In the early morning, the soft sunlight crept into the room and shone on the bed in the dormitory. The girl who was still sleeping on the bed trembled her eyelids slightly, and she would soon open her eyes and wake up.
Katrina looked at the unfamiliar ceiling in confusion, then turned her head to look around at the unfamiliar environment, and her thoughts paused for a moment.
She sat up suddenly, and the unfamiliar environment made her realize that she was not at home.
Where is this
She suddenly remembered what happened last night, rubbed her sleepy face with her hands, and lay back down on the bed.
This is Albert and Isobel's new home. Last night, Katrina was ordered by her mother to come here to avoid possible danger.
To be honest, if Albert was just an ordinary person and ran to someone else's house and said a bunch of inexplicable things like he did last night, even if he was not considered a madman, he would definitely be accused of alarmism and spreading rumors, and doing so would be quite rude.
However, Albert's words are still worth noting, especially when you know that he is a prophet who can predict the future, you have to think about this matter carefully.
No one is a fool. If the other party does not really feel the danger, he or she certainly does not want to have another annoying light bulb in his or her life.
At least, she would definitely not be willing to do so.
Yes, light bulb.
This is how Katrina positioned herself.
Although she had a good relationship with Albert, living here was a bit of an eyesore, especially since she had liked him and his lover was her sister. It was really awkward for the three of them to live together.
Katrina actually didn't want to come, but Mrs. McDougal obviously wouldn't allow her to refuse Albert and Isobel's arrangement.
Many times, Katrina could not refuse the arrangements made by Mrs. McDougal, and even if she refused, Isobel would probably have other ways to make it impossible for her to refuse.
I really don’t know how two guys who are both extremely confident in themselves can get together. It’s hard to imagine what the situation will be like when their opinions conflict.
As for Mrs. MacDougal's safety, Katrina was not worried. Given Isobel's character, if she really had to, she would probably tie her up and protect her, even if she had to. Besides, there was also the powerful Albert. She knew that Albert had gotten another time converter from somewhere.
Prophecy plus time converter can sometimes change a lot of things.
Katrina, wearing a light pink nightgown, got up from the bed, raised her hands and stretched, sniffed the fragrance of flowers wafting from the window, and looked towards the yard through the window with a happy mood.
Although this house does not look very big from the outside, the space inside has been madly transformed by someone. The inside has completely changed its appearance and the space has been expanded countless times.
Last night, she heard Isobel's brief introduction and finally understood why this place was called Rose Manor.
Katrina dared to bet all her pocket money that if the people from the Ministry of Magic saw the situation here, they would definitely be willing to give Albert a high fine, plus a few months in Azkaban prison.
The girl's eyes fell on the sunroom, where two familiar figures were sitting. For some reason, her good mood suddenly became not so good.
It didn't feel good to watch them show their affection so early in the morning and be forced to eat a lot of dog food. Katrina closed the curtains, pouted her lips and prepared to change her clothes.
To prevent her from getting in the way, Katrina's room was arranged far away from the manor owner's bedroom.
When she changed her clothes and prepared to go downstairs, she found a piece of parchment on the table with the specific locations of the bathroom and the hall on it.
If no one shows you the way, you might get lost at first.
The main reason is that the manor has not been completely completed, and there are still many rooms whose uses are unknown.
In other words, Albert just prepared a few livable rooms. This place is far less comfortable than the house in Hogsmeade.
Albert left the house-elf Bit there to take care of the greenhouse, thus forming a flawless cross-protection.
As long as the Secret Keeper stays in the safe house protected by the Fidelius Charm and doesn't go out, even Voldemort can't do anything to Albert.
Katrina had just finished washing up and was about to go downstairs for breakfast when she was stopped by Isobel as she passed the yard.
Reluctantly she went over to sit with them.
The sunroom was quite comfortable. It was said that these things were brought from Muggles. Compared with wizards, Muggles were indeed better at enjoying life. She just felt that it was inappropriate for her to stay here and disturb them. Not everyone was willing to be a light bulb for others.
Well, there are other light bulbs here already.
Albert's fat cat and a plump owl, which she doubted was up to the task of delivering mail.
"What's the matter?"
Katrina secretly looked at Isobel and found that she seemed to have very light makeup on her face, looking beautiful and dazzling.
She kind of regretted not dressing up a little and making herself look a little shabby.
