Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 908 Tom’s Multiple Choice Question

 The only advantage of being a professor of ancient runes is probably that he has more time than other professors.

 After the first day of school, Kyle followed the tradition of this class and disappeared into the Hogwarts castle.

Of course, except when eating.

The office assigned to him by Professor McGonagall was like a decoration. There wasn't even a chair in it. It was so empty that Hermione, who came to ask questions, thought she had gone the wrong way.

But this is also an old tradition. After all, when Professor Babling was here, her office also had the same scene.

It is snowing heavily outside, and from time to time there is a banging sound on the black lake... It is the sound of a giant squid slapping the solid ice. In order to scare the students playing on it, it does this every day, and it never tires of doing it.

In the wooden house not far away, Kyle poured two cups of tea and handed them to two identical people opposite.

"So, your memory has been restored?" Kyle looked at the two Draco Malfoys in front of him, "I'm sorry to ask, but which one of you is the real one?"

Kyle had been in the garden before, and only after receiving the letter from Dumbledore did he know that Malfoy had returned from St. Mungo's.

Furthermore, while delivering the letter, Dumbledore also thoughtfully brought two people over.

“It’s him!” ‘Malfoy’ sitting on the left immediately pointed to himself on the right, “I just drank Polyjuice Potion before coming here, and it will probably take more than an hour to recover.”

Malfoy said nothing, but looked at Kyle with a complicated expression.

“Does the deal we made in Knockturn Alley still count?”

"It looks like you've really recovered," Kyle said.

"Yes, I remembered it all," said Malfoy. "And I also know that you did not fulfill your agreement."

"What do you mean..." Kyle raised his eyebrows, "Aren't you already at Hogwarts?"

"But it wasn't you, it was the Dark Lord..." Malfoy said, "He was the one who found a way to get me back to Hogwarts."

"Do you think that a person who has been confirmed as a Death Eater can return to school just by changing his ways?" Kyle laughed.

“Don’t forget, the current principal is Minerva McGonagall. She values ​​the safety of students most and is not as easy to talk to as Dumbledore.

"If I hadn't found Professor Dumbledore to intercede for you, even if the Minister of Magic requested it, she wouldn't have allowed a former Death Eater to enter the school."

Malfoy looked at Kyle without blinking, as if confirming the authenticity of these words.

Kyle looked calm.

  Malfoy's decision to return to Hogwarts was decided after discussion between him and Dumbledore. Dumbledore later convinced Professor McGonagall. No matter how you look at it, he has a share of credit for this.

Kyle didn't speak, nor did Malfoy, and the scene fell into silence for a while.

"I can tell you the mission assigned to me by the Dark Lord." After an unknown amount of time, Malfoy finally spoke, "But you must promise me... No, Dumbledore must promise to rescue..."

"You have no choice." Kyle interrupted Malfoy and did not let him continue.

"Ever since Lady Narcissa Malfoy took you to see Snape, there is no way you can continue to side with the Death Eaters."

"You should be lucky that the mysterious man doesn't know what you have done, otherwise, the drama he played in front of the magic department would have been more realistic."

Kyle naturally knew what Malfoy wanted to say, and naturally wanted to rescue Lucius and Narcissa, but he couldn't agree, not even Dumbledore.

 He ​​was certain that Lucius and Narcissa must be under close guard by Voldemort, and this was also used as a means to threaten Malfoy.

 Rescuing them is basically equivalent to starting a complete war with Voldemort.

Even with Voldemort's character, he would probably kill them directly after discovering that something was wrong.

"I'm begging you, Kyle," Malfoy said. "For the sake of the message I've given you, please help me."

"As long as you agree to help, I will tell you whatever you want to know. I will also ask dad to donate money to the school, even if it is all the property of the Malfoy family..."

Of course he knew that his request was a bit excessive, but now he had no other choice.

The Malfoy family has failed too many times, which has long aroused Voldemort's dissatisfaction. If he fails to complete the task this time, Lucius and Narcissa will undoubtedly die.

 But that task was not something he could complete... In other words, Voldemort didn't want them to live at all.

To be honest, Kyle was a little hesitant.

But at this moment, Dumbledore's voice came from outside.

 “I can promise you.”

 He opened the door and walked in, sat next to Kyle, and asked:

"You want to save Lucius and Narcissa, right?"

"Yes, Professor." Malfoy said. The moment he saw Dumbledore, he decisively abandoned Kyle, and all eyes were focused on the greatest white wizard.

 “Please, Professor.”

"I can promise you," said Dumbledore, "but can you share some news with us? We have been waiting for this."

 “The Dark Lord asked me to kill you.” Malfoy said without hesitation.

Dumbledore looked calm and not too surprised, as if he had already guessed the result.

 Come again?

Kyle raised his eyebrows.

This is not the first time Malfoy has assassinated Dumbledore, but he failed last time. Why did Voldemort think he could do it this time?

