Chapter 955: Getting what you want
Albert, who took comfort from Isobel, was no longer anxious about the dangers that the third project might encounter.
Because he knew that he could not fail. Since he could not fail, it should not be Albert who should be anxious, but the fake Moody, or Barty Crouch Jr.
“It seems like you’ve been doing well these past few days.”
Whether it is Fred, George or Lee Jordan, they can clearly feel the calm aura of Albert. This was the Albert they knew, confident and calm, as if everything was under control. The reassuring Albert was back again.
“How did you do in the exam?”
Albert sat down in the empty seat next to the three of them, made himself a breakfast, and casually found a topic to chat about.
"The two guys next to you have completely given up. I dare say they must have failed all their final exams." Lee Jordan complained in disgust, "You actually have the nerve to laugh at others for being nervous about exams, Professor McGonagall." They really should be allowed to repeat the grade next year.”
"There are very few cases of repeating a grade at Hogwarts." Fred and George looked at each other, as if they didn't care about it at all.
"The big deal is, we don't need the Ultimate Wizarding Examination Certificate. Anyway...we have already obtained the O.W.L. Certificate."
The Weasley brothers soon lost their arrogance, because Professor McGonagall was staring at them dissatisfied, and the girls around them were covering their mouths and snickering at this scene.
“Anderson, after the warriors have finished breakfast, gather in the conference room next to the auditorium.” Professor McGonagall came over to inform Albert that the warriors’ relatives were invited to watch the finals.
"Did they apparate here?" Albert frowned and asked, "I hope the wizard's way of traveling didn't make them feel uncomfortable."
“Don’t worry, they are fine.” Professor McGonagall comforted them.
“I’ll be there after I finish eating.”
After Professor McGonagall walked away, Albert said to Fred, George and Lee Jordan: "I'm afraid I have to go first, see you later."
After saying that, he started to eat hungrily. After destroying the food on the plate under the gaze of several people, he took out a handkerchief from his robe pocket and wiped the corners of his mouth. He got up and walked across the hall towards the temporary meeting room.
After the door of the conference room was pushed open from the outside, everyone inside turned their heads to look over.
Fleur's little sister Gabrielle held her mother's hand and smiled and waved to Albert, who waved back.
Krum’s parents were communicating in Bulgarian quickly, seemingly not worried about being overheard, but they didn’t know that Albert understood Bulgarian.
Potter’s family members were Mrs. Weasley and her eldest son Bill, both of whom nodded and smiled at Albert in a friendly manner.
Albert moved his eyes to Nia, who was talking to Isobel, and walked directly towards them.
“Are you the only ones coming to watch the game?”
Albert thought that Daisy and Herb would also come to see Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry together.
Nia stepped forward and gave Albert a hug, smiling and explaining, "They were not available, Isobel brought me here."
After several years, Albert finally fulfilled his promise and gave her the opportunity to come to the long-awaited Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
“Thank you, Isobel.” Albert and the red-haired girl looked at each other, smiled and said, “Let’s go, I will take you around the castle.
Before leaving, Albert said hello to Mrs. Weasley.
While passing by the auditorium, he did not forget to remind a certain savior: "Potter, they are waiting for you in the conference room!"
Harry looked confused because Sirius wrote to him the day before yesterday and told him that he had something to do and couldn't come to watch the final tonight. He had been complaining about this for a long time.
If not Sirius, who would it be?
Harry didn't think the Dursleys would come to the game.
The three of them walked out of the auditorium under the gaze of countless students.
“Who is that beautiful girl next to Albert?”
Pretty girls can always attract the attention of boys, and handsome men and women can arouse everyone's gossip. As soon as the three of them walked out of the auditorium, there was a buzz of whispers inside.
“McDougal, his girlfriend!”
“No, I mean the other one?”
"have no idea."
“I dare say there is absolutely no such person in the school.”
“It should be his family members.”
The girls who just heard Professor McGonagall speak were full of envy. What they envied was not Nia, but Isobel who actually came to watch the game as a family member of Albert.
Nia looked back at the whispers behind her, turned her head and said to Albert: "You are really popular in school."
“How do you feel about the legendary Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry?” Albert asked with a smile, “By the way, this is for you.”
Albert took out a piece of parchment from his pocket and handed it to Nia.
