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Chapter 135: Snape's Gambit
Chapter 135: Snape's Gambit
The new student named Hermione quickly left with her father.
As soon as she left, Fred's expression turned peculiar.
"She memorized all the textbooks..."
"Yes, Fred, you heard right," George managed to stifle a laugh. "We did see another Percy."
Before starting school, Percy had also memorized all the textbooks, for which Mrs. Weasley rewarded him with a brand new set of robes.
"Which house do you think she'll be sorted into?" George asked.
Fred raised an eyebrow, "Is there even a need to guess? It's definitely Ravenclaw."
"I think so too."
"No, I believe it's Gryffindor," Kyle, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up. "Don't forget, Percy is in Gryffindor."
"That's different, Kyle," Fred shook his head. "Our entire family is in Gryffindor."
"In fact," George added, "we think Percy would have preferred Ravenclaw, but the Sorting Hat placed him in Gryffindor."
Kyle stroked his chin, "How about we make a bet?"
At the mention of a bet, Fred and George immediately showed interest.
"What should we bet on?"
"How about a Galleon?"
Kyle took out a gold coin and twirled it on his fingertip, "If she's sorted into Ravenclaw, I'll lose one Galleon to each of you."
"..."
Fred and George exchanged a glance, their eyes communicating rapidly.
Soon, they reached an agreement.
Fred looked at Kyle with a mischievous glint in his eye, "That's too boring. Let's make it more exciting."
"How so..."
"We'll bet on this!" George pulled out a caramel candy from his pocket, "If that girl is sorted into Ravenclaw, you have to eat this Tongue Swelling Toffee at the opening feast."
"Are you sure?" Kyle's expression turned peculiar, "What if she's sorted into Gryffindor?"
"Then we'll eat it," they said in unison.
Kyle's expression grew even more peculiar, and he struggled to hold back a laugh as he took the caramel candy from George.
"Alright, you have a deal."
Fred and George extended their hands, "Let's shake on it!"
"Shake on it," Kyle also extended his hand and shook hands with them.
He had only wanted to earn some pocket money, but since Fred and George were so enthusiastic, he didn't mind watching the spectacle.
The three of them, having released their hands, looked at each other and simultaneously smiled, never bringing up the matter again.
Kyle looked at the nearby platform entrance and asked curiously, "It's been so long, why haven't Ron and Mrs. Weasley come in yet?"
"Not sure, maybe they ran into another lost freshman," Fred replied.
"This kind of thing is common at King's Cross Station," George said, looking towards the train. "Never mind that, let's get on the train too. Lee Jordan wrote that he got a huge bag spider as a pet. Did any of you notice him?"
Speaking of pets...
Kyle subconsciously glanced at the unassuming box in his hand.
Newt's reply had arrived that afternoon, and in the letter, he had agreed to Kyle's request to adopt the Snifflepuff.
Right now, the Snifflepuff was in the box, and Kyle had given it a nice name.
Jerry.
After boarding the train, Fred and George quickly went to find Lee Jordan, while Kyle headed towards the rear of the train with his luggage.
However, before he could take two steps, the door of a nearby compartment suddenly opened, and a small head popped out.
Conna waved, "Kyle, over here!"
Kyle hurried over.
Inside, there was only Conna, and upon seeing Kyle, she eagerly closed the compartment door.
Kael eyed her warily and subconsciously took a step back, "What are you up to!"
"I have something to tell you."
Conna didn't notice Kael's subtle movement. After closing the door, she said excitedly, "Do you know that Professor Snape is also a relative of mine!"
"Yeah, I know."
"I couldn't believe it myself, but... what?" Conna's expression froze, and she said in disbelief, "You, you knew?!"
"Of course." Kael smiled, "I also know that Professor Snape's mother's surname is Prince."
Conna's entire body went stiff, as if she had just realized something.
Wait, this plot was completely different from what she had imagined.
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Shouldn't Kael be surprised or shocked? But...
Conna opened her mouth, her voice dry as she asked, "You, how did you know?"
"My dad told me." Kael placed the box on the storage rack, "He was a classmate of Professor Snape and happened to know some of the situation."
Chris had indeed told him about this during his visit to the school just before the break.
Kael had only asked casually, not expecting Chris to actually know.
Conna furrowed her brows, "Then why didn't you tell me before?"
"Would you have believed me?" Kael asked in return.
Conna hesitated for a moment, then shook her head dejectedly. Before the events of the summer, she wouldn't have believed such an absurd story.
"By the way..." At this moment, Conna seemed to suddenly remember something and asked suspiciously, "Did Professor Snape come to see me because of you?"
Kael did not deny it.
"Taking someone's money and solving their problems for them, right? How about it, have those troublesome matters been resolved?"
The letter Kael wrote on the first day of the break was addressed to Snape, and its content was simple, describing Conna's situation briefly.
Although he had exaggerated some parts a little, the overall description was mostly accurate.
"Yes, it's resolved." Conna looked deeply into Kael's eyes.
"On the second day of the break, Professor Snape came to my house, revealed his identity, and took me to Gringotts."
Kael, who was reaching for some snacks, paused, "He took you to Gringotts for what?"
Conna explained, "He had the goblins reclaim my family's vault and transfer its contents to his own vault."
"Wait... you mean Snape moved everything from your family's vault to his own?"
The more Kael listened, the more he felt something was amiss. What was Snape up to?
Afraid of others taking it, so he took it all for himself? What's the difference between this and others?!
Sensing Kael's thoughts, Conna quickly explained, "He didn't intend to keep it for himself; he's just holding it for me."
"I've heard this too many times..." Kael sighed, "Whoever believes that is a fool."
"It's true." Conna said seriously, "In fact, there wasn't much left in my family's vault. The only thing of some value was probably our deed."
"But Professor Snape has piles of Galleons in his vault. He had no reason to deceive me."
"Hopefully," Kael sighed, "Besides this, did he do anything else?"
"He bought the house next to mine and stayed there for the entire summer."
Conna couldn't help but smile as she spoke, "During these two months, everyone who came to my house was driven away by him."
"Snape bought a house next to yours?" Kael's lips twitched.
Alright, he admitted that his previous thoughts were a bit despicable.
(End of Chapter)
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