Chapter 484: When the Date Is Going
After the bell rang at eleven o'clock in the evening, the few torches that were still lit on the walls of the castle corridors began to gradually go out, and the quiet corridors fell into darkness again.
Suddenly, a faint voice came from nowhere, as if someone was talking in the hallway.
No, it should be said that there are indeed people talking in the hallway.
A pale glow lit up out of thin air in the darkness, drawing resentment and reproach from the surrounding portraits of the wizards who were preparing to sleep.
"Tonight, it seems to be very lively. Isobel stopped, listened to the whispers in the distance, turned to her boyfriend next to her, and said, "It's okay to go on a date another day." ”
"It's okay, we don't run into other professors anyway. Albert shook the map of the living spot in his hand, and it was natural to bring important things with him on a night date, otherwise it would be a disappointment for someone else to disturb his date.
"That map has a lot of magic. Isobel said as he walked on, "I used a very clever tracking charm, a human tracking charm, and a disguise charm. ”
"I know. Albert asked rhetorically, "By the way, can you make your own?"
"You can't do it yourself?" Isobel was a little surprised, Albert was actually no different from omnipotence in her eyes.
No way, this product can basically do anything, and it knows everything.
"My tracking spell isn't very clever, and I don't know how to use a human tracking spell. Albert shrugged, surprised to find that Isobel knew himself so well that it sometimes felt a little strange to think about it.
However, the natural Regent is really powerful!
"There's been a lot of pressure lately. Albert reached out and took Isobel's hand and carried her on.
"Why do you say that? Isobel asked rhetorically. She used the time turner a lot, and it did accumulate a lot of stress, and as the .LS exam approached, the pressure increased.
"It's just a vague feeling, and you care too much about your grades. Albert casually changed the subject, "Let's go to the Ravenclaw common room to chat, I haven't been to the other college common rooms yet?"
"You've been there last time, and it's better not to have this point in time, some Ravenclaw students are still reviewing their homework. Isobel suggested, "Otherwise, let's go to the Gryffindor common room, I'm curious about what your common room looks like." ”
Percy Weasley is probably still reviewing his homework. Albert said without thinking.
"Are you trying to say that I don't study hard enough?" Isobel glanced at his mouth and pulled Albert straight to the Ravenclaw common room.
On the way to the Ravenclaw common room, they also met a number of scolding students returning to their respective common rooms. There were students from all four houses, and Filch could be heard cursing in the distance.
"Did the warden of the hunting grounds really have a dragon?" asked Isobel and the others curiously as they walked away.
"Well, it's true, secretly raised a Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon. ”
Because the dragon would be sent away tonight, Albert didn't hide it.
"So, what was rumored a while ago is also true?" Isobel suddenly realized, and looked at Albert with a strange expression, "The Ministry of Magic raid didn't find the dragon, is it because you hid it?"
"Well, congratulations, you got it right. It's really my girlfriend, come, your reward. Albert reached out and grabbed Isobel's waist and kissed her on the cheek.
"Actually, I even suspect that this incident has something to do with you from beginning to end. "Isobel thinks that her boyfriend is always mysterious and knows a lot of things.
"If he helps hide the dragon, this matter is directly related to him. ”
"You could think that I helped Hagrid get the dragon eggs, helped him fulfill his hopes of raising dragons, helped him hide them from the Ministry of Magic, and finally helped him send the dragons away. Albert simply admitted the incident.
"It's hard to imagine you doing that. ”
"In my prophecy, Hagrid was destined to get that dragon egg. Albert sighed helplessly, "Raising dragons is Hagrid's dream, it is his persistence, even I can't stop him from raising dragons, so I took him by the hand, and we are friends after all." ”
Of course, there are some things Albert didn't say, he used the dragon egg incident to get himself a lot of tasks and rewards, this is the most important thing, if he can't squeeze out experience, Albert basically won't interfere and let it go.
"I see what you mean. Isobel nodded, she also had her own persistence at the beginning, in order to kill Rowanna Smith, Isobel also paid a lot, and in the end, it was impossible to let go easily, and she would not give up, even if she would make some irrational decisions because of this.
As they spoke, the two of them had arrived at the entrance to the Ravenclaw common room.
