After eating the cool iced watermelon, everyone sat down and chatted for a while, then Katrina and Mrs. McDougal got up and went about their own business.
Recently, Mrs. McDougal, at the suggestion of Albert and Yin Zebel, began to compile her "Family Therapy Manual" to pass the time in the safe house. Katrina was called to help organize the materials and learn something by the way to prepare for opening a beauty salon in the future.
It's always a good idea to find something to do for yourself.
"Is this... really okay?"
After the two left, Yin Zebel turned and looked at Albert.
"What?" Albert asked in confusion, obviously not reacting.
"Is it really okay for you to tell me everything?" Yin Zebel knew that Albert had a lot of secrets in his heart, and he rarely told others about them. Even she only knew a small part of them.
"Didn't you also say that you should make them feel at ease, let them stay in the safe house and don't run around?" Albert's level of Legilimency was not low. He could probably guess what Katrina and Mrs. McDougal were thinking. He couldn't help but sigh softly, feeling that things were becoming a little complicated.
"It's not something you would do. It's likely to affect the image of you in their minds." Yin Zebeier looked Albert up and down and said softly, "Maybe they thought you finally showed your true colors."
"True colors revealed?" Albert looked stunned.
"Yes, the true colors are revealed." Yin Zebel nodded.
"But... haven't I always been like this?" Albert muttered, "I never go out of my way to disguise myself."
"I actually feel like you're not lying."
Yin Zebel was a little surprised. She was a natural telepath. Even if someone closed his or her brain, she could still judge whether the other person was lying through her intuition.
"Because I didn't lie at all. Humans are complex creatures." Albert patted his thigh and motioned Yin Zebel to sit over. He really liked the feeling of hugging Yin Zebel.
"Aren't you hot? And aren't you going out later?"
Yin Zebel grabbed the hand that Albert extended to him and adjusted his sitting position slightly to make himself more comfortable.
"No hurry, it's nothing important anyway."
Albert hugged Yin Zebel and asked curiously, "What image do you have of me in your mind?"
"You don't know?" Yin Zebel raised his eyebrows slightly.
"What image? A nice guy?" Albert asked with a smile. In fact, he didn't care much about his image in other people's minds, but when Yin Zebel mentioned this matter, he couldn't help but feel a little curious. After all, she was the girl he liked, and it was impossible for him not to be curious.
"Thoughtful, gentle, considerate, understanding, caring for women, gentle personality..."
"I'm almost blushing because of what you said." Albert interrupted Yin Zebeier and touched his cheek. "I didn't know I had so many advantages?"
"You're not very happy yourself."
Yin Zebel saw through Albert's hypocritical face at a glance. Although he said that, he was actually very happy in his heart.
"Yeah, I'm glad someone praised me like that, especially when that person is you." Albert did not deny this, "Why don't you continue talking a little more? I think I can handle it."
"So what kind of person do you think you are?" Yin Zebel asked with a smile.
"Selfish, lazy, greedy, lustful, afraid of death. Well, and insidious." Albert simply counted his personality traits.
Yin Zebel turned his head in surprise and looked Albert up and down. He probably didn't expect Albert to use a bunch of negative words to evaluate himself.
"I think your biggest flaw is hypocrisy."
Yin Zebel nodded again as if to reaffirm his words.
"No, no, I'm not hypocritical at all. I just rarely exaggerate myself." Albert shook his head and said, "Europeans are more or less overconfident or arrogant, so they think I'm hypocritical. I just know who I am and live more realistically than most people. That's all."
"So, you think you are a selfish, lazy, greedy, lustful, afraid of death, and insidious person?" Yin Zebel actually did not feel too many shortcomings in Albert.
“Everyone has different views on people and things.”
"Take me for example," Albert said with a smile, "If I wasn't greedy, where do you think my huge amount of Galleons would come from? Just the 10,000 Galleons that Bard and the others gave me?"
"You probably don't know how many Galleons we have, right? It's a lot more than you think. Even if we never work for the rest of our lives, we probably won't be able to spend it all."
Yin Zebel knew that Albert was very rich, but she had no idea how much money he had. At least he had enough to spend.
"Do you think I helped the Weislai brothers open a store just to help them fulfill their wishes?"
Yin Zebel just listened to Albert quietly.
"That's because I saw the prospect of making a lot of Galleons without doing anything. Any capitalist is greedy." Albert said self-deprecatingly, "Although I don't think I deserve the word capitalist."
