Chapter 1304 Solution
“Welcome to Dumbledore’s Army.”
Albert looked at the people opposite him and found that they were all Harry's acquaintances and supporters.
No one said anything, they just looked at Albert quietly, wanting to see what the other person would say.
Albert said straight to the point, "Let me put it bluntly. In today's British magical world, many wizards choose to remain neutral, act as helpers, or take refuge in the mysterious man. Now we can only gather some like-minded people to resist the mysterious man." .”
“Of course, there is a more important reason.”
“What’s the reason?” Hannah asked.
"According to the prophecy made more than ten years ago, Harry will inevitably have a battle with the mysterious man, and he needs everyone's support." Albert revealed quite exciting news.
“Is this the important thing Harry said?” Dean couldn't help but ask.
“Yes, Harry is preparing for it.”
"We can't just watch him fight alone, facing the mysterious man and his huge number of minions. He needs help, and we are the only ones who can help him right now."
As soon as Albert finished speaking, he received a large round of applause.
"Of course, fighting a dark wizard is a very dangerous thing, and there is no need to make meaningless sacrifices, but don't be discouraged by this, even if some of you will not step onto the battlefield because you are younger and have insufficient fighting skills. I can still contribute my share to everyone and help Harry defeat the mysterious man."
"I can and can fight, and we are not afraid of death." Brother Creevey protested dissatisfiedly.
"I know." Albert said gently, "Don't worry, you still need to undergo strict black magic defense training in order to better protect yourself."
"Are you here to teach us?" Dean looked at Albert expectantly, "By the way, are we considered to have joined the Defense Association now?"
Everyone was listening with their ears pricked up, and they were more concerned about this matter.
“You are already a peripheral member of the association.”
“Peripheral members.”
Everyone looked stunned.
"Formal members of the Defense Association have gone through rigorous training. Take Cedric, for example. He now has a level of dark magic defense that is not inferior to that of an Auror. One person can easily knock down three or four of you." Amber Te directly introduced Cedric, "If you don't believe it, you can try it later and see how many attacks he can face alone."
Cedric couldn't help rolling his eyes, he knew that this must be Albert's intention.
“How do we become official members?” Justin couldn’t help but ask.
"You still need to work hard to hone your combat skills. We will be happy to welcome you to officially join us at that time." Albert did not set the so-called standards, "But I have to tell you in advance that once you join the Defense Association, you will face Real dangers and challenges, and you may even lose your life, need to be mentally prepared in advance.”
A few people looked at each other, obviously a little frightened by Albert's words.
"Okay, I'm here today to solve your problem." Albert raised his hand and pressed it, indicating that everyone should stay quiet, "First of all, we need to improve the living environment to make your life more comfortable, but this requires you to personally Use magic to finish it, instead of being like those guys outside who just complain all day long and always hope someone will clean it up directly for them."
"I know there is a shortage of food here, but you can grow some vegetables that mature quickly to improve the food. I think this should be no problem for the people of Hufflepuff College!" Albert said to Hannah, "The seed problem I’ll help you figure it out.”
“It should be fine, but we don’t have the right soil. And here…”
"You have a magic wand and you can build your own greenhouse on the roof." Albert said calmly, "Don't underestimate yourself. Many things depend on whether you are willing to do it, such as using 'Clean Up' to clean up the filth here. Clean it up, right? It’s not a very difficult thing, so why don’t you start taking care of it, I guess you don’t want to live in a very bad environment!”
Everyone looked at each other, and finally, under Hannah's urging, they began to clean the room according to Albert's instructions.
The seven people did not spend much time cleaning the room again. Even if there were some dirt that was difficult to clean, they were all brushed hard over and over again.
"Look, you can definitely do it. It just depends on whether you are willing to take the time to do it." Albert said gently: "Now I'll give you half an hour to clean up all the rooms you live in. I think You should also want a comfortable environment, and I’ll treat you to something to eat when you’re done.”
“Did you tell the others the same thing?” Cedric asked doubtfully.
"Yes, I said it, but it's difficult. They don't want to. What can I do?" Albert shook his head and said: "To be honest, I have already put the food on the table, but I am too lazy to reach out to be hungry." He deserved his death."
“Your metaphor…”
Everyone was speechless, but this was actually true.
“But Hannah and the others, didn’t they follow your advice?” Cedric couldn’t understand.
“They were probably DA members at school, and they all supported Harry. They were more willing to believe in Albert and were easier to convince,” Shanna explained to everyone.
"That's it. As long as they are taught how to change the environment by themselves and how to learn and make progress, they will gradually get on the right track and will not continue to complain about the bad environment here, because they know that they can completely change their living environment with their own hands, and they will also use it to Feel a sense of accomplishment, and as for other people who don’t want to, then they have to continue to endure it, and you can’t blame anyone for that.”
“After all, it is always easier to convince a few people than to convince a large number of people!”
“I didn’t expect it to be like this.”
"Most of your thoughts have been on Qiu Zhang recently, and you just didn't pay attention." Albert teased with a smile.
Cedric was a little embarrassed because others around him had started to heckle them, asking when they were going to get married.
“Ahem, I’m still young, so I’m not in a hurry about getting married.”
Of course Cedric likes Qiu, but the current situation is not suitable to discuss it. Bill and Fleur's wedding can be a lesson to everyone.
"You should seize the opportunity!" Albert reminded kindly, "Once time passes and you miss the first few years, the will will fade."
“Fred, what about you?” Cedric tried to change the subject.
“I am the reason, but Angelina still wants to play for a few more years before retiring.” Fred shrugged: “So, we decided to wait until this war is over...”
