Chapter 852 No coincidence
“So, we are going to the Far East next summer?” Luke held the steering wheel, stared at the road ahead, and chatted with Albert in the back seat.
"Yes, it won't be safe here in the UK next summer. It's a good thing to leave as soon as possible to avoid getting into trouble." Albert held his chin with one hand, looking sideways at the pouring rain outside the car window, and looked at the fat cat next to him. Tinia said: "You have to study foreign languages seriously, and you also want to go there to study. Herb will buy a house there, and everyone will live together."
“I thought we had to wait until you and Isobel got married before the whole family immigrated.” Sansa in the passenger seat couldn’t help but ask, “What about your wedding?”
“Come back then, magic is very convenient anyway.” Nia scratched Tom’s ears and asked casually: “How many years will we stay abroad?”
"In about four years, I will study abroad." Albert estimated the time and felt that as long as no accidents occur, Harry Potter should be able to eliminate Voldemort step by step, and he will be the one pushing behind him to eliminate Voldemort's soul. The machine's task will definitely be easier.
As long as there are no Horcruxes, Voldemort, who can be killed, will be much less of a threat than before.
“Next year, can I really go to Hogwarts?” Nia asked about this again. This was the question she was most concerned about now.
"Yes, I've done the divination." Albert reached out and touched Nia's head and comforted, "If Herb and Daisy don't come back, Isobel will pick you up."
“How do I get to Hogwarts school by train?” Nia asked.
“I don’t know, I’ll ask you when the time comes.”
“I’ve always thought it was a wonderful thing for wizards to go to school on a steam train.” Sansa found it incredible that steam trains are basically no longer seen in Britain.
"It's indeed amazing." Albert continued the topic: "Actually, there are several other trains to various European countries at King's Cross Station."
“To all European countries, take a train?” Luke was a little surprised, “I thought you were going to get into the fireplace.”
“How did they cross the sea?”
"The wizard made the train pass through the sea. I took it once. It was okay, but the speed was very slow. It would take a long time to travel around Europe by train." Albert added, "The price is very expensive, and it's very boring."
It was raining heavily outside, and topics about the magical world were being talked about in the car, and occasionally a few laughs could be heard.
After an unknown amount of time, the car finally arrived outside King's Cross Station. The rain outside was heavier than before. Nia held her umbrella high and tried to shield Albert from the rain while carrying his luggage, but the effect was not very good. The rain soaked most of their clothes.
“Remember to write to us.” Luke gave Albert a hug, and Sansa kissed him on the forehead.
"Be safe on the way back. If you catch a cold, remember to drink the cold medicine I left for you. There are labels and instructions on it. Don't make a mistake." Albert took the cat cage from Nia and placed it on the trolley. After giving her a hug, he held an umbrella and walked towards the station with a single-hand pushcart.
Pedestrians at King's Cross Station were in a hurry. Albert walked leisurely towards the partition wall and immediately passed through the wall when no one was paying attention.
The Hogwarts Express has stopped on the platform, and the locomotive is spitting out billowing smoke. There are many Hogwarts students and parents talking on the platform, mixed with the sounds of various pets, and it is really noisy. , his ears were filled with various buzzing sounds, as if someone had used an earplug listening spell on him.
When Albert pushed his luggage and joined the crowd, a hand put his shoulder from behind, and a familiar voice sounded in his ears.
Albert turned his head and looked around. Lee Jordan and his father came to him at some point.
"Ludo Bagman gave us a bunch of duplicate Galleons." Mr. Jordan led Albert towards the train entrance. "I took it to the goblins in Gringotts to identify it, and found that there were only a dozen Galleons in it. It’s real, the rest are all copies.”
“I contacted Fred and George and they were in a similar situation,” Lee Jordan added.
"Have you ever found Ludo Bagman?" Albert lowered his voice very low. He noticed that many people were staring at him. Being too famous is sometimes not a good thing.
“I’ve looked for it,” Lee Jordan’s father said through gritted teeth, “but it’s no use. He doesn’t admit it, and his attitude is very perfunctory.”
“He probably has no money.” Albert guessed.
“You mean let’s just forget it?” Mr. Jordan was a little in disbelief.
