Chapter 768: Cedric the Peacock

Chapter 768: Cedric the Peacock

Chapter 768 Cedric the Peacock

　　Before the Hogwarts Express set off, Connor and Fleur left the school in the Thestral carriage.

As the Thestral flew higher and higher, Connor poked her head out of the carriage and waved to Kyle. When she passed a tower, she saw Snape standing there.

 But just in the blink of an eye, the other party disappeared again, as if he had never appeared.

 “What’s wrong?” Fleur couldn’t help but ask when she noticed that Kangna had been staring at the castle.

"Nothing." Kangna shook her head, wondering if she had seen it wrong just now.

The Thestrals were moving very fast. In less than a minute, the carriage turned into a fuzzy black dot and disappeared.

On the field, Kyle put down his hands, turned around and asked, "How are you going to go back? Take the train? It should be too late to get there now."

"Although it's good to relive the feeling of school, I still choose to apparate." Bill shrugged and said, "The train is really too slow. Since graduation, I can't bear to waste half a day on the road. ”

“I’ll wait for you at Grimmauld Place.” He patted Kyle with a smile. “To celebrate your graduation, mom has prepared a sumptuous dinner. I can’t wait.”

 After saying that, he strode towards the school gate.

"Ron, you should know that the prefect's responsibilities also include maintaining order in the carriage, but how did you do it, actually letting the junior students run around in the carriage?"

 “You’re welcome, just go ahead and eat.”

 “Where’s Connor?” Hermione looked around.

 “Looking for me?” Kyle asked doubtfully.

Kyle opened the paper bag. Inside was a whole roasted chicken, fried pork chops, fragrant wheat cakes, baked potatoes, and even seasonings such as black pepper and orange jam, which filled up the other half of the table.

“We just bought cauldron cakes and chocolates.” He looked at Kyle and said, “You can eat them too, that’s all on the train.”

The familiar trio walked into the prefect's box, and Harry remained silent beside them.

 Mainly because there was no need for it, and besides, they didn't really care about Kangna's whereabouts. They were just curious and asked casually.

“She had other things to do and didn’t take the train,” Kyle said.

 After hesitating for a moment, Kyle walked towards Hogsmeade Station and boarded the train in time at 8:59.

But in the next second, the two of them got the answer.

"What are you doing here?" Harry said, "There are many people outside looking for you."

"You brought lunch?" Harry and Ron stopped what they were doing at the same time, thinking they heard wrong.

But if you think about it from another perspective, this is quite comfortable, and you don’t have to waste time competing with those thorny students.

He didn't reveal that Connor went to France. It wasn't that he didn't trust Hermione. If there were people who would definitely not defect to Voldemort, Hermione, who had a close relationship with Harry, was definitely one of them. She even didn't even have access to the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix. Been there.

"I didn't let it go. They were just chasing the food truck. You were too strict."

Qiu and several Ravenclaw girls were sitting together, exchanging some small items with each other.

"No, you misunderstood." Kyle shook his head, "Actually, I brought lunch."

Sure enough, after hearing what Kyle said, Hermione nodded and didn't ask any more questions.

"Fortunately I didn't go out." Kyle said half-jokingly: "I don't have that many things on me to give away."

Kyle didn't bother her and went straight to the spacious prefect carriage, found a seat by the window and sat down, staring at the scenery outside in a daze.

 A minute later, all the carriage doors were closed, and with a loud whistle, the train slowly drove out of the station.

 Because there were not many familiar people, the whole journey seemed very boring. It was not until noon that Kyle heard a familiar noise.

 I saw Kyle opening the box and deftly taking out several bulging brown paper bags.

Just like when he first entered school, he was so popular, but he didn't like this feeling. Most of the time, he wanted to be alone...or with Hermione and Ron.

Hermione also took some cauldron cakes.

Seeing that Kyle had not moved, Hermione thought he was embarrassed and simply handed over the cake in his hand.

 Ron was already hungry and couldn't wait to pick up a piece of chocolate frog and stuff it into his mouth.

If they remember correctly, this train departed from Hogwarts. Why did Kyle bring lunch...

Kyle hesitated.

 Forget it, just relax.

 “Oh, Kyle, you’re here too.”

 Because I arrived relatively late, the carriage was basically full of people.

He is a Quidditch captain and enjoys the treatment of a prefect, but he has no rights as a prefect, and no one will listen to him even if they want to.

To be honest, he also wanted to apparate back directly. It was convenient and simple, but when he thought that he would not have to come to school next year, Kyle felt that there was no need to rush...

