Nia has been depressed ever since the last letter from Hogwarts. Not being able to go to Hogwarts to study magic has dealt her a big blow.
After discussing privately with Herb, Albert called Grandpa Luke on Charles Street and invited them to visit his home.
This trick really worked. Grandpa Luke's arrival made Nia feel much better. He undoubtedly knew how to comfort Nia better than anyone else in the family.
Of course, Fat Cat Tom also deserves credit.
Pets can be really soothing sometimes.
In early August, Nia was going to design the school uniforms for Casterton School. Albert did not go with her because he had to stay at home to finish the remaining holiday homework.
Outside, there was the sound of Tom scratching at the wooden door.
"Stop it, Tom."
Albert got up, opened the door, and put the cat into the room.
After Tom entered the room, he immediately jumped onto the desk and lay on the book in front of Albert, his fluffy tail wagging from side to side, and he seemed to be in a good mood.
Albert looked at the cat in front of him and shook his head helplessly. He stopped doing his homework and picked up the newspaper next to him to read the headlines of the previous few days:
Gringotts break-in incident.
The goblins at Gringotts claimed that the intruders were unable to steal anything because the contents of the vault had already been removed.
"Quirrell failed in stealing the Philosopher's Stone!"
Albert took out a notebook from the drawer. It was filled with Chinese characters. He wrote down the plot of the Harry Potter novel that he remembered.
Now, one of them has been successfully fulfilled.
"It seems that even with a little butterfly like me, part of the inertia of history will continue." He murmured softly while looking at his notes.
The Philosopher's Stone!
It's quite a good thing.
After all, the Philosopher's Stone can concoct the Elixir of Life.
Nicolas Flamel and his wife drank that stuff and lived for hundreds of years.
Albert was not too eager for immortality.
After all, mandrake root can be turned into an anti-aging potion through complex potion-making techniques, and he has the formula for this potion.
Although it was just a recipe, as long as Albert was willing to spend some time, he believed that he could successfully prepare this potion.
After all, he is a man with cheats.
Albert fiddled with Tom's tail, flipped through the densely packed notes, and sighed. Ever since the savior went to school, Hogwarts Academy has become less safe.
Although a large number of tasks and experience rewards can be obtained from Voldemort, Albert does not want to confront Voldemort head-on at all.
After all, his own life was more important. Moreover, Albert preferred to make a fortune quietly, and it would be best if he could secretly plot against the other party and make Voldemort unable to figure out who was targeting him.
Harry Potter, savior, I hope you can be more reliable!
Albert looked at Tom who was biting his fingers and hesitated for a moment. "Hogwarts is so dangerous. Do you think I should take you to school?"
Albert was really worried about his cat.
There's no way, Tom is too fat, this is definitely a big problem.
By the way, the last time there was a task on the task panel to help Tom lose weight, he had never completed it.
Albert rubbed Tom's fat belly and sighed softly, thinking that there was no way he could complete the task.
Just when Albert was worried about his cat's obesity, Sheila flew in from the window and threw a letter on the desk in front of Albert.
"You've worked hard! Go take a rest!" When Albert was about to feed it nuts, Tom suddenly pounced on him, hugged his hand with all four legs, and took the owl nuts in his hand. In this way, a cat and an owl began their daily confrontation again.
It took Albert a long time to calm down the angry Sheila and let her go back to the cage to rest.
I tidied up the messy table and picked up the letter I had just received from the floor.
It was a letter from Fred and George, inviting Albert to visit their house. In the letter, the twins complained about Percy becoming a prefect and complained that Percy kept nagging about it all day long.
Albert pushed Tom's head away and said unhappily, "You don't understand again, or have you become a spirit?"
Just then, another owl flew in from the window, threw the letter on the table and flew away.
Albert opened the letter and found it was an invitation from Professor Broad. Last time, Professor Broad said he would give them an explanation, and it seemed that this was the time.
Albert flipped through the calendar next to him, preparing to find a suitable time to get these two things done at once, well, three things. He also needed to go to Diagon Alley to buy all the necessary items.
Just as Albert was thinking, the third owl flew in from his window. This time Tom was furious. He hated owls, and these guys kept flying into his territory one after another. They were simply seeking death!
Fortunately, Albert was quick enough to catch Tom who was about to pounce on him, otherwise there would probably be another melee.
The owl was not afraid of Tom at all. It stared at the fat cat in front of it and made threatening sounds, ready to fight with Tom.
"Okay, don't get excited, it will leave soon." Albert looked helpless. He never thought that so many letters would come at once today. What happened!
At this moment, Tom suddenly broke free from Albert's arms, used his size advantage to press towards the owl, and successfully scared it away.
"Okay, okay, I know you are more capable." Albert looked at Tom helplessly, opened the letter and read the letter from Serra Harris to him.
I originally thought it was just an academic exchange as before, but I didn't expect that Sera Harrisis actually said in the letter that she wanted to introduce Albert to several alchemy masters and asked Albert if he was free recently.
The last academic exchange
To be honest, Albert always felt that this Sera Harris might have some relationship with Broad and others.
In the afternoon, Nia finally came back from shopping.
At Daisy's urging, she changed into her newly customized school uniform.
"How is it?" Nia asked shyly.
"It suits you very well." Albert said. The school uniform looked a bit like a nun's uniform and looked very good.
He took several photos of Nia from various angles as souvenirs. He had taken a lot of photos in the past two years and his photography skills had improved.
When Albert was about to take a photo of the three of them, Nia suddenly disappeared from the camera.
"Nia, where are you going?" Albert looked up and asked in confusion.
"There's an owl." The girl picked up the letter dropped by the owl, looked at the sender on it, and her smile suddenly disappeared.
"Your letter."
"Thank you." Albert took a look at the letter. The sender was Isobel. When he put the letter back into his pocket, Nia couldn't help asking, "Who is Isobel McDougal?"
"A pen pal I met while learning runes." Albert opened the letter, glanced at the contents, and then handed the letter to Nia.
"Is it really okay?" Although Nia said this, she still reached out to take the letter. Looking at the densely packed strange words on it, she felt a little dizzy.
"She asked me if I had bought the latest complete solution to the ancient magic runes." Albert smiled and put away the letter, explaining casually.
"I don't understand it. Who knows if you are lying?" Nia muttered in dissatisfaction.
Albert was also helpless about his sister.
He did lie, though.