Newt stayed in the giant tribe for a long time, and then went to the largest cave with Xinguogo and several giants.

At this point, he was out of the sight of Kyle and the others. Because they were worried that they would anger the giant if they went over rashly, and out of trust in Newt, they did not approach him, but just watched from a distance.

When Newt came back, it was already late at night.

"Very good..." He smiled and said, "Xingugo has told me that he was very disgusted with Gao Gao Ma's decision at the beginning, so this time the war giant will not join the Death Eaters... Of course, they will not join the Order of the Phoenix. They will stay as they are now and stay away from this war."

"Look, isn't it the same as what I said?" Kyle looked at Hagrid and Maxim and said with a smile.

"It's exactly the same as you said." Hagrid couldn't help but said, "How did you know?"

"I guessed, and it's not difficult." Kyle shrugged and said, "You can see it from the bottom. Those powerful giants were almost all injured in the fight for Gugo, and the stronger they were, the more serious the injuries.

"Under such circumstances, they would definitely want to rest and recuperate instead of continuing to participate in any war, unless they are tired of living.

So no matter who Xin Gu Ge is, he will choose not to help either side and continue to live in seclusion."

"Yeah, Kyle is right." Newt also nodded.

"As long as the giants don't stand on the side of the Death Eaters, it will be the best outcome for us."

He looked up at the sky.

"It's over now, and we should go back." Newt turned to Hagrid and Maxim and said, "If the giant makes any unusual movements, or if any Death Eaters try to approach them, remember to contact me at any time."

"No problem, leave it to us." Hagrid said, patting his chest.

"Aren't you coming back with us?" Kyle asked.

"No, Dumbledore asked us to keep an eye on the giant, so Olym and I will stay for a while longer, but..."

Hagrid suddenly became shy. "Can I take one more look at Norbert? Just one look."

He had wanted to see Norbert again for a long time, but because he had important things to do, he had been holding back. Now he finally couldn't help it.

"Wait until school starts, Hagrid." Kyle thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "Because that Hungarian Horntail, Norbert, is in a bad mood right now. If it accidentally hits you, it may delay the next thing."

"Well... okay." Hagrid couldn't help but glance at the box in Kyle's hand. Although he was reluctant, he still nodded. "We agreed that when school starts, you must let me take another look at Norbert... It looks so beautiful now, isn't it?"

pretty?

Maxim frowned slightly. She remembered that Hagrid had praised her in the same way... Could it be that in his eyes, she looked just like a dragon? This made Maxim's good mood disappear in an instant, and her face became gloomy.

She frowned and stood calmly a little further away from Hagrid.

But no one else noticed this.

Newt picked up a branch and tapped it with his wand.

"Mentos!"

The branch emitted a golden light and began to jump violently in Newt's hand, but soon returned to calm.

“Oh, it should work.” Newt checked it and handed one end of the branch to Kyle.

But Kyle didn't take it. He just looked at him suspiciously and asked, "It should work? What does this mean? Will this thing take me to some strange place?"

"Of course not." Newt explained, "Because I've been cheated too many times, I've tried to make my own portkeys before, but I was always tracked down by the Ministry of Magic.

"As soon as I show up, the Aurors will rush over immediately. So I haven't used this magic for about fifty years."

Tsk…Kyle smacked his lips.

Magic that hadn't been used for fifty years... Now he didn't dare to touch the branch. "How about we let Lupin pick us up, just like they did the last time they came."

"Don't worry, I think there will be no problem." Newt said, "Besides, the members of the Order of the Phoenix are also very busy, and it would be bad to trouble them with such a small matter... Hurry up, we only have five minutes."

After Newt's repeated assurances, Kyle finally mustered up the courage to hold the branch.

"I wish you a safe journey!" Maxim waved his hand and said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Kyle was pulled off the ground by an irresistible force and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"My Norbert..." Hagrid muttered softly, then looked at Maxim and said, "Olim, you go to sleep, I will be responsible for observing the movements of the giants."

