After a few days of living a corrupt life, Albert's life became busy again. He had to take out a lot of time every day to complete the heavy Easter holiday homework. Although some holiday homework did not need to be done, he had to attend several classes, so the holiday homework naturally exceeded that of the same class of Hogwarts students.
For this reason, the three good roommates gloated over it.
Who made them have fewer elective courses and less holiday homework
In the past, Albert always took great pleasure in watching them rush to copy their holiday homework, but now it was finally their turn to watch Albert rush to do his holiday homework.
After seeing Albert’s duel with Professor Flitwick last time, the three good roommates suddenly wanted to learn some powerful dueling skills from Albert.
There's nothing I can do about it. That duel was so cool that I fantasized that I could reach that level one day.
Recently, they have started to practice silent spells while holding their breath. As a result, when Albert returned to school, he mistakenly thought that the three of them were constipated and gave them a small bottle of mysterious candy that could cure constipation.
That was such a beautiful misunderstanding.
then…
Those three guys are still holding a grudge!
"I have the Apparition test tomorrow, and I don't know if I can pass it." Lee Jordan rested his chin on his hand, casually flipping through the materials, and casually chatting with everyone about the Apparition test.
"Why do we have to take the Apparition test at Easter?" Fred grumbled quietly. "Can't they wait until after our Easter break?"
"Other people don't have Easter holidays," Albert reminded without even looking up. "For them, this is normal working hours. Besides, sixth graders usually start practicing Apparition in early February and need to complete twelve classes, so the date is set for the 23rd. It just so happens that we finish the twelve classes today and will go to Hogsmeade's special training tomorrow morning, and take the Apparition test at the same time."
"What about the students going home for Easter?" Fred muttered.
"Those who don't want to take the exam don't have to. Now that they are adults, they naturally need to experience what the adult world is like. No one will continue to pamper them." George glanced at the twin brothers and explained in a low voice.
Fred was indeed still a little naive. Among the Weasley twins, George was obviously more mature than Fred.
The girls around them all frowned. They also understood that George was right. They were all adults now and could no longer be willful about some things.
Except for a few people who have someone to provide for them in life and can continue to be willful until graduation, then get married, have a few children and continue to live their lives, most people have to find their own way out.
This is also the reason why girls envy Isobel, because someone has already taken care of her life, and she is also a very outstanding person, a real winner in life.
Just as the girls were envious, a Beauxbatons girl walked into the library, causing a brief commotion among the students who were doing their holiday homework.
"You shouldn't mind if I waste some of your time, do you?" Yanila walked up to Albert and said gently. She wasn't worried about other people around eavesdropping. After all, most of these guys who were eavesdropping with their ears pricked up probably didn't understand Spanish.
"What's the matter?" Albert put down his quill and looked up at the pretty girl who had been harassing him for half a semester and she was still not going to give up.
"I have something to do and plan to leave early. I'm sorry that I can't see you win the championship. Remember to send me some photos of your victory moment when the time comes." Yanila was still smiling, but there was a hint of helplessness and loneliness in her tone.
Albert raised his eyebrows slightly and kindly reminded: "Madame Maxime will definitely be unhappy if you say that."
"Sometimes it's hard to change the facts, and Madam Maxime has already given up on winning the championship." Yanila shrugged and continued, "Before I leave, I hope to be your friend and pen pal. To be honest, I don't have many friends, and even fewer who I can chat with."
Yanila looked at Albert with anticipation, fearing that he would be rejected.
"That's good." Albert didn't refuse. Although he felt that this guy had impure motives, he didn't really care. It would probably be difficult for them to meet in the future anyway, so it was good to be able to maintain a friendship.
"I will write to you when I get back. Remember to write back to me." The girl seemed to want to give him a farewell hug, but in the end she changed it to a handshake.
"What does she want you for?"
After listening to Spanish for a while, the girls hurriedly asked after Yanila left.
"She came to say goodbye to me, saying that she had to go back early for something." Albert explained helplessly as he looked at the girls who were staring at him.
