Hogwarts: I'm a model wizard

"Hey, kid, why are you back again!"

On the second floor of the Hog's Head, Aberforth's portrait looked at Kyle standing in front of him and said unhappily, "You should have remembered that you need to pay for occupying a seat."

"Of course, fifty Galleons, ten times, and Professor Dumbledore will pay for it later." Kyle sighed quietly.

He was kicked out by Professor McGonagall.

If he hadn't pointed out Professor McGonagall's purpose, he might have been able to stay in the school by pretending to be stupid, but the problem was that he pointed it out, and Professor McGonagall admitted it herself, that she didn't want Kyle to stay in the school.

As the real person in charge of the school, Professor McGonagall didn't want Kyle to stay, and it was useless even though he made many excuses.

Professor McGonagall even used a secret passage in the school so that he could leave Hogwarts without alerting anyone...which was why he ended up at the Hog's Head.

Because the exit of the secret passage is here, and the entrance is in the Room of Requests.

Dumbledore must have told her this... so that she could use this secret passage to send students away when Hogwarts was in crisis.

Professor McGonagall's meaning was also very clear. She wanted to use the time-turner to save Dumbledore herself instead of letting Kyle go.

In order to ensure that this matter goes smoothly, the best way is to get the most crucial thing first... the time converter.

In fact, what Professor McGonagall had said to Kyle before was true.

She did visit Nicolas Flamel's estate once when she was young.

At that time, Dumbledore had just become the headmaster of Hogwarts. Perhaps he was happy, so he took advantage of Madam Perenelle's 600th birthday to take a few professors he was optimistic about to Devon to see the world.

In addition to Professor McGonagall, Professor Sprout also went there.

It turned out that Dumbledore had a good vision, and they both became deans later.

Professor Flitwick originally had a spot for him... but due to a time conflict with his duel competition, he had to give up going.

As for Slytherin's Headmaster Slughorn... he had drunk too much at the dinner party the day before and missed the departure time.

To this day, Slughorn beats his legs in frustration every time he thinks about this incident, of course, this does not stop him from continuing to hold dinner parties and getting drunk at them.

Of course, Kyle didn't know this.

The portrait of Aberforth on the second floor was still chattering away. Kyle glanced at him and asked, "Why didn't you tell me before that there is a secret passage leading to Hogwarts here? If I had known it was so simple, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to turn myself into an owl."

"It's no use, even if I tell you." There were footsteps behind him, and the voice of Aberforth himself.

At some point, he had reached the second floor and was staring at Kyle.

"The secret passage you just used is one-way. In other words, it can only be opened from Hogwarts. My place is just an exit and cannot be entered."

"Is that so? I misunderstood." Kyle scratched his hair and prepared to walk out.

"Wait a moment." Aberforth suddenly called him from behind.

"What's wrong?" Kyle asked, turning around.

"Your Headmaster Dumbledore, he..." Aberforth opened his mouth to speak, then shook his head, "Forget it, it's nothing, just get out of here."

Aberforth turned and walked down the stairs.

“It’s really weird,” Kyle said.

He moved to the window and glanced in the direction of the Shrieking Shack.

There was a new shop opened there, an ice cream shop. A middle-aged man with a slightly bald head was sitting next to it. He had no intention of soliciting customers. Even when someone came to the door, he looked nonchalant and just scooped a big spoonful and put it on the ice cream cone.

Apart from the large portion, the ice cream shop in Diagon Alley was completely inferior to the one in other aspects, especially the appearance. The ice cream was neither round nor square, just like it had been chewed by a dog.

This person should be Sirius.

I have to say, his job of hiding was terrible. Even if Kyle didn't know anything, he could tell at a glance that there was something wrong with him.

Even if you don't say you love what you do, at least you should be normal. Who would be so perfunctory in making money? It's not difficult to make a good ice cream...

Moreover, Kyle looked at the silver coin handed over by the customer, and the corner of his mouth twitched again.

One Sickle, a lump of ice cream bigger than a fist. No wonder they still have business despite such poor service attitude.

But can his store really make money?

Kyle only watched for a while before he couldn't bear it any longer, so he left the window and Apparated away from the Hog's Head.

……

Now he definitely couldn't stay in Hogwarts anymore, so he had to find something to do on his own. Kyle first went back to St. Catchpole's Village.

Chris had gone to work at the Ministry of Magic and was not at home.