However, the other party didn't seem to care about these issues, which made her feel relieved but also a little disappointed.
"We're going to Spain soon," Isobel said, moving Tom away from the roses, putting them in a pot, and looking up at Katrina.
"What are you going to Spain for?" Katrina asked puzzledly.
"To participate in the International Wizarding Duel Tournament." Albert put down the letter in his hand and began to explain.
In fact, the UK used to have its own All-British Wizarding Duel Tournament, but due to the promulgation of the International Dueling Prohibition Act, the UK's duel tournament soon became a joke and was cancelled.
Within the framework of the "International Law Prohibiting Dueling", if you want to hold a successful dueling tournament, you need more outstanding contestants, so the only thing left in Europe is the International Wizard Duel Tournament, which is more appropriately called the European Wizard Duel Tournament. Many wizards believe that Europe is the center of the world.
"Aren't you worried about..."
Katrina really couldn't understand Albert's way of thinking. Didn't you say it was dangerous outside? Why do you like running around
Moreover, he actually planned to participate in some kind of International Wizard Duel Competition. With Albert's ability, he would probably attract everyone's attention. It is not impossible for him to win the championship in the end. But what if he attracted the enemy by then
"They can't keep an eye on me forever. What's more, we will go to Spain under other identities. I prepared this thing." Albert's confidence was naturally not the compound potion. He had already asked Bud, and they had two safe houses in Spain for him to use. Although it might not be comfortable to live in, they could live in suitcases!
Moreover, Albert was prepared to create a time difference. He believed that Voldemort would definitely not have the time to pay attention to the problems in Spain. Even if he became famous and attracted Voldemort's attention, by the time he hurriedly gathered people and rushed over, the game over there would probably be almost over. By then, he would have won the duel championship and left Spain.
After all, Voldemort wouldn't be stupid enough to think that he could be targeted by just one or two people, especially after Barty Jr. suffered a defeat at his hands. Voldemort probably wouldn't expect them to target him when they were short-handed
Even if there was a head-on confrontation, Albert would not back down. He did not believe that Voldemort would give up his advantage of hiding and risk being exposed to stop him.
Voldemort had just returned, and the number of people he had gathered was limited. He was also busy winning over giants and werewolves, so it was difficult for him to spare any extra energy to deal with him.
Even if he encounters Voldemort, Albert has a plan to deal with it.
If it were Death Eaters who came, then they deserved it. Albert didn't mind giving them a ride. Maybe it would trigger other tasks.
After all, they are extremely vicious Death Eaters, so the rewards for the missions they give cannot be too bad.
The most important thing is that Albert had actually predicted the scene of himself winning the duel championship trophy and returning safely, so he prepared to participate in the International Wizards Duel Tournament.
In addition, I received a message from Bard this morning that there is still a task that has not been completed on the task panel. Maybe I will be able to obtain duel-related skills at that time.
Professor Flitwick actually also has dueling skills. As the reward for the "Pentakill" mission he completed a while ago, Albert chose Professor McGonagall's "Animagus".
He did not challenge the complicated process of becoming an "Animagus", but mastered it directly through skills and completed the task at the same time.
As for what the Animagus's form is, Albert knew it after mastering it. It was indeed the same as the Patronus and could actually transform into a Griffin.
Honestly, Albert was surprised by this result, because there was no precedent in the wizarding world for Animagus to transform into magical beasts. Of course, it might also be that the number of Animagus was too small.
In short, Albert has not tried to use it for the time being. It's not that he doesn't want to experience the activity of becoming an Animagus, but he thinks the skill level is too low and it may be unsafe to use.
Although there shouldn't be any major problems with Isobel watching over him, Albert finally chose to give up temporarily. He planned to upgrade his skills after gaining experience and carefully check the detailed information of the Animagus before making a decision.
"What are you thinking about?"
Isobel noticed that Albert was a little absent-minded just now, and she knew that he was thinking about something again.
"Nothing. I plan to go see Mr. Flamel. I'm afraid they don't have much time left." Albert said gently, "I'm afraid Katrina will have to suffer when the time comes."
"No grievance, I can stay at home."
"No, I mean you can stay in the box." Albert gave Katrina an apologetic smile, "Maybe the teacher doesn't like to be disturbed by others."
"I'll accompany her then," said Isobel.
