Chapter 804: School starts, Dumbledore’s letter

Chapter 804: School starts, Dumbledore’s letter

Chapter 804: School starts, Dumbledore’s letter

Ron swears that this is definitely the most unforgettable vacation he has ever had.

The situation was tense the previous month, and he was frightened every day. Then after the incident in Godric's Hollow, the Death Eaters suddenly became quiet for some reason.

He originally thought he could finally relax, but within a few days, he was sent to the Ministry of Magic, where he started working every moment he opened his eyes... Even the house elves had time to rest, but he didn't. .

 But he finally got through it.

Although there is still homework to be done, and there are only three days left before the start of school, compared with the work at the Ministry of Magic, the so-called homework is not difficult at all.

This was the first time that Ron felt that writing homework was a very easy task. Not only did he finish it on time, he also took the time to help Harry draw a complete planetary movement diagram.

To be honest, Harry was stunned at the time, and for a moment he thought it was a Death Eater who had used Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as Ron and sneaked into No. 12 Grimmauld Place.

 …

 “Hurry up, move quickly.”

On the first day of school, Mrs. Weasley woke everyone up early in the morning and urged them to hurry downstairs for breakfast.

"Mom, aren't we going to school via Floo? Why are we in such a hurry?" Ginny, who was sleepy, walked down and asked with a yawn.

"Change of plans." Mrs. Weasley added two sandwiches to her plate. "Connecting to the Floo Network may destroy part of Hogwarts' protective magic, so you'd better take the train."

"Take the train?" Ron suddenly woke up, "What if the Death Eaters come over? At least we have to send Harry there."

“No, no need.” Harry next to him shook his head and said, “It’s just fine to take the train.”

 He ​​always didn't want to look different from others. Everyone took the train and he was the only one sent there. It felt like he had to be taken care of. Just thinking about it made him feel uncomfortable.

Besides, he really wants to take the train, especially this year.

Just like adults never tell the little wizards who have just entered school how to conduct the sorting ceremony, almost all seventh-grade students will choose to take the train to Hogwarts this year, just like they did for the first time six years ago. That's the first time I've been to that castle.

Harry thought the same way. Ever since school was about to start, he had hoped to take the train there. Even last night, he was still tossing and turning in bed, hesitating whether to tell everyone what he thought.

 It's just that he wasn't sure whether Sirius would agree. This situation was simply a surprise to him.

Harry was really worried that Mrs. Weasley would follow Ron's suggestion and apparate him to Hogsmeade.

 Fortunately, this did not happen.

"Don't worry about that." She said, "This year Minerva, Filius and Pomona will all be on the train, heading to Hogwarts with the students, as well as three senior Aurors from the Ministry of Magic. We will **** you and it will be very safe.”

“Professor also rides the Hogwarts Express?” Hermione asked in surprise.

She rarely encountered professors riding the Hogwarts Express, only twice in six years.

One of them is Slughorn, but he has an ulterior motive and just wants to make friends with students he is interested in on the train.

 The other one is Lupine. The reason why he takes the train is simpler...it's the cheapest way and doesn't cost money.

 Unexpectedly, three professors came this year, and they were all deans. Except for Snape, all the other deans came.

"Yes, this was discussed before the holiday." Mrs. Weasley continued: "Although the Death Eaters have not been very active recently, the professors decided to proceed as planned just in case."

 “Eat quickly, the car is already waiting outside the door.”

 Everyone immediately speeded up their meal.

"It's strange why Professor Snape didn't participate in this escort." Hermione asked doubtfully while eating an omelette sandwich.

"Needless to say, the professors must not trust him." Ron said matter-of-factly: "Maybe the professors have discovered his identity as a Death Eater and expelled him."

As he said that, Ron suddenly laughed,

"Malfoy has gone away. If Snape is expelled again, it will be perfect, hehe..."

Harry next to him couldn't help but laugh.

Yeah, he simply couldn't imagine how wonderful Hogwarts would be without Malfoy and Snape.

 After hurriedly finishing breakfast, everyone was rushed outside by Mrs. Weasley.

"Have you got your luggage, wand...? Did you forget anything?"

 “Ginny, your robes…”

 “Hurry up Ron,”

“Harry, take your owl, it looks a little out of sorts.”

"Yeah." Harry looked at Hedwig in the cage.

It has been kept in a cage for two months. It can only fly around the house a few times at most, and of course it has no energy.

He could imagine that when he returned to Hogwarts, his fingers would be pecked.

 But now I don’t care about that much.

 A large number of people noisily packed their luggage into the car.

Mrs. Weasley came to the car window.

