Chapter 657: Dumbledore’s intuition, get the Phoenix (2-in-1)

Chapter 657: Dumbledore’s intuition, get the Phoenix (2-in-1)

Chapter 657: Dumbledore’s intuition, the phoenix is ​​obtained (two-in-one)

The news of Sirius' injury seemed to have been deliberately concealed by the Ministry of Magic. No one knew what happened that night, and there was no report in the newspapers.

 The next day, Hogwarts was as lively as ever, with everyone excitedly discussing the upcoming Christmas and holiday arrangements.

"What on earth does the Ministry of Magic want..." At the Hufflepuff dining table, Cedric put down the newspaper in his hand and said angrily: "But two people almost died, and they were still strong adult wizards. This is their The solution? Let it go?"

"Obviously...that's right." Kyle spread marmalade on his bread. "This is why I always wanted Professor Dumbledore to run for Minister of Magic, but unfortunately he said nothing."

"Yes, it would be great if Professor Dumbledore became the minister." Cedric also sighed.

Although he always believed that Hogwarts could not live without Dumbledore, the key was that he would graduate next year... who the principal would be by then would have nothing to do with him.

 So from the bottom of his heart, he also preferred Dumbledore to run for Minister of Magic.

"Okay, let's change the topic." Kyle shook his head. "I want Dumbledore to be the minister. This is only possible if Voldemort becomes the principal of Hogwarts... What are your plans for the holidays?"

"Autumn and I are going to St. Mungo's to visit Sirius." Cedric took a sip of pumpkin juice. "Then we'll go to Diagon Alley. Fred and George have chosen a shop there, and I'm going to join them."

“Join the Weasley Joke Shop?” Kyle asked confused: “But don’t you want to join the professional Quidditch team after graduation?

“If I remember correctly, the Mottola Macaws also sent you a trial invitation not long ago.”

“That’s right.” Cedric said calmly, “But I really can’t convince myself to leave the UK at this time. I can join a professional team at any time, but it’s definitely not now.

“It just so happens that the Weasley brothers also need help. This can be considered as finding something to do for yourself.”

"Are you sure?" Kyle glanced at him, "That's a very good team, and this opportunity is rare."

“But their current seekers are also very good.” Cedric said indifferently, “Even if I pass the trial training, I can only be a substitute. It’s good to wait and see for a few more years.”

Cedric seemed to have made a decision and took the initiative to change the topic after speaking.

 “Kanna, what are you going to do on your vacation?”

"Maybe I should stay in school. Anyway, I don't have much to do when I go back." Kangna said, "And I plan to try to join the Extraordinary Apothecary Association next year, so I can just take advantage of the vacation to read some books related to potions."

 “What about you, Kyle?” Cedric continued.

 “I haven’t thought about it yet,” Kyle said.

"Would you like to come with us to visit Sirius?" Cedric asked, and then he glanced at Connor again, "But I think... you would rather be at school."

 “This is not a conflict.” Kyle smiled.

Even if he stayed at school, he could go to Dumbledore and ask for a key to No. 12 Grimmauld Place, and then go to St. Mungo's.

 Or, more simply, take the Knight Bus directly there.

As for which method to choose, it depends on whether Dumbledore will be in school during the holidays. If possible, Kyle would like to choose a more convenient door key.

 The Knight Bus is not exactly comfortable, after all.

 …

 After breakfast, several people left the auditorium and prepared to go to class.

 The first period of sixth grade was potions class. Kyle and Kangna arrived in the underground classroom on time.

 But the strange thing is that Snape was late today...it was not until twenty minutes after class that he opened the door of the underground classroom with a sullen face.

 This has never happened before.

Moreover, during class, Snape was even more severe and terrifying. No matter who made the slightest mistake, even if the material was cut too thick, he would be scolded by him.

This also caused everyone to remain silent, and no one dared to say a word.

When get out of class was over, Snape didn't stay for a second and left the classroom before the bell ended.

By the time Kyle walked out, Snape was no longer in the corridor.

"What happened to him?" Kyle looked at Kangna and asked curiously: "Did the crucible explode while preparing the potion?"

"I don't know either." Connor shook her head, "But it's definitely not what you said. The potions prepared by Professor Snape have never failed."

"This is strange." Kyle muttered in a low voice: "Professor Dumbledore can't ask him to go to St. Mungo's to take care of Sirius during the Christmas vacation."

