Chapter 54 Crossing the Lake and Arrival (Thanks to Yuantong, Naiqi, and Lily for Their Blessings)

After the rugged mountain road was illuminated by the light of the magic wand, it suddenly became easier to walk.

"Freshmen, raise your heads and look ahead."

Hagrid felt a lot more relaxed as he no longer had to take care of the tail of the team. He reached the end of the path in less than half the time of previous years. Hagrid turned around and shouted, "Turn this corner, and you will soon see it for the first time." Arrived at Hogwarts."

At the end of the narrow path, a sparkling black lake suddenly unfolded.

Beside the lake was a simple-looking wooden pier, with about twenty small boats moored next to it. Elena was relieved to see no oars on it. In this case, at least the power driving the wooden boats forward would not be human power.

In the farther direction, the outline of a huge building can be vaguely seen, but because the light of the wand in the silver-haired girl's hand is too bright, it is difficult to see clearly.

"Nox!" (click to view details)

Without waiting for Hagrid's reminder, Elena smiled slightly, whispered, took the initiative to extinguish the light at the front of the wand, and put her black walnut wand into her pocket.

"Knox..." "Knox." "Knox!"...

Behind her, a series of incantation sounds soon sounded, and the other little wizards also put away their wands in the same manner. The "moonlight" in the crowd was extinguished one after another, and finally only the orange light of Hagrid's lantern was left by the lake.

In the quiet darkness, the light and shadow outline of Hogwarts Castle gradually became clear.

On the high hillside on the other side of the lake, stands a majestic and simple castle. The castle is lined with spiers and windows twinkling under the stars. A mysterious and solemn magical atmosphere lingers in every child's heart.

"Thanks."

Hagrid turned his head and lowered his head to glance at Elena, who was standing next to him. A gentleness flashed through his black beetle-like eyes - he was indeed a student entertained by Professor Dumbledore himself. He was indeed a very likable person. child.

After waiting quietly for the children to marvel for a while, the giant clapped his hands vigorously, pointed to the boat moored on the shore and said loudly.

"Okay, each boat has a maximum of four people. Time is running out, let's get on the boat."

The lake water slowly lapped at the shore, and the boat rocked slightly, which didn't look so reassuring.

Standing in the crowd, Ron was clearly one of the most unhappy people, and not because he was afraid of water.

But because when they were chatting (boasting each other) on the train more than ten minutes ago, he vowed to tell everyone that the stories he heard from his brothers who were studying at Hogwarts, if the light were brighter now, If it's a little while, his ears may be red again.

"Okay, I knew that Fred and George were lying to me again. I just didn't expect that Percy would also lie to others."

Ron looked at the dark boat and muttered gloomily, "Everyone of them said before that the students of Hogwarts go to school in magic carriages that can move on their own."

"I heard this from my father, and the council sponsored a number of funds for the school, which included the purchase of a new carriage."

Draco Malfoy also nodded and glanced at the small wooden boat moored in the port with a hint of disgust, "I thought we would choose some more magical and safer way to reach the school instead of swimming over."

"Yeah, what if I accidentally fall into the water? I can't swim."

"Shh, I heard that every year Hogwarts prepares a batch of death lists before sorting..."

There is no doubt that after experiencing the small activity of [Fluorescence Flashing], the confidence and group consciousness of the little wizards have become much stronger.

Following Ron and Draco's complaints, coupled with the fact that the fluorescent flashes had been extinguished and the environment was once again shrouded in darkness and cold mist, the little wizards began to whisper quietly in place, and the children who had originally taken steps They also stood back and looked at their companions around them with some hesitation.

Although the British Isles are surrounded by sea water, it does not mean that most children can swim. In fact, contrary to most animals, people are generally more afraid of large bodies of water than bright, warm flames, and this is more obvious in children around the age of eleven.

"Believe me, it's safe. We do it every year."

Hagrid scratched his hair in distress, his bearded face full of helplessness.

In fact, almost every class of freshmen will encounter such a situation when crossing the lake. How to persuade the first-year students to board the boat has always been an extremely time-consuming task. This is especially difficult for Hagrid, who is not good at speaking.

"Okay, stop arguing, listen to me - [fluorescence flash]!"

The damp and cold atmosphere by the lake was getting heavier and heavier, and Elena could feel that Hermione's body behind her had begun to tremble slightly. If it continued like this, she might catch a cold. The girl frowned, took out her wand and lit it again.

Following the girl's cool and melodious voice, the turbulent crowd suddenly fell silent as if by magic. They all looked at the silver-haired girl standing in front of the queue, her fingertips exuding bright fluorescence.

"If you have read "Hogwarts: A History", you will know that crossing the lake is a traditional ceremony at Hogwarts. Every year when the first-year students come to Hogwarts, they must take a boat across the lake to reach Hogwarts. Gwarts Castle. It’s meant to emulate the arrival of the four great wizards who originally founded the school.”

