In fact, it was not difficult for them to see that Albert did not trust everyone, or did not believe in their ability to keep secrets. This could be seen from the way the house-elves picked them up and dropped them off at the Defense Association headquarters.
Of course, this also has an advantage. Even if someone really leaks the association's secrets, they don't need to worry about the mysterious man and the Death Eaters finding the association's headquarters.
Although this distrust made them feel uncomfortable, the students who had just graduated from the school all knew one thing: there were no secrets in Hogwarts.
The Defense Association undoubtedly needs to hide now, which is actually for the safety of its members, but many students who have just become adults and left school have not yet developed similar habits.
"Okay, let's get to the point of today."
Albert stood up from the sofa and clapped his hands gently a few times, attracting the attention of everyone who was still whispering.
"Isn't that the main topic?"
After hearing what Albert said, many people couldn't help but want to complain. After all, the news Albert just revealed was really too shocking. However, that was not the main topic of today. What exactly did Albert want to do
"Today I'm going to teach you how to protect yourself." Albert raised his wand and waved it gently, and all the sofas where everyone was originally sitting were moved to the wall.
"What about confidentiality?"
Cedric looked stunned. He actually thought that he should educate everyone on the importance of keeping the secrets of the Defense Association.
"This kind of thing actually requires more personal compliance. After all, your mouths are on your faces, and I can't force you to shut up." Albert said calmly: "If someone gets into trouble or even loses his life because of talking too much, then I can only say that he deserves it. After all, we will be fighting against the You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters, and keeping it secret is for everyone's safety."
"Of course, you don't need to worry. After joining the Defense Association, you signed a list. I have cast a spell on that list. Once someone leaks important secrets, it will sound an alarm immediately."
As he spoke, Albert raised his hand and pointed at the bronze bell-like object in the corner and said, "I will also know who leaked the news at the first time."
Albert never expected these people to keep the secret on their own initiative, and he had already made a backup plan.
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Okay, let's continue with the topic we were talking about." Albert walked in front of everyone. "It's not shameful to run away, especially when our enemies are no match for us. Tactical retreat is very important. It is to preserve our manpower and prepare for the next victory."
Everyone was a little speechless. Perhaps no one else could describe escape in such a refreshing and refined way.
"Who can tell me how to deal with the enemy when you encounter them?"
Everyone looked at Cedric. He was the only one who had a similar experience. No one else had ever encountered it.
"Use the Disillusionment Charm to hide yourself first, so that you can take the lead, and then make some noise to attract the enemy's attention." Cedric was being stared at by a group of people, and he knew that he should stand out, so he took the initiative to share his experience: "If the number of enemies is small, you can try to find an opportunity to sneak attack them."
If he hadn't been unlucky and ran into a group of dark wizards, he would never have been caught by them.
"That's fine, but I don't recommend you to take risks when you are uncertain about the number of enemies and you don't have an advantage. After all, you only have one life, so you should be cautious. You still have a high growth ceiling." Albert raised his wand and tapped himself. After using the Disillusionment Charm to hide himself, he walked around the crowd and said, "If you encounter an enemy, as long as your Disillusionment Charm is at a normal level, you will be able to temporarily hide from the enemy and buy yourself some time."
"After all, it's normal for ordinary people to be unable to react temporarily when they suddenly encounter such a situation, unless they encounter similar situations frequently."
"If you feel that your Disillusionment Charm level has not yet reached normal levels, you can use the Disguise Charm and the Shielding Charm to enhance your camouflage abilities."
"If the enemy knows where you are hiding, even if you successfully hide yourself, there is a high probability that your position will be exposed. Once the enemy uses the Apparition Spell, the Disillusionment Spell will be ineffective, and you will have nowhere to hide."
"Before that, you need to think of a way to distract the enemy. For example, make some noise to buy yourself some time."
“Just like this!”
Just as he finished speaking, an explosion suddenly sounded from the right, successfully attracting everyone's attention, and Albert appeared out of thin air on the other side.
"When your attention is drawn to the sound, the opportunity comes. You can either take the opportunity to escape or launch a sneak attack."
"If there are only one or two enemies and you think you can handle them, you must be quick, accurate and ruthless when you strike. Don't leave them any chance to counterattack. Then you will definitely win." Albert turned his head back when everyone was stunned and continued, "A sneak attack may sound a bit despicable, but don't forget that you will be facing a group of vicious dark wizards in the future. Those hateful guys have never had any glory. It is not shameful to defeat the enemy by sneak attacks. Remember that ensuring your own safety is the most important thing."
"After you use a spell to knock down the enemy, it is best to use the Sling Spell to snatch the opponent's wand, or even destroy it directly. As long as you can make the opponent lose their wand, most wizards will lose their ability to cast spells after losing their wand, and then they will lose the ability to threaten you. After all, there are very few wizards who can cast spells without a wand, unless they have been practicing wandless magic since childhood, but this situation is almost impossible to encounter in Europe.
"Can you cast spells without a wand?" Field asked curiously.
"Yes, but I can't use advanced magic." Albert raised his hand and waved it gently, and the scarf around Field's neck suddenly began to wrap around and tighten.
"Sometimes, you don't actually need to master very advanced spells. Ordinary spells can cause serious damage to the enemy as long as you know how to use them." Albert released the control of the scarf and continued, "The current dark wizards are actually more pursuing more dangerous dark magic because they are more difficult to guard against."
