Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 968 Helpless light bulb

  In the early morning, the soft sunlight crept into the room and reflected on the bed in the dormitory. The girl who was still asleep on the bed shook her eyelids slightly, and she would soon open her eyes and wake up.

  Katrina looked at the strange ceiling in bewilderment, turned her head to look around the strange environment, and her thinking paused for a while.

  She sat up suddenly, and the unfamiliar environment made her realize that she was not at home.

  Where is this place?

  She suddenly remembered what happened last night, reached out and rubbed her sleepy cheeks, and lay back on the bed.

  This is the new home of Albert and Isobel. Last night, Katrina was ordered by her mother to come here to avoid possible dangers.

To be honest, if Albert was just an ordinary person, and he went to other people's houses and said a bunch of inexplicable things like last night, even if he was not considered a lunatic, he would definitely be charged with alarmism and spreading rumors indiscriminately, and that It's pretty disrespectful to do.

  However, Albert's words are worth noting, especially after knowing that he is a master prophecy who can predict the future, you have to think about it carefully.

  No one is a fool. If they don't really feel the danger, the other party will definitely not want to have multiple third parties in their lives.

   At least, she would definitely not want to.

   Yes, third party eyesore.

   This is Katrina's positioning for herself.

  Although the relationship with Albert is not bad, living here is a bit of an eyesore, especially since she has liked each other, but the lover of the other party is her sister. It is really embarrassing for the three of them to live together.

  Katrina actually didn't want to come, but Mrs. McDougal obviously didn't allow her to refuse Albert and Isobel's arrangement.

  Many times, Katrina couldn't refuse the arrangements made by Mrs. McDougal, and even if she refused, Isobel would probably have other ways to make her unable to refuse.

   I really don't know how two guys who are extremely confident in themselves get together. It's hard to imagine what it will be like when their opinions conflict.

As for the safety of Mrs. McDougal, Katrina is not worried. With Isobel's character, if it is really a last resort, even if it is kidnapped, she will probably be **** to protect her, and there is also a supernatural person. albert. She knew that Albert had gotten another Time-Turner from somewhere.

  Prophecy plus time converter, sometimes can change a lot of things.

  Katrina, who was wearing a pale pink nightdress, got up from the bed, raised her hands and stretched her waist, sniffing the scent of flowers coming from the window, and looked through the window to the direction of the yard in a happy mood.

   Although this house doesn’t look very big from the outside, the space inside the house has been remodeled crazily by someone. The inside has completely changed its appearance, and the space has been enlarged countless times.

  Last night, after hearing a rough introduction from Isobel, she finally understood why this place was called Rose Manor.

  Katrina dared to bet all her pocket money that if people from the Ministry of Magic saw the situation here, they would definitely be willing to issue a high fine to Albert, plus a few months of travel to Azkaban Prison.

  The girl's eyes fell on the sun room, where there were two familiar figures sitting there. For some reason, the original good mood suddenly became not so good.

  It didn't feel good to watch them show their affection early in the morning, and being forced to eat a mouthful of dog food. Katrina closed the curtains, curled her lips and prepared to change clothes.

  In order to prevent her from getting in the way, Katrina's room was arranged far away from the master's bedroom of the manor.

   When she changed her clothes and was about to go downstairs, she found a piece of parchment on the table, which showed the specific locations of the bathroom and the hall.

  If there is no one to show you the way, you may get lost at first.

  The main reason is that the manor has not been completely completed, and there are still many rooms with unknown uses that have not yet been completed.

   In other words, Albert just made a few rooms where people can live. This place is far less comfortable than the house in Hogsmeade.

  Albert left the house elf Bit over there to take care of the greenhouse, thus forming a flawless cross-defense.

  As long as the secret keepers stay in the safe house protected by the Fidelity Curse, even Voldemort will have nothing to do with Albert.

   After a simple wash, Katrina, who was about to go downstairs to have breakfast, was stopped by Isobel when she passed the yard.

  Reluctantly, she went to sit with them.

  The sunroom is very comfortable. It is said that these things are obtained from Muggles. Compared with wizards, Muggles are indeed better at enjoying life. She just felt that it was inappropriate for her to stay here and disturb them, and not everyone was willing to be an intrusive third party.

   Well, although there are already other eyesores here.

  Albert's fat cat and a plump owl, she doubted whether the owl could take on the responsibility of delivering the letter.

   "What's the matter?"

  Katrina secretly looked at Isobel, and found that the other person seemed to have very light makeup on his face, looking beautiful and dazzling.

