Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 877 Leaked news

"Did you go to the prefect's bathroom just now?" Hermione's eyes moved away from Crookshanks and fell on Albert. Since just now, she has smelled a faint smell on Albert. fragrance.

   "Do you know the prefect's bathroom?" Albert was a little surprised that Hermione knew about the prefect's bathroom.

   "I heard Percy mention it before, he said that being a prefect has many advantages." Hermione explained quickly.

"I rarely go to the prefect's bathroom. Myrtle, well, maybe you know that female ghost, she likes to hide there and watch others take a bath." Albert said helplessly, "And, sometimes you And you might bump into someone else on a date there."

   "Dating?" Hermione's cheeks flushed all of a sudden, and she stammered, "A date in the prefect's bathroom?"

"That place is really suitable for a date, at least you don't have to worry about being disturbed." Albert nodded as if agreeing, "Under normal circumstances, not many prefects would go there to take a shower, and Filch couldn't enter either. Go, it's fine to go out on a date at night. As far as I know, Percy likes to ask girlfriends out there."

   "Percy and his girlfriend?" Harry pricked up his ears curiously, as if interested in Percy's gossip.

"You can also bring your girlfriend on a date in the future." Albert glanced at Harry and Hermione, and said in a firm tone: "You can definitely use it, even if you can't become a prefect, you should be able to become a Quidditch Captain Qi."

   "No, no, we are just good friends." Harry noticed Albert's scrutinizing gaze, and quickly shook his head in denial.

"Perhaps, you will become a couple one day. Sometimes it's hard to talk about many things." Albert didn't continue to dwell on this tangled topic, and asked instead: "Where's Weasley? I thought the three of you were always together. "

   Speaking of Ron, both Harry and Hermione were slightly embarrassed.

   "Falling out because Harry became a warrior?" Albert took out a small dried fish from his pocket and teased Crookshanks, "I still think the cat should look fatter."

   "Tom is too fat." Hermione continued: "I don't want Crookshanks to become a big fat cat."

"Don't worry, after Weasley finishes watching the first event, I don't think he will be jealous of you becoming a warrior anymore. Not everyone has the courage to face those ferocious magical creatures." Albert Said calmly.

   "You have divined the specific content of the first project." Hermione couldn't help asking.

   "I don't have a prediction, but I can guess that this is the charm of arithmetic divination." Albert turned to Hermione and said, "Believe me, there will definitely be someone willing to help us cheat."

   "You mean Professor Moody?" Harry also heard about Professor Moody's deeds.

"It's Hagrid. He likes that group of ferocious magical creatures. As soon as those monsters arrive around Hogwarts, Hagrid will be the first to know. Believe me, Hagrid will be happy to tell us what the first project needs. What to face."

   "You really think we're going to meet an acromantula?" Harry pressed.

"I think it should be a magical creature classified as XXXXX." Albert corrected, "Honestly speaking, acromantids are not terrible, they will only pose a threat to wizards when there are large numbers. It’s really a joy to have a group of acromantids in the forest as our opponents, I’ve dealt with them a lot before.”

   "What do you think it will be?" Hermione couldn't help asking. She felt that Harry needed to do something during this time, otherwise it would be difficult to pass the first project.

"It's probably a fire dragon. After all, every warrior needs one. Many XXXXX magical creatures are actually not very easy to find. There are a bunch of giant arachnids in the Forbidden Forest, but they are better at sneak attacks. It would be a bit difficult to face a warrior head-on. Sloppy and could be easily dealt with."

   "Fire Dragon?"

  Harry couldn't help but gasped, he couldn't imagine how he would face a terrible dragon.

   "This is just guessing Harry." Hermione comforted her voice, "They can't really let warriors fight fire dragons, even adult wizards need a lot of people to subdue a dragon."

