Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 967 just in case

   "Who's out there?"

  Hearing a knock on the door downstairs, Katrina subconsciously stuck her head out of the window, trying to see who was knocking outside.

  Generally, few people come to the house.

   However, there was no one at the door!

  Katrina seemed to think of something, but felt chills all over her body, regretting her reckless behavior just now, she quickly grabbed the wand on the table, and while she was relieved, she pricked her ears to listen to the surrounding noises.

  Is there someone downstairs?

   "Who would it be?"

  Ordinary guests will not rush into other people's homes without the owner's permission.

  The red-haired girl immediately raised her vigilance. Ever since Isobel disappeared with Albert, she was left alone in the big family most of the time.

Suddenly a stranger came to the door, and it was impossible for Katrina not to panic, because Isobel once told her that the fake Moody that Albert cleaned up in the maze of the third project was a Death Eater, It is likely to provoke revenge from the minions of the "mysterious man".

   Logically speaking, even if the mysterious man wants to take revenge, it is for Albert Anderson. What does it have to do with his family?

  Whoever made Anderson's family immigrate overseas, even a mysterious person would find it difficult to find Albert's family across continents. The only person related to Albert was Isobel McDougal.

  Although the two parties are currently just boyfriend and girlfriend, who knows if they will be implicated?

   It's really hard to say how low the bottom line of the mysterious man and his minions is.

   It was eerily quiet below the stairs, and Katrina was hesitating whether to retreat temporarily. She is currently occupying vantage point (stairs) and can Apparate to retreat at any time.

   While Katrina was hesitating, some noises suddenly came from the hall, which aroused Katrina's vigilance.

   However, what puzzled her was that the intruder didn't go upstairs, but went to the hall.

   "Not an enemy?"

  If it wasn't the minion of the mysterious man, who would it be?

  Katrina really can't think of anyone who will come to their house at this time. If it is her mother, she will definitely not knock on the door.

  The other party doesn't seem to be hostile. Could it be that Isobel is back?

  After much hesitation, Katrina quietly used the Disillusionment Charm on herself, intending to sneak downstairs to see what was going on.

  She clenched her wand tightly, tiptoed downstairs, and groped towards the hall quietly.

   Then, Katrina froze.

A strangely dressed house elf was standing at the entrance of the hall, holding a piece of parchment in its left hand, a magic wand in the other hand, and a familiar suitcase beside it, but for some reason, it always gave Gives the illusion of a house-elf in front of you, ready to run with a suitcase at any moment.

  The house elf seemed to be confirming something. He kept staring at the parchment in his hand. After a long time, he stuffed it back into the pocket of the cloak, and said to the corridor outside the hall, "Please don't be nervous, Miss Katrina."

   The house-elf seemed pretty sure Katrina was around.

   After speaking, the house-elf raised his wand and waved it towards the window, and the originally open window suddenly closed.

"Who are you?"

  As soon as Katrina opened her mouth, she saw that the curtains in the hall were closed one after another, and the already dim hall was completely plunged into darkness.

   Not long after, the lights in the hall were turned on again, and two more familiar figures appeared in the field of vision.

   "What the **** are you doing?"

  After Katrina saw the two, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, lowered the wand in her hand, and stared at the two in front of her angrily.

   "Be careful, it's never a bad thing."

   Albert quickly glanced at the metal ring on his wrist, as if confirming something.

   "Kara, I'm sorry to trouble you for dinner." Isobel said to the house elf.

   "Okay, hostess, dinner will be handed over to Kara." The house elf opened the suitcase and happily went to do the work he liked.

   "Mistress?"

  Katrina noticed what the house elf called Isobel just now, the expression on her face became very strange, and her eyes moved back and forth between the two, as if she wanted to say: Are you married?

  The house-elf was very efficient, and dinner was ready in no time.

  For safety reasons, Albert insisted on having dinner in the box and waiting for Mrs. McDougal to come back. Although Isobel had notified her mother in advance, she did not know when the other party would return.

   "Why hide in the box?"

  Katrina stood at the door and looked around, and was surprised to find that a lot of changes had taken place here, it was like a small manor.

   What surprised her even more was that Katrina actually saw the steaming hot springs, which she didn't see when she came in last time.

