Chapter 747: Six Hundred Years of Character, That's it?
As Ryan said, Gryffindor was really lucky, not only did the two main Slytherin players not make the cut, but even the game took only twenty minutes to decide the winner.
260:0
This huge score gap stunned everyone, and no one expected that the stout Slytherin would not score a single goal.
Ron was like a wall, and he rescued some dangerous balls beautifully, and a few of them even bounced off the goal post with the tip of a glove, which was simply amazing.
And when the Slytherin audience sang the "Weasley Song" in unison, he was also very leisurely and elegantly commanding them from a high place, and his taunting skills were directly full.
By the time Connor hurried over, the audience had already begun to leave.
"So fast?" She said with some confusion that normally, it would take half an hour for a game to end.
"Slytherin didn't score a single goal, the mentality has collapsed." Kyle shrugged, "They wish they could have ended the game quickly, Harry wasn't even disturbed when he snatched the Golden Snitch. ”
"yes, their batsmen look like they're sleepwalking." Mikel on the side said: "But Kyle, if it's our game today, can you throw it?" ”
"It's hard to say." Kyle thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "There are two situations now, one is that he feels very good today, in this case, although I can score goals, it will not be too much, and there is no way to form an overwhelming advantage." ”
"What about the other one?" Mikel wondered.
"If it's another one......" Kelle paused before continuing: "Then don't say it's me, even if Moran comes, I guess I won't be able to score the Gryffindor goal." ”
Moran is a chaser for the Mottola Macaw and one of the most popular Quidditch professionals, having led the Irish national team to victory over Bulgaria at the last Quidditch World Cup.
Kyle said this because Ron's abnormal play was so strange that he couldn't help but think of Slughorn's birthday present yesterday...... That little vial of elixir.
It's so similar.
Suddenly reconciled with Lavender...... The Slytherin students who were arguing with him were inexplicably wrestling...... Two opponents abruptly withdrew...... And, on the pitch, a savior-like amazing performance.
It's like he's on a plug-in today, and he's almost getting a spotlight on top of his head.
If these are all coincidences, isn't it a bit too coincidental?
But then again, would anyone use a potion just because of a Quidditch match?
It's not even a final, it's just a most ordinary house match.
Is this kind of contest worth using a magic potion?
Anyway, Kyle thinks it's impossible, it's not a luxury anymore, it's just a bubble in his head.
"Kyle, is he going to drink...... That's it. Listening to the description of the two, Connor also thought of the elixir.
"But it's not legal, the elixir is forbidden in organized competitions, even if it's just in school."
"I don't think it'......" Kyle thought for a moment and said a little uncertainly, "Ron isn't stupid either, how could he trade a magic potion for a victory." ”
Even though he said that, Kyle was still a little weak-hearted, and he couldn't help it, judging from Ron's appearance, it really looked too much like he had drunk the elixir.
"What are you talking about?" Ryan asked from behind.
"Nothing." Kyle shook his head, it was better not to spread the word about this in the absence of conclusive evidence.
If Ron was really just a matter of pure luck, it wasn't out of the question.
……
By the time they returned to the castle, the surrounding area had turned into a sea of golden red.
The Gryffindors were all celebrating the victory, keeping Slytherin clean sheet, which made them happier than another Christmas.
"Weasley is our king."
"He's invincible."
"Don't let a single ball fall into the net!"
The song has been changed to a new version, and this time it fits exactly the name - "Weasley is our king." ”
Ron became the hero of Gryffindor, surrounded by everyone in the middle.
"If he can play so well next time, we're in trouble." Mikel said with some concern: "Gryffindor has already surpassed us. ”
"It's okay." Kyle said lightly, "It's just a little bit behind, just chase it back." ”
The Quidditch match was just a minor episode, and soon, Kyle stopped thinking about it and walked towards the library instead.
He was still a little curious about what Malfoy was reading.
Since everyone had just returned from the stadium and there weren't many people in the library, Kyle just glanced at Malfoy and found Malfoy in a spot near the aisle.
He pretended to be borrowing a book, walked over casually, and glanced slightly as he passed Malfoy's side.
To Kyle's disappointment, though, Malfoy only had a copy of the High-End Transfiguration Guide on his desk. L. A common Transfiguration reference book, with a stack of parchment next to it, made it almost certain that Malfoy was doing his homework.
Kyle never thought that Malfoy wouldn't even go to a Quidditch match just to do his homework?