"Do I have to go with you?" Katrina asked expressionlessly.
"right."
"Wouldn't that be inconvenient?"
"So, you can live in the box for a while and study with Isobel the things that you girls care about." Albert said after thinking for a while.
"What do girls care about?"
Katrina felt a little confused, her eyes were attracted by the carefully prepared breakfast brought by the house-elf.
"Do you guys eat this well in the morning?"
She secretly looked at Isobel's figure and saw no sign of her gaining weight.
"Get up in the morning and do some proper exercise. The fitness methods in the Muggle world are also very effective. I remember it was called yoga?" Isobel liked this sport, but she was more curious about how Albert could do everything.
Of course, she didn't know that someone could add some points.
"Muggle sport?"
Katrina was a little surprised and curious, but she really wanted to learn because she found that Isobel was in better shape than before.
"I'll teach you after you've eaten and rested." Isobel seemed to know what Katrina was thinking and spoke.
"Okay." Katrina said subconsciously.
"Take a look at this first."
Albert handed a letter to Katrina.
"Why give me this?"
Katrina took the letter in confusion, not understanding why Albert gave it to her. After seeing the Hogwarts mark on the envelope, she asked in confusion, "Is this a catalogue?"
"Yes, the Hogwarts letter."
"So early this year?" Katrina remembered that in previous years, she would receive letters from Hogwarts in early August.
"I asked Kara to get it from Professor McGonagall," Albert explained.
"Kara?"
"The house-elf you just saw," Isobel explained.
"I told Professor McGonagall that we were hiding for the time being and the Hogwarts owl couldn't find our exact location, so I asked her to give us this year's letter in advance." Albert opened the letter, and sure enough, there was a badge of the Student Union President inside.
In fact, apart from Albert, no boy in Hogwarts dared to take this thing, unless he wanted to be the object of contempt by Hogwarts students.
"House elf? It doesn't look like the same one from last year." Katrina remembered that the house elf who went to Hogsmeade with them last summer was called Bit.
"Bit is the secret keeper of this house and he's in hiding for the time being," Albert explained.
"Secret-keeper?"
"The Fidelius Charm, the most advanced protective magic, and the Secret Keeper are the only ways to find this place."
"Isn't that card you gave me okay?"
"The meaning of the card is that it agrees to tell you this secret. Even if others see it, they won't be able to find this place." Albert explained.
"So, you actually got two houses protected by the Fidelius Charm?" Katrina suddenly realized why Albert told her this, and her expression was very complicated.
"Yes, that's right, so I'm not worried about others knowing these secrets."
"Where did you find the house-elves?" Katrina found that there were indeed a lot of mysteries about Albert. She was not a fool, so she could naturally see that the two house-elves were loyal to him.
"Hogwarts."
"Dumbledore actually agreed?" She felt that the two must have some shady deal.
"If Kara is not living well here, she is allowed to return to Hogwarts." Albert said calmly, "In fact, Kara is living very well here."
"Why not open it and see?" Isobel suggested.
Katrina found a student union president badge in her envelope.
"Mum would be so proud," Isobel said with a smile.
"I don't think she cares about these things that much, just like she doesn't really care about her own business." Katrina muttered, "I don't think you should let someone do too much."
When she said this, she glanced at Albert and said, “That’s not good.”
"I value my life more than anyone else," Albert corrected.
"Is there no new book by the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?" Katrina changed the subject stiffly. She felt that Gryffindor students all liked adventure and excitement, and Albert was no exception. In fact, he took more risks than anyone else.
"It has not been confirmed yet. The professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts will probably be assigned by the Ministry of Magic." Albert quickly glanced at the items on the list and recalled what needed to be purchased. Then he wrote down what needed to be purchased on the parchment.
"Do you want to buy anything? I'll have the house elves buy it for you."
"You really leave everything to the house-elf." Katrina looked at Albert with a strange expression.
"Yes, because no one will suspect that I have house elves, so it is safe for them to move around outside." Albert handed the parchment and quill to Katrina, "Take some time to think about what else is missing."
Katrina glanced at the parchment, then checked her book list and began to write down what she needed to buy. It was nothing more than some parchment and quills, and the herbs for the potions class. She didn't need to buy anything else. As for the robes, Katrina couldn't grow any taller after she became an adult. However, the most proud thing was that she was a little taller than Isobel.