Honestly speaking, the second event of the Triwizard Tournament was absolutely thrilling for the four warriors, but it was not very friendly to all the spectators in the lakeside stands. It could even be said to be a cruel torture, because the spectators had to face the cold wind of the lake for an hour, they couldn't see anything, and in the end they just listened to nothing, and the second event ended hastily.
Compared with the first project, the viewing experience of the second project is extremely bad, and it can even be said that there is no viewing experience at all.
This was something that the curious students could not tolerate. After the second project was over, everyone was eager to know what was happening under the lake.
Therefore, "Warriors" and "Hostages" became the focus of everyone's attention, and only they could help everyone solve the doubts and restore the entire process of the second project.
Many girls tried to find answers from Albert, but they soon discovered that this Hogwarts genius was always elusive, even when they blocked him during meal time. When Albert introduced the whole thing, it was so simple and straightforward that made everyone doubt their lives.
What do you mean I knew the exact location of the mermaid village, so I dived vertically from the lake to reach the mermaid village, and then floated directly back to the surface after rescuing people.
What do you mean I have a good relationship with the ghosts in the school. Moaning Myrtle knows what is under the Black Lake and helped me find the location of the mermaid village.
Well, even Harry began to doubt his life.
It turns out that Albert did not find the mermaid village by his own ability, but with the help of Moaning Myrtle. Why didn't I think of it
He also knew Moaning Myrtle!
When everyone realized that no matter how they asked, Albert just replied with the same words like a tape recorder, they lost interest in questioning him.
Instead, Harry, Ron and Hermione became the center of attention.
Ron was probably the happiest of the three. He finally got the attention he had longed for, and he liked this feeling very much. He was very happy to tell his experiences to anyone who was willing to listen, and he always added a lot of details to it.
Even though those stories sounded ridiculous, everyone liked listening to Ron's stories. On the contrary, Hermione's version where the hostage was hypnotized by magic was not popular.
Perhaps, most people are born with a passionate and exciting heart!
"Ron Weasley is probably too eager for everyone's attention."
After listening to Lee Jordan's latest version of how Ron fought fifty fully-armed mermen with his bare hands and was unfortunately subdued in the end due to the disparity in strength, Albert gave his own indifferent evaluation of the whole incident.
"Too eager to get everyone's attention?" Fred sat down next to Albert with food and asked with a puzzled look on his face.
"Your brother must not be valued at home," Albert asked casually while eating a steak.
"It's normal that there are too many children in the family to take care of them all." George admitted this.
"Ron's presence in school is also not high, especially as a good friend of the famous savior Harry Potter. Every time others see Harry Potter, he will be left aside." Albert picked up a piece of potato with a fork and asked himself, "Do you like to be a supporting role? I believe that no one likes to be a supporting role, and this time just happened to ignite this emotion, so Ron Weasley is frantically trying to make himself feel present."
"What you say always makes perfect sense." George ate potatoes while pondering what Albert meant. Finally, he nodded and admitted that what Albert said made sense!
"Just looks like a fool." Fred couldn't help but complain.
Wouldn't everyone know that Ron was making up a story
No, they actually know that there are not many real fools, but so what? It doesn't stop them from listening to stories and having fun.
"By the way, Professor Dumbledore is not willing to buy fireworks?"
"The principal said he needs to think about it." Fred and George exchanged glances, looking a little depressed.
"Then I won't buy it." Albert was not too surprised. The price of fireworks was not cheap. One hundred Galleons for one firework was already ten percent of the champion's prize money. As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore needed to be more careful with his money. After all, the teaching funding of Hogwarts was only average.
"Your fireworks are too expensive. You're just ripping people off!" Lee Jordan said angrily. "One hundred Galleons, and they're gone in a bang. It's not like you have too many Galleons and don't know where to spend them. Why waste them like this?"
"I do need some large fireworks." Albert's words stunned the Weasley twins. Before they could react, he continued, "We need them after we graduate from school next year. This will be my first large order for you. However, the price of the fireworks must be kept down. One hundred Galleons is too expensive. How many Galleons would it cost for you to make a firework like the last time?"
