Chapter 723 The Second Undercover?

When Kyle returned to Hogsmeade, it was already dark. The windows of shops on both sides of the street were lit up or down, and it looked quiet and peaceful.

Kyle was not in a hurry to go back to school. Since he was here, he went to the Three Broomsticks to buy some drinks that were not available in the school.

A large bucket of butter beer, a bottle of pumpkin soda, and two bottles of cherry soda that Connor liked.

After Kyle ordered, he waited by the side.

Although it was not a visiting day, there were still many people coming to the Three Broomsticks. The bar was full and there was no empty seat at all.

Not far away, two wizards were drinking and complaining about the current situation.

From the conversation, it can be heard that they dared not go to the Leaky Cauldron recently, so they chose the Three Broomsticks, which is closer to Hogwarts.

Everyone seemed to generally believe that Voldemort and the Death Eaters did not dare to get close to where Dumbledore was.

But the fact is indeed like this. At least so far, Kyle has not heard of anyone missing or killed by Death Eaters near Hogsmeade. It is understandable that they choose to come here to drink and have fun.

"Here is what you want..."

Soon, Madam Rosmerta came back, and the eyes of most wizards in the bar followed her, and they would giggle from time to time and drink a full glass of wine in one gulp.

This is the second benefit of coming to the Three Broomsticks. Looking at the beautiful and charming boss Madam Rosmerta is much better than facing the old and ugly hunchback Tom. You can even drink two more glasses of wine.

"Rosmerta, another pint of mead!" Someone shouted loudly: "Hurry up!"

"Wait!" Madam Rosmerta shouted impatiently, and then looked at Kyle.

"Here is what you want." She handed over several packaged bottles. "I really hope that the Hogwarts visit day can come earlier, then I won't have to face these boring people."

"They are all guests..." Kyle said with a smile, "They are here to send off Galleons."

"Ha, they are just a group of cowards who dare not face the Death Eaters and only want to escape." Ms. Rosmerta curled her lips and lowered her voice: "The Ministry of Magic has just had such a big incident. Who of those capable wizards would come to drink at this time?"

"Of course, I'm not talking about you." Ms. Rosmerta added, "It is also a kind of courage to dare to run away from Hogwarts at this time, although I personally do not advocate such behavior."

"You just mentioned the Ministry of Magic, what happened?" Kyle asked with a blink, not paying any attention to the second half of her sentence.

"You'll know tomorrow."

Ms. Rosmerta didn't seem to want to reveal too much to Kyle. "You'll be glad you stayed in Hogwarts. It's probably the safest place now. With Dumbledore here, no Death Eater dares to break in."

"Okay." Ms. Rosmerta raised her voice. "Go back quickly before it gets dark."

After that, she took out a bottle of mead and threw it to the group of wizards who were still arguing.

The bottle flew in the air and was caught by a wizard.

"Hey, that's the wine I ordered!"

"I got it first, you can ask for it later..."

There was a noisy quarrel in the bar, but at this time Kyle had walked out of the bar and returned to the streets of Hogsmeade.

He walked along the path to the school, passed through the gate with a warthog carved on it, and walked along the grounds beside the black lake to the front of Hogwarts Castle.

It was almost dinner time, and several playful junior wizards were rushing to the castle.

Filch, as usual, stood at the door with a strange instrument, checking every student passing by.

It was an instrument for checking dark magic items. If anyone carried dangerous things, the instrument would sound a shrill alarm.

"Where have you been, why did you come back so late!" When it was Kyle's turn, Filch asked in a vicious manner.

But he did not poke Kyle with the instrument as he did to others, but just checked him around normally.

In fact, not only Kyle, but every seventh-year student could enjoy different treatment from him.

Filch was not stupid. He knew very well that these seventh-year students who were about to graduate were different from others. They were fearless and had the lowest respect for school rules and professors. If they were annoyed, they might really be beaten.

As for why Filch knew this, of course he had similar experiences, and more than once.

"Ah, I went to Hagrid." Kyle said calmly.

"Hagrid..." Filch sneered disdainfully.

He looked down on Hagrid, thinking that he was just a stupid big guy, but Hagrid also called Filch an old idiot, and the two of them disliked each other.

"Have you finished the inspection?" Kyle urged: "I'm going to have dinner."

