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Capítulo 90: Chapter 90: Planting Garlic

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Since Albert showed talent in Potion-making, Snape hadn't bothered him anymore. It was safe to say that Snape completely ignored him.

In the morning, after the Potions class ended, Albert and George took advantage of the free time before lunch to visit the library. They returned the book "Simple Alchemy" and borrowed a book on Alchemy titled "Extraction, Separation, and Potions."

Albert initially thought the book was related to Potion-making, but as he flipped through its contents, he was surprised to find that it was about Alchemy and its relationship with Potions.

Although Potions and Alchemy were not the same, they still had a significant connection and some overlapping aspects.

Some ingredients used in Potions required alchemical processing, and there were even some Potions that were obtained directly through alchemical methods.

Currently, the most representative example was the Essence of White Freshness.

The Essence of White Freshness was something obtained directly by extracting a herb called White Freshness. It was an effective medicinal potion for treating wounds. Using the Essence of White Freshness to treat wounds was much more effective than using White Freshness directly or using it to prepare Potions.

In the book "Extraction, Separation, and Potions," there were detailed instructions on how to extract White Freshness. This reminded him of the Garlic Cross recipe in "Simple Alchemy"... cough cough. Albert quickly shook off the strange thought in his head and refocused his attention on the description of extracting the Essence of White Freshness.

Fred and Lee Jordan returned from the kitchen empty-handed. They sat dejectedly in chairs next to Albert, looking helpless. As Albert had expected, they obtained nothing. The house-elves didn't allow them to take any garlic from the kitchen.

This meant that the twins' plan had already failed before it even started.

"I told you so," Albert looked at the discouraged trio and suggested, "Maybe you can send a letter home and ask your family to send you some garlic."

"Are you crazy?" Fred couldn't believe what he was hearing from Albert. His voice raised a few notches, "If we dare to do that, we'll surely get a good thrashing with a broom when we go home for Christmas vacation."

"No, I think Mom might just tell you not to come back to school and stay at home to continue growing garlic," George couldn't help but comment sarcastically.

Obtaining garlic from home was not a viable option, even if they claimed it was for research on Dark Magic defense.

"Do you have any good ideas?" all three of them looked at Albert with hopeful eyes, as if he was their only hope.

"Give up!" Albert shrugged his shoulders. "Of course, if you really don't want to give up, I suggest you order some garlic through mail order in Diagon Alley."

Upon hearing Albert's words, the three of them instantly felt disheartened. If they had Galleons, would they still need to worry about this?

"So, let's just give up," Albert said nonchalantly, flipping through the book in his hand. "Whether it's Potions or Alchemy, they're just money-draining endeavors."

"What's wrong with them?" Shanna glanced at the three dejected individuals and asked.

"It's nothing, they're just a bit down. We don't need to pay attention to them for now," Albert replied.

"Don't pay attention to us unless you can help us get some garlic," George waved his hand toward Shanna.

Shanna looked puzzled but decided to ignore the twins and started discussing the homework from today's Potions class with Albert. She asked him when he would be available to go to the library together and work on their essay about Monkshood.

The difficulty of most essays lies in finding the relevant information. It's quicker when more people search together, and as for assembling the gathered information into an essay, it depends on each individual's writing skills.

Albert pulled out the assignment sheet from his backpack and agreed on a time with Shanna. Then he redirected his focus back to the book.

To be honest, Albert was hoping to find the method of producing a developing potion for magical photographs and learn about the world of magical photography from the book "Extraction, Separation, and Potionmaking."

In Albert's view, magical photographs were undoubtedly related to Alchemy. Fortunately, he found a section in the table of contents that covered this topic.

Just as Albert was searching for the recipe and correct usage of the developing potion, he suddenly noticed a new task being activated on the quest board.

Moving Magical Photographs.

You have discovered the secret of making magical photographs move and have attempted to learn the art of creating them. Why not give it a try?

Create three magical photographs.

Reward: 500 experience points, acquisition of Alchemy skill.

