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Kyle nodded and said, "An alchemical tool that can check memories."
"Yes, it seems you also know something about alchemy."
Dumbledore's tone became much lighter, and even a little proud.
“I tried to add a magical channel between them, so that the images shown in the Mirror of Erised could appear in the Pensieve in the form of memory.
To be honest, this was much more troublesome than I thought...but it worked in the end."
"So, you can see what's on the mirror?" Kyle said dryly.
"It's in plain view!" Dumbledore glanced at Kyle cunningly, seeming very satisfied with his current expression.
"This is so strange. How could there be a Niffler in the castle... and he easily solved a level that I thought was foolproof."
"Then I won't disturb your rest. The Niffler should not have run far away. I have to go and ask Newt if he recognizes it."
Dumbledore then stood up and walked out the door.
"Wait, professor..."
Kyle suddenly called him.
"Why, anything else?"
"Look, if it's the Niffler... I happen to have one."
Dumbledore turned around just in time to see Kyle holding a palm-sized Niffler.
He looked a little surprised. "So this Niffler is here with you..."
Kyle curled his lips and selectively ignored this sentence.
If Dumbledore really didn't know, he should have gone to find Hagrid or Professor Kettleburn instead of running all the way to find Newt.
What does the Niffler from Hogwarts have to do with Newt... this is clearly a threat.
Shameless!
"I just remembered that, Professor."
Kyle said: "I did let it out to play for a while before, and maybe that's when it went to look at the mirror."
Sniff stared at Kyle blankly. It seemed to understand something and quickly covered its pockets with its hands.
But it is doomed to be in vain.
Under Kyle's experienced fingering, soon a lot of shiny stuff fell out.
Christmas decorative sequins, metal buckles, a dozen Galleons, Sickles, and a bright red gemstone...
"It's really here." Kyle said in surprise: "Sorry, professor, I didn't know..."
"It doesn't matter, as long as you find it."
Seeing Dumbledore pick up the Philosopher's Stone, Sniff began to get anxious.
It struggled hard and howled, and the sound was extremely aggrieved.
"It seems that I have robbed it..." Dumbledore clenched his right hand slightly in the air.
When he opened his hand again, there were several gems in his palm that were almost the same size as the Philosopher's Stone and in different colors.
"How about I exchange these with you?" Dumbledore extended his hand to the Sniff and said with a smile: "As a reward for unlocking my level, these can be given to you."
Almost the moment he opened his hands, Sniff stopped making noise.
It looked at the gems, tears streaming down its face. Then it howled twice and reached out to grab them.
But Kyle brought it up again.
"Professor, it said it didn't want any of this."
Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, "It, don't want it?"
“Yeah.” Kyle nodded seriously. “You know, I can understand what Sniff said…it wants to exchange for a reward.”
Sniff stared at him with its round eyes, as if it couldn't believe what it heard. It began to struggle again, and its cries became louder and louder.
But Kyle pretended not to see it and covered Sniff's eyes.
Dumbledore's expression became a little strange. "So, what reward does it want..."
"It feels that its home is a little small, and wants you to help expand it a little."
Kyle took the suitcase beside him and said, "This is it. I... ahem, it wants you to help expand the space inside to the same size as the Forbidden Forest during your vacation."
Dumbledore obviously already knew that he had the same suitcase as Newt, so there was no need for Kyle to hide it anymore.
Now, Dumbledore's expression became even stranger. He looked at Kyle's serious expression, and then looked at the Niffler who was twisting his body constantly.
"Kyle, does it really say that?" He wanted to laugh, but held it back.
"Yes!" Kyle nodded firmly, "I can guarantee it with Potter's grades."
Sniff had given up struggling by now. It hung limply on Kyle's hand like a body without a soul.
"Well, then, who made me agree to it?"
Dumbledore thought for a moment and then said, "But forget about it if it's as big as the Forbidden Forest. You know, I have to go find a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor during the holidays, so I may not have that much time.
How about half of the Forbidden Forest... I think that should be enough for the Nifflers."
