Chapter 729 Kyle: Am I some kind of Dark Lord? (page 12)
"Good news, Kyle!"
Early the next morning, the new Quidditch team captain Grace excitedly found Kyle who was reading in the library.
"What's wrong, so happy?" Kyle put the book in his hand aside, "Did the mysterious man be killed by Principal Dumbledore last night?"
"Ah?" Grace blinked in confusion, "Really, really?"
"I'm asking you." Kyle raised his head and glanced at her, "Didn't you say there was good news?"
"No, it's not..." Only then did Grace realize what Kyle meant, and she quickly shook her head and said, "The news I'm talking about has nothing to do with the mysterious man, it's about the team."
"Oh." Kyle suddenly lost interest, but still asked politely: "What's wrong?"
"Do you know who we played against in the first game?" Grace asked.
"Gryffindor?" Kyle said casually.
"You, how do you know?" Grace asked in surprise: "Did Ms. Huo Qi tell you?"
"No, I guessed it," Kyle said.
"Then your guess is correct, it's Gryffindor." Grace lowered her voice, "I noticed that their goalkeeper, Weasley, is in very poor condition. Isn't this good news for us? ?"
"Bad condition?" Kyle asked curiously, "What do you mean?"
"Mikel and I secretly watched their training..." Grace said, "Don't get me wrong, this is a normal behavior, to gather information."
After noticing the change in Kyle's eyes, she shrugged and said, "Every team does this. Maybe you didn't notice that one month before the finals last year, the Weasley twins often took advantage of us. Hanging out around the field during training... they're not here for a picnic."
"Okay." Kyle nodded, "Continue."
No wonder he always ran into Fred and George after training. The two guys even lied to him and said they were testing new joke props. Now everything makes sense.
"Where did I just say it?" Grace thought for a moment, "Oh, by the way, the goalkeeper...
"When we went to collect intelligence this time, we found that the goalkeeper Weasley was always absent-minded, and he could miss some shots that seemed to me to have no technical skills at all.
"Sure enough, Mikel is right. Not every Weasley is a Quidditch genius."
Grace looked a little excited.
"I remember that Ron Weasley, he seemed to be good friends with their captain, Harry Potter."
"That's right." Kyle nodded, "They are inseparable, and they can even wear a robe."
"Wear a robe?" Grace was stunned again, "Although I heard that the Weasley family is not that wealthy, it's not like they can't even afford a robe... second-hand robes are not worth it. One galleon."
"No, this just describes their good relationship." Kyle waved his hand.
"Okay." Grace didn't pay too much attention and continued: "I guess he must stay in the team because of his relationship with Porter. If it were me, his poor performance would definitely be impossible. Be a goalie.”
Kyle nodded, he quite agreed with Grace's statement.
Ron's talent is actually quite good. When he played Quidditch in St. Catchball Village, his performance was also remarkable, and he was even recognized by Charlie.
But his mentality is not good, and his strength will shrink significantly at critical moments. This was also shown in last year's game.
There were three Gryffindor games, and in two of them Ron was sleepwalking, not knowing what he should do at all.
Logically speaking, in this situation, a substitution would definitely be necessary, and former captain Angelina Johnson did the same.
But in order not to make him sad, Harry recalled him to the team again after becoming captain and gave him opportunities again and again.
In Harry's words...he knew Ron could do it, he was just too nervous.
He used this reason to convince himself that he was not abusing his power, then infinitely magnified the shortcomings of Ron's competitors, and then used this to convince others.
……
"Potter made a big mistake. He abused his power as captain, but this is good news for us." Grace said excitedly:
"If Ron Weasley is still in this state on the day of the official competition, we will definitely win!"
The more she spoke, the more excited she became, and her voice couldn't help but get louder.
"What are you doing! No noise is allowed in the library!"
Mrs. Pince came angrily and kicked Kyle and Grace out.
"Yes, I'm sorry." Standing at the door of the library, Grace apologized repeatedly. "I did not do it on purpose."
"Forget it, it doesn't matter..." Kyle, who was implicated, felt helpless, "I'll just ask someone to help me borrow those books then."
"Then will you participate in next week's game?" Grace looked at Kyle with burning eyes, "We have a great chance of winning."
Only then did Kyle finally understand her purpose.
Because at the beginning of school, Kyle took the initiative to find Ms. Huo Qi and adjusted himself from the main position to the substitute.
Therefore, according to the regulations, he must find Ms. Huo Qi in advance to adjust the team before he can play.
Kyle hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll play."
He went as a substitute just because he had to go to the Ministry of Magic on the weekend, but now that the fireplace leading to the Ministry of Magic was blocked, he suddenly had a lot more time, and there would definitely be no problem participating in the competition.
Grace ran away excitedly. She needed to find Ms. Huo Qi as soon as possible to change the roster of the main players.
Kyle glanced back at the library and Mrs. Pince who was still angry.
It was obviously impossible to continue reading, so he could only turn around and walk towards the common room.
……
In the next few days, Hogwarts enjoyed a rare period of peace, with no attacks and no dark magic.
Even the Daily Prophet rarely reports on who was attacked by Death Eaters again... The wizarding world seems to have returned to the situation it was a few years ago.
But what exactly happened, and whether the outside was really as peaceful as the newspapers, Kyle, who had been staying at Hogwarts, had no way of knowing.
He could only find some strange things going on in school...like Malfoy.
Recently, he has hardly seen Malfoy in school. The only few times he met him were during meals in the auditorium.
What's even stranger is that whenever Kyle wants to come up and say a few words to him and express his gratitude, Snape will appear nearby like a ghost, and then pull Malfoy away without any explanation.
"Really, when did the relationship between Snape and Malfoy become so good!"
In an herbal medicine class, Kyle couldn't help complaining: "Snape cares so much about Malfoy that he might as well stick him to himself with a permanent sticking spell."
"What are you looking for Malfoy for?" Connor asked from the side.
"Of course I want to thank him." Kyle blurted out: "He helped me in Hogsmeade anyway. I have to express it in some way, otherwise it would be too rude."
