Luke had no idea how to calm Nia down and get his moody granddaughter back to normal.
Herb and Daisy went back to work the next few days, and Albert and Nia continued to spend their summer vacation on Charles Street.
Albert shared his knowledge of the History of Magic and other books with the two old people, and performed the spells he had learned in front of them. He also spent a few galleons on a set of Wizard's Chess from Wiseacre, and studied how to play with Nick.
At first, Nia was a bit scared of Wizard's Chess, but she soon got into the game.
Of course, the result was that no one wanted to play chess with Albert, because he was clearly better than everyone else.
Wizard's Chess is actually the same as chess, but the pieces are alive and you usually need to give them commands, more akin to commanding an army to battle.
If you reach for them, they will stab you with their weapons.
Of course, ordinary people can also use them, but they can't be controlled very well. The pieces seem to have a sense of self, always complaining and saying things like, "Do you know how to play chess? Don't send me there. Send the pawn. It doesn't matter if you sacrifice it."
Albert learned quickly and during this time he also completed the 'Luke's Regret' Quest, gaining 1500 experience points.
TL/N: Yeah, don't ask me, I don't know either, while we can guess from the title what that quest was, it wasn't mentioned before now...
His experience has accumulated to 30000 again, and although that sounded like a lot of experience, it is actually useless.
The higher the skill level, the more difficult it is to upgrade. In the later stages, you can only upgrade by consuming massive amounts of experience or skill points.
"Albert, are you sure this leaf will float?" Nia kept looking at the leaf, but it didn't react.
"I think I made a mistake with the gesture." Albert was a little upset. When casting spells, the movements of the wrist are also very important. Sometimes a wrong movement or an incorrect chant can cause the magic to fail. This is a mistake that beginners often make.
Without anyone to teach him, he could only slowly figure it out for himself, or use the experience in the Experience Pool to raise his skill to level 1 and learn it directly.
Albert would choose the former, and would only consider the latter if he really couldn't master it. He didn't care much about the levitation charm, and mastering it wasn't too difficult.
"So, magic really isn't that easy to learn." Nia was a little impressed by Albert's patience. At least she didn't have that much patience to spend on it.
"Of course, it's like learning math. You need to take it step by step." Albert pushed his younger sister on the swing and casually comforted her, "Don't give up until the end."
"Ugh, I'm sick of hearing that same old line." Nia pouted, but was nonetheless happy.
In fact, Nia guessed that she might not really have the talent to become a Wizard. After talking to her grandfather last time, she had stopped worrying about it.
When there were no more people in the park, Albert tried the levitation charm again. This time, he succeeded. After reciting Wingardium Leviosa, the leaves floated into the air.
At this point, Albert noticed someone watching him, so he put his wand away and looked in the direction of the sound. He locked eyes with the person who had been watching him, who was a slightly older than Albert.
"Is there something wrong?" Albert raised an eyebrow and looked at the youngster. Albert was not at all afraid of provoking the other person. He had reached level 2 in karate, and could beat down an ordinary person without using his wand.
Albert learned karate when he was eight years old. He's used it to deal with spoiled brats, especially after he beat up three kids at school once. Everyone knows Albert Anderson can do karate, and he's very good at it.
For this reason, Daisy was called to school by her teacher and scolded, but she still stood firmly by Albert's side and called her husband over on the phone.
The couple made full use of their talents as lawyers and silenced everyone.
There was nothing they could do. The three children were all bigger than Albert, so they had no leg to stand on.
In the end, the matter was left alone.
It was also at this time that Albert officially accepted his new family.
"You're a new student at Hogwarts, right? Don't try magic in places like this, you'll get caught. Ordinary people are afraid of the power of magic." The youngster looked at the floating leaves in the air with surprise on his face. He didn't expect to see a new student who had just started at Hogwarts, and who had successfully made the leaves float.
"Thank you, I'll be careful." Albert felt that the other person had no ill intent, so he thanked him and prepared to leave with his younger sister.
"I'm Gabriel, Gabriel Truman, a student at Hufflepuff House, and I live nearby." Gabriel Truman shook Albert's hand in a friendly manner. "You're a First Year, right? I hope you'll come to Hufflepuff House."
"Hufflepuff?" Albert asked, feigning ignorance.
"Oh, right, you don't know about the four houses and the Sorting Ceremony." Truman was about to say something when he saw an owl flying towards him and dropping a letter at his feet.
"Why is there an owl at this time?" Truman picked up the letter with a puzzled look, opened it in front of Albert, and his expression froze. His face suddenly turned ugly.
Nia also noticed the change in the atmosphere and quickly hid behind Albert.
"What's wrong?" Albert also felt something was wrong and asked tentatively.
"I've been expelled. Why? Why?" Truman's face was full of confusion and anger, and he looked like he was about to go mad at any moment. He didn't understand why the Ministry of Magic would send a letter saying that he had been expelled for using the levitation charm in front of a muggle.
"Oh, it's you. It must be you." Truman saw Albert and suddenly understood what was going on. He lunged at the new student in front of him like a madman, but suddenly felt dizzy and was knocked down by the child, who was even younger than he was.
The next moment, Truman felt a sharp pain in his wrist and couldn't help but scream in pain.
"Calm down, things aren't as bad as you think." Albert had already guessed the reason from Truman's words. The unlucky fella had been expelled from school.
"I didn't even use the levitation charm." Truman roared in anger, "I didn't even bring my wand."
"I know, I used the spell." Albert calmly reminded him, "Maybe we should write a letter to the school to explain the situation. I'll vouch for you if necessary. Don't worry, they won't expel you so easily. We'd better write a letter now, one for each of us, to explain the situation to the Headmaster. Do you have an owl?"
"No." Truman was a little depressed. He found himself not as calm as the other person.
"Elder brother, it's Sheila." Nia pointed to the owl that was flying towards them.
"It seems that Sheila knows we need her. Owls are truly a magical creatures." Albert couldn't help but sigh.