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Dumbledore sat behind the table and asked, "I heard Phineas say that you have something important to ask me?"
"So be it." Kyle said, "I probably know how Draco Malfoy wants to help Voldemort enter Hogwarts."
"What?" Dumbledore was startled for a moment, then coughed lightly, "This is a very serious accusation. If there is no evidence..."
"Okay, then get rid of the name." Kyle shrugged indifferently, not paying attention to Dumbledore's thoughts, and said directly:
"It's the vanishing cabinet."
"Vanishing cabinet?" Dumbledore pushed up his glasses. As a master of alchemy, he naturally knew the function of the display cabinet.
That thing is like a materialized phantom. There are two of them. As long as you enter one of the cabinets and close the door, you can come out of the other cabinet.
Although it was fixed, unlike Apparition, the Vanishing Cabinet was not affected by any restrictions. He had used it many times when he was young, and it was particularly convenient.
The only drawback is that this thing is very rare, even more precious than the Mirror of Erised. Among all the alchemists now, only Nicoléme is probably the one who can make it.
"You mean that Voldemort got two precious vanishing cabinets and brought one of them to the school?" Dumbledore's expression gradually became serious.
"It's not Voldemort, it's Mal...well, it's another person." Kyle said, "And there's no need to get it here, it's already in the school."
"You mean... the disappearing cabinet that was broken by Peeves?" Dumbledore quickly thought of something and frowned:
"But there is only one cabinet. I also tried to enter the disappearing cabinet, but there was no response. Maybe the other cabinet has long since disappeared."
Of course Dumbledore knew that there was a vanishing cabinet in the school, but two of these things needed to be used together, and one was useless at all.
"It might just be broken." Kyle said, "It's difficult to make a disappearing cabinet, but it's much easier to just repair it, and even I can do it.
"I repaired the cabinet that Peeves broke before."
Dumbledore's eye twitched.
He had deliberately ignored it before.
As an alchemist, Dumbledore would definitely not be willing to destroy such a precious magic item even if he knew there were hidden dangers. Peeves was indirectly doing a favor by throwing it.
But he didn't expect that this thing would be discovered by Kyle and even repaired.
Kyle didn't notice the change in Dumbledore's expression and continued: "I noticed someone was looking for something, so I tentatively put the disappearing cabinet there. I didn't expect that he really took it away, and it was like... Looking very happy."
"Forget it, just tell me your name." Dumbledore rubbed his forehead, "When did you discover Draco Malfoy? Not many people should know about it."
"It was just after I went to Hogsmeade last time." Kyle said, "It's just that Professor Snape insisted on protecting him. Connor thought he might have some plan, so I didn't care about it anymore."
"Mr. Malfoy got that dark magic necklace to deal with you." Dumbledore's blue eyes stared at Kyle unblinkingly, "Just because Miss Prince begged for mercy, you let him go? "
"Isn't this reason enough?" Kyle spread his hands, "Connor trusts Professor Snape, just like I trust Connor, and I don't want to embarrass her.
"Besides, didn't Malfoy give up his plan voluntarily later? It can be regarded as a return to his lost ways. I have no reason to persist anymore."
Dumbledore suddenly smiled, and smiled happily, as if Voldemort's plan suddenly became less important.
He waved his hand, and immediately there was a teapot, an exquisite silver tea can, and two cups on the table.
"Would you like something to drink? You can talk about other things slowly."
"If possible." Kyle thought for a moment, "Can you have a glass of Phoenix Tears' special blend of Elixir Golden Mead? I've always wanted to taste what it tastes like."
Dumbledore's hand paused for a moment, then as if he didn't hear anything, he picked up the tea can and carefully pinched a few tea leaves from it.
"Try this, it's no worse than the golden mead of the Three Broomsticks." He put the tea leaves into the cup and poured hot water on it. "This was given to me by an old friend when I was a hundred years old. , I have always been reluctant to drink.
"In my opinion, this is the greatest gift I have ever received, more precious than the Felixir."
Kyle took a sip of it doubtfully. It tasted really good, much better than the black tea he had drunk in the principal's office before.
But what's good about it may be due to his experience, he can't drink it.
Kyle moved his fingers to let the tea cool down quickly and drank it in one gulp.
This set of actions made Dumbledore's lips twitch.
What a waste... He shouldn't have given Kyle such a good thing.
Dumbledore tried to calm down and asked, "Tell me what you think."
"It's very simple." Kyle poured some more water into the teacup. "Malfoy took the vanishing cabinet away because he found another one and was sure he could fix it.
"At that time, Death Eaters will be able to enter Hogwarts from other places through the two cabinets."
"Then what are we going to do?" Dumbledore asked: "I guess you have other ideas. Otherwise, there is no need for you to give him the cabinet that was finally repaired."
"I have an immature suggestion..." Kyle picked up the tea can on the table. Just when he was about to take a closer look, Dumbledore snatched it back quickly.
"If you have something to say, say it directly and don't touch it."
"Okay." Kyle didn't care, "That's what I thought. Instead of asking him to think of other ways, it's better to just give him a ready answer.
"Although the disappearing cabinet is convenient, it has a big limitation. If Death Eaters choose to enter the school this way, they will definitely come out of the cabinet.
"At that time, we only need to put the basilisk right in front of the cabinet. We don't need to do anything else, and we will be able to catch all the Death Eaters."
The principals in the portrait all looked at Kyle...
