For Dumbledore, the news that Kyle brought was a big surprise.

Death Eaters hiding in the shadows are scary, but it's not the same when they're exposed to the sun.

The Vanishing Cabinet can help the Death Eaters evade the castle's magical fortifications, and if they don't know it beforehand, the Death Eaters can indeed use this way to take them by surprise and take them by surprise.

But now that they knew, the immovable Vanishing Cabinet had become the Death Eater's biggest flaw.

Dumbledore was confident that he would be able to catch all the Death Eaters who had entered Hogwarts in this way.

All he was thinking about now was how to get Draco Malfoy out of the matter, lest the family be angered by Voldemort.

After all, if the Death Eaters really wanted to attack Hogwarts, there must have been a lot of people coming, and if these people were caught in a net, Voldemort would definitely be furious.

When the time came, the Malfoys who came up with this solution would be finished.

Dumbledore wanted to save their lives.

He could not care about Lucius Malfoy and Narcissa Malfoy, but he couldn't ignore Draco, who was a Hogwarts student anyway.

And as the principal, he has a responsibility to protect every student, even if the other party is planning to kill him.

However, Dumbledore did not tell Kyle about this idea, not that he did not believe Kyle, he was sure that if he spoke, Kyle would most likely not refuse.

But it was his responsibility as the principal to protect the students, not Kyle's...... And whether this can be done or not, it is still two to say.

Dumbledore shook his head, not thinking about it again.

"Kyle, the most critical question right now is...... Do you know where he would hide the Vanishing Cabinet? He asked.

In order to use the Vanishing Cabinet to ambush a Death Eater, you must know where it is.

Hogwarts is very large, and there are secret rooms, as well as places like the Room of Requirement, which few people know about, even if Dumbledore is the headmaster, he can't guarantee that he will know all the secrets of Hogwarts.

If Malfoy had found a similar room, they might not have been able to find it in the first place, and no matter how good the plan was, it would be useless.

"Absolutely." Kyle said, "I've prepared it in advance. ”

Naturally, he would not make such a low-level mistake.

"When I put the Vanishing Cabinet back, I made a little change to it and added a special magic script."

As he spoke, Kyle pulled out a map of Hogwarts and spread it out on the table.

He glanced at it and pointed to the place in the Slytherin common room.

"Isn't it, it's right here." On the map, a footprint made of ink stands out with the name "Vanishing Cabinet" written on it.

If Fred and George were also there, they could tell at a glance that the footprints and names were characteristic of the map of the living spots.

Indeed, this effect was created by Kyle based on the map of the living spots...... The only difference is that this map is not as dense as the live map, there is only this one name on it, and its movement can be said to be clear at a glance.

"Oh?" Dumbledore took the map and glanced at it, immediately understanding what was going on, "Is this name tracking magic?" ”

"That's right." Kyle nodded, "It's a simple little trick, just use the magic script to change the target from a wizard to an item, but it's very useful. ”

As he spoke, Kyle glanced at the map again.

It could be seen that the Vanishing Locker was still in the Slytherin common room, perhaps he wasn't ready, or maybe the other Vanishing Locker hadn't been repaired yet, but either way, Malfoy didn't seem ready to act immediately.

After all, there are a lot of people in the common room. Coupled with what happened in previous years, several portraits have been added to the common room door of each college to look at.

Malfoy couldn't use the common room as an entry point anyway, and would definitely choose a more secluded place.

But it's okay that they can have more time to prepare.

Dumbledore took out his wand and waved it, and the map immediately turned into two copies, and with the support of Dumbledore's powerful magic, both the map and the magic attached to it were all retained.

He returns the original map to Kyle, leaving a copy of it himself.

"Professor, do you need another reminder spell?" Kyle thought for a moment and said, "As soon as the location of the vanishing cabinet changes, you can sound an alarm or something, so you don't have to keep watching." ”

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome." Dumbledore said, and with a wave of his hand, the map on the table immediately floated to a shelf behind him.

It was just enough to be seen by the portraits on the wall.

"They'll watch it for me." Dumbledore smiled and said, "I've been doing a lot lately, and I can't guarantee that I'll be able to carry the map, and on some special occasions, it can be a nuisance if it suddenly sounds like a reminder. ”

"Indeed." Kyle nodded, "Anyway, a certain principal is idle, find him something to do, and save him from being beaten up every day, it's good......"

