Chapter 983 Special Understanding
Connor looked really happy and talked a lot with Kyle on the train about what she had seen during her trip.
She and Sashiya went to snow-covered mountains just to pick plants hidden in the snow. In addition, they traveled to more than a dozen countries, with destinations including but not limited to deserts, forests, and lake bottoms.
It's really hard for Sashiya, who is over a hundred years old and has to climb up and down and run around.
However, traveling around the world to search for fresh and unique herbs is the daily routine of most potion masters, just like Newt when he was young.
It’s just that they don’t have the terrifying killing power of Newt, and they won’t be rejected by the Ministry of Magic of various countries.
The "more important thing" that Snape mentioned before actually refers to the fact that Sashia invited Kanna to travel with her.
No potion master could refuse to travel with Dean Sassia, even the famous Snape felt a little envious.
While Connor and Kyle were talking, Sashia was listening beside them, looking at them with a smile on her face, and taking a sip of the butterbeer that Kyle brought her from time to time.
She had drunk a lot of this popular drink, but the one Kyle gave her this time was different. It had a familiar taste... a little sour, and she could feel the astringent taste of beer when she drank it, much like the ones she drank when she was young.
It's really strange. Butterbeer has been improved many times, but Kyle can still buy this unpalatable one... Well, it's a limited classic edition.
That store must not be doing very well.
Sassia took another sip.
Next to them, Kanna was excitedly telling Kyle about what she saw on the snowy mountain, the time when the two-way mirror was interrupted.
In exchange, Kyle also talked to her about Bill's wedding, including how many Weasleys there were, how lively the all-night dance was, and the attentive Fred and George and those beautiful Veela cousins.
"You didn't do anything..." When she said this, the smile on Kanna's face disappeared, and she looked at Kyle nervously.
Sasia put down her butterbeer and rolled her eyes in annoyance.
She had always thought Kyle was quite smart, but she didn't expect...
Even the dumbest healer she had ever met wouldn't talk about how beautiful a Veela girl was in front of a girl he liked.
"Kyle, you..."
Sassia wanted to help change the subject, but just as she opened her mouth, Kyle said naturally:
"Don't worry, I've always stayed away from them."
"Besides, I'm not paralyzed by the sight of magical creatures. Besides, they are just half-Veela with a quarter of their bloodline, and more of them are wizards. I won't challenge wizard laws."
"That's good." Kanna breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really worried that Kyle would do something weird at the wedding.
But neither of them noticed that Sasia's gaze was constantly moving between the two of them, and her eyes were full of confusion.
Fantastic Beasts?
She seemed to have guessed something, but she couldn't believe it.
So does anyone really consider a half-Veela to be a magical creature?
More importantly, Kanna actually had the same idea... Didn't either of them feel that there was something wrong with the conversation just now?
"By the way, Professor Sasia, what did you want to say just now?" At this time, Kyle also noticed her actions just now and turned to ask.
"Nothing." Sashiya shook her head.
She looked Kyle up and down with a strange look, her eyes fell on the box in his hand, and asked suddenly:
"I remember someone said that you were familiar with that kid Scamander, is that true?"
"If you're talking about Newt Scamander, then yes," Kyle said.
He didn't know how old Sassia was exactly, but from the respect Dumbledore showed her, he could tell that she must be older than Dumbledore, and much older.
From this perspective, there doesn't seem to be anything wrong with Sasia calling Newt a kid.
"Newt Scamander is also my teacher. He taught me a lot about magical animals."
"I see." Sashiya nodded in realization.
Since he knew Scamander, it wasn't surprising.
The train continued to move, and the slow speed made people drowsy.
Kyle couldn't remember how long it had been since he last took the Hogwarts Express. The last time seemed to be when he was pretending to be Dumbledore.
But that time, because I was worried, the process seemed to go particularly fast.
But this time he seemed to have really returned to the time when he was still in school. The roar of the train and the rattling sound while moving sounded particularly harsh.
This was a torture for Kyle, who was used to Apparition.
Fortunately, Kanna was by my side, adding some bright colors to the originally boring journey.
Otherwise, he would rather be carried to Hogwarts by the phoenix than take the train again.
Speaking of Phoenix, I don’t know where Fox has gone.
And Dumbledore.
He hadn't seen Dumbledore since they separated at Nurmengard, and he didn't know if he was really dead now.
Of course, Kell wasn't worried about Dumbledore, nor did he care whether he was dead or alive.
Aberforth, Ariana, Grindelwald... there are so many people, it would never be his turn to care about Dumbledore.
What he was concerned about was Fawkes. After Grindelwald left Hogwarts last time, Fawkes, who had been living in his box, also disappeared and has not appeared since then.
Kyle guessed that it must have received a call from Dumbledore, but he hadn't heard of anything special happening there recently.
Could it be that Dumbledore is in no condition to use Apparition and needs Fawkes' help in picking him up?
Kyle thought to himself.
At noon, the food truck selling snacks appeared at the door of the box on time.
Kyle bought some cauldron cakes for lunch and bought two more bottles of pumpkin soda for himself and Conor.
Since the train started, everyone who listened to it felt a little thirsty, let alone Kanna herself.
The lunch was a bit simple, but Sasia liked it very much. According to her... since the purpose was to experience the feeling of being a student on a train, she naturally had to eat lunch on the train.
However, Kyle found it difficult to understand her statement, which might be related to the fact that he had just graduated.
If it were a hundred years from now, he might have missed the train ride to Hogwarts, but right now he had no desire at all.
By the afternoon, the person Kyle was chatting with changed from Kanna to Sassia, and the topic changed from travel and wedding to Horcruxes.
"So, you have succeeded?" Sashia looked at the stone covered with a layer of 'gauze' and raised her eyebrows slightly.
