Death Prediction

Katrina looked at the two people sitting there, then at the fat cat on the table, and knew whose cat it was.

"Yes, this is Tom." Albert reached out and pressed down on the remaining dried fish on the table, picked up his wand and waved it, resealing the dried fish packaging before stuffing it into his shirt pocket.

"Silent Spell?"

Katrina's expression was somewhat complicated. Albert's casual Mending Charm had undoubtedly dealt her a heavy blow.

She would only start learning the Silent Spell in fifth grade, and she had tried a few of the simplest spells, but all of them failed.

"No, I chanted a spell," Albert said with a smile, not admitting that he knew Silent Spell.

Katrina didn't believe it. This guy loved to talk his way out of things; did he really think she was deaf? "If you're done, don't just sit there taking up space," she said. "Also, your cat needs to lose weight. I've never seen a cat this fat. How is it supposed to catch mice?"

"Tom doesn't need to catch mice, he just needs to be cute," Albert said with a smile. He gave his seat to Katrina and moved to the newly appeared table in the corner to start making new Wizard Card. Since he wanted this new card game to become popular, he naturally needed to spend some time on it.

As for the materials and designs, he had already collected and designed them during the summer vacation. Although he couldn't use magic at home, it didn't mean he couldn't do anything.

The back of the Wizard Card will feature two crossed wands, along with a hat as the background. He originally planned to use the W as the background, but considering that the Ministry of Magic uses that, Albert simply abandoned it and changed it to a beautiful wizard's pointed hat.

However, considering the plan to use the Duplication Charm for promotion, it doesn't have any magical effects. It's just a regular Muggle card.

The Wizard Card version 1.1 is miles better than the version written by Shirk.

Of course, in order to give everyone a glimpse of what the Wizard Card would look like in the future, Albert still made his cards very exquisite.

Everyone needs to have dreams and expectations.

Albert carefully placed the cards into the box one by one to prevent Tom's claws from damaging them.

"I feel like Divination class are garbage!"

A voice came from the side, and Albert turned his head to see Katrina using "Parting the Mist to See the Future" to predict her luck for the month.

Katrina was very anxious. She had already attended several classes but couldn't see any future in the course.

The idea of using tea to interpret its properties is utter garbage.

There was nothing they could do. Apart from Albert, who seemed to actually Divination and could still chat with Professor Trelawney, the rest of the class had completely lost their initial curiosity and anticipation for the course. They all understood why Professor Trelawney was considered a fraud.

As for the homework, it's obvious at a glance that it's all made up out of thin air.

Professor Trelawney enjoys hearing people Prophecy bad things about themselves.

Then, most people's homework is what unlucky things they will encounter this month.

Katrina wasn't one to take things lightly, so she couldn't really say she liked Divination class.

"Isobel, why don't you give up on this course?" Katrina asked her sister, even doubting whether Isobel could learn anything useful from it.

"The Divination class is just like that. Although I can't do Divination, I can still learn some of the most basic things." Isobel looked up at his sister and said calmly, "Divination requires talent, as Professor Trelawney said from the beginning."

"You sound just like Albert," Katrina, sounding somewhat displeased.

Is someone calling me?

Albert's voice drifted from not far away.

"I wasn't calling you," Katrina said irritably.

"I'm not deaf," Albert, looking at Katrina meaningfully. "I heard everything just now."

"Okay, what I was saying was why I chose this damn Divination," Katrina said irritably. "Maybe I should just throw them in the trash; that's where they belong."

Albert glanced at Isobel, then looked at Katrina's parchment with very little writing on it, and raised an eyebrow, saying, "You don't know enough about this course, and you don't understand its purpose."

"Alright, let me hear your insightful opinion, great Seer."

"Professor Trelawney, in my opinion, just a second-rate Seer. I don't think she even deserves such a weighty title. She's just Divination in the Muggle World at best." Albert pulled up a chair and sat down next to them, continuing, "In the Muggle world, a first-rate Divination can usually predict things from some clues."

"For example, your mindset, habits, reactions, or even other things, or to analyze the answer from some trivial information, or to achieve it by secretly giving you a psychological suggestion."

"So, that's how you Prophecy that the Forbidden Forest was dangerous..." Katrina raised an eyebrow, but was interrupted by Isobel, who gestured for Albert to continue.

"Those who think rigorously won't appreciate so-called Divination, unless they are true Seer. Wizards who can truly predict the future are highly respected." Albert glanced at the agitated Katrina and continued unhurriedly, "I think Dumbledore probably isn't very interested in Professor Trelawney's so-called Divination Prophecy, or rather, our headmaster simply doesn't believe in Professor Trelawney's stuff. In Dumbledore's eyes, Professor Trelawney might just be someone who likes to boast and lacks self-awareness."

"But why did Dumbledore hire Professor Trelawney instead of choosing another wizard, or simply cancel the course altogether?" Katrina asked, voicing her doubts.

How much do you know about the surname Trelawney?

"What?"

"Cassandra Trelawney is a very famous Seer," Isobel explained. "Professor Trelawney is probably related to that person, and the talent for Prophecy is usually hereditary. What Albert means is that Dumbledore wouldn't hire Professor Trelawney Trelawney because of Cassandra reputation, unless she really has some real ability."

That's how it is.

"I don't see anything special about Professor Trelawney," Katrina muttered. "She's not even as good at persuading people as Albert."

"Professor Trelawney must have made Prophecy for Dumbledore, and that Prophecy came true." Albert pretended not to hear Katrina's words. "However, she may not have really inherited much of the Trelawney family's Prophecy talent, which may have prevented her from making Prophecy normally."

"You make it sound like you can do it," Katrina muttered. "Maybe I should talk to Professor Flitwick and ask him to give up the Divination class."

"You can give up your Muggle Studies too, then you'll have a normal schedule," Isobel suggested kindly.

"Forget it, I've already learned it, how can I give up!" Katrina hesitated for a moment, but decided to persevere. She didn't want to become a laughing stock.

"The Divination class will end with tests on Tea Leaf Divination, palmistry, and Crystal Ball Divination." Isobel didn't try to persuade him any further, and shared the information he had gathered. "Normally, as long as you learn the most basic knowledge well, you can at least get a passing grade. Those examiners don't expect you to be able to actually Prophecy the future."

"Of course they didn't expect it. There are only a handful of wizards who can truly predict the future." Albert made his voice sound like it was coming from a great distance, mimicking Professor Trelawney's tone. "So now you understand why Professor Trelawney said that Divination class is the most difficult course of all the magical arts. If you don't possess ' Inner Eye,' there's very little I can teach you. In this respect, books can only take you this far..."

"Can you really tell Divination?" Katrina asked again, voicing her doubts.

"If I told you that Professor Dumbledore would die within ten years, would you believe me?" Albert suddenly asked.

"Dumbledore is quite old, well, I understand what you mean!" Katrina understood what Albert meant.

In essence, it's about predicting a possible event within a large circle, which won't affect Albert even if it doesn't happen.

After all, there are still ten years left. By then, I'll probably have forgotten about this matter. Besides, this guy never said he could tell Divination, so you can't call him a fraud.

"Okay, another fraud." Katrina finally understood Albert's scheme. "Prophecy and all that stuff is just a lie."