"Be careful on the road, and remember to notify me in time if anything happens. I will rush over as soon as possible."
"Of course, this is related to the safety of the students... But I must say that the school is more vulnerable to Haierbo attacks than us. So, it seems you are the one who needs to be careful!"
All the little wizards had entered the cabin, and only Professor McGonagall stayed on the deck to say a few words to Maka who had specially boarded the ship to say goodbye.
Hearing what Mag said, Maka could only nod her head in agreement.
When the meteorite falls, no one can guarantee that Haierbo will not interfere... No, to be honest, the possibility of him not appearing by then will be even lower.
"I will pay attention, and I am ready to fight him again."
After saying that, Maka finally nodded to Professor McGonagall, turned around and walked back to the lake shore along the springboard. He stood among the farewell crowd on the shore and watched as the gangplank on the ship retracted automatically, and Professor McGonagall also entered the cabin like the little wizards.
After the hatch was tightly closed, with a slight vibration of the hull, the entire ship began to sink into the lake quickly.
In just a few seconds, the lake had already covered the deck. The mast shrank under the water inch by inch, and soon there were only a few spreading ripples left on the lake.
It has to be said that compared to the huge momentum when it first came out of the water, the Change was obviously much quieter when it left.
"Oh! If you need to, maybe you can go and sit in the Great Hall for a while - although some house elves are traveling with the ship, not all of them will follow! I can ask them to make some tea for everyone. Make some tea or something!”
With almost no one left in the school, Maka can be the one in charge, and the job of entertaining guests is inevitable.
But in fact, today is neither a weekend nor a holiday. It is already very difficult for these guests to come to attend the sailing ceremony.
As expected, seeing Maka's polite words, most of the guests said they would no longer disturb her. And those who had free time, after realizing that there were only a few people left, they also wisely said goodbye and left together.
Maka sent them to the school gate and watched the guests apparate away one after another before turning around and heading back towards the castle.
While walking across the front lawn, he saw Hermione and Luna walking around in the area in front of the castle, pointing at certain locations from time to time, apparently confirming the layout of the rune array. position.
In fact, if they had followed their original speed, the array would have been completed by now. It's just that since the students haven't left yet, it's not convenient for them to place the magic tablets in the vestibule.
Seeing Maka passing by, Hermione waved to him deliberately, then opened her arms and drew a circle towards the wide vestibule. When Maka saw it, she could only shrug and smiled helplessly at her.
Of course he understood that Hermione was asking him to see how big this place was, to prove that the "five days" she had requested before was not nonsense.
"It really doesn't take that long."
Luna whispered something beside Hermione, but the latter pretended not to hear it at all.
…
Under a clear sky, the Hogwarts Express drove into the distance with thick white smoke.
Listening to the clanging sound as the train went further and further away, Maka paused on the platform for a moment, and then naturally decided to go back to the castle to do whatever she wanted to do.
After all, after seeing off the students on the train, the only people who still needed to be "invited" to leave were Hermione and the others who were dragging their feet and refused to leave.
As for the windbreaker wizard, Pansy Parkinson and Iluli - the former definitely doesn't need to leave, but the latter two will naturally leave when the time comes.
And now I think of the windbreaker wizard...
"What's wrong with you today? You seem a little absent-minded?"
Walking all the way back from the Hogsmeade platform is a walk. As Maka walked, she sorted out the matters she was going to deal with today. After a while, she turned her head and looked at the windbreaker wizard who was following quietly behind her.
"Ah, um..." The other party was slightly startled when he heard this, "No, it's nothing... I just remembered something."
"About parting?"
Maka turned around and looked in the direction of the station. It was already far away from there, and only a blue sky could be seen under the cover of trees.
"Obviously, if someone gets on the bus, someone will get off, but once we stand on the platform, we always think of farewell first. Sometimes I wonder, does this mean we want to leave too?"
"… Maybe!"
Seeing that the windbreaker wizard's response was still somewhat uninterested, Maka knew that she might have guessed wrong. What troubles the other person is probably not the separation, but something else.
Maka didn't pay attention, nor did she continue to guess what the other party was thinking, but continued to walk along the horse path near the lake in the direction of the castle.