"Of course, the so-called defenselessness actually means that you cannot use ordinary spells. Here I mean the Armor Spell to resist the dark spells cast by the dark wizards on you, but that is not unsolvable. Please remember that most spells can be resisted by physical objects, even the most deadly Avada Kedavra. This is also the way I usually deal with Avada Kedavra. What you have to do is to see if there is anything nearby that can help you resist the spell, and that thing needs to be strong enough to completely withstand the power of the spell." Albert waved lightly, and after a brief crackling sound, a thick-looking iron shield floated in front of him. He tapped the iron shield with his fingers and introduced: "Like this. Of course, this is what you need to master next time. Now let me see if anyone of you has not mastered the Disillusionment Spell."
After saying that, he waved his wand and the iron shield in front of him disappeared.
The number of wizards who have truly learned the Disillusionment Charm in a systematic way is even smaller than Albert expected.
However, this seems to be a very normal thing. After all, it is difficult for ordinary people to find someone willing to teach them this skill if they want to learn the Disillusionment Spell.
Before the publication of the Self-Defense Guide, many wizards were not even aware of the Disillusionment Charm.
"Before learning the Disillusionment Charm, there is something I must remind you of." Albert looked around at everyone and reminded them, "A skilled wizard can easily see through the disguise of the Disillusionment Charm, so when you meet the mysterious person, it is best not to take risks and just Apparate directly."
"You can see through the Disillusionment Spell, too?" Zannah asked.
In fact, this is nonsense, but they all know that they need to make Albert look good and boost everyone's confidence.
"Of course." Albert paused and continued, "There are only a handful of wizards at this level, and they generally have extraordinary strength."
"There are several types of Disillusionment Charm. Generally, if you don't master it well, the consequences will be terrible, just like this." Albert raised his wand and tapped Lee Jordan lightly.
Everyone saw that part of Lee Jordan's body had disappeared, but there was still a lot that remained, and it was a bit scary. If Filch encountered it in the middle of the night, he would have a heart attack.
"Undoubtedly, unqualified."
Albert waved his wand again, and Lee Jordan became invisible, but it was still obvious that there were still many incoordination points in his body.
"This is another situation." Albert introduced, "Most Hogwarts students are at this level after mastering the Disillusionment Charm."
"You should have noticed that the principle of the Disillusionment Charm is actually more like a chameleon, which makes the color and texture of the disguised person or object consistent with the environment behind and around it. Therefore, even if you use it perfectly, you may still be able to see the flaws at a close distance, especially in this situation. If you keep staring at someone, you will soon attract their attention." Albert continued to explain to them, "Because people are sensitive to sight, especially hostile sight."
"Most wizards who have reached a normal level of Disillusionment Charm can achieve this level." Albert pointed at Lee Jordan who had completely disappeared.
"It's generally not easy to be discovered, but there is still a risk of being exposed at close range, so I usually recommend that you use the Disillusionment Charm and the Camouflage Charm together to better improve the hiding effect."
"Of course, a more advanced invisibility spell is difficult to detect even at close range, but that is difficult for you because it belongs to a more advanced application. If you want to further explore the Disillusionment Spell, I suggest you master this spell first, and..."
Albert spoke for nearly half an hour before letting everyone start trying the spell and helped correct any mistakes they made during practice.
This is a job that requires a lot of patience.
Fortunately, there are actually quite a few wizards who have mastered the Disillusionment Charm and can help share some of the pressure.
The members of the Defense Society are all adult wizards who have just graduated from school. Their learning ability has not fallen behind much. Those members who have never come into contact with the Disillusionment Charm can basically master the use of the Disillusionment Charm after some practice.
"It will take me about a month to teach you these things. I hope you can take some time to practice them seriously. Once you have truly mastered these skills, you will have a greater chance of surviving danger, and you won't have to worry too much about encountering dark wizards. Remember, nothing is more important than your own life."
"And this..." Albert gave Fred a look.
"This is a special offer for those who join the Defense Association. You can get items not for sale and Defense Against the Dark Arts from us at a lower price. Of course, the quantity that each person can purchase is limited."
“I thought you were going to give it to me for free,” Kenneth spat.
"You should know that everything free in the world is the most expensive." Albert said meaningfully, "If you have any questions, you can write them down and ask others or ask me. As for when the practice will be put into practice, I can only say that the facilities here are not yet completed. You may need to take time to help build them. The specific time is probably April or May."
“Why don’t you sell it?”
After reading the product catalog distributed by Fred, George and Lee Jordan, everyone was shocked, because the items in the catalog were very different from those sold on the market. There were many strange things in it, and even Felicis was sold. The effect could only last for half an hour, and each person could only buy one pill as a reserve for emergency response.
"You have to know that once everyone knows about it, the effect will be greatly weakened, because the Death Eaters and dark wizards may also know these things through certain means." Albert reminded.
"Actually, these things are quite expensive. Once they are obtained by Death Eaters, it will be very troublesome. After all, most Death Eaters are relatively wealthy." George explained to everyone, "Of course, the Ministry of Magic has placed an order, but the quantity is not large. After all, the price is not cheap. We usually keep them for our own use. This is also a trump card reserved for you."
"If you need it, you can buy it from us. By the way, the detection pocket watch is given by us, but each person can only get one."
"Of course, its effect is not as practical as ours, but it can still provide everyone with an early warning effect."
At this moment, the house-elf Dobby brought a large box. When he opened it, there were detection pocket watches inside. Fred motioned for everyone to come forward and take them.
After everyone got the detection pocket watch, they found that it was slightly hot. After opening it, they found a red dot on it.
"There is an enemy."
Everyone was shocked.
"Here."
Albert pointed to the grindylow in the tank.
"The detection pocket watch can detect dark wizards and dark magic creatures around you." Albert reminded, "When it sounds the alarm, you'd better be on high alert."