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Chapter 390: Fred and George's Childhood
Chapter 390: Fred and George's Childhood
By December, two weeks before the winter break, the sky finally cleared up, turning a bright and dazzling white.
This period could be considered the most peaceful days at Hogwarts, with no sign of Sirius Black, and even the Dementors seemed to have disappeared from the campus... Dumbledore's anger kept them away from the school gates.
It had been almost a week since the last Quidditch match, and during this time, Kyle made a very interesting discovery.
He had been meeting with Harry much more frequently than before.
This was a bit unusual.
Although they were good friends, their usual activities were quite different.
Aside from mandatory classes and meals, Kyle spent most of his free time in the library or the Room of Requirement.
But Harry was different; he preferred spending time with Hagrid and playing Wizard's Chess with Ron in the warm common room, only occasionally visiting the library when he had to catch up on homework.
So, on regular days, the two could only meet during mealtimes in the Great Hall...
But in recent days, they seemed to bump into each other in various places.
Just like now, as Kyle stepped out of the Charms classroom, he saw Harry running towards him from the other end of the corridor.
"What a coincidence, Kyle. Are you here for class too?" Harry greeted him as usual.
Kyle moved his mouth, but for a moment, he didn't know how to respond.
What did he mean by that? Was he supposed to do something else if he wasn't attending class? He wondered if he should go and have tea with Professor Flitwick, but he was afraid the professor might not agree.
"Yes, I'm here for class," Kyle thought for a moment and said, "Er... what are you doing here?"
"I just finished my class and happened to pass by here," Harry said, glancing repeatedly at the crowd behind Kyle and pretending to be casual as he asked, "Which class are you having with which House?"
"Slytherin," Kyle replied.
Upon hearing this name, Harry's gaze immediately returned to Kyle, as if he had forgotten that Dementors could fly and had just walked past them.
"I'm going to find Ron. See you later, Kyle."
"See you."
Watching Harry hurry away around the corner, Conna asked in confusion, "Where is he going...
And this floor only has Charms class today, how did he happen to pass by here?"
"He probably came by on purpose," Kyle said with a smile.
He had been puzzled about this before, but after bumping into Harry several times, Kyle could almost guess Harry's intention.
Yesterday, when they had class with Ravenclaw, they also bumped into Harry.
But at that time, Harry followed them all the way to the Great Hall, constantly looking for various topics to talk about, and he didn't seem to be thinking about Ron then.
Today, when it was Slytherin's turn, Harry suddenly remembered that he had a friend?
Harry's intentions were becoming increasingly obvious... it could only be Autumn.
"This is getting interesting," Kyle said with a chuckle, seeing Conna's puzzled look, and turned to walk down the stairs.
"Do you know something?" She chased after him.
"I want to know..."
"Mhm." Conna nodded repeatedly.
"Hey, I'm not telling you."
"..."
Conna followed Kyle all the way to the entrance hall.
A crowd had gathered around the notice board next to the Great Hall.
Cedric and Autumn were there, and when Kyle approached, they had just squeezed out of the crowd.
Seeing them, Kyle couldn't help but laugh again.
"What's wrong with you?" Cedric frowned. "Why are you laughing for no reason? Did you drink the wrong potion?"
"It's nothing, I just remembered something funny," Kyle said, putting aside his curiosity about the crowd and changing the subject. "What's written on the notice board?"
"Oh, it's about Professor Lupin's Patronus Charm Club," Cedric replied.
Cedric indeed didn't dwell on this matter anymore and smiled. "The Headmaster has already approved it. The time is set for 6 p.m. on the first day of school."
"Isn't it still a month away? Isn't this a bit too early?" Conna looked a little disappointed. "I thought we could start classes next week."
Last year, Lockhart's Dueling Club announcement was also posted here, and it started after just a few days...
She had thought it would be the same this time, but it turned out to be a false hope.
"I think this is probably because of the task Professor Lupin gave us."
Autumn walked over and said, "The announcement says that anyone who wants to join the club must come up with something that makes them especially happy during this time.
Professor Lupin didn't write the specific reason, but he said that the more joyful memories one has, the easier it is to learn the Patronus Charm.
This month is for us to prepare."
"Happy things..." Conna murmured.
At this moment, Ron and Hermione also squeezed out from in front of the notice board.
"Why do we have to think of happy things..." Ron asked in confusion. "What does this have to do with learning charms?"
"Of course it's related," Hermione replied. "At least for the Patronus Charm, this is the most important process. The book says that the Patronus Charm is about materializing happy memories and turning them into a real, existing state."
"Oh, that sounds really troublesome..." Ron frowned, already feeling discouraged.
To be honest, he hadn't seen a Dementor at school for a long time, and learning the Patronus Charm didn't seem that important to him.
Hermione was still explaining how difficult the charm was and what to pay attention to...
Ron pursed his lips and didn't speak, seeming uninterested in discussing the matter with Hermione. He looked around and quickly spotted Kyle and his group.
"Hey, Kyle, have you seen Harry?" Ron waved.
"He's looking for someone upstairs," Kyle said, suppressing the urge to laugh. "Aren't you in the same class?"
"Yeah, but Harry ran off as soon as class ended without telling me where he was going," Ron muttered. "I feel like he's been acting a bit strange these days..."
The group then headed towards the Great Hall.
Along the way, Conna was deep in thought about Professor Lupin's request.
She had many ideas but wasn't sure if they would work. Finally, during lunch, she suddenly looked up and asked, "Kyle, what did you think of when you were learning the Patronus Charm?"
The others around them also looked over, obviously curious about the question as well.
"When I received the Hogwarts acceptance letter," Kyle said, picking up a roasted potato and smiling.
Cedric nodded beside him, remembering the joyful moment when the owl delivered the acceptance letter.
He had used that memory when practicing the Patronus Charm before, but the effect wasn't very noticeable, perhaps because his emotions weren't strong enough.
"Do you have any others?" he asked.
"Yes."
Kyle nodded and said, "There's also the time when Fred and George got beaten up for the first time.
"They made a serious mistake and were hung from a tree by Mr. Weasley for a good beating. It was so terrible that almost the entire Hogsmeade Village could hear their screams.
"Although it's been almost ten years since then, I still laugh whenever I think about it... It's a pity there wasn't a camera back then. It would have been even better if we could have taken a picture of them."
"Um..." Cedric gave an awkward laugh.
It was unclear if it was because his home was a bit far from The Burrow or because he was too young at the time, but he didn't remember this incident at all.
Cedric turned to look in the direction of the Gryffindor table.
He was curious if Fred and George knew that Kyle was using their experience to learn the Patronus Charm...
But most likely, they didn't know, otherwise, they would have definitely come after Kyle.
...
(End of Chapter)
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