"What do you mean?" Phineas was immediately unhappy, and said indignantly: "It's really rude, how can you say that about Dippet! ”

"No, no, you're mistaken, Principal Black, I didn't mean that." Kyle said without looking up, not even bothering to explain.

Because there is no need for this.

"You really don't understand or pretend you don't understand." Principal Dippert on the side glanced at Phineas with slanted eyes, "Who is this kid talking about, you don't have any count in your heart?" ”

"Who else but you." Phineas said, "It can't be Spoh, but she's pretty idle......"

"What did you say?"

The two witches rushed into his portrait one after the other, and without saying a word, punched and kicked Phineas.

They looked like the same person, but one was middle-aged and the other was much younger, though Kyle had never seen her before.

Before Kyle could think about it, a scream rang out in the headmaster's office.

Dumbledore seemed to be accustomed to all of this, and with a skillful wave of his wand, the screams came to an abrupt end.

In the portrait, Phineas is still being beaten, but the voice can't be heard......

"Both of them are Philida Spor, just portraits of her from different periods." Dumbledore explained.

"Can a person still leave two portraits in the principal's office?" Kyle wondered.

"Theoretically, yes."

"Alright, let's get down to business." Dumbledore said, "I may be away from Hogwarts for a while, can I please keep an eye on Draco Malfoy?" ”

"I'm busy, Professor." Kyle said, "I'm in seventh grade now, and I have half a year to go. After the exam, in order to get a job after graduation, I had to get enough certificates, or you should find someone else. ”

Kyle said, "I think Professor Snape is good, he's the head of Slytherin, and he has time to watch Malfoy, or Harry. ”

"Harry?" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, "I remember, they don't seem to have a very good relationship. ”

"That's why it's appropriate." Kyle said, "As old rivals for six years in a row, no one knows each other better than they do. If something was wrong with Draco Malfoy, Harry would have been the first to notice it. ”

"But he's not the best candidate." Dumbledore shook his head, "Harry's personality is a bit impulsive, and it is inevitable that he will be a little negligent when facing some special things. ”

"Besides, Kyle, I think you misunderstood me." Dumbledore continued, "I'm not telling you to keep an eye on Malfoy, I'm just asking you to keep an eye out and don't let some dark magic items into Hogwarts.

"You know, Katie Bell is still in St. Mungo, and we can't send a second student there as well."

"Okay, I'll try." Kyle said.

If that's all there is to it, it's not too much of a hassle.

Unlike Hogsmeade, it's not so easy to bring in dark magic items, and even if Dumbledore leaves the school, the professors are still there, whether it's Professor McGonagall or Professor Flitvier, they are all experienced wizards, it's not so easy to get things under their noses, and Malfoy isn't that stupid.

At most, he will play a supporting role.

Seeing that Kyle agreed, Dumbledore nodded.

"Oh, is it so late?" He glanced out the window at the darkening sky, "I think you're hungry too, I heard that the kitchen made pork cutlets tonight, or if you want to go with me to Twelve Grimmauld Place, Molly will definitely welcome you." ”

"Forget it, I'd better go to the auditorium." Kyle said, standing up.

"I think so......" Dumbledore looked at Kyle with a teasing expression, a gossip look on his face, "Grimmauld Place Twelve is just a few of us boring adults right now, you would definitely prefer to stay in school, right?" ”

Kyle didn't answer, just stood up and glanced at the silver teapot on the table, intentionally or notantly.

Dumbledore was keenly aware of the change in Kyle's eyes, and immediately became nervous, reaching out to put away the teapot.

At this point, Kyle suddenly looked at the window behind him in surprise, "Professor McGonagall?" What are you doing outside the window on a broomstick, oh...... Be careful! ”

Subconsciously, Dumbledore turned his head to look over......

Then he seemed to feel a gust of wind blowing across his cheeks, blowing a few whiskers.

It's really strange, why is there still wind when the windowsill is closed?

Before he had time to think about it, Dumbledore chuckled in his heart, and with his strong self-control, he restrained his instincts and turned his head back.

Then he saw that the silver teapot on the table was already in Kyle's hand.

He should have thought about how McGonagall could have appeared outside the window of the Headmaster's office in the middle of the night on a broomstick, it was definitely an excuse Kyle used to distract him.

But with such a clumsy excuse, why would he still be fooled?

Dumbledore was annoyed.

