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Mainly for Harry, who can only live here now and can't receive gifts in advance like Kyle, and this year is also his seventeenth birthday.
For wizards, the seventeenth birthday of adulthood is a big day, and it should indeed be celebrated. If it hadn't been for the impromptu meeting held by Dumbledore, more people might have stayed to eat.
But everyone brought gifts, and even Mundungus left a mailbox out of courtesy... It was a real mailbox, and I don't know which Muggle door he opened it from.
Later, with Harry's permission, Mrs. Weasley threw it away.
In fact, Harry originally wanted to pass it on to Mr. Weasley because he looked very interested, but alas, Mrs. Weasley disagreed and was adamant.
So Harry had no choice but to give up.
At the dining table, several adults took out the gifts they had prepared in advance and handed them over, including Dumbledore.
The gift he prepared for Harry was similar to Kyle's. They were all wool products. The difference was that Harry got a pair of shorts... maybe shorts.
Although Kyle didn't understand what kind of mental state Dumbledore was in when he burst out his inspiration, he had to say that after seeing Harry's gift, his woolen short-sleeved shirt suddenly changed. It's a bit more pleasing to the eye... No, I should say it's a lot more pleasing to the eye. At least when I wear it out, I'll only be watched by people, which is already good.
There was also a copy of "Twelve Tips for Bewitching Witches" from Fred and George, which they thought was exactly what Harry needed.
Kyle also looked through it curiously. How should I put it, it was quite ordinary, more famous than actual.
And the above are all old-fashioned routines. Single Muggle gentlemen did not approach girls like this ten years ago.
But Ron was very fond of this book and regarded it as a treasure, and Bill and Charlie kept telling Harry about the benefits of this book. It seemed that wizards were really lacking in knowledge in this area.
The banquet went smoothly. After an hour, Dumbledore was the first to stand up and leave the table. He had many other things to deal with and could not stay here forever.
Sirius originally wanted to give it to him, but Dumbledore shook his head. He looked at Kyle, smiled and said, "If you have eaten enough, I still have a few words to say to you..."
"Oh, of course." Kyle said, he understood what Dumbledore meant, got up and walked him to the door.
The moonlight outside was bright, but after passing through the thick sky of London, it was only a blur when it fell to the ground.
Dumbledore stood at the door, struggling to put on his robe with one hand, while Kyle folded his arms beside him and watched indifferently, with no intention of stepping forward to help.
"I thought you would help me." Dumbledore said teasingly, "I'm really not used to it now."
"Oh, I thought this was your new pastime. After all...casting spells without a wand is quite simple." Kyle shrugged, took off his robe and threw it aside. He moved his fingers and the robe immediately flew back. onto him.
"Not everything needs to be solved with magic," Dumbledore said.
I don't know if he was overthinking it, but Kyle always felt that he meant something else, but Dumbledore did not continue to explain.
He gathered up his robe and lifted his immobile arm to put it through the sleeves.
"I still have some things to do." He said to Kyle: "I want you to promise me that you must not put your fantastic ideas into practice before I come back."
"What fantastic idea?" Kyle blinked, not realizing what he meant for a moment.
It wasn't until seconds later that he realized Dumbledore was talking about attacking Voldemort's name with noise.
"Don't worry, Professor."
Kyle said without hesitation: "I will not be stupid enough to provoke..." At this point, he suddenly paused, and then continued: "...the mysterious man holding the Elder Wand."
Dumbledore's eyes flashed slightly. He always felt that Kyle was connoting himself, but there was no evidence, and even if there was evidence, he couldn't say anything.
Because it was indeed him who lost the Elder Wand.
But Dumbledore didn't care. After getting the answer he wanted, he nodded and disappeared into the hazy night.
On the street not far away, a drunk man was staring blankly at this side, with his hands stretched out and his mouth wide open, as if he would scream in surprise the next second.
"Everything is forgotten!"
Before he called out, Kyle waved his hand gently, and the drunk man's eyes immediately became blank. He rubbed his eyes, as if wondering why he stopped suddenly, then shook his head and continued to stagger. Go forward.
On the other side, Kyle has also returned to the house.
At this time, the birthday part of the party has ended, and now everyone is discussing tomorrow's wedding.
After the brief and almost hasty discussion just now, Lupine and Tonks decided to set the wedding date for tomorrow.
Of course, this may also be related to Dumbledore's injury.
After learning that even Dumbledore had lost an arm and his wand was taken away, it was understandable that everyone would have a sense of crisis and would want to put more important things on the agenda as soon as possible.
However, these were things that Mr. Weasley and his team needed to consider, and had nothing to do with Kyle, Harry and the others. After finishing their dessert, they were sent back to their rooms.
After returning to the room, Kyle finally had time to think about everything that had happened recently.
The first is Harry's transfer operation. This is undoubtedly Voldemort's best chance to kill him, and everyone thinks so.
Whether it was Kyle, Dumbledore, or anyone else, everyone had always believed that Voldemort would take this opportunity to kill the savior who had defeated him at all costs.
But they all thought wrong. Voldemort didn't care about Harry at all. Instead, when the Order of the Phoenix focused its attention on Privet Drive, he unexpectedly attacked another important place...the Ministry of Magic.
They succeeded, and Minister Fudge was killed, which directly dealt a heavy blow to their momentum?
The floo network was also deliberately disrupted, many important letters were snatched away, and the battle plan deployed by the Aurors was clearly observed.
It can be said that this attack was a great victory for the Death Eaters, giving them a huge advantage without any effort.
