Both parties are very satisfied with the final result.
After leaving the coffee shop, Albert went directly to the headquarters of the Defense Association. He had just received news from George: Angelina had been found.
After escaping from the Death Eater attack, Angelina has been hiding in the safe house and was just taken to the headquarters of the Defense Association by Dobby not long ago.
"You stay here for now and listen to Albert's advice before making a decision."
As soon as he approached the hall, Albert saw Fred passing hot cocoa to Angelina while softly calming her down.
"What are you doing standing here?"
George appeared behind Albert at some point, reached out and patted his shoulder, then followed his gaze towards the hall.
"I really don't want to spoil the fun and go in and disturb their world." Albert joked with a smile.
After hearing the noise, Fred walked out of the hall, looked at Albert and George standing in the corridor, raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "When did you arrive?"
"Just now, I heard you said you would stay here for now."
With that said, Albert and George walked into the hall together and looked at Angelina, who was sitting on the sofa with a pale face and a very bad mental state.
After all, if a person's nerves are tense and he stays in a dark environment for a day or two, it would be damned if his mental state can improve.
Noticing the look of help from Fred, Albert said calmly: "I suggest you stay here for the time being. It's safe here. As for your family, I can help you send them a letter and tell them in the letter that you
It's safe now, I'm just hiding temporarily so they don't need to worry."
"Then what should I do with my Quidditch training?" Angelina was emotional. "I'm still on the team for trial training. What if..."
"There's nothing we can do about it."
Albert looked at the emotional Angelina and reminded her kindly, "I think you should value your own life safety more than becoming an excellent Quidditch player."
"But, it's very difficult for me..."
Angelina's mood is still very unstable. Becoming a professional Quidditch player has always been her goal. In just six months, this dream will be completely shattered?
She had also suspected that she was being targeted by the Death Eaters because she joined the Defense Association, but Claire's disappearance made her realize that this was not the case at all.
"I think you may not have read the newspaper," Albert said suddenly.
"What?"
Angelina looked at Albert in confusion.
At this moment, there was a sound of footsteps outside, and several people headed by Cedric swarmed into the hall.
"Would you like to stay for lunch later?"
Shanna put a plate of fruit on the table and looked at Albert expectantly.
"Well, let's eat here for lunch."
Albert picked up a piece of apple and took a bite. He picked up the newspaper on the table and handed it to Angelina and said: "Damocles is the pharmacist in the newspaper who was tortured by the Cruciatus Curse and was still hospitalized. He is
My friend, I advised him to leave England to avoid the limelight a long time ago, but he still stayed in England... thinking that Death Eaters would not do anything to pure-blood wizards, so he suffered the consequences of his decision to stay.
"
"Being tortured by the Cruciatus Curse and sent to the hospital?"
Many people here understand what Albert means: you need to bear the consequences of your choices.
These words also reminded Angelina that if she didn't plan to stay here, once she left and was targeted again by the Death Eaters, she would have to bear the consequences of being caught by the Death Eaters, because they might not be able to rescue her in time.
It's very cold, but it's also very realistic.
It's hard to say whether Angelina will have the same good luck as last time when she returns to the team and is targeted by Death Eaters again.
"So, the Death Eaters are looking for Mr. Damocles to find you through him?" Fred quickly changed the topic to avoid Albert's words being too cold and hurting Angelina.
"have no idea."
"have no idea?"
Everyone was a little surprised that Albert would say this.
"I think those Death Eaters are crazy." Albert peeled a tangerine for himself and said without saltiness: "Both the mysterious man and the Death Eaters should know very well that we are hiding in the house protected by the Loyalty Curse, even if
The possibility of using people as bait is actually not high, after all, the Death Eaters have been stifled so many times and should have learned lessons."
"It seems the situation is different from what we thought."
Cedric originally thought that Angelina's situation was the same as his, but after hearing what Albert said, he felt that the whole thing was indeed a bit baffling.
The question now is, for what purpose did the Death Eaters capture Claire, attack Angelina, and torture Damocles?
"I feel like those Death Eaters just want to catch me." Angelina complained dissatisfied, "If I hadn't apparated away immediately, I would have been caught by the Death Eaters."
"This matter is indeed a bit weird. I just got news from the Order of the Phoenix that several famous pharmacists' homes were visited by Death Eaters." George gave Fred a look to reassure him.
Good Angelina sentiment.
"These people have one thing in common..."
"Is it all related to Albert?" Lee Jordan raised his eyebrows.
"Yes, and they are all famous masters of pharmacy." George highlighted the key points, took out a piece of parchment from his pocket, and read out a string of names on it: Altida, Damocles and Hetok Das.
Gwath..."
"I remember they all showed up at your wedding." George handed a piece of parchment to Albert and continued: "Cedric thinks their target may not be you, otherwise they couldn't all be pharmacists."
"I think they must have something to see the apothecary." Cedric nodded and said, "But except Damocles, everyone else is not at home."
