Although she strongly opposed this and repeatedly emphasized that she was only there to assist Umbridge, Professor McGonagall still arranged for her to stay at Hogwarts.

So that night, she sneaked into the Hufflepuff common room.

When Kyle saw her in the dormitory, he was stunned.

"This is a boys' dormitory!" Mikel was also startled. He covered himself with the curtains beside the bed, leaving only his head exposed.

"Of course I know that you can't enter the girls' dormitory." Tonks said nonchalantly, "Well, come out quickly, I brought something good."

She pulled out several large bottles of butterbeer from behind her and shook them, then closed the door.

“Why can girls enter the boys’ dormitory…” Mikkel muttered, “This is not fair!”

"You should tell this to the founder, or Professor McGonagall." Ryan didn't care so much and said calmly: "It's no use complaining to us, right?"

"Forget it then." Mikel shrugged.

He would definitely be in trouble if he went to Professor McGonagall and complained about why boys were not allowed in the girls' dormitory?

"Kyle," he said, changing the subject, "You know that...what's her name?"

"Nymphadora Tonks."

"Oh, that's it." Mikel nodded repeatedly, "Do you know her?"

"I know him. We've met a few times before." Kyle said, sitting up from the bed, putting on a robe and walking out of the dormitory.

At this time, Tonks was already sitting in an armchair in the common room. She placed bottles of butterbeer on the table like a big sister and waved to the students around her:

"You're welcome. Drink as much as you want. It's my treat."

Because only sixth years attended the Apparition class in the morning, and most people didn't know her yet, those who remained in the common room just looked at Tonks in confusion, and no one moved.

"How did you get in?" Kyle walked over and sat opposite her and asked.

"You ask this question... Don't forget that I am also a Hufflepuff graduate," Tonks said. "This place doesn't have a password like other houses, so isn't it easy to get in?"

"That's true." Kyle nodded. He had actually forgotten about this.

"I didn't expect that I would be able to come back here after so many years of graduation." Tonks handed Kyle a bottle of butterbeer, then opened one for herself and took a big sip.

Then, as if she still felt unsatisfied, she replaced the butterbeer with a stronger mead. While drinking, she looked at the furnishings in the common room with nostalgia.

"It really hasn't changed at all... those potted flowers on the shelf were there when I started school and they're still there... and these armchairs, see the one by the fireplace? I used to sit there to do my homework."

As expected, making up homework is a compulsory course for every Hufflepuff, even Tonks is no exception. Only Cedric doesn't fit in with everyone else.

Gradually, the number of people in the common room dwindled, and soon only Kyle and Tonks were left.

Until this moment, Tonks suddenly seemed drunk, put the bottle of wine on the table, and said angrily: "Tell me, there are so many people in the Ministry, why do I have to help that woman..."

Kyle was startled by the sudden complaint and subconsciously asked, "Who to help?"

"Who else could it be, Umbridge..." Tonks said, "Why can Kingsley investigate the Death Eaters? I obviously have more advantages than him..."

To increase her persuasiveness, Tonks turned her hair gray, her eyes became sinister, and her face had a few more wrinkles, making her look like an old witch who had been hiding in a small dark room for years.

Kyle also understood at this time. She was still brooding over what Tekros said in the morning and came to complain to him.

"There are also advantages to coming to Hogwarts..." Kyle said, "At least it's safe enough here. You don't have to live in fear every day, right?"

"Are you sure?" Tonks glanced at Kyle. "Is it safe to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts?"

"Um..." Kyle was at a loss for words. "At least Umbridge is ahead of you, and strictly speaking, you are just an assistant teacher, so you should not be qualified to be cursed."

"I'm not worried about that." Tonks waved her hand. "If Sirius was still a professor, I would definitely come here without saying anything, but Umbridge... To be honest, no one in the Ministry of Magic wants to work with her. It's simply a torture, more annoying than a curse.

"If you had to choose, would you rather be tracking down Death Eaters or working with Umbridge at Hogwarts?"

"Hogwarts, of course," Kyle said without hesitation.

"Are you serious?" Tonks asked incredulously after she returned to her original form.

"Nonsense, I'm only in sixth grade now, do you think anyone would let me leave school to track down some Death Eaters?"

Kyle took the last bottle of butterbeer in his hand and said, "How do you decide who goes to Hogwarts? Do you draw lots?"

"Of course not."

