For the start of school.

Gawain was both expectant and a little nervous.

But in any case, August is finally over.

In front of King's Cross Station.

"That's enough, you should go back sooner.

Especially you, Colin, Uncle Joseph have said that you won't have a holiday before Christmas. ”

Dragging a large suitcase, Gawain said with a smile. The little black cat Abyss was lying on his right shoulder, looking at the passers-by with novelty.

"Don't be pushy in school, write back every week, trust your friends..."

Elsa stood in front of him, straightening the collar of his shirt for the seventh time, and instructed him in detail.

"Okay, okay, if it goes on like this, he'll have one less shirt before Hogwarts arrives. ”

Colin patted Elsa on the shoulder, earning her a disgusted look.

"You know, Eton College has always been here for as long as you want to come back, and so are we. ”

He nodded to Gawain and said with a serious expression.

"Well, I know. ”

Gawain responded to Colin that he knew that Colin was not referring to going home, but to returning to the world of ordinary people.

"Then let's go back first, remember to write a letter. ”

Colin took Elsa's back and waved to Gawain not to worry, then turned away without hesitation.

He is not accustomed to expressing his feelings in words, and he also believes that Gawain will make his own choice.

Gao Wenmu watched them walk out of the platform all the way before he let out a long sigh, shook his head, and cheered himself up.

"Abyss, are you ready?"

He asked about the abyss on his shoulder, and he was also asking himself.

The world of magic is not safe, and Colin and Elsa are not at ease, but they always act like they are interested in that world, nothing more than to make Gao Wen confess, he is never alone.

Both on this side and on that side.

"How about saying goodbye with a smile?"

He looked up at the clock hanging on the platform, picked up his luggage, and walked towards the platform.

Through the bustling flow of people, Gawain quickly came to the platform.

— but he found a problem.

A slightly more serious problem.

"This is platform nine, this is platform ten. ”

Gawain took out the letter from Hogwarts from his bosom in a bit of a daze, and confirmed it repeatedly.

"Nine and three-quarters of a platform? These are the railroad tracks, right?!"

Pointing to the middle of the platform, closer to the side of platform ten, Gawain wanted to gently break with the sender.

All roads lead to Hogwarts.

But this definitely does not include lying rails.

"Hey, hello, handsome little guy. ”

Just as Gawain was in self-doubt, a gentle female voice stopped him.

"Hello, are you calling me?"

Gawain looked at the person who spoke, it was a girl who looked a few years older than Gawain, with long brown curly hair, very beautiful. He turned his head again before pointing to himself.

"Poof, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. You're a new student at Hogwarts, aren't you?"

The girl laughed cheerfully, and she held out her finger to the abyss above Gawain's shoulder, and then to the envelope in his hand.

"Yes, are you a student at Hogwarts? I'm Gawain, Gawain White. ”

Gawain nodded, and after a brief hesitation, reached out his hand.

He didn't know much about wizarding etiquette, but they were all British, so he wasn't too rude.

"My name is Penelope Crivat, 5th grade, and I'm from Ravenclaw College. Don't be nervous, I'm from a Muggle family, just like you, just what wizards call ordinary people. ”

Penelope generously stretched out his hand to Gawain, shook Gawain lightly, and quickly let go.

"Nine and three-quarters of the platform is hidden by magic, and you only need to do one thing to find it," she said, gesturing to the stone wall between the platforms, "crashing into it," she said, as if for granted.

"Huh, is telling a bad joke a wizard's way of greeting them?"

Gawain looked up, wanting to see if this senior sister was making some kind of cold and unfunny joke.

"Telling jokes is not a wizard's way of greeting, and a gentleman doesn't question a lady's words. ”

Penelope's brows furrowed beautifully, feigning anger.

"I'm sorry, but how do you know me...?"

Gawain said with some embarrassment, but this was the second time he had been seen thinking something.

"Because it's so funny that you have a look of disgust on your frown. Let's go. ”

Penelope grabbed Gawain by the sleeve and led him straight towards the stone wall. Because she was much taller than Gawain, Gawain had to bend down and carry the box and run in small steps.

"Let's hope it doesn't hurt. ”

Gawain closed his eyes and crossed his fingers in a cross.

"Look!"

Penelope's voice rang in his ears, causing Gawain to open his eyes.

Then he froze, barely believing his eyes.

At some point, he had already passed through the stone wall, and on the platform not far away, the bronze plaque read, "Nine and Three-Quarters."

In front of him, there was a scarlet train, which was honking its whistle "beep, beep", and the steam turned into white smoke and rushed into the sky. On the other side of the platform, there are wizards who have come together as a family unit.

- The cry of an owl, the laughter of a child, the advice of a parent, the whistle of a train.

Many voices converged, which made Gawain feel new from the bottom of his heart.

But for some reason, I somehow feel some...

"I've never been here, but why?"

Gawain asked himself with some confusion.

A white palm shook in front of his eyes, interrupting his thoughts.

"Okay, my friends are calling me. Let's separate here. Hopefully you'll be sorted into Ravenclaw. ”

Penelope waved at Gawain and said with a smile.

"How does the academy distinguish between students?"

Gawain seized the opportunity to ask. For this question, it is mentioned in the book that the school is divided into four colleges, but it is never mentioned what kind of standard it is carried out according to.

But Penelope shook his head and didn't answer him.

"That's a secret. Boys ask too much, but girls hate them. School goodbye. ”

"Okay. Goodbye, senior sister. ”

Gawain sent Penelope to join the circle of several other girls.

"Abyss, now it's just me and you again. ”

He hooked the black cat's chin and made it meow comfortably.

"Hey, Gawain!"

Behind him, another girl's voice rang out, but this time Gawain was no stranger.

"Hi Jane, long time no see. ”

He turned his head to meet the girl with unkempt brown hair. She smiled too, revealing her slightly larger, but adorable front teeth.

"Hopefully you won't be alone. ”

I don't know who's telling.

I don't know if anyone heard it.

PS: Penelope Clearwater, Percy's girlfriend (although only for about one shot). In first grade, Percy was in the fifth grade, serving as a prefect, and was the same age as her, so Penelope was in the fifth grade.

Regarding her personality, I think she is a very generous and proactive girl. Because the end of the Chamber of Secrets says that Percy has been writing letters to her all the holidays and kissing in the empty classroom.

According to Percy's serious personality, it is hard for me to imagine that he would do such a thing, but it did happen, so it can only be said that the girl took the initiative.

Plus, her ancestry is actually in question.

In the Deathly Hallows, Hermione is pretending to be Penelope, when she says she is half-blood. In the second part, she is also attacked by the basilisk, which is "well known" and only attacks mudbloods, but it can also just be unlucky.

I think that Hermione would have falsely claimed her origin in order to get rid of suspicion, preferring her Muggle origin.