Chapter Forty-Six: A Visitor in the Middle of the Night

"Emily, how did you come up with the idea of reading a book like this?" Alan was curious.

"This book was brought back by my eldest brother Albert a few days ago, and I saw that he was even reading it for dinner the other day, and I was really curious. Today, while he's not at home, I'll let you tell me. Alan, don't tell your big brother!" Emily tilted her little head and smiled sweetly, she was really invincible and cute!

Alan smiled and agreed, bringing milk and cake to her sister, and Emily obediently sat down to eat.

Alan opened the book again and found a few lines on the front page: "Now I understand that it is really foolish to do things without thinking about the cost in advance, and to act rashly without first estimating your own strength, but now it's too late to regret it." "The payment date was exactly a week ago. This must be the handwriting of the eldest brother, what happened to the eldest brother? Wait, this passage is very familiar! Isn't this a passage from Robinson Crusoe? What does this sentence have to do with the Moon Gem? Alan wondered, he was a little worried about the situation of the eldest brother, because Albert was an Auror who needed to go on all kinds of dangerous missions.

Alan became more and more worried about Albert after flipping through the relevant collection in the Ravenclaw Treasure. According to records, this yellow diamond has been through hardships since the 11th century AD, and all those who covet and touch this gem have suffered bad luck.

Allen's concern came to a head when Albert was not seen at dinner. In this regard, Mr. Harris believes that Albert must have had an urgent task and did not have time to greet his family. Mrs. Harris was genuinely worried about her eldest son, and it had never been such a failure to greet Albert since he had been on the job.

"Knock-knock-knock!" Mrs. Harris motioned for Daisy to take Emily back to her room first, and whatever happened, the little girl should go back to her room first.

Mr. Harris drew his wand, walked over, looked outside through the cat's eye and pulled the door open. A tall, balding, dark-skinned wizard walked in with a snowstorm. "I'm sorry, Owen, to bother you so late, but I have a last resort. A deep, slow voice rang out in the room, and Alan noticed that the man was wearing a gold earring on one side of his ear.

"Kingsley, what made you brave such a snowstorm to get here? Did something happen to Albert?" Mr. Harris was very worried. The whole family stared at the uninvited guest, and Mrs. Harris even grabbed the clothes on her chest.

"Uh, well," said Kingsley Shackle, after gathering his thoughts, "yes, I received a notice from the Ministry last night to pick up Albert to report to the Auror office today. If you don't receive him, you have to wait here. But something unexpected happened, and I had to come in and talk to you. ”

Alan noticed that he was going to stop talking, and it seemed that Mr. Kingsley Shackle was hiding something. Mr. Harris also noticed this, "We can accept it anyway, but what we want to know most now is whether Albert is safe?"

Mrs. Harris, though she was very curious about her son's condition, politely poured a cup of fragrant tea with a steaming white mist for Kingsley. Kingsley took a small sip and let out a satisfied sigh, "Thank you, Mrs. Harris. I've been out and about for a day, and it's cold!Owen, Albert should be safe, at least for now. Otherwise I wouldn't have noticed those people looking for him during the day. ”

"Someone is looking for Albert, why?" said Mr. Harris, keenly grasping the key, as he motioned for Mrs. Harris to prepare some food. Alan held Mrs. Harris down, and as a mother who was worried about her son's safety, she was better off staying here. Alan stood up and walked towards the kitchen. Fortunately, since he practiced the primary body refining operation, his five senses have become more and more acute, and he is not afraid that he can't hear the conversation in the living room.

"Albert had taken over the assignment in the office, and I can't say what the assignment was. Kingsley saw Mrs. Harris's question, "It's top secret. Alan guessed that it had something to do with the so-called moon gem.

"Today in your village I found three Indians wearing reddish-brown headcloths, dressed in white linen robes and trousers, followed by a handsome Englishman with pale hair. The boy was probably coerced and used by them, and his expression was not very reluctant. At this time, the smell of fragrant fried sausages filled the room, and Kingsley couldn't help but swallow his saliva, "Sorry, I've been hungry all day!"

"It doesn't matter, sir, that you are so hungry and cold for us. Alan kindly handed him a plate of sausages and toast and refilled Kingsley's tea.

"Really polite and good boy. I hid behind the fence wall that separates the road from your house and found that the three Indians were staring at your house after seeing that there was no one around, and they ordered the little boy to reach out and pour some black, ink-like things into the palm of the little boy's hand, and then touched his head with his hand, and made a few strokes on his head, and then asked him if Albert lived here, whether he came back yesterday, and when he would go out today. Then he gestured over the boy's head, and the boy woke up, and staggered to the house about three miles from your house. Then the three Indians muttered again and left. I thought the three men would come back, but now they are nowhere to be found. After consulting with the ministry, we agreed that it would be better for you to leave for a while, and the ministry agreed that you should suspend your work and take a leave of absence. Kingsley finally said to Mr. Harris and Lunn.

"Have you noticed anything different about Albert lately, like who you met or what books you read?" asked Kingsley.

Mr. and Mrs. Harris looked at each other, feeling that they had neglected their eldest son too much. Alan thought for a moment and handed the book with the legend of the Moon Gem to Kingsley, which she had read to Emily today. "Albert has been reading this book a lot lately, and I don't know if it will help you. ”

"Thank you, Alan. We'll settle this matter as soon as possible, and we won't delay you back to Hogwarts. Kingsley assures.

"I'll stay here tonight to protect you, Mrs. Harris, and I'm going to trouble you. "Kingsley's polite appearance makes it hard to imagine that he was a well-honed Auror.

"Of course, we're here to help. Alan heard Mrs. Harris's answer. If it weren't for the sight of Mrs. Harris's tightly clasped hand under the table, Alan would have thought that Mrs. Harris was still calm.