The news of a three-headed dog in the restricted corridor on the fourth floor soon spread in a small area. More and more students sneaked into the restricted area of the corridor, and Filch had to spend more time patrolling the area to prevent other students from sneaking into the forbidden corridor.
Albert would occasionally hear students gathered together whispering about the three-headed dog, and even some Gryffindor students were proud of taking a walk in the restricted area corridor.
Of course, most of the students who were ready to commit suicide failed at the hands of Filch. The administrator had increased the intensity of patrols more than once. Anyone who rushed over there would be driven away or arrested by Filch and taken to his office.
Albert was in no rush to complete the "Jumanji" quest, which required him to pass a series of levels protecting the Philosopher's Stone.
So is the Mirror of Erised that Dumbledore prepared also considered part of the level
Wouldn't it be embarrassing if I got through and found out that the Mirror of Erised wasn't put up yet and I couldn't find the Philosopher's Stone
Moreover, the restricted area corridor is attracting attention now, so it is not the right time to go there.
Albert stuffed the remaining unfinished homework into his schoolbag and prepared to go to the Room of Requirement to do his homework. He also took Tom out for a walk to prevent him from staying in the room and sleeping all day. Albert was a little upset that he had not lost any weight since coming to Hogwarts.
When Albert was about to go out with his homework, he met Fred and George who had just returned from training at the entrance of the common room.
"Wood didn't find the right player."
The Weasley twins told Albert the bad news.
"Wood asked you to prepare yourself and remember to attend the next training session."
"The first week of the month isn't even over yet!" Albert bent down to pick up Tom, then turned to the twins and said, "And when have you ever seen me lose?"
"Is he too confident?" Fred looked at Albert's back as he disappeared into the entrance of the common room, and nudged George next to him with his elbow.
"By the way, Albert thinks that Harry is the seeker. But how can Harry join the team in his first year?" George was also puzzled. "Don't forget, first-year students are not allowed to bring brooms into school, let alone join the Quidditch team."
Of course, it is possible to be a substitute in the team, just like them.
Albert had no idea what Fred and George were talking about. He was staring at Tom who was running around happily in front of him. This guy had probably been locked up for too long, and he ran away as soon as he was released.
"Really, you like to cause trouble for me."
Albert waved his wand, and Tom, with all four feet off the ground, flew towards this side, meowing in fear.
When he fell into Albert's arms, Tom was trembling all over and dared not move. Flying is not a friendly experience for a cat.
"What a timid guy!" Albert touched Tom's head soothingly, put the cat back on the ground and touched it with his foot. The timid guy just shrank there and refused to move. Finally, Albert carried it into the Room of Requirement.
Tom lay on the table for a long time, and finally relied on the temptation of dried fish to barely get out of the shadow of flying.
"Your cat?"
When Isobel walked into the Room of Requirement, she saw Tom playing with a ball of wool on the ground. She bent down to look at the fat cat and asked curiously.
"It's called Tom."
"Hello Tom!" Isobel greeted Tom. She could see that the cat was wary of her, so she had no intention of petting the cat, although she really wanted to do so.
"How was this week?" Albert put away his quill, looked up at the girl sitting in front of him, and asked with a smile.
"I'm very busy. I've started preparing for my O.W.Ls. I hope to get good grades." Isobel looked at Albert who was a little lazy and said gently, "What about you?"
"It's also very busy. Every day I'm busy in class or on the way to class. I don't know how others can spend three years in such a busy study." Albert called Tom over, bent down, picked up the cat and put it on the table.
"If you are so busy, what will others do?" Isobel didn't believe Albert. She knew his abilities very well and it would be difficult to stump him with his studies.
"I don't know. I remember Percy also chose all of them." Albert said to Isobel with a smile, "You are now the head of Ravenclaw. Congratulations!"
"Yeah." Isobel didn't really care about this, she nodded slightly and said, "Prefects have some privileges, it feels pretty good."
"What privilege?"
Albert asked. He only knew that there was a separate luxurious bathroom, but he didn't know much else.
“There is a very luxurious bathroom...”
"Bathroom? It's also possible here. If necessary, the Room of Requirement can also be transformed into a very luxurious bathroom." Albert interrupted, shaking his head.
"That's right." Isobel didn't care that Albert interrupted her and said with a smile, "I was going to tell you the location."
“The door next to the statue of Boris the Confused?” Albert recalled. “I think the password was: ‘Fresh pineapples.’”
"You actually know that, so you must have been there before!"
"I haven't been there yet, but I know some secrets. I know more about Hogwarts Castle than you do." Albert actually had no interest in these things.
"I believe this. I heard that your two red-haired friends know as many secret passages as Filch." Isobel had also heard about this.
"But is the prefect's bathroom really luxurious?" Albert suddenly asked, "When can we go together?"
"Together? You mean the prefect's bathroom?"
"Um."
Albert didn't look into Isobel's eyes, lest he should be seen.
"If you want... it's not impossible." Isobel said nonchalantly.
Of course, this is just talk. For the two of them, a little excessive teasing is nothing.
"When are we going together? I can't wait." Albert tried his best to put on a lecherous expression, which made Isobel giggle.
After a moment, Isobel put away the smile on her face again and changed the subject: "Katrina is not doing well. She is too tense. Help her when you are free, okay?"
"That's your sister."
"She's very stubborn in some ways." Isobel sighed helplessly, "Actually, this is a problem you'll encounter when choosing any course. You usually have to overcome it yourself."
"Have you encountered this before?"
"It took me two weeks to adapt. Come to think of it, you are not affected at all." Isobel didn't see any fatigue on Albert's body. Using a time converter to go to class can sometimes make people very tired. This is also what made Isobel sigh.
"Because I'm a genius!" Albert said shamelessly.
"Yes, yes." Isobel said perfunctorily. She did not deny it. Her eyes fell on Tom beside her and she couldn't help asking, "Can I touch it?"
"Of course. But Tom is not very friendly to strangers." Albert took out a bag of dried fish from his jacket pocket. "Just try to feed Tom something and build a good relationship with him, and he will let you touch him."
As soon as the package was torn open, Tom rushed over. Even though his head was gently pushed aside by Albert, this guy still tried his best to move his head over here.
Isobel, who was standing next to him, watched this scene and laughed happily.
She took the dried fish from Albert and handed it to Tom. She said to Albert, "I wanted to have a cat before, but my family situation didn't allow it. Doesn't your cat eat strangers' food?"
"I taught it not to eat random things."
As he spoke, Albert reached out and held Isobel's hand, and put the dried fish in front of Tom. This time, the fat cat approached carefully, ate the dried fish, and licked Isobel's hand.
“How cute!”
Isobel reached out to touch it, but Tom dodged it.
"After a few more contacts, it won't reject you anymore." Albert looked at Isobel and moved his head closer. When their faces were about to touch, they were startled by the sound of a door opening next to them.
Albert turned his head with resentment and looked at the person who came in. In fact, he knew who it was without even guessing.