Chapter 347: Magic Candy
An hour later, Albert, Fred, and George returned to the Leaky Cauldron after shopping, and Mrs. Weasley, Ron, and Percy had not yet returned. However, their books had been delivered and were stacked on the floor next to Mr. Herb and Mr. Weasley's desk.
After seeing Albert return, Herb couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and asked, "Have you bought all the things?"
"If you have all the books, you can buy them. Albert picked out a marked package from his pile and said, "This is a gift for everyone." ”
"Mrs. Weasley has bought all the books you wanted. Herb pointed to the package next to him and said, "Then I'll go back first, and you should pay attention to your own safety." ”
"Rest assured, we're safe there. Mr. Weasley smiled and helped move things.
Fred and George had been trying to invite Albert over for a few days, saying that Albert had helped them a lot. This time it finally worked.
"Mr. Anderson is unlike any Muggle I've ever seen. Mr. Weasley looked in the direction in which the car had disappeared and said with emotion.
Every time he discussed certain appliances in the Muggle world with other people, they would look at him with the eyes of a madman.
It was rare for a Muggle like Herb to have the patience to explain to him what those appliances were for, and the tone of his voice made him feel comfortable.
It is not difficult to see that Herb cares about his son and asks a lot about the wizarding world.
It's important to communicate with each other.
"Well, he's very receptive to certain things. Albert knew that Herb didn't have much patience, and said casually, "After all, my son is a wizard. ”
Upon returning to the Leaky Cauldron, Mr. Weasley ordered a butterbeer for each of the three and prepared to continue their conversation with Albert about Muggle appliances.
However, the topic was quickly diverted by Albert, who discussed the invasion of Gringotts**.
"Everyone suspected that some very powerful dark wizard did it. "It's not good news, the goblins of Gringotts are almost mad, and they still haven't found a clue to the intruder." ”
"The Daily Prophet said that the things were not lost, as if they had been taken away in advance. Albert suddenly said, "It must be a very valuable item." ”
"I don't know. "Mr. Weasley didn't really want to talk about it.
"Those goblins are actually stupid. Albert said in a low voice.
Mr. Weasley opened his mouth, but heard Albert continue, "If you can't find the culprit, you can actually ask the owner of the depository, and maybe the other party knows who invaded Gringotts." ”
"Why?"
Mr. Weasley was stunned, but Fred was the first to ask everyone's doubts.
"The goblins didn't reveal what was in the vault, and certainly not many people knew what it was. Albert whispered, "And the thief actually stared at it directly, which means that the other party knows very well what is in the vault, otherwise why didn't he steal other valuable things, but stared directly at the contents of the vault?"
"Well, it makes sense, the thief is certainly not ignorant. George chimed in.
"Surely the wizard who left the thing in Gringotts wouldn't have been unaware of it, then, he obviously knew or had a hunch about it, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to take it away in advance. Albert continued, "There are not so many coincidences in the world. ”
Mr. Weasley also had to admit that Albert had a point.
However, the topic did not continue. Mrs. Weasley, with a bunch of packages, returns with Ron, followed by Percy with an owl.
They ask Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, to borrow a fireplace and use Floo powder to return to the Burrow.
Albert was the first to emerge from the fireplace, and as soon as he moved out of his place, hurried footsteps could be heard upstairs.
"Mom, did you buy me ......?"
A red-haired girl appeared at the top of the stairs, looked at the stranger in the house, stunned for a moment, and looked at Albert warily.
However, she was soon relieved, as Fred and George had come out of the fireplace.
"Our sister Ginny. Fred introduced each other, "This is Albert, as I told you, he will be at our house for a few days. ”
"Hello Ginny. Albert greeted Ginny with a smile. It's a cute redhead girl.
"Hello!" Ginny looked at Albert, and soon ran to Mrs. Weasley, who had just come out of the fireplace.
"The wizard's home is incredible. Albert looked at the pot he was cleaning up and said with a smile, "It's magical...... By the way, what about Charlie?"
"Charlie went to Romania to study dragons. "A few days ago, we took him to King's Cross station to catch the train. ”
"Trains?"
"King's Cross station has trains to other countries. George explained.
"I thought wizards would travel with portkeys or Floo powder. ”
"Most of the time, only smuggling wizards use portkeys. Mr. Weasley finally came out of the fireplace, "You're staying with Charlie tonight." ”
"Albert of course stayed in our room and George went to Charlie's room to sleep. Fred said immediately.
"Why didn't you go to Charlie's room and sleep. George complained.
"Come, I'll show you our bedroom. Fred ignored George's complaints, and said to Albert in his package, "Last time, we already had some research on that thing you mentioned. ”
"That thing?" Albert was stunned for a moment before remembering what Fred was talking about.
As he walked down the narrow aisle and up the rickety staircase, George said regretfully, "Unfortunately, it's still only half-finished." ”
Fred and George's room was a mess, with a lot of stuff piled up inside.
"Originally, we were going to enchant toffee, but then we found that it didn't work. We can only work on potions, but it won't be easy. Fred sat on the marching bed and tossed the toffee on the table to Albert, "This is a half-finished product we made." ”
"Looks like you're in need of a lab to try using the Traceless Stretching Charm. Also, no one is going to eat this thing, the smell of the medicine is too strong. Albert peeled off the shell, sniffed the candy, and frowned slightly, there was a smell of bulking agent in the toffee.
"Dad won't agree. George was depressed, "Last time, he scolded us for this." ”
"Why?"
"The Ministry of Magic doesn't allow wizards to use that kind of spell at will. Fred explained.
"As long as you don't let the Ministry of Magic know. Albert picked up the book and began to flip through it, "Are you going to try to improve the expansion potion?"
"Well, we've tried the swelling agent, it's a terrible thing, the last time Fred died, my tongue couldn't taste it for days. "So, we tried the bulking agent again, but the toffee from that thing tasted very strong. ”
"That thing you've got is the latest improvement, and we're going to try it with the goblins downstairs. Fred whispered, "Of course, you can't let Mom know." Maybe, you can help us perfect it. ”
The twins looked at Albert expectantly.
"Test the effect of the candy first?" Albert blinked, "where are the goblins you are talking about?"