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"Thank you for your help." Tonks yawned loudly, "I'm really exhausted these past few days."
"That's all right," said Lupin.
……
In the next few days, Kyle stayed in the library every day as usual.
Until the day before school starts.
"Are you going back?"
In the kitchen, Mrs. Weasley couldn't help asking, "Did Dumbledore want to talk to you again?"
The others also looked over subconsciously.
"No." Kyle shook his head, "I haven't seen him recently."
"Why don't you stay for another day?" Mrs. Weasley said, "Sirius can take you both to King's Cross Station tomorrow morning."
"No." Kyle said, "I came here from the Ministry of Magic. My holiday homework and books are still at home. School starts tomorrow, and I have to go back and take them with me."
After hearing what Kyle said, Mrs. Weasley understood that if it was homework and textbooks, they should indeed be taken back to school.
So after breakfast, Mrs. Weasley took Kyle to a street in front of Grimmauld Place.
Mr. Weasley was already waiting here in his car.
"Come up, I'll take you back to the village," he said.
"No, Mr. Weasley," Kyle said, "I can get back on my own."
"That won't work. The distance from Grimmauld Place to St. Catchpole is not that close." Mrs. Weasley shook her head. "Besides, this is a special period. None of us knows where the Death Eaters are hiding. What if you are attacked on the way?"
"They don't have that chance." Kyle smiled, opened the car door and got in, saying, "By the way, remember to keep it a secret for me."
With a crisp sound, Kyle took advantage of the car's cover and disappeared from the spot in an instant.
This scene happened to be seen by other people in the room.
Mrs. Weasley wouldn't let anyone out for safety reasons, so they could only look out through the windows.
As luck would have it, from their position they could just see what was happening inside the car.
"Apparition?" Ron couldn't help but ask, "Kyle is only in sixth grade this year, right? He can do this now?"
"You're the only one who thinks he won't," said Hermione bluntly.
Harry nodded beside him. "I bet he must have known this magic a long time ago."
"At least it was like that a year ago." Sirius added, "This time last year, I saw him using it, and he was very skilled at it."
"Last year," said Ron. "That was when he was just in fifth year..."
"Yes, he was able to use Apparition skillfully when he was the same age as you," said Sirius.
Perhaps he felt that what he said was a bit discouraging to Harry and the other two, so he quickly added: "Of course, among your peers, you are also good enough."
"No wonder Professor Dumbledore only took him to Hogsmeade," Harry whispered.
Then he turned and asked, "Sirius, can you teach us how to Apparate?"
Ron and Hermione also looked over, their eyes full of hope.
"Is it okay? We want to learn too."
"It's dangerous when learning to Apparate," said Sirius, "According to the rules, you are not allowed to learn Apparate before the sixth year."
"Please." Harry looked at him intently.
"Don't look at me like that..." Sirius hesitated for a moment, but finally gave in. "Oh, okay, I agree, but remember, don't tell anyone, especially Remus."
"We promise!" the three said in unison.
"When are you going to teach us?" Harry asked.
"It's too late now." Sirius thought for a moment, "Let's wait until school starts, or during the weekend or Christmas holidays."
"no problem."
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 605 Looking for help
After getting Sirius's assurance, Harry and the other two were overjoyed and were looking forward to school starting earlier.
On the other hand, Kyle did not return to St. Catchpole Village. Whether it was homework or anything else, it was almost always in his box, which he always carried with him.
Even if there were a few books he missed, he could always have an owl bring them back later, so he didn't need to go home at all.
The reason for leaving Number 12 Grimmauld Place early was for another reason.
When the Apparition ended, Kyle appeared in a lush forest.
On the pine tree on the left, a colorful owl was looking at him with its head tilted.
"Long time no see, Buddy." Kyle greeted him familiarly, and the evil bird chirped in response.
At this moment, a house-elf dressed in a weird way suddenly appeared not far ahead.
He was wearing a cane-like armor-like thing and a pair of very long rubber boots.
After seeing Kyle's appearance, the wariness on his face quickly turned into surprise.
"Oh, Mr. Kyle, is it really you?"
"It's me, Dobby," Kyle said. "How are you doing?"
"Thanks to Mr. Kyle." The house-elf said excitedly: "Dobby likes it here very much. It's really great to be able to work here!"
