"Guards? Do we really need guards? Isn't it that recently... Well, I mean, isn't it a lot safer outside recently?"
Early the next morning, the little wizards were ready to go out under Mrs. Weasley's constant urging.
But obviously, during this period, children had to be escorted by guards when they went out - if something went wrong, it wouldn't be fun!
"This is very necessary," Sirius said seriously, "McLean also thinks so. He decided with us on the escort last night."
"Could it be that... you are also one of the candidates?" Hermione asked in surprise.
"Yes, McClane agreed to my self-recommendation." Sirius said, suddenly leaning down and transforming into a huge black dog.
"I never heard Maclean agree!" Mrs. Weasley screamed from the side.
"Sirius, I know you feel uncomfortable being stuck in the house, but you really can't run out." Lupine also helped stop the eager black dog, "Unless you want Harry to sneak into the house in the future. Zkaban—because only then can he see you again."
Sirius, who had turned into a big black dog, whined a few times in dissatisfaction, and finally had no choice but to turn back and head back into the house.
"I guess he doesn't just want to escort you to King's Cross Station -" Lupine said helplessly, "I know Sirius's courage very well. If you don't stop him, he will definitely follow you on the train!"
"Sirius just wants to see Harry more," Hermione pursed her lips and said sympathetically, "After all, school is about to start again, and he will have fewer opportunities to meet Harry."
Hearing what Hermione said, Ron suddenly sighed: "Oh! From this semester on, we really can't see Maka in school."
Hermione also looked dim when she heard this.
"Durmstrang?" She watched the two brothers Fred and George using magic spells to carry luggage downstairs, but her focus seemed to be on the air, "We didn't even figure out where Maka's school is... hmm … This is really bad! It’s so bad…”
"If I had known better, I wouldn't have sent that crucible to Maka. Sending cross-border letters is not cheap! Now I can't send a letter to Maka..." Ron couldn't help but cover his head and said in frustration.
"He seems to like that crucible quite a lot. I think that's enough." Fred chuckled as he passed by them.
However, before the words could be finished, everyone heard a scream, followed by a burst of banging and pounding sounds. This was because Fred was too busy talking to notice that the box he was controlling hit Ginny, causing her to tumble down the stairs.
"You might get her hurt, you two idiots!"
"Filthy bastards, are you going to demolish the Black family mansion?"
Mrs. Weasley and Sirius' mother screamed hysterically together.
It's a chaotic morning, even though it's not much quiet here on weekdays...
When everything was cleared up, Mrs. Weasley, complaining about her husband's failure to borrow a vehicle from the Ministry of Magic, walked with the other guards to King's Cross station with the children.
The journey probably took more than twenty minutes!
As soon as they entered the station, everyone pretended to be nonchalant and wandered between platforms nine and ten.
After confirming that none of the surrounding Muggles were paying attention, they leaned against the wall pillars one by one and entered platform nine and three-quarters.
The Hogwarts Express was parked there, puffing out steam, as it had been in previous years. The platform was still full of people, students who were bidding farewell to each other and their families.
Seeing such a familiar scene, the children finally felt a lot more relaxed - they had to be escorted by guards on the way here, which made them involuntarily nervous.
"Okay, remember to take good care of yourself." Lu Ping said, patting their arms one by one, "Be careful when writing letters. If there is something you are not sure about whether you should write it or not, just don't write it in. Do you remember it?"
"It's great to get to know you." Tonks said, hugging Ginny and Hermione, "I'll look forward to our next meeting, I believe it won't be too far!"
"At least you can still see Maka when you go back. Maybe he is still hiding in the study!" Hermione said depressedly, "I don't know if he came to see us off..."
At this time, the whistle of the train ready to depart sounded, and the little wizards on the platform hurriedly squeezed onto the train.
"Hurry up, hurry up!"
Mrs. Weasley hurriedly gave everyone a hug, and hugged Ron twice by mistake.
"If you still forget something, send a letter back and we'll have someone take it to you... Okay, okay, everyone, get in the car! Hurry up -"
"goodbye-"
The train started to move, and everyone gathered near the window and waved outside, watching the figures of Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Tonks and Lupin gradually shrinking, and soon they could no longer be seen clearly.
