Harry had never had such an uncomfortable lunch, and Slughorn spent half the afternoon rambling on what he thought was interesting topics and the other half reminiscing about the past.

He told a lot of anecdotes about some of the wizards who became famous, and said that they all joined an organization called the Slug Club when they were at Hogwarts.

And this famous club was founded by him, and the origin of the name is taken from the first half of his surname.

It was originally just a joke, but Slughorn found it interesting and kept it.

It wasn't until it got dark that the so-called luncheon was over.

"I didn't even notice that they lit the lights." Slughorn said in surprise, as if he had just realized that so much time had passed.

"Well, as frustrating as it may be, you must hurry back and change into your school robes now...... Kyle, Harry, you are welcome to come to me at any time, and of course, everyone else is the same. ”

Several Slytherin students stood up and scrambled to pack their things until Kyle, who was sitting in the doorway, left the box and they followed.

"It's finally over." Outside the box, Neville said with relief.

"yes." A echoing voice came from the side.

It was Belby, who glanced back at the box, winked at Kyle and Harry, and whispered, "I'm secretly telling you that I actually have a pretty good relationship with my uncle." ”

"Then why did you just say that?" Harry wondered.

"This is what my uncle taught me." Belby lowered his voice and said, "He doesn't really like Professor Slughorn's style, and after learning that he was going back to Hogholtz to teach, my uncle thought that there would be that scene.

So he specifically told me that as long as I pretended not to know him, I could easily get away from those boring parties. It's exactly what he said, isn't it? ”

"You're lucky." Harry smacked his lips.

"Haha." Belby smirked, "But this method doesn't work for you, and I'm sure he'll be looking for you." ”

"Say no more." Harry sighed.

He had thought of this for a long time, but he couldn't help it.

"Good luck to you." Belby waved his hand, turned and walked into a nearby box.

"Kyle." At this time, Harry Brick asked, "I just looked like you were listening very seriously, how did you do it?" ”

"That's it." Kyle rubbed his forehead, "It's simple, remember the daydream spell?" I was actually sleeping. ”

"Daydream Spell...... Isn't that a product from the Weasley Joke Store? Harry recalled.

"No, I remember using the Daydream Charm with a dull expression and drooling."

Because it was a Weasley Joke Store patent and was placed in the most prominent position, Harry remembered it well.

But Kyle didn't look like he was asleep at all.

"You don't know that." Kyle laughed and explained, "The original intention of the Daydream Spell is actually the same as the Quick Relief Skipping Candy, if it's so obvious that it's so obvious, then what's the use." ”

"But, I remember ......"

"It was added on purpose, to confuse the professor who might have gone to the store." Kyle said with a smile.

Harry immediately had a look of chagrin on his face, why didn't Fred and George tell him about such an important matter!

"Alright, we'd better hurry back!" Kyle glanced at the sky outside, "The train should be almost there." ”

A few of them hurried back to the back of the car, and Harry followed.

Hermione and Ron, as prefects, have to maintain order, and he is also a person now, and he goes the same everywhere.

On the other side, in the sixth-year Slytherin carriage.

"How's that, Shabini." Draco Malfoy asked, "What does Slughorn want to do?" ”

"It's just people who want to stutter and get involved with dignitaries." Sabini said contemptuously.

"Who are they?" Pansy asked.

"McLagan of Gryffindor." Shabini said.

"His uncle is a senior official at the Ministry of Magic...... Malfoy said nonchalantly.

"Belby of Ravenclaw."

"It's a straw bale." Pansy chuckled.

Sabini uttered a few more names, but without exception, they were all ridiculed, especially at the mention of Neville, and Pansy brazenly mocked Slughorn's tastes, thinking that he was too foolish to invite such an admittedly foolish fool.

"Oh, and that Potter, and Kyle from Hufflepuff." Shabini shrugged, "You didn't see how enthusiastic Slughorn was at the time, and I don't know how good he was with Kyle." ”

This time Malfoy didn't speak, and even the mean Pansy kept her mouth shut.

The mood suddenly became a little subtle, and Pansy peeled a piece of chocolate to feed Malfoy, but he dodged it.

"Don't be angry, Draco." Pansy said, "That Slughorn must not have known you were on the train and didn't invite you." ”

"I'm afraid not." "I noticed that Slughorn didn't invite anyone with Death Eaters in his house...... Mr. Malfoy was wanted by the Aurors two months ago. ”

"Why should I care what he thinks." Malfoy chuckled, "I probably won't be at Hogwarts next year, so what does it matter to me if some old idiot who is too angry likes me or not?"

