Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

 Chapter 840 Ariana

In Godric's Hollow at night, Dumbledore and Grindelwald eloped...well, that is, they made a blood pact privately in the barn, and then ran away.

On the top of the attic of Dumbledore's house, a teenage girl was struggling to climb out of the window and reach the roof on her hands and knees.

“What were you wearing just now?” She walked next to Kyle and asked curiously again: “Why couldn’t I see you just now?”

"Invisibility cloak, also called invisibility cloak." Kyle said, "A small prop that can prevent others from seeing you."

 He took the invisibility cloak and put it on Ariana's shoulders. The little girl immediately screamed in surprise.

 “Ah, it’s really gone.”

Then she quickly covered her mouth and looked at a window next to her in panic. She breathed a sigh of relief when she found that there was no movement there, and continued to look at the missing half of her body curiously.

"What's wrong?" Kyle also turned his head. If he guessed correctly, that should be Aberforth's room...

"No, it's nothing." Ariana shook her head quickly and lowered her voice: "We'd better keep our voices down, otherwise we'll wake up Brother Aberforth. He's scary when he's angry."

"It doesn't matter." Kyle said with a smile, and he took out a scream book from his pocket.

This is a product of Weasley's Wizarding Wheezes, imitating the gadgets in the restricted section of the library. As soon as it was opened, a piercing scream came from inside.

Ariana was frightened and turned around to run to the attic.

But soon she discovered that Aberforth, who would wake up immediately at the slightest movement, still had no intention of turning on the lights in his room.

Ariana suddenly panicked.

“Don’t worry, he’s fine, he just can’t hear the sound from our side.” Kyle explained hurriedly.

"Can't you hear it?" Ariana turned her head in confusion, "Why can't you hear it? Brother Aberforth's ears are so good."

“Close your ears and listen to the spell.” Kyle said softly, “It’s a very practical and simple magic that you can do too.”

 While saying this, Kyle had been observing Ariana.

After hearing "magic", a faint black mist appeared on her shoulders for no reason, which was quite conspicuous even at night, but she herself did not seem to notice the change in herself.

 "Can I... too?" Ariana asked in confusion,

"Yes, you are a witch, of course." Kyle continued, with some kind of bewitchment in his voice.

This time, there was obvious resistance in Ariana's eyes, her expression became dazed, and the black mist on her shoulders became more obvious, even spreading to her arms.

 The black mist drifted away and fell on the roof tiles, which immediately turned into powder.

 This is the obscurus.

Kyle felt nervous.

Without exception, the Obscurials are very resistant to the use of magic and their identity as wizards, and will subconsciously reject all related topics.

At this time, Ariana has reached the critical point. Kyle believes that if he says any more about magic, the black mist will instantly break the shackles of Ariana's body and rush over to tear her into pieces.

But this was Kyle's intention, and he had already gotten the answer he wanted.

 Ever since he came here, he had thought about checking on Ariana's condition.

 She is Dumbledore's heart... Dumbledore doesn't even care about the wizarding world and Voldemort, and he wants to come back, which is enough to explain the problem.

If you don't do anything, I'm afraid Dumbledore will not leave him easily, even if he is here to save him.

 Although this meeting was unexpected and the location was a bit hasty, in a sense, it was just right.

There is no one else here, the most astute Dumbledore and Grindelwald have left, leaving only Aberforth, who has just entered fifth grade.

As long as Kyle wanted to, no matter what he did, Aberforth would never find out.

If he waits for Grindelwald to come back, it will not be so easy for him to contact Ariana again.

 So after a brief thought, he said those words to Ariana.

Through simple testing, Kyle discovered that Ariana's situation was not that bad, or that it was much better than he thought.

 Before coming here, Kyle specifically searched for information about the Obscurials and wrote to Newt to ask.

There is an Obscurus in Newt's box. He himself has studied this thing for a long time. According to him, when the Obscurial comes into contact with anything related to magic, it is likely to cause magical riots.

 But Ariana was different. When Kyle mentioned magic for the first time, she only showed slight resistance. She was even sober. If the subject was changed at that time, nothing would happen.

Even though Kyle was a little bolder the second time and directly revealed her identity as a witch, Ariana was still able to control her emotions and hold on to prevent Obscurus from running out.

If this situation goes one step further and she completely accepts her identity, Ariana will be able to perfectly control Obscurus and make it become her help instead of a threat.