 After saying that, Kelliu couldn't help but laugh. Snape was greeting Sirius. The scene was simply too weird. If that were the case, there would definitely be a big war at St. Mungo's.

However, Kyle didn’t pay too much attention to this episode.

Snape, it's normal to be angry. It would be strange if he looked happy one day.

 But Kyle soon discovered that Snape was not the only one who was unhappy, but also Harry.

　　After returning from St. Mungo's that day, Harry had been pretending as if nothing had happened in order not to let Umbridge notice anything.

But I don’t know why, he suddenly became taciturn recently, and a few days later, his temper began to become irritable.

Hanna said that Harry once had a big fight with Snape during a Potions class and was kicked out of the classroom.

 This is so rare... Although Harry is indeed impulsive sometimes, he rarely quarrels with professors during class.

 Because whenever he wanted to do this, Hermione and Ron could always stop him immediately.

But this time it was different... according to Hannah, neither of them combined could hold Harry down.

Kyle was curious about what happened in the past few days to cause such a big change in Harry, so he also went to Gryffindor Tower.

 But Fred told him that Harry was not in the dormitory, not even in the past few days, including at night.

“He didn’t run out of school, right?” Kyle frowned.

"Of course not." George shook his head. "I think he probably spent the night in the Room of Requirement."

"What?" Kyle was a little confused. "Why didn't Harry stay in the dormitory instead of staying in the dormitory? Instead, he went to the Room of Requirement. He and Ron had a fight?"

 “It’s not Ron, actually...this matter is mainly related to us.”

Fred took Kyle to a deserted corridor and explained: "It must have been three days ago. We sent a special prop in the letter to home...the upgraded telescopic ear."

“We made it look like a blank piece of parchment,” George said. “Because it was our letter, Mom didn’t check it…”

“I think she put it aside after reading it…”

 “That made us lucky enough to hear one of their conversations.”

“Harry happened to be there at that time.”

Fred said with some annoyance: "Because he has been depressed about Sirius these past few days, we invited him to listen to the conversation."

 “Something to do with Harry?” Kyle asked.

"That's right." George sighed, and his voice was very low, "Mom said that Harry can possess the mysterious person through dreams, and the mysterious person can also do the same..."

Kyle frowned and said, "Mrs. Weasley really said that?"

“It’s absolutely true,” Fred said. “It was after Harry heard this that he decided to leave the dormitory.

“He probably felt that he was a weapon or something that could hurt other people at any time.”

"He didn't even want to go to class. Professor McGonagall took him back to the classroom." George said quietly, "If we had known that things would turn out like this, we shouldn't have invited Harry to listen together."

Their intention was to give Harry some fun and make him happy, but they ended up making him even more miserable.

 But they didn't expect that the conversation that day happened to be related to Harry.

 After understanding the cause of the matter, Kyle went to the corridor where the Room of Requirement was located. But after seeing the two people who were there before, he turned around and left... Even Hermione and Ron couldn't see Harry, let alone him.

 Fortunately, it's almost Christmas, and Sirius should be able to cheer him up again.

Kyle thought so.

 …

 Finally, Christmas is here.

The day before the holiday, the auditorium was decorated with twelve towering Christmas trees, and the ceiling was filled with bright snowflakes and stars.

　　Everyone was celebrating the upcoming holiday, except Kyle... After the dinner, he was called to the principal's office by Dumbledore.

And this time there was only Dumbledore in the principal's office. He was wearing floral pajamas just like last time.

 “I’m not going somewhere else.” Kyle muttered in his heart.

But what Dumbledore said next made him somewhat unexpected.

 “What? Let me teach Harry Occlumency?”

“Yes, you heard it right.” Dumbledore said, “Harry needs to learn this technique to protect his brain from being invaded by external magic.

 “I originally wanted to teach him myself, but I was too busy...”

Dumbledore pointed to the pile of letters on the table, "These are messages from all over the world, and they are like this every day. I must read them all before going to bed."

“So you want me to teach you?” Kyle said.

 “It should be said that he is assisting Professor Snape.” Dumbledore said,

“Harry’s Occlumency teachings began two days ago.”

 Two days ago?

Kyle thought about it and realized that it happened to be the day that Snape was late for class.

“So, it’s not going well?” he asked tentatively.

