Several hours had passed by the time he recovered from the symptoms of Apparition sickness.
However, Albert had promised Hermione that he would wait until she woke up before acting together, so he did not leave her behind to go alone to a nearby town to buy a map. Instead, he took out the crystal ball he had prepared in advance from the Undetectable Extension Charm bag and tried to divine the whereabouts of the Granger couple.
Just as Albert had expected, the Granger couple were still working in their old profession after immigrating to Australia.
Carefully observing the scenes reflected in the crystal ball, Albert frowned slightly. Though he could glean a few clues, there was not much information overall, much less enough to pinpoint their location through the images from the divination. He felt that if he drank some Felix Felicis, he might get better results, but...
Albert turned to look at Hermione, who was still curled up asleep on the sofa, and silently sighed. He put the crystal ball away again, picked up a book, and slowly leafed through it while waiting for Hermione to wake.
There was still plenty of time left in the day anyway.
Hermione did not open her eyes and wake until close to noon. She no longer looked sickly, having clearly shaken off the effects of Apparition sickness entirely.
The two Apparated directly to a nearby town, where they bought a detailed map of Australia and took care of lunch along the way. It was worth mentioning that Australian food tasted better than British food.
"Did you use a Confundus Charm on him just now?" Hermione asked quietly when no one was around.
"I merely told him that we had spent all the Australian Dollars we exchanged at the bank during our