Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 852 No coincidence

   "So, we are going to the Far East next summer?" Luke held the steering wheel, stared at the road ahead, and chatted with Albert in the back seat.

"Yes, next summer, the British side will not be very safe. It is a good thing to leave as soon as possible to avoid trouble." Albert rested his chin on one hand, looked sideways at the pouring rain outside the car window, and licked the fat cat next to him Denia said: "Learn foreign languages ​​seriously, and you should go to study there. Herb will buy a house there, and then we will live together."

   "I thought the whole family would immigrate after you and Isobel got married." Sansa in the passenger seat couldn't help asking, "Then what about your wedding?"

   "Come back when the time comes, anyway, magic is very convenient." Nia scratched Tom's ear, and asked casually: "About how many years will we stay abroad?"

"In about four years, it's time to study abroad." Albert estimated the time, and felt that as long as there were no accidents, Harry Potter should be able to destroy Voldemort step by step, and he was behind the push to destroy Voldemort's soul The server task will definitely be easier.

  As long as there are no Horcruxes, Voldemort, who can be killed, will be much less threatening than before.

   "Next year, can I really go to Hogwarts?" Nia asked about this again, which is what she cares most about now.

   "Yes, I have done the divination." Albert stretched out his hand and touched Nia's head and comforted him, "If Herb and Daisy don't come back, Isobel will pick you up."

   "How do I get to Hogwarts school, by train?" Nia asked.

   "I don't know, I'll ask for you when the time comes."

   "I always thought it was a very strange thing for wizards to go to school by steam train." Sansa thought it was incredible, basically there are no steam trains in Britain now.

   "It's really amazing." Albert continued the topic: "Actually, there are several other trains leading to various European countries at King's Cross Station."

   "To European countries, take the train?" Luke was a little surprised, "I thought you would drill the fireplace."

   "How did they get across the sea?"

"The wizard let the train pass through the sea. I took it once. It was okay, but the speed was very slow. It would take a long time to travel around Europe by train." Albert added, "The price is very expensive, and it is very expensive. boring."

  It was raining heavily outside, and the car was talking about the magic world, and occasionally a few laughter could be heard.

   I don't know how long it took, the car finally arrived outside King's Cross Station. The rain outside was heavier than before. Nia held her umbrella up high, trying to cover the rain for Albert who was carrying the luggage, but the effect was not very good, and the rain wet most of the clothes on the two of them.

   "Remember to write to us." Luke gave Albert a hug, and Sansa kissed him on the forehead.

"Be careful on the way back. If you catch a cold, remember to drink the cold medicine I left for you. There are labels and instructions on it. Don't get it wrong." Albert took the cat cage from Nia and put it on the trolley, and then After giving her a hug, she held an umbrella and walked towards the station with a single trolley.

  Pedestrians at King's Cross Station were in a hurry, and Albert leisurely walked towards the partition wall, and immediately passed through the wall when no one was paying attention.

The Hogwarts Express train has stopped on the platform, and the locomotive is spouting billowing smoke. There are many Hogwarts students and parents talking on the platform, mixed with the sounds of various pets, it is really noisy , his ears were filled with various buzzing sounds, as if someone had cast a spell on him.

   When Albert pushed his luggage to join the crowd, a hand was placed on his shoulder from behind, and a familiar voice rang in his ears.

   Albert turned his head and looked, Lee Jordan and his father came to him at some point.

"Ludo Bagman gave us a bunch of duplicate Galleons." Mr. Jordan led Albert towards the train entrance, "I took them to the goblins at Gringotts to identify, and found that there were only a dozen Galleons inside. It's real, and all the rest are replicas."

   "I have contacted Fred and George, and their situation is similar." Lee Jordan added.

   "Have you ever looked for Ludo Bagman?" Albert lowered his voice. He noticed that many people were staring at him. Being too famous is not a good thing sometimes.

   "I've looked for it." Lee Jordan's father said through gritted teeth, "but it's useless. He doesn't admit it, and his attitude is very perfunctory."

   "He probably has no money." Albert guessed.

   "You mean to leave it like this?" Mr. Jordan couldn't believe it.