Kyle sat on the sofa, poured himself a cup of black tea, and began to think about what had happened recently.

For some reason, he wasn't worried that Professor McGonagall might get hold of the Time-Turner first, even though she had made all the necessary preparations.

Kyle always felt that the whole thing was a bit too coincidental. And Nico, he seemed to know something, and what was the use of the "juice" he drank...

Kyle thought so, but because he had stayed up all night yesterday and now he suddenly returned home, his mind relaxed and his consciousness gradually became blurred, and he finally fell asleep on the sofa.

Kyle slept very soundly and didn't wake up until noon.

Although it was only a few hours, he felt as if he had slept for a whole day. All his fatigue was swept away, but his arms were a little numb, as if they were run over by a car.

Kyle turned his head and struggled to pick up the chubby cat lying on his arm. He threw it aside before standing up and stretching his numb arm.

Chris hadn't come back yet, so Kyle found a few slices of bread and put some slices of grilled ham in it to make a sandwich, which was his lunch.

He really missed the days in Beauxbatons now. No matter what else he said, at least the food there was really good.

Kyle finished his sandwich and walked outside.

He decided to go to the Ministry of Magic.

Because he had a feeling in his heart that this time the task of going back to the past to save Dumbledore would definitely fall on him, no matter how good Professor McGonagall's arrangements were.

But he still remembered that both Godric Gryffindor and Salazar Slytherin had told him not to touch the time turner.

But now, because of Dumbledore's affairs, he might have to use a time-turner.

In this case, Kyle wanted to consult a professional.

The first person he thought of was Diana, who worked in the Department of Mysteries.

All existing Time-Turners are kept in the Department of Mysteries. No one knows them better than the Unspeakable, and perhaps she can give me some advice.

Just go.

After Kyle got dressed, he went straight to the Weasley's house next door.

After refusing Mrs. Weasley's offer to stay for lunch for the third time, Kyle finally managed to get into the fireplace and arrived at the Ministry of Magic with the help of the Floo Network.

When he arrived at the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, Chris was just about to go out, and the two ran into each other in the corridor.

"Kyle..." Chris looked a little surprised, "What are you doing in the Ministry of Magic?"

"Dad." Kyle asked bluntly, "I want to ask Mom something. Can I go to the Department of Mysteries?"

"Department of Mysteries... I'm afraid that's not possible." Chris frowned, "Is it something important?"

"This is related to something I might do later," Kyle said. "It's pretty important."

"Then you'd better think of other ways in advance." Chris shook his head. "The door to the Department of Mysteries has been locked since a long time ago. No one except the Unspoken Man can open it."

"You can't do it either?"

"Even the Minister of Magic can't do that." Chris shook his head and said, "The Department of Mysteries is independent of the Ministry of Magic, and it can even be said that they are unrelated. They just happen to work in the same place.

"So, once the door is locked, only the Silent Man himself can open it."

"Is that so?" Kyle was a little disappointed.

"But... it's not completely impossible." Chris thought for a moment and said, "I remember that in order to better understand the movements outside, they left a silent person outside. If you can find that person, you can ask him to help pass the message.

"Your mother gets along well with other Unspoken people. If you reveal your identity, they should be willing to help you."

"Is that person... in the Ministry of Magic?" Kyle inquired.

"I don't know." Chris shook his head. "No one knows where the Silent Man is, or even if he is a man or a woman. His existence is kept completely secret."

"But you should have met that person once before."

"The night of Lupin's wedding!" Kyle blurted out.

That night, after Kyle picked up the others from the Hog's Head Inn, he met Chris who came to check on the situation, and the silent man in a black hood beside him.

According to Chris, the man came to help Diana check the situation, and after seeing that he was intact and uninjured, he disappeared again.

This was also the only time Kyle encountered a Silent Man other than Diana in recent years, so he remembered it very clearly.

"Yes, that's the guy." Chris nodded. "I met him in the lobby of the Ministry of Magic at that time. If he... let's call him that for now, if he didn't come to the Ministry of Magic to find me on purpose, then it means he was already here.

"After all, if the Unspoken Man in the Department of Mysteries wants to know more information, the Ministry of Magic is the best choice.

"You can try your luck. Go to the lobby first, and then take the elevator to the ninth floor where the Department of Mysteries is located. If you repeat this a few times, you may be able to attract the other party's attention."

After saying that, Chris glanced at the elevator that had just come down and hurried over, and Kyle followed him up.

