"You secretly took care of Rita Skeeter?"
Albert was utterly surprised when he learned the news from Shanna. It was not that he objected to them dealing with Rita Skeeter, but that he had never expected them to actually dare do it—and to use his solution, no less.
"Is there a problem?" Shanna raised an eyebrow slightly.
"No, you did very well." Albert said reassuringly. "Since the Ministry of Magic's laws can't punish that woman, Rita Skeeter, we'll do it ourselves."
As he spoke, he reached out and gave Shanna's shoulder a light pat, trying to soothe her unease.
"Don't burden yourself with it. When the law cannot bring justice, private revenge is justified and noble."
"That really doesn't sound like something you'd say to comfort someone!"
Hearing Albert say that, Shanna could not help but breathe a sigh of relief. She had been under immense pressure when making that decision.
"Um... could it leave any loose ends?"
After hesitating for a moment, Shanna still voiced her concern.
"You don't need to worry about that. Rita Skeeter has done plenty of awful things and made plenty of enemies. Believe me, lots of people will be gloating over it. Besides, something even more explosive is about to happen. No one will have the spare time to care whether Rita Skeeter lives or dies."
After calming Shanna down, Albert had her bring over the residents who wanted to apply for jobs as Potions makers.
He intended to first discuss what working at the Witch Beauty Shop's Potions factory would entail, lest anything unpleasant happen later.
There was no denying that working at the Witch Beauty Shop's Potions factory would be rather monotonous and boring, but Albert believed no one would turn down a well-paid job with good benefits.
Of course, employees who