"That's good." Kyle smiled, "Is Newt home?"
"Yes." Dobby nodded repeatedly. "Mr. Scamander is taking care of the newborn invisible beasts... Oh, Dobby must go back and help quickly."
Having said that, he turned around and ran hurriedly into the depths of the forest.
Kyle followed, and after turning a corner, a wooden house appeared out of nowhere in front of him.
The door of the cabin was open, and a gray-haired witch was standing there.
"I just heard Dobby calling your name." Tina said with a smile, "Come in, I just baked some cookies."
Dobby couldn't help but curl his lips.
Even now, Dobby still had trouble accepting Tina's request that he not go near the kitchen.
This was too much torture for a house-elf... Fortunately, he had more things to do.
As soon as he entered the house, Dobby ran into the innermost room impatiently.
Not long after, Newt came out.
"Hogwarts will start tomorrow."
At the same time, Tina brought a plate of grapefruit cookies and placed it in front of Kyle. "I thought you wouldn't come here this year."
“A lot happened this holiday season,” Kyle said.
He did not hide anything and told everything about his encounter with Voldemort and his sudden interrogation by the Ministry of Magic.
The smile on Tina's face gradually disappeared and she became more and more serious.
As an old Auror, she didn't think there was anything wrong with Kyle's behavior. Facing the evil Death Eaters, he must do everything possible to protect himself.
Not to mention the Fire Curse, even the Soul-Taking Curse is possible.
But Tina didn't expect that the Death Eaters would go to the Ministry of Magic to complain. At least she had never encountered such a thing in her career.
"Luckily, there's Diana," she said with some relief.
"Yeah." Kyle nodded. If the spell hadn't failed to work before the flashback, it would not have been so easy for him to pass this level.
Newt next to him also breathed a sigh of relief. He knew that Kyle had met Voldemort, but he had no idea about the subsequent interrogation.
"You don't have to worry." Tina glanced at Kyle and said, "If you encounter Death Eaters again, you can still do this, whether it's the Fiery Curse or something else, just use it, saving your life is the most important thing.
"As for whether you will be held accountable by the Ministry of Magic later, don't worry. If they want to investigate, I can send you to Ilvermorny. The British Ministry of Magic cannot control that place."
"Hey, you should trust Dumbledore." Newt muttered quietly, "He will definitely not watch Kyle being convicted."
"That's better," Tina said unhappily.
She knew that Newt trusted Dumbledore unconditionally, but that didn't mean Dumbledore could do everything.
Sometimes, you still need to be prepared for something else.
Newt naturally knew what Tina was thinking, so he didn't argue.
After eating the biscuits, Newt prepared to go back to the box. The cub of the invisible beast still needed some time to adapt to the environment. Although Dobby was there to help, he was still a little worried.
Kyle followed along.
"I heard Dumbledore mention that the man was resurrected."
After entering the box, Newt took a blanket from the shelf and said, "I said I could help, but Dumbledore refused. He only asked me to write to a few friends and invite them to come to England."
"Ah, that's ok, we can handle it," Kyle said.
He agreed with Dumbledore's decision. Newt was indeed a very powerful helper, but he was almost a hundred years old and there was no need for him to be involved in this matter.
Another most important point is that there are too many uncertainties with Newt... If it was Paris, it wouldn't matter, but this is Britain after all, our own territory. It's better not to let him run around unless it's absolutely necessary.
The two passed through the woods and a lake and soon arrived at the invisible beast's lair.
Dobby was squatting there, teasing the newborn invisible beast with a wooden stick tied to a rattan ball.
The little guy's fur was nearly gray-brown, and his invisibility effect wasn't very good. It flickered all the time, and he looked like a little wizard who had just learned the Disillusionment Charm and couldn't use it skillfully yet.
Only when they grow a little bigger and their bodies turn silver-white can they hide themselves better, so now is also the time when the invisible beasts are most vulnerable.
Hearing the footsteps, Dobby immediately turned around and greeted the two people.
"Mr. Scamander, I feel that its invisibility effect is much better than before."
"That's right." Newt said with a smile, "The cubs of Invisible Beasts learn very quickly. Two days after birth, they can barely avoid being discovered by their natural enemies. Of course, it will take another month for them to completely turn silver-white."