"Less than ten Galleons." Fred's voice trailed off.
"What are you looking at? It takes a lot of time and effort to make a firework like that, otherwise it wouldn't be so expensive. Do you know how long it took us to make the last firework?" George muttered.
"Then let's make it fifty Galleons each." Albert glanced at the twin brothers and finalized the matter. "I'll tell you what type of fireworks to make and how many to make when the time comes. Anyway, it will definitely not be too few."
"Could it be..."
George seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly looked up at Albert, opening his mouth in surprise.
"What?" Fred asked puzzledly, not reacting for a moment.
"Where do you think that thing is needed?" George asked, also giving them a reminder.
"A big celebration!" Lee Jordan answered for Fred. He seemed to know what was going on and looked at Albert in surprise.
Fred was no fool, he guessed something quickly and his expression became quite complicated.
"You've decided so quickly?"
"Yes, it's decided. It will be the summer after graduation."
"So urgent?"
"Is it urgent?" Albert tilted his head and asked, "Isn't this something that has been decided a long time ago?"
"What did you decide?" Hermione asked, sitting opposite Albert with food in hand. She couldn't stand Ron anymore. How dare that guy brag to the girls about dueling with mermaids
Of course, there was another reason, which was that a group of people who were blinded by envy and jealousy made fun of her all day long for the fact that she had become Krum's beloved baby.
"It's a big event in life, you will know when the time comes." Albert glanced at his three roommates, signaling them not to spread the news.
"By the way, Hermione, have you ever offended Rita Skeeter?" Lee Jordan asked, changing the subject.
"What, offended someone?" Hermione raised her head and looked at Lee Jordan in confusion.
"Rita Skeeter, the reporter from the Daily Prophet." Lee Jordan pulled out a copy of Witch Weekly from somewhere and pushed it across the table to Hermione, reminding her, "Page 32, the short article under the color photo of Harry."
Hermione raised her eyebrows slightly, took the magazine, turned to the page that Lee Jordan mentioned, and quickly found the short article.
"The Secret Sad History of Harry Potter?" Hermione read it quietly, quickly scanning the following content:
… After the tragic loss of his parents, 14-year-old Harry Potter thought he had finally found emotional comfort at Hogwarts, in his constant companion, the Muggle-born girlfriend Hermione Granger.
… Krum has apparently become so smitten with the dodgy Miss Granger that he has invited her to Bulgaria for the summer holidays, insisting that he has ‘never felt this way about any other girl’.
… She probably made an aphrodisiac, she’s got a pretty good brain…
People who have good wishes for Harry Potter hope that the next time he shows his true feelings, he will choose a more worthy candidate.
"That's the best Rita Skeeter can do." Hermione threw the magazine on the table contemptuously, disdaining Rita Skeeter's behavior.
Albert reached for Witch Weekly and quickly turned to the page: The Secret Sad History of Harry Potter.
"You can't believe this shit!" Hermione looked at Albert who was reading the article and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"The key is not whether I believe it or not, but whether others believe it or not. You may be in trouble next." Albert reminded Hermione after reading the entire article.
"Trouble, just this crap?" Hermione didn't care at all how Rita Skeeter made up stories to discredit her. Her family wouldn't read it anyway, and there were countless similar articles in the Muggle world.
"Yes, it's troublesome." Albert repeated softly: "Rita Skeeter's article will make many wizards mistakenly think that you played with the feelings of Harry and Krum."
"That's it!" Lee Jordan shrugged and added, "This matter will spread around the school soon. Don't underestimate the power of rumors."
"How can people believe such stupid things? It seems to be a made-up story." Hermione really couldn't understand why someone could be so stupid. "Don't they have brains?"
"Hermione, most people are numb and stupid, or they don't really care about the truth of the whole thing. People only care about the fun, and Rita Skeeter makes up stories to entertain people." Albert kindly reminded, "Next, I'm afraid a lot of people will be keen to send you letters to greet you. The last person to enjoy this treatment was Hagrid. However, that idiot Hagrid obviously didn't listen to my advice and burned the letter directly, so he was sad for a while."
