After being kicked out of the classroom by Snape, Kyle did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he put his ear to the door again under Connor's strange look.

But all he heard was a buzzing sound, as if a swarm of Billywigs were flying inside.

This is the effect of closing your ears and blocking your ears from listening to the mantra.

"Really? How come there is no trust at all?" Kyle muttered softly.

He knew that it was impossible for him to hear any explosive news today.

There was no choice but for Kyle to leave the underground classroom with Kanna. At the same time, he expressed his guess.

"That's unlikely..." Connor hesitated, "But why did Professor Snape use the Oblivion Charm on Umbridge?"

Although she also knew that Snape was indeed a little mean when dealing with professors with whom he had a bad relationship, such as Lupin or Sirius, he had never resorted to violence.

Even when facing Sirius, they just mocked each other and never took direct action, let alone attacked him from behind.

After all, they are all professors and this is Hogwarts. They can't do anything out of line. Even if they are angry, they will restrain themselves.

"That should be correct. You should have noticed that the questions Umbridge asked were exactly the same as last time. This means that she did not remember that she had been here once."

Kyle looked back at the underground classroom that was getting farther and farther away. "As for why Professor Snape did this, maybe Umbridge said something excessive... It's normal for this to happen to her."

Kyle originally wanted to wait a little longer. He was curious whether Snape would use the Oblivion Charm on Umbridge this time.

But no one came out of the underground classroom, and the next class was Professor Sprout's Herbology class, so he could only suppress his curiosity for the time being and walk towards the greenhouse outside the castle with Kanna.

During dinner today, the atmosphere in the auditorium was very subtle. Some people seemed to be secretly expecting something and were unusually excited.

Fred also accidentally lit a Filibuster firework, and a lion-shaped spark ran and jumped over the auditorium, scaring some younger students so much that they screamed and dodged everywhere, knocking over several cups of pumpkin juice.

Fred paid the price for his behavior and was deducted 20 points by the angry Professor McGonagall.

But unlike them, at the Hufflepuff table, Cedric, who had been nervous for several days, was uncharacteristically calm.

"Are you not nervous anymore?" Kyle asked.

"It's strange." Cedric scooped a spoonful of corn soup, "I was so nervous at noon that I couldn't eat anything, but after class just now, I suddenly felt fine.

"We have been preparing for a long time, thinking of all possible situations and preparing accordingly. So why should I be nervous?"

"That's good of you to think," Kyle said.

He found that Cedric and Harry were in exactly two different states. Harry had been behaving normally in the past few days, but now he was sitting there in a daze nervously, not eating a single bite. Even the fireworks that Fred accidentally lit failed to attract his attention.

Cedric, on the other hand, was just the opposite. He seemed more relaxed as time went on.

"Will you go to the Room of Requirement today?" Cedric asked, "At noon today, all those who have confirmed their participation in the self-study of Defense Against the Dark Arts have signed a magic contract.

"Under the influence of magic, they can't reveal what's going on in the Room of Requirement to others, and you don't have to worry about Umbridge finding out."

"If that's the case... okay then." Kyle nodded.

To be honest, he was also curious about what Cedric would do. Besides, it didn't matter even if Umbridge knew.

Kyle had to admit that although Professor Lockhart was not a very good person, he did teach him a very useful spell, which could solve a lot of troubles, especially when facing the current situation.

At half past seven, Kyle, Connor and Cedric left the Hufflepuff common room and walked towards the Room of Requirement.

Cedric glanced at the painting of fruit at the end of the corridor and said, "They can't use magic in front of students unless they have the permission of the headmaster."

"Then why don't you just go and tell Professor Dumbledore?" Kyle said.

"You must be kidding." Cedric glanced at him. "What we did tonight will violate at least ten school rules. How can we tell the principal? He will definitely not agree."

"That's not necessarily true," Kyle said. "You're here to study, aren't you? I'm sure the principal wouldn't mind giving you some privileges."

"This... let's forget it." Cedric hesitated for a moment and shook his head.

As a typical Hufflepuff, he still had a bit of a headmaster filter for Dumbledore, and never thought of telling him about things that violated school rules.

Kyle is probably the only one in the whole Hogwarts who has such an idea and dares to do it.

When they reached the eighth floor, there was already a door opposite the Silly Barnabas tapestry.

Cedric walked up and knocked three times, then pushed the door open and walked in.

In the room were Hermione, Harry, Ron, Fred and George.

When Ron saw Kyle coming along, his face darkened. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Fred and George coming up to him with excitement.

"I knew you'd come, mate," said Fred.

"Although your plan is also very important, it would be a pity if you missed such an interesting thing."

"This...you are not..." Ron stared blankly at the scene in front of him, feeling that his brain was not enough.

Didn’t they have a falling out?

They were ignoring each other before, how come they made up so quickly?

However, Hermione, who was holding a book nearby, had an expression that said, "As expected."

She had guessed long ago that Kyle and the others must have some plan, but Ron was too stupid to see it.

"But this is the first time we know that you actually protect us so much..." Fred stepped forward and patted the dazed Ron.

"Yeah." George said with a smile, "This makes it difficult for us to tease you in the future..."

No matter how stupid Ron was, he realized at this moment that he had been deceived.

He was Fred and George's younger brother, and they had kept everything from him. They watched him make a fool of himself, but they still said nothing...

How could this be possible! Ron felt betrayed, his face turned red with anger, and he secretly swore in his heart that he would never meddle in other people's affairs again!

Seeing Ron's angry face, Fred and George laughed even more happily.

At this time, Kyle was looking around.

The bookshelves here are filled with books related to Defense Against the Dark Arts, ranging from simple to advanced. No matter what grade you are in, you can find something suitable here.

In addition, there are some special magic props on the shelves. Although they are all basic things, such as peepholes, monster-hunting pointers, revealing mirrors, etc., they can also play a good auxiliary role.

(End of this chapter)