"I'm sorry, I probably won't be able to go with you," Chris said.

"It's okay, I can do it myself." Kyle said, and he glanced at Chris. "Why, someone's magical animal escaped again?"

"It's even more troublesome than this." Chris sighed. "I don't know who did what, but the black dragons in the Hexidili Islands have become more and more aggressive recently. Several black dragons have even entered the territories of other dragons and fought with them."

"A mysterious man?" Kyle asked subconsciously.

When this unusual thing happened, the first people he thought of were the mysterious man and his Death Eaters. Even if it wasn't them, he wouldn't feel guilty about putting the blame on them.

"It shouldn't be..." Chris thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "If it was the You-Know-Who, he should have lured or threatened the dragon breeders in the Hessidian Islands to let them bring their dragons to join the Death Eaters, so as to expand his power, just like he did to the giants.

"In fact, Newt has already found out part of the reason. According to him, the black dragon became irritable because it sensed the sudden surge of magic power nearby..."

"Strange..." Kyle muttered to himself, "Why is there a magical reaction in the Hexidili Islands?"

Black dragons are different from other fire dragons. They are very sensitive to magic. As long as the wizard uses a magic, even the simplest lighting spell, they will regard it as a provocation.

Therefore, this kind of fire dragon can only be cared for by specialized dragon breeders in the Hebrides Islands. For the safety of wizards, the use of magic is generally prohibited there.

Kyle couldn't understand why anyone would be so tired of living that he would run to a place like that to commit suicide. After all, the reaction of magic was too intense. For example, if a magic of a very large range was released, it was possible that one would be hunted down by dozens of black dragons.

There were dozens of fire dragons, and they were black dragons with the highest magic resistance. Even if Dumbledore encountered them, he would have to run away.

"Is everything okay?" Kyle asked worriedly, "Do you want me to go with you?"

"No need." Chris waved his hand. "Newt has already gone there. And Mr. Lima, do you remember him? You met him before at the Romanian Fire Dragon Sanctuary."

"The Monster Book of Monsters?"

“Yes, that’s his work,” Chris said, “so you can’t help much.”

The elevator arrived at the main hall and two people walked out.

Chris looked around and said, "No... I can't recognize who that person was at that time. Maybe if you try a few more times, you can get the other person's attention."

"Okay." Kyle nodded.

Chris then left in a hurry.

Kyle followed his instructions and took the elevator to the ninth floor again.

It was still the same as before, with empty walls, no doors or windowsills.

Kyle came to the end of the corridor. There should have been a black door here, but now it was gone, leaving only a bare wall.

No wonder Chris said no one could get in. There wasn’t even a door, so of course no one could get in.

Kyle searched the place for a while but still found nothing, and no one came to contact him.

There was no choice but for Kyle to take the elevator back to the main hall, walk around and then come back here.

This was repeated back and forth five times, and finally when we reached the ninth floor for the sixth time, there was one more person there.

A man wearing a black hood, blending perfectly into the surrounding environment. Kyle was even startled when he first saw him, and didn't notice how he appeared here at all.

"Are you, the Silent Man?" Kyle asked in a low voice, looking at the other person carefully.

He had an idea that perhaps this person was Dumbledore in disguise. After all, the identity of the Silent Man allowed him to hide perfectly without being discovered by anyone.

But soon Kyle was somewhat disappointed to find that judging from the figure, this person should be a witch, not Dumbledore...

In response to Kyle's question, the other party did not speak, but just nodded.

"That's great." Kyle said happily, "You should know me. We met before, at Grimmauld Place."

The other nodded again, but this time she finally spoke, "You've been here five times, what's the matter?"

Just as Kyle thought, the voice coming from the hood was that of the witch. It was very hoarse, and it was unclear whether it was naturally like that or was deliberately disguised.

But Kyle didn't care about that. He looked at the other person in a daze, "Do you know I came five times?"

"I know everyone who comes to the ninth floor." The other person took a step to the left, and his black robe blended perfectly into the wall like water.

"Then why didn't you come out at that time?" Kyle couldn't help but ask, "You made me run back and forth six times."

"If you could ask if there is anyone there, you wouldn't have to run so many times." The man said, "I thought you were exercising."

"Who would take an elevator to exercise..." Kyle muttered to himself.

He was now even more certain that this person was not Dumbledore... Dumbledore was not so playful.

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