Chapter 13: Platform Nine and Three-Quarters
On September 1st, it was a special day, and Luke packed his bags early in the morning and made his way to Diagon Alley through the reconnected Floo network.
After that, we took a taxi from the Leaky Cauldron to King's Cross Station.
Although he wore a retro dress when taking a taxi, the luxurious and expensive fabric still made the driver not have the idea of taking the initiative to talk.
Although the journey to King's Cross Station went smoothly, the tediousness of the journey still made Luke a little distressed.
Maybe he should hire a pixie to help him with some basic chores. Like rushing and the like.
Pushing his luggage, Luke walked into King's Cross Station. The feeling of traveling alone to study reminded him of his previous life when he was in college.
"Meow!"
Booker lay on his stomach in Luke's backpack and stretched out his paw to scratch the back of Luke's neck, as if to remind Luke of his presence.
Luke smiled softly, no, he also had a cat.
Humming a song, Luke weaves briskly and comfortably through the flow of people at the station.
He, like the other children of wizarding families, knew where the nine-and-three-quarters platform was. Of course, he knew it from the movies. The good thing was that he didn't have to struggle with finding this weird platform with scores as much as Harry.
Along the way, Luke also saw several families asking about the Nine and Three-Quarters platform. He wasn't worried, there must have been a wizard behind the station staff who had been asked.
Thinking of this, Luke couldn't help but twitch the corners of his mouth. When I think about it, I don't know if Hogwarts' behavior is traditional or just bad taste. It's not too hard to write a detailed guide on the back of your ticket.
Perhaps, after he became a member of the board of directors, he should move forward with the relevant proposals?
After all, Dumbledore was respectful of the rules in most cases. Therefore, it is not correct to say that Professor McGonagall said that the school manager is a name. After all, there is still some right.
"Hello, may I ask, do you know how to get to the platform of nine and three-quarters?"
Luke was suddenly stopped, and he followed the sound to look over.
She was greeted by a girl with brown and unkempt hair, piercing brown eyes, and a pair of striking front teeth. Well, these traits were mixed together, and Luke felt like he could guess who the girl in front of him was.
"Oh, Hermione, you're embarrassing him, look at his blank look. Same as the staff member we asked before. Behind the girl, a man dressed formally and looking like an elite was saying in distress.
Although Hermione was given so-called entrance guidance, he didn't expect that person to forget to tell them how to enter this strange station.
The train departs at eleven o'clock, and time is running out.
Hermione didn't panic, she stared at Luke calmly like a detective.
"Let's go together, it looks like Hogwarts' orientation is still a bit lacking."
Luke shook his head, Mr. Granger's words clearly confirmed his guess. This girl was not as beautiful as Luke had imagined. is only six or seven points similar to Hermione in the movie.
Sure enough, Hermione is still a beauty that needs to be developed. After all, in the original book, Hermione in "Goblet of Fire" amazed the audience.
With that, Luke continued to walk ahead. In the backpack behind him, Booker poked his head out to look at the father and daughter in front of him, and then returned to the backpack with no interest.
Mr. Granger looked at his daughter with some surprise.
Hermione, on the other hand, hurriedly followed Luke with her luggage, while explaining to her father: "His dress is a little too retro, a little similar to the so-called senior who guided me, and he is eleven years old, alone, with a lot of luggage, obviously coming to school." ”
Mr. Granger was quick to react after such a reminder: "We shouldn't have asked the staff in the first place, but the strangely dressed people who passed by us." They might be wizards too. ”
Luke heard the conversation between the father and daughter clearly, and couldn't help but sigh, Hermione has such a calm mind at this age, it is indeed very strong.
Already close to his destination, Luke quickly stopped in front of the third pillar between platforms nine and ten.
He looked back at Hermione and smiled, "Follow me, with all your might, don't hesitate." ”
Then, before Hermione could ask his own question, he pushed his luggage cart and slammed it into the pillar.
Startled, Mr. Granger steps forward to rescue Luke, only to find that Luke has disappeared into the pillar.
Something that he couldn't understand happened again. Mr. Granger held his forehead with some pain, the wizarding world, it was really hard to understand.
Just as he sighed, Hermione beside him also took a deep breath, then suppressed the tension in his heart, and rushed towards the pillar.
Then she disappeared into the pillars as well.
But when Mr. Granger slammed into the pillar as well, he only felt like he was hitting a real wall.
He covered his forehead in pain again. But this time, it really hurts.
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As Hermione burst into the pillar, she saw a bustling crowd. Students, parents, and even hawkers, quirky and hilarious. She looked around and saw that the handsome boy who had come in with her was waiting for her not far away. So I hurried over.
Walking up to Luke's side, she looked back as if she had suddenly remembered something, and then said in surprise and panic: "Where is my father! ”
Her voice was a bit loud and caught the attention of other students and parents. Hermione, who was perceptive, sensed that someone was pointing at her, and she felt a little angry inexplicably.
"Calm down, this station Muggles, that is, people without magic cannot enter. That's why your father can't come in. ”
Luke looked at Hermione's flustered look and stepped forward to explain it to her.
Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Luke and said seriously, "Thank you." ”
"You're welcome, if you don't say goodbye to your father, you can go back now, and the wall will be passable until eleven o'clock."
Of course, Luke hadn't seen any of this in the movie, but he had asked all of his questions when he had talked to Professor McGonagall before. So he's kind of knowledgeable about these things now.
"Okay! I'm going to say goodbye now. Please help me look at my luggage! ”
With that, Hermione ran in the direction she came from without looking back.
Luke felt a constant gaze on him, some of them even defiant.
Those eyes were clearly moving from Hermione's body to herself. And when Luke followed those lines of sight, he often found that the owners of the sights were dressed like rich wizards, and they were all a little extravagant, and there were even some wizard robes with family coats of arms embroidered on the edges.
Luke raised an eyebrow, then pulled his family coat of arms out of his pocket.
At the bottom is a black diamond, with a brown wand on top and a green snake.
After seeing the pattern of the coat of arms clearly, the provocative and disdainful eyes that had looked at him before turned into surprise and kindness.
Luke couldn't help but sigh.
"With such a group of insects, how can you revitalize pure blood!"