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"What else?" Phineas said impatiently, "Are you trying to say you're a first-year?"
"No, I'm in seventh grade." After confirming that Phineas really thought so, Kyle felt relieved. At least he didn't have to make excuses for himself.
"Do you know me, then?"
"Why should I know you?" Phineas said with a straight face, "Why should I know you? Tell me quickly, which college are you from?"
"Hufflepuff," said Kyle.
After hearing Hufflepuff, Phineas' impatience became more obvious, and he lost interest in continuing the conversation. "Why are you in the principal's office instead of preparing for the exam? Are you trying to steal something?"
"Of course not. I just happened to be passing by and wanted to say hello to you. After all, I'm about to graduate..."
"No need." Phineas interrupted Kyle rudely and pointed to the door, "Leave quickly, or you won't graduate... In addition, because you broke into the headmaster's office with malicious intent, Hufflepuff will be deducted 100 points... Oh, sorry, I forgot that you don't have 100 points anymore, so it will be deducted 57 points!
"Congratulations, because of your self-determination, Hufflepuff has become the only house with a zero score."
Phineas chuckled, and his face looked even more annoying.
"It's okay, as long as you like it, Principal." Kyle said with a smile, turned and left the principal's office.
He also didn't expect that Phineas when he was the headmaster was a hundred times worse than he was in the portrait, and he clearly looked down on Hufflepuff without any intention of hiding it.
Is this really the attitude a principal should have?
Kyle looked back at the door of the principal's office and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Fifty-seven points, right? He remembered it... It doesn’t matter, he can slowly settle the account when he gets back.
However, thanks to Tofinias, Kyle also learned the exact time.
The seventh grade exams should be held in June 1899. According to the information he had previously obtained, Dumbledore's target should be August, which means that he will definitely show up two months in advance.
Okay, the time is just right.
Kyle strolled slowly down the corridor, taking in the surroundings.
He has seen Hogwarts in two different periods, the one he was in, and the Hogwarts of a thousand years ago.
This is the third one...Hogwarts a hundred years ago was also the period when he felt most uncomfortable.
Because it was the final exam period, everyone was busy and walked very fast, but they were very restrained and didn't make any noise. No one even chatted with each other. Even if some lower grade students wanted to talk occasionally, they would be stopped immediately.
"Filch would probably like this." Kyle thought to himself, and couldn't help but quicken his pace, ready to leave here first.
Hogwarts during this period was a bit too depressing, no wonder Phineas was called the most unpopular headmaster.
Kyle passed by a row of classrooms and a group of students waiting for the exam at the door. Just as he was about to go downstairs, he suddenly heard the witch's voice behind him.
"Next, Albus Percival Dumbledore, it is your turn to take the Transfiguration exam."
Kyle immediately stopped and didn't move.
He turned around and saw a handsome boy walking out from the crowd.
Dumbledore was only about seventeen years old at this moment, younger than him, with a childish look, short reddish-brown hair, and a high spirit.
"I'm here." He waved his hand and said politely, "Thank you for your hard work, Ms. Marchbank."
"I've heard of you a long time ago, a genius student at Hogwarts." The middle-aged witch, the future Professor Marchbank, smiled and nodded.
"But remember, I will not lower the difficulty of the exam just because of your reputation. On the contrary, I will increase the difficulty appropriately."
"No problem." Young Dumbledore said confidently, "I am confident that I can pass the professor's test."
After saying that, he strode into the classroom.
Professor Marchbank seemed to sense something and turned his head subconsciously, and saw Kyle staring at them.
She looked down at the list, then at the people queuing up, frowned and said, "Why is there one more person? Who are you?"
"Ah, I'm a sixth-grade student." Kyle said quickly, "I was curious about the content of the exam, so I came to take a look."
"I see." Professor Marchbank nodded.
"So can I go take a look?" Kyle asked. "Take a closer look at what the exam is about."
"Of course not. You must not be disturbed during the NEWT exam." Professor Marchbank said with a straight face, "There is nothing to be curious about. You..."
"It's okay, Professor Marchbank." Dumbledore, who had just entered, poked his head out. "It's just that someone is watching, but it won't affect me. It's also good to let the younger students see the exam process and accumulate experience.
"Besides, this is an Applied Charms exam, so he can't help me cheat, right?"
(End of this chapter)
Chapter 833: The Generous Mysterious Wizard
"Since you think you're okay..."
Perhaps because Dumbledore was special, Professor Marchbank thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay then."
She looked at Kyle again and warned him, "Remember, you can't make any noise or do anything unnecessary after you go in, otherwise you won't need to take the exam next year."
"Of course, I understand." Kyle nodded with a smile.
Then, Professor Marchbank turned around and walked quickly into the classroom, muttering, "I must be crazy to agree to let an irrelevant student enter the NEWT examination room."
She seemed a little regretful, thinking that her decision was too hasty and not in compliance with regulations.
