Chapter 366 A little panicked
“I didn’t expect that things were exactly as you said.”
After the Transfiguration class, Fred had a complicated look on his face. He personally learned from Professor McGonagall that Professor Trelawney in the Divination class liked to welcome new students with omens of death, so Fred finally stopped worrying about omens of death. . To be honest, the omens of death are quite scary.
“Professor McGonagall seems to think Professor Trelawney has no prophecy ability.” George muttered quietly after looking around to make sure there was no one around.
“Divination is one of the most inaccurate subjects in magic. Very few people can truly predict the future, and Professor Trelawney...”
Although Professor McGonagall did not finish her words, she still knew what she was going to say. Professor Trelawney did not have the gift of prophecy.
“Some people say Professor Trelawney is a liar.”
“Who said that?” Fred suddenly asked.
“That’s what Albert meant.” George put the pot on his roommate’s head without thinking. He felt that that’s what Albert meant.
"What are you thinking about?" Seeing that Albert had remained silent, Lee Jordan couldn't help but ask.
“Think about the content in Transfiguration class, how to become an Animagus.” Albert glanced at George, “Don’t think I didn’t hear you frame me just now.”
“You want to be an Animagus?” George quickly changed the subject.
"Well, it's a pity that it's difficult. According to Professor McGonagall, it takes several years to become an Animagus." Albert still remembered that there was such a task in his task panel. If you click on the Animagus skills on the panel...
After the Animagus panel mission appeared, Albert had already read through the relevant books on this part, but such a skill did not appear on the panel. He needed to consider how to get the Animagus. Experience Upgrading has become secondary.
“I think you should be able to learn it quickly!” Fred said with certainty.
"I didn't know you had such confidence in me?" Albert glanced at Fred and said.
"Of course. If you become an Animagus one day, remember to teach us. If you can turn into an animal like Professor McGonagall, it will be awesome just thinking about it." Fred patted hard. Patting Albert on the shoulder to encourage him.
“You are just talking casually about being confident. This is your real purpose!” Albert couldn’t help but complain.
"Albert may really become an Animagus, but as for you, don't even think about it. Professor McGonagall seems to have said that no more people in the 20th century became Animagus than..." Lee Jordan raised his hands and gestured. Two times, well, he forgot the specific number of people, it seemed that there were no more than ten people.
"There were only seven registered Animagus in the 20th century." Albert sighed and finished for Lee Jordan, "Of course, it's hard to say whether there are only seven people."
"Why?"
"This refers to registered Animagus, which means there are unregistered Animagus. Although Animagus that has not been registered with the Office for the Prevention of Misuse of Magic at the Ministry of Magic is illegal. , but as long as you don’t let the Ministry of Magic know that you are an Animagus, it’s not actually illegal.”
"You are right," Fred muttered. "If I were an Animagus, I wouldn't want to register with the Ministry of Magic."
"Why?" Lee Jordan asked puzzledly, "If the Ministry of Magic finds out, he will definitely be fined a large sum of Galleons."
"Of course it's to avoid being supervised by the Ministry of Magic!" Albert curled his lips and said: "The Ministry of Magic wants Animagus to register with the Office for the Prohibition of Abuse of Magic. It's so that others won't hurt you... It's just nonsense. In fact, it's just nonsense. Just to monitor you."
The three of them looked at each other in confusion. They had just passed through the foyer and noisily entered the auditorium with others to have lunch.
"Animagus is suitable for spying, stealing information and the like. That's why the Ministry of Magic requires Animagus to register with the Ministry of Magic. I dare say Professor McGonagall must have done similar things before." Albert Te curled his lips and said: "If you become a beetle, a dog, or a mouse, you can easily hide yourself and eavesdrop on other people's secrets, because no one will be wary of a beetle. , they won’t even notice you exist.”
“Well, that’s true.”
The three of them nodded in unison, feeling that Albert had a very deep understanding of the Ministry of Magic... well, the nature of some things, and they had never even really thought about these issues.
However, if you think about it carefully, it really makes sense. Sure enough, geniuses think differently from them.
Albert was eating a potato with the skin on, while Fred took out the curriculum from his school bag to check the upcoming lessons.
"There are Care of Magical Creatures and Potions classes in the afternoon." After George finished eating a sausage, he raised his finger and pointed to the date of the Defense Against the Dark Arts course, and said with disappointment, "Oh, the Defense Against the Dark Arts class is on Thursday afternoon. Only then."
“Don’t look forward too much to Defense Against the Dark Arts.” Lee Jordan, who had just finished inquiring about the news, came back with a gloomy face.
"What's wrong?"
"I just asked the senior students who have taken the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and they said that Professor Quirrell's class was almost a joke." Lee Jordan said depressingly, "The classroom where he taught was also full of people. It smells weird."
The Defense Against the Dark Arts course is a course that many students look forward to. Especially in the first two semesters, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors were particularly reliable and taught everyone a lot of useful things.
