When the three Kyles returned to the office, Harry was already anxious, looking like he was restless, desperate to see the unconscious Sirius.

This time Dumbledore agreed.

Sathya led them out of the office, turning a corner and into a brighter hallway.

Kyle noticed that the first digit on the number on the door of the ward was all five, indicating that this was the fifth floor of St. Mungo's, which was the Spell Damage Section.

He had thought Sirius was on this level, but Sathya didn't stop there, but walked down the stairs.

Almost everyone they met along the way, whether a patient or a therapist, would stop to say hello to Sathia, and it was clear that the dean was very respected at St. Mungo.

"Where are we going now...... Kyle couldn't help but ask, "Isn't it supposed to be treated on the fifth floor after being tortured by the Diamond Heart Curse?" ”

"That's true, yes." Dean Sathya said, "But Blake hasn't been tormented by the Mind Curse for too long, and it's better to deal with the wounds on his body that have been bitten by the Rune Serpent, the teeth of that magical creature are poisonous." ”

Speaking of which, Sathya couldn't help but glance at Kyle again.

She thought of the basilisk again, and compared to the legendary magical creatures, the venom of the Runi snake was a little inadequate.

Soon, Sathya took them to the second floor, which was also the one Kyle was most familiar with.

He looked at a stand placed at the corner of the staircase, slightly stunned.

"That's right, that's the same frame you used to pierce the werewolf in the first place." Sathya laughed, "After the effect of the Transfiguration Spell above was over, we put it back in place. ”

Hearing her say this, even Harry, who was all about Sirius, stopped.

Naturally, he knew that Kyle received the Order of the Order of Merlin for defeating a werewolf who suddenly transformed at St. Mungo.

But I've heard about it before, but I didn't expect it to be here.

He glanced curiously at the shelf.

…… It's just a very ordinary shelf, and there are a few flower pots on it.

Seriously, if Sasya hadn't said it, he wouldn't have associated such an ordinary thing with weapons at all.

"Have you found the cause?" Kyle asked, "The reason why the werewolf was able to transform during the day." ”

"A crazy pharmacist." Sathya said calmly, "I planned that revenge because I denied him his application to join the Extraordinary Apothecary Society. ”

"Need my help?" Dumbledore asked.

"Thanks, Albus, but the matter is settled." Sathya said with a smile.

"Oh, Professor Dumbledore, Kyle, Harry, why are you here?"

At this moment, Mr. Weasley came up from downstairs, still holding some bandages and several different potions.

"We're here to visit Sirius." Harry hurriedly said, "Mr. Weasley, do you know where he is?" ”

"Of course...... But honestly, you really shouldn't be here, especially Harry, it's dangerous outside of Hogwarts right now. Mr. Weasley sighed.

However, he soon realized that Dumbledore was also here, so he didn't say anything more, and pointed to the second room on the right.

"Sirius is there, come with me."

He walked over and pushed the door open, and Harry immediately ran to it.

"Remember to be quiet." Mr. Weasley reminded, "Sirius isn't alone. ”

Kyle wanted to follow along, but Dumbledore reached out to stop him.

"Let's wait outside." "Sirius can't see too many people at a time," he said, "or it would affect the rest of the patients...... As it happens, I have something to ask you about as well. ”

Kyle's face froze...... Okay, it's time to come.

Because there were many people coming and going in the corridor, Dumbledore led him to the sixth floor of St. Mungo.

It is a shop and a teahouse, and it is a place for meeting and chatting.

Because of the need to prepare the antidote, Sasya did not come with them.

Dumbledore led Kyle into a separate tea room, and his face turned serious as he entered.

"I remember we said we wouldn't bring the basilisk into Hogwarts."

"Ah, that's ......" Kyle said a little weakly, but still stubbornly, "But it's different now, isn't it?" ”

"Oh?" Dumbledore's eyes flashed and he didn't speak, as if waiting for Kyle's explanation.

"Because of the Philosopher's Stone and the diary, Voldemort wanted to kill me, and the last time he was at the top of the mountain, he showed undisguised killing intent and took action for it."

Kyle said, "Not only did he have all the Death Eaters come and capture me, but he even tried to do it himself, and thanks to the magical artifact of the Mist Orb, he saved my life." ”

After hearing the Philosopher's Stone and the diary, Dumbledore's eyes were not as determined as before.

Indeed, Kyle sabotaged Voldemort's plans twice in a row, and he naturally holds a grudge.

Coupled with what happened on the top of the mountain that day, and the fact that several Horcruxes were also found by Kyle, there is even less possibility of a turnaround.