After all, NEWT is the most important exam for a wizard during his student years... If the test results are distorted because of this irrelevant person, it would be a serious dereliction of duty by the invigilators.
So normally, they would definitely not allow other students to enter the examination room.
But why did I agree just now?
Professor Marchbank was a little confused, but at this time they had already walked into the classroom, and she looked at Dumbledore again.
"Forget it. If it's this student, he shouldn't be affected."
She shook her head and didn't think about it any further. She just said to Dumbledore according to the procedure: "Next is the NEWT Transfiguration test, which is about human body transformation. You need to change your appearance."
"It's really simple." Dumbledore smiled confidently and then put his wand against his forehead.
Without reciting any spell, it seemed as if a bucket of water was poured over his head, and Dumbledore became completely blurry.
The next second, two Professor Marchben appeared in the classroom. They looked exactly the same, in terms of appearance, height, and clothing.
"Oh, wonderful!" The real Professor Marchbank clapped his hands, picked up the parchment beside him, and drew a big 'O' on it.
“Full marks, without a doubt.”
"I must say, Mr. Dumbledore, you are the best student I have ever met."
"It's my pleasure." Dumbledore returned to his original appearance.
"Then your exam is over." Professor Marchbank nodded with satisfaction. "The transcript will be sent to you in mid-July. Now, go enjoy your vacation."
"Looking forward to seeing you next time, Professor." Dumbledore put his hand on his chest, bowed slightly, and then walked out of the classroom.
Seeing this, Kyle, who had been very quiet, hurriedly followed.
However, Dumbledore seemed to have forgotten him. After he went out, he went straight upstairs without looking back, probably preparing to return to the common room.
Kyle took two quick steps, came to his side, and took the initiative to say, "Thank you."
"What?" Dumbledore turned to look at him and said politely, "Oh, it's okay. I hope this experience will make it easier for you to participate in NEWT."
"You've helped me a lot." Kyle said with a smile.
Although he also knew that Dumbledore should be in a hurry to go back to his friends and didn't want to say too much to a stranger like him.
But it was a rare opportunity to see the principal when he was young, and this feeling was so interesting that Kyle chose to stay here shamelessly.
"It's just that I didn't expect Professor Marchbank to agree to let me watch." He said, "Under normal circumstances, this should be impossible."
"You also said that this is normal." Dumbledore said meaningfully, "This result is the test result that makes me most satisfied."
"So you used the Confusion Spell just now?" Kyle said suddenly.
This was the only reason that could explain why Professor Marchbank had agreed to his request to observe the exam, contrary to his usual practice.
He used the Confounding Charm on the invigilating professor during the NEWT exam. It has to be said that Dumbledore was really good at playing and was very courageous when he was young.
Dumbledore did not say anything, but just slightly raised the corners of his mouth and blinked his eyes. His handsome face, coupled with this action, made the witches next to him stare.
"Oh, I remember you said you were a sixth-year student, right?" Dumbledore suddenly thought of something and asked, "Which college are you from? Why have I never seen you before?"
"Ah..." Kell suddenly became nervous, "I'm a Hufflepuff, maybe... you didn't notice me."
"I see. No wonder you Hufflepuffs rarely appear anywhere else outside of class time."
Dumbledore nodded and actually believed the reason Kyle made up.
“Although it may be a bit presumptuous to say this, some of the headmaster’s decisions are indeed a bit absurd. I have always believed that the four colleges of Hogwarts should be equal and should not be divided into different levels.
"Of course, we Gryffindors are not much better than you."
He glanced at Kyle and shook his head, "Sorry, I talked a lot today, and you don't have to thank me, I just had my own purpose and helped you with a small favor.
"If you don't have anything else to do, I'd like to go back to the common room."
"Of course." Kyle moved aside.
Although it was interesting to chat with the young Dumbledore, it was enough for now. If Kyle continued, he was worried that he would notice something.
After saying goodbye to Dumbledore, Kyle also prepared to leave. In this situation, it was probably impossible to leave through the main gate. It would be troublesome if he was caught and found out that he was not a student of Hogwarts. He could only think of another way.
But this did not pose a problem for Kyle. He went to the third floor and found the hunchbacked witch statue he remembered.
As expected, the secret passage here is still there.
Kyle pulled out his wand.
"Separation of left and right."
The witch's hunchback slowly parted, revealing a dark passage.
On the other side of the passage was Honeydukes Candy Shop. As Hogwarts was still holding final exams, there were very few people here. There was only one middle-aged wizard sitting behind the counter, carefully checking the quantities of various candies.
Kyle, who had turned invisible in advance, walked past him quietly and walked out of the candy store. But after thinking about it, he turned back openly.
"Oh, guest, welcome." The boss stood up and asked in confusion, "Students of Hogwarts? Aren't you supposed to be taking exams?"
"I've already graduated," Kyle said with a smile.
"Oh, sorry, I thought you were still a student," the boss said, "I can give you a nice discount if you want something."