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"No, I don't think so." Mrs. Weasley's face gradually became serious, "Although Alastor also suggested that you be accepted into the Order of the Phoenix, I insist that he is too hasty.
"You are just a child who has not graduated yet. You should not be involved in such a dangerous thing. We are enough for you."
"Mrs. Weasley..."
Kyle was about to speak when he was interrupted by a sudden whistle from not far away.
A brand new car drove into St. Catchpole's Village. It was the same car that had picked them up at King's Cross Station... bought by Sirius.
Mr. Weasley leaned his head out from the driver's seat, "Are you ready, kids? We have to leave right away."
"Sorry, honey, I have to go."
Mrs. Weasley hugged Kyle again and said, "If you find any suspicious wizards nearby, remember to write to us immediately."
"I understand, Mrs. Weasley." Kyle nodded and said, "Be careful."
"You too."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 591 Dumbledore’s invitation
It had been a week since the Weasleys left St. Catchpole.
To be honest, after being used to Fred and George's noisy life, Kyle was a little uncomfortable with their sudden silence.
Percy would come back occasionally, but no one knew what Fudge had said to him, but he seemed like a different person recently, showing undisguised hostility towards anyone related to Dumbledore.
Therefore, Kyle had nothing much to talk about with him. He might as well use this time to think about how to deal with the Ministry of Magic in the future.
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Soon, it was August 11th.
That afternoon, when Kyle was reading the "Law on the Restraint of Underage Wizards" and the "International Statute of Wizarding Confidentiality" in his room, he suddenly heard a knock on the door downstairs.
Kyle looked up in a daze.
He hadn't heard a knock on the door in a long time, ever since Fred and George had gone to Grimmauld Place.
Cedric?
Kyle thought as he stood up and looked out the window.
"Professor Dumbledore?" Kyle shouted subconsciously as he looked at Dumbledore standing outside.
"Oh, I was wondering if you had been to Grimmauld Place," Dumbledore said with a smile. "Could you please buy me a cup of tea?"
"Of course Professor, please wait a moment."
A few minutes later, Kyle placed a cup of black tea in front of Dumbledore, and took out a jar full of sugar cubes and a plate of butter biscuits from the cabinet behind him.
"Thank you."
Dumbledore added sugar to his tea and said, "First of all, I want to apologize to you, Kell. When I explained to the others what happened on the mountaintop that day, I forgot to keep it a secret.
"As a result, the news somehow reached Fudge's ears, and the Ministry of Magic seems to have regarded you as an enemy."
"It's okay, Professor." Kyle shook his head.
This matter could not be kept secret for long, and he himself had no intention of concealing it. The Ministry of Magic would know it sooner or later.
Moreover, the Death Eaters also knew about this. Kyle remembered that many of them had connections with the Ministry of Magic, so it was easy for them to use this to cause trouble for him.
"There is one more thing." Dumbledore continued, "I need to attend Harry's hearing tomorrow, so I may not have time to accompany you to the questioning... How about letting Minerva accompany you? I remember that she and Ms. Hopkirk are old friends."
"No need." Kyle shook his head. "It's just a simple inquiry. There's no need to mobilize so many people. I can go by myself. Besides, my dad is here. He will accompany me tomorrow."
"This is Minerva's own request," Dumbledore said. "You are still a student. Even during the holidays, the professors have the responsibility to ensure that you are not judged unfairly. Tomorrow morning, she will be waiting for you in the lobby of the Ministry of Magic. Remember to pay close attention."
"Okay then." Kyle said. It was not bad to have Professor McGonagall following. Just like Dumbledore said, professors would not watch their students suffer.
"Is this what you came to see me about?"
"This is only the most important thing." Dumbledore took a sip of black tea. "There is one more small thing... I think you should have heard it from Dougal. I plan to hold a meeting in my personal name to tell the truth to those who are willing to believe us, so that they will not be deceived by false news."
Kyle nodded. "Mr. MacPhail mentioned it in his letter."
"The meeting will be on August 20th, in Hogsmeade," Dumbledore said. "If you have no other plans, why don't you come along?"
"Can I join in, too?" Kyle asked curiously.
Those who were invited by Dumbledore must be famous wizards in the wizarding world. How could he, a fifth-year... oh no, should I say sixth-year student, blend in with them?
"No one is more suitable than you." Dumbledore seemed to see Kyle's thoughts and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to invite you directly, but I was worried that you had other plans, so it's better to ask in advance."
“I would love to attend this meeting,” Kyle said.
"Very well, I will come and pick you up then." Dumbledore stood up, "But now I may have to go to Little Whinging to prepare for the hearing tomorrow."
"Do you need help?"
"Thank you, but I just went to ask around to see if anyone saw anything. It's not much trouble, one person is enough."
Dumbledore put down his teacup and said, "Thank you for the tea and snacks. See you tomorrow."
After saying that, he Disapparated away.
