Chapter 789: confusion

Chapter 789: confusion

Chapter 789 Chaos

To be honest, since the afternoon, Kyle's mood has become completely different from before when they were dancing.

 The feeling of relaxation was gone, replaced by nervousness. Even if he was pulled onto the stage by Fred and George, he would just find an excuse and sneak back.

 The main reason was that the situation suddenly changed. Before, he was not worried about what Voldemort would do if he came here, because they had Dumbledore, and even if he was not there, Kyle believed that he could get over in time.

　　But things are different now. Ever since he was at Bathilda's house, facing the dappled sunlight that was gradually disappearing, Kyle's inner tension has reached an unprecedented, new level.

The sun gradually sets and night falls...

Fred and George took the lead in lighting the bonfire, and the invited band played hard. The crackling flames shone on everyone's faces, and the atmosphere reached a new level.

Kyle was sitting in an open space not far away, looking a little tired. For the first time, he felt that what Fred and George did was really inappropriate.

It would be nice if the dance ended like this, and everyone would go back to their homes, and it would be much safer. Why should we light a bonfire and continue? Doesn't this increase the risk out of thin air?

 He sighed quietly.

At this time, his left shoulder suddenly sank, and then there was a warm touch. Kyle turned his head and found that the Phoenix was gently pecking his ear.

 “Fox?” Kyle was stunned for a moment, “Why are you still here?”

“Oh!” Fox pecked Kyle’s finger, causing him to gasp in pain.

At this time, Cedric, Hermione, and Harry ran over from a distance.

He can't hear it now anyway, let alone refute it. Kyle can say whatever he wants. As long as he can deceive Phoenix...well, if he can persuade him, he will make a lot of money.

"Oh, she's here again." Ron turned his head and whispered: "I clearly told her that it is impossible to install a Muggle phone in the Ministry of Magic."

Kyle didn't lose heart, he just sat there, chattering and throwing dirty water on Dumbledore from behind.

“Fox doesn’t like to be disturbed when he’s napping, just like you don’t like to be suddenly opened by others when you’re sleeping.” Kyle explained.

But Hermione and Ron didn't know that although they had seen Fawkes before, they had only seen him from a distance. This was the first time they were so close.

“The first is the method of communication.” Hermione cleared her throat, “Harry told me that all communications between the Ministry of Magic must be transmitted through a paper airplane and by elevator.”

"That's right." Hermione quickly adjusted her mood, "Cedric told me that you will go to work at the Ministry of Magic tomorrow, and I have some suggestions."

As if he noticed something, Fox suddenly opened his eyes in the next second, flapped his wings and jumped onto Kyle's shoulder, and then continued to sleep.

 No one responded to him.

“Tell me about it.” Kyle looked at her with interest.

 Fox continued to peck, but this time Kyle was prepared and easily avoided.

This time Fox didn’t peck him again. He just jumped from his shoulder to his lap, buried his head under the wings, and looked like he was ready to sleep.

But he soon realized that Fawkes was unwilling to enter Bathilda's house, which was dirty, messy, and filled with all kinds of strange smells, so Dumbledore left him outside to be on guard.

With Phoenix, who cares about Dumbledore?

He is indeed going to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow. It would be good to find something to do for himself. After all, everyone is busy, and it is not good for him to be too idle.

"You know..." Kyle curled his lips. Unexpectedly, Fox actually knew about Dumbledore's arrangements in advance. I guess they must have communicated in advance.

“Kyle, why are you here again? Hermione has been looking for you just now.”

 Hermione was also very excited. She looked at Fawkes who was sleeping, and cautiously reached out her hand, wanting to touch the beautiful golden-red feathers on Phoenix's body.

 “So cool…” Ron said with envy.

As for what to do when Dumbledore comes back, this is a trivial matter compared to the Phoenix, who cares.

"Strange, how did the stupid owl find here..." Hermione looked at Fox lying on Kyle's lap and suddenly stopped in place, "Wait, this is not an owl, this is a phoenix!"

"But waiting for the paper plane to fly out and then taking the elevator to reach the destination will take a minute at the fastest. If the floor is high, it will take even longer. This is such a waste of time." Hermione said, "If you use Muggle A phone call can solve this problem very well.”

 “Dumbledore...he doesn’t want you anymore.”

"I would say what he did this time was really unethical." Kyle continued to stroke Fox's feathers, "It won't take long to wait for you to come over, right?"

