Although Kyle dispelled the dark magic on the opal necklace in time and prevented her from suffering too much harm, she was actually hit by the Imperius Curse.

St. Mungo's was more professional in dealing with the damage caused by the Unforgivable Curse. In addition, the school hospital could not provide an environment where she could rest in peace.

As Katie left the school, word of what happened to her in Hogsmeade spread throughout the school, though the details were not known to anyone except the few people who were there at the time, and no one knew that the opal necklace was actually intended to attack someone else.

In addition, Malfoy also became famous, and the large extra points for Slytherin and Hufflepuff made everyone think about it.

Just at this time, there was news that this score was added to Draco Malfoy.

However, as the central figure of the whole incident, Malfoy himself did not seem very happy.

"I've said it many times, I don't know what happened!" During dinner, Malfoy said sarcastically to Zabini next to him: "I went to Hogsmeade just to send a letter, and I didn't know there was any ridiculous attack there."

"But others say..."

"You've been told you're a brainless idiot, aren't you?" Malfoy interrupted impatiently.

"And think about it carefully. Even if I was there at the time, do you think I would take the initiative to help a Gryffindor?"

"Definitely not." Zabini blurted out.

The Malfoy he knew would only clap and cheer if he saw a Gryffindor student being hit by dark magic.

"That's right," said Malfoy. "I won't help Gryffindor idiots!"

He seemed to still be angry and was cutting the steak with great effort. The knife made a squeaking sound and it felt as if it was going to cut the plate as well.

"In that case, why should Professor McGonagall give you extra points?" Pansy still didn't understand.

"That's not extra points for me, no!" Malfoy roared, then stood up and left the hall.

"Sorry, Draco, wait for me." Pansy was startled, and after she came to her senses, she hurriedly followed in panic.

"Look at him..." At the Gryffindor table, Ron glanced at Malfoy who was leaving angrily and muttered, "It's as if he thinks extra points are a punishment. How hypocritical. I dare say he's actually very happy in his heart."

"You're right." Harry nodded in agreement.

In his heart, Malfoy was a person who liked to show off... When his mother sent him a bag of high-end candy, he wanted to let everyone in the school know, not to mention the 20 extra points this time.

According to Malfoy's previous temperament, even if it was not blamed on him, he would be able to put the blame on himself.

"There must be something peculiar about him," said Harry thoughtfully.

"Do you think that opal necklace was the one he gave to Katie?" Ron asked in a low voice.

"Probably not." Harry thought for a moment and said, "The opal necklace was originally intended for Kyle. If all this was done by Malfoy, why would he bother doing this? Don't forget, it was because of Malfoy that Kyle didn't touch that thing."

"Maybe he didn't mean to do this," Ron said. "Maybe he wanted to celebrate early, but it just ruined his plans."

"That's impossible," said Hermione. "No one would be that stupid, and I feel like he's just trying to push me towards Katie on purpose."

"You mean, Malfoy did it on purpose?" Harry frowned.

"It's just a feeling," Hermione said. "I can't guarantee it's true."

When a few people were discussing whether the necklace was related to Malfoy, Kyle also received a message from the fat monk.

Dumbledore is back and wants him to go to the headmaster's office.

"I knew that with such a big thing happening in the school, he wouldn't stay outside any longer." Kyle finished the steak on his plate, said goodbye to Connor, and went to the door of the principal's office alone.

He knocked on the door and a voice from inside invited him in.

Dumbledore sat there, looking particularly tired, and Snape was there too, with the familiar opal necklace placed on the table between them.

"Oh, our lucky guy is here." Snape drawled when he saw Kyle coming in.

From his tone, it seemed that he was sorry that Kyle didn't touch the necklace himself.

However, Kyle pretended not to hear the other meaning in Snape's words and gave him a standard fake smile.

"Thanks to you, Professor."

Snape snorted, but said nothing more.

"Severus also cares about you, Kyle, he just doesn't know how to express it." Dumbledore tried to smooth things over.

"If I have done anything to give you this illusion, I will correct it as soon as possible." Snape said expressionlessly.

This time, Dumbledore and Kell both ignored him tacitly.

"It seems that you have repeatedly disrupted Tom's plans, and he has become fed up with it." Dumbledore looked at the opal necklace on the table. "He wants to get rid of you even more than Harry does."

"Obviously," Kyle shrugged.

When they were in Hogsmeade, there was only Hermione between him and Harry, but Katie handed the package to him without hesitation, without even looking at Harry.

It has to be said that Kyle was a little flattered by this treatment... How could he have deserved to be ranked ahead of the famous savior?

"Tell me what you think." Dumbledore raised his head, his blue eyes looking unusually bright through the lenses.

