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"of course yes!"
The two men were quick to snatch the bag from Kyle's hand, opened it and counted the items carefully.
A total of two hundred Galleons, much more than they expected.
"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing."
"Yeah, we're just working normally. I'm so sorry."
As they said this, the two of them quickly put the Garlon into their pockets.
"By the way, I just heard you guys planning to hold me down and beat me up?" Kyle said in a long tone, "Mr. Weasley is not here now, what a good opportunity."
"How did you say that? You must have heard it wrong."
"We are close friends, how could we do such a despicable thing."
"Yeah, yeah, you must have heard it wrong."
……
The previous battle plan seemed to have disappeared in an instant. The two men came over attentively, pinching Kyle's shoulders and pounding his arms, flattering him to the utmost.
But Kyle didn't have time to enjoy it, as Mr. Weasley came out of the office with the excited Ron.
"Hermione is back. She should be at the door of the Auror's office by now. I'll take you there."
"Okay." Kyle nodded, turned around and followed.
Fred and George escorted him to the elevator attentively.
"How on earth did you do it?" Ron couldn't help but ask after the elevator door closed, "Why did their attitude towards you change so drastically all of a sudden?"
"It's nothing, just a little insignificant trick." Kyle laughed.
Again, he can easily deal with the Weasley brothers.
……
The elevator stopped at the second floor and several people walked out.
Just as Mr. Weasley had said, Hermione was already waiting outside the Auror's office.
After almost a month of working on the Muggle Mediation Committee, she looked thinner than before.
But unlike Ron, there wasn't a trace of fatigue in her eyes, nor was there any sense of relief that "it's finally over".
On the contrary, she looked as if she was still a little unsatisfied.
“Do I have to call it a day? I’ll be done writing my work improvement plan in a minute.”
After seeing a few people, she immediately came over and said, "School doesn't start until September, isn't there still three days left? Why is it ending so soon?"
It’s confirmed that she really hasn’t gotten enough.
Ron looked at her as if she were a monster.
"There's no rush, Hermione." Mr. Weasley said softly, "You can write whatever you want at home. Besides, school is about to start, so you have to prepare in advance."
"But I've already finished reading all the seventh grade content." Hermione blurted out, "And the homework, I finished it all the second day of the holiday, I really don't have anything to prepare."
Mr. Weasley glanced at Ron subconsciously, then shook his head and looked away. "Then take advantage of these few days to relax and don't think about work all the time. Don't forget, you are still a student."
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 804: School Begins, Dumbledore's Letter
Ron swore that this was definitely the most unforgettable vacation he had ever had.
The situation was tense for the first month and he was worried every day, but after the incident in Godric's Hollow, the Death Eaters suddenly became quiet for some reason.
He thought he could finally relax, but a few days later, he was sent to the Ministry of Magic and started working as soon as he opened his eyes... Even house-elves had time to rest, but he didn't.
But he finally made it through.
Although there was still homework to be done and there were only three days left before school started, compared to the work at the Ministry of Magic, the so-called homework was not difficult at all.
This was the first time that Ron found doing homework a very easy task. Not only did he finish it on time, he also took the time to help Harry draw a complete diagram of the planetary motion.
To be honest, Harry was stunned at the time, and for a moment he thought that a Death Eater had used Polyjuice Potion to disguise himself as Ron and sneaked into number twelve, Grimmauld Place.
……
"Hurry up, hurry up."
On the first day of school, Mrs. Weasley woke everyone up early in the morning and urged them to go downstairs for breakfast.
"Mom, don't we go to school via Floo? Why are you in such a hurry?" Ginny walked down with sleepy eyes and asked while yawning.
"The plan has changed." Mrs. Weasley added two sandwiches to her plate. "Connecting to the Floo Network may destroy some of Hogwarts' protective magic, so you should take the train."
"Take the train?" Ron suddenly sobered up. "What if the Death Eaters attack? At least we have to send Harry over."
"No, no need." Harry next to him shook his head and said, "It's fine to take the train."
He always didn't want to look different from others. Everyone took the train, but he was the only one who was sent there. It felt as if he had to be taken care of. The mere thought made him feel uncomfortable.