The three of them chatted for a while. Most of the time, Hermione was accusing Ron of not fulfilling his duties as a prefect, while Harry acted as a transparent person next to him.

 Harry piled them on the table.

Harry laughed twice, and he could probably guess that Kyle was here to hide.

“Well, they are all seventh-grade students. I guess they want to exchange some souvenirs with you.”

As soon as Harry came in, he noticed Kyle sitting by the window, so the three of them sat over naturally.

He seemed to feel a little embarrassed. He got up and left for a while. When he came back, he had a lot of snacks in his hand.

Harry suddenly felt that the chocolate in his mouth no longer tasted good.

 “Did you...get this from the kitchen?”

"Yes." Kyle nodded, "After all, you just said that there is no serious lunch on the train, so I went to the kitchen before departure.

"You should know that our Hufflepuff common room is very close to the kitchen, so it is not difficult to get these."

 “Yes, yes,” said Harry.

He looked at the sumptuous lunch in front of Kyle, and then at the pile of snacks in front of him, and his throat shook unsatisfactorily.

“Let’s eat some together.” Kyle said, “The elves are so enthusiastic. I obviously wanted one portion for one person, but I gave so much as a gift. One person must not be able to finish it all.”

 “Can that be done?” said Harry.

"sure."

Kyle waved his magic wand, and the food that had gone cold became steaming hot again.

 The heating spell is a little life magic invented by Kyle. It is especially useful when going to bed in winter.

"Thanks."

Harry decisively threw the chocolate back in his hand... Who wants to eat these when there are fried pork chops!

"Kyle, what are you going to do after graduation?" Harry followed Kyle's example and put the fried pork chop pieces into the wheat cake, sprinkled some black pepper, and took a big bite after finishing.

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but they were obviously the same thing, but when eaten together they were particularly delicious and had a unique texture. He couldn’t hold back and took another bite.

"Do you need to say this? Kyle must be going to work in the Ministry of Magic." Hermione glanced at Harry and was a little dissatisfied with his rude look, but seeing that Kyle was doing the same thing, she didn't say anything. What.

"Don't forget that Kyle is a senior assistant to the Minister. He must go back to the Ministry of Magic, right?"

 “Hmm…not necessarily.” Kyle thought for a while. "In fact, at this time, the Ministry of Magic's decision-making was basically related to the Death Eaters, which was to capture them.

“So what the Ministry of Magic lacks most now is Aurors and strikers, not an assistant to advise the Minister.”

"Then will you become an Auror?" Harry said, "I also want to be an Auror. Maybe we will become colleagues next year."

“I didn’t expect that either. We’ll see when the time comes.” Kyle shrugged, “Fudge will definitely not let me go to the Auror office anyway.

“If possible, I would actually like to open a shop in Diagon Alley, at least it would be less troublesome.”

It didn't seem to think that Kyle would say that, Harry and Hermione all showed an incredible expression. Instead, Ron didn't feel too surprised.

Kyle had been selling maps and other things with Fred and George when he was in school. It was not surprising that he wanted to open a shop after graduation.

 And on the train, everyone was just chatting, and other people quickly joined in the conversation. Hermione said she wanted to work in the Ministry of Magic, preferably in the Legal Enforcement Department.

Harry wants to be an Auror, just as he said at the career guidance.

Ron wavered between wanting to go to the Ministry of Magic and becoming a professional Quidditch goalkeeper.

 …

Although Kyle brought a lot of things, there were also many of them. The four of them were barely half full, but it was enough to eat some snacks in between.

After lunch, Hermione forcibly took Ron to patrol the aisles. After hesitating for a moment, Harry also left with them to the ordinary carriage.

 The train continued to move, and the villages quickly receded outside the window.

 Finally, the train slowed down and entered the familiar Platform 9 after turning a corner.

 The students walked out of the carriages one by one and walked through the wall to King's Cross station.

 “Here, Qiu, I’m here…”

At the station, a disgusting idiot was jumping up and down, waving his hands to attract someone's attention. From a distance, he looked like a peacock in heat.

 “Sed!”

Qiu, who had just gotten off the train, naturally noticed the movement on the platform. She dropped her luggage and ran over quickly, throwing herself into the other person's arms.

 The two of them were just on the platform, hugging each other as if no one else was around.

"Bah... so shameless." Kyle was not happy about being forced into a handful of dog food, and spat viciously.

“Tsk, isn’t your expression too ugly?” A teasing voice came from behind.

“When good friends meet again after a long absence, shouldn’t we offer our sincere blessings?”

Fred and George appeared next to Kyle, one on the left and one on the right.

 “So where is your blessing?” Kyle said without looking back.

