Chapter 593: Visit
Early the next morning, Ryan pulled his packed suitcase and headed to Hogsmeade Station. When he came to the platform, he was surprised to find that there were many people on the station, which is usually only at the beginning of the semester and the end of the semester, and many of them looked like they had come with their families, and they were dragging large bags of luggage.
"Because of the conflict that broke out last time, some people are moving from dangerous London to Hogsmeade. They thought it was closer to Hogwarts and could be safed under Professor Dumbledore's protection. So when Hogwarts came from London today, I also brought with me the wizards who were planning to move over. Susan Burns whispered information he had received from his relatives in the Ministry of Magic.
"It seems that everyone is a little nervous right now, and I hope the situation doesn't get any worse. After helping Hermione put her suitcase on the luggage rack, Ryan said, at this time he Hermione found an empty compartment in the last car of the train and sat in. But as soon as the train started, someone knocked on the door of the carriage.
"Why was there a knock on the door so early?" Ryan opened the door, puzzled, only to find Harry and Ginny standing outside the door.
"The rest of the train was full and we managed to find it. Harry said to Ryan as he helped Ginny with her luggage. "There are more than a dozen Aurors on the train today, and there are two Aurors patrolling each car, so everyone will find a box to sit in as soon as they get on the train. Like we arrived a little late, it was difficult to find an empty box. ”
"It doesn't seem like the Ministry of Magic doesn't do anything at all. Hermione said as two wand-wielding Aurors walked past their box. "I just don't know if Tonks will be in the car. ”
"Probably not. Harry shook his head. "Because Sirius told me through the two-way mirror before I got into the car just now, Tonks has been patrolling Diagon Alley for a while, and it was the mobile unit in the Auror office that was sent to Hogwarts Express today. ”
"By the way, I have something to tell you. Harry looked outside the box and whispered after motioning for everyone to come over. "Did you know that Malfoy and his mother will be living at 12 Grimmauld Place during this time? ”
"What?" "Are you kidding?" exclaimed Ginny and Hermione, they had no idea that Malfoy's mother and son would be able to live in 12 Grimmauld Place, the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix
"I'm not kidding. Harry was also depressed, as the Headmaster had arranged for him to stay at 12 Grimmauld Place for the period leading up to school after attending the Burrow's wedding. I wanted to live under the same roof with Malfoy, who had been looking at each other since he was in school, and for a month, Harry was now feeling unwell. "But Sirius told me it was Dumbledore's decision. ”
"I think that should be very reasonable. Ryan thought for a moment and said, but the eyes of the three people in the box fell on him together. "If I'm not mistaken, Mother Malfoy must be Sirius's cousin, she's homeless in this situation, so it's normal to return to her old home at this time. ”
"The problem is, Malfoy is a Death Eater. Ginny said nervously. "I don't think it's safe to be just related. ”
"Don't worry about that. Ryan said. "Now Malfoy can only rely on us, because in his current condition, if he is found by a mysterious man or a Death Eater, he will die. I think Malfoy should join us now in hoping that the mystery man will be eliminated sooner rather than later. ”
"Indeed, Voldemort was not a wizard who treated his subordinates well. Harry thought for a moment and smiled with relief. "So, I guess I just have to ignore them, and they should think the same way. ”
The rest of the journey passed in a casual chat, with Harry and Ginny listening to Ryan recount their various experiences on their last trip to the Celestial Empire.
After the train arrived, Ryan got off the train and saw Sirius standing on the platform to pick up the station. After a moment of awkward relative silence, Sirius motioned helplessly for Narcissa Malfoy and Draco Malfoy to go with him.
"I guess Kreacher might be a little happier. After watching the first meeting between the Black siblings in so many years, Ryan made his own comments. It seems that Sirius is still a bit of a gentleman, at least no two people are arguing directly on the platform.
For the rest of the day, Ryan and Hermione quickly stuffed their suitcases into the space pockets and took out two trolley suitcases, and then left Platform 9 and 3/4 side by side to take the subway to Heathrow Airport. Fortunately, Headmaster Dumbledore had prepared the necessary airfare and visas for them to fly directly to the Celestial Empire.
"Why don't we just apparition past, with our current magic, we can fully support this kind of transcontinental travel. There weren't many people on the subway at this time, so Hermione asked Ryan in a whisper.
"It's mainly a relatively rude practice to directly apparition to the other party's territory in the magical world, and at the same time, after going to the Celestial Empire, we still have a lot of time to do something in the world of ordinary people over there. It wouldn't be a problem if it was just me, but you, as a European, are still too conspicuous on the streets of Tianchao, and it will be very troublesome if you don't have a legal entry process. ”
After getting off the plane at Pearl International Airport, Ryan immediately showed Professor Dumbledore's letter to the staff of the Celestial Empire Alchemy Federation at Pearl International Airport and explained his intention.
The Celestial Empire's side was much more efficient than expected, and one of the alchemists came out soon after entering an office and told Ryan that they could use the cloud road to go to the headquarters of the Celestial Empire Alchemia Federation in Chang'an tomorrow morning to deliver the letter.
After thanking the staff member, Ryan was a little curious about how he had managed to get in touch with the headquarters of the Alchemy Federation. Because the distance from Pearl City to Li Chang'an is farther than the distance from the southernmost to the northernmost part of the British Island, ordinary animals must not be able to send a message so quickly. And expensive alchemy products like double-sided mirrors are unlikely to have such popularity.
"Telephone, of course. The older alchemist gave Ryan a strange look and said, "Is there any other way, the method of writing letters like the one more than ten years ago is too slow, especially when this kind of communication requires long-distance communication." But I heard a professor at the Celestial Dynasty Fangshi Academy say a few days ago that they are trying to change their mobile phones to work with our Fangshi, so maybe you'll be able to see them next time you come from England. I've heard that it's more convenient than the current landline. ”
"The British wizarding world is now more than a little more conservative, or more accurately, English wizards are pretending that they can't see the changes in the outside world. Ryan thought after listening to the Celestial Empire's words, "And most of these reasons can be attributed to the extremely conservative thinking of pure-blood wizards and the suppression of non-pure-blood wizards who do not reject technology. Let's hope that everything will be fine after this war is over. ”
Long journeys can be very exhausting, even for people whose physical strength and energy are beyond those of mortals. After a 12-hour flight and more than ten minutes of baggage collection, customs clearance and negotiation, at half past four in the afternoon local time, Ryan finally pulled Hermione, who had begun to doze off, out of Pearl International Airport.
On the way to the hotel reservation, Hermione even leaned directly on Ryan's shoulder and almost fell asleep. So after arriving at the hotel, the two of them washed up and went to bed quickly, and they didn't even eat dinner.