Chapter 143 Compensation from the Ministry of Magic
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Duan Wei Li Mao
Chapter 143 Compensation from the Ministry of Magic
Finally, the train stopped at the Hogsmeade platform, and everyone got off the train one after another. The scene was chaotic, owls were hooting, cats were hooting, and toads were croaking as if joining in the fun, and the small platform was very lively.
However, at this moment, a lion-shaped firework exploded in the sky, attracting everyone's attention.
"boom!"
Another firework flew into the sky with a long tail flame.
At this time, the little wizards also noticed Fred who was setting off fireworks.
With everyone watching, Fred unhurriedly wrapped a piece of gold-edged parchment on the Filbar sparkler and lit it.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom……"
Ten fireworks exploded one after another. There were lions, badgers, and fire dragons... They were running and jumping in the sky, and lasted for a long time before dissipating.
"Is this the welcome ceremony for Hogwarts?" Some freshmen asked excitedly.
They didn't know what happened, they thought Hogwarts specially used fireworks to welcome them into school.
I have to say that these fireworks are really beautiful, and looking at the twinkling animals in the sky, they are not as nervous as before.
But others are different.
"See...Zabini." In the crowd, Malfoy said proudly to the freshmen around him, "I told you before that Kyle will definitely destroy these maps, but you still don't believe me, haha ..."
He let out a strange laugh, as if laughing at their self-righteous words before.
Next to him, a boy with some freckles frowned, and said with a straight neck: "Who knows if this is true, maybe it's the transformation spell they used."
"Absolutely impossible!" Malfoy snorted coldly: "I believe Kyle, he won the special contribution award to the school, he is definitely not that kind of person."
"Who knows." The freckled boy curled his lips and said, "Don't forget that those people are all sophomores. This kind of thing is easy for them."
The two insisted on their own words, and neither could convince the other.
At this moment, the tallest Crabbe suddenly noticed something, and reached out to catch a fragment of parchment floating down from the sky.
"Draco, look what this is."
Malfoy, who was arguing with Zabini, looked back and his eyes lit up.
"Aha!"
He excitedly grabbed the fragment of parchment in his hand, pointed to the remaining golden lines on it and said, "Look at this, is this real gold, do you still think it's the Transfiguration Curse?
and also……"
As he spoke, he moved his face to a dark spot on the debris, and took a deep breath.
"I accidentally burned a hole in my unicorn tail tapestry at home and it smelled exactly like this one."
"This..." Zabini's face turned red, as if someone had slapped him twice.
Looking at his appearance, Malfoy was even more proud, he raised his neck and said: "I see, you must not be able to afford a map of twenty Galleons, that's why you said that.
It doesn't matter, I've inquired, they still have a few maps of Xi Ke, you can always afford those. "
"Who are you saying can't afford it!"
Zabini was furious all of a sudden, he could accept being misjudged, but he would never accept being ridiculed by Malfoy like this.
Isn't it only twenty Galleons, he won't be able to afford it?Who do you look down on!
"You wait, I will buy the most expensive map from him." Zabini said with a straight neck, "It must be better than yours!"
"Tsk tsk, that's impossible."
Malfoy glanced at him contemptuously, and said: "I bought the most expensive one, and Kyle promised that my number is the highest, even if you are the same as mine, you can only be in the back." .”
"You... hum!"
Zabini only felt a little tightness in his chest, gave Malfoy a vicious look, turned around and left.
Malfoy didn't care at all, watching him leave with a victorious attitude.
At this time, a light appeared above their heads.
"First year! First year over here, Harry, are you all right?"
Hagrid's huge figure appeared on the platform, picking up all the new students just like last year.
As for Kyle and the others, they walked towards the other side of the platform. The second-years needed to take a carriage to Hogwarts.
On a rough and muddy path, more than 100 empty carriages were parked.
Thestrals are pulling the carts, but most people can't see them.
