Chapter 217 What to do if you miss the train

The summer vacation ended too quickly. The no-rules boxing match in Diagon Alley seemed like just yesterday, but the calendar has already torn into the last chapter of August. It’s time to board the train and return to school tomorrow.

During this holiday, Ada focused more on the three monitors and ignored many people and things happening around her.

For example, in Percy's relationship, Percy stayed in his room all summer long, writing letters to the girl he liked. It's really unexpected that Percy, a fan of officialdom, who reads "How Prefects Get Power," likes a girl.

There was also the transformation of Ginny. The eleven-year-old girl seemed to have grown up overnight and began to have her own worries. She would carry Ada behind her back when writing her diary, and she no longer pestered Ada with questions like before. She also refused her mother and Ada's offer to help her pack her luggage.

Ada didn't think too much about Ginny's transformation in the second half of the summer vacation. She simply thought that Harry's arrival had accelerated the little girl's growth.

With her boyfriend by her side, Ginny naturally wanted to become better, so she would no longer act like the little sister she used to be. What should I do if I continue to be like that and my boyfriend treats me as my sister?

This time, Ada thought she was standing in the stratosphere, but it turned out she was standing in the basement.

On the last night, Mrs. Weasley cooked a large table of delicious food so everyone could find something they liked. Do you think Mrs. Weasley, who has been treating each other equally for half the holiday, will treat everyone equally on the last night? No, Harry obviously liked more food than the others.

After the sumptuous dinner, Ada took Ron to play wizard chess again, but she couldn't play with Ron until dawn because the twins lowered the brightness in the room and they were about to start a fireworks show.

The fireworks they set off ranged from hard-drawn fireworks to small fireworks they developed themselves. The room was filled with shining stars, red and blue stars bouncing between the ceiling and walls.

The flickering light gave Ada the illusion of being in a nightclub. It would have been more like a spirited young man waving his hands and shouting "857, 857".

Early the next morning, Mrs. Weasley hurriedly woke everyone up, and everyone hurriedly stuffed their things into the car.

Nine people, seven large boxes, two owls, a dog and a mouse, the Ford Anglia was carrying more weight than it should have at its age and mileage.

It was also the first time that Ada knew why others wished them good luck when they went out, because after Mr. Weasley drove away from the Burrow in his car, they returned to the Burrow three times without any information.

Not only did Mrs. Weasley become irritable, but even Ada became a little unbearable.

When they arrived at King's Cross Station, the Hogwarts Express left in a quarter of an hour. The whole family rushed towards platform nine and three-quarters in a hurry, at such a lightning speed that sparks were shooting out of the wheels of the trolley.

Mr. Weasley and Percy rushed to the platform first, followed by Ada and the twins. The moment George passed the platform, Mrs. Weasley rushed to the platform with Ginny.

They boarded the train with great difficulty, and without even saying goodbye, the train spewed out billowing smoke and headed towards the Scottish Highlands.

No one noticed that Harry and Ron, who were left behind, did not board the train or even appear on the platform.

In a box in the last carriage, a friend who had not seen each other during the summer vacation was greeting each other.

It seems that many people have grown up during this holiday. Angelina and Aaliyah have lost their childishness on their faces. Even Li Qiaodan has become more stable and no longer holds a bag of spiders to ask girls if they like it.

Growing up is not just physical. It doesn’t mean you have grown up when you have fuzz around your mouth or your chest starts to swell. But you have grown up from the day you understand what responsibility is and what commitment is.

"You all know, this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is Gilderoy Lockhart." Fred started talking, "That guy smiles like an idiot."

Anyone who has read the Daily Prophet knows this news. Others stay away from this position, but Lockhart chose to rise to the challenge. I don’t know if he is truly ignorant and fearless, or if he is confident and confident.

"It's not as exaggerated as you said, right?" Aaliyah said, "I think he looks pretty good, and he graduated from Ravenlock."

"Exaggeration?" George pointed at Ada, "After meeting Lockhart in Diagon Alley, Ada almost burned her clothes when she went back because the color clashed with Lockhart's."

Angelina and Alia looked at Ada in disbelief. Ada was polite to all professors except Snape and Quirrell.

