Chapter 141: The Magical Hogwarts Express
After changing into his school uniform, Ryan kept thinking about the previous question: what kind of transportation would Hogwarts use to transport students so that they could cross the Atlantic Ocean and go around half the world to Castro Bruce in South America. He even discussed it with Hermione on the subject.
Apparition and Portkey were the first to be considered impossible, as Ryan remembered the panaches of the two schools during the Triwizard Tournament in the books, and felt that Hogwarts would not take such a lavish approach. After all, as a thousand-year-old school, it is impossible not to show off on this kind of occasion when you need to show off.
Not to mention that there are limits to both apparitions and portkeys, otherwise the Quidditch World Cup audience in the original books could have arrived at the same time in a short period of time, rather than even having to arrive weeks in advance.
The second was thought impossible to be a flying carpet, a broomstick, and a flying road net for the same reason as the first. These things are similar to Muggle bikes and trucks, can you imagine a Cambridge Oxford study tour group going to other schools, and the professors and students riding their own motorcycles or in the truck body?
And the schools in the wizarding world are not open to Muggle transportation, imagine the scene of Hogwarts and the group flying to Brazil, and the Castro Brushuo School sending someone to pick up people at the airport with a sign. Ryan thought it was too beautiful to see.
In the end, it is nothing more than thinking that Hogwarts will have its own unique means of transportation, but Ryan really didn't expect Hogwarts to choose this Hogwarts Express, which seems to lack a sense of history enough, as a means of transportation.
With the sound of steam coming out, Hogwarts came to a halt on the edge of the platform. Ryan saw Headmaster Dumbledore, Minister of Magic Fudge, four House Deans, and several Ministry of Magic officials get out of the car with reporters.
Seeing them on the platform, the students quickly stood up and lined up on the platform. At this time, Ryan realized that among the students on the platform, there were only two Gryffindor House and two Hufflepuff House students, and the remaining four Ravenclaw and four Slytherins. Sure enough, in terms of exams, Gryffindor and Hufflepuff were still a little weaker.
What follows is Fudge's speech, which is full of nonsense that proclaims the importance of communication and highlights the important role of the Ministry of Magic. Ryan was almost asleep listening to it.
When Fudge finally finished speaking, Ryan was in good spirits and applauded with everyone, while a reporter from the Daily Prophet on the side hurriedly filmed the scene with his camera.
Then came Dumbledore's speech, which the Headmaster spoke much shorter than the Minister's, ending in a few minutes. Naturally, Ryan gave the principal more applause than he did to the minister.
After all the speeches are over, it's time for everyone to board the bus. This time, the school sent Professor Sprout as the team leader, and Kettleburn, who just retired this year, as the accompanying professor. Led by them, the young wizards boarded the Hogwarts Express with their luggage.
After everyone got on the bus through the door of the first car, Ryan found that the clothes in the car were completely different from usual. The usual compartments on the bus disappeared, and the carriages became a small common room, decorated with four colors representing the four colleges. There is also a large Hogwarts crest on the wall.
As soon as they entered the car, they heard the dull crash of the doors closing. With a whistle, the train slowly raced up the tracks. Suddenly, a feeling of overweight came, and several seniors next to him let out exclamations. Ryan looked through the window in the direction of their fingers, and was surprised to see that the train had broken off the tracks and was flying into the sky.
Thinking about it, there is no railway in London that can go all the way to Castro Brush, so the Hogwarts Express must have other ways to get there, and everyone exclaimed but they didn't know that the Hogwarts Express would use this method to get there, so they were surprised by the sudden departure of the train.
As for the flight itself, it is not so amazing, like Mr. Weasley can make a flying car alone, and it is normal for the wisdom of the entire British wizarding world to come up with a flight mode.
A few minutes later, the Hogwarts Express reached the predetermined altitude and began to fly smoothly, at which point Professor Sprout called everyone back from the car window and began to make arrangements.
"Alright, everyone, pay attention. When Professor Sprout saw that everyone had already walked into this common room, he said to the young wizards below, "You can see that there are four doors representing the four houses at the end of this common room, and you go to the corresponding carriages according to your own houses." The rooms are already arranged, and everyone has your name on the bedroom door. Before the departure of the train, you go to your house to put your luggage away, and then come here to meet. ”
After listening to Sprout's professor's instructions, Ryan walked over to the door representing Gryffindor and twisted the brass doorknob with a roaring lion in relief on the door.
The door opened, and Ryan was surprised to find that in front of him was a corridor of train cars, all decorated in gold and red. When he dragged his luggage through the door, he found that on his right hand side was a window pane, through which he could see the people standing on the platform. On the left-hand side is a wall panel with red velvet wallpaper, on which is a row of oil lamps for lighting, and through the glass cover it is revealed that it is not a flame, but some transparent stones that emit a white glow.
This carriage, which belongs to Gryffindor House, contains two houses, one for Ryan and one for Hermione. Opening the door with his name written on it and entering the room, Ryan saw that the dormitory was similar to his own dormitory at Hogwarts, only a little smaller.
Neville's letter had previously mentioned that there were two types of Hogwarts Express carriages, one of which was intended for long-distance travel, but had not been used in decades. However, Ryan found that neither the lounge nor the current room had the sense of dilapidation that had been placed for decades, but as if it had only been cleaned yesterday. This is due to the hard-working house-elves. At least Ryan thinks that the slurry on the furniture in the room should only form after a long and careful maintenance.
It's clear that the train is not as simple as it seems, as it seems, to be the face of Hogwarts. Whether it's the lounges and dormitories that don't seem to be at odds with the outside space, or the various furnishings in the whole train, it gives people such a sense of harmony. All of them reflect the heritage of a thousand-year-old famous school.
When everyone packed their bags and rushed to the lounge, everyone was surprised to find that the coffee table and sofa that had been placed in the lounge were all gone, and a long table occupied the center of the lounge, surrounded by a circle of high-backed armchairs, which made the lounge look more like the halls of Hogwarts.
Professor Sprout sat down on the chair at the head of the table and the little wizards said, "All right, everyone sit down in the chairs." We still have a lot to do along the way. ”