Chapter 669 Kyle being targeted
Chapter 669 Kyle being targeted
Tonks did not leave with Tycross. Fudge seemed to be very aware of Umbridge's abilities, so as an Auror, her responsibilities were obviously heavier. In other words, she was the real Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the future.
Although she strongly opposed this and repeatedly emphasized that she was only here to assist Umbridge, Professor McGonagall arranged for her to stay at Hogwarts.
So that night, she sneaked into the Hufflepuff common room.
When Kyle saw her in the dormitory, he was completely confused.
"This is the boys' dormitory!" Mikel was also shocked. He covered himself with the curtains beside the bed, leaving only his head exposed.
"Of course I know, you can't enter the girls' dormitory." Tonks said nonchalantly, "Okay, come out quickly, I brought good things."
She took out several large bottles of butterbeer from behind her, shook them, and then closed the door.
"Why can girls enter the boys' dormitory..." Mikel muttered, "It's not fair!"
"You should tell the founder about this, or Professor McGonagall." Ryan didn't care that much and said calmly: "There's no point in complaining to us, right?"
"Then forget it." Mikel shrugged.
I ran to complain to Professor McGonagall and asked why boys were not allowed to enter the girls' dormitory? He will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.
"Kyle." He changed the subject: "Do you know that...what's her name?"
"Nymphadora Tonks."
"Oh yes, that's it." Mikel nodded repeatedly, "Do you know her?"
"We know each other, we've met several times before." Kyle said, sitting up from the bed, putting on a robe and walking out of the dormitory.
At this time, Tonks was already sitting in the armchair in the common room, placing bottles of butterbeer on the table like a big sister, and waving to the students around her:
"You're welcome, just drink, I'll treat you."
Because only the sixth grade participated in the Apparition class in the morning, most people didn't know her yet, so those who stayed in the common room just looked at Tonks suspiciously, and no one moved.
"How did you get in?" Kyle asked as he walked over and sat across from her.
"What you're asking...don't forget that I am also a Hufflepuff graduate, okay." Tonks said, "This place doesn't have a password like other colleges. Isn't it easy to get in?"
"That's right." Kyle nodded, but he had forgotten about it.
"I didn't expect that I could come back here after so many years of graduation." Tonks handed Kyle a bottle of butterbeer, then opened one herself and took a long sip.
Then she seemed to feel that it was not enough, so she changed the butterbeer to mead with a higher alcohol content. While drinking, she looked at the furnishings in the common room nostalgically.
"It really hasn't changed at all here... Those pots of flowers on the shelf were there when I entered school and are still there... And these armchairs, see the one by the fireplace, I used to They’re all sitting there doing homework.”
As expected, making up homework was a compulsory course for every Hufflepuff, even Tonks was no exception. Only Cedric was out of tune with everyone.
Gradually, there were fewer and fewer people in the common room, and soon only Kyle and Tonks were left.
At this moment, Tonks suddenly put the bottle on the table as if she was drunk and said angrily:
"Tell me, there are so many people in the ministry, why do I have to come and help that woman..."
Kyle was startled by the sudden complaint and subconsciously asked: "Who are you helping?"
"Who else could it be, Umbridge..." Tonks said, "Why can Kingsley go investigate the Death Eaters? I obviously have an advantage over him..."
In order to increase her persuasion, Tonks turned her hair to gray-white, her eyes became sinister, and she also had a few wrinkles on her face, making her look like an old witch who had been hiding in a dark room for many years.
At this time, Kyle also understood. She was still struggling with what Tycross said in the morning, and she came to complain to herself.
"There are advantages to coming to Hogwarts..." Kyle said, "At least it's safe enough here and you don't have to worry about it every day, right?"
"Are you sure?" Tonks glanced at Kyle, "It's safe to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts?"
"Um..." Kyle was speechless for a moment, "At least Umbridge is ahead of you, and technically you are just an assistant, so you shouldn't be qualified to be cursed."
"I'm not worried about this." Tonks waved her hand, "If Sirius was still a professor, I would definitely come without saying anything, but Umbridge... to be honest, no one in the Ministry of Magic wants to be with Working with her was a torture, more annoying than a curse.
"If you had to choose, would you like to track down Death Eaters or work with Umbridge at Hogwarts?"
"At Hogwarts, of course." Kyle said without thinking.
"Are you serious?" Tonks changed back to her original appearance and asked in disbelief.
"Nonsense, I'm only in sixth grade now. Do you think anyone would ask me to leave school and track down some Death Eaters?"
