Chapter 7 The Journey on the Train
"Hello, senior, I'm Edge."
"Well, Edge, how's it going? Interested in our suggestions? ”
"Sorry, senior, I'm not interested in those long hairy legs." Aitch rolled his eyes at them and tucked his wand into his newly purchased wand holster.
"Oh my God, our junior brother already knows, it must be Li who spoiled our performance." Fred was unhappy with Lee's performance, "I just heard people screaming around him. "George, too, so that their pranks will be one less person to appreciate.
Aitch took out a book from the box, chose a comfortable position, and leaned lazily back on the seat with Erwin in his arms, "Here's a little suggestion for you, how about locking the person watching in a compartment and enlarging the thing in the box." ”
"That's right!" Fred thought it was a great idea, and George thought the junior was promising, "Come aitch." ”
The two said in unison, "Join us in our great prankmaking business and work together for the laughter of Hogwarts tomorrow." ”
Aitch refused the offer to go with him, he was too lazy to move again, and since he had raised Erwin, he was just as lazy as Erwin. Hmph, I don't know who influenced whom. And he didn't want everyone to think he was a prank boy on day one.
The twins headed to the back of the car, and if nothing else, they were supposed to meet Harry. Don't blame Aitch for some conspiracy theorists.
The Weasleys are not simple, in the sparsely populated wizarding world, if every generation is as capable as it is now, in a hundred or even decades, the Ministry of Magic in the British wizarding world will soon become their word. And basically, every Weasley family is not simple.
There are already people joining Gringotts, the Ministry of Magic, George and Fred going into business in the future, Ginny will become the lady of the savior, and Hermione, the most talented witch in the century, will marry Ron. The Weasleys basically reaped all the fruits of the battle with Voldemort.
For example, today, for example, Mrs. Weasley, in fact, when guiding Harry to the platform, in general, people should be the first to demonstrate, but she directly let Harry and herself go first, now think about it, she deliberately let Ron stay until the end, she should have something to explain. Even the twins in the original book helped Harry move the box, the purpose was not necessarily pure. When he first got on the train, Lee was in the middle of the train, and George, Fred and Lee were together, but they showed up at the back of the train to help Harry carry his things, which was to confirm Harry's identity and brush up on his favorability.
Outside, the twins were already talking to Mrs. Wesley about Harry.
Aitch didn't want to worry about anything, it was all Harry's choice. He retracted his thoughts and returned his gaze to the "Tales of the Poet Bean", the last story of the three brothers was originally from this fairy tale, but it was still quite interesting to watch, like passing the boring time on the train, and it was an excellent pastime.
A suitcase is dragging and pulling, and it seems that Aiqi is not the only one who is distressed that the suitcase is too heavy. This is a round-faced boy who was crying to his grandmother on the platform about the toad missing, and his name is Neville Longbottom......
Aitch sighed, so that he could not read at all, "Yuga Dim Leviosa", it should be regarded as a magic spell, to occupy the position as soon as possible, so that no unhappy people would come in, this is the advantage of grabbing the empty carriage - the right to choose a companion.
Neville was a pretty good boy, but according to Edge, he was the most suitable student for Gryffindor, having the courage to rebel against his friends in his first year, and finally pulling out his Gryffindor sword and slashing Voldemort's snake, which was also a Horcrux.
There were two people in the carriage, and when others opened the carriage door, they would choose to avoid it, which made Aiqi feel comfortable for a lot of time. But Aitch's immersion in books eventually destroys Neville, and when he gets up after lunch, his toad is gone!
His grandmother only stuffed it into his pocket when he got in the car, and now it's gone, and it's really a hassle for the pet to not be happy with its owner. So Crookshank was reluctant to go with Edge, so he gave up decisively.
Neville was amazing, and according to his sobbing confession, he had been living like this for years! He hasn't lost it yet! Aitch also obeyed him.
"Let's go, Neville, let's go find it." Aitch couldn't stand it, and a boy was crying and crying, so noisy that he couldn't read the book, "Erwin, smell it, and see where that hide-and-seek toad is hiding?" "The fox also has a keen sense of smell, and is now used as a hunting dog by Edge.
Erwin sniffed Neville and wagged his scar-like tail as he walked out of the carriage, but the toad with Invisible Monster blood was very cunning and swam the train all over the place, and Erwin didn't know where to go.
"Okay, stupid." Aitch also felt a headache, so he had to ask every carriage to go over, and if he was lucky, he could get Erwin to catch it.
The two of them looked up from the front of the car, "I'm sorry, have you seen a toad?" ”……
Aitch didn't go for nothing, at least the whole train remembered a new student with a mask and a boy who lost his toad.
Hermione was in another compartment, and she couldn't wait to put on her brand new Hogwarts magic robes, with shaggy hair and wide front teeth, as cute as a bunny. But Erwin stole the limelight on the spot, and a snow-white cute little fox almost got stuck in the carriage full of girls and couldn't get out.
The enthusiastic Hermione also joins the team in the search for the toad, but when will Elwin's hug be hers!
The search team reached the rear of the train and still found nothing, no, at least they knew that there was no shadow of the mischievous toad on the train except for the rear and outside the train.
Neville cried and walked out of the next car. Aitch heard him sob, "I'm sorry, have you seen a toad?" Crying: "I can't find it!" It doesn't like me and doesn't want to be with me! ”
"It'll go back." Aitch heard Harry reassure him.
