Chapter 585: Rita Skeeter's Refusal
"Yes, Mr. McFeil, I have seen the resurrected Voldemort and am well aware of the ritual he used.
"Professor Dumbledore is not joking, he is really back, and I am always available to attend your meetings and answer some questions if needed......"
Diagon Alley, Leaky Cauldron Bar.
Kyle sits in a relatively less crowded area, writing a reply to Dug McField on parchment.
During the time after the holidays, he would often receive similar letters asking if he had actually seen the resurrected Voldemort.
Most of the people who wrote were experts in magical beasts who had last met at the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary.
For example, Professor Locknier of Beauxbatons, Mrs. Rozino of North America who studies fire dragons, and Hagrid's favorite one, Mr. Lima, who published "The Book of Monsters of the Monsters".
Presumably, Dumbledore must have told Newt, and then Newt found them again.
And then there were the men who had awarded him the Order of the Order of Merlin.
Duge McFel was one of them, and this was the second time he had written to him this morning to inquire about the truth of the incident.
However, as you can see from the scribbled ligatures on the parchment, even though he already knows the news, his heart is still not very calm.
In the letter, he also mentions that Dumbledore intends to hold a meeting in his personal capacity to elaborate on the matter and make a series of plans for the future.
He wondered if Kyle would attend the meeting, and if he did, he wouldn't ask questions in the letter.
Truth be told, Kyle didn't actually get the news from Dumbledore, but he wouldn't mind making an extra trip if he needed to.
Kyle handed the letter to Ratton, who grabbed the envelope and squeezed it out of the skylight, leaving a few feathers.
"Tom, two butterbeers." Kyle exclaimed, "Also, have you ever thought about opening the windows a little wider?" ”
"I don't think it's necessary."
Old Tom in the bar looked up at a few owl feathers on the ground, "If you can change to a normal owl, you'll find that the window is just right."
"Merlin's beard, what did you feed that owl, dragon liver? Or did you use the Expansion Charm on it? ”
Kyle shrugged, noncommittal.
But the man sitting across from him was amused by Old Tom's words, and let out a harsh, somewhat contrived laugh.
"Triwizard Tournament champions use an expansion charm on their pet owl, that's a good topic, can I write about it?"
"What do you think?" Kyle said without looking up.
Rita Skeeter raised an eyebrow and didn't say anything more, but her hand kept pressing on the fancy automatic quill.
"Do you know how much torture it was for me." She couldn't help but say.
"Just because I won't let you write that I used the Expansion Charm on the owl?" Kyle asked, "No, it's just a joke from Old Tom." ”
"You know that's not what I'm talking about." Rita Skeeter lowered her voice.
"The Minister for Magic in 1858, Dug McFel, the resurrected mystery man, Dumbledore's personal meeting.
"Any one of these three pieces of news is enough to shock the entire wizarding world...... But I just can't write anything, isn't that torture? ”
"Don't talk nonsense, I didn't stop you from announcing the resurrection of the mysterious man to the wizarding world, did I?"
At this time, old Tom happened to come over with two glasses of butterbeer and a plate of butter biscuits.
"How much."
"Not this time." He bared a few rickety teeth, "Congratulations on winning the Triwizard Tournament, it's been a long time since Hogwarts won this honor." ”
"If that's the case." Kyle said. "Then another glass of Ogden Golden Mead."
"No problem, please pay ten Galleons first."
"Didn't you just say to invite me?"
"Butterbeer and cookies only." Old Tom said calmly.
"Then don't...... It's stingy. ”
Old Tom turned around without saying a word and returned to the bar.
Kyle pushes one of the bottles of Butterbeer to Rita Skeeter and continues, "Actually, if you're really willing to report on the mystery man, not only will I not stop it, but I'll pay you handsomely.
"How about a hundred Galleons each...... All you have to do is write ten articles in a row and you'll get all the prize money I've won at Triwizard Tournament. ”
"Very tempting conditions." Rita Skeeter says, but instead of answering Kyle's question directly, she grabs a sip of the butterbeer.
"Seriously, when it comes to storytelling, you're better suited for the job than I am, I almost believed it.
"But for now, if you don't have anything else to do...... I'll go back to writing tomorrow's front-page article. ”
She stood up and said, "The Daily Prophet has urged me many times...... Oh, thank you for the butterbeer. ”
"Are you scared?" Kyle laughed and said, "It's the first time I've known that you've been scared sometimes. ”
The next second, the butterbeer glass slammed into the table.
"I, Rita Skeeter, have never been afraid to publish anything!"
The movement attracted the attention of many people, but when they saw that it was Rita Skeeter, they all turned their heads silently.
No one wants to be in contact with this guy who is good at telling the truth, if they care about their reputation......
Rita Skeeter didn't care about the movement around her, she took a deep breath and said word by word: "But I won't, and can't publish articles that people don't like, which will make my reputation plummet."
"I don't know what game you're playing, but I know what would happen if I told everyone that the mysterious man who started the magical war more than a decade ago is back?
"They'll treat me like Xenophilius Lovegood, and my career will be doomed, and I'll never make such a stupid decision!"
"Even if I use photos as chips?" Kyle asked calmly.
This time, Rita Skeeter was silent, she sat down again, picked up the butterbeer on the table and poured it down.
It was a long time before she said, "I could pay for that picture and use all my savings." ”
"I'm not short of money." Kyle said.
Rita Skeeter fell silent again.
Although there was a lot of artistic processing in what she had written before, it was an extension of a small part of the truth.
She has never written about something like the resurrection of the mysterious man that is so fake that it can't be faked anymore.
Rita Skeeter could imagine that if she did write like this, not only the people who read the Daily Prophet, but even the Ministry of Magic would not let her go...... Unless, the mystery man did appear afterward.
But this is impossible, everyone knows that the mysterious man has been killed by the savior, Harry Potter......
Resurrection? No kidding.
Although Dumbledore said the same, no one believed it, not even her.
The only person in the wizarding world who was still alive after the curse was the famous Harry Potter, but he didn't die at the time.
As for those who die and then come back again...... Not one, not including the most famous dark wizard of the Middle Ages, and the vile Helpo.
At best, they can turn into ghosts.
"I don't understand why you're doing this just to scare the others? If so, you can change the reason, or leave it to me, I'll write it for you, there's no need to use the name of the mysterious person, it's a taboo! ”
There was a hint of pleading in Ritaskeeter's tone, "It's not worth it, and you'll be affected too, you just won the Triwizard Tournament, and you're still a member of the Order of Merlin, there's no need to go crazy with Dumbledore and that Potter!" It's not worth it! ”
Kyle just looked at her calmly and didn't speak.
Rita Skeeter's face kept changing, and finally her expression gradually became gloomy and fierce.
"I'd rather go to the Ministry of Magic right now and admit that I'm an Animagus." Rita Skeeter lowered her voice and said in a firm tone, "But don't think about it either, I swear!" ”
Although she doesn't want to get any more secret information after doing this, and she may face various investigations, and even pay a lot of money for it, it is at least a little better than being directly reported by Kyle.
The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and her expression became more and more fierce.
"I'm going to reveal everything you say today, and tell everyone that you're just like Dumbledore, a true lunatic, a fool who wants to sensationalize!"
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(End of chapter)