"No, in fact, I think the possibility of fire dragons is very high. This thing is really difficult to deal with, and it will test the courage and wisdom of warriors. In fact, there are quite a few fire dragons. They are relatively easy to find among the magical creatures of XXXXX. I remember Charlie’s job is to tame fire dragons. Of course, it could also be chicken-bodied snake-tailed monsters, if they dare to use them after what happened last time. Anyway, as long as it’s not a basilisk or a poisonous leopard, I can accept it.”

   "No matter what happens, it's hard for me to accept." Harry muttered, he really couldn't imagine if he would be scared and weak when facing the group of monsters.

"Don't worry, you can ask Black and Lupine to train your combat abilities. There are many giant monsters and acromantulas in the Forbidden Forest. They are all very good training objects, allowing you to accumulate combat experience. When the time comes, you There will be no stage fright.”

   Albert's understatement made Harry think that going into the woods to fight trolls and spiders was a common thing.

   "How did you do it, Crookshanks seems very comfortable." Hermione changed the subject, and she noticed that two junior students were trying to eavesdrop on their conversation.

"Have you never touched a cat before?" Albert pointed to Crookshanks' ears and began to demonstrate to Hermione: "Rub the cat's ears gently with your thumb and index finger like me, from the inside to the Gently rubbing the outside along the direction of the cat's ears will make the cat feel particularly comfortable."

  Hermione observed Albert's movements with great interest.

"Most cats like others to touch their chin. When they rub their chin against your hand, you should use your fingers to scratch the cat's chin. Some cats like to scratch gently, and some cats like to scratch harder. It varies from cat to cat. If you scratch it well, it will make the cat feel very comfortable, like this." Albert showed Hermione another demonstration, and Crookshanks made a series of purring sounds comfortably, looking Looks like I'm enjoying it.

  If the cat feels comfortable, it will make the sound just now.

"Then there is the neck area, you can massage it a little harder." After Albert finished, he put his hand on Crookshanks' back and said: "For the back, you can gently stroke it with the palm of your hand, or use a cat comb to help you massage it." It combs, my Tom likes to lie down and let me comb, and you can also prepare a comb."

   "So, you've spoiled the cat," Harry finally broke in.

"Is it possible that you raise a cat and expect it to catch mice for you?" Albert asked with a strange expression, "Harry, you seem to have misunderstood the meaning of raising a cat. Many people actually raise cats to relieve stress and Anxiety makes people feel better. Hogwarts allows students to raise cats in the hope that students can get companionship, comfort, and emotional satisfaction after they leave home. It should not be difficult for you to feel this from Filch. point."

"That's why you're warning others not to get ideas from Filch's Mrs. Norris?" Harry fell silent suddenly. He thought it was Albert who liked cats, so he stopped the students from hurting Filch's cats. It seems that the situation is not what he thought.

"If you kill or maim Filch's cat, believe me, Filch will spend the rest of his time making trouble for you until you leave Hogwarts." Albert showed a look on his face. Weird smile.

  Harry couldn't help shivering. He remembered Filch's bad mood when Mrs. Norris was petrified.

After hearing Albert's words, Hermione suddenly regretted it. When she was busy with schoolwork last year, Albert told her that she could use cats to relieve the fatigue caused by schoolwork, but Hermione didn't care, or He said he never cared about it from the beginning.

  Hearing the three of them discussing how to **** cats, the other students lost interest in eavesdropping.

   After eleven o'clock, the Gryffindor common room was deserted.

  The three of them moved their seats to the fireplace, and Harry felt a little silly, watching Hermione how to lick Crookshanks correctly under the guidance of Albert.

   "Why do you always like to lock Tom in the dormitory?" Hermione couldn't help asking, stroking Crookshanks' back gently.

"Because Tom is stupid, at least compared to your Crookshanks, he is not really smart, and some people don't like me, they can't make trouble with me, can't they make trouble with my cat, yes It's not a big deal to them to kill a cat at the right time?"

   "I don't think they should be able to..."

