Chapter 741 Borgin and Burke

Chapter 741 Borgin-Bock

"What did you say?"

Fred almost jumped with excitement. He now even doubted whether Kyle's head had been stepped on by the moon-crazy beast.

"With such an important thing, how could you... Oh, wait a minute." Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized something. "You don't want to ambush Death Eaters in the castle."

"He is indeed my friend, he is smart enough." Kyle grinned, "Yes, that's what I thought.

"Think about it. The ambitious Death Eater took Malfoy's advice and climbed through the vanishing cabinet to Hogwarts. When he looked up, he saw seven or eight professors holding wands waiting in front of him. them……"

"That scene must be wonderful!" At some point, Fred's face had already turned red, and he was extremely excited.

"Great, this plan is great!" George also gasped, as if he had seen the scene of Death Eaters lining up to send warmth.

Excited, they immediately got together and began to discuss how to set up a trap in Hogwarts.

Tie the disappearing cabinet to the broomstick and send it high into the sky...

Put the disappearing cabinet into the sewer pipe...

Dig a swamp the size of a Quidditch pitch in front of the Vanishing Cabinet.

…

The bad ideas between the two of them kept coming up like a fountain.

Kyle sat nearby, jotting down their thoughts with a shorthand quill.

It wasn't until ten minutes later that Fred and George gradually calmed down.

"That's not right." George paused suddenly, then turned around and asked: "Kyle, two disappearing cabinets are needed to be effective. You just said you found one, but the other one is also in Hogwarts. ?"

"There's only one Hogwarts," Kyle said.

This sentence was like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing their enthusiasm.

But after calming down, they immediately remembered another thing Kyle had just said.

"The other disappearing cabinet won't be in Knockturn Alley."

Kyle couldn't have asked them to pay attention to the situation between Knockturn Alley and Malfoy for no reason. When the two things were combined, the truth was already obvious.

The other Vanishing Cabinet was in Knockturn Alley, and Malfoy knew he had to go there if he wanted to complete his plan.

So... now everything makes sense.

"Let's go to Diagon Alley now!" Fred stood up and started to walk out.

"No need to worry." Kyle waved his hand, signaling them to be calm.

"It doesn't matter when I go, it doesn't matter if it's earlier or later. I just want to confirm this time."

"Confirm what?"

"Of course the cabinet is still there," Kyle said. "It's unlikely that Malfoy is running around with the cabinet. If it's still there, we only need to keep an eye on Knockturn Alley to know the specifics of their actions. time."

"What if Malfoy takes away the cabinet?" Fred asked: "It's not difficult. A box with a traceless stretching charm can do it."

"Then it's just a little troublesome to make everyone ready at any time." Kyle said.

"Dad, do they know about this?"

"You should know." Kyle thought for a while, "I have already discussed it with Professor Dumbledore. There is no reason for him not to tell other members of the Order of the Phoenix."

"Dad, they must know!" George suddenly said, "Do you remember, the last time they discussed things, Alastor suddenly mentioned the 'passage', and Tonks and Sirius were almost living in Hogsmeade. ”

"They know everything, but they just don't tell us!" George became more and more angry as he spoke, "They are always like this, treating us like children like Ginny."

"Yes, we have all graduated, but we still don't have enough trust." Fred also looked very unhappy, "Obviously Bill and Charlie can participate in the meeting, but we can't and can only steal outside. listen!"

"Don't say that." Kyle quickly comforted: "This is also for your safety."

"But we also want to help." Fred took a deep breath, "Kyle, do you know why we haven't resigned yet?"

"Do you think working at the Ministry of Magic would be interesting?" Kyle said.

"That was true for the first two months," Fred said, "but then it started getting boring."

"I have to do the same repetitive things every day, write reports, and waste time chasing down small traders..."

"And that little salary, you can earn it in two days in the store..."

"The reason why we didn't resign was because we wanted to help dad share some of the burden."

"By the way, let mom see that we can actually help."

"But she never seemed to notice."

Looking at the two people who were gradually losing their temper, Kyle didn't know how to comfort him for a moment, so he could only whisper: "Are you thinking too much?"

"What's the meaning?"

"That is, do you want to take over Charlie's job and take charge of the security work at No. 12 Grimmauld Place?"

"I don't want to." Fred and George shook their heads at the same time. Let them stay in the same place for a day, it would be better to just give them a killing curse.

"Or to Hogsmeade?"

The two shook their heads again, didn't they mean the same thing? It's just that Hogsmeade is bigger.

"That's it." Kyle said, "Since you don't want to do anything, why are you complaining so much? Mrs. Weasley has taken good care of you, okay?"

Fred and George looked at each other, and the aggrieved and dissatisfied atmosphere just now disappeared instantly, and it was even a little awkward.

"Why don't I go and talk to her and ask you to replace Tonks and Sirius." Kyle suggested: "Or I can go directly to Dumbledore and talk to him."

"Forget it..."

"No need..."

