The Alchemist of Harry Potter

Chapter 1032 The Leaked Secret
After returning from Hagrid's place, Hermione went directly to find Albert, but unfortunately no one was found. She learned from the Weasley brothers who were having a snowball fight outside the castle that Albert might have gone on a date.

That night, Hermione couldn't sleep, and her mind was full of thoughts about Hagrid and the giant.

She was really worried that Hagrid would hide the giant in the Forbidden Forest, and even more worried that he would get in trouble for it.

The next day, Hermione found Albert with dark circles under her eyes.

"You didn't seem to sleep well last night." Albert noticed Hermione's dark circles and reminded him kindly, "Insomnia is a girl's enemy. If you can't sleep, you can try drinking some sleeping pills."

"Thank you, I have something to talk to you about, it's very important." Hermione ignored the curious gazes from Fred, George and Lee Jordan, and pulled Albert to a remote corner.

"What's the matter?" Albert asked gently, took out a medicine bottle from his pocket and poured a pill into Hermione's hand, "This is a refreshing and refreshing medicine."

"Thank you." Hermione said with a sigh of relief after swallowing, "I saw your letter to Hagrid."

Albert said nothing, letting Hermione continue.

"Hagrid hid something in the Forbidden Forest, right? His injury..." Hermione's shoulders trembled slightly, "You must know what he hid in the Forbidden Forest, right?"

"That's Hagrid's privacy." Albert pulled out his wand and cast a simple spell to ensure that no one could eavesdrop on the ensuing conversation, "If he doesn't want to tell you, I won't reveal anything to anyone else .”

"It's a giant, isn't it? Apart from his injuries, he might have fought with a troll. He is a giant, and Hagrid happened to go to find a giant." Hermione looked up at Albert tremblingly, hoping to get a negative answer.

"If Hagrid doesn't want to tell anyone, as friends we'd better pretend we don't know, so as not to embarrass him." Albert was a little surprised that Hermione guessed the answer. It seems that it is not only Harry who is growing rapidly, because Is it because this butterfly flaps its wings?

"But...why would he do this, Hagrid must know how dangerous giants are?" Hermione was in a bad mood, she said in a low voice, "Hagrid's situation is bad enough now."

To be honest, Albert was a little skeptical that Hagrid knew the danger of giants.

"You already knew, right, that's why you said in your letter that you couldn't help him." Hermione slumped against the corridor wall, and repeated in a low voice, "You already knew that Hagrid would be fired by Toad, didn't you. "

Albert looked at Hermione, who was a little emotionally broken, and didn't answer her question.

"Hagrid always takes it for granted that there is no problem." Hermione had a bitter smile on her face, "Is it really all right?"

"When he is expelled and forced to leave Hogwarts, he probably, no, Hagrid will definitely, that's why you directly rejected him in your letter." Hermione really couldn't imagine what it would be like at that time.

For most wizards, a giant is a threat in itself. Maybe it may not have any malicious intentions, but it can easily kill a person with just a light touch or pinch.

Hermione had actually seen this tendency in Hagrid a long time ago. Those giants were different from Hagrid. They didn't even realize how fragile wizards were.

"That's not your fault." Albert said softly, taking out a handkerchief and handing it to Hermione.

"But why did he make his life so difficult?" Hermione choked up in a low voice.

"Hagrid must have his reasons," Albert said.

"You know why, right?" Hermione looked at Albert.

"Those are Hagrid's private affairs, and I can't disclose other information to you." Albert said calmly, "If Hagrid wants to ask you for help one day, you can refuse him directly, even if you are good friends. There is also a limit to help, beyond your ability, direct rejection is the best choice, and you don't need to feel guilty about it, just like me, I also directly refused."

"But……"

"No but, people have to be responsible for their own actions. No one can help you for the rest of your life, not even your parents, let alone your friends." Albert's tone was very flat, "Doing your best is enough to be worthy of this job." Friendship."

In fact, Albert could understand Hermione's broken state of mind.

Albert didn't want to make unnecessary comments about Hagrid bringing his half-brother back to take care of him, since a person like him would definitely not be able to do such a thing anyway.

As for Hagrid being worried about his brother dying in the giant's camp, that's even more hilarious.

One must know how old Hagrid might be when the Noseless Monster is younger. It is estimated that he is at least about 65 years old, and his younger brother, how young can he be? A guy who has lived in the giant camp for decades, how? May not survive?

