Chapter 693 Chewing Gum

Not far after walking out of the platform, Hermione ran towards Mr. and Mrs. Granger who were smiling and waving to them. Mr. Granger hugged his daughter, lifted her up and spun her around a few times, and rubbed the messy hair on Hermione's head.

After Hermione got out of her father's arms with some embarrassment, she introduced Helena to her father.

For Mr. and Mrs. Granger, having a little witch in their family and seeing the magical world was already a surprise to them, but today they saw a ghost for the first time in their lives.

At this time, he was being introduced to a ghost, much to Mr. Granger's horror. He looked around and found that it was as if no one around him could see them. A ghost appeared openly at the station, and the pedestrians coming and going turned a blind eye.

Compared to Mr. Granger's strong composure, Mrs. Granger did not dare to look at Helena at all. She looked pale and held her daughter's hand tightly.

"Hello Helena." Mr. Granger reached out his hand, and Helena extended her hand to him. The moment they came into contact. Mr. Granger felt the coldness invade his skin, and the cold feeling spread down his arms and down his body. He tried to calm down, hoping to stop the trembling in his thighs and slow his heartbeat.

"Helena is the ghost of Ravenclaw. She is very friendly. Don't worry." Hermione quickly comforted her, and continued to massage her mother's sweaty hands to comfort her.

Mr. Granger tried his best not to let his eyes stay on Helena for too long. Although his fear was also mixed with curiosity, he soon discovered that although this ghost girl was arrogant, she was very polite. Although he was as cold as ice, he did not show any hostility towards them like some pure-blood wizards.

Arriving at the parking lot, Mr. Granger and his wife sat in the front row, while Allen, four people and one ghost crowded in the back row. Helena floated diagonally in the air above Emily and Alan, watching without blinking as Mr. Granger started the car and controlled the steering wheel.

"Dad, due to Helena's physical condition, Allen cannot use magic to bring her back..." Before Hermione could finish her explanation, Mr. Granger interrupted her and assured, "Don't worry, honey. I will send all your classmates home safely."

"Oh, thank you so much, Mr. Granger. But don't bother, I can drive. I will return the car as soon as I send Luna and Helena home." Allen said quickly, borrowing Che was already embarrassed, how dare he bother Mr. Granger running around.

"Are you 17 too? Time flies so fast...Hermione in 1979 seems to be a little older than you are in the same year. She has applied before and got full marks in the multiple-choice questions and simulated short film test, but during the road test, she was The car drove to...ahem..." Hermione, who had been told something embarrassing in public, got a little crazy and lay on top of her classmates. She walked over and gave her father a hammer. Mr. Granger was hit by the sudden blow and coughed. " Uh...but Alan actually passed it so quickly? That's really amazing...I also took the exam many times before passing it."

Alan, who originally planned to use a confusion spell to get through if he encountered a Muggle police inspection, gave Hermione a flattering smile and asked her to keep it a secret, and then followed Mr. Granger's words: "Just good luck."

Mr. Granger's car was playing his favorite music and moving among the buildings. However, the traffic situation in London was not optimistic and there were some traffic jams, so the car did not move very fast. After walking for a long time, Under the shaking of the car, except for the female ghost who was curious about London in this era, the passengers all dozed off out of boredom.

I don't know how long it took, but when Hermione woke up, she found that Alan was leaning against the car window and had also fallen asleep, while Emily was half-relying on his arms, her long curled eyelashes like butterflies. The wings hang quietly on the face, looking very sweet. On the other side, Luna's long golden curly hair blocked half of her face, sleeping peacefully.

Even Helena, who was floating in the air, put her head through the roof of the car and looked at the scenery of the street. Hermione couldn't help but smile on her face, amidst the sound of the car's motor and in this small space. , her heart felt very peaceful, and a warm feeling emerged spontaneously.

Hermione tilted her upper body and looked to the left. Her mother was also asleep. She must have gotten up very early to greet her. She pursed her lips guiltily.

Then, Hermione looked at the right front cab through the rearview mirror, and was horrified to find that her father, who was driving, also had his eyes closed. Cold sweat suddenly broke out on Hermione's body, and all warmth and drowsiness were gone. Flying away, she shouted in a high-pitched voice that she rarely made: "Daddy, wake up!"

Then, under the influence of Hermione's scream, the passengers in the car started to let out a chorus of screams - Mr. Granger was the last one to wake up.

Because no one was sleepy, the car finally drove to Hermione's house without any danger. Although it was still less than four o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was getting darker and dark clouds were gathering. Mrs. Granger looked at the sky and felt a little embarrassed, thinking of the stupid thing her husband had just done, so she politely invited Allen and the others: "It looks like it may rain heavily in a while. You have to be careful when driving on rainy days. Why don't you come in?" Let’s drink some hot drinks and eat something to sober up, okay?”

"Thank you for your kindness, Mrs. Granger." Allen helped Mr. Granger take out all the gifts that belonged to Hermione from the trunk. "It's just that the journey is long and we can't delay any more. I want to get there before dinner." When we go back, we can’t let the meals my mother worked so hard to prepare go to waste.”

Hearing this, Mrs. Granger did not insist, but was very satisfied with Allen's attitude towards her mother. Mr. Granger took out some sugar-free chewing gum from the trunk that had not been closed and gave it to them, "On the way. Chew it to avoid boredom and sleepiness during the journey.”

"Mr. Granger, thank you. I will send the car back as soon as I send Helena home." Alan took the chewing gum, sat in the driver's seat, and said goodbye to the Granger family, but No trace of Hermione was found.

Luna sat in the passenger seat next to Allen, and Emily took out her backpack from the trunk and sat in the back seat side by side with her niece Helena.

