Chapter 489: All of This Was Gifted by My Godfather
"Were Fred and George really in the entrance hall all afternoon?" Kyle thought to himself after hearing Harry's words. He quickly guessed that the twins must have been waiting there for him. Too bad he hadn't come through the main entrance.
"I'm not here to see them," Kyle said, shaking his head. "Sirius Black asked me to bring you something."
"Sirius?" Harry's eyes widened. "Is he here at Hogwarts? No, that's too dangerous! I'll go find him right now!"
He started rushing toward the common room door, but Kyle stopped him just in time. "No, he's not here. And even if he was, it would be perfectly safe. The Ministry just finished his retrial, and he's been officially cleared of all charges."
Harry blinked, and then his face lit up with sheer joy. He grabbed Kyle's arm, his voice filled with excitement. "Really? You're not joking?"
"Why would I joke about that?" Kyle said, smiling. "The whole story's complicated, so it's better if you just read about it. There was a special reprint of The Daily Prophet this afternoon. By now, loads of people should have seen it."
Harry looked around at his classmates, hoping to spot someone with the latest paper, silently regretting that he hadn't subscribed himself.
"Don't worry," Kyle reassured him, "your copy's already on its way by owl. In the meantime, how about you check out the things Sirius sent?"
Reaching into a Mokeskin pouch, Kyle began pulling out items one by one: a top-tier wand maintenance kit, gold-edged parchment, Siren-brand ink, Fwooper-feather quills, dragon's blood, dragon's liver, a sapphire-encrusted astrolabe, a massive tub of sweets, another filled with chocolates, and, finally, a solid gold cauldron.