After leaving Flourish and Blotts, Kyle bought some other things before going to the Fantastic Beasts store to find Harry and his group.

Hermione had always said she wanted to buy an owl, but ended up buying a fat ginger cat named Crookshanks.

To be honest, this cat is really ugly. Its face is so flat, as if someone stepped on it while it was sleeping.

In addition, its hair is very long, so when you look at it from the side, you can hardly see any outline of its facial features, it looks completely flat.

Perhaps wizards have different aesthetic tastes. In the eyes of others, it may be a furry cardboard box, but Hermione likes it very much and thinks it is more beautiful than any cat.

Well, everyone has their own preferences...

In line with the principle of respecting everyone's different aesthetics, Kyle did not raise any objections, but just nodded in agreement.

The same thing happened to Harry next to him.

As for Ron, he was in no mood.

The clerk here didn't have any good solution for his rat. After finding out that Ron didn't plan to change a new pet, he perfunctorily recommended a rat tonic to him.

"Do you think this thing is useful?"

On the way back, Ron held his rat in one hand and the bottle of potion in the other, wondering, "I feel like it's far worse than the tonic Kyle gave me before."

"Get rid of the feeling." Kyle said, "To put it simply, this thing is just sugar water with some red amaranth juice. I can mix a bucket of it in minutes. By the way, how much did you pay for it?"

"It's expensive..." Ron said with a bitter face, "Two Sickles!"

"You're making easy money." Kyle shrugged. "I'd make a profit even if I sold this thing for two Knuts."

Ron's expression became even uglier.

Unfortunately, he had fed Banban a sip of potion while in the store, so returning the product was definitely out of the question.

He looked at the listless Banban and asked, "Can I buy tonic medicine from you later?"

"Of course, anytime, and it doesn't cost any money."

Kyle noticed that when Ron held Scabbers in his hands, the cat named Crookshanks just glanced lazily at the mouse, then turned his persimmon-shaped face to the side and continued to wag his tail, looking completely uninterested.

When they returned to the Leaky Cauldron, they found Mr. Weasley sitting at the bar reading the Daily Prophet.

"Harry, Kyle!" He looked up and said with a smile, "You are all here. How have you been these days?"

"That's fine, thanks," said Harry.

"Very good." Kyle sat down next to him.

"I heard from Charlie that you helped a lot." Mr. Weasley looked Kyle up and down. "Fortunately you were not hurt. Molly has been complaining that they shouldn't let a child like you participate in such a dangerous thing."

"It's actually not as dangerous as you might think."

Kyle smiled and said, "Besides, Mr. Scamander and my father are here. When the dragon approaches, I just need to stand behind them."

"That's true."

"Wait, danger? Dragon?" Ron frowned. "What are you talking about? Kyle encountered a dragon in Romania?"

Hermione and Harry were curious as well.

"There's more than one..." Mr. Weasley roughly told what he knew.

Anyway, the matter over there is over, so there is no need to keep it secret any longer.

A fight between dozens of dragons... magical animal masters from various countries... and the last poacher...

They were stunned by these experiences.

Hermione originally thought that her trip to France was exciting enough, but compared with Kyle's, it immediately became much more dull, even boring.

"More than a dozen magical beast masters..." She sighed, "I wish I could go to Romania too."

"No." Mr. Weasley put down the Daily Prophet in his hand and shook his head. "At that time, tourists were not allowed to enter the reserve. It was useless even if you went there. The most you could do was to walk around the nearby gathering place."

"Speaking of gathering places...I brought you gifts." Kyle opened the leather bag and took out the things he had prepared in advance.

For Mr. Weasley was the dragonwood cane.

Last year at Flourish and Blotts, Mr. Weasley almost suffered from the lack of a melee weapon, so Kyle specifically picked this one.

This kind of wood is strong and heavy. It can be used to smash the opponent's head directly during a fight. The damage is not much worse than a stun spell.

“That’s great.”