"Harry must be getting tired of waiting at school again." Ron said, leaning against the window.
"Anyway, we'll see him soon, so let's give him a surprise then!" Hermione said casually, "I mean, you were chosen as a prefect."
"Okay," Fred patted Ron on the shoulder, "You don't want to stand here chatting all day, do you? We have something else to do, see you later!"
After saying that, he and George hurriedly disappeared into the crowd in the aisle.
The speed of the train continued to accelerate, the scenery outside the window receded rapidly, and the wind whistled faintly in my ears.
"Oh, Ginny, let's find a carriage with you first!" Hermione turned around and said.
"Aren't you supposed to go to the prefects' car?" Ginny smiled and said, "Don't mind me, I'm already in the fourth grade! Don't always treat me like a little girl like your mother..."
After that, she waved her hand and walked into the aisle.
After experiencing the Basilisk and the Chamber of Secrets in her first year of school, Ginny seemed to have changed little on the surface, but this lovely girl had actually become a lot stronger and more independent.
Of course, at home she will always be the youngest child who is pampered by all the family members.
After saying goodbye to Hermione and Ron, Ginny trudged forward in the aisle, looking in every box she passed, but it was almost always full of people.
Until the last carriage, she met a big boy who looked very clumsy. He is Harry's classmate in the same grade. I remember his name is...
"Longbottom?"
"What?"
Neville's round face was covered with sweat because he had to drag the box hard while holding on to his never-obedient toad.
"Want to help?" Ginny looked at Neville and said, "It seems like it's hard for you to deal with the toad and the box at the same time..."
"Oh! It's Ron's sister!" Neville gasped, "I think... Oh, yes... So, can you get Leif for me?"
"No, no, no," Ginny waved her hands and said, "I would rather drag the box for you!"
As she was speaking, she suddenly squeezed past Neville and looked at the box behind him.
"Huh? Isn't there still room in here! There's only Miss Lovegood—"
Neville groaned, as if he didn't want to go in.
"Don't be like this," Ginny laughed. "Although many people say she is a bit weird, she is MacLean's girlfriend! It's okay!"
She opened the door and helped Neville push the suitcase in, then turned around and dragged her suitcase in as well.
"Hello, Luna!" Ginny said, "Can we sit here?"
Luna, who was leaning against the window in a daze, turned around and looked at Ginny who was talking to her in a daze.
Her long pale golden hair cast a hazy glow in the morning sun, and her silver-gray eyes were misty and ethereal.
Luna's appearance is definitely good. Although it is definitely not comparable to Beauxbatons' Fleur, no one can say that she is not beautiful.
However, her behavior and dress will always be her negative points.
She actually stuck the wand behind her ear, perhaps for easier access; a "necklace" of butterbeer corks hung around her neck, and a stack of "The Quibbler" lay on her knees.
She glanced at Ginny and then at Neville, then nodded leisurely.
"Thank you." Ginny smiled at her.
"Want a copy of "The Quibbler"? Maka said that you are also his friend..." Luna tilted her head slightly, letting her light blond hair fall from her shoulders.
"Oh-no, no, thank you." Ginny looked at the magazine in her hand, with the strange and suspicious picture printed on the cover.
"That's a shame..."
Luna put the magazine back on her lap and looked at Neville again.
"I don't know you," she said dazedly.
"McLean and I are in the same grade. If he was still in Hogwarts..." Neville said, but paused as if he realized something.
However, Luna seemed unfazed by what he said.
"If he's not at Hogwarts, where can he go?" Luna looked out the window again, staring at the clouds in the sky and then fell into a daze.
As the train continued to travel north, the originally sunny weather gradually changed.
After a while, sporadic raindrops hit the window glass, the clouds became slightly denser, and the sun only showed its face occasionally.
Hermione and Ron also came from the prefect carriage. After that, they chatted casually. As time passed, it seemed that the whole day was not that long.
Soon, night fell inadvertently.
"It's time for us to change," Hermione finally said.
So, everyone hurriedly opened their suitcases and put on their school uniforms. Hermione and Ron carefully put their prefect badges on their chests.
Then, the train began to slow down slowly...