   "Of course it's for safety reasons." Albert reminded solemnly, "Last night, a famous Death Eater appeared near my house. You should be able to guess the reason without me telling you!"

   "Death Eater?" Katrina was stunned, "How do you know? Didn't you already hide?"

   "They triggered the alarm I stayed behind. Of course, those guys don't know about it. I already know about it." Albert's tone was very flat, as if it was a trivial matter to be taken care of by a dark wizard.

  Perhaps, he expected this to happen from the very beginning!

   "You came to me for..." Katrina asked suspiciously.

   "Help you change to a safe place." Albert said directly.

  Hearing Albert's proposal, Katrina asked with a strange expression: "Are you sure you're not joking?"

   "It's not safe here anymore."

   "You should know mother's character better than me, she won't agree."

  Katrina looked at Isobel, wanting her to come out and stop Albert's nonsense.

"You have to try everything, and what you did just now was wrong. In this case, you shouldn't come down to check, but you should hide. Even if you want to find out who is below, the method is wrong." Albert looked at the food Tom, who took a nap after dinner, corrected Katrina's mistakes.

   Too risky.

  Especially if you have no strength, and you are not the protagonist, it is easy to take risks.

   "What method?" Katrina asked with raised eyebrows.

   "Human footprinting curse."

   "What is that?" Katrina asked confusedly, she had never heard of this spell.

   "A spell that allows people to mark it on the map." Isobel explained gently, "There are people around, just look at the map."

   "That's why the house elf reads the parchment?" Katrina took the parchment and saw the ink dots on the map marking the names of the house elf Kara and the three of them.

"Yes." Albert reminded, "Even if you use spells or potions to camouflage, you can't hide the human trace spell, unless you use a strong shielding spell on yourself, but only a skilled wizard can do it. Believe me, I don't know The mysterious man of love and his minions will certainly not be on guard."

   "Well, this method is indeed very practical."

  Katrina felt that the fake Moody was not wronged at all, and it was no wonder that Albert was able to defeat the fake Moody and his assistants. It turned out that the other party had been planning to ambush him under Albert's nose.

  Although she had been notified in advance, Mrs. McDougal was still busy at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Wounds until late, and she looked very tired.

  However, when she saw Albert and her daughters emerging from the suitcase, Mrs. McDougal was not too surprised, but was more interested in the house elf dinner.

   "So, you hope that I can find a place to hide like your family?" Mrs. McGregor asked with a strange expression after eating paella and listening to Albert's story.

"right."

  Albert admitted directly, although he knew it was rude to say so.

   "You predicted that the mysterious person would attack me?" As soon as Mrs. McGregor finished speaking, the atmosphere in the hall became a little depressed.

  "I didn't try to prophesy, but I don't think you should trust the integrity of the mysterious people. No matter what those people do, I won't feel strange."

  Although Albert knew that the chances of success were rare, he still had to try.

   "I have my own work, and I won't hide it." Mrs. McGonagall shook her head and vetoed it.

"Maybe, you can change your job temporarily, such as writing a book that teaches everyone to treat magical injuries." Albert suggested sincerely: "I know it's rude to say this, but I think you have also experienced the first wizard war , it’s clear what was going on and this time it’s only going to be worse.”

"worse?"

   "The Ministry of Magic will collapse and be controlled by mysterious people. I am worried that they will implicate you because of my relationship." Albert did not hide it, "The Death Eaters robbed me in my hometown yesterday."

   "Death Eater, are you sure?" Mrs. McDougall frowned.

"I'm sure that even if I can strengthen the defenses around the house, it's not safe. A powerful wizard can easily break them." Albert paused for a moment and continued: "Even if I live in another place, it's actually not safe. If you die If gangsters really want to catch you, they will rush into St. Mungo's Magic Injury Hospital and take you away, they don't care about these issues."

   "Is the situation so bad?" Mrs. McGregor frowned deeper,

   "Not yet, but it will be hard to say after a while." Albert reminded.

   "Why don't you and Isobel leave the UK?" Mrs. McDougal didn't worry much about her safety.

