Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 888: Feeling guilty for a second

 “Poof!”

It's like someone installed a shower in the principal's office.

Dumbledore's expression suddenly became stiff, and all the black tea he had not had time to swallow was spit out.

Kyle seemed to have expected this, and ducked away, then calmly watched Dumbledore **** the photo away, watching his face turn blue and red, constantly changing.

In the photo are two young people, seriously performing some kind of ritual.

And because of the angle, this photo is so clear that even the expressions on their faces are clearly visible.

window!

Dumbledore immediately thought of the origin of the photo.

There was a small window in that barn, and it was through that window that Kyle took this photo.

The slightly exposed window frame at the edge of the photo just confirms this.

But Dumbledore couldn't figure it out. Just through a small, inconspicuous window, he could perfectly restore the entire blood alliance process?

Coupled with the blessing of the developing potion, it is almost exactly the same as Dumbledore's memory.

"You..." Dumbledore's whole body felt bad, "How did you do it?"

When they formed the blood alliance, they clearly checked the surroundings carefully and there was no way anyone was around.

But why, this photo is so clear, it feels like it was taken on their faces.

Is this reasonable?

Because their expressions were so surprised, the principals on the wall who were pretending to be asleep also noticed something was wrong. They opened their eyes one after another and stretched their heads to look at the table.

What did Kyle just say...the blood alliance between Albus and Grindelwald?

They are so curious.

But before they could make any move, they saw Dumbledore wave his hand violently.

All the portraits were turned over, facing the wall collectively.

"Hey, Albus, you can't do this!" someone shouted, and the voice sounded like it was Phineas.

Others also complained.

They are all portraits, and it is impossible to tell anyone about it. Just take a look and satisfy your curiosity. Is it necessary to be so stingy?

But Dumbledore turned a deaf ear to this and just stared at Kyle.

"Thanks to Ariana." Kyle said calmly, "The loft she is in is far enough away from the barn, but she can clearly see the windows above."

Dumbledore deflated at the sound of Ariana's name.

"As for the photos, I used a little bit of props," Kyle continued.

"Is it Mr. Weasley's product again?" Dumbledore asked, hesitating whether to find some connections to close the store.

Although it was a bit unethical to do so, and sealing down his student's shop was against his usual principles, this photo shocked Dumbledore too much.

"No, it's not Weasley's product, it's another thing we all know." Kyle took out an old telescope.

"The panoramic telescope is equipped with the function of magnifying the picture, which comes in handy."

He bought this for ten galleons at the Quidditch World Cup. Although it was a little expensive, it was really worth it.

Not only can it enlarge the picture, but it can also ensure clarity, and it even has playback and slow-motion functions.

Kyle used this device to take this perfect photo.

To be honest, he was still a little reluctant to part with it.

This photo is so precious, not only unique, but also impossible to duplicate. It is no exaggeration to say that the entire magical world only has this one photo.

If you take Nurmengard, it is a universal spell scroll. As long as Kyle asks for any spell that Grindelwald knows, he will definitely teach it, and it will be the kind that Bao learned.

Even if Kyle is greedy and wants to learn two or three spells, Grindelwald will definitely not refuse.

But Kyle still took it out and gave it to Dumbledore for free as a retirement gift without any conditions.

Dumbledore was also very happy. He even stopped drinking his favorite black tea and was shaking all over while grabbing the photo.

"I'm still too kind." Kyle praised himself.

Dumbledore looked at the photo in his hand, feeling confused, but after hearing what Kyle said to himself, he couldn't help but look up at him.

"What's wrong, sir, don't you like it?" Kyle asked: "If you don't like it, I can take it back and change it to another one."

"No, no need." Dumbledore took a deep breath, "I...well, like it."

He ran his fingers over the photo.

Reason told him that he should destroy the photo, tear it up and tear it into pieces, out of sight.

But when Dumbledore was about to do this, his fingers suddenly became very stiff and he couldn't move.

But looking at the two high-spirited young people in the photo, the memories of the past came flooding back.

Dumbledore didn't want to recall those moments anymore, so in the end he simply covered the photo with his palm and pressed it hard.

The photo on the table emitted a cluster of sparks and disappeared in front of the two of them.

Of course, only Dumbledore knows whether it was destroyed or hidden elsewhere.

"You don't have a second one?" Dumbledore seemed to have thought of something and asked again.

After all, it was Kyle, and he was really not sure whether the other party would make several copies of the photo for collection.

"No, definitely not." Kyle shook his head, his tone firm.

He really didn't do that.

After all, only the first photo of this kind has the highest value, and any more will be worthless.

Dumbledore glanced at Kyle suspiciously, then believed it for the time being, and sat on a chair with a complicated expression.

Although he had already guessed that the gift Kyle sent must be special, he did not expect it to be so... unexpected.

Blood pact, Dumbledore never thought he could see the scene of that day.

Is this his dark history? Still an important memory... Dumbledore himself couldn't explain clearly.

