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Chapter 652: The Referee
Chapter 652: The Referee
Umbridge's search operation commenced that very day.
At 8:30 PM, Kyle sent Malfoy and Crabbe away and made his way to the eighth floor.
As he left the staircase, a suspicious head popped out from behind a hanging tapestry on the eighth floor.
"What's up...?" Fred whispered.
"Don't worry, I'm the only one on the eighth floor," Kyle signaled with a gesture.
Fred heaved a sigh of relief and stepped out, "Now, tell us about the current situation."
"Malfoy and Crabbe are on the sixth floor, Montague is on the fifth, and there are people on the third and second floors as well..." Kyle said, "I suggest you avoid the stairs or wait for a while."
"No, curfew is almost here. If we get caught, it'll be worse," George thought for a moment and asked, "What about heading towards the towers? I remember there's a secret passage leading directly to the first floor from there."
"That's fine," Kyle said, "They won't be able to check that far in a short time... Remember to bring the Marauder's Map."
"Don't worry," Fred nodded and retreated behind the tapestry, Kyle thought for a moment and cast an Invisibility Cloak on himself, retreating to the corner of the staircase.
Soon, a door suddenly appeared on the opposite wall, and a large group of people started coming out, all students who had just finished their self-study.
Under Fred's command, they split into three teams seamlessly.
Fred led the Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw students towards the towers, as they needed to pass through there to return to their Common Rooms.
The Gryffindor students didn't have this issue; their Common Room was on the eighth floor, just around the corner.
Once everyone had left, Kyle approached the door and walked straight in.
The few people in the room turned around nervously at the sound, only relaxing when they recognized Kyle.
"Kyle, is what they said true?" Hermione immediately asked, "Does Umbridge really know we're self-studying Defense Against the Dark Arts?"
"Yes," Kyle nodded.
"But that's not right," Hermione frowned, "We added some magic to the list, and those with their names on it can't possibly reveal the situation here. How did she find out?"
"Apart from the Unbreakable Vow, other magical contracts aren't infallible," Kyle said calmly, "The magical constraints among DA members aren't as strict. If they're not careful during casual chats, they might inadvertently leak some secrets."
"It must be Neville..." Ron blurted out, "He always loses things."
"No, Ron," Hermione shook her head, "Neville has never missed any self-study session. If he lost his coin, how could he know the time?"
"Maybe... someone told him," Ron mumbled softly, still believing Neville was more likely.
"By the way," At this moment, Harry suddenly remembered something and asked, "Kyle, how did you know they'd try to catch us today?"
Hermione and Ron also turned to look at him, while Cedric and Autumn remained calm.
"It's simple," Kyle said calmly, "Because the person in charge of catching you is me."
The room fell into an eerie silence.
Harry's eyes widened as if he had seen hundreds of giants riding flying broomsticks rushing past him, followed by Ron dancing a tap dance routine on a broomstick.
Ron's current expression perfectly matched this scenario... dazed, shocked, and disbelieving, he felt like his brain wasn't functioning properly.
Among the three, Hermione's reaction was slightly better, but she was equally shocked and speechless.
"Just you wait, I'm telling you, I'm not the only one who feels this way," Cedric suddenly chuckled, "You even mocked me for my poor mental fortitude, and now you know, everyone's the same."
When Cedric first received the news, his reaction was not much better than the three in front of him. He even spilled his ink and had to rewrite his Potions homework.
Cedric's laughter also brought the others back to their senses.
"You... are you here to catch us?" Ron exclaimed, taking two steps back, "Harry, Hermione, run..."
To be honest, Ron was quite loyal, still remembering his two friends at this moment, even though his mind was not the sharpest.
Hermione looked at Kyle and Cedric, who seemed to be smiling, and then at Ron, who was still shouting and yelling. She couldn't help but twitch at the corners of her mouth, and her face began to turn slightly red.
This was too embarrassing. If she had known, she wouldn't have asked Ron to stay... Oh, and Harry, who was hesitating beside them, was the same.
They were more suited to sitting by the warm fireplace, discussing which homework to start with.
"Ron, can't you use your brain a little!" Hermione couldn't help but shout, "If Kyle wanted to catch us, why go through so much trouble? Just bring Umbridge over, wouldn't that be enough?"
"Huh?" Ron was slightly startled, and then his face quickly turned bright red.
"Yeah," Harry also waved his arm, "And how could Kyle possibly capture us with Cedric here?"
Hermione was too lazy to bother with them. She turned around excitedly and said, "So, is this your plan? Fighting with the Weasley brothers to gain Umbridge's trust?"
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"You could say that," Kyle said with a smile.
He looked at the time, "It's almost curfew, I can't stay here too long. You should hurry back too... Oh, and there's someone patrolling each floor at this time, remember not to be discovered."
"Don't worry," Cedric and Autumn exchanged a glance and said, "We can use the Invisibility Cloak."
"I also have an invisibility cloak, we won't be discovered," Harry said.
Although Harry, Ron, and Hermione have all grown taller, it would be difficult to hide completely in the invisibility cloak, but fortunately, the Gryffindor Common Room is right next door, so they don't have to walk too far.
Moreover, this area is under Kyle's responsibility, so using the invisibility cloak is just an extra precaution.
"Okay," Kyle nodded and turned to leave the Room of Requirement. Before stepping out of the door, he turned back again and said, "Remember to tell me the gathering time in advance next time."
"No problem," Cedric said.
Looking at the door closing again, Harry blinked. He felt like he had just had a dream, and everything seemed a bit unreal.
"Umbridge would never expect that Kyle is actually on our side," Harry came back to his senses and rubbed his face, saying, "I really want to see her expression when she finds out the truth. That would be brilliant."
After saying this, he started laughing.
Then, Ron, Hermione, Cedric, and Autumn also laughed.
This was like a Quidditch match.
There are many ways to win, and having excellent players, persistent training every day, and reasonable tactics are all crucial.
But there's only one sure way to win, and that's when the referee is on their side...
Right now, Kyle is the referee.
As long as Kyle is still on the field, they don't have to worry about being discovered by Umbridge at all.
It must be said that this feeling is simply wonderful.
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