In the Charms class, Professor Flitwick spent ten minutes repeating the key points of several spells, and then asked everyone to start practicing.

The classroom was soon filled with the sound of chanting, mixed with noisy discussions, and it was very lively.

Most people just waved their wands a few times while chatting, and Professor Flitwick didn't pay much attention to it, just going over to correct someone when they made a mistake.

However, halfway through the class, a milky white head suddenly stretched out from outside along the wall.

"I'm sorry to interrupt your class, Filius," said the Hufflepuff ghost, Fat Friar. "But the headmaster wants to see Kyle. Can he go to the headmaster's office now?"

The classroom suddenly became quiet, and everyone looked at Kyle curiously.

"Of course, no problem."

Professor Flitwick, who was correcting Ryan's gestures, immediately said, "Go ahead, these simple spells won't be difficult for you, right?"

Kyle nodded, stood up, left the classroom and walked out into the corridor.

"Father, what does the principal want to talk to me about?" he asked the ghost next to him.

"I don't know." The fat monk shook his head and said, "I met Albus in the hall. He was seeing off the people from the Ministry of Magic. He didn't tell me why, but just asked me to come and ask you to come over."

"Thank you," Kyle said.

"You're welcome." The fat monk said this and then he dived through the ground and disappeared.

Kyle went all the way to the eighth floor.

The door of the principal's office was open, so he walked straight in without asking for a password.

The people from the Ministry of Magic had left, and Dumbledore sat behind his desk, with portraits of past headmasters snoring in their frames.

Just like Kanna said, he seemed to have not slept all night and his face was filled with deep fatigue.

"Now that you are here, please sit down." Dumbledore pointed to a chair in front of him.

"Would you like some tea?"

"No." Kyle shook his head.

"Okay, but I might have to come a little bit," said Dumbledore. "When you get older, staying up all night is really not a pleasant thing."

After that, a cup of steaming hot black tea appeared on the table, and Dumbledore added a whole plate of sugar cubes into it as usual.

"You must have a lot of questions." He picked up the black tea and took a sip. "It just so happens that I have some time now, so I should be able to answer some of your questions."

"Are you sure you don't want to get some sleep first?" Kyle looked at the tiredness on Dumbledore's face, "I'm not really in that much of a hurry."

"No need," said Dumbledore, "I have to go to Grimmauld Place in half an hour, so it's just as well to rest there then."

"All right."

Kyle nodded, and just as he was hesitating about where to start asking, Dumbledore spoke first.

"Let's start with the Room of Requirement... Yes, just as you expected, I blocked the exit and placed a plate inside that connects to the kitchen."

"When?" Kyle asked in confusion, "I don't have any impression of it at all."

"I was there only once," said Dumbledore, "and I did all this while you were paying attention in class."

"How is this done?" Kyle said, "This is the first time I know of a Room of Requirement that can close automatically."

"It's a privilege of the headmaster," said Dumbledore. "Coincidentally, I found the original Hogwarts map in the library, which marked the location of the Room of Requirement and how to use it.

"The headmaster can move the magic on that wall to another place by changing the way the castle distributes magic power. Without magic power, the door will naturally not appear."

Kyle suddenly realized.

No wonder the entire Room of Requirement relies on the magic of Hogwarts Castle to operate... If the entire Hogwarts is regarded as a painting, Dumbledore's method is equivalent to directly using a knife to remove the door.

In this case, even if Kyle had the key, it would be useless.

"Speaking of which, I do have a question." Dumbledore raised his head, "How did you get out? I just checked, and that place is still without magic."

"Because Rowena Ravenclaw's memory ended." Kyle said, "The Room of Requirement was built based on her memory, and it naturally disappeared after the memory ended."

Just as Dumbledore discovered the Hogwarts map by accident, Kyle's departure from the Room of Requirement was also accidental.

Because if there is no demand, the Room of Requirement does not exist in theory, and after the room was disbanded, Kyle, the redundant person, was naturally kicked out.

This is a rule of the House of Requirement itself and has nothing to do with whether there is a door or not.

"Is there still such a situation?"

After listening to Kyle's explanation, Dumbledore was stunned for a moment, obviously hearing it for the first time.

"Ravenclaw mentioned it when she took me there for the first time." Kyle explained, "I asked her how long this memory would last, but she didn't tell me. She just told me that I could stay there without worrying about it. When the memory fades, the Room of Requirement will send me out."

Dumbledore paused for a moment while holding the tea and gave a wry smile.

"What a coincidence! It seems I have done something unnecessary."

"Can you tell me why?" Kyle couldn't help but be curious. "You went through so much trouble just to trap me in the Room of Requirement? I can't see the point of doing this."

