They came over without saying a word, pointing and talking, as if Hogwarts was inferior to the schools they had attended.
If Beauxbatons and Durmstrang are so good, why didn't they win the last Triwizard Tournament?
Don't you like it? "Are you thinking of something very rude?" Rozier looked at him and asked suddenly.
"No, how could it be possible!" Kyle denied repeatedly, "I was just thinking about the exam. You know, NEWT results are very important to every wizard.
"As a qualified professor, it is inevitable that I would have such concerns."
"Yeah?"
"certainly."
Rozier glanced at Kyle again.
She didn't believe a word of these words, but she was too lazy to care.
"Where's the stuff?" Rozier held out his hand. "You know what I want. Don't let me down."
"It's ready." Kyle took out the photo album he carried with him and handed it to Rozier.
She opened it and checked it out of habit.
"I advise you not to do this." Kyle reached out and pressed on the album, "This is for your own good. Grindelwald probably doesn't like the contents inside to be seen by a third person, even if that person is his most loyal subordinate.
"If you want to make sure it's safe, then rest assured, no matter how stupid I am, I wouldn't think that I can kill Grindelwald with just a photo album."
Rozier said nothing.
The same went for Kyle. In fact, he didn't hold the album with much force, and if Rozier insisted, she could easily break free, but she didn't.
After a stalemate for a while, Rozier smiled and said, "Okay, I accept your suggestion."
She put the photo album into a small handbag, then looked up, "Aren't you going to buy me a drink? It's not gentlemanly to let a nearly 100-year-old lady stand in the courtyard outside the gate and talk."
"Oh, it was my negligence." Kyle leaned slightly to the side and extended his hand. "Then Ms. Rozier, can I invite you to lunch?"
"I'd love to." Rozier followed his hand and took two steps forward.
"Where are you taking me?"
"How's Hogsmeade?" Kyle said. "Mrs. Rosmerta of the Three Broomsticks bakes great muffins, and her homemade marmalade is pretty good, too."
"There's no need to run so far." Rosier looked back at the castle behind him. "I heard that the food at Hogwarts is also very special and is made by house-elves. I want to try it."
"It's not that great, just average." Kyle said casually, "Besides, now is a big day for students to take NEWT exams, so it's better for strangers to stay away from the castle."
"What if I must go?" Rozier narrowed his eyes.
"That's fine..." Kyle said calmly, "But if you go now, you'll easily be mistaken for an idle wizard helping students cheat. If you're not careful, you'll be caught by the professors and thrown into the dungeon, which will be a bit embarrassing.
"After all, the Hogwarts dungeon has not been used for a long time, and the environment is really not very good."
"That professor, is that you?"
"Who knows." Kyle shrugged, "It could be other professors."
"Forget it. Since the students have to take exams, I won't disturb them." Rozier said with a smile, turned around and walked towards the school gate.
Kyle followed her.
The two came to the Three Broomsticks in Hogsmeade. Because the school was holding exams, there were very few people here. There were only two wizards sitting at the bar drinking and chatting.
Rozier found a seat near the window and sat down, then turned to look at the quiet street outside.
"Is it okay to talk here?" She said softly, "I don't want to cause him any trouble."
"No problem." Kyle waved his wand.
"And even if you yell at the top of your lungs that Grindelwald is coming here, others will just think you're drunk and won't take it seriously."
"That's true." Rosier laughed at himself. The young wizards nowadays may not know who Grindelwald is.
If it weren't for Dumbledore...
Rozier suddenly shook his head and stopped thinking about it.
At this time, Ms. Rosmerta also delivered the things Kyle ordered.
Two plates of muffins with marmalade, a bottle of butterbeer, and a glass of wine.
"I don't know your taste, but since you go to school at Beauxbatons, you should like wine."
"What a clever kid." Rozier picked up the cup and took a sip.
The taste was average, but thinking that this was England, she gradually accepted it.
British wizards prefer fire whiskey and butter beer, while wine has little sales.
She took another bite of the muffin...it tasted really good, at least Kyle was telling the truth about that.
"Tell me about your plan...about those who covet the Horcruxes." Rosier simply took a few bites and put down his cutlery.
"How do you need me to help you? Or, if you need me to help you make a plan, that's fine too. It's just a small matter anyway, and it's not a big deal."
"This plan is not necessary for the time being." Kyle shook his head. "If no one covets the Horcrux, we don't need to do this."
"Do you really think so?" Rozier twirled the glass in his hand.
"I have done some research in the past few days, and now the news of the Horcrux has spread all over the UK."
"But we haven't received any news."
"That's because you're in Hogwarts." Rosier laughed. "If you were willing to leave this school and go to where those rats gather, you would probably come to a different conclusion."
Kyle frowned.
Come to think of it, he hardly ever left Hogwarts recently.
And when Rozier talked about the rat gathering place, he thought of someone.
Mundungus, a member of the Order of the Phoenix who was out of tune with others, had provided a lot of information that could not be heard in Hogwarts or the Ministry of Magic.
But Mundungus should also know that everyone dislikes him. He has rarely appeared since Dumbledore's funeral.
No wonder he always felt that something was missing, that is, the news from the black market. No wonder Dumbledore asked him to join the Order of the Phoenix.
"But how do you know all this?" Kyle asked with a frown.
"Is it difficult?" Rozier laughed softly. "I just wandered around for two days and basically knew everything I needed to know."
"What do you know?"
"I need a robe from England." Rozier looked at him. "Although your food and wine are terrible, your robes are still good. The styles I had before are a bit outdated."
