Chapter 507: The Gift
For the next few days, Kyle's life remained the same as before, and every day he woke up and could see a thick stack of books on the table in the common room.
These were sent by other people, and they were busy as if they were going to move the library in.
And Mrs. Pince, who has always been strict, has also uncharacteristically relaxed the borrowing standards, and no longer requires that the previous book must be returned before she can continue to borrow books.
As a result, Kyle has piled up more and more books in his dorm room, and he doesn't even have enough desks, so he has to put them in the corner, ready to wait for the tournament to be returned after the tournament is over.
Although it is a little troublesome every day, after all, it is everyone's kindness, and Kyle doesn't have much to say.
It's just that this kind of kindness is completely useless.
…… There's no way, let's not talk about whether these books are useful or not, and even if they do, Kyle can't read more than thirty books in one day.
Don't say you watched it...... He couldn't even flip through so many books.
A week later, Rita Skeeter's article was finally published.
At breakfast, the owls brought the newspaper on time.
The Daily Prophet on Halloween also had news about the Triwizard Tournament, with a photo of Daniel Zhang, members of the jury and Fudge on the front page.
There is also a small area in the lower right corner of the photo, which captures the corner of the Gryffindor long table...... Harry sat there, clapping his hands excitedly.
I have to say that there was something about the photographer who was able to be brought by Fudge, and that photo was praised by many people at the time, and many people cut it out of the newspaper and kept it separately.
Harry did the same, according to him...... This can be regarded as participating in the Triwizard Tournament.
At that time, Ron was envious, and he was extremely annoyed that he didn't sit there.
However, the content of the last "Daily Prophet" was basically about the history and origin of the Triwizard Tournament.
And this time the focus is on the Warriors.
First of all, there is the most famous Victor Klum, who alone occupies more than half of the page, a tenth of which is devoted to his career and various achievements, and the rest is lace news.
This includes, but is not limited to...... frequently changed the female companions around him, fought his teammates in the background, and forced the original captain to successfully take the position......
In short, it was all content that everyone liked to hear, and it was described in great detail, as if Rita Skeeter was there at the time.
And Hibiscus is the same...... Probably because she is not famous, there are not many articles about her, and the exciting content with Krum can only be said to be decent.
But it's not very pleasant.
Although it is not explicitly stated, the article hints at her identity as a mixed-race girl several times in a row, as well as what other Beauxbatons students say about her...... Of course, Rita Skeeter's touches are indispensable.
After reading it, Fleur was so angry that she couldn't even eat breakfast.
"No wonder Madam Maxim told me to stay away from her."
Fleur gritted her teeth and stared at one of the passages......
(She seems to be trying to take everyone's heart, and even a few of the Hufflepuff girls have fallen into the trap she weaves.) )
“…… Am I some evil dark wizard? She said indignantly.
"Oh, is there anything else going on with me?" Connor glanced at it...... Obviously, there must be one of those so-called "Hufflepuff girls".
"Strange ......" Connor picked up the newspaper that had been thrown on the table and read it again.
"Kyle, why are there so few articles about you?"
"Maybe she thinks I'm ordinary, I don't have anything to write about." Kyle said.
The content related to him is not only small, it is simply like the giveaway of buy two get one free, only mentioned in an inconspicuous place in the middle of the newspaper, and it does not add up to three lines.
The others also found out about this and complained about Kyle.
Kyle doesn't think so, though, as Rita Skeeter's article ...... Naturally, the less it appears, the better.
And this is Hogwarts, and he doesn't need to rely on the Daily Prophet to promote and expand his fame.
"Bang!"
At that moment, there was a loud bang on the Slytherin table.
Krum also seemed to know the contents of the newspaper, and he had always been expressionless, as if he was not interested in anything, and the expression on his face changed for the first time.
was full of anger and flushed, and directly overturned the plate, and all the soup on the plate was poured on the head of Crab on the opposite side, and there was no waste at all.
Krum didn't apologize, or he didn't notice it at all, and said a word of Bulgarian before leaving the auditorium quickly.
While everyone present didn't know what he meant, Kyle guessed...... That's probably the Genealogy of Zammy Tuskeeter.
And this issue of the "Prophet Daily" can be regarded as once again mobilizing everyone's expectations for the Triwizard Tournament, and I can't wait to jump directly to the day of the 30th.
Except, of course, for the three warriors...... Kyle didn't know what Krum was thinking, but he could tell that Fleur had been getting more and more nervous since the countdown to the final week before the first project.
At Maxim's request, she had temporarily moved out of the Hufflepuff dormitory and returned to Beauxbatons' carriage, and she no longer came to the castle to attend classes with the seventh graders.
Once in a while, she is always absent-minded.
And so it went until Friday...... There are only two days left until the start of the first project.
From the morning, the castle is filled with a sense of anticipation and excitement that you can touch.
"How's it going, nervous?" While eating breakfast, Cedric dragged the plate of fried eggs and bacon around him towards Kyle.
Instead of stopping him from doing so, the others even got up and helped bring the plates farther away......
Soon, the plates in front of Kyle were stacked as high as a hill,
"I'm not nervous, but can you be a little more normal." Kyle said, "The first project isn't going to be more bacon than anyone can eat......
But no one listened to him.
Kyle could only speed up his meal, wanting to get out of this overly enthusiastic place as soon as possible.
Just then, the messenger came.
A large flock of owls stormed the auditorium and dropped letters and packages at every student.
Six muscular long-eared owls stood out, grabbing a long package together and dropping it on the Hufflepuff table.
"Kyle, this is for you!" Someone saw the name written on it and shouted.
"For me?" Kyle finished the last bit of sandwich in his hand in three or two bites, and got up to look at it.
"What did you buy?" Cedric asked.
"I don't know." Kyle said, "I haven't bought anything lately...... It looks like a broomstick, though. ”
The package is long, thick at one end and thin at the other, which is customary in Quidditch boutiques.
As he spoke, Kyle noticed a card hanging from the outside of the package.
"Congratulations on becoming a warrior, this is really a big surprise, I want to prepare a gift for you, but I don't know what to give, thinking about it, only this is the most suitable, I hope you like it."
…… Sirius Black. ”
(End of chapter)