"ALFG is you, right!"
When the two walked out of the hall and came to an empty corner, Hermione couldn't wait to say, "Or, should I say it's you, right?"
"When did you find out?"
Albert looked at the girl in front of him expressionlessly, and suddenly asked with a smile.
He had no intention of quibbling or hiding anything.
When Hermione heard Albert's answer, the expression on her face became very complicated. She probably didn't expect that Albert would admit it so straightforwardly.
"Is there something on my face?" Albert asked back.
"I saw you received a thick letter a few days ago," Hermione recalled.
“I didn’t expect you to pay special attention to my affairs.” Albert raised his eyebrows and teased.
"I found it by accident," said Hermione dryly.
"Then what?"
"The sender is Mr. Sera Harris." Hermione took a deep breath and replied.
"So that's how it is. Mr. Harrysis is indeed quite famous!" Albert nodded. He understood why Hermione had that expression. It was like accidentally finding out that a celebrity was actually a friend of a friend he was familiar with. It gave people a sense of unreality.
"Last time, when Harry, Ron and I were looking for Nicolas Flamel, we checked the 'List of Contemporary Famous Magicians', 'Major Discoveries in Modern Magic' and 'Research on the Development of Modern Witchcraft'. His name is in these books." Hermione deliberately lowered her voice and added: "Mr. Harrysis is proficient in alchemy."
"Well, that makes sense. What else?" Albert continued to nod, looking at Hermione with interest, ready to listen to what she would say next.
"I heard from others that you often receive a lot of thick letters." Hermione took a deep breath and expressed her guess: "I guess you know a lot of famous wizards and keep good correspondence with them."
"Yes, I do know quite a few famous wizards, and I keep in touch with them through correspondence." Albert noticed the slightly expectant look in Hermione's pupils and admitted it straightforwardly.
"So... why can't you meet Nicolas Flamel?" Hermione paused after she finished speaking. She looked at Albert who took out his wand and waved it, and asked in confusion, "What did you do?"
"A simple spell can effectively prevent others from eavesdropping on our conversation." Albert put away his wand and explained to Hermione with a smile, "I don't like too many people knowing about me. I think you should understand."
Hermione nodded, not quite understanding.
"Please continue." Albert made a gesture of invitation, which made Hermione feel a little embarrassed.
She adjusted her mood before continuing.
"On the French version of the Philosopher's Stone formula, there are similar abbreviations to ALFG on the treasure maps Harry found last time. We all thought that ALFG should be the abbreviation of a certain name and speculated about who ALFG was."
"I also suspect that you are ALFG, but your initials are AA."
"Why do you doubt me?" Albert asked curiously.
"Because you seem to enjoy... mystery."
Hermione spoke quietly, but Albert had good hearing.
However, Hermione's words made him feel a little embarrassed.
Am I really a person who likes to be mysterious and pretentious
Well, Albert admitted that he did have some doubts, but all those so-called prophecies came true.
Isn’t it
"Later, it suddenly dawned on me that you have three other friends. If you put their initials together, that would be ALFG." Hermione lowered her head, not looking at the changing expression on Albert's face, and spoke out all her speculations in rapid succession. After she finished speaking, she raised her head and stared into Albert's eyes, wanting to know if her analysis was correct.
"Yes, you are indeed right."
"Fred, George and Lee Jordan once suggested that we should leave some interesting things in school, so we made a lot of treasure maps and buried some small things as treasures." Albert said calmly: "Of course, I don't deny that there is indeed a prank in this. The formula of the Philosopher's Stone is actually not rare in the magic world. As long as you have been exposed to alchemy, you will understand that there are actually many of these things, but the formulas of the Philosopher's Stone circulated in the outside world are all fake."
"So, you deliberately made a French version of the Philosopher's Stone formula because Nicolas Flamel is French?" Hermione seemed to have thought of something and took out the Philosopher's Stone formula from her pocket. It was the one Albert gave to Hermione last time.
"You are angry."
"I'm not angry."
"That's anger," said Albert.
"I just feel like a fool being played around with." Hermione pursed her lips tightly.
"I didn't expect that Dumbledore would hide the stone in Hogwarts, and you found the formula of the Philosopher's Stone." Albert spread his hands and shrugged helplessly at Hermione, indicating that it was just an accident.
Yes, it was really just an accident.
"Then why do you tell us the answer?" Hermione asked again.
"Because I found that you, Harry, and Ron are all eyeing the stone." Albert looked at Hermione and said, "I don't know what you want to do, but with the character of Gryffindor, even if I don't tell you, you will find the answer in the end. I tell you in advance just to prevent you from asking around for news about the Philosopher's Stone and causing more trouble."
"Gryffindor House is never short of guys who like to stir up trouble everywhere." Albert looked directly into Hermione's eyes and asked, "Well, Miss Granger, can you tell me what you want to do by hearing all this?"
"We're just curious."
"That's a really bad excuse," Albert said self-deprecatingly. "I can give you ten of them in one breath."
"We didn't intend to steal the stone." Hermione hesitated and said honestly, "We were just worried that the stone would be stolen."
She looked around and made sure no one was eavesdropping before whispering to Albert, "Harry thinks Snape has set his sights on the Philosopher's Stone. He encountered Snape forcing Professor Quirrell to reveal the mechanism that protects the Philosopher's Stone."
At this moment, Albert suddenly wanted to laugh.
It is undeniable that this blame is indeed very suitable to be put on Snape's head.
Especially coming from Hermione's mouth, it was so funny.
"Harry's guess makes sense." Albert nodded seriously, agreeing with Harry's point of view, "Snape is indeed not a good person."
"Actually, you know Nicolas Flamel, right?" Hermione suddenly asked, "That's why you know so much about the Philosopher's Stone."
"Yes, I do know Nicolas Flamel and have connections with him." Albert directly denied the latter part of the sentence, "But I know about the Philosopher's Stone because every alchemist hopes to successfully create the Philosopher's Stone, and I am no exception."
"Don't tell anyone else about this, okay?" He deliberately lowered his voice to Hermione and said, "Not even Harry Potter. Can you keep this secret for me?"
"If it's a secret, why did you tell me?" Hermione asked puzzled.
"I think you can keep your promise and keep this secret for me." Albert gave a heartwarming smile.
Of course, this is pure nonsense to mislead people.
If Hermione was lying and was not going to help him keep the secret, Albert would be able to tell it, and then use the Oblivion Charm to make Hermione forget the memory.
Besides, it's not some great secret.
Of course, if Hermione could help him keep the secret, the relationship between the two would be further improved, which would help Albert to gain more favor from Hermione in the future. He also wanted to see if he could get any tasks from the three of them. After all, they were the savior trio, and as the protagonists of this world, it was still worth making friends with them.
"Well, I won't tell anyone, I promise." Hermione nodded seriously and promised Albert to keep the secret.