"If I were you, I would not rashly open the letters, especially the unsigned letters from strangers. God knows what is hidden inside. Throwing them directly into the fire and burning them is the best option."
Hermione opened her mouth, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Hermione was very angry about what happened to Hagrid. She never thought that Rita Skeeter would use that method against her.
"Thank you, Albert. I don't think that woman will succeed." After thanking Albert, Hermione hurried away.
"This girl is really unwise." Fred looked at Hermione's departing back and shook his head.
"She just doesn't know how powerful Rita Skeeter is." Lee Jordan changed the subject and asked, "By the way, did you see the notice on the bulletin board?"
"What announcement?"
"The date for the Apparition exam is posted on the notice board. Before the first exam (April 23rd), students who are seventeen years old or older may sign up for special training in Hogsmeade (under strict supervision)."
"Great, then we'll be able to use Apparition at will soon." Fred and George showed excited smiles on their faces.
"Don't be too happy too soon. The Apparition test is very strict. You still need to work hard to pass it." Albert poured cold water on the two of them. "With your current level of Apparition, you will definitely not be able to pass it."
"If we can't pass the test, who else can pass the Apparition test?" Fred was very confident in himself.
"I envy you guys!" Alia appeared where Hermione had just sat and said a little depressedly, "I think the chances of passing it in one go are really low."
The Apparition class has been going on since last month and it is still as difficult as ever, so difficult that many students are beginning to doubt their lives. After a few classes, many students have developed a serious aversion to Wicked Treads and his three Ds, so Mr. Wicked Treads has gained a lot of bad nicknames.
"Be patient and confident, these are important factors for successful magic." Li Jordan suggested, "You can take part in the special training in Hogsmeade first, and then decide whether to take the exam.
“You’re right,” Arya muttered. “We must try. We can’t give up so easily.”
"Do you know what the Apparition test is about?" Zannah asked curiously.
"It seems to be Apparating directly from the entrance of Hogsmeade to a designated location at the end of the village." Fred said to everyone, "I don't think it's difficult to pass the test."
"It feels like the distance is a bit short. The difficulty of Apparition is related to the distance. It's more likely to Apparite from the school gate to somewhere in Hogsmeade." Albert didn't think the Apparition test would be that easy, and the Ministry of Magic was quite strict in the Apparition test.
"By the way, when does the special training for Apparition begin?" Angelina muttered.
"After the Apparition course is over, it is said that students who are 17 years old or older can go to Hogwarts for special training, which should allow you to try Apparition outside the school."
“I think we need more training,” Arya said gloomily. “I don’t think Dunghead has the three Ds, and an hour of training is too short. We don’t have other training opportunities. It’s too hard to learn Apparition in just twelve hours.”
"Have you learned the solution to the split from Professor McGonagall?"
Several people couldn't help but look at Albert. They all hoped that Albert could take them to practice Apparition together and pass the Apparition test in one go.
"I have learned it, but it is quite risky. I think it is better not to try it." Albert said helplessly.
"Why? Didn't you learn it?"
Several people were very surprised. In their eyes, Albert was almost omnipotent.
"Because I lack experience in dealing with splits, I don't have the confidence to ensure everyone's safety. Even if I learn how to deal with splits, it will be useless." Albert is very self-aware, he does not want to risk everyone's life safety.
At this moment, Albert suddenly remembered a very serious problem. The lack of experience was not only in dealing with splitting, but also in combat experience.
Although Albert thought he was strong enough to deal with the Aurors, he felt it was necessary to strengthen himself to face the vicious dark wizards. After all, the good life had just begun, and it would be a big loss if he accidentally lost his life.
Moreover, since he was replacing Digory, he had to face the risks that Digory might have to face.
Three candidates suddenly popped into Albert's mind: Headmaster Dumbledore, Professor Flitwick and Professor Broad.
He thought he should go and visit to see who was willing to teach him fighting skills and help him gain some combat experience.
Of course, it would be better if Dumbledore was willing to help, but the possibility is not high.
After thinking it over again and again, Albert decided to act like a charlatan and try to fool Headmaster Dumbledore. Maybe he would succeed
People always need dreams.