"You can write a letter to Bagman, or send a roaring letter, urging him to pay back the money, but it may be difficult to get Galleon back from Ludo Bagman. It is said that he borrowed a lot of Galleon from the goblin, They are being collected." Albert stopped and suggested to Mr. Jordan: "Of course, you can unite with other wizards who have been tricked by Bagman to form a debt collection group to negotiate with Bagman, allowing him to It's better to get some Galleons back than to be directly robbed by Bagman."

   "What if he can't pay it back?

   "If Bagman can't pay, let the debt haunt him till he dies."

   "It's really you." Lee Jordan smiled and gave a thumbs up.

"That's the only way to go." Mr. Jordan had no better way. Before leaving, he took out a letter from his robe pocket and handed it to Albert. He blinked and said, "The part that belongs to you, I have deposited You are in the vault of Gringotts, this is a letter from the goblins, and you can also find relevant information in Gringotts."

   "Happy cooperation." Albert smiled and stretched out his hand.

  Mr. Jordan shook his hand and said sincerely, "I hope there will be a next time."

   "I think there will be."

Albert put his luggage on the train and went to the carriage with Lee Jordan. Along the way, he received countless curious eyes. People stared at him unabashedly, and some even put their faces on the glass windows of the carriage. Burt felt like a cherished animal in a zoo.

   After entering the compartment, Albert immediately closed the door and pulled down the curtain to block people's sight from outside the compartment, so he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

   "You are very welcome."

  Lee Jordan doesn't envy Albert for getting everyone's attention, but rather gloats about his misfortune. The eyes of those girls made him a little scared, as if he was going to swallow Albert alive!

"Not everyone is like Lockhart, who likes to be noticed." Albert raised his wand and tapped it lightly on his clothes. A large amount of water vapor quickly rose from his body, and was blown out of the window by a gust of wind. He was uncomfortable at first All the dampness is gone.

   "Fred and George must be furious. They lost a lot of Galleons." Lee Jordan sat down opposite Albert, helped him open the cat cage, and released the fat cat inside.

   "It can only be said that luck is bad." Albert shook his head and said: "If they come to me before placing a bet, I will tell them not to bet with Bagman."

   "Then why didn't you remind us?"

   "The part you bet on, you can't actually get it back." Albert touched Tom's head and looked at the platform through the window glass of the carriage: "So, it doesn't make any sense whether you bet or not."

   "You are generous, such a large sum of Galleons, if you say give up, you will give up."

   "One cannot be too greedy."

   Albert saw Lee Jordan picking up the "Daily Prophet", and seemed to think of something, "By the way, Sirius' "Defense Guide" magazine has started selling, and the sales should be pretty good."

"The Dark Mark of the World Cup has caused quite a panic." Lee Jordan waved to Fred and George on the platform, "Many people think it is a bad omen, I think this may tell you There will be turmoil in the British wizarding world."

   "It does, and you'll find out why next summer."

   "Can't you say it now?"

   "You sure don't want to know now."

   "Who said so?"

   "Are you sure?" Albert said softly, "Many people don't want to believe it."

   "The mysterious man is back?" Lee Jordan couldn't help swallowing, feeling that he really asked a bad question.

   "Are you regretting it?" Albert opened the door of the carriage.

   "What are you regretting?" Fred and George walked in with their bodies wet.

   "The mystery man came back." Lee Jordan said.

   "This is not funny." Fred and George shivered.

   Suddenly there was a dead silence in the carriage.

   "Albert, do you know what will happen at Hogwarts this year?" George asked off topic.

   "I heard that they are preparing for a competition, which seems to be called the Triwizard Tournament." It was Lee Jordan who answered them. However, he doesn't seem to know much.

"The Triwizard Tournament jointly organized by the three schools is recorded in "Hogwarts: A School History". Each school will select a warrior to participate in three magic events. Later, people often die, and the competition Just stop." Albert raised his wand and pointed at the two, and Fred and George began to emit a lot of water vapor, and Lee Jordan quickly opened the window to get the water vapor out.

   "Dead?" The three looked at each other.

"literal meaning."

   "It seems very dangerous, are you going to participate?"

  The three of them felt that the hero of Hogwarts was none other than Albert. Unless he voluntarily gave up participating in the competition, he basically didn't need to consider other students.

   "Should sign up to participate, I think the Triwizard Tournament is very interesting." Albert said with a smile.

