https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-234-Preparing-for-the-Unexpected/13007806/
https://novelcool.info/chapter/Chapter-236-The-New-Member-of-the-Weasley-Choir/13007808/
Chapter 235: Newt's Astonishment
Chapter 235: Newt's Astonishment
Newt entered the room with ease, his footsteps familiar as he stepped inside Dumbledore's Chest.
He surveyed the room and was surprised to find that Kyle had arranged the place quite well.
The furniture was neatly organized, a stark contrast to Newt's own messy room.
In the corner of the room stood two large bookshelves filled with scrolls bound in parchment.
As Newt approached, he immediately sensed the presence of the Seamless Expansion Charm on the scrolls, indicating that there was more to them than met the eye.
"What is this...?" he asked curiously.
Kyle's heart skipped a beat... How could he have forgotten about this?
Newt might have helped him conceal his illegal magical creatures, but these notes copied from the Restricted Section were a different matter.
"It's nothing," Kyle said, feigning nonchalance. "Just some notes I took in class, kept here for easy reference."
"Class notes? So many of them!"
"Oh, and quite a few were taken while studying in the library."
Newt touched the scrolls and whispered, "No wonder you received the Merlin Medal... I'm not surprised at all now."
Although Newt was a dropout, even when he was still a student, he was only interested in knowledge related to magical creatures.
If you exclude this "extra-curricular knowledge," all his notes combined might not even amount to the thickness of one of these scrolls.
"It's nothing, all thanks to the Quill of Swift Writing... Let me show you around."
Kyle opened a small door and stepped out.
Newt nodded and followed him out of the room, only to be surprised once again. The space inside seemed much larger than when he had handed it over to Kyle.
There were also several Rowan trees that hadn't been there before, thriving and lush. Newt didn't need to look to know that they were inhabited by protective Bowtruckles.
Wait, what was that...
Newt suddenly noticed a large, dark stone with three heads next to the Rowan trees.
"Three-headed dog?" Newt's eyelids twitched.
Before he could finish his thought, a massive shadow flew over his head.
Newt looked up, his expression turning more dazed.
A dragon?... A rare Norwegian Ridgeback! Newt's mind suddenly felt absurd.
It had only been one school year, and at Hogwarts no less. Where did Kyle get these dangerous creatures?
Suppressing his shock, Newt continued to look around.
Oh, and there was a Mountain Troll on the side... But compared to the Three-Headed Dog and the Norwegian Ridgeback, it seemed rather inconspicuous.
"These are the 'small animals' you mentioned?"
Newt asked with a strange expression. If Kyle were to be expelled from school, he wouldn't be surprised at all.
He himself had been expelled from Hogwarts for illegally keeping a Stoat, which was only a 3X creature.
And now, Kyle had a Flameheart, a rare Norwegian Ridgeback, and a Three-Headed Dog, all 5X creatures considered the most dangerous. Discovering any one of them would be enough to get him expelled ten times over.
What was this, surpassing the master?
Starting with the most dangerous 5X creatures, are kids these days this fierce? Kyle explained, "Well... The Three-Headed Dog is around two years old, and the Flameheart is not even a year old yet. Age-wise, they're still young," Kyle said, his eyes darting.
"What about the Mountain Troll...?"
"It has a small brain."
"..."
"Just like I said before, they were all smuggled in..."
In response to Newt's expression, which seemed to say, "You're in big trouble, kid," Kyle quickly explained their origins.
There's nothing much to it, just tell the truth.
...
"Is it all related to the Philosopher's Stone?"
After understanding the situation, Newt furrowed his brows and said, "But as for the dragon, since the Three-Headed Dog was borrowed from Dumbledore, why don't you return it to Hagrid and let it stay in the Forbidden Forest?"
"There was a little accident, and it seems that Fluffy and Norbert have become... friends."
Kyle spread his hands and explained, "I did send Fluffy back earlier, but it kept trying to escape from the forest. If Hagrid hadn't found it in time, it might have run straight into the castle to find me."
"I had no choice but to keep it inside to avoid scaring others."
Newt clicked his tongue, and even with his vast knowledge, he was at a loss for words for a moment.
Indeed, the student had surpassed the master...
About ten minutes later, Newt left the chest and took the Norwegian Ridgeback dragon, Norbert, and the mountain troll with him.
The error-free version is available at 69 Book Bar! 6=9+Book_Bar, the first to release this novel.
As for Fluffy... it's only temporarily staying here and will eventually return to the Forbidden Forest.
Although this decision displeased Fluffy, who was throwing a tantrum and begging to be taken away, Kyle still did not agree.
It's not that he didn't want to, but he couldn't. Fluffy is Hagrid's treasure, and if it were taken away, Hagrid would surely go crazy.
After finally calming down the upset Fluffy, Kyle and Newt left the chest together.
On their way back, Newt suddenly spoke up, "Kyle, I can help you take care of them for a while, but you can't keep them like this forever."
"You should understand what I mean."
"Yes, I understand," Kyle whispered. "By next year, I plan to return the mountain troll to the forest, and after I graduate, I'll also go to Norway to send Norbert back."
"Are you planning to go yourself?" Newt asked.
"Yes," Kyle nodded. "I want to try because I brought it into the chest, and I should be the one to return it."
Newt fell silent for a moment and did not say anything further.
Kyle is currently in his second year, with five more years until graduation, which isn't too long. Moreover, the chest's existence perfectly hides the dragon, so there's no need to worry about others discovering it.
Afterward, the two switched to a lighter topic.
"Is it a female dragon? Why did you name her 'Norbert'?" Newt asked curiously.
"That's what Hagrid named her," Kyle explained. "I found that she seemed to really like the name, so I didn't change it."
"I see, no wonder..."
...
After leaving the castle, they followed a small path that led to the vicinity of the school gates, and not far ahead was Hogsmeade Station.
They stopped here.
Of course, Newt wouldn't leave by train; it's too slow. He could only Apparate after exiting the school grounds.
The boundary is marked by the two winged wart hog statues.
As they crossed the gates, Newt turned back for a final reminder, "While at school, you must never let them escape from the chest. It's crucial.
Oh, and when you come to pick them up, remember to bring the Merlin Medal. Tina has been eager to see it ever since she heard the news."
"I will," Kyle said with a smile.
...
(End of Chapter)
Chapter end
Report
