At this moment, Fred, George and Lee Jordan all looked at Albert, their mouths wide open in surprise.
"Really?"
George found it hard to imagine that Professor Flitwick actually intended to teach Albert about the Dark Arts.
"Well, Professor Flitwick actually doesn't object to using dark magic against the enemy, as long as it is not abused." Albert still underestimated the influence of dark magic.
All three hoped that Albert would be able to teach them the dark arts once he learned them.
"You guys want to learn too?"
"Of course, why not? Wouldn't it be better to learn more? And we also believe that Professor Flitwick will not teach you any messy dark magic."
"The Exploding Spell isn't really some messed up black magic," Albert said noncommittally.
"Don't you know this spell?"
"So the Exploding Spell is Dark Magic?" Lee Jordan asked stupidly.
"This spell is indeed black magic, and its power is much stronger than the Shattering Spell. Peter Pettigrew once used this spell to blow up a street." Albert looked at the three people who were puzzled and explained, "The reason why it is so powerful when you use it is because your current magic power is not strong. There is also another reason. It is just like some people who cannot kill people after reciting the Avada Kedavra Curse."
"No wonder our Exploding Charms are so weak," George muttered. "What is Professor Flitwick going to teach you?"
"How to use the Explosion Spell flexibly, and the advanced application of the Explosion Spell."
Hearing this, the three of them couldn't help but feel disappointed, because they couldn't learn many of Albert's tricks, such as the simplest glowing spell, the technique of making the light ball leave the wand and float on its own. They couldn't even do the simplest one, let alone the difficult ones.
If Albert wants to learn black magic, he can choose any book in the restricted area, which contains a lot of books about black magic.
This is one of the benefits of the warriors in the Triwizard Tournament.
Of course, even if he is not a warrior, Albert can still use the books in the restricted area at will.
If possible, Albert would like to create his own spell, but this step is really difficult to take, even with a panel.
It’s not like Albert didn’t think about completing the task of acquiring designated skills and trying to get a talent similar to spell creation.
However, spell experiment is a very dangerous job. As far as Albert knows, many wizards have died because of it, and Isobel's father is one of them.
The mysterious man might be one of them. Albert suspected that the Dark Lord turned himself into that ugly appearance because of the spell.
However, Albert was not in a hurry. If he had money in the future, he could set up a research institute and recruit a group of wizards to help him deal with such dangerous work.
It is euphemistically called promoting younger generations.
Of course, this is just something we can think about now. The most important thing right now is to overcome the current difficulties.
If he didn't want to get involved, he could just stay around the entrance of the maze. Albert believed that the fake Moody wouldn't be able to do anything to him. After all, Dumbledore was outside, and the fake Moody would definitely not dare to cause trouble for him.
As it turned out, I was too greedy. If I didn't want to complete the task in one go, I might not have to bear such a big risk.
Sure enough, greed is the original sin.
Although a world without the You-Know-Who is the best, without the external pressure of Voldemort, there probably wouldn't be so many related tasks. Normally, tasks are not common, and even if they are really triggered, there won't be much experience gained.
Is this a combination of danger and opportunity
It’s a pity that after grabbing this wave of mysterious man, it will be difficult to find similar opportunities in the future.
Although it still stores a large amount of experience and skill points, this thing is not worth spending at all!
Just as Albert sighed, an owl dropped an envelope in front of him. Then, it landed on the table and ate the corn flakes in Albert's bowl without waiting for an invitation.
"This guy is really rude." Albert didn't care. He reached out and touched the owl's head. Then he picked up the envelope and glanced at the sender. He found that the person who wrote to him was Percy, who had been in bad luck a while ago.
Percy described his current situation in the letter. Because Barty Crouch Sr. was under the control of the Imperius Curse, he had been under investigation by the Ministry of Magic. Those unscrupulous officials of the Ministry asked him a bunch of questions and put the blame on him. Anyway, everything was his fault. The result was predictable. Percy almost lost his job, or had already lost his job. He was temporarily suspended from the Ministry of Magic for investigation and could not be reinstated until the results of the investigation came out. As for when the results of the investigation would come out, there might never be any results.
Albert saw the paper full of grievances and couldn't help shaking his head.
Whether Percy was looking for someone to talk to or trying to gain sympathy, Albert could understand the meaning of the letter.
He wrote a reply letter directly to the other party. As for what Percy planned to do, that was his own choice. However, Albert suspected that he would still go back to his old path. After all, being the assistant to the Minister of Magic was a good resume no matter how you looked at it.
If you want to get promoted in the Ministry of Magic, connections are important, but your resume is equally important.
"Here, this is this month's manuscript."
