Chapter 021: Pre-departure arrangements

"It's truly unprecedented." Catherine pinned the badge to her chest and smiled a very shallow, but unusually bright.

"Everyone, please be quiet for a moment!" Hermione suddenly stood on the table and shouted, "Due to the large number of minors on our trip to Africa, we have divided everyone into five groups for ease of management. She cleared her throat, looked down at the parchment in her hand, and began to read.

"The first group, led by Charlie. Weasley led the team, which included Pansy. Perkins, Bres. Zabini, Ron. Weasley and me. Charlie jumped down from the table where he was sitting, walked over to the SG group, shook hands with Pansy and Breth, and whispered to his brother when he saw that they had something to do.

"The second group consisted of Arthur. Mr. Weasley led the team, which included Neville. Longbottom, Theodore. Noether, Daphne. Greengrass and Millison. Birdside. Daphne pulled Millicent over to Neville and Theodore, and Arthur and Snape apologized to Mr. Granger before walking over and patting the two teenagers on the shoulders warmly.

"The third group consisted of Catherine and Percy. Weasley led the team, which included Ginny. Weasley, Luna. Lovegood, Megan. Jones and Asteria. Greengrass. Molly immediately pulled the four twelve-year-old girls to Catherine and Percy, and Mrs. Granger followed her husband.

"The fourth group consists of Molly. Mrs. Weasley led the team, which included Harry. Potter, Draco. Malfoy, Gregory. Gower and Vincent. Crabbe. The bodyguard duo immediately headed towards Draco, and Molly hurriedly walked over to the four teenagers and whispered if there was anything they needed her help with.

"The fifth group, led by Severus. Professor Snape led the way. Members include Fred. Weasley, George. Weasley, Rose. Mrs. Granger and Danny. Mr. Granger. The Granger couple immediately looked at Snape and asked him for advice.

"Next. I'm going to make a couple of things clear: First, dress. Hermione looked around for a moment before continuing. Because our itinerary includes the entire African continent, we will pass through desert areas with huge temperature differences between day and night, as well as rainforest areas where mosquitoes are abundant.

So we specially ordered a batch of cloaks, which can keep warm, cool, rain, and wind, and have a certain insect repellent effect, so we ask everyone to wear them at all times, and it is also a way for us to easily identify each other after entering the crowd. Blais, Pansy, Draco, and Harry each carried a bag to the group leaders.

Catherine opened the bag and found six cloaks with white hoods inside. Two are all white, and the other four are red, green, blue, and yellow.

Catherine glanced up and saw that the hoods of each group were all uniform colors, the first group was purple, the second group was blue, the fourth group was gold, and the fifth group was black, and except for the leader and adults, the cloaks of the other minors were in the colors of their respective houses. Very easy to identify by the tour leader.

"The second is about luggage," Hermione waited for a moment of silence before speaking again, "Ask the team leaders to change all the luggage to the colors of each group's logo." For easy counting, now ask the members of each group to bring their luggage to their respective tour leaders. ”

There was chaos in the bar again, except for the SG team and Catherine and Snape. Everyone else was looking around for their luggage, and all the tables and chairs had to leave their original positions. The wizard who went shopping in Diagon Alley had to retreat, and even all the waiters at the bar had to hide behind the bar. Avoid getting in the way of those luggage.

"Team leaders, please count the luggage of your team members according to your own habits, so as not to miss them at that time." Hermione kept shouting reminders.

As soon as Snape heard this, he immediately moved the two large trunks of the Granger couple to the twins' duffel bags, apparently asking them both to work as coolies. Catherine packs all four girls' luggage into a large suitcase, while Percy takes the initiative to carry it.

As soon as the Slytherins were informed by Draco, they decided to travel lightly, and the SG team was naturally prepared as insiders, so the other groups only had Neville's luggage a little over. After all, Mrs. Longbottom was very worried about her grandson's first time going out alone, and Neville's super forgetfulness, so his luggage was piled up like a small mountain, and it took him a long time to get it done by the three Slytherins, Weasleys, and Charlie in his group.

"The third is about accommodation," Hermione didn't move on to the next topic until Neville's luggage was finished, "plus Bill, who was waiting in Egypt. Weasley, we have a total of 27 people in this tour group, so in order to let everyone get acquainted with each other more quickly, tonight is reserved for four people, and now we will announce the basic room combination arrangement:

No. 1 combination: Mrs. Weasley, Mrs. Granger, Catherine;

No. 2 combination: Mr. Granger, Mr. Weasley, Professor Snape, Percy. Weasley;

Combination 3: Astoria. Greengrass, Ginny. Weasley, Megan. Jones, Luna. Lovegood;

Combination 4: Hermione. Granger, Daphne. Greengrass, Pansy. Perkins, Millison. Birdside;

Combination No. 5: Neville. Longbottom, Theodore. Knott, Gregory. Gower, Vincent. Crabbe;

No. 6 combination: Ron. Weasley, Brace. Zabini, Harry. Potter, Draco. Malfoy;

Combination 7: Fred. Weasley, George. Weasley, Charlie. Weasley, Bill. Weasley.

