Chapter 831: A unique way to travel
Chapter 831 A unique way to travel
Evening, Ministry of Magic, UK.
Fred and George had just finished a day's work. Dragging their tired bodies and cursing Kyle in their hearts, they took the elevator to the hall and prepared to return to St. Catchpole Village.
"Mr. Weasley..." a slow voice came, causing the two of them to turn their heads subconsciously.
“Bob, what’s the matter?” Fred asked, “Anything interesting you want to share with us?”
“Then we are all ears.” George said.
This is the receptionist in the lobby of the Ministry of Magic. He is responsible for leading wizards who come to the Ministry of Magic for the first time to find where they need to go. Because of his work, he can always get first-hand information on many things, so the two of them have always kept in touch with him. Have a very friendly relationship.
“What’s going on lately? I’m so bored that I want to change my job.” Bob sighed.
"Then why don't you come to work in the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures?" Fred's eyes lit up and he immediately said: "We have a way to make your transition smoothly."
"Yeah," George said, "the salary here is much higher than that of a receptionist."
"Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures?" Bob seemed to have thought of something and shuddered, "Forget it, I suddenly feel bored. It's good. At least I have time to do something I like, unlike you , I’m so busy every day... Well, forget it, let’s not talk about these unhappy things.”
Bob's tone changed, "This is a letter to you."
He took out a bulging envelope and put it on the table.
“The person who delivered the letter was a foreign owl. You were not there at the time, so I helped collect the letter.”
“Our letter…”
“Or a foreign owl?”
Fred was stunned for a moment, "Where...who sent it from?"
"Austria." Bob said, "The sender is Kyle. To be honest, I also want to visit Austria. I heard that you can hear all kinds of different music in Diagon Alley there."
Bob spoke cheerfully, but Fred and George were confused.
The letter Keir sent them from Austria?
How is this possible?
He was clearly still at home yesterday, how could he suddenly run to Austria without saying a word and send them a letter?
Although they didn’t believe it, at Bob’s urging, Fred and George walked over and took the letter in their hands.
The two of them originally thought it was just a prank, trying to trick them into opening the envelope. Maybe it contained a scare box or something else.
Until they saw the signature on the envelope.
is indeed Kyle's name and his handwriting.
The two of them were even more confused.
“Kyle...really went to Austria?” Fred asked.
“We’ll find out if we go back and see.” George said, “Go to Kyle’s house and have a look. If he’s there, it means the person who sent this letter has ulterior motives.”
“That’s right.”
The two men immediately said goodbye to Bob and hurried back to the village of St. Catchpole.
They first came to the door of Kyle's house and knocked hard for a long time, but there was no movement inside. There was only the impatient growl of the cat, which seemed to ask them to be quiet.
“He really went to Austria?”
"It's possible. Now that I think about it, there are small marks on the envelope that only we know about, so it shouldn't be a forgery."
“Then go back and have a look.”
After saying that, the two of them returned to the burrow.
"You're back just in time for dinner." Mrs. Weasley came out of the kitchen carrying a saucepan.
“Wait a minute, Mom.”
Fred placed the envelope on the table.
“What is this?” Mrs. Weasley asked.
“I don’t know,” George said. “Kyle sent it from Austria.”
"Kyle..." Mrs. Weasley was also stunned for a moment, "Isn't he at home?"
“We went to see him just now, but he was not at home.” George said, picking up the envelope.
The letter was sealed with magic and required a password to open, but this obviously did not trouble him.
"Speaking of passwords..." George smiled slightly, "Fred, what did you think of first?"
“Is that necessary?” Fred also smiled, “Of course it’s the one we’re most familiar with.”
“Yeah, I really miss it.” George sighed: “It seems like we haven’t used it for a long time.”
“There’s no need for…”
"What are you talking about?" Charlie was a little confused and urged: "Since you know the password, open the letter quickly."
The twins ignored him and just looked at each other.
"come together?"
"no problem."
They took out their wands at the same time and pressed them against the envelope.
“I solemnly swear that I will not do bad things.”
“I solemnly swear that I will not do bad things.”
The seal lit up and opened automatically.
Everyone moved their heads curiously, wanting to see what was inside.
There is no parchment, just a box that has been shrunk several times...
Or it could be said that someone had cast a traceless expansion spell on the envelope, so it just looked small. When the box was taken out, it immediately returned to its original size.
"This is Kyle's box." Fred blurted out: "Why is it here..."
Before he finished speaking, the lock of the box automatically popped open.
Then, with everyone’s confused expressions on their faces, Kyle pushed open the box and jumped out.
“It’s finally here, it’s been a long enough time.” He moved his arms and then looked around, “Oh, Mrs. Weasley, Charlie, Bill...why do you all have such expressions?”
"Why don't you tell me why you are here first?" Fred looked at Kyle and then at the envelope, "What on earth is going on?"
"As you can see, I found myself a ride." Kyle spread his hands and said, "It's a bit troublesome to explain. To put it simply, someone sent me to Austria but was not responsible for picking me back. So I just have to figure it out on my own.”
