Chapter 841 Goodbye Dumbledore

Godric's Hollow is not a big place, and anything that happens will spread quickly throughout the valley.

For example, some time ago, Albus Dumbledore and Gellert Grindelwald left without saying goodbye, and everyone knew about it in just a few days.

This time it was even faster. Aberforth came out of the woods in the evening, and an hour later, the news that he was beaten by a cat-kneazle became the 'appetizer' in the valley bar.

Many people laughed so hard that they couldn't help but drink another glass, including Code.

"Hahaha... This kid is really brave. Even we don't dare to provoke those cat-kins, but he dares to go alone."

"Why, are the cat-nukes here so fierce?" Kyle asked curiously.

He had been to that forest before, but didn't feel it was anything special at the time.

"They are smart rather than vicious," Corder explained. "The catkins in Godric's Hollow are the smartest magical animals I have ever seen. They can even set traps to trick wizards who enter the forest."

"Trap?" Kyle raised his eyebrows.

It's true that knuckledusters are smart, but isn't it a bit of an exaggeration to say that they can make traps?

"Don't disbelieve me." Code said seriously, "I don't know how they learned it. Maybe they saw wizards doing similar things, but I'm definitely not exaggerating.

"I remember when we first moved here, I wanted to go to the woods to pick some wild flowers to decorate the garden, but I fell into a pit not long after I walked..."

At this point, Code could not help but frown and took a big gulp of brandy. "I won't tell you the process because you don't want to hear it, but I can be sure that the pit was definitely dug by the catkins. They even laid a layer of dry leaves on it for camouflage."

Kyle raised an eyebrow.

Cat raccoon...pit...

Judging from Code's bitter and resentful expression, it seems that the experience at that time left a deep impression on him.

He was very tactful and didn't ask any more questions, but changed the subject: "You said when you first moved here... Didn't you live here before?"

"Of course not." Code shook his head. "My family used to live in Gedun Heights... just south of the valley, not too far away."

"So why did you move here?"

"Because that place is too close to Muggles." Corder sighed, "I was almost discovered by the neighbors several times when I was using magic. Besides, my family is in the potion business, and many potions emit special smells when they are brewed. It is more convenient to move to Godric's Hollow."

Kyle stroked his chin thoughtfully.

The highlands...and it's south of Godric's Hollow...could that be where Grindelwald and Dumbledore went?

Kyle remembered that Grindelwald had said at the time that he had received news from Bathilda that one of the three holy relics might exist in the highlands south of Godric's Hollow.

Corder's last name happens to be Potter. In the story of the three brothers, he is the third brother who got the invisibility cloak and a descendant of Ignotus.

In other words, what Grindelwald was looking for was the Invisibility Cloak, one of the three holy artifacts. However, the Potter family moved from the highlands to the valley, so his trip was destined to be in vain.

This way, everything makes sense.

Kyle shook his head in amusement. Grindelwald would probably never have thought that what he was looking for was so close to him.

"But luckily we moved here." Code raised his glass and drank the brandy in it. "It's more comfortable to be with wizards. When we have nothing to do, we can get together and have a drink. Patina and I both like this kind of life."

"Yeah." Kyle nodded and also finished the wine in the glass.

……

Time soon came to the early morning.

Although Aberforth failed miserably in his fight with the Kneazle, he had a rare good sleep that night and didn't hear any noise all night.

As for the reason, it was naturally because Kyle had other things to do today and did not go to chat with Ariana as agreed.

...Dumbledore came, not the young Dumbledore, but the white-haired headmaster of Hogwarts who came back from a hundred years later.

That night, after Kyle and Cord separated from the bar, they originally wanted to look for Arianna, but when they were halfway there, they suddenly heard a dull thumping sound coming from their telescopic ears.

He had previously hidden half of the retractable ear in a corner of the barn to observe what was happening inside.

But at that time, only young Dumbledore and Grindelwald would occasionally go to the barn. They seemed to regard it as a secret base where they would not be disturbed, and talked about life and ideals in it.

But now, they have gone somewhere else, not in Godric's Hollow, and I have also come out...what's the matter with the banging sound?

Kyle's heart skipped a beat and he immediately turned around and ran towards the barn.

He pushed open the door and saw Dumbledore sitting weakly on the ground.

His face was pale without a trace of blood, and he was wearing a robe that looked like he had picked up. His beard, which had been neatly trimmed, had now become messy.

