Snakes in Hogwarts

"Have everything packed? Check it again and don't leave anything behind."

"It's finished, don't worry, I have checked it, thank you for your care during this time."

"Hahahaha~ what is this, every time I see you, I think of the way I was when I was young."

In the Broken Cauldron Bar, Old Tom was carefully admonishing Andros, even though the latter had repeatedly assured that he had checked again and again.

Unknowingly, time went on for another month, and the day soon came to September 1, the day when Hogwarts started school.

This morning, Andros got up early and checked the luggage he packed last night. He didn’t have much luggage. Except for the necessities on the Hogwarts enrollment list, only the magic animal store was left. Purchased rations for Ivar.

It is something similar to luncheon meat, packed in a sealed metal can, and only a small can can maintain a sense of fullness for four to five days.

Moreover, its price is very touching. You only need five bronze nats per jar, but the price is that the taste is really hard to describe.

In Ivar's words, it would rather eat the rats in the sewer.

It feels like eating a dry and astringent sandpaper that doesn't know what it is but looks like meat without any meaty taste. Anyway, Andros stays away from it after a bite.

"Hiss~ You promised to take me to eat good food?"

"Relax, Ival, these are for emergency use, not for you to eat every day. I promised you that I will take you to Hogwarts to eat some real good things."

This is what Andros assured Ivar when shopping for feed in the Fantastic Beasts store.

"Are you listening to me, Ender?" Old Tom was still chattering.

"Every year, freshmen forget to bring things. I don't want to receive your email on the first day!"

"But, I don't have an owl."

"Hogwarts has it. There are communal owls in the owl shed in West Tower, the little guys who send you letters."

"And, I remember, it was a place where boys and girls met." Old Tom's face showed a meaningful smile.

"You may not understand now, but when you grow up, you will understand."

???

You don’t really think I don’t know.

Angrily rolled his eyes, Andros didn't say much.

To put it bluntly, some energetic students take advantage of the cover of night to do something that consumes energy in a hidden place in the West Tower.

"But you can't not write a letter, do you know? One time, I forgot to write to my house on time, but guess what, my mother mailed me a roaring letter!"

Having said that, Old Tom touched his head with some guilty conscience.

"I remember this for a lifetime."

"Roar letter?"

"A letter that is all red. Be careful when you see such a letter. If this letter is mailed to someone else, it means you have fun reading it.

If it is mailed to you, then I advise you to run to an empty corner with the letter before it burns."

Was it the letter that Weasley’s mother mailed to Ron in the second grade?

After listening to old Tom, Andros' mind gradually flashed some memory fragments.

I didn't expect that old Tom would still have such embarrassment when he was in school.

"I will write to you on time."

"That's right, one more time..." Listening to old Tom telling his funny stories when he was in school, Andros felt a little bit in his heart.

I am finally about to officially start contacting magic!

Hogwarts, here I am!

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"Ander! Here we are!" Hermione's energetic voice came from outside the bar. Like Andros, the girl waited a long time for this day.

A few days ago, they had agreed to take Mr. Granger's car to King's Cross Station together today.

After hearing Andros' proposal that day, Hermione did not agree.

The girl just stubbornly dealt with a few words, then blushed and ran back to the broken cauldron bar.

Andros was left with a bewildered look.

Conscience of Heaven and Earth, he really didn't mean anything else just now. He just thought that Ravenclaw would be more suitable for Hermione than Gryffindor.

After all, Hermione did not do well when she was just assigned to Gryffindor. Gryffindor, who is known for her courage, always excludes those who they think are not brave enough.

And complying with school rules, in many cases will be regarded as a cowardly performance by them.

And if there is no accident, he would also choose to go to Ravenclaw, spend the plot in troubled waters, and be able to ignore the mess between the savior and the dark lord.

Besides, even if Andros really had an idea, he wouldn't really do anything to a little loli who had just turned eleven.

That's too beastly!I'm afraid Merlin will not be able to stand it.

"Then I'm going now? Thank you for your care during this time." Andros bowed deeply to Tom. Without his kindness, he would definitely not go through this month as smoothly as it is now.

"Go ahead, remember to write to me on time! You don't want to receive a roaring letter, Ender?"

"Don't worry, I will not forget, thank you again."

"Let's go, brat. Study hard in school."

Nodding in agreement, Andros finally walked out of the lobby of the Broken Cauldron Bar. Outside, Hermione could not wait.

"Why did you come out so long?"

"It took some time to say goodbye. The bar owner Tom told me many things. Let's get in the car and talk."