"No, Hermione, I think you may have made a mistake." Albert interrupted impatiently, "Kids are more cruel than you think, they can definitely kill a cat without psychological pressure, I I don't want to wait for Tom to get hurt and then regret it."

   "Would they really do that?" Hermione doubted.

   "They will do that, Slytherin students are all rotten." Harry sneered, obviously agreeing with Albert's point of view.

   "It's not that Slytherin is so bad, it's that most of the descendants of dark wizards are so bad. This has something to do with their family education."

   "I think you are prejudiced against them." Although Hermione also disliked Slytherin students, she always felt that Albert was prejudiced against them.

"Do you know what black magic is?" Albert's face hidden in the shadows was a little gloomy, and he said to himself, "You must have the determination and strength to kill the other party in order to really hurt someone, otherwise Even if you cast the Death Curse on a rabbit, you can’t kill it. This is why there is no black magic in Hogwarts, because the wizards who often use black magic are a group of distorted, cruel lunatics, and their descendants , and is also susceptible to extreme emotions and becomes a madman."

  Harry and Hermione opened their mouths, not expecting to hear such words.

   "I also have a few acquaintances in Slytherin, friends who have a good relationship." Albert's expression was weird, "But their family members are a group of guys that make it hard to describe."

   "But, I guess they wouldn't kill an innocent cat just because they don't like you," argued Hermione.

   "They don't like me? No, I think you got it wrong. They hate me, not dislike me." Albert corrected.

"how come…"

   "Because I let the pure blood lose face." Albert explained impatiently.

"What?"

"Just imagine, a Muggle wizard has actually won a large number of international awards. For most British pure-blood wizards, it is definitely a shame. After a few times, I looked up and spit out a mouthful of phlegm.

   "I like your description." Harry couldn't help laughing out loud.

"Pure blood always claims that they are worse than Muggle wizards." Albert raised his hand and interrupted, "And my existence is very likely to be regarded as pure blood inferior to Muggles, so they even prefer that I don't win the award, This is the status quo of the British wizarding world today. The status of Muggle wizards is actually very embarrassing. It is difficult for them to have a relatively high position in the Ministry of Magic. So if you want to work in the Ministry of Magic, you'd better hope that the environment will improve by then. Otherwise, if you go there, you will only be deflated and angry.”

   "I think Albert is right, Malfoy is that face." Harry agreed with Albert's point of view, "Maybe, other people will not be as extreme as Malfoy, but..."

   "But Percy said the Ministry of Magic..."

   "Percy probably didn't tell you that I picked his job for him."

   "You picked it for him?" Hermione couldn't help but widen her eyes.

   At this moment, the three people's voices stopped abruptly, because they heard a somewhat strange voice coming from the double-sided mirror.

   "Is it Sirius?" Harry excitedly picked up the two-way mirror.

   "Harry?"

  The voice of Sirius came out again from the two-way mirror, and soon the appearance of Sirius appeared in the two-way mirror.

   "Harry, didn't you give Anderson the note?" Sirius asked.

   "He's right there." Harry handed the two-way mirror to Albert.

   "Long time no see Sirius." Albert took the mirror and greeted Black, "How is the "Defense Guide" selling now?"

"We followed your suggestion and cooperated with other stores. The sales of "Defense Guide" are gradually increasing, but the profit is not as high as expected, and it is still operating at a loss." Sirius couldn't help laughing, "Lupine has been I am worried that the magazine society will go bankrupt due to losses.”

   "Certainly not for the time being." Albert said, "Remember to ask Mr. Lupine to make a financial statement, and I will make fine-tuning of the magazine according to the situation. By the way, what do you want from me."

   "Lupine is by my side. He has heard what you said and said that he will send what you need in two days." Sirius said.

   "By the way, what do you want from me?"

   "It's about Harry becoming a Hogwarts warrior." Sirius suppressed the smile on his face and said seriously.

   "Perhaps, you should go to Dumbledore." Albert said without thinking, "Headmaster Dumbledore must know better than me in this regard."

  (end of this chapter)