Kyle's words suddenly eased the tense atmosphere in the headmaster's office. Even Dumbledore, who had always been very serious, couldn't help but laugh.
But I have to say, the idea is indeed very tempting.
"Alastor, Kyle is only in his fifth year this year." Dumbledore said, "Let's talk about this after he graduates."
"Perhaps you are right, Dumbledore." Professor Moody glanced at Kyle and took the initiative to change the subject: "Do we need to tell Fudge about this? He should not have left yet."
"Of course." Dumbledore said, "Voldemort's comeback is related to the safety of the entire wizarding world. We can't do anything with just a few of us."
"Severus," he turned to Snape, "will you please go out into the grounds and find our Minister and bring him to this office. We need to have a chat."
Snape nodded silently and quickly left the room.
"Professor," Kyle said suddenly, "I don't think Fudge wants to hear this.
"Besides, without definitive evidence of Voldemort's identity, your conversation will surely end in a sour mood."
"Perhaps you are right. No one wants to hear the news of Voldemort's return. I have no doubt about it."
Dumbledore said calmly, "But as I said just now, facing Voldemort, there is nothing we can do just by ourselves."
"Dumbledore, did you catch the Death Eaters?" asked Professor Moody.
"I'm sorry." Dumbledore shook his head. "They ran very fast and I couldn't be distracted at the time."
Everyone's mood became heavy again.
Well, now there is no evidence, just words... Kyle can already imagine the scene where Fudge and Dumbledore part ways.
As for using the Pensieve to restore Dumbledore's memory... that's indeed a good method, but Fudge won't watch it.
Even if Dumbledore forced him to watch it, he would find all kinds of reasons to believe that it was just a false memory.
No one spoke.
Fox flew down from his perch and landed in Kyle's lap.
Kyle touched its golden and red feathers.
I have to say that the phoenix is really a magical animal. It was also because of the tail feather that Fox gave him at Christmas that Kyle had the confidence to touch the Triwizard Cup when he was in the maze.
If it weren't for Dumbledore, he might have been able to escape from the top of the mountain, but he would definitely be in a much more miserable state than he is now.
"Okay, Fudge will be here soon." Dumbledore suddenly glanced at Kyle and Harry and said, "I think you don't want to participate in the following conversation, right?"
"Goodbye, Professor." Kyle was the first to stand up and walk out the door.
Fox rubbed his hand and returned to his perch.
"Goodbye, Professor." Harry seemed to have just reacted and said.
"Goodbye... Oh, by the way, remember to go find Madam Pomfrey." Dumbledore reminded: "Go get her a bottle of dreamless sleeping potion, it will be good for you."
"OK."
…
Several people left the office one after another.
When Kyle stepped through the door behind the gargoyles, he saw Snape leading Fudge happily towards him.
"Kyle, kid, Dumbledore must be so happy that he can't sleep." He said with a smile, "I brought a bottle of Ogden's Aged Fire Whiskey. You can come too. I think you are old enough to drink this kind of drink."
"Thank you, Minister," Kyle said, "but I'm too tired now. I just want to go back and have a good sleep."
"Yes, that's right, you really should have a good rest." Fudge nodded. "Well, then, I'll ask Albus to leave you a cup, if he doesn't drink it secretly..."
Fudge smiled and walked past the group.
After leaving the headmaster's office, Kyle did not return to the common room immediately, but prepared to accompany Harry to the school hospital to get a dreamless sleeping potion.
Dumbledore was right, Harry really needed this now after seeing Voldemort resurrected with his own blood.
When the two arrived near the first floor hall, they happened to run into Professor McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey.
There was a stretcher floating next to them, with the unconscious Filch lying on it.
"Professor," Kyle walked over, "What's wrong with him?"
"He was put under a Stunning Curse and thrown into a box in the office." Professor McGonagall said, "But fortunately, his life is not in danger."
By this time, Madam Pomfrey had hurried away with the stretcher, and Professor McGonagall quickly followed. She needed to wait for Filch to wake up so she could ask some questions.
Harry followed them.
Kyle glanced at Filch's office. The furnishings inside had become much messier. A cabinet was leaning against the wall at an angle, and the things on it were scattered all over the floor.
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“Ah…”
At this moment, a cat suddenly staggered out from under the table and howled at Kyle.
Judging from the way Mrs. Norris was limping, she had not been spared from Barty Crouch Jr.'s attack.
But it is also true that if you want to take action against Filch, you can't avoid Mrs. Norris...
etc.
Kyle suddenly thought of something.
At Christmas, Karkaroff had an inexplicable conflict with Filch and was determined to lock up Mrs. Norris and prevent her from appearing in school...
Did they think of using Polyjuice Potion to impersonate Filch? This does make sense, after all, Mrs. Norris is part Kneazle, and even if she used Polyjuice Potion, she would be able to recognize whether the "Filch" in front of her was real or not.
Moreover, the cat and the man are always together, and it is also the only trouble in pretending to be Filch. Could it be that Karkaroff was preparing for Barty Crouch Jr.'s action at that time?
That’s not right…Kyle shook his head.
The difference between a wizard and a Squib is huge, and it can't be solved by just changing a face. Even if the students don't care about this, there is still Professor Moody, and there is no way he won't notice it.
Kyle shook his head. Perhaps he was overthinking it. It was just a personal grudge between Karkaroff and Filch at the time.
Or maybe they were about to take action, but unexpectedly discovered that Filch was a Squib, so they gave up their original plan and chose to attack Harry just before the game, when all the professors left the castle.
Just as he was thinking about it, Mrs. Norris in the room jumped straight past Kyle and limped to catch up with Filch in front of him.
Kyle walked at the back, thinking about something.
Now that I think about it, there are so many strange things about Voldemort's resurrection this time.
He was sure that before Harry was caught, everyone in the school, including the referee, was real, and no one had used Polyjuice Potion. He had confirmed this several times using the Marauder's Map.
But why was it so coincidental that Barty Crouch Jr. appeared at the most appropriate time and captured Harry under the identity of Filch?
And how did the Triwizard Cup get replaced with a portkey? The only one who could access it was the referee, so Karkaroff could only be helping him.
And this has been established.
But shouldn't Karkaroff have run away immediately after hearing the news of Voldemort's resurrection? After all, he betrayed so many people to save himself.
If there is anyone who is most reluctant to see Voldemort resurrected, Karkaroff is definitely one of them. How could he possibly help Barty Crouch Jr. with all his heart? It doesn't make sense.
(End of this chapter)