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If he could not recover, Voldemort would not run out hastily due to his cautious character. In this case, it would not make much sense for Dumbledore to stay here.
Moreover, the time for brewing the antidote is not short. If Dumbledore comes back midway, nothing will change and everything will remain the same as now.
Kyle looked up at Dumbledore again.
A centenarian, who is still the strongest white wizard in the magic world, now looks like he is lost. He really can't remain indifferent.
After struggling for a moment, Kyle gritted his teeth and opened the box, took out the time turner and placed it on the table.
……
I don't know how long it took, but Bathilda came down from upstairs holding a few pieces of moldy parchment, but there was no one in the room at this time. The sun shined through the curtains on the empty sofa. .
Bathilda stood there for a while, until a faint sound of laughter came from outside.
She turned to look at the blank parchment in her hand, thought for a moment, put them aside casually, then put on the moth-eaten headscarf and walked out of the door slowly.
……
In Godric's Hollow, Lupine and Tonks' wedding program continues.
Although some people had to leave early due to various work, this did not affect the mood of others.
Everyone regarded this wedding as a rare time to relax and give their tense nerves a moment of respite.
Fred and George were in the middle of the dance floor, dancing their best tap dance to cheerful music, and received a round of applause.
Cedric looked at Kyle who was silent next to him.
"What's wrong with you? Why do you look so sad?"
"Nothing, I just went to look around." Kyle said with a sigh.
"Take a look around?" Cedric looked around, "Is there anything to see here?"
"Of course, after all, it is the place where Godric Gryffindor lived, so it is inevitable to be a little curious." Kyle said softly.
"Is that so? Okay." Cedric nodded and didn't care.
In order to prevent him from asking any more questions, Kyle simply made an excuse and went to the back of the house, where there were the fewest people.
Sirius was the only one here, looking at a stone in a daze, but his alertness was still high.
After hearing Kyle's footsteps, he immediately hid the stone behind him.
Kyle noticed that there was writing on it... "Good luck, Harry, wherever you are..."
There was more content behind it, but Sirius closed it too quickly and he didn't see it clearly.
"Oh, it's Kyle, why are you here?" Sirius asked pretending to be relaxed.
"Nothing, just strolling around." Kyle didn't ask about the stones, but just said casually: "What about you, why are you here, don't you go dance with them?"
"It's been skipped," said Sirius. "I think more time should be left for Lupin and Tonks."
"Very good." Kyle nodded.
The two people, who were both worried, had a tacit understanding, and neither one said anything more. The scene was a bit dull for a while.
"So, how are you and Harry discussing about the ownership issue here?" Kyle changed the subject.
"It's been decided." Sirius said happily, "This place still belongs to me, but he will come back occasionally, and I agreed."
"I've always been curious about how you got the magic contract here." Kyle asked: "Logically speaking, shouldn't this place be reserved for Harry?"
"Because the magical contract was originally with me." Sirius explained: "When James and Lily first decided to settle here, the Death Eaters were frantically arresting them. In order not to be discovered, this place was actually owned by an uncle of mine. Help with purchase.
"He is a pure-blood wizard of the Black family. He easily escaped the pursuit of the Death Eaters. Later, he gave me the contract."
"So you just stayed?"
"No." Sirius shook his head and said, "I gave that thing to James right away, but he wanted to give me money and I didn't want it, so he refused to accept the contract, and then we were in a stalemate until …”
At this point, Sirius suddenly closed his mouth and changed the topic: "After I was acquitted, I went to the vault and found the contract. Because it was my uncle's name on it, I got it here without much effort. Ownership.
"But the house was badly damaged at that time. The way you saw it before was repaired by someone I hired. It was built according to the photos. It's exactly the same as before."
"No wonder." Kyle nodded.
The two said a few more words, and then Kyle was dragged to the dance floor by Fred and George who ran over.
……
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 789 Chaos
To be honest, since the afternoon, Kyle's mood has been completely different from before when they were dancing.
The feeling of relaxation was gone, replaced by tension. Even when Fred and George pulled him onto the stage, he just hurriedly made an excuse and slipped back.
The main reason was that the situation suddenly changed. Before, he was not worried about what Voldemort would do if he came here, because they had Dumbledore, and even if he was not there, Kyle believed that he could get here in time.
But it's different now. Ever since he was at Bathilda's house, facing the dappled sunlight that faded away, Kyle's inner tension has reached an unprecedented, new level.
The sun gradually sets and night falls...
Fred and George took the lead in lighting the bonfire, and the invited band played hard. The crackling flames shone on everyone's faces, and the atmosphere reached a new level.
Kyle was sitting in the open space not far away, looking a little tired. For the first time, he felt that what Fred and George did was really inappropriate.
It would be nice if the dance ended like this, everyone would go back to their homes, and it would be much safer. Why light a bonfire and continue? Doesn't this increase the risk out of thin air?
He sighed quietly.
At this time, his left shoulder suddenly sank, and then there was a warm touch. Kyle turned his head and found that Phoenix was gently pecking his ear.
"Fox?" Kyle was stunned for a moment, "Why are you still here?"