At this point, Tonks became even angrier, "When I got to work today, I found that there was no one in the Auror office, and then Fudge sent me here.

"Damn it, no wonder Alastor and Kingsley both had something urgent to do and no one went to the Ministry of Magic. They knew that the Minister would choose someone to come to Hogwarts today, but they didn't tell me!"

Kyle coughed twice and said nothing.

…

Tonks stayed in the common room until the early hours of the morning before finally leaving, which caused Kyle to yawn several times when he arrived at the stadium the next day.

"What's wrong with you? Are you okay..." Cedric asked nervously, "Why do I feel like you haven't woken up yet? But didn't you go back to the dormitory early yesterday?"

“Yeah, but then he said he was called out,” Kyle said.

"Tonks… um, Professor?"

Apparently, Cedric had also heard about this, but he was still a little bit accustomed to the other party's change in identity.

They were classmates before, and when they met again he suddenly became a professor. When Cedric first heard about this, he thought they were people with the same name.

"You'd better call her the teaching assistant." Kyle rubbed his eyes. "If you call her professor, both of them will be unhappy."

"Because of the curse?" Cedric thought for a moment and asked, "Then who is the other person, the one who taught Apparition, Tykros?"

"No, it's Umbridge," said Kyle. "Professor Twycross doesn't care about that, but Umbridge obviously doesn't want to be on an equal footing with the people who come to assist her."

At this moment, deafening cheers suddenly came from outside, interrupting their conversation.

"I think we should go out now," Cedric said. "How are you? Do you need a replacement?"

"No need." Kyle shook his head and stuffed a piece of chocolate into his mouth. "It's just a few hours less sleep, it's okay."

The door to the locker room opened and they strode toward the center of the field, the frosted grass crunching under their feet.

The Quidditch pitch was filled with people, a dark mass, and almost all the professors were there, which was rarely seen in normal games.

Dumbledore was sitting in the middle of the teachers' seats. When Kyle looked over, he smiled and waved.

"Come on! Hufflepuff, come on!"

Tonks' hair turned half yellow and half black. She was shouting loudly in the teacher's seat, looking very energetic.

Don't Aurors need to sleep?

Kyle was speechless.

However, under the leadership of Tonks, the Hufflepuff audience became more and more excited, and their cheers directly drowned out the Ravenclaws next to them.

They were in the middle of the court, where Madam Hooch was standing, preparing to release the balls from the box.

It is worth mentioning that Ravenclaw's captain Roger Davis was injured in yesterday's Care of Magical Creatures class and did not come to participate in the competition, so today's team was led by Qiu.

Amidst all the teasing looks, Cedric walked up to her and shook her hand.

"come on."

"the same as you."

"Oh, come on, tsk tsk..." Mikel muttered in a voice that everyone could hear: "When captains don't talk tough with each other, it always feels like something is missing from the game."

Cedric and Cho pretended not to hear.

Fortunately, at this moment, Madam Hooch blew her whistle.

The game has officially begun.

Amid the sudden increase in cheers, Kyle and the others flew into the air and easily caught the thrown Quaffle.

"Okay, they're leaving now." Li Jordan's voice came from the stands.

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"Kyle got the Quaffle, and he dodged Bradley and Stirton... Oh, Ingleby seemed to want to use the Bludger to stop Kyle's attack... but failed! Kyle dodged the Bludger, and now he has only the Goalkeeper in front of him..."

After a brief silence, the Hufflepuff audience erupted into even louder cheers again.

"GOAL! Hufflepuff scores!"

Lee Jordan shouted, "The Firebolt is so dazzling. It and Kyle are the best combination. Hufflepuff has gained the upper hand within less than a minute. Ravenclaw is in trouble..."

"Stop him!" Qiu anxiously looked for the golden snitch and shouted, "Just like we trained before, Bradley, you take Davis's place..."

Under Qiu's arrangement, two Ravenclaw chasers immediately came to Kyle, one in front and one behind, trying to sandwich him in the middle.

At the same time, the Bludger also flew over from the side.

Kyle knew without thinking that this Bludger probably wouldn't look for anyone else except himself.

Two Chasers and one Beater. He didn't expect that Ravenclaw would directly send out half of its men in order to restrict him. This treatment was unprecedented.

"Kyle slowed down... and the Quaffle was caught by Debbies. My god, I've never seen a game where the game was aimed at the Chaser instead of the Seeker."

