Chapter 742 Being Neighbors with Snape

"How about it?"

“The stuff is still there.

After Kyle returned to Diagon Alley, he immediately got into the Weasley brothers' shop?

Before others noticed him, he changed his clothes back and said at the same time: "I saw it, the disappearing cabinet is in the Borgin-Bock store."

"Great." Fred said excitedly, "In this way, as long as we keep an eye on the entrance to Knockturn Alley, we can grasp the movements of the Death Eaters."

"Or directly control Borgin-Bock." George said, "It just so happens that our current job is to deal with dark magic items. We can check them for any reason."

"I advise you not to do this, so as not to alert the enemy." Kyle reminded from the side: "Bojin is a cunning guy. Once he finds something wrong, he will inform the Death Eaters of our previous plan. It's all in vain, just maintain the status quo.

"And I still saw traces of werewolves in Knockturn Alley."

"Werewolf?" Fred was startled.

Their shop is less than a hundred feet away from the entrance to Knockturn Alley. If there are really werewolves, this location is not very safe.

"Yes, I guess he was hiding in Knockturn Alley before, and later turned to the mysterious man and was sent to watch Borgin-Bock." Kyle said.

"No way." Fred said, "I heard Lupine mention it. He said that the werewolves in Knockturn Alley were all expelled by Fenrir Clayburgh. Their strength is pitifully low. Even if they want to do it, People don’t like the mysterious man who works hard.”

"That's what sneaked in." Kyle said, "At least I felt danger when I passed by him. He must be a strong werewolf."

"Then how are you sure that he is related to the mysterious man?"

"I also guessed." Kyle said, "When we were in the store before, Borgin refused to sell me the disappearing cabinet no matter what, even if I offered a price that I couldn't refuse under normal circumstances.

"He seems to have some concerns, probably because there is a werewolf watching at the door."

"An irresistible price..." George raised his eyebrows, "You shouldn't have taken our money too, right?"

Kyle said nothing, acquiescing.

"That's all our belongings..." Fred said quietly, "What if Borgin really agrees."

"This is not possible, I know it in my heart." Kyle said, "Even if he really dares to take risks for a few thousand galleons, I will just find other excuses."

"I have another question..." George stopped worrying about Garen and said doubtfully: "Even if the werewolf defected to the mysterious man, it would not be something Malfoy could command. After all, he is only a sixteen-year-old. He's just a minor wizard, not even a real Death Eater."

"Not Malfoy, but there are others."

Kyle said, "Do you expect him to be able to accomplish such a big thing by himself? He must find someone to help him. Sending a werewolf here with just his words is just a piece of cake for some Death Eaters."

"But in this case, we not only have to keep an eye on the Death Eaters, we also have to be extra careful not to let the werewolves run wild on a full moon night. This is Diagon Alley, if a transformed werewolf suddenly runs out , and it’s quite troublesome.”

"Don't worry, just leave it to us." Fred and George said, patting their chests. "We just made a map of Diagon Alley...a simplified version of the Marauder's Map."

He pointed to a seemingly ordinary piece of parchment in front of the display window and said, "At that time, we only need to slightly change the map, and we will be able to know the situation at the entrance to Knockturn Alley at any time."

"It's a really good idea." Kyle said calmly: "But I still think it's unreliable. Remember to tell this to Kreacher... Forget it, I'll talk about it later."

"Hey, what do you mean?" Fred said dissatisfiedly, "In your eyes, are we worse than a house elf?"

Kyle looked him up and down, then nodded affirmatively.

Yes, that's what he meant.

"What are you talking about."

Just when Fred and George were about to teach Kyle a lesson, Connor happened to walk over from behind a shelf not far away.

"Kyle, are you done with your things? We have to go back to school quickly."

"Ah, it's done." Kyle said.

"That's good." Kangna said, and she put a few interesting gadgets on the shelves nearby.

"How much are these, Mr. Weasleys?"

"Just take it away." Fred waved his hand, "We're treating you to a treat. It's your first time visiting our store."

"That's not okay. How can you buy something without paying for it?" Kangna shook her head and said, "Hurry up and say how much, or I won't want it."

"Yeah, one size equals one size, we don't take advantage of this." Kyle also echoed beside him.

With that said, he took out a heavy suitcase and placed it on the counter, and said generously: "Forget it, I'll give you these, no need to look for it."

