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At this moment, Fred, who was playing chess, suddenly looked up and asked, "Is it Snape... Professor who is taking you there?"
They already knew that Snape and Connor were relatives, and that he had bought a house near her home. Connor told them herself.
How should I put it? Although it was a bit unexpected, I wasn’t that shocked.
After all, Connor is the only non-Slytherin student who can earn points from Snape...
They had thought of this possibility a long time ago, but they just didn't dare to believe it.
As for Connor's previous worry that Fred and George would alienate her, that did not happen either.
They just hate Snape, it has nothing to do with Connor.
Moreover, in the wizarding world, there are so many people who are related. Strictly speaking, Weasley and Malfoy are also somewhat related, but this does not affect their father and Lucius Malfoy from fighting every day.
"Yes..." Kang Na nodded slightly, "He thinks I should watch more of these games."
"Okay..." Cedric nodded.
Fred and George then also declined Cedric's invitation. They had to work on more Weasley joke products during the holidays and couldn't go anywhere.
As for Kyle, after hearing the name of the Chudley Cannons, he curled his lips in disdain.
Cedric had no intention of inviting Kyle at all, he just asked about his holiday plans.
"I don't know... maybe I'll have to go out for a while." Kyle thought for a while and said.
In the principal's office that day, McPhail said that Nicolas Flamel also wanted to come this time, but his current physical condition did not allow him to make a long-distance journey, so he gave up.
But he wrote a letter to Kyle and asked McPhail to bring it over.
In addition to some words of congratulations and blessings, the letter also invited Kyle to visit his home and said that if Kyle was willing, someone would pick him up in a week.
Kyle naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, so he immediately wrote a reply letter and asked Fox to deliver it.
Nicolas Flamel's address was kept strictly confidential and was placed under a Fidelius Charm, so only Dumbledore's phoenix could find it.
For this reason, Kyle bribed Fox with a bag full of rue leaves and five precious cloak grass, and it agreed to help deliver the letter.
If nothing goes wrong, he should also go to France in a week.
"Oh... why are you all busy?" George sighed and suddenly reached out to overturn the chess piece in front of him. "This will make Fred and I look like we are not sociable."
Fred, who was holding the "Queen" in his hand and preparing to give George the final blow, raised his head and said through gritted teeth: "I'm going to win!"
"Oh, sorry, I didn't notice." George laughed, "I'm just too lost... Everyone has abandoned us, do you understand how it feels?"
Fred curled his lips expressionlessly.
He knew too well what George was thinking, and this guy just wanted to play tricks, because he thought so too.
“It’s okay…” Fred said with a smile, “The chess pieces can return to their original positions by themselves. Let’s continue.”
"Forget it, I'm not in the mood to play chess now." George turned his head and said: "And those chess pieces are not honest, who knows if they will choose a favorable position for themselves."
"Huh!" Fred laughed strangely.
This reason was great, why hadn't he thought of it before? Sure enough, when it came to shamelessness, he was still no match for George.
……
As the train was about to arrive at King's Cross Station, Fred seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "If I write to you, can you receive it?"
"It should be possible." Cedric thought for a moment and said, "The post office has a long-distance mail delivery service, but the price is much higher."
"I'll forget it." Kyle spread his hands and said, "The owl may not be able to find my address. If you want to write to me, you can put the envelope in my house... I will read it when I come back."
"Ha, who wants to write to you!" laughed Fred.
George also said with disgust: "Yeah, we won't waste Galleons on you."
The two were still at war over a game of chess just now, but now they made up all of a sudden.
"Oh, I remember..." Kyle looked at them and said lightly, "Cedric, should someone fly over Hogwarts with the trophy on his head?"
Cedric suppressed his laughter: "Yes, and tap dancing."
"Wow, tap dancing on a broomstick... that's really cool. I must take a picture to commemorate the moment."
Fred and George fell silent immediately.
This is exactly what they had said...but they didn't expect that Kyle would actually receive the Order of Merlin in his second year.
