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Chapter 121: The Quick Escape Candy Series
Chapter 121: The Quick Escape Candy Series
As expected, after the werewolf was out of danger, the Ministry took him away.
Headmistress Sarcia did not stop them, and after the Ministry left, she returned with a healer named Hilbert.
In the Headmistress' office at St. Mungo's, Sarcia calmly asked, "How did it go?"
"It went well," Hilbert replied. "During the treatment, I managed to distract them for about five minutes or so."
"How much Veritaserum was used..."
"Three drops. With a werewolf's recovery ability, the Ministry officials would never be able to tell," Hilbert said. "Also, I asked the questions you requested. The werewolf had been following Gruberk, but a month ago, someone took him to Knockturn Alley..."
While Sarcia and Hilbert were talking, Kyle was also just returned home by Dumbledore.
"This is where we part ways, Kyle."
In Ottery St. Catchpole, Dumbledore said, "I still need to go to France to meet a friend. I hope he can forgive me for breaking our appointment."
After Kyle recovered from the discomfort of the apparition, Dumbledore was already gone.
He also noticed that Dumbledore had brought him near the cottage.
"Is the Headmaster also directionally challenged? I've never heard of that."
Kyle scratched his head but didn't pay it much mind.
Soon after he returned home, Chris and Diana also rushed back.
"We received Dumbledore's letter," Chris said, pulling Kyle in front of him with a tense expression. After carefully examining him, he asked, "You encountered a werewolf at St. Mungo's?!"
"Yes," Kyle replied.
Kyle had already prepared his explanation and calmly said, "But at the time, Hagrid and Professor Kettleburn were by my side, and they quickly took care of the werewolf."
"But Dumbledore wrote in his letter that you were the one who dealt with the werewolf," Diana said, drawing out the last word. "Could it be that he lied?"
"That... I felt it was inappropriate to just watch, so I helped a little."
Kyle extended his hand and pinched his pinky, emphasizing, "Really, just a little."
Diana raised an eyebrow and said, "If you were just helping, then why would Sarcia apply for the Order of Merlin, Second Class, for you?"
"Maybe Hagrid and Professor Kettleburn don't need such a thing, so they gave it to me."
Diana obviously didn't believe Kyle's explanation. She narrowed her eyes and said, "First, you were taken to the Forbidden Forest by Oren, who was disguised as the Dark Arts Defense Professor. And now, not long after, you encountered a werewolf at St. Mungo's. Perhaps, Hogwarts is not suitable for you.
How about transferring to Beauxbatons? I happen to know Madame Maxime, and she will take good care of you on my behalf."
"Ilvermorny is also an option," Chris said at this point. "Hillescairmand and his wife are professors there, and I remember they liked you a lot when they were young."
"Umm... let's not transfer," Kyle said nervously. "That's too troublesome."
"It's not troublesome," Diana said. "And there, you won't encounter such dangerous situations again."
"It's just an accident. It could happen anywhere," Kyle said softly. "And the St. Mungo's incident has nothing to do with Hogwarts, right?"
Diana said indifferently, "How can it have nothing to do with Hogwarts? Hagrid is Hogwarts' Gamekeeper, and Kettleburn is the Care of Magical Creatures professor."
"Is that so?"
Kyle was momentarily speechless, but soon, he thought of something and his eyes lit up. "I think it's because of Hagrid... These two incidents are related to him. He must be very unlucky, and I was also affected by his misfortune."
I promise that when school starts again, I'll stay far away from him, and everything will be fine."
Regardless, let's shift the blame first.
This strategy did work to some extent, and Chris and Diana didn't bring up the topic of transferring schools again.
However, they also didn't allow Kyle to wander around by himself, even if it was just to Diagon Alley; he had to be accompanied by an adult.
Fortunately, Kyle didn't have any intention of going out anyway, and he readily agreed.
For a while after that, to reassure them, Kyle didn't go anywhere and stayed in his room doing homework.
Perhaps it was because they had just finished their exams, but the Hogwarts professors didn't assign too much summer homework, probably about the same amount as during the Easter break.
Kyle finished all his homework in just one week, and that was with Fred and George's interruptions.
The two brothers seemed to have turned their attic into a secret base, visiting almost every day. While Kyle was doing his homework, they were in the attic working on some strange candy.
Before the break, they had bought a lot of candy from Hogsmeade, and now it was almost all used up in their experiments.
When Kyle finished his last History of Magic essay and went up to the attic, he heard voices inside.
"Fred, the diluted Swelling Solution only made the tongue a little thicker, it's not the effect we wanted at all."
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"Waa... Waaa..."
"Yeah, this is the closest we've gotten to success. If we don't dilute it, even a small amount will make the whole mouth swell up."
"..."
Kyle pushed open the door and walked in. When he saw their appearances, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Pffft..."
George was fine, but Fred's face was swollen like a balloon, as if he had a pineapple stuffed in his mouth. If you didn't know better, you'd think he had been stung by a wasp.
Kyle tried his best not to look at Fred's face and asked with a suppressed laugh, "What are you guys up to?"
"Something that will keep young wizards away from trouble." George winked and said, "We call it Quick Escape Candy."
Fred: "Waa... Ah-bah-ah-bah..."
Kyle tried his best, but he really couldn't understand what Fred was saying, so he turned to George, waiting for him to translate.
"Fred said this series will be a big hit."
After translating, George continued, "We plan to make a candy that makes your tongue swell, but the tricky part is we can't control the amount of Swelling Solution. It doesn't just affect the tongue."
Although having the entire head or mouth swell up would also achieve the purpose of "skipping class," it lacked the fun factor.
This wasn't what the Weasley brothers wanted.
"Have you tried Shrunken Plums?"
Kyle thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Shrunken Plums can neutralize the effects of the Swelling Solution. Using that should give better results than dilution, right?"
"Yeah, how did I forget about that..."
George slapped his thigh, causing Fred to grimace in pain.
"Sorry, Fred, I didn't realize that was your leg."
After saying this, George immediately got up and ran towards the door, "I'm going to Diagon Alley right now! I'll be back soon!"
(End of Chapter)
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