The day before the holidays, the results finally came out, and Kyle was indisputably the first in his grade with a perfect score.

This result surprised many people, who had always thought that Kyle did not do well in the exam.

Not only them, but Kyle himself was surprised.

Snape actually gave him a perfect score again?

Kyle had thought that Snape gave him a perfect score last year, most likely because he saved Connor from Oron.

After all, it is a family, and the grace of saving lives must always be expressed.

But why this year, because he saved Harry?

But that doesn't make sense, Harry doesn't have such a big face...... If it was Harley, maybe it was a little bit possible.

Kyle was puzzled.

It couldn't have been Snape's conscience that inspired him to become a good wizarding professor.

It's also, Kyle would rather believe that Voldemort is a hidden Muggle Intelligence agent...... It's at least a possibility.

However, there are also some people who believe that such results are normal.

Fred and George made it clear in the common room:

"It's the funniest joke I've heard this year."

"Seriously, I'd rather believe that our little brother Ron can be a prefect than that Kyle will make a mistake in an exam."

And Connor, too, didn't believe that Professor McGonagall shook her head because she found out that Kyle didn't do well, but was adamant that there must be some other reason.

She was right.

Some of the young wizards were so confused that they couldn't help but ask Professor McGonagall, only to be reprimanded.

Professor McGonagall said that she shook her head and was just disappointed that the others were too far apart from Kyle.

Of course, this is only a superficial statement, and no one knows what Professor McGonagall thinks.

But in any case, the school year is finally over.

A notice of no use of magic during the holidays was sent to everyone, who either left Hogwarts in a carriage or ferry and boarded the train back to King's Cross Station.

……

"Hermione, you don't have to compete with Kelby, after all, he's the youngest member of the Merlin Order."

In a box, Harry looked at Hermione, who looked irritable, and comforted, "You've done well in the exam, and you're still the first......

"But I didn't get a perfect score!" Hermione clutched at her messy hair in frustration.

"You're just getting some points deducted from your potions scores." Harry thought for a moment and whispered, "That's Snape...... No matter how standard your potions were, as long as it wasn't a Slytherin, he would find a way to deduct points. ”

"But Kyle isn't a Slytherin either." Hermione frowned, "But he still got a perfect score, which means that others can do the same."

I must have done something wrong...... Maybe the heating time is too long, the book says twenty seconds, but I forgot that it takes time to extinguish the flame.

And the valerian branches, too, I feel like the two I chose are too long......"

Hermione recalls over and over the steps she took to make the Forgetting Potion, and with each thought about it, she seems to find a new mistake.

Harry and Ron's faces grew more and more embarrassed, and it was obvious that they didn't want to discuss the topic.

Now the holidays have just begun...... On this beautiful day, they really don't want to hear anything about grades, exams, and so on, especially potions exams.

Ron was a little annoyed, and he turned his head to look down the hallway outside the door, trying to distract himself in this way.

At this time, Kyle happened to pass by their box.

Having just received the Order of the Order of the Order of Merlin, he was accompanied by a large group of young wizards.

Each of them wanted to have a conversation with Kyle, and the hallway seemed very lively.

"That's majestic...... Ron muttered to himself, "If I could get both the Merlin Medal and the perfect score, my mother would be very ...... Oh oops! ”

Ron seemed to think of something, and his face turned white in an instant.

"What's wrong with you?" Harry next to him wondered, "Are you hungry?" I have some snacks here. ”

"No, Harry!"

Ron said with a bitter face, "Remember what I told you?" Our family and Kyle are neighbors. ”

"Of course I do."

There was a hint of envy in Harry's voice.

The wizarding village, where the neighbors are Hogwarts classmates, is simply the life he dreams of.

"Mom must already know......" There was a slight cry in Ron's voice, "I'm done!" ”

Originally, he thought that his grades were not bad, at least he passed them all, but compared to Kyle, his report card was really a bit unsightly.

Oh yes, and Percy......

My brother is the first in the fifth grade, and the neighbor is the first in the second grade...... Ron could already imagine what he was going to experience next.

Last summer, Fred and George's screams scared most of the goblins away.

He still mentally gave Fred and George a resounding combination name.

"The Weasley Choir, a good helper to drive away goblins"

However, he may be joining the crowd this year.

Looking at the chattering Ron, Harry silently patted him on the shoulder, and the envy and jealousy in his eyes instantly dissipated.

It seems that having a good neighbor is not all good either.

Fortunately, he didn't have this kind of trouble.

The Dursleys didn't care about his grades, even if he went home with a zero-score report card without fear of being scolded.

Wrong...... If he did get a zero on the test, maybe his aunt and uncle would be happy and give him an extra piece of dry bread that Dudley didn't want for breakfast.

Not having to compare yourself to others or worrying about poor grades is probably the only advantage of the Dursleys.

Harry wanted to laugh twice, but his mouth was glued and he couldn't laugh anyway.

Beside hermione, she stopped recalling the exam.

She looked at Ron, who was so distraught, that she opened her mouth, but said nothing.

To be honest, she had a hard time understanding Ron's mood right now, and she didn't know how to comfort him.

"If only I could be like Kyle......" Ron sighed and said quietly.

……

Meanwhile, in a box not far from them, Kyle is nervously asking, "Well, no one is coming......

"It's safe!"

Cedric poked his head out and glanced twice in the hallway, then closed the box door and added a curtain with his wand.

"Whew...... Finally got rid of them. ”

Kyle let out a long sigh of relief as he pulled off his cloak.

Who would have thought that he didn't use the invisibility cloak much during the night tour in the castle, but he used it on the train back.

Those people were a little too enthusiastic, and if he hadn't used the Cloak of Invisibility, he would probably still be surrounded by him right now.

(End of chapter)