"You come or I'll come. ”
"Come on, who made me just an invited guest?" Albert smiled and made a gesture of invitation, then leaned his head to Isobel's ear and asked softly, "How does it feel to sneak your boyfriend into the common room of your own academy?"
"What does it feel?" Isobel repeated, "I don't feel anything, you can get in on your own anyway." ”
"Why don't you take me to your dorm room?" Albert suggested with a smile.
"Are you sure?" reminded Isobel, his expression becoming odd. "Did you know that Hogwarts has an old-fashioned rule?"
"I know. In Hogwarts, a history of the school, it is stated that the founders of the school believed that boys were less reliable than girls. So, they cast a spell on the stairs of the girls' dormitory, but the Big Four didn't think about it at all. We can enter the girls' dormitory without stepping on the stairs. Albert winked mischievously and reminded, "I've got a broomstick here!"
"Well, you win. "Don't go to the girls' dormitory, because it will disturb the girls who haven't slept yet, and if the other girls find out that you're going to sneak into the girls' dormitory late at night...... You don't want to know the results!"
"I thought the girls would give me a warm afternoon tea!" Albert teased with a laugh.
"If you're not coming at night, maybe that's possible. ”
"Good evening, Ms. Gray. Albert greeted the ghost of Ravenclaw with a smile, not at all embarrassed to be found out about the date.
"Good evening, if I were you, I wouldn't be running around at night. Lady Gray looked up and down at the two gifted Hogwarts wizards in front of her, "Although many people think that dating after curfew is a romantic affair. ”
With that, Ms. Gray floated away.
"It seems that you know this lady well. ”
Isobel begins to introduce Albert to Ravenclaw, insisting that if Albert had come to Ravenclaw, he wouldn't have been as adventurous as he is now.
Albert just laughed and didn't say anything.
During the casual conversation, the two talked about some trivial matters at home, and introduced their families to each other.
Isobel also learned from Albert why he was the heir to Wildsmith.
"Squib?"
Isobel nodded imperceptibly, "At the beginning, I guessed that you might be a descendant of a wizard or a squib. It's just that I didn't expect it to be Smith's direct line. ”
"Those don't matter anymore. ”
Albert understated the matter.
yes, it doesn't matter anymore!
"Your sister may be a little troublesome, though!" said Isobel suddenly, "She now has adoration and attachment to you, and for her, you are a very special existence that she has alone." I'm probably the bad woman who took away his brother in her heart, and she can't be liked by her!"
"Don't think too much, when Nia grows up and is more sensible, it won't be like that. Albert found that Isobel might be right, but he felt that time could help solve all this, and people could change, let alone a young girl.
"Let's go, let's go to the observatory, and if you're lucky, you should be able to spot the Norwegian Ridgeback." Albert smiled and suggested, "You must be curious about what the little dragon looks like!"
With Isobel's consent, the two left the Ravenclaw break room together and headed towards the observatory. On the way, they also meet Filch, the caretaker who is patrolling near the Astronomy Tower.
After Filch disappeared at the end of the hallway, Albert whispered to Isobel, "Perhaps, you have also noticed, Filch is a Squib, as long as it is not too bad to hide from him. ”
"You know a lot of things. Isobel gave Albert a deep look.
"If you look closely, it's not hard to see who he is, Filch hasn't used magic from beginning to end, not once, and Muggles can't possibly be caretakers at Hogwarts, so he can only be a Squib. ”
Isobel looked at Filch's departing back and shook his head imperceptibly.
They made their way to the hallway one floor below the Astronomy Tower, where they found Malfoy sneaking around, and they didn't know how he had managed to evade Filch on patrol.
"Malfoy will definitely be caught, deducted points, locked up. Albert said to Isobel as he began to walk up the spiral staircase.
"I hear you seem to have made a prophecy to that Mr. Malfoy. Isobel asked with interest.
"Well, a prophecy was made, and that prophecy is now beginning to be fulfilled. As they spoke, the two walked up the steep spiral staircase and opened the wooden door to the top of the tower.