“Is this what you want?” George raised his eyebrows.
"It's very convenient, isn't it?" Kyle said with a smile: "Although owls are not particularly fast, they will not be traced by the Ministry of Magic and can travel unimpeded. Without illegal door keys, there is nothing better than this. There’s a solution.”
Kyle said cheerfully.
Only a box and a Traceless Stretch Spell envelope can be used to travel safely, quickly, conveniently and worry-free. If Newt could have thought of this, he might not have needed to buy illegal door keys everywhere.
"Then how did you put yourself in the envelope?" Percy asked curiously.
“This is simple, just let the owl help push it. They are quite smart and can do the job completely.”
Kyle gently pushed a plate on the table. Although it was much larger than the envelope, due to the traceless stretching spell, it was easily put in when it touched the envelope.
“What about the sealing work?”
“It can be done from the inside.”
Percy smacked his lips and murmured to himself: "I didn't expect that the Traceless Stretching Curse could be used in this way. This is a loophole that may allow some people with ulterior motives to take advantage of it."
"Of course, I'm not talking about you." He seemed to have thought of something and quickly looked at Kyle to explain.
"It doesn't matter." Kyle waved his hand and didn't care.
"In fact, it is not that easy to complete this operation." Bill said thoughtfully: "It is estimated that not many wizards can use the traceless stretching spell on a fragile envelope... In addition, you need to have a A box big enough to hold them in the envelope for a long time.”
“Let’s not talk about it for now.” George stared at Kyle, “Why did you suddenly run away to Austria?”
yes…
He was reminded like this, and other people also reacted and looked at Kyle one after another. "This question...it may take me a few days to explain it to you." Kyle said.
“Can’t you do it now?” Fred still didn’t give up. “I’m really curious. If I didn’t know, I might not be able to sleep at night…”
"Fred, if you feel too idle, go and share some work for your father!" Mrs. Weasley's voice came from behind. She served Kyle a large bowl of stew and smiled: "Dear "Would you like some toast?"
"Thank you..." Kyle said, "Oh, I almost forgot, I brought you a gift too."
He took out a bunch of things from the box... color-blocked patterned robes, a Muggle-made accordion, a screaming harmonica, Arim horn glasses, local wine... Various things were placed on the table, and it was Kyle who was looking for the owl post office. I bought it randomly when I was young, something unique to Austria.
"This is too expensive." Mrs. Weasley said, but she took a fancy to the very different style of robes at a glance, including Charlie, who also looked at the wine and swallowed his saliva.
“No, these things are very cheap locally.” Kyle took a big mouthful of stew and said with a smile, “It’s just more expensive to send it over. Now people don’t want to send things to the UK...”
“There’s nothing we can do about it, it’s all the Death Eaters’ fault…” Charlie said.
The originally lively atmosphere suddenly became much more deserted.
"Hmm...are they doing anything now?" Kyle asked.
"No." Mrs. Weasley shook her head, "This is also what we are most worried about. According to Arthur, there is a lot of evidence that they have been trying to recruit more Death Eaters, but there is nothing on the surface. Even if there are occasional small-scale conflicts, I am very worried whether they are planning a larger conspiracy.
"How should we deal with so many Death Eaters if they attack together..."
"Don't worry, Mrs. Weasley, maybe we are just overthinking." Kyle comforted her: "Now we are evenly matched, not necessarily everyone will join the mysterious man, isn't the Ministry of Magic also expanding Aurors and strikers? Quantity? If we really fight for quantity, we may not lose to the Death Eaters."
“Yeah mom, don’t worry.”
“We still have the advantage.”
Bill and Charlie also comforted her.
Mrs. Weasley forced a smile and gave everyone two more sausages.
Especially Kyle, who hadn’t eaten much all day long, had obviously more things in front of him than others, and even the dinner left for Mr. Weasley was put on his plate.
After dinner, Kyle left the Burrow and returned to his home, holding on to the wall.
Even though he had slept for a while in the box before, he did not dare to completely relax in that situation, so he could only close his eyes and rest.
Now that he finally returned home, the fatigue from being chased by Wendarozier and others all night suddenly came out. He didn't even change his clothes, so he threw himself on the bed and fell asleep.
The sleep lasted until noon, when Kyle was woken up by a peck.
He waved his hand a little irritably to chase away the owl beside his pillow.
“Don’t make trouble, Laton...the food is in the cabinet, you know where it is.”
But the owl Raton still pecked the back of his hand relentlessly, and at the same time stretched out his paw and slapped an envelope on Kyle's face.
Kyle finally woke up. He rubbed his eyes, opened the envelope and took out the parchment inside...
Then, Kyle suddenly jumped out of bed.
“Come to Hogwarts, mysterious men show up and attack Gringotts, and Minister of Magic Amelia Bones insists on seeing Dumbledore.
…Minerva McGonagall. "
“Why this time?” Kyle frowned and subconsciously reached out, ready to pick up the polyjuice potion he had placed on his body in advance.
