Chapter 7 [Going to 9 and 3/4 Station]

Time passed quickly, and the few days left also disappeared from the tip of the magic wand for practicing magic.

Today is September 1st.

The day when Hogwarts officially opens.

Platform 9 and 3/4 of King's Cross Station is bustling with people, and a few guys wearing slightly mysterious clothes occasionally come out of the crowd.

"Rock, I swear I will never take the Knight Bus again!"

Harry found a support column to hold on to, and he still hasn't recovered from the motion sickness.

Rock was a little helpless and could only comfort Harry: "It's okay, it's also an attempt, everyone will have a first time."

Because Harry met Rock and read a lot of books, he is no longer as ignorant of the magic world as in the original book.

On weekdays, when Rock is not practicing magic, he will accompany Harry to the street stalls in Diagon Alley to buy some snacks from the magic world.

It is mainly Harry who consumes, Rock is not very interested in these snacks, and focuses on companionship.

Otherwise, he would be embarrassed to just read Harry's books, so he had to accompany him shopping to satisfy Harry's emotional needs for friends.

As for the chocolate frog in his mouth...

Rock commented that it was the reward for playing with him.

Before school started, Harry saw the news about the Knight Bus from somewhere and immediately developed a Gryffindor-like curiosity.

He also found an excuse for himself.

"Hey, Rock. Any qualified little wizard will not miss the train to Hogwarts."

"What, 11 silver Sickles per person. Um... okay, is it expensive?"

"Please, this is a once-in-a-lifetime request from a friend. I will pay for your fare, please be sure to ride with me!"

With the idea of ​​getting 11 silver Sickles for free, Rock had to get on the Knight Bus.

Then the eleven-year-old Harry experienced the driving skills of the driving god of Akina Mountain.

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After a long while.

Harry finally recovered.

"Don't worry, the train doesn't leave until eleven, and we're here very early." Rock patted Harry on the back and continued, "There should be a lot of empty carriages at this time."

"Don't worry, I'm fine." Harry waved his hand to indicate that he had rested enough.

The two then carried their suitcases and found the third pillar between platforms nine and ten.

Rock didn't hesitate, and took the lead in setting an example for Harry, carrying his suitcase and crashing into the pillar.

After passing through the pillar.

The scene in front of him immediately showed the difference from the outside world.

Various owls flew over his head, and Rock had seen many of them, such as gray forest owls, screech owls, and grass owls.

Some cats and toads also ran under Rock's feet from time to time.

The sharp-eyed Rock also found a cattail, which should be raised by senior students themselves.

It's not uncommon to have magical animals as pets. There is also a special magical animal store in Diagon Alley, where Hermione bought Crookshanks in the original book.

In addition to these animals, there were adults and children wearing robes everywhere.

"Rock, I told you that you should have a pet." Harry followed with a box.

"Forget it, let's talk about it later."

The school did not actually force people to bring pets, but only said that they could.

Rock had to save this little money to support himself, so he couldn't let his pet suffer with him.

But soon, the two of them turned their eyes away from the pet and looked at the platform. It was an old steam train in red and black with the number "5972" on the front.

Rock looked at the train and thought of many other things.

For example, the arrogance of wizards towards Muggles. Are wizards arrogant?

They are indeed arrogant, but the wizards are not arrogant. Magic cameras, Hogwarts Express, magic elevators, and even the Ministry of Magic are placed under special telephone booths.

Wizards have always been following Muggles and copying everything they can.

It is a strategic contempt and tactical attention.

The Knight Bus we just rode has been in operation since 1865.

It was a relatively new "bus service" for Muggles, imitated by the then Minister of Magic Dugald MacPhail.

But Muggles need to lay out and reform in many aspects from the emergence to the official operation, and they can't be used immediately after having this thing.

And wizards think of it, do it, and implement it quickly.

This depends on the small social model of wizards, and their exaggerated personal abilities-because they are a group of authority dogs who have mastered the world's authority.

Looking at the Hogwarts Express, Rock would not satirize anything like "express".

Because it is the early 1990s, he can't use the speed of technology decades later to mock the current magic transformation.

Although this "magic transformation" is said to have been used from 1835 to now without much improvement, at least in 1835, this thing was indeed far ahead.

What's more, improvement has nothing to do with technology, but with politics-the idea of ​​the predecessors of the Ministry of Magic is: future generations will improve; and the attitude of the future generations of the Ministry of Magic is: believe in the wisdom of the predecessors, as long as it can be used.

In this era, Rock was already very satisfied with the train ride experience as long as it was not crowded, dirty, or messy.

And according to his observation, many wizards still have some petty bourgeoisie tastes, so the train interior and seats should not be too bad.

As for speed, it’s enough. After all, it’s not until the end of the 1990s and the beginning of the 2000s that the trains will continue to speed up.

“Rock, let’s go.”

The closer they get to Hogwarts, the more excited Harry becomes. He has been learning spells during this period.

He couldn’t cast spells in front of Muggles just now, but now he can do it at will.

Harry immediately cast a levitation spell on their suitcases and experienced the feeling of not having to carry suitcases.

“Well, let’s go.” Rock paused slightly after he finished speaking.

He felt as if someone was looking at him. Looking back, he saw a pair of “acquaintances” in the distance—Neville Longbottom and his stress-monster grandmother.

“Well, forget it. It has nothing to do with me. Let’s find a carriage first…”

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Neville hung his head woodenly, listening to his grandmother’s teachings.

Old lady Longbottom just saw the “lightning scar”.

So old lady Longbottom, with the idea of ​​letting Neville make more friends, asked Neville to hurry up and say hello to Harry and the others.

This almost made Neville numb.

He knew that he usually had a bad memory and was not very good at socializing, but he was not really stupid.

The two boys had always attracted attention at the train platform.

One of the boys was not very old and looked the same age as himself, but he was handsome, with blue eyes and shining white-gold hair. Although he was dressed very ordinary, his temperament was very gentle, unconsciously making people like him.

The other one was more famous, with a lightning scar on his head, and he was the famous boy who survived.

One of these two people had good looks and the other had fame.

Grandma, do you know how many wizards around were secretly looking at them?

This station is not only for first-year students!

You asked me, who can't even speak clearly, to chat with them, what's the difference between asking me to fight the mysterious man.

But what grandma said must be listened to.

So Neville stood there, his steps seemed to be filled with lead, moving little by little, towards the direction of Rock and the others, until his face was flushed, and he couldn't say a word.

At this time, Harry had already cast a levitation spell on the suitcase and entered the carriage with Rock.

Neville also noticed that the handsome boy seemed to look back at him, which made Neville's face redder.

Old Mrs. Longbottom was a little angry: "Neville! You can forget everything, but you must never forget the glory of our Longbottom family!"

"You should be bold, have courage like Frank, and reflect the tradition of our Longbottom family!"

"I... I know!"

Mentioning his parents, Neville rarely became tough.

Seeing this, old lady Augusta Longbottom finally nodded, indicating that Neville could get on the car.

Neville took two steps with a heroic and high-spirited attitude, but suddenly stopped and turned around immediately.

He forgot to take the luggage from his grandmother.

Old Mrs. Longbottom: "..."