In Albert's opinion, it is simply the biggest joke of this century.

After appeasing Hermione, Albert went to the hall for dinner. After ignoring Fred and George's teasing, he turned his attention to the teacher's seat. The injury on Hagrid's face was much better. However, not all the students liked him. The return response was enthusiastic.

At least, Umbridge looked at Hagrid coldly, and his smirk was even more hypocritical. Albert knew that Toad had long wanted to find an excuse to fire Hagrid.

"Toad has bad eyes." George said in a low voice, "Hagrid is all right."

"At least, he won't be expelled before Professor Trelawney." Albert said firmly.

"By the way, I almost forgot, this is for you." George took out a note from his pocket and handed it to Albert.

"Professor Dumbledore sent it to you."

Albert opened the note, glanced at the contents, and then burned it to ashes.

"It's incredible every time I see it." Li Qiaodan muttered softly as he looked at the parchment that had burned completely in the air.

"You can also take time to practice, maybe you can master it too." Albert suggested.

"Forget it, no matter how you look at it, it's a very difficult skill. We haven't even practiced silent spells." George is very self-aware.

……

That night, Albert went to the appointment according to the password on the note.

When he knocked on the door and entered, Professor Dumbledore was actually not doing other things, but wandering around in the principal's office, not knowing what he was thinking.

"You don't seem very happy." Albert keenly sensed that the old man seemed to be in a bad mood.

"No, it's just that a lot has happened recently." Dumbledore sat on the armchair behind the desk and raised his hand to signal Albert to find a place to sit.

"A lot of things did happen." Albert said noncommittally, "You are looking for me..."

"What you want."

With that said, Dumbledore put a bottle of golden potion in front of Albert. The bottle of Felix Elixir is not too much, only about two days.

"Your efficiency is faster than I expected." Albert was a little surprised. Although he was brewing Felicity Elixir, it was necessary to store some Felicity Elixir before it was successfully brewed.

"Got it from an old friend."

"Mr. Slughorn?" Albert guessed who the old friend Dumbledore was talking about, "I thought he would find a place to hide with his character."

"Horace was indeed hiding, and it took me a while to find him." Dumbledore said with a smile, not surprised by Albert's guess.

"Hiding in an uninhabited Muggle house?" Albert asked again.

"It seems you know?" Dumbledore raised his eyebrows slightly.

"Mr. Slughorn likes to enjoy. Muggles know how to enjoy better than wizards. With the degree of contempt that dark wizards have for Muggles, hiding in a strange Muggle's house will be relatively safe." Albert stared at the golden potion and analyzed it carefully. Said: "How much Galleons do I need to pay?"

"One hundred Galleons."

"Cheaper than I expected." Albert waved his wand, conjuring a bag of Galleon out of thin air and placing it in front of Dumbledore.

"Horace asked me to tell you that he likes the polo candied fruit you send every year. It would be even better if you could leave him a photo of the dueling champion." Dumbledore relayed the old friend's words to Albert.

"I will, he will be at Hogwarts next year." Albert deliberately revealed part of the news, "I would like to ask you to pass it to him on the way, anyway, you will definitely visit Slug then Mr Horne."

"This is really surprising news." Dumbledore was a little surprised by Albert's disclosure, but he quickly thought of the reason, where did the old friend have the news he wanted to know.

"I thought you had already made up your mind."

"The fortune tellers I know can't see as clearly as you." Dumbledore was surprised at Albert's level of divination: "How much do you think, I think you should know what I'm talking about."

"I remember we discussed this sensitive topic before." Albert stuffed Felicia Felicia back into his pocket, and said to Dumbledore, "And, didn't you have some guesses yourself? With the personality of a mysterious person, you can use it." Which number to make the same amount of stuff."

"Is it really that number?" Dumbledore murmured.

"You have to take into account the unexpected situation." Albert hesitated for a moment, but still reminded, lest Dumbledore fall into the pit.

"Accident, you mean..."

Dumbledore knew what Albert meant, so he didn't continue to discuss this matter. Horcruxes are a sensitive topic after all.

However, Dumbledore was a little surprised that Albert was so clear, he seemed to think of something, and said, "I found some clues."

"I'm not interested in your vacation adventure." Albert shook his head and refused. "Maybe it will be a thrilling adventure story, but... that's not for me. If I were you, I would pay attention to safety."

