Chapter 6 The Journey Begins at Platform 9 34

The next morning, the Ryan family got up early to pack up. After breakfast, Lambert and Sally both put on their coats to go out.

After packing their luggage, the three got into the car together. Ryan looked at Sally in the passenger seat and asked in surprise, Mom, aren't you going to work today?

It's the first time in your life that you left home to go to school, so I'm taking leave today to see you off. Mrs. Sally smiled.

Because it was a Sunday, there was a bit of traffic jam, so it was about 10:15 when we arrived at King's Cross Station.

According to Mr. Arthur's reminder before, they came between the ninth platform and the tenth platform.

When they got here, Ryan found that there were more than a dozen pillars here, and they didn't know which pillar the nine and three-quarters station was in.

You can't hit them one by one, it would be too stupid.

Fortunately, there was still more than half an hour before the departure, and they still had enough time to find the platform.

After five minutes, when everyone started to get a little anxious, a timid voice came from the side.

I'll remember to write a letter every week and have the owl bring it to you.

I hope you don't forget, Neville. An old woman sighed.

After listening to this conversation, Ryan's eyes lit up and followed the voice. I saw a serious old lady and a round-faced boy, wearing black robes that were out of tune with the surroundings, pushing a luggage cart over.

Lane tugged on the corner of Mr. Lambert's shirt, then pushed up the cart and followed.

Hello ma'am, I'm a freshman at Hogwarts. Now I want to go to platform nine and three-quarters. But don't know where that platform is?

Muggle-born freshman? The old lady smiled and pointed to the boy beside her. My grandson Neville is also a freshman this year. You should all come here for the first time. After that, the old lady said to the two children: You just need to go straight to the ticket gate between the 9th and 10th platforms. Just go. Don't stop, don't be afraid, just go straight in. If you're nervous, you can run.

Then the old lady turned to the Ryan family: Muggles can't get in on that platform, so you have to say goodbye outside. But don't worry, I will accompany the two children in.

After hugging his parents and comforting his mother, whose eyes were starting to turn red, Ryan pushed the cart and rushed to the pillar where the platform was. As he approached the wall, Ryan closed his eyes nervously.

But the expected collision did not happen, and he continued to push the car forward. Opening his eyes, a dark red steam locomotive was parked beside the platform crowded with passengers. The sign on the train reads: Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock.

Water vapor permeated the platform, and the hooting of owls and the voices of people could be heard from the white fog, and cats of all kinds dangled under the feet of people.

Soon Neville and Grandma came in from outside, and the first few carriages were full. The old lady with her two children found an empty compartment in the middle of the train.

After Lane and Neville got into the car, Mrs Longbottom helped them put away their luggage with a Floating Charm. After instructing Neville, he slowly walked into the white mist and disappeared.

Your grandma is a bit harsh, but he loves you, Lane said to Neville.

Maybe, but I'm still afraid of my grandma.

After a whistle, the train started. Ryan watched the trees and houses flash past the car window, and a sense of excitement surged in his heart, knowing that this time he was no longer just a bystander in the legend, but a participant in the story.

Because Neville was a little shy, the two got a little chilled out after introducing each other. When he was embarrassed, Ryan suddenly found that a huge toad the size of an adult's palm was struggling to squeeze out of the door.

Ryan immediately jumped up and caught Toad,

Neville was surprised when he saw it and said, I obviously put Laifu in my bag, why did it come out again?

Using this toad as an introduction, the two began to chat slowly. Chatting and chatting, the two found that they had a lot in common. For example, they are all only children in the family, and they are not raised by their biological parents. But the people who raised them loved them.

The chat was heated, and suddenly the door of the compartment opened. A little brown-haired girl pointed her head and asked, I'm free here... Ryan, you're here.

It turned out to be Hermione Granger. She got on the train a little late, so she couldn't find a seat in the front car.

After the three of them introduced each other, Hermione asked Neville curiously, You were born into a magical family, so you must know a lot of magic. Unlike us, you can only learn a little magic by yourself before school starts.

No, not like that, Neville replied. My grandma wouldn't let me touch a wand at all until I was 11. They always thought that if a child used a wand too early, bad things would happen, and I'm even one now. I can't even cast magic, and I feel like I'm still too stupid.

No, it's not. Hermione and Ryan said in unison. Then Hermione made a please gesture. Ryan cleared his throat and said, It's not right for you to identify yourself like this. I think your inferiority complex and external pressure have affected your studies. As long as you can make a reasonable plan, and stick to it, repeatedly. Practice. Even magic learning should be rewarding.

After finishing speaking, Ryan pointed to Hermione; I go to the same school as her, and in fact her learning talent is much better than mine. But through a good study plan and repeated practice, every final exam is better than her grades. It’s better. So work hard and you’ll be fine. When we get to school, I think we can help each other and make progress together.”

After giving Neville a lot of chicken soup, Neville looked a little better than before. The three began to share some of their own experiences.

Ryan looked at Hermione and found that she didn't seem as arrogant and arrogant as she was on the train in the original book. Ryan thinks this may be because in the original story, Hermione came to the wizarding world alone. For an 11-year-old girl, leaving a familiar environment and a familiar person to a completely unfamiliar place will definitely feel lonely and scared. So using arrogance to add a layer of disguise to oneself is inevitable.

At noon, the three bought some food from the witch who was selling snacks in the car. After filling his stomach, probably because he got up too early in the morning and was too excited afterwards, Ryan fell asleep leaning against the seat for a drowsiness.

After a long time, Ryan woke up and found that the sun was about to set outside, and it should be school soon. Ryan saw that Hermione and Neville were both asleep in their seats, so he stepped forward and shook them awake.

After that, the three people took turns changing their clothes in the compartment, and the speed of the train slowed down. It seemed that it was indeed coming.

The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train and we will take you to school. This voice echoed on the train.

It looks like you don't have to pull that dead suitcase yourself, which is great news.

Is this the magic world? Ryan felt that although he was two generations, he was still very nervous. It felt as if the whole stomach was turned over.

He turned his head to find Hermione scratching her hair nervously and Neville's face turning pale.

The train came to a slow stop, the door opened, and the three jumped out of the car together. I found myself on a small platform, and the students were crammed to fill the entire platform.

Suddenly, there was a ding in my head

——Under the influence of the shopkeeper, the three-man Savior team failed to meet on the train and gained 1 offset point.

What? Ryan was stunned when he looked at the system information, which meant that in order to get more offset points, he had to do things at Hogwarts. It seems that his Hogwarts life is not so peaceful.