   She kind of regrets not dressing up a bit to make herself look a little scruffy.

  However, the other party didn't seem to care about these problems, which made her feel a little bit disappointed while being relieved.

   "We're going to Spain in a while." Isobel moved Tom away from the roses, put those roses in a flower pot, raised his head and said to Katrina.

   "What are you going to do in Spain?" Katrina asked suspiciously.

   "Go to participate in the International Wizards Duel Competition." Albert put down the letter in his hand and explained.

  Actually, the United Kingdom used to have its own All-British Wizarding Dueling Competition, but because of the promulgation of the "International Prohibition of Dueling Law", the British Dueling Competition was quickly reduced to a joke and was cancelled.

In the framework of the "International Prohibition of Dueling Law", if you want to hold a duel competition well, you need more outstanding contestants, so there is only the International Wizarding Duel Competition in Europe, which is more appropriate to call the European Wizarding Dueling Competition. Many wizards believe that Europe is the center of the world.

   "You're not worried about..."

  Katrina really can't understand Albert's way of thinking. Didn't you say it's dangerous outside? Why do you still like to run around?

Moreover, he actually plans to participate in some international wizard duel competition. With Albert's ability, he will probably attract everyone's attention. Even if he wins the championship in the end, it is not impossible. What should he do if he attracts the enemy? ?

"It's impossible for them to stare at me forever, not to mention that we will use other identities to go to Spain, and I have prepared this thing." Albert's confidence is naturally not compound medicine, he has already asked Bud, they have Two safe houses are available for him, and while they may be uncomfortable, they can accommodate suitcases!

Moreover, Albert was going to make a time difference. He believed that Voldemort would definitely not have time to pay attention to the problems in Spain. Even if he would become famous and attracted Voldemort's attention, when he hurriedly summoned his men to rush over, the match there would probably be over soon. , by then he would have left Spain with the duel title.

   After all, Voldemort wouldn't be so stupid as to think that one or two people could target him, especially after Barty Jr. was deflated in his hands, Voldemort probably didn't expect to target himself with a shortage of manpower?

   Even if confronted head-on, Albert would not hesitate. He did not believe that Voldemort would give up his latent advantage and risk exposure to block himself.

  Voldemort has just returned, and the manpower he mustered is limited, and he is also busy wooing giants and werewolves, so it is difficult to allocate extra energy to deal with him.

   Even if he encounters Voldemort, Albert has a solution.

  If it was Death Eaters who came, they deserved their bad luck. Albert didn't mind sending them there at all, and maybe other tasks could be triggered.

   No matter how you say it, they are also vicious Death Eaters, and the task rewards given cannot be too bad.

  The most important thing is that Albert actually predicted that he won the duel championship trophy and returned smoothly, so he prepared to participate in the International Wizarding Duel Competition.

  In addition, I received a message from Bard this morning that there is still a task on the task panel that has not been completed, and maybe I will be able to obtain skills related to duels at that time.

  Professor Flitwick actually has dueling skills. Albert chose Professor McGonagall's "Animagus" as a reward for completing the "Penta Kill" mission a while ago.

  He did not challenge the complicated process of becoming an "Animagus", but mastered it directly through skills, and completed the task incidentally.

  As for what the form of Animagus is, after mastering Animagus, Albert knew that it was indeed the same as the Patronus, and could actually become a Griffin.

   To be honest, this result surprised Albert, because there is no precedent for magical animals in the wizarding world. Of course, it may be that the number of Animagus is too small.

  In short, Albert has not tried to use it for the time being, not because he does not want to experience the activity of becoming an Animagus, but because he thinks that the skill level is too low to use it.

Although there shouldn't be too many problems with Isobel taking care of him, Albert finally chose to give up for the time being. He planned to upgrade his skills after gaining experience. Check the details of Animagus carefully in Decide.

   "What are you thinking about?"

  Isobel noticed that Albert was in a daze just now, and knew that he was thinking about something again.

   "It's nothing, I plan to go to see Mrs. Flamel, I'm afraid they don't have much time." Albert said gently, "I'm afraid Katrina will be wronged by then."

   "No wrong, I can stay at home."

   "No, I mean you can stay in the box." Albert smiled apologetically at Katrina, "Maybe, the teacher doesn't like being disturbed by other people."

   "I will accompany her then." Isobel said.

   "I have to go with you too?" Katrina asked blankly.

"right."

   "Wouldn't that be inconvenient?"

