I can't understand it at all!
Isobel had just taken the parchment from Albert and only glanced at the contents before she realized that she couldn't understand it at all.
Even though Isobel had already been exposed to ancient magic words and was far ahead of other students in the same class, this talented witch helplessly found that she couldn't even read the contents of the parchment without the help of a magic dictionary, let alone understand it.
Can this guy in front of me really understand
Isobel was skeptical.
After all, Albert's age is there. Even if it's exaggerated, there has to be a limit for me!
However, Albert's appearance did not seem to be pretending at all. Even Professor Broad agreed with him. His previous words showed that Albert's attainments in ancient magic were very high, so high that it completely exceeded her imagination.
At this moment, that guy actually took a feather pen and began to make changes on Uncle Mog's parchment, adding his own views and insights on certain aspects, and occasionally discussing a certain issue with Professor Broad. The words that came out of his mouth were also in ancient magic words. There was no need for any "Magic Phonetic Table" or "Magic Dictionary" at all.
"What's wrong with this guy?" Isobel was really confused. She couldn't understand how Albert could master the ancient magic runes in such a short time. It was really strange.
The silent genius girl was falling into deep self-doubt when suddenly a flame rose in the fireplace in the office, attracting the attention of several people.
"Sorry, I'm late. I didn't expect something to happen at the Wizengamot." Muggle MacDougal walked out of the fire. He raised his hand to brush off the ash on his robe and said to Professor Broad: "Bud, you were absent. Didn't you receive the notice?"
"I received it suddenly this morning. But it came so suddenly that I pretended I didn't receive it. It's not a big deal anyway." Professor Broad curled his lips and said, "They didn't notify me in advance, and I couldn't spare the time to attend."
"That's a good excuse." McDougal nodded, as if considering whether he could use this excuse in the future.
"What's the final result?" asked Professor Broad.
"What else can she do? A huge fine and then she goes to jail again," McDougall said disapprovingly. "They broke her wand again and she's in jail for ten years."
"Ten years? I thought it would be life imprisonment. It's not the first time that Carlotta Pinkston has used magic in public in front of Muggles." Professor Broad reminded: "I remember that last time, her wand was broken."
"Carlotta Pinkston has found someone to get her another wand. Now, the Ministry of Magic has announced that Carlotta will be deprived of her wand rights." McDougal explained: "Everyone has unanimously decided that if Carlotta continues to violate the Statute of Secrecy, she will be given a permanent bed in Azkaban."
Albert curled his lips upon hearing this and asked, "Does the Ministry of Magic often break other people's wands? I mean when the Statute of Secrecy is violated."
Professor Broad and McDougal looked at each other and fell into a brief silence. Finally, Mog answered Albert's question: "No, usually, no. At most, you will be fined."
"What about the Law on Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards?" Albert asked again.
"The third paragraph of the 'Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards Act' states that intentionally and knowingly using magic in front of Muggles in Muggle-populated areas is a crime." McDougal shrugged his shoulders at Albert and said, "In fact, 'intentionally and knowingly' here means that you have been warned once by letter. If it is not too serious, the offender usually only needs to go to the director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic for an interview. Usually, it is not too serious, and at most you will be fined. Of course, if you have a criminal record and a bad record, you may be in trouble."
"What about Muggle wizards?" Albert asked again: "If I violate the "Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards Act" twice in a row, is it possible that I will be expelled from school?"
"Why do you ask?" McDougal asked with a slightly raised eyebrow.
"It's just a precaution. If I really break the law someday, I can find a loophole to exploit. After all, my family runs a family of lawyers. Oh, you may not know what a lawyer is. It's someone who defends people in court." Albert said indifferently why he wanted to understand all this.
"You don't seem to have a good impression of the Ministry of Magic?" Isobel was speechless. She realized that the man in front of her was not a peaceful guy. He was actually going to start exploiting loopholes in the laws of the Ministry of Magic
"I had some bad things happen to me before school started." Albert didn't mention the Truman incident.
"Is it related to this matter?"
"Yes."
"They may be expelled." Professor Brod answered Albert's question. "To some extent, the person who makes the decision is the director of the Office for the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic. If they do this, they still need to go through a process to ensure..."
"If you really run into some minor troubles one day, I will help you sort them out, provided that you help me finish this book." McDougal raised his hand to interrupt Professor Brod and said with a smile, "The situation in the Ministry of Magic is indeed as you thought, but the "Law on Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards" is actually more targeted at wizards living in Muggle residential areas. As you know, young children often cannot restrain themselves well, especially after they have magic, they always want to try it out, so the "Law on Reasonable Restraint of Underage Wizards" is needed."
"When you grow up and enter the wizarding world, you'll find that wizards rarely deal with Muggles, even Weasley, who likes Muggles." McDougal thought for a moment and said.
"So, it's still a matter of connections and power?" Albert said meaningfully.
"Yes, if you encounter some minor incidents, with enough connections and power, nothing will happen at all. At most you will be fined." Mog talked about this kind of thing in front of Albert without any hesitation.
"Uncle Mog!" Isobel frowned and reminded him.
"That's indeed true. It's very important to have power in the wizarding world." Mog blinked and said, "Of course, if you know the Minister of Magic and have a good relationship with him, he will turn a blind eye as long as it's not a serious violation of the law!"
"Do you want to..."
"Actually, I'm very interested in Apparition," Albert said bluntly, "If I can learn it, I won't have to worry about where to go."
"I suggest you write to the Knight Bus and ask it to pick you up," McDougal said with a smile. "The way to get on the Knight Bus is to stick your wand in the air."
"No, no, Mog, I think Albert just wants to save trouble." Professor Brod saw through Albert's intention at a glance and reminded him: "Apparition is still too difficult for you now."
"Okay, I think we should get back to the topic!" McDougal waved his wand, and a stack of parchment appeared out of thin air and landed on the table in front of the two.
“This is the second draft.”