcome to Diagon Alley."

   "If possible, I really want to go shopping." Nia said looking at the lively Diagon Alley.

   "Unfortunately, we only have two hours for shopping." Albert took Nia's hand and headed to Florin's cold drink shop.

   Isobel and Katrina obviously haven't arrived yet.

   "Oh, look who I saw, it's a rare visitor." Florin greeted Albert with a smile.

   "Two chocolate nut sundaes." Albert took out a Galleon from his pocket.

"No, I will invite you for free. I heard that you have won the third class of the Order of Merlin." Florin smiled and handed the two ice creams he just made to Albert, and asked in a low voice: "This beautiful Is the girl your girlfriend?"

   "She is my sister." Albert corrected, "However, thank you for the ice cream, I will make a prediction for you another day."

   "Oh, it seems that they said that you can predict is true?" Florin looked at Albert curiously, "True prophets are not common."

   "Yes...he can predict, and he is very accurate." Albert was about to say something when he heard a familiar voice next to him.

   "I thought we would have to wait for a while." Albert said to the two sisters with a smile, "I'll treat you to whatever you want to eat."

   "Then I won't be polite, Katrina, what do you want to eat?" Isobel asked his sister with a smile.

"same as you."

  Katrina was secretly looking at Nia who was holding Albert's hand. She was a beautiful girl who was not inferior to her own sister. It was said that she was Albert's younger sister, a Muggle who couldn't use magic.

  Nia took a bite of the ice cream and secretly looked at Katrina.

   "Let's go to Madam Malkin's robe shop first." Albert suggested, "We have two hours for shopping."

   "Why do you want to order a dress all of a sudden?" Katrina asked.

   "This year the school will hold a Christmas ball." Albert explained that students who plan to participate must prepare dresses.

   "You don't plan to go home this Christmas?" Nia became even more unhappy.

   "Don't worry, I have other ways to go back and spend Christmas with you." Albert said with a smile and touched Nia's head.

  Katrina looked at Albert, who doted on her sister, and couldn't help curling her lips.

   "What is the reason?"

"The Ministry of Magic is trying to resume the Triwizard Tournament. At that time, the other two schools will come to Hogwarts to participate in the competition, so Hogwarts will hold the Yule Ball." Albert told everyone what he knew, " It is said that the warrior who wins the championship will be rewarded with 1,000 Galleons."

   "Congratulations, you have another trophy." Katrina congratulated in advance. She didn't think anyone could be Albert's opponent, this guy was simply a ruthless trophy harvesting machine.

   "At that time, there is something I want to discuss with you."

   "What is it?" Katrina asked.

   "Wait until I choose the Hogwarts warrior. If I don't choose, just pretend I didn't say anything." While talking, several people had already arrived outside Madam Malkin's robe shop.

  Isobel frowned and looked at his sister, she probably guessed what Albert wanted to say to Katrina.

   They enter the shop, there are already people inside. After the four of them entered, the shop became even more crowded.

A boy with fair hair was trying on a dark green dress, looked sideways at the direction of the footsteps, and said in a strange tone, "Mom, I smell a strange smell, maybe we should change it again." shop."

   Albert frowned and stared at Malfoy, and couldn't help squinting his eyes to examine the mother and child in front of him, with a deep malice on the corner of his mouth.

   Even Nia couldn't help but look at her brother, suddenly feeling a little strange, and she looked at the blond boy in front of her again, obviously because of what she said just now.

  Narcissa Malfoy looked at the four people who entered the robe shop and said, "Okay, let's go to the Outer Clothes Shop, where we can buy better dresses."

   "Cause and effect is a very magical thing."

  Albert's voice was very soft, but it happened to be heard by Malfoy who was about to leave.

   "I thought you would be angry." Katrina glanced at Albert and said.

   "That will only make you look very uneducated." Albert said to Mrs. Malkin calmly, "I need to re-customize two school uniforms."

   "Don't you want a dress?"

   "No, I have a dress." Albert said, "That one is fine."

   "The one from last time, isn't it too small?" Isobel knew which dress Albert was talking about.

   "No, it is enchanted and can automatically adapt to the user's height and body shape." Albert explained softly, which was actually what Bud told him in the letter, "Your dress is actually the same."

"oh."

  Isobel was a little surprised. When Albert was measuring his body, he quietly pulled Katrina aside and talked about the dress.

   Katrina ended up ordering a gown, though.

  After measuring the size of the clothes, a group of people planned to continue shopping.

  Nia took Aitte to go shopping, and Katrina wanted to go to the bookstore to buy books.

   "I'll go with you, and we'll meet at the robe store." Isobel didn't worry about his sister shopping alone, "What class are you going to study next semester?"