"You never know what I'm going to do, it's something more important, something more exciting."

The entire box fell silent again.

Sabini asked tentatively, "Are you referring to...... He? ”

Malfoy shrugged, noncommittal.

But this answer was met with sarcasm.

"Who do you think you are......" he said bitterly, "you are only sixteen years old, why do you do things for him, do you have the qualifications?" ”

"Actually, I have!" Malfoy whispered, "The Dark Lord never cares about age, he only cares about whether he has the ability and how to be loyal to him.

"Also, there are certain things that have nothing to do with age, and when I'm done, I'm going to be the person he trusts the most...... Because only I can do it. ”

Crabbe and Goyle stared blankly at Malfoy, their mouths growing, and the sarcasm in Shabini's eyes faded.

He didn't think Malfoy would have the guts to lie about such a thing.

Is this true? He was able to gain the Dark Lord's trust at the age of sixteen?

Perhaps because of jealousy, Sabini's expression gradually became distorted.

But Malfoy didn't notice this, maybe it was the first time he was looked down upon, or maybe for some other reason, his eyes gradually became determined, as if he had made up some kind of determination.

……

The train slowed down and finally stopped at Hogsmeade Station.

When the door opened, Kyle was the first to step out.

"Kyle." Harry followed behind and asked, "I think you're also a prefect, don't you have to maintain order?" ”

"Oh, I forgot." Kyle said without looking back, "But I'm all down, so be it, they'll be fine." ”

With that, he walked briskly to the place where the carriage was parked.

Harry hesitated for a moment, not following, he had told Ron Hermione that he would wait for them here.

Kyle, on the other hand, didn't care if Harry was following or not, and walked straight to the long line of carriages.

Normally, the carriage would not start until it was full of four, but Kyle managed to do this with just a piece of wart pork leg.

A carriage left the large army and entered the castle along the path.

Thestrals were fast, and in a few minutes they were in front of the familiar oak door.

Kyle jumped out of the carriage and climbed the stone steps into the castle.

"Why are you alone?" Professor McGonagall, who was waiting here, glanced behind Kyle...... The next carriage is still at the school gate.

"I had something to do, so I came early." Kyle said. "I'm sorry Professor McGonagall, I need to go to the common room first."

"Okay, let's go." Professor McGonagall said, "Remember coming to the opening banquet in a moment. ”

Kyle nodded.

He was going to go to the common room to see if Connor had returned, and if not, to ask Snape again.

Kyle didn't think Snape would tell him...... Maybe Dumbledore knew, too.

Passing through the foyer, Kyle made his way to the hallway that led to the kitchen.

But just as he took out his wand and was about to knock on the barrel, the door to the common room opened on its own.

Connor, dressed in a school uniform, emerges from inside.

"Kyle!" She said with some surprise, "I'm going to the auditorium, have you come back yet?" ”

"Ah, yes." Kyle put down his wand and couldn't help but ask, "By the way, why didn't you take the train?" ”

Connor's face froze, and she silently walked in the direction of the auditorium.

"Actually," she said after a moment of silence. "I almost won't be able to go back to Hogwarts this year."

"Can't come back?" Kyle frowned, "That's what Professor Snape meant?" ”

"Hmm." Connor nodded and said, "He took me to Norway on vacation to participate in the Extraordinary Pharmacists Association.

Everything was going well, but yesterday after we left Norway, he took me straight to France and said that he had made an agreement with Beauxbatons that I would go to school there this year. ”

There was a commotion around them, and they were already in the auditorium.

"I didn't understand why I wanted to learn French." Connor continued, "I thought it was a French wizard in charge of the Extraordinary Apothecary's Guild, but I didn't expect it to be because of this. ”

Kyle stood in the doorway and didn't go in.

It occurred to him that maybe Connor would be fine to go to school at Beauxbatons this year, at least it would be safe enough.

But why did she come back?

Could it be Snape...... Probably not.

Since Snape had decided to keep Conor in France, he would never bring her back, otherwise he would have bothered to do that.

But if it weren't for Snape......

"You're probably going to find Ms. Maxim?" He asked, turning his head.