It seemed like he really just wanted to find an excuse to kill the Malfoy family.

 When the three of them looked at each other, Cedric on the side was sitting on pins and needles.

 He realized that he had just heard some incredible news.

The mysterious man used Malfoy's parents to threaten him to assassinate Dumbledore, but he turned around and told the news, defected to Hogwarts, and asked Dumbledore to rescue his parents.

And from what Malfoy meant, this was not the first time he had done this. He had also conveyed news to Kyle before.

 Undercover... or double undercover?

 But can I hear this kind of confidential information?

 What if he is accidentally exposed?

Cedric kept squirming. He didn't want to hear it anymore, and he was worried that it would be rude to leave at this time.

"It's okay, Mr. Diggory." Dumbledore seemed to see what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "I trust you completely, just like I trust Kyle."

"That's what it is said." Cedric sighed, "but there are some secrets that others won't know unless you keep your mouth shut."

Legilimency is not a very advanced spell, and Veritaserum is even simpler. He works in the Ministry of Magic, and he really can't guarantee that he will be able to keep the secret.

"It doesn't matter. Only a few people know your identity as a member of the Order of the Phoenix." Dumbledore continued: "The Death Eaters will not care about an ordinary employee who has just graduated from the Ministry of Magic."

 “That’s...okay.” Cedric hesitated for a moment, then sat down with peace of mind.

 And he was really curious about what would happen next.

"Go on, Mr. Malfoy," said Dumbledore. "Tom should know how you are going to kill me. It will be difficult."

"Yes," Malfoy nodded, "so he gave me this."

He took out his wand tremblingly, his eyes full of fear, as if it was a bundle of explosives that might be ignited at any time.

"Um?"

 The moment he saw the wand, Dumbledore's face became serious.

 He bent down and looked carefully at the wand placed on the table.

 “What a terrible black magic.”

 Cedric leaned closer blankly. In his opinion, it was just an ordinary wand.

"This is... my wand." Malfoy said tremblingly: "But it was modified by the Dark Lord... to be able to cast the Avada Kedavra once..."

 “That’s it?” Kyle wanted to laugh a little. .

It’s just a wand that can cast the Death Curse, so it doesn’t seem to be a big deal.

Many Death Eaters know how to cast the Death Curse, but none of them can kill Dumbledore.

 The little help Voldemort gave me was a bit too casual.

"It's different." Dumbledore pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, "If I guess correctly, this kind of death curse will rebound, right?"

 “Yes…yes,” said Malfoy.

 “Bounce?” Kyle asked, “What does that mean?”

"It's very simple." Dumbledore explained: "You can understand it as a combination of the Death Curse and the Iron Armor Curse. If the spell does not kill the opponent, it will automatically rebound to the caster."

Kyle suddenly understood.

"In other words, if Malfoy didn't use this spell to kill you, he would have died himself?" "That's right." Dumbledore laughed, "Tom's method, he wanted me to make a choice , sacrifice yourself, or watch your students die in front of you."

"Besides, he made it very obvious on purpose. I'm sure I can see it." Although Dumbledore was laughing, his voice was colder than the snowy weather outside.

Kyle smacked his lips.

I have to say that Voldemort was very cruel. No wonder Dumbledore was so angry.

Malfoy is a Death Eater, but as long as he returns to school, he will still be a student. With Dumbledore's character, it is impossible for him to watch his students being killed in front of his eyes.

 So even if he knew it was a trap, he would most likely accept the death curse himself.

but…

“Did the mysterious man forget the Phoenix?” Kyle whispered.

Although Fox has just passed through Nirvana, this magical animal cannot die at all, even if it eats the Death Curse.

 At most, the growth cycle has been extended, and it will only be a nestling for one or two more years.

Dumbledore, who was originally furious, was stunned, and his whole person became stiff for a moment.

“Professor, you have forgotten it too.” Kyle glanced at him suspiciously.

"I, of course not." Dumbledore's voice was slightly stiff, "I just... don't want Fawkes to achieve nirvana for me. It's not fair to him."

“Oh, Fox is so lucky.” Kyle curled his lips and said with a smile.

He was now certain that Dumbledore had simply forgotten about Fawkes.

When he was plucking Fox's tail feathers and knitting wool socks, he was not polite at all, but now he is more polite. Is this reasonable?

"That's right, Tom has indeed forgotten the Phoenix." Dumbledore changed the subject abruptly.

“He is the most staunch pure-blood wizard and even looks down on all half-blood and Muggle wizards, let alone magical animals.

“In Tom’s eyes, except for snakes, whether they are phoenixes, fire dragons, or caterpillars, they are all classified as beasts.”

 “Hmm,” Kyle said perfunctorily and said nothing more.

"Then let's continue the topic." He looked at Malfoy again, "The task assigned to you by the mysterious man is to use the Death Curse on Dumbledore when he is alone, right?"