“When will we go to the restricted area on the fourth floor?” George asked in a low voice.
“It’s the weekend, there are still a lot of things to do now.” Albert wondered whether he should use the time turner to give himself some rest time. He still needs to go back to the dormitory to check on Tom. He can't really let his cat starve and see what it is doing.
Well, it’s best to take Tom to the kitchen and say hello to the house elf. If possible, you can also ask Carla to help take care of Tom at home. "
At this time, there was a brief noise in the auditorium. Even without looking, Albert could guess what was going on. Harry Potter had come to the auditorium.
Ron took Harry to sit across from Fred and George, and complained to them about what happened this morning.
“You’re talking about Filch!” George winked at Ron and said, “He is the administrator of the school and likes to cause trouble for the students. As long as you don’t let him get the handle, there’s nothing to be afraid of.”
"It's definitely not because of our relationship that he's causing trouble for you. Well, it's definitely not because Filch has never caused trouble for Charlie and Percy because of our relationship." Fred said with certainty that they would not take the blame for this matter. .
"You must not have taken Potions class yet. When you see Snape, you will find that the guy is even more unreasonable than Filch." George said seriously, "Don't try to argue with Snape, that guy It will make you even more unlucky."
“Also Snape never gives extra points to students other than Slytherin.” Lee Jordan added.
Ron opened his mouth, suddenly not knowing what to say.
"If you don't believe me, you can ask Albert. He often adds points to Gryffindor House, but he never gets a point from Snape!" George pursed his lips in the direction of Albert and said: " As far as I know, that's been the case for the last few years."
"Weasley, it's not a good habit to speak ill of others secretly. Twenty points from Gryffindor!" Lee Jordan said in a low voice, imitating Snape's tone.
A burst of laughter suddenly erupted from the surrounding area.
"Ahem!" Albert coughed twice, and his original laughter suddenly stopped. Lee Jordan looked around vigilantly. After confirming that the sound just now came from Albert, he couldn't help but roll his eyes at him. .
"Potter, I have a suggestion for you!" Albert looked at Harry who was dining and said: "Read the book "A Thousand Magic Herbs and Mushrooms"."
Harry was a little confused and didn't understand the meaning of Albert's words.
"Albert means that Snape will ask you questions." Fred explained casually. He turned to look at Albert and said, "I remember that in our class, Snape was in the first Potions class. I’ll just ask you questions in class, right?”
“However, I remember that Albert seemed to have answered all the questions correctly.”
"Yes, the answer is correct, but he still didn't give Gryffindor points. He only said: It was copied from the book exactly, but it is basically correct."
“Why do you still remember what Snape said at that time!”
The three of them were shocked.
“Every time I was called up to ask a question, as long as I answered correctly, he would basically say this sentence.” Albert ate the last piece of potato on the plate.
"Why is it me, I mean Professor Snape, who wants to ask me a question?" Harry was even more puzzled.
"Because you are a Gryffindor student, and you are also the famous Harry Potter!" Albert said without hesitation: "Snape will definitely ask you questions and use you to scare the monkeys and scare other characters. A student of Llanffindor.”
Harry Potter suddenly didn't know what to say. He didn't want to be famous. Besides, wouldn't it be unfair if Snape only targeted him?
"Don't worry Potter, Professor Snape is a professor in the school. Okay, I admit that Professor Snape does have some bias towards Slytherin students, but he will not deliberately target you." Percy said to Albert He sat down next to him and stared dissatisfied at these guys who were making fun of the professor. He lowered his voice and warned: "Be careful if Snape hears it. If he knows, he will definitely deduct points from Gryffindor."
"Don't worry Percy, Albert can handle it. He added twenty points to Gryffindor in today's Divination class." Fred said nonchalantly.
Albert stood up, put away the tableware, and greeted Fred and the three of them, "I have to go back to the dormitory to prevent Tom from being hungry and tearing down our room."
“The first lesson in the afternoon is Care of Magical Creatures, remember not to be late.”
"I'll be back soon. You go to the library and save a seat for me first. We'd better start writing the paper for the Transfiguration class today, so as not to have a bunch of homework crowded together." After finishing speaking, Albert walked away.
"He's right. If you don't do your homework quickly, you will eventually find that there is a pile of homework squeezed together and you can't finish it." Percy looked at Albert's leaving back and said to the twins: "After third grade , there will be a lot of homework every day.”
"Well, Ron, push the plate of condiments next to you over." Fred didn't take Percy's words seriously. If they really couldn't finish it, they wouldn't find someone to learn from.
You know, Albert has to take all the courses.
"Harry, I suggest you listen to Albert's advice. What that guy said is very accurate." George said after finishing the sausage on the plate, "Snape will probably cause trouble for you."
What are these things? Harry felt a little panicked!
(End of this chapter)