Chapter 98: The Knight Bus
Seeing Hagrid jump into the fire pit, Li Quan didn't interfere. After today, the plot will continue as usual, and Hagrid gets the Norwegian Ridgeback Dragon Egg, and also reveals the weakness of the three-headed giant dog to Quirrell in disguise, laying the groundwork for Voldemort's invasion of the Hogwarts basement.
"Look what this is!" As he walked back, Hagrid was beaming and showed Li Quan what he had just "captured", an egg that was dark brown and covered with tiny scales. Hagrid said happily, "This is what I won from that man." An egg of a Norwegian spine. The latter sentence was whispered by him as he leaned in.
"Norwegian Ridgeback? If you have the chance, you really want to see it. We only have the Chinese Fireball Dragon. Li Quan said with a slight smile.
"There will be a chance!" Hagrid said happily, carefully placing the dragon egg in his pocket. Such a big dragon egg, stuffed into his arms, disappeared. Apparently the pocket in his arms was enchanted, and there was a lot of space inside.
Li Quan was happy when he saw the hunting, and felt that this was somewhat similar to the storage space. This kind of magic is rare even in World of Warcraft, but it is common in the world of Harry Potter. Both worlds have their own merits. However, he has the storage space of the system that can grow infinitely, and he is not particularly envious of Hagrid's magic pocket.
"Alright, let's get out of here." Hagrid couldn't wait to get the next egg, and he watched as Li Quan wiped the three-headed snake eggs on the table and disappeared. Hagrid didn't know how Li Quan did it, but he cared more about the eggs. He said, "It's going to be a long walk from here to the Dumbledore family, so let's not waste time." β
"To Dumbledore's house? We're not going to Hogwarts? When Li Quan heard this, he was slightly surprised and asked.
"Of course not. Hogwarts won't be open for a month or two, and there's no one there. I'll take you to the Dumbledore family. I've written to ask the owl to bring it to Dumbledore, and Dumbledore should have received the letter by now and is waiting for us at his house. Hagrid said with a smile.
The two of them then left the Leaky Cauldron.
"Where's the Dumbledares?" After Li Quan went out, he stood on the road in London and asked.
"In the Fertile Plains, Godric's Valley." Hagrid glanced at Li Quan and said, "We'd better phantom the past." However, you may not know the way. That's a bit of a problem......"
Li Quanxin said that not only did he not know the road, but he also couldn't do phantom transformation.
Hagrid thought for a moment, then suddenly raised an eyebrow and said, "I think so, let's take the knight's bus." I don't know if you have one, but in our case, it's an emergency bus for wizards in distress. Just wave your wand and ...... like this"
Hagrid held an umbrella in his hand and seemed to have his wand hidden in it. I saw his umbrella wave in the air, and suddenly, there was a deafening "bang" explosion, and then, a phantom appeared looming on the road in the distance, and the phantom quickly turned into an entity, and quickly approached.
Li Quan was surprised to see that it was a three-story high, violet-colored bus! It was like a ghost coming out of thin air, speeding through the traffic on the road below, and the cars seemed to be completely unaware of the presence of the three-story bus overhead.
"Crunchβ"
There was a screeching sound of emergency braking, as if a tire had burst, and the third-tier bus stopped steadily and accurately beside Hagrid and Li Quan. The front door of the car opened with a whirl, and a young man dressed as a conductor jumped out of it.
"Welcome to the Rider Public Rider! I'm Stan Sanpark, the conductor of this car. We specialize in serving wizards in trouble. The Knight Bus can take you anywhere you want, as long as it's land. The young man greeted him warmly.
Hagrid smiled and tilted his head towards Li Quan and said, "How about it, I'm not wrong, it's very convenient." After he finished speaking, he boarded the bus first, and took out a handful of jingling silver and put it in the hands of the young conductor.
After Li Quan was surprised, he also took out a gold Galleon from the storage space and threw it to the young man. Before getting on the bus, he looked around curiously, there were many Muggle pedestrians around at this time, Muggles meant ordinary people who didn't know the existence of magic, and these ordinary people didn't seem to see or hear anything related to this bus, including Hagrid and him who were getting on the bus.
At this time, the young man opened his mouth and said to Li Quan, "Where are you going?" The ticket from here to central London is eleven silver sicos, and if you're willing to add three more, I'll get you a hot chocolate. β
Li Quan said indifferently: "Send us to the Fertile Plain, Godric's Valley." You look at the things and prepare, and you don't have to look for money. β
When the young man heard this, his face immediately showed joy, and he bowed slightly like a knight and said, "As you wish, generous sir." I assure you that the journey will be fast and unforgettable. β
The journey was truly unforgettable.