Kyle held the last bottle of butterbeer in his hand, "By the way, how do you decide who comes to Hogwarts? Is it drawn by lots?"
"of course not."
Having said this, Tonks became even more angry, "As soon as I went to work today, I found that there was no one in the Auror office, and then I was sent here by Fudge.
"Damn it, no wonder Alastor and Kingsley are all temporarily busy, and no one goes to the Ministry of Magic. They already knew that the minister would choose someone to come to Hogwarts today, but they didn't tell me!"
Kyle coughed twice and said nothing.
……
Tonks stayed in the common room until the early hours of the morning before finally leaving. This also caused Kyle to yawn several times when he came to the court the next day.
"What's wrong with you? Are you okay..." Cedric asked nervously: "Why do I feel like you didn't wake up, but didn't you go back to the dormitory very early yesterday?"
"Yeah, but then he said he was called out," Kyle said.
"Tonks... um, Professor?"
Obviously, Cedric also heard about this, but he still hadn't adapted to the change in the other person's identity.
They were classmates before, but suddenly they became professors when they met again. When Cedric first heard about this, he thought he was someone with the same name.
"You'd better call her assistant." Kyle rubbed his eyes, "If you call her professor, both of them will be unhappy."
"Is it because of the curse?" Cedric asked after thinking for a moment, "Then who is the other person, the Tycros who teaches Apparition?"
"No, it's Umbridge." Kyle said, "Professor Tycross doesn't care about this, but Umbridge obviously doesn't want to be on an equal footing with the people who came to assist her."
At this time, deafening cheers suddenly came from outside, interrupting their conversation.
"I think it's time for us to go out," Cedric said. "How are you? Do you need a replacement?"
"No need." Kyle shook his head and stuffed a piece of chocolate into his mouth, "I just lost a few hours of sleep, it's okay."
The door to the locker room opened and they strode towards the middle of the court, the frosty grass crunching under their feet.
The Quidditch pitch was filled with people and it was completely dark, and almost all the professors were here, which was rare in normal games.
Dumbledore was sitting in the middle of the teacher's chair. When Kyle looked over, he smiled and waved.
"Come on! Hufflepuff, come on!"
Tonks' hair turned half yellow and half black, and she shouted loudly at the teacher's desk, looking full of energy.
Don't all the Aurors have to sleep?
Kyle was speechless.
However, led by Tonks, the Hufflepuff audience became more and more excited, and their cheers directly overwhelmed the Ravenclaws next to them.
They came to the middle of the court, and Ms. Hooch was standing there, about to release the ball from the box.
<divclass="contentadv">"The captains of both sides shook hands," she said.
It is worth mentioning that Ravenclaw's captain Roger Davis was injured in yesterday's Care of Magical Creatures class and did not come to participate in the game, so today's team is led by Qiu.
Amidst the teasing eyes, Cedric stepped forward and shook hands with her.
"come on."
"the same as you."
"Oh, come on, tsk tsk..." Mikel muttered in a voice that everyone could hear: "If the captains don't say harsh words to each other, I always feel that there is something missing in the game."
Cedric and Cho both pretended not to hear.
Fortunately, at this time, Ms. Huo Qi blew her whistle.
The game officially started,
Amidst the sudden loud cheers, Kyle and others flew into the air and easily caught the thrown Quaffle.
"Okay, now they're leaving." Li Jordan's voice came from the direction of the stands.
"Kyle got the Quaffle, and he dodged Bradley and Sturton... Oh, Ingleby seemed to want to use the Bludger to stop Kyle's attack... but failed! Kyle dodged the Bludger. Move the ball, now the only goalkeeper is in front of him..."
After a brief silence, the Hufflepuff audience burst into louder cheers again.
"In! Hufflepuff scores!"
Li Jordan roared and said: "The Firebolt is so dazzling. It and Kyle are simply the best combination. Hufflepuff gained the advantage in less than a minute after the opening. Ravenclaw is in trouble... …”
"Stop him!" Qiu anxiously looked for the Golden Snitch and shouted loudly: "Just like we trained before, Bradley, you take Davis's position..."
Under Qiu's arrangement, two Ravenclaw chasers immediately came to Kyle, one behind the other, trying to sandwich him in the middle.
At the same time, the Bludger also flew over from the side.
Kyle knew without thinking that this Bludger probably wouldn't go looking for anyone else except himself.
There were two chasers and one beater. He didn't expect that Ravenclaw would directly send out half of its manpower in order to restrict itself. No one else would receive this kind of treatment.
"Kyle slowed down... the Quaffle got to Debs, my God, I've never seen a game where it was about the Chaser instead of the Seeker."
