Chapter 1051 This man is very bad
After the Christmas vacation, Albert and Katrina quietly returned to Hogwarts Castle with the help of Dobby.
After separating from Katrina in the hall, Albert stopped by the school hospital to visit Madam Pomfrey to find out about Toad's recovery.
When he stepped into the common room, he found that someone had already returned to school earlier than him.
Harry, Ron, Fred and George were sitting by the fire doing their holiday homework, while Hermione and Ginny were discussing scarf patterns in low voices.
"Oh, great, you're finally here. We thought you would come at night." Fred and George heard the noise, raised their heads and saw Albert entering the lounge, and immediately got up from their chairs. Jumped up and faced Albert with a smile on his face.
“Holiday homework, right?” Albert raised his eyebrows slightly, pointing out the reason why the twins were so enthusiastic.
“It’s better that you understand us.” Brother Weasley grinned, “This will make it much easier.”
“Are you really okay with this?” Hermione glanced at the envious Harry and Ron and asked, “I didn’t even do my homework during the holidays, what about the final exam?”
"Everyone has their own thing. We are better at practice than theory. As for the final exam, is that important?" Fred said astonishing words without caring.
"Since we already have O.w.Ls certificates," George shrugged, a bunch of rebellious words coming out of his mouth, "Do we really need N.E.w.Ts certificates?"
“Mum would be mad if she knew,” Ron warned.
“Don’t lose it.”
Albert put down the cat cage, took out his wand from his cloak pocket, waved it lightly, conjured a folder out of thin air, and handed it to George.
“Mom actually knows a little bit.” George took the folder and returned to his seat, intending to finish the holiday homework as soon as possible.
Albert bent down and picked up the cat carrier, preparing to go back to the dormitory first.
“That…Occlumency…”
Harry stood up suddenly and looked at Albert walking towards the stairs of the boys' dormitory, looking like he was hesitant to speak.
"Most Gryffindor students seldom go out of their way to suppress their emotions, so the possibility of learning Occlumency is not high. Even if they can learn it, it will take a long time." Albert stopped and looked at the person in front of him. Harry, who was about to stuff a sedative into his mouth, said directly, "You don't have to try to quibble. I have already verified it from Fred, George and Lee Jordan, and you are even more emotional than the three of them." , so I’m not sure I can teach you Occlumency in half a year. A little knowledge of it may make your brain a mess.”
“But Dumbledore…”
Harry was about to speak when he was interrupted by Albert.
"You may not succeed if you try, but if you don't try, you will never succeed." Albert was no longer in a hurry to go back to the dormitory, and sat down by the fireplace. He opened the cage and let Tom out.
The fat cat yawned, swung its tail lazily, rubbed against Albert, and tried to jump onto Albert's lap, but was stopped in time.
"It's Snape." Harry slumped back into his chair helplessly.
"I know, I mentioned to the principal that you and Snape don't have a good relationship." Albert calmly said something that surprised several people, "He obviously thinks..."
"Can't you finish what you're saying?" Harry cast a resentful look at Albert, who hated half-sentences.
"Well, Mr. Headmaster probably thinks that both you and Snape can overcome their dislike of both parties." Albert glanced at Harry and said calmly.
Harry's mouth twitched slightly, and several others looked at each other, obviously unable to understand why Dumbledore thought so.
"It's really surprising...Dumbledore always...I dare say Snape can't do it himself." Harry's expression was extremely strange. "He hates me, just like he hates my father, and I also naturally hate it." he."
“Perhaps, you can ask him to take a tranquilizer.” Ron suddenly suggested.
"That's a...good idea." Harry poured a tranquilizer into his mouth, "Only if he's willing to take it."
"I think it's very difficult," muttered Fred. "It's like Percy calling himself a fool."
"I just dropped by the campus hospital. Umbridge's skin disease is almost cured." Albert reminded.
“This is really good news.”
Ron looked at Harry suddenly, suspecting that he had heard wrongly.
"Perhaps, we can continue to turn her into a cat." Harry looked at his holiday homework and said calmly, "I got some compound potion from Professor Moody, and we can continue to let her lie down. Two months.”
