Chapter 6: Arriving at Hogwarts
Luckily, he finally found a spare room before driving, piled his luggage on the seat on the other side, and leaned comfortably on the opposite side.
Sensing the gaze coming from outside the car, Gretel sat up and looked out the window, where Mrs. Swann was leaning against the window and looking in.
Hurriedly pushed up the window, Madame Swann took out a handful of money, and smiled embarrassedly, "Mike, didn't you say that the pound can be exchanged for the wizard's money, here is 100 pounds, you bring it, write to me if you are short of money." ”
Looking at the scattered money in Mrs. Swan's hand, Gretel's nose was sore, and he almost couldn't hold back, pinched the tip of his nose, and pretended to be relaxed and pulled out a note from Mrs. Swan's hand.
"Mom, Hogwarts is all for food and lodging, I'll just take this pound, so if I miss you, I still have something to see."
Mrs. Swann froze in place, "Little Mike, what do you call me?" ”
The train had already left, and Mrs. Swann was still stunned, but Gretel leaned out, "Mom, I'll be home for Christmas, don't send me gifts to school." ”
The train faded away, and only a vague figure disappeared into the steam.
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As you move away from the city, the fields outside the car window become more and more barren, far from the people, only endless forests, winding rivers and dark green hills, and the farmland that suddenly flashes outside the window is even more precious at this time.
Unlike the anxiety of other young wizards who had left home, studying alone was a life plan that Glitter had already made, the difference was that he changed from the Muggle world to the wizarding world.
The comfort of the Hogwarts Express is still okay, at least much more comfortable than the green train that can't spread its legs.
Until the train was running smoothly, Glitter didn't wait for anyone with him, but fortunately, he didn't particularly like to be lively, and this independent space was just right for him to sort out his recent learning results.
"Theory of Magic", "Ancient Theory of Magic", "Overview of Common Magic Configurations", ......
The large box table was piled with reference books by Gretel.
Holding in his hand are the notes that Dumbledore made when he was young, and once he encounters a knowledge point that he knows or does not understand, with a wave of his wand, there are relevant books flying in front of him for reference.
The door to the room was unceremoniously pulled open, and Gretel looked up with a frown.
Two young wizards, a man and a woman, were standing in the doorway, the boy with a round face and short hair, and a panic and cowardice on his face that could not be concealed.
Look at the girl again, wearing a plain robe with Hogwarts characteristics, with thick brown hair, just a ray of sunlight shining through the glass, and her front teeth are amazingly bright.
"Wow, what a bright front tooth." Gretel thought to herself.
Gretel thought for a moment, and remembered that this was the episode of Neville Lost Toad, but sorry, he hadn't seen it.
"Well, I'm sorry, I want to ask if you ever saw a toad, my toad was lost." Neville Longbottom's faint voice trembled.
Hermione Granger glanced at the textbook on the desk, stepped into the box, and repeated on his toes, "Neville lost a toad, did you see that?" ”
Gretel's brows furrowed even more, this little girl has to be liked, why is she so aggressive, you know that you are doing a good deed, and you don't know that you think you are a bully who is ready for school bullying.
"I didn't see it, let's look elsewhere." Glitter replied angrily, and studied it on his own.
Hermione was about to say something, but Neville was pulled away from behind.
"Hermione, don't quarrel with seniors for me, I'll look elsewhere." As he spoke, his voice burst into tears, "My Rifoe, it's always trying to run away from me. ”
Hermione thought to herself, "Senior, I clearly saw a bunch of textbooks that were necessary for first-year students, and the notes signed by Dumbledore?" How is Headmaster Dumbledley? ”
Hermione turned to Neville with questions, "Neville, as a native wizard, do you know the name of the book that Headmaster Dumbledore has published?" ”
"Headmaster Dumbledore? Has he ever published a book? I don't know, it's probably because I don't have a good memory and forget. I often forget things, where the hell is my Rifou? ”
Hermione patted her head, rolled her eyes, and continued to lead Neville through one box after another.
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By the time the train arrived at Hogwarts, it was already dark, with only the silhouettes of mountains and woods glimmering in a reluctant glimmer, and the deep purple sky twinkling with stars.
Gretel felt the speed of the car gradually slow down in the car, and glanced out the window, sure enough, it should be almost there.
Packed up his textbooks and changed into robes, when the train stopped, Glitter stepped off the train as soon as possible, he was not one of those little wizards who knew nothing, he had already brought the things he should have brought with him, so he was not prepared to toss his luggage at all.
Great Britain in September was very humid, so the temperature seemed very low at night, and when he stepped down the dark and small platform, Gretel took a deep breath of cold air and involuntarily shivered comfortably.
"Hey, Gretel, it's me, Hagrid, Rubeus Hagrid." The bearded Hagrid, who had a horse lamp in his hand, greeted Gretel in a friendly manner.
With a wave of his hand, Glitter slipped into the little wizard pile, he just wanted to study happily, and he really didn't want to mess around with Harry.
"First-year students! First-year students are here! Meet me here. Harry, come to me, are you alright? Harry's face was a little pale, and Hagrid asked worriedly.
"I'm fine, I'm just a little nervous." In the crowd, Hagrid smiled, "It's okay, Harry, don't be nervous, this is Hogwarts." ”
The first-year students followed Hagrid down a rough path, stumbling all the way down, and many of the young wizards nervously clutched the weeds on the side of the road as they went downhill, almost half-kneeling and half-crawling, for fear that they would accidentally roll down.
Glitter sighed, "Hey, it's clear that everyone can take the Thestrals, but he still lets the freshmen take this path, is it for the sake of bittersweet memories in the future?"
Besides, even if you have to live here, can't you install a light after so many years? ”
Seeing that another little wizard was about to slip and fall, Glitter had to pull out his wand: "Fluorescent flickering." ”
The wand pointed to the sky, and the road under his feet was instantly visible, and in the grateful eyes of the little wizards around him, Glitter skillfully threw out a few clean ups, saving the little wizards who were about to fall into mud monkeys.
"Well done, Gretel, can you help me take care of the little wizard in the back, and I'll treat you to rock skin cake later."
Glitter complained in his heart, En will take revenge, but there is no need.
"Little wizards, look up, Hogwarts." The Half-Blood Giant's voice was still deafening.
Across the lake like black pearls, Hogwarts stands majestically on top of a high cliff with its spires.
Hagrid pointed to the boats on the berths on the shore and shouted, "Choose your own boats, and each boat cannot have more than four people." ”
As he spoke, he motioned for Gretel to come to the boat beside him, but Glitter shook his head slightly, chanted in a low voice, and landed lightly on a small boat.
Harry poked Ron, "Ron, look, he looks so handsome."
When I saw him before, I thought he was a senior, but I didn't expect that he was a first-year wizard like us. ”
Hermione, who was with her, heard Harry's words and squeezed a snort out of her nose, intending to learn from Gretel, but she knew that her levitation charm would make a piece of paper float at most.
The boat rowed across the Black Lake, leaving only a series of broken water marks.
Approaching the cliff and looking up, all you can see is that the castle of Hogwarts seems to be standing in the sky.