Carter works for the Magical Congress of the United States. Although he is not very satisfied with his job and thinks that issuing temporary wand licenses for others does not allow him to fully utilize his talents, he is still proud that he can have a stable job in the Magic Congress. Many of his classmates who graduated from the same school were not able to work in the Magic Congress.
Like most wizards in the United States, Carter would read the New York Ghost for a while before breakfast every day.
The TV in front of the dining table was playing the No-Maj morning news, although he had no idea what the No-Maj on TV was talking about.
When he turned to the third page, the expression on Carter's face suddenly froze.
Who is Albert Anderson
In fact, Carter had almost forgotten about him. If the New York Ghost no longer mentioned this person, he would have completely forgotten about him.
These days, the reporters from the New York Ghost News have not been able to interview Albert Anderson as they wished, so they changed their idea. Since they couldn't interview him, they decided to interview the wizards who had come into contact with him.
So, there are interviews on the third page of the New York Ghost today, and all of them are wizards who are very famous in certain fields.
“… Yes, yes.
We met not long ago, and Mr. Anderson was a very polite young man, completely different from what was reported in the last New York Ghost.
Um, what to do
We were discussing the improvement of a potion. It was hard to imagine that Mr. Anderson had a high level of attainment in potions. He even gave me a lot of suggestions.
Honestly, it was really great and I feel honored to have had the opportunity to know him.
There is no doubt that he will become a great wizard in the future..."
Piggot Moglila, a famous potion expert, said this in an interview.
“… The young champion did come to visit me, along with my old friend Nicholas, who had come to America to exchange alchemy.
However, he doesn't seem to be used to the American magical society. That's normal, isn't it
Many foreign wizards have trouble getting used to American wizarding society.
Rude
Oh, no, I think Mr. Carter was just talking nonsense in the New York Ghost last time. Of course, I can understand that his jealousy of genius made him do something a little irrational... "
The famous alchemist Tagore Jones thought that the New York Specter newspaper in the United States was a bit petty and should not continue to smear the opponent just because Albert defeated the American player in the competition, thereby misleading other American wizards.
Of course, the New York Ghost deleted the second half of the interview.
“… Although I think Mr. Anderson is much better in theory than in practice, there is nothing I can do about it at Mr. Anderson’s age.
Well, what to do
Of course, we discussed the cultivation and medicinal value of herbs. What a great kid. I think he will become a great herbal expert in the future.
Before leaving, Mr. Anderson wanted to buy some American mint seeds and my homemade mint tea from me, so I gave him a large box.
I have to say, he is a person with great taste and morals.
You say he wants American mint
Mr. Anderson believed that American mint was a very valuable magical plant. He liked it very much and even planned to cultivate it himself and explore other medicinal values of this plant.
Well, you said that report in the New York Ghost, that guy named Carter is just talking nonsense... "
Herbalist Charles Kochler bluntly criticized the New York Ghost in an interview.
Of course, the latter part of the interview was also deleted.
The expression on Carter's face was completely frozen. He threw the newspaper on the table, closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He did not watch the last interview with Nicholas.
For some reason, the sound of the No-Maj's TV news became extremely irritating, as if everyone was laughing at him.
Carter couldn't understand why so many famous wizards would speak for such a disgusting guy.
Instead, he became a jealous and mediocre person. He couldn't imagine how other wizards who read this newspaper would view him.
Carter had never hated anyone so much, ever.
…
"Mr. Anderson, it seems that those people have a very good opinion of you."
These days, in addition to refining the Bafei brain-stimulating agent, Nicholas also took Albert to visit three of his good friends, and took the opportunity to see the phantom smell grass grown by American herbal experts.
However, Albert was not interested in that stuff at all, and instead asked for some mint seeds.
Looking at the New York Ghost, Nicholas vaguely understood the other party's intention. It seemed that Carter's interview had disgusted him, and the young wizard still held a grudge.
So, Albert met with several experts in various fields and easily changed his reputation through other people's evaluations.
After all, they are all experts who get things done and have a good influence in the United States. Their evaluation thoroughly characterized Carter, who had spoken ill of Albert, as a mediocre wizard who was jealous of geniuses.
Nicholas suddenly felt a little sympathy for Mr. Carter. His life would definitely not be easy in the future!
Well, the actual situation was a little different from Nicholas's self-imagination. The unfortunate Mr. Carter was just a pawn thrown out by the New York Ghost to attract fire.
After all, they had criticized Albert a lot in the past and used him to attract the audience's attention. Now it was just Mr. Carter's turn.
In fact, Albert had no intention of plotting against Mr. Carter. He didn't even remember who Carter was. Moreover, the two sides would never meet again, so there was no need to waste any time on him.
He was just taking advantage of the opportunity to come to the American wizarding world to expand his network, which might come in handy someday.
The Wildsmiths were all well versed in the art of making friends, and Albert thought it would do him no harm to learn a little.
"Then, let's go back!" Sera took off his hat and said goodbye to the two.
"Thank you for your hospitality, Mr. Nicholas and Miss Catherine."
Albert smiled and waved goodbye to the two. "If you have time, you are welcome to visit the UK. I guarantee that the air there is freer than in the United States."
The two left the villa and came to the open space outside.
Sera pulled out an old wizard's hat.
They naturally had no intention of going back by normal means. They would not be coming to America anymore anyway, so even if they used the portkey, MACUSA would not be able to control them. What's more, they didn't even know about it.
The two men reached out and grabbed a corner of the wizard's hat, and the hat began to shake. The next moment, Albert felt as if a force was pulling him, and his feet flew off the ground.
"They left!"
Nicholas looked at the empty space and said to Catherine.
"Um."
Kathleen looked at the Bafey Brain Refresher on the table and asked, "Everything failed?"
"It's not a failure. It's just that if you want to perfect something like potions, you need to spend a lot of time and energy practicing. And the Bafe Brain Refresher is just like the Felixir, there can be no mistakes." Nicholas admired Albert's talent. He didn't expect that the other party was so proficient in potions. The improved version of Bafe Brain Refresher did have fewer side effects than the original one.
"It seems that there is a big gap between him and me!" Catherine is actually very good at potions, but she is helpless with some very difficult potions.
"To be called the most talented wizard in the magic world in hundreds of years by Sera, his talent must be outstanding."
Nicholas could see that Catherine was interested in Albert.
After all, it's normal for geniuses to be attracted to each other.
But some things cannot be forced. Catherine obviously doesn't like him, but is more curious and stubborn and doesn't want to give up.
"From today on, I will begin to teach you Occlumency and Legilimency!" Nicholas looked at the place where the two disappeared and said to his granddaughter, "You still have a lot to learn."
"Okay, I understand." Catherine nodded. She was already prepared.