MTL - Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 739 Return of property to its original owner

Kyle and Connor stayed at Nico's estate until the end of the Christmas vacation.

During this period, Kangna was exactly like Kyle when he came here for the first time. Once he entered the library, he couldn't get out and wanted to stay in there from morning to night.

 Only when eating, she would come out for a short time at Perenal's request, but it would not exceed an hour.

As for Kyle, it was much simpler. He just wandered around the manor and harmed the alchemy gadgets he was interested in.

To be precise, he took them apart and reassembled them. In two weeks, Kyle dismantled not one hundred but eighty items, and the crime locations included every corner of the manor.

 From the garden to the attic, to the rooms that can be opened, Kyle’s busy figure has been left behind.

Of course, most of these alchemical items were eventually restored to their original state by Kell, with only a few exceptions.

For example, the room on the second floor used for watching operas had a glitch on the ninth day. If anyone came to watch the opera, they would find that a corner on the left side of the room would occasionally flicker, which looked like a poor connection. The same as the light bulb.

 Fortunately, no one else except Kyle went inside in the next few days.

 It went on like this until the last day of the holiday.

 Fortunately, things will be different after today. This time Kyle didn't cause any trouble. After they go back to Hogwarts, he can spend time in beautiful operas as before.

“Christmas gift?” Kangna said doubtfully, “But I have already received it, the book and manuscript...”

Kanna turned her head subconsciously, only to find that Kyle had put the golden box away naturally, without feeling anything wrong at all.

 At this time, Kyle and Kangna had also tied the carriage to Thestrals.

"This is another part." Nico said with a smile, "If others knew that I exchanged a book for a bottle of precious Phoenix potion, they would be laughed at.

 “But it’s still morning, we have plenty of time.” Connor glanced at Kyle suspiciously.

Nico sent the two of them to the garden and watched with a smile as the two men hitched the carriage to the Thestral.

Nico was already a little impatient.

 Her intuition told her that Kyle was definitely hiding something from her.

Perenaar echoed from the side: "And both Kyle and Connor are very good children. I can always feel the unique energy and enthusiasm of young wizards from them. After being with them for a long time, I I always feel that I am a lot younger...at least a hundred years old."

"But…"

Seeing Kyle doing this, Kangna nodded after hesitating for a moment and accepted the box.

Just when Kyle was trying to use some excuse to fool him, Nico had already walked over with small steps.

Kanna wanted to say something else, but was interrupted by Nico.

I don’t know when it started, but every time he saw Kyle, his leisurely and peaceful life would be broken.

"No, Kyle, even if you are a familiar person, it is very rude to leave without saying goodbye." Kangna frowned and said: "Besides, I feel that you are a bit strange, and you seem to want to leave here quickly."

"No, Perenal, you misunderstood." Nico shook his head, "I mean, it's rare that Kyle didn't find some extra things for me to do."

“Especially that guy McPhail, he will definitely spread this matter to everyone.”

 “Yes, Nico.” Kangna said quickly: “Thank you for the invitation this time.”

 “We are all old acquaintances, no need.” Kyle said.

 Before that, the last time he opened the door of the laboratory was ten years ago.

 “Yeah, it’s been a long time since it was so lively here.”

When they met again later, Kyle got him Hufflepuff's golden cup and Slytherin's locket. He had to work for a long time and even missed an important opera performance because of it.

 But these were all done on Nico's own initiative. As he said before, no alchemist could remain calm when faced with the Ravenclaw crown, and the same was true for the gold cup and the locket.

"We'd better get going, you haven't forgotten anything," Kyle said.

 He shook his head and said, "You should take a page from Kyle on this."

 At the beginning, Kyle brought the Ravenclaw diadem. He abandoned all plans and stayed in the laboratory for several months.

 “It’s really rare.”

"Oh well."

 He took out two boxes, one red and one gold. The red one was given to Kangna, and the gold one was given to Kyle.

Nico wished he had never seen those things. It was contradictory, but it was his true thought.

He couldn’t tell Kangna that he demolished Nico’s precious room on a whim... If he heard this, he might not be able to leave today.

 So it’s best to run away as soon as possible while no one notices.

 “Are you ready?”

 Oh, and the most time-consuming and labor-intensive time turner from thousands of years ago is also related to Kyle.

"No, it must be your imagination." Kyle said, "I just...well, I just want to get back to Hogwarts before the dinner."