"We were just joking, why did you take it seriously!"

...

Ten minutes later, Ron came and knocked on the door and asked them to go to lunch.

"What are you talking about in there?" Ron asked the three of them suspiciously.

"Nothing."

"It has nothing to do with you." Fred said, "Don't meddle in other people's business."

"You should think about how to take care of that girl."

"What's her name... Lavender?"

"What a pity, your eyesight is not good at such a young age, and you actually think you are... handsome?"

"You peeked at my letter!" Ron's face turned red all of a sudden.

"Don't get me wrong, we don't have this habit." George said seriously, "You said the letter when you were talking in your sleep, and the voice was particularly loud."

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Harry."

"You didn't memorize the letter, did you?"

Then, they began to recite with emotion.

"Ro-Ro, why is this vacation so long..."

"Ro-Ro..."

Fred and George seemed to have some talent. As soon as they opened their mouths, Kyle felt a chill all over his body.

And Ron, blushing so much that he was about to smoke, shouted loudly: "Enough, both of you, shut up!"

He threw everything at hand at the two of them recklessly, a candy, an omni-tool, two Sickles... all from Ron's pocket.

But Fred just waved his wand lazily and turned all those things into paper airplanes.

Oh, except for Sickles, he and George each got one, just right.

"That's all my pocket money!" Ron shouted in annoyance?

"You threw it yourself."

"We thought you didn't want it."

"It's all your fault!" Ron said angrily, "Just wait, wait until I turn seventeen..."

"I believe you will use magic that no one has thought of so far to suppress us." Fred waved his hand and said, "Let's go, George, Kyle."

They squeezed Ron aside and came to the dining room.

Lunch was beef stew and mashed potatoes, and Mrs. Weasley kept adding rice to Connor, as if she was afraid that she would not eat enough.

"You can go back to school with Harry and the others in the afternoon at five o'clock." Mrs. Weasley said after lunch, "Before that, you can chat or play in the house for a while."

"No." Kyle shook his head and said, "We have to go to Diagon Alley to buy something."

"Diagon Alley?" Mrs. Weasley frowned, "But now everyone else is busy, I can't let you go alone, it's too dangerous..."

"It doesn't matter, let's go." Fred immediately stood up and said:

"It just so happens that we also have something to go to the store, we can send them there."

"You guys?" Mrs. Weasley was still a little worried, but now there seemed to be no more suitable candidates.

"Well, how are you going to go, Apparition?"

"No, take a carriage." Kyle said

...

"I met Mr. Malfoy, just ten days ago." Kreacher said at the door of Weasley's Joke Shop.

"Are you sure it's him?" Kyle asked.

"Kreacher saw it clearly, Master Kyle," the elf said, "That's Mr. Malfoy."

"That's right."

Several people came to the outside of the store.

"Malfoy really knows that the other Vanishing Cabinet is here." Fred said.

"I have to go to Knockturn Alley to confirm whether the things are still there." Kyle said.

"No, it's too dangerous." George frowned and said, "Mom asked us to protect you, so we have to go with you."

"What protection? You are interested in it yourself." Kyle directly exposed their excuses.

"Also, have you ever seen anyone go shopping in a dark magic item store together? It would be safer for me to go alone."

Kyle glanced at Connor who was still in the store, then changed his clothes into a large hooded cloak, and regardless of Fred and George's obstruction, he flashed to the entrance of Knockturn Alley.

...

Diagon Alley is much quieter now, let alone here. There is no one on the street. The stalls selling poisons and various strange objects that were seen everywhere before have all disappeared. They should have gone to other places.

After all, in this dangerous and suspicious time, no one would risk being spotted by the Aurors to buy any dark magic products here.

Only a ragged man sitting not far from the entrance, also wearing a hood, making it difficult to see his appearance.

When Kyle walked over, he faintly smelled a faint smell of blood, and his intuition told him that this person was dangerous.

It would definitely not work to turn back at this time, as it would be like confessing. Kyle could only pretend to be calm and continue to move forward, while holding the wand tightly in his sleeve.

When passing by the man, he raised his head, revealing a pair of strange brown eyes, accompanied by a slight swallowing sound.

But fortunately, he didn't seem to want to cause trouble. He just looked at it and lowered his head again.

However, Kyle didn't take it lightly. He continued to hold the wand and walked forward vigilantly until he came to the door of the largest store in the middle of the street.

Borgin and Burke's Dark Magic Shop, there was no customer here either. The owner Borgin sat behind the counter and dozed off bored.

Kyle adjusted the hood on his head and made sure it could cover his face before walking in.

The bell on the door rang, waking up the person behind the counter.

"Welcome, customer," Borgin said, his voice was not enthusiastic.

Kyle didn't say anything, and walked through a cabinet full of skulls and old bottles, and kicked a box that was blocking the way to the side.

"I must remind you, sir." Borgin said coldly: "Here, touching things will cost you money."