"In order to prevent you from participating in what happened last night," Dumbledore said softly, "About ten days ago, Phineas told me that Malfoy had moved the Vanishing Cabinet out of the common room, and I knew their plan was about to begin.

"It just so happened that I also came up with a plan, but I soon discovered that this plan had a serious flaw, which is that if you were there, it would not be able to be implemented at all. Just when I was thinking hard about countermeasures, I found the map."

Dumbledore's voice was very calm.

"Everything went smoothly afterwards. You were trapped and unable to leave. But I didn't expect Malfoy to hesitate again. He didn't summon his fellow Death Eaters immediately, but waited until yesterday to take action.

"What I didn't expect was that you would come out at this time."

Having said that, Dumbledore suddenly sighed and looked even more tired.

"Plan?" Kyle frowned. "Don't tell me that letting Malfoy kill you is your plan."

"No, no, no." Dumbledore shook his head. "Although I would like to start a new adventure, Malfoy can't kill me. Even if he uses the Killing Curse, at most he can make me lose a few hairs or beards."

Kyle still believed this statement.

In addition to the malice in one's heart, the Killing Curse is also directly related to magic.

It is basically impossible for a sixteen-year-old student who has not yet graduated to kill a hundred-year-old wizard with the Killing Curse.

For example, Nicolas Flamel can be said to be the wizard who is least afraid of the Killing Curse. He has accumulated magical power for more than 600 years. Even Voldemort may not be able to kill him with the Killing Curse.

Of course, only the Killing Curse.

"So what's your plan?" Kyle asked, "Or what plan requires throwing away all the wands."

This time Dumbledore did not answer Kyle, but just shook his head in silence.

"It doesn't matter anymore." He looked up at the row of portraits on the bookshelf behind him and said softly, "So far, all the facts have shown that my plan was wrong. It was just a selfish decision on my part. It was only my wishful thinking that I could do it."

Selfish?

Wishful thinking? Kyle frowned, not understanding what Dumbledore was talking about.

But he seemed to suddenly change his mind and didn't want to talk about this topic anymore.

"In short," said Dumbledore, "it was my fault for imprisoning you in the Room of Requirement. I sincerely hope you will accept my apology."

"Ah, never mind." Kyle waved his hand.

"What is Fudge's purpose in coming here?" Kyle took the initiative to change the subject: "He seems to be too worried about Hogwarts."

It was just a sneak attack by the Death Eaters. Although the location was at Hogwarts, it was not a war that Voldemort personally participated in. There were only a dozen people including cannon fodder. Did this matter really need to be discussed all night? "He wants me to close Hogwarts." Dumbledore said, his tone revealing undisguised disappointment.

"Close Hogwarts?" Kyle was also stunned. "What about those junior students? Let them go out and face the Death Eaters alone?"

"Fudge has not considered the issue at all," said Dumbledore. "He insists that the school is no longer safe and that it is a mistake to allow so many people to gather together.

"But we all know that he actually just wants to protect himself. I think you should have read the latest Daily Prophet."

Kyle nodded.

He did read it, and he knew that recently the Death Eaters had begun to frequently target the Ministry of Magic, apparently to establish their authority and spread fear. So far, more than a dozen Ministry of Magic employees had been killed by them, including two deputy directors.

Amelia Bones from the Law Enforcement Department also encountered an attack. Although she successfully defeated the attacker, she also paid a heavy price. She was hospitalized in St. Mungo's for two months before she was barely discharged.

As the Minister of Magic, Fudge naturally became the focus of attention. There were three reported attacks alone. Fortunately, the Aurors arrived in time every time to resolve the crisis.

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"Is Fudge going to ask you to protect him?" Kyle asked.

"Cornelly did have this intention. He invited me to become the Ministry of Magic's special adviser on the fight against the Death Eaters." Dumbledore said, "But when he talked to me, he always expressed, intentionally or unintentionally, that he was the hope of the wizarding world, and the way to defeat Voldemort became who could get more support."

“He’s scared,” Kyle said.

"Understandable," Dumbledore said calmly. "Until now, Fudge seemed to have believed that Voldemort would not dare to attack Ministry staff."

"Ha, how is that possible?" Kyle curled his lips, laughing at Fudge's naive idea.

Dare not attack the Ministry of Magic? Don't be ridiculous. If a war really breaks out, Voldemort's first target will be the Ministry of Magic, and the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge.

The decision to stop ministerial changes during wartime, in addition to making it easier to command operations, also has another function: it prevents a minister from deserting the battlefield... Although this situation has basically never occurred in history, what if it happens?

If the minister flees at the critical moment, the impact will be huge, so it is better to be cautious.

Fudge was probably scared. So many Ministry of Magic staff had been killed, and he had been attacked many times. He must have wanted to find someone more reliable than an Auror to protect himself.

And Dumbledore is the best candidate. As long as he is with Dumbledore, he will be absolutely safe.

