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Although this meeting was unexpected and the location was a bit hasty, in a sense, it was just right.
There was no one else here. The most perceptive Dumbledore and Grindelwald had left, leaving only Aberforth, who had just entered his fifth year.
As long as Kyle wanted, Aberforth would never find out no matter what he did.
If Grindelwald comes back, it won't be easy for him to contact Ariana again.
So after a brief thought, he said those words to Ariana.
Through simple probing, Kyle discovered that Ariana's situation was not that bad, or much better than he thought.
Before coming here, Kyle had specifically looked up information about the Obscurials and wrote to Newt to ask about them.
There is an Obscurus in Newt's box. He has studied this thing for a long time. According to him, when an Obscurus comes into contact with anything related to magic, a magical riot may occur.
But Ariana was different. When Kyle first mentioned magic, she only showed slight resistance and was even still sober. If the subject had been changed at that time, nothing would have happened.
Even though Kyle was a little bolder the second time and directly pointed out her identity as a witch, Ariana was able to control her emotions and forced herself not to let Mo Mo Ran escape.
If this situation progresses further and she completely accepts her identity, then Ariana will be able to perfectly control the Obscurus and make it a helper rather than a threat.
But this is a very difficult thing to do. There is only one person who can do this at the moment... Well, it can’t be said to be at the moment. Judging from the current time, that person has not been born yet.
To be precise, it should have happened several decades later, but what's interesting is that the person who could control the Obscurus also had the last name Dumbledore.
There are only a handful of Obscurials, and two of them are both 'Dumbledore'. Is it a coincidence?
There was more and more black mist on Ariana's body. Kyle shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He turned the wand slightly with his hands behind his back, and magic runes began to flash around.
Then, Kyle took out a handful of candy with his other hand and handed it to Ariana.
"I was just talking nonsense. Do you want a candy? It's very sweet."
There was no response. Ariana was already in an unconscious state. She must be trying hard to suppress Mo Mo Ran and couldn't hear what he said at all.
But Kyle didn't need to.
He opened a box and a yellow bee buzzed in the sky and suddenly flew into Ariana's half-open mouth.
The unique sweetness of raspberries began to spread rapidly. Miraculously, the black mist on Ariana's body became lighter and lighter, and her dull, unfocused eyes became clear again.
This method of suppressing the outbreak of the Obscurus was also provided by Newt, and it is written in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".
According to his theory, most of the Obscure's magical outbursts are due to out-of-control emotions, but sweet things can soothe this situation very well, especially since most of the Obscure are children, using sugar to solve the problem is even more effective.
Of course, this method is only applicable when the opponent has not completely exploded. If Mo Mo Ran runs out, it will be useless even if you move the entire candy store over.
Soon, the black fog disappeared.
"It's delicious." Ariana squinted her eyes happily, seeming to have completely forgotten what had just happened, "Brother Aberforth always brings me these little bees every time he comes, they are delicious.
"But it takes a long time for him to come back, and I can't bear to eat it."
"It's okay, you can eat as much as you want this time." Kyle said with a smile, and took out more candies until the small roof was filled with various colorful boxes.
Ariana's eyes widened, she had never seen so many candies before, even her brother Aberforth who loved her the most, would only bring her two or three boxes every time he came back from vacation, and even if she ate them sparingly, they would be gone in a month at most.
But what Kyle took out could feed Ariana for half a year.
"I, I can't have..."
Although she was shocked inside, Ariana's character made her shake her head and reject Kyle's kindness.
"It's okay, just consider it a gift." Kyle put all the candies into a bag cast with a traceless stretch spell and threw it directly into the attic where she was through the window.
He just discovered that Ariana reacted strongly to magic, but was not averse to simple magic items like this... When she saw the invisibility cloak, she had no reaction at all.
Maybe it's because of the different senses. After all, magic items look no different from ordinary items... It may also be that she has been locked up all the time and has limited experience, so she doesn't know what it is.
As for the specific reason, Kyle couldn't tell. After all, he didn't know much about Obscurus. He could ask Newt after returning.
"...Thank you." Ariana said.
This was the first time that someone other than Aberforth had given her a gift, and it was something as precious as candy.
For Ariana, who has been locked up at home, candy is the most precious thing.
"You're welcome." Kyle smiled. It's just some candy, I can always buy more.
"Do you know my brother?" Ariana asked suddenly.
"Which one do you mean?"
"Brother Albus." Ariana glanced at the barn. "Weren't you looking at him just now?"
"Do you know where he is?"
"I can see him and the other boy," Ariana said. "They have been in the barn recently. I can feel that Brother Albus was very happy at that time. Are you also their friend?"
"Well, I guess I know him." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "But the Albus I know may not be the same person as you think."
Ariana tilted her head, obviously not understanding what Kyle meant.
They are both Albus Dumbledore, how could they not be the same person?
Kyle didn't explain it either. If he tried to explain the principle of the time converter to a teenage witch, she might not be able to understand it even if he talked for a whole day.
Fortunately, Ariana did not dwell on this issue. She was happy that someone could chat with her and give her precious candy, but at the same time, she felt a little uneasy.
