Chapter 73 The First Snow at Hogwarts

After a period of time, Kyle became more and more interested in night walks, which are beneficial to physical and mental health. In recent weeks, he has been running out every night, more frequently than Fred and George.

This may also be related to the twins' recent experience.

The pile of moon dung they brought back with great effort was, as expected, a waste.

No one among the young wizards wanted it.

The relevant stores in Diagon Alley did not accept it.

But the twins were unwilling to let it go. In the end, no one knew what was wrong with them. They actually went to the greenhouse and wanted to sell the batch of goods to Professor Sprout at a low price.

As expected, their night walk was discovered, and the consequences were very serious.

Professor Sprout only took a glance and knew where the things in their hands came from.

With so many, it could only be from the Forbidden Forest.

And Professor Sprout was naturally very clear about the time of collecting moon dung.

It would be fine to go to the Forbidden Forest at night, but they dared to show off in front of the professor?

Even Professor Sprout, who was as gentle as he was, couldn't stand this blatant provocation, and he took them directly to Professor McGonagall's office.

Although the twins tried their best to explain that they picked them up near Hagrid's pumpkin patch, no one believed them.

Because Hagrid was busy with other things at that time and hadn't taken care of the pumpkin patch for a long time.

Professor McGonagall was disappointed and angry, and directly punished them to clean the bathroom for a week.

Filch even wanted to move his office next to Gryffindor Tower to keep an eye on them all the time.

But this made it convenient for Kyle.

After Mikkel and Ryan fell asleep, Kyle quietly got up from the bed and tiptoed out of the common room.

After putting on the silver-green scarf as usual, Kyle took out his wand and tapped it lightly on his forehead.

"Apparition."

A cold feeling quickly spread from the top of his head, as if he had been poured with a basin of ice water.

Then, Kyle's body showed the same color and pattern as the wall behind him.

Disillusionment spell.

Kyle has been studying this spell since he came back from the Forbidden Forest last time.

Although the invisibility cloak is convenient and easy to use, it also has many disadvantages. If you are not careful or walk too fast, your feet may be exposed.

In comparison, the Disillusionment spell is more useful.

It's just that this spell is a bit troublesome. It took him three days to get started, and the color of his body is not smooth enough when it changes with the environment.

Fortunately, Hogwarts Castle is pitch black at night, and this small flaw has no effect.

After everything was ready, Kyle came to the door of the library on the second floor with ease.

This is his recent night tour place.

He likes to read books, but some books are not suitable for reading during the day. It is interesting to read them alone in the dark.

The door of the library was closed, and a large brass lock was hung between the two doors.

Kyle took out the master key and turned it gently to fix the brass lock. Then he carefully pushed open a crack and squeezed into the library sideways.

The library was dark and eerie at night.

"Fluorescent light."

Kyle held his wand and walked through rows of bookshelves until he came to the back half of the library, and then stopped in front of a sign.

The three words "Restricted Books" on the sign looked very tempting.

Kyle carefully stepped over the rope that separated these books from other books, and used the light from his wand to read the titles.

In order to prevent being discovered or any accidents, Kyle was very particular when choosing books.

Any books with pictures on the cover (including but not limited to portraits, magical animals, various symbols...) are not allowed.

No books with nothing on the cover.

No books that are thick and large.

No books with strange marks.

No books that look too old... This is mainly because I am afraid that they will be damaged when I turn the pages, and it will be troublesome if they cannot be restored.

Kyle walked through the restricted books area for a long time, and when he walked to the sixth row of bookshelves, he pulled out a black book with gold-stamped cursive letters from it.

The book was very thin, and the cursive characters on the cover had peeled off a lot. Kyle could only barely recognize the meaning of the last two words.

"Exploration..."

This is it.

After choosing the book, Kyle sat on the floor just like he did the last few times he came, and slowly read it after opening it.

Compared with ordinary books, the contents of the forbidden books area are generally much more obscure. When he encounters something he can't read or understand, Kyle will copy it down with the shorthand quill pen he carries with him.

Although this method is much more troublesome than using the copy spell directly, it is safer.

Who knows if there are any strange restrictions on these books? For the sake of safety, it is better not to cast spells on them.

...

When Kyle left the library, it was already two hours later.

On the way back, Kyle unexpectedly met Peeves, but he was protected by the Disillusionment Charm and the other party did not find him.

The next morning, Kyle, who originally planned to sleep until 8:50 before getting up, was pulled out of bed by his two roommates at 7:30.

"Wake up, Kyle, wake up!"

Without caring about Kyle's reaction, the two men pulled him out of bed without saying anything, and then each dragged him by one arm to the window.

"Look, it's snowing!"

Mikel opened the window without any precaution, and a cold wind mixed with snowflakes hit Kyle directly on the face.

"hiss……"

Kyle shivered and lost all sleep in an instant.

Kyle rubbed his face, feeling that this scene looked familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere.

"Let's go out and have a look!" Mikel said excitedly: "This is the first snow in Hogwarts."

Kyle shook his head in denial.

What's so good about snow? It's better to take a nap while you have this time. He slept very late yesterday, and today is not the weekend. What if he gets sleepy during class.

But Mikel and Ryan don't think so.

They kept urging Kyle to wash up and change clothes as if he didn't want to leave.

"This is the first snow we have experienced since arriving at Hogwarts, it is very meaningful!"

Mikel said: "Sleeping now is too wasteful. There will be plenty of time to catch up on sleep in the History of Magic class later."

"Yes, today's first lesson is History of Magic."

Thinking of this, Kyle stopped insisting, changed his clothes and walked out of the dormitory with them.

In just one night, the snow on the ground reached more than a foot thick.

When they came to the open space outside Hogwarts Castle, there were already many people here.

Kyle also saw Fred and George, who were making snow lions in the clearing with a few Gryffindors...?

Well, in theory, what they piled up should be lions, but they are a bit ugly and look a lot like a Philobub caterpillar doing yoga.