Buses are back on the road, still walking the lively streets of London. The speed of the bus can only be described as astonishing, as if the engine of an airplane was mounted on the car and moving at full speed, and Li Quan and Hagrid were pressed to their seats by inertia. Li Quan almost witnessed the bus crash into the Muggle vehicle in front of him several times. However, the bus was always able to dodge quickly, sometimes narrowing and stretching like noodles on the road, sometimes suddenly increasing in height and speeding over a large group of cars on the road. The scene is both eerie and exciting.
The bed in the car was thrown to the ground, the crystal chandelier on the roof of the carport could fall down at any moment, and a zombie head hanging next to the driver kept laughing.
Li Quan couldn't help himself from getting motion sick and vomiting, and then he heard the sound of snoring next to him, and turned his head to see that it was Hagrid. In this case, you can even fall asleep.
After some time, the bus suddenly slowed down slightly, and then came to a sudden stop. Li Quan and Hagrid suddenly hit the front glass of the car with inertia, Li Quan was suddenly confused, and Hagrid also woke up all of a sudden, and said in a daze: "Huh? Arrived at the station? β
"Fertile Ground, Godric's Valley has arrived." The young conductor had already opened the door and stood below and said, "Welcome to the next ride on the Knight Bus." β
After getting off the bus, Li Quan covered the swollen bag on his head with one hand, looked at the bus with Hagrid, and the bus suddenly started again with a sudden bang, and then drove away quickly and disappeared into the air.
Li Quan couldn't help but shudder, and then he looked around, it was already night, and there was a villa shrouded in the night, quietly not seeing clearly, the air was cold, and the outdoor temperature was a little low.
"Follow me, the Dumbledore family is nearby." Hagrid made a slight sense of direction and walked to the side.
Li Quan followed, and the two soon followed the uninhabited street to a small two-story building.
Hagrid went up and knocked on the door. In a few moments, the door opened, and a man stepped out of the room.
By the darkness of the night, I saw that this man had an old but not old face, tall and thin, with long flowing silver-white hair and beard clearly visible in the moonlight. Under the long hooked nose, the corners of the mouth are slightly smiling.
Li Quan almost mistook this man for Dumbledore.
But he heard Hagrid laugh heartily and said, "Aberforth, long time no see!" We're here for Professor Dumbledore. β
The old man, known as Aberforth, nodded and said to Hagrid with a smile, "Albus is waiting for you." Then he glanced at Li Quan with a smile and said, "Please come in, we don't often come here." Still, tea is available. β
Hagrid tilted his head and introduced, "This is Professor Dumbledore's own brother, Aberforth Dumbledore. β
Li Quan said hello politely, and walked into the house with Hagrid.
As soon as he walked into the room, Li Quan immediately felt the warmth in the room. In front of the fireplace, an old man who looked a little similar to Aberforth, especially the long flowing silver-white hair and beard, got up from the sofa, turned to look at them with a smile on his face.
This is Albus Dumbledore. I saw that he was wearing a dark purple robe covered with silver stars, half-moon-shaped glasses on his hooked nose, and a pair of sharp and bright blue eyes, which looked very penetrating.
As soon as Li Quan saw these deep eyes, his heart suddenly froze, and his whole body was cold, as if all his secrets were known by the other party. Li Quan suddenly became agitated, and immediately sobered up, but there was already a cold sweat behind his back. He smacked his tongue secretly, it was indeed Dumbledore, what a terrifying spiritual power!
In the world of Harry Potter, there is a spell that can steal other people's minds, called Soul Fetching. The spellcaster allows the spell bearer to show his heart unreservedly. Corresponding to this is occlusion, which can protect the brain from external invasion to a certain extent.
Li Quan knew that Dumbledore did not cast a dementor on him, but only the other party's powerful spiritual power had a slight impact on him, but just like that, he almost fell into an illusion. He is truly the most powerful wizard in the world.
It's complicated, in fact, when outsiders saw that Li Quan just walked in, he suddenly paused, and he was stunned for half a second, and then returned to normal.
In this regard, Dumbledore, who had been looking at Li Quan since he entered the door, showed a flash of surprise in his eyes. Of course, he knew the meaning of his eyes, but this strange Eastern wizard was so easy to get rid of being influenced by him, which made Dumbledore couldn't help but be impressed by Li Quan's ability in his heart, and his attitude became serious.
Hagrid had no idea what had just happened, and he walked in and smiled and introduced to Dumbledore, "Professor, this is the Hogwarts admirer I mentioned in my letter, a traveling wizard from all the way to China, a mysterious country in the East. He wanted to ask you something about potions, so I brought him. β
"Hello, Professor Dumbledore, I've admired my name for a long time." Li Quan nodded generously and said, "I'm glad to have the opportunity to ask you for advice." β
Dumbledore smiled slightly, and said in a loud voice, "Welcome, wizarding friend from the East. When I was younger, I had the privilege of going to the East once, but unfortunately it didn't last long. Eastern wizards have always had a bad reputation in the International Federation of Wizards, but I have heard that there are many talented wizards in the East as well. I'd love to discuss it with you. Come, please sit here. β