"No need." Maxim said expressionlessly, "You were the one who kept watch yesterday, so I can do it. Maybe you can see your dragon again in your dream."

"Ah?" Hagrid scratched his hair, not understanding why this man was fine just now but suddenly got angry.

"What's wrong with you?" he asked in a low voice.

"I'm fine." Maxim said without turning his head.

…

At the same time, in a small village somewhere in England.

After a thrilling journey, Kyle finally stepped on solid ground.

He immediately let go of his hand and looked around.

He seemed to be in a village, surrounded by rows of houses, and vaguely saw the sign of a pub. Fortunately, it was not a barren land.

"I told you it would be fine," Newt said happily. Then he frowned again, "But where is this... It doesn't look like St. Catchpole Village."

“So the portkey’s destination is St. Catchpole?” Kyle’s voice rose slightly.

"Of course." Newt said, "Chris and I agreed to take you home when this is over."

"Huh..." Kyle took a deep breath. As expected, he shouldn't have trusted Newt.

"But it doesn't matter, I'm sure this is England," Newt continued.

"Why?"

"Because these..." Newt pointed to the faint black mist in the air, "This kind of thing can only be found in the UK."

"London, the famous foggy city." Kyle wanted to laugh, mainly because he didn't expect Newt to know this. After all, this nickname was only popular among Muggles, and few wizards knew it.

"What foggy city? How do you know this is London?" Newt blinked and said in confusion, "I mean, Dementors only exist in Britain, and these fogs are caused by them."

"Wait, Dementors?" Kyle didn't feel like worrying about whether he had misunderstood, and asked quickly, "Hasn't the Dementors who left Azkaban been dealt with?"

"That's true," Newt said, "but the rest have joined the Death Eaters, and on the day of your holiday, there was another large-scale breakout in Azkaban, and this time there were even more people.

You-Know-Who promised that the Dementors could eat freely and absorb anyone's soul at will, so almost all of them defected to the Death Eaters. "

"So what are we going to do?" Kyle asked.

"Nothing can be done." Newt sighed, "This time the Dementors are not gathered together, but are all scattered in various places. It is impossible to deal with them all at once."

"Then kill them one by one." Kyle narrowed his eyes, "As long as we go out more often, we will eventually kill them all."

"That's what Dumbledore did," Newt said. "It's a pity it's too slow, and ordinary wizards can't kill Dementors."

"Won't the Patronus Charm work?"

“No.” Newt shook his head and said, “Dementors can only be destroyed if they are in contact with the Patronus for a long time, but they are not fools and will run away the moment the Patronus approaches.

"Moreover, most Patronuses are ordinary animals and cannot catch Dementors, so this spell can usually only have the effect of driving them away... unless it is a Phoenix Patronus like Dumbledore's, which can easily catch Dementors and peck them to pieces."

Kyle raised his eyebrows and couldn't help but say, "My Patronus seems to be able to do the same." Although his Patronus is not a phoenix, it seems to be able to catch Dementors, which has been verified before.

And more importantly, his Jellyfish Patronus can tie up several Dementors at a time, which is a group attack and is more efficient than the Phoenix.

“Oh, yes.” Newt suddenly thought of something. “I remember your Patronus seemed to be… an octopus?”

"It's a jellyfish." Kyle corrected?

He had learned the Patronus Charm at the Romanian Dragon Sanctuary, and it was Newt who taught him. It was hard to imagine that he could have gotten the species wrong.

“I’m sorry, but I don’t know much about common animals,” Newt said sheepishly. “Can you show me how to use it again?”

Kyle took out his wand directly.

Soon, a jellyfish emitting silver-white light appeared in front of the two people, and the annoying gray fog in the air dissipated almost instantly.

“I wanted to say that last time. It’s really beautiful.” Newt couldn’t help but say, his eyes falling on the jellyfish’s long and thin tentacles.