"It seems that you guessed it? Where will I die? No, you said I would..." Dumbledore was still very calm when talking about his own death.

"At that time, you can drink some Felicia, maybe your intuition will help you." Albert suggested.

"You're right, although it may not be useful." Dumbledore agreed with Albert's point of view. Although he was not afraid of death, no one wanted to die if possible.

"Teaching Harry, do you really stop thinking about it?" Dumbledore suddenly changed the subject.

"No, I don't want to be watched by a mysterious person. I know what you're worried about, but it's not a pleasant thing to be watched by that guy." Albert directly refused, even though he had previously received instructions to teach Harry's brain. The task of Occlumency, but as far as he knew, Potter hadn't been able to learn Occlumency until the end, which showed that he didn't have much talent in this area.

Or maybe Snape...

"Of course, there is another reason. I doubt whether Potter can learn Occlumency." Albert said without hesitation: "I have taught other people, and I know something very well. Potter is a very emotional person." People, he never suppressed his emotions, but faced them very honestly, such wizards are usually unable to suppress their own memories, and the difficulty of mastering Occlumency will be more difficult than ordinary people."

It's fine if he can complete the task, but if he can't, he will not only waste a lot of time and energy, but also may be targeted by Voldemort, and will make himself extremely depressed, which is a blood loss.

So Albert would rather give up this task with a good reward than try it lightly.

Don't look at Harry's ability to control his emotions very well, it's completely superficial, relying on tranquilizers to forcibly suppress it, Harry Potter always carries a bottle of medicine with him now.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the principal's office. Professor McGonagall pushed the door and walked in. After his eyes fell on Albert, he couldn't help showing a look of surprise on his face. He obviously didn't expect to see Albert here. special.

"Minerva, what's the matter?" Dumbledore asked gently.

"Our senior investigator has come up with a new education order." Professor McGonagall didn't even want to mention Umbridge's name, "She banned Harry and the Weasley brothers for life, and it's still confiscated took their broomsticks."

"I see."

Dumbledore said casually, as if it was a trivial matter.

"There are some things that I can't help, and I heard from Nick that she seems to be planning to expel a professor in the near future." Professor McGonagall's tone was slightly reproachful, "Maybe you shouldn't let Hagrid come back at this time , you know she never liked Hagrid."

Dumbledore turned to look at Albert, as if asking him who had been fired.

"Obviously it's our divination professor. As for Hagrid, whether he can get through the current difficulties depends on himself." Albert was not surprised by this.

"In just a few months, she messed up the whole school. Maybe she wants to kick you out of school." Professor McGonagall said through gritted teeth.

"I know. In fact, I also heard that I have an army at school." Dumbledore blinked mischievously and said, "This news really surprised me."

Professor McGonagall didn't intend to stay any longer, so she turned and left. At least Albert was here, so she couldn't say much.

"It seems that you don't care much about what happened in school." Albert said softly.

"Some things are more important," said Dumbledore quietly.

"Defeat the mysterious man?" Albert looked at Dumbledore, and before he could answer, he continued, "I know what you care about is different from other people, but everyone cares more about things that are closely related to you, such as exams , for example... Firenze is a good candidate, but this is not good news for other centaurs, it means "slaves to humans", if you plan to hire Firenze..."

Albert didn't finish his sentence, he believed that Dumbledore should be able to guess what he wanted to say.

However, compared to these things, he felt that Dumbledore didn't really care too much, and defeating Voldemort was the most important thing.

As for the trick between Umbridge and Fudge, Dumbledore never cared about it, because he knew very well that after Voldemort was completely exposed, everything would return to the way it was.There is no point in having unnecessary conflicts with Fudge now, except for wasting a lot of time and energy. If he wants to become the Minister of Magic, this is a good choice. Unfortunately, Dumbledore never thought of becoming the Minister of Magic himself.Therefore, it is better to let the students of Hogwarts see clearly what kind of people Fudge and Umbridge are.

Abbott doesn't really think it's a problem, but for a lot of people it means they're going to have a bad term.

The century-old man is sometimes more ruthless than anyone else, and he is even ready to sacrifice in order to win.

As members of the Order of the Phoenix always like to say: some things are worth dying for.

This is actually one of the reasons why Albert did not join the Order of the Phoenix in the end.

Is it bad to live?
(End of this chapter)