After soaking in the hot spring, Albert slept soundly, but he might be too tired. Isobel was more enthusiastic than expected, probably because they were about to separate again!
For couples in love, long-term separation is difficult to bear.
After all, this is the wizarding world, not the world in the previous life where the Internet was well developed and everyone was indifferent to many things.
"Bit has confirmed that there is no problem with Hogsmeade Village. You go first and be careful on the road!" Albert glanced at the parchment, which showed a map of Hogsmeade Village. He had already confirmed that there was no one near the safe house, so he could Apparate directly to the door.
"Same to you, and you, be careful on the road."
After Isobel kissed Albert and Katrina on the cheek respectively, she walked into the box under Katrina's complaining gaze and asked the house-elf Dobby to help send it to Hogsmeade village.
"He's becoming more and more like my mother," Katrina sighed.
"She's just worried about your safety."
Albert looked at Katrina who took out a handkerchief to wipe her face and said, "We should go to the station. As for the luggage, Dobby the house-elf will help us take it to school."
At this moment, both of them had put on wizard robes, and then disappeared out of thin air under Albert's magic wand.
"After you pass, go directly to the prefect's carriage," Albert instructed.
"I'm not a child." Katrina didn't like being treated like a child.
"In her eyes, you will always be a child, just like how I see my sister." Albert didn't care too much, and stretched out his hand to Katrina and said, "Let's go too!"
"In your eyes, I'm just a... little girl?" Katrina was a little dissatisfied.
"Of course not."
Albert Apparated directly to Platform 9 3/4. Their sudden appearance startled the wizards around them.
However, when people looked in the direction of the crackling sound, they found nothing there, because Albert and Katrina, who had used the Disillusionment Charm, had left the place and walked towards the train next to the platform.
After entering the carriage, Albert lifted the disillusionment spell on the two of them.
"Your Disillusionment Charm is really good."
Katrina found that along the way, no one noticed that someone was passing under their noses.
"If you want to learn, I can teach you. However, we'd better go directly to the prefects' carriage." Albert turned and walked through the corridor towards the prefects' carriage. He found that many people were looking at them with curiosity. Many girls were even staring at Albert without any concealment. Some even put their faces against the glass windows of the carriage just to see the legendary youngest duel champion.
Although the news of Albert's victory was suppressed by the Daily Prophet, there are more than one newspaper in the UK that is willing to report the news of his victory.
Of course, there are also reasons why some people spread it deliberately.
The youngest Duel Champion in history.
They passed through several carriages and soon arrived at the prefect's carriage. Albert took out the student union president's badge from his pocket and pinned it on his chest.
Then, he reached out and pushed the door open.
After hearing the door opening sound, the whole carriage suddenly became quiet. Everyone turned their heads to look over, and some of them greeted the two with a smile.
Albert and Katrina came to the front row of the carriage, where it would be more convenient to talk to other prefects later.
To be honest, he kind of regretted not bringing Tom with him, otherwise he could have amused Tom to pass the time.
After waiting for a while, two people finally hurried over. They were Gryffindor prefects Hermione and Ron. They dragged their luggage into the carriage and sat down in the vacant seats.
"Okay, everyone is here."
Albert took out the parchment, cleared his throat and said, "Now, let me tell you here about the powers and responsibilities you will have after becoming a prefect."
In fact, when they became the Head Boys, Professor McGonagall added a few more pieces of parchment to the letter.
The above are instructions from the male and female student union presidents to the class leaders.
Albert waved his wand and conjured up a dozen copies of parchment, letting them float in front of the prefects.
"I will just mention a few key points, and you can read the rest on your own. If you have any questions, I will leave time for you to ask questions after I finish speaking."
Albert ignored the whispers of others and began to talk about the responsibilities of a prefect, such as patrolling on the train, maintaining order, stopping students from fighting and using prohibited items at school, providing assistance to Hogwarts professors when necessary, and the new prefects of each college needed to guide the freshmen of their respective colleges.
