Looking at Albert who was drowned by the crowd in the blink of an eye, Fred and his gang listened to the complaints coming from the room not far away, their faces full of unconcealed gloating. They should have let Albert experience it himself earlier.
"Do you think Albert can handle them?"
Cedric looked at the crowded people in the room and whispered to his companions. To be honest, he hoped that Albert could really solve the problem so that everyone's life would not be so difficult.
"It's difficult. To put it bluntly, this matter is all about money, but the problem is that we have no money." Sana was very pessimistic and didn't like the group of people in the room who had no self-awareness at all. She said that they should be left to fend for themselves. Why do such a thankless task
"Anyway, don't expect us to donate any more Galleons." George directly blocked the idea of donating money: "The few Galleons we have are not conjured out of thin air."
"Those guys are just like three-year-olds. All they do is complain all day long and they don't know how to be grateful at all." Fred had never felt that anyone could be so disgusting.
It is already very troublesome for them to maintain the normal operation of the Defense Association. After all, someone has to pay for the supplies in the Defense Association.
"Maybe they have been living like dogs for the past ten years." Lee Jordan sarcastically said. He also didn't understand why Albert had built this place. They simply couldn't help everyone. He believed Albert knew this and had expected it to turn out like this.
That's why he didn't want to come here.
"At least Albert saved them."
Cedric admired Albert very much, he saved these people, otherwise many Muggle-born students would have been arrested and sent to Azkaban. No one dared to bet that they could walk out of Azkaban alive.
Cedric knew exactly how much pressure Albert was under.
Most members of the defense association felt that what Albert was doing was completely thankless, and believed that he should run the defense association well and slowly expand the number of association members. The entire association would be very united, and there was no need to pay any attention to this group of ungrateful people, let alone waste limited energy on them.
Yes, everyone is upset about this.
They even told Albert about this through Sana, and I believe Albert himself is well aware of this:
They can only provide limited help to everyone, which is not really satisfactory. Even if it does save many lives, few people will really appreciate them, because they will only remember that someone made them live a hard life.
"At least they are still alive, that's enough. I think this is probably Albert's greatest kindness!" Shanna looked at the figure who was listening attentively and trying to help everyone solve the problem.
"After all, as long as people are alive, there is still hope."
"I never thought they would be able to evade capture by the snatch parties, especially without the ability to use magic."
"If they were really thrown into Azkaban, I wonder how many people would survive?"
If I could really blend in with Muggles, there wouldn't be so many people here.
After all, they came here to seek refuge with Kings because they had no better choice. They were told about the situation here from the beginning, but that group of people never wanted to work hard to change it. They complained all day long, hoping that someone could help them improve their harsh environment. They were like babies crying for milk. This was why everyone hated them so much, because they were no longer children, they had wands in their hands, and they could do something with magic.
“Anderson is really a remarkable guy.”
Even Ted Tonks had to admit this. Maybe it wasn't quite right to say that he saved the people here, but most people should thank him.
However, although those children clearly lacked gratitude, Albert did not care. This was one of the reasons why Ted admired him. He only saw this quality in Dumbledore.
"I believe Anderson will become a great man like Dumbledore in the future," Ted said firmly.
"He already is!" Shanna corrected.
Ted looked at the noisy room and nodded, "You're right, he already is."
No one stayed to watch the show, but went straight to Ted's room to prevent anyone from throwing curses into the room out of disgust.
Ted was different from the other refugees. He was commissioned by the Order of the Phoenix to look after the students, not to suffer with them. Naturally, he was prepared. He lived in a magic tent.
Although it is strange to set up a tent in a room, living in a tent is undoubtedly more comfortable than other places.
However, Ted did not let other students know about this, otherwise those mentally unbalanced children would explode on the spot, and God knows what outrageous things they would do.
"Do you think Albert will succeed?"
"I'm afraid it's difficult."
"He will. That guy never does anything without certainty."
About half an hour later, there was a knock on the door and Albert came over to ask them to join the party.
"Can it solve the problem?" Cedric couldn't help but ask.
