"I heard that Toad invites people to drink tea every day?"
Shanna copied the contents of the blackboard, secretly glanced at Albert beside her, and mentioned what had happened recently.
Ever since the rule that "students must be questioned about suspected illegal activities" was introduced, Umbridge has been keen on inviting others to her office for tea, causing panic in the entire school.
Ever since the Cedric incident, everyone knew that Toad would add truth serum to tea, and no one was willing to be tortured by the drug.
“Not surprising.”
Albert supported his chin with his hand, listening to Professor McGonagall explaining the Transfiguration Spell to everyone on the stage, and comparing the differences with the knowledge of the Transfiguration Spell he had mastered.
Summoning from thin air, expelling summons, human body transformation and appearance magic are all relatively common knowledge points, and the other is the magic of removing transformation.
In fact, there are more advanced transfiguration magic, such as the transformation and manipulation of water, fire and even other more ethereal things, just like Albert used mist to create chains and trapped a fire dragon, which belongs to this kind of magic. However, Professor McGonagall does not seem to plan to teach these things in the Transfiguration Advanced Class, perhaps because it is beyond the scope of the course.
No, it should be said that the content of the exam is not easy for most students, and it is even more difficult to get excellent results. Otherwise, the Auror's requirement would not be to pass 5 courses and the score must not be lower than E (exceeds expectations), but O (excellent).
When the bell rang, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and after Professor McGonagall assigned the homework of practicing the Transfiguration Charm, everyone picked up their packed backpacks and left the classroom.
"You look tired?" Sana and Albert walked towards the hall together, next to Fred who was chatting with Angelina.
"I stayed up a little late last night."
Despite using a time-turner to catch up on sleep, Albert still felt tired from staying up late, but it was all worth it. The Centaurs' astronomy and astrology gave Albert a lot of inspiration.
Last night, Albert secretly visited Firenze, and after communicating with him for several hours, he successfully mastered the astrology of the Centaurs.
Firenze has a very high level of astrology knowledge. Every time I communicate with him, my knowledge of astronomy and astrology will improve slightly.
What made Albert even more excited was that as long as he replaced the magic wand with a special wand made of dill branches, he would be able to use the centaur's healing magic. He was so excited that he couldn't sleep well that night.
That is a completely different way of treatment from that of wizards. The healing magic of the centaurs is more suitable for healing wounds, eliminating toxins and improving physical conditions than the healing magic of wizards. Albert feels that Isobel's beauty magic may have a place in the centaurs' magic.
The wizard's healing magic is actually more inclined to treat various spells and curses. This may be related to the environment in which they live. The centaurs living in the forest rarely come into contact with spells.
Unfortunately, Firenze did not intend to elaborate on healing magic, and seemed not to intend to teach Albert, or thought that it was impossible for a wizard to master the magic of the centaurs.
Therefore, Albert never revealed the fact that he mastered the centaur's healing magic.
Of course, maybe it could be the effect of the magic panel.
This incident gave Albert an idea. Could he also learn the magic of fairies and house-elves? Although the magic systems of both parties were somewhat different, but... maybe he could give it a try.
"Albert, do you have any compound medicine?"
On the way back to the Gryffindor common room, Hermione caught up with them from behind and asked about the Polyjuice Potion.
"There should be some left." Albert stopped, turned his head and looked at Hermione who was panting, and asked, "How much do you need?"
“It’s enough for one person.”
Hermione found that Albert did not ask her what she planned to do with the polyjuice potion, and for some reason she felt a little disappointed.
"I'll go back and look for it and give it to you in the evening," said Albert.
"That's great." After thanking Albert, Hermione turned and returned to the hall, apparently to share the good news with her friends.
"Aren't you curious about what bad things Hermione plans to do with the Polyjuice Potion?" Fred asked with a blink.
"What bad thing?" Albert asked with his head tilted.
"Don't be silly, Fred, do you really think Albert doesn't know?" George couldn't help but complain. He even suspected that it was Albert who secretly hinted to Hermione.
"I think this has something to do with the fact that Hermione accidentally used the Polyjuice Potion by mistake." Albert did guess what Hermione wanted to do with the Polyjuice Potion.
George's guess was only half right. It was not Albert who gave Hermione a hint, but Albert who gave the three of them a hint, and the three of them in turn gave Hermione a reminder.
It’s no wonder George thinks that way. Albert is at least half responsible for Toad’s current miserable situation.
There was no way around it, because it was Albert who suggested that they help Harry form a "Defense Association" and suggested that Hermione use the "Self-Defense Guide" to teach everyone knowledge about Defense against the Dark Arts.