Albert pondered throughout lunch whether he should make time to prepare the developing potion and give it a try. The experience points rewarded by the task weren't significant, but gaining the Alchemy skill directly would be nice. After all, lighting up the Alchemy skill was required for the Magic Lamp quest.

Just as he passed through the hallway, Albert suddenly heard someone calling his name. He turned his head and looked at the three individuals, asking, "What's the matter? I didn't catch it earlier."

"We plan to go to the neighboring village and try our luck," the three seemed to have reached a decision. They wanted to go to Hogsmeade and see if they could get some garlic to bring back and plant.

"Oh, good luck then," Albert patted Fred's shoulder and said, "Actually, Hagrid probably has some. If you want..."

"What is it?" a sudden voice interrupted.

"It's nothing," Fred felt a bit awkward. They weren't familiar with Hagrid, so they didn't plan on bothering him in this matter.

Even though they jokingly mentioned borrowing the vegetable garden from Hagrid earlier to grow garlic, it was simply a jest. Hogwarts was so big, finding a place to dig some soil and plant garlic wasn't difficult.

"Garlic, we want to study whether garlic can ward off dark creatures," Albert changed the topic and asked, "Do you have something to do? It's rare to see you entering the castle."

"I have some business with Dumbledore," Hagrid surveyed the group skeptically, heading towards the headmaster's office. Before leaving, he turned back and said, "If you need garlic, I can provide you with some."

The three watched Hagrid's departing figure, looking at each other in surprise. They hadn't expected that they were racking their brains on how to get garlic, but Albert solved it for them with a casual remark.

"That doesn't seem right," George said.

"Hagrid often cooks for himself, and he has a vegetable garden. He definitely has garlic," Albert glanced at the slightly embarrassed trio and said, "This Christmas, help me think of what to give him as a Christmas gift!"

"Yeah, sure!" The three nodded repeatedly, indicating that they would help come up with ideas for Christmas.

"However, I need to remind you that the amount of garlic he can provide won't be enough," Albert added. "You should take some time to grow your own. Planting garlic is quite simple."

That was their original plan anyway. As for where to plant it, all three of them had already figured it out. It wouldn't be in Hagrid's vegetable garden but rather near the Forbidden Forest, a bit farther from Hagrid's cabin.

After listening to the three's plan, Albert fell silent.

In fact, planting some garlic was easy. They could simply use a flowerpot to grow it themselves. As for fertilizer, wasn't the ash from the fireplace the best option?

However, Albert had no intention of reminding the three. Let them figure it out on their own!

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Capítulo 91: Chapter 91: Benefiting Immensely

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For the students living at Hogwarts, weekends were undoubtedly good days.

On weekends, everyone didn't have to worry about being late for class, and they could sleep in until they woke up naturally. After waking up, they didn't need to think about the problems they might encounter in the classroom. They could have a great time, relax, and relieve the accumulated stress from the week. It allowed the students to take a breath amidst their busy academic life.

Early in the morning, the Weasley brothers' beds were already empty. They had gotten up very early and planned to plant garlic in a sunny spot near the edge of the Forbidden Forest.

It was a location they had struggled to find, with few people around, and they didn't have to worry about being discovered.

Honestly, Albert couldn't understand what Fred and George were thinking. They had spent so much time and effort planting garlic. Was it really just to create those silly protective amulets?

Maybe!

Well, their minds worked in mysterious ways, and nothing they did was surprising.

Before Albert finished breakfast, Fred and George had already returned. Their robes and hands were covered in dirt. After quickly washing up in the bathroom, they talked to him about planting garlic.

Listening to their endless chatter, Albert actually wanted to criticize them. Did they not understand the concept of planting garlic in a pot?

Politely declining Lee Jordan's invitation to go to the Quidditch pitch for training, Albert checked his pocket watch. It was exactly ten o'clock when he reached out and knocked on the wooden door of the second-floor office of the Dark Arts Defense professor.

By the way, the last time he entered Professor McGonagall's office, he actually broke down the door. At that time, they somehow didn't get punished by Professor McGonagall. Thinking about it now, it's quite unbelievable!

