Chapter 10 Scamander, Are You Good at Fighting?
The journey from London across the South East Plains of England and the Scottish Highlands arrived at Hogsmeade Station late at night.
Rove and the others changed their robes and followed the flow of people to get off the train, and many freshmen were disappointed when they saw the scene in front of them.
Hogsmeade Station stands in the middle of the wilderness at night, surrounded by weeds, barren and dilapidated.
When recruiting students, I said that the big castle and the big house, this is too pulled, if I knew that this was the case earlier, it would directly become an enrollment reduction!
In the forest in the distance, there are a few night owl calls from time to time, one after another, it is really terrifying...... It's like being in an inaccessible tomb.
Many young wizards were so frightened that they trembled and trembled all over.
Neville clutched Reefer tightly, as if that was the way he felt safe. Hermione swallowed, she really wanted to drop out of school and go home now.
her meow's witch dreams!
Even Shirley subconsciously moved to Rove's side and didn't get off the train with a baseball bat...... Misguided.
Rove laughed: "You're scared of this?" ”
Hermione clenched her fists, half stiff and half cheered herself up, "Who is afraid!" ”
"It's good not to be afraid, there's really nothing to be afraid of." Unexpectedly, Rove's words changed, and he deliberately lowered his voice and said: "By the way, there was once a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who committed suicide by lying on the rails here, and the blood stained the train red, otherwise why do you think the train is painted red......
Hermione was stupefied again.
The young man's face suddenly stiffened, he raised his arm, pointed to the distance, opened his mouth, and said two words:
"There are ghosts."
Hermione was usually very spicy, but at this moment, she was so frightened that she screamed and hurriedly hugged Shirley.
Shirley comforted the girl first, and after raising her head again, she stared at Rove and glared at him without any murder: "Okay, don't scare her!" ”
"It's not a scare." Rove smiled and explained, "Some wizards do become ghosts when they die, and there are quite a few at Hogwarts, but they are generally harmless. ”
Shirley was thoughtful, saying that it was "unusual"; Hermione's mouth was wide open, her face full of incredulity, was there really a ghost?
This is something that is not mentioned in Hogwarts, a school history!
At this time, a strong voice suddenly sounded in everyone's ears.
"First-year freshmen! Hurry up and get over here! ”
An unbelievably large giant, almost two adults tall, with messy hair, a full beard, and an ancestral dim butter lamp in his hand, his handle polished to the brim.
"My name is Rubeus Hagrid, and I'm the key keeper of Hogwarts, and I'm here to take you to the ferry into Hogwarts Castle."
The little wizards were dumbfounded at the first sight of such a tall man, and Hagrid, though fierce in appearance, was extremely gentle to the students, and he smiled and said:
"Don't be in a daze, Professor Dumbledore is still waiting. Okay, all year 1 keep up, watch your step! ”
Like a giant tractor, Hagrid walked slowly in front, the oil lamp in his hand swayed slightly, and the fire shone in the night, like a lighthouse in the sea.
The oil lamp could only illuminate a small area, and Goyle and Crabbe, both of whom were protecting Malfoy, who was almost healed, occupied the brightest middle position viciously.
Unfortunately, there were too many people, and the little wizards pushed and shoved together, and Malfoy didn't take long to be proud, and then shouted bitterly:
"Shoes! My shoes! Ahhh
Rove walked with Neville and the others at the edge of the crowd, and a few yellow-edged fireflies drilled out of his pocket, hovering like a streamer, emitting a soft glow.
After walking along the steep and narrow path for a while, many of them exhausted and complaining about their refusal to move forward, Hagrid turned his head and exclaimed in encouragement:
"Come on, walk a few dozen meters, after that corner, you can see Hogwarts Castle, don't give up, miss the most beautiful view of the wizarding world......"
The little wizards were satisfied, and they continued downhill, hurrying to the end, turning out of the steep rock wall, and finally suddenly stepping onto a large stone lawn, and the view suddenly opened up, and one could not help but hold one's breath.
A large lake comes into view, and on the high hillside on the other side of the lake stands a majestic thousand-year-old castle, with a forest of spires and brilliant lights, and the scene is not like the world.
There is no moon tonight.
But the candlelight in Hogwarts Castle flickered and reflected in the lake, and the blue waves shone like day.
Rove stood by the lake, and he felt that this scene was a rare beauty in his life.
Hagrid was pleased with the little wizard's expression, which was his favorite repertoire of the year, and as he walked to the ferry with the boats moored, Hagrid shouted, "Everyone can cross the lake by boat, and there can be no more than four people in each boat!" ”
Rove jumped onto a small boat, followed by Hermione, Shirley, and Neville.
Hagrid crouches alone in a boat, he's so big that it's like an elephant stuffed in a refrigerator, and the picture is particularly comical.
"Are you all on board? All right...... Let's go! ”
The boat has no oars and no sails, and it rises and falls with the waves in the rapids, and the waves are constantly splashing on the little wizard.
Neville turned sideways, grabbed the side of the boat with both hands, as if he was afraid of falling into the water, and his voice trembled, "Why do you want to take a boat, do you have to take a boat to enter the school in the future?" ”
Hermione, a humanoid autopathic encyclopedia, whispered: "In "Hogwarts, a history of the school", it is said that it is a traditional Hogwarts ritual for new students to cross the lake, and every year when the first-year students arrive at the school, they must take a small boat to cross the lake and finally reach the castle.
This is to be modeled after the arrival of the four great wizards of the original school. ”
Shirley sat on the side of the boat, reached out and picked up a handful of water, the ripples of the lake in her palms rippled slightly, she suddenly turned her head, and her burgundy ponytail made a beautiful arc in the air.
The girl pointed to the distance and said, "What is that?" ”
Rove, who was sitting on the side and was almost swept by a ponytail, explained softly: "It's a ruby bobtail fish endemic to Black Lake. ”
Rove didn't know where to take out a handful of bait and sprinkled it into the lake, and nearly a hundred ruby bobtails were crowded together, and the red waves were rolling, and the scene was quite spectacular.
Shirley stood in the middle of the boat, looked up into the distance, and whispered, "It's beautiful." ”
"yes." Rove smacked his lips and said greedily: "The meat must be delicious, fishing here shouldn't be the Air Force." ”
“……”
The boat crossed the lake without danger and came to a place that resembled an underground pier, where they disembarked and climbed a cobblestone path up a cobblestone path to a flat, wet meadow.
Everyone walked up the stone steps to a large oak door.
Hagrid raised his huge fist and knocked three times on the castle gate, and the crunch door opened, and a ...... came out
Middle-aged old man!
When Malfoy saw the man, his whole body became excited, and he immediately greeted him, bowed his head and said something, and after a moment, swaggered over to Rove.
That unruliness returned, and Malfoy looked defiant, as if to say:
"Scamander, are you good at fighting? You're going to have a fart, you have to have power when you come out to mix, and you have to talk about the background! ”
Rove glanced at Malfoy speechlessly...... The sky is clear, the rain has stopped, and he thinks he can do it again?!
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