After talking about responsibilities, Albert mentioned the powers that the prefects had, such as having their own meeting room, being able to use the prefect's bathroom in the castle... and so on.
All the class leaders were stunned. They thought Albert would speak for a long time, but he finished in less than five minutes.
This is too short, it's just a perfunctory response!
"Okay, let me mention one last thing." Albert paused deliberately, glanced at the prefects in the carriage and said, "Our new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is from the Ministry of Magic, which means that the Ministry of Magic intends to interfere in Hogwarts. This is not a good sign. There is almost no precedent for this before."
Albert ignored the whispers below and continued, "I hope that when you return to your respective colleges, you will remind the students in your college not to have any unpleasant conflicts with our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor. Don't give her any excuses to cause trouble for you, and don't try to reason with her, because she is a professor and you are students. No matter whether you are right or not, you can't win the argument with her."
"Okay, I'll be frank. My friend at the Ministry of Magic told me that our trusted Defense Against the Dark Arts professor doesn't have a very good reputation. Do you understand what I mean?" Albert glanced around and said calmly, "Anyway, no one has taught this course for more than a year."
After saying this, Albert looked towards the position of Hermione and Ron, his meaning was already very clear.
"Finally, I'll give you a friendly reminder. If anyone deliberately reveals what I just said to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, I will curse him to grow ugly freckles on his face that can never be cured." Albert smiled at the Slytherin students and said, "You can try if you don't believe me."
"Okay, just ask if you have any questions!"
"What about our Defense Against the Dark Arts class?" Ernie Macmillan from Hufflepuff raised his hand and asked, "We have O.W.Ls this year. Can you tell us what the exams are about?"
"I'm sorry, I'm afraid not. I have a lot of things to do this term. Also, you can only ask questions about the prefects. I won't answer any other questions."
"What if the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor takes the initiative to cause trouble for us?" Hermione raised her hand and asked. She asked on behalf of Harry. The meaning of Albert's words was already very clear.
"As the Deputy Minister of Magic, I think she wouldn't be so mean as to cause trouble to students." Albert paused and continued, "Of course, if you really encounter such a thing, I suggest you stay away from her and ignore her. Well, you can also ask Professor McGonagall to solve the problem, but don't expect any effect. During this semester when the Ministry of Magic interferes with Hogwarts, many unpleasant things will definitely happen."
"Well, if you don't have any further questions, I suggest that the new prefects patrol the other carriages so that everyone can get to know you."
"Also, I think you who can become class leaders should not have such a situation, but I still have to remind you not to bully others by relying on your status as class leader. The status of class leader means more responsibility than power."
"You really like to be lazy."
Katrina complained that this guy only took a quarter of an hour.
"If you talk too much, people won't want to listen. If they don't understand, they will naturally look at the parchment. If they still don't understand, they will naturally come to ask us." Albert said lightly.
Hermione hurried over, sat in front of Albert, and asked in a low voice, "Do you think the Ministry of Magic sent professors to Hogwarts this time to target Harry?"
"It's aimed at Dumbledore, and Potter is just a byproduct. The Ministry of Magic has actually wanted to get involved in Hogwarts for a long time, but Dumbledore is too strong. Now is an opportunity for them. I think she will probably try her best to drive Dumbledore away, and then pass the Ministry of Magic's laws to make herself the new headmaster."
“Anderson really said that.”
After finishing their patrol of the carriage, Hermione told Harry about their conversation.
"Yes." Hermione nodded and said, "Harry, when you get to school, you'd better not cause trouble. This is Anderson's reminder to you."
"I never thought of causing trouble, it just came to me," Harry protested angrily.
"Did Anderson say what to do?" Ron asked worriedly.
"Kick away the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, or send him to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries." Hermione hesitated for a moment, and said the solution given by Albert with a twitching face.
Harry, Ron and Ginny all stared at Hermione in amazement.
"That guy is really cruel," Ron muttered. "How long do you plan to let her live there?"
“He’s very nice.”
A girl's voice came from the side. It was Luna who was flipping through "The Quibbler".