   "So, you will live in the box temporarily, and study with Isobel what you girls care about." Albert thought for a while and said.

   "What do girls care about?"

  Katrina felt a little bewildered, her eyes were attracted by the well-prepared breakfast sent by the house elf.

   "Do you all eat so well in the morning?"

  She secretly looked at Isobel's figure, and there was no sign of gaining weight at all.

   "Get up in the morning and do proper exercise. The fitness method in the Muggle world is also very effective. I remember that it seems to be called yoga?" Isobel likes this exercise, but she is more curious about how Albert can do everything.

   Of course, she didn't know that someone could add points.

   "Muggle sport?"

  Katrina was a little surprised and curious, but she really wanted to learn, because she found that Isobel's figure was better than before.

   "I'll teach you after you've eaten and rested." Isobel seemed to know what Katrina was thinking, and said.

   "Okay." Katrina said subconsciously.

   "Look at this first."

  Albert handed a letter to Katrina.

   "Why did you give me this?"

  Katrina took the letter doubtfully, not understanding why Albert gave the letter to herself, and after seeing the Hogwarts mark on the envelope, she asked doubtfully, "Is this the catalog list?"

   "Yes, letters from Hogwarts."

   "So early this year?" Katrina remembered that in previous years she would only receive letters from Hogwarts in early August.

   "I asked Kara to go to Professor McGonagall to get it." Albert explained.

   "Kara?"

   "The house elf you just saw." Isobel explained.

"I told Professor McGonagall that we are hiding for the time being. The owl at Hogwarts can't find our exact location. Let her give us this year's letter in advance." Albert opened the letter, and there was indeed a letter inside. Badge of the Student Council President.

   In fact, except for Albert, no boy in Hogwarts would dare to take this thing, unless he wanted to be the object of contempt by Hogwarts students.

   "House-elf? It doesn't seem to be the one from last year." Katrina remembered that the house-elf who went to Hogsmeade with them last summer was named Piet.

   "Bit is the secret keeper of this house, and it is temporarily hiding." Albert explained.

   "Secretary?"

   "The Loyalty Curse, the top protective magic, the Secret Keeper is the only way to find this place."

   "Isn't that card you gave me okay?"

   "The meaning of that card is that it agrees to tell you this secret, even if others see it, they won't be able to find it here." Albert explained.

   "So, you actually built two houses protected by the Loyalty Curse?" Katrina suddenly realized why Albert told herself this, and her expression was very complicated.

   "Yes, that's it, so I'm not worried about others knowing these secrets."

   "Where did you find the house-elves?" Katrina realized that there were a lot of mysteries about Albert. She was not a fool, so she could see that the two house-elves had pledged their allegiance to him.

   "Hogwarts."

   "Dumbledore actually agreed?" She felt that the two must have some shady deal.

   "If Kara is having a bad time here, she is allowed to go back to Hogwarts." Albert said calmly, "In fact, Kara is doing very well here."

   "Why don't you take it apart and have a look?" Isobel suggested.

   Katrina discovers that she also has a Student Council President badge in her envelope.

   "Mom will definitely be very proud." Isobel said with a smile.

   "I don't think she cares much about these things, like she doesn't really care about her own business." Katrina muttered, "I don't think you should let someone do too much."

   When she said this, she glanced at Albert, "That's not good."

   "I cherish my life more than anyone else." Albert corrected.

   "There is no Defense Against the Dark Arts professor's new book?" Katrina changed the subject stiffly. She felt that Gryffindor students all like adventure and excitement, and Albert was no exception. In fact, he took more risks than anyone else.

"It should not be determined yet. The Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will probably be assigned by the Ministry of Magic." Albert quickly glanced at the items on the book list, and after recalling the items that needed to be purchased, he wrote down the items that needed to be purchased in the on parchment.

   "Is there anything you want to buy? I'll have the house-elf buy it for you."

   "You really ask the house elves for everything." Katrina looked at Albert with a strange expression.

"Yeah, because no one will suspect that I have house elves, so they are safe outside." Albert handed the parchment and quill to Katrina, "Take time to think about what else is missing .”

Katrina glanced at the parchment, compared it with her own book list, and began to write down what she needed to buy. It was nothing more than some parchment and quills, and she needed to replenish the medicinal materials in Potions class. She also didn't need to buy anything else. thing. As for the robe, there is no need for it. After adulthood, Katrina can no longer continue to grow taller. However, what she is most proud of is that she is a little taller than Isobel.

Happy New Year!

  (end of this chapter)