In the late afternoon, Kyle came home from work and Andy's family of four had a nice dinner together.
"Andy, Dad is so proud of you!"
Seeing Andy's report card, Kyle was very excited, "I didn't realize that there is a hope for our Collins family to have a great wizard."
"Thanks!" Andy said with a slight look of satisfaction.
In fact, in terms of the present-day structure of the magic world, the level of strength was not valued by the mainstream of society.
In the era of peace, gold galleons and relationships are the ones that would help you reach a high position. Even if you are as strong as Dumbledore, in this land of the British magic world, you still have to listen to Fudge's orders.
But being powerful has its benefits.
As long as you are not so rule-abiding, strong strength can likewise bring you everything.
Kyle was obviously very excited tonight.
Although he had long known about Andy's fanatical attitude towards magic, and also understood Andy's magic talent. But when he actually saw the results, Kyle still felt exceptionally surprised.
"To be honest, the school's exams completely failed to bring out my true strength."
Andy continued, "After all, the difficulty of the exam was right there, that was just too easy for me. The only reason I got an O is that the best grade is only an O."
Helen: This kid didn't drink, so why is he so drunk?
"Haha!"
Kyle gulped down a mug of beer and slapped Andy on the back with a reddened face, "Good point! Those little exams are indeed too easy for you."
"That's enough, you two!"
Helen couldn't stand to hear anymore, she looked at Andy and asked, "What was the deal with that attack at your school? I heard that the assailant was called Quirrell?"
Kyle looked confused, "Really? I didn't seem to have read about it in the Daily Prophet."
Helen rolled her eyes: three pints of booze made you believe that they would report!
"He is called Quirinus Quirrell."
Andy explained, "He was our professor before, and he came to Hogwarts to teach to take advantage of the opportunity to steal the Philosopher's Stone. But he taught so poorly that he was kicked out of the school jointly by us ..."
Andy briefly explained the whole story.
Helen's face didn't look too good after hearing that, "How could Dumbledore put the Philosopher's Stone in the school? It's too dangerous!"
Kyle snorted, "I told you a long time ago, that Dumbledore is no good. You-Know-Who have been wreaking havoc in the magic world for so many years, have you seen Dumbledore ever care?"
"If I hadn't dragged you to France back then, you might have died at the hands of the Death Eaters."
Helen rolled her eyes at that, "Someone had to do something, if everyone had given up resisting, the You-Know-Who would have ruled the magic world a long time ago."
Kyle said disdainfully, "The reason why the You-Know-Who's forces are so rampant lies in his invincible strength. If Dumbledore had challenged him to a public duel even once, it would be impossible for the You-Know-Who to attract so many people."
Isabel looked up at Kyle and then turned her head to look at Helen before silently lowering her head to obediently eat.
Is that something I can listen to?
"Mom, I thought you volunteered to go to France back then," Andy said in slight surprise.
Helen didn't say anything at that.
She was forced over there by Kyle back then, but it could also be considered that she went there voluntarily on her own.
But Helen was a Gryffindor after all, and as soon as she left, many of her classmates and friends from back then died in that battle, while the rest of them broke ties with her.
Kyle patted Andy's shoulder and said in a serious tone: "Andy, just remember, that person Dumbledore, ah, is standing in too high a position. I'm not saying that he's a bad person, in fact, a person like him can't be judged purely by good or bad."
"Anyway, just don't believe his words."
Andy casually shrugged, "Don't worry! Through some of the things that happened this year, I've seen a lot."
"You're a child who can understand." Kyle looked relieved.
Helen didn't refute Kyle's words anymore either.
Obviously, after so many years of brainwashing, although Helen still had some Gryffindor traits, she wouldn't be like those reckless people with only one brain cell.
After dinner, the family talked a little more in the living room.
Andy chatted about some of the fun things he did when he was in school, and Helen and Kyle talked about some of their past when they were in school.
The little lass Isabel just listened with a look of longing on her face.
It must be nice to go to school.
***
There was no TV to watch in the magic world, so a little after nine in the night, Andy finished his shower and lay on his bed in his pyjamas.
It was the first time that Helen and Kyle had expressed their views on Dumbledore in front of Andy, during the conversation at dinner.
Andy was also a bit surprised.
Dumbledore's reputation in the magic world was still very good, and his influence was also very large. He had a lot of admirers, and there were even a lot of people who would die for him.
However, Kyle had made the right observation that Dumbledore, as a person, couldn't be judged purely by good or evil aspects.
To get rid of Voldemort, Dumbledore would sacrifice anyone, including himself.
Such a person was undoubtedly terrifying.
"Ha..."
Andy yawned.
In fact, Andy didn't know that the only reason why Kyle said something like that tonight was because he was worried that he would be influenced by Dumbledore.
The conflict between Dumbledore and Fudge had already begun to emerge, and Kyle, who was working in the Ministry of Magic, could naturally recognize this more clearly.
Coupled with the fact that Kyle already had a strong opinion of Dumbledore, he naturally did not want his own child to join Dumbledore's camp.
'It's a pity that Voldemort is about to be resurrected!'
Andy sighed and closed his eyes in preparation for sleep.
Although it was necessary to stay away from Dumbledore, Andy was only a small person now, so compared to that, the most important thing was how to keep his family alive in the future war.
***
For the next two days, Andy accompanied Isabel to have a well-deserved crazy fun.
The third day of the holiday.
Andy followed Helen into the potion room, "Mom, is there anything I can help you with?"
"Can you make an Elixir to Induce Euphoria?" Helen asked.
"I don't think Elixir to Induce Euphoria is a first-year course, is it?"
Andy looked helpless, "I know the process of making an Elixir to Induce Euphoria, and I've watched you make it. Well...it shouldn't be a problem."
Helen helped Andy prepare the cauldron to make the potion, "Then why don't you try making an Elixir to Induce Euphoria? After deducting the cost of the materials, the rest will be your pocket money."
"But I'll say it in advance, if you fail in making the potion, the wasted materials will also be deducted from your pocket money."
"No problem!" Andy agreed flatly.
He was going to meet Hermione in a few days, and Andy didn't want to meet Hermione with an empty pocket.
The soft food might be delicious, but Andy felt that he could still work a little harder.
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