Study Days at Hogwarts

"You are finally willing to show up."

"Why do you always like to play missing?"

As soon as Albert returned to the common room, he saw Fred, George and Lee Jordan turning to cast resentful glances at him. The Weasley brothers surrounded him and reached out to hold down Albert's shoulders. Jordan nudged Albert from behind and finally pushed him into an armchair.

"What makes you so excited?" Albert asked with a smile. He felt that something probably happened.

"Bill wrote a letter, saying that he helped us visit Diagon Alley and found some merchants who were willing to rent or sell their stores." Fred took out an envelope from his pocket and handed it to Albert. Inside was the information that Bill had used in his extra time. Collect and organize information.

Albert pulled out the parchment from the envelope and found that there was a simple map of Diagon Alley stuffed inside the bulging envelope. It simply marked the location of the store he was willing to sell, the size of the store, the sales price, and the name and contact address of the store owner. .

It seemed that giving Bill some Galleons and asking the other party to help was the right choice.

Of course, Albert could ask the house elf Dobby to help collect intelligence, but the information obtained would never be so detailed, and Dobby might expose his relationship with him.

Of course, there are other reasons.

Dobby has been quite busy lately, and if he left school to help Albert, a terrible disaster would happen in Gryffindor Tower.

This matter actually has something to do with Hermione.

Since Hermione still did not intend to give up the idea of ​​liberating the house elves and put it into action, the house elves all hated Gryffindor Tower and were unwilling to come here to help clean it, so Gryffindor Tower Everything depends on Dobby for his hygiene.

“The price they charge is a bit expensive!”

After Albert read it carefully, he stuffed the parchment back into the envelope and returned it to Fred: "Well, now you can talk to each other first and show your willingness to buy, but be hesitant. After all, we have There are many options, and it will be cheaper to buy a store after the summer vacation, so we don’t have to rush to buy a store.”

Fred and George looked at each other with expressions that confirmed what they were doing.

They took out another notebook, which was full of new store design drawings. This was the store decoration they composed after inspecting Zuko's Joke Shop and other stores. It looked very trendy and incredible.

"Doesn't it look great?" Lee Jordan asked with a smile.

"It's really great!" Albert looked at the design drawings in his notebook and nodded. "I'm sure our joke shop will be popular with everyone, so it's best to buy a larger store."

During the following period, Fred and George continued to be busy studying publicity and sales. The joke props they made were very popular at Hogwarts, especially the skipping candy, which was sold out of stock, which greatly enhanced the boosted their confidence.

Something surprising happened during the following period.

The Quidditch match was cancelled.

Although Umbridge was temporarily unable to interfere in the next game, the three Quidditch captains decided to cancel the next Quidditch game after discussion.

Both the House Cup and the Quidditch Trophy this year were ruined by Umbridge. They are no longer worthy of everyone's efforts to compete for it. In the end, it is cheaper for the Slytherin team. It is better to cancel this year's tournament. Quidditch, let the Slytherin team play by themselves so that more time can be spent on DA training.

The process of gradually getting stronger is always extremely fascinating, sometimes even more exciting than sleeping with a girl.

Especially for those students who have made rapid progress in DA gatherings, gatherings always make them feel that they are changing and growing.

As the DA party became more popular, many Hogwarts students were very interested in Albert's "Guide to Self-Defense", and some even went to Albert to protest, complaining that he actually planned to wait until after graduation to publish the book. .

As for whether DA gatherings are illegal?

This topic is actually no longer important.

Until Umbridge recovers and returns to Hogwarts, DA gatherings are not illegal. Even Filch is not afraid of anyone. The only one who regrets this is probably Peeves.

After losing Umbridge as a fun toy, Peeves focused most of his attention on his old rival Filch. He would battle wits with him every day, leaving Filch in a state of embarrassment.

The administrator no longer has the time and energy to go around looking for trouble for the students with a whip.

Before Umbridge came back to suffer, Filch, the scapegoat, needed to spend a lot of time and energy dealing with Peeves.

After entering late March, the atmosphere in the school suddenly became tense.

The approaching Easter holidays have finally created a sense of urgency for fifth- and seventh-grade students, because they will all face the most important exams in their lives.

The library was so full every day that Albert was too lazy to go to the library to compete with others for seats.

As for the original Defense Against Dark Arts class, Professor McGonagall originally asked Albert to teach it as a substitute, but this proposal was directly rejected by Albert. He really didn't want to touch this unlucky position, especially since he planned to marry Isobel this year. God knew whether the curse would be contagious.

Of course Albert knew that the curse would not be unreasonable, but he was not interested in taking over as a substitute teacher. He just wanted to eat enough. In the end, this good thing fell to Snape. The Potions Professor was happy to take over and teach everyone the Defense Against the Dark Arts. As we all know, Snape has been spying on the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Students don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

But for Harry, it was by no means a good thing. He had just recently fallen out with Snape.

"You're right, I really don't have the talent to learn Occlumency." Harry said to Albert with a depressed look on his face. He had been learning Occlumency from Snape for months and was still a mess.

"Have you annoyed Snape?" Albert asked curiously.

"Some unpleasant things happened." Harry said depressedly, "I was surprised...forget it, anyway, Snape messed up my mind. Not only did those dreams not disappear, but they became more and more obvious. It’s so frequent that I’ve been using potions recently.”

"Even if you say that, I can't teach you. Sometimes it still depends on your talent or your own efforts. Maybe you can succeed if you persist for a year or two, but there is not enough time."

Albert felt that Harry was definitely not coming to complain to him. He probably hoped that he could continue to teach him Occlumency, but Albert had no intention of agreeing. It was a troublesome task and there was no reward in sight.