Li Jordan said excitedly: "But there is no doubt that Qiu Zhang's decision is correct. If we let Kyle continue to score goals, I'm afraid the game will be declared over in 20 minutes. By then, even if they catch the Golden Snitch, it will be useless...

"But I think this is futile. The Firebolt cannot be stopped by the Sweep Series..."

Of course, Kyle also knew that the Firebolt was much faster than the Sweep, and with a little acceleration, it could easily break through the Ravenclaw encirclement, but he was not prepared to do so.

Although a one-sided match is also exciting, it will quickly make people lose interest. Only a back-and-forth match can ignite the enthusiasm of the audience to the greatest extent.

And if he scored all the points, the other members of the team would lose their sense of participation. They have been training for so long, they can't just be the background forever...

So Kyle cooperated and slowed down. After all, he was dragging three people by himself and the advantage was still on Hufflepuff's side, so there was no need to rush.

Sure enough, Debis, who was flying alone, only flew for a short while before the Quaffle in his hand was snatched away.

"Grace has the ball now. This girl is also a good ball player. She wants to pass it to Kyle... Oh, the Quaffle was blocked by Bradley, and he passed it to Debs again."

"Don't worry about me, I'll hold the three of them back, you guys are responsible for scoring!" Kyle shouted to Grace as he flew past her. Grace nodded and swung her broom to chase Debis.

"Hey, Kyle." At this time, Mikel also flew over. He shook the stick in his hand and said half-jokingly: "Should we target Qiu? If I knock her off the broom, I won't be expelled from the team."

"Cedric isn't that mean," Kyle said. "But he'd probably fire you if you didn't go after the Seeker for the entire game."

"Then I feel relieved." Mikel said with a smile. He swung the stick and hit the Bludger hard at Qiu, but he didn't know if it was intentional, but the Bludger flew directly over Qiu's head.

"You'd better take it seriously," Kyle said. "If we lose this game, Hufflepuff will become a joke."

"I'm serious, it's the bat," Mikel explained, then raised his arm.

Sure enough, there was a crack on the bat.

"I should have listened to Weasley's advice and bought a new bat." Mikel muttered, "The ones provided by the school are too old."

“Need a pause?”

"No." Mikel shook his head. "You should be able to hold on until the end of the game. Do you need my help?"

"I can do it myself..." Kyle looked up to dodge another Bludger, "Go help Grace."

"Okay!" Mikel nodded and flew towards another Bludger.

…

With Kyle holding back the three Ravenclaws, the other two chasers from the Hufflepuff team played more and more smoothly, scoring a goal every few minutes. After half an hour, the score was 130 to 20.

Although the gap is still huge, at least Ravenclaw still has a chance, if they can catch the Golden Snitch...

Ten minutes later, Hufflepuff scored two more goals... and at this moment, Qiu and Cedric, who had been hovering in the air, moved almost at the same time.

They bent over their brooms and rushed in the same direction.

In an instant, the entire stadium fell silent.

"It's the Golden Snitch, right in front of them!" Lee Jordan shouted, "Whether Hufflepuff can win with an absolute advantage, or Ravenclaw can turn defeat into victory at the last moment, it all depends on who can catch the Golden Snitch!"

Not many people listened to him, and almost everyone's eyes were focused on the two seekers.

Kyle watched the Golden Snitch go around the Ravenclaw goalpost and fly towards the other side of the stands, while Cedric and Qiu had already arrived nearby, getting closer and closer, only a few feet away... They both stretched out their hands at the same time and grabbed forward.

The final whistle blew...

"Who is it!" Li Jordan asked anxiously, his upper body almost leaning out of the stands.

Under the gaze of the whole audience, Cedric suddenly raised his hand, and between his fingers, a pair of wings were flapping weakly.

When the audience realized what was happening, there was an immediate uproar of excitement.

Tonks stood up excitedly and conjured a Hufflepuff flag in mid-air. She suddenly felt that coming to Hogwarts might be a good idea.

The team members hugged each other warmly in the air and then fell back to the ground.

Cedric shook Cho's hand again.

"What a pity! We almost turned the tables." Qiu said as if he didn't care.

"Yeah," Cedric said with a grin, "thank goodness my arms are an inch longer than yours."

Qiu was also amused.

Cedric was telling the truth. Although generally speaking, smaller Seekers were definitely faster, longer arms were another advantage at critical moments.

The Hufflepuffs stood together, pumping their fists in the air and waving to their supporters.

…

(End of this chapter)