Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 537 House Elf Tata

 Ludo Bagman chatted with Krum for about ten minutes. When he came back again, his expression looked a little gloomy and he was swearing in a low voice. It seemed that this chat made him very unhappy.

Then he hurried out of the Three Broomsticks, and the goblins stood up and followed him out.

The expressions of those goblins looked too fierce, so Fred and George did not go to him to ask for the galleons, but got together and discussed with great interest.

 “Why do you think Bagman is looking for Krum?” Fred asked.

"Could it be related to the Triwizard Tournament?" George thought for a while, "As one of the referees, Bagman should know a lot of information... This must include what the second project is."

 “Do you think he would deliberately reveal the information to Krum...”

"Probably not..." Cedric frowned slightly, "It is absolutely not allowed for the referee to help the warriors cheat. Bagman, as the director of the Sports Department of the Ministry of Magic, must understand this.

"And if this kind of thing spreads, his director will be in trouble."

"I know..." Fred said, "But it's too suspicious, isn't it? It's not normal to deliberately avoid other people and chat with a warrior alone before the game."

"Krum must have rejected him." Qiu thought for a while and said, "You saw it just now. Bagman's face was ugly when he came over."

 “Perhaps he is pretending.” Cedric said quietly. "We discussed it in advance and deliberately acted for us..."

Kyle raised his eyebrows. For some reason, he seemed to suddenly smell a sour smell.

Cedric now felt as if he had entered the wrong password when he returned to the common room and was doused with vinegar.

Fred and George also discovered this. They got together and couldn't help but say.

“Why don’t you go to Mrs. Puddieff’s teahouse...” Fred drawled.

“That’s right.” George said with a smile, “That’s where you should go. Wouldn’t it be better to have a glass of syrup?”

 “No, it should be coffee...”

 “Well, syrup disguised as coffee…”

 The two of them laughed together.

Of course, in the end, Cedric and Autumn still didn’t go to Mrs. Puddieff’s teahouse. After leaving the Three Broomsticks, they returned to Hogwarts together.

Several people walked through the gate and walked along the field towards the castle, talking and laughing.

"That's weird..." Kangna, who was chatting with Qiu, suddenly said: "Look at that house elf, he seems to be dressed differently from the ones in the kitchen. Could this be Dobby?"

 “What?” Kyle followed her gaze.

　　Connor was right, there was indeed a house elf standing in the open space next to the castle.

And unlike those elves in the kitchen who only wore tea towels and pillowcases, the elf in front of me was dressed a little too fashionably.

He wears long boots and a brown leather jacket that looks like a racing driver. He also wears a cowboy hat and a pair of goggles.

“Oh, that’s cool...” Fred couldn’t help but say, “This house elf has such a personality. Do you know where he works in the kitchen?”

“I don’t know.” Cedric shook his head. “To be honest, I’ve never seen him in the kitchen.”

 This is for sure...

The corner of Kyle's mouth moved. He recognized it. Apart from Tata of the Nicoléme family, there was no other house elf in this style in the entire magic world. Even Dobby couldn't accept it. Such a trendy outfit.

 But the question is, how could Tata appear here? Hasn't he been staying in Nico's manor?

 Or...Nico is here?

 Because of the crown?

Kyle's heart beat twice.

 At this moment, the house elf came over and stood in front of them.

 “Are you...Tata?” Kyle asked.

“Yes sir, Tata says hello to you.” Tata took off his hat and bowed slightly. "Mr. Dumbledore and the master are in the castle. They asked Tata to come to Mr. Dumbledore."

 “Oh, Kyle, do you know this house elf?” Fred said in surprise.

“I know, it works at Nico’s house,” Kyle said.

Then he looked at Connor again, "Sorry, I might have to go find Professor Dumbledore first. Let's meet at dinner. If everything goes well, maybe I can give you a surprise then." After saying that, Kyle He followed Tata into the castle, and the others stared at each other with wide eyes.

 Finally, Fred was the first to break the silence and said: "Kyle just said Nick? Nearly Headless Nick?"

“That sounds like the same thing to me.” George scratched his hair, “Do ghosts also need house elves?”

"Can you use your brains?" Qiu said angrily, "Kyle is obviously not talking about the ghost Nick you know."

"I was thinking of someone." Cedric whispered, "You remember, one year during the vacation, Kyle went to France."

"France..." Fred suddenly realized, and he also lowered his voice, "You mean...Nicholas Flamel?"

"That's right." Cedric said, "Don't forget that the house elf mentioned the headmaster's name just now."

"If that's the case...that's really a big deal." Fred sighed: "I'm starting to get a little curious about what surprise Kyle was talking about."

 …

 On the other side, Kyle has also followed Tata to the principal's office on the eighth floor of the castle.

In the huge principal's office, Dumbledore was still sitting in his original position, and opposite him was an old man with gray hair.

It was Nicoléme, wearing a yellow striped shirt and a toad mirror in his breast pocket.

"I was just saying that you should have come back by now." Dumbledore said with a smile.

“Long time no see, Kyle, how are you doing lately.” Nico also said hello with a smile.

"It's not bad." Kyle said, "Nico, is that what you came here for? You don't need to go to Hogwarts, just write a letter."

 …

I don’t know if it was an illusion, but after saying this, Kyle noticed that Nico’s expression seemed a little unnatural.

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked over with his blue eyes, "I guess this is not the same thing as the topic we are going to discuss later."

"Ahem, it's nothing, Albus." Nico said, "It's just that Kyle asked me to help repair a gadget before."

"I see." Dumbledore said with a smile. "Kyle always finds some new and interesting gadgets. I've seen this many times."

 “That’s right.” Nicoléme nodded in deep agreement.

 The diadem of Ravenclaw, there should be no more novel thing in the wizarding world than this. I really don’t know where Kyle got it.

"Then, let's talk about this later." Nico did not continue this topic and said instead: "I did think about inviting you to the manor again as a guest, but Albus told me that you are now one of the top three Warrior of the tournament, in order not to distract you, I think it’s better to come over.”

"No need." Kyle shook his head, "It's still early before the game starts, so there's no need to be distracted."

"I don't think so." Nico said with a smile, "The Triwizard Tournament is a grand event, especially for the warriors participating in it. Every second is related to whether they can win the championship in the end, so there is nothing to be careless about."

Kyle didn't say anything. He always felt that the reason Nico gave was a bit far-fetched, but after all, the other party had already arrived at Hogwarts, so it was useless to talk about it.

"I'm really happy that they can restart the Triwizard Tournament. I've seen the first event. It's very exciting. It's much more exciting than the last one... If you ask me, you shouldn't put the competition in Durmstrang. Yes, every Triwizard Tournament they hold is not very good."

 Nico seemed to be lost in memories, and kept talking about how bad the last Triwizard Tournament was and how unreasonable the arrangement of the event was.

Until ten minutes later, Dumbledore had to interrupt him.

“While the history of the Triwizard Tournament is interesting, let’s get down to business first, Nico.”

Hearing Dumbledore's words, Kyle vaguely felt that Nico came to Hogwarts this time not because of the crown, but because of something else.

"Oh well."

Nico didn't continue talking. He looked at Kyle and said seriously: "The main reason I came here this time is to borrow something from you."

 “What?” Kyle asked.

 “The ashes of the Phoenix after its rebirth.”

 (End of this chapter)