"But in the book, well..."

After hearing Elena's words, Hermione's lips turned pale and she subconsciously wanted to say something. Suddenly she felt a pain in her palm. Then, Hermione felt that her right hand was once again included in a familiar warm palm.

Elena glanced at Hermione and shook her head slightly without leaving any trace. As she spoke, she took the initiative to lead Hermione onto a rickety wooden boat. She stood on the boat and looked around with lake-blue eyes. A week, said softly.

"In other words, now we are reliving the path traveled by the four great founders. Now, does anyone still want to go back and take that boring carriage to school?"

"Of course not."

"I'm tired of riding in carriages and stuff."

Without any hesitation, as soon as Elena finished speaking, Harry and Draco followed her onto the boat.

The other first-year students looked at each other and nodded eagerly. Their faces were full of excitement. Without any further persuasion from Hagrid, they took the initiative to board the boat in twos and threes with a sense of solemnity like a pilgrim.

"Is everyone on board?"

Hagrid looked around the river bank to make sure there were no lone students, then he took a boat by himself and patted the wooden piles on the pier. Elena vaguely felt a circle of extremely hidden magic ripples coming from the pier and along the way. The lake spreads.

Dozens of small boats immediately sailed forward across the mirror-like black lake. Passing through the cool mist on the lake, Hermione couldn't help but shudder again and shrank behind Elena who was standing at the front of the boat. .

The entire journey across the lake was unexpectedly quiet. Everyone was silent and stared at the huge castle getting closer and closer. When they approached the cliff where the castle was located, the sky-high castle seemed to tower above their heads, which was particularly shocking.

Above the cliff, you can vaguely see an air corridor covered with ivy curtains. Elena knew that this was the place where Harry broke the Elder Wand in the last movie. It was also the most common place for couples to break up in Hogwarts Castle. (nue) step (gou) scene.

Without waiting for the girl to think much, the boat soon took them through the vines and arrived at a secret open entrance.

Everyone entered along a dark tunnel that seemed to be underground of the castle, and finally stopped at a place similar to an underground dock. The ground of the dock was full of gravel and small pebbles. Afterwards, under the illumination of Hagrid's lantern, they followed a short stony path winding upwards among the rocks, and finally arrived at a flat, damp grassland in the shadow of the castle.

Continuing up the stone steps, the first-year students gathered in front of a huge oak door. Hagrid raised a huge fist and knocked on the castle door three times.

The door immediately opened, and a tall black-haired witch wearing dark green robes and a serious expression appeared behind the door.

"First year, Professor McGonagall," Hagrid said.

"Thank you, Hagrid." Professor McGonagall nodded, took out a pocket watch, looked at it, and said with some surprise, "Compared to previous years, you arrived extra early this year."

According to the experience of the past few classes, it will take at least half an hour for the freshmen to arrive at the main hall of the castle. If the old wizard Ogg, who has some inconveniences in his legs and feet, leads the way, it will even take longer.

So much so that half of the senior students are still on the road and have not had time to reach the castle hall.

——Hey, it’s that hateful and terrifying older cat lady who can drug and kidnap innocent little girls, Professor McGonagall!

Elena slowed down her pace slightly and blended into the crowd, trying to make herself less conspicuous.

However, to her surprise, as she slowed down, the little wizards almost stopped subconsciously, just like they had done at the lake before, and actively moved out of the way to guard the girl in front. So in the end, the marching crowd showed a strange concave shape, enclosing Elena in the center.

At this time, Professor McGonagall, who was standing at the door, had finished talking to Hagrid. He glanced meaningfully at the silver-haired little loli, with a look of admiration in his eyes, nodded slightly, and tried to be kind and friendly.

"Miss Elena Kaslana, it's nice to see you again. I heard Hagrid said it. I think it should be a very beautiful fluorescent light, very nice."

These heartless little things! ! ! At the critical moment, no one was willing to act as a human wall to cover her.

Elena, who was still trying to hide, trembled when she heard her name being called. Her expression froze, and she was complaining crazily in her heart. She raised her head helplessly, met Professor McGonagall's eyes, and twitched the corner of her mouth. , waved his little paw feebly.

"Long time no see, Professor McGonagall."

It seems that Dumbledore did not tell McGonagall about the mortgage of Hogwarts.

Glancing at Professor McGonagall, who looked as usual, Elena secretly breathed a sigh of relief—otherwise, with all the new and old hatreds added together, the new semester would be really cool.

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I'm adjusting my schedule. I can't stay up late all the time. I don't go to bed until after 4 o'clock again~~

I feel like if this continues I will either turn into a real fat Scottish chicken with a round face, or I will become cool~~~

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