Compromise and Conspiracy

"So, have they compromised?"

When Fred told Albert the good news, he was indeed a little surprised. He originally thought that the group of Slytherin die-hards would grit their teeth and persist for a while.

"One of them came over and told us that they were willing to repay what they owed Galleon, but they were unwilling to repay four times the odds. They were only willing to give half." George added, "That group of people thought four times the odds was too much."

Albert was silent for a moment and said to Fred, "Ask other people's opinions and see if they are willing. If they are not willing, just reject them directly."

"Are you ready to agree?" Li·Jordan was eating the Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans he bought from Honeydukes Sweetshop last time and looked at Albert in surprise, "I think those Slytherin guys have bad intentions."

"I know."

"Since you know, then why..."

Albert raised his hand to interrupt Li·Jordan, and calmly expressed his guess, "Maybe, they just want to let this debt collection team Reductor Curse. After all, after they pay back the money, they will come to settle accounts with us one by one. The other party has suffered a lot, and it is probably a lie to say that they do not want to seek revenge from us."

"Then what should we do? If we don't refuse, we can get back four times the bet slowly." Fred is a little anxious. He doesn't want to disband this debt collection team. With this group of people here, they won't be afraid of those nasty guys from Slytherin.

"No, let them make their own choice." Albert shook his head, "Even if we don't agree, others will definitely agree. Why do we need to be that annoying villain?"

The three of them were silent. They knew what Albert meant. They formed this debt collection team just to get their money back. It would be unreasonable to refuse.

"Give them the choice and let them suffer some losses. You must be careful next time."

"Suffer some loss?" Fred frowned, "Are you prepared to watch them die?"

"Isn't your statement too exaggerated? Just tell them my analysis." Albert really doesn't care what happens to those people. Anyway, after the mission is completed and the reward is received, he doesn't care what happens to other people.

"Okay."

"Then it's up to you."

Albert continued to immerse himself in studying the research report on Tracking Charm in his hand.

If Tom's diary cannot be arranged next year, Albert will prepare to stay away from Ginny·Weasley, so as not to accidentally let Basilisk be taken away.

It didn't take much time for the two parties to reach an agreement. Fred brought the remaining Galleon to Albert. The wizards who originally joined the debt collection team also got their money back. Although it was only half of the gambling winnings, the matter was over and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

As for other students who are still in debt, it naturally has nothing to do with them.

Christmas Holiday was approaching. Albert packed his luggage and went downstairs with Li Jordan.

"I really feel sorry for those people."

When the two passed by the Entrance Hall, they heard a blond boy saying to his companion, "They had to stay at Hogwarts and pass Christmas because their family didn't want them."

When Malfoy said this, his eyes kept staring at Harry Potter, with an undisguised sarcasm showing at the corner of his mouth.

Fred, who was helping Albert carry the cat cage, frowned slightly, and George had an expression of disgust on his face, as if he had seen something dirty.

"Congratulations Potter, you have another supporter."

When Albert passed by Harry Potter, he stopped and put his arm around Harry's shoulders, motioning him to look in the direction of Malfoy, "Get along well with him. He is your loyal supporter. He has taken great pains to attract your attention."

Ron, who was standing next to Harry, heard Albert's words and couldn't help laughing.

"Is there anything funny?" Albert looked at Ron, who immediately tried not to laugh out loud.

"No."

"You need to get along well with your new friends."

Albert glanced at Malfoy, who was blushing, took the cat carrier, and walked towards the carriage parked outside the castle, leaving behind a scene of laughter and a surprisingly furious Malfoy.

"I dare say you must have done it on purpose." Li Jordan kept laughing on the way to the station.

"Isn't it? I see that Mr. Malfoy has been running up and down, obviously to attract Potter's attention." Albert scratched Tom's chin with his hand and said nonsense seriously, "Isn't it because he is a supporter of Harry Potter and wants to attract his attention?"

"What you said makes so much sense." Li·Jordan laughed even harder.

After getting in the car, Tom occupied the table and slapped his tail on the table, seeming to urge Albert to quickly take out the dried fish.

As for Albert and Shera, they had already left them behind when they were delivering letters to their homes a few days ago, so as to prevent the two pets from getting into fights when they met.

The two had just played two games of Wizard Card when someone knocked on the door next door. Standing outside the door was their old acquaintance Kenneth Toler. This guy's face was gloomy, as if something bad had happened.

"What's the matter?" Li·Jordan asked while shuffling the cards.

"Flint wants to take off my underwear." Kenneth Toler's face looked ugly.

"It's not difficult to guess." Albert said calmly, "After all, if you paid someone to take off his pants, it's not difficult to understand that he wants your underwear."

"Then what should I do!" Kenneth Toler was very worried. It was simply impossible for him to prevent himself from being attacked by Flint at all times.

"That depends on what you are going to do." Albert glanced up at Kenneth Toler and said with a smile, "You can go and reconcile with him, return the pants to him, and give him a pair of your underwear by the way."

"You're kidding!"

Kenneth Toler stared at Albert in stunned silence. Next to him, Li Jordan was laughing so hard that he couldn't stand upright.

In the end, Kenneth Toler failed to get a better solution from Albert and left with a face full of disappointment.

"What would you do if it were you?" Li·Jordan asked curiously.

"Use Memory Charm on Flint to make him forget this unpleasant memory. Of course, this is not an easy task." When Albert played the first card, he explained, "Using Memory Charm too much will have a bad impact on people. In serious cases, it may even turn people into idiots who don't understand anything."

"It would be great if we could make them idiots!" Li Jordan sighed, looked at the situation on the field, and asked in confusion, "Haven't you not touched Wizard Card for a long time? Why are you still so powerful?"

"After all, I invented the game. Naturally, I know better than you how to play it." After Albert easily won another game, Li Jordan was not ready to continue playing.

"I feel that Wizard Card still has a long way to go." He sighed as he put Wizard Card away. "Perhaps, we can consider adding some other effects to Wizard Card."

"Everything you think of will be there."

"Really?" Li·Jordan asked happily.

"Really, Wizard Card still has a long way to go."

"That's great. If I can be of any help then, remember to tell me."

"Yes, you can definitely help." Albert said while giving Tom some dried fish.

"It seems like a good idea to have a cat."

"You have no talent for raising pets."

Lee Jordan sighed. His Bag Spider had died a long time ago and was raised to death by him. The body was made into specimens by Fred and George. It seemed that he was going to give it to Ron as this year's Christmas gift.