Harry Potter’s Book of Sin

Chapter 6 Hogwarts Express

The sun on September 1 was exceptionally bright, and it seemed that even God was congratulating all the freshmen for enrollment.

The sky above London was transparent, and a few faint clouds hung on the blue sky.The refreshing breeze blew everyone's ears, as if softly speaking, people intoxicated.

Maca bought a new suitcase in Diagon Alley. This suitcase is a second-hand item bought in a junk shop. The non-marking stretch curse in it is a bit damaged and the space is much smaller, but fortunately the Ministry of Magic's permission sticker It is also firmly attached to the inside flap.

After Maca tried to belittle the box and cut the price several times, he finally endured the pain and bought it.At this moment, he is walking easily on the platform aisle of Kings Cross Station, enjoying the happy mood that he bought with Jin Jialong-luggage only has an owl and a lightweight suitcase. This kind of travel is How wonderful.

After a while, he came between the 9th platform and the 10th platform, but he hesitated while staring at the thick supporting column.

"Oh?" Maca stretched out his hand and passed through the stone-brick pillar wall, showing a surprised expression.

The first time I was not used to it, although I didn't feel pain, I still felt a little nervous.With a small step forward, he found that he had passed through there and came to the real Hogwarts Express platform.

The thick smoke of the steam locomotive wafted over the chirping crowd, and cats of various colors were pierced under people's feet.Amidst the buzzing voices of the crowd and the noise of dragging heavy luggage, the owl screamed harshly, and you called me.

The owl standing on Maca's left shoulder looked much bigger than the others, and it was quiet, not at all cooing like those little guys.It blinked its big bright eyes and looked at the crowd in the aisle ahead, unmoved at all.

Yes, after this time of getting along, Maca discovered that his pure black owl doesn't seem to like to stay in a cage.Since he released it, it has never been back.

"Marfa, let's go!" Maca gave it a very prestigious name-Malfurion, of course, referred to as "Mafa".

"Goo." Marfa yelled softly in agreement.

There were already a lot of people in the carriages. Maca passed several carriages and didn't see anyone he knew, so he chose a few compartments at random and walked in.

"Oh, good morning!" Maca nodded at the person inside, standing at the door, "Do you mind if I sit here?"

"Of course, please come in!" a black-haired boy replied immediately.

The boy looked a bit cautious and didn't seem to be very good at communicating with people. After he answered one sentence, he shrank in his seat and said nothing.

"Don't mind introducing yourself?" Seeing that the atmosphere in the cubicle was a bit cold, Maca had to start a conversation, "My name is Maca, Maca McLean, how about you?"

"...Anthony Goldstein." The black-haired boy whispered, looking even more nervous.

It seems that he does not seem very good at chatting.Maca nodded and stopped communicating with the other party any more, he still has a lot to do!For example, endorsement, endorsement and endorsement.

Take out a copy of "A Thousand Wonders of Herbs and Mushrooms" from the suitcase, Maca read it carefully-this thing is really a bit thick, and the variety of plants in it is quite diverse, so he still only memorized it. A little and a half.

After a short while, two more people entered the compartment.It seems that because of the increase in people, the black-haired Anthony has always been in an unnatural state from the beginning. He kept forcing himself to look out the window, pretending to be looking at the scenery.

"Hello everyone! My name is Ernie McMillan, I am glad to meet you." The blond boy who just came in looked very sunny.

Maca nodded at him, smiled and introduced herself, then turned to look at the last girl who came in.

"Well, that..." The girl was stroking her long brown hair vigorously, as if she wanted to make them more submissive, it seemed that she was not satisfied with her naturally slightly curly hair.

"Lisa, Lisa Dupin...Oh!" she was talking, and she screamed out of pain, probably because she squeezed too hard and pulled off a few hairs.

"Hey, Maca! I said, what are you reading?" Ernie was short and chubby, but his clothes were gorgeous and bright, and he seemed to be from a good family.

It's just that Maca didn't find the arrogant temperament that your children often had in him, and seemed to be a friend worth making.

"Oh, I'm reading the textbook!" Maca erected the book and showed Ernie the cover.

