Chapter 601 Changes and new prefects

Kyle stayed here for the next few days.

In addition to the library, the food here is also an important reason. Mrs. Weasley's cooking is far better than the bread and smoked sausages he eats at home.

During this period he also met many people.

For example, Kingsley Shacklebolt, the Auror who works in the Ministry of Magic, Dedalusian, who seems reckless and has no brains, and Mundungus Fletcher, who is very disliked by everyone.

Of course, these people were equally interested in Kyle and expressed surprise that he was here.

However, Kyle didn't explain that much. He only occasionally said that he and Harry were friends when everyone had dinner together.

As for the rest of the time, he stayed in the underground library. Basically no one else came here, including Hermione.

Because Kreacher was always watching from the side, it was difficult for her to calm down and read a book, so under normal circumstances, she would ask Sirius to take the book out and read it in her room.

Ron expressed his confusion about their behavior... He didn't understand why he still read books when it was obviously a holiday.

Harry felt that it would definitely be beneficial to read more books at this time, and tried to join the two of them.

But his enthusiasm only lasted for one day, and then the book he found was thrown into the corner of the table.

There was no way, as long as there was a little disturbance outside, Harry would be distracted... He really couldn't see it.

Especially after the Hogwarts letter was delivered, he was even less in the mood.

That day the owl brought a new book list, along with a surprise.

Hermione became a prefect, and her badge was placed in an envelope with her book list.

Harry didn't find this surprising. After all, among fifth-year students, there was no one more suitable than Hermione. She would definitely become a prefect.

But what Harry and everyone didn't expect was that the boys' prefect was Ron.

"Ah, a room full of prefects." Fred's exaggerated exclamation almost spread throughout the whole house, "That's great, isn't it."

"If you don't count the two of us," George said.

"Don't forget Ginny."

"Hey, I'm only in fourth grade this year." Ginny said dissatisfiedly, "Maybe they will send me a badge next year too."

"Only a fool would think that," Fred said, but his tone was a little sour.

If she had heard him say this normally, Mrs. Weasley would have given him a lesson, but not today.

Seeing the prefect badge in Ron's hand, she was so happy that she promised Ron to buy him a new broom.

Although the broomstick is expensive, if it is not a particularly good one and is just a new one, they can afford it if they save a little.

"We can also buy broomsticks." George whispered from the side: "And we can buy it ourselves."

"That's right," said Fred.

After a brief moment of surprise, Hermione also congratulated Ron, and then looked to the other side of the table.

Everyone seems to have forgotten that there is another person in this room who is not a prefect.

"Harry?" she said hesitantly, walking out. "How are you?"

"That's great, Hermione." Harry said, with some exaggerated enthusiasm. "Congratulations on becoming a prefect, and of course, Ron."

After he finished speaking, he pretended to pack his things so that Hermione wouldn't see his face.

It was hard for Harry to describe how he felt now.

He didn't want to admit that he was jealous of Ron and jealous of him becoming a prefect, but when he got the news, he did feel a little uncomfortable.

Harry felt that he was no worse than Ron, or that in some aspects, he might be slightly better.

For example, in Quidditch, he flies very well and is the youngest member of the school team.

"But I didn't lead the team to win the Quidditch Cup." Harry thought again.

Whether it's the adventures they go through in school or the things they do, most of the time the three of them do it together.

Harry didn't want to be jealous or slander Ron just because he surpassed him in something for the first time.

So he tried to convince himself in his mind that maybe he was not as good as Ron, and Ron deserved to be a prefect.

And during this year's holiday, Ron came to the Order of the Phoenix first, and then him... Maybe Dumbledore had already made his choice at that time.

Now, instead of feeling relieved, Harry became even more uncomfortable, forcing himself to smile all day long.

But what Kyle didn't know was that he was still in the library at the moment.

"Advanced Black Magic Revealed" contains a complete introduction to Horcruxes, as well as some production methods.

To be honest, this magic was not as difficult as Kyle thought. He was confident that if he wanted to, he could just find a random Death Eater and make the book in front of him his Horcrux on the spot.

But this was not Kyle's purpose. His original intention of studying Horcruxes was an idea that came to him after seeing the Longbottoms.

The Longbottoms may be one of the reasons why he has persisted until now, but more importantly, he wants to change something.

This change is not just about saving one or a few people... after all, he had already done this when the holiday train left Hogwarts.

Because Cedric survived, and he was going back to Hogwarts for his seventh year.

Kyle wanted to change more, even something that would affect the perception of the wizarding world, such as changing the number of Unforgivable Curses from three to two.

