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Kyle nodded.
This was the first time that his mind went blank and his body reacted subconsciously. By the time he came to his senses, it had already happened.
"Yes... yes..." Dumbledore paused in mid-air with his hand holding the tea, and then said softly: "...I can understand."
He couldn't imagine what he would do if he turned around and saw Ariana's body.
Probably...same as Kyle, or worse.
Dumbledore's eyes flickered, then he put the teacup back on the table and added two more sugar cubes.
"But Kyle, no matter what, you have seriously violated the school rules. As punishment, I must deduct 100 points from Hufflepuff.
"And you have to promise me that you will never use any dark magic in the castle again."
Kyle was a little surprised.
He didn't expect that Dumbledore's punishment was just a point deduction.
Although one hundred points sounds like a lot, it is the least painful, especially for Hufflepuffs. This punishment is not even as good as letting them skip a meal.
"I promise, Professor," Kyle said.
"I hope you can remember this." Dumbledore looked up at him, "By the way, you are also responsible for returning a new office to Professor Lupin, with all the tables, chairs and windows.
If you don't have enough Galleons, I'll have to write to your family."
"what?!"
Kyle, who was drinking lemonade, choked. "Can't you find another reason and ask the school director to reimburse you?"
"Of course not, this is your own mistake." Dumbledore gave him a strange look.
What does this kid think of the school director?
Well...it's not impossible, but it's really not necessary.
"Well, you can go back now," said Dumbledore. "You should still be able to catch the first Care of Magical Creatures class by now."
Kyle didn't leave, "I have one last question, Professor."
"Just ask."
"Is there any way to resist the Boggart?" Kyle asked hesitantly, "Like Occlumency."
"I'm afraid it's difficult."
Dumbledore said calmly: "Boggart is equivalent to another form of the Mirror of Erised. Its ability is more inclined to reflect your inner thoughts like a mirror, rather than peeping into you...
Unless you learn Occlumency to a very advanced level, it's unlikely to work."
"Like you?" Kyle asked.
"If I wish, I may," said Dumbledore, "but as for Boggarts, I have more suitable means at my disposal which are far more effective than Occlumency.
"You can also ask Professor Lupin for advice. I remember he just taught the third graders a very useful little spell yesterday."
"Funny?" Kyle asked.
"It seems you already know it." Dumbledore said, "Yes, the standard answer in the book is very simple, but very useful."
Kyle frowned and said, "But it can't prevent the Boggart from transforming."
"At least, you don't have to make such a big noise anymore." Dumbledore said half-jokingly, "You can't blow up an office every time..."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 370 There is no normal person
After coming out of the principal's office, Kyle did not go directly to Hagrid's class, but went to the kitchen first and asked the house-elves to buy some things for him.
Those are the tables, chairs, and furniture in Professor Lupin's office.
Although these things could be found in the storage room or the Room of Requirement, Kyle thought about it and decided to buy new ones directly.
Professor Lupin even helped him cover up, and although he didn't succeed, at least he tried... He was also embarrassed to fool people with those old stuff.
Anyway, the new ones are not expensive, just the price of a few badges.
The house-elves came back in the evening, and Professor Lupin's office was newly decorated. Facing the shiny new furniture, he looked a little uneasy, and he did everything very carefully, for fear of bumping into anything.
Kyle used the remaining money to buy candy and distributed it to the house-elves as a thank you gift. The elves were so happy that they brought all kinds of snacks to Kyle's hands.
When he returned to the common room, his pockets were bulging as if they were stuffed with two Bludgers.
Originally, Kyle thought the matter was over.
But unexpectedly, just one day later, by Friday morning, the news that he had blown up Professor Lupin's office because of a Boggart spread among the young wizards.
"There really are no secrets in Hogwarts." Kyle sat at the dining table and took a sip of pumpkin juice helplessly.
So far, in less than half an hour, more than a dozen people have come to ask him about the details of the incident.
But fortunately, they didn't know it was the Fierce Fire, they just thought it was a more powerful fire spell.