But this kind of thing is very difficult. Currently, there is only one person who can do it...well, it cannot be said that it is currently. Judging from the current time, that person has not been born yet.

To be precise, it should be decades later, but what is interesting is that the person who can control Obscurus is also named Dumbledore.

There are only a handful of Obscures, but two of them are Dumbledore. Is it a coincidence?

 There was more and more black mist on Ariana's body. Kyle shook his head and did not continue to think about it. He turned the wand slightly with the hand behind his back, and magic words began to flash around.

 Then, Kyle took out a handful of candies with his other hand and handed them to Ariana.

“I just said nonsense. Do you want to eat some candy? It’s very sweet.”

There was no response. Ariana was already in an unconscious state. She was probably trying to suppress Obscurus and couldn't hear what he said.

But Kyle doesn’t need it either.

 He opened a box, and a yellow bee buzzed in the sky and suddenly got into Ariana's half-open mouth.

The unique sweetness of raspberries began to spread rapidly. Miraculously, the black fog on Ariana's body became lighter and lighter, and her dull, unfocused eyes became clear again.

This method of suppressing the outbreak of Obscurus was also provided by Newt and was written in "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them".

According to his theory, most Obscurials' magical outbursts are due to out-of-control emotions, but sweet things can soothe this situation very well, especially since most Obscurials are children, using sugar to solve the problem is even more effective.

Of course, this method is limited to the fact that the opponent has not completely exploded. If Obscurus runs out, it will be useless even if the entire candy store is moved here.

 Soon, the black fog disappeared.

“It’s so delicious.” Ariana squinted her eyes happily, as if she had completely forgotten what happened just now, “Brother Aberforth also brings me these little bees every time he comes, they are so delicious.

"But it will take a long time for him to come back, and I can't bear to eat it."

“It’s okay, you can open it up and eat it this time.” Kyle said with a smile, and took out more candies until the small roof was filled with various colorful packaging boxes.

Ariana's eyes widened. She had never seen so many candies. Even her brother Aberforth, who loved her the most, only brought her two or three boxes every time he came back from vacation. Even if he saved on eating, he would only bring her one. The moon is gone.

 But what Kyle brought out, Ariana could eat for half a year.

 “I, I can’t have…”

Although she was shocked inside, Ariana's character still made her shake her head and reject Kyle's kindness.

"It doesn't matter, just treat it as a greeting gift." Kyle put all the candies into a bag with a traceless stretching spell, and threw it directly into the attic where she was located through the window. He just discovered that Ariana was very responsive to magic, but she was not averse to such simple magic items... When she saw the invisibility cloak, she had no reaction at all.

Maybe it's because her senses are different. After all, the appearance of magic items is no different from ordinary items... It may also be that she has been locked up all the time and has limited knowledge, so she doesn't know what it is.

As for the specific reason, Kyle couldn't tell. After all, he didn't know much about Obscurus. He could ask Newt when he got back.

 “…Thank you,” Ariana said.

This was the first time that someone other than Aberforth gave her a gift, and it was something as precious as candy.

 For Ariana, who has been locked up at home, candy is the most precious thing.

 “You’re welcome.” Kyle smiled. It's just a little candy, you just have to buy more.

 “Do you know my brother?” Ariana asked suddenly.

 “Which one do you mean?”

“Brother Albus.” Ariana glanced at the barn, “Weren’t you just looking at him?”

 “Do you know where he is?”

"I can see him and another boy." Ariana said, "They have been in that barn recently. I can feel that Brother Albus was very happy at that time. Are you also their friend? ?”

"Well, I think we know him." Kyle thought for a while and said, "But the Albus I know may not be the same person you think."

Ariana tilted her head, obviously not understanding what Kyle meant.

　　They are both obviously Albus Dumbledore, so how could they not be the same person?

Kyle didn't explain it either. If he had to explain the principle of the time turner to a teenage witch, she probably wouldn't have been able to understand it even if it was a day ago.

 Fortunately, Ariana did not dwell on this issue. She was happy that someone could chat with her and give her precious candies, but at the same time, she felt a little uneasy.

 Ariana looked at Kyle, as if she had made a lot of determination, and asked, "Aren't you... afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid of you?" Kyle was stunned for a moment and asked.

Ariana blinked and shook her head again, her voice soft and soft, "I don't know, but many people are afraid of me. Brother Aberforth said that I can't leave the room, otherwise I will scare others and be imprisoned." A terrible place...no one else came to see me, you were the first one."

