Chapter 6: The Hogwarts Express

The partition door was pulled open again, and the youngest boy of the red-haired Weasley family who had been seen on the platform appeared earlier, with George and Fred twins following him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info "Is there anyone here? it seems to be full everywhere else" he gestured to the empty seat next to Harry, obviously not going to squeeze the seat where Hermione and Siwen were sitting. Harry looked at Sywin and Hermione, then shook his head, signaling that there was no one to sit in. He noticed that the gray stain on the nose of the little guy named Ron still hadn't been wiped clean.

"George-" "Fred-" "This is us-" "Young brother-" "Ron Weasley" "New arrival-" "Lots of advice-" George Fred was anxious to see the big furry spider run away. "Goodbye. Harry and Ron said, while Sywin and Hermione waved their hands, and the twin brothers casually closed the door to the cubicle.

Are you really Harry Potter?" Ron blurted out. Harry nodded.

"Oh, well, I thought Fred and George were joking with me. Ron said, "Then you really- you know" He pointed to Harry's forehead.

Harry brushed a lock of hair from his forehead, revealing a lightning-shaped scar. Ron's eyes widened, "That's what the mystery man did"

"Yes," said Harry, "but I don't remember. ”

Apparently Harry didn't want to continue the conversation, and Ron ended his questioning with a little embarrassment.

At this point, the door to the compartment was opened again.

Three boys entered, and Harry immediately recognized one of them as the pale boy he had met in Lady Morkin's robes shop. He looked at Harry with much greater interest than he had in Diagon Alley.

"It seems that the rumors on the train are true, that Harry Potter has come to Hogwarts. Right?"

"My name is Malfoy, Draco Malfoy. This is Crabgaul."

Ron coughed lightly to keep from laughing. Draco Malfoy looked at him. "You think my name is ridiculous, don't you? don't ask who you are. Red hair, old clothes, freckles, needless to say, must be from the Weasleys. ”

He turned to Harry and said, "You'll soon find out that some wizarding families are much better off than others, Potter. You don't want to make friends with someone else, do you? I can help you at this point. ”

He reached out to shake Harry's hand, but Harry didn't answer.

"I think I can tell the difference between right and wrong, thank you. He said coldly.

Draco Malfoy's face didn't flush, just a faint flush on his pale cheeks.

"If it were you, Potter, I'd be very careful. He said slowly. "You should be polite, or you will follow the same path as your parents. They don't know what to do. If you hang out with someone like the Weasleys or Hagrid, you're going to be affected. ”

Harry and Ron stood up. Ron blushed as much as his red hair.

"Say it again. He said.

"Oh, you want to fight, don't you?" Malfoy sneered.

"Unless you give me a way out now. Harry said that he wasn't actually as brave on the inside as he was on the outside, as Crabbe and Goyle were much bigger than him and Ron.

Ahem, Xiwen just glanced at Malfoy, and said lightly: "Little guy, there is another senior of yours here, please pay attention to your words and deeds, otherwise it is not a good thing to get off the train and be driven home because of discipline problems." ”

"Who are you?" Draco Malfoy glanced at him, he didn't have any family crest or emblems, only a Ravenclaw college logo, obviously not a prestigious family.

"But we don't mean to fight, do we, we have eaten all the food, and you seem to have it here. Goyle reached for the chocolate frog next to Ron, and Ron pounced forward, but before he could touch Goyle, he heard Goyle scream.

Mouse Spotted dangled from his fingers, his sharp teeth digging deep into Goyle's flesh - Goyle screamed and waved his hand to shake Blob off, Crabbe and Malfoy went straight back, and finally Spotted was finally thrown off and hit the car window, and the three of them slipped away. Maybe they thought there were more rats lurking in the candy.

"I've heard about his family. Ron said gloomily, "After the mysterious people disappeared, they were the first people to return to our side. Saying they went crazy, my dad didn't believe it. He said that Malfoy's father had easily fallen to the side of the underworld without any excuses. ”

Afterwards, everyone watched a certain Ron's 'Daisy, Sweet Cream, and Sunshine turn the stupid fat mouse yellow' spell, apparently after a squib, Ron's ears were red enough to catch up with his own hair color.

Obviously, there is no point in cutting off such a thing. The door opened again, and a round-faced boy walked in while wiping tears from his eyes, and asked, "I'm sorry, I want to ask, did you see my toad?" Harry and Ron both shook their heads as he burst into tears, "I lost it again!

"If, if you guys see it, help me find it, thank you. ”

Hermione, who had been leaning against Sivin for a while, was woken up and picked up her wand in a daze, "clairvoyance!" The little Lori who was woken up said angrily and arched to Xiwen's side, found a more comfortable position and continued to sleep.

A moment later came the happy cry of Neville from the outside compartment, apparently following the fog line he had found his destination. Looking at Neville who happily ran to the door with the slimy toad in his arms, Siwen raised his index finger and gently stroked the position of his lips, Neville nodded, his mouth moved, said thank you, and walked away.