Sometimes people just tend to be stubborn, and Harry himself had a very bad relationship with Snape, so it was completely normal to suspect that Snape was secretly up to something.

Maybe if someone else teaches him, he will learn it quickly?

"I can't help you." Albert shook his head, changed the subject and asked, "Potter, have you ever thought about why you have recurring dreams?"

"What do you know?" Harry asked in a low voice, looking around.

"What did they say?" Albert asked instead of answering.

"What?"

Harry was confused, not only him, but Hermione and Ron were also confused.

"You have to understand that there are not so many accidents in the world, and those dreams you have must not be accidental." Albert guided, "Why do you think you have the same dreams frequently."

"Snape, no, sometimes I suspect that I am Voldemort." Harry's face turned slightly pale, "Maybe I am possessed, so..."

Not only Harry, but also Hermione and Ron looked ugly.

"I think you are not possessed. This should only be an influence on your thinking. The connection between you and the mysterious man is very deep, and he is very good at this, so he left some traces." Albert glanced at Harry , continued, "If you want to know the truth, go to Principal Dumbledore. He should know better what's going on."

Harry's lips trembled slightly, but he said nothing.

To be honest, he doubted that Dumbledore would tell him.

"You mean the mysterious man caused Harry to have recurring dreams?" Hermione had already realized what Albert wanted to say.

"I think so." Albert nodded to guide the conversation, "What do you think the mysterious man's intention or purpose is for doing this?"

"The purpose of the mysterious man?"

The three of them looked at each other, and after exchanging glances, Harry said, "It makes me curious about that corridor. In fact, I am really curious about what is at the end of that corridor."

"You mean the mysterious man plans to lure Harry to find that corridor?" After Hermione finished speaking, she felt that there was something wrong with her words.

"Your thinking is wrong." Albert said softly.

"What?"

"No matter what the purpose is, it is a trap, a trap prepared for you." Albert said calmly, "Otherwise the mysterious man would not waste extra time and energy on you."

"What about you?" Albert didn't say whether it was right or wrong, but looked at the others.

"If this is really a trap, how can the mysterious man... let Harry take the bait?" Ron, who had remained silent, suddenly asked.

"Everyone has their own weaknesses." Albert looked at Harry and asked directly, "Potter, what is your weakness?"

"this……"

Harry was a little embarrassed. To be honest, he didn't actually know what his weakness was.

"Tell me." Albert looked at Hermione and Ron, "If you don't know, think carefully. Those weaknesses may be exploited."

"Is this related to weakness?" Ron asked puzzledly.

"Relevant, just think about the characteristics that most Gryffindors have." Albert glanced at Ron and continued, "Now that you know this is a trap, what should you do?"

"Avoid?" Harry was even more confused. He felt that his brain was a little weak and he couldn't understand the meaning of Albert's words at all. He took out the intelligence-enhancing candy from his pocket, threw it into his mouth and swallowed it, then shook his head and said, "The mysterious man obviously won't give up easily."

"But, you are not fighting alone." Albert reminded.

"You mean asking Sirius for help?" Harry shook his head again and denied, "He feels that even Sirius can't help him.

"Why don't you just tell Harry." Ron looked at Harry who was thinking hard and frowned at Albert.

"If you can't think for yourself, then you won't be able to grow." Albert explained, "You can also help think together. Flexible thinking can solve a lot of troubles."

"If it were me, if I knew there was a trap ahead and I couldn't avoid it, I should prepare in advance to avoid getting hurt by the trap." Hermione said after thinking carefully.

"I know." Harry said suddenly.

"Know what?" Hermione and Ron both looked at Harry.

"Since it's a trap, why don't we use the trap?" Harry said excitedly, "If we know the trap, we can also use it to deal with those people."

Ron opened his mouth, suddenly not knowing what to say, but Harry continued.

"I know what to do. As long as I step on the trap, someone from the other side will definitely jump out, and then we can figure out what the other side's purpose is. So why don't we find someone to fight them?" Harry felt that he It is necessary to talk to Sirius, it is best to drag the entire Order of the Phoenix into trouble.

The most important thing is to reveal the fact that Voldemort is still alive and reverse the current terrible situation.

Ron and Hermione were both a little confused.

When the three of them were about to leave, Albert suddenly said, "By the way, Hermione, those things you hid caused trouble for the house elves."

"What?" Hermione was even more confused.

"Dobby told me that you hid woolen hats and woolen socks everywhere, which made the house elves in Hogwarts feel insulted and refused to clean Gryffindor Tower." Albert looked at To Hermione, reminded, "You will cause a lot of trouble for everyone if you do this."

Hermione was silent for a short time, and then said after a long time: "So, my woolen hats and woolen socks..."

"...Dobby took it all away," Albert originally thought that Hermione would change, but he didn't expect that it would turn out like this in the end.

A stubborn person like her would probably wake up only after being beaten to death.

Albert didn't intend to continue persuading, but just gave the other party a reminder. After all, the house elf Dobby would also leave the school together after he graduated. If the house elf was no longer willing to step into Gryffindor by then, Then the students here will probably be in bad luck.

Hermione opened her mouth, suddenly not knowing what to say.

"Dobby will leave Hogwarts with me after this summer. If you can't change your ways, maybe there will be no one in Gryffindor College to help pack clothes." Albert suggested, " Take the time to apologize to the house elves and they will forgive you."

Hermione's face turned slightly pale and she looked lost.

"Are you okay?" Harry and Ron exchanged glances and looked at Hermione uneasily.

"It's okay!" Hermione looked disappointed. Albert's words obviously hit her hard. Once she apologized, it would mean denying all her previous efforts.

Are you really wrong?