The wooden door opened from the inside, and Professor Barty Broad smiled as he invited Albert into his office. "You've arrived exactly at ten o'clock. You're quite punctual!"

"I hope I'm not disturbing you." Albert walked into Professor Broad's office and looked around at the extremely comfortable room. There were several soft sofas, a bronze-colored carpet on the floor, neatly arranged bookshelves along the walls filled with numerous books—definitely over a hundred. Blue silk curtains hung by the windows, and looking out, one could see the castle's courtyard. Currently, there were students walking, chatting, and sunbathing in the yard.

"What would you like to drink?" Broad asked.

"Milk tea," Albert curiously replied. "Professor, if I may ask, did you graduate from Ravenclaw?"

"Yes, it's not hard to guess, is it?" Broad winked at Albert. He raised his wand and lightly tapped the empty teacups in front of them. Immediately, a strong aroma of milk tea wafted from the cups.

Albert added a few sugar cubes to his milk tea and stirred it slowly with a spoon. After a moment, he lifted the teacup and took a sip. "I heard that the eagle-shaped bronze doorknocker at Ravenclaw is quite interesting."

"Yes," Professor Broad nodded. "As long as you can answer the question about the eagle-shaped bronze doorknocker, the Ravenclaw common room will be open to you."

Albert smiled and remained silent, shaking his head imperceptibly.

Although Professor Broad said so, he didn't believe that Ravenclaw students would welcome a stranger into their common room.

People were often exclusive, and the result wouldn't be hard to guess if a student from another house ran into the Gryffindor common room.

Professor Broad pointed to the pastries on the table. "Freshly baked pumpkin pies. Perhaps you'll like them."

"I also enjoy pumpkin pies. They taste great when eaten warm!" Albert took a piece of the still-warm pumpkin pie and talked about a book he had read recently. "By the way, Professor, I just finished reading 'Simple Alchemy,' and that book gave me a... unique feeling."

After organizing his thoughts a little, he hesitated for a moment before continuing, "It's hard to imagine that the things described in that book are supposed to be alchemy. Do you have any knowledge about it?"

"I don't want to pretend to be an expert in alchemy. On the contrary, my understanding of alchemy is limited to what I've read in books," Professor Broad shook his head. "I assume you didn't come here today to discuss alchemy with me, did you?"

Albert knew he should end the topic of alchemy and redirected the conversation to "Dark Arts: A Guide to Self-Protection," discussing his doubts about the book and mentioning the spells described in it.

"I'm glad you brought up this topic," Professor Broad said happily. "Yes, you're right. As you can see, 'Dark Arts: A Guide to Self-Protection' doesn't contain many useful defensive spells, but do you know why this book has become a mandatory read for Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

"I do," Albert nodded. "This book helps us understand the dark creatures that exist in the world and teaches us how to deal with them when encountered."

"Yes, you're right. In fact, this book is not enough for students like you with such talent," Professor Broad said, setting down his teacup. "However, the Ministry of Magic isn't fond of students being exposed to moderately offensive spells."

"Yes, it's evident," Albert took another bite of a pumpkin pie and continued, "If I want to further my knowledge in Dark Arts defense, do you have any recommendations?"

"I recommend you take a look at 'Practical Defense Magic and Its Counteraction against Dark Arts,'" Professor Broad said, taking a book from the shelf and handing it to Albert. "However, this set of books is quite expensive, and the school library doesn't have it yet. If you'd like to read it, I can lend it to you."

"Oh, that's a coincidence. I actually bought that set of books. I find the Ironclad Charm and Disarming Charm quite useful," Albert quickly wiped his greasy hands with a handkerchief and reached out to receive the book from Professor Broad. "Of course, the Stunning Spell and Impediment Jinx are also good. Unfortunately, I'm not very knowledgeable about counter-curses."

"No, no, Mr. Anderson, it's already impressive that you've mastered so many spells in a short time," Professor Broad's eyes flickered with surprise, and he smiled. "I've heard that Professor McGonagall has high hopes for your proficiency in Transfiguration."

