Ludo Bagman chatted with Krum for about ten minutes. When he came back, his expression looked a little gloomy and he was cursing under his breath, as if this conversation made him very unhappy.

Then he hurried out on his three broomsticks, and the goblins all stood up and followed him out.

The goblins looked too fierce, so Fred and George didn't go to him to ask for the Galleon. Instead, they gathered together and discussed the matter with great interest.

"Why do you think Bagman wanted to find Krum?" Fred asked.

"Could it be related to the Triwizard Tournament?" George thought for a moment. "As one of the referees, Bagman should know a lot of information... This must include what the second event is."

"Do you think he would deliberately leak the information to Krum..."

"That shouldn't be the case..." Cedric frowned slightly, "It is absolutely not allowed for the referee to help the warriors cheat. Bagman, as the Director of the Department of Sports and Physical Education of the Ministry of Magic, must understand this.

"And if this kind of thing gets out, his position as director will be over."

"I know..." Fred said, "But it's too suspicious, isn't it? Before the game, deliberately avoiding others to chat alone with a warrior, this is not normal in any way."

"Krum must have rejected him." Qiu thought for a moment and said, "You saw it just now. Bagman looked very unhappy when he came over."

"Maybe he was pretending." Cedric said faintly. "We discussed it beforehand and he deliberately put on a show for us..."

Kyle raised his eyebrows. Somehow, he seemed to smell a sour smell all of a sudden.

Cedric now looked as if he had entered the wrong password when returning to the common room and was covered in vinegar.

Fred and George also noticed this, and they came together and couldn't help but talk.

'Why don't you go to Madam Puddifoot's tea shop...' drawled Fred.

"That's right." George said with a smile, "That's where you should go. Wouldn't it be nice to go and have a glass of syrup?"

"No, it should be coffee..."

"Well, syrup disguised as coffee..."

Then the two of them laughed together.

Of course, in the end Cedric and Cho did not go to Madam Puddifoot's tea shop. After leaving the Three Broomsticks, they returned to Hogwarts together.

They walked through the gate and chatted and laughed along the grounds towards the castle.

"How strange..." Connor, who was chatting with Qiu, suddenly said, "Look at that house-elf. His outfit seems to be different from those in the kitchen. Could it be that Dobby?"

"What?" Kyle followed her gaze.

Connor was right. There was indeed a house-elf standing in the open space next to the castle.

And unlike the elves in the kitchen who were only wearing tea towels and pillowcases, the elf in front of him was dressed a little too fashionably.

He was wearing long boots, a brown leather jacket that looked like a racing driver's, a cowboy hat, and goggles underneath.

"Oh, that's cool..." Fred couldn't help but say, "This house-elf is quite unique. Do you know where he works in the kitchen?"

"I don't know." Cedric shook his head. "To be honest, I've never seen him in the kitchen."

That's for sure...

Kyle's mouth twitched, he recognized him. There was only one other house-elf dressed like this in the entire wizarding world, except Tata from Nicolas Flamel's family. Even Dobby couldn't accept such a trendy outfit.

But the question is, how could Tata appear here? Hasn't he always been staying in Nico's manor?

Or... Nico is here? Is it because of the crown? Kyle's heart skipped a beat.

Just then, the house-elf also came over and stood in front of them.

"Are you...Tata?" Kyle asked.

"Yes, sir. Tata greets you." Tata took off his hat and bowed slightly. "Mr. Dumbledore and the master are in the castle. They asked Tata to come and see you, sir."

"Oh, Kyle, you know this house-elf?" Fred said in surprise.

"Yes, it works at Nico's house." Kyle said.

Then he looked at Connor and said, "Sorry, I may have to go see Professor Dumbledore first. See you at dinner. If everything goes well, maybe I can give you a surprise then."

Finally, Fred was the first to break the silence and said, "Kyle just said Nick? Nearly Headless Nick?"

"That's what I heard." George scratched his hair. "Does that mean ghosts also need house-elves?"

"Can you please use your brains?" Qiu said unhappily, "Kyle is obviously not talking about the ghost Nick you know."

"I think of someone." Cedric whispered, "You remember, one year during the holidays, Kyle went to France."

"France..." Fred suddenly realized, and he lowered his voice as well, "You mean... Nicolas Flamel?"

"That should be right." Cedric said, "Don't forget that the house-elf just mentioned the headmaster's name."

"If that's the case... then he's really a big shot." Fred exclaimed, "I'm starting to get curious about what exactly the surprise Kyle was talking about is."

…

On the other side, Kyle had followed Tata to the principal's office on the eighth floor of the castle.

In the huge headmaster's office, Dumbledore was still sitting in his original seat, and opposite him was a white-haired old man.

It was Nicolas Flamel, wearing a yellow striped shirt and a pair of sunglasses on his breast pocket.

"I was just saying that you should have come back." Dumbledore said with a smile.

"Long time no see, Kyle, how have you been lately?" Nico also greeted with a smile.

"Not bad." Kyle said, "Nico, are you here for that thing again? I don't think you need to go to Hogwarts. Just write a letter."

…

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but after saying this, Kyle found that Nico's expression seemed to become a little unnatural.

"Oh?" Dumbledore looked over with his blue eyes. "I guess this is not the same topic we are going to discuss later."

"Ahem, nothing, Albus," Nico said, "It's just that Kyle asked me to help fix a little thing a while ago."

"I see." Dumbledore said with a smile, "Kyle always finds some new and interesting gadgets. I have seen this many times."

"That's right." Nicolas Flamel nodded in agreement.

Ravenclaw's diadem, there is probably nothing more novel in the wizarding world than this. I really don't know where Kyle got it from.

"Well, let's talk about this later." Nico did not continue the topic, and said: "I did think about inviting you to the manor again, but Albus told me that you are now a champion of the Triwizard Tournament. In order not to distract you, I think it is better for you to come over."

"No need." Kyle shook his head. "It's still too early for the game to start. There's no point in being distracted."

"I don't think so." Nico said with a smile, "The Triwizard Tournament is a grand event, especially for the warriors participating in it. Every second is related to whether they can win the championship in the end, so they can't be careless."

Kyle didn't say anything. He always felt that the reasons Nico gave were a bit far-fetched, but the other party had already arrived at Hogwarts after all, so there was no point in saying more.

"I'm so glad they can restart the Triwizard Tournament. I saw the first event. It was very exciting, much more exciting than the last one... If you ask me, you shouldn't hold the competition at Durmstrang. Every Triwizard Tournament they held was not very good."

Nico seemed to be lost in memories, and kept talking about how terrible the last Triwizard Tournament was and how unreasonable the arrangement of the event was.

It wasn't until more than ten minutes later that Dumbledore had to interrupt him.

"While the history of the Triwizard Tournament is interesting, let's get down to business first, Nico."

After hearing what Dumbledore said, Kyle vaguely felt that Nico came to Hogwarts this time not because of the crown, but for something else.

"Oh well."

Nico didn't continue talking. He looked at Kyle and said seriously, "I came here mainly to borrow something from you."

"What?" Kyle asked.

“The ashes after the phoenix is ​​reborn.”

(End of this chapter)