"I now find that learning a foreign language has its benefits. At least I can chat openly without worrying about being eavesdropped by others." George joked with a smile.
"Do your holiday homework!" Albert continued to concentrate on his holiday homework. He planned to finish the homework as soon as possible to free up some time for himself. It would be a waste to spend the entire Easter holiday on homework.
The next morning, the sixth-year students who were old enough met in the entrance hall and went to Hogsmeade to participate in the so-called special training.
How special is it
Students were finally no longer confined to stupid wooden circles and could Apparate through the streets of Hogsmeade.
This left the students, who had thought that special training would be more interesting than Apparating into a stupid wooden circle, speechless.
The heads of the Hogwarts schools naturally followed to Hogsmeade to prevent any students from splitting again.
There is no way. After taking twelve classes, many students still have not been able to master Apparition well, and they often split into two bodies during training.
As soon as they arrived at Hogsmeade, everyone was gathered by Wicked Twycross who was waiting at the village entrance, and then taken all the way to Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop to observe the surrounding environment carefully.
Because Apparition requires wizards to have a good understanding of the destination, they need to imagine it clearly in their minds, and the area outside Madam Puddifoot's Tea House is the destination for the students to Apparite next, and it is also the content of the test.
After Albert tried twice and successfully Apparated both times, he stopped taking up the space that other students were using to practice Apparition. He took the book "Common Mistakes in Apparition and How to Avoid Them" distributed by Wicked Tekros and chatted with Professor Flitwick about how to use Apparition in duels and how to counter other wizards' use of Apparition.
"Wizards who are proficient in Apparition like to do so, but there are very few wizards who can actually use this skill in combat." Professor Flitwick seemed to have done research on how to use Apparition in combat.
"Because there's a brief pause after Apparition?"
"Yes, there needs to be a buffer period after Apparition, so most wizards usually use Apparition to dodge attacks instead of launching attacks. Especially if Apparition is performed multiple times and quickly, it is very likely that the body will be split. Splitting in battle is undoubtedly a very fatal thing." Professor Flitwick reminded: "So, when dueling with others, don't take risks. That is purely playing with your own life."
Albert seemed to have tried it, but he did not experience any splitting phenomenon. Of course, this may be related to the fact that he upgraded his Apparition to level four.
"Also, most powerful wizards actually know how to counter other people's Apparition." Professor Flitwick reminded, "If you rely too much on Apparition, you will easily suffer a great loss. For example, if someone uses Avada Kedavra on you, and you try to use Apparition to avoid it, but suddenly find that the spell has been countered, then it will be very fatal. Of course, not many people can do this. Powerful wizards can even find your location by following the traces left by Apparition."
Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout, who were originally chatting in low voices, frowned and looked at the two people who were discussing how to use Apparition in battle.
The four deans were actually very bored, and they came here just to be on the safe side.
Snape looked at Albert, who was discussing dueling skills with Professor Flitwick, with an unhappy look on his face, and turned his attention back to the students who were practicing Apparition.
The training lasted only an hour, after which everyone had a drink at the Three Broomsticks. Wicked Twycross also handed them a Ministry of Magic pamphlet: Common Apparition Mistakes and How to Avoid Them.
Several outstanding students, led by Albert, received high praise from Wicked Tekros, which basically meant that they would definitely be able to successfully pass the Apparition test.
This was proved by the fact that Albert easily passed the test first. The test required Apparating from a matted location at the entrance of Hogwarts to a specific area outside Madam Puddifoot's Tea Shop.
Of course, the marked area is larger than the wooden circle.
There are employees from the Ministry of Magic watching both sides, and any separation or failure to arrive at the designated location will be regarded as a failure in the test.
It's all too common for a tiny part of the body to be split apart, but of course, the most ridiculous thing is when a Hufflepuff girl Apparated and disappeared.
In the end, it was Professor Flitwick who found the person by following the traces of Apparition.
