Hearing that Albert was going back in the evening, Mrs. Weasley was a little surprised and regretful, and then enthusiastically replenished Albert's food five times.
"Mr. Broad?" Mr. Weasley raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Yes, Mr. Bud Brod." Albert did not hide the matter, and added: "He used to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. After resigning, he and I have been exchanging letters."
"That one!"
Mr. Weasley looked at Albert in surprise. He also knew Mr. Broad. He was peaceful and well-liked, and he was also a member of the Wizengamot.
"Then there's nothing we can do." Mr. Weasley said with some regret. He really liked chatting with Albert about Muggle topics.
At around 7:30 in the evening, the house elf Noel knocked on the door of the Weasley family on time and took Albert to Brod, the familiar manor.
After entering the manor, Albert saw an acquaintance.
"Long time no see." Albert looked at the red-haired girl sitting on the sofa, raised his eyebrows and said, "Speaking of which, you are still here!"
"I've been living here for more than half a month." Isobel looked up at the boy in front of her and said with a smile, "How was your summer vacation?"
"It's okay." Albert was just about to sit down next to Isobel when he heard a sharp exclamation coming from the entrance.
"How will you be here?"
Albert's body froze in place, and he turned back to look in the direction of the sound. Katrina was standing at the door with two drinks in her hands.
"Oh, it's you, long time no see, Katrina." Albert greeted another red-haired girl.
"Strange, you were also invited by Uncle Mog?"
Katrina placed a cup of iced black tea on the table in front of Isobel, looked at Albert up and down, and asked in confusion.
The atmosphere in the room suddenly became very strange, and finally it was Isobel who spoke first to break the silence.
St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Magical Injuries seemed to be very busy, and the two sisters' mother couldn't leave for a while, so Mog McDougal invited the McDougal sisters to the manor for a holiday.
In fact, this manor belongs to the wealth of members of the Wildsmith family, and Mog McDougal can also use it. The person who invited it was actually Isobel, and the one next to him was just incidental.
Of course, Isobel must know about this, and Katrina is the only one who is still kept in the dark.
"Well, I was invited too." Albert smiled and said casually, "I won't stay here for long. I will probably go back in two days."
"Uncle Mog is looking for you because of the ancient magic text?" Katrina looked at Albert suspiciously, feeling that she had guessed the answer.
Albert was not ready to answer, so he casually picked up the book that Isobel pushed over and started to read. The more he read, the more he felt that the book was a little weird. He couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and quickly read the entire book.
"How is it?" Isobel asked with a smile.
"I didn't notice this book when I came here last time." Albert recalled the things in the book and felt a little familiar. He didn't know where he had seen these things.
"Uncle Mog gave this to me."
"What on earth are you talking about?" Katrina's eyes wandered between the two, feeling that something must have happened between Albert and Isobel.
"However, this theory is somewhat outdated now." Albert flipped through the book again and murmured, "It feels a bit familiar to me. Well, by the way, "Chadwick's Magic" looks like
Just use this theory."
Of course, Chadwick's magic refers to the charisma with which he wields spells.
"What are you talking about, and what is Chadwick's magic power? Don't exclude me, okay?" Katrina said a little frantically.
She could understand every word the two people said, but she couldn't understand what they were talking about.
""Chadwick's Magic" is a defense against the dark arts textbook from Ilvermorny College in the United States. The theory of magic is a bit different from what we have now... Forget it, if you haven't read this part anyway, you must have
Can't understand."
As Albert talked, he didn't bother to explain. Even if some things were explained, the other party might not be able to understand them.
Compared with the British textbooks, the book "Chadwick's Magic" is indeed slightly different. It teaches students some spell-casting skills. Although this part has been eliminated, it is still useful to most students.
Still very useful.
Katrina was a little angry, but Albert was right, she really didn't understand, which made her even more depressed.
After that, the two of them talked in a tacit understanding about some study issues and how to reasonably arrange their time this semester.
After all, we are all taking twelve courses this semester, so we must learn some experience from Isobel to avoid ruining ourselves.
A large part of Isobel's words were addressed to Katrina.
Isobel is a genius in her own right, so she doesn't actually have much pressure to study. The cheating Albert is also considered a genius, so she has even less pressure to study. The only person who may really feel pressure is Katrina, who is barely considered a genius.
After nightfall, Albert separated from the two of them, and on his way back to his room, he saw the house elf.
Soon after, he saw Mr. Broad in the study. The old man was waiting for his arrival with a smile.
"I thought this manor was a very important place for you." Albert looked at the old man in front of him who was not planning to treat him to a late-night snack, and couldn't help but complain.
"You mean Katrina?" The old man motioned for Albert to sit across from him.
Albert didn't deny it and sat down to wait for the old man's explanation.
"You must know something about the Wild Smith family. In fact, these things should not be told to you so early." Mr. Broad seemed to be considering his words and spoke very slowly.
"Because we are not heirs yet?"
"Well, it does have something to do with this matter." Mr. Broad did not deny it.
"The term "heir" is actually not wrong. However, it may be different from what you think. What we inherit is not an inheritance, but a surname." He said with a smile.
"Of course, to a certain extent, this is also a kind of legacy."
"Inherit a surname?" Albert remembered Isobel's letter and asked curiously: "So, I am qualified?"
"Well, how should I put it?" Mr. Broad thought for a while and said: "In our opinion, you and Isobel are both suitable, at least for now."
"Is this how it is now?" Albert repeated, "Has the inspection period not passed yet?"
"Normally, we will inform you of these things after you graduate." Mr. Broad said with a smile: "Well, this time is a special case."
"You know, Isobel and I actually don't care much about these things."
"The pride of genius!" Mr. Broad said with a smile, "Even if you don't inherit that thing, you can just get what you want by yourself. I understand this, I have done the same before."
"Of course, if you don't want this surname, Isobel will have to inherit it in the end. Although she doesn't actually need it, someone needs to inherit it."
"Our task is actually to select the right person and convince him to inherit this surname." Professor Broad said, "If you agree, I will tell you the ins and outs of this matter and some very private things."
"Aren't you afraid that I will pretend to agree?"
"Don't be afraid. Since you are considered suitable by us, you will naturally not do such a thing, otherwise you would not be considered suitable."
"It seems that what you mean by suitability refers to many aspects?" Albert raised his eyebrows.
"That's natural. Everyone who is qualified to inherit this surname is selected from thousands of people."
"Thousands of choices? Do you have so many candidates? Don't think that I don't know how many wizards there are in the UK." Albert curled his lips and couldn't help but complain.