"Who did you learn it from?"
Hermione was rather curious about how Albert had learned Occlumency. Or rather, quite a few people were curious about Albert. The man before her was shrouded in mystery, making it hard not to want to delve deeper into his secrets.
"Isobel," Albert replied without hesitation.
Hermione froze slightly, clearly not expecting to hear that name.
"Let's go," Albert said.
"The dental clinic is some distance from here. How are we getting there?"
Hermione knew Albert had never been to the dental clinic her family ran and did not know its exact location, so they could not Apparate there directly.
"Oh, right, can you teach me?" Hermione asked before Albert could answer. "I want to learn Occlumency."
"You want to learn Occlumency?"
"Yeah." Hermione nodded. "I don't think it should be too difficult."
"We can talk about that another day when we have time. We should get going," Albert said. He did not refuse, merely gestured for Hermione to get ready to leave.
"How are we getting there?" Hermione voiced her question again.
"Flying." Albert waved his wand, and with a series of crackles, summoned his Flying Broom.
"Only one?"
As soon as Hermione said it, she realized her mistake. Naturally, Albert only had one broom.
"We should be able to squeeze on together," she muttered.
"You should be fine with ordinary flying, right?"
"No problem. Isn't it..." Hermione realized she had gotten the wrong idea.
"I'm using this!"
Albert waved his wand again and summoned a bicycle out of thin air.
"This is..."
Hermione stared at the rather cool-looking bicycle before turning to Albert in confusion.
"A bicycle I modified." Albert gestured for Hermione to set off. This Amphibious Bicycle was one of his earlier creations.
Under Hermione's watchful gaze, Albert twisted the switch