But there was no time to think about it now, and he had to fix it as soon as possible......

Dumbledore's mind was on the ...... But Kyle didn't give him that chance at all.

As if he had rehearsed it countless times, after getting the teapot, Kyle immediately ran to the door without looking back, and the whole set of actions went smoothly.

When Dumbledore stood up, Kyle was already in the doorway, just one step away from opening the door.

Dumbledore pinned his hopes on Fawkes again, hoping that it would stop Kyle.

Fawkes also noticed the change in Dumbledore's eyes, and it flew down from the perch and came to Kyle...... Opened the door for him with his wings.

"Thanks, Fawkes, I'll treat you to a mandrake later, you can pick it!"

Kyle's voice echoes through the hallway outside the headmaster's room.

Fawkes chirped happily, didn't even look at Dumbledore, flapped his wings and followed.

It seemed like it was just an instant, and there was only a lonely old man left in the principal's room, and the sound of something shattering.

……

"Here, try this."

In the auditorium, Kyle hands Connor a cup of black tea with milk and sugar cubes.

Connor took a sip, and her eyes lit up immediately.

"How?"

"Delicious!" Connor nodded and took another big sip.

"It's delicious, for sure, it's the headmaster's treasure." Kyle shook a silver tea jar in his hand.

This jar is also a good magic item, similar to the box Nicol gave him earlier, and the material is also very valuable, the same as the Gryffindor sword, it is a secret sterling silver unique to the elves.

Kyle roughly estimated that a jar of this size would take about 10,000 silver coins to be smelted and purified repeatedly, and it would be worth a lot of money.

"This was given to you by the headmaster?" Connor takes another sip and marvels at Kyle's ability to get some good stuff from the principal.

"No, he's not willing to give up." Kyle shook his head and said lightly, "I robbed it." ”

"What? Robbed? Connor choked, his hand holding the cup paused, and he looked at Kyle incredulously.

"yes, snatched it." Kyle said, "But don't worry, it's fine." I helped him out with a big problem, and he had to say something.

"And, that's what he acquiesced in."

Kyle's words are not without reason.

The road from the eighth floor to the auditorium is not close. If Dumbledore wanted to, he would have been able to catch up with Kyle.

But he didn't do that, and he didn't even chase him out of the headmaster's office, otherwise he would have snatched the jar back a long time ago.

……

After getting Kyle's assurance, Connor was relieved, but looking at the cup in her hand, she was still a little incredulous.

Dare to blatantly snatch Headmaster Dumbledore's things, and can still take them out to show off, Kyle should be the first...... Connor thought to herself.

……

The time quickly entered December, and before you knew it, snowflakes had begun to fall outside.

As Kyle thought, Dumbledore didn't come to get his teapot back, and of course, Kyle hadn't seen him at Hogwarts.

Perhaps, as Dumbledore said in the Headmaster's office, he had a lot to do.

Kyle has also been observing Draco Malfoy lately, consciously or unconsciously.

But his performance was no different from usual, except for his daily classes, he was just asking Harry for trouble, as if he had only had a fight with Harry, and this day was considered a success.

In addition to Malfoy, Kyle has another person to deal with...... Slughorn.

I don't know where he got the news, knowing that the Ministry of Magic has canceled the Floo network with Hogwarts, and the reason Kyle used to refuse to attend the dinner party is no longer useful.

As a result, all kinds of invitations will be sent every once in a while.

Although Kyle had tried to find other excuses as much as possible, he couldn't stand Slughorn holding dinner parties five times a week, and he had no choice but to attend a few times.

It was a dinner party, but it was actually a few people sitting around Slughorn, listening to him talk about who had achieved what had been achieved by the students he had taught in the past, and who had given him any gifts.

Then follow the process, and everyone makes an exclamation together, every time.

In contrast, dinner became the least important part, and Kyle went a few times, and when he returned, he went straight to the kitchen as soon as he returned.

I can't help it, I can't really eat anything there.

He's fine, after all, the Hufflepuff common room is close to the kitchen, so he can come whenever he wants to eat.

But Harry and Hermione couldn't, and Slughorn was stuck in curfew time at the end of every dinner party, and they didn't have time to make a detour to the kitchen.

Luckily, there was a Ron who could pack something from the auditorium and bake it in the fireplace when they got back, and although it tasted a little worse, it was better than nothing.

……

(End of chapter)