 “Arthur, be careful on the road.”

“Don’t worry, I know.” Mr. Weasley said, “Besides, there are Kyle and Sirius following us, so don’t worry.”

Since everyone else was busy, the task of escorting them to the station fell on Kyle...actually he wanted to go.

　　He was the one who was given away before, but now his identity has suddenly changed, and it feels a bit strange.

　　When the last Ron got into the car, Mr. Weasley stepped on the accelerator and drove the car out.

I don’t know why, but the Weasley family is always pressed for time when they catch the train, and this time is no different.

 They arrived at the station ten minutes before departure.

A group of people pushed their luggage and hurriedly ran towards the platform pillars. During this period, there were owls chirping, which attracted many Muggles to look this way curiously.

 But they have long been used to this.

There are Muggle Expelling Curses around platform 9, and it becomes quiet after arriving here.

“Quick, Ron, you’re first,” said Mr. Weasley.

Ron immediately rushed towards the pillar at the entrance.

“Harry follows, then Ginny, Hermione…”

 When they entered the platform, Kyle stood at the end, paying attention to the surrounding situation.

He did find a few sneaky people, but they were not Death Eaters. They were probably Aurors from the Ministry of Magic. They all wore work badges on their chests.

That thing was originally designed by him, so he could recognize it at a glance.

There were not many people going to school this time. After Hermione also disappeared, Kyle followed Mr. Weasley into the platform.

Behind the pillar, there is another scene.

 No matter how tense the situation is, the platform at the beginning of the school year is still lively.

The crimson Hogwarts Express train stopped at the platform, surrounded by students and their parents who came to see them off.

Kyle looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't help feeling a little emotional.

 “What are you thinking about?” Mr. Weasley came over and asked.

 “Finally got over it.” Kyle grinned.

Mr. Weasley was stunned. This answer was different from what he thought.

 “Don’t you miss your days at Hogwarts?” he asked.

"It will be more than ten years before I miss it." Kyle said with a smile, "I am just glad that I no longer have to sit on the train for several hours, nor do I have to get up on time to go to class every day, or do homework...haha."

Thinking about this, Kyle laughed out loud.

 “I decided to sleep until eleven tomorrow…”

"terribly sorry."

Just as I was thinking about it, a familiar voice suddenly came from behind me.

"Oh, Minerva." Mr. Weasley said, "It's nice to see you here." "Me too, Arthur." Professor McGonagall said, and then she looked at Kyle, "I don't want to scan you though. Yes, but I’m sorry, you have to be with us this time.”

“With you guys?” Kyle blinked, “What does this mean?”

 “Just take the train to Hogwarts.” Professor McGonagall said calmly.

"Wait." Kyle took a step back subconsciously, "Professor, I have graduated and I have not repeated a grade."

"I know, but that's what Dumbledore meant," said Professor McGonagall.

"Professor Dumbledore." Kyle asked, "He's back... um, I mean, he's back to school?"

"No." Professor McGonagall shook her head. "I haven't seen him for a month. No one knows where he has gone."

 “Then what do you say…”

"He left a letter." Before Kyle could speak, Professor McGonagall thrust a letter into his hand.

Kyle looked at the envelope in his hand and felt that it was a trap for some reason, so he wanted to throw it away.

If he accidentally dropped the letter, and when picking it up, he accidentally rubbed a fire spell to destroy the letter, wouldn't he need to go there?

 But Professor McGonagall seemed to see through his thoughts.

"It doesn't matter. I have already read the content. I can repeat it to you if necessary."

"I..." Kyle felt a toothache, "Is it okay if I don't go?"

 “No, this is very important.” Professor McGonagall shook her head.

 “I shouldn’t have come today.” Kyle sighed.

"It's okay." Professor McGonagall continued: "I was originally going to pick you up, but Molly said you would come to the station to see someone off, so I didn't go."

 “Okay…” Kyle sighed faintly.

"So what is it...wait a minute." Kyle suddenly thought of something and asked with twitching corners of his mouth: "Dumbledore doesn't want me to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year!"

 It is not impossible.

 Dumbledore’s biggest headache every year is to find a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for the school. Who knows if he will find one this year.

What if you don’t find it and pull yourself over to top the cylinder...

Moreover, if he returns to Hogwarts as a graduate, what else can he do besides being a professor.

Thinking of this, Kyle became even more panicked and subconsciously took out his wand.

If Professor McGonagall dared to tell him that the envelope contained a professor's appointment letter, he would have dared to destroy it on the spot.

 “Is that what you think?” Professor McGonagall seemed to have a little smile in her eyes.

