Study Days at Hogwarts

"Albert!"

A surprised voice sounded in the room along with the creak of the door being opened. Hermione stood at the entrance of the Room of Requirement with books in her hands, looking at the figure sitting on the sofa, her mouth slightly open.

"What's wrong?"

Albert turned to look at Hermione, confused.

"It's nothing, I'm just... I'm surprised you're still in school?" Hermione walked into the Room of Requirement holding a book, Crookshanks following at her feet.

"everybody knows?"

Albert put down "The Quibbler" and turned around to ask.

"Well, some people wonder if you left the school quietly, and some people think that you are actually hiding in the Room of Requirement. After all, you always disappear just after the weekend." Hermione put the pile of books in her arms on the On the table, he reached out and touched Tom's head, sat opposite Albert and said, "There are too many people in the library, I hope I didn't disturb you."

"No."

Albert waved his wand and conjured a cup of milk tea for Hermione out of thin air.

"Thank you." Hermione looked away from the milk tea cup, blinking her big curious eyes and asked, "Do you often sneak out to play?"

"The school curriculum is almost over." Albert smiled and changed the topic, "I'm just waiting for graduation and borrowing from the school library."

Hermione could actually guess what Albert was doing when he sneaked out, so she didn't continue to ask questions, which would only cause embarrassment.

Her eyes fell on "The Quibbler" on the table. This magazine has been very popular recently. It is almost as famous as "Defense Letter" at Hogwarts. Some people say that they made "Defense Letter" the The content was moved to The Quibbler, thus successfully evading the Ministry of Magic's ban.

"Rita Skeeter has changed a lot."

Hermione picked up "The Quibbler" and flipped through it, looking sideways at Albert who was feeding Crookshanks, and asked softly, "I'm more curious about how you convinced her?"

"It's actually very simple." Albert stroked Crookshanks' head and said, "Also, it's best to keep your cat. It's okay to leave it alone, but problems will inevitably occur over time."

"Your Tom is overnourished." Hermione picked up Crookshanks and combed his hair, saying to himself, "I asked Dobey earlier, and he said that my things were causing damage to the house elves. I was in trouble for a few days, to be honest.”

"Some concepts cannot be changed in a moment." Albert looked at Tom who was lazily yawning, smiled and stroked his big belly, "otherwise, Tom would have successfully lost weight long ago."

"I'm so confused now!"

Hermione looked at Albert who was playing with the cat and expressed her doubts: "I don't know how to help them. I am considering whether to join the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures in the future."

"Are you planning to join the House Elf Resettlement Office?" Albert was a little surprised. His understanding of the Ministry of Magic came from Bard's explanation. He understood most of the departments of the Ministry of Magic and their work content to ensure that he would need to use it in the future. It can come in handy when you go up.

"House Elf Relocation Office?" Hermione was a little confused. She had never heard of this office, but listening to Albert's words, it was undoubtedly related to house elves.

Hermione took out a stack of employment information from the stack of books and found no information about the house-elf relocation office.

"What does this office do?" Hermione asked.

"Literally, it is said to be boring." Albert looked at the confused Hermione and gave her some tips: "I suggest you first climb to the Director of the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures, so that you can have the opportunity to compile some Laws that are beneficial to house elves. Of course, you can also work in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, which is the most important department in the entire Ministry of Magic. The Minister of Magic usually serves as the director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. If you become a magician one day Minister, you can also use some magic that is beneficial to house elves."

Hermione was a little numb. She felt that the Director of the Department for the Management and Control of Magical Creatures, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement and the Minister of Magic were too far away from her.

"It is said that in the Ministry of Magic, it is difficult for Muggle wizards to obtain high positions." Hermione muttered.

"There is indeed such an underlying rule, but..."

"But what?" Hermione asked.

"However, these are not the things you should worry about the most." Albert said softly, "People will change, especially when it comes to politics. It is a big dye vat, and it is easy for people to change. After passing through the magic world After being baptized with the Ministry of Magic, you may not care so much about the current things,"

"Is this really going to happen?" Hermione was a little confused, obviously not willing to believe it.

"Fudge is the best example, I remember mentioning it before." Albert said softly, "In order to hold on to the power of the Minister of Magic, he finally chose to discredit Dumbledore. Otherwise, do you really think Fudge is an idiot? No, he is very It was clear that the return of the mysterious man would make him lose his position as minister, so he took a chance and delayed the matter for as long as he could. It would be best to delay it until the end of his term, so as to put off this big burden. Throw it to the next one.”

"Fudge did mess things up very badly." Hermione thought about what Albert had said.

"I actually see this from Percy. He has changed a lot and has become more snobbish. I heard that Percy is about to fall out with his girlfriend. Maybe he will do something for his own future in the future. Marry a powerful pure-blood witch as your wife." Albert said softly.

"So, you don't want to join the Ministry of Magic?" Hermione had heard many people say that if Albert entered the Ministry of Magic after graduation, he was expected to become the youngest Minister of Magic in history within ten years.

