Chapter 788: One Reckless Moment
In a run-down cottage in Godric’s Hollow, Bathilda Bagshot was still upstairs, searching for her manuscript.
Downstairs, Kyle and Dumbledore sat across from each other, but their demeanor suggested a role reversal.
Kyle remained calm.
Dumbledore, on the other hand, looked uneasy... He could hardly describe his emotions at this moment.
Nicolas Flamel had repaired the Time-Turner long ago. Though Dumbledore had long hoped for this outcome, now that the day had finally arrived, he hesitated.
Perhaps it was guilt over Ariana, or perhaps something else, but he had started deliberately avoiding the matter, burying himself in work to subconsciously ignore the existence of the Time-Turner.
Yet, when he finally mustered the resolve to visit Nicolas in Devon, he was told that the Time-Turner had already been given away—to Kyle.
Left with no choice, he had come back.
"So, Bathilda mistaking me for her nephew—was that part of your plan from the beginning?" Kyle asked.
"No, of course not," Dumbledore shook his head. "As I said earlier, I’ve always had good luck."
"In truth, I arrived here a while ago but couldn’t think of a way to convince you to lend me the Time-Turner, so I held back. Then, by chance, I noticed Bathilda was confused again."