Quirrell, Why Haven't You Arrived Yet?

After returning from the greenhouse, Kyle was heading back to his dormitory when he was stopped by the Haro duo as soon as he entered the castle.

"Thank you for your book, Kyle."

Harry returned the book, * the Origins of Quidditch *, to Kyle, saying with some excitement, "You were right, it really suits me."

I have studied those techniques carefully. During the last training session, Oliver Wood said I had improved a lot and was like a completely different person compared to before.

"You finished reading it so quickly?"

Kyle took the book and said with a smile, "No wonder Professor McGonagall thought highly of you, Harry, you really are talented."

"No, no, I just took a quick look," Harry said, scratching his head somewhat sheepishly. "Maybe it's because I didn't know anything about Quidditch before, that's why it seemed so different."

"No need to be modest, Harry." Kyle shook his head and said, "It took me more than a month to fully master all the techniques in this book. You've cut that time in half."

"Is that so...?" Harry gave a stiff, dry laugh, then guiltily turned his head away, avoiding Kyle's gaze.

Seeing his expression, Kyle raised an eyebrow, as if he had guessed something.

Do you need to borrow any other books?

Kyle asked, "I also have <The Quidditch Through the Ages> and <How to Score Quickly> here. I can bring them to the Great Hall for you in a bit if you need them."

"No need!" Harry blurted out. "Well, I mean I'm too busy right now, homework, training... I don't really have time to read."

"Then just let me know whenever you want to watch it," Kyle nodded.

He roughly understood what was going on.

If I'm not mistaken, this the Chosen One never finished reading the Origins of Quidditch; he probably only read about half of it at most.

However, this is the normal situation.

The thought of Harry Potter being able to concentrate on reading... is rather frightening.

For some reason, seeing the thoughtful look on Kyle's face made Harry feel even more guilty.

In fact, Kyle didn't understand Harry at all; he hadn't even finished half of the book.

Harry was genuinely interested when he first started reading the book. On the first day, he even stayed up until the early hours of the morning and ended up sleeping on the table all night.

But this situation only lasted for one day.

After the initial excitement wore off, the lengthy paragraphs and difficult-to-understand terms began to wear off his patience. Just then, Oliver Wood praised him for his remarkable progress, saying he was almost on par with Charlie.

Perhaps feeling it was enough, Harry only read a third of it before he couldn't continue.

Kyle spoke a few more words to them and then left.

At that moment, Ron suddenly said, "I wish Hermione could be like Kyle."

"What?" Harry didn't understand what he meant at first.

"Haven't you noticed? Hermione always speaks to everyone in a lecturing tone. Everyone can't stand her. To be honest, she's a nightmare."

Ron said, "Kyle is even better than her. She's first in her grade and the youngest recipient of the Special Award for Services to the School."

But whether it was giving us directions before school started or lending us Quidditch books, he was always very patient in helping us and never lectured us."

"Don't say that, Ron," Harry said quietly. "Hermione is actually quite nice sometimes."

"When...?" Ron asked.

Harry hesitated for a while before whispering, "That day when Filch was chasing us, it was she who helped open the door at the end of the corridor, and that's how we escaped."

"Yes, they delivered us right to the mouth of the Three-headed Dog as a snack..."

Ron instinctively shuddered, saying with lingering fear, "Compared to that, I'd rather face Filch."

Even Harry fell silent.

On this point, he and Ron shared the same idea.

Filch is terrifying, but at least he doesn't eat them like snacks.

"The Halloween Feast is about to start, let's hurry to the Great Hall."

Harry changed the subject, "They all say it was as lavish as the opening dinner, is that true?"

"Not only that," Ron quickly forgot about Hermione and said mysteriously, "I heard from George that Dumbledore invited the Headless Hunt to perform for Halloween last year."

I wonder who he'll invite this year. It would be great if it were the Weird Sisters; they're the most popular band."

After hearing what Ron said, Harry was also somewhat looking forward to it.

He hadn't heard of the name "Weird Sisters," but he knew what the band meant.

While he was at the Privet Lutherans' house, he had never heard a band perform, nor had he ever watched any related television programs.

Because Dudley doesn't like this.

The two quickly went downstairs to the Great Hall to attend the banquet.

Meanwhile, Kyle also walked through the wooden barrels in the kitchen corridor and arrived at Hufflepuff's common room.

There were only a few people in the lounge; when Kyle came in, they were preparing to go to the Great Hall for a banquet.

Someone recognized him and asked with a smile, "Kyle? Want to come to the Great Hall together?"

"I'd love to, but not now. I need to go back to my dorm to get something," Kyle said. "You guys go ahead, I'll be right there."

"Okay, but you have to hurry," said an older student. "The Halloween party is about to start."

"Don't worry, I've been looking forward to those delicious foods since the first thing this morning."

That's what they say, but Kyle had no intention of going to the Great Hall for any Halloween party.

He has more important things to do today.

After everyone had left the common room, Kyle found a sofa to sit on, took out a large piece of parchment,

This is the Marauder's Map that he borrowed from Fred and George before his Herbology Class.

"I solemnly swear that I will not do any good deeds."

Kyle read out the command, and ink lines quickly appeared on the Marauder's Map.

It was clear that almost everyone in the castle was gathered in the Great Hall or was walking toward the Great Hall, with only a few people still elsewhere.

Kyle searched around but didn't find Quirrell's name inside.

A few minutes later, the banquet began. Apart from Hermione, who was still on the first floor, and Filch on the Seventh Floor, the only other people in the castle who hadn't gone to the Great Hall were Filch himself.

"Not here yet?" Kyle frowned, somewhat surprised.

Is Quirrell not planning on causing any trouble...?

No, probably not.

Kyle quickly dismissed the idea; the banquet had only just begun, and it probably wasn't the right time yet. Let's wait and see.