Chapter 745 Firebolt
As long as Professor McGonagall writes a letter to the Quidditch Boutique and explains the reason clearly, I think the Quidditch Boutique will not go out of its way to hide it.
If the Firebolt was really Sirius Black's Christmas gift to Potter, he would definitely not be able to walk into the Quidditch boutique and have to order it by mail.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the Firebolt is sent directly to Potter from the Quidditch boutique without being handled by anyone else, there will basically be no other problems with the Firebolt.
Hermione remembered the advice given by Albert and couldn't help but walk quickly towards Professor McGonagall's office on the second floor of the castle.
“Is something the matter, Miss Granger?”
Professor McGonagall opened the door and looked at Hermione standing outside the door with some surprise.
"Is such that…"
Hermione quickly told Professor McGonagall the advice given by Albert.
"What you said makes sense. I will take time to go to the Quidditch boutique another day. If it is true as you said, it will save a lot of trouble." Professor McGonagall agreed with Hermione's proposal, just like buying fire. For valuable items like crossbows, Quidditch boutiques will definitely have relevant records.
Wood also came here not long ago.
Professor McGonagall can actually understand everyone's desire for the Firebolt and their desire for it to bring victory to the Gryffindor team, but she cannot risk Potter's life.
After her opinion was recognized by Professor McGonagall, Hermione felt that her heartbeat could not help but speed up a little, and her mood became happy.
After saying goodbye to Professor McGonagall, Hermione turned and left.
The corridors of the castle are long and cold.
Hermione was walking in the corridor, thinking of Albert's comfort to her just now, and couldn't help but sigh softly.
She knew the personalities of Harry and Ron very well, and never expected them to become as gentle and reliable as Albert, but sometimes Hermione still hoped that the two of them could be more mature and steady, even though this was almost a delusion.
To be honest, Albert felt more like a close friend to her than Harry and Ron.
Hermione suddenly understood why Ginny was confused by Tom Riddle's diary. It felt so good to have a gentle, reliable and understanding close friend.
She also understood a little bit why so many girls in school admired and were obsessed with him.
I am luckier than Ginny in some ways.
Professor McGonagall didn't take long to verify Hermione's guess.
A few days later, Professor McGonagall appeared in the Gryffindor common room. As soon as she appeared, she immediately attracted everyone's attention, or rather, it was the object in Professor McGonagall's hand that attracted everyone's attention.
People gathered around him almost immediately, asking about the Firebolt in Professor McGonagall's hand.
"Where's Potter? Have any of you seen him?" Professor McGonagall asked, pushing aside the crowd.
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, trying to find the whereabouts of Harry Potter in the common room.
"Harry's not here. Professor Lupin seems to have said that he wants to teach him how to resist dementors." Ron stood up, staring directly at the Firebolt, and couldn't help but ask, "Professor, Firebolt Is it okay now?”
Albert was a little dazed and didn't understand why Professor McGonagall gave him the Firebolt. After all, Harry Potter's good friends Ron and Hermione were here, and it was obviously more appropriate to give it to them than to himself.
After Professor McGonagall left, all the students gathered around, obviously wanting to see Harry Potter's Firebolt.
"Albert, can you show us the Firebolt? You know, everyone is very curious about the Firebolt." Wood stretched out his hand to stop Albert's shoulder and said, "Before you give it to Harry, you You can place it on the table for everyone to enjoy.
“Oh, of course, please get out of the way!”
Albert took out his wand from his pocket, waved it gently and conjured two supports, and then placed the Firebolt on an empty table, deliberately placing the sign facing outward.
Next, Albert waved his wand again, re-propped a glass-like barrier, and wrapped the Firebolt inside.
"You can take your time here and take a look. If you want to touch a Firebolt or try what it feels like to ride a Firebolt, I suggest you wait until Potter comes back and ask for his opinion. I think Potter should I won’t refuse.” With that, Albert pushed aside the crowd and returned to the chair by the fireplace to continue petting the cat.
There was a burst of wailing in the common room, and many students were complaining that Albert was nosy.
"Thank you. If it weren't for your suggestion, Professor McGonagall would definitely not have returned the Firebolt to Harry so quickly." Hermione hugged Crookshanks and sat next to Albert, looking at the crowded crowd. .
"I think Professor McGonagall will definitely return the Firebolt to Harry before the Gryffindor team's game. She used to play Quidditch and wants Gryffindor to win more than anyone else." Amber Te said, taking out a pack of dried fish from his pocket, tearing open the wrapping paper, and handed one to Tom, and stretched the other in front of Crookshanks, shaking it slightly, trying to attract it with food. attention.
Tom actually dropped the dried fish and stared at the cat in front of him, making a warning sound in his mouth.
“Well, don’t be so stingy, you’ll get annoying.” Albert scratched Tom’s head to quiet him down.
Crookshanks stared at Tom, then at the dried fish, finally opened his mouth, picked up the dried fish, ran to Hermione's feet and started eating.
"Crookshanks seems to like eating this very much. Maybe I should buy him some so that he won't stare at Ron's mouse all day long." Hermione picked up Crookshanks and smoothed his hair.
Crookshanks likes to cause trouble for Scabbers, which makes Hermione very distressed. Because of this incident, her relationship with Ron became sour.
"No, I don't think it's about the food. Your pig cat is basically eyeing Scabbers." Ron said angrily, "It has a problem with Scabbers. If it wants to kill Scabbers, you should follow Albert's example and kill the cat." Put it in a cage instead of letting it roam around the castle."
“Besides, there’s nothing wrong with that Firebolt.” Ron left angrily.
“Wouldn’t that be nice? At least Harry can use it safely.”
Hermione looked a little depressed.
“Young people are like this, no one wants to admit defeat.” Albert spoke to break the oppressive atmosphere around him.
“Speak as if you are very old.”
Hermione was amused by Albert's words and couldn't help but ask: "Have you ever had a fight with your girlfriend?"
"No." Albert put Tom on the table, watched the interaction between the two cats, and said calmly, "Actually, I think it's not a big deal to quarrel occasionally, but we all know what we need, so There’s no way to make any noise.”
Hermione was a little embarrassed. She knew she shouldn't ask such a question, so she quickly changed the subject and asked: "What if Harry can't master the Patronus Charm in a short time?"
"You should have faith in Potter. He is the savior. I don't think this will be difficult for him." Albert comforted with a smile.
"I don't think Harry likes being said that." Hermione muttered quietly, "I have also been practicing the Patronus Charm, but this spell is more difficult to master than expected. I really can't imagine how Harry can do it. Master it in a short amount of time.”
"Actually, you don't have to worry at all. Dumbledore won't let what happened last time happen again, so even if you can't master the Patronus Charm temporarily, you don't have to worry about running into problems during the Quidditch match." Albert bent down and picked up Tom. , continued, "For Potter, the significance of learning the Patronus Charm is more to resist the influence of Dementors on him, rather than to prevent the appearance of Dementors during the game."
(End of this chapter)