"Oh! I also have this book at home, but I never thought of going to read it. It is too thick, and the title of the book seems to be mostly boring." Ernie scratched his head, making the original neat The blonde hair became messy.

Lisa, who was sitting next to Maca, frowned at Ernie's hair, but didn't say anything, just turned her head to look at Maca.

Maca has always felt that maintaining a clean appearance is a necessary task, which can make others feel good about themselves.After all, most people still like a flat dress and a clean appearance, although Maca personally thinks that it's just comfortable.

Lisa looked at Maca secretly, then nodded in satisfaction.

Obviously, this cute-looking girl not only has high demands on her own appearance, but also on others.

After this, except for Anthony who basically didn't speak much, the other three had some initial exchanges, and they agreed to have more exchanges in school.Of course, Lisa obviously prefers to talk to Maca, although Ernie, who is a little bit nervous, didn't realize this.

As for the harvest along the way, in addition to backing dozens of herbs, what is left is probably "Hurry up with Miss Hermione Granger"!

It's just that her arrogant attitude, super fast speech speed, and fierce code of action really made Maca a little bit overwhelmed.After a few perfunctory sentences, Hermione hurriedly left.

By the way, she was helping Neville to find a toad—probably so. In fact, Maca didn't hear very clearly. At that time, his attention was all on memorizing the name of the herb!

The Hogwarts Express ran for a whole day, and when the speed of the train gradually slowed down, it was already dark.

The terminal of the train is set on the opposite side of the lake outside Hogwarts' back door. Freshmen have to take a four-person boat to Hogwarts, which is probably one of the traditions of Hogwarts.Of course, if you think you have seasickness in the future, maybe you can walk around the lake to the front door, although it sounds a bit silly.

"Head down!" Hagrid, who occupied a boat alone, shouted when the first boats approached the cliff.

Everyone bowed their heads, and the boat carried them through the ivy tent covering the front of the cliff to the secret open entrance.They seemed to come under the castle along a dark tunnel, and finally reached a place similar to an underground dock, and then climbed onto a ground of gravel and small pebbles.

Under the light of Hagrid's lantern, the freshmen climbed up a tunnel in the rock, and finally reached a flat damp grass in the shadow of the castle.

Everyone climbed a section of stone steps and gathered in front of a huge oak door.

"Are you all here?" Hagrid raised his huge fist and knocked three times on the castle gate.

The door suddenly opened, and a tall, dark-haired witch in an emerald green robe stood in front of the door.She has a serious face, and she seems to be a character who is not very foolish.

"First-year freshman, Professor McGonagall." Hagrid said.

"Thank you, Hagrid, let me pick you up when you get here."

After all, it was Hogwarts Castle, even the hall at the back entrance was terribly large.A row of burning torches is inserted on the stone wall. The ceiling is so high that the top is almost invisible. The front is a luxurious marble staircase that leads upstairs.

There was a faint noisy voice from the door on the right, and the other senior students at Hogwarts must have arrived first.But Professor McGonagall did not lead them directly inside, but led them to an empty room across the hall.

This empty room is not big, the freshmen are standing next to each other, and most people are nervously watching everything around them.

Naturally, Maca was no exception. He was carrying a suitcase and was squeezed into a corner by the crowd. Even Mafa the Owl reluctantly stood on top of his head.

"Welcome to Hogwarts," Professor McGonagall said. "The opening banquet is about to begin, but before you go to the restaurant, you must first determine which college you enter. The classification is one item. A very important ceremony, because during your school, the college is like your home at Hogwarts..."

Maca was squeezed behind, and did not have the interest to listen to Professor McGonagall's speech carefully, but quietly waited for the beginning of everything.

"...When it's ready over there, I'll come to pick you up." Professor McGonagall said, "Please keep quiet while waiting."

As soon as Professor McGonagall's words fell, Maca suddenly heard a "guru".

"River!" A boy yelled from the front, and Maca shook his head dumbly.

"Please keep quiet!"

Professor McGonagall repeated it in a hard tone, and then left the room. Maca immediately heard the laughter of several people in front of him.

"Oh--!" Suddenly, several people screamed in front of them.

"What's wrong?" Maca whispered, standing on tiptoes and looking forward, "Hey, that's—"