"So, you are willing to help pay for opening a beauty salon because you are optimistic about its prospects." Yin Zebel had guessed this a long time ago.
"I guess so. I can make money and you guys are happy. Why not do a win-win deal?"
"Tell me what's so lascivious about you. I'm actually more interested in this." Yin Zebeier said softly, "Actually, I don't think you're that lascivious."
"That's because you are a great beauty, the most beautiful girl in the school." Albert put his head close to Yin Zebel and took a deep breath of the girl's fragrance.
"Even if you praise me like this..." Yin Zebeier seemed to be in a good mood.
"So, after I get you, I don't need to consider other girls. After all, I can only marry one wife, so I'll naturally choose the best and most suitable one."
"You want to marry more wives."
"Every man wants it. As long as there are conditions, few people can refuse."
"It's a pity that I can only marry one." Yin Zebel said softly.
"yes!"
"What about the other girls?" Yin Zebel asked, "I mean, what about Catherine and Valeria?"
"They are all very beautiful, and they seem interesting." Albert said softly, "Catherine is a bit like you, also a genius, very beautiful, and a very charming girl. Unfortunately..."
"Catherine does have a good impression of you. If you settle in the United States, she might consider pursuing you." Yin Zebel reminded.
"Unfortunately, she lives in the United States and is unlikely to leave. I hate the American wizarding community, so the two sides are destined not to have much intersection. At most, we can become lovers, not even lovers."
"Where's Valeria?"
"As for Valeria, that girl is very thoughtful. Of course, I'm not saying that's bad, but I think she's very suitable to be a lover."
"Do you want to find a lover?" Yin Zebel suddenly asked.
"A dream of many men, are you jealous?"
"That little girl with vampire blood is suitable, right?" Yin Zebel said again.
"You're talking about Yanila. That girl is different. She wanted to be someone's lover from the beginning." Albert secretly observed Yin Zebel's expression and continued, "She is quite attractive, but in fact, she is just like that. I guess you don't see her many times a year."
"You are honest." Yin Zebeier was not angry, but sighed and said, "If they heard it, they would probably be very sad."
"They all know it's impossible, but princesses always fantasize about having a prince charming to marry them." Albert asked curiously, "Have you never fantasized about your own prince charming?"
"No, I can see through most people's minds." Yin Zebel was silent for a moment, then continued to ask, "Where's Katrina?"
"She." Albert glanced at Yin Zebel and sighed in his heart, "She looks a bit like my sister, but I already have a sister, and Nia is also very beautiful, so I am not interested in finding another sister for the time being."
"Originally, I planned to spend two years slowly looking for someone," Albert recalled. "When I first entered school, I needed to get familiar with the wizarding world as quickly as possible, so naturally, finding a girlfriend had to be postponed."
"Twelve?" Yin Zebel muttered.
"Yeah, so I never deny that I'm lustful." Albert said with a smile, "Then I met you."
"What was your first impression of me?" Yin Zebel asked.
"She's a pretty girl. I always feel a little impressed by her."
"Katrina?"
"Yes, Katrina was in my consideration."
"It's within the scope of consideration." Yin Zebel said softly.
"She's in the same class, of the right age, in Ravenclaw, and very pretty." Albert said generously, "As long as she's not in Slytherin, I'll consider it. I'll build a good relationship with her first and become a friend I can talk to. I have a pretty good relationship with most girls."
Yin Zebel thought about their initial relationship, and it seemed to be like this, but because of her initiative, the relationship between the two heated up a little quickly.
"Who else? Cho, or that Granger."
"You are more suitable for my ideal wife, and you are also a smart beauty, so I didn't spend time looking for beautiful girls." Albert raised his lips slightly and said, "Besides, you were very proactive at that time, and you also knew Legilimency. If you lost it, wouldn't it be a big loss? What's more, you can only have one wife. Can you expect to seduce someone else and let her be your lover?"
"Can't we just have a normal relationship?" Yin Zebel was a little speechless, and suddenly he understood why Albert said he was lustful.
"That's what I thought at first," Albert recalled.
"Katrina's personality has improved a lot," Yin Zebel said suddenly.
"After all, I've graduated and grown up, just like Nia, and I've become a beautiful young lady." Albert said softly, "Don't look at me like that, I'm not an idiot, I know exactly what I want."
"It seems that I should be proud of my charm." Yin Zebel blocked Albert's mouth, still feeling a little proud in her heart. They were going to get married soon, and she could feel that most of Albert's thoughts were on her.