"Perhaps," Neville said sadly, "if you see it, please let me know." With that, he left.
Here, Hermione finished asking another carriage, and took Neville to push open the door of the carriage where Harry was again, and Aitch followed in this time, the first sight of the Iron Triangle could not be missed. The red-haired Ron was holding an old wand with a white glow at the end, as if casting a spell.
Hermione was staring at the wand in Ron's hand.
"Oh, are you magical? Let's open our eyes. ”
She sat down, and Ron looked startled.
"Uh...... All right! Ron cleared his throat.
"Heavenly Spirit, Earth Spirit, just change this stupid and fat big rat into yellow."
He shook his wand, but nothing changed. The rat on Ron's lap was still gray, still asleep.
"Are you sure it's this spell?" Hermione said, "It doesn't seem to work." I've tried a few spells, and all of them work. None of my family members were magicians, so I was very surprised when I received the offer, and of course, I was happy because it was the best school to study magic. I've memorized all the contents of the textbook, so I hope it's enough. By the way, my name is Hermione Granger, what about you? ”
She spoke as fast as a cannon. It's as if Sherlock Holmes is reasoning in "Sherlock".
Harry looked at Ron, and from his look of surprise he could see that he hadn't memorized the textbook as well as himself.
"I'm Ron Weasley." Ron muttered.
"I'm Harry Potter."
"Really?" Hermione said in amazement, "I know a lot about you. I have an extracurricular book that introduces your background. And you're a celebrity in "Modern Magicians" and "The Rise and Fall of the Occult Arts and Magical Events of the Twentieth Century." ”
"Really?" Harry was puzzled.
"Oh my God, you don't know it yourself, but if I were you, I'd make it clear."
Hermione said, "Do you know which house you're going to be placed in?" I asked around hoping to be sorted into Gryffindor, and everyone said it was the best, and I had heard that Dumbledore himself had come from there. Ravenclaw isn't bad, though...... Alright, we'll have to go find Neville's toad. You two are changing your clothes too, I think we're almost there. ”
With that, she took Neville with her.
As Aitch was leaving, he listened to Ron, "Wherever I go, don't let me get with her." "It looked like an unpleasant meeting.
Not even the back of the car, Aitch could only advise Neville: "Take it easy, pets usually don't get too far from their owners, maybe they will follow when they get out of the car." ”
Neville smiled wryly, and had to go with Aitch to change into Hogwarts magic robes first.
At this time, three boys came from the direction of the front of the car, led by a pale boy, and the two behind were short and strong, one left and one right, like bodyguards. Hello Malfoy......
Before you know it, night has already begun to fall. Under the deep purple sky, the mountains and dense woods were still faintly visible, and the train seemed to be slowing down.
A voice echoed through the carriage, "We'll be at Hogwarts in five minutes." Please leave your luggage in the carriage and it will be delivered to the school in batches. ”
The train came to a slow stop. The crowd rushed forward, and it was only with great difficulty that they squeezed out the door and onto a small, dark platform. The wind was bitterly cold, and Aitch shivered and hugged Erwin tighter. At this moment, I saw a dim lamp jumping up and down above the students' heads, swaying from side to side.
The freshmen stumbled down a narrow, steep path with the two-man tall, and it was Hagrid. The road is dark on both sides and should be dense woods.
Barely silent, except for Neville, who was missing the toad, panting all the way.
"Soon you'll be seeing Hogwarts for the first time in your life." Hagrid exclaimed, "Turn this corner and you're there!" ”
There was a loud "whoosh" of admiration from the crowd.
The narrow path suddenly opens up, and you see a large black lake. A huge castle with many turrets and towers sits between two mountains, and the glass of the windows shines under the starry sky.
"You can only seat four people on a boat." Hagrid said, pointing to a line of boats moored to the shore. Harry, Ron, and Hagrid were in the same boat, and Hagrid alone took the place of two people. Hermione, Neville, Aitch and another freshman put together another boat.
"Are they all on board?" Hagrid shouted, "Alright, let's go!" ”
The fleets of boats set off at the same time, as if they were gliding together on the mirror-level surface of the lake. All the children were silent, looking up at the magnificent castle. As the fleet got closer and closer to the cliff where the castle was located, the children felt as if the castle was standing above their heads.
"Keep your head down!" As the ship reached the edge of the cliff, Hagrid shouted. The children were very obedient and did as they were told. The boat carried them through a curtain of ivy vines that covered the population on the surface of the cliffs, and along a black waterway that ran directly below the castle. It took them a long time to reach an underground port. There, they disembarked and climbed up the rocky and cobblestone mountain road.
"Hey, that kid! Is this your toad? "Hagrid, who was inspecting the ship, found a toad that had been missing for a long time." Thank God! Neville finally found the toad, and was so happy that he raised his hands and jumped around. Hell, it's so much fun, no wonder Toad has been playing with it for so many years.
Guided by Hagrid's lights, the children continued their ascent along a passage between the rocks until they finally reached a damp, flat meadow in the shadow of the castle.
They ascended a stone staircase and gathered in front of the castle's massive oak main entrance.
"Are you all here? Hey lad, is your toad still there? ”
Hagrid raised his massive fist and slammed the door three times. Knock on the solemn door of Hogwarts.