"This is a good idea. I'll go back and discuss it with Angelina, but I don't know if she is willing to do it." Fred agreed with Albert's proposal.
"We have talked about this matter, and Qiu Zhang has agreed, but it is not appropriate for us to contact our family. You know it is not appropriate at this time."
While several people were talking, Hannah had already led people to complete the cleaning work and came to find Albert again.
“I think you need a bed!”
Albert looked at the empty room, waved his wand gently, summoned cardboard boxes out of thin air, and then used the pasting spell to stick the cardboard boxes together to form a single bed.
“This thing will collapse under a little pressure.”
“Of course, you need to transform it, like this.”
As he spoke, Albert used a spell to transform the cardboard bed into a simple single bed.
"Tables and chairs can also be transformed in a similar way. Transformation magic is more practical than you expected, but you must know how to use it. If the success rate is not high, you can also try to have multiple people working together to transform the same thing. , if a dead object changes into a dead object, generally as long as the area of the objects is not much different, the difficulty will not be too high." Albert personally demonstrated to them.
Hannah was stunned for a moment and said awkwardly: "But we don't know the spell and can't turn it into a bed like you."
"Oh, okay, this is indeed a big mistake on my part. I will tell you the spells." Albert really didn't think about these spells. After absorbing the knowledge in Dumbledore's Transfiguration Notes, He's basically no longer limited to spells.
“Okay, let’s go to the kitchen. I think it should be ready there. I promised to give you something to eat. Don’t worry, it’s not boiled potatoes.”
Albert took them to the kitchen, where the house elves had prepared sumptuous food for everyone according to his instructions.
However, the food on this large table was all made of wheat and potatoes, which made everyone stunned.
“There are many ways to make wheat and potatoes, it’s just that you don’t know how to make them, otherwise you can just change the taste every day.”
With that said, Albert handed Hannah a bowl of steaming noodles and said, "Have a taste. I think this is more convincing than anything else."
“So, there is no share for us.” Li Jordan curled his lips, “I wouldn’t have followed them if I had known better. Watching them eat makes me feel hungry.”
“Is this a vegetable pie?” Andy looked at the dumplings in confusion, “It actually tastes pretty good.”
“Vegetable fried dumplings, made of wheat and vegetables.” Albert introduced, “You can change the fillings at will.”
Everyone was a little skeptical about life. They didn't expect that flour and potatoes could actually make food they had never eaten before, and it tasted very good.
"Albert is very knowledgeable about food." Shanna waved her magic wand, conjured two books out of thin air and handed them to Hannah: "Albert's magical recipes, these are compiled by me, even if they use some simple foods. You can make very delicious food, so don’t complain about not eating well in the future, it’s because you don’t know how to cook.”
After finishing speaking, Shanna winked at Albert mischievously and said: "I plan to publish this book in the future, don't you mind!"
"do not mind."
"The house elves here can do it. I suggest you ask them for advice when you have time. It won't hurt to learn a little bit." Albert said to Dobby, "Especially for girls, the opportunity is rare. It will be difficult for you to find someone like this again in the future. A qualified teacher.”
“Please,” Albert said to the three house elves.
“It’s our pleasure.”
The house elves quickly bowed slightly to Albert.
Hanna's expression was a little strange, because Albert called the house elf a teacher. This kind of thing is simply unimaginable in the wizarding world. Probably only Albert could say such a thing so calmly.
After everyone devoured the food on the table, Albert continued: "That's about it. You need to stay together and spend more time practicing magic spells every day. We will also have people come over to teach you. Believe me, as long as If you work hard, you will definitely make greater progress than the students at Hogwarts, because you have more time."
“Is the same thing true for the Defense Association?” Hannah asked Shanna curiously.
“Yeah, almost, but we spend most of our time practicing fighting.”
"Most members have gone through the stage of accumulating spells. This process will take about a year." Albert thought for a while and then said, "So don't be anxious. When you have almost mastered the spells, I will formally invite you." Join the Defense Association and teach you how to fight dark wizards instead of throwing spells at each other like children playing. This is knowledge that cannot be learned in books, and it is also one of the benefits of joining the Defense Association."
“Can we become as powerful as Cedric by then?” Justin was looking forward to this. He knew very well that only by having power can he protect himself in this bad era.
“As long as you have mastered that part of experience, you will basically have the combat level of an Auror from the Ministry of Magic. You don’t have to face ordinary dark wizards, because their combat literacy is not as high as yours who have been systematically trained.”
Albert looked at the group of people whose eyes were shining, and he was quite satisfied with this.
“When the time comes, you will be able to defeat them more easily. With some black magic defense items, there will definitely be no problem in self-protection.”
They actually believed this, because Fred and George had beaten the teeth of several dark wizards who were monitoring this place a while ago.
After seeing how Albert persuaded the members of the DA, everyone was amazed.
They also know that this matter is probably done. At least the future described by Albert is still very good, and everyone's situation will soon change.
Others may be dissatisfied when they notice it, but so what if they are dissatisfied?
They spent galleons to buy it, do they still have the dignity to rob it?
No one would be that stupid.
Those who want to live a better life, gradually integrating into Dumbledore's Army is their destination.
This is probably what Albert said: Instead of spending so much time convincing them, it is better to let them convince themselves.
“By the way, a contact came on today.”
After returning to the headquarters of the Defense Association, Lee Jordan talked about what he discovered this morning.
"Then let's observe for two days first, lest they be controlled by the Death Eaters' Imperius Curse and trap us into a trap." Albert said calmly, "It's always right to be careful."
(End of this chapter)