Housing arrangements for the following month will be based on this, with only minor adjustments based on actual circumstances. Hermione paused, then looked up and asked, "Do you guys have any questions?" ”

"Nope!" After the jagged shouts, Hermione gave the orders again.

"Now put on your cloaks, pack your bags, and we'll depart for London International Airport for a charter flight to Cairo, the capital of Egypt. There are already five minibuses parked outside the door, please follow the number on the door of the bus. Hermione looked at Ron, who quickly picked up a flag from under his desk, embroidered with the Hogwarts crest.

"Let's go!" Hermione jumped off the table, grabbed her backpack, and followed Ron with Brace and Pansy, and Charlie quickly pulled up his suitcase.

"Let's go, kids!" Arthur offered to help Neville carry the heaviest luggage, Daphne and Theodore also came over to take one, Millicent even lifted three by himself, and when Neville tried to pick up the luggage, he found that the floor was empty, and he hurriedly grabbed his backpack and hurried to catch up with the others.

"Four, please remember to keep up with me at all times!" Catherine smiled and led the four girls out of the bar, with Percy pulling two suitcases at the end.

"Pick up your luggage!" Draco gave orders to Crabbe and Goyle, and then walked up to Molly and said to her, "Madame, please!" Molly flattered and followed him forward, Harry, who was still listening to the phone, followed them with his head down, and the "bodyguard" who was carrying the luggage followed Harry in a panic.

"Go ahead, two of you!" Snape said to the Grangers, glared coldly at the twins, and only left the bar with his black cloak dangling his black cloak after them followed the Granger couple with their luggage.

"Aren't so many imps traveling without fear of making trouble?" "And most of them are Slytherins and Gryffindors!" "That couple of Grangers seem to be Muggles, right?" "Arthur and Molly can't even manage their family!" "Can Snape be suppressed alone?" "It seems that the main thing is with Harry. Potter's six children at the same table! ”

The Leaky Cauldron became noisy as soon as the members of the "tour group" left, and everyone in the know gave their opinions, and more and more liked to join in the discussion, but they all ended with a sentence.

"Merlin bless them with a great trip!"

On a busy traffic line in downtown London, five minibuses carrying a group of wizards bustle to Heathrow International Airport in the district of Hillingdon, 15 miles from central London.

Seeing the country they live in from a Muggle perspective is a very novel experience for most underage wizards, but there is more to the SG group than meets the eye.

Harry kept in touch with the airport on his cell phone to confirm the location of their charter flight, boarding time, and other related matters, while Draco entered the information into the address book, Brayce took care of receiving and reading it out, Pansy and Hermione studied the airport map to make sure they didn't cause too much of a commotion before boarding, and Ron, who was carrying it, had to memorize the route before getting off the bus.

Half an hour later, five minibuses arrived at Heathrow International Airport, but as soon as they got off the bus, they still attracted everyone's attention, black flags, colorful cloaks, and curious eyes looking around.

"Each team leader counts the members and luggage!" Hermione held a paper megaphone and shouted, "Raise your hand!" ”

Snape glanced coldly at the twins and the luggage next to them, and then motioned for them to raise their hands in displeasure; Molly spun around, grabbed Harry, who was still listening to the phone, and pulled Draco, who was ordering Goyle and Crabbe, and counted the luggage before raising her hand; Catherine was intently helping the four girls to arrange their clothes and hair, and Percy nodded her head and raised her hand when she saw that there was no one missing; Arthur carefully counted all of Neville's luggage and raised his hand after making sure it didn't slip into the car; Charlie looked at the four teenagers and girls who were gathering together and were busy discussing something, and simply walked over to his father and helped him carry Nawi's luggage.

"Now keep up with the flag!" After confirming that the other four teams had raised their hands, Hermione motioned for Ron to carry the flag and set off, Pansy following closely to make sure he didn't take the wrong path, and Hermione and Bress communicated with Harry and Draco through the Guò address book.

The charter flight booked by the SG team was parked at the airport's Terminal 5, which meant they had to cross the entire airport to board their flights, and what they saw and heard along the way left anyone who grew up in the wizarding world full of doubts. (To be continued......)