Li Qiaodan said excitedly: "But there is no doubt that Qiu Zhang's decision is correct. If Kyle is allowed to continue to score goals, I'm afraid the game will be over in twenty minutes. Even if they catch the Golden Snitch, It’s no use…
"But I say this is in vain. The Firebolt cannot be stopped by the Sweep series..."
Of course, Kyle also knew that the Firebolt was much faster than the Sweep and could easily tear through Ravenclaw's encirclement with just a slight acceleration, but he was not prepared to do so.
Although one-sided games are also exciting, people will quickly lose interest. Only by going back and forth can the enthusiasm of the audience be ignited to the greatest extent.
Moreover, since he scored all the points, the rest of the team would have no sense of participation. They have been training for so long, so they can’t just be the background all the time...
So Kyle cooperated and slowed down. Anyway, he was dragging three people by himself, and the advantage was still on Hufflepuff's side, so there was no rush.
Sure enough, Debs, who was alone, only flew for a while, and the Quaffle in his hand was snatched away.
"Now it's Grace who has the ball. This girl is also a good player. She wants to pass the ball to Kyle... Oh, the Quaffle was blocked by Bradley, and he passed it to Debs."
"Don't worry about me, I'll hold the three of them down, and you're responsible for scoring!" Kyle shouted to Grace as he flew past her. Grace nodded, flicked the broom and went after Debs.
"Hey, Kyle." At this time, Mikel also flew over. He shook the wooden stick in his hand and said half-jokingly: "Should we target Qiu? If I knock her off the broom , I won’t be expelled from the team.”
"Cedric isn't that narrow-minded," Kyle replied, "but if you don't target the Seeker for a whole round, he might fire you."
"Then I'm relieved." Mikel said with a smile. He swung his wooden stick and hit the Bludger hard towards Qiu, but whether it was intentional or not, the Bludger flew directly over Qiu's head.
"You'd better be serious," Kyle said. "If we lose this game, Hufflepuff will become a joke."
"I'm serious, it's the bat problem," Mikel explained, then raised his arm.
Sure enough, there was an extra crack in the bat.
"I should listen to Weasley's advice and buy a new bat." Mikel muttered: "The ones provided by the school are too old."
"Need a timeout?"
"No need." Mikel shook his head, "I should be able to hold on until the end of the game. Do you need me to help you?"
"I can do it myself..." Kyle raised his head to avoid another Bludger, "You go help Grace."
"Okay!" Mikel nodded and flew towards another Bludger.
……
With Kyle holding down the three Ravenclaws, the Hufflepuff team's other two chasers were getting better and better in this game. They could score a goal every few minutes. After half an hour, the score was It has come to 130 to 20.
Although the gap is also huge, at least Ravenclaw still has a chance, if they can catch the Golden Snitch...
Ten minutes later, Hufflepuff scored two more goals... At this time, Qiu and Cedric, who had been hovering in the air, moved almost at the same time.
They leaned on their broomsticks and sped in the same direction.
In an instant, the entire stadium fell silent.
"It's the Golden Snitch, right in front of them!" Li Jordan shouted loudly: "Whether Hufflepuff can win with an absolute advantage, or Ravenclaw can reverse defeat at the last minute, it depends on who of them can catch the golden snitch. There’s a snitch!”
Not many people listened to him, and almost everyone's eyes were focused on the two seekers.
Kyle watched the Golden Snitch fly around the Ravenclaw goal post and towards the other side of the stands. Cedric and Autumn were already nearby, and the distance was getting closer and closer, only less than a few feet away... The two of them reached out their hands at the same time and grabbed forward.
The final whistle sounded...
"Who is it?" Li Qiaodan asked anxiously, his upper body almost leaning out of the stands.
Under the gaze of everyone, Cedric suddenly raised his hand, and between his fingers, a pair of wings were flapping feebly.
When the audience realized what was happening, there was an uproar of excitement.
Tonks stood up excitedly and conjured a Hufflepuff flag in mid-air. She suddenly felt that coming to Hogwarts would be a good idea.
The players hugged each other passionately in the air before falling back to the ground.
Cedric shook Cho's hand again.
"What a pity, we almost turned defeat into victory." Qiu said pretending not to care.
"Yeah," Cedric said with a smile, "Thanks my arms are an inch longer than yours."
Qiu was also amused.
Cedric was telling the truth. Although generally speaking, smaller Seekers must be faster, but long hands are also another advantage at critical times.
The Hufflepuff players stood together, pumping their fists in the air and waving to their supporters.
……
