That’s it, nothing more
Both of them were a little surprised. Just now, they were told by Snape that the tutoring was over and they didn't need to come again, and then they were "asked to leave" the Potions classroom.
The tutorial was shorter than expected.
The first section taught key points of knowledge, the second and third sections practiced processing raw materials, and the previous section was about brewing potions. They needed to select and configure potions from the raw materials prepared by Snape, which was considered an advance survey. The answers they handed in were quite perfect.
So Snape told them to get out!
There is one month left, so there is no need to continue "cramming".
It was a good thing for Albert not to have to go to tutoring. Finally, he didn't have to see Snape's ugly face during the weekends, which could easily affect his mood and appetite.
After finishing the tutoring, the two went directly to the Room of Requirement to celebrate the end of the "tutoring". The house-elves did their best to prepare a sumptuous French meal for the two.
"Where did you get these ingredients?"
"It should be the house-elves who got the seafood from the sea. As you know, the house-elves have strong magical power. They can also use the Flying Spell, so it is not difficult for them to get food from the sea."
The most expensive thing in this candlelight dinner for the two of them might be the glass of red wine in their hands.
"Thank you for the scarf. I like it very much. Did you knit it yourself?" Albert looked at the rosy cheeks reflected by the candlelight and casually found a topic.
"I practiced for a long time, and the things I knitted were barely presentable, so I wanted to knit a scarf for you. Unfortunately, I didn't have enough time. I had planned to give it to you at Christmas. I will help you knit a longer scarf another day." Isobel was of course aware of her own level, but she was still very happy when Albert said that.
Outside the glass window next to them, heavy rain was pouring down.
"No, I think that scarf is fine for now."
Albert actually had no plan to use them. He had a lot of scarves and couldn't use them all, so he put them all away.
Seeing that Isobel seemed to want to say something, Albert interrupted and said, "I found out something interesting recently."
"What is it?" Isobel asked.
"The precious Whomping Willow beside the school is said to have been planted by Professor Lupin when he came to Hogwarts to study."
"Is that the one Potter hit with his car last year?"
"Yes, there is a tunnel under the Whomping Willow that leads to the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade." Albert was going to tell Isobel something as a casual chat.
"You've been in there."
"Well, the Weasley brothers went in last year and found a lot of scratch marks in the Shrieking Shack. Then they found out that Professor Lupin was a werewolf, so I guessed the reason."
"Professor Lupin is so pitiful. He is a good teacher and his Defense Against the Dark Arts class is very interesting!" Isobel felt a little sympathetic towards Professor Lupin. "By the way, Professor Snape seems to hate Professor Lupin. Is it because of his werewolf identity that he took away the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"
"Not entirely. Professor Snape hates Professor Lupin, and it's more about his sad history." Albert drank some wine and became a little talkative.
"Snape's sad history? I didn't expect that Professor Snape also has a girl he likes." Isobel was also very interested in Snape's dark history. Girls are more or less gossipy.
"Did Professor Lupin steal Professor Snape's girlfriend?"
Isobel found it a little unbelievable. It was hard to imagine that someone would like a werewolf. It was too dangerous.
"It should be said that Professor Lupin's good friend stole Snape's girlfriend." Albert smiled and told Isobel about Snape's sad history.
"After Black escaped from prison, I investigated his case. Black's crimes were betraying his friends, killing his friends, and killing many Muggles. After he was caught, he was thrown into Azkaban prison without even a trial."
"Professor Lupin is a good friend of Black?" Isobel was very surprised. She didn't expect Dumbledore to allow Professor Lupin to teach at the school.
"Yes, they were very good friends, along with James Potter and Peter Pettigrew."
"Like the foursome in your dormitory?" Isobel knew that Albert had a very good relationship with his roommates, and they even planned to open a shop together to make money in the future.
"James Potter is Harry Potter's father, and his wife is Lily Evans." Albert said mysteriously, "It is said that Miss Lily Evans and Snape have known each other since childhood, and they have a very good relationship. Well, Miss Evans later entered Gryffindor, and she is a Muggle wizard like me."
"You can also be considered a Muggle wizard?" Isobel raised her eyebrows slightly, having already guessed the result, "Snape's first love was later snatched away by Potter. He seemed to love her very much, so he never got married?"
As for why they broke up, it’s actually not difficult to guess.
Back then, a mysterious man was rampant in the wizarding world and had a great influence on Slytherin. Students from both colleges disliked each other. In addition, Miss Evans was a Muggle wizard and was in Gryffindor. The two sides had different philosophies and ultimately could not get together.