"Where's your luggage?"

"It's all here." Andros pointed his finger at his jacket pocket, "I used the shrinking spell to shrink them in advance."

"Cool! I knew I should do the same!"

"You have to learn to solve problems from a wizard's perspective, Hermione."

This is a problem that many Muggle-born little wizards will encounter when they first enter the magical world. It is not just that their young bodies have not mastered the magic power in their bodies.

What's more is that the mind has not completely changed. In the original book, Harry and the three fell into the devil's net, and Hermione actually thought of using a match to light the fire for the first time.

It's so stupid.

Sitting in Granger's car, Andros couldn't help grinning.

"What are you laughing at?" Hermione asked strangely.

"Nothing, it's just a funny thing that suddenly occurred to me."

"You must study hard at school, and also, take care of the relationship with your classmates." Along the way, the Grangers and his wife kept telling Hermione.

Andros, like the Grangers, promised to take care of Hermione a lot in school, which caused the girl to glance at Andros with dissatisfaction.

Our Miss Granger doesn't think she needs any care.

"By the way, Ander, do you know how to get to the station? I read the letter saying that I am going to a very strange platform." While driving, Mr. Granger turned his head and asked towards Andros.

"Platform nine and three quarters?"

"Yes, it is here. I have lived in London for so long and I have never heard of such a platform in a train station."

"It is said that wizards used magic to hide the platform a long time ago, so they will not be discovered by people."

"But how can we find this platform?"

"Professor McGonagall told me the specific entry method, and she also told me that if I can't find it, there are many Aurors from the Ministry of Magic patrolling around the platform."

"Auror?"

"It's the police of the magic world."

The group soon arrived at Kings Cross Station. This station, built in 1852, is now the largest railway terminal in London. Every day there are hundreds of trains carrying countless passengers across Europe.

Those passengers couldn't imagine that these passengers who seemed indistinguishable from them would take a train heading to the wizarding world.

"Okay, where are we going now?" After moving Hermione's suitcase from the trunk of the car, Mr. Granger stroked his head in confusion.

"Go between the 9th platform and the 10th platform, where we are going."

Under the leadership of Mr. Granger, Andros and his party walked towards the two platforms.

There is no way, only the Grangers have been here.

"Okay, here we are."

"Look, there are four walls between platform 9 and platform 10."

"Yeah, what's wrong?"

"Professor McGonagall told me that we only need to run to the third wall quickly, and then we can see the platform. This is also the origin of platform nine and three-quarters."

"Run? Are you serious?" Hermione still looked a little confused, after all, no matter how she looked at it, there would be no other result besides causing her head to be beaten.

"That's what Professor McGonagall said anyway, there shouldn't be any mistakes."

While talking, a group of people quickly came to the wall.

"Ladies first." Andros patted Hermione on the shoulder.

"I still think it's so stupid." Hermione looked hesitant as she watched the endless crowds at the stations on both sides.

"No, unless you stop nervously in the middle of the run, then you can really hit it."

"Okay, then I will try."

Hermione took a deep breath, then pushed the cart and trot towards the wall.

Under the dumbfounded gaze of the Grangers, when she was about to hit the wall, Hermione lost her track all at once.It's as if the wall in front of you doesn't exist

"Magic magic, then let's go in too, I can't wait to see what the magic platform looks like." Seeing Hermione's figure disappeared, Mr. Granger clapped his hands excitedly.

"Let's go too, don't let Hermione wait too long."

Involuntarily, he also ran towards the wall.

"Mr. Granger, please wait a moment."

boom!!!

Before Andros' words could be spoken, the tragedy happened.

Mr. Granger, who was trotting, slammed into the wall where Hermione had just entered.

"I forgot to tell you. Only wizards can enter this platform."

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In 1849, after the new Minister of Magic Evangeline Orpington took office, it happened that he could build a hidden platform in the newly built King's Cross Station that only witches and wizards can enter.

Overall, this program has been working well, but there are still some minor problems in the following years.

For example, witches and wizards sometimes drop their suitcases on the ground, letting spell books or salamander spleens that bite people scattered all over the place; there are also people who move too much when they cross the wall.

Therefore, during Hogwarts school and holidays, there will always be some Ministry of Magic employees in plain clothes in the station, revising Muggle memories when necessary.

In fact, in addition to platform 9 and three-quarters, there are two other magic platforms at Kings Cross Station, and their access methods are the same as platform nine and three-quarters.

One of them is the seventh and one-half platform, from here you can take a long-distance train to the main wizarding villages on the European continent.

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