That day he went downstairs for breakfast as usual and found Fred and George waiting for him in the living room.
After more than a month of hiding, they now wish they could spend the whole day in Kyle's attic studying those "quick-acting skipping candies".
Chris didn't find it noisy.
In fact, he was quite welcoming to Fred and George...it was quite nice to have some fun so early in the morning.
"A letter from school?" Kyle picked up a yellow parchment envelope with green writing on it from the table.
"Yes, it was just delivered a few minutes ago." Chris said.
"Five minutes," said Fred.
"We happened to encounter an owl when we went out..."
"Kyle, take a look, you'll be surprised."
Kyle said nothing and read the letter carefully.
In addition to asking him to take the Hogwarts Express from King's Cross Station to school on September 1st, the letter also listed a list of new books he would need that year.
Third grade students should read: "Intermediate Transfiguration" by Emery Sweech.
The Standard Book of Spells: Grade 3, by Miranda Goshawk.
The Break with the Ghost, by Gilderoy Lockhart.
Running with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart.
Holidays with a Dominatrix...
…
The following seven books are all written by Gilderoy Lockhart.
Although he had known this would happen, Kyle couldn't help rubbing his forehead after seeing this exaggerated book list.
Gilderoy Lockhart's books are not cheap, basically five Galleons each. Each of them needs to sell seven books, which is thirty-five Galleons.
This is not a small amount of money, almost half a month's salary for Mr. Weasley.
And this is just the cost for one person. Even if only half of the people in Hogwarts would buy new books, Lockhart could easily earn tens of thousands of Galleons.
The accumulation of several generations of the Potter family's hard work may not be as much as what he earned this time.
No wonder Lockhart took the job... In front of tens of thousands of Galleons, even the notorious Defense Against the Dark Arts professor didn't seem so scary.
In front of Jingaleon... a curse? Oh, it's just an illusory legend!
After reading the list of books, Kyle pulled out a second piece of parchment from the envelope.
"Why do you have one more than us..."
Fred was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized: "Oh, I almost forgot, you are a third-year student and need to choose courses."
Kyle looked at the parchment.
Third-year elective courses:
(Choose at least two courses and purchase the required textbooks before the start of the semester.) Arithmancy, "Numerology and Graphics", by L. Wakefield and M. Carneiro.
Divination, "Seeing the Future through the Mist", by Cassandra Wabrsky.
Care of Magical Creatures, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, by Newt Scamander.
Muggle Studies, The Life and Habits of a British Muggle Family…
And the last one, the ancient runes.
Ancient Runes: A Simple Introduction
Runic Dictionary
Runic symbols explained
Magical Talisman Collection
Magical Phonetic Table
There are five books in total, including a dictionary and a phonetic table, which clearly shows how difficult this course is.
And when they saw this course, Fred and George next to them shuddered at the same time.
"Even scarier than having lunch with a three-headed dog..."
Kyle casually drew a circle in front of the ancient runes. "So you guys are planning to give up this course this year?"
"No, we only gave up the Divination class."
"For Weasleys' Joke Shop," said George tragically.
"So what are you going to choose for your second subject?" Fred asked. "Care of Magical Creatures? Or Divination?"
"I suggest you choose Divination." George said seriously, "That course is really easy, and it's easy to get a high score. As long as you... uh..."
At this moment, George suddenly realized that Chris was also there, and quickly changed his words: "...as long as you listen carefully in class."
Chris shook his head in amusement.
Although Sybill Trelawney went to Hogwarts after he graduated, he had heard of the famous "Fraud Professor".
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Moreover, those newly graduated employees in the Ministry of Magic mentioned her many times when they were chatting.
…“When will Trelawney be expelled” has always been one of the hot topics in the ministry.
Therefore, Chris knew very well what the divination class was like.
But he didn't say anything and continued to eat breakfast calmly.
On the other side, Fred and George were still offering suggestions enthusiastically.
"Care of Magical Creatures is not bad either." George looked at Kyle and said, "This course should be easier for you than Divination."
"Indeed." Kyle nodded and drew a picture in front of the course as well.
Then there was Divination... Arithmancy... Muggle Studies...
As Fred and George looked on in surprise, Kyle marked all the electives.
"Kyle, you're not going to follow Percy's example and take all the classes, are you?"
George frowned and said, “Believe me, this is definitely not a good idea.”
"You might not know this, but Percy was nearly driven crazy in his third year."
"He slept at home for three days during the Christmas holidays..."
"I didn't wake up during that time..."
"Mum was so terrified she almost sent him to St. Mungo's!"
Even Chris frowned:
"I also don't recommend taking so many courses, Kyle."
He said: "You already have the Order of Merlin, Second Class, so there is really no need to be obsessed with twelve certificates.
And...those who fool time will eventually be fooled by time...Do you understand what I mean?"
"Of course, Dad."
Kyle folded up his course selection form and smiled, "Trust me, I can handle it."
"If you insist... okay." Chris hesitated for a moment and nodded.
Kyle then called Laton and sent the course selection list back to Hogwarts.
Fred and George looked at each other in bewilderment. They had wanted to persuade Kyle to take two fewer courses...
After all, Percy is the best example.
They didn't want to see Kyle become sleepy and listless all day long.
But unfortunately, Laton flew too fast and disappeared outside the house in almost the blink of an eye. They had no time to react.
Now that the class schedule has been sent back to Hogwarts, the two can only temporarily give up the idea of continuing to persuade Kyle...
The two of them prepared to write letters to the others, and then when they got on the train, they would join them in persuading them.
No matter what, Kyle must change his mind before class starts! (End of this chapter)