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Just think about it, the greatest headmaster Hogwarts has ever had a secret relationship with a shopkeeper...oh, this is too exciting.
Who doesn't like to discuss gossip about the headmaster? Fred and George couldn't help but join in.
They analyzed from different angles where the exit would be if there really was such a secret passage... and finally concluded that all the shops in Hogsmeade could be the exit.
Even the Hog's Head is no exception.
"Without Dumbledore's support, that old goat-like guy would have been driven away by others long ago." Fred vowed.
They have gotten to know Hogsmeade very well over the years, and many shop owners have complained in private conversations, saying that the chaotic Hog's Head Inn has seriously lowered the grade of Hogsmeade, which is why they have not been selected as the "Most Worth Visiting Wizarding Village of the Year" for more than a dozen times in a row.
"Unfortunately, there is no secret passage in the principal's office on the Marauder's Map." Fred said regretfully, "And we only know that it is on the eighth floor, but we have never been in to see it, not even once."
"That's the headmaster's office after all, one of the most mysterious places in Hogwarts." George shook his head and said, "Even the seniors who made the Marauder's Map probably rarely go there, let alone look for any secret passages in it."
"I really hope we can go in and take a look, even for just a few minutes..." Fred said longingly.
"Want to go into the principal's office?" Kyle thought for a moment and said, "This is very simple."
Fred and George's eyes lit up and they excitedly put their arms around Kyle's shoulders.
"Kyle, I know you have a way, tell me now!"
"If you can help us get into the principal's office, Fred and I will be your most loyal subordinates!"
"We'll save a seat for you..."
"We provide food delivery service..."
"Deal with everyone who opposes you."
"But only if we don't get deducted points... or detention."
"Don't worry, none of that will happen." Kyle said calmly, "You just need to win a special contribution award for the school, and there will be a 100-point bonus."
The smiles on Fred and George's faces froze. They looked at Kyle in disbelief, as if he were looking at a three-headed dog that could tap dance.
In fact, Fred and George would rather find a three-headed dog that can tap dance than have them win an award for special contributions to the school.
At least that's a possibility.
"If you find it troublesome..." Kyle looked at the expressions of the two and continued, "Then the Order of Merlin will also be fine. This should add 200 points."
"Huh..." George and Fred made a dry sound at the same time, then turned and left.
"Hey, you haven't told me where the last secret passage is." Kyle shouted from behind.
But the twins turned a deaf ear to him and instead quickened their pace.
In fact, the last secret passage they mentioned is right under the Whomping Willow.
Initially, the two came here to invite Kyle to go there and see if there is any way to avoid the Whomping Willow. But now, they just want to find a place without Kyle and stay quietly for a while.
The Order of Merlin would be fine too... What did he think it was, a stone on the side of the road? Could he just pick one up if he wanted one?
If it was so easy, why didn't he have it himself!
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 196 Torture from Kanna
"I say, if you want to fish, why not go to Black Lake instead of hanging around here with the Sniff?"
In the common room, Connor looked at Kyle who was teasing the Niffler with a branch and a red stone, and said unhappily, "Can't you just give it that broken stone?"
"This is not some broken stone, it's the Philosopher's Stone!" Kyle corrected her wording.
"Yeah, the stone that was transformed by magic..." Kanna pouted, "I saw you smash it last night. It's just an ordinary pebble. Is this how you usually trick the Nifflers?"
"Don't say such harsh words." Kyle retorted: "This is just a form of entertainment. Look how happy it is."
Kanna raised her eyebrows. She glanced at the Niffler, who was jumping up and down on his short legs. She didn't understand how Kyle could tell that he was so happy.
It was so anxious that it almost spoke human language!
Kanna sighed, took out a gold Galleon and waved it in front of the little guy, trying to attract its attention.
Sniff, who usually couldn't walk when he saw gold galleons, didn't even look at her at this moment, still staring at the red stone in Kyle's hand.
Unwilling to give up, Kanna took out the second one, but it still didn't work.
"Forget about it. My stone is much brighter than Garlon."
Kyle grabbed the Niffler by the back of his neck, threw him back into the box and said, "Besides, you've already given him fifteen Galleons in the past few days... I have to remind you that the Niffler can't be used as a wallet."
"What do you care!" Kanna blushed and said angrily, "Also, I gave those Galleons to Sniff, you can't take them away secretly!"
"Ahem... I'm not that kind of person." Kyle's face froze, and then he said, "But then again, shouldn't you be going to Professor Snape for tutoring? Why are you still staying in the lounge?"