"How are they going to get into Hogwarts?" Isobel looked at the overcast night sky and suddenly turned his head to ask Albert, "I remember mentioning it in Hogwarts, a school history, because the school is surrounded by ancient magic, and outsiders can't directly enter the school by flying. ”
"And how do you think they got in?" Albert smiled at the corners of his lips as he looked up at a certain corner of the school, where the headmaster's office window was still lit.
"You mean, the Headmaster let them in?" Isobel immediately realized what was going on, "The Headmaster knows about this?"
"Congratulations, you're right!" said Albert cheerfully, "Actually, I wrote to the Headmaster and briefed him on Hagrid's side, and since the Headmaster wasn't prepared to get involved, it means that he acquiesced in Potter's approach. ”
"Are you trying to say that all of this is actually what you expected?" said Isobel, raising an eyebrow slightly.
"So to speak. ”
"I like the confident look you have. Isobel kissed Albert on the cheek and reminded, "But you should know that not everything goes as you expected. ”
She didn't want Albert to get too carried away, because sooner or later he would miss out on it.
"Honestly, finding you as a girlfriend was just something I didn't expect. Albert put his head into Isobel's ear and whispered, "I really didn't think Hogwarts would have such a good girl as you." ”
"So, when you were in first grade, you started looking for a girlfriend for yourself?" Isobel chuckled, but she still liked Albert's words.
"If you're in the same class, I don't feel anything, your sister is actually very beautiful, but her personality is probably not quite compatible with me. Shanna of Gryffindor has a decent personality, and she is also Muggle-born, so she gets along well with me. Albert secretly observed the change in the expression on Isobel's face and said deadly, "I think Shanna may like me a little." ”
"What do you see me doing?" Isobel couldn't help but laugh.
"Are you jealous?" said Albert, in all seriousness.
"Jealous, why should I be jealous, what's so jealous, those girls you are talking about are just poor losers. Isobel said pityingly.
This makes sense, so that Albert doesn't know what to say.
He suddenly understood what was going on with Fred, George, and Lee Jordan who were usually so confused by their own words.
As the two spoke, there was a sound of footsteps outside the spiral staircase.
It's Potter and Hermione.
They were whispering about Malfoy's arrest and confinement.
Just as the two were about to open the wooden door and enter the top floor, Albert suddenly felt that his cheek was being held and his mouth was gagged.
Then, the door was opened, but no one else was seen entering the observatory.
Albert didn't quite understand why Isobel was doing this.
Suddenly, the sound of a box hitting the ground sounded on the observatory.
The two immediately parted and looked in the direction from which the voice came.
"Who's there. ”
The scene suddenly fell into a strange atmosphere.
At this moment, Harry, who was hiding under the invisibility cloak, was a little panicked, they had no idea that there would be other people on the observatory.
"Potter, the invisibility cloak is good, I can't see where you're hiding?" Albert lit his wand, and with the help of the light from the tip of his wand, he looked at the location of the door and was the first to speak, breaking the silence.
"Why are you here?" asked Harry, looking out of his invisibility cloak, looking at Albert.
"Sorry to interrupt your date!" Hermione wasn't a stupid guy like Harry, and when the two of them came in, they bumped into them kissing.
The students at the school knew that Albert already had a girlfriend, but they had never seen the two go on a date together.
I didn't expect the two of them to meet here.
"Isobel was interested in the little dragon, so I brought her over to try my luck. And don't you think it's a good place to go on a date, too?" Albert winked at Harry and reminded, "Potter, you have your own girlfriend in the future, you can bring her over here for a date." ”
Harry was a little embarrassed, and even forgot about Malfoy's point deduction and confinement.
"Is this the dragon?" Isobel looked at the baby dragon in the crate with interest, it was the first time she had seen what a living dragon looked like.
"This guy's teeth are poisonous. Albert took out a pair of dragon skin gloves from the deformed lizard's leather pouch and handed them to Isobel, not forgetting to remind: "If you want to touch it, remember to wear gloves, I don't want you to go to the school hospital because of this." ”
Watching Albert take out the gloves from his pocket, Hermione's expression suddenly became complicated.
"It's so irritable!" Isobel was bitten as he was playing with the dragon.
The box was moving violently.
"Norwegian spinybacks are more aggressive!" Albert drew his wand, and after the spell struck the little dragon, it stopped struggling.