Kyle couldn't see them either.
There was such an opportunity before, it was the werewolf from St. Mungo, but the vitality of the other party was too tenacious, and he was finally revived by the therapist.
Half-dead obviously cannot see thestrals.
Kyle walked to a carriage and touched its skinny head by feeling.
The Thestral also lightly rubbed against Kyle.
After they got into the carriage, thestrals led them to Hogwarts Castle.
There was a faint musty and straw smell in the compartment, a bit like a broom closet that hasn't been used for a long time.
The carriage drove up to two imposing wrought-iron gates flanked by stone pillars topped by winged boars.
This wild boar is not a magical animal. Its image comes from a dream of Rowena Ravencrow.
In the dream, she was brought to this clearing by the Black Lake by a flying boar, and then there was Hogwarts Castle.
After passing through the gate, the carriage accelerated on the road leading to the castle. Through the window, several people could clearly see the turrets and towers getting closer to them.
Finally, the carriage staggered to a stop.
The little wizards got out of the car one after another, and while discussing the miraculous experience just now, they climbed up the stone steps and walked towards the oak gate of the castle.
Torches were burning in the spacious and deep foyer. On the right, the door of the auditorium was open. They needed to enter the auditorium before the arrival of the first-year students.
Kyle followed the crowd and walked in.
Not seeing him for two months, he really missed this place a little bit, and looked at the enchanted ceiling with affection.
The weather is fine today, no clouds and the stars are bright.
Kyle had just walked to the Hufflepuff table, before he could sit down, when a voice called out:
"Kyle, can you come here?"
Kyle looked up in surprise and found Hufflepuff's dean, Professor Sprout, standing on the guest table and waving at him.
"I'll be right here, Professor."
Kyle quickly replied, and walked towards her through the crowd.
"What do you want from me? Professor." Kyle asked.
"The Ministry of Magic sent something here some time ago, saying it was compensation for the incident in the Forbidden Forest two months ago."
Professor Sprout said with a smile: "I think it was probably addressed to you."
……
Finally, the train stopped at the Hogsmeade platform, and everyone got off the train one after another. The scene was chaotic, owls were hooting, cats were hooting, and toads were croaking as if joining in the fun, and the small platform was very lively.
However, at this moment, a lion-shaped firework exploded in the sky, attracting everyone's attention.
"boom!"
Another firework flew into the sky with a long tail flame.
At this time, the little wizards also noticed Fred who was setting off fireworks.
With everyone watching, Fred unhurriedly wrapped a piece of gold-edged parchment on the Filbar sparkler and lit it.
"boom!"
"boom!"
"boom……"
Ten fireworks exploded one after another. There were lions, badgers, and fire dragons... They were running and jumping in the sky, and lasted for a long time before dissipating.
"Is this the welcome ceremony for Hogwarts?" Some freshmen asked excitedly.
They didn't know what happened, they thought Hogwarts specially used fireworks to welcome them into school.
I have to say that these fireworks are really beautiful, and looking at the twinkling animals in the sky, they are not as nervous as before.
But others are different.
"See...Zabini." In the crowd, Malfoy said proudly to the freshmen around him, "I told you before that Kyle will definitely destroy these maps, but you still don't believe me, haha ..."
He let out a strange laugh, as if laughing at their self-righteous words before.
Next to him, a boy with some freckles frowned, and said with a straight neck: "Who knows if this is true, maybe it's the transformation spell they used."
"Absolutely impossible!" Malfoy snorted coldly: "I believe Kyle, he won the special contribution award to the school, he is definitely not that kind of person."
"Who knows." The freckled boy curled his lips and said, "Don't forget that those people are all sophomores. This kind of thing is easy for them."
The two insisted on their own words, and neither could convince the other.
At this moment, the tallest Crabbe suddenly noticed something, and reached out to catch a fragment of parchment floating down from the sky.
"Draco, look what this is."
