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Chapter 395: The Thundering Kelpie
Chapter 395: The Thundering Kelpie
The Night Mare carriage sped through the clouds, only slowing down as the evening approached, eventually descending back to the ground.
Kyle stepped out of the carriage, curiously examining his surroundings.
Dewen County... Kyle was familiar with it.
After all, Hogsmeade Village was located in Dewen County, but he had no recollection of this particular place.
It was too far from Hogsmeade Village, almost at the edge of Dewen County, and Kyle could even hear the distant sound of waves.
"Welcome, sir," a sharp and familiar voice called out.
Kyle instinctively looked down, and it was a house elf wearing a floral shirt with safety goggles on its forehead.
"Tatta? What's with this outfit?"
Tatta was Nicole's house elf, but unlike other house elves, it didn't reject clothing, and Nicole's new clothes for it had already filled an entire wardrobe.
However, Kyle still couldn't quite understand the floral shirt, safety goggles, and leather shoes combination, especially with the buttons misaligned, making one side of the shirt higher than the other.
But when they were in Paris before, Tatta's outfit seemed quite normal...
"The master said I should try some different combinations," Tatta tugged at the floral shirt, "What does the master think?"
"Hmm... It's unique," Kyle gave a thumbs up, "At least it's more eye-catching than ninety-nine percent of wizards, and definitely the most noticeable one in a crowd."
Tatta happily tugged at the shirt again, but didn't forget about the task at hand.
"Follow me, sir."
Tatta bowed slightly and headed in a certain direction.
Kyle, leading the Night Mare carriage, followed behind. After taking only a dozen steps, the scene before them suddenly changed.
A magnificent estate appeared on what was once a barren ground covered in gravel.
The ground beneath their feet transformed into a well-manicured lawn, adorned with various beautiful plants whose names Kyle couldn't recall.
In front of the estate's entrance stood two lifelike dragon stone statues, appearing so real it was as if they could come to life at any moment.
The Night Mares refused to go any further, no matter how much Kyle tried to persuade them.
"It's fine, sir. This place is safe, and Tatta will take care of them," Tatta reassured.
"Alright then," Kyle thought for a moment and untied the reins from the Night Mares, allowing them to roam freely around the area.
"The food is in the carriage. I'll bring some more later."
One of the Night Mares snorted and nuzzled Kyle's arm affectionately.
Kyle then followed Tatta into the estate.
The interior was even more spacious than the outside, almost comparable to Hogwarts in size.
A watering can with two short legs walked past them, shaking its head as it evenly sprinkled water on the plants on both sides.
"Hey, be careful, we have guests," Tatta said with a hint of displeasure.
The watering can suddenly stopped, its long spout bending slightly as if apologizing...
A watering can apologizing?
Kyle felt like hundreds of Kelpies were thundering through his mind... He had truly seen Merlin!
But when he thought about the owner of this place, everything seemed to make sense.
"Never mind, you clumsy fellow," Tatta continued walking forward.
Along the way, Kyle also encountered pruning shears trimming dead branches, a fountain actively helping a bird bathe, and a refrigerator being chased around by a kitten, tossing out ice cubes in an attempt to scare it away.
Kyle felt the need to apologize to Mr. Weasley... Nicole's home truly had a running refrigerator, and it was throwing out ice cubes while running, trying to scare off the kitten.
Tsk, what a lively scene.
Kyle followed Tata up the stairs, and there stood Nicole, smiling warmly, with another elderly witch by her side, her hair equally white.
This was his wife, Perenelle, also over six hundred years old.
"It's been a while, child," Nicole patted Kyle's shoulder enthusiastically...
"Crack..."
Hearing the crisp sound by his ear, Kyle thought for a moment that he was there to scam someone.
"Be careful, this is the third time this year," Perenelle gently tapped his wrist.
"I will," Nicole laughed and then led Kyle into the room.
To Kyle's surprise, there were only three people in the spacious room.
He had expected to see some familiar faces, like MacPhail from Paris or Headmaster Maxime, who had tried to poach him...
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"Don't be surprised," Nicole seemed to notice his confusion, "There were a few friends who wanted to come celebrate Christmas together, but I didn't think it was necessary.
"In my opinion, those so-called holidays are no different from ordinary days."
After living for over six hundred years, Nicole had experienced too much, so in his eyes, no day was special; they were all the same.
The old man slowly walked forward, and Kyle followed him into a spacious room.
The chair in the corner of the room immediately moved to the table, and the teapot on the table poured a cup of steaming hot tea.
"It's a coincidence; I was planning to invite you here just the other day when I received the letter you sent through Albus."
Nicole sat in the armchair and smiled, "I have to say, you've really given me a big challenge..."
"What?" Kyle was a little puzzled.
"This..." Nicole handed Kyle a golden pocket watch with five hands, "Last year, Albus came here and asked me to fix this no matter what.
"The last time he was so nervous was when he came to borrow the Philosopher's Stone a hundred years ago."
"Is this Slytherin's Time Transfigurator?" Kyle took the pocket watch cautiously, his face immediately showing surprise.
When he saw it last year, this Time Transfigurator looked like it was made of sand, crumbling at the slightest touch, but now it was intact and unharmed.
"Did you fix it?" Kyle exclaimed.
As expected of Nicole, he could even fix an antique that was broken into pieces.
"No."
Nicole shook his head, "I only repaired its exterior, but the most crucial magical runes on this Time Transfigurator have been destroyed. They are products of a thousand years ago, vastly different from the runes of today. I could only find very little information, and the restoration difficulty was too high."
Although Nicole complained, he kept smiling as he spoke, obviously enjoying the challenge.
"You must have invited me here for this as well," Kyle returned the Time Transfigurator to him.
"That's right, I need your help," Nicole said, "I want to know what you experienced during your time regression, especially the beginning and ending processes, in as much detail as possible.
"This will help me calculate the composition of those runes."
"No problem," Kyle nodded.
...
(End of Chapter)
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