Chapter 91: Returning Home
The young wizard Xiwen said goodbye to Helena and left the dungeon level with his roommates.
Although the young wizards in Year 1 arrived at the castle by boat, they didn't have to wait until Year 2 to experience the Hogwarts Carriage.
During the Christmas holidays and at the end of the school year, there are also hordes of horse-drawn carriages that transport young wizards of all grades to Hogsmeade Station, as do the young wizards of first year.
However, the carriage is parked in the same position as it is when you take the boat.
The carriage of Hogwarts is parked in the open space outside the main entrance of the castle to the north. They had to go through the entrance courtyard to the teaching area, then bypass the cloisters or walk through the lawn in between, and then walk through a stone-paved main road to reach the main entrance of the castle.
The distance itself was no shorter than the distance from the Slytherin common room to the greenhouse, not to mention the fact that the carriage was parked in an open field farther away.
Abraxas was not satisfied on the spot, and he complained, "Why don't you let us take the boat now?" Otherwise, we can go straight down from the entrance courtyard. The common room in Slytherin is not far from the houseboat. ”
Gomez immediately retorted: "It's not all good to take a boat, for example, when we get to the other side, we have to go through the woods and climb up that dirt slope to the station." ”
"It seems like that's really the case......" Abu's face froze when he heard his rebuttal.
Of the four of the Sivans, Mobley carried the most things.
Ever since he lost all of Galleons on the night of the curfew, he had turned into a "tuntun party" - he had collected everything that no one else wanted and decided to take it home and make up for it, as a way to show that his money was really spent on buying things.
At this time, Mobley was carrying a large bag and a small bag, and he was already tired and out of breath, so he looked at Xiwen hopefully and asked, "Xiwen, is there still room in your pocket watch?" ”
"Unfortunately, no." Xiwen replied without thinking.
It seems that any storage space will accumulate more and more things inside, and you will not remember to organize until you can no longer put it down. Xiwen's pocket watch space had been full several times.
Because of this semester's experience, he always feels that he will encounter some unexpected situations from time to time, so no matter what supplies he wants, he wants to store them in case of emergency.
Now that I've brought my luggage home, there's no room left for the pocket watch space.
Hearing Xiwen's negative reply, Mobley showed a desperate expression, and he even wanted to find a trash can to throw away his package on the spot.
"I mean, we look like wizards." Shivan said to him in confusion. "Why don't you know what else to do?"
"That's right!" Mobley instantly refreshed, struggled with his free hand, and pulled his wand out of his pocket.
"Wingardium Leviosa." He recited a levitation spell at his luggage, and the packages, large and small, floated in the air.
Seeing that his levitation spell was working well, Xiwen didn't bother with it, and continued to think about the designs of his remaining alchemy products as he walked.
However, after walking a few steps, he heard a "boom"!
Shevin looked up in amazement and found that Mobley's luggage had all fallen to the ground, scattered in pieces.
"What just happened?" Abu also looked a little out of condition and asked in dismay.
"I can't do it anymore!" Mobley sat down on the ground and said depressedly. "How can you use the levitation charm to carry your luggage more tiring than to carry it yourself!"
The corners of Xiwen's mouth twitched, feeling that he was indeed looking up to the spiritual power of a first-year young wizard.
According to the weight of Mobley's luggage, it does take no less effort for him to use the levitation charm to control than to carry it directly, but one is physical strength and the other is energy.
There was no way, as the only empty-handed person in the audience, Xiwen could only take matters into his own hands and chant a spell to help Mobley pack his luggage. He then cast a Feather-light charm on the luggage, lightening Mobley's weight.
"Come on, try again this time." Shivin said to Mobley.
Mobley picked up his package again in disbelief, and his face was suddenly happy: "It's cool!" What kind of spell is this? ”
"Light as a feather spell." Xiwen said. "So, I said that you should study hard, but you don't listen, and when you need to use it, you feel that you can't regret it!"
"We can't regret it." Mobley was stunned for a moment and said. "You're not there!"
Xiwen: "......"
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After relieving Mobley of his burden, the three of them soon reached the main entrance of the castle.
The main entrance to Hogwarts Castle is an ornate gate made of iron. It is lined with stone pillars with two winged warthog statues at the top.
A sign with a strong sense of history is fixed next to the gate, which reads the Hogwarts motto - Draco dormiens nunquam titillandus!
This was the first time that the Shevans had been outside the main entrance of Hogwarts, as the main entrance to the castle was usually not open and was only open for guests to visit or at the beginning and end of the holidays, for guests, young wizards, and professors to come to the school or return home.
Walking out of the main entrance, you can see hundreds of carriages neatly parked in the open space not far away. The tall white horses neighed in front of the carriages they were pulling, and it was quite spectacular to watch.
"Wow!" Abu sighed as he looked at the horse in front of him.
"It's spectacular." Xiwen nodded approvingly, affirming Abu's exclamation.
"Wow! They must be the most laid-back staff at Hogwarts, only four times a year! Abu sighed.
“…… So that's what you're going to sigh about? The corners of Xiwen's mouth twitched.
A few of their Slytherin wizards arrived late because of the distance and the delay in Mobley's luggage. By this time, the carriages near the gate were almost full.
The Xiwen and the others had no choice but to keep walking forward, looking for the carriage that was still empty.
Eventually, they found an unmanned carriage near the end of the line.
Eager to walk into the carriage, several of them frowned.
These carriages must have been some years old, and they were dark inside, with a faint musty smell and a hint of straw.
But no matter how clean the carriage is, you can't stop sitting, you have to go home, right?
Therefore, a person like Abu, who has a slight habit of cleanliness, can only spread a piece of parchment paper on his seat, tense his body the whole time, and sit upright. I'm afraid that I will accidentally rub my clothes into other places in the car.
Fortunately, the wait was not long, and all the students boarded the carriage.
Hundreds of carriages lined up and creaked and staggered along the path that led to Hogsmeade Station.
It's a long downhill lane, and you can tell how fast the carriage is moving by the sound of the wind around it.
Finally, they stopped by the stone steps that led to the entrance to the station.
And a glittering scarlet steam train was already waiting on the tracks, spewing thick steam from time to time.
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