Almost the entire school was discussing the duel club. Perhaps some students from wizarding families had heard of wizard duels, but they certainly had never seen one. There was no doubt that the emergence of the duel club brought everyone an unprecedented sense of novelty.
It would undoubtedly bring more joy to everyone if they could attend a fun party after spending a day in Hogsmeade.
Of course, they didn't know in advance that this duel club was organized by Lockhart.
Isobel arrived later than expected. When they came out of the hall, they saw Filch, who was wrapped tightly, standing at the gate of the castle with the list for verification.
The administrator's temper remained unchanged, and he always glared at the laughing crowd unkindly.
"Let's go, let's get in line too."
Albert wrapped his cloak tightly, put on gloves, and covered most of his face with a scarf. After signing his name, he slowly walked out of the castle next to Isobel.
There was a light snowfall in the sky, and the wind was blowing in their faces, causing the exposed parts of their skin to feel painful from the cold. The two men lowered their heads and trudged through the snow and mud, heading towards Hogsmeade.
"Do you have any plans for today?"
"No, if you have something to say, just tell me." Albert understood the meaning of the girl's words.
"Yes, something happened." Isobel nodded and asked again, "You have mastered Apparition, right?"
"Apparition?" Albert raised his eyebrows and said, "You know we can't use magic outside of school!"
"As usual, the school will have Apparition classes after the new semester begins."
"Oh, I almost forgot, you will be an adult next year." Albert couldn't help but sighed, "You can get married."
"If the girls heard this, they would definitely be very sad." Isobel smiled and put her arm around Albert's arm. "In their hearts, you are a perfect boyfriend."
"Forget about the perfect boyfriend or something like that. I don't think that kind of personality suits me." It was a rare opportunity in this life for Albert to use cheats, so of course he lived the way that made his life comfortable.
"That's something you would say," Isobel said, smiling. "I'm going to take the Apparition test next year."
"You want me to teach you?" Albert couldn't help but frown when he talked about this. He himself could use Apparition, but he would not teach others, and he seldom used Apparition and was not familiar with it.
"No, of course not. Uncle Mog will come and teach me." Isobel shook her head and explained, "By the way, how is your plan to find two or three girlfriends going?"
"Come on, it's been a long time, stop teasing me about this." Albert was a little embarrassed. This was one of his rare black histories, especially since Isobel knew about it.
"Katrina is not bad either. If it weren't for me, you might have succeeded." Isobel said to herself, "As for Miss Louise from France, she is said to be a beautiful lady with Veela blood. If she is not far away, you might have succeeded."
"How do you know Louise has Veela ancestry?" Albert asked in surprise. He remembered that he had never mentioned this.
"Uncle Mog said the Delacours have Veela blood."
"Oh." Albert nodded. "Louise is indeed very beautiful. Unfortunately, no matter how beautiful she is, she cannot resist the erosion of time."
"You are such an annoying guy." Isobel turned her head away, a little unhappy.
Women hate talking about getting older.
Hetok gave them the notes of Sakissa Tugwood, but the youth potion still had no results. However, this was only natural.
On the road leading to Hogsmeade village, students wrapped themselves tightly can be seen everywhere. This winter is really cold. It is more comfortable to stay in the castle, warming themselves by the fire and drinking tea than to go to Hogsmeade village.
Albert asked curiously: “However, Mr. Mog actually has time to teach you.”
"I find it incredible, too." Isobel brought the topic back to the topic: "But, is Apparition easy to learn? I'm actually curious about how you learned Apparition."
"Apparition is very uncomfortable at first. You need to gradually get used to the discomfort it brings." Albert carefully organized his words and described to the girl the process of learning Apparition.
“It’s incredible.”
Isobel always had the illusion that Albert was fooling her. How could anyone learn to Apparate so easily
As they approached Hogsmeade village, Albert noticed a huge black shadow walking towards them.
"what are you doing here."
Albert looked up at the man who came. Hagrid's eyebrows and beard were covered with snow. He was wearing that huge, shabby beaver fur coat, and he was holding a cage covered with black cloth in his hand, and no one knew what was locked up inside.
"Don't you want to get a dark creature?" Hagrid patted the cage in his hand and said with a smile: "I asked Aberforth to get me a Grindylow. You know, less dangerous dark creatures are not rare. It's just that they are more difficult to get in winter."
"I'm sorry to have cost you so much. How much is that thing?"
"It's not worth many Galleons." Hagrid lowered his voice. "When you come over, I'll tell you something interesting. I have to go back and find a water tank to keep it in, otherwise it will freeze to death."
After walking a few steps forward, Hagrid stopped again, turned his head and said, "By the way, the thing you gave me last time was really useful, but it was a bit fragile and I accidentally crushed it. When you come over, bring me another one."
With that, Hagrid waved and walked away.
"Detection ball?"
"Yes, I just didn't expect him to spend money on it." Albert suddenly said as the two walked into Hogsmeade Village, "Hagrid still cares about that matter."
"If it were me, I would mind too."
"Let's go to the Three Broomsticks and have a drink first." Albert and the girl walked into the bar together. It was too cold today, and he wanted to drink some hot drinks to warm himself up.
When Albert returned to the table with two glasses of hot butterbeer, he saw Mr. Mogg sitting next to Isobel.
"Are you in a hurry?"
"Today's schedule is indeed a bit full." Mr. Mog nodded.
"So, it's not about the Apparition training after all." Albert asked tentatively, "Do you have something to talk to me about?"
"Not all, we'll talk about it later." Mr. Mogg ordered himself a glass of hot whiskey, pushed it in front of Albert, and asked with a smile: "Would you like a glass?"
"Forget it. To be honest, I'm not very interested in drinking."
"Not interested?" Mr. Mogg winked at Albert and said, "The liqueur you asked Bit to brew is very good. You don't mind if I take some away, my wife likes it very much. She thinks that kind of wine is very suitable for making eggnog. Next time I have a chance, I will treat you to a drink."
Albert noticed Isobel staring at him, so he coughed and corrected, "It's just a drink."
"If you're willing, that kind of liqueur can definitely be sold for a good price." Mr. Mog took a sip of hot whiskey and lowered his voice, "If you need help, we can provide you with help. If you don't want to run the business, you can just share the money."
"I'm a little surprised that you're so interested in it."
"No one would complain about not having enough Galleons," muttered Mr. Mogg. "Besides, it will bring us closer together."
"That's right, let's talk about it next time. You can't get away anyway."
"Christmas present? You always bring me surprises." Isobel said softly. After drinking the warm butterbeer, her body became much warmer.
"Come with me!"
After they finished their butterbeer, Mr. Mog greeted the two with a smile.
"Today I will teach you some social etiquette. I don't know if you have learned it before, but you must know how to dance anyway, and there are some precautions." Mr. Mogg said with a smile, "Oh, don't show that expression. You will use it more or less in socializing in the future. It never hurts to learn more."
The two followed Mr. Mogg along the path to a remote house in Hogsmeade village.
"By the way, this is for you. You may need it in the future." Mr. Mogg handed the key to Albert and winked at them. "Of course, there is nothing here. However, after Isobel graduates, you can secretly come here for a date. It is not difficult to sneak out of Hogwarts anyway."
Albert was speechless and didn't know what to say.
However, he still took out the key silently, thinking about whether he should renovate the house. It would be nice to come here for a date in the future.