Ron Weasley's summer vacation wasn't a pleasant one.

Not long ago, I had a bad time with each other because of the fact that I asked Percy to borrow an owl.

Ever since that last phone call, Ron had lost contact with Harry completely.

Hermione wrote that Harry's uncle might have hated wizards, so he forbade Harry from contacting his friends in the wizarding world, and suggested that Hagrid visit Harry instead of them.

Ron also thought Hermione's proposal was a good idea, so he wrote a letter to Hagrid, but his owl Errol was too old to bear to let it fly too far to deliver the letter.

Ever since Percy became a prefect, the family had bought an owl, so Ron wanted to borrow it from him.

It's just that Percy repeatedly finds some shoddy excuses to reject him, which makes Ron feel very annoyed.

Percy was still reluctant to borrow an owl. Fred, who was playing wizard cards with Ginny, looked up at Ron, who was coming downstairs in a rage, and asked.

"Hermes has gone out to deliver the letter. Percy explained casually.

"Don't tell me, you have an endless supply of letters every day. Ron was checking on Errol's situation, and after hearing Percy's words, he turned his head and glared at the other party, "Please lie and come up with a good excuse." ”

In the end, Ron was reluctant to let the aged Errol go out to help him deliver a letter to Hagrid, and crossing most of England was a severe test for an elderly owl.

"I have. Percy's face flushed, and he glared at Ron and said, "As for who I send the letter to, it has nothing to do with you. ”

Ginny glanced at Percy, who she knew who Percy was writing to during the summer vacation.

"Haven't you heard from Harry yet?" George took a sip from his drink, picked up the Daily Prophet on the counter, and sat down next to Fred.

"Nope. ”

Ron thought it was the trouble he had caused when he called Harry last time.

At the time, it was supposed to be Harry's uncle who answered the phone, and the tone of the man was very bad, or extremely bad.

"Hermione thought Harry might be stuck at home, and his adoptive uncle hated wizards, so Hermione offered to have Hagrid help us visit Harry. ”

Unbeknownst to Ron, Hagrid had actually written several letters to Harry and never received a reply. He suspected that Harry was in trouble.

It's just that Dumbledore had reminded him before that if it wasn't something important, don't disturb Harry's life, so Hagrid didn't have the idea of going directly to Harry.

Of course, if Hagrid knew about Harry's situation, he would probably visit the Dursleys himself.

"When I have money, I'm sure I'll buy myself an owl. Ron slipped the letter back into his pocket and muttered quietly.

"Rich, you have no hope. Fred smiled and quipped, "In the future, when we have money, you can come and work for us!"

"Do you have any money?" Ron pouted dissatisfied.

Of course, he knew what Fred and George were up to, but he didn't understand where these two guys got the confidence that with their family's situation, they couldn't help them at all.

"It's not something you should worry about. George took a sip of his drink, opened today's Daily Prophet, and as soon as he drank the drink in his mouth, he squirted it out directly, drenching Percy who was sitting across the table.

"What the hell are you doing!" Percy growled.

"Look at today's headlines!" George said to the furious Percy, spreading the Daily Prophet on the table and excitedly beckoning to the others.

"What's wrong?"

Fred was the first to lean his head over, and then his eyes widened in surprise, "It's really Albert, that guy actually went to France and got himself an international wizarding chess championship." ”

Several of the Weasleys kids huddled around their desks to look at the black-and-white photos on the headlines.

It was a picture of Albert holding the International Wizard Chess Trophy.

Ron looked at the text under the black-and-white photograph and read it softly: "Albert Anderson from England, defeated all opponents and became the youngest ever winner of an international wizarding chess tournament." ”

Looking at the young man in the photo, Ron only felt that his heart was sour.

The other party is obviously not a few years older than himself, but he has already won the glory of the international wizard chess championship.

What about yourself?

In fact, if possible, Ron also wants to participate in the International Wizarding Chess Competition, and he also wants to get this honor like Anderson.

Unfortunately, everything can only be thought about in his heart, he can't even go to France, let alone participate in the international wizarding chess competition.

"I remember, last time that guy wrote to him that he was going to the United States with someone else, let's stop sending him a letter!" Fred muttered, "Actually, he wrote the wrong place!"

"What are you doing, kids?" asked Mr. Weasley, who had just finished work, as he walked in through the door and looked at the children gathered at the table.

"We're looking at the news that Albert has won the International Wizarding Chess Championship. Percy was still wiping his cheek with a handkerchief, "I never knew he was so good at wizarding chess. ”

"You just don't know. Fred quipped

"The Daily Prophet reporter is looking for him right now, trying to do an interview with him. Mr. Weasley knew a little bit of the inside story, "No one knows where he's gone now." ”

"He seems to be saying he's going to the United States. ”

"Dad, how did Albert go to France and win an international wizarding chess championship. Ron was curious about this, he knew that Albert was a Muggle wizard and was more troublesome than them in certain matters.