   "Arithmetic divination, ancient runes, and five basic courses." Albert handed a small bag of gold coins to Isobel, "Then I'll leave it to you."

   "You won't be angry, are you?" Katrina asked in a low voice as Albert left.

   "No." Isobel shook his head and said.

  Katrina whispered, "You don't think he spoils his sister too much."

   "His family will leave the UK soon, and it is normal for Albert to spend some time with his family." Isobel said calmly.

  Katrina opened her mouth, not knowing what to say.

After separating from Sister McDougal, Nia's mood suddenly improved a lot. She grabbed Albert's hand and led him to go shopping, with curiosity and excitement in her big eyes, wishing to see all the surrounding scenery All in the eyes of income.

  Albert bought some novelty things for Nia.

  When they came out of the pharmacy, Nia looked very abnormal, and she asked in a low voice: "Maybe the wizard's beauty potion is also made from those things?"

   "Not necessarily, under normal circumstances, potions are just like that, don't think too much." Albert comforted softly.

   "Did you feel nauseous when you drank the potion for the first time?" Nia asked again.

   "A little bit, but it's good to get used to it." Albert thought for a while and said, "However, ordinary wizards don't go into the specific formula of the potion, and they don't care, as long as they can cure themselves."

   "Difficult to understand and difficult to accept."

  Albert took out his pocket watch from his pocket, looked at the time and asked, "If there is a potion that can make you smart or beautiful, but those potions look disgusting, would you drink it?"

   "Probably yes."

"That's right, you only need to pay attention to its effect, and you don't have to pay too much attention to other things." Albert said to Nia, "Come on, let's get the robe, I think Katrina should also pay attention to it." Finished shopping."

   "Are you going back?" Nia was a little bit reluctant, as she still had a lot of places she wanted to go.

   When the two passed by a shop selling owls, she asked in a low voice, "Can I buy an owl so that I can contact you in the future."

   "No, at least not now." Albert directly refused, "And, isn't there a double-sided mirror?"

   "That mirror is at my mother's place. If you can find another mirror for me, we won't have to worry about communication problems in the future." Nia pouted and complained.

   "I'll see when the time comes."

"do not forget."

  When the two returned to the robe shop, Isobel and Katrina had already finished shopping.

  After shopping, Albert proposed to go outside to eat something, and wait for Grandpa Luke who had finished watching the movie to pick him up.

   "Are you going to eat with Muggles?" Katrina hesitated.

   "If you only study Muggles, you will never know how Muggles live." Albert said with a smile, "I think it is a good choice to start learning about Muggles from food."

  A few people went to the nearest Charlie’s milk tea branch, where they ordered some delicious desserts, such as various pies and grilled cheese sticks that exploded in heat, fried chicken legs of various flavors, fried chicken nuggets, grilled sausages, and finger cakes.

   Today's milk tea shops are no longer just milk tea shops, but have begun to transform into gourmet shops.

  Of course, Albert also has a share of the money earned by Charlie's shop, but it is only nominally under Daisy's name.

  Katrina took a bite of the fragrant and delicious grilled cheese stick, narrowed her eyes happily and said, "This is delicious."

"this is for you."

  Nia hands Katrina her portion of the grilled cheese stick.

   "Aren't you going to eat?" Katrina asked puzzled.

   "Don't eat. Eating too much will make you fat. These things are high in calories." Niya explained in a low voice.

  Katrina looked at the cheese stick in her hand and suddenly felt that it was not tasty.

   "Don't worry, it's okay to eat occasionally." Albert comforted with a smile.

   Not long after the four of them paid and left the store, Luke drove to pick up the things Nia and Albert bought.

   "Why didn't you leave together?"

   Katrina asked Albert who was still standing beside them in puzzlement.

   "I have an appointment with someone else." Albert walked in the direction of the Leaky Cauldron, "How do you plan to go back?"

   "I will use Apparation to take Katrina back later." Isobel asked casually, "Who are you waiting for?"

"Mr. Bud, he said he would take me to participate in the Barnabus Finkley Excellent Spellcasting Competition." Albert took Isobel's hand and asked, "Do you want to go with me, as if you are going on vacation?" gone."

   "Forget it." Isobel shook his head and said, "We will go together next time we go to Egypt to participate in the International Alchemy Conference."

  Katrina didn't know why she suddenly felt sad for Albert's opponent.

  The three of them entered the Leaky Cauldron one after the other. Isobel and Katrina returned to Diagon Alley. Albert quickly found Mr. Bard at the counter.

   "I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long." Albert said apologetically.

   "Are you done with it?" Bud didn't care about that.

   "It's ready." Albert said.

   "Then let's go." Mr. Bard greeted Tom, and left with Albert who had just returned to the Leaky Cauldron.

  (end of this chapter)