Chapter 935 Neville helped a lot

Dumbledore finally left Hogsmeade and went to Nurmengard to find Voldemort.

Although Dumbledore had a clear attitude and acted like he knew everything when they just met, Kyle could see that he should still hide some things this time.

For example, the matter of the Elder Wand.

Of course, this may also be because Kyle forgot to ask.

In short, the Elder Wand held by Voldemort could not have cracked for no reason. There must be some reasons that Kyle didn't know.

And even Aberforth knew that Dumbledore's things were not so easy to snatch. There might be one... or even many traps in it.

The most likely one is that the Elder Wand changed its owner in the middle.

Someone took the ownership of the Elder Wand from Dumbledore, but did not take the Elder Wand.

In this way, even if Voldemort tried his best to snatch the Elder Wand from Dumbledore, he could not become its real owner, and naturally could not exert its full strength.

But this adds two more doubts.

First of all, how did Dumbledore know that Voldemort wanted to attack him?

According to the description in "The Tales of Beedle the Bard", only by defeating or killing the previous owner of the Elder Wand can one completely master this strongest wand.

And the owner of the Elder Wand is undoubtedly Dumbledore, and it is almost impossible for other wizards to defeat him.

Unless he knew Voldemort's plan in advance and took the initiative to give up the ownership of the Elder Wand before he took action.

This is not difficult. Even if it is the strongest wand, it is just a wand, without wisdom and thoughts... As long as Dumbledore deliberately receives a disarming spell and throws the wand out, the condition of "being defeated" can be triggered.

This just connects to the second doubt, who is the person who "defeated" Dumbledore.

Kyle turned back to the secret passage, thinking.

He first thought of himself... In the previous battle, Voldemort's wand was damaged in various ways. It broke with a slightly more powerful spell, and later it even broke into two halves. It seems that this is indeed possible.

But Kyle soon remembered that when Voldemort and Aberforth fought before, the Elder Wand was also not cooperating, which made him a little hesitant.

Although he did defeat Dumbledore once in 1899, Kyle was not sure how to calculate that period.

If it was according to normal time, when he used the time turner, Voldemort had already taken the Elder Wand, and it would be useless to defeat Dumbledore again.

But if it was according to the time at that time, the owner of the Elder Wand did not seem to be Dumbledore.

Kyle thought about it for a long time and couldn't figure out how to calculate this matter, so he just skipped it.

If it wasn't him, the most likely candidates would be Draco Malfoy or Harry.

Remember when Malfoy first put the Death Eaters into Hogwarts, the two of them had confronted Dumbledore in the tower for a while.

Although Kyle rushed over quickly, he didn't know what happened in the tower before.

If he had known earlier, he should have let Harry and Voldemort face off, and he would have saved him from guessing here.

Kyle thought about it, but he didn't care too much.

It didn't matter who the owner of the old wand was, as long as it wasn't Voldemort.

He walked out of the secret passage, and it was already completely bright outside.

Not far away, Harry was shaking two sleeping bags vigorously, trying to wake up Ron and Hermione.

Kyle didn't bother him, nor did he ask him why he didn't use the antidote of the Stunning Spell, but turned and walked in another direction.

A few minutes later, he came to the wooden bridge that was blown up in the south of the school.

After Dumbledore's reminder, Kyle felt that he needed to come here again. In addition to seeing if he could recover the biting cabbage, he could also clean up all the clues pointing to himself.

But...

Kyle looked at the clean ground and was a little confused for a while. If he hadn't seen the traces of the wooden bridge being blown up, he would have thought he had taken the wrong road.

This place seemed to have been cleaned in advance. The open space leading to the castle was clean and there was no dust... Hundreds of biting cabbages and Death Eaters disappeared. Kyle looked around and couldn't find even a leaf.

Only a few professors and students were here, busy repairing the wooden bridge that had been blown up.

"Oh, Kyle, are you here to help too?" Astronomy professor Sinistra asked as he poked his head out of the crowd.

Kyle noticed that there was a bandage wrapped around her arm. When Kyle walked over, he could clearly smell the smell of bone spirit and healing potion on the bandage.

The combination of these two potions... Her arm should have been broken and reattached by Madam Pomfrey.

I have to say that the technique was a bit rough and the bandage looked messy... But at this time, the whole castle was full of wounded people, so it was good enough to be able to reattach it.

"Ah, yes, I'll help." Kyle took the initiative to step forward and waved his wand.

Pieces of wood flew over crookedly and were stacked on the half-finished wooden bridge.

"Professor Sinistra, I'm so glad you're safe..." Kyle asked casually, "When did you get here?"

"Just now, about ten minutes ago." Professor Sinistra said.

"But are you okay like this?" Kyle glanced at the bandage on his arm, "I think it's better to go back to the castle and rest."

