Both parties were very satisfied with the final result.
After leaving the coffee shop, Albert went directly to the headquarters of the Defense Association. He had just received a message from George: Angelina had been found.
After escaping from the Death Eaters' attack, Angelina had been hiding in a safe house and was recently taken to the Defense Society's headquarters by Dobby.
"You stay here for the time being and listen to Albert's advice before making a decision."
As he approached the hall, Albert saw Fred handing hot cocoa to Angelina and gently soothing her emotions.
"What are you doing standing here?"
George appeared behind Albert at some point, patted him on the shoulder, and followed his gaze towards the hall.
"I really don't want to spoil their fun by going in and disturbing their world of two." Albert joked with a smile.
Fred walked out of the hall after hearing the noise, looked at Albert and George standing in the corridor, raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "When did you arrive?"
"Just now, I heard you say that you will stay here for the time being."
As they spoke, Albert and George walked into the hall together and looked at Angelina, who was sitting on the sofa, looking pale and in a very bad mental state.
After all, if a person stays in a dim environment with his nerves tense for a day or two, it would be a miracle if his mental state can be good.
Noticing Fred's pleading look, Albert said calmly, "I suggest you stay here for a while. It's safe here. As for your family, I can help you send them a letter, telling them that you are safe now and are just hiding temporarily, so they don't need to worry."
"What about my Quidditch training?" Angelina was excited. "I'm still trying out for the team. What if..."
“There’s nothing we can do about it.”
Albert looked at the emotional Angelina and kindly reminded her, "I think you should pay more attention to your own safety than to being a good Quidditch player."
"But, I finally..."
Angelina's emotions are still very unstable. Becoming a professional Quidditch player has always been her goal. In just half a year, this dream will be completely shattered
She once suspected that it was because she joined the Defense Society that she was targeted by the Death Eaters, but Claire's disappearance made her realize that this was not the case at all.
"I think you may not have read the newspaper." Albert said suddenly.
"What?"
Angelina looked at Albert in confusion.
Just at this moment, footsteps were heard outside, and several people led by Cedric rushed into the hall.
"Will you stay for lunch later?"
Shanna put a plate of fruit on the table and looked at Albert expectantly.
"Well, eat here at noon."
Albert took a bite of the apple, then picked up the newspaper on the table and handed it to Angelina, saying, "Damocles is the pharmacist in the newspaper who was tortured by the Cruciatus Curse and is still in the hospital. He is my friend. I suggested that he leave Britain to avoid the limelight a long time ago, but he still stayed in Britain... He thought that the Death Eaters would not do anything to pure-blood wizards, so he suffered the consequences of his decision to stay."
"Tortured by the Cruciatus Curse and sent to the hospital?"
Many people here understood what Albert meant: you have to bear the consequences of your own choices.
This also reminded Angelina that if she did not intend to stay here, once she left and was targeted by the Death Eaters again, she would have to bear the consequences of being caught by the Death Eaters, because they might not be able to rescue her in time.
It's cold, but it's also realistic.
Angelina returns to the team and is targeted by Death Eaters again. It is hard to say whether she can have the same good luck as last time.
"So, the Death Eaters are looking for Mr. Damocles in order to find you through him?" Fred quickly changed the subject to avoid Albert's cold words from hurting Angelina.
"have no idea."
"have no idea?"
Everyone was a little surprised that Albert would say this.
"I think those Death Eaters are crazy." Albert peeled a tangerine for himself and said indifferently, "The You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters should know that we are hiding in a house protected by the Fidelius Charm. Even if they want to use people as bait, the possibility is actually not high. After all, the Death Eaters have been fooled so many times, they should have learned from experience."
"It seems that the situation is not what we thought."
Cedric originally thought that Angelina's situation was the same as his, but after hearing what Albert said, he felt that the whole thing was indeed a bit inexplicable.
The question now is, why did the Death Eaters capture Clare, attack Angelina, and torture Damocles
"I think those Death Eaters just want to catch me." Angelina complained unhappily, "If I hadn't Apparated away immediately, I would have been caught by the Death Eaters."
"This matter is indeed a bit strange. I just received a message from the Order of the Phoenix that the homes of several famous pharmacists have been visited by Death Eaters." George gave Fred a look, asking him to calm Angelina down.
"These people have one thing in common..."
"It's all about Albert?" Lee Jordan raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, and they are all famous pharmacists." George pointed out the key point, took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, and read out a string of names on it: Eltida, Damocles and Hetok Dagworth..."
"I remember they all showed up at your wedding." George handed a piece of parchment to Albert and continued, "Cedric thinks their target might not be you, otherwise they couldn't all be pharmacists."
"I think they must have something to ask the pharmacist," Cedric nodded, "but except for Damocles, no one else is home."
"That's really unusual, they already have Snape," said George.
