Chapter 563: Misleading the Young
Chapter 563: Misleading the Young
Voldemort, that deceitful person, did not tell the truth.
On the last day of the Easter break, Kyle stepped out of his room, cursing under his breath at a certain misleading individual.
When Voldemort taught him about Horcruxes, he made it sound so appealing, saying that Dumbledore had forbidden it, and he was determined to teach it... It was all a lie, a way to deceive others.
To put it simply, the overall process was correct, but the issue lay in the subtle details. If one followed the process he described, the soul fragments that were separated would instantly evaporate like snowflakes falling into flames.
Just like Tom Riddle in the diary, Voldemort seemed to enjoy misleading others in this manner, showcasing his intelligence.
Fortunately, Kyle was cautious and didn't fall for it.
Kyle had originally planned to borrow some books from Sirius after the end of the school year. As the ancestral home of the Black family, 12 Grimmauld Place had an extensive collection of books, including many related to Dark Magic.
Among them was the book "Secrets of Advanced Dark Magic," which Dumbledore had taken from the library, and Sirius's family also had a copy.
However, now it seemed unnecessary to go through all that trouble.
Kyle removed the crown and placed it back on Helena's head.
"My mother said she would give the crown to you, but only after we return to school..." Helena spoke softly, "She left a portrait of herself at school, which can carry this memory instead of the crown."
"That's fine, you can spend more time catching up..." Kyle shook his head, not being polite but speaking the truth.
The crown's effect was too powerful, and with his current level of Occlumency, he wouldn't wear it unless absolutely necessary.
"Oh, by the way, my mother also said that she can only find a way to store magic in the pendant box after you obtain it."
"That will probably take some more time..." Kyle said.
Just then, Nicole Lemer, who had been missing for two weeks, appeared.
"Looks like you two had a good chat."
Judging from his swift movements, this Nicole was also an "imposter."
"Nicole, can I take the crown with me?" Kyle asked.
"Is that even a question?" Nicole laughed, "Of course you can take it, it's yours after all. But remember what I said before, Kyle, don't become too reliant on it."
"I'll keep that in mind." Kyle nodded seriously, "What about the Philosopher's Stone?"
"The process is going smoothly." Nicole said happily, "Lady Ravenclaw gave me some advice, and according to the current situation, the materials should be able to come together in about half a year."
"It will take that long?" Kyle muttered.
"Do you think creating the Philosopher's Stone is an easy task?" Nicole couldn't help but tease, "It's not like baking bread, where you can take it out of the oven after half an hour... When I made the first Philosopher's Stone, it took me nearly three years."
"No, that's not what I meant." Kyle explained about the pendant box.
"Store magic?" Nicole was surprised, "That's incredible, the pendant box can be used like that? Perhaps this is its true purpose.
"Well, if it's useful to you, I'll think of a way... There's still some ancient potion left, and maybe Albus can help if you don't mind him knowing about the pendant box."
"That's fine," Kyle said.
Unlike the Crown, Dumbledore was already aware of the existence of the Pendant Box, so there was no need to ask for his permission.
...
When Kyle returned to Hogwarts, it was already evening, and from a distance, he saw the return train just arriving at Hogsmeade Station.
The moment Kyle opened the box, Helena couldn't wait any longer and floated away.
Kyle was about to remind her to be careful and not to draw attention to herself in front of Dumbledore, but before he could finish speaking, Helena had already disappeared.
Oh well, since Ravenclaw said she wanted to leave the Crown to him, it wouldn't be a big deal even if Dumbledore found out. At most, he would be curious and borrow it for a while.
Kyle waited a little longer, until the students who had gotten off the train were trickling in, and then he walked into the Great Hall.
The Great Hall was brightly lit, and preparations for the start-of-term feast were underway.
As Kyle entered, he immediately noticed that at the end of each house table, there was an Easter egg as big as a dragon, filled with all kinds of candies: Exploding Bonbons, Sugar Mice, Ice Mice, Cockroach Clusters, as if they had emptied Honeydukes.
"Kyle, over here," Cona waved, "How did your errand go?"
"It's taken care of," Kyle said, "How was your Easter break?"
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"If I could," Cona sighed, "I'd wish away this break. There's too much homework. I even bought ten rolls of parchment in Hogsmeade."
Even Cona was lamenting the amount of homework, which was enough to illustrate the problem.
When the feast began, Kyle felt it was a little too quiet around him. After looking around, he asked,
"Where are Mickey and Ryan?"
"They should still be in the library," Cedric said, "I saw them there every day during the break."
"That's strange, are they reading there?"
"No, they're probably doing homework." Cedric shrugged, "That's how fifth year is. There's too much homework during the Easter break. When I left the library in the afternoon, I saw them looking through 'Potent Potions'. They must be working on their Potions homework."
"You're only doing Potions homework now?" Kyle shook his head, "If it were me, I'd definitely finish the Potions homework first, to avoid giving Professor Snape any handle..."
Before he could finish speaking, Kyle suddenly thought of something, and his entire body stiffened, the Yorkshire Pudding in his hand hanging in mid-air.
"What's wrong?" Cona asked in confusion.
"I seem to have..." Kyle trailed off.
He had been listening to operas, studying runes, and learning about Horcruxes with Ravenclaw at the Nikoleme Manor, and had long forgotten about his homework.
"What does it matter?" Cona didn't think it was a problem, "Didn't you say that Dumbledore exempted you from homework?"
"Only from most of the classes' homework, but not including Potions." Kyle glanced towards the staff table, "What, is our Potions homework a lot?"
"I don't know." Cona shook her head, "I haven't done Potions homework in a long time."
...
(End of Chapter)
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