 “Hmm… maybe I’m braver.” Kyle said vaguely.

 He knew that Aberforth was right.

Once the Obscurial is discovered, he will be taken to St. Mungo's for close supervision and is not allowed to leave or visit. It can be said that except for the absence of dementors, it is almost the same as Azkaban.

But no one can say that this approach is wrong. The Obscurus is too unstable. Once it breaks out, it will be a devastating disaster for the people around it.

 After a brief silence, the dark window next to him suddenly lit up.

 Ariana was startled.

"Brother Aberforth is awake. If he finds me leaving the attic, he will definitely scold me." She began to climb into the attic in a hurry.

After leaning half of his body in, he suddenly remembered something and reluctantly took off the invisibility cloak hanging on his body and put it on the eaves.

 Compared with candy, she prefers this magical dress that can prevent others from seeing her. With it, she may be able to leave the attic and go outside.

 But it is someone else’s thing after all, and she can’t take it even if she likes it.

"Will you come again?" Ariana asked cautiously. She liked people to chat with her, but her brothers were too busy. Kyle was the first stranger who was willing to chat with her in so many years.

Kyle was silent for a moment and nodded.

 After getting the answer she wanted, Ariana retracted her head happily.

Not long after Ariana returned to the pavilion, Aberforth's voice came.

 “Who’s there?” He stuck his head out, holding the wand in his hand, and looked out the window fiercely, but there was no one on the roof at this time.

“Damn it, it must be the cats nearby, why can’t they go elsewhere to find food.” Aberforth cursed and closed the window.

 It wasn’t until the lights went out again that Kyle came out of the corner.

The reason why Aberforth could hear the movement was naturally because he secretly canceled the ear-blocking spell.

 He did not dare to say too much to Ariana. In the short period of time just now, he had thought several times about whether he could do anything.

 But the problem is that Ariana's death is a fact that has happened, and it is precisely because of this incident that Dumbledore was stimulated and made him finally wake up and know what he should do.

 In other words, if Ariana had not died, there was a high probability that Dumbledore would have embarked on the same path as Grindelwald.

Perhaps he will wake up later, but no one knows when that will be and what will happen in the meantime, and by that time, there will probably be no Principal Dumbledore.

 So Kyle was very torn between how to successfully bring Principal Dumbledore back, and how to maintain the original history... These two completely opposite paths made his mind confused.

Kyle didn't dare to continue the conversation, so he could only end the topic temporarily in this way, preparing to wait until he saw Dumbledore.

If he guessed correctly, Dumbledore should be arriving soon after the blood pact is completed.

As for why he promised Ariana to come back to her later, Kyle didn’t know. Anyway, he agreed by accident. Now that he thinks about it, he still regrets it.

 Forget it, go back and have a good sleep first.

Kyle rubbed his forehead, did not look back, and returned to the Valley Bar as quickly as possible.

 …

The next day, Kyle was woken up by a burst of yelling from downstairs. It was Aberforth. He was using extremely vicious language, cursing Dumbledore and Grindelwald for leaving without saying goodbye.

The bar owner gave him a glass of mead for the first time, but it failed to suppress his anger.

Kyle walked around him and came outside the bar.

He stayed in the barn during the day while Dumbledore and Grindelwald went to the southern highlands. Naturally, no one came here. He could wait here peacefully without worrying about being discovered.

 Unfortunately, he waited until evening that day and had no results. Dumbledore still didn't come.

The same was true for the next few days. During the day, Kyle would come to the barn, and in the evening he would go to the top of the attic of Dumbledore's house as promised to chat with Ariana.

Most of the time, Ariana was talking. She would share things about her two brothers with Kyle, and Kyle would listen quietly. Until he felt more comfortable, he would deliberately make some noise.

It was just pitiful for Aberforth. He was woken up once every night in the middle of the night. He even went to the nearby woods angrily, preparing to teach the cats and cats there... at least let them know that they would go to other people's roofs every night. Running is a very rude behavior.

But the result... He seemed to have overestimated his own abilities and underestimated Mao Nizi. He stormed into the forest menacingly and limped out of it. Apparently, he was taught a lesson by Mao Nizi in turn.

Luckily, that night, the 'Cat Civet' didn't visit their roof again.

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 (End of this chapter)