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"Why do you say that?"
"Do you look down on me too much, do you think I can't even recognize Dragon Fire?" Chris raised his eyebrows.
"Hehe." Kyle smiled, "There's nothing we can do about it. We must find some help in that situation."
"I don't mean to blame you," Chris said, "and I've covered it up for you. I told Scrimgeour that the traces on the scene were a magical flame."
"Did he believe it?"
"I guess I believe it." Chris said. "Different types of fire dragons have different flames. The main hunting method of the Norwegian Spinosaurus is its powerful body, so their flames are slightly weaker than other fire dragons.
"Skrimgeour has never seen the flames of the Norwegian Spinosaurus, so he has no doubts."
"Thank you." Kyle breathed a sigh of relief, "I can't help it. Although with the speed of the Firebolt, it is definitely no problem for me to run, but Cedric is still here, I can't leave him there. "
"I don't mean to blame you, otherwise I wouldn't take the initiative to help you cover it up." Chris waved his hand, "I just think you are too bold. What if Scrimgeour really checks your wand."
"He won't." Kyle said confidently: "Although I don't like the job of senior assistant minister very much, I have to admit that this status is sometimes very convenient.
"Besides, even if Scrimgeour doesn't care about it, it doesn't matter if you have to check it. My oblivion spell doesn't use a wand."
"Casting a forgetting spell without a wand?" Chris was a little surprised.
"Yes." Kyle said, "I'm just not very skilled, and the process may be a little rough."
Chris frowned.
The Forgetting Curse is an advanced magic spell. If you are not proficient in it, the consequences will be very serious, so under normal circumstances, even Dumbledore will not cast the Forgetting Curse without a wand.
What, Death Eaters? That’s okay!
Kyle didn't go anywhere else after that and stayed in Chris's office for a long time. By the time he came out, it was already evening.
"There's a lot of work piled up today. I might not go home for a while." Chris sent Kyle to the elevator door. "You can go directly to No. 12 Grimmauld Place. Molly heard that you are back and specially There's a big birthday dinner for you and Harry, and your mother will be there too.
"Oh, by the way, remember not to tell her that you were attacked by Death Eaters, she doesn't know about this yet."
"Are you sure she doesn't know?" Kyle asked.
Chris was a little speechless, "No matter what, just pretend that she doesn't know."
"Okay." Kyle said, "But first, if she asks why I hid it, I will definitely put the responsibility on you."
Chris stared at Kyle in disbelief with his eyes widened.
"Don't look at me like that, I'm scared too..." Kyle spread his hands.
Just at this time, the elevator door also closed.
Because it was not yet time to get off work, there were not many people using the elevator. Soon Kyle came to the main hall.
There are still as many wizards here as ever.
"Little Kyle, when did you come back..." An old wizard passing by saw Kyle and greeted him warmly.
"This afternoon, Professor Tofoday," Kyle said,
The other person is from the Wizarding Examination Authority, who was responsible for supervising his spells, astronomy and history of magic when he was in OWL.
"Oh, Kyle?" At this time, another acquaintance came over.
It's Lupine.
He finally changed out of the faded robe with many patches and put on a very decent navy blue robe.
He walked quickly to Kyle.
"Thank you, I heard it from Sirius..." He looked a little excited, "I never thought that one day I would be able to work in the Ministry of Magic and be an Auror."
"You don't have to be so polite, Professor Lupin." Kyle said with a smile. At this time, he noticed that Lupine was also bringing a man who wrapped himself tightly, and asked curiously: "What are you doing?" What?"
"Oh, another pretender to claim the bounty." Lu Ping said calmly, "from Knockturn Alley. Just now, he disguised himself with polyjuice potion and took a few pieces of tattered robes with a freezing spell on them to try to claim the bounty. Long.
"According to regulations, I have to send him to the holding cell."
The holding room is where the Dementors are, the temporary Azkaban set up by the Ministry of Magic.
Those captured dark wizards and those who use fake goods to pass off their goods will be locked up inside.
"How many fakes did he take?" Kyle asked.
"Thirty points," said Lupine.
"Three thousand Galleons..." Kyle glanced at the wizard, "You have a big appetite."
"So he has to stay there for thirty days, with the dementors," Lupine said.
Upon hearing the dementors, the originally calm wizard suddenly began to struggle.
"Let go, let me go...I won't go, I don't want to be locked up with the dementors."
"What you said doesn't count." Lu Ping waved his wand lightly, and several ropes floated out, tying the other party tightly.
"Please..." The other party was still begging for mercy, "As long as you don't lock me up with the dementors, I'm willing to pay any price!"
"Unless you are willing to buy the fakes in your hands." Lu Ping glanced at him, "One piece a day. The specific situation has been clearly stated, so I don't need to explain more."