It's too late to regret now.
……
Amid the laughter of several people, the train gradually slowed down and finally stopped at Platform 9...
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 238 Department of Mysteries
Early in the morning, Kyle went downstairs to have breakfast as usual.
Chris was alone in the living room.
In fact, Diana hasn't been back since the last honors ceremony.
Kyle also asked Chris, but he didn't know what happened either. He only knew that the mission of the Department of Mysteries seemed to be very important this time.
Just two days ago, the ninth floor of the Ministry of Magic, where the Department of Mysteries was located, had been completely sealed off. The elevators could not reach it, and all the paper planes carrying messages were blocked outside.
Not only that, even Minister Cornelius Fudge couldn't get in.
Because of this, the minister got very angry.
Unfortunately, let alone losing his temper, even if he banged his head against the elevator, the ninth floor door would not open.
Unlike other departments of the Ministry of Magic, the Department of Mysteries has a great degree of independence and is not under the jurisdiction of the Minister of Magic.
After all, the Department of Mysteries already existed before the Ministry of Magic was established, and the two were strictly speaking just a cooperative relationship.
Normally, those silent people might even give Fudge some face.
But it’s different if there are special circumstances.
Sometimes, Fudge, the so-called minister, was not as important as a crystal ball in their eyes.
I just don’t know if this mission in the Department of Mysteries will be related to Voldemort.
Kyle was curious... but Diana would never tell him anything about the Department of Mysteries.
……
"Today is already the second week of your holiday."
At the table, Chris handed Kyle a plate of bacon and asked nervously, "Are you sure that was really a letter from Mr. Nicolas Flamel to you?"
"Dad, I've told you this many times."
Kyle put down the bread in his hand helplessly. "The letter was given to me by Mr. MacPhail, and Headmaster Dumbledore also acquiesced. They won't joke about this."
"I know...but that's Nicolas Flamel!" Chris still couldn't believe it.
As a legendary wizard spanning six centuries, Nicolas Flamel is so famous that it can be said that wherever there are wizards, there are his legends.
It was difficult for many people to meet him, but no one expected that Kyle would be invited as a guest.
Ever since receiving the news, Chris has always had a feeling of unreality.
Kyle took a bite of bread helplessly. Chris has been like this in recent days and he has gotten used to it.
He was just invited to be a guest, why was he so surprised? He was the youngest Knight of the Order of Merlin after all, and he didn't take bean buns as dry food.
……
"Bang...bang!"
At this time, a knock on the door suddenly came.
"Is this the person who's here to pick you up?" Chris asked.
"Probably not." Kyle shook his head and said calmly.
Although today is the agreed date, it is too early now, not even eight o'clock... and he is too familiar with this knock on the door, he heard it almost every day at this time last year.
Kyle stood up, walked over and opened the door.
In the next second, two identical faces appeared in front of him.
"Kyle, thank God you're still home."
George said with some relief: "We remembered that you were leaving today."
It was Fred and George.
Kyle showed no surprise on his face. He turned sideways calmly and said, "Come in and talk."
Fred glanced behind Kyle, then shook his head seriously and said, "No, you should be very busy today, so we won't waste your time."
"We're here to borrow the owl today."
"Borrow an owl?" Kyle was a little surprised.
He had just thought that Fred and George wanted to use the attic for their "quickie candy" just like last year.
Moreover, although the Weasley family's owl is very old, it is still strong under Chris's care over the years, so it should be no problem to deliver a message.
"Yes."
Fred couldn't help but smile: "The quick-acting skipping candy series is very popular. We received a lot of orders even during the holidays..."
"We need to send something to them."
George took out a piece of parchment with densely written names on it.
"So many..." Kyle was a little surprised:
"There are no classes now, why are they buying candy for skipping classes?"
"Didn't you notice that most of the names on these are first-year wizards? And most of the people they bought are Fat Tongue Toffees."
Fred smiled and said, "On vacation, they can't use magic..."
“But this magical candy allows them to showcase the magic at home.”