Kyle had never seen Dumbledore so embarrassed.

"Professor..." He hurried over and helped Dumbledore up from the ground.

"How are you?"

"Thank you." Dumbledore said weakly. He looked at Kyle and asked doubtfully, "But I'm sorry, kid. You called me professor just now. Maybe you recognized the wrong person? I don't remember teaching you."

"You don't remember me?" Kyle was also stunned.

Then he realized that Dumbledore's eyes were indeed strange, as if he was looking at a stranger.

Dumbledore's eyes flickered. "Maybe I remembered it wrongly."

"So do you remember who you are?" he asked.

"Of course, kid, I'm Albus Dumbledore, the Transfiguration professor at Hogwarts." He looked Kyle up and down and said with a smile: "Although it may make me sound a little arrogant, if you are a student at Hogwarts, you must have heard of my name."

"Yeah, I've heard of that," Kyle said, "but our Transfiguration professor is Minerva McGonagall."

"Minerva... the first-year Gryffindor?" Dumbledore sat on a chair conjured by Kyle and laughed, "You are such a joke, but she is really talented in Transfiguration. She may become a famous Transfiguration master in the future."

"Then why did you come here?" Kyle continued to ask.

"I stumbled upon this place by accident," said Dumbledore calmly.

"No." Kyle shook his head affirmatively, "You came back using a time-turner to save your sister."

In an instant, the atmosphere in the barn became tense.

Kyle clearly saw that Dumbledore had already held the wand in his hand and he was looking at Kyle with burning eyes.

"Such a strong smell of alcohol... kid, you may have drunk a little too much tonight. You'd better take a rest. How can a person go back to the past?"

"Really?" Kyle moved his right hand slightly. He was sure that Dumbledore really didn't recognize him.

Judging from the conversation just now, his memory seemed to stop at the time when Professor McGonagall first entered the school, and he could not remember anything after that.

Is this the effect of being excluded by time?

Kyle was a little annoyed. Although he had guessed that things would not go smoothly, he did not expect it to be so troublesome. Moreover, Dumbledore was very wary of him now.

There's a high chance that explaining it will be of no use, as he won't believe it.

"Then I'll go back first."

After saying that, Kyle turned and walked towards the door.

One step, two steps, three steps...

He put his hand on the door and gave it a gentle push.

……

The next second, Kyle turned around suddenly.

"Armor protection!"

A silver-white shield appeared out of thin air in front of him, deflecting a spell coming from behind.

"Attacking from behind... Professor, this is not your style."

"I can only say sorry, child." Dumbledore also stood up. Although his body was still weak, his eyes were unusually firm.

“I don’t know how you know me, but what you know may affect my plans, and I must make you forget it.

"But don't worry, I won't hurt you."

"Professor, we can actually talk about this," Kyle said. "I really mean no harm..."

Before Kyle could finish his words, another spell came towards him.

It was obvious that Dumbledore didn't want to hear his explanation at all.

In desperation, Kyle could only raise his arms.

The Oblivion Charm was once again blocked by the silver shield, and Kyle waved his wand, sending an orange spell straight toward Dumbledore.

"Confinement quickly!"

The spell automatically turned into three thick ropes in the air, flying towards Dumbledore's neck, chest and legs respectively.

But Dumbledore simply waved his hand, and Kyle's spell disappeared.

Then Dumbledore vanished and reappeared behind Kyle, pointing his wand at his head.

He originally thought that he would be able to control the strange wizard in front of him this time, but he never expected that Kyle would also disappear.

Apparating in combat?

Dumbledore was startled, but at this moment, a strong wind came from the left, forcing him to temporarily suppress his surprise and immediately hold his wand upright in front of him.

A silver-white barrier blocked the whistling wind blades.

The wind blade was catapulted to the top of the barn and neatly cut a thick log in half.

"Dark magic!" Dumbledore's face became even uglier.

"No, no, no, this is what the Slytherin Headmaster taught me. It's not some dark magic."

"Horace doesn't know this kind of magic." Dumbledore said in a deep voice, and raised the wand in his hand again.

"It's another headmaster, and the one you trust the most," Kyle said, deflecting Dumbledore's spell.

But Kyle soon discovered that the spell was simply meant to attract his attention, and Dumbledore's real target was behind him.

