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Two weeks later, Kyle came here as usual, ready to enjoy the grand opera performances of 1791 one last time.
But just as he reached the door, Tata suddenly came over from the side.
"Sir, Headmaster Dumbledore is here," said Tata.
"Professor Dumbledore..." Kyle asked, "He should be here to see Nico."
"Tata, I don't know." The elf shook his head, "But the master hasn't come out yet, sir, do you want to go check it out?"
"Okay, let's go and have a look."
When Kyle followed Tata to the foyer, Dumbledore was chatting happily with Perenelle.
"Yes, I knitted them all myself, both the sweater and the gloves."
“Excellent craftsmanship,” Perenelle said with a smile.
"I want to retire." Dumbledore said with a smile, "It seems like it would be a good idea to open a sock store in Hogsmeade."
"I'm afraid some people won't agree."
"Not now...but I have to retire eventually."
At this time, Dumbledore also saw Kyle walking over with Tata, and immediately asked with a smile: "How is your fun here?"
"It's great," Kyle said. "I never get tired of listening to the operas and concerts Nico left behind. I almost want to take that room away with me."
"It seems that you have discovered the greatest treasure here." Dumbledore blinked and whispered, "And you are not the only one who has this idea. I have wanted to add a music classroom to Hogwarts for a long time."
"I'm with you, Professor!" Kyle laughed.
The two men were discussing openly how to dig out the room, and Perenel next to them just looked at them with a smile without saying a word.
Only Tata looked a little nervous, afraid that they would really dig up the room.
"It seems I need to prepare a lock in the future..."
Just as the two were discussing how to transport the room back to Hogwarts, a door not far away suddenly opened, and Nico staggered out, looking like he might fall at any moment.
But he seemed to be in good spirits, and said half-jokingly: "Those operas and concerts are the most important things to me, I can't let you steal them away."
Then he looked at Kyle again.
"I have prepared the ingredients for the potion, but it will take a long time to brew, probably about half a year. I will write to you then."
"Potion?" Dumbledore looked at Kyle and asked curiously, "Are you here to ask Nico to help you brew the Felix Felicis?"
As far as he knew, only the Felicis elixir took half a year to work.
"No, it's another potion," Nico said.
For some reason, he did not mention the Ravenclaw diadem and Horcruxes, but only vaguely mentioned that he would help Kyle repair an ancient magical item.
Dumbledore didn't suspect anything. He had guessed before that Kyle's visit to Nico was most likely related to alchemy. There was nothing strange about it.
Besides, he now has another thing on his mind.
"I see." Dumbledore nodded and said casually:
"I was just about to say that if you need Felicis Felicis, you can go to Professor Snape. I don't think he will refuse."
Looking for Snape?
Felixir?
Kyle shrugged, not quite agreeing with what Dumbledore said.
Let me put it this way, if he dared to open his mouth, the best outcome would probably be being kicked out... or listening to some sarcastic ridicule first, and then being kicked out.
And even if Snape agreed for the first time and really gave him a bottle of Felicis, Kyle would not dare to use it.
Who knows if there's something else mixed in it.
Kyle was aware of this.
At this time, Tata brought the black tea. Dumbledore looked at Nico several times, wanting to say something but hesitant, and finally couldn't help asking.
"Nico, about that matter..."
"I knew you were going to ask this." Nico turned around and walked into the room again, "Come with me, I just found a new direction a few days ago."
Dumbledore quickly got up and followed, but when he passed Kyle, he paused for a moment, turned around and said:
"I suggest you leave now, so you can open the gifts piled up in the dormitory before the dinner starts.
"Or you can go to another opera, but remember not to be late. See you at the party."
With that, he hurriedly followed Nico into the room.
Kyle patted his forehead suddenly,
No wonder he always felt like something was missing. Now he finally remembered that he hadn't received his Christmas present yet.
Various protective spells were cast around Nicolas Flamel's manor, including not only the Fidelius Charm, but also some ancient magic that Kyle could not name.
Under such protection, it would be impossible for an ordinary owl to find his location.
Thinking of the gifts in the dormitory, Kyle couldn't sit still.
……
Just like the trip here, we also took a night horse-drawn carriage on the return trip.
Under Tata's care, the three Thestrals were in good condition and soon flew up with the carriage.
Kyle leaned out the window and waved.
After the carriage flew a certain distance, the manor disappeared and turned into an empty space with only stones.
In addition, the three Thestrals seemed to have lost their way for a moment, and wandered around for a long time before finally finding their way back to Hogwarts.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 399 Snape’s Gift
By the afternoon, Kyle finally returned to Hogwarts.
The Thestral carriage did not return to its starting point, but landed near Hagrid's hut.
"I was just wondering when you would come back."
Hagrid came over and patted the Thestral's wings. "How do you feel?"
"It can completely replace the train as a means of transportation during school hours and holidays," Kyle said with a smile.
"The school board won't agree to that," Hagrid said with some regret. "It's a huge expense to keep a Thestral. It's much more expensive than a train."
"That's true." Kyle nodded.
The Hogwarts Express is not as fast or comfortable as the Thestrals, but it is economical and can be used when needed to transport all students at once.
It is definitely impossible for the school director to be replaced, and Kyle was just saying it casually.
Before returning to the castle, he gave Hagrid a small bottle of dragon's blood as fare for the Thestrals.
Although the bottle was sealed, the Thestrals' keen sense of smell still allowed them to smell the scent of dragon blood and they immediately became agitated.
Hagrid tried to control them, but to no avail, and was soon surrounded by three Thestrals.
But by this time, Kyle had already returned to the castle.
There was only one person in the Hufflepuff common room, frantically catching up on homework.
"Long time no see, Winstie." Kyle greeted.
After hearing the noise, Wensty looked up and asked in surprise, "Is the train arriving so soon this year?"
"Oh, no, I didn't come by train," Kyle said. "Connor and Cedric are."
"Connor is in the library," she said. "I don't know about Cedric. He went out early in the morning. He might be with some of the Gryffindors."
"thank you, I know now."
"You're welcome," Winsty said and continued to lower her head.
The price of having two weeks of crazy fun during the holidays is that she now has homework for five courses to do, and she doesn’t know if she can finish it today.
Kyle gave her a sympathetic look and turned to walk into the dormitory.
The small room was filled with all kinds of gifts. Kyle picked out some that interested him and opened them.
This year, Professor Dumbledore and Mrs. Weasley gave the same gift, sweaters.
Mrs. Weasley gave a reddish-brown one, while Professor Dumbledore's was light yellow with brown stripes, and the style was also more novel, obviously having been specially researched.
It looks like he really wants to open a store in Hogsmeade.
As for other gifts, they are basically various books, candies and the like.
Halfway through the demolition, Kyle heard a knock on the door.
Then Kanna opened the door and walked in.
"I heard from Winsty that you're back."
"Yeah." Kyle said, "I came back early because I didn't take the train."
"Do you need help?" Kanna asked, looking at the gifts around her.
"Of course, you're just in time." Kyle made room for him.
"Where did you go on vacation?"
Kanna found a place to sit down and unpacked the packages while curiously asking, "Cedric said that the letters we wrote to you were finally delivered to your dormitory, but you were obviously not in the dormitory."
"I'm at Nicolas Flamel's house," Kyle explained. "The owl couldn't find me."
"You're in Paris?" Connor asked.
She remembered that Kyle had been there once before during his vacation and stayed there for a month.
"Not that far, this time it was in Devon," said Kyle.
……
With Kanna joining in, the gifts were soon almost all opened.