Overseas, in Austria, Voldemort also used Ollivander's restraint to cripple one of Dumbledore's arms and steal the powerful Elder Wand.
Kyle didn't know if Dumbledore had any plans, but it was a fact that the Elder Wand was snatched away. With the wand recognized as the strongest, Voldemort's strength would definitely be greatly improved, even if it was a wand that did not completely recognize its owner.
To put it a bit inappropriately, maybe Dumbledore can no longer defeat him.
Kyle sat back in his chair and stared out the window.
He couldn't understand why Voldemort suddenly gave up his obsession with Harry. Didn't he always want to kill him with his own hands?
Kyle has always felt that Voldemort's character was very paranoid. He didn't know if it was because his soul was cut into too many pieces. He had an almost crazy obsession with Harry, who had killed him once.
He wanted revenge and by killing Harry with his own hands, he would prove to everyone that the "Savior" was just a self-deceiving joke and a false hope. He would always be the Dark Lord who could not be defeated.
In fact, he had done this before, and the Death Eaters had several opportunities to kill Harry.
For example, in the Triwizard Tournament, when Barty Crouch Jr. pretended to be Filch and kidnapped Harry, it was because Voldemort wanted to kill Harry himself that he kept him alive until the end of the ceremony, and also waited for Came Kyle to the rescue.
Also, when the Department of Mysteries was snatching the prophecy crystal ball, everyone else faced more than two Death Eaters, except Harry, who had no one around him. It was as leisurely as if he were going shopping.
Even the Death Eater's curse was tried to avoid him as much as possible, for fear of accidentally killing him.
This is obviously Voldemort's request. He needs Harry alive, and the Death Eaters will definitely not dare to kill him.
These all prove how deep Voldemort's obsession with Harry is...but he gave up on such a good opportunity to relocate.
It was as if Harry had suddenly gone from being his inner demon to an inconsequential passerby.
But I have to admit that without Harry, this obsession was right, and the Death Eaters immediately gained an unprecedented advantage.
It's just that it's not very friendly to them.
"Bang bang..."
Just as he was thinking about it, a knock on the door suddenly interrupted Kyle's thoughts.
He opened the door and it was Chris.
"What are you thinking about?" Chris asked.
"It's nothing, Dad." Kyle shook his head, "Have you discussed all the details of the wedding?"
"It's almost done, and there's nothing to discuss." Chris walked in and said, "The situation is special now. We don't want to invite too many people, nor do we want to make it too complicated.
"What Remus and Nymphadora mean is that it is enough for everyone to witness it as a formality."
"Is that so?" Kyle nodded, "But you must not say that in front of her. If the bride fights with the guests at the wedding, it will be a bit disgraceful."
"Ah, I almost forgot, Tonks doesn't like people calling her by her name." Chris said with a smile: "Fortunately you reminded me, I said why she looked at me so strange just now, and her hair was inexplicable turned red."
Kyle smiled.
Tonks' mood is usually reflected in the color of her hair. For example, when she announced that she was going to marry Lupine, her hair was a bubblegum pink.
Dark red or brown usually means she is a little angry, but she was able to resist reminding Chris, which Kyle didn't expect.
The two chatted for a while about topics related to the wedding. Kyle originally wanted to be responsible for the drinks that would be needed at the time. He could just pour two bottles out of the gold cup and it would also make Lupine and Tonks look good.
But Chris told him that the job had been taken over by Sirius, and he paid for all the expenses including drinks, food, clothes, etc.
Kyle thought for a moment and didn't say anything else. The two of them were brothers who had died, so it was really inappropriate for him to interfere with each other.
"By the way, will you stay here tonight?" Kyle changed the subject: "I remember there seem to be a lot of empty rooms upstairs, and they have all been cleaned. I just need to tidy them up a little bit."
"No, I have to go back to the Ministry of Magic quickly. I have a lot of things to do these days, and I may have to live in the Ministry." Chris said,
"So busy?" Kyle frowned.
"Being busy is one thing, and the other is that we need to observe some people's situations at close range." Chris said vaguely, "In addition, I came to you today for another matter."
"what?"
"It's Minister Bones. She asked me to remind you that it's time to go to work. You can't keep getting paid for nothing."
Kyle was a little embarrassed, he had indeed been deliberately ignoring this matter.
"But you don't have to go tomorrow, you can start from the day after tomorrow. Remember not to be late then."
Kyle nodded.
After Chris finished speaking, he stood up and prepared to leave. Kyle sent him to the living room downstairs.
When they came down, Mr. Weasley was already waiting here. He also needed to rush to the Ministry and happened to be on his way. When Chris arrived, the two of them opened the door and walked out together.
Then Kyle turned around, only to see a few people crouching in front of the restaurant door, secretly eavesdropping on the conversation inside.
The most conspicuous ones were naturally Fred and George. They lay down next to the door frame and put an ear-like thing on it, and then the sound inside would come out from the other end.
Behind the two of them, Harry, Ron and Ginny gathered in a circle, listening carefully to the sounds coming from the ear props.
After seeing Harry, Kyle couldn't help but think of Voldemort's changes again.
Really... Why did Harry suddenly lose his temper? Wasn't Voldemort getting tired of the old a bit too quickly?
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 784 Godric's Hollow
The next morning, the weather was better than before, neither too cold nor too hot, and the breeze was still cool with dewdrops.
The wedding of Lupine and Tonks was not held at No. 12 Grimmauld Place because some people from outside the Order of the Phoenix would be attending this time. For safety reasons, they would certainly not be allowed to enter the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix.
This is just a matter of caution, not a matter of trust.