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"By the way, Professor, thank you for your approval." Fred added, "This is our new invention, and it only costs two Galleons in Weasley's Joke Shop."
"Of course, if a member of the Order of the Phoenix buys it, he can get a nice discount."
How can we say that Fred and George have seen the world? Instead of being at a loss like Ron, they took the opportunity to advertise themselves.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 602 Dumbledore's Memory
Hogsmeade.
Although school hasn't started yet, it's still very busy here and every shop is open.
After all, as the most famous wizarding village in the UK, Hogsmeade not only welcomes students, but also many graduates or wizards who come here for its reputation often come here.
But today there are a lot of people here, and you can always see many foreign wizards on the road.
However, their destination was not the more popular shops around, but an inconspicuous bar on the edge of the village.
Hog's Head Bar.
Kyle looked up at the sign in front of him, then walked in with Dumbledore.
It can be seen that this place has been cleaned once, but I don’t know if it was because the process was too perfunctory or because the dust and dirt have already merged with the floor, so the effect is not obvious.
Not to mention the Three Broomsticks, even the Oak Barrel Bar in the Romanian Fire Dragon Reserve looks much cleaner than this place.
The only thing to be thankful for is that the cups here are finally clean... shiny and look as good as new.
Although this situation is undoubtedly the most basic in other bars, it is particularly rare here... After all, everyone knows that if you want to come to the Hog's Head Bar, the first thing you have to do is bring your own tableware.
When Kyle walked in, there were already quite a few people here, including many foreign faces and many familiar faces.
For example, Doug MacPhail who had written to him before, Professor Lockneill of Beauxbatons, and the professors of Hogwarts...Except for Snape and Hagrid, almost all the other professors came.
In addition, the owners of the Three Broomsticks, Honeydukes Candy Store, and Zonko's Joke Shop were also here. They all closed their shops and gathered in this small bar.
After seeing Dumbledore, everyone stood up, and at the same time, they inevitably noticed Kyle next to them.
Some people subconsciously looked at Kyle's forehead, and then showed incredible expressions.
They thought that the person brought by Dumbledore would be Harry Potter, but the person in front of them had no scar on his forehead, obviously not the famous savior.
But those who knew Kyle didn't find it strange at all.
"Hello again, kid." McPhail came over and greeted him warmly, "I hope my letter didn't cause you too much trouble.
"When I received your reply, someone reminded me that I shouldn't involve you in such a dangerous matter. I found that he was right."
"It's okay, Mr. McPhail," Kyle said. "Since I saw the mysterious man that night, it's impossible for me to stay out of it, so I can't say I'm involved."
"So you actually saw him?" McPhail demanded. "With your own eyes?"
“Right,” Kyle said, and everyone in the bar looked over and stared at him.
Kyle's expression remained unchanged as he continued, "His appearance is so recognizable that I think it would be hard to mistake him no matter who he is."
Someone wanted to ask something else, but Professor McGonagall came over at the right time and changed the subject.
"Okay, Dug, I think we should talk about this later." She pulled Kyle aside, "We have plenty of time."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." McPhail sat back in his seat and looked towards the bar. "Excuse me, can you give me a bottle of cherry soda?"
"Two Galleons." The owner of the Pig's Head Bar casually threw out a red bottle, but had no intention of giving it to him.
But McPhail didn't mind. He moved his fingers slightly and the bottle on the bar slowly floated over.
"It's a little expensive though...but it's okay, Albus will pay."
"Of course, that's as it should be," Dumbledore said, "but what's going to happen next is very important. I hope everyone can stay sober as much as possible and don't order too strong a drink."
After a while, around seven o'clock, Professor Marchbank walked into the bar tremblingly, and the door was closed.
A golden stream of light appeared on the door handle, hanging there like a lock. Then, a ripple flashed on the wall, and the whole room seemed to be wrapped in a large soap bubble.
Kyle guessed that this should be some kind of protective magic.
"Good, everyone is here," said Dumbledore.
The others put down their cups and looked over.
"I think everyone should know about Voldemort's resurrection."
Dumbledore said with a serious expression, "I must tell you, this is true.
Just two months ago, I personally fought Voldemort and was certain that he was not someone else pretending to be him, but the real Voldemort, who had really returned."
Kyle then added some information, probably about what happened before Dumbledore arrived and what he heard from Harry about the process of Voldemort's resurrection.
There was a burst of discussion in the bar. Even though they already knew the answer before coming here, some people still raised the questions in their hearts.
This is normal. After all, even in the magical world, I have never heard of any wizard being able to resurrect. The most he can do is turn into a ghost.
In response, Dumbledore did not answer their questions immediately. Instead, he put his wand against his head and pulled out a glittering, ribbon-like object.
