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"She didn't say."
Mr. Weasley tapped his fingers on the table and hesitated for a moment before continuing, "There is one more thing."
"what?"
"Kyle is not the only one going to the Ministry of Magic this time. Harry is also going there."
"Harry? He used magic in Diagon Alley too?"
"It wasn't Diagon Alley, it was Little Whinging," said Mr. Weasley. "And it was done in front of three Muggles, using magic."
Ron and Ginny stood up at the same time.
"No, I'm going to ask him." Ron said anxiously, then turned and ran upstairs.
"What's more troublesome is," Mr. Weasley sighed, "this is not the first time Harry has used magic in front of Muggles, so Kyle only went to ask questions, but he has to stand trial."
"Trial?" Ginny blanched. "Harry, will he be expelled?"
"No, they won't!" Mr. Weasley shook his head firmly. "They can't expel Harry, and Dumbledore won't agree to that."
"Sorry, kids, I might have to leave for a while. Oh, and Kyle..."
Mr. Weasley's tone softened. "Don't worry. Like I said before, they can't be sure whether it was you or someone else in Diagon Alley who cast the spell, so you'll be fine. You'll just go through the motions."
After saying this, Mr. Weasley left the Burrow in a hurry.
Soon Ginny returned to her room, leaving only Kyle, Fred and George in the living room.
"You...really used a spell?" Fred asked tentatively.
Kyle nodded.
He admitted this, and in order to prevent anyone from eavesdropping when Rita Skeeter broke the news, he did use an ear-blocking charm, but the question was how the Ministry of Magic knew about it.
Could it be that someone saw it?
But even if you saw it, there's no need to make such a fuss. When did the people in the Ministry of Magic become so dedicated.
Kyle felt that there was definitely something wrong here.
Rita Skeeter snitched?
"No, it shouldn't be." Kyle immediately rejected the idea.
It's not that she believes in Rita Skeeter's character, but that she doesn't dare. Whether it's the identity of Animagus or Fudge's secret, it's not something that can be cleared up with just a few words.
Even for her own sake, Rita Skeeter would never tell on the secret.
Could it be because of Voldemort... Fudge knew that he was also on Dumbledore's side?
This is somewhat possible. He wrote a lot of letters during the holidays and never hid them. It is normal for Fudge to know about it.
But wasn't it a bit stingy of Fudge to come and cause trouble for him just because he was talking?
Kyle threw the letter aside.
"It's okay, Kyle." Fred comforted him, "There are many wizards in Diagon Alley. As long as you don't admit it, they definitely don't know that you have used magic."
"Yeah." George agreed, "Besides, the Leaky Cauldron is full of wizards. Even if they use magic, it won't violate the Statute of Restraint. They can't do anything to you."
"Yeah, I know." Kyle nodded.
Although he said that, he was indeed disgusted by this method, including Harry's situation, which probably had something to do with the Ministry of Magic.
Mr. Weasley just said that he used magic in front of three Muggles, probably the Dursleys.
They should have investigated and knew that the Dursleys hated Harry. Not only would they not be able to testify for him, they might even put the blame directly on Harry's head.
Even though Harry protected them.
"Really... the Forbidden Forest is so big that there are all kinds of birds." Kyle muttered softly.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 590 Order of the Phoenix
Kyle didn't know why the Ministry of Magic sent him this letter. Was it to warn him not to talk too much? Or was there some other reason?
Kyle also asked Chris that night, but like Mr. Weasley, he didn't know the reason.
"Mafalda Hopkirk from the Improper Use of Magic Office was just following orders," Chris said. "Then I went to the Minister's office, but someone said Fudge had gone out two days ago and hadn't come back since."
Then he patted Kyle on the shoulder.
"Don't worry, Mafalda said it was just a simple inquiry, after all, no one can prove that you cast a spell in the Leaky Cauldron, right?
"Besides, this kind of inquiry will not affect your normal school life...but that Harry Potter might be in trouble."
"Does the Ministry really want to expel Harry?" asked Kyle.
"No, there's another reason." Chris shook his head and said, "Alastor and Sirius think that this Dementor attack on Harry was most likely done by You-Know-Who."
"Dementors?"
"Yeah, otherwise he wouldn't have used the Patronus Charm in front of those three Muggles."
Chris poured himself a cup of strong tea. "Dementors appeared in the Muggle community and tried to eat the souls of three Muggles... To be honest, this has never happened before."
