Chapter 77: The Invisibility Cloak

"Unfortunately, if the effects of the Disillusionment Charm could last longer, using it on a cloak would make it an invisibility cloak," Li Jordan lamented, staring at the now magicless towel.

If he could possess an invisibility cloak, the entire Hogwarts Castle would be open to him.

Li Jordan wasn't opposed to sneaking around at night, but he always considered the consequences before doing so. Gryffindor bravery was never synonymous with recklessness and thoughtlessness.

"After I return the book, you can borrow it again to study the Disillusionment Charm," Albert noticed the expression on Li Jordan's face and smiled. "The Disillusionment Charm can be directly applied to a person. Do you want to give it a try?"

"You haven't tried it on yourself?" Li Jordan asked cautiously.

"No," Albert replied.

"In that case, forget it," Li Jordan said, annoyed. "Let me try it after you've used it on yourself first."

"Do you two want to give it a try?" Albert looked at the Weasley brothers with a smirk.

Both of them shivered involuntarily and shook their heads. "No, thanks. No, thanks."

"What a pity."

"There's nothing to be regretful about," the three of them said in unison.

"An invisibility cloak, huh? Actually, making a low-quality one isn't too difficult." Albert pulled out a cloak from his own trunk, waved his wand at it, and immediately the cloak blended into the surrounding environment as if it had disappeared.

Albert picked up the invisibility cloak and draped it over himself, asking, "How about now?"

"Wow, it vanished."

"It's really an invisibility cloak."

The three of them temporarily forgot about the duration of the Disillusionment Charm and immersed themselves in the excitement of seeing an invisibility cloak for the first time.

Albert lowered his head, with only his floating head visible and his body completely invisible.

"Let me try it," George urged.

Albert took off the cloak from his body and handed it to George, who eagerly draped it over himself, wrapping himself tightly.

In the next moment, George disappeared from the room.

Albert's Disillusionment Charm did indeed have its flaws, but unless you looked closely, it was difficult to notice them right away.

"Alright, let me give it a try," Li Jordan reached out and fumbled in the air, as if searching for something with closed eyes.

"Guess where I am?"

"Cough, hurry up and reveal yourself," Albert lifted his wand and cast the Revealing Charm in the direction of the voice. George, who was previously enveloped in the invisibility cloak, immediately appeared in front of the three of them under the effect of the spell.

Everyone watched quietly as George moved cautiously, trying not to make any noise, but in the end, it was Fred who couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"The invisibility effect disappeared," George, hearing Fred's laughter, was also taken aback. He remembered Albert's incantation and couldn't help but stick his head out from under the cloak, immediately noticing that the invisibility cloak had lost its effect.

"It's the Revealing Charm. Invisibility cloaks created using spells are easily countered by spells," Albert patted George's shoulder and explained, "The more precious invisibility cloaks are woven from the hair of invisibility beasts, but even those cloaks eventually lose their invisibility over time."

In Albert's memory, the only truly invisibility cloak worth mentioning was Harry Potter's invisibility cloak.

As for the invisibility cloak created using the Disillusionment Charm, it was nothing special. It might not even be considered an alchemical item.

How would alchemical items look like?

In Albert's memory, the Deluminator, Erised Mirror, Pensieve, Philosopher's Stone, and Goblet of Fire... those could be considered alchemical items, right?

Just like potions, alchemy should also be a form of magic.

Speaking of which, it was surprising that Hogwarts didn't teach alchemy.

His own task as the inventor of magical lamps still hadn't been settled.

"Albert, Albert?"

Lost in thought, Albert heard someone calling his name and snapped back, asking, "What's the matter?"

"Why did you suddenly space out?"

All three of them wore expressions of confusion. They were having a good conversation, and then suddenly Albert stopped talking.

"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something. Since the Disillusionment Charm can be used on objects, what about other spells?" Albert picked up his wand and attempted to illuminate the Prophet Daily, which had been crumpled into a ball, but nothing happened.

"What are you doing?" George asked, puzzled.

"I'm trying to make the ball of paper glow."

"What's the result?"

"Didn't you see it too?" Albert replied irritably. The result, of course, was nothing. Either it couldn't be done, or his spellcasting skills were insufficient.

"Why are you trying this?" Fred asked, perplexed.

"Don't you guys realize that the joke items we bought at Zonko's are all based on spells?"

"That makes sense." The three of them immediately thought of the invisibility cloak they had just encountered.

"Armor protection." Albert began trying to enchant the crumpled paper ball, hoping to give it the effect of the Shield Charm.

But, once again, there was no reaction.

"What are you doing now?" Li Jordan asked.

"I'm applying the Shield Charm to the paper ball."

"Applying the Shield Charm to a piece of paper?" The three of them remained utterly puzzled, not understanding what Albert was trying to achieve.

"So... did it work?"

"I don't know. Hold it, and I'll try," Albert handed the paper ball to Fred and instructed him to hold it towards himself.

"Hey, wait a minute. You're not planning to cast a spell on me, are you?" Fred quickly exclaimed.

"No, I'm planning to test it with this," Albert grabbed a pillow and threw it at Fred's face.

"It seems like your Shield Charm didn't work!" Fred stared at Albert with a resentful look on his face.

"Expected as much," Albert wasn't surprised. His magical power wasn't strong enough yet, and whether he could use magic to modify objects still required further research.

"So, you definitely did it on purpose earlier," Fred laughed triumphantly, retaliating by hitting Albert's face with a pillow. As a result, he was greeted with a face full of pillows from Li Jordan, and George joined the pillow fight as well.

The four of them playfully wrestled for a while before finally settling down.

"Alright, I'm a bit tired. I'll rest for a bit," Albert yawned and lay down on the bed, preparing to sleep.

"Goodnight."

"Goodnight."

"If we could create some protective items, they could sell quite well, especially during Voldemort's reign when everyone lacks a sense of security." Suddenly, this thought popped into Albert's mind.

Exchanging Galleons for Muggle currency was not a viable option, as the goblins at Gringotts had made clear. In theory, they wouldn't allow a large amount of Galleons to be obtained in exchange for pounds.

This was understandable. Wizards rarely had a need for pounds, and there was hardly any communication between the two sides, except for wizards who frequently interacted with Muggles.

Hmm, speaking of which, the Ministry of Magic seemed to have a similar department.

Albert tapped his forehead lightly with his hand, realizing that he had inadvertently started thinking about money again. He didn't consider himself a greedy person, but he couldn't deny that sometimes life could be difficult without money.

The wizarding world was no exception.

Just as Albert was about to fall asleep, he heard some noise coming from the room. The twins were sneaking out, trying to be as quiet as possible.

Are they planning to go for a nighttime adventure tonight?

"Be careful not to get caught by the Fat Lady outside the common room," Albert advised, without any intention of stopping them. After all, they had the Marauder's Map in their hands, and unless they did something foolish, there was no need to worry about them getting caught by Filch.

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