“and many more.”

“If you keep talking nonsense, I will take you away too.” The Auror said impatiently.

“You misunderstood.” Tom smiled awkwardly, “What I meant was that I have to take care of the shop and I really can’t spare the time to go to the Ministry of Magic. How about this, you can just give me half, and the remaining half of the bounty can be regarded as my invitation to everyone to have a drink at the Leaky Cauldron.”

“Oh?”

The Auror’s eyes flickered, and he turned sideways, intentionally or unintentionally blocking the sight of the other Aurors, and asked in a low voice: “Are you sure? That’s fifty Galleons.”

“It’s a lie to say I’m reluctant.” Boss Tom smiled. “You guys came to save me so quickly, I’m grateful. Fifty Galleons is just to make friends. And if that person has any accomplices, it would be very dangerous for me as the informant. I’ll have to trouble you again then.”

“You can rest assured. We Aurors will never let such dangerous guys go unpunished.” The Auror also smiled. He turned to the others and said, “You, take the person back. I have something else to confirm.”

Although this behavior was not in compliance with regulations, since the superior had spoken, they had no choice but to take their people and leave.

Afterwards, the Auror who stayed behind went to Gringotts not far away. When he came out again, he had a bag in his hand.

He handed the bag to Boss Tom. Neither of them spoke, but their eyes flickered as they reached some kind of agreement.

After all the Aurors left, Diagon Alley gradually returned to its previous bustle. The freshmen continued to buy various items they needed for the start of school, and no one cared about the shop that had closed its doors again.

The owner of the shop seemed to be in a hurry. After closing the door, he went straight to the Leaky Cauldron.

They had to run away because the person they took away was a fake.

The Aurors might not care about Willy Tom, but if it involves their own Galleons, they will definitely take it more seriously than anyone else.

If it was any later, I might not be able to escape.

……

Sure enough, not long after, the Aurors who had just left came back again. This time they were even faster than before. No matter who blocked their way, they would be pushed away ruthlessly.

Passersby who didn’t know what was going on looked at the scene curiously and discussed in low voices what was happening.

The leading Auror arrived in front of the closed store, took out his wand without saying a word, and blew the door open.

There was a loud bang, which startled everyone.

But looking at the scene in the store, the leading Auror’s face turned pale and red.

Because it was completely emptied, there was not even a piece of parchment left of the goods that were previously filled inside.

“You bunch of rubbish.” Flames seemed to burst out from his head, and he roared, “No one noticed that the prisoner had been Transfigured. Is this how you work as Aurors? Rubbish!”

You clearly didn’t notice it, so why are you putting all the blame on them… Everyone thought to themselves, but no one dared to say anything.

“Go find him for me!” the leading Auror shouted angrily, “Even if you have to dig up the ground, you must find that damn liar for me. I want to lock him up with the Dementors forever!”

The Aurors dispersed quickly.

But they were destined to be disappointed.

Because at this time, the ‘Boss Tom’ they were looking for had used the door key and came to Romania thousands of miles away.

Dumbledore looked at the stranger who suddenly appeared and immediately became nervous.

“Who are you!” He took out his wand and pointed it at the person who came.

“Don’t be nervous Professor, it’s me.”

Dumbledore was stunned for a moment. At this time, there was only one person who called him professor.

“Kyle?”

“It’s me,” Kyle said.

“Hmm… it should be about the same.”

As soon as ‘Boss Tom’ finished speaking, his body began to change. His belly disappeared and short black hair grew on his head.

“Kyle,” Dumbledore was even more confused, “What have you been doing?”

“Oh, a small problem, it’s been solved.” Kyle, who had returned to his original appearance, smiled and said, “I can’t help it. Someone was too enthusiastic and insisted on giving me a large sum of Galleons. I really couldn’t refuse.”

Insist on sending Galleons?

Dumbledore didn’t believe a word of what Kyle said.

He has gained some fame in the past few years and has made countless friends, so why doesn’t anyone give him Galleons?

He was sure that Kyle was hiding something from him.

And the way he looked just now, he must have drunk Polyjuice Potion, but what happened that made Kyle disguise himself as someone else?

Dumbledore was very curious, but Kyle’s words made him give up the idea of ​​asking further questions.

“Professor, it’s time for us to go back. You must be eager to see Ariana.”

“Okay.” Dumbledore came over immediately.

Whatever Kyle did, it wasn’t as important as seeing Arianna again.

Kyle took out the golden pocket watch and pulled out a long golden chain from the top.

The chain was long enough to hold him and Dumbledore together.

Then Kyle began to move the pointer, and the Philosopher’s Stone emitted a red light, covering the pointer.

Compared to when they came, this red light seemed a lot dimmer, but there should be no problem taking the two of them back.

