Taking advantage of their rare weekend time off, Harry, Ron, and Ginny went to the Wizard Village, which was still under construction, to look for Albert with Dobby's help.
They had barely Apparated into the unnamed village, still under construction, when the bustling worksite quickly drew their attention.
Not long had passed since the end of the Second Wizarding War, yet the village had already begun to take shape.
"It's unbelievable. How long has it even been?"
"This place looks different almost every day."
After thanking Dobby, Ginny led the two ahead, introducing them to the village while asking everyone they met about Albert. Once she confirmed that Albert had not come by today, she took Harry and Ron to find Shanna, the person in charge of the site. She was probably the only one who might know where Albert was.
"You're looking for Albert? He hasn't come over today. He should be at Hogwarts. I heard from Cedric that they've recently been planning to sort out the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks for next semester." Shanna looked Harry and Ron up and down before saying, "Do you need him for something? If it's not especially important, you can tell me instead."
"Something personal."
Harry had no intention of revealing too much to Shanna, but he still thanked her. Ginny had always received extra care from Shanna while helping out here.
"Then you should thank Albert even more," Shanna reminded him. "It was his idea."
"I will."
Harry was not surprised by that, but he knew he ought to stay on good terms with her.
Under Shanna and Ginny's watchful eyes, Harry and Ron Apparated to Hogwarts together.
However, things did not go smoothly. They quickly ran into trouble.
Hogwarts had now been sealed off again and was no