Chapter 657 Dumbledore's Intuition, Phoenix Is ​​in Hand (Part 2)

Chapter 657 Dumbledore's Intuition, Phoenix in Hand (Two in One)

The news of Sirius' injury seemed to be deliberately concealed by the Ministry of Magic. No one knew what happened that night, and there was no report in the newspaper.

The next day, Hogwarts was still as lively as usual. Everyone excitedly discussed the upcoming Christmas and holiday arrangements.

"What exactly does the Ministry of Magic want to do..." At the Hufflepuff table, Cedric put down the newspaper in his hand and said angrily: "But two people almost died, and they were adult wizards with strong strength. Is this their solution? Let it go?"

"Obviously... That's right." Kyle spread orange jam on his bread, "This is why I always wanted Professor Dumbledore to compete for the Minister of Magic, but unfortunately he said he would never agree to it."

"Yeah, it would be great if Professor Dumbledore became the Minister." Cedric also sighed.

Although he always believed that Hogwarts could not do without Dumbledore, the key point was that he would graduate next year... At that time, who the principal was would have nothing to do with him.

So from the bottom of his heart, he also prefers Dumbledore to run for the Minister of Magic.

"Okay, let's change the subject." Kyle shook his head, "If you want Dumbledore to be the Minister, Voldemort will only be able to become the headmaster of Hogwarts... What are your plans for the holiday?"

"Qiu and I are going to visit Sirius at St. Mungo's." Cedric took a sip of pumpkin juice, "Then we'll go to Diagon Alley, where Fred and George have chosen a store, and I'm going to join them."

"Join the Weasley Joke Shop?" Kyle asked in confusion, "But don't you want to join a professional Quidditch team after graduation?

"If I remember correctly, the Mottola Macaws also sent you a trial invitation not long ago."

"That's right." Cedric said calmly, "But I really can't convince myself to leave the UK at this time. I can join a professional team at any time, but definitely not now.

"It just so happens that the Weasley brothers also need help, so this can be considered as finding something for myself to do."

"Are you sure?" Kyle glanced at him, "That's a very good team, and this opportunity is rare."

"But their current seekers are also very good." Cedric said indifferently, "Even if I pass the trial, I can only be a substitute. It's not bad to wait and see for a few years."

Cedric seemed to have made a decision, and took the initiative to change the subject after speaking.

"Connor, what are you going to do during the holidays."

"Maybe I'll stay in school. Anyway, there's nothing to do when I go back." Connor said, "And I'm going to try to join the Extraordinary Pharmacist Association next year, so I can take advantage of the holidays to read some books related to potions."

"What about you, Kyle." Cedric continued to ask.

"I haven't thought about it yet." Kyle said.

"Do you want to go visit Sirius with us?" Cedric asked, and then he looked at Connor again, "But I think... you should want to be in school more."

"This is not a conflict." Kyle smiled.

Even if he stayed in school, he could ask Dumbledore for a portkey to number twelve, Grimmauld Place, and then go to St. Mungo's.

Or, it would be simpler to take the Knight Bus directly.

As for which way to choose, it depends on whether Dumbledore is in school during the holidays. If possible, Kyle still wants to choose a more convenient portkey.

After all, the Knight Bus is not comfortable.

…

After breakfast, several people left the hall and prepared to go to class.

The first class of the sixth grade was Potions, and Kyle and Connor arrived at the dungeon on time.

But strangely, Snape was late today... It was not until 20 minutes into the class that he pushed open the door of the dungeon with a gloomy face.

This had never happened before.

And during class, Snape was even more severe and terrible. No matter who it was, as long as they made a little mistake, even if the material was cut too thick, they would be scolded by him.

This also made everyone silent, and no one dared to say a word.

When the get out of class was over, Snape didn't stay for even a second and left the classroom before the bell rang.

When Kyle walked out, Snape was no longer in the corridor.

"What happened to him?" Kyle looked at Connor and asked curiously, "Did the crucible explode when preparing the potion?"

"I don't know either." Connor shook her head, "But it's definitely not what you said. The potions prepared by Professor Snape have never failed."

"That's strange." Kyle muttered in a low voice, "It can't be that Professor Dumbledore asked him to go to St. Mungo's to take care of Sirius during the Christmas holidays."