Filch glanced at the instrument that didn't respond. "Go in, but I'll ask Hagrid later. If I find out that you lied... you can expect to be put in detention."

"Whatever you want." Kyle shrugged indifferently. He believed that Hagrid would definitely help him make up for the lie, even if they hadn't communicated in advance.

Kyle first went back to the common room and found a notebook he had written in the drawer of the table.

Because I haven't turned it over for a long time, there is a layer of dust on the notebook, but this is easy to solve, a simple cleaning magic can be done.

When Kyle came to the auditorium, dinner had already started. The auditorium was full of people, and everyone was chatting separately, and no one noticed him.

Kyle glanced in the direction of the teachers' bench. As expected, Dumbledore was not there.

"Where have you been?" After Kyle came to his seat and sat down, Connor couldn't help but ask: "I heard Hermione say that you met Dumbledore's Phoenix."

"Did this spread so quickly?" Kyle ate a piece of jam pie. "I thought they would keep it a secret."

"Hermione only told me," Connor said. "She seemed to be curious about what Dumbledore wanted from you."

"Ms. Bones from the Department of Legal Enforcement was attacked by Death Eaters." Kyle lowered his voice and said, "Dumbledore needs to use the special petrification ability of the basilisk to stabilize her injuries."

"Bones..." Connor thought for a moment, "Does Susan know?"

"She probably doesn't know yet," Kyle said, "but she should know tomorrow."

Susan Bones, a sixth-year Hufflepuff witch, and Amelia Bones is her aunt.

On the train to start school, Slughorn also invited her, but she stayed in the corner and didn't say much.

Connor sighed, "First Hannah, and now even Susan... I really don't know if she will leave Hogwarts too."

Hannah was picked up by her family a few days ago and has not come back until now.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Kyle comforted him and took out the cherry soda he just bought, "Here's this for you."

"You went to the Three Broomsticks?"

"Well, I just happened to pass by when I came back."

…

Half an hour later, dinner was over and everyone began to return to their common rooms.

Kyle found Harry and Hermione at the door of the Great Hall who were about to go upstairs.

"You're back so soon?" Harry looked surprised to see Kyle here. Both he and Hermione felt that something big must have happened to the Order of the Phoenix, and Kyle wouldn't be able to come back until at least tomorrow.

"I'll be back when I'm done." Kyle didn't explain much, he just took out the notebook and handed it over.

"Is this the Potions notes you're talking about?"

"Yeah." Kyle said, "You can take a look if you're okay. I think it's still very useful."

Harry opened the notes curiously, and Hermione couldn't help but move closer.

"Look, this is the water of life and death. This is what we learned in the first lesson." Harry looked at the content in the notes and whispered: "It's so detailed... I wish I could tell you this earlier."

"Wait Harry, there's something wrong with this notebook." Hermione suddenly grabbed Harry's hand that was about to turn the page.

"Look here..." she pointed to one of the lines, "Use the side of a silver knife to squeeze the sleepy beans to get the juice... I remember it should be sliced."

"Yes, really?" Harry blinked blankly.

To be honest, he couldn't remember whether the book said slicing or squeezing, but since Hermione said it, it must be okay, after all, she almost memorized the entire book.

This is also Hermione's basic operation. Every time school starts, she has to memorize a new textbook. Harry and Ron are used to it.

"And here..." Hermione pointed to several other places again.

"The textbook says that you must stir counterclockwise, but here it says to stir counterclockwise seven times and then stir clockwise."

"Grass roots should be cut into evenly sized pieces, not strips, and do not need to be roasted in advance..."

Hermione frowned, and the more she looked at it, the more she realized that this note was completely wrong, and even completely different from what was in the book.

It's as if someone just fell asleep in class and wrote a half-hearted job one minute before get out of class ended.

If Kyle hadn't brought the note, she wouldn't have even looked at it a second time.

"As I said before." Kyle waved his hand, "The content here is different from what is in the book, so you don't have to worry about it.

"And it can also be guaranteed that there will be no problem at all if you follow the steps in the notes, and it will even be easier and more convenient."

"But that's not what the book says," Hermione insisted.

"The last revision of "Advanced Potion Making" was thirty years ago." Kyle glanced at Hermione, "You can't expect everyone to follow the steps thirty years ago without No matter how innovative it is, this is impossible.

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Professor Slughorn. I can guarantee that he will not follow the steps in the book when brewing the potion."