"What did you do?" asked Hermione, puzzled.
"Stun Charm, you don't want to be troubled by Filch!" Albert explained casually, and then changed the subject, "By the way, what you were talking about just now, you seem to be very happy." ”
"When we came over, we saw Malfoy being caught by Professor McGonagall. Hermione said excitedly, "That guy caused Hagrid to almost get expelled from school, and he finally got his revenge." ”
"I wonder what Snape's face was when he saw Professor McGonagall bring Malfoy to meet him. Harry was also gloating with a grim face.
"Well, it's really interesting, and I'd like to know. Albert turned his head to look at Isobel, who was rubbing his fingers: "Are you okay!"
"It's still small!" Isobel sighed, "It's not been a month, and the dragon is really a very dangerous creature. ”
While they were chatting, several black dots appeared on the horizon, presumably Hagrid's friends, and they soon landed on the observatory.
"What's wrong with it, it looks so unmotivated?" asked a wizard looking at the little dragon in the crate, raising an eyebrow.
"I used a stun spell on it to quiet it. Albert said.
"It's not easy, the dragon skin is very resistant to magic. Several of the other wizards looked surprised, they had also dealt with dragons, and naturally understood how difficult these creatures could be.
"Probably because this dragon is still too young, and its resistance to magic is not very strong. Albert said casually, "Say hello to Charlie for me!"
"Yes, Mr. Anderson. ”
The four of them were very happy, and after briefly introducing themselves, they began to firmly wrap the box with the rope they had brought, and they did not dare to stay at Hogwarts at all, so they hurriedly rode away with the little dragon on a broomstick.
No way, if the Ministry of Magic knows that they are illegally carrying a dragon, it is estimated that they will be imprisoned.
"Then let's go first!"
Harry and Hermione were relieved, waving at their fading backs and turning to say goodbye to Albert and Isobel.
Then, they forgot to bring their invisibility cloaks and went downstairs like that.
"Why don't you remind them?" said Isobel, looking at Albert quizzically.
"Let them suffer a little bit, so that they can really remember it for a long time, so that they don't like to run around after curfew in the future. Albert made a look of "I'm doing good for them", which made Isobel speechless.
She always felt that Albert just wanted to see those two guys unlucky, they didn't have a magic spell, and when they went down, they would be caught by Filch.
A large number of points were deducted and confined to confinement.
It's not hard to imagine what would happen when everyone woke up and found that Gryffindor House's scores had dropped significantly.
"You're a nasty taste!"
Isobel looked at Albert, who was inspecting the invisibility cloak, and asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"What a deathly hallows it is!"
Albert couldn't help but sigh in his heart, this invisibility cloak felt strange to the touch, as if it was woven with water.
"It's so special, you can't tell what made it at all. Albert handed the Invisibility Cloak to Isobel and looked at the new quest that appeared on the quest panel: Collect three Deathly Hallows.
After seeing this task, Albert was speechless for a while.
However, he was soon brought back to attention by Isobel.
"What are you going to do with this?"
"Well, I'll give it back to Potter later!" Albert said without thinking.
As they were about to leave the observatory, they heard footsteps at the bottom of the spiral staircase.
"Perhaps, Potter has revealed to the others about our night outing. Isobel teased.
"Who do you think it will be?" Albert looked at the comer, and greeted him with a self-question, "Good evening, Headmaster Dumbledore." ”
"Good evening, Mr. Anderson. Dumbledore looked at Albert and Isobel, not angry, and didn't blame them for being here in the middle of the night.
"That little dragon was sent away?"
"It's gone!" Albert simply handed the cloak to Dumbledore, "The cloak that Potter forgot to take with him, I think he probably regrets it by now!"
"yes, they're in a little trouble. Dumbledore took the cloak of invisibility and said gently to Albert and Isobel, "I suggest you move your date to daytime, it's always bad to break school rules, and it's not good for your body to not sleep at night." ”
With that, Dumbledore left with his invisibility cloak.
"Let's go back too!" Albert said to Isobel with a smile, "Don't be surprised, it's Dumbledore after all, and he's still very open-minded and easy to deal with." ”