"I believe in your judgment." Rozier took another sip of wine.
"First of all, there were two people who leaked this matter. They were both members of the Wizengamot who attended the hearing a few days ago."
"But you don't have to worry. Perhaps it's because of the war that just ended, most of the wizards who were capable and ambitious enough to pursue Horcruxes died in Hogwarts, so this news didn't cause much backlash in Britain.
"On the contrary, it caused quite a stir in other countries."
"That's good." Kyle breathed a sigh of relief. As long as they didn't cause trouble at home, he was too lazy to care about other places, and he couldn't care less.
"You are really different from Dumbledore." Rosier looked at him and said suddenly.
"Professor Dumbledore is just too nosy. I don't want to be as tired as him," said Kyle.
"But you really can't just ignore this matter. After all, Voldemort is British." Rosier continued, "Whether they are looking for clues or for some other reason, those people will definitely come here."
"But..." Rozier came forward, "For a small price, I can help you get rid of them. What do you think?"
"No thanks." Kyle refused without hesitation.
Rosier is different from Grindelwald, the price she offers is not so easy to pay.
Besides, they are just a few foreign wizards. The Auror Office of the Ministry of Magic is not just for decoration.
"What a shame," Rozier said softly.
"What else do you know?" Kyle continued, "Grindelwald asked you to help, you can't just tell him the truth."
"I paid you in advance." He pointed to Rosier's handbag, indicating that the photo album was his reward to Grindelwald.
"Of course it's not that simple." Rozier cut a piece of muffin. "While you were still playing house with those little wizards in school, I had already found the culprit who pushed this matter."
"Who is it?"
"What a coincidence! He is an old friend of yours." Rosier thought for a moment, "He once worked with others to revoke Dumbledore's status as the Chief Magician of the International Confederation of Wizards.
"Of course, none of this matters. You can't find him now even if you want to."
"He ran away?"
"Do you think I'll let him get away?" Rozier smiled, very happily.
"You killed him..."
"It's obvious, isn't it?" Rosier flicked his hair. "How weak! Has the International Confederation of Wizards become like this? Such a weak, arrogant, conceited fool can actually judge Dumbledore."
"Well, I am still sincere."
"I don't think so." Kyle raised his head. "Did you kill him out of sincerity? Or was it because of Grindelwald's order?"
Just because the other party had offended Dumbledore, Grindelwald would never let him go.
"We have the same goal, don't we?" Rosier said with a smile, "And don't worry, I found him in Hungary, not in England. Since I came here, I have been abiding by the Wizarding Law."
Kyle took a sip of his Butterbeer.
To be honest, he had never expected that this matter was actually related to the International Confederation of Wizards.
But if you think about it carefully, it's not surprising. There were many unusual things when Dumbledore was expelled.
Voldemort's power and influence are basically in Britain. Even neighboring France is indifferent to his resurrection and doesn't take it seriously at all.
When Dumbledore announced his comeback, Fudge was excited for a moment, but the International Confederation of Wizards also got involved and directly fired him from his position as chief wizard.
What does it matter to them whether Voldemort is dead or alive?
As for helping Fudge, that was even more ridiculous. As the Minister of Magic who still needed Dumbledore's support to stabilize his position, he did not have the face to ask the International Confederation of Wizards to cooperate with him.
So it could be that someone else wanted to take the opportunity to target Dumbledore.
Of course, it seems unnecessary to think about these things now.
Dumbledore didn't care and pretended nothing happened, but Grindelwald was not so narrow-minded.
Kyle glanced at Rozier again.
"Did you find these in the past few days?"
He had just met Grindelwald before the exam and made this agreement with him.
Only a few days had passed, and the attitudes of the leakers, promoters, and wizards from various countries towards Horcruxes were clearly laid out before him.
Is the efficiency a bit too high?
"Is it difficult?" Rozier propped his chin with his fingers, "This matter is actually not as complicated as you think. Everything has a basis. It's just a little troublesome at most.
"It just so happens that we are very good at dealing with this kind of thing, plus a little insignificant coincidence... If I had more people available, I could have come to you earlier."
Kyle kept looking at him as she spoke.
He believed that everything had a traceable path, and it was no surprise that they were good at handling such things, but it was impossible to believe it completely.
Oh, and that one... a tiny coincidence.
Kyle was very suspicious that Rosier initially went to deal with the wizard who had targeted Dumbledore just because of Grindelwald's orders, but he happened to discover that he was also related to the Horcruxes in the process.
Of course, all of this is Kyle's guess, or it may be that Rozier's business ability is really strong.
"Can you tell me about your plan now?" Rozier continued.
"Do you need me to help you deal with those guys who want to come to England? I just took a seventy-year break, and I still like to find something to do.
"Or you can just ask for a list. Since we have worked together before, I can give you a very good discount."
"No, I don't plan to kill them, at least not now." Kyle said after a moment of silence: "And I have already paid the reward, there is no need to pay an additional one."
"But the list is not within the scope of cooperation."
"Then I don't want the list." Kyle said, "I will find someone to spread the news later. You just need to cooperate and lead them to the forest where Nurmengard is. That should be no problem."
"Aren't you afraid that some fish might slip through the net?"
"Don't worry." Kyle said, "Besides, I just want some fish to slip through the net."
Rozier didn't seem to expect Kyle to say that and didn't react for a moment.
What they want is the fish that slip through the net... Why can't she understand what Kyle is saying? ...
(End of this chapter)