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Someone let out a terrible scream.
"Don't be nervous, this is a normal phenomenon." Tycross said calmly: "Remember what I just said? Splitting is the most common situation when learning to apparate."
While he was speaking, Professor McGonagall came over quickly, picked up Qiu's leg and came to her side.
"Pomona, Bai Xian..."
"Is this it? Professor."
At this moment, someone suddenly handed her a bottle containing white fresh essence.
"Yes, that's it." Professor McGonagall raised her head and glanced at Kyle. She took the white essence, applied it to Qiu's wound, and put it back in place like building blocks.
"Don't be afraid, just take a walk and see." Professor McGonagall said softly: "Separation is not a terrible situation. As long as you take it back in time, it will be fine."
Qiu's face turned pale. He took a deep breath and took a tentative step forward. Only then did he realize that he could still move normally without any discomfort.
"Don't hesitate next time, and don't worry about what will happen if you fail. We will help in time." Professor McGonagall reminded her a few words and left again.
Qiu nodded and returned to the team.
But I don’t know if Qiu’s split this time left a shadow on everyone. In the next half hour, no one completed it.
Everyone, including Qiu who has gained experience, is repeating the process of spinning around in circles and then jumping into the circle.
Tycross was a little disappointed, but he also understood that Kyle was just a special situation and this was normal.
After seeing the visual impact brought by splitting, it becomes much more difficult to maintain determination and calmness. This is why he said before that no one can succeed until the third class.
Overcoming the fear of separation is the most difficult step in learning to Apparate, and it takes time.
He tied on his cloak and said: "Everyone, don't forget: goal, determination, calmness, we will see you next Wednesday."
"Wait a minute, Professor..." Someone suddenly said: "Don't we learn Apparition every Saturday?"
"That's right." Tycross said, "But I also have to assist Ms. Umbridge in teaching you Defense Against the Dark Arts. The Ministry of Magic originally wanted to send two Aurors, but most Aurors have I had serious business to do and couldn’t leave, so they found me.”
Not sure if it was Kyle's imagination, but he noticed that Tonks' hair had become darker and she was staring at Tycross with gritted teeth.
Kyle quickly figured out why.
The other Aurors had important things to do. Doesn't this mean that Tonks was the only idler in the entire Auror office?
Kyle couldn't help but laugh, but the next second he found himself being stared at by Tonks' sharp eyes, which scared him and quickly shut his mouth.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 669 Kyle being targeted
Tonks did not leave with Tycross. Fudge seemed to be very aware of Umbridge's abilities, so as an Auror, her responsibilities were obviously heavier. In other words, she was the real Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the future.
Although she strongly opposed this and repeatedly emphasized that she was only here to assist Umbridge, Professor McGonagall arranged for her to stay at Hogwarts.
So that night, she sneaked into the Hufflepuff common room.
When Kyle saw her in the dormitory, he was completely confused.
"This is the boys' dormitory!" Mikel was also shocked. He covered himself with the curtains beside the bed, leaving only his head exposed.
"Of course I know, you can't enter the girls' dormitory." Tonks said nonchalantly, "Okay, come out quickly, I brought good things."
She took out several large bottles of butterbeer from behind her, shook them, and then closed the door.
"Why can girls enter the boys' dormitory..." Mikel muttered, "It's not fair!"
"You should tell the founder about this, or Professor McGonagall." Ryan didn't care that much and said calmly: "There's no point in complaining to us, right?"
"Then forget it." Mikel shrugged.
I ran to complain to Professor McGonagall and asked why boys were not allowed to enter the girls' dormitory? He will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
"Kyle." He changed the subject: "Do you know that...what's her name?"
"Nymphadora Tonks."
"Oh yes, that's it." Mikel nodded repeatedly, "Do you know her?"
"We know each other, we've met several times before." Kyle said, sitting up from the bed, putting on a robe and walking out of the dormitory.
At this time, Tonks was already sitting in the armchair in the common room, placing bottles of butterbeer on the table like a big sister, and waving to the students around her:
"You're welcome, just drink, I'll treat you."
Because only the sixth grade participated in the Apparition class in the morning, most people didn't know her yet, so those who stayed in the common room just looked at Tonks suspiciously, and no one moved.
"How did you get in?" Kyle asked as he walked over and sat across from her.
"What you're asking...don't forget that I am also a Hufflepuff graduate, okay." Tonks said, "This place doesn't have a password like other colleges. Isn't it easy to get in?"
"That's right." Kyle nodded, but he had forgotten about it.
"I didn't expect that I could come back here after so many years of graduation." Tonks handed Kyle a bottle of butterbeer, then opened one herself and took a long sip.
Then she seemed to feel that it was not enough, so she changed the butterbeer to mead with a higher alcohol content. While drinking, she looked at the furnishings in the common room nostalgically.
"It really hasn't changed at all here... Those pots of flowers on the shelf were there when I entered school and are still there... And these armchairs, see the one by the fireplace, I used to They’re all sitting there doing homework.”