It's a bit surprising when he became so fond of learning.
But it can't be helped, that's what Kyle sees. He could only walk over quickly, borrow a random book, and leave.
Kyle didn't go anywhere after that, stayed up with Connor for potions all afternoon in the Room of Requirement, and returned to the common room after dinner to play a few games of wizarding chess with Mikel.
Until nine o'clock in the evening.
While the battle between him and Mikel was raging, the ghost Fat Friar of Hufflepuff suddenly came up from underneath the chessboard.
Mikel was startled and subconsciously shook the chess piece in his hand, and then, his vital queen was kicked and shattered by Kyle's knight.
"Hey, if you can't get down!" The king turned in anger and complained to Mikel, "How can anyone go under the hooves of someone else's horse, and let a troll come better than you!" ”
"Can I be blamed for this?" Mikel was also angry, "Do you think I want to go there?" I'm scared, okay! ”
"I'm sorry, kid." The Fat Friar bowed and said, he turned his head, "Kyle, the Headmaster is looking for you." ”
"Now?" Kyle glanced at the dark sky outside.
"That's what the headmaster said, they're waiting for you."
"Okay."
Helpless, Kyle could only stand up, and when he walked to the door, he suddenly thought of something, turned around and said, "Connor, you can help me play this game." ”
"Okay." Connor nodded.
But the moment she got up, Mikel's face suddenly changed, "Ryan, I remember that our Charms class homework hasn't been finished yet, it's going to be handed in tomorrow, we have to finish it quickly." ”
After saying that, without waiting for Ryan's reaction, he ran directly back to the dormitory.
It's not that I'm afraid of losing, it's mainly that Connor is too slow to play chess.
Mikel, who has been tortured once, knows too well that even if he misses an important piece because of a mistake in this game, it may take more than half an hour.
Rather than being tortured for another half hour, Mikel would rather choose to do his homework.
Fortunately, Connor didn't know what he was thinking, and when Mikel left, she continued to sit down and read her book.
……
On the other side, Kyle, who left the common room, made his way to the eighth floor.
In addition to Dumbledore, Harry was also in the Headmaster's office.
On the table in front of the two of them was the familiar meditation basin, in which silver memories flowed like swimming fish.
Looks like they should have just watched another memory.
"Professor, is there anything you're looking for me?" Kyle habitually rubbed the feathers around Fawkes' neck at the doorway.
But the strange thing is that after waiting for a long time, no one spoke.
Kyle subconsciously looked up, only to notice that Dumbledore was looking at him with a very strange look, roughly speaking, three points of shock, seven points of disbelief, and nine hundred and ninety points of suspicion.
"What's wrong?" Kyle asked again.
"I heard Harry say you gave Slughorn a glass of aged mead?" Dumbledore's voice trembled a little, as if he was trying to restrain something.
"Ah, that's the case." Kyle nodded. "Professor, you like mead too?"
"If you could...... I want to try it too. Dumbledore paused, then pretended to be nonchalant and said, "I rarely drink spirits anymore when I'm older, and mead is just right." ”
"Okay." Kyle pulled out the golden cup again and shook it slightly.
The principal's room soon had a faint sweet aroma of aged mead.
But none of the people present looked at the glass of wine, including the portrait, and all eyes were fixed on the golden cup.
"Armando, is this the one......" A witch couldn't help but ask,
"To be honest, I've never seen the real thing." "But judging from the looks of it, you can't be wrong." ”
"Kyle......" At this time, Dumbledore suddenly asked, "What is this cup?" ”
"Well, Hufflepuff's Gold Cup." Kyle said calmly, "What's wrong?" ”
"What's wrong with you?" Phineas's voice came from overhead, and at some point, the headmasters crowded into the portrait closest to the table.
He shouted at a shrill voice, "This is the Hufflepuff Gold Cup!" ”
"Rest easy, Phineas...... Calm down. Dumbledore waved his hand, motioning for him to be quiet.
"Can I take a look at this?" He asked.
"No problem." Kyle graciously pushed the cup over.
Dumbledore poured the mead into the teapot next to him, picked it up and looked at it carefully, his crooked nose almost touching the cup.
"Professor, is this really a Hufflepuff Gold Cup?" Harry asked in a whisper.
"I think, yes!" Dumbledore's voice was a little dazed.
"But......" Harry didn't understand, "didn't we remember the Golden Cup having been tricked by Voldemort?" From Hepzba Smith. ”
What they just looked at was a memory of the Golden Cup, or the history of Voldemort's early part-time job.