"Weasley's powerful magic glue." Fred's voice rose slightly, "Our new product can even be used to glue wands."

"Just now, we wiped it on the peacock's clothes while Cedric was looking around." George said, "Don't they like hugs? I think they won't mind hugging them all the time."

"What a bad behavior." Kyle said shamelessly. At the same time, he also noticed that Fred was quietly putting a white bottle into his pocket.

 Judging from his actions, it seemed that he wanted to rub it on Kyle, but gave up for some unknown reason.

 “Each other.” Fred said calmly.

 George raised his eyebrows, "Yes, everyone is the same."

 The three of them looked at each other and smiled.

"Congratulations." Fred patted Kyle on the shoulder, "From today on, you finally escape from the prison and no longer have to be bothered by homework and exams."

 “You can get up at any time you want every day…”

 “You can drink as much as you want…”

 “You can go to Hogsmeade every day…”

 “You can do whatever you want!”

 The two laughed and described to Kyle the wonderful things after graduation.

But for this, Kyle only regarded it as a cold joke. If it was really so comfortable, then what was the reason for the dark circles on both of their faces.

 It doesn't take much thinking to know that they haven't had a rest for a long time, probably because of the Order of the Phoenix's problems.

The three of them chatted for a while. At this time, Cedric finally discovered something was wrong. His and Qiu's clothes were stuck together, and they were very strong. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn't break free.

 “Damn it, Fred, George, what the **** have you done.”

Either he was a friend for many years. Cedric didn't even need evidence and he accurately called out the name of the culprit.

"Just a little trick to help you improve your relationship." Fred said with a laugh.

 George gave a thumbs up, "This is what friends should do, no need to thank us."

Cedric was almost going crazy. Seeing more and more eyes focusing on him, including Qiu's parents, he felt his face burning.

“Hurry up.” Cedric glared at the Weasley brothers and almost squeezed out a sentence through his teeth, “Get it off.”

"Sorry." Fred blinked innocently, "The new product can only be pasted on, not released!"

“Do you think I’ll believe you when you say that?” Cedric didn’t believe him at all. “As far as I know, Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes has never had a one-way half-finished product.”

“Thank you for the compliment, sir!” George chuckled, “But this hasn’t been officially sold yet, so it doesn’t count... Oops!”

Before he finished speaking, a big hand accurately landed on his ear.

Fred on the other side couldn't escape either.

 “Qiu is a girl, hurry up and get your things out.” Mrs. Weasley said fiercely, one in each hand.

 "Let go, mom... let go quickly... we'll just give it to him."

Fred jumped, took out a blue bottle and threw it over.

After Cedric caught it, he poured the powder inside onto the stuck part of his clothes, and he and Qiu immediately separated.

 “Come on, apologize.” Mrs. Weasley dragged Fred and George to Autumn’s parents.

"sorry!"

"I'm very sorry!"

“Ah, it’s okay.” Qiu’s parents forgave the two of them generously.

 In fact, they had known Cedric for a long time and were very satisfied with him.

They had even agreed to meet with the Diggorys once the threat from Voldemort and Death Eaters was gone.

"But..." Qiu's father looked at Fred and said, "Can you sell me a bottle of that glue just now? Our windows have become loose recently, and they rattle when the wind blows."

“Of course, no problem!” Fred quickly took out the bottle of magic glue from his pocket.

 “I’ll give it to you, no money will be charged.”

“If you need anything else, you can go to Weasley’s Wizarding Wheezes in Diagon Alley, everything is 50% off.”

"This is a really good discount." Qiu's mother said with a smile.

 Then they took Qiu and left.

Mrs. Weasley was still scolding Fred and George.

At this time, Hermione, Harry and Ron finally walked out of the wall.

 She immediately dropped the twins and stepped forward to hug them one by one.

Kyle also noticed that when Harry appeared, several passers-by who had been doing nothing around him immediately became nervous and put their hands into their pockets unconsciously.

Judging from the calm look on Mr. Weasley's face, they should be from the Ministry of Magic.

"Okay, hurry up and follow." Mrs. Weasley led a few people towards the outside of the station. "It's not safe outside now. We'd better go back quickly."

"Where's Sirius." Harry looked around, but he didn't see the person he wanted to see the most.

"He is waiting for you outside." Mr. Weasley said, "Do you remember? The Ministry of Magic had previously issued a wanted notice for Sirius among Muggles. There were many people at the station, so in order not to cause any trouble, he stayed here. It’s better outside.”

 Hearing Mr. Weasley say this, Harry breathed a sigh of relief.

 It’s okay, just for this reason.

 …

 (End of this chapter)