Science and magic at Hogwarts

Chapter 106 Banquet ([-])

He chose an empty carriage at random, climbed up and waited for the carriage to drive.

Originally, Kyle thought that there would be no one to disturb him like he was on the train, but Malfoy, Zabini, and Parkinson climbed up one after another just as he sat firmly.

Kyle's strength made the little ones a little cautious, but the pride of the nobles made them try to maintain a calm face.

He greeted the three little guys with a smile, knowing in his heart that they had something to say, so he waited for the little wizards to speak first.

"Hmm..." Clearing his throat, Zabini opened his mouth first: "Senior Shafik, thank you for your rescue today. If your patron saint hadn't arrived in time, I'm afraid I would have..."

In the end, Zabini shivered with some fear.

Malfoy and Parkinson were equally frightened.

Kyle remembered that the three of them were sitting in the same compartment on the train.

Although the target of the dementors is not them, they must be more affected than others.

He didn't care about the little wizard's gratitude, and the momentary gratitude couldn't make Kyle subdue them.

"It's nothing, Zabini, it's just a matter of little effort..." As he spoke, Kyle remembered his doubts during the day:

"Speaking of which, Zabini, what special things did you do during the attack to provoke the dementors to attack you?"

Kyle's words made Zabini show a distressed expression: "No, Senior Shafiq, I have actually been recalling what happened at that time, and I didn't do anything special."

"By the way, you can call me Blaise, that's what my friends call me."

"My pleasure, Blaise, you can call me Kyle too."

Kyle was a little surprised by Zabini's words.

These dementors have actually been tamed by the Ministry of Magic, and the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic are no softer than Kyle when they attack these guys.

The dementors knew very well that if they violated the regulations and shot these little wizards, they would attract severe retaliation from the Ministry of Magic.

That being the case, why are there still dementors who can't help but do it?
In particular, one of the attacked was the famous Harry Potter.

This made Kyle have to look at the little wizard in front of him.

Is this little guy with a troubled face good at acting and fooling everyone, or is he really ignorant?

Dementors seem to be very sensitive to souls, which reminds Kyle of the Horcruxes that are said to be on Potter.

If the dementors were attacking Potter for that reason, what about Zabini?

Hearing the two mentioned the attack during the day, the other two little guys shrank their necks at the same time.

The two little wizards in the same compartment as Zabini were also affected by the dementors.

Parkinson looked scared, and added with a pale face: "Senior Kyle, can I call you that, you almost saved our lives!"

"The dementor had already taken off his hood and walked towards Blaise and Draco."

"If your patron saint didn't appear suddenly, I don't even know if that dementor would continue to give me a dementor's kiss after attacking them. It's just too scary!"

"Never mind, Pansy, it's just a little effort."

Skipping this topic, Kyle chatted and laughed with a few little guys all the way, and soon arrived at the gate of the castle.

During this period, Kyle has been observing Malfoy and Zabini.

Compared to the confused Zabini, Malfoy, who seemed to be affected by the Dementor only because he was sitting next to Zabini, looked more suspicious.

Not only because of disharmony in behavior, but also because of Malfoy's identity.

The fact that Lucius Malfoy is a Death Eater is known to everyone in the wizarding world.

No, Ministry of Magic officials don't know.

But that's not the point. It is said that before Voldemort's downfall, Lucius was his staunch supporter and was extremely trusted by Voldemort.

So, is there such a possibility,
Could it be that Voldemort gave one of his Horcruxes to his subordinates for safekeeping?

If you have to choose a subordinate to keep the Horcrux from among the Death Eaters,

Then Malfoy, who is powerful, "loyal", and cunning, will definitely be one of the candidates.

This reason made Zabini's suspicion suddenly much smaller.

The Zabini family had chosen to be neutral during the First Wizarding War, and there was no known close connection between his family and Sirius.

So it's almost, impossible for Zabini to connect with these two guys.

That being the case, is it possible that the target of the dementor's attack was not Zabini, but Malfoy who was sitting aside?
With such conjecture, Kyle walked into the auditorium with everyone.

Xiaodouding, a first-year student who has never joined the main force, should have been taken away by McGonagall according to the time.

I believe that at this moment, they are anxiously guessing how to sort the hospital.

This millennium-old tradition in the magic world is also quite speechless.

Fighting a troll, defeating a werewolf, having a Quidditch match, Kyle alone knows, there are no less than ten lies in the wizarding world to deceive little wizards.

The lights that have been arranged in the auditorium are brilliant and warm, illuminating the entire hall goldenly.

Countless candles flickered over the four long tables, and the golden plates and glasses sparkled.

In addition to several professors from previous years sitting on the rostrum, there are two new faces.

One is Lupine in shabby clothes, and the other Kyle also knows, Gilderoy Lockhart.

She was dressed in a dark green robe, and a pointed wizard hat was proudly placed on her long wavy hair.

The snow-white teeth, from time to time, have a dazzling light, a bit like... the Maitkai in the Hokage that I saw in the previous life...

It seems to be a special beauty charm that makes teeth really shine.

Kyle thought this kind of magic was stupid, but it was extremely popular in the magic world.

The appearance of Lockhart made Kyle a little confused.

The fellow is a successful novelist, a master marketer in the wizarding world,

Touted by those who like him as the adventure king of the magic world, the master of wild survival.

His adventures were written into a series of novels, best-selling throughout Europe.

But unfortunately, Kyle knows some of his little secrets.

The source of the information is a certain portrait of the Black family.

The publishing house behind Lockhart belongs to the Foley family.

When Lockhart approached the publishing house at first, the Foley family just regarded him as an ordinary novelist.

But at the time Lockhart insisted that this was his real experience, and he knew every detail of the adventure, obviously a seasoned adventure veteran.

This made the Foley family attach great importance to it, and believed that Lockhart was not only popular in books, but also expected to become a powerful star of the new generation.

So he was treated as a guest of honor, and a huge publicity plan was made for him.

Unfortunately, a fake is a fake after all.

In the process of collecting materials for publicity, the Foley family discovered more and more doubts.

It took only a few small tricks to get Lockhart to admit what he had done.

He is not a master of adventure, but a master of memory.

Unfortunately, being good at memory magic didn't make him rich, so he set his sights on other people's adventures.

Lockhart, who was forced to take Veritaserum, explained everything clearly.

It happened that the portrait of Blake was visiting the Foley family at that time, so I heard it clearly.

Considering that the Black family was almost extinct at the time and would not have a conflict of interest with themselves, the Foley family did not block the portrait.

Although they knew the truth, the Foley family did not give up on Lockhart, but took the initiative to cover up the loopholes for him and launch him to make money for the family.

Otherwise, how could a weak liar deceive the entire magic world for three or four years?

Those who jumped out and said that they witnessed Lockhart's deeds, and said that they were saved by Lockhart, were all arranged by the Foley family!

This matter was heard by Kyle when the portraits were chatting, and he did not expect to help him now.

Everyone in the wizarding world knew that Voldemort and Sirius were targeting Hogwarts.

A liar with nothing but memory magic, why would he take the initiative to jump into the whirlpool of Hogwarts?
Malfoy with suspicious behavior, Lockhart with unknown intentions, Sirius lurking, and Voldemort missing.

Thinking of this, Kyle suddenly felt that it seemed a bit embarrassing to come to school with only more than 200 Yin corpses.

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