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"It's impossible to recuperate in a place like that." Percy shook his head. "There are too many people. Next to me is a man who has been bewitched by a strange dark magic. Every day he thinks he is a snake and crawls around the room. Last night he even broke free from the healer's restraints and crawled on top of me, trying to swallow me."
Percy shuddered unconsciously at the thought.
Fred and George beside them were laughing so hard that they fell backwards.
Fred laughed until tears came out of his eyes. "The guy started swallowing Percy from his feet."
"I bet he won't dare to eat anything carelessly again." George said, holding onto the table.
"Would you two please be quiet!" Mrs. Weasley tried to keep a straight face, but she seemed to be unable to hold it back any longer.
"Anyway, we have to thank that man," she said. "It's thanks to him that Percy woke up so quickly."
"I bet Percy wouldn't want to thank him," said Fred, raising an eyebrow.
Percy really didn't want to.
When he opened his eyes, he saw someone trying to swallow his leg. This incident would almost become a psychological trauma for his whole life...even greater than the trauma of the Imperius Curse and the Cruciatus Curse combined.
It was for this reason that Percy hurriedly told Bill, who was guarding the ward, to ask Mrs. Weasley to take him home.
"If that's the case, why don't I contact Dean Sassia and ask her to change Percy's ward." Kyle said, "St. Mungo's is the professional place to treat the Unforgivable Curse."
"Thanks for your offer, Kyle, but that's really not necessary."
At this time, Mrs. Weasley also came over and put a large plate of candy on the table.
I asked the healers when I went to pick him up just now. They said that Percy didn't suffer the Unforgivable Curse for long, and he would be fine as long as he woke up. It would be better for him to recuperate at home instead of in St. Mungo's.
"Yeah." Percy nodded as well, "I feel much more relaxed now that I'm back here."
"Hey, who are you!" Fred suddenly shouted, scaring everyone.
George also pointed his wand at Percy, "No matter who you are, you are not allowed to control Percy with the Imperius Curse!"
"You two..."
Frightened, Mrs. Weasley rolled up her sleeves angrily, walked over and started to twist the two men's ears.
Fred quickly dodged Mrs. Weasley's hand and said seriously, "Mom, you are all deceived. Percy can't say 'The Burrow is very comfortable'."
"Yeah, he said at the time that he was depressed here and he would never come back!" George echoed.
Mrs. Weasley paused, her expression complicated.
Because Percy did say that at that time, Voldemort had not yet made a public appearance, and the Ministry of Magic was denying the claims of his return.
At that time, Percy insisted on standing on Fudge's side, even at the cost of breaking up with his family, and since then, he has never come back.
Even though Fudge changed his tone in the end and Voldemort made a high-profile appearance, he only apologized, but he still avoided the other Weasleys, let alone returned home.
The Burrow fell into an eerie silence, and Kyle didn't know what to say to ease the atmosphere.
Besides, this was a Weasley family matter, and it seemed like nothing he could say would be appropriate.
Kyle felt a little embarrassed and wanted to do something to keep himself busy. He carefully picked up a Momo Tooth mint candy and slowly opened the package, trying not to make any noise.
As soon as he opened the package, a strong arm reached out from the side and quickly snatched the candy away.
Charlie looked back at Kyle and popped the candy into his mouth.
It can be seen that he is also a little embarrassed.
Although he was also a Weasley, Percy was in Romania when he had a falling out with his family. After he came back, others rarely mentioned Percy.
He also didn't know what to say at this time.
"sorry."
After an unknown amount of time, Percy finally spoke: "I don't know what happened to me at that time. Maybe it was my ridiculous self-esteem. Even though I knew I was wrong, I didn't know how to face you and Dad... So I thought that as long as I didn't meet you, I could pretend that nothing had happened...
"But I know I was wrong, I'm sorry, if I can... I want to come back, back to this family, is that okay?"
Percy looked at Mrs. Weasley nervously, wringing his hands together.
"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Weasley's eyes instantly turned red and she hugged Percy tightly. "You are a member of the family. You can come back whenever you want."
"Is that all?" Fred curled his lips and said unhappily, "Just an apology will wipe out all the bad things that happened before?"
"And you guys." Percy turned his head, and even though he was weak, he still stood up shakily. "I apologize for what I did before, and you can vent your anger however you want, as long as you can let me live back, even in the attic."
Then Percy bent down, just like when he saw Barty Crouch at the Quidditch World Cup, so low that his glasses fell onto the table.
"You... don't think we can forgive you just because you said that." Fred, who was indignant just now, was speechless all of a sudden. He looked at Percy, and then subconsciously looked away.
The same goes for George. Both of them looked like they haven't reacted yet and their expressions were a little embarrassed.
"It's amazing that you can say such things?" George threw the wand in his hand aside.
The wand hit the chair and poofed into a haddock toy.
"I really doubt now if you are Percy," said Fred. "The Percy we know would never apologize to his brother."
"He would just say: Fred, George, can you be quiet? I can't read."
"And complain to mom."