"It seems that someone took him to France. "Mr. Weasley doesn't really know much about it," said Mr. Bud Broad, who is said to be one of the former Wizarding Chess champions, who recommended him to participate in the tournament. ”

"Is that Mr. Broad?" Fred and George looked at each other, "I remember Albert had a good relationship with him. In the first grade, Albert often went to Mr. Broder's for afternoon tea. ”

"What's wrong, Percy?" asked Ginny, noticing the change in Percy's face, confused.

"Look here. Percy motioned for everyone to look at the fourth edition.

"Albert is a Muggle wizard, and there are always people who don't like him. ”

There was a hint of disgust in Mr. Weasley's tone: "They think he used magic, because an underage Muggle wizard couldn't have gone to France to compete in an international wizarding chess tournament by himself." ”

At this moment, everyone's faces were not very good-looking, and there was no doubt that they were full of malicious accusations.

Of course, the matter was quickly suppressed. Mr. Weasley reassured, "Of course Fudge wouldn't allow such an article to appear, and Britain finally won the championship twice, isn't it a slap in the face to do so?"

"Mr. Bard Broad revealed in an interview that he asked an old friend to send Albert to France...... "Mr. Weasley, pointing to an interview in the Daily Prophet," said Mr. Weasley, pointing to an interview in the Daily Prophet. ”

"Albert knew quite a few famous wizards. Fred suddenly said, "He often has a correspondence with those famous wizards, and it is normal for someone to defend him. ”

"No, it's not normal. In fact, just now, the Division for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Items received a large number of reports that the group headed by Malfoy had a large amount of dark magic items hidden in their homes. Mr. Weasley's tone was tinged with excitement, "There's even a search warrant from above, allowing me to take people to their homes for a surprise inspection." ”

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In the McDoug kitchen, Katrina with the Daily Prophet rushed in.

"What's wrong?" said Mrs. MacDoug, looking at her daughter in confusion.

"Have you read the headlines in today's Daily Prophet?" asked Katrina.

"Something to sit down and say. Isobel took off her apron, placed a cup of milk tea in front of Katrina, picked up the Daily Prophet, read the headlines, and said to her mother, "Katrina probably wants to say that my boyfriend won the International Wizarding Chess Championship!"

"Your boyfriend?" Mrs. McDoug was not surprised that her daughter had a boyfriend.

In fact, the last time she heard Isobel mention it, it was a boy named Albert Anderson, who was also said to be a brilliant genius.

"It's really my daughter, she has a good eye. Mrs. McDoug looked at the newspaper and said to Isobel, "If you have a chance, you can invite each other to our house." ”

"Hmm. Isobel answered.

Just then, a woman's voice came from the fireplace.

"It seems that there is an urgent matter tonight. Mrs. McDoug glanced at the clock, "I may have to work overtime and won't be able to come back in the evening." ”

With that, she went into the fireplace and vanished.

Isobel and Katrina looked at each other, a situation they had seen countless times.

Katrina recalled Isobel's words just now, and her expression suddenly became a little subtle.

The sisters sit at their table talking about the newspaper, but they are quickly caught up in a photo from the third page.

In the photo, a beautiful French girl is kissing Albert on the cheek, and there are two other beautiful girls next to her.

The Daily Prophet used a photo to help Albert fabricate a romantic history.

"Isobel, be careful, that guy might be hiding from you and dating other girls. Katrina stared at the picture for a long time before looking up at her sister.

No way, Louise's passionate kiss was too seductive.

"You're thinking too much!"

Isobel was rather calm and didn't take it to heart at all.

"I don't think foreign girls are so enthusiastic. Katrina pouted, "I just don't want you to be deceived. ”

"The Daily Prophet always likes to chase after the wind and make some fake news to attract everyone's attention. Isobel pointed to the author of the article, "Rita Skeeter always likes to tell the truth and distort the facts, don't you know?"

Katrina couldn't understand why Isobel was so calm and didn't take it to heart at all.

"Well, don't worry, even if they are really rivals in love, they don't have any chance of winning. "What's more, they're not even rivals in love." ”

Katrina certainly didn't know, and Isobel could always ask Albert through the two-way mirror, if she wanted to. As for how to ask so as not to make Albert feel uncomfortable, Isobel naturally has his own way.

Moreover, Isobel actually doesn't believe that this is true, what kind of person is Albert, and after being together for so long, will she, the Regent, not know?

On the contrary, it was her sister's reaction, which was a little more than she expected, which made Isobel sigh in her heart.