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The familiar red light reappeared before Kyle's eyes... He only saw Newt rush over with incredible agility and throw a handful of fruit into his pocket.
And then... no more.
He was rolled into a "Blurred Ball" again and was hit mercilessly with a stick...
At the same time, in the underground classroom of Hogwarts.
Harry and Ron were huddled in a corner, covered in dirt, as if they had just rolled in the mud.
And the truth was far worse than that... They hadn't gone into the station, they had flown all the way from King's Cross in Mr. Weasley's nine-hand modified Ford.
After flying to Hogwarts, the car crashed into a Whomping Willow. If the car hadn't magically started again at the last moment, they would have probably been beaten to pieces by those crazy branches.
The experience along the way can only be described as thrilling, and the excitement is comparable to encountering Voldemort last school year.
At least that's how it was for Harry.
Now, the two were looking nervously at the row of professors in front of them and Headmaster Dumbledore in the middle, waiting for the final result.
"We're fired, aren't we..." Ron asked desperately.
"Not today, Mr. Weasley."
Dumbledore looked at them sternly, "But I must make you feel the gravity of your actions.
I will write to your families tonight and warn you that if you behave like this again, I will have no choice but to fire you."
Snape's expression was as if he had heard that a troll was coming to his class, and his face was longer than that of a Thestral.
"Professor Dumbledore, these two students ignored the "Underage Wizarding Restraint Act" and caused serious damage to a precious ancient tree. Such behavior must be..."
"Oh!"
Before he could finish his words, a flash of fire suddenly exploded in front of him.
The next second, a man and a bird suddenly appeared in the underground classroom.
"It's you……"
When Snape saw who it was, his expression changed again... and became very happy.
Great, the troll that came to class is gone again!
"Another little wizard who didn't take the school bus..." Snape said in a long voice, "It seems that the expulsion list from Hogwarts this year is a bit long."
"Oh, what on earth is going on."
Professor McGonagall was also startled. She looked at Kyle, who was leaning against the wall, covering his head with one hand and his stomach with the other, as if he had drunk fake alcohol.
"What's wrong with him?"
"It's okay, Minerva, don't worry." Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, then said with a smile: "He just hasn't adapted to the Phoenix's Apparition yet, he will be fine after a while."
Apparate...
Professor McGonagall then realized that they were in the castle, and Apparition was forbidden here.
But she glanced at Fox on Kyle's shoulder and stopped talking.
Apparently, phoenixes, like house-elves, are not affected by such rules.
"Oh, Fawkes... I'm glad to see you." Dumbledore said happily, "I was just wondering where you had been."
Fox turned his head away arrogantly and ignored him.
Dumbledore wasn't angry either.
The fact that Fox came directly to his basement classroom was very telling.
At this time, Kyle had already taken out the fruits that Newt had stuffed into his mouth and stuffed two of them directly into his mouth.
After taking a bite, the sour taste exploded in my mouth, and I finally felt a lot more comfortable.
He looked blankly at the familiar faces in front of him, "Is this... Hogwarts?"
"To be precise, it was the dungeon," Dumbledore explained. "Fawkes came directly to me, and I just happened to have some business to deal with here."
Yes……
Kyle saw the bottles and jars filled with various parts on the shelves around him... These things could only be found in Snape's dungeon.
...Oh, he's here too.
Kyle saw Snape, who seemed to have encountered something happy and was still smiling.
"Let Professor McGonagall decide the punishment for these two students, Severus," Dumbledore said to Snape.
Then he walked over to Kyle,
"Although you missed the Sorting, the food at the banquet is still good. Come with me. Your friends must be worried sick."
"Wait, Professor Dumbledore...did you forget something?" Snape suddenly frowned and said, "Punishment!"
He also realized at this time that Dumbledore probably would not fire anyone, but he couldn't just let it go so easily, right?
"He hasn't broken any school rules, Severus."
Dumbledore said calmly: "Hogwarts allows students to return to school in other ways. Of course, the premise is that they are not seen by too many Muggles."
Dumbledore glanced at Harry and Ron and continued, "Come on, Severus, leave this to Minerva.
There's a custard tart that looks delicious. I'd like to try it."
Snape wanted to say something else, but was pulled out of the office.
His mood was complicated.
The troll that just left is back... and brought a whole family of its kind with him.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 269 Different Treatment
The door of the dungeon classroom opened and closed again, and only Professor McGonagall and her two useless students were left in the room.
Her chest heaved violently as she stared at them like an angry hawk.
Finally, it was Ron who broke the silence.
"Professor, was that... a phoenix?"
"Yes, it's a phoenix!" Professor McGonagall didn't seem to want to say anything more. She just nodded and moved on.
"You'd better go to the school hospital, Weasley, your eye is swollen."
"Nothing." Ron quickly covered his eyes. "Professor, did Headmaster Dumbledore just say that the Sorting is over?"
"Yes, just now..."
"Then where is my sister!" Ron asked nervously.
"In Gryffindor too."
Hearing Professor McGonagall's answer, Ron said happily: "Oh, that's great."
Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, the results were still good.
But when Gryffindor was mentioned, Harry seemed to suddenly think of something and said quickly, "Professor, when we got on the car, school hadn't started yet, so Gryffindor shouldn't be deducted points, right!"
Professor McGonagall gave him a stern look, but Harry noticed that her lips were no longer pursed so tightly.
……
...It turns out that Harry's words are still useful.
Professor McGonagall did not deduct points from Gryffindor.
Although they were given detention and had to eat their meals in the dungeons, it was better than Harry had expected.
Because she had to return to the banquet, Professor McGonagall left soon.
After the door was closed again, Ron blew a long, soft whistle.
"How lucky..." He grabbed a sandwich that Professor McGonagall had brought him, "It's just detention, which is much better than being expelled, and I didn't get any points deducted."
"I thought so too." Harry grabbed a piece as well.
"By the way, how's your wand?"
"That's not my wand," Ron slurred through his mouth full of chicken and ham.
He pulled a rubber haddock from his pocket and said, "This is a trick wand made by Fred and George. They probably wanted to play a trick on me, so they switched my wand with it."
"It's a good thing they did," Harry said with a smile.
"Yeah...it almost broke when it hit the tree." Ron put the haddock back into his pocket with some relief.
"But you have to be more careful next time."
Harry took a sip of pumpkin juice. "I wish I could go to the party..."
"Professor McGonagall doesn't want us to show off," said Ron wisely. "She doesn't want people to think that driving a flying car to school is a glorious thing."
"But Kyle can go to the party..."
"It's different. He was brought to school by Phoenix, so of course he's worth bragging about." Ron shrugged. "If it were me, I could brag about it for a whole year... Anyone can do that."
"Are phoenixes rare?" asked Harry.
"It's very rare, much rarer than a dragon." Ron picked up the second sandwich. "Many people will never see them in their lifetime. I only saw them once on the Quidditch field. Remember? It was the game that was suspended."
Harry nodded...
Of course he remembered it and was deeply impressed.
While the two were discussing the Phoenix, Kyle was also brought to the hall by Dumbledore.
As soon as he entered the door, he couldn't wait to walk towards the Hufflepuff table.
Snape's face was uglier than Hagrid's rag along the way. He felt uncomfortable being stared at.
The party had already begun when Kyle arrived, but after seeing him, everyone stopped what they were doing, and then suddenly became lively again.
There were just some buzzing whispers in between.
But Kyle didn't care about that and went straight to the Hufflepuff table.