The suitcase was heavy and made a dull sound when it was placed on the counter. It must have been filled with gold coins.

But Fred and George were not happy at all.

"Hey, this is our money."

"Pay the bill with our money, no change required...how did you say that?"

"How shameless!"

Faced with the two people's complaints, Kyle just pretended that he didn't hear anything. He calmly found the house elf Kreacher, told him some things, and then left the shop with Connor and walked towards the Leaky Cauldron.

After a while, Fred and George caught up from behind.

"Why did you go back so early?"

"Can't we use the Floo Network with Ron later?"

"We want to, too." Kyle said, "but what about the carriage? We can't put it in the fireplace."

"Carriage... Oh, how could I forget this? You came here in a Thestral carriage." Fred patted his forehead.

"By the way, how did you get it out?"

"We tried it before, but the Thestrals refused to leave the school gate no matter what. When they were urged, they would make sharp chirps."

"Fortunately, we ran fast at the time, otherwise we would have been caught by Hagrid who came."

After all, it was Fred and George, the students who gave Professor McGonagall the most headaches, who even thought of the Thestral carriage.

"Do I even need to ask?" Kyle glanced at them, "Of course Professor Dumbledore agreed."

When they heard that the Thestral carriage was obtained in a normal and legal way, the two immediately lost interest.

They walked all the way to the entrance of Diagon Alley, passed through the partition wall to the backyard of the Leaky Cauldron, and then Apparated here and returned to a remote alley next to Grimmauld Place.

A Muggle stared at the few people who suddenly appeared in amazement, rubbing his eyes in disbelief.

Kyle stretched out his wand and shook it, and his eyes immediately became blank, as if nothing had happened, and walked out of the alley as if nothing had happened.

"You are really skilled in the Oblivion Charm." George said.

"It's just a trick."

The Thestral carriage stopped next to it, and Kyle jumped into the carriage first, and then pulled Connor up.

"Aren't you going to say goodbye?" Fred asked.

"Didn't we say it before going to Diagon Alley? Let's go back as soon as possible." Kyle said.

"By the way, you must remember that if a werewolf really runs out one day, don't be brave and let Kreacher deal with him.

"That old house-elf?" George said with some doubt, "Can he do it? Don't let the werewolves eat him as a snack, we can't explain to Sirius."

"Of course he can do it." Kyle said, "House-elves are not only good at cleaning and cooking, they also have special magic, and their strength is no worse than that of werewolves.

"Remember Dobby, when he was in school before, he used only one finger to poke Lucius Malfoy away."

"So cool!" Fred said with shining eyes, "Do you have a photo?"

"I don't carry a camera all the time."

"What a pity." George sighed, "We also want to post the photo in the most conspicuous place in the store."

"Then you should post something else." Kyle patted the Thestral on the back.

"Okay, don't be careless. I don't want to waste time making wolfsbane potion for you."

"Don't worry." The two waved their hands, "See you after graduation."

The next second, the carriage took off and flew towards Hogwarts with Kyle and Connor.

Grimmauld Place became smaller and smaller, and in just a few seconds, it was hidden in the gray clouds.

"Kyle, are you also a member of the Order of the Phoenix?" Connor asked curiously in the carriage.

"I guess so." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "But I haven't received a formal invitation from Professor Dumbledore, so my status is the same as Harry and the others, and I can only be considered a non-staff member."

"That's already very good." Connor whispered, "The atmosphere there is really good, Mrs. Weasley is very nice, and everyone is like a family... Can I join?"

"It doesn't count if I say that." Kyle said, "Professor Snape has to nod his head, but judging from his previous behavior of wanting to send you to Beauxbatons, it is highly likely that he will not agree to your joining the Order of the Phoenix."

"That's true." Connor sighed, "There's nothing we can do about it. We can only try to change his mind after graduation."

"It's all the same." Kyle said indifferently, "The so-called Order of the Phoenix is ​​just a name, just like Aurors, Striker, DA, etc.

"If you like the atmosphere of everyone being together, you can move to St. Catchpole Village. There is still a large open space next to my house and the Burrow, so it's no problem to build another manor. "

Connor tilted her head, "So, are you ready to be Professor Snape's neighbor?"

"If he agrees..." Kyle said with a smile.

In this way, Kyle and Connor chatted while admiring the scenery passing by under the carriage. When they were bored, they would read the Daily Prophet from Diagon Alley.