"That's what I thought." Connor smiled slyly, "I don't know why Professor Snape did this, but I'm sure I'm not going to stay at Beauxbatons."

"As it happens, I know you're familiar with the headmaster of Beauxbatons, so I thought maybe I could ask her to help you get me back."

"Ms. Maxim agreed?" Kyle was surprised.

"I didn't see her." "I found Gabrielle, Fleur's sister, and she told me that Lady Maxime had been out of school for a long time and that someone else had sent me back. ”

"Another person? Who is it? ”

"I don't know." Connor shook her head and said, "I met him next to the Magic Fountain in Beauxbatons......

"You know what? There is a particularly beautiful magic fountain there, which is said to have been carved out of a single piece of crystal, and inside it is not water, but potions...... Sometimes it's a healing potion, sometimes it's a sobriety potion. ”

As she spoke, Connor unconsciously shifted the subject, as she seemed eager to figure out where so many potions came from and where they went.

However, Kyle doesn't care about this, Beauxbatons values alchemy, and it's normal for a little weird magic items to be a little weird.

"Uh-huh, and then." He asked.

"Then I ran into an old wizard who seemed to know you and said there was a way to send me back to Hogwarts."

They heard a heavy knock on the door, and it seemed that a new student had arrived. At Professor McGonagall's urging, Kyle and Connor hurried into the auditorium.

The door behind him slowly closes, and Kyle wonders who the old wizard Connor is talking about.

In Beauxbatons, and again he knew someone, which was not much.

In addition to Ms. Maxim, there are only Fleur, Gabrielle, and Professor Locknier, whom he met in Romania.

But none of them qualify.

Once the two of them had come to the Hufflepuff table and sat down, Professor McGonagall came in with the freshmen.

While he was in the sorting house, Kyle asked again, "Did you ask his name?" ”

"He didn't say." Connor shook her head.

"And how did you get back?"

"Apparition." "But the old wizard was really old, and I didn't even try to grab his arm very hard, and his arm broke, which scared me at the time." ”

Well, now Kyle knows who it is.

There are many older wizards in the wizarding world, but the only one who is so old that it shatters when touched is Nicolamay, who has lived for more than 600 years.

That makes sense.

Although Nicol lives in Devon all year round, he occasionally goes on vacation to France and listens to operas and the like, like a randomly refreshed NPC, which many people have encountered.

And Beauxbatons is Nicol's alma mater, so it makes sense for him to go back and have a look...... I just don't know how Nicol met Connor.

Soon, the sorting house ended, and the freshmen all arrived at their respective houses, and the otherwise empty golden plates were immediately filled with all kinds of different foods.

Kyle, who hadn't eaten much in a day, didn't think about Nicol anymore and picked a grilled steak for himself.

"By the way, how is your assessment of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Association?"

"It went well." Connor couldn't help but laugh and said, "Although the process was a bit bumpy, some people thought that I was too young and should take the test in two years, but Mr. Damocles didn't think so, he insisted on adding me to the list, and personally supervised the process of making potions." ”

"It's the first time I've learned that brewing potions depends on age, could it be that this can increase the success rate of potions?"

Kyle snorted disdainfully, "If the strength is not good, no matter how old he is, the crucible will not give him face...... By the way, do you remember who wanted to disqualify you? ”

"What do you want to do?" Connor glanced at him.

"A little surprise, of course." Kyle pinched himself a little french fries, "This looks like it's aimed at you, but it's actually aimed at me...... After all, wizards all over Britain know that I'm the youngest in the Ministry of Magic. ”

"Don't think I don't know what you're thinking." Connor gives Kyle a gentle kick in the calf underneath. "Although they are a little old-fashioned, they have no objection after I passed the assessment, you must not do anything superfluous!"

"How is it possible, what do you think of me?" Seeing that Connor looked indifferent, Kyle also changed the subject at the right time: "But why did you go to Norway to take the assessment." ”

"Because Mr. Damocles is in Norway, it is said that he found a special herb there that can improve the potion of wolf poison." Connor said.

Damocles is the uncle of Belby, whom he met on the train, and the inventor of the Wolf Poison Potion, a famous potions master, and it makes sense that he should be in charge of the Extraordinary Apothecary's Guild.

"So you passed?"

"Not sure yet." Connor took a bite out of the pork cutlet, "It won't come out until after Christmas, but I think it's fine." ”

"Then it's definitely passed." Kyle said with a smile.

(End of chapter)