Ariana looked at Kyle, as if she had made a great decision, and asked: "Aren't you... afraid of me?"
"Why should I be afraid of you?" Kyle was slightly stunned and asked back.
Ariana blinked and shook her head, her voice soft and gentle, "I don't know, but many people are afraid of me. Brother Aberforth said that I can't leave the room, otherwise I will scare others and I will be locked up in a very scary place... No one else came to see me, you are the first one."
"Well... maybe I'm just braver." Kyle said vaguely.
He knew that Aberforth was right.
Once an Obscurial is discovered, he will be taken to St. Mungo's for strict custody. He is not allowed to leave and no visitors are allowed. It can be said that except for the absence of Dementors, the place is almost no different from Azkaban.
But no one can say that this method is wrong. The Silent One is too unstable. Once it explodes, it will be a devastating disaster for the people around it.
After a brief silence, the dark window next to me suddenly lit up.
Ariana was startled.
"Brother Aberforth is awake. If he finds me leaving the attic, he will definitely scold me." She began to climb into the attic in a hurry.
After half of his body was inside, he suddenly remembered something, and reluctantly took off the invisible cloak hanging on his body and put it on the eaves.
Compared to candy, she likes this magical dress that can prevent others from seeing her more. With it, maybe she can leave the attic and go outside.
But after all, this is someone else's thing, and she can't take it no matter how much she likes it.
"Will you come again?" Ariana asked cautiously. She liked having someone to chat with her, but her brothers were too busy. Kyle was the first stranger who was willing to chat with her in all these years.
Kyle was silent for a moment, then nodded.
After getting the answer she wanted, Ariana happily retracted her head.
Not long after Ariana returned to the pavilion, Aberforth's voice was heard.
"Who's there!" He stuck his head out, wand in hand, and looked out the window fiercely, but there was no one on the roof at this time.
"Damn it, it must be the nearby kneazles. Why can't they go somewhere else to find food?" Aberforth cursed and closed the window.
Kyle didn't come out from the corner until the lights went out again.
The reason why Aberforth could hear the noise was naturally because he secretly canceled the ear-blocking charm.
He didn't dare to say too much to Ariana. In the short time just now, he had thought several times whether he could do something.
But the problem is that Ariana's death is an established fact, and it was this incident that stimulated Dumbledore and made him finally wake up and know what he should do.
In other words, if Ariana had not died, Dumbledore would most likely have embarked on the same path as Grindelwald.
Maybe he will wake up later, but no one knows when that will be and what will happen in between. By that time, there will probably be no Headmaster Dumbledore.
So Kyle was very conflicted. On the one hand, how to bring Headmaster Dumbledore back smoothly, and on the other hand, how to maintain the original history... These two completely opposite paths made his mind a mess.
Kyle didn't dare to continue the conversation, so he could only use this method to temporarily end the topic and plan to continue the conversation after he saw Dumbledore.
If he guessed correctly, Dumbledore should be here soon after the blood contract was completed.
As for why he agreed to come see Ariana again, Kyle had no idea, but he just agreed for some unknown reason, and now he regrets it.
Forget it, let me go back and have a good sleep first.
Kyle rubbed his forehead, without looking back, and returned to the Valley Bar as quickly as possible.
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The next day, Kyle was awakened by a burst of angry cursing downstairs. It was Aberforth, who was cursing Dumbledore and Grindelwald, who left without saying goodbye, with extremely vicious words.
The bar owner gave him a glass of mead for the first time, but it still failed to suppress his anger.
Kyle walked around him and came outside the bar.
He stayed in the barn during the day. Dumbledore and Grindelwald went to the southern highlands, so naturally no one came here. He could wait here with peace of mind without worrying about being discovered.
Unfortunately, he waited until evening that day but to no avail, as Dumbledore still did not come.
The same thing happened in the next few days. Kyle would come to the barn during the day, and then go to the attic of Dumbledore's house at night as promised to chat with Ariana.
Most of the time, it was Ariana who was talking. She would share with Kyle things about her two brothers, and Kyle would listen quietly beside her until he felt it was enough, then he would deliberately make some noise.
It's just a pity for Aberforth, who was woken up once in the middle of the night every day. He even went to the nearby woods in a rage, ready to teach the kinetochores there a lesson... at least to let them know that running onto other people's roofs every night is a very impolite behavior.
But the result... He seemed to have overestimated his own abilities and underestimated the cat-crow. He rushed into the woods aggressively and limped out. It was obvious that he was taught a lesson by the cat-crow.
Fortunately, the 'kneazle' did not visit their roof again that night.
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(End of this chapter)
Chapter 841 Goodbye Dumbledore
Godric's Hollow is not a big place, and anything that happens will spread quickly throughout the valley.
For example, some time ago, Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald left without saying goodbye, and everyone knew about it in just a few days.
This time it was even faster. Aberforth came out of the woods in the evening, and an hour later, the news that he was beaten by a cat-kneazle became the 'appetizer' in the valley bar.
Many people laughed so hard that they couldn't help but drink another glass, including Code.