Li Jordan is a straight man with capital letters, so he did not beat around the bush, he said: "Quilina Quilo is also from Ravenclaw, his courses are a disaster, and he was taken care of by the big devil Ada. "

"It's different, okay? Quirrell is a special case. Can't every professor born in Ravenclaw be like this?" Alia retorted, "Besides, how many people in the magic world can do what we do?" Ada is so powerful, there’s no shame in losing to Ada.”

"I think we should still trust Dumbledore. He certainly has his reasons for choosing Lockhart." Angelina said something fair. "It's a bit unfair to equate him with Quirrell without even attending a single lesson." fair."

Everyone has a bad impression of Gilderoy Lockhart, mainly from three aspects: appearance, high-profile acting style and inventory list. In addition, his achievements in the book are brilliant, but no one has seen him take action outside the book. , naturally doubted him.

In the next year, the world will know how much Gilderoy Lockhart is, whether he is as great as written in his book, or a liar who only sells silly smiles. Everything will be revealed in the dark. Demonstrated in Defense Against Magic class.

"Maybe he is imagining a new book," Fred said disdainfully. "I have already thought of the title for him. It's called "A Year of Teaching the Savior."

Fred's words reminded Ada of herself. She once wanted to write "The Roof Sheltering from the Rain with the Savior", but now a year has passed, but she hasn't even written out the title of the book.

"His writing style is worthy of recognition, and the writing is excellent." Ada said, she has read all Lockhart's books, "I hope he can be worthy of every copper nut I paid, otherwise this matter will never be over. .”

Some exaggeration in literary creation is normal, otherwise where would the selling point come from? As long as Lockhart is not too watery, everyone will accept it. Quirrell's existence lowered the students' requirements for this course. As long as Lockhart can behave like a normal wizard, he will pass.

Several people were chatting animatedly, but were interrupted by a knock on the door. Hermione opened the car door, followed by an anxious Ginny. Ginny glanced into the car and her eyes turned red instantly.

"What's wrong?" Fred stood up suddenly, pulled his sister and asked, "Who bullied you? Is it that brat from the Malfoy family?"

George and Li Qiaodan also stood up and rolled up their arms and sleeves, planning to go to this young man to discuss the mysteries of the human body.

"Where are Ron and Harry?" Ada asked. The three of them had always been inseparable, but now Hermione was the only one bringing Ginny over, which was obviously a problem.

"Ginny and I searched all the carriages, but we didn't see Harry or Ron." Hermione was also a little anxious, "Not even you... Ada, what should we do?"

Hermione Granger is only in her second year, and she's not the one who turned the entire book into "Hermione and Her Two Useless Men." Hermione was a little flustered when she couldn't find Harry and Ron, and subconsciously asked Ada for help.

After thinking about it carefully, after entering the platform again, I really didn't see Ron and Harry again. Ada asked: "Fred, George, did you two see Ron and Harry enter the platform?"

"After us is you, and after you are mom and Ginny..." Fred thought about it for a moment, "They didn't come in, did they?"

Ginny, who had just been coaxed, had red eyes again. Her boyfriend and her brother disappeared at the same time. This was a huge blow. George was about to speak, but now he could only shut up and go to coax his only sister.

"Hermione and Ginny, don't worry." Ada comforted the two young girls, "We enter the platform and the train will leave soon. Even if Ron and Harry fail to enter the platform successfully, as long as they wait a little longer, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley will come out, and there will be a way to take them to school."

If Ada were Ron or Harry, she would be waiting where she was and leave this matter to the elders in the family. If Ada herself had missed the train, she would have apparated directly to Hogsmeade.

But Ada still has another worry. Dobby, the house elf, had warned Harry that terrible things would happen at school, and she hoped that Harry would not return to Hogwarts. Now that Ron and Harry didn't enter the platform and board the train, was it really just because they were late? Can the appearance of Dobby the house elf really be regarded as a prank played by naughty children?

Ada pulled out her wand and whispered: "Calling the Gods to Guard!"

A cloud of silvery-white, translucent steam was seen emerging from the tip of Ada's wand, and the steam gathered into a Chow Chow. This cute and honest-looking Chow Chow circled Ada twice, then rushed out of the window and headed north.

"What is that?" Hermione asked. She had never seen such a spell before.

"Patronus Charm." Ada replied, "I told Professor McGonagall about Ron and Harry's failure to board the train on time, and she will find something to do."