 Malfoy nodded.

The reason why he thought this task was impossible was that Dumbledore couldn't sacrifice himself to save him.

 Because this is human nature.

Given the choice between Dumbledore, Voldemort's only rival, and Malfoy, a expelled Death Eater, everyone knows what to choose.

Even Malfoy’s own answer is not so firm.

 In his opinion, this was Voldemort trying to kill him.

“Let me ask a digression.” Kyle said, “Is this really a strategy thought up by the mysterious person?”

"I, I don't know." Malfoy shook his head, and then said: "But when he found me, there was another person beside him."

 “Who is it?”

 “Oren,” Malfoy said.

 It is indeed him...

Kyle rubbed his forehead.

Ever since he knew what happened to Malfoy, he knew that there must be some trace of Oren in it.

 Look at those people.

Voldemort, whose soul was cut into pieces, Barty Crouch Jr., was controlled and imprisoned by the Imperius Curse for a long time, and most of the remaining people were tortured in Azkaban for more than ten years.

 No one has a normal brain, and only Oren is an exception.

 But... Oren should know that Dumbledore has a phoenix by his side.

Kyle rubbed his forehead.

At this time, Malfoy, who wanted to provide more clues, added:

“He is a recent Death Eater, but he is highly regarded by the Dark Lord. His status among the Death Eaters has even surpassed that of my father.”

"He is now a well-known Death Eater, and his status must be higher than Lucius's." Kyle whispered.

Malfoy opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.

 It seems to be true, but why do I always feel that something is wrong?

"The only thing Malfoy can do now is to provide funds to Voldemort." Kyle continued: "Whenever your underground vault is empty, Malfoy will be completely useless."

"No, it's not. My dad just...had to..." Malfoy said.

"Were you forced to give Ginny the mysterious man's diary?" Kyle sneered, "And the attack at the Quidditch World Cup was also forced by someone else?"

  Forget it about Malfoy, but Lucius Kyle really didn't want to care. If Dumbledore hadn't suddenly appeared just now, he would never have agreed to Malfoy's request.

As he said just now, Malfoy had no choice at all. Having betrayed Voldemort, he had only one choice, especially after recovering his memory.

 Recovering his memory means being seen by Voldemort. Even if he is lucky enough to complete the assassination mission, Voldemort will not let go of someone who betrayed him.

 So Malfoy couldn't hide it, he could only tell the mission, there was no second option.

What a pity...Dumbledore came at the wrong time.

The scene fell into silence again.

 Fortunately, at this time, Cedric's body began to gradually change back to his own, which finally broke the deadlock.

Because Cedric is taller, Malfoy's robes are tight on him, making him look quite happy.

Dumbledore took advantage of the situation and made his robes a little bigger.

"Then, that's all for today." He sighed softly, "I'm glad you can tell us this, Mr. Malfoy..."

"Wait, Crabbe and Goyle should know this too, and..."

 He paused, his eyes struggling.

"what else?"

"No, it's nothing." Malfoy seemed to have made a decision, and took a deep breath and said: "You'd better look at Crabbe. He has changed a lot, which makes me feel a little strange. Just like those crazy food The Dead Apostles are exactly the same."

"We will, thank you for the reminder, Mr. Malfoy." Dumbledore smiled: "I will find you again if necessary, but now, you should go back to the castle to prepare for the afternoon lessons, and remember not to be late.

"Oh, by the way, you need to talk to Mr. Diggory before that. He will tell you what has happened recently."

 “I see, Professor,” said Malfoy.

 He stood up and left the cabin, and Cedric quickly chased after him.

 “I’ve been pretending to be you lately.”

“There are not many things to pay attention to. There is only a little girl who always greets you, but I don’t know her, so I keep pretending not to notice.”

"And Crabbe and Goyle, they passed out in the Slytherin common room before I came here. You'd better come up with a decent excuse... they're really difficult to deal with."

 …

 The voices of the two people gradually disappeared.

Kyle looked at Dumbledore and said, "Professor, have you really agreed to Malfoy's request?"

"Ah, yes," Dumbledore said. "His request is reasonable, isn't it? And the news he brought is important enough that, in a sense, it saved my life."

"No, I mean, it's difficult to do." Kyle shook his head, not paying attention to the meaning of Dumbledore's words.

　　It was Dumbledore who agreed to save people. It had nothing to do with him and he didn't bother to care.

“The mysterious man will not let Lucius and Narcissa appear again, we have no idea where they are.

"Since you promised Malfoy, it would be very embarrassing if you couldn't complete it."

"I didn't think of that..." Dumbledore said, "But I have another way that should keep them alive."

 “What can be done?”

"Mr. Malfoy has completed the task." Dumbledore blinked, "At that time, Tom should be in need of manpower, so he will naturally let Lucius and Narcissa go."

 …

 (End of this chapter)