However, Sinista didn't care. "If this minor injury requires rest, then we might as well just stay in the castle."

"Okay." Kyle said, "This place looks really clean. Did you clean it up so quickly?"

"Cleaning? Not really."

Professor Sinistra shook his head, "It was like this when we arrived. Maybe Filius and the others came here in advance. We just need to repair the bridge..."

When he said this, Sinistra suddenly became irritable.

"Those damn Death Eaters are known to cause destruction. I don't understand why they want to blow up the wooden bridge and the astronomy tower. Could it be that this shows how powerful they are?

"What a bunch of uneducated barbaric wizards, idiots who are worse than caterpillars..."

Sinista cursed and recited the crimes of the Death Eaters, and Kyle pursed his lips and said nothing.

Not sure about the astronomy tower, but the bridge was blown up by students.

The whole process was probably Neville's seduction, Ginny's command, Seamus' action, and it had nothing to do with the Death Eaters... If anything, they should be on the victim's side.

However, since Professor Sinistra didn't know, Kyle had no intention of correcting her trivial mistake.

Kyle took control of the board and glanced down.

He now somewhat suspected that those Death Eaters were thrown under the cliff... After all, this was the easiest and fastest way to clean up the battlefield.

But I don’t know if it was because it was relatively cold in the early morning. There was only a thick white mist between the towering cliffs on both sides, and the bottom of the cliff could not be seen at all.

So Kyle wasn't sure if those biting cabbage and Death Eaters were down there.

"Kyle...Kyle..."

Professor Sinistra's voice brought Kyle back to his senses, and he quickly looked up at him.

"Sorry, I just remembered that you should take a rest now instead of coming here to help."

Professor Sinistra said in a small voice: "Fighting the mysterious man face to face must be very stressful. Go and rest quickly. Just leave this place to us."

Kyle didn't understand what this meant at first. It wasn't until he looked up and saw the row of crooked wooden boards in front of him that had completely deviated from the normal direction that he suddenly waved his wand.

Maybe he was so absorbed in his thoughts just now that he forgot to look in the direction.

"I'm sorry, Professor."

The wooden board fell off automatically and returned to its original position.

"You don't need to say that at all." Sinistra shook his head seriously, "What you are facing is someone who can't even name... Well, okay, Vol, Voldemort... I really hope I can get used to this name as soon as possible.

"You are facing Voldemort. He is not at the same level as our opponent. Go and rest. We will do the rest."

Under Professor Sinistra's push, Kyle left here half-pushed and half-on-the-nose.

He actually wanted to take a look under the cliff, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not necessary. Going under the cliff at this time would only arouse suspicion out of thin air, so it would be better to do nothing.

Although I don’t know who is helping to clean up here, it is a good thing for him.

Kyle returned to the castle as if nothing had happened.

The sun was rising over Hogwarts, and the shattered ceiling of the auditorium was still trying to maintain its function. Two equally real rays of sunlight shone in from the outside, and the auditorium was filled with life and light.

Here people mourn their victims and celebrate their victories, with emotions of sadness and joy intertwined.

When Kyle walked in, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Everyone saw that he drove away Voldemort, and subconsciously regarded Kyle as the biggest hero, savior, and guide in this war. Everyone wanted to get close to him and express their gratitude to him.

Kyle was surrounded by the crowd and could not move. He could only stand here to accept people's thanks and comfort the families of those who died.

Normally this job belongs to Dumbledore, but now it seems that it has become him.

Professor McGonagall and other professors all stood nearby and seemed to acquiesce to this situation.

I don’t know how much time passed, but Kyle only felt that his lips were getting dryer and drier, and the crowd gradually dispersed.

Kyle was sitting on a stool, and Neville came over and sat next to him, but his expression didn't look good, and there was no joy after victory at all.

"What's wrong?" Kyle asked subconsciously.

"My, my grandma is here." Neville suddenly became more nervous and even stuttered a little when he spoke.

"Mrs. Longbottom?" Kyle glanced at him, "This is a decisive battle between us and the Death Eaters. In addition to Mrs. Longbottom, the parents of other students will definitely come after receiving the news. It's okay."

"I know..." Neville clenched his fists nervously, "But I didn't help at all this time. My grandma will be very disappointed."

"Are you kidding, Neville." Kyle raised his eyebrows, "It's not that you didn't help with anything, on the contrary, you did a lot. I dare say everyone here can prove it to Mrs. Longbottom, You are a well-deserved hero."

"Really?" Neville's eyes lit up.

"If you don't believe it, you can ask Ginny or Seamus. They must have the same opinion as me."

After hearing what Kyle said, Neville finally became more confident, but he still stayed here and didn't leave, and he still looked very nervous.

.

"Anything else?" Kyle asked again.

