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"Okay, you have the final say." Cedric didn't object.
After putting away the newspaper, the two continued to search for the address and rushed to the next place.
They got the address from the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, but since it was several days old, it wasn't particularly accurate. Sometimes when Kyle and Cedric rushed over, the dementors there had either been dealt with by Aurors or had gone elsewhere, so their trip was in vain.
But there is no better way now. Having a goal is much better than wandering aimlessly.
……
Probably because of the bounty, in the next few days, they encountered fewer and fewer dementors, and some of them had already arrived early, so Kyle and Cedric were too embarrassed to grab the monsters.
Afterwards, the two followed the address to a remote place.
"Are you sure there are dementors here?" Kyle looked around at the surrounding environment.
There was garbage everywhere, and even though it was broad daylight, there was no one around. All I could see was a skinny wild cat walking along the river bank, rummaging hopefully through the weeds among the wrappers of fried fish and potatoes, trying to find some leftover food.
Dementors might be hungry when they come to a place like this...
"I don't know either." Cedric said, he looked down at the booklet in his hand, "But the address is indeed correct. A Muggle found a flying black ghost here and called the police. Later, the striker determined that It’s the Dementors.”
"Then this Dementor is really interesting." Kyle sat on the broom and carefully looked at the situation below, "Do you think he is still here?"
"It's still there." Cedric affirmed, pointing to a huge abandoned chimney, "It's right there."
Kyle followed the direction of his finger and saw a dementor hiding in the gap at the bottom of the chimney.
It has to be said that the Seeker's eyes were good, and the gap was only missing three bricks, but Cedric still saw the Dementor hiding inside.
The two flew down immediately. Kyle lifted his own disillusionment spell and took out his wand, preparing to use the Patronus Charm to force him out.
But before he could take action, the dementor took the lead and flew out of the hiding hole.
The surrounding temperature dropped instantly, and the wild cats seemed to be frightened, screaming and running away.
"Get ready to take action."
Kyle raised his wand, and Cedric also took out Gub'lai's fairy fire.
But at this time, Kyle suddenly heard a hoarse sound...
"Wizard...I surrender..."
It was the sound of a dementor. Kyle had heard it before and there was no mistaking it.
But...surrender?
Kyle and Cedric looked at each other.
It's not uncommon for dementors to surrender as soon as they meet. This is how those from the Ministry of Magic came, but for them, this was the first time they encountered such a situation.
For a moment, neither of them knew what to do.
"Kyle, are we still going to take action?" Cedric asked holding a torch.
"Just wait a moment."
Kyle flew over and landed not far from the Dementor, still holding the wand tightly in his hand.
As he got closer, he suddenly noticed that this dementor's cloak was a little different.
Most of it is still in tatters, but a small part of it is complete, but the color is not right, as if it was patched up with some random cloth.
Dementors also mend clothes?
Kyle felt a little strange. He always felt that it looked familiar, but he couldn't remember it for a while.
"Wizard...I know you...I am willing to go with you..." the dementor said again.
"Do you know me?" Kyle frowned: "Is it at Hogwarts?"
In the fourth grade, the Ministry of Magic sent dementors into the school in order to hunt down Sirius who had escaped from prison. Apart from this, Kyle could not think of any other place where he had seen dementors.
"Yes." The Dementor nodded, looked at the wand in Kyle's hand, and subconsciously took two steps back, sticking tightly to the chimney.
"I did not...attack..." it continued.
Kyle believed this. They had just seen that the nearest people around were in an alley three miles away. Even if the Dementors wanted to attack Muggles, they would not be able to find their target.
Of course, other situations cannot be ruled out. After all, for Dementors, three miles is not that far.
"If you decide to surrender, then come in..." Kyle took out a box, opened it and put it on the ground.
This is what he recently made, an ordinary Seamless Stretch Charm suitcase, intended to be given to Harry as a birthday present. The space inside is about the same as a broom closet. Although it is not big, it is enough to store a lot of things.
"Don't play tricks!" Kyle reminded.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dementor got into the box without saying a word, and finally stretched out a hand to close the open box.
The box kept shaking, as if urging Kyle to quickly close the lock.
This……
To be honest, neither Kyle nor Cedric had ever seen this scene.
It is not uncommon for Dementors to surrender, but they have never heard of any Dementor doing so neatly, as if it could not wait any longer.
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 705: Attack, Death Eaters and Fire Dragons
On the last day of July, Kyle and Cedric, who had gained nothing all morning, decided to temporarily end their mission of hunting down dementors outside after discussion.