Besides that, he really wanted to take a train ride, especially this year.
Just like adults never tell new wizards how the Sorting ceremony should be conducted, almost all seventh-year students will choose to take the train to Hogwarts this year, just like they did when they first went to the castle six years ago.
Harry thought so too. Since school was about to start, he had been hoping to take the train there. Even last night, he tossed and turned in bed, hesitating whether to tell everyone about his idea.
But he wasn't sure whether Sirius would agree, and this situation was simply a surprise to him.
Harry was genuinely worried that Mrs. Weasley would follow Ron's advice and Apparate him to Hogsmeade.
Fortunately, this did not happen.
"Don't worry about that." She said, "This year Minerva, Filius and Pomona will all be on the train, heading to Hogwarts with the students. There will also be three senior Aurors from the Ministry of Magic escorting them. It's safe."
"Professors will also take the Hogwarts Express?" Hermione asked in surprise.
She had rarely encountered a professor riding the Hogwarts Express, only twice in six years.
One of them was Slughorn, but he had an ulterior motive and wanted to make friends with students he was interested in on the train.
The other is Lupin. The reason why he takes the train is even simpler...it is the cheapest way and does not require any money.
I didn't expect that three professors would come this year, and they were all deans. Except Snape, all the other deans came.
"Yes, this was discussed before the holiday." Mrs. Weasley continued: "Although the Death Eaters have not been very active recently, the professors decided to proceed according to the plan just in case."
"Eat quickly, the car is waiting outside the door."
Everyone immediately sped up their eating.
"It's strange, why didn't Professor Snape participate in this escort?" Hermione asked puzzledly while eating an fried egg sandwich.
"Needless to say, the professors must not trust him." Ron said as a matter of course: "Maybe the professors have discovered his identity as a Death Eater and expelled him."
As he said this, Ron suddenly laughed.
"Malfoy has already left. If Snape is expelled as well, it will be perfect, hehe..."
Harry next to him couldn't help but laugh.
Yes, he couldn't even imagine how wonderful Hogwarts would be without Malfoy and Snape.
After a quick breakfast, everyone was driven outside by Mrs. Weasley.
"Have you got your luggage, wand...everything? Did you forget anything?"
"Ginny, your robes..."
"Ron, hurry up,"
"Harry, take your owl, it looks a little under the weather."
"Yeah." Harry looked at Hedwig in the cage.
It had been locked in a cage for two months, and normally the most it could do was fly around the house a few times, so it certainly didn't look very energetic.
He could imagine that his fingers would be pecked when he returned to Hogwarts.
But I can’t care about so much now.
A large group of people were noisily getting all the luggage into the car.
Mrs. Weasley came to the window.
"Arthur, be careful on the road."
"Don't worry, I know." Mr. Weasley said, "Besides, Kyle and Sirius are with us, don't worry."
Because everyone else was busy, the task of escorting them to the station fell on Kyle... Actually, he wanted to go too.
Before, he was always the one who was sent away, but now his identity has suddenly changed, which feels a bit novel.
When Ron got in the car, Mr. Weasley stepped on the accelerator and drove out with ease.
For some reason, the Weasleys were always pressed for time when they were catching a train, and this time was no exception.
They arrived at the station ten minutes before departure.
A group of people were pushing their luggage and running hurriedly towards the platform pillar. During this time, there was the chirping of owls, which attracted many Muggles to look over here curiously.
But they have long been accustomed to this.
There was a Muggle-Repelling Charm around Platform 9, but it was quiet once we got here.
"Hurry up, Ron, you're first," said Mr. Weasley.
Ron immediately rushed towards the pillar at the entrance.
"Harry follows, then Ginny, then Hermione..."
As they entered the platform, Kyle stood at the end, keeping an eye on his surroundings.
He did discover a few sneaky people, but they were not Death Eaters. They were probably Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, and they all had work badges on their chests.
That thing was designed by him, so he recognized it at a glance.
There weren't many people going to school this time, and after Hermione disappeared, Kyle followed Mr. Weasley into the platform.
Behind the pillar, there is another scene.