It is said to have run several miles away.
After the entire exam, only about half of the students passed the Apparition. Many students who failed due to losing their hair, nails, or eyelashes were cursing the Apparition examiner who eliminated them.
The examiners were indifferent to this, obviously they were often scolded. They just glanced at the students who were cursing under their breath and announced to everyone that the Apparition Testing Center would issue them Apparition licenses before the holiday, and asked the students who passed the Apparition test to wait patiently.
"It turned out to be easier than expected." Fred was in a good mood.
"Once you get the so-called license, your use of Apparition will be subject to certain supervision." Albert said suddenly.
"Under surveillance?" Everyone around looked at Albert, surprised that there was such a secret.
"Yes, surveillance, but it won't be as strict as the traces on minors. It targets a large group. Once Apparition is used, the Ministry of Magic will know where the famous wizard used Apparition and where he or she roughly went?" Albert didn't really know what was going on, because that's what Bud told him.
Of course, a powerful shielding spell could block this kind of surveillance; it was not as unsolvable as the traces on minors.
This method is effective, but few people know about it.
I mention this here just to remind everyone.
"I didn't expect there was such a secret." Alia asked curiously, "How did you know?"
"A friend from the Ministry of Magic mentioned this to me." Albert explained with a shrug.
"The Ministry of Magic always likes to do these petty tricks. I wonder why they didn't find Sirius Black through this method in the first place."
"Because they can't. They don't know where Sirius is."
"Tell us some secrets about the Ministry of Magic!" Diggory interrupted. He planned to enter the Ministry of Magic in the future and wanted to know more about it.
"Well, then I'll tell you some secrets I know." Albert dropped a bombshell, "The Minister of Magic is elected through election, right? But in fact, it is usually the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic who takes over. Most of the so-called elections are just boring tricks to make everyone feel that we are all participating in the election of the Minister of Magic."
Everyone was so shocked that they were speechless. They never expected that such a shady deal would exist in the election of the Minister of Magic.
"It's quite normal, actually. The Department of Magical Law Enforcement is the largest and most important department in the British Ministry of Magic. Except for the Department of Mysteries, all other departments basically need to obey the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. Therefore, the Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement is generally the most competitive candidate for the post of Minister of Magic, and is basically elected. Barty Crouch Sr. once sat in this position. He was also the strongest candidate for the post of Minister of Magic at the time, but he lost the election for some reason. After Cornelius Fudge took office, Barty Crouch Sr. was transferred to the Department of International Magical Exchange and Cooperation, because he needed to make way for the candidate. As long as there are no other accidents, Amelia Bones will become the next Minister of Magic."
This is actually one of the reasons why Amelia Bones was later killed by Voldemort.
The second is that her brother Edgar Bones was actually a member of the Order of the Phoenix and died in the confrontation with Voldemort. She was born to stand on the opposite side of Voldemort, so Voldemort killed her personally to avoid any accidents. Back then, the tough old Barty was difficult enough, and it would be even more troublesome once Amelia Bones took over.
Hermione later became Minister of Magic, and also took the Department of Magical Law Enforcement route.
As for why Rufus Scrimgeour was able to take the position, it was actually because the Auror Office was the largest department under the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. After the death of Amelia Bones, the Ministry of Magic had not yet had time to elect a new Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, and Fudge was ousted. After Dumbledore again refused to serve as Minister of Magic, the Ministry of Magic urgently needed a tough Minister of Magic to solve the problem in order to ensure everyone's safety. So as the Director of the Auror Office, Scrimgeour, a representative of the hard-line faction, took the position.
This is actually the reason why Fudge was very afraid of Dumbledore. When Fudge was discrediting Dumbledore, a large group of people helped to discredit him, and they were even willing to make Dumbledore lose his position as President of the International Confederation of Wizards in order to ruin his reputation.
It was because Dumbledore's reputation was so great that he could ignore the rules and take the throne directly. If he wanted to, there would be no place for Rufus Scrimgeour.