A voice came from the side. Hermione stood beside Albert without him knowing. She handed a few pieces of parchment to Albert, put down three Galleons and said, "Sirius gave me five Galleons as a manuscript fee, and there are several letters from readers. Do you want to read them? They are all here."
"That's the money you earned yourself."
Albert didn't want the three Galleons, but took them and put them in Hermione's hand.
"You have also put a lot of effort into our royalties."
"I don't need three Galleons." Albert put away the manuscript and kindly reminded: "I suggest you don't read the letters from readers. Most readers won't write to you, and those who do write to you are not good people."
"How did you know?" Hermione asked in surprise.
Albert was speechless.
What the hell did you write? Don’t you have any idea
Most wizards are not interested in such articles at all. Apart from a very small number of supporters, you can easily guess what kind of people are willing to write letters.
"If you really want to read it, show it to someone else first. Potter or Weasley are both good choices. They can read it for fun. If the content is good, you can read it. If the content is terrible, just burn it. This way you won't feel uncomfortable."
Hermione did not use her own name directly in the novels serialized in the magazine, but used her middle name "Jane". This was Albert's suggestion to avoid people sending her bad letters or even yelling letters like last time.
It’s true, there are guys like this.
After hesitating for a long time, Hermione finally accepted this well-intentioned reminder. After all, some people's letters were not so friendly. She had a deep understanding of this from previous experiences, and there was no need to make herself suffer.
"By the way, Sirius is coming over to teach Harry Defense Against the Dark Arts this weekend. Do you want to go with him?" Hermione suddenly asked.
"Potter asked you to invite me?" Albert asked in surprise. He didn't think Hermione would invite him on her own initiative.
"No, Sirius asked me to ask you in the letter." Hermione shook her head. "He heard from somewhere that you were planning to publish a book on Defense Against the Dark Arts, and he said he wanted to discuss this with you."
"No, I may be busy recently," Albert stuffed the folded parchment back into Percy's envelope, swapped the names of the recipient and the sender, restored the opened envelope to its original state, and asked an owl to bring the letter to Percy.
"You are so thrifty. Whose letter is this?" Fred was stunned by Albert's outrageous move. How could this be possible
"Letter to Percy," said Albert.
"Why would that guy write to you?" Fred and George both looked at him curiously.
"That unlucky guy was recently suspended from the Ministry of Magic. He was feeling very upset and wanted to talk to someone." Albert looked at Hermione and said, "I remember that you had a good relationship with Percy."
"We have different opinions on house-elves," Hermione said politely, but the meaning was obvious.
The two had a falling out over the house elves.
"They had a falling out over Crouch's house-elf!" George explained to Albert as he looked at Hermione's departing back.
"Oh, is that the house-elf named Winky in the kitchen?" Albert suddenly realized, "That's not surprising. After all, Percy has to flatter his boss, otherwise how can he get promoted in the future?"
"Pfft! Hahaha, you're right. Percy did try his best to curry favor with his boss, but in the end..." The Weasley twins laughed extremely viciously, "Crouch remembered his name wrong. I remember it was... Weatherby. Yes, it was Weatherby."
"By the way, we didn't know you and Percy were so close. That guy even wrote to you to chat?"
"That guy was suspended. He probably wants me to find him a job at the Ministry of Magic."
"Can you also introduce jobs in the Ministry of Magic to others?" Fred and George were both surprised. They didn't expect that Albert had such connections in the Ministry of Magic.
"After all, I know a lot of people. It's no problem to introduce a job to them, but I can't satisfy Percy. So I told him to wait. He will get a satisfactory job soon." Albert explained.
"What satisfying job?" George asked.
"Assistant to the Minister of Magic," said Albert.
"Can Percy really become an assistant minister?" Fred was very surprised.
“Of course under certain conditions.”
"What conditions?" George frowned. He really couldn't imagine what kind of situation could allow Percy to suddenly become the Minister of Magic's assistant
I always feel that it is not a good thing.
"You will know later. This is a good opportunity for him. I don't think he will give up." Albert said after thinking for a while.
"That's right, that guy is very ambitious." Fred muttered, "If necessary, I don't even doubt that he would dump his entire family to the Dementors."
"Although Percy is indeed a sophisticated egoist, at least he has a clear mind and knows what to do." Albert whispered to comfort him.
"A sophisticated egoist, your words are as sharp as ever. Percy is that kind of guy." Fred agreed with Albert's evaluation.
"Actually, you don't have to judge Percy like that." Albert said softly, "This is normal. There are many similar guys in Europe. Look at the students in Slytherin. Most of them are like this. Most of the students in Hogwarts are like this."
"I don't think you are," Lee Jordan interjected.
"Why do you think I'm not?" Albert felt a little funny. It should be said that most of the guys who can be labeled as time travelers are similar stuff.