“While we have already found a suitable Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, I can make the decision for you to join us if you wish.

“Seriously, I believe you can do this job well, even if you are the youngest professor at Hogwarts.”

"No, no, I don't want to..." Kyle waved his hands repeatedly, rejecting Professor McGonagall's kindness, and at the same time he breathed a sigh of relief.

 It's okay. As long as I'm not a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, there doesn't seem to be any other trouble.

 “So what is going on...”

 “Woo!”

A whistle interrupted Kyle's words, which reminded everyone to get in the car.

Mr. Weasley ran to say goodbye to Ron and others.

"Well, you can see for yourself when you get on the train." Professor McGonagall said, "Now we have to get there quickly."

Although Kyle was reluctant, under the sharp gaze of Professor McGonagall, he could only drag his heavy steps slowly towards the train. At the same time, he prayed in his heart that the train would go faster, as long as it could leave before he got on the train. .

Professor McGonagall didn’t rush him, and just watched from the carriage.

I don’t know if she had said hello in advance, but the Hogwarts Express started very slowly this time. The whistle blew twice, but it still stopped there without moving.

“Hey, Kyle, here!” Ron stuck his head out of the car window and kept waving to him, “Don’t give it away, let’s do it again on Christmas... huh?”

 He watched helplessly as Kyle ignored him and slowly got into the car.

 The next second, all the doors were closed at once, and with the third whistle, the train finally moved.

“Oh, wait, did Kyle come up just now?” Ron asked doubtfully.

 “Yes, you read that right,” said Hermione.

"Could it be that he forgot that he has graduated?" Ginny whispered: "Fred has been talking to me before, and when he comes to see us off, he always has the urge to get on the train with us...Kyle has just graduated. It’s possible to forget for a moment.”

 “That makes sense.”

"Then let's go find him quickly, Ginny, please help us find a carriage." Harry immediately took his head back from the window, "The train hasn't gone far yet, and he has enough time to return to the platform."

The aisle was full of people and luggage. Harry finally squeezed out a way, but when he finally reached the car door, Kyle had disappeared.

There were people everywhere, and Harry looked for him for a long time but couldn't find him.

"It seems like he's come to his senses." Ron said, "Let's go back."

Harry thought about it and felt it made sense.

 Kyle can apparate, maybe he has already returned to the platform by this time.

He stuck his head out from the window sill next to him and looked in the direction of the platform, but at this time the train happened to turn a corner and the platform was blocked.

"Don't worry, that's Kyle." Hermione was not too anxious, "No, there are too many people in the corridor, Ron, we have to help maintain order."

 “Why should I do something unnecessary like that?” Ron muttered.

He didn't want to chase those little devils around, he just wanted to play a long-lost wizard's chess game with Harry in the box.

"Because you are a prefect!" Hermione pulled him towards the prefect's box without any explanation.

By the way, she is the president of the female student union this year and needs to assign tasks to all the prefects.

However, the president of the Boy Student Council is not Ron, but a boy from Ravenclaw.

 After the two left, Harry stood alone for a while.

 He always felt that Kyle was still on the train, because he didn't see anyone Apparating in the carriage.

  Could it be that there were too many people and it was blocked?

Harry thought doubtfully, until Hermione and Ron were far away, he shook his head, stopped thinking about it, turned around and walked towards the back of the car.

One thing Hermione said was right, he didn't need to worry about Kyle at all. Even if he did go to Hogwarts, he could come back at any time.

He might as well wonder if Ginny had found an empty box.

 Hope she's found it, and... there's no one else yet.

 Inexplicably, Harry had the idea that Ron and Hermione would not be back until at least noon, and if there was no one else in the box, he and Ginny would be alone for a long time.

Harry couldn't help but quicken his pace...

At the same time, in an ordinary box, as soon as Kyle walked in, he saw Professor Flitwick who was reading a book, and Professor Sprout who was playing with flower pots.

"Long time no see, Kyle." Professor Sprout raised his head and said, "I have always regretted leaving Remus' wedding early. Fortunately, you are okay."

"Don't say that, Professor, after all, none of us expected that the Death Eaters would suddenly attack." Kyle said, "But then again, what does Professor Dumbledore want from me?"

"Why, didn't Minerva give you the letter?" asked Professor Flitwick.

“I gave it, but I haven’t had time to look at it yet.” Kyle said, “I always feel like it’s not a good thing.”

"Don't be nervous, it's not that scary." Professor Sprout said with a smile, "I just want you to pretend to be him to attend the opening ceremony."

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 (End of this chapter)