"Sorry, Kyle, I may have messed up something." Neville's eyes were vague. "I lost your biting kale."

"It's okay..." Kyle was slightly stunned. "Wait, did you say biting kale?"

"Yes, yes!" Neville took a deep breath and said solemnly: "It's the biting kale you left to stop the Death Eaters. I lost it... But don't worry, I will definitely compensate you."

"Don't worry about it." Kyle waved his hand, "Tell me what happened first. Did you clear the open space behind the castle?"

"I think... I think so." Neville nodded, recalled for a while and said: "At that time, Voldemort had just escaped, and I accidentally saw the Minister of Magic heading towards the bridge when checking for the fish that had escaped.

"At that time, it suddenly occurred to me that wizards were prohibited from growing biting kale on a large scale, so I wanted to go there in advance to hide them. "

When Neville said this, his face suddenly turned pale, as if he thought of some bad scenes, his throat kept rolling, and he looked like he might vomit at any time.

However, he had already vomited out the contents of his stomach last night, so naturally he couldn't vomit anything at this time.

"Because... time is tight, I want to collect those biting cabbages quickly." Neville took a few breaths and continued: "It's just that I messed up and got the direction of the slide spell wrong... When I reacted, all the biting cabbages fell into the cliff. "

Unconsciously, Kyle had sat up straight, and when he looked at Neville, he felt incredible.

He really didn't expect that the truth would be like this.

It wasn't Dumbledore who helped him, nor was it Diana or Chris, but Neville accidentally wiped out all the traces.

He was not unfamiliar with the Slideway Curse, a prank spell passed down by word of mouth among students.

It works when students go up and down the stairs, turning the stairs into a slope that Mrs. Norris would slip when she stood on it.

It's just that this prank is too old-fashioned, and it has been used too many times, so basically no one will be fooled.

"I should have thought of it earlier." Neville couldn't help but hit his head, "I always mess up everything, even if it's just the simplest spell."

"Don't be like this, Neville." Kyle hurriedly stopped him, "You did a good job."

"You don't have to comfort me, Kyle. "Neville was a little touched, "I know I can't do anything right, I will definitely compensate for the biting cabbage..."

"No, Neville, don't say that, I swear on Dumbledore's character, I am definitely not comforting you."

Kyle patted Neville on the shoulder and said seriously: "I am serious, you did a really good job."

"You must know that the biting cabbage is not a docile plant, and it is almost impossible to collect them in a short time.

"As you said, the Ministry of Magic prohibits large-scale planting of biting cabbage. If it is discovered, it will be a big trouble. There is nothing wrong with your approach."

"Really, really?" Neville asked a little dazed.

"Of course." Kyle said, "You didn't do anything wrong. On the contrary, you helped me a lot."

Kyle became happier and happier as he spoke, and finally found a flower pot directly from the box and forced it to Neville.

In it were the plants he bought in 1899. They were not very useful, but they were beautiful and rare, and now they are almost impossible to find.

Kyle remembered that Neville loved magical plants, and the Herbology class was the only course he could get high marks in, so it was perfect to use this as a gift.

Neville was completely confused. When he reacted and wanted to return the flower pot, Kyle had already left the hall.

Neville reminded him that there would be more and more parents of students coming to Hogwarts in the future. If he continued to stay here, he would be surrounded by the crowd again sooner or later.

This kind of thing is enough once.

Kyle then found the Weasley family. They were all in a corridor on the second floor. Fleur was arguing fiercely with Bill.

"You don't want to marry me... just because you have one less ear?" Fleur's voice was so loud that it could be heard clearly across the corridor.

"Bill, why do you think I decided to marry you? Because you have two ears?"

"Puff..." Fred, who was drinking water next to him, sprayed it out directly, and then he hurriedly turned his head and covered his mouth, but just happened to see Kyle walking over.

"Oh, our hero is here, are they finally willing to let you go?"

"No, I sneaked out." Kyle said, "What happened here?"

"As you can see." George turned his head and said, "Bill lost an ear, and he began to dislike Fleur who has two ears..."

"Ah?" Kyle looked at George, always feeling that something was wrong.

"Are you sure Bill disliked Fleur?"

"Of course, that was the ear knocked off by the Death Eaters, it is a kind of honor..." George said confidently.

Then he lowered his head again, exuding a sense of dejection from the inside out, and muttered to himself: "This is not fair. Fred and I are twins. The next person to lose an ear should be me, how can it be Bill... This is not fair."

George's words were full of undisguised jealousy... What's even more incredible is that Fred was still looking at him smugly.

As if losing an ear is really a very happy thing.

This... is also meeting Merlin.

But how to say it.

If it were other people, Kyle might think they were crazy, but if it was Fred and George... I can only say that this is normal.