Chapter 591 Dumbledore’s invitation

It had been a week since the Weasley family left the village of St. Catchpole.

To be honest, after getting used to Fred and George being noisy all day long, Kyle was still a little unaccustomed to the sudden silence.

Percy would come back occasionally, but he didn't know what Fudge told him. He seemed to be a different person recently, showing undisguised hostility towards anyone related to Dumbledore.

Therefore, Kyle had nothing to talk about with him. He might as well think more about how to deal with the Ministry of Magic in the future.

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Soon, the time came to August 11th.

That afternoon, while Kyle was reading the "Law for the Restraint of Minor Wizards" and the "International Federation of Wizards' Statute of Secrecy" in his room, he suddenly heard a knock on the door downstairs.

Kyle raised his head in a daze.

It had been a long time since Fred and George had gone to Grimmauld Place, and he hadn't heard a knock on the door.

Cedric?

Kyle thought as he stood up and looked out the window.

"Professor Dumbledore?" Kyle looked at Dumbledore standing outside and shouted subconsciously.

"Oh, I was wondering if you went to Grimmauld Place." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Can you buy me a cup of tea?"

"Of course Professor, please wait a moment."

A few minutes later, Kyle placed a cup of black tea in front of Dumbledore, and took a jar filled with sugar cubes and a plate of butter biscuits from the cabinet at the back.

"Thanks."

Dumbledore added sugar to the black tea and said: "First of all, I want to apologize to you, Kyle. When I was explaining to others what happened on the top of the mountain that day, I forgot to ask them to keep it secret.

"As a result, the matter reached Fudge's ears somehow, and the Ministry of Magic seemed to regard you as an enemy."

"It's okay, Professor." Kyle shook his head.

This matter couldn't have been kept secret for long, and even he himself had no intention of hiding it. The Ministry of Magic would know about it sooner or later.

And the Death Eaters also knew about this. Kyle remembered that many of them were related to the Ministry of Magic, so it would be easy to cause trouble for him.

"There is another thing." Dumbledore continued: "I need to attend Harry's hearing tomorrow, and I may not have time to accompany you for questioning... How about asking Minerva to accompany you, I remember her Old friends with Ms. Hopkirk.”

"No need." Kyle shook his head, "It's just a simple inquiry. There is no need to mobilize so many people. I can just go by myself. And there is my father. He will accompany me tomorrow."

"This is Minerva's own request." Dumbledore said, "You are still a student now. Even on vacation, the professors have the responsibility to ensure that you will not be judged unfairly. Tomorrow morning, she will be in the hall of the Ministry of Magic. Waiting for you, please remember to pay more attention."

"Okay." Kyle said, it would be good to have Professor McGonagall with him. Just like Dumbledore said, professors will not let their students suffer.

"Is this why you came to me?"

"This is just the most important thing." Dumbledore took a sip of black tea. "There is one more little thing... I think you should have heard it from Doug. I am going to hold a meeting in my own name to tell those people the truth. People who want to believe us, lest they be deceived by false news.”

Kyle nodded, "Mr. MacPhail mentioned it in his letter."

"The meeting is on August 20th, in Hogsmeade." Dumbledore said, "If you have no other plans, how about coming together."

"Can I participate too?" Kyle asked curiously.

Those who can be invited by Dumbledore must be wizards who are famous in the wizarding world. He is a fifth grade... oh no, I should say sixth grade student. Can he mix in?

"There is no one more suitable than you." Dumbledore seemed to see Kyle's thoughts and said with a smile, "I originally wanted to invite you directly, but I was worried that you had other plans, so I had better ask in advance. Better."

"I'd love to attend this meeting," Kyle said.

"Okay, I will pick you up then." Dumbledore stood up, "But now I may have to go to Little Whinging to prepare for tomorrow's hearing."

"Do you need help?"

"Thank you, but I just went to ask if anyone around me saw anything. It's not too much trouble. One person is enough."

Dumbledore put down the teacup and said, "Thank you for the black tea and snacks. See you tomorrow."

After that, he apparated away.

Kyle was the only one left in the living room.

He originally wanted to talk about other things by the way, such as things related to the Ministry of Magic and Fudge, but Dumbledore moved too quickly and left before he could speak.

And Kyle felt it when they were chatting just now. Dumbledore seemed to be particularly busy, as if he was rushing for time.

Although he didn't speak quickly, he drank the tea very quickly, almost finishing it in two sips.

He was not like this at school. For those black teas that were so sweet that Kyle wanted to eat black pepper to relieve his tiredness, Dumbledore preferred to taste them slowly bit by bit instead of drinking them all like today.

This also shows that he didn't plan to stay long in the first place.

But it's normal to think about it. After all, it concerns Voldemort, and he probably won't have much free time this month.

But there is no need to rush this matter. We can wait until we go to Hogsmeade in a few days.

Kyle got up and went back to his room upstairs. He didn't expect that Dumbledore would actually invite him to the meeting. He thought that Dumbledore wanted him to join the Order of the Phoenix.

In the end, he didn't even mention the topic of the Order of the Phoenix.

Now it seems that Dumbledore, like Mrs. Weasley, does not want to allow underage wizards to join.

At night, Chris didn't go home until it was completely dark, but he seemed very happy, and his steps were much lighter when he entered the door than before.

"Don't be nervous." Chris said with a smile, "I went to the Leaky Cauldron just now, but Old Tom told me that someone had already approached him, and he also agreed to go to the Ministry of Magic tomorrow to explain the situation to Mafalda.

"It was obvious that Old Tom didn't understand this either. He told me that before this incident, he had never heard of anyone being warned by the Ministry of Magic for using spells in the Leaky Cauldron. .”

"That's good." Kyle said, "How can I go there tomorrow? Can I go with you? Or wait until the agreed time."

"Come with me, I'll take you there." Chris said, "But be a little early. Your mother has something to ask you. We need to go to the Department of Mysteries first, and then go to the Office for the Prohibition of the Abuse of Magic."

"What's going on? You have to go to the Department of Mysteries?"

"To be honest, I don't know either." Chris shook his head and said, "Before I got off work, I received a note from your mother, which said that I should take you there as soon as possible, and there was nothing else."

"But doesn't the Department of Mysteries have a mission?" Kyle asked, "Can we go in?"

"It's not us, it's you," Chris said.

"She will only take you to the Department of Mysteries alone. After the matter is over, I will take you for questioning."

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