Harry paid a lot of attention to Albert's words. He didn't expect that Professor Lupin was actually a good friend of his father, and Hagrid also knew it.
Why didn't they tell me about this
Harry hesitated for a few days, and finally decided to ask Hagrid about Professor Lupin.
"Hagrid, is Professor Lupin really a good friend of my father?"
Hagrid paused to pour the tea, looked up and asked, "Who told you that?"
"Albert." Hermione answered Hagrid's question for Harry. She found that Hagrid didn't seem to want to talk about this topic.
"Lupin and James were very good friends at school." Hagrid spoke slowly, "But..."
"Is their relationship strained?" Harry asked tentatively.
"No, they haven't." Hagrid poured three cups of strong tea and placed them in front of the three people, recalling, "They have always been very good friends, inseparable, just like you."
"But why didn't Professor Lupin come to see me since I was a child?" Harry was very confused. He felt that if Professor Lupin was really his father's good friend, it was impossible for him to ignore their only son after his friend's death.
At least, Harry thought he wouldn't do that.
"Professor Lupin hasn't had a good time in recent years. I don't know anything else. If you have any questions, I suggest you ask him directly?" Hagrid threw Harry's question directly to Lupin, and was happy with his own wit.
There were some things that Hagrid really couldn't tell Harry. Telling him now would do no good and would only make things worse.
"All right!"
Knowing that he couldn't get anything out of Hagrid, Harry gave up. He thought he could go to Albert to get some information, or go directly to Professor Lupin.
"Hagrid, what does Albert want to see you for?" Hermione changed the subject.
When they first came over, they happened to run into Albert.
"He came to ask me questions about magical creatures," Hagrid was a little proud when talking about it. Albert also recognized his ability in the field of magical creatures.
However, I have just started working and my teaching level needs to be improved.
"I want to ask you a question about magical creatures." Ron's voice rose a few notches, and there was a weird tone in his voice. Even Harry and Hermione's expressions were a little unnatural. There was nothing they could do. Hagrid's Care of Magical Creatures class was really terrible.
"Ahem." Hagrid also noticed the expressions on the three people's faces, cleared his throat and said, "Albert is going to participate in... I think it's called a magic school, oh yes, the Magic School Potions Championship. So, he came to me to learn about the habits of some magical creatures, what to be wary of in the forest, and roughly where to find them."
"But these and potions..."
"The Magic Schools Potions Championship," Hermione corrected.
"Yeah, what does that have to do with the Potions Championship?" Ron asked, confused.
"I heard that the contestants need to go into the magic garden to collect raw materials within the specified time."
"Why haven't I heard of this?"
"Hagrid, tell us about the Magic School Potions Championship." Hermione was very interested in this matter.
"It is said that all eleven wizarding schools in the wizarding world will send people to participate in the Potions Competition. Hogwarts has not won the championship for a long time." Hagrid was also very happy that the topic was directed to Albert. "However, this year Hogwarts has a great chance of winning the championship. You also know that Albert has always been very good."
"After all, he's a genius!" said Ron sourly. "Almost nothing can stump him."
"He really is a genius. He's great at everything," Hermione whispered.
"You don't know how much Fred and George admire Albert and always believe what he says."
"That's because Albert can tell fortunes!" Hermione reminded.
"Albert is really amazing!" Harry also admitted it.
At least, Albert had mastered the advanced Patronus Charm very early, and he had been practicing hard for a week, but his Patronus was still extremely weak.
"No, you don't know. I once overheard Fred and George say that Albert had set his sights on the high bounty on Sirius Black, and predicted that Black would appear in Hogwarts. He was ready to find an opportunity to capture Black, take him to the Ministry of Magic in exchange for the bounty, and then use the money to open their joke shop." Ron recalled the conversation between the twins that he overheard after they had just returned from Egypt.
"Then I should thank him. If he needs bait, I can help him. Just remember to give me some Galleons." Harry said half-jokingly.
"Harry, this is not the point. The point is that Albert thinks Black will appear at Hogwarts School." Hermione frowned. Although she was reluctant to admit it, Albert's judgment was always accurate. Since he said that Sirius Black would appear at Hogwarts, Harry needed to be careful.
"Maybe, we can ask Albert to help predict when Sirius Black will appear, and then we can ambush Black together!" Ron suggested excitedly. Black's 10,000 Galleon bounty was really tempting, and if possible, he wanted to get some money from the bounty, even if it was only a few Galleons.
"Don't dream on. Black isn't that easy to catch, otherwise the Ministry wouldn't be looking for him right now." Hagrid was shocked by their audacity and said quickly, "I asked Albert, he said the possibility is not high... and the time has not come yet."
"opportunity?"
"Don't ask me. I don't know either. Fortune tellers are mysterious anyway." Hagrid recalled the way Albert said this and shook his head. "I remember that you all seemed to have chosen the Divination class."
"Stop talking about that. Professor Trelawney is a mystifying liar." Hermione began to tell Hagrid about how Professor Trelawney predicted that Harry would die in the first class of school.
"I'm not very familiar with Professor Trelawney, but I've heard many students call her an old liar in private." Hagrid turned his head to look out the window, stood up and said to the three of them, "Okay, I'll take you back to the castle!"
"No need Hagrid, we can do it ourselves..."
"I insist, Harry, you should pay attention to your own safety now." Hagrid stood up and prepared to send Harry and the other two back to the castle.
"Hogwarts is safe, and there are a bunch of Dementors around the school."
"Albert thinks Dementors are unreliable, and I think he is right. Since Black was able to escape from Azkaban, he must have a way to hide it from the Dementors." Now Hagrid is more willing to believe Albert's judgment, especially after the incident in the first class. He regretted not listening to Albert's advice at the time.
"Harry, promise me you won't wander around after dark, okay?"