"Yeah, this kind of thing is rare." Kyle nodded.
As far as he knew, every Dementor was strictly confined to the small island where Azkaban was located.
And the main purpose of the strikers stationed there is not to prevent the prisoners from escaping, but to keep an eye on the Dementors and prevent them from sneaking out.
Therefore, without the permission of the Ministry of Magic, Dementors would never have appeared in Little Whinging.
Of course, Voldemort is not impossible, but if he really occupied Azkaban, it is estimated that he would not only release one or two to deal with Harry.
So the possibility of it being the Ministry of Magic is greater... To be honest, this method of frame-up is a bit too crude.
Kyle chatted with Chris for a few more words and then went upstairs to his room.
……
In the next few days, the Weasley family next door seemed to become busy suddenly, and Kyle didn't see Mrs. Weasley for two or three days.
Once when I went there, I found them packing up their things, as if they were moving.
"What are you doing?" he asked curiously.
"A place you would never imagine." Fred and George put down the boxes in their hands, ran over and said, "Mom has been staying there before."
He looked a little excited and his ears were slightly red.
"Fred, George!"
At this time, Mrs. Weasley, who had not been seen for a long time, also walked over quickly, "Hurry up and pack your things, we have to hurry up and leave."
As she spoke, she also noticed Kyle standing beside her.
"Honey, are you all right?"
She stepped forward and hugged Kyle, "I heard about it. You were in trouble with the Ministry of Magic, too."
"It's okay, Mrs. Weasley, it's just a normal inquiry." Kyle said, "Are you going out?"
"Yes, to a... well, safer place." Mrs. Weasley hesitated for a moment, then said, "Well, Dumbledore said we don't need to hide anything from you."
Then she pulled Kyle to a deserted place.
"What I'm going to say next may seem incredible to you, but it's all true."
"In order to better fight against the return of the mysterious man, Dumbledore reactivated the Order of the Phoenix... This is a team that was established more than a decade ago and has fought against the Death Eaters hundreds of times.
"This time we are going to the temporary command post of the Order of the Phoenix, which is Sirius' home."
"Number 12 Grimmauld Place?" said Kyle.
"How did you know..." Mrs. Weasley looked very surprised, and then she seemed to have thought of something, "No wonder Dumbledore said he didn't need to hide it from you. I think you must have been there before, right?"
"Yes, but it wasn't the Order's command post at the time."
"That's for sure, because this matter was just confirmed not long ago."
Mrs. Weasley checked the time and said, "How about you come with us? It will be safer this way. As for Chris, I will talk to him."
"Go to number twelve, Grimmauld Place?" Kyle thought about it and rejected Mrs. Weasley's kindness.
It's not that he didn't want to, but mainly because Diana came back once when he just started the holiday and told him to stay at home and not go anywhere else.
The last time he went to Diagon Alley was almost the first time Kyle left St. Catchpole.
"In that case... all right then." Mrs. Weasley did not say anything else after hearing that this was Diana's request.
But just as she was about to go back to pack her things, Kyle stopped her.
"Mrs. Weasley, are all members of the Order of the Phoenix going to Grimmauld Place?"
"Most people will go," said Mrs. Weasley.
"What about my dad? Is he going too?"
"No." Mrs. Weasley shook her head. "Chris, he is not yet a member of the Order of the Phoenix."
"what?"
Kyle was a little surprised, he always thought Chris was also a member of the Order of the Phoenix.
"Technically he's a member of the Order of the Phoenix, he's just not on the list."
Mrs. Weasley explained: "Chris was following Mr. Scamander at the time, dealing with werewolves, giants, and all kinds of dangerous magical animals. He and we were on two different battlefields.
At that time, the members of the Order of the Phoenix were mainly responsible for fighting against the Death Eaters and supporting the battlefield. Chris believed that what he did did not meet this requirement.
“Although neither Dumbledore nor we minded, after all, his approach was to deal with the You-Know-Who’s power, which was no different from ours, he refused.
"Before Dumbledore invited him for the third time, the mysterious man was killed by Harry, and the matter was finally put on hold."
"I see." Kyle suddenly realized.
"Of course, this is only temporary." Mrs. Weasley said with a smile: "I believe that Chris's name will appear on the list of the Order of the Phoenix in the near future. There is no doubt about that."
“Maybe mine too.” Kyle smiled as well.