The Hogwarts Express passed through wheat fields and villages. In the box, Kyle put away his invisibility cloak. Next to him, Fred and George were playing wizard chess.

Unlike the previous playfulness, the expressions of both of them were very serious.

In order to prove that they were capable of passing the giant chessboard set up by Professor McGonagall, they went to find Ron a few days ago and wanted to compete with him in wizard chess.

As a result, both of them were defeated miserably and almost questioned their lives.

Fred and George could not accept the fact that they lost to Ron, and immediately decided to get back at him during the holidays. They were practicing now.

However, Kyle felt that the chances of their success were slim. After all, these two's talents were all in pranks and inventions, and their wizard chess skills were just so-so.

"What are your plans for the holidays?" Cedric suddenly asked.

"My father promised to take me to France."

Qiu was the first to speak up, "Ever since you mentioned it last year, I've always wanted to go there and take a look."

Cedric raised his eyebrows, "I guess you must want to go to Beauxbatons..."

Qiu did not refute and nodded simply.

She had read in books that Beauxbatons' architecture and overall style were the most beautiful among the three major magic schools in Europe, especially since they had an astronomy tower made entirely of crystal.

Qiu heard that the crystal astronomy tower could not only preserve and simulate the orbits of the planets, but its own color would also change depending on the observed constellations.

Very magical.

Kyle opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

He remembered that Beauxbatons seemed to be hidden.

Just like the Fidelius Charm, if you are not a student and have not been invited, you will not be able to see it even if you search the entire Pyrenees.

But thinking that Cedric had already been there once last year and had seen Beauxbatons with his own eyes, Kyle didn't say anything else.

"I'm going to watch the game." Cedric continued, "The fateful battle between the Vratsa Eagles and the Chudli Cannons... My dad also promised to take me.

At the end of this month, do you want to go together? "

“I might still be in Paris at that time,” Qiu said with a smile.

Connor also shook her head. "I might go to watch a game, but not Quidditch. It's the Potions Competition held in Asia every three years."

At this moment, Fred, who was playing chess, suddenly looked up and asked, "Is it Snape... Professor who is taking you there?"

They already knew that Snape and Connor were relatives, and that he had bought a house near her home. Connor told them herself.

How should I put it? Although it was a bit unexpected, I wasn’t that shocked.

After all, Connor is the only non-Slytherin student who can earn points from Snape...

They had thought of this possibility a long time ago, but they just didn't dare to believe it.

As for Connor's previous worry that Fred and George would alienate her, that did not happen either.

They just hate Snape, it has nothing to do with Connor.

Moreover, in the wizarding world, there are so many people who are related. Strictly speaking, Weasley and Malfoy are also somewhat related, but this does not affect their father and Lucius Malfoy from fighting every day.

"Yes..." Kanna nodded slightly, "He thinks I should watch more of these games."

"Okay..." Cedric nodded.

Fred and George then also declined Cedric's invitation. They had to work on more Weasley joke products during the holidays and couldn't go anywhere.

As for Kyle, after hearing the name of the Chudley Cannons, he curled his lips in disdain.

Cedric had no intention of inviting Kyle at all, he just asked about his holiday plans.

In the principal's office that day, McPhail said that Nicolas Flamel also wanted to come along this time, but his current physical condition did not allow him to make a long-distance journey, so he gave up.

But he wrote a letter to Kyle and asked McPhail to bring it over.

In addition to some words of congratulations and blessings, the letter also invited Kyle to visit his home and said that if Kyle was willing, someone would pick him up in a week.

Kyle naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, so he immediately wrote a reply letter and asked Fox to deliver it.

Nicolas Flamel's address was kept strictly confidential and was placed under a Fidelius Charm, so only Dumbledore's phoenix could find it.

To this end, Kyle bribed Fox with a bag full of rue leaves and five precious cloaks, and it agreed to help deliver the letter.

If nothing goes wrong, he should also go to France in a week.

"Oh... why are you all busy?" George sighed and suddenly reached out to overturn the chess piece in front of him. "This will make Fred and I look like we are not sociable."

Fred, who was holding the "Queen" in his hand and preparing to give George the final blow, raised his head and said through gritted teeth: "I'm going to win!"

"Oh, sorry, I didn't notice." George laughed, "I'm just too lost... Everyone has abandoned us, do you understand how it feels?"

Fred curled his lips expressionlessly.

He knew very well what George was thinking. This guy just wanted to cheat, because he had thought so too.

“It’s okay…” Fred said with a smile, “The chess pieces can return to their original positions by themselves. Let’s continue.”

"Forget it. I'm not in the mood to play chess now." George turned his head away and said, "Besides, those chess pieces are not honest. Who knows if they will choose a favorable position for themselves."

"Huh!" Fred laughed strangely.

This reason was great, why hadn't he thought of it before? Sure enough, when it came to shamelessness, he was still no match for George.

…

As the train was about to arrive at King's Cross Station, Fred seemed to suddenly remember something and said, "If I write to you, can you receive it?"

"It should be possible." Cedric thought for a moment and said, "The post office has a long-distance mail delivery service, but the price is much higher."

"I'll forget it." Kyle spread his hands and said, "The owl may not be able to find my address. If you want to write to me, you can put the envelope in my house... I will read it when I come back."

"Ha, who wants to write to you!" laughed Fred.

George also said with disgust: "Yeah, we won't waste Galleons on you."

The two were just at loggerheads over a game of chess, but now they have made peace in an instant.

"Oh, I remember..." Kyle looked at them and said lightly, "Cedric, should someone fly over Hogwarts with the trophy on his head?"

Cedric suppressed his laughter: "Yes, and tap dancing."

"Wow, tap dancing on a broomstick... that's really cool. I must take a picture to commemorate the moment."

Fred and George fell silent immediately.

This is exactly what they had said...but they didn't expect that Kyle would actually receive the Order of Merlin in his second year.

It’s too late to regret now.

…

Amid the laughter of several people, the train gradually slowed down and finally stopped at Platform 9...

(End of this chapter)