"This is Dumbledore's phoenix." Harry said. He had seen Fox many times and knew that this phoenix had a very good relationship with Kyle. It could even be said that apart from Dumbledore, the only person who could make it take the initiative to get close to him was Just Kyle.

"I'm not lying to you, this is true." Kyle rubbed his fingers and said, "If you don't believe it, you can feel it. Can you still find Dumbledore's location?"

 As soon as he got the time turner, he couldn't wait to turn the hands on it, and couldn't even wait to move to a safer place.

This silent rejection made Hermione a little disappointed.

But this was also related to Fox not being serious. He barked softly and lay on Kyle's shoulder in boredom.

“By the way, Cedric just said you were looking for me?”

"About rebuilding the Ministry of Magic." Hermione said seriously: "I think the destruction of the Ministry of Magic this time is a good opportunity. We...no, I should say that you can make some changes to get rid of the cumbersome past. Long process.”

"That's right." Kyle nodded, "At first they used owls, and then they changed to this cleaner method."

He reached out his hand, touched the warm and soft feathers on the phoenix's neck, and said in a calm and gentle voice:

  In other words, when he went back to the past, Fox was still outside and not with him.

  “What suggestions.”

 In just a moment, all the negative emotions caused by Dumbledore's departure disappeared from Kyle's heart.

Kyle nodded, "Is there any more?"

He could imagine that if he carried a phoenix on his shoulders, he would definitely become the most eye-catching presence in the crowd.

But this also caused most of the plan he had just thought of to fail in an instant. He also wanted to kidnap Fawkes while Dumbledore was away.

"There are also the House Elf Resettlement Office and the Muggle Mediation Committee." Hermione continued: "In my opinion, these two departments are just decorations and have not played their due role at all. People from the Ministry of Magic should Take it seriously."

“In addition, there are many unreasonable aspects in the education order... The education method at Hogwarts is already very backward, and some changes should be made.”

Hermione kept talking about her opinions, and Harry and Ron stood behind her and couldn't get a word in. Except for making a little noise when they heard about the teaching methods of Hogwarts, they were mostly silent the rest of the time, looking like two mascot ornaments.

It wasn't until half an hour later that Hermione finally stopped, took out a bottle of pumpkin soda she had prepared in advance and took a sip.

Kyle thought about what he just said...Hermione said a lot, but not much was useful.

For example, regarding the situation of the House Elves and Muggle Conciliation Committee, her reasons are indeed very good, but they are all imagined by her.

 In fact, Hermione had never actually been to these two departments, and she didn't know that the staff in these two places were almost crazy busy...especially the Muggle Problems Mediation Committee.

Nowadays, wizards will inevitably interact with Muggles in their daily lives. Even the village of St. Catchpole is a village where Muggles and wizards live together.

 In this case, over time, there will be some intersections and even conflicts between the two parties.

 Although these problems can be solved with magic, such as the Oblivion Spell or the Confusion Spell, not everyone will choose this method. Because according to the latest Wizarding Law, wizards are not allowed to harm Muggles. Once the spells are not mastered well and cause harm to Muggles, the attackers will immediately come to the door and punish the wizard to a certain extent.

Of course, under normal circumstances, you will not be imprisoned in Azkaban, but the punishment will definitely be inevitable. According to Kyle's understanding, it is usually a fine, ranging from thirty to one hundred galleons, depending on the situation.

The Forgetting Curse and the Confusion Curse are advanced spells, so usually, wizards who do not do well in school or are not very confident in themselves will choose to report these conflicts to the Ministry of Magic, and professionals will deal with these conflicts.

This is the task of the Muggle Issues Mediation Committee, and the people in this department are absolutely professional. There are two employees in total, one with thirty years of experience, and the other with fifty years, a proper veteran employee.

The main reason is that no one wants to go to this department. Even if they have lowered the conditions to the lowest level, no one will consider it.

In addition to the small salary, what’s more important is that it has a lot to do. The two employees spend most of their time traveling between villages and towns every day, solving trivial matters between wizards and Muggles.

If you were to choose the most tired department in the Ministry of Magic, they would definitely be in the top three, if not number one.

 So what Hermione said... was useless and didn't work, just because she didn't see it.

And given the current situation, even if there is something unreasonable in these departments, the Ministry of Magic will not waste time solving it.

 The most important thing for them now is definitely to solve the problem of Death Eaters, and everything else will have to wait until the situation calms down.

However, Hermione also has very good suggestions, such as communication in the Ministry of Magic... The traditional paper airplane method is indeed a bit backward and very slow.