"You can write a letter to Bagman, or send a roaring letter to urge him to pay back the money, but it would be difficult to get the Galleons back from Ludo Bagman. It is said that he borrowed a lot of Galleons from the goblins. They are being collected for debt." Albert stopped and suggested to Mr. Jordan: "Of course, you can unite other wizards who have been tricked by Bagman to form a debt collection group to negotiate with Bagman and allow him to It’s better to get some galleons back than to be left out by Bagman.”
“What if he can’t pay back the money?
“If Bagman cannot pay, let the debt haunt him until his death.”
“As expected of you.” Lee Jordan smiled and gave a thumbs up.
"This is the only way." Mr. Jordan had no better way. Before leaving, he took out a letter from his robe pocket and handed it to Albert. He winked and said, "I have already deposited the part that belongs to you." You are in Gringotts' vault, this is a letter from the goblins, and you can also find relevant information in Gringotts."
“It’s a pleasure to work with you.” Albert smiled and extended his hand.
Mr. Jordan shook his hand and said sincerely, "I hope there will be a next time."
“I think there will be.”
Albert put his luggage on the train and went to the carriage with Lee Jordan. Along the way, he received countless curious looks. People stared at him unabashedly. Some people even pressed their faces against the glass window of the carriage. Albert Bert felt like a prized animal in a zoo.
After entering the compartment, Albert immediately closed the door and pulled down the curtain to block people's sight outside the compartment, and he couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.
“You are so welcome.”
Lee Jordan did not envy Albert for receiving everyone's attention, but rather took pleasure in his misfortune. The looks of those girls made him a little scared, as if they were going to eat Albert alive!
"Not everyone is like Lockhart and likes to be noticed." Albert raised his wand and tapped it lightly on his clothes. A large amount of water vapor quickly rose from his body, and he was blown out of the window by a gust of wind. He was originally uncomfortable. All the feeling of dampness disappeared.
"Fred and George must be furious, they lost a lot of galleons." Lee Jordan sat down opposite Albert, and helped him open the cat cage and let out the fat cat inside.
“It can only be said that it’s bad luck.” Albert shook his head and said: “If they come to me before placing bets, I will tell them not to bet on Bagman.”
“Then why didn’t you remind us?”
"You can't actually get back what you bet." Albert stroked Tom's head and looked at the platform through the window of the carriage: "So, whether you bet or not, it doesn't actually make any sense."
“You are generous, you have such a large sum of galleons, so just give up.”
“You can’t be too greedy.”
When Albert saw Lee Jordan picking up the Daily Prophet, he seemed to remember something, "By the way, Sirius's Defense Guide magazine has started selling, and the sales should be pretty good."
"The Dark Mark of the World Cup has caused quite a bit of panic." Lee Jordan waved to Fred and George on the platform. "Many people think this is a bad omen. I think this may be something to tell you. There will be turmoil in the British wizarding community."
“It’s true, you’ll find out why next summer.”
“Can’t you say it now?”
“You definitely don’t want to know now.”
“Who can say?”
"The mysterious man is back?" Li Jordan couldn't help but swallowed, feeling that he had really asked a bad question.
“Do you regret it?” Albert opened the door of the carriage.
“What are you regretting?” Fred and George walked in, dripping wet.
“About the return of the mysterious man.” Lee Jordan said.
“This isn’t funny.” Fred and George both shuddered.
The carriage suddenly fell into a dead silence.
“Albert, do you know what will happen at Hogwarts this year?” George asked, changing the subject.
“I heard that we are preparing for a competition, which seems to be called the Triwizard Tournament.” It was Lee Jordan who answered them. However, he doesn't seem to know much.
"The Triwizard Tournament, jointly organized by three schools, is recorded in "Hogwarts: A School History". Each school will select a warrior to compete in three magic events. Later, people often died in the competition. We're done." Albert raised his wand and pointed it at the two of them. A large amount of water vapor began to emit from Fred and George's bodies. Lee Jordan quickly opened the window to get the water vapor out.
“Dead person?” The three of them looked at each other.
"literal meaning."
“It seems very dangerous. Do you plan to participate?”
All three of them felt that the warrior of Hogwarts must be Albert. Unless he voluntarily gave up participating in the competition, there was basically no need to consider other students.
“I should sign up to participate. I think the Triwizard Tournament is very interesting.” Albert said with a smile.
