Chapter 390: Fred and George’s Childhood
By December, two weeks before the holidays, the sky finally cleared, turning a bright, dazzling off-white. These days were some of the calmest Hogwarts had seen in a while. With no sightings of Sirius Black and Dumbledore's fury keeping the Dementors away from the castle gates, things felt nearly peaceful.
It had been about a week since the last Quidditch match, and during that time, Kyle had noticed something interesting: he'd been running into Harry a lot more often than usual. While they were friends, their usual routines didn't overlap much. Kyle spent most of his free time in the library or the Room of Requirement, while Harry preferred Hagrid's company or a cozy game of wizard chess with Ron in the common room, only visiting the library when absolutely necessary. Most days, they only really saw each other during meals in the Great Hall.
But in recent days, Harry seemed to appear everywhere Kyle went. Just today, as Kyle stepped out of the Charms corridor, he saw Harry hurrying down the hallway toward him.
"What a coincidence, Kyle—are you here for class too?" Harry greeted him with his usual friendliness.
Kyle opened his mouth, momentarily unsure how to respond. What else would he be doing? Having tea with Professor Flitwick? He would, if he thought the professor would actually agree to it.
"Yes, I'm here for class," Kyle finally replied. "And... what about you? Why are you here?"
"Oh, I just finished class and happened to be passing through." Harry's gaze kept flicking over Kyle's shoulder, as if looking for someone in the crowd behind him. "By the way, which House are you paired with for this class?"
"Slytherin," Kyle answered.
At this, Harry's gaze refocused on Kyle, his interest fading. "Well, I need to find Ron. See you around, Kyle!" he called, walking off as if nothing had happened.
"Where's he off to?" Kanna asked, puzzled. "And Charms is the only class on this floor today. How did he just 'happen' to pass by here?"
"He's doing it on purpose," Kyle said with a grin.