"I think Snape must regret going to Slytherin." Isobel sighed softly. "If he went to Ravenclaw or Hufflepuff, he might end up with Miss Evans."
"Yes, he regretted it." Albert blinked and asked with a smile, "Guess what Snape did later?"
"What?" Isobel was a little confused. Didn't Professor Snape give up
"When Snape found out that the person he loved was married, he wanted to snatch Miss Lily Evans back."
"Take it back?" Isobel looked at Albert's face, curious about how he knew these magical-sounding stories.
How can you get them back when others are married
Could it be... Or is it just Albert's blind guess
"Do you know the prophecy of the savior?" Albert continued to reveal the news, "That was a prophecy made by Professor Trelawney. She once revealed this matter when I discussed the prophecy with her. Although Professor Trelawney did not know the result of the prophecy, Snape broke into the room and interrupted the prophecy when she was halfway through predicting it to Dumbledore. I think it was Snape who told the prophecy to the mysterious man and begged the mysterious man not to kill Lily Evans."
Isobel thought of Slytherin's style of doing things to achieve their goals, and suddenly felt that Snape's behavior seemed very reasonable.
As long as James Potter and Harry Potter died, Lily Evans would be "free", and Snape could use the Imperius Curse, or aphrodisiacs, or even directly reverse Lily Evans' memory to get the love he wanted.
"I see. No wonder he wasn't caught. Did Snape betray the mysterious man after Miss Evans was killed by him?" Isobel guessed the reason immediately.
After the fall of the mysterious man, Snape was not sent to Azkaban prison, but returned to Hogwarts as a professor. It was obvious that Professor Dumbledore had vouched for him.
Since Professor Dumbledore was willing to keep Snape, it meant that Snape was Dumbledore's spy, or a double agent.
"Although there is no evidence, based on Snape's attitude towards Harry Potter, I think this is probably the case." Albert felt that Snape's story could be written into a book called "Snape's Sad History."
Yes, there really is no sense of disobedience.
"What would you do if you were him?" Isobel asked curiously.
"I won't give anyone the chance to poach my talent." Albert said domineeringly, "If anyone wants to poach talent, I'll be the one to do it."
"Poaching? Oh, so that's what you mean." Isobel looked at Albert with a half-smile and asked, "Whose girl are you planning to poach? Which pretty girl have you taken a fancy to?"
"I'm just making a metaphor." Albert couldn't help but roll his eyes, "You should believe that I'm not that kind of person."
"You are so popular that it's easy to poach people." Isobel was not at all confident about Albert. A man who is too outstanding will always attract women.
After finishing dinner, the two snuggled on the sofa and looked at the rain outside the window.
"Someone is selling a house in Hogsmeade, and I plan to buy it." Albert changed the subject.
"You don't plan to settle down in Hogsmeade, so why spend so many Galleons on a house?" Isobel knew that Albert had no plans to settle down in Hogsmeade, and the two had decided to find a beautiful place to settle down.
"Because of the frequent harassment from Dementors, the price was very cheap. I spent two thousand Galleons." Albert asked the house-elf to help him complete the transaction.
"Don't you want to open a store?" Isobel raised her eyebrows and asked, "Besides, you didn't get any Galleons from there, so where would you get such a large sum of Galleons to buy a house? I remember that Gringotts doesn't allow people to exchange Galleons on a large scale."
"There is a black market in Diagon Alley where you can exchange pounds for Galleons, although the exchange rate is much lower than Gringotts," Albert explained.
The magic world is not completely closed. After all, there are only a limited number of wizards. It's okay to grow some vegetables and raise some chickens, ducks and pigs, but it's impossible to grow your own food, weave your own cloth, or even use seasonings when cooking dishes. Many things actually come from the Muggle world. Otherwise, how can Gringotts use the pounds exchanged from the Muggle world? Goblins or the Ministry of Magic are not stupid. No one would be stupid enough to do a loss-making business.
The total amount of pounds that Gringotts can exchange each year is not certain, and pounds can be used slowly, so if the amount is not large, they don't mind making a profit.
As for who to replace, we have to say that the Wildsmith family is very powerful in this regard.
There actually was a wizard he knew, so Albert successfully exchanged pounds into Galleons.
"I plan to renovate the place after I buy it."
"Don't expect me to move in next year." Isobel couldn't help rolling her eyes.
"I also had the house elf find the Vanishing Cabinet. Even if you graduate from school, we can still meet often." Albert winked mysteriously, "Besides, you can use it as a temporary workplace. You'll be alone at home anyway."