Peeves's reason for causing trouble for Toad was actually Albert's instigation. Although the Weasley brothers were the ones who coordinated with Peeves most of the time, the Galleons that provided the funding came from Albert, which made Toad a laughing stock in Hogwarts.
The prophecy of the old liar Professor Trelawney was a pit dug by Albert himself. The toad has not climbed up since falling into it. Professor Trelawney's prophecy is still hanging over Umbridge's head. Her situation in school is getting worse and worse, all because of the prophecy that she will drive Dumbledore away and become the new headmaster of Hogwarts, and the prophecy that she will leave after the end of this semester.
A troublemaker who was destined not to stay in school for long was bound to cause dissatisfaction and resistance from some students. Anyway, she would be gone soon, so there was no need to worry about being targeted by the other party.
As for Fred and George using toads to test and promote their joke props, it was all thanks to Albert's Galleons and suggestions. They even planned to use toads to build the reputation of the joke shop.
Lee Jordan's spreading of rumors was also originally Albert's idea. He still remembered how the Anti-Toad League came into being. The Wizard Watch and Defense Express magazine were actually related to Albert. The professors' choice to lie low was also related to Albert's prophecy.
Sometimes, George even broke into a cold sweat for Toad. God knew how many pits Albert had dug for Toad, waiting for her to jump into them.
However, George did not sympathize with Toad, because he hated Toad very much, not only because of the educational order on the notice wall and her actions in Hogwarts in the past six months, but also because of the prophecy made by Albert.
"I think we will soon receive the good news that Toad is in the hospital." George's tone was quite cheerful. They had been disrupting Toad's review a lot recently.
"What are the consequences of using the compound potion incorrectly?" Fred asked curiously.
"It's probably like this... the canary created by the canary biscuits can't shed its feathers and return to its original state." Albert made a simple and easy-to-understand analogy.
"That's really bad. It would be better if they turned the toad into a real toad." Fred looked very excited and even wanted to see Umbridge's unfortunate appearance with his own eyes.
"How long will she need to stay in the hospital?" George was more concerned about this issue.
"Probably after the Christmas holiday!" Albert said without hesitation, "About two months."
"What are you talking about?"
Lee Jordan had no idea what these people were talking about. Even Fred and George had been influenced by Albert recently.
He hated the Riddler.
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"Where did you go just now?"
Harry asked confusedly as he looked at Hermione who was coming towards him.
"I just went to see Albert, he still has some Polyjuice Potion." Hermione said in a low voice.
"Polyjuice potion, who are you going to turn into with it, a toad?" Ron asked in confusion.
"Yes, Toad," nodded Hermione.
"Why did you turn into a toad?" Ron asked, even more confused.
"I meant to turn toads into toads," corrected Hermione.
"Do you think the compound potion can solve the trouble caused by the toad?" Harry felt that what Hermione said should be related to this matter. They were just discussing how to solve Umbridge's problem.
"Do you remember the symptoms I experienced after taking the Compound Potion in the second year?" Hermione reminded, "The Compound Potion cannot be used to transform into an animal, otherwise it will..."
"Otherwise it will be a disaster." Harry understood what Hermione wanted to do, and said with a little excitement, "If we can get Toad to drink the Compound Potion with Toad added in, I think the scene will be quite wonderful."
"I think she won't be able to teach everyone within two months, and we can also blame the curse on the toad. We can say that the toad was cursed by the Defense Against the Dark Arts position and turned into a toad." Ron also thought this was a good idea. By the time Umbridge recovered, they had already had Christmas holiday.
"Neville will definitely be willing to contribute some of Rifle's skin. We'd better get Umbridge into the school hospital in the next two days." Harry said with a smile. Although Fred and George's method was effective, they also needed to spend a lot of experience on this matter, and everyone couldn't always keep an eye on the toad.
"We need to distance ourselves from the matter," Hermione said in a low voice, "lest Toad really gets wind of the news one day. This kind of thing must be prevented."
That night, Harry, Ron and Hermione knocked on Albert's dormitory door.
When they were invited into the room, several of Albert's roommates were already in the room, chatting about something, and they only stopped talking when they entered.
"What are you going to turn Umbridge into?"
Albert opened his potion storage box, took out a bottle of black, sticky mud potion and handed it to Hermione, asking casually.
"Toad, we got some fragments of Leverkusen from Neville."
Hermione took out a small bottle, pinched out a small piece of toad skin from it, and added it to the compound potion. The potion in the bottle began to boil, emitting many bubbles and turning into an ugly brown-black color.
"Let's show everyone what she looks like when she turns into a toad. This way, she won't dare to continue to be so arrogant and domineering and use Veritaserum on everyone." Lee Jordan looked extremely excited. It must be very interesting to think about Umbridge turning into a human-shaped toad. "Albert, you must lend me your camera. I will take a few photos of her. Maybe I can make it into a wizard card in the future."
