As long as Professor McGonagall writes a letter to the Quidditch Boutique and explains the reason clearly, I think the Quidditch Boutique will not deliberately conceal it.
If the Firebolt was really a Christmas gift from Sirius Black to Potter, the latter would certainly not be able to walk into a Quidditch boutique store openly, and could only place an order from the store by mail.
Generally speaking, as long as the Firebolt has not been in the hands of anyone else and is sent directly to Potter by the Quidditch Boutique Store, there will basically be no other problems with the Firebolt.
Hermione remembered the advice Albert had given her and quickened her pace towards Professor McGonagall's office on the second floor of the castle.
"What's the matter, Miss Granger?"
Professor McGonagall opened the door and looked at Hermione standing outside with some surprise.
"It's like this..."
Hermione quickly repeated Albert's advice to Professor McGonagall.
"What you said makes sense. I will make time to go to a Quidditch boutique store someday. If it's really as you said, I can save a lot of trouble." Professor McGonagall agreed with Hermione's suggestion. For the purchase of expensive items like Firebolts, the Quidditch boutique store will definitely have relevant records.
Wood also came here not long ago.
Professor McGonagall could actually understand everyone's desire for the Firebolt, hoping that it could bring victory to the Gryffindor team, but she could not risk Potter's life.
After her opinion was acknowledged by Professor McGonagall, Hermione felt her heartbeat quicken a little and her mood became happier.
After saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall, Hermione turned and left.
The corridors of the castle were long and cold.
Hermione strolled in the corridor, thinking of Albert's comfort to her just now, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
She knew Harry and Ron's personalities very well and never expected them to become as gentle and reliable as Albert, but sometimes Hermione still hoped that they could be more mature and stable, although it was almost wishful thinking.
To be honest, compared to Harry and Ron, Albert felt more like a close friend to her.
Hermione suddenly understood why Ginny was fascinated by Tom Riddle's diary. It felt so good to have a gentle, reliable and understanding close friend.
She also began to understand why so many girls in school admired and were obsessed with him.
In some ways, I am luckier than Ginny.
It didn't take Professor McGonagall long to verify Hermione's guess.
A few days later, Professor McGonagall appeared in the Gryffindor common room. As soon as she appeared, she immediately attracted everyone's attention, or rather, it was the thing in Professor McGonagall's hand that attracted everyone's attention.
People gathered around almost immediately, asking Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt in her hand.
"Where's Potter? Has anyone seen him?" Professor McGonagall asked, pushing through the crowd.
Everyone looked at each other, trying to find Harry Potter in the common room.
"Harry is not here, and Professor Lupin seems to have said that he would teach him how to resist Dementors." Ron stood up, staring at the Firebolt, and couldn't help asking, "Professor, is the Firebolt okay now?"
"Yes, there is no curse attached to the Firebolt." Professor McGonagall nodded. She was about to ask Ron to pass the Firebolt to Harry, but she felt it was unreliable. She looked at Albert who was sitting over there and waved her hand, "Mr. Anderson, please give the Firebolt to Potter, and don't let them break the broom."
Albert was a little dazed. He didn't understand why Professor McGonagall gave him the Firebolt. After all, Harry Potter's good friends Ron and Hermione were here, and it was obviously more appropriate to give it to them than to himself.
After Professor McGonagall left, all the students gathered around, obviously eager to see Harry Potter's Firebolt.
"Albert, can you show us the Firebolt? You know, everyone is very curious about it." Wood stretched out his hand to hold Albert's shoulder and said, "Before you give it to Harry, you can put it on the table for everyone to see.
"Oh, of course, just move aside!"
Albert pulled his wand out of his pocket, waved it gently to create two support stands, and then placed the Firebolt on an empty table, deliberately placing the sign facing outwards.
Next, Albert waved his wand again, and re-established a glass-like barrier to wrap the Firebolt inside.
"You can take your time to watch here. If you want to touch the Firebolt, or try what it feels like to ride a Firebolt, I suggest you wait for Potter to come back and ask his opinion. I think Potter will not refuse." With that, Albert pushed through the crowd and returned to the chair by the fireplace to continue petting the cat.
There was a burst of wailing in the common room, and many students were complaining about Albert being nosy.
"Thank you. If it weren't for your suggestion, Professor McGonagall would not have returned the Firebolt to Harry so quickly." Hermione sat next to Albert, holding Crookshanks in her arms, and said while looking at the crowded crowd.
"I think Professor McGonagall will definitely return the Firebolt to Harry before the Gryffindor game. She used to play Quidditch, and she wants Gryffindor to win more than anyone else." Albert took out a bag of dried fish from his pocket, tore open the wrapping paper, handed one of them to Tom, and stretched the other in front of Crookshanks, shaking it gently, trying to attract its attention with food.
Tom actually dropped the dried fish, stared at the cat in front of him, and made a vigilant sound.
"Okay, don't be so stingy. It will make people hate you." Albert scratched Tom's head to calm him down.
Crookshanks stared at Tom, then looked at the dried fish, finally opened his mouth, picked up the dried fish, ran to Hermione's feet and began to eat it.
"Crookshanks seems to like this very much. Maybe I should buy him some so he won't keep staring at Ron's mouse all day." Hermione picked up Crookshanks and smoothed his fur.
Crookshanks likes to make trouble for Scabbers, which makes Hermione very distressed. Because of this, her relationship with Ron becomes very bad.
"No, I don't think it's a food issue. Your piggy cat has set its sights on Scabbers," Ron said angrily. "It has a problem with Scabbers and wants to kill him. You should learn from Albert and put the cat in a cage instead of letting it roam around the castle."
"Besides, there's nothing wrong with the Firebolt at all." Ron left angrily.
"Isn't that great? At least Harry can use it safely."
Hermione looked a little depressed.
"That's how young people are. No one wants to admit defeat." Albert spoke to break the depressing atmosphere around them.
"You talk like you're very old."
Hermione was amused by Albert's words and couldn't help asking, "Have you ever had a fight with your girlfriend?"
"No." Albert put Tom on the table and watched the interaction between the two cats. He said calmly, "In fact, I think it's not a big deal to quarrel occasionally, but we both know what we need, so we can't quarrel at all."
Hermione was a little embarrassed. She knew she shouldn't ask such a question, so she quickly changed the subject and asked, "What if Harry can't master the Patronus Charm in a short time?"
"You should have faith in Potter. He is the savior. I don't think this will be a problem for him." Albert comforted with a smile.
"I don't think Harry likes being told that," Hermione muttered softly, "I've also been practicing the Patronus Charm, but it's harder to master than I expected. I can't imagine how Harry can master it in such a short time."
"Actually, you don't have to worry at all. Dumbledore won't let what happened last time happen again, so even if you can't master the Patronus Charm for the time being, you don't have to worry about encountering problems during the Quidditch game." Albert bent down and picked up Tom, and continued, "For Potter, the significance of learning the Patronus Charm is more to resist the influence of Dementors on him, rather than to prevent the appearance of Dementors during the game."