Hogwarts: Who uses a crowbar in wizard duels?

Kevin patted Norber on the head, signaling him to be quiet.

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, the chains binding Norbert vanished.

Norber cracked his knuckles a few times, stretched his neck, and fixed his unfriendly gaze on Dole once again.

"Dor, this shouldn't be within the Hogwarts area, so why did you come here all by yourself?"

Kevin looked at Dole, scrutinizing him as he asked curiously.

"Didn't you all run outside too?"

Dole didn't answer Kevin's question directly, but crossed his arms and smiled as he spoke.

"And with all the commotion you've caused, it would be even harder for you not to come and take a look."

"I think even the professors and Aurors at Hogwarts have noticed it."

Kevin paused for a moment, looked at the mess on the floor, and then at Norbert.

That's true.

However, the reason why they were able to arrive here earlier than the Aurors of Hogwarts was either because Dore himself was deep in the Forbidden Forest, close to the outskirts of Hogwarts.

Either Dore had a faster speed to leave Hogwarts than the Aurors.

Whatever the reason, let Dumbledore worry about it.

"Come on up, let's go back together."

Kevin waved to Dole and said that this time Dole did not refuse. He was as light as the wind and jumped onto Norber's back.

"Hello, Draco Malfoy."

"...Hello."

As soon as Dol approached, he greeted Draco with a smile.

Norber seemed quite resistant to the stranger stepping on her back, swaying her body and letting out a low growl of dissatisfaction.

However, he quieted down after Kevin smacked him on the forehead.

"Let's go, Norbert, let's go home."

Norbert shook his head, spread his wings and flapped them forcefully, propelling his body slowly into the air as he flew towards Hogwarts.

During this time, Dor didn't say anything else, but instead admired the scenery on the dragon's back.

It didn't seem particularly novel or frightening.

The outline of Hogwarts castle is now clearly visible.

At that moment, the bracelet on Kevin's hand suddenly lit up.

Hermione was looking for him.

Kevin also quietly responded, telling Hermione not to worry.

But the light on the bracelet intensified, because Hermes sensed Kevin's direction, which was in the area where the magical upheaval had just occurred.

The blizzard barrier created by the Death Eaters was noticed even by the teachers and students at Hogwarts.

However, the Aurors stationed at Hogwarts did not rush out to investigate. Instead, they all went on high alert and appeared on the rooftops or at various checkpoints.

Hermione only noticed the unnatural blizzard from afar by the stairwell window on her way to Kevin's workspace.

She rushed to Kevin's office, only to find that Kevin wasn't there.

They then started looking for Kevin's location, only to find that Kevin was right where the blizzard had been earlier.

Although the blizzard had ended and Kevin had responded to her, she was still startled.

Why did Kevin run off campus without a word? It seems like something big happened.

Back to Kevin.

Kevin's bracelet glowed for a while before slowly returning to calm.

Since Kevin was alright, Hermione gradually calmed down.

But I'm sure I'll get a scolding when I get back...

Meanwhile, Dol, who was behind Kevin, kept staring at Kevin's bracelet after it lit up.

"Where did this bracelet come from?"

"?"

Kevin was still thinking about how to coax Hermione when they got back when Dole suddenly said something strange.

"If I'm not mistaken, your bracelet should be a pair with the one that Miss Granger has."

"You can also sense each other's presence by infusing magic into your bracelets, right?"

Dole continued to ask questions.

"That's right. What, do you recognize this?"

Kevin shook the silver bracelet in his hand and asked in return, "This isn't something that can't be said."

After all, quite a few people already know about this.

"No, it's just like a rumor."

"I'm not sure yet, would it be convenient for you to let me take a look?"

Kevin didn't waste any words and immediately took off the bracelet to show Dole.

This bracelet is a keepsake left to him by his parents in this world.

They had also studied at Hogwarts, so it's impossible that Kevin hadn't investigated.

But no clues were found.

So later he got too lazy to check and just let things take their course.

If anyone knows the previous owner of this bracelet, that could provide some clues.

"How long have you been wearing this bracelet?"

"Yeah, it's been five years."

Kevin thought for a moment and then slowly said.

"Five years... So you two can actually sense each other without the bracelet, right?"

"!"

Kevin was finally surprised. They hadn't even told Dumbledore about this; it had become their little secret.

"How did you know?"

Kevin asked curiously.

"It seems you really don't know what this bracelet is."

"The last time I heard about this bracelet was more than a decade ago... my parents told me about it."

When Dorle was talking about more than ten years ago, he paused for a moment before continuing that the news came from his parents.

Kevin frowned upon hearing Dol's words.

It's not that we've found a clue to the origin of this bracelet.

It was more than ten years ago, when Dole must have just been born... Why would his parents tell him this for no reason?

Or perhaps, at this point, Dole's age is not his actual age.

"...My parents told me that the Death Eaters seemed to be looking for some special item back then."

"The mysterious man even temporarily halted his expansion of power because of this."

"It wasn't until the prophecy of the savior appeared that the mysterious man turned his attention to finding the so-called savior."

"And then, it was gone forever."

Dole seemed to carefully consider his words before slowly speaking, claiming that his parents had told him the so-called news.

"So you mean that Voldemort was looking for this bracelet, or rather, this bracelet."

Kevin didn't rush to nitpick the flaw in that statement, but instead continued to ask.

I think so.

"If I'm not mistaken, this should be a pseudo-Soul Weapon, or rather, an alchemical product used to replace a Soul Weapon."

The bracelet floated in Dole's hand, a hint of longing flashing in his eyes.

He was now certain that this was the thing he had been searching for.

This was the thing he had wanted most all these years, so he had been keeping an eye on news about the bracelet.

Once you find it, you can give one of the messages to that person, so that even if they are separated by the ends of the earth, they can stay connected in their hearts anytime, anywhere.

However, news about this bracelet suddenly disappeared more than a decade ago.

I never expected to find it here; it was an unexpected find.

Unfortunately, it seems he no longer needs it.