Easter is quietly approaching, and the professors at Hogwarts have tacitly assigned a lot of holiday homework to the students.
Perhaps, professors know that most students like to be lazy, so they use this method to make students review their lessons well and avoid failing the upcoming final exams.
At Hogwarts, if your final grades are too bad, you may actually be held back, although this rarely happens.
"Don't you need to review?" Li Jordan had just finished reciting the twelve uses of dragon blood. When he looked up, he saw Albert who was busy with his own thing and couldn't help asking.
"I've reviewed it." Without raising his head, Albert repeated the twelve uses of dragon's blood that Li Jordan had just recited.
"You shouldn't ask Albert." Fred sighed and complained, "That guy can do better than you even if he doesn't review. By the way, why do we have to review more than a month in advance?"
"I heard from Percy that Professor Broad will resign in mid-May." George covered a yawn with his hand and looked at Albert. "Is this true?"
"Well, that's true." Albert nodded to indicate that it was true.
"I also heard that Professor Broad has already prepared the questions for the final exam." George's eyes suddenly flashed with excitement, and he asked quickly, "You often go to Professor Broad's office, have you seen..."
"You think too much." Albert looked at George speechlessly. "For me, it doesn't matter whether I peeked at the test questions or not. Why should I go to such trouble and give myself a bad reputation for peeking at the test questions?"
"That's right." Fred was practicing swinging his stick listlessly. His Transfiguration skills were not very proficient yet, especially the Transfiguration of different species was still difficult for him. However, he heard that this was one of the required subjects in the exam.
"What a bummer! It's a rare holiday, can't we just take a break and relax?" Li Jordan threw the book away and moved closer to Albert. "Are you making a protective bracelet again?"
"Well, the protective bracelet I made last time was not up to standard, and I'm trying to improve it." Albert didn't intend to hide it, "I've learned a lot of new things recently, and I can use them now."
"Newly learned?" Fred grasped the word sharply. "I learned it from Professor Broad. Advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts spells?"
"It's the application of ancient magic runes." Albert ignored his roommates who came over and swept the wood chips into the fireplace. "Aren't you doing your homework? Everyone in the common room has gone back to rest. No one will disturb you from doing your homework."
"No, there's no rush anyway," George muttered.
"Don't you do your homework yourself?" Li Jordan asked Albert, "I rarely see you go to the library to do your homework recently. Angelina even asked about it this afternoon."
"He doesn't have to do it, at least not the holiday homework for Transfiguration." George protested unhappily, "Professor McGonagall exempted Albert from most of his homework, and he probably won't have to do Defense Against the Dark Arts either."
"Oh, really? Damn, why do I have to do so much homework?" Fred complained unhappily.
The three of them were furious at the thought of having to work hard to complete the heavy homework during the Easter holidays.
"If you can publish a paper on Transfiguration Today, you certainly won't need to do Transfiguration homework." It was Sana who spoke. She had just finished her Transfiguration homework and was stretching tiredly.
No matter how much they complained, the twins still had to do their homework, no matter how reluctant they were, unless they wanted to be put in detention by their professors.
If you don’t do well in the exam, it will be even more difficult to go home during the summer vacation.
Albert is not idle at all, he also has his own things to do.
The rough version 1.1 of the protective bracelet was soon declared completed, however, the effect of the protective bracelet was still only average, and the ancient magic runes engraved on it had no effect at all.
This means it is a failure.
Albert recorded in his "Protective Bracelet Manufacturing Manual" that version 1.1 of the protective bracelet was a complete failure, the originally intended effect was not achieved, and it was no different from version 1.0.
In fact, Albert hoped that an alchemical skill similar to a protective bracelet would appear on his skill panel. However, his hope was undoubtedly dashed.
Perhaps, the so-called protective bracelet cannot be considered an alchemical item.
This is what Albert guessed.
In the next few days, Albert could clearly feel that McDougal's speed in writing the manuscript had increased. However, the third part of the manuscript was a little beyond Albert's ability, but the content surprised him.
Different from the previous ones, the third part of the manuscript is actually about the application of ancient magic words and spells.
The Patronus Charm isn't the only ancient spell.
As if to explain it to Albert, McDougal described a powerful protective spell in his manuscript.
If it is directly translated, it means total protection.