"You can check it any way you want, I have no problem with that," Percy said.
"Don't say that, dear." Mrs. Weasley rubbed her eyes. "I trust the healers at St. Mungo's. If they can get you back, it means you're definitely fine."
"We will do that, of course."
George grabbed a candy, tore open the package and stuffed it into his mouth. "But there's no need for the attic. Mom will kill us if we let you live there."
The two seemed not to be used to this kind of scene, or they did not expect Percy's transformation to be so drastic. After saying "We're going back to the store", they hurried away.
The door of the Burrow was opened and then closed.
"I don't think I've been to your house yet." Charlie suddenly turned to look at Kyle and asked.
“You haven’t been there since you graduated,” Kyle said.
"Has it been that long? How's Tom?" Charlie said. "That Kneazle you keep."
"It's fine. It's gained a lot of weight, but Dad insists that it's just that its fur has grown longer."
"I quite like the Kneazle. It's a very smart little creature and much easier to deal with than a fire dragon. Can you take me to see it?"
"Of course no problem." Kyle stood up and left the Burrow with Charlie.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 826 New Target, Grindelwald
Percy's return made the Burrow lively again. Mrs. Weasley seemed to have let go of a worry, and her whole state was completely different from before.
That day, she prepared a sumptuous dinner and warmly invited Kyle to the Burrow.
Chris is still in the Hebrides and has not returned.
This is normal. Anything related to dragons is no small matter. Besides, even Newt has been there, so it is obviously not a small matter that can be resolved in a day or two.
If nothing unexpected happens, Chris will probably have to stay in the Hebrides for a while. Although Kyle also wants to help and kill time, he has not received an invitation. If he just goes there, he will probably be regarded as an illegal intrusion.
After all, places where dragons are raised have dragon eggs and baby dragons. In order to protect them from being stolen, strange wizards are generally not allowed to break in.
This is the case with the Fire Dragon Sanctuary in Romania.
Especially now that the Black Dragon is in a bad state, the people of the Hexagonal Islands are very nervous. If we go there rashly, some unnecessary conflicts may occur, and it would not be good no matter who gets hurt.
So after hesitating for a while, Kyle gave up the idea.
And what Chris said was true. With him and Newt both here, Kyle really couldn't help much. Instead of spending this much time at home, he might as well take a good rest and prepare for what was to come.
……
Kyle arrived at the Burrow on time at 7pm. Mr. Weasley was also there. He got off work at a normal time for once and returned home on time.
And Fred and George, despite their afternoon clamor about not taking part in any celebration of Percy's return, were here anyway.
The two men were wearing the same dragon leather jackets they wore when they opened the business, and they seemed to have dressed up a bit. George's head was shiny and greasy, as if it had been licked by a three-headed dog.
Fred has a special scent on his body, which should be Madam Petunia's moisturizer, but this is usually a product that only witches like. Connor, Qiu and Ginny are its loyal customers.
Kyle gave the two of them a teasing look and said nothing.
"Don't get me wrong, we really can't find any clothes more outdated than this jacket." Fred explained, looking at Kyle's eyes.
"No need to explain, I understand." Kyle patted his shoulder, "It's okay, Percy is your brother after all, this is human nature, you don't have to feel embarrassed."
After saying that, Kyle turned and walked towards the Burrow.
"What does he know?" Fred raised an eyebrow.
"I think he misunderstood." George said, "If I had known, I wouldn't have researched the explosive cream just now. I was afraid of missing the time and rushed over. I didn't even have time to change my clothes."
"Yeah..." Fred pulled at his clothes and asked in a low voice, "Do you think he would believe us if we explain to him now that we wear this dragon leather jacket to prevent ourselves from getting hurt by the exploding pods?"
"Probably not." George sighed and ran his hands through his hair. "Oh, this mucus is really annoying. I haven't even washed it off yet..."
"We'll take another shower later. We'd better get in now," said Fred. "If we're late, Mom will nag us for a long time."
"It can only be the."
The two hurried into the Burrow.
Although Ron and Ginny were not there, Bill and Charlie were back, so the Burrow was still very crowded, but this kind of crowding did not make people feel irritated.
Kyle sat next to Charlie, watching Mrs. Weasley happily filling everyone's plates with stew, and Fred and George yelling and taunting Percy.
At eight o'clock, Kyle left the Burrow and returned to his home.
Chris didn't come back for a few days.
The Daily Prophet also noticed the changes in the Hesperidian Islands. It said that Muggles had seen fire dragons nearby, and there were more than one. Fortunately, the members of the Incident Reversal Team arrived in time and modified their memories, otherwise the incident might have spread in the Muggle world.
No, it should be said that it has spread, but not many people believe it. In addition, the person involved has forgotten about it. Gradually, people regard it as a trick to attract attention and no longer pay attention to it.
Members of the Incident Reversal Team are now stationed nearby, ready to handle emergencies at any time.
Fortunately, the fire dragons seemed to calm down and stopped running out.
Chris stayed in the Hebrides longer than he thought, almost half a month later, before returning. He looked listless and exhausted.