"Then it's a pleasure to work with you."
In the Leaky Cauldron, Kyle said as he looked at Rita Skeeter who was standing up to leave.
"I just felt a little tired of writing, so I came to have a butterbeer. There was no collaboration."
Rita Skeeter closed her handbag and corrected, "And we just happened to sit at the same table and chatted for a while about the Triwizard Tournament. I didn't say anything else, and I won't admit it."
“Oh, that’s right,” Kyle said with a smile.
Rita Skeeter then walked towards the door of the bar, and the moment she turned around, an expression of relief suddenly appeared on her face.
Now that she had the Animagus photo in her hands, she no longer had to worry.
The only thing to consider is that Kyle will not keep his promise and not tell anyone about this.
But Rita Skeeter thought that it would not happen, after all, she had just paid the reward, and that extra news was.
Under normal circumstances, fifty Galleons would not be enough to buy the name and all the evidence that Deputy Minister Umbridge had taken credit for something.
She believed Kyle understood this, too.
Thinking of this, Rita Skeeter suddenly became excited again.
She began to look forward to what Kyle would do...or what Dumbledore was going to do.
She didn't think that Kyle wanted to find out Fudge's secrets out of curiosity... From what he said just now, it was not difficult to see that Kyle also stood on Dumbledore's side, and was unwavering?
They will definitely do something unexpected afterwards.
But what will it be…
A Hogwarts headmaster, the most powerful white wizard, and a Minister of Magic, the struggle between them must be very exciting.
Whenever she thought about it, Rita Skeeter felt as uncomfortable as if she were scratched by a cat. She wanted to know so much, but she could do nothing.
Kyle already knew that she was an Animagus, so it was impossible for him to turn into a beetle to get information. He could only wait.
Rita Skeeter walked to the door and was about to push it open when Kyle's voice suddenly came from behind her.
"Wait a mininute."
Her hand stayed where it was.
"If you want to know more information, you have to pay more." Rita Skeeter turned around and said.
"No, I just want to ask," Kyle said, "If there is definite evidence that proves that person has really returned, will you report it?"
"...Why is it this again?" Rita Skeeter obviously didn't want to discuss this topic, so she said perfunctorily: "Well, if this is true, then someone is doomed... Of course I can't miss such a major event that can be recorded in the history of magic."
After saying that, Rita Skeeter didn't give Kyle another chance to speak, and she pushed the door and walked out of the Leaky Cauldron.
After she left, Kyle finished his last sip of butterbeer and returned to the Burrow using the fireplace in the bar.
"Fred, George, could you please be quiet!"
Kyle just walked out of the fireplace when he heard Percy's dissatisfied roar, "I was so annoyed that I couldn't write the report. This is a serious matter, and the department takes it very seriously!"
"Percy, we are doing serious business."
"We need to test the stability of the product. They paid for it!"
"But you..."
"Are you sure our minister will read what you write..."
"I guess it'll end up in the trash..."
“And then it was dumped…”
“Because no one cares if the herb pots are of standard shape, as long as they grow well enough!”
Fred and George said in unison that Mrs. Weasley was not at home today, and they would not indulge Percy, so they just retorted directly.
As for whether Percy would complain at night... he would definitely do so, but the two of them didn't care, after all, they were used to it.
When Kyle arrived in the living room, he saw a large bird with colorful feathers flapping its wings frantically.
"Kyle, when did you come back?"
"Just now." Kyle said, he looked at the crazy bird, "What is this..."
"Maybe it was Ron." George came down as well. "I guess he must have eaten the cookies we put on the plate."
After saying that, there was a bang, and white smoke came out of the bird, and then it turned into Ron's appearance.
"You..." He gritted his teeth and said, "What on earth did you put on the plate?"
"The improved canary biscuit." Fred said with a smile, "It can turn the person who eats it into a canary."
“It seems to be working quite well now.”
"You did it on purpose!" Ron looked at them angrily.
"Don't be ridiculous." Fred said with a grin, "We just forgot to take it back."
"Didn't you try to see if you could fly?" George asked. "I think you could."
"Can that thing really fly?" Ron was stunned. He was so scared that he didn't pay attention to anything else.
Even Kyle was a little surprised.
He remembered that this canary biscuit was a product made by Fred and George a long time ago, but at that time it could only change its appearance and could not fly even if its wings were cramped.
Ron seemed to have thought of something and no longer cared about being angry. "Do you still have that kind of biscuit? I can try again."
"Sure." Fred blinked. "Twelve Sickles a piece..."
"Including the piece you just ate..."
"Just give us two Galleons."
Ron thought he had misheard and couldn't help asking, "You're still taking my money? And why is it only two Galleons?"
"Oh, sorry, we miscalculated," George said quickly, "it should be three Galleons!"
Ron immediately quit, and the three of them started arguing and making a mess in the living room.
Then Percy came down and started scolding them, which made the three people who were arguing immediately stand aside.
As for Kyle, he was sitting nearby with Ginny, watching the show.
This three-on-one situation is quite rare even in the Weasley family, and it is the first time that Kyle has seen them unite so quickly.
"Percy doesn't trust Headmaster Dumbledore."
As if seeing Kyle's confusion, Ginny explained, "He chose to stand on the side of the Ministry of Magic. He thought that what Headmaster Dumbledore said before the holiday was crazy, and that we should draw a clear line between ourselves and him... He even had a big fight with Mom a few days ago."
"So that's how it is..." Kyle nodded. Now he finally understood why the three of them were able to call a truce immediately.
To some extent, this can be considered as a concerted approach to external affairs.
"Would you like some candy?" Kyle grabbed a handful of candy and pushed it in front of Ginny. "Don't worry, it's not Fred and George's skipping candy."
"Thank you." Ginny picked up a piece of toffee and put it in her mouth.
At this moment, the hands of the magic clock on the wall suddenly jumped.
Kyle looked up subconsciously. It was Mr. Weasley. The pointer representing him had just jumped from "work" to "home".
The next second, there was a bang on the door and Weasley walked in from outside.
Fred stopped his dig at Percy and looked at Mr. Weasley and then out the window.
"Dad? Did the Ministry of Magic get off work so early today?"
"Oh, no, I came back early." Mr. Weasley shook his head and turned to look at Kyle. "Did you get the letter?"
"Letter? What letter?"
Before Kyle could finish his words, an owl flew in from outside.
…
(End of this chapter)