"With the same move, if Toad gets hit twice in a row, then she is an out-and-out idiot." Although Albert hated Umbridge, he didn't think that the other party would be stupid enough to get hit in a row. She must have Now he has been holding back his anger and has nowhere to vent it, and is planning to trouble Potter as soon as he recovers.
Whether it was Potter who did it or not, Umbridge would probably assume that it was them. She needed to vent her pent-up anger, and Potter obviously handed over the handle.
After the vacation, before Harry could face Umbridge’s anger, he first faced the complicated looks of the students at Hogwarts.
At least, most people will not reject him as they did before and think he is a liar.
The Azkaban prison break incident was such a slap in the face to the wizarding world that they had to face the cruel question of whether Voldemort would be resurrected.
Now, wherever Albert goes, he can hear students discussing the Azkaban prison break and the two articles in the latest issue of "Defense Express". Even the professors are discussing this matter.
According to the latest news provided by Fred and George, the number of students joining DA has increased dramatically, and the number has reached nearly one hundred. The Death Eaters' prison break has made many people feel insecure. By joining the DA, they can learn about black magic defense and how to protect themselves. This is undoubtedly what they need most at the moment. More importantly, the number of DA members has given some people a sense of security. Follow blindly.
Along with the DA members, there are also members of the Anti-Toad Alliance whose prices have skyrocketed. Because of the "Secret Behind the Lie" article, many students disliked Umbridge, and nearly half of the students claimed to be members of the Anti-Toad Alliance.
"If all the students at Hogwarts wear this kind of badge, what do you think the toad will do then?" Fred handed a Gryffindor lion's head badge to Albert, then reached out and pressed it. Next, the lion's head rotated and turned into the shape of a toad.
"We got inspiration from Harry's smelly **** badge made by Slytherin last year. Just touch it with your hand and you can turn into a toad form to show that you are a member of the anti-toad alliance." George introduced their work to Albert. Latest Products.
“Is this thing distributed for free, or...”
After Albert took the badge and looked it up and down, his eyes fell on the task content of the Anti-Toad Alliance that had just been triggered.
At present, the members of the Anti-Toad Alliance account for 35% of the entire school population, and the task requires 60%. It is a bit difficult to complete the task.
“We’re going to price it at two cents,” George said.
"Too cheap."
“How much do you think is appropriate?” Fred asked.
“One galleon.”
“If it’s too expensive, no one will buy it,” reminded Lee Jordan.
“Make it a symbol of each college and issue a free version of the badge to the members of the Anti-Toad Alliance, treating it as a benefit of the Anti-Toad Alliance. If it is lost or confiscated, you can spend one galleon to buy a new sales version of the badge.”
Albert never expected to be able to sell these badges, but it would be easy for most Hogwarts students to get one for themselves, as people like to take advantage of others, as they do everywhere.
"Also, your method is wrong. You have to use the rhythm of tapping to control it to turn into a toad. This is not difficult, and it also has the function that when Umbridge is nearby, the badge will heat up slightly. You need There are other uses for this technique by making the sales version of the badge more functional.”
“From now on, when members of the Anti-Toad Alliance greet each other, they only need to show each other their toad badges.”
Fred, George and Lee Jordan were all stunned.
"There is a saying that there is no blame for the masses. If everyone carries these things, do you think Umbridge would dare to expel more than a hundred students at once?" Albert pointed to the magazine on the table again, "How to deal with it?" Toad, you have to bring everyone together and don't give her every chance to defeat her, especially since her condition is about to get better. I think she just wants to find a few unlucky people to vent her anger after she is discharged from the hospital. If you don't want to be the unlucky people, If you are one of them, you'd better act quickly and take advantage of this opportunity. After this crisis is over, it will be difficult for you to form an anti-toad alliance."
“What if there’s a big fuss?” George frowned and asked.
“Don’t you want to stay in school? It would be great if you graduate early, and you can also win everyone’s favor. Are you afraid that no one will care about the joke shop?”
“I thought you didn’t want us to graduate early?”
"Aren't you even ready for the store?" Albert knocked on the parchment in his hand: "However, the current price is still a bit high. After the mysterious person officially returns, we can negotiate with them and the price can be higher. Lower the price. Now you can think about how to design the store, what things are needed, and what joke props you plan to sell."
(End of this chapter)