When the sky gradually became dark, they finally caught up with the bright red Hogwarts Express and arrived at the school one step ahead of time.

"Thank you for your hard work." Kyle touched the wings of the Thestral and took out a fresh warthog leg to feed it.

Since there were more and more magical animals around him, Kyle has been keeping these things in his box. Anyway, they are not expensive, and there are discounts if you buy more.

"Fortunately, I went to Nico's manor this holiday." Kyle said with some relief when the two climbed the stairs outside the castle.

"Why do you say that suddenly?" Connor asked puzzledly.

"Look at this..." Kyle handed over the newspaper in his hand.

The Ministry of Magic has not achieved any outstanding results in the Death Eaters during this period, and Fudge's reputation has been getting worse and worse recently.

In order to reverse this situation, he came to Hogwarts several times during the holidays, as if he wanted to repeat the old trick and reveal to the outside world that he and Dumbledore have a close relationship.

Unfortunately, Dumbledore was not in school during this holiday, and he went there in vain.

On the front page of the newspaper were photos of him around the castle, and there were several of them.

Rita Skeeter even exposed his thoughts in the report without any concealment.

As a professional, she knew very well what people liked to see most now... There is no doubt that it must be scolding the minister for inaction.

The article also mentioned that since September, the Ministry of Magic has not taken any substantial actions.

Kyle could imagine that if he had not gone to Nico and stayed in school, he would definitely be busy.

At least Fudge would definitely look for himself if he couldn't find Dumbledore.

To be honest, Kyle would rather lie on a folding chair and bask in the sun than waste time on such boring things as redeeming Fudge's reputation.

The two climbed the stairs and came to the oak door of the castle.

Filch was already guarding here. As usual, he took the dark magic item detector and circled Kyle and Connor several times until he was sure that there was no problem before signaling them to enter the castle.

"Fred is right, this kind of inspection is useless." Connor took out a square box from her pocket, and all the gadgets she bought from Weasley's joke shop were in it.

But there was no movement when the instrument scanned just now.

"Don't say that, it's just that you didn't bring any dark magic items." Kyle glanced back, "and not everyone can use the traceless extension spell."

The two returned to the common room.

Although the train had not arrived yet, the common room was still very lively because most people chose to stay in school.

Kyle and Connor walked to an empty table and sat down.

"Kyle, how was your Christmas?" Ryan, who was playing wizard chess, raised his head and asked.

"Not bad." Kyle said, "What about you, is there anything wrong with you at school?"

"Does it count if the Fat Lady drank a barrel of 500-year-old wine?" Ryan said, "She and her friend, who seemed to be called Violet... They drank all the wine in the portrait of the drunk monk next to the corridor of the Charms classroom."

"That was a disaster..." Mikel said with lingering fear, "They kept going back and forth between each portrait, and the howling singing lasted until two in the morning."

"Students in the whole school were kept awake by the noise."

"I really hope that those drunk monks can hide their wine in a safer place and never find it again."

Speaking of this, everyone immediately began to complain one after another, and it was obvious that they were tortured.

The fact that the Fat Lady likes to drink is no secret in Hogwarts. Gryffindor students have complained a lot, saying that the Fat Lady forces everyone to listen to her singing when she drinks, and only opens the door of the common room after listening.

But they never thought that this habit would spread to people from other colleges.

It can only be said that Gryffindor students have suffered... and must endure it for seven years.

However, some people said that Professor McGonagall had warned the Fat Lady and that she changed Gryffindor's password to "quit drinking" overnight.

As for whether this is true or not, no one knows, after all, they will not go to the eighth floor to test whether the password is correct.

Apart from this, there is nothing special.

Now there is still a while before the start of the term dinner, Connor wants to read more books, and Kyle decides to go to the headmaster's office.

He wants to ask Dumbledore about the time converter.

But when he arrived at the eighth floor, he found that Dumbledore had gone out again and was not in school at all. There were only past headmasters pretending to sleep in the headmaster's office.

"What do you want again?" A wizard asked, as if he was accustomed to Kyle's sudden appearance.

"Dumbledore is in the Ministry of Magic right now. If there is anything important, I can go and call him for you."

"Thank you, Principal Everard, but no need." Kyle said, "I don't have anything important to do. It's the same if I wait for the professor to come back."

"Okay then."

Kyle nodded and left the principal's office.