Chapter 209: Wanting to Grow Up Faster

As Albert and his friends returned to the common room, they overheard other students talking about this year's Halloween performance. Hogwarts' renowned choir was going to present a new ensemble for the school on Halloween night.

"The Hogwarts choir?" Albert recalled last year's ensemble during his first year, where a group of students were holding giant toads, which did indeed look "interesting."

In the common room, Albert sat in an armchair, working on his homework. After a while, he stood up to stretch and absentmindedly took out a thick book from his bag while flipping through it. He also took the opportunity to check the recent panel tasks.

"Deceased."

"You accidentally discovered that the supposedly dead dwarf planet, Peter, has now appeared at Hogwarts. It seems to involve a big secret. With your curiosity, how could you miss the chance to explore this mystery? Find out the reason why the dwarf planet Peter faked his death."

Reward: 2000 experience points, 1 skill point.

"This task shouldn't be difficult to complete." Albert remembered that Peter faked his death because he was the secret-keeper for the Potter family but ended up siding with Voldemort, leading to the death of the Potters who were under the Fidelius Charm. Peter also framed Sirius Black, which resulted in Sirius being sent to Azkaban for over a decade.

If he hadn't remembered parts of the plot, this task might have been quite challenging.

Albert thought to himself and then shifted his gaze to another task.

"Understanding Mandrakes."

"You already have a basic understanding of Mandrakes, but their magical properties far exceed your imagination. Acquire a Mandrake and conduct further research."

Reward: Basic knowledge about Mandrakes.

Seeing the reward for this task, Albert was a bit dumbfounded. He hadn't expected such a peculiar task reward.

"Basic knowledge about Mandrakes?"

"Common knowledge?"

"Is it just information about Mandrakes?"

However, how could he obtain a Mandrake? Should he steal one from the greenhouse? Honestly, Albert didn't want to do that, and the Mandrakes in the greenhouse hadn't matured yet.

Should he try to get a mature Mandrake from the black market? Albert remembered someone in the Order of the Phoenix who specialized in such matters, but he couldn't recall the person's name.

Moreover, Albert realized a significant problem: how would he obtain the desired item from the black market?

Considering Albert's age, he wasn't suitable to be seen dealing with black market merchants.

Should he find someone to purchase it on his behalf?

Hagrid?

Immediately, Albert shook his head and rejected the idea. Hagrid probably wouldn't help him with this matter.

Albert couldn't approach these things himself either, as it would reveal his identity entirely.

Previously, he had already noticed this problem. However, he believed he could resolve the task problem, but how to overcome the age-related issue...?

Complicated potions?

Probably not.

Using the Imperius Curse to control someone to help with the trade?

No, the Imperius Curse was illegal, and it would only create more trouble if discovered.

Or... write a letter to Horace Slughorn, seeking the help of this potions expert?

Perhaps that wouldn't work either; Slughorn probably wouldn't help.

"Age is indeed the biggest problem!" Albert thought in distress.

He had been going smoothly all this time, which made him a bit presumptuous!

It would probably be challenging to get unprocessed Mandrakes from a store!

Oh, right, there's also Felix Felicis!

Albert couldn't be sure if taking a sip of Felix Felicis would help him solve this significant problem.

"Sigh!"

Deeply sighing, Albert returned to his dormitory and found the letter that Slughorn had sent him from the box containing his correspondence. After reading it again, he took out a quill and began to write a reply.

After acquiring the Potions Mastery skill, Albert occasionally exchanged astonishing ideas with Horace Slughorn in their letters, and they had been having good discussions about improving potions.

On the parchment, Albert wrote about what he had learned about Mandrakes in Herbology class and asked if Slughorn could help him.

After finishing the letter, he put the parchment in an envelope. Albert knew that he couldn't really expect Slughorn to help.

"Albert," Fred suddenly looked up and said, "Have you finished the essay on Grindylows for Defense Against the Dark Arts class?"

"Oh, let me see where I put it." Albert opened his bag, picked up "Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection," and flipped through it. To his surprise, he couldn't find the essay on Grindylows.

"What's wrong?" Fred asked with a strange expression. "Haven't you written it yet?"

"Maybe...?" Albert took out his random notes and glanced at them. Sure enough, the essay on Grindylows wasn't marked.

"You also forget to do your homework sometimes," Lee Jordan couldn't help teasing, "How about I let you copy mine?"

"Do you have any books about Grindylows?" Albert frowned. He had planned to finish the essay tonight, although this essay was...?

"Oh, wait! Isn't this the homework assigned during today's Defense Against the Dark Arts class?" Albert suddenly realized and turned to glare at the three of them. He knew he had just been played by these guys.

"Don't be angry; we were just kidding," Lee Jordan quickly explained.

After returning to the dormitory and ensuring no one was eavesdropping through the Marauder's Map, Albert summarized the story of Peter Pettigrew, Sirius Black, and James Potter. The "Deceased" task was easily completed on his own; it was as simple as drinking water.

1 skill point gained.

Revealing Secrets.

You've discovered the crimes of Peter Pettigrew. Make this matter public, so that everyone knows what kind of person he is.

Reward: 5000 experience points.

"It seems like this is a continuous task," Albert murmured. He remembered that the previous continuous task had very generous rewards.

However, this should be completed a few years later. Doing it now would be too early; if there were no follow-up tasks, that would be a disappointment.

As for Sirius Black's injustice, it had nothing to do with him.

He ended up in Azkaban for a significant part of his own fault.

At that time, Black didn't deny the accusation, which led to the Ministry of Magic directly convicting him without a trial, sending him to Azkaban. Whose fault was that?

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