"This is indeed abnormal, they already have Snape." George said.
"We have to admit that Snape has a high level of knowledge in potions." Fred agreed, "Moreover, they used the Cruciatus Curse to torture Damocles, and finally used a very powerful Oblivion Curse on him.
Obviously he doesn’t want his purpose to be exposed.”
"I know who attacked you." Albert said suddenly.
"who?"
Several people turned their heads and looked over.
"Bellatrix Lestrange." Albert said without hesitation: "You know, it's hard to predict with that kind of crazy woman."
"How do you know?" Angelina asked with wide eyes.
"This is the result of divination."
Albert glanced at Angelina and explained: "That crazy woman wants to catch and kill me. Maybe she wants to catch you for the same reason, or she wants to get more information about me from you."
"Of course, the thinking of a madman is always difficult to predict. If I were you, I would not take risks again, especially if you just escaped from them. Sometimes you are not so lucky.
"Albert gave his final suggestion, "You can train your black magic defense skills here, and develop a relationship with your boyfriend at the same time..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a whistle came from the hall.
"... Survival is sometimes more important than anything else. Only by living can you pursue what you want." Albert said meaningfully, "We are all young and the future is still very long."
After saying that, he turned to George and said: "You first contact Mundungus Fletcher, and say that you want to spend Galleons to buy useful information from him, and let him sort it out, and...
"
"Buying news?"
Everyone was a little stunned, obviously not expecting Albert to do this.
"Yes, for a person like Mundungus, you need to use some bait to help him increase his enthusiasm. A little Galleons can allow us to get the latest and most useful intelligence, and also allow him to actively collect information for us. Why?
Are you happy but not doing it?" Albert signaled everyone to be quiet and continued making arrangements: "Fred is going to contact Kingsley, we also need more information from the Ministry of Magic."
"I thought you would directly use divination to find out Bellatrix's purpose." Lee Jordan said with a strange expression.
"Divination is not a panacea. Even if something is divined, it may not be able to give a useful answer."
Having been a magician for so long, Albert is very aware of the limitations of crystal ball divination, so he has always been careful. After all, the bright future is right in front of him, so why put himself in danger?
After the Smith incident, few people could threaten his life.
Albert had lunch here, and while chatting after the meal, he explained Defense Against Dark Arts to a few people and taught them his own dueling experience.
It only took half an hour for everyone to have a new understanding of the wizard's battle.
"Is this really true?" Angelina asked with confusion on her face, "But why did you..."
"Didn't I mention it to you?" Albert finished her words for her and accepted with a smile, "Because what I'm teaching you so far are the basics, and the basics are actually very important. If you don't learn the basics well, it's useless to learn more advanced ones.
.”
"Is this the difference between amateur and professional?" Fred couldn't help but sigh.
"Can Aurors do what you said?" George asked.
"A few can do it, but the majority of Aurors can only be considered average." Albert simply commented, "Their advantage lies in their tacit cooperation, which can improve the Auror's combat effectiveness."
"But they were all knocked down by you."
They never forgot the wonderful scene of Albert challenging the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic.
"They underestimated the enemy and paid the price."
"You are always so humble."
"Sometimes, I think it's a waste if you don't become a professor." Li Jordan couldn't help but sigh.
"You should write them down in a book, too," Shanna suggested.
"The Ministry of Magic probably won't allow these contents to be published."
Truman, who had stayed at the Ministry of Magic for a while, knew the situation there very well. Books like this would definitely be thrown into the restricted book section at Hogwarts, and there would be no way they could be circulated in the British wizarding world.
In fact, the Ministry of Magic is slow to teach everyone knowledge about defense against the dark arts, not only because many wizards are not receptive, but also because the Ministry of Magic does not actually want many wizards to master combat skills, which will bring them more trouble.
.
Letting people teach everyone Defense Against Dark Arts is more to appease and win people's hearts.
If it weren't for the Death Eaters who were causing trouble everywhere and making people panic, many of the higher-ups in the Ministry of Magic wouldn't even allow Scrimgeour to do that.
"It is better to block than to divert, and it is better to guide. Correct guidance is the most important."
"Those people at the Ministry of Magic actually know it, but they are just unwilling to do it." Truman finished what Albert wanted to say.
"Why?" Angelina asked doubtfully.
"Because it's very troublesome."
Cedric felt deeply during his time working at the Ministry of Magic.
"Many people are unwilling to take on this responsibility, whether it is the Ministry of Magic, adults, or the entire magical world, so when the mysterious man rose to power, the entire magical world became like this." Albert said calmly,
"It can only be said that the mysterious man's comeback has exposed many problems."
"But the Ministry of Magic is not..."
"The continued existence of the Ministry of Magic depends on Dumbledore. They were able to capture so many dark wizards because I provided them with information." Albert motioned for everyone to stay quiet and continued to say shocking words, "
Scrimgeour wanted to fight the mysterious man and the Death Eaters because he realized that he was likely to be killed in the line of duty by the mysterious man."