Chapter 783: Voldemort's Obsession

Chapter 783: Voldemort's Obsession

Chapter 783: Voldemort’s Obsession

  It is rare that No. 12 Grimmauld Place is so lively. Everyone gathers together to celebrate a memorable day. At the same time, some old barrels can also use this opportunity to drink a small glass of wine.

 Normally, in order to cope with situations that may arise at any time, they never dare to drink and can only endure it. But today, with Dumbledore here, they can indulge a little bit.

When Sirius came back with the fire whiskey that the Black family had kept for who knows how many years, he found that people around the dinner table had already started to raise their glasses.

"Hey, why can't you wait for me to come back?" Sirius put the bottle on the table with dissatisfaction, "You will never imagine what good things you have missed. Even I can't find a fire whiskey of this vintage. Two bottles.”

"It's okay, you can keep it at Remus' wedding." Mr. Weasley said nonchalantly, "But now you'd better put that broken bottle down and have a good taste of this."

"Broken bottle?" Sirius wondered for a moment whether he had not made it clear, and subconsciously turned the bottle to reveal the date of 1859.

“Look clearly, this is Ogden’s most classic Dragon Crystal Cask Fire Whiskey, truly aged, and you actually call it a broken bottle?”

“Ha, it’s only been less than a hundred and fifty years.” Mr. Weasley sneered with mock disdain.

This made Sirius even more confused. Since when did one hundred and fifty years of fire whiskey become so unattractive?

"Arthur is right, you should really put away that broken bottle today." In the end, Lupine couldn't stand it any longer, picked up an ordinary glass bottle next to him, and poured the crystal amber mead inside. In the quilt in front of Sirius.

 “This is the real good stuff…a thousand years of mead.”

And the above are all old-fashioned routines. Single Muggle gentlemen did not approach girls like this ten years ago.

“Not everything needs to be solved with magic,” said Dumbledore.

Kyle said without hesitation: "I will not be stupid enough to provoke..." At this point, he suddenly paused, and then continued: "...the mysterious man holding the Elder Wand."

Dumbledore stood at the door, struggling to put on his robe with one hand. Kyle folded his arms next to him and watched indifferently, with no intention of stepping forward to help.

"Oh, I thought this was your new pastime. After all...casting spells without a wand is quite simple." Kyle shrugged, took off his robe and threw it aside. He moved his fingers and the robe immediately flew back to the side. On him.

There is also "Twelve Tips for Bewitching Witches" from Fred and George. They think Harry needs this.

 After drinking a few sips of mead, the atmosphere of the banquet became more lively.

For a wizard, the seventeenth birthday of adulthood is a big day, and it should indeed be celebrated. If it hadn't been for the impromptu meeting held by Dumbledore, more people might have stayed to eat.

I don’t know if he was thinking too much, but Kyle always felt that he meant something else, but Dumbledore did not continue to explain.

"I still have some things to do." He said to Kyle: "I want you to promise me that you must not put your fantastic ideas into practice before I come back."

"This process is a bit complicated." Dumbledore said with a smile, "But if you only count the time, it is indeed the case. Why don't you try it yourself."

The moonlight outside was very bright, but after it passed through the thick London sky, it fell to the ground and only a blur remained.

 Because it was indeed him who lost the Elder Wand.

Dumbledore's eyes flickered slightly. He always felt that Kyle was connoting himself, but there was no evidence, and even if there was evidence, he couldn't say anything.

This is not surprising. After all, it is produced by Helga Hufflepuff. Even if the storage time is ignored, the taste will never be bad. This is the most basic quality of a foodie.

 On the other side, Kyle has also returned to the house.

Kyle also looked through it curiously. How should I put it, it is quite ordinary, more famous than actual.

Sirius originally wanted to give it to him, but Dumbledore shook his head. He looked at Kyle, smiled and said, "If you have eaten enough, I still have a few words to say to you..."

 But Ron was very fond of this book and regarded it as a treasure, and Bill and Charlie kept telling Harry about the benefits of this book. It seemed that the wizard's knowledge in this area was really lacking.

 He gathered up his robe and lifted his immobile arm into the sleeves.

But Dumbledore didn't care. After getting the answer he wanted, he nodded and disappeared into the hazy night.

Before he called out, Kyle waved his hand gently, and the drunk man's eyes immediately became blank. He rubbed his eyes, as if wondering why he stopped suddenly, then shook his head and continued to stagger. Go forward.