"Yes, Hermione." Harry whispered: "Remember, in the last class you pointed out two mistakes made by Professor Slughorn in his lecture, but as a potions master, how could he even stir the potions?" Can you remember the number of times correctly?”

"But he gave me extra points," Hermione said. "You know, a full ten points."

"Ah, that's right." Harry thought for a moment and then said thoughtfully: "Do you think it's possible? He just...well, he's rewarding you for previewing your homework in advance."

But Hermione just turned her head and glared at Harry, and he immediately stopped talking. After all, he still relied on Hermione to hand in his homework on time, so naturally he didn't dare to offend her.

But Kyle didn't have this worry.

"Hermione, I believe the content in the book is correct, but it is just a reference."

"Remembering the contents of the book may help you get an 'O' in the exam, but if you want to go a step further, you must have your own understanding."

Hermione did not speak.

"Look here, the method of processing grass roots... was discovered by Kanna." Kyle pointed to another paragraph in the notes.

"The advantage of doing this is that it can save ten minutes, because the grass roots can react more easily with the potion after baking, and it is also more stable, thus reducing the possibility of error... At least my roommate Mikel did not make any mistakes in this step after learning this little trick.

"At the same time, this discovery also gave her a lot of points in the assessment of the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association."

Hermione lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

Kyle also knew that her personality was like this, and it had been more than ten years. It was not something that could be changed by just saying a few words, so he did not explain too much.

"Okay, I have lent you the notes. As for whether to refer to them, it depends on your own decision. "

After saying that, Kyle turned and left.

Harry glanced at Hermione secretly, then calmly put the notebook into his pocket. His intuition told him that this thing must be useful.

Anyway, he couldn't operate well with the contents of the book. Now there is another way, why not give it a try.

On the other hand, Kyle returned to the common room and quickly forgot about it. The reason why he gave the notebook to Harry was just convenient. Anyway, he knew that thing, so there was no point in keeping it.

In the common room, Susan Bones was sitting in an armchair crying silently. I think she should have received a letter from home.

However, it can be seen from the fact that she is still in the common room that the Bones family does not seem to have the idea of ​​taking her away.

But think about it, Amelia Bones is in the Ministry of Magic, then Even with so many Aurors protecting him, he was almost killed, let alone other places.

The only place safer than the Ministry of Magic is Hogwarts.

Not to mention Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick are also well-known in the magic world. Even if more Death Eaters come, they can protect the safety of students.

Now I don’t know how many people are desperately trying to get into Hogwarts, which can be seen from the bustling Hogsmeade village, and this is only temporary, and more people will definitely come in later.

It won’t be too long, probably after the Daily Prophet reported the news about Amelia Bones.

By then, those students who dropped out and went home should also come back, if their parents are not fools.

Of course, those who choose to go to other countries Those who are temporarily hiding from the limelight are not counted, such as Midgen, a sixth-grade student. Her father withdrew her from school a few days ago and picked her up in the afternoon. The whole family moved to France in the evening.

Now she is probably in Beauxbatons.

To be honest, this is also a good choice, at least it can ensure the safety of the family.

But most people don't want to leave.

At this time, next to Susan, Connor and several other girls were comforting her.

Kyle looked at them and was hesitating whether to say something, but suddenly thought of Amelia and what Dumbledore said at the time.

He said that he rushed over because he received news from the Death Eaters against the Ministry of Magic.

Kyle didn't care at the time, but now think about it, who passed the news to him...

The only thing Kyle knew about the Order of the Phoenix was the Death Eaters. The undercover agent is Snape.

But Snape has been in school recently and has no idea about Voldemort and the Death Eaters' plan. Voldemort would not have written to tell him.

In this way, there must be a second undercover agent.

And that person must have a certain weight to know such an important plan against the Ministry of Magic in advance.

But who?

... Malfoy?

It's possible, but unlikely.

Malfoy, who is good at keeping himself safe, would not take any actual action even if he wanted to betray Voldemort, let alone secretly pass on the message to Dumbledore.

They would only choose to re-team when the battle situation is clear.

But if it's not Malfoy, who else could it be?

Kyle carefully recalled the names of the Death Eaters, but none of them met the requirements.

It can't be the message from Bellatrix... Kyle glanced at the common room and his eyes fell on an armchair.

If it was really the message from Bella, he would eat this armchair with orange jam.