"No problem, Professor."
Kyle smiled and said, "Thank you on behalf of Sniff...Oh, Potter, when did you wake up?"
Harry, who was lying on the bed opposite, had woken up at some point. He sat there, staring at Kyle and Dumbledore in a daze.
"I seemed to hear someone talking about grades just now... and then I woke up." Harry rubbed his face subconsciously and asked, "How many days have I slept? Even the test results are out!"
"Don't worry, you only slept for one day, and the test results haven't come out yet."
Dumbledore came to Harry and said with a smile: "If you recover quickly enough, you may be able to catch up with the Quidditch game tomorrow."
"That's good..." Harry breathed a sigh of relief, then suddenly remembered: "Sir! The Philosopher's Stone, the Philosopher's Stone fell into the flames, hurry..."
"Don't get excited, my dear child, what you said is a bit outdated." Dumbledore said, "The Philosopher's Stone is still fine, you see."
He held out the bright red stone and handed it to Harry.
"Phew..." Harry patted his chest: "I didn't destroy the Philosopher's Stone. That's great. That's great."
"Don't be so nervous. Even if you really destroyed the Philosopher's Stone, it's okay. We never intended to keep it anyway."
"What did you say?" Harry asked in confusion: "But your friend... Nicolas Flamel..."
"Oh, you know Nico?" Dumbledore sounded very happy.
In fact, he was really happy.
Compared to Kyle, Harry seemed much more normal and wouldn't bring him too many "surprises".
This is the way he likes to chat.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 229 The Weasley Brothers' Mysterious Gift
Harry had many questions, but Dumbledore patiently answered them all.
Not long after their conversation began, Kell found Madam Pomfrey and asked to be discharged from the hospital.
Although Madam Pomfrey was a little reluctant, she agreed after checking again because there was indeed nothing wrong with Kell.
After leaving the school hospital, Kyle glanced at the soulless Sniff, smiled, grabbed a handful of crystal gem fragments from the deformed lizard skin bag, and then scattered them in the courtyard.
It’s just the Fire Crab’s gem, he has it too.
In order to make the map look more expensive, after learning the brain-blocking technique in Newt's box, he made a special trip to the fire crab's nest and collected a lot of gem fragments.
Although the size is a little smaller than the one Dumbledore took out, there are more of them.
Especially at the moment of scattering, the dotted gems sparkle in the sun, just like the starry sky at night.
The light in the Niffler's eyes re-gathered, and as soon as Kyle let go of his hand, it rushed out impatiently and excitedly picked up the gems on the ground.
Kyle sat beside him with his chin in his hand and looked up in the direction of the school hospital.
Kyle was not surprised that he failed to take the Philosopher's Stone. In other words, this was normal.
After all, that was the thing that could allow Voldemort to regain his body and be resurrected. Dumbledore would never let it escape his control.
But what surprised Kyle was that Dumbledore actually agreed to help him expand the box.
To be honest, he didn't have high hopes before, but he didn't expect Dumbledore to agree directly after just a moment of hesitation.
It can only be called an unexpected gain.
This way, Kyle won't need to modify the boxes anymore, which saves him a lot of time.
Kyle had originally planned to use the holiday to expand the space in some boxes... Casting the traceless extension spell for two consecutive months was so boring just thinking about it.
Soon, Sniff had picked up all the gems and returned to Kyle.
When it comes to treasure hunting, the Sniff is a professional. Not only did it find all the gem fragments, it even dug out two copper nits from somewhere.
But it still looked a little unhappy, until Kyle turned a leaf on the ground into a magic stone and handed it to it, then the little guy became happy.
To some extent, Sniff is easy to coax.
……
When Kyle returned to the castle, he met Fred and George who were about to leave with two large, beautifully packaged boxes in their hands.
"Kyle?"
Fred seemed surprised, "We were just about to go see you."
"How did you get better so quickly?" George asked puzzledly.
"I'm fine." Kyle explained: "Going to the school hospital is just a formality. The real problem is Potter."
"Oh, what a pity..."