By virtue of his own work at Borgin Burke, he knew that Hepzba Smith had a collection of gold cups, and he tricked her out of her with all his words.
Harry thought the golden cup was familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere, and he quickly remembered that it was yesterday at the school hospital.
The cup Kyle uses to pour the mead is exactly the same as the golden cup he remembers.
But at first he didn't think too much about it, but subconsciously muttered that this kind of cup is very common, and Kyle has an exact one there, and under Dumbledore's questioning, he retold the scene at that time.
Thereupon...... Kyle is called.
"What the hell is going on, is that memory fake?" Harry asked.
"No, I'm sure the memories won't be fake." Dumbledore shook his head, "As for what happened in between...... I'm afraid only one person knows. ”
He looked up at Kyle, "Can you tell me what's going on?" ”
"Didn't Nicol tell you?" Kyle blinked, "Just like Ravenclaw's crown, this was originally Voldemort's Horcrux, and I found it and gave it to Nicol, who took care of it for me." ”
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched twice.
How is Nicol again?
Dumbledore remembered that after learning about the crown, he went to Nikol's manor and asked him if he was hiding anything from him.
At that time, Ni could use his more than 600 years of character as a guarantee, and swore to tell him that there was absolutely no more.
Dumbledore believed.
It was only a long time before he pulled out another golden cup.
More than 600 years of character, that's it?
At this moment, Nico's image in his heart collapsed.
Swindler...... It's all liars!
It took Dumbledore a long time to calm himself down, and he decided to skip the topic for now.
"So, how did you find this Horcrux?"
Harry looked over too, just as curious.
"It's a coincidence." Kyle said, "Didn't Lucius Malfoy take a notebook before?" I wondered if the other Death Eaters would have Horcruxes too, so I took the time to visit the Lestrange family's ancestral home. ”
"And where did you find this gold cup?" Harry couldn't help but ask, his tone full of incredulity.
"Hmm...... Sort of. Kyle nodded.
Not only Harry was speechless, but even Dumbledore was speechless.
When did it become so easy to find a Horcrux, they didn't have the slightest clue to a Horcrux so far, and as a result, Kyle casually went to the ancestral home of a Death Eater and found it?
Dumbledore took a few deep breaths, and though it was a little incredulous, he accepted it.
After all, this is not the first time, and it can be said that all the Horcruxes found so far are related to Kyle.
After going through it a lot of times, I slowly got used to it.
Dumbledore put down the golden cup in his hand, and then asked with a serious face, "Kyle, it's important that you tell me seriously now if you have any Horcruxes that we don't know about." ”
He hadn't thought that a single person would be able to find so many Horcruxes in a few years, not even after learning about the Ravenclauk Tiara.
But now it's different, and reality tells him that Kyle can.
"No, I promise!" Kyle said.
He really didn't have it, and the rest of the diary, the tiara, and the locket, Dumbledore knew.
Originally, he had robbed Voldemort of a snake, but it was not used by Voldemort as a Horcrux, and it was at Newt's place at this time.
Dumbledore looked Kyle in the eye and nodded slowly before he sat back down.
"I believe in you." He said, "But Kyle, you really shouldn't hide something so important, and if I don't call you over today, you're not going to tell me." ”
"If I had this thought, Harry wouldn't have seen this gold cup at all." Kyle said with a shrug.
"And the gold cup has always been with Nicol before, and I just got it this Christmas."
He didn't carry this pot, he hadn't thought about hiding it from Dumbledore when he took out the gold cup in the school hospital before, if he just wanted Slughorn to help him try to see if the wine could still be drunk, he could have changed the glass.
"I'm sorry Kyle." Dumbledore sighed, "But like I said, this matter is important, and we have to take it seriously. ”
"I understand."
"This ......," Dumbledore glanced at the gold cup again, "can you keep it with me for a few more days?" ”
"Can't we see it now?" Kyle hesitated.
This thing was no longer a Horcrux, and Dumbledore didn't need to keep it...... What if he still remembers that he snatched his black tea in the first place.
"Don't worry, I'll give it back to you in a week at most." Dumbledore said.
"That'...... All right. Kyle hesitated for a moment, then nodded.
However, just to be on the safe side, when he left the principal's office, he took Fox from the perch.
The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched again, but he didn't say anything.
(End of chapter)