But his hand was empty. Kyle looked back and forth three times before he was sure that the polyjuice potion and Dumbledore's hair that had been placed in the mutated lizard skin bag were all gone.
“Did it fall off when we were in the forest before?” Kyle frowned.
At that time, he was chased too quickly, maybe he took it out when he was taking out something.
But it doesn't matter. There are spare ones in the principal's office. As long as he gets there quickly, he should be able to make it in time. Kyle doesn't have time to think carefully and directly apparates to the familiar Pig's Head Bar, preparing to repeat the same trick and fly back to the school in the form of an owl. .
"etc."
A hand suddenly appeared and stopped Kyle.
"Mr. Aberforth..." Kyle looked at the person coming, "There is no time to explain, I must rush back to Hogwarts now."
"I know," Aberforth said calmly, "Hogwarts is full of experienced Aurors now. If you use Transfiguration again, there is a high probability that you will be discovered... just go from there."
He pointed to a huge portrait on the wall.
Ariana's portrait, but at this time the portrait has been opened like a door, revealing a passage behind it.
“Wait a minute, didn’t you say before that this was a one-way secret passage?”
"Yes." Aberforth said calmly, "But just a minute ago, it was opened from the inside. Maybe someone knew in advance that you were going back to Hogwarts, so they opened it from the inside.
"Okay, don't talk nonsense, hurry up, otherwise the passage will be closed soon and you will have to find a way by yourself."
“Okay.” Kyle nodded and jumped in.
The passage was very long and spacious. Kyle hurriedly hurried and took nearly ten minutes to reach the exit of the Room of Requirement.
The Room of Requirement is on the eighth floor, and the principal's office is also on the eighth floor. The distance is not far, but as soon as Kyle came outside, he heard Amelia's cold voice.
"Minerva, where is Dumbledore? I have to see him today!"
"I'm sorry, Minister Bones, the Headmaster has more important things to do." This was the voice of Professor McGonagall.
"What's more important?" Bones' voice suddenly rose, "What's more important than when Gringotts was attacked... when more than a hundred Death Eaters, Aurors and Strikers desperately protected the wizards in Gringotts? , where is Dumbledore? Do you know how much we have sacrificed?
"I have to see him today. I need to know his attitude. If Dumbledore is unwilling to cooperate with the Ministry of Magic to fight against the mysterious man, we must remove all protection and information exchange from Hogwarts as soon as possible."
"You misunderstand, Amelia, we at Hogwarts will always stand opposite the Death Eaters." Professor McGonagall said.
“Then let Dumbledore come to see me!”
Kyle took a few steps forward and saw Amelia Bones and Professor McGonagall standing at the corner.
Luckily, there were only the two of them around, and there were no other Aurors or students.
Amelia had lost her patience at this time, "Don't lie to me with that lame excuse. I've asked around. There is currently no news about Dumbledore from any country in the wizarding world. Or just tell me directly that he is Not alive!"
"Of course, I guarantee you that." Professor McGonagall said seriously.
Amelia’s face softened slightly, and she seemed relieved.
At the same time, Professor McGonagall also saw the sneaky Kyle. She subconsciously moved her position, and Amelia's eyes also followed, completely leaving the corridor.
Kyle took the opportunity to tiptoe over.
As if she heard something, Amelia subconsciously wanted to turn her head.
"Actually..." Professor McGonagall suddenly raised her voice, attracting her attention again, "I have informed Principal Dumbledore, and he will be back soon."
“Then I’ll wait here.”
Listening to the conversation between the two, Kyle, who had just ran over, suddenly felt a little weak in his legs.
He probably understood what was going on. The Death Eaters attacked Gringotts, and the Ministry of Magic fought hard, but Dumbledore never showed up... The minister came to investigate.
How can I make an excuse for this?
Kyle was in a mess. If he didn't do anything right, Hogwarts might break with the Ministry of Magic. Why would such a big responsibility fall on him?
With mixed emotions, Kyle passed through the gargoyles and followed the spiral staircase to the principal's office.
No matter what, Dumbledore will definitely show up. As for what excuses he can find to fool him...just think about it, maybe Professor McGonagall can help him.
Kyle pushed open the oak door at the top of the stairs and was about to get the polyjuice potion and hair in the drawer, but what he didn't expect was that someone was already in the principal's office.
Kyle was startled, but when he saw clearly who the person was, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“Nico?”
"Ah, I knew you would be able to find a way to come back by yourself." Nico said with a smile.
At the mention of this, Kyle couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth.
If he hadn't thought of the owl idea, he might have had to fly for more than ten hours, how could he have the nerve to mention it.
But now is not the time to talk about this. Kyle quickly walked to the table, opened the drawer, and looked for polyjuice potion inside. He said at the same time: "Nico, why are you here, but I may not have time now, what's the matter?" Can we talk about it later?"
“It’s okay, I’m just here to give you something.”
Nico smiled and put his hand into his pocket, took out a delicate golden pocket watch and put it on the table, "I said that the time turner will be repaired after you come back from Nurmengard. Look, it's just right now."
(End of this chapter)