But soon, he and the windbreaker wizard seemed to notice something, and suddenly stopped and looked up at the sky. But I saw a small black shadow slowly gliding through the air and falling towards the school.
"Owl?"
Maka thought for a while and couldn't help but said in surprise:
"Could it be that Martin who sent a message to Parkinson? Hmm... No, no matter how anxious he is, he won't be looking for someone."
After hearing this, the windbreaker wizard immediately asked:
"Are you going back now?"
"Yeah, of course."
Before they finished speaking, the two of them disappeared one after another at the same place. When they reappeared the next moment, they were already back at the school gate.
What Maka and the windbreaker saw was indeed an owl, and just as he thought, Martin was indeed not that stupid to contact Pansy at this time.
In fact, this letter was sent to Ron from Mrs. Weasley.
When Maka rushed to the castle, he didn't even have to look for it, because he soon heard a high-decibel roar coming from upstairs. Even though he was so far away, he could still barely hear what the voice was saying.
"Oh, poor Ron...his mother sent him a howler letter?"
After pausing in the foyer for a while, Maka simply walked up the stairs to the Gryffindor common room. As it got closer, the deafening roar became clearer.
"... She actually gave up the study tour just talking to herself! And she didn't even take Ginny to participate... Then you must have led her astray! Ginny is such a sensible girl, if no one asked her to do that, There is absolutely no way she can escape school activities! Ron, you..."
The sharp sound came from inside through the portrait of the Fat Madam, making the Fat Madam desperately cover her ears and hide behind the curtain, not even noticing Maka's arrival.
Not long after, only a faint explosion was heard inside, and the roar with astonishing penetrating power finally subsided.
"Fat Madam? It's over, Fat Madam! Open the door for me -" Maka knocked on the picture frame and shouted loudly, "The password is 'Voyage of Change'."
"Oh, McClain... yes, come on in! See what's going on..."
The fat lady felt the shock, and when she saw Maka coming, she quickly opened the passage.
"The sound was so loud that I didn't even bother to listen to what was being said... It seemed like she was married to Molly of the Weasley family? Oh, Merlin, her voice is still as loud as before. Even the voice of shouting letters is several times louder than others!”
"Yes!" Maka said casually as she walked inside, "It's indeed amazing!"
As soon as they arrived in the common room, Macaton immediately saw Ron blinking his eyes, seemingly confused by his mother's scolding. Not far away, Ginny turned her head and looked in the direction of the window as if it had nothing to do with her.
Only Neville, who was sitting opposite Ron, looked at Ron worriedly, as if he sympathized with his injustice.
When Maka walked in, the three of them all looked over.
"Hey! Haven't you ever discussed your plan to stay with your family?" He walked to the sofa and sat down, looking at the scattered red envelope fragments on the table and said, "I must say, you guys It’s a bit nonsense—you can’t just say it because you’re afraid of being scolded? Your parents will always worry about you.”
"Yes," Ron nodded honestly, "I know, it's really not appropriate to do this."
"Then write a letter back quickly," Maka urged, "I can let you stay for a few more days. If Harry can come out within these few days, you won't miss it... But we still need to keep in touch at home. . Although they can actually inquire about things in school, after all, it is not as good as telling them in person to their own children, right?"
Maka said the second half of the sentence while looking at Ginny.
It can be said that Mr. and Mrs. Weasley love every one of their children, but their favorite is probably their only daughter. Having closer communication with their children is undoubtedly the thing that most parents long for.
"Um."
Ginny pursed her lips and nodded slightly.
After talking about the Weasley brothers, Maka suddenly turned around and looked at Neville sitting next to her.
"Actually, I think you should go back earlier - Harry will come out sooner or later, and not only will he be fine, but he will grow even more than before. Maybe I am not qualified to interfere in your private affairs, but compared to Wouldn't it be more important to go to St. Mungo's to spend time with my parents and grandma while we wait to welcome Harry?"
Neville was silent for a long time, and finally nodded in agreement.
On this day, Neville left Hogwarts first under Maka's persuasion, and directly apparated to St. Mungo's to visit his family.
And the very next day, it seemed that Martin finally couldn't bear the wait and secretly sent the letter over at night.