At five o'clock the next morning, when it was just light, Kyle was awakened by the sound of several owls pecking at the window.

He sat up yawning and rubbed his face to try to wake himself up. It was not until a few minutes later that he gradually realized that he was going to be questioned today.

In addition, Diana seemed to have something to do, so he needed to go there a few hours before the Ministry of Magic started working.

Thinking of this, Kyle quickly jumped out of bed, dressed neatly, and went downstairs to the living room to prepare breakfast.

At this time, Chris just put a plate of fried ham and a few slices of bread on the table.

"I was just about to call you." Chris said, "Want something to drink? How about pumpkin juice?"

"Okay," Kyle said.

He walked over to sit on the other side of Chris and started spreading raspberry jam on the bread.

"Don't worry." Chris brought a large glass of pumpkin juice. "We can Apparate directly to London later, which will save a lot of time."

Kyle nodded but said nothing.

He thought about it all night yesterday, but couldn't figure out why Diana asked him to go to the Department of Mysteries. He fell asleep in a daze in the early hours of the morning and was feeling sleepy now.

About half an hour later, when the sky began to brighten, the two walked out of the room.

"Are you ready?" Chris said, holding out his arms. "Hold on tight, we're ready to go."

Kyle put a hand on his shoulder.

The next second, a familiar squeezing feeling spread throughout his body, and when Kyle opened his eyes again, he found himself standing in an old record store.

Faced with the sudden appearance of two people, the shop owner didn't seem to be very surprised. He just raised his head and glanced at them slightly.

"Chris, is it so early today?"

"Hi, Rod." Chris greeted him. "I can't help it. I still have a lot of reports to write."

"Those guys who want to raise magical animals again?" Rhode said, understandingly, "Since the end of the Triwizard Tournament, everyone seems to have become interested in raising magical animals. I bet you must have been very busy lately."

"Yeah, I just rescued a guy who wanted to keep a Kelpie yesterday." Chris sighed, "I really don't know when they will understand that not every magical animal is as docile and cute as Puffy."

"That might be a little difficult." Rhodes said, and then he looked at Kyle again, "You are... Sorry, this is the internal entrance for Ministry staff, and the visiting room is on the street in front."

"This is my son, Kyle." Chris said quickly, "He will come to the Ministry of Magic for questioning today, at nine o'clock, in the Law Enforcement Department."

"Oh... is he the Kyle who won the Triwizard Tournament?" Rhodes, who was originally sleepy, immediately perked up and looked at Kyle curiously.

"I remember he was the youngest warrior...that's amazing."

Then Rhodes seemed to remember something and casually clicked the notebook next to him. The notebook automatically turned to the latest page. He turned his head and took a look.

"Yes, that's right. He received a warning letter seven days ago for using a spell in the Leaky Cauldron...

"Wait, the Leaky Cauldron?"

Rhodes' voice suddenly rose a little, and he looked at the contents of the notebook in disbelief.

"Merlin's beard, this is the first time I've come across such a ridiculous reason. If you can't even use spells in the Leaky Cauldron, why don't they take away the wands?"

"Maybe because no one would agree," said Chris.

"Of course no one will agree." Rhodes sneered and closed the notebook, then looked at Kyle again, "Well kid, in my opinion you didn't make any mistakes, so you don't need to be nervous.

"Amelia from the Law Enforcement Department is a fair person. I'm sure she won't punish you for such a ridiculous reason."

"Thank you." Kyle said with a smile.

It can be seen that the wizard in front of him is also a good person.

"So can we go in now?" Chris asked. "Sorry, I'm in a hurry."

"Of course, go ahead."

Rhodes knocked on a raised area on the counter with his wand, and the window next to it immediately extended to the left and right, revealing a passage.

"Thank you," Chris said.

He walked in with Kyle.

Behind the passage was a long corridor lined with fireplaces needed for the Floo Network, but it was still very early and all the fireplaces were extinguished.

And in the middle of the corridor, a man was standing there waiting for them.

"The time is just right." Diana came over and said to Chris, "Wait until half past eight, then come to the floor of the Department of Mysteries to pick him up."

"Okay," Chris said.

Diana led Kyle out of the fireplace hallway and into the elevator.

There was no one here either, only a cold voice occasionally announcing which floor they were on.

"Remember, don't run around or look around, just follow me."

In the elevator, Diana instructed: "And no matter what you see in there, don't tell anyone else after you get out, including the Weasley brothers and the girl named Connor."

"Okay, I understand." Kyle nodded.

As soon as he finished speaking, Kyle heard a cold voice.

"Department of Mysteries."

"We're here." Diana was the first to walk out of the elevator, and Kyle quickly followed.

He had been here once before, but he had turned left and taken the stairs after exiting the elevator, but this time he followed Diana through the empty corridor and came to the simple door at the end.

"Remember, don't look around or walk around." Diana reminded again, then pushed open the door and walked in.

Behind the door was a large round room. It looked like it had been washed with ink. Everything, including the ceiling and the floor, was black. There were some branch-shaped candles dotted between the walls, but the flames were blue and cold, without any warmth at all.

The doors on the walls were all black and had no markings, and they all looked exactly the same.

But Diana just glanced at it and walked straight towards a door in front.

Next, Kyle felt as if he had returned to the last competition of the Triwizard Tournament. This place was simply a maze.

Everywhere was the same color, the same buildings, the same doors. If he relaxed a little, he might forget where he came from.

After walking for nearly ten minutes, Kyle finally saw something different.

It was a huge water tank that filled the entire room, and occasionally you could see something that looked like a brain inside.

He had seen this thing before. When interrogating Peter Pettigrew, Diana used it to discover the secret that Peter was the secret-keeper.

But at that time, the water tank was only as big as a table, much smaller than what we see now.

Further ahead was a room shrouded in golden air currents. As Kyle walked in it, he could always hear a ticking sound, like the ticking of an hour hand, or the sound of water dripping from an hourglass.

He didn't know if it was an illusion, but as Kyle walked, he suddenly felt as if he had grown taller. The clothes that originally fit him perfectly became smaller, and he felt that his shoulders were a bit tight, and part of his ankles were exposed.

But after a few seconds, the clothes became bigger again, and the trouser legs dragged on the ground, almost tripping him.

When Diana pushed open the door at the end and Kyle stepped over the threshold, everything returned to normal in an instant.

At the same time, Diana stopped and did not move forward.

“It’s right here,” she said.

Kyle looked up and found that they were in a huge, cave-like place.

There were steps of stone benches all around them, extending downward at a steep angle, like a Quidditch World Cup stadium, and they were standing at the very top.

Looking down from here, you can see a high stone platform with a stone arch on it. It looks old, ancient and dilapidated.

"bring it on."

Diana pulled Kyle and took a step forward.

With just one step, they crossed the rows of stairs and appeared on the stone platform.

Apparition?

No, it shouldn't be. Apparition wouldn't be that quiet.

But what would that be…

Kyle couldn't help but be a little curious, but seeing Diana's serious expression, he resisted the urge to ask.

"Come over here."

Diana pulled Kyle to a position in the middle of the stone arch.

There were ripples on the stone gate, like a vertical water surface, and behind it was a slowly floating white mist, making it impossible to see what was inside.

…

(End of this chapter)