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Chapter 89: Hehehe
Chapter 89: Hehehe
"I'm sorry, Albus. I didn't expect them to be so rude," Fudge said, fiddling with his hat in the Headmaster's Office at Hogwarts. "I had given them instructions, but as you know, the Winged Serpent incident has kept the Strike Team busy for months, so it's understandable that they might act on impulse sometimes."
"I understand, Cornelius," Dumbledore calmly replied. "But I trust Hagrid, and I'm certain there's no Winged Serpent in his care."
"Yes, I believe in Hagrid as well."
Fudge turned away, avoiding Dumbledore's gaze. "But you must understand, he has a record, and we received reports. The Ministry had to investigate for the students' safety."
"I didn't stop you from investigating Hagrid, and even Minerva only intervened when you tried to forcibly take him away."
Dumbledore crossed his arms, resting his fingers on his chin, and spoke slowly, "I can assure you that, now or in the future, you're welcome to bring witnesses to Hogwarts to identify Hagrid. We have an excellent Potions Professor who can easily determine if he's lying. If you're unable to come, you can send a letter, and I'll personally bring Hagrid to the Ministry to confront them."
"That's not necessary, Albus," Fudge said uncomfortably. "I trust you completely, and the investigation into Hagrid is already concluded. There's no trace of a Winged Serpent in his room, that's certain."
"Thank you for your trust, Cornelius," Dumbledore said gently. "I didn't expect you to come to Hogwarts personally for this matter."
"Oh, it's nothing, Albus," Fudge took a sip of black tea. "It was our mistake, and I came to apologize. I just hope Minerva isn't too upset. But speaking of the Winged Serpent, I suddenly remembered something."
"Oh?" Dumbledore raised an eyebrow, feigning interest.
"It's like this," Fudge straightened his collar unconsciously. "Recently, someone at the Ministry has been using the Winged Serpent incident to smear me, saying I'm inefficient. They also believe my decision to return those magical creatures was wrong and that I shouldn't have kept Newt and Chris away for so long. Even other countries' Ministries wrote to me, saying I shouldn't have sent Newt to their countries."
"But Albus, I just wanted to express my concern. My intentions were good."
"I understand how you feel," Dumbledore nodded. "Sometimes, it's a real nuisance not to be understood."
"I knew you'd understand," Fudge took another sip of tea. "These days, all I hear are accusations, making it hard for me to do my job. If it weren't for this, I would have definitely written to you before the Strike Team came to Hogwarts."
Dumbledore's eyes flickered, and he stared at Fudge without speaking.
"If it were you," Fudge asked casually, "how would you handle this trouble...?"
...
No one knew what Fudge and Dumbledore discussed in the Headmaster's Office, but many saw Fudge leaving Hogwarts with a stern face.
Clearly, he seemed dissatisfied with the conversation.
After Fudge left, Hagrid found Professor Oren with a large barrel of pure malt whiskey. They had a good drink, and Hagrid gave him a full bag of Rocky Skin Cake as a thank you for his support.
The following day, during the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Kyle felt that Professor Aurene's words were a bit incoherent.
"I'm trying a new spell."
Professor Aurene explained, "It's just a minor mishap during the process, resulting in some insignificant minor injuries. Nothing to worry about."
Well, Kyle was still curious. What kind of spell could cause teeth to fall out?
The Lunch Removal Charm?
During Transfiguration class, Professor McGonagall's actions were also a bit puzzling.
While checking homework, she inexplicably tapped Kyle with her wand and then asked a very simple question.
After Kyle answered correctly, she surprisingly awarded Hufflepuff a full twenty points.
This excited the young wizards, who thought that Professor McGonagall might have been influenced by something and wanted to support a house to compete with Slytherin for the House Cup.
However, they soon realized their overthinking.
Professor McGonagall remained the same, serious and fair, with no intention of favoring any particular house.
This significant point addition only happened once, and during the third-year Transfiguration class, she even deducted ten points from Hufflepuff due to homework issues.
The reason for this, Kyle alone probably knew.
When he was shouting among the young wizards, he noticed that Professor McGonagall had glanced at him several times, intentionally or not.
Although Kyle deliberately changed his voice, it only fooled the Ministry of Magic and the surrounding young wizards.
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Professor McGonagall wasn't that easy to fool.
However, based on her actions, Professor McGonagall seemed to have no intention of pursuing the matter.
Additionally, Devil's Snare's tendrils were also planted by Kyle in the Room of Requirement, right next to the Mooncrazed Beast's cave, in a place completely devoid of sunlight.
After two weeks of careful nurturing, the originally small tendrils had grown into a new Devil's Snare, and even thicker tendrils as thick as fingers had sprouted.
Kyle gently poked the tendrils, and they immediately wrapped around his wrist.
As the tendrils were still too tender and not very strong, being wrapped felt like a massage, quite comfortable.
Kyle played with the Devil's Snare for a while before letting it go.
The Mooncrazed Beast nearby had completely adapted to the environment, sleeping soundly in their respective caves.
Borage and Fennel were also growing well, and if they were just for food, they would be enough to feed the Mooncrazed Beast for several months.
However, Kyle was thinking of improving their diet and planned to get some Babbling Bulbs.
A whole Babbling Bulb, mixed with the leaves of Borage and other plants, ground into a paste and rolled into small balls, was the Mooncrazed Beast's favorite food.
But there was no place to buy Babbling Bulbs in Hogsmeade, and there was no opportunity to find them in the school greenhouses, so Kyle could only wait until the holidays to go to Diagon Alley... and get some from Newt.
Spikeweed was also nearing maturity, and its row of teeth was as sharp as a razor.
Kyle found a stone and threw it at Spikeweed.
The hard greenstone in Spikeweed's mouth was like chickpeas, making a popping sound as it chewed.
Kyle was already looking forward to Devil's Snare growing up. When the time came for it to control Spikeweed, the scene...
Hehehe.
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