Chapter 831 A unique way of traveling
Evening, British Ministry of Magic.
Fred and George had just finished a day's work. They dragged their tired bodies, cursed Kyle in their hearts, and took the elevator to the lobby, ready to return to St. Catchpole Village.
"Mr. Weasley..." A slow voice came, making the two of them turn their heads subconsciously.
"Bob, what's up?" Fred asked. "Anything interesting you want to share with us?"
"Then we're all ears," said George.
This person is the receptionist in the lobby of the Ministry of Magic. He is responsible for leading wizards who come to the Ministry for the first time to where they need to go. Because of his work, he always gets first-hand information on many things, so the two have always maintained a very friendly relationship with him.
"There's nothing interesting going on these days. I'm so bored that I want to change jobs." Bob sighed.
"Then why don't you come work for the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures?" Fred's eyes lit up and he said immediately, "We have connections and we guarantee that you can switch over smoothly."
"Yeah," George said, "the salary here is much higher than that of a receptionist."
"Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures?" Bob seemed to have thought of something and shuddered. "Forget it. I suddenly feel that being a little bored is good. At least I have time to do something I like. Unlike you guys, you are busy every day... Well, forget it. Let's not talk about these unhappy things."
Bob changed his tone and said, "This is a letter for you."
He pulled out a bulging envelope and placed it on the table.
"The letter was delivered by a foreign owl. You were not there at the time, so I helped collect the letter."
"Our letter..."
"Or a foreign owl?"
Fred was stunned for a moment, "From where... who sent it."
"Austria," Bob said. "The sender is Kyle. To be honest, I also want to go to Austria. I heard that you can hear all kinds of different music in Diagon Alley there."
Bob spoke cheerfully, but Fred and George were confused.
The letter Kell sent them from Austria?
How is this possible?
He was clearly at home yesterday, so how could he suddenly run to Austria without saying a word and send them a letter?
Although they didn't believe it, Fred and George walked over and took the letter in their hands at Bob's urging.
The two originally thought it was just a prank, trying to trick them into opening the envelope, perhaps there was a horror box or something else inside.
Until they saw the signature on the envelope.
It was indeed Kyle’s name, and his handwriting.
The two were even more confused.
"Kyle...really went to Austria?" Fred asked.
"We'll know when we go back and take a look," George said. "Go to Kyle's house and see if he's there. That means the person who sent this letter had ulterior motives."
"That's right."
The two immediately said goodbye to Bob and hurried back to St. Catchpole Village.
They first came to Kyle's door and knocked hard for a long time, but there was no movement from inside. There was only the impatient howling of the cat, which seemed to ask them to be quiet.
"Did he really go to Austria?"
"It's possible. Now that I think about it, there's a small mark on the envelope that only we know about. It shouldn't be a forgery."
"Then let's go back and take a look."
After that, the two returned to the Burrow.
"You're back just in time. It's time for dinner." Mrs. Weasley came out of the kitchen carrying a stew pot.
"Wait a moment, Mom."
Fred placed the envelope on the table.
"What is this?" asked Mrs. Weasley.
"I don't know," George said. "Kyle sent it from Austria."
"Kyle..." Mrs. Weasley was also stunned, "Isn't he at home?"
"We just went to check, and he's not home," George said, picking up the envelope.
The letter was sealed with magic and required a password to open it, but this obviously did not pose a problem for him.
"Speaking of passwords..." George smiled slightly, "Fred, what did you think of first?"
"Needless to say?" Fred also laughed, "Of course it's the one we are most familiar with."
"Yeah, I really miss it." George sighed, "It seems like we haven't used it for a long time."
"It's useless..."
"What are you talking about?" Charlie was a little confused and urged: "Since you know the password, open the letter quickly."
The twins ignored him and just looked at each other.
"come together?"
"no problem."
They both took out their wands and placed them against the envelope.
"I solemnly swear that I will do no evil."
"I solemnly swear that I will do no evil."
The seal lit up and opened automatically.
Everyone leaned over curiously to see what was inside.
There was no parchment, only a box that had been shrunk several times...
Or perhaps someone had used the Invisible Stretching Charm on the envelope, so it just looked small. When the box was taken out, it immediately returned to its original size.
"This is Kyle's box." Fred blurted out: "Why is it here..."
Before he could finish his words, the lock of the box popped open automatically.
Then, as everyone looked confused, Kyle pushed the box open and jumped out.
"We're finally here. It's been so long." He stretched his arms and looked around. "Oh, Mrs. Weasley, Charlie, Bill... why do you all have these expressions?"
"Why don't you tell me why you are here first?" Fred looked at Kyle, then at the envelope, "What is going on?"
