69novels Chapter 117 Train
Chapter 117 Train
Harry Potter had clearly made a lasting impression on the owner of the Leaky Cauldron.
He kept talking about how thin the child was and how bright green his eyes were.
"Tom, it's getting late. I think I must go to the station."
"Ah, you see, it's really getting late. You really should go. I know you don't like to be late! Ah... Come to think of it, I have a niece who is also starting school today..."
"Good-bye, Tom!"
"Bye, Sainz!"
King's Cross Station remains as it always has, with Platform 9 3/4 still hidden behind a wall of columns.
It can be seen that the staff of the Ministry of Magic are still acting as unknowing "suspicious persons" among the crowd.
Sainz walked to the partition wall as if he didn't notice anything, checked that no one was paying attention, and quickly crossed into the 19th century platform.
I don’t know if it was his illusion, but there seemed to be a lot of people on the platform this year.
After squeezing through the crowded crowd, he found an empty compartment at the end of the train and sat down as usual.
When I have nothing to do, I take out a book to read, "The Philosophy of the Mundane World: Why Muggles Don't Like to Get to the Bottom of Things".
It must be said that this book does have some insights. The author is Modix Egger, and although the book is a bit old, having been published in 1963, it proves from the side that it has stood the test of time.
After all, it was written by a wizard, so it inevitably contains a bit of the wizarding world's condescending attitude towards Muggles.
The book cover is also very interesting, with three portraits drawn with simple lines on it.
The actions performed by these three avatars are variations of the “Three No Monkeys”.
"Three No Monkeys" expresses the three secrets of wise people: don't see, don't hear, don't speak!
However, these three avatars are obviously not used here to praise Muggles but to satirize their attitude of not seeing, hearing, or speaking about the magical world.
For example, one chapter analyzes a problem: sometimes Muggles accidentally listen to wizard radio broadcasts.
But at this time, they would rather believe that they had heard it wrong, or that their radio was broken, or even that they were hallucinating rather than believe that the magical world really existed.
Sainz was reading a book in which a traditional wizard was pondering why Muggles were unwilling to acknowledge the existence of the magical world. He was reading it with great interest when suddenly someone broke in!
It's twins!
"Sainz! Sainz!" George shouted excitedly.
"Oh my God! You're reading again!" Fred looked like he had seen a ghost.
Then the two of them said mysteriously: "Guess who we just saw?"
Sainz was not going to give the two a chance to show off. He put down the book, looked at the two, and said calmly: "Harry Potter."
"Wow! No!" The twins sighed loudly at the same time, "How could you have guessed? Did you see him too?"
"No, I don't even know what he looks like. Even if I have seen him, I can't recognize him!"
"Yes! Then how did you guess it?" Fred asked unwillingly.
“I think that’s pretty easy to deduce!
We all know that according to the time calculation, Harry Potter should be enrolled in school this year. I got confirmation from Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, who saw Hagrid bringing him to Diagon Alley.
After confirming this, it is easy to guess that you all look mysterious and excited, you must have seen the boy who lived! "
"Okay, I admit that we made a mistake and you accidentally discovered our flaw." George completely lost his excitement.
"But, that's the Boy-Who-Lived, how can you be so calm?" Fred was a little confused.
“Fred, although I have never seen him, I think he is just an ordinary eleven-year-old wizard with a nose and two eyes, right?
No way! Isn't he?" Sainz pretended to be surprised.
The twins looked at each other and suddenly perked up: "Yes! He is indeed special!
You guessed it, he does have something more than the others! Aren't you going to check it out?"
Sainz rolled his eyes in his heart. He really never forgot to try to play a trick on himself. He put away the surprised expression on his face and said, "It was just fake. You really believed it?"
The twins' expressions froze, and George managed to say, "I...of course I know you are pretending!"
Fred said, "Of course you are. How could we not see that your surprise is fake?"
"We are just following your words, haha..."
“Haha…yes…”
The twins stayed in his box for a while, but soon left because they were bored.
After a while, Ben came in, panting, dragging his luggage. "Hey, Ben, how was your vacation?"
"Hi, Sainz, I had a good vacation. It's a pity that you didn't come to my house!" Ben complained softly.
"I'm sorry, Ben, you know I have a lot to do."
"Oh, it's okay. I understand. Since you asked Speed to send me the coconut mousse cake, I have no choice but to forgive you."
"Did you see Adam on the platform? Is the train about to leave?"
"Don't worry, he won't be late. When I came up, he was saying goodbye to his parents..."
As they were talking, Adam came in.
The reason why everyone gathered here without any prior arrangement was naturally because they had already made an agreement beforehand that whoever got on the bus first would go to the rear of the bus to find a private room, making it easier for others to find one.
When others were looking for it, they also started from the rear of the car and worked their way backwards.
At exactly eleven o'clock, the train slowly drove out of the platform, passed through tall buildings, passed over the gradually lowering buildings, and entered the vast fields.
When Ben and Adam got in the car, they also heard that Harry Potter was in the car, and they excitedly discussed it for a while, but they were soon silenced by the various delicious foods provided by Sainz.
Ben said as he ate, "I wonder what it will be like when the new students are sorted into their houses?"
Adam also said: "I remember I was really shocked at that time."
As they were talking, the door of the box was opened from the outside with a bang, "Has anyone seen a toad? Neville lost a toad."
Everyone looked over and saw a little witch standing at the door. She had thick brown hair that was draped from her head to her shoulders, and of course, impressive big buck teeth.
A little behind her stood a round-faced boy who was sobbing and looked a little silly.
There's no escape, Hermione Granger, Neville Longbottom.
Everyone shook their heads to indicate they hadn't seen it.
The little witch raised her chin and said, "I heard you were discussing the Sorting Ceremony just now. Can you tell me exactly what to do?"
Adam said a little unhappily, "Normally, when we ask for help from others, we always say please?"
"Well, please tell me.
No one else would say anything.”
"Then why do you think I would..."
Sainz stopped him, "It's okay to tell her!"
The two roommates looked at him in surprise...