"Yes." Newt said in amazement, "These tentacles are not as conspicuous as real Patronuses. Even if they get close to Dementors, they will not feel threatened."

"Oh, I should have thought of it sooner. You're better off staying here instead of coming with me to solve the giant problem."

"It's not too late now," Kyle said.

"Yes, it's not too late." Newt nodded, "But before that, I have to send you back first, hold my hand, Kyle.

"I don't know where this is, but as long as we're in England, we can Apparate."

"It's okay, I can Apparate too," Kyle said.

"But you haven't passed the exam after all." Newt said, "I remember that this year's Apparition exam was postponed to July 30th due to some special circumstances."

Kyle wanted to say that even if he didn't take the exam now, he could still use Apparition without any worries... at least Fudge would definitely not have any objection.

At first Kyle thought he had heard it wrong, but the next second...

"Kyle..."

This time he heard it very clearly, someone was calling him.

My goodness, late at night, in a remote village where he didn’t even know where it was, someone was calling his name... This feeling was so terrifying.

Even though Kyle could calmly sit with the ghost and drink tea, he felt his scalp tingling at this moment. He subconsciously took out his wand and pointed it in the direction of the sound.

"Who, come out!"

A dozen golden-red flames began to dance around him.

Kyle immediately became much calmer. He believed that no matter what came, the God of Fire could teach it a lesson. It was wrong to scare people in the middle of the night.

"Oh, be patient."

As a familiar voice came, Kyle felt his eyes blurred and there was a person in front of him.

"Professor Dumbledore?" Kyle asked puzzledly.

"It's me." Dumbledore nodded. He glanced at Kyle's wand and said, "I didn't teach you this spell so that you can use it against your friends."

Well, now it is confirmed that the person in front of me is indeed Dumbledore himself.

Kyle removed the rune from the tip of his staff and glanced behind him.

A blurry figure was staggering towards this side.

"That was Harry," Dumbledore explained. "You were standing in the moonlight and he recognized you from a distance."

Kyle tried to comprehend the scene before him, but he still couldn't figure out why he saw Dumbledore here.

Did the Ministry detect the portkey? Did Dumbledore come to pick them up?

That shouldn't be the case. It's not like he can't Apparate.

"Professor, why are you here?" Kyle couldn't help but ask.

"I think I should be the one asking this question," said Dumbledore. "Aren't you trying to solve the giant problem? Why did you come to the village of Balled Barberton so late at night?"

"Barberton Village?" Kyle couldn't help but glance at Newt. "Well... this matter is complicated to explain. Anyway, according to normal circumstances, we should be in St. Catchpole Village now."

Dumbledore also looked over.

At this moment, Newt was looking up at the sky, and seemed to have a strong interest in the night sky.

After a moment, Dumbledore seemed to understand something.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think it through," he said. "I should have let Fox go with you."

Kyle moved his mouth and said honestly, compared to being brought back by Phoenix, the current situation didn't seem unacceptable.

At this time, Harry also ran over panting.

"Kyle, it's really you." He said with some surprise, "I said I wouldn't be wrong. Did you hear me calling you just now?"

"So, you were the one who called my name?" Kyle looked a little strange.

"Yeah." Harry nodded. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, nothing." Kyle said, "Here's a suggestion for you. In the future, at midnight, when there are not many people around, it's best not to shout other people's names loudly."

"Ah, why?"

"Because everyone is asleep." Kyle continued, "If you make a loud noise like you just did, you will probably get beaten."

"I know, I was just too excited." Harry said, "By the way, how did you get here? Did Professor Dumbledore bring you here too?"

"No, it's because..." Kyle hesitated, shook his head and said, "Forget it, it's a long story, just treat it as a coincidence."

Then he looked at Dumbledore, "Professor, we will go back first."

"Oh, don't worry. Let's go together now that we meet." Dumbledore said with a smile, "I wanted to invite you to join us, and now is the perfect time."