 Unless he has never seen it.

 “Don’t reject the child, just accept it.”

"No." Kangna shook her head, "But don't we need to say goodbye to Nico and the others?"

Early in the morning that day, Kyle and Connor went to the garden outside, preparing to take the Thestral carriage back to Hogwarts.

"You're welcome." Nico waved his hand, "By the way, this is my Christmas gift to you... Although it's a bit late, it's still in time."

"That's right." Nico said with a smile, "But it's important to remember that you have to open it yourself."

 “Okay, I remember.” Kangna nodded.

 After that, Nico took two steps back and watched with Perenal as they boarded the carriage.

“Goodbye!” Perenal waved his hand, “I remember you guys will graduate next year, and you can be our guests again at any time.”

Kyle and Kangna also poked their heads out of the window in the carriage and waved to them.

Thestrals then spread their wings, slowly lowered their bodies, and then rushed upwards.

 The carriage instantly shot into the sky at a steep angle, flying towards Hogwarts.

Looking down at this time, there is no trace of the manor anymore, only an open space covered with stones can be seen.

"This is the Loyalty Spell, and it is also one of the best defense methods for Nico Manor." Kyle explained: "If there is no one to lead us, we will not be able to find the entrance to the manor even if we turn around and go back."

 “I’ve heard of this,” said Connor.

Kyle had told her before about the special magical protection of Nico Manor, and after seeing the magic there, she didn't find it strange at all.

Not to mention anything else, just that private library can make countless wizards flock to it. If the location here is exposed, there will definitely be a steady stream of troubles coming to your door.

 In this case, some protective magic is necessary.

But they are not in the mood to discuss this topic now.

 After returning to the carriage, the two of them’s eyes fell on the two boxes that Nico had just sent.

“What do you think is inside this?” Kangna looked at the box in her hand and couldn’t help but ask.

 The box is very ordinary, just a common gift package, and it is tied with the same red ribbon. Other than that, there is nothing special about it.

If he appeared in the pile of gifts, Kyle felt that he would definitely not take a second look.

"I don't know." He shook his head and said, "If you want to know, can't you just open it and take a look?" "Can you open it now?" Kangna was still a little nervous.

"Why not." Kyle said, "Nico didn't say you have to go back to Hogwarts to open it."

Kanna thought about it and realized that Nico really didn't say it.

There is still a long way to go to Hogwarts. Connor was so curious that she just thought about it for a moment and then opened the ribbon on the box.

The carriage was eerily quiet for a moment. Kyle even slowed down his breathing and watched Kangna slowly opening the box in her hand.

The box was opened a crack, and just as Kyle was about to get closer to get a closer look, he saw a red light popping out from inside.

The red light was like a flexible snitch, dancing in the small carriage, then turned around suddenly and landed on Kangna's wrist.

By the time Kyle reacted, the red light had disappeared. At the same time, Kangna had a sparkling silver bracelet on her right wrist.

The bracelet is exquisitely shaped, and is a phoenix connected end to end. It is bright silver and only the eyes are red. Kyle recognizes that thing, a magic stone fragment.

"What's this?"

"Nico said that this thing can help me withstand the killing curse twice." Connor said softly.

"Ah? When did he say that?" Kyle took the box curiously and took a look inside.

 The box is empty, without any notes or instructions.

“I heard his voice just now.” Kangna pointed to her ear, “Just when the box was opened.”

"Okay." Kyle didn't pay attention, but said thoughtfully: "It seems that he returned the phoenix potion to you, but in another way."

Kyle paused, suddenly realizing that there was a difference between the two.

The phoenix potion is for resurrection, but the function of the bracelet is for resistance. It is difficult to say which of the two effects is better, but the advantage of the bracelet is obvious...it can be used twice.

“Isn’t an alchemy item that can resist the killing curse a bit too expensive?” Kangna looked at her wrist. The phoenix on it was flying and turning at a slow speed, and it looked like it was coming to life.

"It doesn't matter, Nico doesn't lack this." Kyle said, "And even if you want to, you won't go back now."

"How could it be?" Kangna reached out to take off the bracelet.

However, the originally calm phoenix was now swimming between her fingers at a very fast speed, allowing Kangna to catch it, and then returned to her wrist again.

Kanna tried it several times, and the result was always the same.

 “Ha!” Kyle looked on and couldn’t help laughing.

 “Why are you laughing!” Kangna turned to look at him.