“What is this?” Nia opened the parchment and asked doubtfully, “Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry tourist route?”
“Yes, if there is anywhere else you want to visit, you can tell me.” Albert actually nodded and admitted.
“Your arrangements are very detailed.” Nia smiled happily, Albert was always so considerate.
The three of them took the lead in visiting the portraits in the corridor and trying to communicate with them. This was definitely a very novel feeling, even though Albert had shown Nia a lot of moving photos.
“It’s not as magical as I imagined.”
Nia looked at the moving stairs above and commented briefly.
She is not Harry's Aunt Petunia. She has heard Albert talk about the magical places of Hogwarts a long time ago, and has even seen many photos of Hogwarts that Albert took for her. She already had a certain understanding of this magical wizard school, and the places Albert took her to were nothing more than visiting the places in the photos.
“This is the entrance to the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.”
Albert pointed to the faucet in the girls' bathroom and introduced, "There is a snake mark on it. Using snake language can open the entrance to the secret room. There is a basilisk corpse below. However, it is very dirty inside, so we won't go in."
“Can you open the secret room?” Isobel asked curiously.
"I've learned a few words in snake language, so it's no problem to open it." Before taking the two of them away, Albert did not forget to explain, "You can often see Miss Ghost here, but she seems not to be here today."
“Do you always sneak into the girls’ bathroom like this?” Nia asked, raising her eyebrows slightly.
"That's an exception there, and since you come to Hogwarts, there are some places you shouldn't miss." Albert explained gently, "Many people don't know the specific location of the Chamber of Secrets."
Next, Albert took Nia to visit many places.
From the hall where everyone eats to the classroom where classes are held, he took many shortcuts and used several hidden secret passages, and met the naughty Peeves along the way.
“What is the Special Contribution Award to the School?”
Nia asked curiously when she saw that there were actually three medals for Albert's "Special Contribution to the School" in the prize display room.
“A reward used by schools to silence students,” explains Albert.
"It seems that you know a lot of things." Isobel took a deep look at Albert. She really didn't know that Albert had actually won three 'Special Contribution to the School Awards.' There are very few students who can win such awards. few.
"I promised to keep some things secret." Albert coughed lightly and took them to see the armor corridor and the armor that could move on its own.
“The wizards used magic on the knight’s armor.”
“You know very well.”
"Because I know what that spell is." Albert said mysteriously.
“So, the knight armors and statues here are all soldiers in the castle?” Nia was a little surprised, because there were quite a few knight armors and statues here.
Subsequently, they went to the library on the fifth floor and read through the so-called magic book. However, Nia was not interested in these things, because Albert had a lot of magic books, and she couldn't use magic, so it was useless to read them.
The prefect bathroom on the sixth floor surprised Nia because the bath was so big and luxurious.
The three of them visited the castle floor by floor.
Sometimes the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.
Only people who know nothing about Hogwarts can experience the novelty of arriving at Hogwarts!
“This is the Room of Requirement.”
Albert pointed to the entrance that just appeared and said, "It can be turned into the room you need. It is my favorite place in Hogwarts."
The three of them pushed the door open and entered a very comfortable lounge.
"Very few people know about the existence of the Room of Requirement." Albert introduced to Nia, "This is a great place to do anything, because as long as someone goes in, no one else can get in."
“A really great place.”
Nia felt that Albert and Isobel probably came here often for dates.
"You must be tired from walking, let's sit down and rest for a while!" Albert waved his magic wand, and three cups of milk tea and three pieces of cake appeared.
“Magic is really a convenient thing.” Nia said sourly.
“It is indeed very convenient, but it also has its limits.” Albert closed his eyes, and a window appeared on the opposite wall. The breeze from outside blew into the room through the open window.
“I want to ride a broom outside.” Nia said to Albert, looking at the sky.
"Of course." Albert said, "But let's visit a few other places first and then go ride a broomstick in the afternoon."
Albert had no intention of disrupting his originally arranged itinerary.
“According to your arrangement.” Nia nodded obediently.
The Fat Lady was dissatisfied that he had brought a stranger into the Gryffindor common room, but they did not stay in the common room for long before they left.
Later, they also went to the Ravenclaw common room, where Nia learned the riddle of an eagle-shaped bronze door knocker.