Kyle was the only one left in the living room.
He originally wanted to talk about something else, such as things related to the Ministry of Magic and Fudge, but Dumbledore moved too quickly and left before he could say anything.
And Kyle felt during the conversation just now that Dumbledore seemed to be particularly busy, as if he was in a hurry.
Although he didn't speak fast, he drank the tea very quickly, almost finishing it in two sips.
He was not like this at school. For those black teas that were so sweet that Kyle wanted to eat some black pepper to relieve the greasiness at the first sight, Dumbledore preferred to taste them slowly, bit by bit, instead of drinking them all at once like he did today.
This also shows that he didn't plan to stay long from the beginning.
But it's normal to think about it. After all, it's related to Voldemort, and he probably doesn't have much free time in this month.
But there is no rush about this, we can wait until we go to Hogsmeade in a few days.
Kyle got up and went back to his room upstairs. He didn't expect that Dumbledore would actually invite him to attend the meeting. He thought that Dumbledore came this time to ask him to join the Order of the Phoenix.
In the end, he didn't even mention the subject of the Order of the Phoenix.
Now it seems that Dumbledore, like Mrs. Weasley, does not want underage wizards to join in.
At night, Chris did not return home until it was completely dark, but he seemed very happy, and his steps were much lighter when he walked in.
"Don't be nervous." Chris said with a smile, "I just went to the Leaky Cauldron, but Old Tom told me that someone had already contacted him, and he also agreed to go to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow to explain the situation to Mafalda.
"You can see that Old Tom doesn't understand this either. He told me that before this incident, he had never heard of anyone being warned by the Ministry of Magic for using spells in the Leaky Cauldron."
"That's good." Kyle said, "How can I go there tomorrow? Should I go with you? Or should I wait until the agreed time?"
"Come with me. I'll take you there," Chris said. "But we need to go there a little earlier. Your mother wants to see you. We need to go to the Department of Mysteries first, and then to the Improper Use of Magic Office."
"What's going on? Why do you have to go to the Department of Mysteries?"
"To be honest, I don't know either." Chris shook his head and said, "Before leaving get off work, I received a note from your mother asking me to take you there as soon as possible. There was nothing else."
"But doesn't the Department of Mysteries have a mission?" Kyle asked, "Can we get in?"
"It's not us, it's you," Chris said.
"She will only take you to the Department of Mysteries alone. I will take you for questioning once this is over."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 592 Department of Mysteries
At five o'clock the next morning, when it was just light, Kyle was awakened by the sound of several owls pecking at the window.
He sat up yawning and rubbed his face to try to wake himself up. It was not until a few minutes later that he gradually realized that he was going to be questioned today.
In addition, Diana seemed to have something to do, so he needed to go there a few hours before the Ministry of Magic started working.
Thinking of this, Kyle quickly jumped out of bed, dressed neatly, and went downstairs to the living room to prepare breakfast.
At this time, Chris happened to place a plate of fried ham and a few slices of bread on the table.
"I was just about to call you." Chris said, "Want something to drink? How about pumpkin juice?"
"Okay." Kyle said.
He walked over to sit on the other side of Chris and started spreading raspberry jam on the bread.
"Don't worry." Chris brought a large glass of pumpkin juice. "We can Apparate directly to London later, which will save a lot of time."
Kyle nodded and said nothing.
He thought about it all night yesterday, but couldn't figure out why Diana asked him to go to the Department of Mysteries. He fell asleep in a daze in the early hours of the morning and was feeling sleepy now.
About half an hour later, when the sky began to brighten, the two walked out of the room.
"Are you ready?" Chris said, holding out his arms. "Hold on tight, we're ready to go."
Kyle put a hand on his shoulder.
The next second, a familiar squeezing feeling spread throughout his body, and when Kyle opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in an old record store.
Faced with the sudden appearance of two people, the shop owner didn't seem to be very surprised. He just raised his head and glanced at them slightly.
"Chris, is it so early today?"
"Hi, Rod." Chris greeted him. "I can't help it. I still have a lot of reports to write."
"Those guys who want to raise magical animals again?" Rhode said, understandingly, "Since the end of the Triwizard Tournament, everyone seems to have become interested in raising magical animals. I bet you must have been very busy lately."
"Yeah, I just rescued a guy who wanted to keep a Kelpie yesterday." Chris sighed, "I really don't know when they will understand that not every magical animal is as docile and cute as Puffy."
"That might be a little difficult." Rhodes said, and then he looked at Kyle again, "You are... Sorry, this is the internal entrance for Ministry staff, and the visiting room is on the street in front."
"This is my son, Kyle." Chris said quickly, "He will come to the Ministry of Magic for questioning today, at nine o'clock, in the Law Enforcement Department."
"Oh... is he the Kyle who won the Triwizard Tournament?" Rhodes, who was originally sleepy, immediately perked up and looked at Kyle curiously.