"No, it's nothing." Kyle shook his head. Of course, he couldn't say that Connor looked like a bad seeker just now. She tried to catch the Golden Snitch several times, but all of them slipped away.

"Okay, just keep it." Kyle quickly changed the subject and said: "Anyway, this is made with the things you brought, so it can be considered as returning it to its original owner."

 “But that’s for Nico.”

"It doesn't matter, he should have left some of it." Kyle explained: "If you just carve the magic text, you won't need too much."

Under Kyle's explanation, Kangna gradually accepted this special gift. She opened the window a little, and the sun shone in from the outside and fell on the Phoenix. The original silver color turned into a light golden red. Just like a real phoenix.

 “It’s so beautiful...” Kangna couldn’t move her eyes away.

 Leave aside its ability to resist the killing curse, this look can capture the hearts of countless witches.

"Kyle, I remember that you also learned alchemy from Nico." Kangna asked curiously: "Can you also make such powerful things?"

“Of course.” Kyle nodded, but there was a hint of guilt in his voice.

Kyle was very happy that Kangna believed in him so much, but once he said it, he believed it a bit too much.

  Kyle has been studying alchemy for only a few years, and alchemy is different from the courses in school. It is more like a narrow-mouthed bottle. The further you go in, the greater the unknown territory you can see.

 At this time, it would be a bit overestimating one's ability to touch Cinic.

He even felt that Dumbledore might not be able to make something like this.

But in front of Kangna, he just couldn't admit it. Anyway, there were just the two of them here, and Kyle didn't worry about being exposed at all.

Kanna looked at it for a while and suddenly thought of something.

“By the way, Kyle, what’s your gift? Open it quickly and take a look. Maybe it’s this one too.”

Hearing what Kang Na said, Kyle's heart suddenly became nervous.

 Will Nico give him something like this that can resist the killing curse?

Kyle isn't sure either.

 He took out his golden box, took a deep breath, and untied the straps with some excitement.

 Nothing jumped out of it, and Kyle didn't hear Nico's voice. All signs indicated that this was just an ordinary box.

There was a velvet cushion inside, and a golden object about the size of a small mirror was placed on the cushion.

“What is this, a pocket watch?” Kangna stepped forward, looked at the contents of the box and wondered, “Strange, why does it have five hands?”

"No, it's not a pocket watch," Kyle's expression gradually became serious, "This is a time turner."

 “Time turner?”

"That's right." Kyle said solemnly: "And it's a time turner from a thousand years ago."

He is simply too familiar with this thing. It was because of this that he was able to meet the four giants of Hogwarts in the Chamber of Secrets.

It's just that this thing later broke down, and it was completely broken, so Dumbledore sent it to Nico for repair.

About a few years ago, in order to satisfy the huge magic power required to activate the time turner, Nico came to Hogwarts specially and borrowed his small bottle of Nirvana Ashes.

Kyle changed the position of the time turner in his hand, and through the hollow gaps on both sides, he could clearly see the red light flashing inside.

The Philosopher's Stone...Although it is much smaller, it is still complete. It is a magic stone that can turn stone into gold and make the elixir of life.

 Apparently, after almost four years, Nico finally fixed it!

 But Kyle couldn't figure out why he gave the time turner to himself. Shouldn't it be given to Dumbledore?

 Has Dumbledore already used it?

Kyle thought for a while and shook his head again.

 Probably not... If Dumbledore had used this time turner, he would definitely show it later.

 Whether you are feeling disappointed, happy, or anything else, it must be different from usual.

 But in his memory, Dumbledore has always been like that, nothing has changed.

And judging from the color of the magic stone, there are no traces of use.

This is strange. It is obviously something that Dumbledore cares about, so why would Nico give it to him?

 It doesn’t make sense.

Kyle subconsciously took out the parchment that could contact Nico and wanted to ask clearly.

 But as soon as he lowered his head, he saw a large piece of text popping up out of thin air on the parchment... In addition, from between the lines, he could clearly feel how angry the other party was at this time.

 “What is this?” Kangna looked at the parchment and asked curiously.

“It’s nothing, it’s just the Charms homework during the holiday. I just took it by mistake.” Kyle said, calmly taking the parchment back and putting it at the bottom of the deformed lizard skin bag.

 Forget it, it’s a bit inappropriate now, so I’ll ask again at another time.

 …

 (End of this chapter)