Chapter 193
In a state of shock, Albert could not even speak after seeing this thing in front of him.
Both Scorpius and Albus Severus removed the Invisibility Cloak from their bodies after being discovered by Albert!!
Cedric Diggory rushed out of the bathroom, terrified, running with all his might towards his Hufflepuff common room.
Scorpius turned to Albus Severus strangely and said, "Cedric said this person's name is Albert... Is this really our friend Robert Black's father?? Didn't he die in the war?!"
Albus Severus gestured with his hands and said, "Yes... maybe you are right... just look, he looks exactly like Robert... Oh my God, he's really handsome!!"
Albert calmed down from his panic after thinking carefully about what was happening now!!
Before he died in his previous life!!
He and his friend had read a novel about the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child volume, which talked about what happened after the final war against Voldemort.
Albert was only able to see the beginning pictures of the characters in this volume, which were only about Albus Severus Potter, who is Harry Potter's future son, and Scorpius Malfoy, Draco Malfoy's future son. Therefore, Albert was able to recognize these two immediately after seeing them currently.
Unfortunately, he was unable to finish the volume and had just started reading it, the reason, unfortunately, being his sudden death before he finished this book.
Therefore, Albert had no idea how these two were able to return to the past!
Albert approached, saying in a loud voice, "How were you able to get here?!!"
Albus Severus turned to Scorpius, who was extremely nervous.
They did not expect at all that someone would know about their secret!!
Scorpius, who was under Albert's terrifying gaze, felt scared and said in a low voice, "We came... we came because something... something very bad happened in the future!! So we returned to save wha—"
Scorpius did not finish his sentence when Albert saw that both Scorpius and Albus Severus Potter suddenly disappeared from his sight.
Albert felt extreme anger and kicked a blue bottle that was on the floor forcefully out of rage!!
Albert yelled, saying, "Damn it, damn it, damn it!!! I was about to know what happened... !!!"
On the other side...
Hagrid was wearing his best (and most dreadful) suit. It was brown and he wore a yellow and orange tie with it, but that wasn't the worst part, because Hagrid tried to flatten his hair using something that looked like grease, pulling it back as if he was going to tie it in a ponytail like Bill does, but his hair was longer than that. The look did not suit Hagrid, but Hermione decided not to comment on it and asked, "Where... where are these creatures?"
He replied happily, "Outside, they are growing very fast. The length of one of them has reached about three feet, but the only problem is that they have started killing each other."
"Really?!"
"Yes... but they are alright despite this. I separated them into different boxes, I have about twenty of them."
Ron said sarcastically, which Hagrid did not notice, "Yes... fortunately."
Hagrid spoke, saying, "I don't see Albert with you... where is he?!"
Harry spoke, saying, "He suddenly disappeared from our sight without us knowing the reason either."
Hagrid's hut had one room in one corner, a giant bed was placed there, and a large table with huge chairs in front of the fireplace under a group of stuffed birds and animals hanging from the ceiling of the room. They sat at this table when Hagrid began preparing tea, before they immersed themselves in talking about the Triwizard Tournament. Hagrid was excited like them, saying with a smile, "Wait... you will see something you have never seen before. The first task will be... oh... but I shouldn't say that!"
But the three of them said together, "Come on.... Come on, Hagrid!"
Hagrid said, "I don't want to spoil it for you, but it will be wonderful!"
They finished their lunch with Hagrid, although they didn't eat much food, as Hagrid had brought a type of meat that he told them was wonderful as usual, but as soon as they started eating it, they lost their appetite, although they enjoyed trying to push Hagrid to tell them the three tasks the Tournament would set.
In the middle of the afternoon, light rain began to fall, so it was pleasant to sit next to the fireplace and listen to the tapping of raindrops on the glass of Hagrid's hut window, and Hermione was talking to him about the House-Elf Liberation Front project she was adopting and showed him the badges.
He said, "Hermione... it's their nature. They serve humans, and that's what they love. You won't make them happy with that. They won't be happy to leave their work, and they won't be happy to get paid for it either!"
Hermione said, "But Harry freed Dobby, and that made him very happy, and we heard that he is demanding his salary now."
Hagrid said, "Well, there are exceptions to every rule. I'm not saying you won't find someone who will be happy with you, but you won't convince all of them... No... that won't work."
Hermione looked disappointed, so she returned the badges to her box, and when it became five-thirty, they decided to return to the castle to attend the Halloween feast and also to attend the announcement of the names of the champions participating in the Triwizard Tournament.
Hagrid said, "I'm coming with you... just a moment," then he got up and went to a table near the bed and began searching for something in it. They didn't pay attention to him until a terrible smell began to reach their noses. Ron coughed and then said, "Hagrid... what is this?"
Hagrid came holding a large bottle, saying, "Eh? Don't you like it?!"
Hermione asked in a strangled voice, "Is it aftershave?"
Hagrid muttered, "No... it's cologne. Maybe I put too much of it. I'll dilute it... wait."
He went out of the hut, and they watched him washing his face through the window. Harry said in a low voice, "And what about the hair and the suit?"
But Ron suddenly said, pointing towards the window, "Look!"
Hagrid was standing there talking to Madame Maxime, and although they didn't hear what he was saying, they saw that dreamy look in his eyes, which Harry had never seen before except when Harry was taking care of the small dragon named Norbert.
Hermione said in astonishment, "He's going to the castle with her... Wasn't he waiting for her?"
Without looking behind him, Hagrid cut the singing with Madame Maxime, and behind her, the Beauxbatons students quickened their steps to catch up with them. Ron said, "He's infatuated with her... Well, if it ends with them getting married and having children, it will be recorded in the Guinness Book of Records, because their child will weigh a ton."
They went out of the hut together and headed towards the castle before Hermione said, "Look."
The Durmstrang delegation was walking towards the castle, and Viktor Krum was walking side by side with Karkaroff, looking with interest backward and to the right, searching for someone. Behind them walked the rest of the school students. Ron watched Krum with interest as he walked in, entering the castle.
And when they entered the Great Hall, which was almost full, and the Goblet of Fire had been moved to the teachers' table in front of Dumbledore's seat, Fred, who had gotten rid of that beard, said, "I hope Angelina or Albert is from our house!!"
After Hermione remembered Albert's name, she turned to her right to see Albert sitting on a chair at the dining table, looking at Cedric Diggory with intense and completely unexpected interest!!
Hermione imagined that Albert might have started seeing Cedric as a competitor to him in this tournament, so Hermione ignored that and replied to Fred, saying, "Me too... well... we'll know soon."
It seemed that the Halloween feast would be longer than usual, perhaps because it was their second feast in two days, and therefore their appetite was not great, and the excitement was evident on all faces, and even Harry was waiting for the meal to end and the announcement of the result and the selection of the champions.
Finally, the plates were empty of what they contained, and complete silence descended on the place when Dumbledore stood up, and next to him, Madame Maxime and Professor Karkaroff, who looked nervous, waiting for the result like everyone else. As for Ludo Bagman, he was winking at some students, while Mr. Crouch seemed uninterested and looked bored...
To be continued....