The main reason is that since the last time the Daily Prophet published an article about the bounty, most of the dementors wandering outside have disappeared.
Of course, this does not mean that they have all been replaced by Galleons... Although a hundred Galleons are tempting, there are not many wizards who can kill Dementors, and they cannot be so fast.
Kyle guessed that most of the disappeared dementors were hiding. After all, Death Eaters also read newspapers.
Now that Dementors have gone from being a scourge that everyone feared to being a fragrant golden galleon, it is naturally impossible for Voldemort to watch his group of right-hand men being divided up.
But that's good, at least you don't have to worry about any more Muggles being affected.
And after the dementors are hidden, it will be easier to catch them all. The only problem now is to find the specific location.
But this is what Dumbledore needs to consider.
After making the decision, Kyle and Cedric were ready to go back, but before that, they needed to go to the last address on the book to take a look.
This address was added a few minutes ago. Apparently someone discovered traces of dementors and reported them to the Ministry of Magic.
Anyway, they have been busy for several days, so this is the right one.
"Do you think someone will arrive early this time?" Cedric asked.
"Who knows," Kyle said, "but this address just appeared, so there shouldn't be anyone there yet."
"It's finally over..." Cedric rubbed his forehead, "I don't care, you have to give me three days off this time when I go back."
"Don't you like flying?" Kyle said with a smile: "It's very common for Quidditch matches to last for a week. You can't be a professional player like this."
"Can this be the same?" Cedric said angrily: "You don't have to worry about Dementors on the Quidditch pitch."
"That's true..." Kyle shrugged, "But whether you take a holiday or not is not up to me."
"I don't care, anyway, my salary this month cannot be less." Cedric said a little rogue.
Kyle was a little stunned, it was hard to imagine that this was what Cedric could say...
"The vacation is not important..." Kyle glanced at him, "It's best to have less contact with Fred and George in the future, and don't learn their bad habits of cheating and sneaking around."
"They are far worse than you." Cedric muttered in a low voice.
The two soon arrived in Hampshire, but they flew to the address for half an hour and found no trace of the dementors. However, they saw three wizards above a forest.
Two men and one woman, also riding broomsticks, and a large box with a lock next to them.
Before they even got close, Kyle heard their excited chatter.
"A living dementor costs two hundred galleons. How lucky."
"Yeah, I didn't expect these guys to become so valuable..."
"It's a pity that there is only one, otherwise I would have really made a fortune..."
No need to guess, the box must contain a Dementor.
"It seems that someone came earlier than us." Cedric whispered: "I didn't expect that someone could really capture the Dementors alive. They are quite powerful."
Kyle nodded.
Facing dangerous creatures like dementors, it is much more difficult to catch them than to kill them, because every time a dementor breathes, it can greatly weaken the wizard's combat effectiveness...unless there are multiple patron saints. Surround it.
There were three of them, so I guess they used this method.
Kyle glanced at the three people who were talking and laughing, but showed no intention of coming forward to say hello. Instead, he and Cedric turned around and prepared to go directly back to the Ministry of Magic.
However, at this moment, a Bowtruckle suddenly emerged from Kyle's collar and stabbed him in the neck with a sharp finger.
Almost subconsciously, Kyle turned the direction of the broom again and bumped into Cedric next to him.
Because the incident happened suddenly, Cedric, who was unprepared, almost fell off his broom.
"Kyle, why are you..." Cedric was just halfway through his words when he saw three magic spells passing in front of his eyes, in the exact direction where Kyle was.
No explanation needed now.
"Wait!" Cedric subconsciously lifted the illusion spell and looked at the three people not far away. "We are just passing by. We have no ill intentions and will not steal your Dementors..."
"Get rid of that extra one!"
Before he finished speaking, three more magic spells flew over.
Although Cedric tried to hide as much as possible, a spell fell on his broom.
A burst of black smoke rose from the rear of the broom, causing Cedric to stagger and fall downwards.
Just as Kyle was about to pull him, he was blocked by the oncoming curse and had to change direction.
"I didn't expect you to hide away..." One of the three people on the opposite side, a wizard with a big beard, said: "You are indeed the champion of the Triwizard Tournament."
"You know me?" Kyle quickly glanced down and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Cedric had taken out his wand in mid-air.
"Of course, you are very valuable now." A trace of greed flashed in the eyes of another bearded wizard, "The Dark Lord said that whoever can kill you will receive the highest honor and the most generous reward."
"A generous reward?" Kyle asked curiously: "What is it, ten thousand Galleons?