Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 860 Albert is very busy

   "You really don't plan to publish a paper on "Transfiguration Today" this year?" Cedric couldn't understand why Albert temporarily gave up publishing a paper on "Transfiguration Today".

"At first I thought it would be easier when I was in the sixth grade, but there are still a lot of things." Albert sighed for a long time, as if he wanted to spit out all the pressure accumulated in the recent period: "I'm so busy I can't breathe anymore, and it's not good to occupy the paper position of "Transfiguration Today", I have to make room for newcomers, now I don't lack fame, and I don't care about those things, not to mention, I think you should compete for "Transfiguration Today" The Most Potential Newcomer Award from Transfiguration Today, if you get a few more titles, it will be easier for you to enter the Ministry of Magic in the future."

Cedric was silent for a moment, and finally thanked Albert. He finally knew the reason why Albert gave up on "Transfiguration Today" and continued to publish the paper. This is the most potential for him to obtain "Transfiguration Today" Opportunity for the Newcomer Award.

  If Albert continues to publish papers in magazines, with his mountain in front of him, Hogwarts students will basically not be able to win the Most Promising Newcomer Award before he graduates.

   "Wait a minute, Mr. Anderson." Professor McGonagall called to stop Albert who was about to leave classroom 21.

   "Professor McGonagall, what's the matter?" Albert stopped and turned to look at Professor McGonagall who was walking towards this side.

   "Transfiguration Today is going to organize the papers you published in the magazine into a collection of papers." Professor McGonagall told Albert about the good news, but she didn't get the expected answer.

   "Professor, can I get a manuscript fee? I mean, if my collection of essays is published over there, can I receive Galleon?" Albert asked the question directly without hesitation.

Professor McGonagall opened her mouth and didn't know how to answer for a while. Albert's question exceeded her expectations, because there is no fee for writing a paper for "Transfiguration Today", even if she spends her spare time Editing articles for "Transfiguration Today" is also a free help.

  Oh, if receiving a free copy of "Transfiguration Today" every month counts as a contribution fee.

   "If there is no manuscript fee, forget it!" Albert said lightly, as if it was an insignificant matter.

   "This is a good opportunity!" Cedric reminded kindly, "I dare say that "Transfiguration Today" has never done such a thing."

"That's because they don't have the chance to do that. I've published enough metamorphosis papers in recent years, and now I'm famous. They just plan to use my fame to publish books to make money." Albert didn't care about other people around him Looking at them strangely, he said to himself: "If they don't want to give money, but still want me to work for them, how can it be such a good thing?"

   "It seems to make sense." Cedric was stunned.

   "If there is no mention of the author's fee, please reply to them, I am already famous enough, and I don't want to be more famous." Albert said to Professor McGonagall.

   "Okay!" Professor McGonagall revealed the matter a little speechlessly, and continued, "One more thing, the president of the Boys Student Union complained to me, you threw away the prefect's job."

   "Professor, I think newcomers should be given some opportunities to exercise themselves. I can't let me do everything and let them lose the opportunity to make mistakes and grow?" Albert quickly made an excuse for himself.

  Cedric once again had a new understanding of the cheekiness of this friend. Why was he able to speak of being lazy so fresh and refined?

   "It's not good for you to run for the chairman of the student council in seventh grade." Professor McGonagall reminded with a frown.

"It's okay, isn't there Cedric, a serious and responsible student, I think it's quite suitable." Albert didn't care at all about whether he could become the president of the student union, and he didn't forget to complain: " There are so many things going on recently, I don’t always have enough time, I’m so busy that I’m dizzy.”

"Well, anyway, you can always find all kinds of excuses." Professor McGonagall stared at Albert for a while, and stopped talking about it, because she found that Albert seemed really not interested in becoming the president of the student union .

  Of course, it may also be that Albert is really too busy, and after the time converter is turned in, the time becomes insufficient.