"As you can see, I found myself a ride." Kyle spread his hands and said, "It's a bit difficult to explain. To put it simply, someone sent me to Austria, but was not responsible for taking me back, so I had to find a way on my own."
"Is this what you came up with?" George raised his eyebrows.
"Very convenient, isn't it?" Kyle smiled. "Although owls are not particularly fast, they will not be tracked down by the Ministry of Magic and will have a smooth journey. In the absence of illegal portkeys, there is no better way than this."
Kyle said cheerfully.
All you need is a box and an envelope with a Traceless Extension Charm to travel safely, quickly, conveniently and worry-free. If Newt had thought of this at the beginning, perhaps he wouldn't have to buy illegal door keys everywhere.
"Then how did you get yourself into the envelope?" Percy asked curiously.
"This is easy. Just ask the owls to help push it. They are quite smart and can do the job perfectly."
Kyle gently pushed a plate on the table. Although it was much larger than the envelope, it was easily put into the envelope because of the traceless extension spell.
"What about the sealing work?"
“It can be done from the inside.”
Percy smacked his lips and muttered to himself, "I didn't expect the Traceless Extension Charm could be used this way. This is a loophole that could be exploited by someone with ulterior motives."
"Of course, I'm not talking about you." He seemed to have thought of something and quickly looked at Kyle to explain.
"It's okay." Kyle waved his hand and didn't care.
"In fact, it's not that easy to complete this operation." Bill said thoughtfully, "I guess not many wizards can use the traceless extension spell on the fragile envelope... In addition, they need a box that is large enough to support them staying in the envelope for a long enough time."
"Let's not talk about this for now." George stared at Kyle, "Why did you suddenly go to Austria?"
yes……
After being reminded by him, the others also reacted and looked at Kyle.
“This question…it may take me a few days to explain it to you,” Kyle said.
"Is it not possible now?" Fred was still unwilling to give up. "I'm really too curious. If I don't know, I might not be able to sleep at night..."
"Fred, if you feel too idle, go and help your father with some work!" Mrs. Weasley's voice came from behind. She served Kyle a large bowl of stew and smiled, "Dear, would you like some toast?"
"Thank you..." Kyle said, "Oh, I almost forgot, I brought you gifts too."
He took out a bunch of things from the box... color-blocked patterned robes, Muggle accordions, screaming harmonicas, Airem horn glasses, local wine... all kinds of things filled the table. They were all bought by Kyle when he was looking for the Owl Post Office. They were unique to Austria.
"It's too expensive," said Mrs. Weasley, but she immediately fell in love with the robes of a completely different style, and even Charlie was drooling at the sight of the wine.
"No, these things are very cheap here." Kyle took a big bite of stew and said with a smile, "It's just that it's more expensive to ship it here. Now people don't want to send things to the UK..."
"There's nothing we can do about it, it's all the Death Eaters' fault..." said Charlie.
The originally lively atmosphere suddenly became much quieter.
"Well...what are they doing now?" Kyle asked.
"No." Mrs. Weasley shook her head. "This is also our biggest concern. According to Arthur, there is a lot of evidence that they have been trying to recruit more Death Eaters, but they have done nothing openly. Even if there are occasional conflicts, they are only small-scale conflicts. I am very worried that they are planning a bigger conspiracy.
"If so many Death Eaters attack together, how are we going to deal with them..."
"Don't worry, Mrs. Weasley, maybe we're just overthinking it." Kyle comforted her, "We are evenly matched now. Not everyone will join You-Know-Who. Isn't the Ministry of Magic also expanding the number of Aurors and Striker? If we really compete in numbers, we may not lose to the Death Eaters."
"Yeah mom, don't worry."
“We still have the upper hand.”
Bill and Charlie also comforted her.
Mrs. Weasley then managed a smile and gave each of them two more sausages.
Especially Kyle, who hadn't eaten properly all day, had obviously more food in front of him than others. Even the dinner left for Mr. Weasley went into his plate.
After dinner, Kyle left the Burrow, holding on to the wall, and returned to his home.
Although he had slept for a while in the box before, he didn't dare to completely relax in that situation. He could only close his eyes and rest.
Now that he was finally back home, the exhaustion from being chased by Wenda Rozier and others all night suddenly came flooding back. He didn't even change his clothes, but just threw himself on the bed and fell asleep.
Kyle slept until noon and was woken up by being pecked.
He waved his hand irritably to shoo away the owl beside his pillow.
"Stop it, Raton... The food is in the cupboard, you know where it is."
But the owl Rodan kept pecking at the back of his hand, and at the same time stretched out its claws and slapped an envelope on Kyle's face.
Kyle finally woke up. He rubbed his eyes, opened the envelope, and took out the parchment inside...
Then Kyle jumped out of bed.
