Chapter 690 Dragon Pox
The carriage pulled by Thestrals slowly drove down the driveway towards Hermione and the others. Hermione looked back anxiously in the direction of the castle. This was probably the last carriage, and Allen had not come out yet. While she was looking around, Neville Longbottom suddenly looked out from the carriage that had just left in front of him. His eyes widened in surprise, and then he quickly rubbed his eyes with his hands and murmured: "Oh, I really read it right just now, Allen, he doesn’t want to take Helena away, does he?”
Luna looked in Hermione's direction with her 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 head held high and her hands holding up the hem of her skirt all showed her high-spirited mood at this time.
On the way to the Hogwarts Express, the weather was completely different from the heavy rain of the past few days. The sky was cloudless. Under the blue sky, a crimson steam locomotive was spewing thick smoke. Looking through the thick smoke , many Hogwarts students on the platform seemed to be dark ghosts, but when they saw the real ghost Helena floating behind Allen and the others, the expressions on their faces looked like they had seen a ghost. .
The smoke was mingled with the hoots of many owls and the sounds of many private discussions.
"Did you see that? That's Mrs. Grey."
"Oh 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 rear of the train. Although they could go to the prefect's exclusive box, it was obvious that they preferred to sit together at this time. Hermione walked to the box door and gently pulled it shut, blocking the sight of the little wizards who came to the box door to explore out of curiosity, and blocking the voices of those whispering.
"Alan, can ghosts really take the train? Isn't it true that the train has left and Helena is still where she is?" Hermione looked at Helena who was sitting next to Allen, feeling worried in her heart. But her worries were soon dispelled. The Hogwarts Express roared, gradually accelerated, and drove away from the platform. Apparently, Helena was still sitting next to Alan, and Hermione happily sat opposite them. Next to Emily, Alan, who was in a good mood, began to tell interesting stories about his time in the Middle Ages. The countryside outside the window became more and more green and tidy.
Helena kept staring out the window, watching the train pass through Muggle towns. "No wonder I haven't noticed any students using portkeys to come to Hogwarts lately." Helena sighed.
"The last time you were there was almost 200 years ago..." Hermione was a little bit confused by the ghost's concept of time. "Around 1827, the Minister of Magic, Otalian Gamble, was inspired by Muggle technology and proposed that Using trains as a safe and comfortable alternative to portkeys and other unregulated modes of travel, the Hogwarts Express was born."
Helena glanced at Hermione and said, "This method is very good. In the past, many students would not be able to get to school because they missed the door key. There were also some people who missed the orientation dinner because they lost the door key."
"It's better to choose the way you want." Luna yawned as she was a little sleepy. In fact, they all got up earlier than usual today, "But there are trains to choose from, which is very suitable for today."
"I also like trains. I can eat snacks as much as I want without being bothered by my mother." Emily agreed.
Hermione felt that Emily should not be allowed to develop the habit of eating sweets: "Whatever? Your teeth will break if you eat too much!"
"Hermione, we need to patrol the corridors." Hearing the ding-dong-dong sound of the dining car, Allen stood up and arranged his magic robes and said to Hermione, then winked at his little sister,
Even though he is already a professor, Allen also has the responsibility of a prefect. During lunch, 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 little girl's serious look made Alan couldn't help but laugh.
"Thank you, Aunt Emily." Hearing this, Helena turned her attention from the scenery outside the window back to the room. She nodded and thanked Emily, but her voice was a bit mechanical, a bit distant and polite.
Allen rubbed the top of Emily's head, then lightly rubbed Helena's, and then left the car with Hermione.
Helena continued to look at the scenery outside the window - she had not been out for many years.
Emily ran out to buy a bunch of snacks while Hermione was gone. When she returned, Luna had already laid herself down on the seat, passed her head under her ghost daughter's legs, and lay on the mat.
Except for the sound of Emily eating and the sound of the train clanging forward, there was silence in the box.
After a while, the box door was knocked. Following Emily's invitation, Draco Malfoy appeared at the door. Behind him stood two big guys, Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe. Standing behind him were carrying a lot of snacks. The two people who usually looked fierce to other students now seemed timid and submissive.
"Hello." Luna's singing voice sounded after she was woken up. She stretched, and Emily stood up obediently and took the chocolate frog or other things from the other person's hand.
"Uh, hello, isn't Alan here?" Malfoy glanced at the box, while Goyle behind him clenched his fists dejectedly. Crabbe secretly looked at Helena by the window, but after Malfoy stepped on him hard, he lowered his head and did not dare to look around anymore.
"Luna, we are here this time... to ask for something." In the previous interactions, Draco discovered that Luna had an unusual position in Allen's heart, and Ms. Gray was also there, which made him unable to help but I also doubted the authenticity of that rumor. Now that he's here, he can't just leave in despair, so Draco directly stated the purpose of his visit. He pointed at Goyle beside him, "Not long ago, Gregory's father... was arrested for doing something stupid and wrong. The Auror has been arrested, Luna, can you help us talk to Alan, is it possible to help his father avoid jail?"
Goyle's father was arrested by the Aurors during the previous war at the Ministry of Magic. Obviously, Gregory asked Draco Malfoy, hoping to use Draco and Allen's friendship to get Harris to forgive his father. behavior, and use the current power of the Harris family to help his father escape.
Luna's slightly convex light silver eyes were fixed on Malfoy, but before she spoke, Emily next to her looked at Malfoy, tilted her head and said softly: "Don't worry, Gregory, we will tell Ai Lun’s.”
Gore looked at Emily gratefully and said thank you in a rough voice: "Thank you, thank you, Emily!"
After a brief moment of astonishment, Draco Malfoy stood up and thanked Emily and said goodbye. However, even though Emily agreed to his request, he only breathed a sigh of relief and did not show any particular happiness. Instead, he was full of worries and listless. He turned around and left with his followers to say goodbye.
Luna waited for the carriage door to be closed, then turned to Emily and her daughter and said, "Draco is worried about the condition of his grandfather Abraxas Malfoy."
Helena was more enthusiastic about her mother. She recalled for a moment and said: "Mom, I remember him. When he was at school, he always had trouble with a red-haired Gryffin boy who liked to play wizard chess."
"I heard from Spencer about his grandfather. His grandfather suffered from dragon pox, a relatively common disease among the elderly. His condition has become serious recently. In addition, other classmates told me that more than 30 years ago, for the first time in history, Nobby Leach, the 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 this shady incident, but there is no evidence to prove this. A little bit, but now he himself is sick." After telling the news she had gathered, Emily handed Luna a piece of chocolate frog and said apologetically: "There is no pudding seller on the train..."