After several people left Office No. 21 together, Cedric asked suspiciously: "Are you really short of money? How did I hear someone say that you took a stack of first-class tickets and watched the World Cup for several days?" match."

  Other people around are looking at Albert. It is not easy to get a ticket for the top box, so this guy just hit him?

   "The tickets given by others, I can't buy such expensive tickets like Gallon, and it's not that I have money and nowhere to spend them." Albert shrugged and explained.

   "Why didn't anyone give me a World Cup ticket?" Cedric couldn't help feeling sour when he thought of the cost of Gallon and his father to watch the Quidditch World Cup.

"No one gave you tickets, but someone gave you money!" Albert smiled and patted Cedric on the shoulder: "You can contribute to the "Defense Guide". If you can be admitted, and published in the magazine If you go online, you can get a manuscript fee, it is said that there is a maximum of ten Galleons, and it is paid every month, think about it carefully, earn some money, and go out with Qiu in the future, at least you have money to buy her gifts."

   "Qiu and I..."

   "Don't tell me you haven't got her yet?" Albert looked at Cedric suspiciously, "What's so embarrassing about making a girlfriend."

   "What is the Defense Guide?" Cedric hurriedly changed the subject.

"The magazine created by Professor Lupine, as you know, it is basically difficult for him to find a job, so I suggest him to start a magazine." Albert let Cedric go, and continued: "My side There is one, and it will be given to you next Monday."

   "No wonder you complained about "Transfiguration Today" just now." Cedric suddenly said.

"It's purely because "Transfiguration Today" looks ugly, otherwise I don't want to care about these **** things at all." Albert shrugged and said: "If the other party is really sincere, they will contact me directly through the owl to discuss this matter with me. Instead of telling me through Professor McGonagall, there is no sincerity at all. Of course, it may be that the editor-in-chief of "Transfiguration Today" is an idiot, or he doesn't want to pay me at all, so he dare not tell me about it directly. "

"You can see it clearly." Cedric sighed softly, and changed the subject, "By the way, Gabriel wrote to me during the summer vacation, and he said that you introduced him to the Muggle contact of the Ministry of Magic. office."

"I'm not that talented. Gabriel got into the Ministry of Magic on his own, and the Muggle Liaison Office often fails to recruit people. You know, many purebloods don't like Muggle-related occupations very much. "Albert and Truman still keep in touch, with a letter every month, and Truman often complains about some bad things in the letter, or the news he heard in the Ministry of Magic. Recently, following Albert's suggestion, he planned to write a novel about the farce he encountered in the Muggle Liaison Office.

   "My birthday is coming, and then you can send me the "Defense Guide" as a birthday present." Cedric stopped and asked, "What gift do you want? A book, or candy?"

   "You can give me a quill, not in bright colors."

  Katrina, who was following them, heard the two begging each other for birthday gifts, and couldn't help complaining: "You guys are so straightforward!"

"I think sometimes I can talk about it, at least I won't receive a bunch of gifts I don't like on my birthday and Christmas. Now many people are used to sending me various books on my birthday. Most of my bookshelf Books are gifts from others." Albert joked with a smile, "What birthday gift are you going to give me?"

   "On your birthday, I'll give you a book." Katrina prepared the gift very early, and Albert's gift is easy to choose anyway.

   "I have something to do later, let's go first." When Cedric passed the entrance of the secret passage, he stopped to say goodbye to the two, then reached out to push aside the carpet by the wall, and bent down to get in.

   After Cedric left, the two continued to walk along the corridor and reached the fifth floor through moving stairs.

  In the unmanned corridor leading to the library, Katrina suddenly stopped and asked Albert: "Do you think I look like Isobel in my current attire?"

   "I think you were better before." Albert had actually noticed Katrina's appearance a long time ago, and said seriously: "You are you, she is her."

   "Don't you want to invite Isobel to the Christmas ball?" When Katrina talked about this, her expression was slightly complicated, "I agree."