"You really intend to do that?"
Albert ignored the somewhat excited Lee Jordan and asked Harry and the other two.
"What's the problem?" Harry asked puzzled.
"If you turn Umbridge into a toad, I think she will definitely go even crazier and try desperately to find out who is behind this," Albert kindly reminded, "the whole Hogwarts will probably be in turmoil!"
“There is no peace now.”
The three of them looked at each other and said, "It can't be any worse."
"That's true."
Albert looked at Harry and Hermione and was quite satisfied with this.
Both of them have undoubtedly grown a lot, and even though their growth was cultivated during the time they were dealing with Umbridge, they have still grown after all, and are no longer as naive as before, and their own abilities have also been strengthened.
Their progress can be seen from their plan to send Toad to the school hospital this time.
There is no way. The original plot has been disrupted by Albert. God knows where the future will develop. In order to deal with Voldemort, he still thinks that the trio should be strengthened. Otherwise, who knows whether the savior and his friends who grew up using Dumbledore's method can withstand the changes in the plot in the near future. If they are accidentally killed, it will be too pitfall.
There is no doubt that the effect is quite obvious. Harry and Hermione have indeed been greatly strengthened, and they have changed more greatly than before.
It was Ron's mediocre performance that made Albert a little unsure. He always felt that the other party didn't seem to have made any progress
Is it his illusion
"When are you going to start?" Fred asked.
"We'll start shortly, but we need someone to help cover us." Hermione looked at the others and said, "To prevent others from noticing us leaving the common room at this time."
"Use this." Albert took out the Book of Origin from the box and handed it to George.
It's actually very easy to create an alibi, just pretend that they are in the dormitory.
As for witnesses, everyone here is a witness.
"Ron."
Before Weasley went in, Albert called out to him.
"What's up?"
Ron was very surprised what Albert wanted to do with him.
"Here you go." Albert took out a bottle of medicine and threw it to him. "Take one during Quidditch training. It should allow you to perform your skills normally."
"Thanks."
Ron glanced at the medicine bottle, confused, but still thanked Albert.
Harry and his two companions, along with Lee Jordan, entered the Book of Origin and were escorted out of the common room by George, who then used the Book of Origin to secretly bring them back to the common room.
"Does your medicine really work?" Fred and George were very curious about what medicine Albert gave Ron.
"It helps a little, but it's more of a psychological effect." Albert explained, "His level is not bad, but his mentality is too bad, so he has not been able to perform to his expected level. The bottle of medicine can give him confidence. When he slowly accumulates confidence in practice, he will not perform so badly on the court."
"I see."
Both of them understood it, but they didn't expect that there would be such a cool operation.
"What does Albert want you to do?" Harry asked curiously.
"He gave me this thing, saying it would allow me to play Quidditch at a normal level." Ron took out the potion given by Albert and explained to the others.
"That's good." Harry was deeply touched. He patted Ron on the shoulder and said, "Those weird potions always work well."
Ron put the bottle back into his pocket, turned his head and stared at the Polyjuice Potion in Hermione's hand, and changed the subject: "How do we get her to drink it? I bet Toad won't drink the Polyjuice Potion obediently."
"Use a Stunning Spell and pour it into her mouth."
Harry had already thought of a solution. He had used the Marauder's Map to determine that the toad was in the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office.
After leaving the common room, they cast Disillusionment Charm on themselves and quietly came to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office. Ron took out a ball from his pocket, pulled the lid on it, and stuffed it into the office. After hearing dry coughs and curses from inside, they quickly opened the door and subdued the person, then fed the unconscious Umbridge a compound potion, while Hermione immediately modified the other party's memory, all in one go.
This is really thanks to the results of the previous training sessions.
The compound potion took effect quickly. The toad's skin began to become rough, more like Leifu's skin color. Webbed webs grew on her hands like a toad. Her head looked even more like a toad. She was simply a real toad.
“That’s disgusting.”
Lee Jordan looked at the unconscious Toad and opened his mouth as if retching.
Then, he raised the camera he borrowed from Albert and took a bunch of photos of the toad before leaving the Defense Against the Dark Arts office with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
"Do you think Toad can guess who did it?" Harry turned to Lee Jordan.
"As long as you have an alibi, it will be fine." Lee Jordan shrugged and said, "Then ask Albert to get some antidote for the truth serum. Even if they really target you, it will be useless."
"I really want to see how Toad reacts when he finds out he's turned into a Toad," muttered Ron.
"There will be a chance, soon."
Lee Jordan looked at the unconscious Toad and said meaningfully.
Before leaving, they cast a spell to erase all traces of their presence.