Wanting to Grow Up Faster

As soon as Albert and his friends returned to the Common Room, they overheard other students talking about this year's Halloween performance. Hogwarts' renowned Choir would be performing a newly rehearsed chorus for the school's students and faculty on Halloween night.

The Hogwarts Choir? Albert recalled the grand chorus when he entered school last year, with the group holding giant toads; it certainly looked "interesting."

In the Common Room, Albert sat in an armchair doing his homework. After a while, he stood up to stretch, casually took a thick book out of his bag, sat back down in the armchair, and slowly flipped through it, taking the opportunity to check the panel tasks that had appeared not long ago.

A person who is already dead.

You accidentally discover that Peter Pettigrew, who should have died, is now at Hogwarts, seemingly involved in a big secret. Driven by your curiosity, how can you pass up the opportunity to uncover this secret? Find out why Peter Pettigrew feigning death.

Reward: 2000 experience points, 1 Skill Points.

"This task is not difficult to complete." Albert remembered that Peter Pettigrew pretended to be dead because he was the Potter ' Secret-Keeper, but he eventually betrayed them and joined Voldemort, which led to the Potter being killed while they were protected by the Fidelius Charm. Peter Pettigrew Black also framed Sirius Black for this, which resulted in Sirius being imprisoned in Azkaban for more than ten years.

If I hadn't remembered some of the plot, this mission would probably have been really difficult.

Albert thought to himself, his gaze falling on another task.

My first encounter with Mandrakes.

You have a basic understanding of Mandrakes, but the uses of this magical plant are far beyond your imagination. Obtain a Mandrakes and study it further.

Reward: 《Mandrakes Basic Knowledge》.

Albert was stunned when he saw the mission reward; he never expected such a bizarre reward.

《Mandrakes Basic Knowledge》?

common sense?

So, what is knowledge about Mandrakes?

But where could he get Mandrakes? Should he steal a pot from the greenhouse? To be honest, Albert wouldn't want to do that if he could, and the Mandrakes stolen from the greenhouse wouldn't be mature yet.

Could it be that you got a mature Mandrakes from the black market?

Albert remembered that there was a guy in the Order of the Phoenix who specialized in this kind of thing, but he couldn't remember what that guy's name was.

Moreover, Albert discovered a major problem: how could he get the items he wanted from the black market?

At Albert's current age, it's really not appropriate for him to appear in front of black market dealers.

Could it be that you're going to find someone to buy it for you?

Hagrid?

Albert immediately shook his head, dismissing the idea; Hagrid probably wouldn't help him in this matter.

Albert himself couldn't get involved in these things, otherwise he would completely expose himself.

Why didn't he notice this big problem before?

No, it should be said that Albert was already aware of this problem, but he believed he could solve the mission problem, but how to solve the age-related problem... Polyjuice Potion? Probably not.

Using Imperius Curse to control someone to help with a transaction? No way, the Imperius Curse is illegal, and if it gets discovered, it'll cause even more trouble.

Or... write to Hertok Dagworth and ask for the Potions expert's help? That probably won't work either; Dagworth probably won't help.

"Age is indeed the biggest problem!" Albert thought with distress.

Everything had been going smoothly for me, so I became a bit complacent!

It would be difficult to find unprocessed Mandrakes in pharmacies! Oh, right, there's also Felix Felicis! Albert wasn't sure if taking a sip of Felix Felicis would solve this big problem for him.

"Well!"

With a deep sigh, Albert returned to his dormitory, found the letter Dagworth had sent him in the box of letters, read it once, and then took out Quill to write a reply.

After acquiring the Potions Mastery skill, Albert occasionally made surprising remarks in his correspondence with Hertok Dagworth, and the two had a good chat about improving Potions.

At the end of the parchment, Albert about the Mandrakes from his Herbology class, asking if the other person could help him.

After finishing the letter and stuffing the parchment into the envelope, Albert took a deep breath. He hadn't really expected Dagworth to be able to help.

"Albert," Fred suddenly looked up and said, "Have you finished writing that paper on Grindylow for Defense Against the Dark Arts?"

"Oh, let me see where I put it." Albert opened his bag, picked up "Dark Powers: 《Self-Defense Guide》" and flipped through it, only to find that he couldn't find the paper on Grindylow.

"What's wrong?" Fred asked with a strange expression. "Haven't you written it yet?"

"Probably..." Albert pulled out his notebook, glanced at it, and sure enough, Grindylow's paper wasn't checked off.

"You actually forget to do your homework sometimes?" Lee Jordan couldn't help but tease. "How about you borrow mine to copy?"

"Did you borrow any books about Grindylow?" Albert asked, frowning. He was planning to finish his paper tonight, even though it was...? "Wait a minute! Isn't this the homework assigned in Defense Against the Dark Arts today?" Albert suddenly realized, turning to glare at Fred and the other two, realizing he had just been tricked by them.

"Don't be angry. We saw you were thinking about the problem, Fred said you were probably going to..." George tried hard not to laugh out loud.

"Nonsense, when did I say that?" Fred immediately deflected the blame.

Albert couldn't help but roll his eyes at the three of them, ignoring them completely. He glanced at his pocket watch, packed his things, and prepared to go back to his dormitory to rest.

"Don't be angry, it was just a joke," Lee Jordan quickly said.

Back in his dorm, Albert checked the Marauder's Map to make sure no one was eavesdropping nearby. Then he went over the details of Peter Pettigrew Black, Sirius, and James Potter. The task of "the dead" was completed by himself, as easily as drinking water.

1 Skill Points earned.

Uncover Secrets.

You have discovered Peter Pettigrew's crimes. Make this public so that everyone knows what kind of person he is.

Reward: 5000 experience points.

"Looks like this is a series of missions," Albert muttered. He remembered that the last series of missions had very generous rewards.

However, this should be completed in a few years. It's too early to do it now. If there are no follow-up tasks, that would be a real problem.

As for Black's injustice, that's none of my business.

Black's imprisonment in Azkaban was largely Black own fault.

At the time, Black did not deny the incident, which led to the Ministry of Magic convicting him without trial and throwing him into Azkaban. Whose fault is that?