This ancient spell is similar to the Armor Spell. After casting the spell, it will form an invisible protective barrier between yourself and your opponent. This barrier is not in a single direction, but protects yourself from all angles.
From McDougal's description, Albert felt that he was wrapping himself in an indestructible passport.
If the Iron Armor Spell is a spell of medium difficulty, then the "Total Protection" is undoubtedly an extremely complex and difficult spell.
Albert had tried it once before, under the watchful eye of Professor Broad, but had failed.
In fact, Albert had tried to use ancient magic runes to cast spells but all failed, and he once asked Professor Broad the reason.
Professor Broad's answer was: Your magical power is not strong enough to support these ancient and powerful spells, and your understanding and application of them are only superficial.
Professor Broad had an extremely sharp gaze. He could see Albert's problem at a glance: his lack of experience.
No matter how talented Albert is, it is impossible for him to learn it all in one go. Ancient magic is much more difficult to master than the magic used today.
Perhaps, if someone were responsible for teaching Albert, after a few months of practice, he would be able to master the spell.
As the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, Professor Broad was undoubtedly an expert in this area, but he had no intention of teaching Albert.
Both Professor Broad and McDougal thought that Albert should be given some time to absorb the knowledge of runes before being guided on how to use those ancient spells.
Being too anxious is not necessarily a good thing for a young person.
Sometimes, people need some patience.
In Professor Broad's opinion, the Iron Armor Spell, which is easier to master and more practical, is undoubtedly more suitable for Albert to use.
"I suggest you continue to explore the potential of this spell instead of focusing on those ancient spells." Professor Brod explained, "Wizards have developed many variant spells based on the original ones."
"Super strong armor spell?" Albert asked tentatively.
"It seems that you have studied the Iron Armor Spell." Professor Brod nodded and said, "This is a sophisticated method of use."
Albert did not do research, but he watched the movie.
In the Battle of Hogwarts, the almost indestructible magical protective barrier initiated by Professor Flitwick and completed by several professors was a highlight of that movie.
"Do you know why those ancient spells are not very popular nowadays?" Professor Broad suddenly asked.
"The pace is slow and the chanting takes a long time?" Albert raised his eyebrows.
"Yes." Professor Brode nodded. "Especially in a duel between wizards, the most important thing is to use spells flexibly. This is why the Armor Spell and some simple counter-spells are popular."
"Can you let me see that ancient protective spell?" Albert suddenly asked.
Professor Broad couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, but still didn't refuse. He raised his wand and waved it around himself.
At that moment, Albert noticed a disturbance in the air, as if an invisible barrier surrounded Professor Broad.
"Can I touch it?" Albert asked.
"able."
"It's amazing." Albert stretched out his hand and pushed it. He found that there was an invisible position blocking his palm. "But, I remember that "Universal Protection" seems to be..."
"It's a spell used to protect a specific area. The uses of this spell are far beyond your imagination." Professor Brod saw what Albert was thinking and said softly, "Don't worry. You are still young and have a lot to learn."
Albert fell silent, because this was not the ancient protective spell, but it was undoubtedly more suitable for his use now.
Professor Broad guessed what he was thinking, which was actually not too difficult.
"By the way, this is for you." Professor Broad said suddenly, taking out an invitation letter from his pocket and handing it to Albert.
"What is this?" Albert was surprised that Professor Broad would give him an invitation letter directly.
"Obviously, this is an invitation," Professor Broad said. "It's a private invitation. McDougall plans to invite a few friends who are experts in ancient magic runes."
"Why invite me?" Albert was a little puzzled.
"Because you are now also a half-expert, the youngest expert. Believe me, there will be many people who will be happy to see you." Professor Broad said with a smile, "It has been too long since fresh blood joined this paper."
"Me, an expert?" Albert was still a little confused. In his previous life, expert was not considered a good word, especially an expert who appeared on TV.
To put it in a nutshell at the time, the experts in the United States don't have the time to go on TV and talk to you guys.
For some reason, Albert felt that this was a little unusual.
As far as he knew, wizards usually did not have a high status in the wizarding world before they reached adulthood. They were defined as fledglings, objects to be protected.
A twelve year old expert
To Albert, this was a bit funny. It wasn't that he disagreed with what Professor Broad said, but that in his understanding, the magical world was like this.