Chapter 53 Entering Hogwarts Castle
The three followed the crowded crowd and finally arrived at a small, dark platform. Before they could stop and look, they heard a rough and loud voice shouting:
"First years! First years come over here! Harry, come over here, are you all right?"
Harry Potter looked in the direction of the sound in surprise, and whispered to his friend Ron Weasley:
"Hagrid! He's Hagrid, the gamekeeper and key keeper of Hogwarts. He's very enthusiastic and a very good man!" After saying that, he pulled Ron forward.
At this time, the three little ones were still quite far away, and Yang Tian could only look at this big guy with giant bloodline under the dim light.
Hagrid was about three meters tall, wearing an oversized moleskin leather jacket, with messy black hair and beard covering most of his face, and the oil lamp in his hand was almost half a person's height...
Hermione's attention was obviously not on Hagrid. She pointed excitedly at Hagrid's side and said, "See that little boy with glasses? It's Harry Potter! I know everything about him. He's mentioned in books like "A Modern History of Magic", "The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts", and "Important Magical Events of the 20th Century". Of course, these books were purchased extra by me. I need to buy some more reference books..."
Looking at the little girl whose mouth kept making "dudududu" sounds like a machine gun, Yang Tian couldn't help but hold his forehead and smile bitterly.
At this time, Hagrid winked at Harry mischievously and shouted loudly: "Come on, little guys, follow me. Are there any first-year students? Watch your step..."
Yang Tian and the other two followed the crowd and moved forward slowly. It was already dark at this time, and the slippery path was full of potholes. Although Hagrid's oil lamp was big, its illumination range was very limited, and the little wizards stumbled as they walked.
Neville would trip and groan from time to time, while Hermione would secretly pull Yang Tian's wizard robe with her little hands to keep her balance.
Seeing this, Yang Tian quickly took out his magic wand and waved it gently, saying, "Lumos."
As soon as he finished speaking, a soft and bright light appeared on the tip of the ancient magic wand, illuminating the surroundings like daylight. It was much more powerful than the light cast by many ordinary wizards.
The accompanying little wizards all exclaimed in amazement.
Neville was full of admiration; Hermione was very conflicted, she was both strong-willed and admiring...
With the help of Yang Tian's powerful version of the illumination spell, Neville could finally travel peacefully.
After turning a corner, a black lake appeared in front of them. The little wizards looked out over the lake and couldn't help but exclaimed in amazement.
I saw a towering castle standing on the high hillside on the other side of the lake. The castle had spires everywhere and windows with pale yellow lights shining like stars in the night sky.
This is Hogwarts! Yang Tian couldn't help but stare at the towering castle with longing. Although he had seen it in movies and TV shows in his previous life, when the fairy tale came into reality, the mysterious feeling full of vicissitudes still made Yang Tian fall into a nostalgic mood...
After a moment, Hermione gently tugged on the corner of Yang Tian's clothes and said, "We have to hurry. Hagrid is calling everyone to board the ship."
Yang Tian came to his senses immediately after hearing this, and found that many students had already boarded the boat. He then hurriedly led the two of them to catch up, and found a small boat and got on it.
As soon as they sat down, Hagrid shouted, "Sail!"
The boat shook slightly, and without anyone sliding, it moved forward silently across the calm lake.
The little wizards around were whispering excitedly, but Yang Tian was the only one who remained silent, staring in a daze at the huge castle that towered into the clouds.
Drifting down the waterway, cliffs with strange rocks and huge vines with hideous branches appeared before everyone one by one. After another sharp turn, the secret open entrance was right in front of them.
I have to say that the scenes in the previous movie are restored to a high degree. I can't say they are exactly the same, but I can say they are similar.
This made Yang Tian wonder whether this world was the world in the book, or the real world exposed by the author?
Eleven years of flesh-and-blood, exciting life have made Yang Tian integrated into it, and he has never thought about this issue in detail.
But today, these scenes like in the movie really appeared in front of him, and Yang Tian was actually a little dazed...
Yang Tian was still in a daze, but suddenly he felt the bow of the boat shake, and when he looked around, he found that the boat had arrived at the destination. The little wizards were scrambling to get off the boat.
Hermione said with a helpless and mischievous look: "Yang Tian, hurry up, you are so smart, why are you so stupid all the way?"
Yang Tian smiled helplessly and hurriedly followed...
When the little wizards gathered, the team moved forward again. With Yang Tian's large-scale illumination magic, the team's speed was greatly accelerated. They moved along the slope, climbed a cobblestone path, and finally arrived at a flat and wet grassland.
They climbed the stairs and came to a huge oak door.
Hagrid raised his huge fist and knocked hard on the castle door three times. With a creaky sound, the door opened.
A tall, black-haired witch in emerald green robes stood in front of the gate. Yang Tian naturally recognized her at a glance. It was Professor McGonagall.
"First years have arrived, Professor McGonagall," said Hagrid.
"Thank you, Hagrid. Let me take you from here."
She opened the door wide and led the little wizards into the castle...
The little wizards followed closely, looking at the surroundings curiously.
The first thing that catches the eye is naturally the foyer. The foyer is very large, and even though it accommodates the team of little wizards, it seems incredibly spacious.
There are blazing torches all around the stone walls; the soaring ceilings make you feel like you are in a palace; marble staircases on both sides wind up to the upper floors.
Everyone followed Professor McGonagall closely along the corridor and came to a smaller empty room on the first floor of the hall.
Due to the relatively small space, the young wizards were almost close to each other, whispering to each other, while Professor McGonagall looked at the young wizards with a serious face.
Seeing the scene in front of him, Neville muttered softly: "She looks very stern."
Yang Tian and Hermione smiled at each other without saying anything. They just patted Neville's shoulders in tacit understanding to comfort him.
At this moment, Professor McGonagall suddenly turned around and said to Yang Tian: "Very good lighting technique, what is your name?"
Yang Tian was just stunned for a moment, then he said politely: "Yang Tian, my name is Yang Tian, professor."
Professor McGonagall smiled encouragingly at Yang Tian, then turned her attention back to the other young wizards, and then said solemnly: "Welcome everyone to Hogwarts, the opening banquet is about to begin, but before you eat, we will first confirm for everyone which college you will enter. Sorting is a very important ceremony..."
Professor McGonagall briefly introduced the names and glorious history of the four colleges, as well as the points rules, etc.
After explaining the relevant matters, she left.
Looking at Professor McGonagall walking away, the little wizards became active again and started chatting with each other.
