By the time Kyle returned to Hogsmeade, it was already dark, and the windows of the shops on both sides of the street were lit up and quiet.

Kyle wasn't in a hurry to go back to school, so he stopped by Three Broomsticks and bought some drinks that weren't available in school.

A big barrel of butterbeer, a bottle of pumpkin soda, and two bottles of Connor's favorite cherry soda.

Kyle waited next to him when he finished ordering.

Although it was not a visit day, there were still a lot of people who came to Three Brooms, and the bar was so full that there were no empty seats at all.

Not far away, two wizards were drinking and complaining about their current situation.

From the conversation, it was clear that they had been afraid to go to the Cauldron Pub lately, so they chose three broomsticks, which were closer to Hogwarts.

There seems to be a general belief that Voldemort and the Death Eaters did not dare to go near where Dumbledore was present.

However, it is true, at least so far, Kyle has not heard of anyone missing or killed by the Death Eaters in the vicinity of Hogsmeade, and it is understandable that they would choose to come here for a drink and have fun.

"Here's what you want......"

Soon, Miss Rosmerta returned, and the eyes of most of the wizards in the bar followed her, smirking from time to time and taking a full sip of wine.

That's the second advantage of having three brooms, and it's much better to look at the pretty and charming boss, Ms. Rosmerta, than to face the old and ugly hunchback Tom, who can even drink two more glasses.

"Rosmerta, another pint of mead!" Someone shouted, "Hurry up! ”

"Wait!" Miss Rosmerta shouted impatiently before looking at Kyle.

"Here's what you want." She handed over a couple of packaged bottles. "I wish the Hogwarts visit had come sooner so I wouldn't have to deal with these boring people."

"They're all guests...... Kyle said with a smile, "to deliver Garon." ”

"Ha, it's just a bunch of cowards who don't dare to face the Death Eaters, just want to escape." Lady Rosmerta pursed her lips and lowered her voice, "The Ministry of Magic has just had such a big incident, who of those capable wizards will come to drink at this time." ”

"Of course, I'm not talking about you." Miss Rothmerta added, "It is also courage to dare to run out of Hogwarts at this time, though I personally do not advocate such behavior. ”

"You just said the Ministry of Magic, did something happen?" Kyle asked with a wink, not paying the slightest attention to the rest of her sentence.

"You'll find out tomorrow."

Miss Rosmerta doesn't seem to want to reveal much to Kyle, "You'll be glad you've been at Hogwarts all the time, it's probably the safest place right now." With Dumbledore there, no Death Eater dared to break in. ”

"Alright." Miss Rosmerta raised her voice, "Go back quickly, while it's still dark." ”

With that, she took out a bottle of mead and threw it to the still noisy wizards.

The bottle swayed through the air, and was grabbed by a wizard again.

"Hey, that's the wine I ordered!"

"I got it first, you can ask for it again......"

There was a loud brawl in the bar, but by this time Kyle had already walked out of the bar and was back on the streets of Hogsmeade.

He followed the path to the school, through the gate carved with warthogs, and along the grounds by the Black Lagoon to Hogwarts Castle.

It was almost dinner time, and a few playful junior wizards were hurrying to the castle.

Filch, as usual, stood in the doorway with a strangely shaped instrument, checking on every student who passed by.

It was the instrument that checked the dark magic items, and if someone was carrying something dangerous, the instrument would emit a screeching alarm.

"Where have you been, why did you come back so late!" When it was Kyle's turn, Filch asked viciously.

But he didn't poke Kyle with the device like he did with the others, but just checked around him normally.

In fact, it's not just Kyle, every seventh grader can enjoy different treatment from him.

Filch is not stupid, he knows very well that these graduating seventh-graders are different from others, they are not afraid of heaven and earth, and their fear of school rules and professors is also the lowest, and if they are annoyed, they are really likely to be beaten.

As for why Filch knew this, of course he had a similar experience, and more than once.

"Ah, I'm going to Hagrid." Kyle said calmly.

"Hagrid......" Filch let out a disdainful sneer.

He looked down on Hagrid and thought that the other party was a stupid stupid big man, but Hagrid was also called Filch Old Rice Bucket, and the two sides did not like each other.

"Is it done?" Kyle urged, "I'm going to go to dinner." ”

Filch glanced at the instrument that didn't respond. "Go inside, but I'll ask Hagrid later, if I find out you're lying...... You're just waiting to be locked up. ”

"You feel free." Kyle shrugged nonchalantly, believing that Hagrid would have done the lie for him, even if they hadn't communicated beforehand.