 “Don’t worry, Professor.”

 After Sirius arrives, the next step is to give birthday gifts.

Dumbledore's assurance was obviously more credible than Lupine's. Sirius took a sip of doubt...and then decisively put the whiskey in his hand aside.

"Mead and...wait, how many years did you just say?" Sirius almost jumped out of his chair and looked at Lupin in disbelief. "Are you kidding me? I've never heard of a thousand years of mead."

 “Everything is forgotten!”

It wasn't until a few seconds later that he realized Dumbledore was talking about attacking Voldemort's name with noise.

On the street not far away, a drunk man was looking this way blankly, with his hands stretched out and his mouth wide open, as if he was about to scream in the next second.

 “What fantastic idea?” Kyle blinked, not realizing what he meant for a moment.

Later, with Harry's consent, Mrs. Weasley threw it away.

Mainly for Harry. He can only live here now and cannot receive gifts in advance like Kyle. Moreover, this year is also his seventeenth birthday.

"Oh, of course." Kyle said, he understood what Dumbledore meant, got up and walked him to the door.

So Harry had no choice but to give up.

 Actually, Harry originally wanted to pass it on to Mr. Weasley because he seemed very interested, but unfortunately, Mrs. Weasley disagreed and was adamant.

"I thought you would help me." Dumbledore said teasingly, "I'm really not used to it now."

But everyone brought gifts, and even Mundungus left a mailbox out of courtesy... It was a real mailbox, and I don't know which Muggle door he opened it from.

Although Kyle didn't understand what kind of mental state Dumbledore was in when he burst out his inspiration, he had to say that after seeing Harry's gift, his woolen short-sleeved shirt suddenly changed. It's a little more pleasing to the eye... No, I should say it's a lot more pleasing to the eye. At least when I wear it out, I'll only be watched by people, which is already good.

At the dinner table, several adults took out the gifts they had prepared in advance and handed them over, including Dumbledore.

The banquet went smoothly. After an hour, Dumbledore was the first to stand up and leave the table. He had many other things to deal with and could not stay here forever.

 The gifts he prepared for Harry were similar to Kyle's, they were all wool products. The difference was that Harry got a pair of shorts... maybe shorts.

 At this time, the birthday part of the banquet has ended, and now everyone is discussing tomorrow's wedding.

After the brief and almost hasty discussion just now, Lupine and Tonks decided to set the wedding date for tomorrow.

Of course, this may also be related to Dumbledore's injury.

After learning that even Dumbledore had lost an arm and his wand was taken away, it is understandable that everyone would have a sense of crisis and would want to put more important things on the agenda as soon as possible.

But these are things that Mr. Weasley and the others need to consider, and have nothing to do with Kyle and Harry. After finishing the dessert, they were rushed back to the room. After returning to the room, Kyle finally had time to think about the recent events.

 The first is Harry's transfer operation. This is undoubtedly Voldemort's best chance to kill him, and everyone thinks so.

Whether it is Kyle, Dumbledore, or anyone else, everyone has always believed that Voldemort would take this opportunity to kill the savior who had defeated him at all costs.

But they all thought wrong. Voldemort didn't care about Harry at all. Instead, when the Order of the Phoenix focused its attention on Privet Drive, he unexpectedly attacked another important place...the Ministry of Magic.

 They succeeded, and Minister Fudge was killed, which directly dealt a heavy blow to their momentum?

The floo network was also deliberately disrupted, many important letters were snatched away, and the battle plan deployed by the Aurors was clearly observed.

  It can be said that this attack was a great victory for the Death Eaters, giving them a huge advantage without any effort.

Also abroad in Austria, Voldemort also used Ollivander's restraint to **** one of Dumbledore's arms and snatched away the powerful Elder Wand.

Kyle didn't know if Dumbledore had any plans, but it was a fact that the Elder Wand was stolen. With the wand recognized as the strongest, even if it was not a wand that completely recognized its owner, Voldemort's strength would definitely be greatly improved.

To put it slightly inappropriately, Dumbledore may have been unable to defeat him.

Kyle sat back on his chair and stared out the window blankly.

He couldn't understand why Voldemort suddenly gave up his obsession with Harry. Didn't he always want to kill him with his own hands?

Kyle has always felt that Voldemort's character was very paranoid. He didn't know if it was because his soul was cut into too many pieces. He had an almost crazy obsession with Harry, who had killed him once.

