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“The sound of nature.”
"Thank you for the compliment..." The Fat Lady happily opened the passage.
"What did she just say?" Kyle asked confused.
"The Fat Lady likes to sing," said Fred, "but she obviously has no talent for it."
“So she changed the password to this.” George laughed, “Every time we come back, it’s like we’re praising her for her beautiful singing.”
"Never mind that, Kyle."
Fred was the first to cross the passage, opened his hands and laughed, "Welcome to the Gryffindor common room."
Normally, students are not allowed to go to other colleges, but it's vacation time...no one cares about that.
Kyle came in pushed by George.
It was a bright, round room, painted red, with a high ceiling and filled with plush armchairs.
"How does it feel?" Fred asked with a smile.
"It's great," Kyle said, "but it's smaller than I thought."
"Is the Hufflepuff common room big?" Hermione asked curiously when she came in last.
Kyle nodded. "It's a lot bigger than this place, but the ceiling is lower."
"After all, the position is different." George sat down in an armchair.
They knew a little about this. The area downstairs only contained the kitchen and the Hufflepuff common room, so it was normal for the place to be larger.
Hermione nodded, not caring.
She looked around and asked, "Where are Harry and Ron?"
"I don't know. They probably haven't gotten up yet," said Fred. "I think they probably want to sleep until noon."
"Oh, no! We still have a lot of homework to do."
Hermione frowned and rushed into the boys' dormitory in a hurry.
"I don't think Ron would want to do homework on the first day of vacation."
George handed Kyle a sandwich and said, "By the way, Kyle, we have already inquired about what you told us before."
"what?"
George took a bite of his sandwich and said, "Remember what you told us before, the behavior of the successor to the Chamber of Secrets will definitely be different from before?"
Kyle nodded.
He remembered that he had said this casually during a casual chat, but he didn't expect Fred and George to investigate it...
"Did you find out who it is?" Kyle asked.
"No... or it's impossible to find."
Fred sighed.
"There were three attacks on the castle. Because of the panic, almost everyone behaved differently than usual... They can't all be the heirs who opened the Chamber of Secrets."
"Like Ron..." George glanced in the direction of the dormitory, "Except for doing homework, they almost never go to the library..."
"But recently, he ran there as soon as get out of class was over and didn't come back until curfew... I even suspected that Ron was under the control of the Imperius Curse."
"Shut up, Fred!"
At this time, Ron just rubbed his eyes and came to the common room. He sat on an armchair and said unhappily: "If everyone thinks you are the one who opened the Chamber of Secrets, you will go to the library... At least there won't be anyone staring at you with strange eyes."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 311 Fox's Gift
"So this is a good thing."
Hearing Ron's words, George blinked and said, "Maybe you can get a nice report card at the end of the school year."
"Stop gloating." Ron yawned.
"what are you guys saying?"
At this time, Harry also walked out of the dormitory, and Fred and George quickly changed the subject.
It was all right to make fun of Ron, but they wouldn't say it to Harry's face.
Harry came to Ron and greeted everyone, "Merry Christmas, Fred, George, Kay... Kyle? Where are you from?"
He was a little surprised. He didn't expect to see Kyle in the Gryffindor common room.
"A few minutes ago," Kyle laughed.
Ron then realized that there was an extra person around him. "Sorry, I didn't see you just now... Thank you for the gift. I like that wizard chessboard very much."
"And the Quidditch model they gave me," said Harry. "That's great."
"As long as you like it." Kyle said with a smile.
After being taken to the Gryffindor common room by Fred and George, Kyle no longer thought about going to the Room of Requirement. He played wizard chess and crackling cards with them here for the whole morning.
Ginny and Percy were there, and everyone was welcoming to Kyle.
It's just that Percy was a little too formal. He shook hands with Kyle in a serious manner, as if he was receiving a visiting group of Hufflepuffs.
Kyle even thought for a moment that his clothes were a little too casual... If he had known this, he should have worn Phoenix socks.
In the afternoon, Harry and Ron were dragged by Hermione to the library to do their homework. Kyle, Fred and George went to Hogsmeade through the secret passage.