Kyle first made his way back to the common room, where he found a notebook he had taken in the drawer of his desk.

I haven't turned it over for too long, and a layer of dust has fallen on my notebook, but it's easy to solve, and a simple cleanup magic can do it.

By the time Kyle arrives in the auditorium, dinner has already begun, and the auditorium is full of people, everyone chatting and no one noticing him.

Kyle glanced in the direction of the teacher's seat, and as expected, Dumbledore wasn't there.

"Where have you been?" After Kyle came to his place and sat down, Connor couldn't help but ask, "I heard from Hermione that you met Dumbledore's Phoenix." ”

"Did this spread so quickly?" Kyle ate a jam tart, "I thought they would keep it a secret." ”

"Hermione only told me." Connor said, "She seems to be curious about what Dumbledore is looking for you, too. ”

"It was Ms. Bones of the Law Enforcement Division who was attacked by the Death Eaters." Kyle lowered his voice and said, "Dumbledore needs to use the Basilisk's special petrification abilities to stabilize her injuries. ”

"Bones......" Connor pondered for a moment, "does Susan know?" ”

"I don't know yet." Kyle said, "But she should know tomorrow." ”

Susan Bones, a sixth-year Hufflepuff witch, and Amelia Bones is her aunt.

On the train to school, Slughorn invited her, too, but she stayed in the corner and didn't talk much.

Connor sighed, "First Hannah, now even Susan...... I wonder if she'll leave Hogwarts as well. ”

Hannah was picked up by her family a few days ago and hasn't come back since.

"Don't worry, it'll be fine." Kyle comforted, and pulled out the cherry soda he had just bought, "Here's for you." ”

"Did you go to three broomsticks?"

"Well, I happened to be passing by when I came back."

……

Half an hour later, dinner was over and everyone began to return to their common rooms.

Kyle finds Harry and Hermione at the auditorium door, as they prepare to go upstairs.

"You're back so soon?" Harry was surprised to see Kyle here, and both he and Hermione thought that something big must have happened to the Order of the Phoenix, and that Kyle wouldn't be back until at least tomorrow.

"I'll be back when I'm done." Kyle didn't explain much, just took out the notebook and handed it over.

"That's what you call Potions notes?"

"Hmm." Kyle said, "You can check it out if you're fine, I think it's still useful." ”

Harry curiously flipped through his notes, and Hermione couldn't help but lean over.

"Look, this is the water of life and death, and that's what we learned in our first lesson." Harry looked at the notes and whispered, "It's so detailed...... If only I could have told you about this sooner. ”

"Wait Harry, there's something wrong with this note." Hermione suddenly grabbed Harry's hand as it prepared to turn the page.

"Look here......" she pointed to one of the lines, "squeeze the sleepy beans from the side with a silver knife...... I think it's supposed to be a slice. ”

"Yes, yes?" Harry blinked blankly.

To be honest, he couldn't remember whether the book was sliced or squeezed, but since Hermione said it, it must be fine, after all, she was about to memorize the whole book.

This was also Hermione's basic operation, and every time school started, she had to memorize a new textbook, and Harry and Ron were used to it.

"And here......" Hermione pointed to a few other places.

"The textbook says that you have to stir counterclockwise, but here it says that you must stir counterclockwise seven times and then stir clockwise."

"Grass roots should be cut into evenly sized chunks, not strips, and they don't need to be baked in advance......"

Hermione frowned, and the more she looked at it, the more she felt that this notebook was simply outrageously wrong, even completely different from the book.

It's as if someone has just fallen asleep in class and scribbled a perfunctory thing a minute before class ends.

If Kyle hadn't taken the note, she wouldn't even have given it a second look.

"Like I said before." Kyle waved his hand, "There's a discrepancy between this and the book, so you don't have to worry about it.

"And you can also guarantee that there is no problem at all to follow the steps on the note, and it is even easier and more convenient."

"But that's not what the book says." Hermione insisted.

"It was thirty years ago that Advanced Potions was last revised." Kyle glanced at Hermione, "You can't expect everyone to have to follow through the steps of thirty years ago without any innovation, it's impossible.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask Professor Slughorn, I'm sure he doesn't follow the steps of the book when he brews potions."