"Harry doesn't seem to adapt to Professor Snape's teaching methods..." Dumbledore couldn't help coughing slightly.

  In fact, he still had some reservations about what he just said. Not only was Harry not suitable for Snape's teaching methods, they were simply incompatible.

But there is no way. Harry must now find a way to protect his consciousness from being invaded by Voldemort one day in the future. Occlumency is the best choice.

This is why Snape said a few days ago that Harry is always in danger.

 So after returning from St. Mungo's, he began to arrange for Harry's Occlumency training.

 It's just that the discovery of the matter was not smooth.

 Snape chose to use Legilimency to force Harry to find a way to close his brain...

This was understandable, but in desperation, Harry used another kind of magic, or instinct... Without a wand, he bounced Legilimency back.

 Then Harry also saw some of Snape's secrets... Although it was only for a few seconds, it was enough to embarrass Snape.

 The first teaching was just like this. It ended hurriedly in a furious quarrel between the two people, and it had no effect at all.

Then Dumbledore thought of Kyle.

"You are also proficient in Occlumency. If you relax the atmosphere in the middle, the teaching effect should be better." Dumbledore said, "At least don't let them get upset in the middle of the class like last time. And disperse."

“But I’m new to Occlumency, so I shouldn’t be able to help much.” Kyle refused deliberately.

 He has other things to do during this holiday and doesn’t want to waste time on other things.

Occlumency cannot be achieved overnight. If he takes this job, his vacation will be completely ruined.

 Besides, Snape is pretty good. Although his teaching methods are a little rough, they will not harm Harry.

And now is a special period, giving Harry some appropriate pressure will also help him master this technique as soon as possible.

But Dumbledore seemed not to hear the rejection in Kyle's words.

“You are too modest, Kyle.” He shook his head, “When it comes to Occlumency, there are few people I know who are better than you, including some long-established wizards.”

"Professor, you can really joke." Kyle continued to refuse, "Professor Snape is much better than me. He can't even do it, so what's the use of me."

Dumbledore's eyes flashed. If we say it was two years ago, Kyle's words would have been correct, but now they are open to question.

"Is it okay to help Harry?" Dumbledore said calmly: "The dream last time made him very depressed. You want him to cheer up as soon as possible."

Kyle frowned and hesitated.

If it was true as Dumbledore said, it would be okay for him to help, but Kyle always felt that something was wrong.

Although Dumbledore’s words sounded correct, Hermione and Ron were obviously more suitable for the job of comforting Harry.

Furthermore, Snape was responsible for teaching Harry Occlumency, so even if he went there, he wouldn't be able to help much... Kyle didn't think he could change Snape's thoughts and decisions, unless Connor was also involved.

 Both things, he was not the best choice, but Dumbledore still came to him.

However, Kyle thought about it for a long time and didn't think of Dumbledore's other purpose.

"But I still have to guard the basilisk... I can't be distracted." Kyle raised his head and whispered.

Visibly, the corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched, but then returned to normal.

 “It’s okay, Fox can help.” He said with a smile.

"Then it's settled." Kyle almost didn't hesitate, as if he was afraid that Dumbledore would regret it, and immediately agreed, "Without further ado, I'll go find Professor Snape."

After saying that, he opened the door to the principal's office and walked out, hugging Fox who was sleeping on a perch.

Fawkes, who was awakened, opened his eyes blankly, looked at Kyle, then at Dumbledore, and then buried his head in the wings again.

"boom!"

 The door to the principal's office was closed.

 “What a cunning boy.”

Phineas Black in the portrait opened his eyes and said to Dumbledore: "That boy obviously made conditions on purpose, can't you hear it?"

"I'm not an old fool, Phineas." Dumbledore walked behind the table, picked up the letter on it and read it.

Of course he knew what Kyle meant. If the basilisk was really so unstable and needed to be watched all the time, he would not acquiesce to Kyle bringing it into the school.

 But now he has to let Kyle take the job.

Of course, helping Harry is only secondary, the more important reason is another reason...

That is to find something to do for Kyle during this holiday to keep him busy so that he has no time to think about other things.

He had a premonition...well, it could be regarded as an intuition of the old wizard. If Kyle was ignored, he would definitely do something unexpected in the past two weeks, and it would most likely be related to him. .

 And the closer we get to the holidays, the stronger this feeling becomes.

Dumbledore chose to trust his instincts.

 …

 (End of this chapter)