On a weekend morning, Albert was eating in the auditorium. Beside him, Shannah and Percy were talking about the course selection for the third grade.
In the second half of the second grade, they need to choose the third grade courses. Although this matter will not be announced until the Easter holidays, Shanna learned about it in advance from Percy, with whom she has a good relationship, and wanted to hear Albert's opinion.
"Muggle Studies, Divination and Mathematical Divination are the easiest courses for you." Albert said to Shanna after finishing the bread with jam. "Ancient Runes is difficult, just like learning a foreign language. I guess few girls like Care of Magical Creatures. Of course, if you are confident, you can choose all. Percy chose all, right?"
"Well, the full election will be very busy." Percy Weasley nodded, "It will be very stressful, and it will probably be even more so in the fifth year. Of course, it will probably be no problem for Albert."
"What about you?" Sana asked, looking at Albert.
"Select all," said Albert.
"Then should I choose all of them?" Shanna murmured, "Muggle Studies is not difficult for us, so there are only four courses left."
"You have to think about it carefully." Percy kindly reminded. Although he knew that Sana was also a leader in her age group, it was still stressful to take twelve courses. "Don't compare yourself with Albert. I heard that he often goes to the advanced classes of ancient magic. He probably doesn't need to learn ancient magic. And he comes from a Muggle family, so Muggle research must not be difficult. This means that Albert only needs to focus on three elective courses."
In fact, Albert’s math level is very high. After all, he once wanted to work in the financial industry... Well, that’s strange, why do I say once
After graduation, I worked in the financial industry just to find a faster way to make money.
Now he has found a faster way to make money, so his old financial dream has been kicked into some corner long time ago.
People do change as they age.
However, this did not prevent Albert from reading some books related to economics. He himself liked reading very much and believed that this knowledge would come in handy.
After Albert finished another golden fried egg and a large bowl of corn soup, the hungry Fred and George finally finished their training and returned to the castle. While eating, they complained to Albert about Charlie's devilish behavior.
"I'm going to go find Hagrid later. Do you want to come with me?" Albert interrupted their complaints and asked.
"Forget it, let's just finish our homework!" The three of them looked at each other and ultimately decided not to go with Albert.
Their relationship with Hagrid was just average, and they often went into the woods to cause trouble for Hagrid, so it was always awkward when they met.
"Oh, never mind." Albert didn't force it. When he finished breakfast and was about to go find Hagrid, a group of owls appeared above the auditorium with envelopes and packages, flying around the dining table, looking for their respective targets.
Among them, an owl flew towards Albert and brought him a letter.
"Thanks for your hard work."
Albert picked up the envelope and glanced at the sender's name: Adolf.
Well, you finally replied
Is it really because France is far away from Scotland
Now, when Albert sends long-distance letters, he directly uses the strong owls in the school.
He was reluctant to let Sheila fly long distances, and with the frequency of his mailing, one owl was simply not enough. Fortunately, the school's owl could be borrowed for free, otherwise he didn't know how much it would cost just to send letters.
Albert put the letter in his pocket and walked out of the castle, across the fields to the cottage at the edge of the Forbidden Forest.
Hagrid was outside the hut, bow in hand, and Fang at his side, as if ready to go into the woods for hunting.
"Good morning, Hagrid." Albert walked over and greeted Hagrid.
"Oh, sorry, I need to go into the woods now." Hagrid looked at Albert who was rubbing Fang's head and whispered, "Something happened in the woods."
"What's wrong?" Albert asked.
"Lu Wei ran away on his own."
Hagrid whispered as he looked around.
"Lu Wei ran away?" Albert murmured, "Sure enough..."
"When Fluffy grew bigger, he bit off the vines and ran away." Hagrid told Albert what happened helplessly.
"Have you mentioned this to Headmaster Dumbledore?" Albert frowned and glanced at his task panel. Sure enough, there was a new task.
Find a pet.
Hagrid's pet dog Fluffy ran away, and he needs someone to help find the dog.
Reward: 1500 experience points, Hagrid's favorability +10, and a special gift from Hagrid.
Pet dog
Albert really wanted to complain about the name of the mission. Wasn't this intended to mislead him
"No, but..." Hagrid hesitated, then whispered, "Dumbledore seems to have a lot of things to do recently, and I don't want to cause him any trouble."
"You've already caused him trouble." Albert sighed and reminded, "Don't be silly, Hagrid, you have to tell Dumbledore about this. The three-headed dog poses a great threat to the students of Hogwarts. You can't expect everyone to be able to protect themselves like me when facing Fluffy."
"If the three-headed dog harms the students in the school, I dare say that not only will you be expelled, but Dumbledore will also be in trouble." Albert said darkly, "We are more fragile than you think and can't stand it."
"I..." Hagrid's face turned pale. After hesitating for a moment, he nodded and said, "If I can't find Fluffy today, I will tell Dumbledore about this."
"Well, that's good." Albert suddenly asked. "By the way, what are you going to do, get rid of it?"
"No... You can't do that." Hagrid shook his head firmly.
After all, magical animals are not human beings, and Hagrid does not have the superb abilities of Newt, so it is normal for some things to happen. Albert also knows that Hagrid will be pitted by his own pet in the future.
"Let me help you find it. Don't expect your bow to stop the three-headed dog." Albert didn't wait for Hagrid to refuse, and continued, "If it wants to run away, you won't even have a chance to play your instrument."
"But..." Hagrid hesitated. He didn't want to involve Albert.
"It's okay. Let's go. Do you expect to catch Lu Wei in the woods like this?" Albert, of course, would not give up this mission.
"But… "
"Don't forget, I once entered the Forbidden Forest alone, and now you are with me. As long as we don't encounter the eight-eyed giant spider, there won't be too much trouble." Albert was not afraid of entering the forest, but he didn't want to encounter the eight-eyed giant spider.
The group of spiders that were knocked down by him will probably hold a grudge. After all, they are intelligent creatures, so he would hold a grudge too.
If you encounter an eight-eyed giant spider, things will probably become very troublesome.
"Thank you, Albert." Hagrid scratched his head and suddenly felt that it was nice to have someone to help him.
Albert knew about Lou Williams' existence. With his help in covering for him, it would be easier to handle the matter. Besides, he really needed help.
"Let's go!"
The two walked towards the outskirts of the forbidden forest, one in front and one behind.