Put the basilisk in front of the disappearing cabinet? They can already picture it.
The Death Eater ambitiously opened the Vanishing Cabinet and was about to start a fight, when he saw a pair of yellow eyes.
This was simply a large-scale Death Eater processor. They simply couldn't imagine it. This was said in an understatement by a teenage wizard.
But Dumbledore didn't seem to react at all, and even thought about it carefully for a while.
"Inappropriate." He shook his head, "The target of the basilisk is too big. If there is only one Death Eater, this method is okay, but when there are too many, it is difficult to guarantee that no one will pass the news back.
"And many of the Death Eaters are afraid of Voldemort and have to work for him. Some of them are even controlled by the Imperius Curse. We cannot use basilisks to deal with them."
"Then find a few people to guard it." Kyle continued: "The disappearing cabinet is so big. Only one person can come out at a time. As long as you cooperate well, it will not be difficult to subdue them immediately."
"This is a good idea." Dumbledore nodded, "But I think it would be good to set up some magic traps in advance. At least it can save some manpower and don't have to guard them all the time."
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 735 Right-hand Assistant Fox
For Dumbledore, the news brought by Kyle was a big surprise.
Death Eaters hiding in the shadows were scary, but not when they were exposed to the light.
The Vanishing Cabinet can help the Death Eaters avoid the castle's magical defenses. If they don't know it in advance, the Death Eaters can indeed use this method to take the initiative and catch them by surprise.
But now they know that the immovable disappearing cabinet has become the Death Eaters' biggest flaw.
Dumbledore was very confident that he could catch all the Death Eaters who used this method to enter Hogwarts.
What he was thinking about now was how to remove Draco Malfoy from this matter, so as to prevent their family from being angered by Voldemort.
After all, if the Death Eaters really wanted to attack Hogwarts, there would definitely be a lot of people coming. If all these people were killed, Voldemort would definitely be furious.
By then the Malfoys who came up with this idea would be doomed.
Dumbledore wanted to save their lives.
He could not care about Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy, but he could not ignore Draco. No matter what, Draco Malfoy was a student at Hogwarts.
As the principal, he has the responsibility to protect every student, even if the other party deliberately wants to kill him.
But Dumbledore didn't tell Kyle this idea. It wasn't that he didn't believe Kyle. He was sure that if he opened his mouth, Kyle would most likely not refuse.
But it is his responsibility as the principal to protect the students, not Kyle's... And whether this can be done is still a matter of debate.
Dumbledore shook his head and didn't think about it anymore.
"Kyle, the most critical question now is...do you know where he will hide the disappearing cabinet?" he asked.
If you want to use the Vanishing Cabinet to ambush Death Eaters, you must know where it is.
Hogwarts is very big, and there are secret rooms and places like the Room of Requirement that few people know about. Even if Dumbledore is the principal, there is no guarantee that he will know all the secrets of Hogwarts.
If Malfoy found a similar room, they might not be able to find it right away, and then it would be useless no matter how good the plan was.
"Of course." Kyle said, "I've prepared it in advance."
Naturally, he would not make such a stupid mistake.
"When I put the disappearing cabinet back, I made a small change on it and added a special magic text."
While talking, Kyle took out a map of Hogwarts and spread it out on the table.
After glancing over it, he pointed to the Slytherin common room.
"Isn't it? It's right here." On the map, a footprint made of ink was extremely conspicuous, with the name "Vanishing Cabinet" written on it.
If Fred and George had been there, they would have known at a glance that the footprints and names were unique to the Marauder's Map.
This is indeed the case. This effect was created by Kyle based on the Marauder's Map... The only difference is that this map is not as dense as the Marauder's Map. There is only this one name on it, and its movements can be said to be clear at a glance. .
"Oh?" Dumbledore took a look at the map and immediately understood what was going on. "Is this name tracking magic?"
"That's right." Kyle nodded, "It's a very simple trick, just use magic words to change the target from a wizard to an item, but it's very useful."
While talking, Kyle looked at the map again.
It could be seen that the vanishing cabinet was still in the Slytherin common room. Perhaps he was not ready yet, or perhaps the other vanishing cabinet had not been repaired yet, but in any case, Malfoy did not seem ready to act immediately.
After all, there are too many people in the common room. In addition to what happened in the past few years, there were also a few more portraits at the entrance to the common room of each college.
No matter what, Malfoy would never use the common room as an entry point, and would definitely choose a more hidden place.
But this is good, they can have more time to prepare.
Dumbledore took out his wand and waved it, and the map immediately became two copies. With the support of Dumbledore's powerful magic, both the map and the magic attached to it were all preserved.
He returned the original map to Kyle and kept the copy for himself.
"Professor, do you need to add a reminder spell?" Kyle thought for a while and said: "As long as the position of the disappearing cabinet changes, an alarm or something like that will sound, so you don't have to keep watching."
"No need to bother." Dumbledore said. With a wave of his hand, the map on the table immediately floated to a shelf behind him.
That position was just right enough to be seen by the portraits on the wall.
"They will keep an eye on it for me." Dumbledore said with a smile. "I have a lot of things to do recently, so I can't guarantee that I will be able to bring the map with me. And at certain special times, if it suddenly makes a sound to remind me, it will It’s a nuisance.”
"Indeed." Kyle nodded, "Anyway, a certain principal is idle. It's good to find something for him to do and avoid being beaten every day..."