In fact, the conversation just now was all nonsense.
Yin Zebel never worried about other girls, she was just a little worried about her sister. Albert obviously realized that it was inappropriate to let Katrina live with them, even Katrina herself realized it.
They all know the reason, but there are actually no better options at the moment.
Yin Zebel was obviously worried about letting Katrina and Mrs. McDougal go to other safe houses. This was undoubtedly the safest place, and they had their family with them.
Yin Zebel was very worried that they would have an accident, just as they were afraid that Albert would have an accident.
The two finally ended the topic that was not conducive to family harmony, and the problem was temporarily solved. As long as Albert did not have any bad intentions, there would be no problem. However, Yin Zebel knew very well that over time, complicated relationships would easily cause problems. Even Mrs. McDougal realized that it was not appropriate for the four of them to live here, so she chose to write a book and bring Katrina along.
"I think Mrs. McDougal is very afraid that I'll have an accident." Albert changed the somewhat awkward topic.
"It's good that you know." Yin Zebel looked at Albert resentfully. "After all, the enemies are the notorious Death Eaters and the mysterious man. It's normal for my mother to be worried. She's worried that I will become like her."
"So, she wants us to have a baby as soon as possible?" It was not difficult for Albert to understand Mrs. McDougal's thoughts. Yin Zebel and Katrina had always been her motivation to continue living.
"What about you?" Albert asked, "What are your plans?"
"What?"
"Do you want a child?" Albert asked directly, "You are still young. If you want a child now..."
"I don't know." Yin Zebel shook her head. Just as Albert said, she was too young. If it weren't for the fact that both of them had a more mature mentality, they would even be considered children. Albert was only nineteen years old, and Yin Zebel had just turned twenty.
To make matters worse, a period of war ensued.
Perhaps Albert also took this into consideration and brought her mother here, not only to protect her, but also to ensure that there would be someone to accompany and take care of her if she accidentally got pregnant.
"Don't feel pressured, I support your choice." Albert kissed Yin Zebel on the cheek and said.
"So, that's why you said that to them?" Yin Zebel looked at Albert with a strange expression.
"A cunning, sly and smart person can always protect himself well." Albert said softly, "and can also make them feel at ease."
"Maybe, we should have a baby." Yin Zebel hesitated for a moment. She actually felt that this decision was a bit ridiculous. According to Albert's prediction, this war would not last long, and she could get pregnant by then, but humans are not absolutely rational creatures after all.
"Why?"
Albert put his head against Yin Zebel's belly, as if trying to listen to whether there was any movement in the stomach.
"I thought you could guess."
"Actually, you don't have to care about what they say. Just do as you wish." Albert said softly. They were very cautious in that regard. Although Yin Zebeier probably wouldn't care too much even if she got pregnant unexpectedly, it might not be a good thing for them to have a child too early.
"I think they are right." Yin Zebel had actually been hesitating, but Mrs. McDougal's words made her make up her mind.
In fact, it was not just her mother, but Albert's parents as well who thought so. They felt that their children and wife should be Albert's shackles, so that he would consider the consequences more when taking risks.
There was no doubt that Albert had a stronger sense of family responsibility than most, and they all sensed that.
"Then I'm afraid I need to work harder."
Albert was a little surprised by Yinzebel's decision, but he didn't object too much. There was no need to worry about safety in this safe house protected by the Fidelius Charm. House-elves were more reliable than wizards in some ways, and with a child, the situation might improve.
Yin Zebel lowered his head and looked at the yawning cat, reached out and touched its fur, pretending not to have heard what Albert had just said.
"When is the exact time?"
"On the 13th of next month." Albert patted Yin Zebel, signaling him to get up from him. "It may be postponed for a day or two, and we'll see the specific time then. In short, we will leave the UK before the 12th of next month."
"Are you going out?" Yin Zebel helped Albert tidy up his messy clothes.
"Well, I have to go see how the store is doing." Albert said with a smile, "Besides, I brought them some business a while ago."
Today is the last day of the month. If the Ministry of Magic really intends to take action against the Death Eaters, they will definitely not give up ordering Defense Against the Dark Arts items from Fred and George. Although they are not very effective, not all Death Eaters will cast dark magic at will.
"Be careful." Yin Zebel said.
"I will. I won't be back at noon and will have dinner at home."
Albert put his wand back into his glove, and then began to put on the defense against the dark arts props on himself, before disappearing at the door under the gaze of Yin Zebel.