"You go first."
"You first."
"Well, I think it's a little silly for us to be following Katrina like this."
The two followed Katrina and walked in Diagon Alley for a while. Albert looked at the girl standing in front of the window of Flourish and Blotts bookstore not far away, and turned to Isobel beside him and said.
"I think so too." Isobel was relieved to see that her sister was fine.
"Then... let's go over there."
As he spoke, Albert walked towards Flourish and Blotts.
"Why are you here?"
Hearing the voices, Katrina turned her head to look at the man and woman approaching, and the expression on her face suddenly became a little unnatural.
"Um, I just forgot to tell you that I already have a copy of 'The Monster Book of Monsters'." Albert raised his hand and pointed to the large iron cage in front of the bookstore window, which contained about a hundred copies of 'The Monster Book of Monsters', and said to Katrina, "Last semester, Hagrid gave me one."
The bookstore manager, who was wearing thick gloves and holding two copies of "The Monster Book of Monsters" in his hands, suddenly had a gloomy expression on his face. He had just been bitten badly by those "The Monster Book of Monsters" when he was trying to take the books out of the iron cage.
"Give me the book."
Albert took the still struggling "The Monster Book of Monsters" from the bookstore manager, and lightly stroked the spine of the book with his finger, instantly making the "The Monster Book of Monsters" quiet down.
When the manager saw this scene, he suddenly became Spartan. He stood there stupidly, watching Albert hand the uniformed "Monster Book of Monsters" to Katrina, and then handed him the list of books sent by the school.
"The others, give us two books." Albert's voice rang in the ears of the bookstore manager.
“How… did you do it? These Monster Books have been causing a lot of trouble. I’ve been bitten nine times this morning,” the bookstore manager said with a sad face.
"You should write to the professor of Care of Magical Creatures who allowed students to pre-order this book." Albert looked at the sad-looking bookstore manager speechlessly and reminded him, "He must have a way to subdue these biting monster books, and he will definitely be willing to tell you how to do it."
“Oh, it seems… that’s right.” The bookstore manager was stunned and looked very embarrassed because what Albert said made so much sense.
"You can easily subdue these books by gently stroking the spines of the Monster Book of Monsters with your fingers." Albert kindly reminded: "Remember to get a rope and tie up the books first, and it will return to its original state after a while."
Not long after, the three of them walked out of Flourish and Blotts under the grateful gaze of the bookstore manager.
"I dare say that it would be difficult to subdue all the monsters in the Monster Book with his method."
Before leaving Flourish and Blotts, Albert glanced at the iron cage. There was a large pile of "Monster Books of Monsters" in it. It would not be easy to subdue them all.
"Madam Malkin's robe shop seems to be having a sale. Does anyone of you need to buy new robes?" Isobel said, looking at Katrina.
"No, let's go to the drugstore to replenish the herbs, and then buy some quills, ink and parchment. I'll be almost done here." Katrina really didn't want to go with the two of them. She felt like she was redundant.
"I need to go to Eeyore's Owl Shop to buy some nuts for my owl." Albert thought for a moment and continued, "But we can stop by Florin's Ice Cream Shop to buy ice cream on the way. It's my treat."
When the three of them went over, they saw Harry Potter talking to the store manager Florin. The savior seemed to often do his holiday homework here.
"What flavor do you want?" Florin asked gently.
"chocolate."
Katrina went to the freezer and picked out one she liked.
"Me too."
"Then give me three servings of chocolate flavored ice cream." Albert just reached into his pocket to take out money and was about to pay when he heard Harry Potter's voice.
"Albert."
In fact, after seeing the three people coming, Harry hesitated for a long time before finally speaking.
"Is there anything wrong, Potter?" Albert asked, tilting his head.
"Um... do you know what's ominous?" Harry asked hesitantly.
"Ominous?" Albert raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Do you mean that the crystal ball predicted your own death?"
"No, I met a black dog."
"Oh, a black dog? That's definitely not a bad omen. You're just overthinking it."
It wasn't difficult for Albert to guess who the black dog was, and Blake probably didn't expect that he would scare Harry.
"Of course, if you think that's death and worry about it all day, you might really scare yourself to death one day." Looking at Harry's gradually opening mouth, Albert kindly reminded him, "Scaring yourself is the most terrible thing, because you think that's it, not the fact."
"I think Mr. Anderson has a point."
Manager Florin handed the ice cream to the three people and said to Harry, "Most so-called fortune tellers and prophets are actually liars, because there are actually very few wizards who can predict the future."
Katrina seemed very happy while eating her ice cream, and looked at Albert as if to say: This is a liar.
Albert was not embarrassed at all, he was not a liar, and he was thick-skinned enough to ignore Katrina's gaze.
He shrugged, said goodbye to Harry, and headed towards Eeyore Owl Shop, an owl shop where Albert bought the owl nuts for Sheila.
Half an hour later, the three of them had quickly bought everything they needed. Albert asked the two girls beside him, "Do you want to go shopping in Diagon Alley?"
"And you?"
Isobel looked at her sister and if Katrina wanted to stay any longer, she would stay with her and go home together.
"Forget it, let's go back!"
Katrina obviously didn't want to stay here any longer. She knew that if she expressed her desire to stay and stroll around Diagon Alley, the other two would definitely stay to accompany her. She was tired of the unpleasant feeling of being sandwiched between the two of them.
After sending the McDougal sisters home, Albert left the wizarding world through the Leaky Cauldron.
Standing alone on a busy street, I always feel an inexplicable sense of unreality.
Albert found a coffee shop nearby, ordered a cappuccino, and waited for Herb to pick him up.
Herb didn't keep him waiting too long and appeared at the door of the coffee shop.
"How's France?"
"I learned a lot of useful things, and..." Albert gestured to Herb to look at the ring on his left finger.
"The style is a bit ordinary." Herb wanted to complain about his son's taste.
"Mr. Flamel gave us the wedding ring. It's a magic ring made by a goblin. It will never get dirty or rust." Albert explained casually.
"No more?" Herb asked, tilting his head.
"That's all." Albert looked at Herb speechlessly.
"I thought I could use some powerful magic through that ring." Herb looked a little disappointed, but he also knew the meaning of the ring.
“By the way, this is for you.” He threw a package to Albert, which contained a mobile phone.
"I can't use this thing!" Albert looked at the old phone and couldn't help asking, "How much is this thing?"
"It's not expensive!" Herb asked doubtfully, "Can't you play this over there?"
"No, you can't use any electronic items. They will interfere with each other. I remember saying that before." Albert handed the phone to Herb and said, "Give it to Nia!"
"Oh, okay!"
Herb put away his phone, started the engine, and chatted with Albert while driving.
"I have investigated the matter you mentioned. The situation in the colony is not bad. As for that country, it is now considered very 'poor'. But as you said, there are indeed many people in that country."
"This is a fast track. If you want, join in. At least we won't have to worry about money anymore." Albert reminded: "Money will only become less and less valuable. It is not a precious metal like the wizard's Galleon, which is not easy to depreciate."
"Are you really planning to stay in the wizarding world?" Herb frowned deeply. "Then what are you going to do with these industries in the future? I believe you may be able to fulfill your original wish and build a business empire."
"Don't we still have Nia?" Albert said without hesitation: "Besides, you can have another son. You are both very young anyway."
"No, we are not young anymore, and Nia doesn't have your ability." Herb shook his head and didn't talk about it anymore. He felt that Albert might have a way to solve these problems.
Money, this thing, no one will ever think it's too little.