To be reasonable, no matter how excited the children are, they will be exhausted after a whole afternoon of training, looking at the starry sky, Xiwen woke up a few little guys who were in a daze, "There are about fifteen minutes to arrive, you can prepare." ”

Harry instantly felt like he had been thrown into an ice cave, the adrenaline he was throbbing his stomach and Ron's face turned pale. The two of them hurriedly collected the large pile of candy Harry had bought, and watched the people in the aisle crowd forward, and they followed behind Siwan.

Tui Tui yelled onto the platform, even though it was September, and the cold of the night made Harry shiver and wrap himself in his robes. At this time, Harry heard a familiar voice, "First-year freshmen, don't be shy, first-year freshmen are here, oh Harry, are you all right here." ”

The giant-like Hagrid made the little wizards exclaim.

Siwen and the others needed to go in a carriage with the seniors, and Harry and they stumbled and stumbled along a steep and narrow path. It was pitch black on both sides of the path, and Harry thought to himself that there must be dense woods on both sides. No one spoke. To be reasonable, isn't it true that the founders of Hogwarts made it difficult for these children to take such a difficult path.

"Turn this corner, and you'll soon see Hogwarts for the first time. Hagrid shouted back.

Then there was a loud "oh ——!" At the end of the narrow path, a black lake suddenly unfolded. On the high hillside on the other side of the lake rises a majestic castle with spires and windows twinkling under the stars.

"No more than four people per boat!" Hagrid took a boat by himself, "That's good to go!"

A group of small boats immediately rowed across the mirror-like lake. Everyone was silent, staring at the huge castle high into the sky, silent and solemn, like a pilgrimage.

As they approached the cliff on which the castle stood, it seemed to rise above them. "Keep your head down!" As the first boats approached the cliff, Hagrid shouted. Everyone bowed their heads, and the boat carried them through the ivy curtain that covered the cliff front to the secluded open entrance. They followed a pitch-black tunnel that seemed to lead to the castle underneath, and finally reached a place that resembled a submarine dock, and then climbed up to the ground of gravel and small pebbles.

The little ones who finally stepped on the ground felt that their legs were limp, after all, this kind of experience is rare in a boat.

The group followed Hagrid forward, and the nine-curved staircase that spread down from the castle perched high on the cliff almost made these flowers of the motherland fall down, and Ron panted and looked at Hermione walking in front, "Aren't you tired?"

"Courage!" Hermione waved her hand softly, and Ron's eyes widened as he realized that he had regained some strength and was able to trot. Hermione, however, looked contemptuous of the unlearned and unlearned, and continued on her way.

Finally...... When they had finally finished the steps, the little wizards breathed a sigh of relief, and several of them were already lying on the grass. Looking at the huge oak door at the moment, Hagrid raised his huge fist and knocked it three times.

The door opened immediately. A tall black-haired witch dressed in emerald green robes and wearing a pointed hat with tail feathers stood in front of the gate. Her expression was serious, and Harry's first thought was that this person was not easy to deal with, and he felt like the nuns of those serious orphanages.

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall. Hagrid said.

"Thank you, Hagrid. I'll pick it up here. All the young wizards stood in front of Professor McGonagall.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said, "and you will be able to meet your classmates after this door, but before you can take your seats in the dining hall, you must first determine which house you are going to." The names of the four houses were: Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin. Now that you're here, the House is like your home at Hogwarts. Your outstanding performance will earn extra points for your house, while any violation will result in a loss of points for your house. At the end of the year, the college with the highest score receives the House Cup, which is a high honor. I hope that no matter which house you are assigned to, you will be able to bring glory to the college. ”

"The Sorting is about to begin. I suggest that you get in order and be refreshed while you wait. With that, Professor McGonagall entered the hall first.

Soon, in the restless wait of the young wizards, Professor McGonagall returned. "Now, in a row," Professor McGonagall said to the first-year students, "follow me." ”

Harry felt like his legs were filled with lead, but strangely enough, he was still standing in the queue, behind a boy with light brown hair, and behind him was Ron. They walked out of the room, through the foyer, and through a double door at the back into the lavish dining room.

Harry never imagined that there would be such a magical, beautiful, and magnificent place. Students from the rest of the academy were already seated around four long tables, above which thousands of candles fluttered in the air lit up the cafeteria. Four tables are lined with glittering gold plates and goblets. At the top of the cafeteria is a long table with the teachers' seats.

Professor McGonagall brought the first-year students over there and had them line up in front of the entire upper class, with the teachers behind them. The candlelight flickered, and hundreds of faces staring at them were like pale lanterns. Harry, looking up, saw a few stars twinkling on the velvety black ceiling.

And in front of the hall, the professors seated in a row were facing the little wizard in front of them a plain four-legged stool, patched, worn out, washed whitish peaked wizard's hat.