“You can’t get in if you can’t guess the riddle?” Nia couldn’t guess what the answer was at all.
“Yes, anyone can enter the Ravenclaw common room as long as they guess the riddle.”
“But can anyone really guess what the riddle is from the beginning?” Nia muttered.
“Everyone usually needs to learn.”
“So, this is not a guessing game, but a memorization of the answers.” Nia complained.
“I have memorized most of the answers to the eagle-shaped bronze door knocker riddles. There are probably more than a hundred.”
"It's really like your style. I prefer the style of the Ravenclaw common room." After Nia walked into the Ravenclaw common room, she asked Albert in confusion: "Why were you assigned there?" What about Gryffindor? You should like it here better."
“Because I made a few friends.”
The three of them did not stay in the Ravenclaw common room for too long before they left amid everyone's curious eyes and whispers.
Everyone is discussing who the beautiful girl next to Albert is.
“Aren’t you going to the other common rooms?”
“There’s no way to go. Slytherin’s common room is under the dungeon. You need to use a password on a stone wall. It is said that you can see the giant squid at the bottom of the lake from the window.
The entrance to Hufflepuff is also underground, near the kitchen. Entering requires tapping the barrel rhythmically. It is said that if you knock wrongly, you will be sprayed with vinegar by the barrel.
"you've been to?"
"No, it's not possible in the Slytherin common room. Many people in that house engage in blood discrimination, but as for Hufflepuff, if you want, I can find a friend to take us in to visit." Albert said.
“Then forget it.” Nia shook her head and said, “My expectation these years has been to come to Hogwarts to visit, and now I am very satisfied.”
Compared with excitedly visiting Hogwarts, Albert prefers Nia to be like this. She can visit the entire Hogwarts calmly and make up for the regrets she has left. It can be regarded as fulfilling her previous dream.
After all, Nia is no longer the immature little girl she used to be.
Not long after, the three returned to the castle for lunch, and met Harry, Bill and Mrs. Weasley in the foyer who had just returned from visiting the castle.
After greeting each other, the two parties went into the hall to eat together.
Nia looked at Bill's long hair and earrings with fangs, with a hint of disgust in her eyes, but she quickly covered it up.
Influenced by Albert, Nia prefers boys who are handsome, sunny and can bring people a sense of security.
During lunch, Harry, the Weasley family, Albert, a few people, and Lee Jordan gathered together to eat and chat. Albert introduced Nia to everyone again.
However, except for Mrs. Weasley, they have all met Nia at the World Cup.
During this period, they couldn't help but talk about the recent exams. Fred and George finally tasted the consequences of perfunctory exams and were severely punished by Mrs. Weasley.
Hermione, who joined temporarily, was treated coldly by Mrs. Weasley due to Rita Skeeter's report, and finally resumed the previous relationship after Harry's explanation.
After lunch, Albert declined the invitation to go for a walk together later and took Isobel and Nia outside to ride a broomstick.
Albert also took Nia to meet Hagrid.
However, Hagrid and Mrs. Maxim are not sure what they are talking about. They have a very harmonious relationship. It seems that they should have reconciled.
“They’re so tall,” Nia muttered.
"This is a matter of blood." Albert simply commented, "However, they are all relatively gentle people, but they are easy to be stupid sometimes."
"I can tell."
Albert took out two broomsticks under Nia's expectant gaze and handed one to Isobel.
“There’s no way I’m going to let you control the broom.”
Albert explained under Nia's complaining gaze, "Falling from the sky is not fun."
"I can't." Nia was a little dissatisfied, "Besides, you can definitely catch me with magic."
"No, this matter is non-negotiable." Albert shook his head and said, "You can only let me or Isobel take you to the sky."
Nia finally gave in and sat on Albert's broomstick, because Isobel was actually not very good at flying, at least for Albert.
Feeling the cool breeze blowing in front of her, Nia shouted loudly: "Can you fly a little faster?"
Albert flattened his broom and began to accelerate, flying around the school.
“It’s great, the feeling of flying is really great.”
Nia held Albert's waist with both hands, squinted her eyes and felt the wind blowing by her ears, and smiled very happily. She liked this feeling of flying very much, and she hoped that the two of them could continue to fly like this.
(End of this chapter)