As expected, making up homework was a compulsory course for every Hufflepuff, even Tonks was no exception. Only Cedric was out of tune with everyone.
Gradually, there were fewer and fewer people in the common room, and soon only Kyle and Tonks were left.
At this moment, Tonks suddenly put the bottle on the table as if she was drunk and said angrily:
"Tell me, there are so many people in the ministry, why do I have to come and help that woman..."
Kyle was startled by the sudden complaint and subconsciously asked: "Who are you helping?"
"Who else could it be, Umbridge..." Tonks said, "Why can Kingsley go investigate the Death Eaters? I obviously have an advantage over him..."
In order to increase her persuasion, Tonks turned her hair to gray-white, her eyes became sinister, and she also had a few wrinkles on her face, making her look like an old witch who had been hiding in a dark room for many years.
At this time, Kyle also understood. She was still struggling with what Tycross said in the morning, and she came to complain to herself.
"There are advantages to coming to Hogwarts..." Kyle said, "At least it's safe enough here and you don't have to worry about it every day, right?"
"Are you sure?" Tonks glanced at Kyle, "It's safe to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts?"
"Um..." Kyle was speechless for a moment, "At least Umbridge is ahead of you, and technically you are just an assistant, so you shouldn't be qualified to be cursed."
"I'm not worried about this." Tonks waved her hand, "If Sirius was still a professor, I would definitely come without saying anything, but Umbridge... to be honest, no one in the Ministry of Magic wants to be with Working with her was a torture, more annoying than a curse.
"If you had to choose, would you like to track down Death Eaters or work with Umbridge at Hogwarts?"
"At Hogwarts, of course." Kyle said without thinking.
"Are you serious?" Tonks changed back to her original appearance and asked in disbelief.
"Nonsense, I'm only in sixth grade now. Do you think anyone would ask me to leave school and track down some Death Eaters?"
Kyle held the last bottle of butterbeer in his hand, "By the way, how do you decide who comes to Hogwarts? Is it drawn by lots?"
"of course not."
Having said this, Tonks became even more angry, "As soon as I went to work today, I found that there was no one in the Auror office, and then I was sent here by Fudge.
"Damn it, no wonder Alastor and Kingsley are all temporarily busy, and no one goes to the Ministry of Magic. They already knew that the minister would choose someone to come to Hogwarts today, but they didn't tell me!"
Kyle coughed twice and said nothing.
……
Tonks stayed in the common room until the early hours of the morning before finally leaving. This also caused Kyle to yawn several times when he came to the court the next day.
"What's wrong with you? Are you okay..." Cedric asked nervously: "Why do I feel like you didn't wake up, but didn't you go back to the dormitory very early yesterday?"
"Yeah, but then he said he was called out," Kyle said.
"Tonks... um, Professor?"
Obviously, Cedric also heard about this, but he still hadn't adapted to the change in the other person's identity.
They were classmates before, but suddenly they became professors when they met again. When Cedric first heard about this, he thought he was someone with the same name.
"You'd better call her assistant." Kyle rubbed his eyes, "If you call her professor, both of them will be unhappy."
"Is it because of the curse?" Cedric asked after thinking for a moment, "Then who is the other person, the Tycros who teaches Apparition?"
"No, it's Umbridge." Kyle said, "Professor Tycross doesn't care about this, but Umbridge obviously doesn't want to be on an equal footing with the people who came to assist her."
At this time, deafening cheers suddenly came from outside, interrupting their conversation.
"I think it's time for us to go out," Cedric said. "How are you? Do you need a replacement?"
"No need." Kyle shook his head and stuffed a piece of chocolate into his mouth, "I just lost a few hours of sleep, it's okay."
The door to the locker room opened and they strode towards the middle of the court, the frosty grass crunching under their feet.
The Quidditch pitch was filled with people and it was completely dark, and almost all the professors were here, which was rare in normal games.
Dumbledore was sitting in the middle of the teacher's chair. When Kyle looked over, he smiled and waved.
"Come on! Hufflepuff, come on!"
Tonks' hair turned half yellow and half black, and she shouted loudly at the teacher's desk, looking full of energy.
Don't all the Aurors have to sleep?
Kyle was speechless.
However, led by Tonks, the Hufflepuff audience became more and more excited, and their cheers directly overwhelmed the Ravenclaws next to them.
They came to the middle of the court, and Ms. Hooch was standing there, about to release the ball from the box.
"The captains of both teams shook hands," she said.
It is worth mentioning that Ravenclaw's captain Roger Davis was injured in yesterday's Care of Magical Creatures class and did not come to participate in the game, so today's team is led by Qiu.
Amidst the teasing eyes, Cedric stepped forward and shook hands with her.
"come on."
"the same as you."
"Oh, come on, tsk tsk..." Mikel muttered in a voice that everyone could hear: "If the captains don't say harsh words to each other, I always feel that there is something missing in the game."
Cedric and Cho both pretended not to hear.