"But you didn't say there were Dementors there!" the other party roared, but the people around him seemed to be used to it. They just glanced at it and continued busy with their own things.
"Oh, the Dementors were also captured and imprisoned there." Lupine said, "It's strange. There are many people in Knockturn Alley who know about this person, but no one told you?"
The man fell silent, then jumped to his feet and cursed angrily: "Damn it, those bastards, scum, dirty idiots..."
But Lu Ping didn't care about that and dragged him away.
"Well Kyle, I'll see you later."
"See you later." Kyle waved.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 707 Birthday Gift
As the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Number 12 Grimmauld Place is rarely so lively.
Every place was cleaned, even the picture frames were wiped down and decorated with bright colors.
Although Mrs. Black's sharp curses were harsh, she still couldn't stop Fred from attaching a red pointed hat to her picture frame, and even Kreacher pretended not to see anything. He looked like he was hitting his head with a broom and walking upstairs with his eyes closed.
Pointed hats of various colors can be seen everywhere in the house. The walls and windows are decorated with lace ribbons. On the ceiling, unicorns and phoenixes blown up from balloons are flying around, making it very lively.
When Kyle opened the door, he saw Fred and George laughing and throwing a few fireworks.
Fireworks exploded on the ceiling, and seventeen golden elves with wings flew merrily, surrounding him.
"Don't play with fireworks in the house..." Mrs. Weasley came over and said to the two of them calmly.
Then she stepped forward and gave Kyle a big hug, "Fortunately you are back, today is a big day... Happy birthday, my dear."
"Yeah, it's very important." Fred said with a smile.
"After today, you will be considered an adult wizard." George said.
A wizard comes of age at seventeen, and today happens to be Kyle's seventeenth birthday.
Starting from tomorrow, all restrictions on young wizards, especially the rule that underage wizards are prohibited from using magic outside of school, will be completely ineffective.
This also means that he can use magic as he pleases without any restrictions... Even though he does so now, such as this morning's Death Eater attack and the previous attack on the dementors, no one mentioned him The illegal use of magic outside the school includes Scrimgeour, the director of the Auror Office.
But that was just because everyone knew that he was about to turn seventeen and chose to turn a blind eye.
If it was last year, Fudge would never have allowed him to deal with the Dementors.
But starting from tomorrow, this problem will be completely solved.
"Stop standing at the door and come in." Fred and George dragged him to the restaurant.
Dinner was almost ready, and Mrs. Weasley hung two bright red banners above the extremely sumptuous dinner table, which read.
[Happy birthday to Kyle and Harry]
【Celebrate Kyle's coming of age】
Yes, today is not only Kyle's birthday, but also Harry's, except that it's his sixteenth birthday.
It was a big day for two people to celebrate their birthdays on the same day. Almost everyone in the Order of the Phoenix came.
The first ones to come back were Lupin, Mr. Weasley, Tonks and Kingsley. They seemed to have made an appointment and came back together after the Ministry of Magic got off work.
Moody and Mundungus also came. Although Mrs. Weasley didn't like the thief very much, today was a special day after all, so she didn't say anything.
With so many people gathered together, the scene was very lively. Everyone did not discuss the issue of Voldemort and the Death Eaters for a long time, but gathered together to talk and laugh.
When it was almost eight o'clock, the door was pushed open again, and Diana and Chris walked in from the outside.
"Oh, Diana, I'm so glad to see you. I thought you were going to stay in the Ministry of Magic again." Mrs. Weasley trotted over, "Today is the day when Kyle comes of age. It would be a shame to miss it. .”
"Yes, Molly, you are right." Diana smiled and said, "So no matter what, I will definitely come back."
"But won't there be any problems over there?" Mrs. Weasley was worried.
Of course Diana knew she was talking about the Department of Mysteries.
"Don't worry, my colleagues are easy to talk to."
……
By eight o'clock, everyone was sitting at the dinner table. Mrs. Weasley was in a good mood. She had never been so happy during the entire holiday.
"Before eating, I think we have one more important thing to do." She took out two beautifully wrapped boxes and handed them to Kyle and Harry respectively.
"This is a gift, happy birthday."
"Thank you." Kyle smiled and took the box. Inside was a watch with a golden planet pattern on the dial. After Kyle put it on, the strap fit perfectly on his wrist.
Harry's watch is also a watch, but of a different style. It looks like a golden snitch. It was obviously carefully selected by Mrs. Weasley.
After that, others also gave gifts that they had prepared.
Fred and George's Gift is a big pack of the Joke Shop's hottest products.
Moody gave him a looking glass. He thought that both of them should be more vigilant and always pay attention to the dark wizards or Death Eaters hiding around them.
Lupine's gift was a tie, the latest model from Madam Malkin's Robe Shop. In order to buy these two gifts, he had to advance one month's salary in advance.