Voldemort probably hated Kyle no less than he did for Harry, maybe even more, and in this case, it was understandable for Kyle to find some means to defend himself.

Dumbledore was a little confused, and although this was the truth, he still couldn't accept the presence of the basilisk in the school...... Unless Kyle can find a better reason.

"I'm just trying to protect myself." Kyle continued, "After all, I'm just a student who hasn't graduated yet, and it's dangerous to face Death Eaters. ”

Dumbledore's hand, which was about to pour the tea, suddenly trembled.

Kyle faces the Death Eaters, dangerous?

He thought that the Death Eater, who had been engulfed in fire, might have a different opinion...... What's the other party's name? Oh yes, Theodor Notte.

"Of course, one or two doesn't matter, but what if there are a lot of them." Kyle continued, "I only have one wand, and a dozen wands are not enough. ”

"Hogwarts is safe." Dumbledore whispered, "As long as I'm alive, it's impossible to let Death Eaters into the school...... Not even if Tom comes. ”

"There's always a special circumstance...... Kyle's voice was a little quieter, "like today, if a member of the Order of the Phoenix is in danger, you must go to the rescue." ”

"If that's the case, I'll be back at any time." Dumbledore glanced at Kyle, "I can't be convinced by this reason. ”

"But I can't stay in school forever." Kyle sighed and said, this is the main reason he brought the basilisk.

He understood that Dumbledore wanted him to leave the basilisk with Newt when he was at school and get it back when the holidays were over.

But the Death Eaters couldn't have dealt with them openly, and no one knew what kind of machinations they would come up with.

Just like last year, wasn't Harry just being taken out of school?

If there was any emergency, the Death Eaters would definitely not let him go to Newt to get the basilisk first, so it was safest to take it with him.

Dumbledore was even more hesitant, he knew that now was the key to Voldemort's accumulation of strength, and he would win over the giants and invite werewolves, which doomed him to have a lot to do and not be able to stay in school all the time.

Although, according to what he knew about Voldemort, it was impossible for him to come to Hogwarts while he was still alive...... But that was only Voldemort a dozen years ago.

After the destruction of the Horcrux, his soul was completely incomplete, and it is difficult to say whether this will affect his character.

Even if it's unlikely, it's not entirely impossible.

Seeing Dumbledore's hesitation, Kyle immediately came to his senses and hit the railroad while it was hot:

"As you said, magic is unknown, and if the basilisk can save people, it can also be used against Death Eaters.

"It's like a powerful wand, whether it's dangerous or not depends ultimately on who holds it."

Dumbledore was choked up, he didn't expect that what he had just said casually would actually be used by Kyle on himself.

But he had to admit that Kyle had a point...... Whether a powerful weapon is dangerous or not depends on who uses it.

But......

"Even so, you've forgotten a premise." Dumbledore looked up, "That's the person who wields the weapon, and he must be able to fully control the weapon so that it doesn't get backfired." ”

"I promise, be able to control the basilisk." Kyle said firmly.

He wasn't unprepared either.

While taking the basilisk, Newt brought him more than a hundred roosters to put in a cave near the basilisk, and he could cancel the protective magic at the entrance of the cave at any time and release those roosters.

There are also other things in the box.

Fire dragons, venom leopards, patches of mandrakes and brassica greens, even if the basilisk is really disobedient, it is almost impossible to break out of the chest.

Seeing Kyle's confident look, Dumbledore faltered again.

"If you're not at ease, Professor......"

Kyle cleared his throat and said in a very natural tone, "Then it's okay to let Fawkes spy on the basilisk, I can build a perch for Fawkes in the box, and with the help of the phoenix, the basilisk will have no chance of coming out, isn't it." ”

Dumbledore couldn't help but look up.

Kyle's reasons are good, and it doesn't sound like a problem.

The phoenix will not be affected by the basilisk's gaze, and having Fawkes watching from the side can indeed make him feel a lot more at ease.

But his instincts told him that Kyle definitely had something else in mind, at least not just to reassure him so much.

"It's too serious to say surveillance, of course I believe you." Dumbledore spoke, "I've been told countless times that you're not a big talker. ”

"It's okay Professor, it's as it should be." Kyle said seriously, "I totally understand, there will be absolutely no opinion."

"And you must have been quite busy with Voldemort lately, so I can help take care of Fawkes."

Dumbledore looked into Kyle's eyes and saw a rare hint of dodge.

