The next day, Albert woke up early in the morning.
The sky outside the window was gray, and it seemed that the weather around Hogwarts would start to get bad after September.
Without the cute Tom by the bedside, Albert felt empty inside.
The roommates in the dormitory had not woken up yet, and Albert did not want to disturb them. He quietly put on his clothes and went downstairs alone. He planned to visit Professor McGonagall first and get the time converter back from her.
Isobel told him last time that she could no longer keep the Time-Turner due to the reduction in the number of advanced courses available to sixth graders.
This was not good news. After losing the time turner, Isobel could no longer spare enough time to date herself freely.
To make matters worse, Albert only has two years left to try to obtain the Time Turner.
Time is becoming quite tight.
Unless Albert was prepared to not give up other subjects and continue to take twelve advanced classes in the sixth grade, but this would undoubtedly be a bad decision.
The learning difficulty of the advanced class has indeed increased a lot, and the workload is heavier. Albert is already busy enough, and he doubts whether he can hold on and not collapse like Hermione.
Some courses will definitely need to be abandoned when entering the sixth grade.
While Albert was daydreaming, he had unknowingly arrived at the second floor of the castle and walked towards Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration office.
However, while turning the corner, he bumped into someone.
"Sorry, I didn't notice... Are you okay?"
When Albert came to his senses, he found that the person who knocked him to the ground was his old acquaintance Katrina.
He reached out his hand with an apologetic look, trying to pull the other person up from the ground.
"fine!"
Katrina came to her senses and noticed who she had bumped into. She was stunned for a moment and did not grab Albert's hand. Instead, she struggled to get up.
It was not difficult for both sides to guess why the other party came to this place at this time.
"Are you mad at me?" Albert asked tentatively.
"No," Katrina said coldly.
"That means you are angry."
Albert looked up and down at the red-haired girl in front of him, sighed in his heart, and changed the subject: "You are also here to get the time converter from Professor McGonagall, right!"
"Um."
Katrina responded and said nothing more.
The two of them walked silently to the door of Professor McGonagall's office, and then Albert reached out and knocked on the door.
About a minute later, there was a noise from inside the door, and the wooden door quickly opened, and Professor McGonagall appeared at the door.
He was a little surprised to see the two people appearing together, but he quickly guessed their purpose of disturbing him so early in the morning, so he let them enter the office first.
Professor McGonagall took out two time converters from the box, handed them to Albert and Katrina, and did not forget to give them some instructions.
Albert said he knew, then put the time converter into his pocket, said goodbye to Professor McGonagall, and walked out of Professor McGonagall's office with Katrina.
"This is a rare opportunity. Do you want to take a walk together?" Albert invited the red-haired girl beside him.
Katrina looked at Albert, seemed to be hesitating, but finally did not refuse.
The two of them walked together in the silent corridor.
"Are you angry about what happened between me and Isobel?" Albert asked bluntly. Before announcing his relationship with Isobel, their relationship had always been good. But after learning about his relationship with Isobel, it became like this.
"No." Katrina said stubbornly. She regretted why she followed here. Was she trying to make trouble for herself
"Isobel once hid the matter between me and her, but she gave up later." Albert stopped and looked at Katrina who was about to leave and said, "She cares about you a lot and doesn't want you to get hurt."
"I suggest you have a good talk with her. Also, are we still friends?" Albert asked, looking at Katrina's back.
The other party didn't answer, but just walked away quickly.
"Ah! Women are such troublesome creatures." Albert muttered softly. Mature Isobel was still a worry-free person. Both parties knew what they needed and wanted, and they knew how to work hard to maintain the relationship between the two parties, and they would not get angry easily.
Perhaps, it is because both parties are masters of mind control and it is easy for them to figure out what the other party is thinking!
However, from Katrina, Albert saw one of the reasons why the relationships between couples in Hogwarts could never last long.
After Katrina left, Albert took out his pocket watch and glanced at the time, ready to take advantage of this rare opportunity to walk around.
Anyway, after getting the time converter back, I don’t have to worry about running out of time anymore.
As soon as he walked out of the castle, he met Professor Sprout, who was holding a lot of bandages in his hands and seemed to be preparing to bandage the Whomping Willow.
"Good morning, Professor Sprout, are you going to the Whomping Willow to treat your injuries?" Albert walked over quickly and greeted him.
"Good morning, Mr. Anderson." Professor Sprout looked at Albert who suddenly appeared and said as he walked, "At the banquet yesterday, Severus told me that Mr. Potter drove his car into the Whomping Willow, causing serious damage to the Whomping Willow."
"As far as I know, the Whomping Willow is very violent. How are you going to subdue it and treat it?" Albert asked his doubts, which was also the reason why he came over to greet Professor Sprout.
"The Whomping Willow is indeed quite dangerous, especially if you encounter it in the wild. However, normally, as long as you don't touch its branches, the Whomping Willow won't attack rashly." Professor Sprout explained casually, "Of course, if it is planted by a wizard, it will usually leave an obvious scar, so that it can be subdued by the scar."
Professor Sprout picked up a broken branch and poked the knot on the trunk of the Whomping Willow, which immediately quieted the Whomping Willow.
"Can we subdue it with magic?" Albert raised his doubts, "Use a freezing spell, or some other spell."
"Well, it's better not to do that. The Whomping Willow is a very precious magical plant with great medicinal value." Professor Sprout thought for a moment and replied, "It is rare to see it in ordinary places. The wizards who planted the Whomping Willow would leave scars like that to subdue the Whomping Willow."
"Okay, Mr. Anderson, please help me hold down the scar. Also, these bandages and the bucket. We need to hurry." Professor Sprout took out his wand and began to help prune the branches and collect the buds and branches of the Whomping Willow. He also introduced the medicinal effects of these things to Albert, which was considered an extra lesson.
Albert simply summarized the answer: The Whomping Willow is full of treasures.