Chapter 21: Arrival

The train stopped, and the students stepped out of the train in droves, standing together on a small, dark platform.

Harry felt nervous now, very nervous, he glanced at Ron beside him, and looked at Ron's pale face and knew that Ron's mood was also not calm.

Coupled with the cold of the night, Harry was already shivering.

Luke, who came out of the other carriage, was quite indifferent, and even had the heart to look at the surrounding scenery.

Although the platform looks small and broken, the scenery around the mountains and the lake nearby really makes Luke quite satisfied.

Then he saw Hermione beside him, and saw that she was biting her lip, her face was pale, and he didn't know if she was scared or if it was too cold.

"Don't worry, there are no entrance exams, no school removal. We're just going to split up in a minute. After that, there will be a sumptuous feast, and of course, preferably not only British food......"

Hermione looked at Luke, who was quite calm, and after taking a deep breath, she calmed herself down.

"First-year students! First-year students are here! Harry, come over here, how are you? ”

Harry heard Hagrid's loud voice from a distance, and his uneasiness was diluted by the joy of the reunion, and he pulled Ron in his direction.

Luke and Hermione also saw Hagrid.

"He's so tall! Does he teach physical education? ”

Hermione sighed, then asked Luke.

The corners of Luke's mouth twitched, but Hermione's reaction ...... Seems to make sense?

"No, he's Hagrid, Hogwarts' hunting groundsman and key keeper. As far as I know, there is no formal physical education class at Hogwarts, and if anything, flying class should be considered physical education......"

But I always felt like it was learning to drive......

Luke complained secretly in his heart.

Hermione looked at Luke in shock, even though she knew that the curriculum in the wizarding world and in the normal world would definitely be different. But the fact that she didn't even have physical education class made her feel the unevenness of the world.

But that's not necessarily a bad thing for her, after all, she still prefers reading books to exercising.

"Let's go, the first-year students will take the boat, and the old students will take another way."

With that, Luke walked in Hagrid's direction.

Hermione frowned slightly, why did Luke know so much about Hogwarts, looking at the students around him, even that Malfoy looked nervous.

Did his guide make everything clear to him? Why didn't my facilitator tell me?!

That is, Luke couldn't hear Hermione, otherwise he would have told Hermione.

If you can give your guide a high-end magic note from more than 800 years ago, then you can definitely get a near-perfect guide as well.

Of course, Luke's source of information is mainly the memories of his past life.

"Long time no see, Hagrid!"

Luke greeted Hagrid.

Hagrid looked at Luke and smiled, "Long time no see, Luke, it looks like you have a very cute cat." ”

He gestured to Booker, who poked his head out of Luke's arms, with a gentle smile on his face.

"He's smart, and he looks like he's supposed to have raccoon blood."

Luke touched Booker's head and smiled, "I know, Lady Catherine told me when I bought it." ”

After a few simple pleasantries, Hagrid saw that all the students had basically arrived, and guided them along a steep and narrow path. On both sides of the path are gloomy woods, and the sound of insects in the forest is still ringing from time to time.

The dense shadows of the trees obscured the moonlight, and only a little bit of it spilled. The main source of light was the lantern in Hagrid's hand.

Harry subconsciously approached Hagrid, trying to find security in his generous frame.

Luke knew that nothing would happen here, but the atmosphere was all over here, so he tightened his sleeve and kept it in a state where he could pull out his wand at any moment.

Suddenly, he felt something tugging at his sleeve. He subconsciously drew his wand. But fortunately, it quickly reacted, and it was Hermione's hand.

He could faintly see Hermione's face, and it was clear that the environment still scared her a little.

Luke didn't shake off her hand, but he didn't take the initiative to comfort her, just silently followed Hagrid on.

"Turn this corner, and you'll soon see Hogwarts for the first time!" Hagrid suddenly turned around and shouted.

Luke could feel the crowd in the group startled, but soon, they all let out a loud "oh-" in unison.

The black lake is finally in full bloom, and on the hillside on the other side of the lake, a majestic castle rises above it. The windows shimmered like stars.

Hagrid looked at the children's shocked expressions and smiled proudly.

"Go to the lake, kids! No more than four people per boat! ”

Luke walked to the boat in surprise and shock, he only felt that the scene in front of him was many times more shocking than what he had seen in the movie back then.

Hermione followed, followed by Harry and Ron.

"Well, Luke, I was going a little too far in the box, but I was so angry that I couldn't control myself."

Ron spoke to Luke as soon as he got on the boat.

Hermione looked at him and rolled her eyes, looking not very happy with the reason.

Luke smiled and patted Ron on the shoulder and said, "It's normal for us to be angry and angry, Ron, but never let anger drive you to make a certain decision, not to be coerced by anger, this is a basic cultivation we should have." ”

Ron could hear that Luke's words were didactic, but he nodded. After all, he felt that Luke's preaching was always a little better than Percy's.

"At least it sounds more reasonable." Ron muttered inwardly.

Then, as they approached the cliffs, passed through the ivy curtains, and passed through a dark tunnel, they finally reached an underground pier.

When he disembarked, Hagrid had found a toad in the boat for no apparent reason. And gave it back to Neville.

Finally, through the tunnel, they ascended a flight of stone steps.

I saw the oak door.

Hagrid stepped forward and knocked on the door three times.

The door was slowly opened from the inside.

Luke could clearly feel that almost every student in the room was holding their breath. For the wizard-turned-students, they have finally arrived at the school of their dreams.

And for students like Hermione. At this time, the door to a new world is opened.

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P.S. When I described the scenes around the station, I didn't strictly follow the original book. It's as if the black lake in the original book can only be seen after turning that corner. And what I'm writing here is that you can see part of the black lake in the distance, but it's not the whole picture. Looking at it again, I feel that this part of the road taken by the first-year freshmen is really troublesome, and I don't know what to think (laughing and crying manually)