Every store here is decorated very beautifully, and Christmas gifts are prepared for customers who enter the store. Zuko's is the magical fireworks that bloom when seeing water, and Honeydukes is the candy cane...
These gifts are hung on the Christmas tree at the door, and you can get them within easy reach. If you forget, the owner will remind you.
The only downside is that they don't offer the service of "protecting Hogwarts students from being discovered."
At the Three Broomsticks, Kyle had just taken a few sips of butterbeer when the door next to him was suddenly pushed open from the outside.
Next second,
Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Hagrid... Sinistra of Astronomy... a total of seven or eight professors walked in one after another.
They also discovered Kyle and the other two.
Professor McGonagall paused for a moment, then calmly walked past them as if she hadn't seen anything.
"Ms. Rosmerta, three pints of mead, cherry syrup and soda..."
Kyle and the other two all drank their butterbeer faster, wanting to leave as soon as possible.
However, just as they were about to pay, the bar owner, Ms. Rosmerta, shook her head.
"No, Minerva has already paid for you. Do you need anything else?"
"No, no need!"
The three of them lowered their heads and hurried away from the Three Broomsticks.
Not only was I caught sneaking out of school, but I was also treated to a meal by the professor... How should I put it, it was pretty embarrassing.
The three of them no longer had the heart to play and hurried back to the castle.
"I forgot, today is Christmas."
After coming out of the secret passage, Fred grabbed his hair and said, "Professors obviously don't stay in their offices to grade assignments."
"We shouldn't have gone to the Three Broomsticks!"
"Fortunately Professor McGonagall didn't say anything..."
Kyle also felt a little regretful. If he had known that the professor was treating them, he should have ordered something expensive to drink.
For example, the Three Broomsticks' signature Ogden Gold Mead, which costs ten galleons a glass, Kyle has always wanted to taste what it tastes like.
……
At the Christmas dinner at Hogwarts, everyone enjoyed the meal.
There were very few people staying on campus this year, and it would have seemed too empty if they sat separately, so only one table was left in the auditorium, and students and professors sat together.
Dumbledore led everyone in singing some of his favorite Christmas carols, and as Hagrid drank glass after glass of eggnog, his voice became louder and louder, until in the end his was the only voice in the hall.
Fred was sitting next to Kyle, pointing at Percy's prefect badge and chuckling. The word on it had changed to "idiot" at some point, but Percy didn't notice it at all and kept asking people around him what they were laughing at.
Malfoy did not go back this year either. He was sitting opposite Harry at this time, mocking his new sweater in a loud voice. Surprisingly, Harry did not talk back.
The dinner was very sumptuous, especially the Christmas pudding specially made by the house-elves this year.
It’s just like Bibi Multi-Flavor Beans, you can taste a different flavor in every bite, it’s very unique.
After finishing the puddings, Professor McGonagall was the first to leave the table, followed by Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
Kyle also wanted to leave, but was stopped by Dumbledore.
"If you have time, could you come to my office with me?"
"Of course, Professor." Kyle nodded, although he was a little confused.
The two left the auditorium together, talking as they walked towards the principal's office.
This year, Kyle didn't buy the latest edition of "Five Hundred Ways to Knit a Wool Sock", so he gave Dumbledore a large bundle of wool.
Dumbledore seemed pleased, though, and asked Kyle where he got the high-quality wool.
"This is wool from snow sheep, professor," Kyle said. "There happened to be a flock of them in Mr. Scamander's box. I collected some when I went there in August."
"Does Newt have any?" Dumbledore asked in surprise, "Are there many?"
"About thirty or so."
Dumbledore was even happier after hearing this.
When they reached the eighth floor, the dripping stone beast jumped to the side from a distance, and Dumbledore took Kyle into the headmaster's office.
The furnishings here were not much different from before, except that there was a large ball of wool on the table, and a few wool sweaters and half a half-finished scarf were hanging on the Mirror of Erised in the corner.
The Hogwarts headmaster seems to have really taken to knitting, and has gone beyond socks and gloves.
Kyle guessed that the sweater he wore under his robe was probably knitted by himself.