Several wooden arms emerged from the barn wall, and one of them had unknowingly wrapped around his shoulders, as if it was covered with glue and stuck tightly to his body.

"The Divine Edge is Shadowless!"

Kyle decisively cut the wood and took a step forward, trying to get away from this area. But before he could act, the ground beneath his feet shook violently, and a stone wall rose out of thin air, reaching the ceiling and completely blocking all of Kyle's ways.

Soon, wooden arms swarmed in, piling up layer upon layer, and together with the stone walls, tightly wrapped Kyle.

Dumbledore panted and staggered forward two steps. He now needed to cast an anti-Apparition spell to prevent Kyle from escaping.

Otherwise, it would be nearly impossible to trap a wizard who could Apparate in combat.

But just as he raised his wand, a beam of hot red flame burned through the wood that wrapped Kyle and burst out.

Then came the second one, the third one... In just a moment, the cage he prepared turned into ashes, and Kyle walked out of it intact, surrounded by a bright silver-white shield.

The flames did not dissipate, but condensed into a huge three-headed runes snake in mid-air, roaring and rushing towards Dumbledore.

Large flames spewed out of the snake's mouth, and the wooden barn was immediately set on fire.

"Li Huo!"

"You are indeed a dark wizard!"

Dumbledore's expression was stern, but his first reaction was not to protect himself or deal with Kyle. Instead, he quickly extinguished the fire around the barn and protected it with magic. After doing all this, he pointed his wand at the flaming snake.

However, Dumbledore did not notice that Kyle had Apparated again and appeared behind him.

Dumbledore's attention was all on the Fiendfyre in front of him. By the time he reacted, the wand in his hand flew out instantly and landed in the other person's hand.

"Expelliarmus." Kyle stood behind him and said with a smile, "Professor, I think we really should have a good talk."

Although he lost his wand, Dumbledore did not panic. He raised his right hand high, imprisoned Fiendfyre in place, and then turned to look at Kyle.

"If you had used the Killing Curse on me just now, you might have killed me."

"It's unlikely." Kyle shook his head and said, "You wanted to protect this barn, so you didn't use your full strength. But if I use the Killing Curse, you might not care so much anymore."

Dumbledore said nothing, which was considered as his consent.

"If I'm not mistaken, you probably don't want others to notice what's happening here, or you don't want Ariana to hear what's happening here."

Kyle reached out and handed the wand back to Dumbledore.

Dumbledore did not expect Kyle to do this. After a moment of hesitation, he took the wand doubtfully.

"what do you mean."

"I told you, I mean no harm." Kyle waved his hand, the fierce fire disappeared, and the cut logs on the roof were put back together.

Kyle calmly repaired the damaged items in the barn and said, "I know your purpose because I also used a time turner like you. In fact, the time turner you used was given to you by me."

"impossible."

"Nothing is impossible." Kyle stopped what he was doing and said, "Or professor, you can think carefully about where the time converter you are using came from."

"Do you have any impression? I guess not."

Dumbledore was silent.

Kyle was right, he really couldn't remember, no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't find any memory of the time turner.

Now, Dumbledore also discovered something was wrong...

Yes, how did his time turner come from? It couldn’t have appeared out of thin air, and even if it did, he should have this part of the memory.

Also, why had he never realized this before?

And if you think about it carefully, there are many things that don't make sense, such as his attitude towards Kyle when he first met him just now.

When he first met this person, he subconsciously believed him. When the other person came to support him, he was not on guard at all. He naturally accepted the other person's kindness and showed his most vulnerable side.

This unconditional trust is as if they have known each other for many years.

That trust disappeared until Kyle revealed his biggest secret.

"Is what you said true?" Dumbledore said in a deep voice, "I need evidence, evidence that you know me."

"It's very simple."

Kyle took out his wand and tapped it on his arm.

As the wand passed, a thin golden line appeared on his wrist... Then, a similar golden line appeared on Dumbledore's wrist, and the two golden lines finally connected perfectly in the air.

"Contract magic?!" Dumbledore said in surprise.

"Yes, we used contract magic before." Kyle said, "As for the reason, it doesn't matter. It has little to do with the current situation, but now you should believe me, we really know each other."

Dumbledore lowered his wand.

He could feel that the contract magic on his wrist was cast by him actively, and when the golden thread appeared, many non-existent images flashed through his mind.

"I'm sorry," said Dumbledore, "but I don't remember you."