Chapter 85: Departure, Speed, and Loopholes
It took a lot of time to set off in the morning. As soon as the crow alarm clock sounded, everyone got up.
But they seemed to have a great deal to do, and Mrs. Molly was busy looking for spare stockings and quills.
Arthur was walking through the gardens to help Ginny get her luggage into the car when he tripped over a stray chicken and nearly broke his neck.
The others were half-dry and half-dressed, and Aiden and Harry kept bumping into each other on the stairs with half-eaten pieces of toast.
"Haha~, Aunt, please let me sleep for a while. I'll go back to school from Hogsmeade."
Aiden stretched and yawned, his heterochromatic pupils exuding a lazy aura.
The whole person is in a daze, just like a big cat acting coquettishly to you.
"No, you have to follow the train to school. Hurry up and get moving." Mrs. Molly tapped Aiden's forehead.
The family arrived at the station at ten forty-nine, thanks to Aiden's abuse of the Untraceable Extension Charm.
The Weasley family's luggage was not complicated. Each person carried a small suitcase, which was quite similar to the way ordinary people travel.
"Come on, Percy and Aiden, you go first," Mrs. Molly commanded.
Percy pulled Aiden, who was still half asleep, into the platform.
Then she rushed into the platform, dragging Arthur and Ginny with her, and the twins followed.
Unfortunately, Harry and Ron, who were walking at the end, bumped into the brick wall hard, attracting the attention of people around them.
"Why can't we get through?" Harry asked in a low voice.
"I don't know—" Ron replied.
The clock struck eleven on the platform and the Hogwarts Express officially departed.
"What should we do? Maybe we should wait by the car?" Harry looked at Ron.
"Car!"
The two ran back to the car and started it. Fortunately, the car was under a confusion spell cast by Aiden's blood, and the car flying in the air did not attract the attention of London citizens.
On the Hogwarts Express, Percy found an empty carriage and threw Aiden in.
"You can rest here by yourself. I have something to discuss with the Ravenclaw prefect." Percy left when he saw Aiden didn't respond.
In a daze, Aiden felt someone tickling his nose.
Opening his eyes, Aiden saw a familiar face.
"Hush, Arthursi." Aiden's voice was long.
And Arthursie, who was holding the feather pen, also smiled knowingly because she saw something beautiful.
Arthur sat down next to Aiden, helped Aiden lie down, let Aiden rest his head on her legs, and gently covered Aiden's eyes with her palms.
The sunlight shines through the window, and the gold and silver colors are intertwined to form a beautiful picture.
The drive shaft and wheels collided regularly, and with the occasional honking of horns, the air was filled with harmony and tranquility.
Unfortunately, this peace was soon broken.
"Aiden, have you ever..."
Hermione walked in and saw the two of them, she was stunned for a moment and took two steps back.
But thinking of his two sons' whereabouts unknown, he rushed in anyway.
"Aiden, Ron and Harry are missing. I searched every carriage but couldn't find them." Hermione was a little anxious.
Aiden, who finally came out of his chaotic state, thought of his cousin.
Aiden's eyes suddenly widened and he came to his senses.
"Oh no, staying up late has ruined things." Aiden slapped his forehead.
Later, Aiden felt the runes he had carved approaching outside the window.
Looking out the window, Ron and Harry's excited faces appeared before my eyes.
Ron even raised his head proudly towards Hermione.
Look, Mom Hermione, we've made it.
Aiden could read the smugness in Ron through the window and from a distance of a hundred meters.
"Well, these two unlucky kids got what they deserved," Aiden complained.
Then Ron stepped on the accelerator, and the Ford Anglia quickly overtook the Hogwarts Express.
"They, they..." Hermione was so angry that she couldn't speak.
"Think of something nice Hermione, at least they won't be late."
Aiden used soothing to prevent Hermione from exploding.
After a while, Hermione calmed down and ran out of the carriage.
"Whether they are really okay or not, Mr. Weasley may be held accountable by the Ministry of Magic." said Arthursie.
"Wow, I didn't expect Miss Greengrass to have a deep understanding of the law." Aiden laughed.
Arthursie patted Aiden, and then Aiden put away his playful look and said,
“I have to admire my uncle for this; he is very secretive about the loopholes he reserves.
Even if it is exposed now, it is difficult to modify it." Aiden said mysteriously.
"Tell me more." Arthur came over with a gossipy look on his face.
"In short, my uncle made a law to prohibit the misuse of Muggle items, which prohibited wizards from owning Muggle items in the form of articles.
However, the Hogwarts Express has been in use for a long time, so a supplementary clause was inserted into the legislation to allow magically modified vehicles to be used. "
Aiden paused, took out a bottle of lemon juice to moisten his throat, and then continued,
"Not only that, the word 'own' itself is a huge loophole if you want to use Muggle items.
We can separate the ownership and use rights of an item in the form of a contract.
This way, when we face the Ministry of Magic's accountability, we can use the contract as evidence to prove that we have never possessed Muggle items."
Aiden elaborated in detail on the various loopholes that Arthur left in the law.
Arthursie also wrote these down carefully. Aiden didn't take it seriously at first, but the future gave Aiden a big surprise.
Time passed with the sound of the train whistle, and the sky suddenly darkened.
On the other side, Ron and Harry, driving a flying car, arrived at Hogwarts first.
Originally, the car, which had been fully upgraded by Aiden and Arthur, should not have been damaged to the point of being unable to fly.
But Ron, who was too proud, couldn't help but show off his skills to Harry.
"Welcome home, let me show you a trick." Ron said to Harry.
Then he stepped on the clutch and moved the gearshift handle, preparing to perform a downshift brake for Harry.
As expected, the accident happened.
Because when Aiden designed the Ford Anglia, he had not considered that someone would use the gearshift for braking.
Therefore, all the runes engraved on the gears are acceleration runes.
Ron gently turned the gear, ready for a handsome one, but he didn't expect to pull a big one.
The Ford Anglia suddenly accelerated and crashed into the Whomping Willow before it could avoid it.
The violent impact broke Ron's wand.
The Whomping Willow angrily lashed at the Ford Anglia, but the protective runes on the body of the car lit up.
The branch that the Whomping Willow hit broke instead, and all the branches of the Whomping Willow began to tremble in anger.
Then the trunk of the willow swung and threw the Ford Anglia to the ground.
"Oh, my wand broke, I didn't think it could get any worse than that."
Ron held up the broken legendary Weasley wand.
Then they were both thrown out of the Ford Anglia and all the luggage in the trunk was vomited out.
The Ford Anglia started up on its own and soon disappeared into the forbidden forest.
