The weather gradually became warmer, and as soon as the ice and snow outside the castle melted, the little wizards couldn't wait to stuff their thick winter robes into their wardrobes.

It is worth mentioning that due to some special reasons, there was no organized study of the Patronus Charm in February.

Professor Lupin is too busy. Apart from normal classes, you will never see him in school at other times... no matter after the last class in the afternoon or on weekends.

He ran to Hogsmeade almost every time he had some free time.

Gradually, some rumors began to spread in the castle.

Some people swore that Professor Lupin was pursuing Madam Rosmerta of the Three Broomsticks.

Although there is no definite evidence, this statement is recognized by most students.

Come to think of it, Hogsmeade is not that big, and there are only about a dozen shops at most. It is indeed fresh to go there occasionally, but you will get bored if you go there too many times.

If Professor Lupin didn't want to meet someone, how could he be so active, leaving the castle at five o'clock every day and not coming back until after curfew... Maybe, anyway, no one has ever seen him before curfew.

Especially on weekends, you won’t see anyone the whole day.

So, gossip about Professor Lupin and Madam Rosmerta began to spread wildly in the castle, as well as the clerk at the Men of Letters... Madam Andel at the Owl Post... Madam Puddifoot's brother-in-law... the owner of the Hog's Head Pub... there were all kinds of versions of the story, covering all the shops in Hogsmeade.

Susan Burns even used these as her bedtime stories and couldn't fall asleep without listening to a new version every day.

She even summarized all of these and bound them into a thick booklet. Many people came to her to borrow them every day, but few were able to borrow them.

Susan treated the book as a treasure and almost never left it.

Some people thought they had discovered a business opportunity, so early in the morning, Fred and George went to find Kyle.

"Katie asked us to ask," Fred said. "She also collected a book like this and wanted to cooperate with us."

"Cooperation? What does that mean?" Kyle asked.

"She provides the booklets, and we are responsible for copying and selling them..." Fred explained, "In the end, we split the profits 30% to 70%."

Kyle raised an eyebrow. "We copied and sold them, and we only got 70% in the end?"

"Seventy percent is hers, and we are three."

George said, "But don't worry, we will definitely not agree to it... But she said her bottom line is 50-50, no less."

"We've done some research. If this deal goes well, we can get at least thirty Galleons..." Fred added.

"How about it……"

"Want to join us?"

Fred and George picked up a cookie from the table and ate it while looking at Kyle.

"There's no way I'm going to participate anyway." Kyle said calmly, holding a book.

Not to mention that they could get a total of thirty Galleons, even if each person got thirty Galleons, Kyle would never agree.

What can you do with this little money? Send away the house-elves?

"And I have to warn you."

Kyle continued, "If you want to go to Hogsmeade outside of visiting days, it's best not to agree to that.

Otherwise, I guarantee that as soon as you step into Hogsmeade, Professor McGonagall will receive the news, and you won't be able to escape even if you want to."

Connor and Cedric nodded, they had the same idea as Kyle.

"Well... you're right." Fred shrugged.

"And that's what we thought," said George.

"This is just right..."

"If you don't agree, it's none of our business..."

"It's because we are so few in number."

Under Kyle's speechless gaze, the two of them finished the last piece of bread on the plate with a smile, then put on a regretful expression and turned to walk towards the Gryffindor table.

Katie Bell had finished her breakfast and was waiting for them.

"I'm sorry..." Fred shook his head and sighed, "They all have other things to do, so they may not have much time recently..."

"We have to help too..."

The two sat next to each other and said the excuse they had thought of long ago...

On the other side, after Fred and George left, Kyle finished his breakfast, got up and walked towards the library.

He borrowed a book a few days ago and finished reading it yesterday.

Connor and Cho went to Hagrid's place.

The success of the first lesson gave Hagrid great confidence. He no longer thought about showing animals with fangs and sharp mouths, but instead showed the cubs of various magical animals.

In addition to the unicorn at the beginning, he later brought in the little sniffle and the little raccoon cat... and the response was very good.

The students gradually accepted him as the new professor. Of course, there were exceptions, such as some Slytherin students.

Hagrid took their sarcastic remarks seriously at first, but after getting used to them, he chose to ignore them.

Last night, Hagrid brought them a note saying that some new magical animal cubs had been found and asked if they wanted to go and see.

Kanna and Qiu agreed without thinking and even got up early today.

If Hagrid's cooking hadn't been so poor, they wouldn't even have planned to come to the Great Hall for breakfast.

Cedric followed along.

But for Kyle, he had seen a lot of magical animal cubs... He even helped deliver a poisonous leopard two years ago.

So in comparison, it is more important to return the book.

When they arrived at the library, Madam Pince was still sitting in her original position, sweeping the dust off the table.

Kyle put the copy of The Great Potions on the table.

He borrowed this to look up the wolfsbane potion, and he just finished reading it yesterday.

Madam Pince picked it up and inspected it as usual, making sure there was nothing damaged before she took it and walked towards a shelf in the distance.

Kyle did not borrow other books. Perhaps it was because the book was invented only a few years ago. There were too few records about the wolfsbane potion in them. The most detailed one only wrote about the materials needed and the order in which they should be put into the crucible. There was nothing else.

After Madam Pince left, Kyle turned around and prepared to look for Connor and the others.

But at this moment, he suddenly noticed the two thick piles of books on the table next to him.

The books were piled very high and swayed, as if they would collapse at the slightest touch. Through the gap in the middle, Kyle could vaguely see a mess of hair. It was Hermione.

As if noticing Kyle's gaze, Hermione also raised her head. She looked very tired, with thick dark circles under her eyes.

(End of this chapter)