   The panel task of the Triwizard Tournament must be very good, so he naturally didn't intend to miss it.

   Moreover, in order to realize Nia's wish, she also needs to participate in the competition. As for Barty Crouch Jr.'s threat, Albert didn't take it to heart at all.

  Because the enemies hidden in the dark are really scary.

   For those who have been seen through like Barty Crouch Jr., Albert can arrange him in minutes.

   "I don't understand why Bill and the others are unwilling to tell us." Fred was a little depressed, "Do they really think there will be unexpected surprises when we find out?"

"I think this is purely a bad joke. If they really want to surprise us, they shouldn't reveal the news in advance. Knowing without knowing it is called a surprise." George curled his lips and took it out of the bag. A box of cookies is on the table.

   "Just like your personalities." After eating a small piece, Lee Jordan suddenly turned into a big canary.

   Both Fred and George couldn't help laughing.

   "Damn canary biscuit," Lee Jordan muttered, eating the whole biscuit. As if to combat the arrogance of the Weasley twins, he brought up the topic just now, "Albert thinks that the mysterious man is back, and the Dark Mark is an omen."

  The laughter of the Weasley twins stopped abruptly, and they looked at Albert stiffly.

   "I never said that." Albert shrugged.

   "Of course you didn't say it, but that's what you meant." Lee Jordan continued to use this incident to attack the arrogance of the twins.

   "Actually, we guessed it a long time ago. Albert said before that the British wizarding world would be in turmoil." Fred and George looked at each other, assuming that they would die together.

  The atmosphere in the carriage became more and more weird.

   "Don't worry, even if the mysterious man does come back, we still have the savior Potter." Albert comforted.

   "Are you serious?" Lee Jordan suddenly wanted to laugh, but couldn't.

   "Of course it is serious." Albert nodded, "Harry Potter is called the savior for no reason."

   "Okay, we have Potter." The three looked at each other and agreed with Albert's words. To be honest, people are more willing to believe in Dumbledore than Harry Potter.

   Moreover, the sky fell, and there was a tall man holding it up.

  You don’t need to worry at all.

   Anyway, it depends on what Albert will do when the time comes, and they will follow along. Since Albert has divination about this matter very early, he will definitely be prepared, and they don't need to worry about it at all.

   "You said, why didn't the mysterious man die back then?" Fred seemed worried about being heard by others, so he lowered his voice, "He even came to Hogwarts to steal the Philosopher's Stone."

   "Actually, I'm more curious about why he is so ugly and has no nose." Albert couldn't help but joked that they had all seen Voldemort through Boggart.

   There was a sound of gasping in the carriage, and none of the three thought that Albert would dare to tease the mysterious man, even though he was indeed ugly.

  At this moment, someone knocked on the carriage door.

   It was Harry, with a copy of Defense Guide magazine in his hand.

   "Sirius asked me to give it to you." After Harry Potter handed the magazine to Albert, he seemed to have something to say to him.

   "What's the matter?" Albert glanced at the cover of the magazine, feeling that Black and Lupine's aesthetics were average.

   "Do you know what's going to happen at Hogwarts this year?" Harry asked in a low voice.

   "You mean the Triwizard Tournament." Albert asked in surprise, "Sirius didn't tell you."

   "He has been busy with magazines recently." Harry said helplessly.

   "It seems that he likes this job very much." Albert told Harry about the Triwizard Tournament, and asked with a smile, "Why, you want to participate too?"

   "No, it sounds dangerous." Harry shook his head hastily. Although he did have similar thoughts in his heart, he also knew that with Albert's ability, he could probably easily win the championship.

  Albert said suddenly, "I have a hunch that you might be involved."

   "Involved?" Harry was a little confused and didn't understand Albert's words.

"Since you went to Hogwarts, I have concluded two things." Albert raised his index finger and said, "First, accidents happen every year at Hogwarts, and they are all related to you, at least you are involved By."

   "Don't be in a hurry to deny it, at least listen to me." He raised his hand and interrupted, "Secondly, all the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts have problems."

  Harry was speechless, because it seemed, indeed, as Albert said.

   "That's just a coincidence," he said dryly.

   "Is it really just a coincidence?" Albert narrowed his eyes and said, "A coincidence can happen once or twice, but if it happens more times, it can't be a coincidence."

  (end of this chapter)