After saying that, Kyle couldn't help laughing. Snape was so concerned about Sirius, and the scene was so weird. If that was the case, there would definitely be a big battle in St. Mungo's.

However, Kyle didn't care too much about this little episode.

As for Snape, it's normal to be angry. It would be strange if he looked very happy one day.

But Kyle soon discovered that Snape was not the only one who was unhappy, but Harry as well.

After returning from St. Mungo's that day, Harry had been pretending as if nothing had happened in order to prevent Umbridge from noticing anything.

But for some reason, he suddenly became taciturn recently, and a few days later, his temper began to become irritable.

According to Hannah, Harry once had a big fight with Snape during a Potions class and was kicked out of the classroom.

This was so rare... Although Harry was indeed impulsive at times, he rarely quarreled with professors during class.

Because whenever he wanted to do this, Hermione and Ron could always stop him immediately.

But this time was different... According to Hannah, neither of them combined could hold Harry down.

Kyle was curious about what happened in the past few days to cause such a big change in Harry, and he also went to Gryffindor Tower.

But Fred told him that Harry was not in the dormitory, not even in the past few days, including at night.

"He didn't run out of school, right?" Kyle frowned.

"Of course not." George shook his head. "I think he probably spent the night in the Room of Requirement."

"What?" Kyle was a little confused, "Why didn't Harry stay in the dormitory and instead went to the Room of Requirement? He and Ron had a fight?"

"It's not Ron. Actually...this matter is mainly related to us."

Fred took Kyle to a deserted corridor and explained: "It must have been three days ago. We sent a special prop in the letter to home... an upgraded telescopic ear."

"We made it look like a blank parchment," George said. "Because it was our letter, Mom didn't check it..."

"I think she put it aside after reading it..."

"That made us lucky enough to hear one of their conversations."

"Harry happened to be there at that time."

Fred said with some annoyance: "Because he has been depressed about Sirius these past few days, so we invited him to listen to the conversation."

"Is it related to Harry?" Kyle asked.

"That's right." George sighed, and his voice was very low, "Mom said that Harry can possess the mysterious person through dreams, and the mysterious person can also do the same..."

Kyle frowned and said, "Mrs. Weasley really said that?"

"It's absolutely true," Fred said, "It was after Harry heard these words that he made the decision to leave the dormitory.

"He probably felt like he was a weapon or something that could hurt other people at any time."

"He didn't even want to go to class. Professor McGonagall caught him back in the classroom." George said quietly, "If we had known that things would turn out like this, we shouldn't have invited Harry to listen together."

Their intention was to give Harry some fun and make him happy, but they ended up making him even more miserable.

But they didn't expect that the conversation that day happened to be related to Harry.

After understanding the cause of the incident, Kyle went to the corridor where the Room of Requirement was located.

But after seeing the two people who were there before, he turned around and left... Even Hermione and Ron couldn't see Harry, let alone him.

Fortunately, it was almost Christmas, and Sirius should be able to cheer him up again.

Kyle thought so.

…

Finally, Christmas is here.

The day before the holiday, the auditorium was decorated with twelve towering Christmas trees, and the ceiling was filled with sparkling snowflakes and stars.

Everyone was celebrating the upcoming holiday, except Kyle... After the dinner, he was called to the principal's office by Dumbledore again.

And this time there was only Dumbledore in the principal's office. He was wearing floral pajamas just like last time.

"We're not going anywhere again." Kyle muttered in his heart.

But what Dumbledore said next made him somewhat unexpected.

"What? Let me teach Harry Occlumency?"

"Yes, you heard it right." Dumbledore said, "Harry needs to learn this technique to protect his brain from being invaded by external magic.

"I originally wanted to teach him myself, but I was too busy..."

Dumbledore pointed to the pile of letters on the table, "These are messages from all over the world, and they are like this every day. I must read them all before going to bed."

"So you just want me to teach?" Kyle said.

"It should be said that he is assisting Professor Snape." Dumbledore said,

"Harry's Occlumency teachings started two days ago."

Two days ago?

Kyle thought about it and realized that it happened to be the day that Snape was late for class.

"So, it didn't go well?" he asked tentatively.