"So good that I want to send him to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries," said Ron angrily.
"The Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts are not very good. Maybe she can escape danger by going to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries." Luna said casually, "Albert must have thought of this. He is such a good man."
Ginny looked at her friend, unsure of what to say.
"Are the people in the Ministry of Magic crazy, or is the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor really not afraid of curses?" Harry muttered.
"I think you're crazy." Malfoy appeared at the door of the carriage at some point. "Everyone knows that there's something wrong with the famous Harry Potter."
As he said this, Malfoy pointed to his head and laughed along with his lackey friends Goyle and Crabbe.
"Oh, did your father help me convey the message to Voldemort?" Harry didn't care about Malfoy's sarcasm, but asked back expressionlessly.
The smiles on the three people's faces froze.
"It seems not. Remember to write to Lucius for me and ask him not to forget to pass on my message." Harry said calmly.
"How dare you..." Malfoy was so angry at Harry's words that he trembled all over.
"Why, do you have anything else to do?" Harry turned his head and asked.
"How does it feel to be defeated by Weasley, Potter?" Malfoy sneered.
"Shut up, Malfoy," Hermione snapped.
"It seems I have touched a sore spot." Malfoy said with a smug smile, "Well, Potter, you can..."
“You’re so boring.”
"What."
"You're so boring." Harry said with disgust, "If you have nothing to do, don't bother others here."
As he spoke, Harry took out his wand and waved it gently at Malfoy and the other two. After asking them to leave the carriage, he closed the door.
"Harry!" said Hermione angrily.
"You've seen that Malfoy is deliberately picking trouble. It's useless even if I ignore them." Harry put his wand back into his pocket and shrugged at Hermione. "Usually trouble comes to you on its own."
"Okay Hermione," Ron agreed, "that's not Harry's problem."
"Yeah, that's not Harry's problem," Ginny agreed.
"Harry, promise me that when you get to school, you'll stay away from the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor." Hermione was a little helpless and was very worried about Harry's situation at school.
"I will."
Harry turned his head to look at the rain outside the window. Although he said this, he didn't know what he was thinking.
Sirius also warned him to stay away from the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor named Umbridge.
But... Why did Fred and George say this year would be interesting
Harry stood up and walked outside.
"Harry, where are you going?" Hermione asked immediately.
"Go find Fred and George," said Harry.
"What do you want with them?" Ron asked puzzled.
"Find out something."
Seeing Harry walking outside, Hermione and Ron looked at each other, then stood up and followed him.
They soon found Fred's carriage. Albert was not there. Fred was playing wizard cards with Lee Jordan, and George was reading a magazine.
"What's up?"
"What are you going to do?" Harry asked bluntly. He was sure that these bold fellows in front of him were going to do something.
"We're not going to do anything." George smiled more kindly.
"Is there any way to get rid of Umbridge?" Harry asked, raising an eyebrow.
"You have a grudge? Oh, you do have a grudge." George nodded and said, "It's hard, it's better not to do that."
"If you don't want that guy to bother you, cast a forgetfulness spell on her so that she forgets to bother you." Lee Jordan suggested with a smile.
"Okay, I was just joking." After seeing Hermione's gaze, he changed his words and said, "But Umbridge is not a good person."
"If you don't want to go to her class, I have a good idea." George took out a few candies from his pocket and introduced them to the others, "Quick-acting skipping candy. After eating it, you will experience various symptoms of illness."
"Various symptoms?" Ron asked, picking up one.
"Yes, there are all kinds of symptoms, about seven or eight, including diarrhea. Of course, we don't recommend diarrhea." Fred laughed maliciously, "If Umbridge wants to make trouble for you one day, you can eat this and faint in front of her, or suddenly vomit on her. I think her expression will be quite interesting."
"you… "
"Don't worry, the quick-acting skipping candy is safe. We have tested it ourselves, and we also have an antidote, so there won't be any problem." George laughed even more unscrupulously.
Hermione suddenly had a premonition that in the future, she might often see people falling ill in class and being sent to the school hospital at Hogwarts.