But he soon realized that when Fox was unwilling to enter Bathilda's house, which was dirty, messy, and full of all kinds of strange smells, Dumbledore left him outside to be on guard.
As soon as he got the time turner, he couldn't wait to turn the hands on it, and couldn't even wait to move to a safer place.
In other words, when he went back in time, Fox was still outside and not with him.
In just an instant, all the negative emotions caused by Dumbledore's departure disappeared from Kyle's heart.
Who cares about Dumbledore when there is Phoenix?
He stretched out his hand, touched the warm and soft feathers on Phoenix's neck, and said in a calm and gentle voice:
"Dumbledore...he doesn't want you anymore."
"Oh!" Fox pecked Kyle's finger, causing him to gasp in pain.
"I'm not lying to you, this is true." Kyle rubbed his fingers and said, "If you don't believe it, you can feel it. Can you still find Dumbledore's location?"
Fox continued to peck, but this time Kyle was prepared and easily dodged.
But this was also related to Fox not being serious. It barked softly and lay on Kyle's shoulder in boredom.
"You know..." Kyle curled his lips. Unexpectedly, Fox actually knew Dumbledore's arrangements in advance. I guess they must have communicated in advance.
But this also caused most of the plan he just thought of to fail in an instant. He also wanted to abduct Fawkes while Dumbledore was away.
"I would say what he did this time was really unethical." Kyle continued to stroke Fox's feathers, "It won't take long to wait for you to come over, right?"
This time Fox didn't peck him again, but just jumped from his shoulder to his lap, buried his head under the wings, and looked like he was ready to sleep.
Kyle didn't lose heart, he just sat there, chattering and throwing dirty water on Dumbledore from behind.
Anyway, he can't hear it now, let alone refute it. Kyle can say whatever he wants. As long as he can deceive Phoenix...well, if he can persuade him, he will make a lot of money.
As for what to do when Dumbledore comes back, this is nothing compared to the Phoenix, so who cares.
"Kyle, why are you here again? Hermione has been looking for you just now."
At this time, Cedric, Hermione, and Harry ran over from a distance.
"Strange, how did your owl find it here..." Hermione looked at Fox lying on Kyle's lap and suddenly stopped in place, "Wait, this is not an owl, this is a phoenix!"
"This is Dumbledore's phoenix." Harry said. He had seen Fox many times and knew that this phoenix had a very good relationship with Kyle. It could even be said that apart from Dumbledore, there was only one person who could make it take the initiative to get close to him. Just Kyle.
But Hermione and Ron didn't know that although they had seen Fox before, they had only seen him from a distance. This was the first time they were so close.
"So cool..." Ron said with envy.
He could all imagine that if he carried a phoenix on his shoulders, he would definitely become the most eye-catching presence in the crowd.
Hermione was equally excited. She looked at Fawkes who was sleeping, and cautiously reached out her hand, wanting to touch the beautiful golden-red feathers on Phoenix's body.
As if he noticed something, the next second, Fox suddenly opened his eyes, flapped his wings and jumped onto Kyle's shoulder, and then continued to sleep.
This silent rejection left Hermione a little disappointed.
"Fox doesn't like to be disturbed when he's napping, just like you don't like to be suddenly opened by others when you're sleeping." Kyle explained.
"By the way, Cedric just said you were looking for me?"
"That's right." Hermione quickly adjusted her mood, "Cedric told me that you will go to work at the Ministry of Magic tomorrow, and I have some suggestions."
"What advice?"
"About rebuilding the Ministry of Magic." Hermione said seriously: "I think the destruction of the Ministry of Magic this time is a good opportunity. We... no, it should be said that you can make some changes to let it get rid of the past. Cumbersome and lengthy procedures.”
"Tell me about it." Kyle looked at her with interest.
He is indeed going to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow, and it would be good to find something to do for himself. After all, everyone is busy, and it is not good for him to be too idle.
"The first is the method of communication." Hermione cleared her throat, "Harry told me that all communications between the Ministry of Magic are transmitted through a paper airplane, and they also have to take an elevator."
"That's right." Kyle nodded, "At first they used owls, but later they changed to this cleaner method."
"But waiting for the paper plane to fly out and then taking the elevator to reach the destination will take a minute at the fastest. If the floor is high, it will take even longer. This is such a waste of time." Hermione said, "If you use Muggle A phone call can solve this problem very well.”
"Oh, she's here again." Ron turned his head and whispered: "I clearly told her that it is impossible to install a Muggle phone in the Ministry of Magic."
No one responded to him.
Kyle nodded, "Any more?"
"There is also the House-Elf Resettlement Office and the Muggle Mediation Committee." Hermione continued: "In my opinion, these two departments are just for show and have not played their due role at all. The people in the Ministry of Magic should pay more attention to them."
"In addition, there are many unreasonable aspects in the education order... Hogwarts' education method is already very backward, and some changes should be made."
Hermione kept talking about her opinions, and Harry and Ron stood behind her and couldn't get a word in. Except for making a little noise when they heard about the teaching methods of Hogwarts, they were mostly silent the rest of the time, looking like two mascot ornaments.