Chapter 17

The little wizards bustled out of the carriage.

A mixture of excitement and nervousness.

Harry, Ron, Hermione, Neville and Devereaux also squeezed out of the train with the crowd.

Devereaux directly loaded the entries on each little wizard at this time.

He even saw a few purple magical talent entries.

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This is the reason why he came to Hogwarts!

Night has fallen.

The Hogwarts Express stops at a small, remote station.

It was pitch black all around.

Only the street lamps in the distance gave off a faint light.

"etc!"

Neville suddenly exclaimed.

Suddenly I remembered that my luggage was still in the carriage.

He turned quickly.

I want to go back and get it.

Devereux quickly stopped him.

comforted.

"Don't worry, Neville, the school will help us deliver our luggage to the dormitory. You don't have to worry."

Neville hesitated.

But I saw that everyone had already got out of the car.

He nodded.

Follow Devereux.

They made their way through the crowd.

Came to the platform.

Many first-year students have gathered here.

Everyone is looking around.

Looking for the next step.

"First-year students, please go this way!"

A deep and powerful voice came.

Everyone looked along the sound.

I saw a tall and burly figure standing not far away.

He held a bright lamp in his hand.

Rubeus Hagrid.

Keykeeper and Gamekeeper at Hogwarts.

"Come on, follow me."

Hagrid shouted.

His voice echoed in the night air.

The little wizards followed him one after another.

Follow a winding path towards the lake.

There are many boats floating on the lake.

Each boat is lit with a small lantern.

Light up the way ahead.

"Four people in one boat!"

Hagrid commanded.

"Be careful! There are some little ones in the lake who don't like people disturbing them at this time!"

Devereux had Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville quickly jump onto a small boat.

I boarded another boat with several other classmates.

The boat slowly sailed away from the shore.

Heading towards Hogwarts Castle.

The lake surface is sparkling.

Reflecting the stars in the sky.

The whole scene is like a fairyland.

"Wow, is this Hogwarts?"

exclaimed a little girl on the boat with Devereux.

Looks very cute.

Especially a pair of big eyes.

Flutter and flutter.

Looks like some South Asian features.

Eyes looking at the castle sparkled with curiosity and excitement.

The little boy sitting next to Devereux clung to the side of the boat.

Afraid of falling into the lake.

Another boy curiously put his hand into the cold water.

The sound of rushing water made him feel extremely comfortable.

He smiled excitedly.

He seemed to have completely forgotten everything around him.

The girl next to me said worriedly.

"Zacharais, this is too dangerous! Don't do it!"

But the boy kept splashing the water with his hands.

Talk back.

"Hey hey hey, you are all cowards, what's there to be afraid of? I think you will only be sorted into Hufflepuff!"

His smile deserves a beating.

Taunting everyone in the boat equally.

Devereux didn't care at all.

It's just a kid's trick to attract attention.

Instead, he turned to comfort another boy who looked nervous.

"My name is Devereaux, don't worry, I'll be here in a minute."

Someone spoke.

The nervous little boy felt relieved a little.

Forced a smile.

"Thank you, my name is Stebbins."

Devereux smiled and nodded.

But I was murmuring in my heart.

This kid seems to have no sense of existence?

I don't even remember such a person.

"Wow!"

Sudden.

The little boy playing in the water screamed.

Waving his hands wildly.

Overturned in the bottom of the boat.

He saw a small mermaid curled up on his finger.

It has a Thumbelina-like appearance.

The lower body is a fish tail.

After the little mermaid was discovered.

Clearly very dissatisfied.

He sprayed a jet of water in the little boy's face.

The little boy continued to scream.

The sound echoed in the night sky.

Alarming other little wizards around.

Devereaux has quick eyes and quick hands.

He immediately stepped forward and inserted the boy's hand back into the black lake.

The mermaid saw this.

Quickly removed his fingers.

Swim back into the bottomless lake.

Devereux comforted the frightened children.

Said seriously.

"This is a Scottish loch monster, a magical creature. When they reach adulthood they can become as big as a human being, and there are a lot of them here."

He had seen this creature in the books he had read before.

So know how to deal with them.

Devereaux continued to explain.

"These little guys usually don't hurt people, they just like to play pranks. As long as you don't mess with them, they won't attack you."

The little boy slowly climbed up from the bottom of the boat.

There was still a look of horror on his face.

But no more screaming.

He rubbed his eyes that were sprayed by water arrows.

Somewhat embarrassing.

"Thank you, my name is Zacharias Smith."

The little boy said stiffly.

"Devero Alexander."

Devero replied with a smile.

Thinking in his heart.

Oh.

It turned out to be this guy.

The guy who always contradicted Hermione in the Order of the Phoenix.

Not so good guy.

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The other little wizards gradually calmed down.

They looked at Devero curiously.

As if he was an expert who knew everything.

"Devero, you are really knowledgeable."

The girl exclaimed.

"My name is Padma. Where did you learn so much about magical creatures?"

The little girl is very cute.

She is not worse than Hermione.

Devero smiled and replied.

"I bought a lot of books in Diagon Alley, and some were brought from home. I have always been interested in these things."

As he said.

He began to talk to the children about the knowledge he had learned from books before.

After a while, several children looked at his lectures with great admiration.

Except Zacharias.

He seemed a little unhappy with Deveraux.

Even though he helped him.

Deveraux didn't care about his attitude at all.

Wait until the boat docked.

The little wizards walked through the boathouse.

Followed Hagrid up the long cliff stairs.

Finally.

Everyone officially entered the Hogwarts Castle - the entrance hall!

They looked up.

The scene in front of them made them hold their breath.

Hogwarts Castle stood majestically on the top of the mountain.

Like a huge, ancient fortress.

Guarding this mysterious land.

The outline of the castle was particularly clear in the night.

Countless towers and spires pierced the sky.

Like rows of sharp spears.

The outer walls of the castle were made of heavy stones.

After hundreds of years of wind and rain erosion.

Still as solid as ever.

The walls were covered with ivy.

Some places were hung with a few dim lights.

It emitted a warm and mysterious light.

Huge windows were embedded in the wall.

There were little lights coming from inside.

It was as if countless pairs of eyes were watching these new little wizards.

The doors in front of them were two heavy oak doors.

They were engraved with complex magic runes and patterns.

In front of the door, stood an elderly but elegant lady who had been waiting for a long time.