"I passed Professor Snape's test yesterday and successfully brewed the water of life and death... so the tutoring is over."
"So you're okay now?" Kyle took out a chessboard and put it on the table, saying, "Want to play a game of wizard chess?"
"Okay..." Kanna nodded.
She didn't have many friends at Hogwarts, and both Cho and her roommate had gone home.
I'm free anyway, so playing chess is a good way to kill time.
"But let me make it clear first, I am just an average chess player, you can't blame me... Wait, this is wizard chess?"
Kanna, who was about to place the chess pieces, lowered her head and suddenly froze.
Because what she saw were not the chess pieces in her memory, but different magical animals.
In the front was a row of Nifflers, and behind them were trolls, hippogriffs, winged demons, three-headed dogs, and dragons.
"It's like this. I had nothing to do after finishing my homework, so I made a small modification to them." Kyle explained: "It's just a slight change in appearance. It's not difficult."
Kanna raised her head and looked at Kyle dimly.
I have nothing to do after finishing my homework... Listen, is this human language?
She took ten full days of make-up classes, and she even had homework!
Wouldn't Kyle feel guilty for saying this in front of her?
"Why are you looking at me...you are the black chess piece and should move first." Kyle urged.
Kanna glared at him angrily before looking back at the chessboard.
At this time, those "magical creatures" had already come to their positions on their own initiative, and Connor quickly guessed what they represented.
……
The two played three games in the common room, after which Kyle wanted to run away.
What Kanna said before was so untrue. Her chess playing skills were not just average... they were too average.
It would be fine if it was just a dish, after all, it's fun to bully the weak ones occasionally.
But the problem was that she had to think for a long time before taking each step...a game that could be resolved in five minutes was dragged out for more than half an hour.
In the end, Kyle was in no mood to play chess and felt that just sitting there was a torture.
He wanted to run away. As long as he didn't play chess with Kanna, he could do anything else, even rewriting his homework.
But Kanna disagreed and dragged him downstairs until noon.
In order to avoid her, Kyle decisively left the castle after lunch and went to Hagrid's hut to stay for the whole afternoon.
There he also met Harry and Ron.
Ron said that Harry had been having nightmares recently, and they came here to see if Hagrid had any way to solve the problem.
"So, why don't you go to the hospital wing to see Madam Pomfrey?" Kell asked puzzledly.
Kyle found it difficult to understand Harry and Ron's train of thought. In his opinion, the only way Hagrid could solve the nightmare was to knock Harry unconscious with one punch.
Or are all the new students' paths so wild nowadays?
"I, I don't want to go to the school hospital..." Harry said in a low voice.
Of course he knew that Madam Pomfrey at the school hospital was more professional than Hagrid, but he was worried that if he went to the school hospital, she would ask him about his nightmares.
For some reason, Harry didn't want too many people to know this.
"I'm sorry, Harry, I can't help you." Hagrid helped them add some tea and rock cakes, and said, "Kyle is right, you should go directly to the hospital ward. I went there when I couldn't sleep before, and Madam Pomfrey solved it in just a minute.
It’s just that the taste of those potions is really not very good, you have to be mentally prepared.”
"...Okay." Harry felt a little disappointed.
Even though Hagrid said so, he still didn't plan to go to the school hospital.
Maybe once school starts and I get busy, I won’t have nightmares anymore.
Harry thought so, then picked up a piece of rock cake and started eating it in small bites.
"If you really don't want to go to the school hospital, I have a way. Would you like to try it?"
Kyle pulled out a bottle of potion and placed it on the table.
"What's this?" Ron asked.
"The water of life and death is what Hagrid drank at that time." Kyle said, "Just a small sip can make people fall into a deep sleep. Even a dragon dancing next to them can't wake them up."
Harry picked up the bottle and wondered, "Will this stop me from having nightmares?"
"That should be possible." Kyle nodded.
"Or you can try it first. If you just drink a small sip, you can probably sleep for about an hour, which is not too long and will not affect your rest at night.
But one thing is that it's very potent, you'd better wait until you get back to the dormitory... um."
Before Kyle could finish his words, he saw Harry open the bottle cap and pour some potion into his mouth.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing, it doesn't matter." Kyle looked at Ron and said, "Get ready. Potter probably won't be able to walk back to the dormitory by himself."
As if to confirm Kyle's words, the next second, Harry slowly lowered his head and lay motionless on the chair.
(End of this chapter)