He only knew that he had been deliberately avoiding this memory.

After seeing the photo this time, Dumbledore even subconsciously thought about whether to go to Nurmengard.

Anyway, he has retired, and without the constraints of Hogwarts, he has a lot of time...

But as soon as this idea came up, Dumbledore killed it in an instant.

No, I can't go.

Grindelwald is different from Voldemort...

Dumbledore was in a mess. He originally wanted to tell Kyle something else, but he was no longer in the mood.

He didn't even notice that Kyle had quietly left the principal's office, and also took Fox away from the perch.

Phoenix grows very quickly. In just a few days, the originally wrinkled bird has grown beautiful red feathers again, and has grown to be almost the same as an ordinary owl.

And because they are newly grown feathers, they feel fluffy and soft, and they feel quite good.

"Let's go, Fox, let's take you to eat delicious food." Kyle extended his hand, "The new mandrake is mature and the leaves are tender. You should like it."

Without even thinking about it or even looking at Dumbledore, Phoenix jumped onto Kyle's shoulders and followed him out of the principal's office.

After leaving the spiral staircase, Kyle saw the dark figures outside.

Sprout, Flitwick, Snape, Slughorn, Sinistra... except for a certain ghost, almost all the professors were there.

Kyle even saw Professor Babuling from the ancient runes class in the crowd. She was never in school except for class, so she didn't expect to be here today.

Besides that, Amelia Bones was there, as well as Scrimgeour, Ms. Maxim, the representative of the Daily Prophet.

They had a lot of questions and were eager to go to Dumbledore to ask clearly. The reason why they were all here was that they were blocked by a person.

"Professor McGonagall...ah, no, Principal McGonagall."

Kyle looked at the man standing at the front and said, "Thank you for your trust. Mr. Dumbledore is waiting for you inside. I believe he can give you a satisfactory answer."

"You should just call me Professor. Headmaster or something like that is too weird." Professor McGonagall shook her head, "And I will be in charge of the Transfiguration class in the future, so calling me Professor is totally fine."

"Okay, Professor McGonagall." Kyle changed his title calmly.

He has graduated anyway, and the professor and principal don't care.

Professor McGonagall nodded without saying anything and walked straight up the spiral staircase, followed by other professors.

Except for one person.

Snape stopped where he was and looked at Kyle with a complicated expression.

"You are so proud..." Snape opened his mouth with a familiar yin and yang aura, "So many people want to find Dumbledore, professor, minister, and principal, but you are the first in line."

"Maybe I came early." Kyle shrugged, "Professor Snape, if you react faster next time, maybe you can be first in line."

"Next time?" Snape raised his eyebrows. Can there be a next time? Kyle didn't explain. After all, he was just perfunctory, and he was ready to leave after he was perfunctory.

However, Snape seemed unwilling to let Kyle go.

"What did you all talk about?" He blocked Kyle's way and said unceremoniously: "In other words, what do you want to do to Draco... He is just a marginal figure and is not able to provide you with much help. ”

"Draco Malfoy?" Kyle blinked and suddenly patted his thigh.

Yes, he had promised Malfoy before to see if there was a chance for him to return to Hogwarts.

As a result, as soon as I got busy, I forgot about it.

Kyle felt guilty for a second.

One thing is that if he hadn't found clues from Malfoy, he really wouldn't have been able to find Cornwall, and he wouldn't have been able to save Alastor Moody along the way.

Including later going to the Heshidry Islands, it was also because of seeing Lucius Malfoy in Diagon Alley.

Regardless of whether it was active or passive, it was true that Malfoy provided help, but in the end, he completely forgot about his promise to Draco. It really shouldn't have happened.

Why don't you go back to find Dumbledore while you're still at Hogwarts?

Kyle glanced back...

Forget it, at least twenty people entered just now. Even if they want to say a word to Dumbledore now, they probably have to queue up.

If I had known earlier, I would have waited a little longer.

Kyle sighed.

But he suddenly thought that Dumbledore was no longer the principal, and he had no say in whether Malfoy could be allowed to return to Hogwarts.

The new principal still needs the nod for this matter.

So let's go find Professor McGonagall. No matter whether it can be done or not, at least he has said it.

…

Seeing Kyle sighing and shaking his head, ignoring himself, the veins on Snape's forehead popped.

He didn't like Kyle, not from the first time he met him. After so many years, he even liked Harry, but he became more and more bored with Kyle.

Facts have proved that this is not unreasonable.

"I'm here to talk to you!" Snape said through gritted teeth, his voice cold.

"ah?"

"Oh, sorry Professor, I just got distracted!"

Kyle turned his head as if he had just reacted, "With all due respect, you really underestimate Malfoy, the help he provided is quite big."

Snape frowned, "Tell me everything you know, right now!"

"I refuse." Kyle shook his head, "I have said it before, and this is still my answer now."

"What did you say?" Snape took a step forward. "Do you know that I am Draco's godfather, I must be responsible for his safety, and I have the right to know what he is doing!"