"I'm doing it," Albert said calmly.
"What are you going to do? Get another round of Galleons for them?" Sana raised her eyebrows slightly. She was very curious about what solution Albert had found.
"I heard from Hannah that they plan to reorganize Dumbledore's Army (DA), which I think is a good thing." Albert led everyone into an empty room where Hannah was waiting for them.
"Let's find a place to sit."
Just when everyone was confused, Albert waved his magic wand, and several cardboard boxes appeared out of thin air. He then turned the cardboard boxes into benches and motioned for them to sit down and talk.
The DA party officially began after Shanna closed the door and the Wesley twins lit the magic candlesticks.
Albert waved his wand again, and several drinks appeared on the table. He took a sip of the butter beer, then said slowly, "It's hard to change everyone's mind at once, and doing so will only make them feel bad, or even make them think, who do you think you are? Why should I listen to you?"
"People are just cheap. Let them suffer enough, and they will naturally understand Albert's good intentions." Lee Jordan noticed that everyone was looking at him, shrugged and said, "Don't look at me like that, these are Kenneth's original words."
"We didn't say no." The Weislai brothers looked at each other and couldn't help laughing.
Hannah was the only one who looked a little unnatural.
"We need a role model," Albert cleared his throat and said, "a role model for everyone to follow."
"You mean recruiting members of the Defense Association (DA)?" Cedric raised an eyebrow.
"Dumbledore's Army," Hannah corrected.
"There's no need to worry about the name, it's just a symbol." Albert interrupted the people who were about to speak and continued, "Hannah, how many people are willing to join the DA now
"There are probably seven of us, including me." Hannah was a little curious about what Albert was going to do.
"First, you need to clean up three rooms. One is where you will gather, which is here. The other two are for you to rest." Albert explained, "A comfortable environment and delicious food will help you get together."
"There's only flour and potatoes here," Hannah said helplessly.
"As for food, I will have the house-elf Dobby teach you how to cook various foods. Meat and eggs will also be provided in small quantities, but don't expect too much."
"no problem."
Hannah was relieved to see that Albert was really solving the problem.
"So, are you planning to use the benefits of the Defense Association to attract everyone to join?" George also realized what Albert was planning to do.
“Will this really work?”
"I just hope to change their incorrect thinking. It's too difficult to convince them directly. Some things must be understood by themselves." Albert looked at Hannah and said, "When they find that they will live a better life by following us, they will definitely be willing to follow in our footsteps."
"Are you sure they won't treat it as an explosion?" Fred frowned and reminded, "Won't your different treatment cause a huge conflict?"
"They spent their own Galleons and asked Mr. Tonks to help buy it." Albert said without hesitation, "It's obviously okay for me to spend money to eat better."
"There are always loudmouths everywhere," George reminded.
"Yes, so all DA members need to make a symbolic contribution and we will take care of the rest. Of course, it won't cost that much in Galleons either," Albert said calmly.
"Does that make sense?" Hannah asked, confused.
"Of course. Only when you spend money on something will you cherish it, not waste it." Albert looked at Hannah, who looked a little stunned, and said, "If you can do this job well, I believe you will be able to surpass others in management in the future. Because they have no experience, such an opportunity is rare. I hope you can cherish it."
After saying that, Albert glanced at Shanna, who looked away awkwardly.
"I will."
Hannah was stunned for a moment. She knew that this was more difficult than becoming a class monitor, but it was also a rare training opportunity for her.
"The next thing is the DA meeting." Albert said to Hannah, "Go and find those members who are willing to join the DA first!"
Although Hannah didn't know what Albert was going to do, she still went out and gathered several other DA members.
Everyone was curious about what Albert was going to say alone, but they all felt that it was definitely not a bad thing.
After all, they all supported Harry Potter and were willing to join the DA.
As for whether DA stands for the Defense Association or Dumbledore's Army, it seems to make no difference. Their purpose is to support Harry and resist the mysterious man.
They also wanted to believe that Albert would provide some extra help to his loyal supporters.
Life here is kind of bad indeed.