The rain was hitting the window glass.
Fred pulled aside the curtains and looked out the window, feeling that his mood was as bad as the weather outside.
Ever since facing the pressure of the OWLs exams, everyone's life has been difficult... Well, that bastard Albert is a special case. Regardless of whether he needs to take exams or not, that guy has always lived a comfortable life.
Unlike them, not only do they have a lot of homework to do every day, but they also need to spend a lot of time practicing magic.
well!
The gap between people is really greater than the gap between people and dogs.
Fred felt that Albert's words always made a lot of sense.
hateful!
He had to concentrate and finish the homework on his desk before going to bed.
I really don’t want to do homework!
"What's this?"
Fred withdrew his gaze from the window, stared at the parchment on the table for a long time, and finally couldn't help asking.
"Safe house."
"Safe house, what's that?"
George also came over and looked at the parchment with Fred. They could understand the floor plan of the house and the spells marked on it, but they were still confused.
"You can consider it a safe hiding place." Albert lowered his voice and said, "I am looking for more ways to hide a house better, like the one on the eighth floor, so that people can't find its location and can't get in. But it's not easy. Once the specific location is known, wizards have many ways to find it."
"Honesty detector, or dark magic detector?" George asked without hesitation.
"Yes, so the most important thing for a place like this is concealment. Then, use a spell to make it impossible to be tracked and marked on the map. No tracking spell, including an owl, can find its exact location. There also needs to be powerful magical protection around it to ensure that wizards entering can only enter through special methods. As long as you hide inside, you don't have to worry about being found by the enemy."
"Well, it's the so-called secret base, right?"
The two came to this conclusion after limited thinking.
In fact, Gryffindor's Chamber of Secrets, where they had last visited, was such a place.
"I think that if you follow your approach and find a remote place, you won't have to worry about being found." Fred thought Albert was just overthinking.
yes!
As long as it is not exposed, who would have nothing better to do than to go to a remote place to look for a secret base
"You'll find out later that this is still far from safe enough."
Since the basilisk crisis was resolved, Albert began to prepare for the Second Wizarding War.
He never expected to kill Voldemort in his cradle.
Resurrection will definitely be resurrection again.
When the time comes, just find a safe place to hide and wait for the benefits to come your way.
Albert will definitely participate in the Triwizard Tournament next year. He is sure that the rewards for the tasks in the Triwizard Tournament will be very rich. It is impossible for him to give up, and there is no danger during the period.
Crouch Jr. disguised as Mad-Eye
Albert was not worried at all, he had plenty of ways to arrange for Crouch Jr.
As for the resurrection of Voldemort, Albert was even less worried. As the final boss, even without the help of Peter Pettigrew and Barty Crouch Jr., Voldemort would definitely be able to transform into a noseless monster and crawl out of the boiling pot.
This is Albert's confidence in the big boss.
"What are you thinking about?"
"I wonder if the golden cauldron in the Magic School Potions Championship is gold-plated." Albert muttered quietly, "I don't know if there is any prize money for winning the championship."
"I think it should be gilded," George said uncertainly. "This kind of award is usually very stingy, and they just give a title."
“Is that International Wizarding Chess Championship trophy you won last time gold-plated?” Fred asked curiously.
"I'm sure it is, otherwise Albert wouldn't have complained about whether the golden crucible was gold-plated." George couldn't help rolling his eyes, "As long as there is a prize, the trophy must be gold-plated."
Albert's eyes twitched. He just said it casually, and these two people kept talking. Was this an excuse for not wanting to do homework
Just as Fred and George were complaining about how many prizes in the trophy room were not gold-plated, Lee Jordan finally came down from the stairs.
"What are you doing in the dorm? Is it taking you so long to find a book?"
"No, you'd better go back to the dormitory. Didn't Albert say this morning that he didn't receive his birthday present? I don't know who delivered those gifts to the room." Lee Jordan motioned for the three to go back to the dormitory.
The three of them looked at each other, packed up their homework, and hurried back to the dormitory.
"Wow, this number is really amazing! If others don't know, they would think you are celebrating Christmas in advance." Fred just opened the door and saw the pile of gifts on the ground, and couldn't help but sigh.
"Don't be silly, there are still several months before the Christmas holiday." Albert was also a little surprised. He never thought that he would receive a bunch of birthday gifts.
He picked up the package casually, glanced at the sender, and found that it was a gift from an old friend.
Since he had a house-elf, Albert would ask the house-elves to give Christmas gifts such as wool socks, wool gloves or wool hats to his older friends every year. He knew that the elderly did not lack anything, but the meaning of giving these woolen products was obviously more pleasing.
Of course, many of the packages here are gifts sent by friends from school.
"You have so many friends."
Fred and George looked at each other and asked expectantly, "Do you need us to help you unpack?"
"Please help me test it with the honesty detector." Albert pointed to his drawer, "Check it first before opening the package."
"You're really cautious." Fred muttered, opening the drawer and finding the metal rod inside.
"I bet half of these are books." George took the honesty detector and began to detect whether the package was enchanted or contained magical items.
In fact, what George said was right. Most people liked to give Albert books. They all knew that Albert loved reading. Obviously, there was nothing more suitable than giving him this thing, and it was not expensive and looked high-end.
Soon, the table was piled with books.
"I think in a few years you will be able to open your own library." Lee Jordan looked at the pile of books and couldn't suppress his desire to complain.
"I think so too. The books I received before already fill up a bookshelf." Albert took out a small box from the suitcase. When he opened it, there was a miniature bookcase inside. The bookshelf was filled with densely packed books.
In fact, after George knew that Albert was going to participate in the Potions Championship, he also gave him a copy of "Witches' Potions".
Fred's gift was a small box of magical candies, all of which they made themselves, with notes on which ones had not yet been tested.
Lee Jordan's gift turned out to be a large box of Beebe's Every Flavour Beans.
Then, the guy unceremoniously opened the box of Beebe Every Flavour Beans and shared it with the three of them.
Hermione's gift was a beautiful quill.
Isobel's was a plain grey scarf, quite delicate but a little short. She must have knitted it herself.
Katrina actually gave me a copy of "Alchemy, the Ancient Art and Science" and even wrote in the letter that it was a return gift for the hat. She's quite a proud girl.
What surprised Albert the most was the gift from the United States. Catherine seemed to know that he was planning to participate in the Potions Championship and sent him a potion book called "Potions".
As for Daisy and Herb's gift, it was a dictionary of a foreign language as thick as a brick. Well, it was the language that Daisy and Herb were learning recently. It was said that it took a lot of effort to get it.
Daisy also mentioned in the letter that Herb planned to visit the colonies.
Not many relatives were willing to join. Most of them had no confidence in cross-border investment. Moreover, the country would lose control of the colonies in a few years. Who knew whether it would be smashed and retaliated by colonial thugs. Almost no one was willing to take the risk, except Uncle Charlie. After hearing Daisy say that it was Albert's suggestion, he thought it made sense and invested some pounds to show his support for Daisy.
After all, Charlie's current achievements are inseparable from Albert's advice. Moreover, he also thinks that Albert is very promising and has a sharp vision. He will definitely not lose money. Otherwise, how could he convince Herb to fly across half the world to inspect the colony? He is not crazy.
"Do you believe it?" Albert couldn't help but sigh at the power of money.
Next, it should be no problem for the family to temporarily leave Britain and live in the colonies for a while.