Chapter 690 Dragon Pox
The carriage pulled by thestrals slowly drove towards Hermione and the others along the driveway. Hermione anxiously looked back towards the direction of the castle. This was probably the last carriage, and Alan hadn't come out yet. While she was looking around, Neville Longbottom suddenly looked out from the carriage that had just driven away, his eyes widened in surprise, and then he rubbed his eyes with his hands and murmured: "Oh, I really read it right just now, Alan, he didn't mean to take Helena away, did he?"
Luna looked in Hermione's direction with dazed eyes, and a smile appeared on her face. Allen walked in a hurry, and Helena floated behind him. Although her face was expressionless, her high head and the gesture of lifting her skirt with both hands all showed her soaring mood at this time.
On the way to the Hogwarts Express, the weather was completely different from the heavy rain a few days ago. The sky was cloudless. Under the blue sky, the crimson steam locomotive was spouting billowing smoke. Looking through the smoke , Many Hogwarts students on the platform seemed to be dark ghosts, but when they saw the real ghost Helena floating behind Allen and them, the expressions on their faces were like seeing a ghost .
The smoke was filled with the hooting of many owls, and many voices of private discussions.
"Did you see that? That's Mrs. Gray."
"My God, she actually left Hogwarts, didn't she basically never leave the castle?"
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Allen and the others sat down in the carriage at the end of the train. Although they could go to the exclusive box of the prefect, they obviously wanted to sit together at this time. Hermione walked to the door of the box and gently pulled the door closed, blocking the sight of those little wizards who came to the door of the box to investigate out of curiosity, and also blocked the voices of those whispering.
"Alan, can ghosts really take the train? The train won't leave, and Helena will stay where she is, right?" Hermione looked at Helena who was sitting next to Alan, feeling worried. But soon her worries were dispelled. The Hogwarts Special quickly honked, gradually accelerated, and drove away from the platform. Obviously, Helena was still sitting next to Allen, and Hermione happily sat across from them. Next to Emily, Allen, who was in a good mood, began to talk about his interesting stories in the Middle Ages, and the countryside outside the window became more and more verdant and tidy.
Helena kept staring out the window, watching the train pass through Muggle towns. "No wonder I haven't noticed any students coming to Hogwarts with Portkeys lately." Helena sighed.
"Your recent time was almost 200 years ago..." Hermione felt a little headache from the ghost's concept of time. "Around 1827, Minister of Magic Ottaline Gamble, inspired by Muggle technology, proposed that Using the train as a safe and comfortable alternative to portkeys and other unregulated forms of travel, the Hogwarts Express was born."
Helena glanced at Hermione, "This method is very good. In the past, many students would not be able to reach the school because they missed the door key. Some people missed the welcome dinner because of the door key."
"It's better to choose a way by yourself." Luna yawned a little sleeplessly. In fact, they all got up earlier than usual today. "But there are trains to choose, so it's very suitable for today."
"I also like trains. I can eat snacks at will without being controlled by my mother." Emily echoed.
Hermione felt that Emily should not be allowed to develop a habit of eating sweets: "Anything? You will break your teeth if you eat too much!"
"Hermione, we need to patrol the corridor." Hearing the ding-ding-dong-dong sound of the dining car, Allen stood up and straightened his magic robe and said to Hermione, then winked at his little sister.
Even though he is already a professor, Allen is also responsible for the prefect. During the lunch period, he needs to patrol the corridors to ensure the order of the entire train.
"Alan, don't worry, I will take good care of my niece." The serious look of the little girl made Alan couldn't help laughing.
"Thank you, Aunt Emily." Hearing this, Helena turned her attention back to the room from the scenery outside the window. She nodded her thanks to Emily, but her voice was mechanical, alienated and polite.
Allen rubbed the top of Emily's head, then Helena's, and then left the car with Hermione.
Helena continued to look out the window - she hadn't been out for many years.
Emily ran out to buy a bunch of snacks while Hermione was away, and when she returned, Luna had already let herself lie on the seat, her head passed under her ghost daughter's legs, and lay on the cushion.
Except for the sound of Emily eating and the sound of the train rattling forward, the box was silent.
After a while, there was a knock on the door of the box. Following Emily's invitation, Draco Malfoy appeared at the door, and Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe stood behind him. These two big men Standing behind him with a lot of snacks, the two people who usually looked menacing towards other students, now seemed timid and submissive.
"Hello." Luna's singing voice sounded after being awakened. She stretched, and Emily stood up obediently and took things like chocolate frogs from the opponent's hand.
"Uh, hello, isn't Alan here?" Malfoy glanced across the box, and Goyle behind him clenched his fists dejectedly. And Crabbe secretly looked at Helena by the window, but after Malfoy stomped on him hard, he lowered his head and didn't dare to look any further.
"Luna, we are here this time... to ask for something." In the previous relationship, Draco discovered that Luna's position in Alan's heart was unusual, and Ms. Gray was there, which made him unable to help Also doubted the veracity of that rumor. Now that he’s here, he can’t just leave in such a dispirited manner, so Draco directly stated his intentions, pointing to Goyle next to him, “Not long ago, Gregory’s father...was arrested for being stupid and doing something wrong. Auror has been arrested, Luna, can you help us talk to Allen, is it possible to help his father out of prison?"
Goyle's father was arrested by the Aurors in the previous Ministry of Magic war. Obviously, Gregory asked Draco Malfoy, hoping to use Draco and Allen's friendship to make Harris forgive his father. Behavior, and use the current power of the Harris family to help his father escape.
Luna's slightly protruding light silver eyes were fixed on Malfoy, and before she spoke, Emily looked at Malfoy, turned her head and said softly, "Don't worry, Gregory, we will tell Ai Len's."
Gower looked at Emily gratefully, and thanked in a rough voice: "Thank you, thank you, Emily!"
After a brief moment of astonishment, Draco Malfoy stood up to thank Emily and said goodbye. However, even though Emily agreed to his request, he was only relieved and did not show a particularly happy look. Full of worries and listless, he turned around worryingly and said goodbye to his followers and left.
Luna waited for the carriage door to be closed, then turned her head to Emily and her daughter and said, "Draco is worried about the condition of his grandfather Abraxas Malfoy."
Helena was more eager for her mother. She recalled a moment and said: "Mom, I remember him. When he was in school, he always had trouble with a red-haired Gryffin boy who liked to play wizard chess."
"I heard from Spencey about his grandfather. His grandfather suffered from dragon pox, a relatively common disease among the elderly, and his condition has become serious recently. In addition, other students told me that more than 30 years ago, the first time in history Nobby Leach, a Muggle-born Minister of Magic, was forced to resign due to a mysterious disease. Draco's grandfather Abraxas Malfoy is believed to be involved in the shady scene, but there is no evidence to prove this. A little bit, and now he is also sick.” After talking about the news she had inquired about, Emily handed a chocolate frog to Luna and said apologetically, “There is no pudding seller on the train…”