The panel mission of the Triwizard Tournament must be very good, so he naturally had no intention of missing it.
Furthermore, if you want to realize Nia’s wish, you also need to participate in the competition. As for the threat from Barty Crouch Jr., Albert didn't take it to heart at all.
Because the enemies hidden in the dark are really scary.
For someone like Barty Crouch Jr. who has been seen through, Albert can arrange him in minutes.
“I don’t understand why Bill and the others are unwilling to tell us.” Fred was a little depressed, “Do they really think there will be unexpected surprises when we find out?”
"I think this is just a bad taste. If they really want to surprise us, they shouldn't reveal the news in advance. Knowing it without knowing it is a surprise." George curled his lips and took it out of the bag A box of cookies is placed on the table.
“Just like your character.” After Lee Jordan ate a small piece, he suddenly turned into a big canary.
Fred and George both couldn't help laughing.
“Damn canary cookies,” muttered Lee Jordan, finishing the entire cookie. As if to combat the arrogance of the Weasley twins, he brought up the topic just now, "Albert thinks the mysterious man is back, and the Dark Mark is an omen."
The Weasley twins' laughter suddenly stopped and they looked at Albert with stiff expressions.
“I didn’t say that.” Albert shrugged.
“Of course you didn’t say it, but that’s what you meant.” Lee Jordan continued to use this incident to dampen the twins’ arrogance.
"Actually, we have guessed it a long time ago. Albert has said before that the British wizarding world will be in turmoil." Fred and George looked at each other, as if they wanted everyone to die together.
The atmosphere in the carriage became increasingly weird.
"Don't worry, even if the mysterious man does come back, we still have the savior Potter." Albert comforted him.
“Are you serious?” Li Jordan suddenly wanted to laugh, but couldn’t.
"Of course I am serious." Albert nodded, "Harry Potter is called the savior for a reason."
"Okay, we have Potter." The three of them looked at each other and agreed with Albert's words. To be honest, everyone is more willing to believe Dumbledore than Harry Potter.
Moreover, when the sky falls, a tall man holds it up.
You don’t need to worry at all.
Anyway, it depends on what Albert will do when the time comes. They will follow along. Since Albert has divined this matter long ago, he will definitely be prepared and they don't have to worry about it at all.
“You tell me, why did the mysterious man not die back then?” Fred seemed to be worried about being heard by others, so he lowered his voice, “And he came to Hogwarts to steal the Sorcerer’s Stone.”
"Actually, I'm more curious about why he is so ugly and has no nose." Albert couldn't help but joked that they had all seen Voldemort through Boggart.
There were gasps in the carriage, and none of the three expected that Albert would dare to tease the mysterious man, even though he did look ugly.
At this time, someone knocked on the carriage door.
It's Harry, holding a copy of the Defense Guide magazine.
“Sirius asked me to give it to you.” After Harry Potter handed the magazine to Albert, he seemed to have something to say to him.
“Is something wrong?” Albert glanced at the cover of the magazine and felt that Blake and Lupine had the same aesthetics.
“Do you know what will happen at Hogwarts this year?” Harry asked quietly.
"You mean the Triwizard Tournament." Albert asked in surprise, "Sirius didn't tell you."
"He's been busy with the magazine lately." Harry said helplessly.
"It seems that he likes this job very much." Albert told Harry about the Triwizard Tournament and asked with a smile, "What, you want to participate too?"
"No, it sounds very dangerous." Harry shook his head quickly. Although he did have similar thoughts in his heart, he also knew that with Albert's ability, he could easily win the championship 80% of the time.
Albert suddenly said, "I have a hunch that you might be involved."
"Involved?" Harry was a little confused and didn't understand what Albert said.
"Since you went to school at Hogwarts, I have concluded two things." Albert raised his index finger and said, "First, something happens at Hogwarts every year, and they are all related to you. At least you are involved. By."
“Don’t rush to deny it, at least listen to what I have to say.” He raised his hand and interrupted, “Secondly, there are problems with the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at Hogwarts.”
Harry was speechless, because it seemed to be exactly what Albert said.
“That’s just a coincidence,” he said dryly.
“Is it really just a coincidence?” Albert narrowed his eyes and said, “It can happen once or twice, but if it happens too many times, it can’t be a coincidence.”
(End of this chapter)