Kyle thought about it for a while. It might not be practical to install a phone, but it is still possible to use a magic prop like a communication coin. Or it is not impossible to modify the phone and replace the phone line with magic words in an alchemical way.

 At that time, you can discuss it with Fred and George to see if they can make it.

Just as he was thinking about it, a noise mixed with screaming suddenly came from the distance, and the music stopped abruptly.

"What, is the dance over?" Harry turned around subconsciously.

 However, when he saw clearly what was happening on the other side of the dance floor, he froze on the spot.

The Tonks couple, who had just left not long ago, were lying on the ground dying, and behind them were a group of figures wearing cloaks and masks.

 Death Eaters! Harry would never forget this outfit.

“Damn, how did they find this place!” Ron shouted in horror.

"The Red Loyalty Curse has a limited range. It is possible that we exceeded it but did not discover it."

Cedric still retained a trace of calmness, "And there are also Mr. and Mrs. Tonks. If the Death Eaters have been following them, they can also find their approximate location."

"Then what should we do?" Ron turned to look at Harry, "They must be coming for you, let's run!"

He grabbed Harry's arm and wanted to take him away from here, but to his surprise, Harry stood still as if under a binding spell.

At this moment, a light flashed past their heads, which was the Death Eater's curse.

"What are you waiting for, Harry!" Ron shouted anxiously: "Hurry up, or it will be too late."

“Don’t panic,” Cedric said. “They can’t find us yet.”

"No, it will be soon." Kyle said as he stood up, and Fox on his shoulder also opened his eyes.

 “Can they break through the protection of the Loyalty Curse?”

“It has nothing to do with this.” Kyle frowned.

"My dear niece, we are here to attend your wedding, why don't you come out to greet us." A sharp voice came from among the Death Eaters. "Come out quickly, don't keep the guests waiting."

 She took off the mask on her face, revealing a familiar, crazy face, which looked somewhat similar to Mrs. Tonks on the ground, but completely different.

Seeing that there was no movement around her, she suddenly smiled, turned her wrist slightly, and pointed the wand at the Tonks and his wife on the ground.

“Since you are unwilling to come and greet us, then, Cruciatus…”

 “Stop!”

With a sharp shout, Tonks took the initiative to walk out of the range of the Loyalty Curse and came to the Death Eaters, with Lupine following closely beside her.

"Hoho, Nymphadora Tonks, my dear niece." Bellatrix glanced at them coldly, "I thought that my sister marrying a mudblood would be enough to humiliate us. I didn’t expect that her daughter would be even more shameless and actually choose a werewolf..."

"This has nothing to do with you, Bellatrix." Tonks said with a straight face, "You are not welcome here, leave now!"

　　"You're driving me away? Hahaha..." Bellatrix suddenly laughed nervously, "...did you hear...she asked me to leave...hahaha...cut out the bones!"

　　A beam of light shot out from the wand and fell on Mr. Tonks. He immediately curled up into a ball and trembled continuously.

 “Stop!”

 “Fainted to the ground!”

 “Everything is petrified!”

Tonks and Lupine immediately fought back, forcing Bellatrix to remove her wand, but this also angered the Death Eaters who followed. They also pulled out their wands, and the battle began instantly.

The invited bands never expected that such a thing would happen. They dropped their things and ran away in all directions. Once they were out of the range of the protective magic, they apparated directly.

 Others besides them rushed towards the Death Eaters.

Sirius was the first to rush out and used the Iron Armor Curse to help Lupine and Tonks block the first wave of spell attacks.

Mrs. Weasley also joined the fight after pushing Ginny into the house in a panic.

"We're going to help too," Harry said, running over without looking back.

 “Wait!” Hermione stopped him. "They must be looking for you, we have to get out of here first."

"I can't do it!" Harry's eyes turned red. "I can't persuade myself to leave, especially here."

Hermione subconsciously glanced at the house not far away. She understood what Harry meant, but her reason told her that she couldn't let Harry do whatever he wanted.

"No, you have to leave with me." She grabbed Harry's arm and dragged him in the other direction.

 You cannot use Apparition within the protection range of the Red Loyalty Charm, you must go out first.

Ron on the side also decisively sided with Hermione after hesitating for a moment.

"Let me go!" Harry struggled. "Dumbledore is here too. Why are we running? Let me go."

I have to say that Harry's voice was timely. As soon as he finished speaking, the force on his arm suddenly became much weaker.

"Yes, Dumbledore is here too." Ron blurted out. He glanced around, "But where is the other person? Why haven't he come out yet? I obviously saw him just now."

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 (End of this chapter)