004: Arrival
A bottle of white potion lies quietly in the system inventory, with a note on it: Primary Refreshing Elixir, which can better concentrate the mind and improve the host's attention for a short time.
It's not bad, at least it's not the most rubbish black gift box, Joel is happy in his heart.
But from Alan's point of view, Joel becomes a little eccentric.
His eyes changed from the previous blank to angry, his right hand was still pinching his thigh, and his whole body was trembling on a small scale.
Then the corners of Joel's mouth suddenly rose slightly, his facial muscles changed from tight to relaxed, and his whole physical state was much easier, and he even began to shake his legs.
Alan was a little frightened by Joel's series of changes, and after a shudder, he quickly buried his head and continued to read, he originally wanted Joel to ask for the essentials of the levitation charm, but he was also frightened into his stomach.
Joel quickly adjusted his emotions to hide the system, and he didn't plan to use the remaining points now, and he would be flexible when the actual start of classes began.
There was silence in the compartment for a moment, and when it was getting dark, Joel and Alan changed into the robes required by Hogwarts.
Joel's black robes are second-hand, and they look a little faded on the outside, the shirt and tie are new, and there is a coat of arms above the tie, and a griffriff, a griffriff, a badger and a snake surround an 'H', and the Hogwarts motto 'Do Not Disturb the Dragon' written underneath.
After tidying up, he tightened his tie and touched his handsome face against the glass of the compartment, which Joel had not been able to get used to in a day.
"That's handsome." He accidentally said the truth, and Alan on the side secretly 'bah'.
Pulling open the door of the cubicle, the two short bodies were inconspicuous, so crowded that they couldn't even see their heads.
Joel was squeezed by the seniors behind him, and got off the train and onto the platform.
"First-year freshmen!" A rough voice shouted loudly, echoing through the narrow platform, "Freshmen come with me, the others go to the carriage ahead!" ”
The huge figure stood in the crowd, and Joel could see at a glance that this big man was more than three meters tall, which was really similar to the height in the movie.
The big man carried a lamp, he was too tall, and Joel felt it dangling overhead, leading them like a guiding light.
"I'm Hagrid, I'm in charge of guiding you freshmen, come with me!" Hagrid's voice sounded dull to Joel's ears, the old students had already left, and Hagrid was followed by Joel's little bit.
They made their way from the platform down a hill where the mud was slippery, and Joel and the freshmen around him had to be careful not to splash the mud on their trouser legs, surrounded by dense woods and obscured by the starlight outside.
The crowd was silent, and all Joel could hear was the sound of his feet on the dirt and his own slightly heavy panting.
He was a little thrilled that Hogwarts was right in front of him, a building that only existed in movies, books, and games.
At the end of the slope is a black lake that Joel recognizes - the Black Lake, which is home to giant squid and merfolk, and where the second challenge of the Goblet of Fire takes place, it is usually a good place for Hogwarts students to play in their free time.
On the hillside across the Black Lagoon stands Joel's long-cherished Hogwarts Castle, with spires and towers bathed in moonlight, making the castle even more sacred.
"Everyone, get on the boat, we're going to cross this black lake!" Hagrid shouted, "There are only four people in each boat!" ”
Joel and Alan behind him boarded a small boat, and after a while, two more girls came up, and the moonlight helped Joel see their faces clearly.
One of the girls had smooth black hair and an East Asian face, with a graceful appearance and soft features, unlike the girl next to her, who had an angular face and looked aggressive from the outside, and was a very likable-looking girl.
The boat sails autonomously on the mirror-smooth waters of the Black Lagoon, and Joel admires the magic of the wizarding world while admiring the Black Lagoon scenery.
It wasn't until there was laughter from the other boats that Joel realized that his boat seemed to be a little too quiet.
"Hello, I'm Joel Taylor." He introduced himself, and the fair-skinned girl with sporadic freckles on her face snorted coldly.
Joel didn't feel like he had done anything to offend anyone, at most he was a little lazy when he first got on the boat, and he didn't show any courtesy.
When he saw the girl's gaze lingering on his second-hand robe for a long time, he understood the reason in his heart.
"My name is Qiu Zhang, hello." The East Asian girl laughed, and the two dimples on her cheeks were very cute, and sure enough, it was her, Joel thought to himself.
There weren't many Hogwarts freshmen in the class of 1990, but Harry Potter's first girlfriend, Autumn Zhang, was counted.
Alan also introduced himself, he seemed to be very bad at communicating with girls, and his face turned red after saying his name, and he didn't say anything again.
"Bot?" The girl next to Qiu suddenly spoke, "Is that Bot from Bibi Duowei Bean?" ”
Alan nodded, his face facing the surface of the black lake, as if studying what magical beasts were under the water.
"I'm Marietta Ekmo, nice to meet you!" Marietta stretched out her right hand, her eyes fixed on Alan's fair and handsome face.
Alan was stunned for a second, then glanced at Joel, who turned his back to enjoy the view, and cautiously reached out to squeeze Marietta's right hand.
It was just a touch, but Marietta gushed, "I want to go to the United States in the summer, but my mother is too busy at the Ministry of Magic......"
Joel was not stupid, and naturally saw that the girl was aiming at Allen, and she didn't even give Joel a nod or a smile, as if he was like a passerby.
He didn't understand what Bert stood for, but when Marietta said this, he realized that Allen's surname was the same as Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans, the founder of Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans.
It turned out to be a relative.
Marietta's actions were undoubtedly out of line in the eyes of others, and Cho Chang, who was sitting across from Joel, smiled at him embarrassedly: "Marietta is always like this...... I'm sorry. ”
"There's nothing I can understand." Joel didn't take it to heart, and Marietta didn't do anything very rude, she just didn't look down on her family.
Along the way, Joel enjoyed the scenery of the Black Lake at night, and listened to Marietta pestering Alan to ask questions, and halfway through listening to it, he knew that Alan didn't want to deal with this girl who was only familiar to him, but he didn't know how to refuse.
Throwing out a few topics, Alan did not react further, and Marietta, who was only 11 years old, blushed and couldn't find any decent chat content, so she could only start to chat awkwardly.
"It's a nice day."
"yes, that's good."
This kind of conversation made Joel and Autumn on the side want to laugh.
Thankfully, the journey soon came to an end, and they followed Hagrid to an underground dock and then through a dark tunnel to Hogwarts Castle.
The group climbed a flight of stone steps and gathered in front of a large oak door, and Joel looked around, trying to get a glimpse of Hogwarts.
'Trigger the Starter Mission: Entering Hogwarts.'
Objective: Complete the Sorting as a beginner's quest with a low difficulty and no failure penalty. ’
Just as Joel was observing the entire castle, the system came back with a hint.