"Alan, bring this map with you." Hermione, who had just hurried back to the room, ran over holding a map and handed the map to Alan through the car window. After all, Alan didn't drive home on weekdays. However, Hermione was worried that he would not be able to find the direction, "See you in a few days."

"Thank you Hermione, this will definitely come in handy. You are always so considerate. Let's see you in a few days." Allen praised, Hermione always does things in such an orderly manner.

"Have a safe trip and be safe." Hermione, whose face turned slightly red after being praised by Allen, warned. The Granger family of three watched as Allen started the car and drove away, waving goodbye to their car as it drove away—— Although he was a little unaccustomed to this kind of cab being in the opposite position, Alan, who deliberately wanted to reassure the Grangers who did not ask to check his driver's license, still acted very skillfully.

"Luna, Emily, it's a long way to go, do you want to apparate home first?" Allen asked.

"No, I want to take a car." Luna looked at the steering wheel held by Allen with interest, "When I get to your house, I will apparate home."

"I want to ride with you in the car too." Emily answered obediently, holding her backpack.

The sky was getting darker and darker. In this gray city, the red traffic lights and blocked roads made the drivers waiting anxiously. The rain poured down from the sky. Alan looked at the tape in Mr. Granger's car. , picked up a disc, inserted it into the car's player, and a song "The Sound Of Silence" flowed in the car.

While watching the situation on the road, Alan took the opportunity to introduce the situation at home to Helena: "We live in Dorset, the famous magical zoologist Newt Scamander and his wife Ty Na once lived here, and Ponlock, the magical creature that loves to protect horses, has a habitat in our area..."

Luna opened the map and pointed out the location of this county on the map: This is a county in southwest England, on the north shore of the English Channel. Dorset is bordered by Devon to the west, Somerset to the northwest, Wiltshire to the northeast and Hampshire to the east. Wimbourne and Milburn are both located in this county.

"Your grandpa and I live here." Luna pointed to Devon, "You go back to your father's house first, and then come back to my place in a few days."

"The Luna family, the Weasley family, the Fawcett family and the Digory family are all in the village of Ottery-St. Catchpole in Devon. Nico Flamel and his wife Perenal also lived there. Lived in Devon, but they died in 1992," Allen added.

"I know that Draco Malfoy's Malfoy Manor is located in the northeastern Wiltshire." Emily said softly, "Pansy often said in Slytherin how big the manor is..."

"Now, the Salisbury line we are going to take to the south of Wiltshire takes about two and a half minutes. When we get to the south and go home, it will take about 20 to 30 minutes more." He is not used to the UK yet. Allen, who was in the driver's seat, held the steering wheel with both hands, stepped on the accelerator, and accelerated the speed.

Luna opened a pack of sugarless gum, picked up a piece and put it in her mouth.

"Give Emily a piece too." Through the rearview mirror, Allen saw the little girl looking eagerly at the sugarless gum in Luna's hand, and reminded Luna with a smile.

Emily chewed the sugar-free gum twice before spitting it onto the wrapper. For Emily, the sugar-free gum was obviously not as attractive as the snacks in her bag. She took out a chocolate frog, removed the wrapping paper, and bit off the frog's head with satisfaction.

Emily tasted the Bibi's multi-flavored beans, crucible-shaped cake, and pumpkin pie purchased on the Hogwarts Express with gusto. She would rather take a bumpy ride home in a Muggle car for a while, which is exactly what happened. Because she wanted to take the opportunity to eat more snacks. Alan noticed through the rearview mirror that Helena would look at Emily every time she changed snacks, and he tightened his grip on the steering wheel.

"Helena, if the smell of food is particularly strong, can you smell it?" Alan asked.

"Many ghosts like to smell rotten, strong-smelling things, which can more or less smell, but I'm not interested in those." Helena replied, "Nearly Headless Nick especially likes those things with long heads. Maggot-stuffed haggis and green-haired cheese, the fat monk loves stinking salmon, and that just makes me sick."

"Alan, give me the Resurrection Stone." Luna chewed gum and suddenly extended her hand to Alan, "During the summer vacation, I will study this bad thing to see if I can change Helena's situation, Peeves. It is not considered a ghost. It transcends life and death and has never been considered alive. But if necessary, we can take the time to go back to school to catch it and study it - ask your aunt to help us find another female ghost and see if we can let it go. Helena also encountered something and regained some sense of being alive."

Allen handed the Resurrection Stone to Luna, exchanged it for a few pieces of chewing gum and threw it into his mouth. The child's mother seemed to have thought of what he had imagined before. UU reading www.uukaｎshu.net

We finally drove out of London city, but not long after, thunder exploded, and raindrops hit the windshield of the car. The wipers swayed rhythmically from side to side, accompanied by the music playing in the car. Sitting in the front Luna, who was sitting in the passenger seat, was chewing gum in her mouth, her slightly bulging eyes staring at the wiper in front of her, and her body swaying from side to side with the wiper in front of her. The girl first kept her head and the wiper in the same position. The frequency swayed, and suddenly, Luna accelerated the frequency of shaking her body and head. It looked like the wipers were following her swing, and her long, light-blond hair was flying along with it.

Allen turned his head, a little surprised, but he couldn't seem to take his eyes away from Luna like this. The corners of his mouth raised, and his whole expression was incredibly soft.

Luna pressed the window lift button with her slender fingers and lowered the window. She unbuckled her seat belt, leaned her entire upper body out of the window, and held the window with her slender white arms to steady herself. body shape. The rain slapped on her delicate cheeks, but she didn't care. Instead, she closed her eyes like a child, raised her face, opened her mouth, and let the rain flow into her mouth and swallowed a few mouthfuls.

Seeing the confused expression on Allen's face, Emily, who was sitting in the back row, stopped sucking the Mars stick in her hand. She pursed her lips and said sarcastically in her heart: "Pretend to be young."