"This thing came from Borgin and Burke." Kyle looked at the necklace, "Harry said he saw it there, but that's not surprising.

"Everyone knows that if you want to get rid of someone, you can go to Knockturn Alley. There are cursed necklaces, banned books that can cause mental breakdowns, swords that automatically stab people's hearts... everything is there."

"As far as I know..." Snape narrowed his eyes, "underage wizards should not be allowed to enter Knockturn Alley."

"I'm sorry, Professor. Actually, the Ministry of Magic doesn't have such a decree. It's just that parents don't allow them to go to that kind of place." Kyle said casually, "And Harry accidentally broke into Knockturn Alley because he was not familiar with the process of using Floo Powder for the first time."

Snape fell silent.

"And who do you think bought it?" Dumbledore continued.

"I don't know." Kyle spread his hands helplessly, "Greedy old Borgin never sells out information about his employer, which is why his store can still be opened in Knockturn Alley.

"After all, no one wants to be visited by Aurors the next day after buying something, so even if we ask him, he won't tell us.

"Besides, I suppose old Borgin has a way of dealing with Legilimency and Veritaserum."

"You guessed right." Dumbledore said calmly, "As the owner of a dark magic shop with a long history, Mr. Borgin does have many little tricks that are unknown to the public."

"That's a pity." Kyle sighed, "But I do have another way that may make him cooperate."

"No, Kyle." Dumbledore said in a deep voice: "I can tell you in advance that no formal means can make Mr. Borgin surrender."

"That's a shame," Kyle said again.

Dumbledore's meaning was clear...any formal means.

This meant that he would not allow Kyle to question Borgin in his own way.

"What a shame?" Snape glanced at Kyle and said, "Do you want to do anything to the owner of Borgin and Burke's?"

"Don't get me wrong, Professor." Kyle said, "I just want to introduce him to a friend... a friend I just met during the holidays, who also happens to be named Borgin, the same name as him."

"Really? What a coincidence?" Snape raised his eyebrows, not believing such words at all.

“I named it that,” Kyle said with a smile.

Now Snape was even more certain that if Kyle carried out what he had in mind, it would definitely be worth sending out a team of strikers, or even Aurors, to capture him.

"Well, Borgin is not important." At this time, Dumbledore suddenly said: "What is important is that this kind of attack will not happen a second time, so Kell, do you have any other clues to provide?"

"No," said Kyle, "I don't recall seeing any Death Eaters in Hogsmeade."

Dumbledore didn't say anything either, and the headmaster's office suddenly fell into silence.

They all knew Kyle was playing dumb.

Because the real Death Eaters did not dare to disobey Voldemort's orders, and Voldemort would not allow the Death Eaters to approach Hogwarts without preparation unless he wanted to start a war immediately.

Based on Kyle's past behavior, it's impossible for him not to know this, but he still said it, which made it obvious that Kyle didn't want to say what he really thought.

But even so, the two couldn't say anything, because they were in the same situation, they knew the truth but couldn't say it directly, so they could only ask Kyle indirectly.

Just when the atmosphere in the principal's office reached a stalemate, a sudden knock on the door broke the awkwardness.

"I think it must be Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said, "I have an agreement with him that I will give him lessons at 8 o'clock on weekends. Calculating the time, it's now."

"Class?" Kyle asked curiously, "Defense Against the Dark Arts? Or Transfiguration?"

"Neither." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "If I have to say, it should be History of Magic.

"I will take him through some past memories this evening, which will help him understand some things better."

"If you are interested." Dumbledore looked at Kyle, "You can also stay and take the class together. The Pensieve can provide space for three people."

Kyle thought for a moment and shook his head. "Sorry, professor, let's forget it."

He could probably guess what memories Dumbledore showed Harry... They were nothing more than about Voldemort's life. He was not interested in those, nor did he want to know what Voldemort did as a child.

"If the content of the class is about the application of Transfiguration, I would be willing to stay and learn it, but History of Magic...to be honest, I don't really like this course."

"I can teach Transfiguration..." Dumbledore said with a smile, "After all, I was the professor of Transfiguration before. Even though it has been a long time, I believe that my teaching level is not much worse than Professor McGonagall's."

"But..." Dumbledore changed the subject, "To be honest, it is difficult for me to guarantee that I can learn useful knowledge for both you and Harry at the same time."

Snape sneered beside him.

He understood what Dumbledore meant...the academic gap between Kyle and Harry was indeed quite large.

What Kyle could understand, Harry couldn't understand at all, and what Harry could understand was a waste of time for Kyle.

It seems that the only course they can take together is History of Magic.