If he had just been suspicious, he could be sure by now that Kyle was beating him up with the idea of a phoenix.

This made Dumbledore laugh and cry.

This time, he originally came to Xingshi to ask about the crime because Kyle took the basilisk without permission, and no matter how he said it, his phoenix seemed to be unable to be saved, and all this seemed very reasonable.

Because that's the best solution other than to send the basilisk back to Newt.

The phoenix is not affected by the basilisk's sight, tears can detoxify, and it can fly, and if there is any emergency, it can also warn everyone at the first time.

With Fawkes watching, it would be equivalent to adding a safety to the box containing the basilisk, and Dumbledore would be much more at ease.

But the problem is that he didn't even think about sending Fawkes to the chest when he came, including when he was shaken before, he just wanted to know if Kyle had the ability to ensure that the basilisk would not appear at Hogwarts.

As a result, it turned out that things had something to do with his phoenix, and what made Dumbledore even more incomprehensible was that he was still a little excited.

"Bang, bang......"

While Dumbledore was struggling, there was a knock at the door outside.

Then the door to the tea room was pushed open.

"Sorry to interrupt, Headmaster Dumbledore." A young wizard stood outside and said in a wamped voice, "But the Ministry of Magic is here, they're in Black's hospital room, and it's a bit unpleasant. ”

"I see, thank you...... Augustus. He said, glancing at the sign on the wizard's chest.

"No, no, no." The healer named Augustus waved his hand repeatedly.

Dumbledore glanced at Kyle again, "You stay here." ”

With that, he went downstairs with the therapist.

In fact, there is no need for Dumbledore to remind Kyle that he didn't plan to meet anyone from the Ministry of Magic, but now Fudge regards Dumbledore as his worst enemy, and he doesn't want to cause trouble for himself.

The only thing that made him feel a little sorry was that Dumbledore had taken Fawkes away, as if he was guarding against him.

This is Dumbledore's fault, he just came up with a very objective solution, and he has no selfish intentions.

Besides, Fawkes himself is loyal to the Dumbledore family, and it is impossible for him to be abducted, as for guarding himself like this?

"The heart is so small." Kyle muttered quietly.

After the two of them left, Kyle made another trip to a nearby store.

It was already early in the morning, and he was a little hungry when he was suddenly called here to work for so long in the evening.

The shop is not big, it feels like a box on a train, but it has a wide variety of goods, including snacks and tableware, including daily necessities.

Kyle buys himself a crucible cake and a bottle of pumpkin soda and returns to his previous tea room.

The crucible cake tastes average, far worse than the one on the train, and the sweetness is a little greasy, and it feels like half of it is sugar.

And for some reason, the filling in the middle of the cake is not jam, but salted fish......

The kind of small salted fish that is several inches long, without any additional processing, is directly fried and stuffed into the cake.

Sweet cake with salted fish, this magical combination, almost as abrupt as a troll dancing a ballet.

Kyle felt less hungry all of a sudden, and instead opened the pumpkin soda and took a sip...... This is much more normal, it is the taste of ordinary soda.

"Bang, bang......" At this moment, the knock on the door sounded again.

Kyle walks over and opens the door.

This time it wasn't St. Mungo's men, nor the Aurors from the Ministry of Magic, but Harry.

"The Ministry of Magic doesn't allow me to stay in the room." He said, "Professor Dumbledore said I could come here. ”

"It's okay, sit down." Kyle gestured to the seat across from him, "You should be hungry too, I just bought something." ”

Harry also saw the cake on the table, which had barely been touched.

He had been worried about Sirius's situation before, but he didn't feel anything, but now that Kyle reminded him of this, he also felt a wave of hunger.

But the cake on the table doesn't look big, and it feels like it's not enough for two people.

"I'll go buy another one." Harry said.

"It's okay, I'm full. Just have a drink. Kyle shook the pumpkin soda in his hand.

Harry remembered that Kyle must have been here all along, so he didn't say anything more.

"Thank you." He broke a piece of cake and put it in his mouth.

"You're welcome." Kyle looked at him with a satisfied expression on his face and asked tentatively, "How do you feel?" ”

"It's a bit average, and the taste is a little worse than what I bought on the train." Harry thought for a moment and continued, "But I've never tasted this combination before, and it still sounds good. ”

"Pretty good?" Kyle smacked his lips.

It's no wonder that the clerk strongly recommended this kind of matching crucible cake just now, and now it seems that everything is reasonable, but I didn't expect anyone to like it.

Although he didn't understand Harry's assessment, he showed respect.

……

(End of chapter)