"What are you doing?"
The door was suddenly opened, and a chill from outside rushed into the warm yellow room. Isobel walked in with a book in her hand, closed the door, looked up at the two people whispering together at the table, walked towards the small round table by the fireplace, leaned her head over Albert's shoulder, and looked at the photo album on the table.
"Tom's photo."
Albert glanced sideways at Isobel, who rested her chin on his shoulder, and pointed at several photos that had just been treated with the revealing potion. In the photos, fat cats were being rubbed back and forth on the carpet.
"Tom's getting fatter!"
Isobel smiled and put her face close to his, and Albert shivered from the cold.
"Tom was actually very thin when he was a child. After I came to Hogwarts, no one has taken care of him, and his lifestyle and diet became unhealthy, so he turned into a fat cat." Albert stretched out his left hand to Isobel for warmth, and turned the photo album to the front with his right hand. Those were the photos Albert took when he had just adopted Tom, a small British shorthair cat. It was hard to imagine that he would look so different when he grew up.
"It's really changed a lot." Isobel said softly, "It's hard to tell that those photos are of the same cat."
As she spoke, she let go of Albert's left hand, pulled out her wand from her pocket, and waved it gently, causing the copper kettle by the fireplace to be refilled with water and hung on the fireplace to boil.
Hogwarts was extremely cold in the winter, and the two were used to drinking a cup of hot tea to warm themselves up.
"Will you go back during the Christmas holidays this year?" Albert pushed the photo album to Katrina and reached for the letter in his pocket.
"After what happened this year, probably few students would be willing to stay in school for the Christmas holidays." Isobel waved her wand again and conjured up a tea set, preparing to make a cup of instant milk tea for the three of them.
"Thanks."
Katrina closed the photo album, took the teacup from Isobel, took a sip of the hot milk tea and said, "Uncle Mog sent us a letter a while ago, inviting us to spend the Christmas holidays at his manor. Are you going to spend the Christmas holidays at that manor this year?"
"I haven't decided whether to go or not, but I have received Mr. Mog's invitation before."
"Actually, there's one thing I don't understand. Why does Uncle Mog invite you to the manor for vacation every year? Does he really want to bring you together with my sister?" Katrina looked Albert up and down, muttering in confusion.
She could never understand why her uncle was so keen on doing this kind of thing.
Katrina was really surprised when she first saw Albert in the manor.
However, what Katrina didn't know was that the manor was almost named Anderson, and even the house elves had officially pledged allegiance to Albert. Isobel was also aware of this matter, but Katrina was the only one who was kept in the dark.
However, neither Albert nor Isobel said anything to avoid embarrassment for Katrina.
No way? After all, she is just an accessory.
Albert actually had no plans to spend the Christmas holidays at the manor. His family wrote to him and told him that the whole family would go abroad to spend the winter together during the Christmas holidays.
Uncle Charlie's bubble milk tea sold well and he made a lot of money. He generously gave Albert a large share of the profits. After asking Albert for his opinion, Daisy decided to use some pounds to supplement her travel expenses.
So? The whole family went to Italy to spend the Christmas holidays and tasted authentic Italian food.
Many British people like to travel.
Albert also wanted to invite Isobel to go with him, but considering that Katrina was still here, he planned to bring up the matter another day.
But whether Isobel agrees to participate is still unknown.
Isobel could see that Albert wanted to say something to her, but seemed to be hesitant because Katrina was right next to him, so he didn't say it directly.
However, even if Albert didn't plan to say it now, she would have a way to know what the other person was thinking at the first moment.
As a skilled mind-control master, Isobel could tell what Albert was thinking at a glance when his mind was not on guard.
She was quite happy that Albert invited her to travel to the Muggle world with him and planned to introduce her to his family, but the girl did not agree immediately.
She hesitated!
It’s not that she is worried about not being able to get along well with Albert’s family. As a master of telepathy, she can easily read other people’s thoughts. She only needs to use her brain to easily find ways to get along well with others.
But she still worried about her family.
Mrs. MacDougal has been very busy. Since the death of her husband, Mr. Blair, she has devoted almost all of her energy to treating patients, especially after the two sisters went to Hogwarts.
Christmas is a rare time for family reunions, and Isobel doesn't want to miss it.
Albert was a little disappointed at Isobel's refusal. He originally wanted to take Isobel to the Muggle world for a visit, but now he had to give up the idea for the time being.
Looking at the two people looking at each other affectionately, Katrina felt that the atmosphere around her was inexplicably awkward. She quietly packed up the books and parchment on the table and quickly left the Room of Requirement, leaving the place to the two people.
Unexpected things always happen.
That night, Albert received a tired gray owl. Miss Louise from France actually sent him an invitation, or rather an invitation from Mr. Delacour, whose son Hebrew was getting married and invited Albert to attend the wedding.
To be honest, when Albert found out that it was a wedding invitation, he was actually a little confused. He had only met Mr. Delacour from France a few times, and although they had communicated with each other a few times, that was all. They could only be considered acquaintances, not even friends.
He and Louise only maintain a pen pal relationship, and Albert has been busy with basilisk affairs recently, so his contact with other wizards has also decreased.
Moreover, it is not easy for an underage wizard to travel across the country alone to attend a wizard's wedding. It is hard to say whether he can find the specific location at that time.
Of course, Mr. Delacour was obviously aware of this. Among all the invited people, Albert was the most special one. He was still a minor and could not use magic at will. He was also invited as a guest in the name of other colleagues with whom he had a good relationship.
So, he had already arranged everything for Albert.
This matter is actually very simple, because many of Albert’s “old friends” have received invitations, and he can travel with them then.
Albert had no plans to attend the wedding. After all, the two parties were not familiar with each other, and he had already planned to go on vacation to Italy with his family during the Christmas holidays.
However, Mog and the others seemed to have anticipated his thoughts and hoped that Albert could attend the wedding. Mr. Delacour was also a famous potion master and had great influence in the French magic world. Many people would surely go back to attend the wedding, and Albert could take the opportunity to expand his network. They also planned to find opportunities to gradually push Albert to the forefront.