"I know, you've said it once before," Kyle said, looking at Snape as well, "but I still refuse."

"Don't get excited yet, Professor Snape." Kyle continued: "This is Draco's own decision. He is an adult and has the right to make decisions. If he wants to get rid of his current life, this is his only choice. way."

"He can go to Dumbledore," Snape said coldly.

"Then why didn't Lucius and Narcissa come?" Kyle smiled, "You tried, but failed, right."

Snape's face turned even darker.

"It seems I guessed it right." Kyle said with a smile: "The mysterious man can ignore anyone, but he cannot ignore Dumbledore. It is too risky to contact him at this time. The Malfoys are not fools, they can't , and don’t dare to do that.”

"You underestimate yourself." Snape said suddenly, sounding a little confused.

Kyle paused for a moment before continuing to speak nonchalantly.

"Professor, I have already said that there is no point in approaching me about this matter. It's not that I want to hide it, but Draco has taken the first step. The less people know the truth now, the safer his secret will be. .

"In fact, what I'm telling you now has actually added a lot of risks to Mr. Draco."

"You..." Snape was about to say something, but his pupils suddenly shrank.

What Kyle said just now made him a little concerned.

It needed to be kept a secret so Draco Malfoy was safe, and that was fine...but why would telling him this put Draco at risk.

The biggest danger around Draco Malfoy is naturally Voldemort.

But for a professor who has been at school all year round, even if he knows some secrets, it doesn't matter. After all, Voldemort cannot break into Hogwarts. If he does, the so-called secrets will no longer be important.

Therefore, only people who are often around Voldemort are likely to be exposed.

Snape's eyes flickered, and he once again recalled a certain guess he had made before.

What does Kyle know?

Did Dumbledore tell him something?

There shouldn't be...

Snape thought to himself.

The fact that he was working as an undercover agent next to Voldemort was basically top secret. No one except Dumbledore knew about it.

Dumbledore also promised him that he would never tell anyone about this.

But what did Kyle mean by what he just said? Did he really know nothing?

Snape wanted to convince himself that this was just a coincidence, but his years of undercover life forced him to think more.

…

On the other side, Kyle looked at Snape who was silent and changing his expressions constantly, and scratched his hair in confusion.

What's going on? He was fine just now, but why did he suddenly stop saying anything, and his face was still green and red.

Snape looked exactly like Dumbledore who had just seen the Blood Pact photo...but he didn't give Snape a photo.

Kyle subconsciously took a step back and distanced himself from Snapa.

No matter what, it's better to be cautious. Snape is not Dumbledore. Make room for him so that he can escape easily when he wants to get violent and hurt someone.

After struggling for a period of time, Snape finally chose to pretend not to know, looked at Kyle again, turned around and left.

He planned to ask Dumbledore first. If Dumbledore really told Kyle his identity, don't blame him for being rude.

The issue of identity was his bottom line. He could promise Dumbledore to help, but he would never allow a third person to know about it.

Even if he wants to say it, he should say it himself...and that person can't be Kyle.

"Professor, wait a minute!"

Seeing Snape about to leave, Kyle quickly stopped him.

"What do you want to say again!" Snape turned his head and looked at him coldly.

"It's nothing." Kyle smiled, "Professor, you should still remember that some time ago, you damaged one of my shelves. I just wanted to ask about the compensation we had discussed before..."

Snape raised his eyes.

"Of course, I don't mean to rush you, Professor." Kyle said quickly: "But everyone is very busy. It's a rare encounter, so let's solve this matter."

Kyle rubbed his thumb and forefinger together quickly, and the meaning was self-evident...lose money.

"Ha..." Snape suddenly laughed, and it wasn't the usual sneer or ridicule.

"If it's compensation, I've already paid it."

"Have you paid?" Kyle was stunned for a moment.

Although Snape had a bad character and bad character, didn't wash his hair, looked old-fashioned all day long, and wore the same ugly black robe, he didn't bother to lie about this kind of thing.

And it’s not necessary.

For a well-known potion master like Snape, he didn't lack these few hundred galleons at all. Even if he didn't want to give it, he would definitely say so outright.

But I did not receive the money.

Could it be that when he went to the Hesidian Islands, Snape took the initiative to send Galleons to the store?

No way...that's not Snape's style!

Kyle knew Snape as well as he knew himself.

If the positions of the two parties were swapped, Kyle would be the one who needed to pay, and there was no way he could pay the money honestly.

At the very least, the Galleons must be exchanged for a sack of Knuts, and no matter what, they must cause the other party some discomfort.

"I can guarantee that I have compensated for the galleons, and there is not a single Knut missing." Looking at Kyle who was meditating, Snape smiled even happier, and even felt a little happy.

"Whether you can get it or not is up to you."

After saying that, he ignored Kyle and turned around and walked into the spiral staircase leading to the principal's office.

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(End of chapter)