Happy times are always so short, and Albert felt that he hadn't done anything else before the Christmas holiday was over. He pushed his luggage, said goodbye to his family at the station, and boarded the train back to Hogwarts School.
Perhaps because of the commotion caused by the Dementors last time, the Ministry of Magic did not dare to send Dementors to search the train again, for fear of causing more trouble. The last report in the Daily Prophet had already caused them enough trouble.
"We've been practicing the Patronus Charm over the Christmas holidays, and I feel like I'm close to being able to conjure a real Patronus."
After meeting Albert in the carriage, Fred excitedly announced the good news to his two roommates.
All right!
The silver mist summoned by Fred was indeed more condensed than before, but it was still some distance away from summoning a physical guardian.
"Think about the happy memories in your mind. The happier the memories are, the stronger the patronus you summon will be, and the greater the chance of summoning a physical patronus." Albert said as he guided Fred to use the Patronus Charm.
If the twins had been practicing the Patronus Charm seriously, they should not have been unable to summon a physical Patronus unless they were training in the wrong way.
Of course, he also knew that some people found it difficult to summon a physical patronus due to their own experiences, but Fred and George obviously had no problem in this regard.
"Think about it carefully. If you can master the Patronus Charm, you will immediately have a large amount of Galleons."
As he spoke, Fred felt a bag of heavy gold coins being placed in his palm.
At this moment, not only he was stunned, but even George and Lee Jordan beside him were stunned.
"Feel the weight of the gold coin carefully. Do you want to lose it?" Albert continued to guide, stimulating Fred's desire for success.
"In no mood."
Fred frowned deeply, trying to search his mind for happy memories.
In fact, Fred did not lack happy memories, but it was difficult for him to pick out the happiest memory from a bunch of happy memories.
The memory of the first wizard card tournament came to mind, and as the four of them raised their glasses to celebrate, Albert described to them the future plans for opening a store.
There is someone who can understand, someone who gives support, and someone who shows you the way forward. Then your dreams are no longer illusory.
Fred’s fondest memories are probably of chatting, laughing and celebrating with friends.
"I will succeed."
Fred tightened the purse in his hand and then loosened it. He began to concentrate. The bright future that Albert had described to them emerged clearly in his mind. He waved his wand firmly: "Expecto Patronus!"
A small silver-white bird sprang out from the tip of Fred's wand, flapping its wings and flying around above the carriage.
"bird?"
Lee Jordan's mouth opened in shock. Fred had actually summoned a physical patronus before them, a real patronus.
"Great, I did it, I did it!" Fred screamed excitedly, "Look, it's a cute little bird."
"Congratulations." George was happy for his brother's success.
"By the way, what kind of bird is this?" Lee Jordan looked at the silver bird above his head with envy.
"It's a magpie." George looked at Albert and said with emotion, "Sure enough, you got it right again."
"You should try harder." Fred smiled and put his hand around George's shoulder.
"In fact, I summoned my real Patronus before you." George tried hard not to laugh out loud. As if to prove that he was not lying, he drew out his wand and summoned his own Patronus, which was a magpie just like Fred.
"When did you actually hide it from me?" Fred reached out and gently hit George's shoulder, asking curiously.
"On the third day after my father taught us the Patronus Charm, I successfully summoned a physical Patronus." George explained with a smile: "I didn't tell you because I was worried that it would undermine your confidence."
"Then aren't you afraid of undermining my confidence?" Lee Jordan felt a little autistic. He didn't expect that Fred and George had both successfully summoned real patronuses, while he still had no progress.
"It's so unfair. We were practicing together, but why did you master the Patronus Charm earlier than me and succeeded so easily?" Although Fred complained, he was still happy in his heart that George successfully mastered the Patronus Charm.
"That's because I've practiced the Patronus Charm longer than you have." George still did not forget to comfort the autistic Lee Jordan, "Didn't Albert say that your Patronus is an orangutan? Hurry up and practice, you will definitely be able to summon a real Patronus."
"Of course."
"There's something I must remind you of, lest you get carried away. Summoning a Patronus without being threatened by Dementors is not actually a success. Only when you can successfully summon a Patronus and drive away the Dementors when facing the threat of Dementors can you be considered to have truly mastered the Patronus Charm. Many wizards are unable to summon their own Patronus to fight back when facing Dementors." Looking at the Weasley brothers who were a little too excited, Albert poured cold water on them mercilessly.
"Don't be disappointed. At least being able to summon a physical guardian is a big improvement, isn't it?" George reached out and patted Albert on the shoulder.
In the following time, Lee Jordan also practiced the Patronus Charm seriously. Fred and George's success gave him great stimulation.
Although he admitted that he was not as good as Albert, Lee Jordan never thought that he was worse than anyone else. He regretted that he had not practiced the Patronus Charm seriously.
Chewing a bag of Beebe Every Flavour Beans in his mouth, Lee Jordan frowned in concentration, recalling the happy memories in his mind.
"Expect God to Guard!"
Lee Jordan stared at the silver gas that was ejected from the tip of the magic wand. It looked more solid than before, which made him very excited. "Albert, I feel like I'm almost there. That guy's body shape is really like an orangutan."
"It seems that you have accepted the reality that your patronus is a gorilla."
After successfully summoning his Patronus, Fred looked relaxed. He was trying to command the Patronus to fly above the carriage like a child who had just got a new toy.
“Albert has predicted your patronus, what else can I do? Even if I don’t want to accept it, there is no other solution unless I stop trying to summon the real patronus.
"That makes sense." George noticed that Albert seemed to be thinking about something, and when he came back to his senses, he asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I wonder if the Patronus can be stored. If the Patronus can be temporarily stored like a light source, ordinary wizards won't have to worry too much about the Dementors."
"Can this really succeed?" The three of them expressed their doubts. Albert's idea was completely beyond their understanding.
"It is said that there is a room in the Department of Mysteries in the Ministry of Magic that is filled with an energy called love." Albert recalled: "Since love can be stored and studied, why can't the happiness, joy and hope that have been condensed by the Patronus Charm be stored?"
Compared to the illusory love, the patronus is obviously more real and easier to study.
The reason why the Patronus can restrain Dementors is that its nature is the opposite of Dementors, and it cannot feel despair like a real person, so the Dementors cannot do anything to it.
But this still requires Albert to study and overcome, and starting from Dumbledore may be a good choice.
After all, Headmaster Dumbledore's research on the Patronus Charm far surpassed that of any other wizard, and he had also created a Deluminator with similar functions.
“If it works, it will definitely sell well.”
"I think people would be happy to make you a Chocolate Frog Wizard card."
Because it was winter, it was completely dark when the train pulled into Hogsmeade Station.
Everyone rode in the Thestral carriage on their way back to the castle. When passing the gate of Hogwarts, Albert noticed two Aurors watching there, apparently to prevent the Dementors from clashing with the students.
Fred and George regretted not being able to test their Patronus on the Dementors guarding the gate.
The two could only try to summon their patronuses in the carriage, but the result disappointed them. As Albert said, their patronuses were still very fragile and could easily fail to summon once they were disturbed by the Dementors.
"See, I didn't lie to you."
"What should we do?" Fred and George were a little discouraged.
"We can get a Boggart to replace the Dementors." Albert said without hesitation.