"Too tired." Albert shook his head and said, "Besides, I'm not really interested in rights. Wouldn't it be better to do something you like? If I became the Minister of Magic, I would probably throw everything away. Others just goof off in the office and wait to die."

In fact, Albert did just that, leaving most things to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan in the name of training them. As long as both parties have enough interests tied up, there is no need to worry too much. With what Albert has in mind, it is actually very easy to make money if he really wants to.

"You don't look like that. I bet there's no one in school who works harder than you."

Hermione doesn't believe this nonsense. In her eyes, Albert has always been the most diligent student in the entire Hogwarts. Maybe Albert is a genius, but his success is absolutely inseparable from his hard work and dedication. .

In Hermione's memory, when she met Albert, he was mostly reading, writing or doing other things.

"You know, I rarely lie," Albert said.

"Hardly lying? That would still lie." Hermione rolled her eyes, pretended not to hear, and found another topic to ask, "Do you know why Dumbledore didn't become the Minister of Magic? What if he became the Minister of Magic? If so, the situation might not be as bad as it is now.”

"Dumbledore, he thinks he can't withstand temptation, so not to contact or control power is the best choice for him." Albert said softly, "I think it would be good for him to be the principal. It can ensure that students have a wonderful college life at Hogwarts and make Hogwarts another new home for students. This is important to many people, and the principal is obviously aware of this. "

"Listening to what you said, I don't dare to join the Ministry of Magic." Hermione threw the employment information on the table, raised her head and asked, "Then what do you plan to do after graduation?"

"Occasionally I may write some books so that my knowledge can be preserved. Then I will live a life that I like. Anyway, I am not short of money. Making myself happy is the most important thing." Albert said without thinking.

In fact, this was actually his life goal in his previous life. As for making money and gaining more knowledge and power, that's just because of necessity.

"It's really surprising." Hermione seemed like she couldn't believe her ears, "I thought you would..."

"A career?" Albert asked with a smile.

"Or become an expert in a certain field." Hermione suspected that Albert was deceiving her.

"I should have considered it." Albert said with a smile, "although I don't like the word expert."

"Okay, you haven't said how to convince Rita Skeeter yet?" Hermione brought the topic back up.

"I didn't convince her, it was the Golden Galleons that convinced her." Albert probably saw the confusion on Hermione's face, and explained with a smile: "I told Rita Skeeter that Fudge was sitting in that position. Soon, after he steps down, the Ministry of Magic will reshuffle the cards, and then it will no longer be so hostile to Dumbledore, and will even help Dumbledore restore his reputation. "

"But what does this have to do with money?" Hermione was even more confused.

"Although these articles by Rita Skeeter will not earn Galleons for the time being, in order to change its tone after Fudge steps down, the Daily Prophet will definitely purchase the right to repost these articles, and then it will be able to obtain a A lot of galleons, and she can get a lot of galleons from it.”

"So, that's why Rita Skeeter published those articles in The Quibbler?" Hermione's initial good impression of Rita Skeeter disappeared in an instant.

Although Hermione also enjoyed the last few articles in The Quibbler, which focused on why no one wanted to hear Albus Dumbledore's voice, and why no one wanted to believe the truth.

...People hope that things will develop for the better and are unwilling to face the cruel reality that may exist... Before the lie is ruthlessly exposed, not many people are willing to believe Dumbledore's words... But if you are willing to help If their people fall into the hands of their own people, who can help them get out of this predicament?

"It may be painful to burst at the beginning, but it is short-lived and can minimize the loss. When the bubble of fantasy expands until it bursts, the cruel reality may completely crush people." Albert said softly. Said, "But sometimes people tend to choose the latter, which is very realistic and helpless."

"What's so helpless?"

At this moment, Fred, George and Lee Jordan walked in from outside.

"How about it."

"I've seen them all. There are a few with good locations." Fred took the photos out of the paper bag and arranged them on the table. These photos were all taken inside and outside the store.

"I talked to them and will give them an answer before the holiday." George raised his finger and pointed at the pile of photos and said, "There are some good locations here, and we have selected these ones."

"These two have the best locations, but they are also the most expensive. If you want to buy them, you will have to pay a lot of Galleons. I suggest renting them first, and then seeing the situation whether to buy them. This is also the advice given by Bill." Reid took out photos of the two stores and said to Albert.

"If possible, it's best to get it done once, so you won't have such a good opportunity next time." Albert said while looking at the photos.

"Are you planning to buy a store?" Hermione asked with wide eyes.

"Yes, what's the problem?" All four of them looked at Hermione in confusion.

"No, I mean it would probably cost a fortune in galleons," Hermione said weakly.

"It's not too much, and I won't suffer a loss." Albert explained, "The prices of the stores in Diagon Alley will definitely plummet in the future, so I plan to open a few more stores."

Hermione finally understood what Albert meant by not being short of money. There really was no shortage of money!