Hmm…it should be fine.

“Here it is.” Kyle let go of the pointer after he moved it to the correct position.

The red light on the time-turner began to spread, extending rapidly from one end of the chain to the other, and Dumbledore and Kyle were also enveloped in the red light.

The figures of the two people began to fade slowly, and soon disappeared completely from the spot.

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 852 Return

Even though he had experienced this once before, Kyle still felt a wave of discomfort after the time-turner started working.

It was as if all sounds had disappeared, and only a buzzing sound could be heard in his ears. Everything in front of him turned into a blurry picture made up of various colors. He could now only barely see Dumbledore beside him and the time converter tightly held in his hand.

As the pointer turned, the red light attached to it became dimmer and dimmer, which meant that the magic power of the Philosopher’s Stone was being consumed rapidly.

And I don’t know if it’s because of the extra person, the consumption rate is much faster than when Kyle came here.

Kyle didn’t know if the Philosopher’s Stone would be depleted before they could get back to the correct time, nor did he know what would happen if that happened.

Maybe they will appear randomly in a certain year, or maybe they will go back a hundred years ago, but no matter which result it is, it is not what Kyle wants to see.

I don’t know how long it took, but everything around me gradually became clear.

Kyle could clearly see the houses rising from the ground at a rapid speed and being built in the blink of an eye. He could also see the small saplings growing into towering trees at an incredible speed.

Everything around seemed to be moving ten times faster than normal, or even more.

Kyle knew that the process of crossing time was almost over.

Finally, the Philosopher’s Stone in the time converter dimmed completely, the red light disappeared, and everything around it returned to normal speed.

The buzzing sound in my ears was replaced by a noisy singing. I couldn’t make out the specific tune. All the changes depended on the pitch of the voice. There was no skill involved, only emotion.

“Is this… a bar?” Kyle looked around.

There were tall men with tanned skin sitting on the shabby bar. One of them was singing, the same voice Kyle had just heard. They all held a large cup in their hands, and the air was filled with a strong smell of liquor.

Kyle always felt like he had been here before.

Oh, by the way, the Oak Barrel Bar. He remembered the fire dragon logo above the bar… It was the one in the gathering place near the Fire Dragon Reserve. Charlie brought him here when he came to Romania last time.

Just like he had appeared in the headmaster’s office at Hogwarts before, the time-turner only changes time, not location.

Since they came back from Romania, they would naturally appear in Romania.

But Kyle didn’t expect that there would be an oak barrel bar next to the iconic beech tree.

But the strange thing was that no one around seemed to notice them until Dumbledore, because he was too weak, accidentally knocked over a bottle of wine on the table next to him.

“Hey, what are you doing!!”

The people at that table seemed to have just realized that there were two more people around them. They stood up angrily, rolled up their sleeves, and prepared to teach these two reckless guys a lesson.

But when he saw who had knocked over the bottle, he lowered his arm even faster.

“Oh, Mr. Dumbledore, I can’t believe I see you here.”

Kyle’s expression relaxed a little.

He knew Dumbledore and didn’t find his appearance strange at all. It seemed that what he had worried about before did not happen and they had returned to the right time.

But now is not the time to relax, because Dumbledore is not in a good condition at this moment. His body is shaking and he looks like he may faint at any time.

And as the man just now roared, more and more people looked here.

Because the Oak Barrel Bar is closest to the Fire Dragon Reserve, the people who come here are always a mixed crowd, including tourists, dragon breeders, and people with ulterior motives.

If these people realized that Dumbledore was in a bad state at the moment, no one could guarantee that they would not have some bad thoughts.

Although this possibility is not very high due to Dumbledore’s previous reputation, it is not completely impossible. Those who study the dark arts have some problems in their brains. Who knows what strange ideas they will suddenly come up with? It is better to be cautious about some things.

Just as Kyle was thinking about what excuse to use to fool these people, a bright fire suddenly appeared in the bar.

A phoenix swooped down from mid-air, grabbed Dumbledore’s shoulder, and then disappeared in another burst of fire.

Now, not to mention the people around him, even Kyle was confused.

No…what’s going on?

Was that…Fox?

Under normal circumstances, it must be Fawkes, after all, there is only one phoenix known in the magic world.

But didn’t Fox return to the Pure Land to provide materials to repair the Philosopher’s Stone? He probably couldn’t grow this big in such a short time.

And the most important thing is…even if Fox comes to pick someone up, he has to take him with him. What’s the point of only picking up one person?

Kyle was speechless.

He still cared a little about Fox’s differential treatment, but only a little.

In Dumbledore’s current state, it is indeed not suitable for him to show up outside, but it doesn’t matter to him, and it is more convenient for him to do some things by himself.