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A little while later, Fred and George arrived, making the compartment feel a bit crowded.
"Why can't Hogwarts get the train to have bigger compartments?" Fred couldn't help but complain.
"I heard the prefects' compartments are bigger and more comfortable," George said with a smile. "Unfortunately, none of us are prefects."
"Speaking of which, Percy will be a prefect next year, right?" Kyle suddenly said.
Fred frowned, as if Kyle hadn't mentioned Percy, but rather the cancellation of next year's Quidditch matches.
"I hate to admit it, but it's probably true,"
George said. "I bet if that's the case, Percy will probably be wearing that prefect badge for the entire holiday."
As he spoke, he stuck a Chocolate Frog card to his chest and, imitating Percy, walked around in the corridor outside the compartment.
The comical actions and exaggerated facial expressions made everyone burst into laughter.
The Weasley brothers had never disappointed when it came to livening up the atmosphere.
The group played a few more rounds of popping and exploding, and Cho brought up the notice again, asking if they couldn't use any magic during the holidays.
"Actually, you can, but you have to make sure there's an adult wizard nearby,"
Fred explained. "That way, the Ministry of Magic won't know who's using the spell."
Cho frowned. "Then let's forget about it."
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The train passed through more and more towns, and Kyle and the others took off their wizarding robes and put on jackets and short-sleeved shirts.
Finally, the train stopped at Platform 9 ¾ of King's Cross Station.
To avoid attracting the attention of Muggles, a withered old guard stood at the partition wall, allowing only two or three people to leave the platform at a time.
Fortunately, there weren't many people on the train this time, and Kyle and his group quickly passed through the partition after saying goodbye to Conna.
Kanna didn't need to leave the station because she was taking the Knight Bus home.
The group headed towards the exit back to the Muggle world.
Cho's father had come to pick her up; he was a kind-faced Asian man who greeted Kyle and his friends warmly and invited them to visit his home during the summer holidays.
However, Kyle noticed a hint of wariness in his eyes, especially when he was facing him and Cedric.
"Kyle, run!"
At that moment, Ginny, the Weasley's youngest sister, suddenly ran over. She looked at Kyle and said urgently, "Did you get into trouble at school? Mom's been very angry all the way here. You'd better run, or it'll be too late."
"Thank you for reminding me, Ginny," Kyle said quietly, ruffling the little girl's hair. "But it's too late now."
Just as Ginny called his name, Mrs. Weasley stormed over angrily.
"Brother, good luck to you."
"We'll remember you forever."
Fred and George jumped aside without any sense of loyalty, their expressions suggesting they were waiting to see a good show.
"You actually went to the Forbidden Forest with a dark wizard!" Mrs. Weasley came to Kyle's side and said angrily, "Do you know how dangerous that was?"
Behind her followed a serious-looking Diana.
Kyle decisively lowered his head and said, "I was wrong, and I promise I won't do it again!"
As he spoke, he quickly pulled out the prepared report card from his pocket.
"No matter what you pull out, don't think you can get away with this. To do something so dangerous, you…"
Mrs. Weasley glanced at the report card and couldn't say anything more to reproach him.
A perfect score…a perfect score…
almost every subject was a perfect score, the only one that was deducted was by just one point. Even Bill has never achieved such a result.
"Merlin…" Mrs. Weasley wiped her hands on her clothes and carefully took the report card.
"Kyle, you'll definitely become a prefect and head boy soon!" Mrs. Weasley said with a look of satisfaction.
Then she looked up at the Weasley brothers beside her and said, "Where are your report cards? Let me see them."
Fred and George's smiles froze on their faces. They wanted to say they had lost their report cards, but they knew that if they did, Mrs. Weasley would definitely write to Hogwarts.
But if they showed them now…they couldn't guarantee they would leave King's Cross Station alive.
Seeing the two of them standing there motionless, Mrs. Weasley's eyes began to harden.
"Mom, our report cards are in the suitcase," Fred said quickly. "It's not convenient here, we'll get them for you when we get home."
"We also have newspapers in the suitcase, what if Muggles see them?"
Mrs. Weasley looked at the crowd of people around her, thought about it and realized it made sense, so she didn't insist.
"Then let's go home now."
At this moment, Kyle also walked up to Diana.
Although Diana's expression was serious, she didn't scold him like Mrs. Weasley had.
Her gaze fell on Kyle's fingers, and she asked, "How many times did you use it?"
Kyle knew she was asking about the number of times he Apparition had been used, and he raised his hand and said, "Once."
There were originally three crescent moons on the ring, but now one was missing.
Diana's expression softened considerably. If it was only used once, it meant that the situation wasn't too bad.
Kyle asked somewhat nervously, "Can this be replaced?"
He remembered that Diana had mentioned in her previous letter that if she didn't want to take the train, she could use Apparition to go home directly.
To be so extravagant as to use it as a means of transportation, it must be reusable.
Just as he had thought.
Diana nodded. "Sure, but it'll be a bit of a hassle, it'll take a week."
Kyle breathed a sigh of relief. A week wouldn't be a problem, a month would be fine too, since he didn't need it now.
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Just like on the way there, Mr. Weasley drove the car with the Extension Charm, taking everyone back to St. Catchpoll Village.
On the way, Fred and George's smiles vanished, as if the car wasn't taking them home, but to the execution ground.
Back at the Burrow, Percy immediately pulled out his report card; unsurprisingly, he was first in his fourth year.
Mrs. Weasley happily hugged him. She probably would have been even happier if she hadn't seen Kyle's grades.
Then she looked at Fred and George...
Kyle stood to the side, arms crossed, somewhat anticipating what was to come, but at that moment, Diana pulled him away.
On the way home, two screams suddenly rang out, loud and clear, echoing for a long time over Ottery St. Catchpole.
[End of the chapter]