"Have you gotten used to school life?"
Albert moved a chess piece and looked at his daughter, asking the question he nagged her about every year.
"It's fine, just a little boring!" Alice stroked Fat Cat Tom's head and, unusually, took up the conversation. "Were you like that too?"
"Not really. I had quite a pleasant time at school."
A glimmer of nostalgia flickered deep in Albert's eyes. "When I first started school, I often explored the castle with my friends, then went off on adventures in the Forbidden Forest. Later on... the Savior, Harry Potter, came to Hogwarts. He was like the protagonist of a novel. From the moment he enrolled, he brought Hogwarts all sorts of trouble. Though, of course, it was quite interesting too."
"I think you're more like..." Alice looked at her father and voiced what was on her mind. "...the protagonist of a novel."
"I used to think so too, but being the protagonist isn't good. It's exhausting. Authors keep tormenting their protagonists just to squeeze out a bit of plot." Seeing his daughter's stunned expression, Albert chuckled and changed the subject. "Have you ever been to the Forbidden Forest?"
"I'm not you, and I'm definitely not a Gryffindor student. I have no interest in dangerous places like the Forbidden Forest." Alice could not help rolling her eyes at Albert.
"That's good. With your current knowledge and Defence Against the Dark Arts level, it really isn't time for you to go adventuring in the Forbidden Forest yet." Albert conjured a sheet of parchment out of thin air and handed it to her. "This is for you."
"For me?"
Alice glanced at the parchment and asked, "Did you bury it?"
"When you come of age, if you still find Hogwarts too boring, go look for this