"We have to admit that Snape has a high level of attainment in potions." Fred agreed, "Moreover, they used the Cruciatus Curse to torture Damocles, and finally used a very strong Oblivion Curse on him. Obviously, they didn't want to expose their purpose."
"I know who attacked you." Albert said suddenly.
"who?"
Several people turned their heads to look over.
"Bellatrix Lestrange." Albert said without hesitation: "You know, it's hard to predict that kind of crazy woman with prophecy."
"How do you know?" Angelina asked with wide eyes.
"This is the result of divination."
Albert glanced at Angelina and explained, "That crazy woman wanted to catch and kill me. Maybe that's why she wanted to catch you, or she wanted to get more information about me from you."
"Of course, the thinking of a madman is always hard to guess. If I were you, I would not take risks again, especially since you just escaped from their hands. Sometimes you are not so lucky." Albert gave his final advice, "You can practice your defense against the dark arts here, and cultivate your relationship with your boyfriend..."
As soon as the words fell, a whistle was heard in the hall.
“… Sometimes staying alive is more important than anything else. Only if you are alive can you pursue what you want.” Albert said meaningfully, “We are all young, and the future is still long.”
After that, he turned his head and said to George, "Go contact Mundungus Frych first and tell him that you want to spend Galleons to buy useful information from him. Ask him to organize the information, and..."
"Buy news?"
Everyone was a little stunned, obviously not expecting Albert to do this.
"That's right. For someone like Mundungus, you need to use some bait to help him increase his enthusiasm. A little bit of Galleons can give us the latest and most useful intelligence, and it can also make him actively collect information for us. Why not do it?" Albert motioned for everyone to be quiet and continued to make arrangements: "Fred, go contact Kings. We also need more information from the Ministry of Magic."
"I thought you would just use divination to find out Bellatrix's intentions." Lee Jordan said strangely.
"Divination is not omnipotent. There are some things that may not give a useful answer even if you do divination."
Having acted as a charlatan for so long, Albert was well aware of the limitations of crystal ball divination, so he was always very careful. After all, a bright future was right in front of him, so why put himself in danger
After the Smith incident, few people could threaten his life.
Albert had lunch here, and while chatting while digesting the food after the meal, he explained the Defense Against the Dark Arts to a few people and taught them his own dueling experience.
It only took half an hour for everyone to gain a new understanding of wizard combat.
"Is that really the case?" Angelina asked in confusion, "But why did you..."
"I haven't told you about this?" Albert finished her words and accepted them with a smile, "Because what I'm teaching you now are the basics, and the basics are actually very important. If you don't learn the basics well, it's useless to learn more advanced things."
"Is this the difference between amateur and professional?" Fred couldn't help but sigh.
"Can Aurors do what you say?" George asked.
"A few are good, but most Aurors are only average." Albert commented simply, "Their advantage lies in their tacit cooperation, which can improve the combat effectiveness of Aurors."
"But you knocked them all down."
They never forgot the wonderful scene of Albert challenging the Ministry of Magic Auror alone.
"They underestimated the enemy and paid the price for it."
"You are always so humble."
"Sometimes, I think it's a waste if you don't become a professor." Lee Jordan couldn't help but sigh.
"You should record them in the book as well," Shanna suggested.
"I don't think the Ministry of Magic would allow this to be published."
Truman, who had been in the Ministry of Magic for some time, was very clear about the situation there. Similar books would definitely be thrown directly into the restricted books area at Hogwarts and would never be circulated in the British wizarding world.
In fact, the Ministry of Magic's progress in teaching everyone the knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts was slow, not only because many wizards had a poor receptive ability, but also because the Ministry of Magic did not actually want many wizards to master combat skills, as that would bring them more trouble.
Asking people to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts is more for the purpose of appeasing and winning people's hearts.
If it weren't for the Death Eaters causing trouble everywhere and making people panic, many high-ranking officials in the Ministry of Magic would not even allow Scrimgeour to do that.
"It is better to guide than to block, and correct guidance is the most important thing."
"Those people in the Ministry of Magic actually know about it, but they just don't want to do it." Truman finished what Albert wanted to say.
"Why?" Angelina asked puzzledly.
“Because it’s troublesome.”
Cedric had this deep feeling during his time working at the Ministry of Magic.
"Many people are unwilling to take this responsibility, whether it's the Ministry of Magic, your Excellency, or the entire wizarding world. So when the You-Know-Who rose to prominence, the entire wizarding world became like this." Albert said calmly, "It can only be said that the You-Know-Who's comeback exposed many problems."
"But the Ministry of Magic isn't ..."
"The Ministry of Magic can continue to exist because of Dumbledore. They can catch so many dark wizards because I provide them with information." Albert motioned for everyone to keep quiet and continued to say astonishing words, "Scrimgeour wants to fight You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters because he realizes that he may be killed in the line of duty by You-Know-Who."