 He ​​wanted revenge, by killing Harry with his own hands, to prove to everyone that the "Savior" was just a self-deceiving joke, a false hope, and that he would always be the Dark Lord who could not be defeated.

 In fact, he had done this before, and the Death Eaters had several opportunities to kill Harry.

For example, in the Triwizard Tournament, when Barty Crouch Jr. pretended to be Filch and kidnapped Harry, it was because Voldemort wanted to kill Harry himself that he kept him alive until the end of the ceremony, and also waited for Came Kyle to the rescue.

Also when the Department of Mysteries was snatching the prophecy crystal ball, everyone else faced more than two Death Eaters, except Harry, who had no one around him. It was as leisurely as if he were going shopping.

Even the Death Eaters' curses were tried to avoid him as much as possible, for fear of accidentally killing him.

This is obviously Voldemort's request. He needs Harry alive, and the Death Eaters will definitely not dare to kill him.

These all prove how deep Voldemort's obsession with Harry is... But such a good opportunity to move his residence, he gave up at any time.

 It was as if Harry had suddenly gone from being his inner demon to an insignificant passerby.

But I have to admit that without Harry, this obsession was right, and the Death Eaters immediately gained an unprecedented advantage.

 It's just that it's not very friendly to them.

 “Bang bang…”

Just as he was thinking about it, a knock on the door suddenly interrupted Kyle's thoughts.

 He opened the door and it was Chris.

 “What are you thinking about?” Chris asked.

"Nothing, Dad." Kyle shook his head, "Have you discussed all the details of the wedding?"

“It’s almost done, and there’s nothing to discuss.” Chris walked in and said, “The situation is special now, and we don’t want to invite too many people, nor do we want to make it too complicated.

“What Remus and Nymphadora mean is that it is enough for everyone to witness it together.”

"Is that so?" Kyle nodded, "But you must not say that in front of her. If the bride fights with the guests at the wedding, it will be a bit disgraceful."

"Ah, I almost forgot, Tonks doesn't like people calling her by her name." Chris said with a smile: "Fortunately you reminded me, I said why she looked at me so strange just now, and her hair was inexplicable turned red."

Kyle smiled.

Tonks' mood is usually reflected in the color of her hair. For example, when she announced that she was going to marry Lupin, her hair was a bubblegum pink.

 Dark red or brown usually means that she is a little angry, but she was able to resist reminding Chris, which Kyle did not expect.

The two chatted for a while about topics related to the wedding. Kyle originally wanted to be responsible for the drinks that would be needed at the time. He could just pour two bottles out of the gold cup, and it would also make Lupine and Tonks look good.

 But Chris told him that the job had already been taken over by Sirius, and he paid for all the expenses including drinks, food, clothes, etc.

Kyle thought for a while and said nothing more. The two of them were brothers who had already died, so it was really inappropriate for him to interfere with each other.

"By the way, will you stay here tonight?" Kyle changed the subject: "I remember there seem to be a lot of empty rooms upstairs, and they have all been cleaned. I just need to tidy them up a little bit."

"No, I have to go back to the Ministry of Magic quickly. I have a lot of things to do these days, and I may have to live in the Ministry." Chris said,

 “So busy?” Kyle frowned.

“Being busy is one thing, and the other thing is that we need to observe some people’s situations at close range.” Chris said vaguely, “In addition, I came to you today for another matter.”

"What?"

"It's Minister Bones. She asked me to remind you that it's time to go to work. You can't keep getting paid for nothing."

Kyle was a little embarrassed, he had indeed been deliberately ignoring this matter.

“But you don’t have to go tomorrow, you can start from the day after tomorrow. Remember not to be late then.”

Kyle nodded.

After Chris finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave. Kyle sent him to the living room downstairs.

By the time they came down, Mr. Weasley was already waiting here. He also needed to rush to the Ministry and happened to be on his way. When Chris arrived, the two of them opened the door and walked out together.

Then Kyle turned around and happened to see a few people leaning down in front of the restaurant door, secretly eavesdropping on the conversation inside.

 The most conspicuous ones were naturally Fred and George. They lay down next to the door frame and put an ear-like thing on it, and then the sound inside would come out from the other end.

 Behind the two of them, Harry, Ron and Ginny gathered in a circle, listening carefully to the sounds coming from the ear props.

 After seeing Harry, Kyle couldn't help but think of Voldemort's changes.

　　Really...Why did Harry suddenly lose his temper? Voldemort was getting tired of the old too quickly.

 (End of this chapter)