   "We are safe. Others don't even know the exact location of the town where we live. Even if they know, there is nothing they can do. The Fidelity Curse can ensure that no one can find us." Isobel comforted.

  Mrs. McDougall looked at Albert, nodded and said, "It seems that you have already prepared."

   "Yes." Albert admitted directly: "If the situation is not good, I will take Isobel to leave the UK. The back road is already prepared."

   "Then I'm relieved." Mrs. McDougall knew that Albert's arrangement was entirely out of her safety considerations, but...she had no intention of giving up her current job.

   "I won't hide." She looked at her daughter and said, "However, you can arrange a safe place for Katrina. The most worrying thing for me is their sisters."

   "Mom!" Katrina frowned, she would not leave her mother and hide.

"Albert is right. If the mysterious man makes a comeback, you'd better find a place to hide." Mrs. McDougall looked at Katrina and said, "Anyway, it's boring for you to stay at home, and It’s not safe. Don’t blame Albert, I have experienced the first wizarding war, I know what happened, many of your relatives died because of it, hiding and staying away from right and wrong may be the best choice.”

"how about you?"

"Death Eaters rarely kill pure-blood wizards who remain neutral." Mrs. McDougall is very precise. Albert seems to reveal everything, but he reveals nothing. Even if he is caught, it will not be useful. intelligence. "

   When necessary, Mrs. McDougall can favor pure blood. As for her daughter who is about to marry a Muggle wizard?

  Mrs. McDougal will tell the Death Eaters that Albert is actually a descendant of a well-known wizard, but the two sides had an unpleasant dispute and changed their surnames.

   Is this wrong?

   It's true.

   "What about the three meals?" Katrina was still struggling.

   "I can solve it myself." Mrs. McDougal said, "Don't forget, I raised you."

"I can ask the house elves to help," Albert took out the backup plan he had prepared, "but I still suggest that you live in another place for the time being. If someone invades here, we will know as soon as possible and deal with it Plan. As for the temporary house, I have already prepared it for you."

  Katrina suddenly realized that Albert had known for a long time that he couldn't persuade others, and just wanted Mrs. McDougal to change her residence.

   "Katrina, go and pack your things, and leave with Isobel tonight!" Mrs. McDougal turned to Isobel and said, "Take care of your sister."

   "I will." Isobel said seriously.

   It wasn't long before the house-elf apparated away with a suitcase in hand.

  Looking at the empty hall, Mrs. McDougal sighed softly, her eyes fell on the photo in the photo frame, she listened to the music on the radio, closed the "Wizard Weekly" in her hand, and slowly closed her eyes.

  …

  …

"Here we are?"

   Emerging from the box, Katrina finds herself in a dilapidated house.

   "Apparition is prohibited here, only house elves can go here directly, so don't worry about being followed."

   After checking that there was no one else around, Albert called a few people to follow.

   "Be careful."

  Katrina knew Apparitions could be tracked, it was hard, but the Ministry of Magic should be able to do it.

   But... Apparating directly to an area where Apparation is prohibited is a pitfall.

  God knows what will happen.

   When Katrina followed out, she found herself in a remote place. No wonder Albert said that no one knew the location.

"follow me!"

  Albert raised his wand and introduced to Katrina: "This place is completely deserted, and there will be no Muggles to disturb us."

   "Of course, as long as no one knows we're here, no one can find us, and..."

  Albert took out a silver card and handed it to Katrina, saying: "Without the permission of the secret keeper, we couldn't find the place where we live.

   As he spoke, he raised his luminous wand and leaned over to let Katrina see clearly the words on the silver card: "Keep in mind what's on it, don't read it out, and think about the sentence you saw in your heart."

   "The Rose Manor is located in the small town of Quimper."

   Just as Katrina was thinking about the content on the silver card, a not-so-small house suddenly appeared in front of her. It looked like it had just been renovated, but it was still quite old.

   "Let's talk inside if there is anything to do." Albert opened the door and walked in first.

"Can this be considered a manor?" Katrina's eyes fell on the door plate of Rose Manor, and she was dragged into the house by Isobel. The house elf Kara closed the door at the end, and the house disappeared again, as if it had never been seen before. never appeared.

   Revised

  (end of this chapter)