"I guess so, but not completely successful." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "I always feel that there is something wrong with one of the steps, which is why the soul fragment cannot be completely integrated into the stone.
"It's just that I've repeated it countless times, but I still can't find where the mistake is."
"So, do you want to take a chance?" Sasiya looked at Kyle and said to herself, "As the headmaster of St. Mungo's, I would definitely not allow you to use this immature ability.
"But I have retired now, and the new dean has not yet been completely determined. Now you just have to convince Madam Longbottom."
"No, that's not what I meant." Kyle said, "I want to ask someone else, maybe she knows..."
"Minerva?" After thinking for a moment, Sasiya shook her head and said, "If it's about black magic, I don't think Minerva can provide you with much help.
"Maybe you can ask this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, there might be a surprise." Sashiya said jokingly.
Everyone knows that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is more or less not a fan of following wizarding law.
When it comes to black magic, they are professionals.
Kanna also heard it and couldn't help laughing, but she quickly stopped herself.
"This method may not work." She whispered, "This year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is still Uncle Snape."
"He hasn't been fired yet?" Kyle blurted out.
A fist fell from the sky and landed on Kyle's shoulder neither lightly nor heavily.
"Sorry..." Kyle grabbed Connor's hand and grinned, "What I mean is that Snape was already the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts when we were in sixth year, and he was the first professor to stick with it for so long."
"It must be because Voldemort is dead." Connor thought for a moment, "Isn't it said that he cursed that position?
"Now that he is dead, the curse is of course no longer there."
"That seems to be okay," Kyle said, "but in this case, asking him may not be an option."
"Snape knows nothing about Horcruxes, does he? He knows nothing." Kyle still had some desire to survive, so he muttered this in his heart but didn't say it out loud.
"Then who do you want to ask?" After joking, Sasia continued to ask.
She thought of many people's names, but there seemed to be only one who could really help Kyle.
"Bathshedda Bablington?" Sasia asked doubtfully.
She is the only one who meets all the conditions, but it is unlikely.
It seems that Babel in her story is no longer in Hogwarts, and Kyle's current position is her... Professor of Ancient Runes.
"No, Ravenclaw," said Kyle.
Sasia just looked at him quietly, and neither of them spoke.
After a long while, Sasiya finally couldn't help it and asked, "Who is it?"
"Ravenclaw," said Kyle.
"I know. I'm asking about who in Ravenclaw. A house has dozens of graduates every year. I can't guess them one by one."
"what?"
Kyle was stunned for a moment, then quickly said: "Maybe I didn't express myself clearly, I was talking about Rowena Ravenclaw."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sasia suddenly laughed.
"I have already agreed to become the Potions Professor at Hogwarts, why are you still using this trick?"
"What?" Kyle blinked, not understanding what she meant.
"Albus..." Sassia said, "He once said that, thinking he could trick me into becoming a professor at Hogwarts."
Kyle opened his mouth, hesitant to speak.
Is it possible that this is true...or is it not possible that this is true?
But on second thought, Sassia didn't know about the crown and Ravenclaw's memory, so it was normal for her not to believe it.
Besides, there is no way to explain this kind of thing. No one will believe it even if you explain it to them. You can only believe it by seeing it with your own eyes.
So Kyle wisely skipped the topic and continued chatting with Kanna next to him.
"Why do you suddenly want to be a teaching assistant? This job doesn't pay much."
"Because you are in Hogwarts." Connor tilted her head and said with a smile, "I just happened to have this opportunity, so I came here."
"So, you came to Hogwarts because of me?"
"Of course, I'm worried about you and Uncle Snape being alone together. What if you suddenly start fighting?" Connor said as a matter of course:
"Hogwarts strictly prohibits professors from having conflicts in front of students. I don't want to receive a letter from the Ministry of Magic one day asking me to pick you up from Azkaban."
"That's true." Kyle laughed. "I have acquaintances in the Ministry of Magic and Azkaban, so there's no need to worry."
"That's why I'm more worried."
The corner of Sasia's mouth twitched suddenly, and she once again witnessed the unnecessary tacit understanding between the two.
But in a sense, this can be considered a good match, and a match made in heaven. After all, if someone else came, they might not be able to have a conversation.
She was just not very friendly to the people around her. Her more than 100 years of life experience seemed to have disappeared in just half a day.
And she also noticed that Kyle just said that he had acquaintances in the Ministry of Magic and Azkaban, which also meant that he did not deny that he would fight with Snape.
How should I put it? She suddenly regretted writing that letter to Minerva. She should have done more research.
"By the way." On the other side, Kyle continued to ask: "Do you need to attend classes as a teaching assistant?"
"I don't know. Maybe. After all, Tonks had to attend classes when she was the assistant teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts. I think it should be the same for me."
"What about Professor Slughorn?" Kyle asked. "If he is included, there will be three professors in Potions."
"I'm not sure about that. Professor McGonagall didn't say that in her reply." Connor said, "I only know that Professor Sasia will be in charge of the fifth and seventh grades."
"I should say I hope so." Sassia corrected beside him, "But I think Minerva will agree. The Hogwarts directors can't expect a wizard like me who is almost 200 years old to teach seven grades.
"Even Gringotts wouldn't be so demanding of an elderly goblin."
"It's hard to say." Kyle muttered quietly, "They didn't even let the dead professor go."
"What dead professor?"
"Ah, nothing." Kyle waved his hands and decisively changed the subject.
It seems that Sasiya has only heard of the famous curse in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, and is not aware that there is a dedicated "ghost professor" in the history of magic.
In that case, Kyle wouldn't mention it.
No matter what, the first thing is to trick Sasiya... and take her to Hogwarts, and we can think of other things later.
If she got scared off, Professor McGonagall would definitely turn him into a ferret, or maybe a caterpillar.
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