The reason why the Cruciatus Curse is an unforgivable curse is because it will cause irreversible damage to the soul. But if his idea is successful and then streamlined, can it be regarded as the counter-curse of the Cruciatus Curse?

Kyle didn't know, but it was worth a try.

But the problem now is that according to the records of Horcruxes in "Advanced Black Magic Revealed", it is enough if you use it yourself, but if you want to change the method and use it on a comatose person, it is still far from enough.

The biggest problem is the inability to actively pull the soul.

So Kyle asked Kreacher to help find some other books about souls, which he had been studying recently.

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It wasn't until six o'clock in the evening that Kyle came out of the library.

As soon as he arrived in the kitchen, he saw a bright red banner hanging above the dining table.

It read... Congratulations to Ron and Hermione on being elected Prefects.

Oh, yes, they are in fifth grade this year, Kyle thought to himself.

Mrs. Weasley placed the plates with a smile. It was the first time during the entire holiday that Kyle was so happy to see her. Even the arrival of Mundungus did not ruin his good mood.

Many people came back today, including Mr. Weasley, Moody, Kingsley, and Tonks.

And Bill, still dressed in the same novelty, greeted Kyle enthusiastically.

Kyle didn't ask why he was here... there was no need.

Finally there was Dumbledore, but he arrived relatively late, appearing in the hall half way through dinner.

"Dumbledore..." Mundungus stood up first at the dining table and put the silver knife in his sleeve back on the table.

"It seems I arrived just in time." Dumbledore sat down at the table and took a piece of baked potato from the table.

"What happened, Dumbledore?" Moody asked, tilting his head.

"Very well." Dumbledore nodded, and then he looked up at the banner on the dining table.

"Oh, I almost forgot that today is the day to announce the prefects." He raised his glass and said, "Congratulations."

"Thank you, thank you..."

Facing Dumbledore, both Ron and Hermione seemed a little reserved.

Harry felt more complicated. Although he wanted to know why Dumbledore didn't choose him as a prefect, he didn't have the courage to ask.

It wasn't until he heard from Sirius in the following chat that his father was not a prefect that his mood improved a lot.

Fred and George finally found like-minded people. They found that many of the people sitting here were not prefects, including Tonks, who they thought was excellent.

The meal ended with laughter and laughter, an atmosphere not often seen in recent times.

After dinner, Dumbledore stopped Kyle who was about to go back to his room.

"Remember what we said before?" he asked.

"Of course, Professor," Kyle said, "Is the meeting about to start already?"

He has been in the library recently, and for a while he couldn't remember what day it was.

"It's tomorrow," Dumbledore said. "Originally, I was thinking about going to St. Catchpole Village, but I didn't expect that you happened to be here too.

"If you have nothing else, how about six o'clock tomorrow, I think we need to go there early."

"No problem, I can go anytime." Kyle said.

"That couldn't be better."

While the two were talking, they didn't notice that several heads were huddled together on the stairs outside.

"What are they talking about?" Ron asked curiously.

"I seem to be attending some kind of meeting." Fred held an ear-shaped object and said, "The time is tomorrow morning."

Now, everyone was interested.

Although they have been meeting almost every day recently, this is the first time that Dumbledore has participated.

But just when they wanted to hear more, the kitchen door was suddenly opened. They were so frightened that they quickly shrank their necks and tried to hide themselves on the stairs.

Dumbledore walked out of it, paused slightly, and then walked out as if nothing had happened.

"Great, he didn't notice us." Ron said proudly.

"I don't think so." came a voice.

"Definitely not." Ron said confidently, "We just hid very... quickly..."

At this point, he suddenly realized something was wrong.

This voice was so familiar, they heard it every time at the opening party, it was Dumbledore's.

Ron was suddenly frightened and broke into a cold sweat.

Subconsciously, he looked towards the direction where the sound came from, which was the ear-shaped thing in Fred's hand.

At this time, Dumbledore's voice came again from inside.

"It's a nice invention and very practical. But I think you should go back to your room to rest at this time.

"Molly just said that she doesn't want you to make trouble too late. You definitely don't want to see her angry, right?"

"You are right, Professor." George reacted and said, "We are just testing the new invention... Go back to the room now."

"By the way, Professor, thank you for your approval." Fred added: "This is our new invention, and it only costs two Galleons in the Weasley Joke Shop."

"Of course, if you purchase it as a member of the Order of the Phoenix, you can get a good discount."

Fred and George had seen a lot of the world. Instead of being at a loss like Ron, they actually took the opportunity to advertise.