"Dumbledore asked you to go to the Headmaster's office."

At dinner time the day before Halloween, Charlie, sweating profusely, hurriedly finds Carl.

Quidditch is about to begin, and the Gryffindor team is in the final training camp.

"He just came back from outside." Charlie looked at Carl worriedly, "When you pass by the lawn, you will let me call you when you see me." ”

Fred and George, who were originally playful, also stopped what they were doing and looked at Carl without saying a word.

During this time, Carl had a hard time.

After Snape's proposal was openly or implicitly opposed by many professors, Karl's punishment was also shelved.

Even the punishment of being assigned to the Forbidden Forest was not mentioned.

Even though countless students were talking about it, the professors tacitly ignored it.

But that's obviously not to say Carl is safe.

Hattings said it was the calm before the storm, to make Carl a little quieter during this time.

He had already contacted Polo and asked Polo to hurry up and come back.

Now that Dumbledore has returned, the matter is finally about to be decided.

Karl stood up, miraculously aware that the anxiety he had a few days earlier had suddenly vanished without a trace.

He still had enough strength to turn at Fred and George, and Lee Jordan smiled, "You'll have to leave me some meat pies, I'm not full yet." ”

The two of them went out the door and walked through the hallway, Percy waiting there with a tired face.

"Percy?" Charlie was a little surprised.

"Can I talk to Carl for a moment? Just for a moment? Percy seemed to be in a hurry, and looked anxious.

Charlie stared at him for a moment, then finally nodded suspiciously.

Percy led Carl to a window, where Hagrid was walking towards the castle with a large bag of pumpkins, which was prepared for tomorrow's Halloween Eve.

"Listen." Percy looked around nervously and whispered, "Come in later, whatever Dumbledore asks you, you have to answer truthfully." Trust me, don't hide, don't lie, answer truthfully, trust me. ”

He looked at Carl, who looked confused.

"What did you hear······" Carl asked, skeptically.

"I don't know!" Percy rudely interrupted Carl's inquiry, "Did you hear what I said?" ”

Karl nodded.

Percy didn't repeat it again and patted Carl on the shoulder: "Remember to tell me about this when you go back." Good luck, Carl. ”

Watching Percy disappear into the corridor in a hurry, Charlie looked at Carl curiously, and when he saw that Carl was just shrugging, he stopped talking and led Carl to the two stone monsters.

"Cockroach pile." Charlie said.

Two stone monsters jumped aside, revealing the stairs inside. Charlie didn't go any further, he also patted Carl on the shoulder: "I have to go back, Carl, good luck." ”

Karl walked up the stone staircase, calm in his heart.

It's actually good to be expelled, he can continue his studies with Polo. In this school, he sometimes felt constrained, and the things taught by the professors were of little use to him.

But Fred, George, Lee Jordan, Cedric······ Thinking of these names, Carl was a little reluctant in his heart.

If you leave Hogwarts, will these friends still know him a few years later? Will they still make faces at him and invite him to a "great adventure"?

By the time we meet again, maybe they'll have already become a different person? What can they talk about when they sit together?

Carl felt a sudden sour look in his nose.

Thinking wildly about the future, Carl came to the bright gate, which had a sphin-headed knocker on it. Karl raised his hand and was about to knock on the door when suddenly a furious voice came from inside.

"Albus, I swear, I didn't teach Carl the Fire Curse! You can't ······."

The door to the Headmaster's office opened, and Professor Caro's face was pressed against Dumbledore's crooked nose.

Dumbledore's expression was serious, and he saw Karl enter his room and looked up to stop Renos from speaking.

"I'm not because of this, Renos, we've known each other for so many years, and I want you to believe in me as much as I believe in you." Dumbledore shook his head slightly, "All I can say about the Caro siblings is that I'm sorry, the Ministry of Magic is worried about ······"

"Ministry of Magic, ha, great Ministry of Magic! Untouchables! Reinos raised his head, laughed and screamed, "Albus, I only have these two nephews and nieces, and the Caro family only has the two young men!" ”

He stood up and glanced at Carl, his expression contorted, "I won't bother you busy, Albus." But I want to advise you, the Caro family can't fall! I know a lot of people are waiting for next year, and Millicent will be the tenth year next year, and a lot of people are tired of seeing her sitting on it. ”

Dumbledore was silent for a moment, then nodded in agreement, "This Christmas, I'll have a good chat with Old Barty." ”

"Barty Crouch?" Reinos couldn't help but scold, "That old dog who sold his own son!" I'll figure it out. ”

Dumbledore watched Reinos leave before smiling at Karl, "Do you want to eat some cockroach piles?" ”

His drawer suddenly opened, and countless cockroaches huddled together and swarmed onto the table. Carl looked at these cockroaches whose tentacles were still shaking, held back the nausea in his heart, shook his head and said, "Thank you, no." ”

Dumbledore regretfully picked out the strongest one from the group of cockroaches and ate it in one bite, and asked with a satisfied face, "Do you really need a little?" ”

Carl shook his head.

"You went to Hogsmeade through that secret passage for the sycophants?"

Carl nodded.

"Did you go to Duke Honey's candy?" Dumbledore asked curiously, "That's the most popular shop in Hogsmeade!" ”

Carl shook his head, "We'd love to go, but we don't have that much money in our pockets." We went to the Jokowi Magic Joke Workshop, which Fred and George had always wanted to go to. ”

"I guess that's the only good thing about work." Dumbledore sighed, "He must have been in a good mood when he saw you, otherwise he wouldn't have paid any attention to you." ”

Dumbledore jumped, but Karl understood, "You mean the barkeeper?" ”

"Yes, he's not a warm-hearted man. Of course he was a good man, but unfortunately he was never warm-hearted. Dumbledore searched the table for cockroaches that were more worth catching, "But then?" ”

"Later?"

"You." Dumbledore tossed a smaller cockroach into his mouth, looked up, and asked casually, "When did you learn the Fire Charm?" ”

Carl looked at Dumbledore in surprise and wondered, "What is the Fire Charm?" ”

Dumbledore stared at Karl as his fingers tapped lightly on the table, and the cockroaches all burrowed into the drawer under the table as if they had received an order.

"You don't know the Fire Curse?" Dumbledore's expression was serene, as if nothing had come as a surprise to him.

"What's that?"

"Hmm, a powerful but dangerous form of black magic." Dumbledore said briskly.

"It's the one you use in the restaurant."