"Price?" Kyle sneered as well, and said in a hoarse voice: "You are not referring to the scare box just now... Transfiguration curse, a child's trick."

"Oh?" Borgin's voice finally had something different. "Please forgive my presumptuousness, sir, is there anything I can do for you?"

Kyle did not speak again, just walked around the store, and finally stopped at a dry hand.

"How much is this."

"Two thousand Galleons." Borgin said.

"Tsk, the Hand of Glory is not worth the price." Kyle said lightly, "I'd better go somewhere else."

"Excuse me, you can't buy it anywhere else."

Bogin still sat calmly behind the counter, but his tone of voice was much faster, "You should also know the current situation. Few people dare to sell such good things. I took a big risk, so I have to raise the price appropriately."

Kyle paused for a moment, as if he had agreed, and continued to wander around the store, looking at the things on the shelves with disdain.

"Boiling Blood Curse, only effective for Muggles, garbage."

"Corrosive poison... garbage among garbage..."

"Look at this, a discarded product from a hundred years ago... Is this a second-hand goods purchasing station?"

Bogin's face became more and more ugly, but he couldn't find a reason to get angry, because the man in front of him did not say anything wrong, but his tone was too annoying.

"My dear guest, if you are here to cause trouble, I..."

"Oh, this one is good." At this time, Kyle stopped and pointed to a corner next to the counter and asked, "How much is that?"

"Cursed tapestry..." Borgin said coldly, "You can take it away for only 150 Galleons."

"No, no, no, I don't want this kind of stuff." Kyle shook his head, "I'm talking about the things under the tapestry."

It was a cabinet, which was covered tightly by the tapestry, with only one corner exposed outside, as if it was deliberately hidden by someone.

"What?" Borgin narrowed his eyes.

But at this time, Kyle moved his fingers, and the tapestry flew to the side, revealing the things underneath.

It was indeed a vanishing cabinet, and both the shape and the patterns on the cabinet were exactly the same as the one in Hogwarts.

"Oh, I didn't expect to see such a good thing." Kyle said, "How much is it, I want it."

"Five thousand Galleons." Borgin Lion said loudly.

If there were two vanishing cabinets, the price would be reasonable, but if there was only one, it would be a bit high.

Borgin wanted to make the man in front of him give up, but he never expected that... things seemed to be a little different from what he thought.

"I want it." Kyle took out a box without thinking, opened it and put it on the counter.

This was prepared by Kyle and the Weasley brothers in advance, and it was full of gold galleons.

It was as if he had added an oil lamp to the store.

Borgin was instantly immersed in the fascinating golden light, and the original vigilance in his heart almost dissipated instantly.

It was not until Kyle walked up and opened the disappearing cabinet on his own that he finally came to his senses.

"Wait a minute, guest." Borgin forced his eyes away from the galleons, "You can't take it."

"What?" Kyle knocked in the cabinet, as if checking something, "Is the amount of money I gave not enough?"

"Of course not." Borgin couldn't help but look at the galleons again, and his throat rolled.

"That's it." Kyle said, "It's mine now, why can't I take it away.

"It's just too big, it's a little inconvenient to hold." After that, Kyle took out his wand and tapped it on the vanishing cabinet.

"Oh, wait a minute!" Borgin jumped in front of Kyle.

It's amazing that he has such agility.

"What do you mean?" Kyle's voice was a little unhappy, "You don't want to add money at the last minute."

"Of course not, my guest, Borgin and Burke have the best reputation in Knockturn Alley. It's this vanishing cabinet, it, it's broken."

"Broken?"

"Yes." Borgin slapped the cabinet hard, "How about I fix it and you can come and take it."

"How long will it take?"

"Half a year... No, three months, three months will be enough."

"It takes too long..." Kyle shook his head, "Forget it, I can fix it myself."

After that, Kyle reached out his hand again.

"No, customer." Borgin said again: "We can't sell broken things, this is the rule."

"Really not selling?" Kyle snapped the box containing Galleons shut.

To be honest, for a moment, Borgin was tempted, that was five thousand Galleons, which could be said to be the largest order in ten years.

But when he thought that this cabinet was related to someone's plan, he calmed down again.

"Not selling!" Borgin said firmly: "Of course, in order to compensate for the time the customer waited, I am willing to give a great discount, only need to pay three thousand Galleons, how about it."

Bogin was calculating very loudly, compared with offending that person, the person in front of him didn't matter.

In any case, get the money first, as for three months later... the cabinet was robbed by the Death Eaters, what does it have to do with him.

Anyway, once the Galleons entered Borgin and Burke's, they were not returned.

He didn't believe that anyone wouldn't be tempted by the 2,000 Galleon discount.

"Only 3,000 Galleons? Too cheap." Kyle said softly, "But..."

"Cheap goods are not good, I don't want it."

Before Borgin could even react, Kyle had already picked up the box and walked out of the store.

When he came to his senses and chased after him, Kyle had already disappeared on the street, and there was no trace of him.

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