Then he looked at Newt who was still studying the night sky, but as soon as he turned his head, Newt suddenly disappeared, leaving only a crisp sound echoing in the silent village.

"Um...okay."

Dumbledore looked at Kyle again, blinked, and said, "Remember to keep it a secret. To be honest, after all, he hasn't used certain spells for a long time. It's normal for there to be some deviations in the details."

“I understand,” Kyle said.

"That's good." Dumbledore walked towards the village again, "Come with me, I think we should be there soon."

"Professor, where are we going?" Kyle asked.

"I have lost count of how many times I have said this in recent years," Dumbledore sighed, "but there is no way, Tonks insisted on being transferred back to the Auror Office, so we are short of professors again.

"We are here this time to persuade a retired colleague to come back to work and return to Hogwarts."

"But how can I help?" Harry asked.

"I think you'll be useful," said Dumbledore. "Oh, and Kyle, the same goes for you. With the two of you here, I think our chances of success this time will be much higher... Turn left."

Old colleagues? Kyle had a rough idea of ​​who they were going to meet.

Harry continued to ask, "But Professor, why can't we just Apparate to that old colleague... I mean, to that old professor's home?"

"Because that would be as rude as kicking down someone's door," said Dumbledore, "and most wizarding homes are enchanted to ward off unwanted Apparitioners, like Hogwarts..."

Kyle felt a little bored along the way. He looked at Dumbledore in front of him and asked, "Professor, I remember that Dean Sassia of St. Mungo's said that she wanted to go to Hogwarts after retirement. Why don't we invite her?"

"If Sassia is willing to come, I would even be willing to give her the position of headmaster." Dumbledore sighed, "It's a pity that she changed her mind, especially after getting those precious potion materials. She probably won't choose to retire in the short term."

Kyle immediately shut up.

He didn't expect that a casual remark he made out of boredom would actually be brought back to him.

He didn't want to take the blame. Besides, he was doing a good deed by donating those snake skins and blood to St. Mungo's.

However, Harry didn't notice anything unusual and turned to talk to Kyle about the vacation.

"I heard you were traveling?"

"Travel? Who told you that?"

"Ron," said Harry, "Fred and George came to look for you, and your dad told them that you were travelling with Mr Scamander, and they told Ron.

"I thought you weren't coming back until the holiday was over."

"Ah, there was nothing fun, so I came back early." Kyle said.

"where have you been?"

"I think Romania."

"Fire Dragon Sanctuary?"

"No, it was another place. Mr. Scamander took me there."

"That must be very interesting." Harry looked forward to it. "I heard from Hermione that Mr. Scamander is the greatest master of magical animals in modern times."

"It's not bad, it's quite interesting." Kyle thought for a moment and said, "We witnessed the entire process of a tribe selecting a new leader, which is rare to see."

Dumbledore also showed an interested look and asked, "How is the new leader? Is he easy to get along with?"

"Sort of," Kyle said. "At least he and Mr. Scamander had a good chat."

Dumbledore nodded, "What about the tribe? What happened in the end?"

"After a big party, there's always a period of rest," Kyle said. "They no longer welcome visitors."

"Really?" Dumbledore said with a smile, and he didn't ask any more questions.

"What a shame." Harry looked at Kyle with some envy.

The tribe chooses its leader...a grand carnival...just by listening to it you can tell it must be very interesting.

He really envied Kyle for being able to go wherever he wanted and see different things. He didn't want to be restricted to Privet Drive and unable to go anywhere.

But Harry soon became happy again, because Dumbledore promised him that he would take him to Number 12, Grimmauld Place, as long as he finished his work.

Harry felt a genuine joy at the thought of seeing Sirius soon.

This time he had to furnish a room of his own... a real room, not a cupboard or attic storage room or something like that.

Thinking of this, traveling to Romania doesn't seem so enviable anymore.

(End of this chapter)