"Hey, Kyle, is this true?"
As soon as I put down the cup, Fred and George came over with their arms around each other's shoulders.
"It's so touching." Fred sat next to him and said with an exaggerated expression.
George squeezed out two tears, "I heard that you blew up the Boggart after seeing us die."
"I didn't expect you to value us so much..."
"There's just another person who's in the way..." George squinted at Cedric who was eating stew, "Really? Why is he here too?!"
"Is this a good thing?" Cedric said speechlessly.
Looking at the expressions of Fred and George, someone who didn't know would have thought they were fighting for Quidditch tickets... But they actually complained that he had taken up a death quota, which was a bit too strange.
"But with you here, we don't know who the dead person is!" Fred said as a matter of course.
"Nick Nearly Headless only said there were two people, besides you, there was one of us..."
"We argued about this all night..."
"Wait." Kyle interrupted the two, "Did you just say Nearly Headless Nick?"
"Yeah." Fred nodded. "He said he floated into the Defense Against the Dark Arts office while he was thinking about something, and happened to see the whole process."
Kyle was stunned.
He had always felt it was very strange because there were only him and Professor Lupin in the office at that time, and the others came after the incident was over. Logically, no one should know about the Boggart.
As a result, they transmitted the information in such detail that except for the part where Professor Lupin gave him the money, they included every other detail, as if they were standing right next to him at the time.
Kyle always thought that it was a professor who let the secret slip, but he didn't expect it to be Nick who almost lost his head.
And it really is right next to it.
"So, Kyle..." Fred stared at him with burning eyes, "Who is that person, me or George?"
"This is very important!" George also came over.
Cedric looked at the two of them, his eyes twitching constantly. He guaranteed that neither of them had ever been so serious during their final exams.
"You two are all right, right?" Kyle was too lazy to pay attention to them and said casually, "Nick, who is almost headless, was mistaken. There were actually three people, but he just didn't see the other one."
"Really?" George was a little unconvinced.
"Really." Kyle nodded. "If you don't believe me, you can ask Professor Lupin. He saw it."
Fred and George stared at Kyle for a while, and after making sure that he didn't seem to be lying, they returned to the Gryffindor table with satisfaction and began to show off.
There were bursts of envious voices all around.
"I really don't understand what they are so happy about." Not far away, Hermione closed the book with a snap.
It was so noisy around her that she couldn't concentrate.
"You're right." Ron nodded beside him, "Besides, it's just a Boggart. Is it necessary to go through so much trouble? It can be solved with a simple little spell."
Ron looked very happy. This was the first time he felt that he had surpassed Kyle, and in terms of study.
But the next second, Harry poured a bucket of cold water on him.
"But you have to admit that Kyle's method does work, and it's definitely much faster than ours."
Harry poured himself a glass of pumpkin juice, "Remember what Nearly Headless Nick said, the Boggart was dealt with in an instant, nothing was left."
"It's just a fire spell. I know how to do it, but I just didn't think of it at the time." Ron muttered softly.
Hermione frowned beside her. The book didn't mention that the fire spell could be used against a Boggart.
And she didn't think that Headmaster Dumbledore would deduct 100 points from Hufflepuff just because of an ordinary spell.
On the other side, just as Fred and George left, Connor's head suddenly came over from the side.
"What about me, where am I?"
Kyle raised his hand expressionlessly and pushed her head aside.
"Go have fun without you, don't join in the fun!"
Then he looked at Qiu who was eager to try, "You too..."
"Humph!"
"whispering sound!"
The two looked very unhappy, as if they felt they were being left out and treated unfairly.
They are all friends. Cedric, Fred and George are all here, but they are not. Isn't this favoritism?
Qiu snorted coldly and dragged Connor to the Ravenclaw table.
Kyle had a toothache.
He also didn't understand. What good thing was this? Why was he trying to squeeze in?
Fred and George are fine, they are unreliable and their focus is usually different from other people, so it's no surprise that they do outrageous things.
But how did Qiu and Kanna become like this?