"It might rain later." Fred looked up at the ceiling covered with dark clouds, then turned his head to the people sitting next to him and said.
"If I were you, I would finish the food on the plate while it's hot. It won't taste good when it's cold." Albert was cutting the potato and egg pancakes on his plate with a knife and fork, and the house-elf put the dish on the students' plates.
"I wonder why you hope it rains later." Angelina swallowed a large piece of bacon and looked at Fred and the others with a strange expression.
The rainy season has lasted for a long time and the rainy weather is really uncomfortable.
Just as Fred was about to answer, he was interrupted. A student hurried over and said to Albert: "You must be Albert, I have heard of your name. Professor Smith asked me to give this to you."
"Thank you." Albert handed the note and nodded to the visitor.
"What is that?" Angelina asked curiously, "An invitation?"
"Invitation letter." Albert glanced at the contents of the parchment and said, "Professor Smith invited me to have tea with him."
The people around looked at each other in bewilderment. If someone else had said this, they would not have believed it at all. But Albert was different. He was a frequent guest invited by the professor for tea and had encountered this kind of thing frequently in the past year.
“That’s really enviable.”
There are not many students in the entire Hogwarts who can receive special treatment from professors. Even the president of the student union may not receive the same treatment as Albert. This requires not only good grades but also strong connections.
As they were talking, an owl flew towards Albert and threw a package into his arms, temporarily diverting everyone's attention.
Albert picked up the package, glanced at the sender's name, and guessed what was inside the package.
Dragon claw powder, a raw material that Albert bought from the pharmacy in Diagon Alley.
A while ago, he spent ten galleons to buy a pint (568 ml) of dragon claw powder from a pharmacy. Now he has the two most difficult ingredients to obtain for making the Bafe brain stimulant.
"You are so welcome." Alia's tone was very strange. While they were talking, two more heavy letters were thrown in front of him by the owl, and Albert took them and put them in the pocket of his robe.
"Your pen pal?" Shanna asked.
"Old friend."
"Literally," George explained for Albert.
The girls at the table were stunned and didn't react for a moment.
"I have to go. I have to go for afternoon tea later. If it rains, you can wait for me in the common room." Albert reminded before leaving, "Remember to finish your homework first."
"I always feel that guy is mysterious." Sana looked at Albert's departing back and couldn't help muttering, "He seems to be hiding a lot of secrets."
"Who knows?"
"I heard that he has a Ravenclaw girlfriend." Arya suddenly said.
"It happened so late and we didn't even know about it." Fred and the others looked at each other in disbelief.
"That's the genius from Ravenclaw." Arya pointed in a certain direction and continued, "Many people saw them chatting together often."
"I remember they seemed to be two grades apart." The girls gossiped endlessly.
"In fact, they are only one year apart in age." Alia kindly reminded, "Albert's birthday is in September."
"Genius and genius? Great!"
…
Albert didn't know that someone was gossiping about him behind his back. As soon as he entered the Room of Requirement, he put on earmuffs and began to do preliminary processing on the mandrake.
"Why does it feel a bit like pickling radish?" Albert buried the washed mandrake in a large barrel of salt and couldn't help but complain.
Now that he had obtained a large amount of salt, he would naturally not easily give up the opportunity to prepare Mandrake. Although it would become a dangerous black magic item, in Albert's opinion, it was totally worth paying this insignificant price. It was definitely a magical weapon to harm people, and its effect was comparable to that of a concussion bomb. Moreover, sound itself was something that made it difficult to guard against.
If Voldemort had not risen in the near future and the future was smooth, Albert would not be too keen on making this kind of thing.
After all, what about black magic items? They are inherently dangerous, especially during the production process. It is also said that frequent contact with black magic items by wizards will affect a person's behavior and personality, and it is very likely to make people more irritable and violent.
After Dumbledore's death, Voldemort and his minions will openly cause trouble for Muggle wizards. Since he is a Muggle wizard himself, he will naturally be in danger, so it is normal for him to want something to protect himself.
Although some things cannot be sold, some can be used to start a business. The fact that the Weasley twins in the novel were able to make a lot of money speaks volumes.
Galleons may not be very important, but sometimes they can still solve many problems. After all, you can't live without money.
As a time traveler, Albert is well aware that wealth without the power to protect it is a sin in itself and may eventually become the target of plunder by others.
He needs strength, that's important.
Next, you need to get the outer coat of the swamp digger. This magical creature is the nemesis of the mandrake. Their favorite food is the mandrake. As long as you use the skin of the swamp digger to make a container to store the mandrake, you can suppress it very well.
The so-called children are afraid to cry at night, probably this is what it means!
Then there are containers for storing dark magic items, and... I need to learn the Traceless Extension Charm. This spell seems to be strictly controlled by the Ministry of Magic. I wonder if I can find related books in the library.
The last thing is to design the combined container, taking into account the risks of carrying a dark magic item with you.
Albert recorded these things in the alchemy notebook, closed it, and then took out another notebook. He glanced at the information on it confidently and frowned slightly.
A new task appears on the task panel.
Another purpose
Everyone knows that the position of professor of dark magic is cursed. Every wizard who comes to Hogwarts to teach dark magic has his own reasons for taking risks. You seem to have discovered some secrets about Rowena Smith coming to Hogwarts. Please find out why Professor Smith came to teach at Hogwarts.
Reward: 2000 experience, 1 skill point, and a random skill from Rowena Smith.
Ever since this task appeared, Albert felt that Professor Smith was a little weird. Moreover, he was now interested in ancient magic runes and invited Albert to have tea
Well, as expected, this matter is very strange no matter how you look at it.