Chapter 8: Mr. Weasley's Ambition

The adults' usual deceitful behavior would definitely not fool Kyle, but it was not without gain. At least they scared Ron and Ginny beside them.

Especially Ron, who was quite interested in this topic when it came up and listened with great interest, hoping to accumulate some experience in advance for the start of next year's school.

But the more he listened, the uglier his face became.

Forget about trolls, ghosts, hippogriffs, etc. Although it is outrageous, as long as you turn around and run away when the time comes, you should still have a chance of surviving. After all, the professors at Hogwarts are not decorations.

But what about the fire dragon?

Even an adult wizard may not survive encountering a 5X-level magical animal, let alone an eleven-year-old wizard. I'm afraid that before the professors have finished reciting the spell, he would have already been blown to ashes by a sneeze.

What kind of school is this?

Ron was so disheartened that he even had the idea of ​​running away from home. He didn't want to go to Hogwarts. He really didn't want to go. He just wanted to live.

Ginny on the side wasn't doing much better.

Her face was pale, and her originally beautiful red hair was much duller.

"What's wrong, Ginny?"

Kyle, who was sitting opposite, saw this and asked with concern, "why don't you eat? Are you feeling uncomfortable?"

 "No, no." Ginny obviously didn't want to admit it in front of her family. She was frightened. Seeing Kyle looking at her, she hurriedly shook her head and said, "I'm just full."

A nine-year-old girl didn't have a big appetite. In addition, she had eaten half a box of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans before. Ginny should have indeed eaten almost all of them by now.

She was about eighty percent full, just in a state where she could eat or not, but the sudden topic of being sorted made her little appetite disappear.

"Is that so, that's such a pity."

Kyle didn't pay her more attention, just stood up, and calmly put the untouched grilled fish in front of Ginny onto his plate.

Grilled fish is no different than other foods. Once the time goes by, the taste will be greatly reduced and that would be a pity. It is better to eat it yourself.

It is also worth mentioning that Mrs. Weasley's skill at grilling fish is very good, which is a unique skill that not many possess.

However, because she has to take care of a large family and picking fish bones is a troublesome task, Mrs. Weasley's craftsmanship can only be tasted during important festivals.

Of course, part of the reason is that the price of fish is relatively expensive in the magic world.

But no matter what, Kyle has been greedy for a long time, so naturally he cannot just watch this delicious food go to waste.

Ginny knew this too but didn't stop it.

She originally wanted to save the grilled fish for last, but after learning that she would face the fire dragon in two years, how could she still be in the mood to eat, so she could only look at Kyle with a distressed look on her face as he stuffed her grilled fish into his mouth.

Finally, she simply turned her head away to avoid this sight.

At the same time, Fred and George next to them also sighed in unison.

They had also stared at the grilled fish for a long time, but Kyle's movements were too fast, and they didn't even have a chance to make a move.

The unwilling twins turned their attention to Ron again.

Unfortunately, Ron didn't have Ginny's habits. His grilled fish had long been turned into bones, and it was so clean that the Flobberworm could slip when it stood on it.

"What's wrong with you Ron, are you afraid of the fire dragon?" Fred squinted his eyes, hiding his true intentions. At the same time, he rarely cared about Ron's state at this time and patted his shoulder affectionately while comforting him: "Don't worry, the fire dragon only lasts for one year. It should be replaced by another magical animal when you enter school."

 "I think it will be a spider." George immediately added: "I saw it in the Forbidden Forest. They're all about the same size as gnomes. Maybe they were prepared by Hagrid for the sorting ceremony."

"No!"

Ron's whole body felt bad, and the panic in his eyes began to surge rapidly. He instinctively threw away the tableware and screamed as he ran back to the Burrow. 

It was obvious that Ron was really frightened, and he didn't even notice how wickedly the twins laughed when he ran away.

But twins were not entirely without cost.

"George, why did you go into the Forbidden Forest?"

Mrs. Weasley keenly discovered the key to the problem and looked at the twins with a serious face: "I don't remember Hogwarts allowing first years to go to the Forbidden Forest."

" Mom, I can explain..."

Fred and George wanted to run away, but as they were just in second grade, they were obviously no match for Mrs. Weasley and were quickly caught.

Then came the familiar scene of a loving mother and a filial son.

Although this scene has been performed countless times in the past eleven years, Kyle still watched it with gusto, and his appetite improved a lot.

The twins had been to the Forbidden Forest, Kyle didn't doubt it, but the spider thing was probably made up to scare Ron, but he didn't expect it to happen accidentally.

After all, the Acromantula in the Forbidden Forest is not a harmless little cute thing. If the two of them really met, they would probably have settled in the Forbidden Forest by now.

Kyle remembered that the Acromantula lair was still deep in the Forbidden Forest, and Fred and George couldn't run that far yet.

The twins are not called Harry Potter. They only like playing pranks, not seeking death.

After another twenty minutes or so, the dinner was almost over. Although there were a few hiccups in the process, it was still a great time for the guests and the host.

At least Kyle was happy.

After briefly clearing the table, Percy went upstairs to review his homework.

Ron, who was trying to run away from home with a small baggage on his back, was caught red-handed. At this moment, taking the place of the twins, he was being chased around the yard by Mrs. Weasley.

Mr. Weasley and Chris changed places and continued chatting.

"Chris, what you just acted was too exaggerated."

In the Burrow, Mr. Weasley said regretfully: "It's just a first year, how can there be a fire dragon? Little Kyle is so smart, he must know that we are lying to him."

"No, Arthur, you are wrong. In fact, this plan was destined to be impossible to succeed from the beginning."

Chris shook his head and said helplessly: "Kyle has been at Mr. Scamander's home every year for at least two months since he was three years old. If he stays Mr. Scamander for that long, do you think he will be afraid of trolls and hippogriffs? Also, Arthur, did you forget that Kyle's last name is Chopper."

"Uh..." Mr. Weasley was stunned for a moment, scratched his head in embarrassment, and said, "You mean, like you, he can communicate with magical animals?"

"Of course." Chris nodded and said, "So he can't be afraid of hippogriffs, and probably only fire dragons can make him feel nervous."

Mr. Weasley glanced at Chris and said with some envy: "What a magical ability, if I just also could communicate with those Muggle objects."

"???"

Chris was speechless for a moment and laughed dryly: "Actually, it's not as exaggerated as you think. This talent is limited to magical animals, such as mice, toads, owls, and other ordinary animals. The same cannot be said for normal animals. We can only rely on experience to guess what they mean."

Chris's meaning is obvious, even if Mr. Weasley uses some weird magic to change his surname to Chopper one day, he can only say a few words to things like floo fans or golden snitches.

As for bread machines or cars... just give up, it's impossible, don't even think about it!

(End of chapter)