But the problem now is that Dumbledore must stay in school. It is impossible for him to abandon his students and become a combat advisor.

But Kyle never expected that Fudge actually had the idea of ​​suspending school... It was not wrong to have such an idea. After all, everyone wanted Dumbledore's protection, and Kyle himself was no exception.

But no matter how much he thought about it, he could never say it out loud, especially from the Minister of Magic.

"What did you say to him?" Kyle asked.

"Of course not." Dumbledore said without hesitation, "The school will only be on holiday, it will never be closed."

"Fudge agreed?"

"I think he wants to fight for it again." Dumbledore said, "Fudge is not someone who will change his mind easily, but the school is my bottom line. No matter what, this place will not be closed."

"I hope he won't hold us back." Kyle was a little worried.

To be honest, Fudge's greatest role was to make the wizards in the magical world accept the news in the early days of Voldemort's comeback. The eloquent Fudge has always been adept at such things.

But when Voldemort stepped out from the shadows to the forefront, his role was minimal.

In contrast, Amelia Bones, who, even though she was attacked and injured, remained steadfast in her statements in the newspapers about her determination to fight the Death Eaters to the end and who declared war on them at St. Mungo's, was clearly more suitable for the position of Minister.

"Don't worry about that." Dumbledore waved his hand and said calmly, "The Ministry of Magic is no longer under his sole authority, and even for his own safety, he will not make any irrational decisions."

“I hope so,” Kyle said.

Dumbledore looked up at the time, "Do you have any more questions? If not, I may have to go to Grimmauld Place. I have a very important meeting at eleven o'clock. We agreed yesterday."

Kyle also looked up and saw that it was already ten fifty.

"There's one more, Professor."

"Ask quickly, then," said Dumbledore, "but I'm not sure how detailed my answers are. You know, this meeting is very important and I can't be late."

"Did Malfoy get rescued early this morning?" Kyle said directly.

Dumbledore was slightly startled, as if he didn't expect Kyle to ask this.

"Where did you hear that?"

"There are no secrets in Hogwarts." Kyle shrugged and briefly recounted the news and speculations he had heard before.

Dumbledore fell silent again, and after about a minute he spoke: "I don't want to lie to you, yes, Mr. Malfoy has been rescued, and he has left the school now.

"But Kyle, I must say that he was actually forced into this situation. Voldemort forced him to do this, otherwise he would kill Lucius and Narcissa.

"From what I've heard, he once cried in the school bathroom because of guilt and insecurity. He had no choice."

Kyle felt more and more strange as he listened to his words.

"Wait, Professor." He interrupted Dumbledore and asked with a strange expression, "You don't think I don't want to let him go, do you?"

"Ahem..." Dumbledore coughed dryly. Although he didn't say anything, Kyle could tell that this was what he meant. All he had said just now was to speak well of Malfoy.

"I'm really just curious," Kyle explained. "I never thought of doing anything to him, and there's no need to do that."

"real?"

"Of course, Malfoy didn't point his wand at me, so why should I keep picking on him?" said Kyle.

Hearing this, Dumbledore seemed slightly relieved.

"Ah, yes, he was rescued," said Dumbledore. "I was so absorbed in talking to Fudge that I didn't realize that the Death Eaters would return to Hogwarts."

"Are you sure it's a Death Eater?" Kyle looked at his calm face, "Not Professor Snape?"

Dumbledore seemed to be scalded by the tea, and his hands shook, spilling a lot of it.

"Of course not. Severus is the one responsible for guarding Malfoy, and he is injured."

"Really? I might be overthinking it." Kyle said, "But he is quite popular. There are Death Eaters who are willing to return to Hogwarts, which is fraught with danger, to save him.

"He's lucky. If he stayed in school, he would definitely be taken back to the Ministry of Magic. If it's confirmed that he has something to do with the Death Eaters who attacked Hogwarts this time, he probably wouldn't be able to come back."

"But returning to Voldemort would be more dangerous, wouldn't it?"

"That depends on the situation. The leader this time should be Antonin Dolohov. Even he fled in a hurry. Why would Voldemort embarrass Malfoy, who is not even an adult yet?

"He'll just blame me."

As he said this, Kyle stared at Dumbledore without blinking.

"Yeah, who says it isn't?" Dumbledore seemed a little guilty and turned his head away slightly to avoid looking into Kyle's eyes.

Then he quickly put down the tea in his hand, stood up and said, "Okay, that's all for today. I really need to go to a meeting. You should also go back to class as soon as possible."

Then, without waiting for Kyle to say anything else, he disappeared into the office.

Kyle glanced at the time. It was still three minutes to eleven o'clock, and it might take Dumbledore less than three seconds to Apparate to number twelve Grimmauld Place.

(End of this chapter)