"So, the good things you said before are now gone?" At dinner, Connor asked curiously.

"Not only that, but I also got some stuff in it." Kyle said quietly.

Although the decision had been made, and the vial of ash had been given to Dumbledore, Kyle still had a faint ache every time he thought about it.

In this case, not even the fragrant tonkatsu made Kyle's mood a little better?

Connor seemed to see this, and immediately changed the subject: "Is Mr. Nicolamay still in school at this time?" ”

"Nope." Kyle shook his head and said, "Nicol doesn't want to show up in a crowded place, and has already gone back." ”

"Flying in an airship?" Connor asked tentatively, as she sandwiched a piece of toast for herself and Kyle.

"How do you know?" Kyle looked at her in surprise, "You saw that?" ”

"A lot of people have seen it." Connor said, "The appearance of a huge airship in the school's astronomy tower caused quite a stir, and everyone was guessing what it was.

"Some say it's the school's secret weapon, while others think it's a means of transportation...... Like Beauxbatons' carriage, and Durmstrang's big ship. ”

"It's transportation, but it's not Hogwarts." Kyle shrugged.

It doesn't matter if you only see an airship, except for someone like Connor, who knows the inside story, and no one else will associate it with the legendary Nicolamay.

……

After this, Dumbledore was completely busy, and for two weeks, Kyle didn't see him in the castle once.

But if you think about it, it's normal, although he doesn't know how long it will take to refine the Philosopher's Stone, but it's certain that this is definitely not an easy job.

It was until February, and Dumbledore had not returned, and the students did not notice anything wrong, after all, for most people, they did not usually pay much attention to the Headmaster.

Of course, if it were Professor McGonagall, it would be a different story. Even if she disappears for a day, she can quickly arouse everyone's heated discussion.

However, while Dumbledore was not at school, someone floated up.

Karkaroff, who was now like a director of the school, swaggered around the castle every day, and in a swaggering tone, mocking everything he saw.

For example, if the students are too lazy to talk and laugh in the hallway at the end of class, if they were in Durmstrang, the students would never make such noise.

And the professor didn't escape, and Kyle alone heard it more than once, when he talked to Durmstrang students, belittled Professor Sybil Trelawney in the divination class as an old liar who didn't know how to learn.

And Hagrid, who also became a stupid big guy in his mouth.

Finally, there's Sirius, who thinks he's too eccentric and overindulgent of a certain house to be a professor.

And his words were quickly recognized by some Hogwarts students.

Like Malfoy in Slytherin.

"Professor Karkaroff and I always have the same ideas."

He said loudly in the hallway, "My dad thought about sending me to Durmstrang, but my mom didn't agree, she didn't want me to go that far.

But I think he should have insisted a little more, because Professor Karkaroff of Durmstrang is what a schoolmaster should be, and there are no people allowed in the school......"

When he said this, he would always glance at Hermione on the side, consciously or unconsciously.

This also made Hermione angry, and she really wished that Malfoy could go to Durmstrang as she wished, so that she could at least half of the troubles at school.

But that's not all.

At the end of class at noon on Wednesday, Kyle, who was passing by the foyer, suddenly noticed a large crowd surrounded by three floors, three floors inside and three floors outside, blocking the road to the auditorium.

Curious, he squeezed through the crowd to see what was going on.

Sure enough, it was Karkaroff, only this time he didn't trouble the students and professors, but turned the finger on Filch.

"I remember telling you more than once, keep your cat in mind and don't let it run around the castle." Karkarov said condescendingly.

"Lady Loris never runs around......," Filch said with an ugly face, "she's helping to keep order in the castle and catch students who break the school rules......"

"Sorry, I may have misheard...... "Karkaroff said in a long voice, "to maintain order, a cat?"

"Is it already so difficult for Hogwarts to hire a cat to take care of the students?"

Next to him, several Durmstrang students let out a well-timed burst of laughter to match their headmaster.

"Quiet, don't be so rude, or everyone will think that our Durmstrang people are uneducated."

Karkaroff dragged on and said, "I must admit that this is really unheard of by me, and if you don't mind, I can donate a sum of money so that you can hire a ...... Well, the wizard comes to be responsible for maintaining the day-to-day order of the school. ”

In just an instant, Filch's face turned red, like a boiled prawn.

Karkaroff not only belittled Lady Loris, but also mocked him as a squib, which made him tremble, tremble, and unable to utter a word.

The people around him are also a picture of righteousness.

If Karkaroff had only mocked Filch and Lady Loris, many people would have applauded, after all, they didn't like this person either, and it would be a good thing if someone could teach them a lesson.

But when the other party made a mockery, he also brought Hogwarts, which made many people unacceptable.

Karkarov didn't care at all, listening to the chatter of the people around him, he even touched his goatee a little proudly.

"What are you all doing here?"

At that moment, Professor McGonagall approached from outside, and everyone made way for her.

"It's lunchtime, go to the auditorium." Professor McGonagall said to the crowd before turning her head, "Hogwarts management doesn't bother you, Professor Karkaroff. ”

"Of course, that's right." Karkaroff said, "I just made a small suggestion, and I didn't mean to meddle in Hogwarts, there's no doubt about that."

"But please understand one thing, Minerva, I have to take responsibility for the school, Krum has been scared by this cat several times, and it's hard for me not to wonder if you did it on purpose, in order to influence Krum's state and thus make your warriors stand out in the game."

"We're not going to do that." Professor McGonagall said with a tense face.

"Don't get me wrong, I didn't mean to accuse you, I just doubted." Karkaroff gave a smirk.

"Hey, I'm afraid you're the only one who needs to use this kind of indiscriminate means." There was a burst of laughter from the crowd.

"Of the five judges, only you, an old leper dog, deliberately gave the other two warriors low marks."

Being called a leper dog in public, Karkaroff couldn't pretend to be able to take it anymore for a moment, he turned around and yelled at the crowd:

"Whoever said it, come out! I'm going to teach you a good lesson for Dumbledore. ”

(End of chapter)