"Harry doesn't seem to adapt to Professor Snape's teaching methods..." Dumbledore couldn't help coughing slightly.

In fact, he still had reservations about what he just said. Not only was Harry not adaptable to Snape's teaching methods, they were simply incompatible.

But there is no way. Harry must now find a way to protect his consciousness from being invaded by Voldemort one day in the future. Occlumency is the best choice.

This is why Snape said a few days ago that Harry was always in danger.

So after returning from St. Mungo's, he began to arrange for Harry's Occlumency training.

But the discovery of the matter did not go smoothly.

Snape chose to use Legilimency to force Harry to find a way to seal his brain...

This was understandable, but Harry used another kind of magic in a hurry, or instinct... Without a wand, he bounced Legilimency back.

Then Harry also saw some of Snape's secrets... Although it was only a few seconds, it was enough to embarrass Snape.

The first teaching session ended hastily in a rage between the two people, and it did not play any role at all.

Then Dumbledore thought of Kyle.

"You are also proficient in brain blockage. If you ease the atmosphere in the middle, the teaching effect should be better." Dumbledore said, "At least don't let them leave unhappily in the middle of the class like last time."

"But I'm just getting started with brain blockage, so I shouldn't be able to help." Kyle refused.

He had other things to do during this holiday and didn't want to waste time on other things.

Brain occlumency is not something that can be accomplished overnight. If he takes on this job, his vacation will be completely ruined.

Besides, Snape is pretty good. Although his teaching method is a little rough, it will not harm Harry.

And now is a special period. Putting some pressure on Harry will also help him master this technique as soon as possible.

But Dumbledore seemed to have not heard the refusal in Kyle's words.

"You are too modest, Kyle." He shook his head. "Speaking of brain occlumency, there are few people I know who are better than you, including some wizards who have been famous for a long time."

"Professor, you are really a joke." Kyle continued to refuse. "Professor Snape is much better than me. Even he can't do it. What's the use of adding me?"

Dumbledore's eyes flashed. If it was two years ago, Kyle's words were correct, but now it is questionable.

"Even if it's to help Harry, is that okay?" Dumbledore said calmly, "The last dream made him very depressed, and you want him to cheer up as soon as possible."

Kyle frowned and hesitated.

If it's really like what Dumbledore said, it's okay for him to help, but Kyle always feels something is wrong.

Although Dumbledore's words sound right, comforting Harry... this job is obviously more suitable for Hermione and Ron.

And it's Snape who is responsible for teaching Harry's brain occlumency, and he can't help much even if he goes...Kyle doesn't think he can change Snape's thoughts and decisions, unless Connor is added.

For both things, he is not the best choice, but Dumbledore still found him.

But Kyle thought for a long time and didn't expect Dumbledore to have any other purpose.

"But I still have to watch the basilisk...I can't be distracted." Kyle raised his head and whispered.

Dumbledore's mouth twitched visibly, but then returned to normal.

"It's okay, Fawkes can help." He said with a smile.

"Then it's settled." Kyle almost didn't hesitate, as if he was afraid that Dumbledore would go back on his word, and immediately agreed, "Without further delay, I'll go find Professor Snape."

After that, he opened the door of the principal's office and walked out, hugging Fawkes who was sleeping on the branch.

Fawkes, awakened, opened his eyes blankly, looked at Kyle, then at Dumbledore, and buried his head in his wings again.

"Bang!"

The door of the principal's office was closed.

"What a cunning kid."

Phineas Black on the portrait opened his eyes and said to Dumbledore: "That kid obviously deliberately made conditions, can't you hear it?"

"I'm not an old fool, Phineas." Dumbledore walked behind the table, picked up a letter on it and read it.

Of course he knew what Kyle meant. If the basilisk was really so unstable that it needed to be watched all the time, he would not have allowed Kyle to bring it into the school.

But now he had to let Kyle take the job.

Of course, helping Harry was only secondary, and there was another more important reason...

That was to find something for Kyle to do during the holiday, to keep him busy, so busy that he had no time to think about other things.

He had a hunch... well, it was an old wizard's intuition. If he ignored Kyle, he would definitely do something unexpected in the next two weeks, and it was probably related to him.

And the closer the holiday was, the stronger this feeling became.

Dumbledore chose to trust his intuition.

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