Malfoy, who was arguing with Zabini, looked back and his eyes lit up.
"Aha!"
He excitedly grabbed the fragment of parchment in his hand, pointed to the remaining golden lines on it and said, "Look at this, is this real gold, do you still think it's the Transfiguration Curse?
and also……"
As he spoke, he moved his face to a dark spot on the debris, and took a deep breath.
"I accidentally burned a hole in my unicorn tail tapestry at home and it smelled exactly like this one."
"This..." Zabini's face turned red, as if someone had slapped him twice.
Looking at his appearance, Malfoy was even more proud, he raised his neck and said: "I see, you must not be able to afford a map of twenty Galleons, that's why you said that.
It doesn't matter, I've inquired, they still have a few maps of Xi Ke, you can always afford those. "
"Who are you saying can't afford it!"
Zabini was furious all of a sudden, he could accept being misjudged, but he would never accept being ridiculed by Malfoy like this.
Isn't it only twenty Galleons, he won't be able to afford it?Who do you look down on!
"You wait, I will buy the most expensive map from him." Zabini said with a straight neck, "It must be better than yours!"
"Tsk tsk, that's impossible."
Malfoy glanced at him contemptuously, and said: "I bought the most expensive one, and Kyle promised that my number is the highest, even if you are the same as mine, you can only be in the back." .”
"You... hum!"
Zabini only felt a little tightness in his chest, gave Malfoy a vicious look, turned around and left.
Malfoy didn't care at all, watching him leave with a victorious attitude.
At this time, a light appeared above their heads.
"First year! First year over here, Harry, are you all right?"
Hagrid's huge figure appeared on the platform, picking up all the new students just like last year.
As for Kyle and the others, they walked towards the other side of the platform. The second-years needed to take a carriage to Hogwarts.
On a rough and muddy path, more than 100 empty carriages were parked.
Thestrals are pulling the carts, but most people can't see them.
Kyle couldn't see them either.
There was such an opportunity before, it was the werewolf from St. Mungo, but the vitality of the other party was too tenacious, and he was finally revived by the therapist.
Half-dead obviously cannot see thestrals.
Kyle walked to a carriage and touched its skinny head by feeling.
The Thestral also lightly rubbed against Kyle.
After they got into the carriage, thestrals led them to Hogwarts Castle.
There was a faint musty and straw smell in the compartment, a bit like a broom closet that hasn't been used for a long time.
The carriage drove up to two imposing wrought-iron gates flanked by stone pillars topped by winged boars.
This wild boar is not a magical animal. Its image comes from a dream of Rowena Ravencrow.
In the dream, she was brought to this clearing by the Black Lake by a flying boar, and then there was Hogwarts Castle.
After passing through the gate, the carriage accelerated on the road leading to the castle. Through the window, several people could clearly see the turrets and towers getting closer to them.
Finally, the carriage staggered to a stop.
The little wizards got out of the car one after another, and while discussing the miraculous experience just now, they climbed up the stone steps and walked towards the oak gate of the castle.
Torches were burning in the spacious and deep foyer. On the right, the door of the auditorium was open. They needed to enter the auditorium before the arrival of the first-year students.
Kyle followed the crowd and walked in.
Not seeing him for two months, he really missed this place a little bit, and looked at the enchanted ceiling with affection.
The weather is fine today, no clouds and the stars are bright.
Kyle had just walked to the Hufflepuff table, before he could sit down, when a voice called out:
"Kyle, can you come here?"
Kyle looked up in surprise and found Hufflepuff's dean, Professor Sprout, standing on the guest table and waving at him.
"I'll be right here, Professor."
Kyle quickly replied, and walked towards her through the crowd.
"What do you want from me? Professor." Kyle asked.
"The Ministry of Magic sent something here some time ago, saying it was compensation for the incident in the Forbidden Forest two months ago."
Professor Sprout said with a smile: "I think it was probably addressed to you."
……