"yes, Hermione." Harry whispered, "Remember, you pointed out two mistakes in Professor Slughorn's lecture in the last lesson, but as a Potions master, how could he even remember the number of stirrings?" ”

"But he gave me extra points." Hermione said, "You know, a full ten. ”

"Ah, that's right." Harry thought for a moment and said, "You said that this is not possible, he just ...... Well, reward you for doing your homework ahead of time. ”

But Hermione just turned her head and glared at Harry, and he immediately stopped talking, after all, he still had to count on Hermione to turn in his homework on time, so naturally he didn't dare to offend her.

Kyle doesn't have that concern, though.

"Hermione, I believe the book is correct, but that's just a reference."

"Memorizing the contents of the book may get you an 'O' on the test, but if you want to go one step further, you have to have your own understanding."

Hermione didn't speak.

"Look here, about how the grassroots are handled...... It was Connor who found out. Kyle gestured to a passage from his note.

"The advantage of this is that it saves 10 minutes of time, because the roots react more easily with the agent after roasting, and it is also more stable, which reduces the chance of errors...... At least my roommate, Mikel, hasn't made a mistake since he learned this little trick.

At the same time, this discovery also allowed her to add a lot of points to the assessment of the Extraordinary Pharmacists Association.

Hermione kept her head down, not knowing what she was thinking.

Kyle also knew that her personality was like this, it had been more than ten years, and it wasn't something that could be changed by saying a word or two on her own, so he didn't explain too much.

"Okay, I've lent you the notes, and it's up to you to decide whether you want to refer to them or not."

With that, Kyle turned and walked away.

Harry stole a glance at Hermione, then quietly slipped the note into his pocket, his instinct telling him that it must be useful.

Anyway, he can't do well with the content of the book, and now there are other methods, so why not try it.

On the other hand, Kyle, who returned to the common room, quickly forgot about it, and the reason why he gave the note to Harry was just a matter of convenience, he would have it anyway, and it was useless to keep it.

In the common room, Susan Bones was sitting in an armchair weeping silently, presumably receiving a letter from home.

However, it was clear from the fact that she was still in the common room, and the Bones family did not seem to have any intention of picking her up.

But come to think of it, Amelia Bones was almost killed at the Ministry of Magic, under the protection of so many Aurors, let alone anywhere else.

The only one safer than the Ministry of Magic is Hogwarts.

Not to mention Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick are equally well-known in the wizarding world, and they can keep their students safe even if there are more Death Eaters.

I don't know how many people are desperately trying to get to Hogwarts, as can be seen from the bustling Hogsmeade village, and this is only temporary, and there will definitely be more people coming in later.

It won't be long, presumably after the Daily Prophet reported on Amelia Bones.

By then, the students who had dropped out and gone home should have returned, if their parents weren't stupid.

Of course, those who choose to go to other countries to avoid the limelight are not counted, such as Midgan, who was in the sixth grade, her father dropped her out of school a few days ago, picked her up in the afternoon, and the family moved to France in the evening.

She's probably in Beauxbatons by now.

One thing to say, this is also a good choice, at least to ensure the safety of the family in the future.

But most people don't want to leave.

Next to Susan, Connor and the other girls were comforting her.

Kyle looked at them, hesitating to say something, when he suddenly thought of what Amelia and Dumbledore had said at the time,

He said that he had received a message from the Death Eaters against the Ministry of Magic, so he rushed over.

Kyle didn't care at the time, but now that he thinks about it, who delivered the news to him......

The only person Kyle knew of the Order of the Phoenix's undercover agent on the Death Eaters' side was Snape.

But Snape had been attending school lately, and he didn't know about Voldemort and the Death Eaters' plans, and Voldemort couldn't have written to tell him.

If you look at it this way, you can only have a second undercover agent.

And that person must have a certain amount of weight in order to know in advance about such an important plan against the Ministry of Magic.

But who?

…… Malfoy?

It's possible, but it's unlikely.

Even if Malfoy, who was good at protecting himself, had the idea of betraying Voldemort, he would not be able to do anything, let alone secretly deliver the message to Dumbledore.

They will only choose to re-team when the battle is clear.

But if not Malfoy, who else?

Kyle ponders the names of the Death Eaters, but none of them qualify.

It can't be Bellatrix's message...... Kyle glanced at the common room, his eyes falling on an armchair.

If it was really Bella's message, he dipped the armchair in marmalade and ate it.

(End of chapter)