Mr. Weasley waved his cane occasionally, obviously enjoying it.

The ones given to Harry, Ron, and Hermione are all dragon emblems.

The material is dragon scales, carved with the shape of a fire dragon, and it can even move. It is one of the most representative souvenirs.

After a few people thanked him, they immediately put it on their robes.

At this moment, Harry suddenly noticed the picture of Sirius Black in the newspaper staring at him.

"No." Mr. Weasley put down his cane and his face turned serious. "The Ministry has pulled all of us away from our normal duties and is working hard to catch him, but so far there has been no progress."

"Is there a reward if we catch him?" Ron asked.

"Stop talking nonsense, Ron." Mr. Weasley looked very nervous. "There's no way Black could be caught by a thirteen-year-old wizard. Don't do anything stupid."

Just then, Mrs. Weasley walked into the bar carrying a lot of bags, followed by Fred and George, Percy who had just become the President of the Boys' Union, and Ginny, the youngest child of the Weasley family.

"Hi, Kyle!"

"haven't seen you for a long time!"

Fred and George came in and went straight to Kyle, shaking his hand. "It's wonderful to see you, old man."

“It’s wonderful.”

Percy frowned.

"That's enough, both of you," said Mrs. Weasley. "Stop imitating Percy."

She walked up and gave Kyle a happy hug.

"It's so good to see you, darling."

"Me too, Mrs. Weasley," said Kyle.

"So, where are our gifts!" At this time, two pairs of hands reached out at the same time.

"What gift?" Kyle raised his eyebrows.

"Don't pretend." Fred showed a confident expression, "I noticed Dad's cane when I walked in the door."

"And Ron's badge," said George. "They didn't have any of that stuff on them just now."

Kyle smiled and took out the presents he had prepared for them, as well as for Mrs. Weasley, Percy and Ginny.

But when it was Percy's turn, he acted a little too serious and even shook hands with Kyle in a pretentious manner. "Thank you so much, I'm honored."

The tone and demeanor were almost identical to that of the Romanian Ministry official who had given them the portkey.

Fred and George were standing beside him, imitating him and making all kinds of funny expressions.

Mrs. Weasley gave them a disapproving reprimand.

…

That night, the Weasleys did not return to the Burrow, but decided to stay at the Leaky Cauldron.

Mr. Weasley originally wanted Kyle to live here as well, but after thinking it over, Kyle refused.

"I met Chris before I came here," said Mr. Weasley, "and he agreed to let you stay here for one night."

“But I haven’t packed my things yet,” Kyle said. “I didn’t bring a lot of the things I needed, including books and homework.”

Of course, Kyle did not fail to bring his homework. His luggage had been kept in a suitcase since two years ago.

He just didn't want to be watched.

Kyle had noticed just now that there was someone in the corner who kept looking at them from time to time.

There was a man at the bar who had been reading a newspaper for half an hour without turning the page.

And there was the old witch drinking mead. Just a few minutes ago, in the same position, with the same mead, but sitting there was a middle-aged witch.

If his guess was correct, these people should be Aurors who came to protect Harry.

Including Mr. Weasley, but he has another task... in a more reasonable way, to take Harry to King's Cross Station tomorrow.

Kyle didn't want to be stared at by so many Aurors. The thought of that feeling was really uncomfortable.

Because of the mention of books and homework, Mrs. Weasley did not insist, but she did not agree with Kyle going back alone and insisted on waiting until Chris came.

This wait lasted a whole day.

Chris didn't return from the Ministry until they had finished dinner.

"What a shame, Arthur, I was going to have a drink with you." Chris pulled Kyle and said, "There are too many reports to write, and the department is anxious to..."

"I understand." Mr. Weasley winked cryptically, "and I can't drink right now."

"Yes, that's true..."

Chris sighed, "See you at the ministry tomorrow then."

After saying that, he took Kyle out of the Leaky Cauldron.

(End of this chapter)