Hearsay is far less convincing than seeing it with one's own eyes, so he decided to let everyone see his memory with their own eyes.
Dumbledore placed his memories into the Pensieve he had prepared in advance and tapped the magic runes engraved on the edge with his wand.
The next second, a green light appeared out of nowhere in the bar.
Everyone was frightened by the sudden killing curse, and some of the braver ones even sat down on the ground.
However, more people soon realized that this was not the real Killing Curse, but Dumbledore's memory.
This close-up view of memories is exactly like the opera room in Nico's house.
Everyone fell silent, watching the scene in front of them attentively. Even Kyle was watching with great interest.
At the beginning, he and Harry were sent to the foot of the mountain by Dumbledore, so they didn't know what happened up there.
He had seen most of the spells used by Dumbledore in the scene, and could even say that he was very familiar with them.
It was clearly the same spell, but when it was cast by Dumbledore, it became completely different.
A levitation spell that could dig out half of a mountaintop... a transformation spell that could turn rocks and trees into giants... a pulverization spell that could turn countless sharp knives into dust...
This battle opened Kyle's eyes and also made him see more different ways of fighting.
As for the Death Eaters around him, sorry, they are not in Dumbledore's memory. Only a tiny shadow of them would appear in an occasional picture.
Until the end, Voldemort was whipped by a stone whip and flew backwards, lying powerless on the ground, and Dumbledore was bitten on the arm by a giant flaming snake.
The picture disappears here.
The bar was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. Everyone was shocked at the power of Dumbledore and Voldemort, and at the same time, they were glad that one of them was on their side.
"That's just the way it is."
Dumbledore paused for a few minutes before continuing, "I know that many people are optimistic and think that Voldemort must be very weak since he has just been resurrected, but as you have just seen, this is not the case.
"He is still as strong as he was more than a decade ago."
Although it is hard to believe this is true, the facts are right in front of them and they can only accept it.
"Albus, what should we do?" Someone asked, "Declare war? Before he completely gathers the Death Eaters."
"This is difficult." Dumbledore shook his head, "I know Voldemort, he won't give us this opportunity.
"So we have to make additional preparations... for the upcoming war." Having said this, he subconsciously glanced at Kyle.
But at this time, Kyle was still recalling the details of the battle between Dumbledore and Voldemort and did not notice it.
"Go ahead, Albus." MacPhail was the first to stand up and speak. "I will fully cooperate with you."
"And I……"
"Me too!"
People stood up one after another.
"I would like to ask everyone to find out the movements of the Death Eaters and gain more allies for us."
Dumbledore said seriously: "I am sure that Voldemort will not remain silent after his resurrection this time. What we can do is to detect it in advance and crush all his conspiracies and tricks."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 603 Become a Minister, Professor
The meeting lasted for a long time, and it was not until the evening that everyone left the Pig's Head Bar with heavy steps.
The sky gradually turned into a dark blue color, and at this time, only Kyle and Dumbledore were left in the bar.
At this time, the boss who had been wiping cups behind the bar finally spoke. This was also the first time he spoke today. "It's time for you to leave, Dumbledore."
"For the sake of a large sum of Galleons, Aberforth, will you allow me to stay a little longer?" said Dumbledore, his voice slightly tired.
Aberforth frowned, revealing a look of disgust, but he did not chase anyone away.
"Do you find it strange?" Dumbledore said to Kyle, "Yes, you heard it right, Aberforth, he is my..."
"Dumbledore!" a cold voice came, "If you continue talking like this, you will never step into my bar again."
Dumbledore shut up tactfully and changed the subject: "Kyle, do you know why I asked you to come?"
Kyle looked at Dumbledore, then at the gloomy-looking shopkeeper next to him.
He naturally knew the relationship between the two.
...Aberforth Dumbledore, the most well-connected shopkeeper in Hogsmeade.
But since the two didn't want to talk about this, he just pretended that they didn't know and followed Dumbledore's words and said, "Let me tell them the truth about Voldemort's resurrection?"
"That's just one aspect." Dumbledore said calmly, with no expression on his face, "Those who came here today, as well as the members of the Order of the Phoenix, are all trustworthy people. When the war starts, they will stand firmly on our side.
"I think you should know who they are."
Kyle frowned. He always felt that something was wrong with Dumbledore today.
To be honest, Kyle didn't actually think this was necessary. After all, keeping in touch with them was something Dumbledore should do himself.
Also, it was somewhat strange that he suddenly mentioned Aberforth's name, as if he was deliberately revealing their relationship to me.
Aberforth, who was not far away, also noticed this. He couldn't help but put down the cup in his hand and asked in a disgusted tone: