Guidance
The Gryffindor Team has once again defeated the Slytherin Team, defeating the Nimbus 2001 which the Slytherin team had spent a fortune on Galleon to acquire. This is undoubtedly exciting news for the members and students of the Gryffindor Team.
To celebrate this great victory, a short feast was held in the Common Room. Unfortunately, Harry Potter, the Gryffindor Quidditch hero who helped them win, was injured and hospitalized and unable to attend the feast.
The banquet lasted for half an hour. After everyone finished eating the food that Fred and George had brought from the kitchen, they began to clean up the trash left over from the banquet.
In a corner of the Common Room, Lee Jordan was playing cards with Fred, who had just finished a hot shower, while Ron and Hermione were arguing about Lockhart removing Harry's bones.
After George helped Wood clean up the trash, he came over to watch them play cards. Then he turned to look at Hermione and Ron arguing and casually remarked, "Madam Pomfrey thought the professor who removed Harry's bones was utterly incompetent, and she threw a little tantrum because of it."
"Everyone makes mistakes," Hermione argued. She looked at Albert, who was walking towards them, hoping to get his support.
"You can send Potter some candy; he's not doing so well. It's going to be painful for his arm to grow back."
Albert didn't respond to Hermione's question; it was unwise to discuss a girl's admirer with her. He then shifted his gaze elsewhere, landing on the boy flipping through photos. "Crivy, right?"
"Is there something you need, Mr. Anderson?" The boy named Crevy instinctively used honorifics after noticing that it was Albert who was speaking.
"If you don't want Potter to hate you, you'd better go and apologize to him properly," Albert reminded him, looking at the stack of photos. "Potter definitely wouldn't want you to take these pictures."
"Does Harry really hate me?" Colin Creevey froze, looking at Albert with unease.
"Give me the photo!" Albert said.
The latter hesitated for a moment, but still obediently handed all the photos to Albert.
Hermione and Ron, who were still arguing, and even the trio playing cards, all came over. After seeing Harry's disheveled appearance in the photo, Ron finally couldn't help but speak first.
"You deliberately took pictures of Harry looking disheveled and embarrassed. It would be a miracle if Harry gave you a friendly look."
"I'm sorry, I just..."
"It's no use apologizing to us here..." Albert pulled out a few photos from the pile, compared them carefully, and handed three of them to Lee Jordan.
"What are you going to do with these photos?" Hermione asked, puzzled.
"Make them into Wizard Card!" Lee Jordan grinned as he put the photos away, then said to Crevy, who was staring at him expectantly, "I'll remember to send you one when the Wizard Card are finished."
"I don't think Harry will like this," Hermione frowned, trying to warn him. Albert's actions were truly baffling; he had just been lecturing Creevey, and now...
"This is a victory that Harry Potter worked so hard to achieve," Albert said solemnly. "We'll record it on the Wizard Card, and the name will be..."
"Hard Victory," Lee Jordan interrupted.
"That's a good name. I'll leave the task of making Wizard Card to you."
"Are you going on another date?" Lee Jordan asked, raising an eyebrow.
"It's not a date. I have something to do, so I'll be going now. See you later." Albert nodded, turned around, and prepared to leave. He planned to go to the Room of Requirement first to make final preparations for tonight's operation.
In any case, we must succeed in taking complete control of Tom Riddle's Diary tonight.
Albert had just left the Common Room when he heard hurried footsteps behind him.
"What's wrong?" Albert stopped and looked at Hermione with a puzzled expression.
"Do you know about Polyjuice Potion?" Hermione asked, glancing around to make sure no one was nearby.
"Polyjuice Potion?" Albert paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "I know, it's Potions that can disguise someone as another person. Why are you asking about it?"
"Um..." Hermione hesitated for a moment, but finally briefly told Albert about their suspicion that Malfoy was the Slytherin Heir, as well as their plan.
After an even longer silence, Albert nodded and said, "What you said does make some sense. Many Pure-blood wizard do intermarry, so it's not really strange that Malfoy has Slytherin blood. As for the Polyjuice Potion recipe, I do know it; it's recorded in the book ' Potent Potions ' in the Restricted Section."
"We got a signed note from the Restricted Section from Professor Lockhart, but that book seems to be..."
"It's been borrowed?" Albert said with a smile.
"Yes, Mrs. Pince said the book might have been stolen because she couldn't find any record of the borrower," Hermione said, sounding annoyed.
"Oh... ' The Potent Potions ' was just... borrowed," Albert corrected. "It will be returned to the Restricted Section after it's used up."
"You borrowed it?" Hermione pondered the meaning of those words, then suddenly looked up, staring at Albert in astonishment.
"There are many interesting books in the Restricted Section, but it's troublesome to borrow them because you need the professors' signatures, so I borrow them at night when I need them," Albert said without any hesitation about borrowing books from the Restricted Section.
Hermione was truly surprised that Albert would admit to taking the book so readily.
"If you need it, I can give you the book temporarily. You can return it to me when you're done." Albert turned his head and raised his index finger to Hermione, making a shushing gesture. "But remember to keep this a secret."
"I will," Hermione nodded firmly, assuring her.
"Come on, the ' Potent Potions ' is in the dorm, I'll get it for you."
Albert turned and went back to his dormitory, with Hermione quickly following.
This was Hermione's first time visiting Albert's dormitory. The dormitory was not much different from Harry's dormitory, the only difference being... Her gaze fell on the cat bed and Cat Climbing Frame, and she couldn't help but ask, "Didn't you bring Tom to school?"
Hermione suddenly realized that she hadn't seen Albert's cat all semester.
"No, this year isn't suitable." Albert took an old book from the bedside table drawer and handed it to Hermione.
The latter carefully took the book, placed it on the table, and began to read it.
"What kind of potion are you planning to concoct by borrowing this book?" Hermione couldn't help but ask.
"Felix Felicis," Albert didn't hide anything. "I'm still researching it."
"Felix Felicis?" Hermione flipped through the pages quickly, her gaze falling on the Felix Felicis recipe. She gasped. "This is definitely the most complicated potion I've ever seen."
"Yes, Felix Felicis is almost the most difficult Potions to Potions, but its effects are also amazing, bringing good luck," Albert said with a smile. "The Polyjuice Potion you want to make is also quite difficult, requiring a lot of time to brew. Be prepared."
"It takes a month!" Hermione exclaimed incredulously after reviewing the formula for the Polyjuice Potion.
"Time isn't the biggest problem. The biggest problem is that Polyjuice Potion itself is a prohibited item, so the Bicorn Horn and the skin of the African Tree Snake in the ingredients are also classified as Category D prohibited items by the Ministry of Magic. You probably won't be able to get these two ingredients through normal channels. You could consider the black market, but the price will be too high. However, I remember Harry very rich. Or..." Albert paused, and a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face, "You could also consider breaking into Snape's private warehouse. There are definitely these two ingredients there, but it will involve some risks."
Hermione fell silent. She hadn't expected Albert to suggest she break into Snape's private storage room, especially if they got caught...
However, if they really want to prepare Polyjuice Potion, their options may not be that many, and she needs to find time to talk to Harry about it.