Professor Broad was a funny old man, and Albert was looking forward to the invitation, and just as he was about to raise his hand and knock on the door, the door to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office opened automatically.

Albert's hand froze in place, and knowing it was Professor Broad's invitation, he reached out and gently pushed the door open, and walked into the Defense Against the Dark Arts office.

Professor Broad has prepared the cake and drink.

And, of course, a good game of wizard chess.

"Wait a minute. Professor Broad sat at his desk, staring at some parchment in front of him, unsure of what he was up to.

Albert didn't bother the other, sat quietly on the couch, made himself a piece of cake, and ate it to himself.

Ten minutes later, Professor Broad finally finished his business, sat down in front of Albert, and smiled at him, "I've heard Professor McGonagall say your business, and she's proud of you. ”

"Transfiguration Today?" Albert asked, a little confused.

"Yes. Professor Broad nodded, "For your age, that's pretty remarkable. ”

Albert was silent, suddenly at a loss for what to say. Actually, he really didn't care much about that.

Professor Broad noticed the stunned and silent flashing across Albert's face, and asked suspiciously, "You seem to ...... Don't you care?"

"Huh?" Albert nodded a little awkwardly. In fact, he wanted to say that that fame was not as affordable to him as Galleon.

There is no fee for Hogwarts students to publish papers in Transfiguration Today. Of course, the relationship between the two sides has always been mutually beneficial.

Only the students who won the Best Most Promising Newcomer Award will be given a symbolic Galleon reward in "Transfiguration Today", and the number of Galleons is not much, and more honors come from the title of Best Promising Newcomer Award.

"White moves first. Professor Broad didn't discuss the topic, but made a gesture to Albert.

Albert immediately focused his attention and began to cautiously test Professor Broad's strength. He was well aware of his situation, the level of wizard chess was only level 1, and it was still far from level 2.

This level is okay against ordinary people, but against international wizard chess champions, it is much worse.

In fact, in the head-on attack, Professor Broad also deliberately released the water, but Albert still failed to block the opponent's attack, and lasted less than ten minutes before Professor Broad's knight checkmated.

Although he lost the game, Albert benefited a lot from playing chess with Professor Broad. After the start of the second game, Albert slowed down his game to avoid some small mistakes in the first game, and the two sides fought for twenty minutes, and finally the opposing queen checkmated.

"Lost again. Albert sighed, "Is this the level of an international wizard chess champion? The level of wizarding chess must be very high." ”

"No, you're actually wrong, the wizards who participate in the international wizarding chess tournament are of average level. Professor Broder took a sip of milk tea and explained gently, "In fact, there are very few wizards who actually train in this area, they may have some level, but that's it. In two years, you should be able to reach that level as well. ”

"What do you mean...... The players in the International Wizarding Chess Tournament are all amateurs?" Albert was stunned.

In fact, it is said that at the age of seventeen, people begin to reach the top in many ways, and Albert once suspected that this is the reason for the coming of age at seventeen.

"Yes, there is no such thing as a professional or amateur. However, this is the case every time you play, and when you become an adult, you can also participate in international wizard chess tournaments. Professor Broder smiled and said, "Although the prize money is not much, the title is still quite good. ”

"Hmm. Albert replied absent-mindedly, in fact, he didn't care much about whether he was famous or not.

"It's famous, and sometimes it works. Professor Broad smiled meaningfully.

How did he sound like ...... Well, it's kind of weird.

"What were you up to?" Albert digressed, "of course, if it's inconvenient to ......."

"Study the ancient scriptures. "Professor Broad doesn't mind at all," Bussida had just helped me sort it out. However, I haven't touched these things for a long time, and it's quite difficult to study now. ”

"Ancient Magical Texts?" Albert raised an eyebrow and said, "I heard that it was an elective course in the third year. ”

"Yes, yes, third-grade electives. Professor Broad nodded repeatedly.

Albert suddenly said: "It is said that in the era of the Big Four, this kind of magic was used to cast spells. ”

"Yes, there is such a saying. Professor Broad looked at Albert, "There was once a speculation that ancient wizards would be so powerful that they were inseparable from ancient magic. ”

"Indeed...... It's powerful," Albert said softly, "it's a miracle that Hogwarts' ancient magic has lasted for thousands of years. While it may be rude to say that, I doubt Headmaster Dumbledore would be able to do the same. ”

"Haha, Dumbledore. Professor Broad put down his teacup, "He is widely recognized as the most powerful wizard of this century, and he has been the chief magician of the Wizengamot for decades!"

"Rumor has it that the mysterious people are afraid of him. Professor Broad continued, "Well, you know who the mystery man is, right?"

"Yes. Albert nodded, "I've read about him in the books, and it's said that the Savior Harry Potter defeated the Dark Lord. ”

"It was a much discussed affair, and many people thought that the mystery man would be defeated by Dumbledore, only to lose to ......," Professor Broad realized, and the conversation should end there. His tone paused, and then he pulled the topic back again: "There are many legends about ancient magic scripts, and it is said that this is a kind of writing with magical powers, and using it to chant spells can enhance the magical power of wizards. Well, Dumbledore would also use them, and he himself was an expert in the field. ”

"Professor. Albert said suddenly.

"What's the matter, Mr. Anderson. Professor Broad asked, looking up in confusion.

"I also taught myself runi script. Albert hesitated, but then asked, "But I didn't feel the mysterious power of this ancient magic script as you told you."

"You've taught yourself. Professor Broad was surprised.

"Yes. Albert said. "Just during this year's Christmas holidays, I had taught myself runi and could barely read them, but ...... In fact, they're not as amazing as you say. ”

"After all, that's just a legend......," Professor Broad said softly, "but you're really a surprise to me?"

"Surprise?" Albert frowned slightly.

"Nothing. Professor Broder smiled, "Actually, many wizards have learned ancient magic scripts, but at their level, they can usually only achieve ordinary understanding and simple application, and there are actually few real experts in this field." ”

Albert was silent.

After a long time, he said, "No one digs deep?"

"Dig deeper?" Professor Broad shook his head and said, "For most people, this ancient text is good as long as it can be understood. After all, no one needs it, so why waste time and effort to dig up its secrets?"

"Can be ...... school"

Professor Broad interrupted, "Hogwarts School will offer a class on ancient magical texts, just because we don't want future generations to look forward to these ancient texts. ”