"I think I have decent talent in magic, and with proper practice, my progress is natural," Albert pondered for a moment and said, "Learning more things can never be a bad thing. Perhaps it will come in handy in the future."

"It's not a fault to be greedy for knowledge," Professor Broad suddenly exaggerated his expression. "Merlin's beard, honestly, you're more like a Ravenclaw than a Ravenclaw itself. The Sorting Hat must have had a hard time deciding for you!"

"Yes, the Sorting Hat considered me suitable for all the houses except Slytherin," Albert blinked and said, "Actually, I don't have any particular prejudice against the other houses, but I chose Gryffindor because I met my friends on the train."

"Yes, yes, having no prejudice is a good thing. Many people find it difficult to achieve that," Professor Broad's eyes showed an appreciative smile.

"One day, when you've finished studying 'Practical Defense Magic and Its Counteraction against Dark Arts,' your proficiency in Dark Arts defense will be at the level of O.W.L.s," Professor Broad said regretfully to Albert, "Due to a curse on this class, the important subject of Dark Arts defense has become somewhat optional, and most students aren't proficient in it."

"Professor, is the person who cursed the Dark Arts Defense class still alive?"

"I'm afraid so," Professor Broad nodded. "Otherwise, Dumbledore would have tried everything to lift the curse. After all, it's quite challenging to find a Dark Arts Defense professor every year."

"I've heard from my roommate that the Ministry of Magic has a profession called Aurors, who are all experts in Dark Arts defense. Why doesn't Headmaster Dumbledore invite Aurors to teach students?" Albert asked curiously.

Honestly, this was a question Albert had wondered about in his past life as well. Retired Aurors would undoubtedly be well-suited to be Dark Arts Defense professors, with their wealth of experience. Just a little bit of knowledge imparted by them would greatly benefit the students.

"Many people are afraid," Professor Broad blinked, and in that instant, Albert was certain he saw a hint of disdain in his eyes.

"Afraid?"

"They believe that the profession is ominous and fear curses. Very few professors have managed to leave this position unharmed," Professor Broad showed no concern for his own safety in this position. "Moreover, the Ministry of Magic is not particularly keen on seeing such situations arise."

"Professor, I have another question," Albert said.

"What is it?"

"Has Headmaster Dumbledore ever considered... stopping the Dark Arts Defense class and choosing a new course or renaming it?" Albert voiced his idea from his past life. Since Voldemort had placed a curse on the Dark Arts Defense class, perhaps if the class disappeared, the curse would vanish as well.

As for the name of the class, it could easily be changed to something like Defense Class or Self-Defense Class. It was just a name, after all.

Professor Broad laughed, a joyful laughter as if he had heard something amusing.

"You make a valid point. Dark Arts Defense is ultimately just a name, and it wouldn't hurt to abandon it when necessary," Professor Broad agreed with Albert's viewpoint, nodding. "I believe Dumbledore must have considered this, but the wizard who cursed the Dark Arts Defense class is still alive. After discarding the name, he might just curse the new class again."

Although this explanation seemed reasonable, Albert felt it was an excuse. However, he didn't inquire further and ended the discussion on that topic.

"If you learn the spells from 'Practical Defense Magic and Its Counteraction against Dark Arts,' you can borrow 'Defense and Deterrence Curses' from the library. This book contains many powerful defensive spells that should satisfy you," Professor Broad continued, "However, there's something you need to know. What you've seen so far is merely the surface of magic. The true wonder of magic lies in the subtle changes it can undergo with your imaginative thoughts. Powerful spells don't necessarily hold all the answers; sometimes, a small incantation can easily solve a problem."

While Albert was still contemplating the meaning of these words, Professor Broad said, "Well, it's almost lunchtime. You better not miss it. It's been a pleasure chatting with you. Most students hold professors in awe, and it's rare for someone like you and me to sit down and have a proper conversation."

"I've also benefited greatly from our conversation. Looking forward to the next one," Albert nodded slightly in acknowledgment to Professor Broad and left the Dark Arts Defense office.

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