"Then I'll take my leave." Snape turned and prepared to leave.

Harry had not expected to run into Snape here at all, and was startled when he opened the door.

"Why didn't you say hello, Potter? And what's that expression on your face?" Snape gave him a cold look. "You are impolite to the professor... Five points deducted from Gryffindor."

Harry was so angry that his whole face was a little distorted. He really didn't expect Snape to be so shameless that he could even think of such an outrageous reason to deduct points for not saying hello.

But Snape didn't care about his thoughts at all and quickened his pace and left.

"Then Professor Dumbledore, I also..."

In the principal's office, Kyle was about to leave with them, but he was interrupted before he could finish his words.

"You may have to wait a little longer, Kyle," said Dumbledore. "I personally think some of these memories are quite interesting. How about just passing the time?"

Kyle looked at Dumbledore and always felt that he was a little strange... But since he said so, Kyle did not insist on leaving.

"Kyle, you are here too?" Harry, who was sulking, immediately became happy when he noticed that there was an acquaintance in the principal's office.

"Professor, what are we going to watch today?" He looked at Dumbledore and asked.

"What a coincidence." Dumbledore took out his Pensieve, which had memories already been placed in it. Silvery-white light was swimming in the basin like a fish.

"The content we are going to look at this time is about the experience of Voldemort's mother, Helop. The person who provided this memory is Caractacus Burke. He founded a store back then and sold the opal necklace a few days ago."

"Borgin and Burke?"

"That's right." Dumbledore shook the Pensieve like a gold digger sifting gold, and the figure of a little old man emerged from the constantly rotating silver-white substance.

…

At the same time in the castle, Snape left the headmaster's office and strode to the Slytherin common room. In the puzzled eyes of everyone, he dragged Malfoy, who was in a daze in front of the fireplace, away without saying a word.

The two came to an empty corridor.

"Let me go..." Malfoy struggled to break free from Snape's hand, "What do you want to do!"

"I should have said this." Snape said sullenly, "Cursing a Gryffindor and asking her to hand over something with dark magic to Kyle... do you know what you are doing?

"Don't lie, I know you bought the necklace from Borgin and Burke!"

"It wasn't me!" Malfoy said with his neck stiff. "Well, even if I did it, so what. Whether I cursed Bell or not is none of your business."

"I swore an oath to your mother to protect you." Snape pressed Malfoy against the wall of the corridor. "I made an unbreakable oath, Draco..."

"It seems that you have to break the spell. I don't need protection." Malfoy looked at Snape without flinching. "This is my job. He assigned it to me!"

"Then you should have made a more comprehensive plan instead of acting rashly." Snape lowered his voice, "This is extremely stupid. Even Kyle has guessed that it was you who did it!"

"Impossible." Malfoy sneered, "That idiot, he thought I helped him and asked McGonagall to give me extra points."

"You are the real idiot. Can't you see the purpose of his doing this?" Snape said, with a tone of disappointment. "What do you think the Dark Lord will think if he hears about this! " "Hufflepuff and Slytherin help each other. How touching, isn't it?"

Malfoy stopped talking, cold sweat instantly soaking his back.

…

"I will help you with this." After another pause, Snape said, "But remember, no matter what plan you have, don't do anything stupid during this period...especially don't target Kyle anymore. To some extent, I would rather you turn your target to Dumbledore."

"But I almost succeeded before!"

"You can't succeed!" Snape looked at Malfoy coldly, "Perhaps you don't know yet, Kyle knows Nicolas Flamel, and his achievements in alchemy are far beyond your imagination."

"Nicolas Flamel? The old wizard who lived for more than 600 years?" Malfoy blinked blankly, "This is impossible... How could he know such a legendary wizard?"

"Do you think I'm kidding you about this?" Snape took a deep breath. "Anyway, he probably knew what was in the package from the beginning, and he also knew how dangerous it was. Do you think he would be stupid enough to touch it?"

Malfoy said nothing.

"Fortunately, you finally came to your senses and terminated that clumsy and stupid plan in time, preventing Kyle from actually touching the necklace."

"In this case, at least on the surface you helped him." Snape paced on the spot, "Listen to me, Draco, you must try to avoid Kyle during this period, especially don't stay alone with him. This is very important."

Malfoy still said nothing.

"Besides, what exactly are your plans..."

"I know what you are up to. You want to steal my credit!" Malfoy said suddenly.

"Stealing credit... you really talk like a child." Snape said coldly, "I'm helping you!"

"No need!" Malfoy shook Snape off. "I can always find a way."

Snape looked at Malfoy's back, his expression changing constantly, and after a long time he left from the other side of the corridor.

…

(End of this chapter)