"Sorry, I have given up on that bad idea, I think Isobel should have told you about it." Albert apologized to Katrina bluntly: "I have to apologize to you about this, I hope I didn't make you unhappy .”

  Katrina was silent again, showing a smile: "You don't need to apologize, I think there are countless girls who want to compete for your dance partner position."

   "Thank you." Albert heaved a sigh of relief, "Isobel is not here, so choosing a dance partner is really troublesome."

   I don’t know why, but Katrina found it a little funny, and also felt a little sympathetic to the group of students who wanted to compete with Albert for the Warriors, because Albert knew the result in advance before some things started.

When the two walked into the library, they met Professor Moody at the entrance. He was waiting for Mrs. Pingce to check out the book, complaining incessantly: "...I can't find any more suitable books for Gao now. Grade students are used as textbooks, and I think it would be good to teach students some of the Auror training materials."

   "Professor Moody, do you have Auror training materials?" Albert glanced at the "Encountering a Faceless Monster" in Moody's hand.

"Although I don't mind lending you those textbooks, it doesn't comply with the regulations of the Ministry of Magic." Moody turned his head and grinned at Albert with an ugly smile. The magic eyes swept across Albert's face , fell on the face of Katrina who entered the library with him, and looked back again and said: "The Ministry of Magic will definitely not like the leakage of Auror training content. To be honest, they don't want students to be exposed to too much about jinxes." Even some knowledge of black arts can only be learned in sixth grade, what the hell, no wonder most wizards can't recite a decent Iron Armor Curse."

   "I thought you would let those rules go to hell." Albert said without hesitation, "Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts has always been a joke internationally."

"You're right, I think so too." Professor Moody said gruffly. "The students in the school are indeed very poor in defense against the dark arts. You are probably the only exception I have found. If you can If I become a hero of Hogwarts, I will suggest to Dumbledore to open the collection of books in the restricted area to you."

  Moody didn’t know that Albert already had the “right to use” the restricted area. Even if it wasn’t open to him, he could still borrow the books in the restricted area.

"Okay, don't talk here. If you want to talk, go outside the library." Mrs. Pince finally couldn't bear the two guys who ignored the library rules in front of her, and stared at them fiercely, ready to talk. Started driving people away.

   "At your current level, it is easy to pass the Auror test. What you need now is to accumulate experience, not to learn those messy spells." After Moody finished speaking, he turned and left.

  About the Auror training materials, Albert never expected to get them from Moody from the very beginning. He believed that it would not be difficult to get Auror training materials through the way of Wild Smith's house.

  Katrina took a seat for the two of them, and then went to look for information with Albert, "I heard that Professor Moody has a nickname called Mad-Eye."

"It really suits him." Albert said softly: "Professor Moody was once recognized as the best Auror at that time. It is said that most of the prisoners in the current Azkaban Prison are captured by him, so He has a lot of enemies, and he is suspicious all day long, worrying that he will be retaliated by others."

   "He seems very optimistic about you becoming an Auror?" Katrina put a few books in front of Albert, and began to read the materials needed for the dissertation on the Transfiguration Curse.

"Unfortunately, I'm not interested in Aurors. It's not good to fight and kill. I'm a pacifist." Albert took the book and began to read it. He also didn't forget to browse the knowledge reserve in his brain, looking for knowledge about human body deformation .

  Katrina didn't believe a word of it. There had been a lot of weird things happening in school before, and some Slytherin students had bad luck, but no one knew who did it, at least they couldn't find any evidence.

Ten minutes later, Albert began to concentrate on writing a thesis on human body deformation. He needed to finish the homework accumulated some time ago as soon as possible. In the afternoon, he promised Isobel that he would go over to have dinner and read her recently written "Guide to the Ancient Runes" "content.

The content of "Defense Guide" next month also needs his attention. Not only that, he also has two letters, a paper on "Spell Innovation", just like Albert said before, all day Busy as hell.

  (end of this chapter)