Marvel's Magic Master

Chapter 25 Hogwarts Express
"Magic alchemy, I must study it carefully in the future."

In less than twenty minutes, the magic car stopped outside King's Cross Station. Refusing Tonks's offer to take him inside, George thought to himself as he pushed the cart.

In fact, the journey from the Leaky Cauldron to King's Cross Station was not so smooth, as I happened to be caught in a traffic jam.

But the Ministry of Magic's car was obviously equipped with high-level space magic through alchemy. Aldo just pressed a button, and the car seemed to be compressed, easily passing through the gaps between the cars that were less than a person's width.

The spells in this world are magical, and the various magic items made by alchemy are also very magical.

After learning magic alchemy, he can transform the mutant school into a magical castle similar to Hogwarts in the future. Ordinary people cannot break in without his permission.

"Station Nine and Three Quarters."

Coming to the dividing wall between platforms nine and ten, George pushed the cart straight into it.

Then, a magical thing happened. He and the cart seemed to have hit a transparent water curtain and passed through it without any hindrance.

The scene changed, and a very special platform appeared before his eyes.

The most eye-catching one is the crimson steam locomotive with the words: Hogwarts Express, departing at 11 o'clock.

He had read about this amazing magic train before in a specialized magic history book.

If you want to gain a deep understanding of the magic of this world and be able to thrive in the wizarding world in the future, mastering the knowledge of the history of magic is also of utmost importance.

Many methods of learning and cracking magic can actually be found in the history of magic.

So he would spend a certain amount of time every day studying the various history books he bought.

The Hogwarts Express was built in the early to mid-nineteenth century by a Muggle engineer, a large number of Muggle railway workers, and most of the wizards in the Ministry of Magic at the time.

This magical train route also uses the largest number of Forgetfulness Spells and the largest-scale Muggle Expulsion Spell in the world.

It started because the then very responsible Minister of Magic, Ottaline Gamble, felt that it was too unsafe and uncomfortable for young wizards to use portkeys to go to Hogwarts, and every year young wizards were lost due to improper use of portkeys.

The Hogwarts Express and the longest railway routes were inspired by Muggle steam trains.

It is said that this move was protested by some pure-blood families, but was strongly suppressed by the Minister of Magic, who threatened that they would not be admitted to Hogwarts if they did not take the train.

This magical steam train runs between Platform 9 3/4 at London King's Cross Station and Hogsmeade Station six times a year.

School starts once on September 1st, four times at Christmas and Easter, and one holiday in June.

At this time, the thick smoke from the steam engine filled the sky above the platform. Because George arrived relatively early, there were not many little wizards and wizard parents sending their little wizards to school on the platform, and it was not noisy.

He pushed the cart into the carriage marked for first grade, randomly found a private room, swiftly stuffed the luggage onto the upper shelf, and then placed the cage containing the owl in the corner of the room next to him.

"Sleep well and don't scream to scare the little wizards who will come later."

After instructing Paige, George took out a book titled "On the Importance of Basic Magic Theory" and began to read it attentively.

It takes about five or six hours to get from London to Hogwarts, and we can’t waste that time.

As time went by, more and more wizards of all sizes appeared on the platform outside the window, as well as various magical pets, and little wizards also began to enter the carriage.

"Wow, is this your pet? What a big owl."

A little boy with a magic camera hanging around his neck was pushing his cart past the box where George was. He was attracted by the huge owl Peppa and walked in involuntarily. He put his luggage in the corner, picked up his magic camera and took a few pictures excitedly, then introduced himself to George:
"Hello, my name is Colin Creevey."

"Just call me George."

George looked up at the boy and nodded with a smile.

He seemed familiar with the name. It seemed that he was a crazy fan of Harry and loved taking pictures of his idol Harry the most.

"George, I."

Colin was a lively and talkative person. He sat next to George very familiarly and started chattering.

At this time, George had no choice but to put away the magic book and chat with him for a few words.

Through the conversation, we learned that Colin was born into a Muggle family and has a younger brother, Dennis Creevey.

Because he was particularly fond of photography, after seeing the magical magic camera in Diagon Alley, he used the money he had saved from buying a pet to buy a magic camera.

His most admired idol is Harry Potter, who is mentioned in "A History of Modern Magic", "The Rise and Fall of the Dark Arts" and "Important Magical Events of the 20th Century". Harry Potter is only one year older than him, but he defeated Voldemort, who was feared by the wizarding world.

"By the way, George, I've said so much, but you haven't told me about yourself yet?"

After a long chat, Colin realized that he knew nothing about George.

In order to avoid further nagging, George smiled and said:

"I'm an orphan. I've never seen my parents and I don't have any family, so there's nothing to introduce."

Colin was stunned when he heard this, then a sympathetic look appeared on his face, and he quickly changed the subject:
"By the way, your owl is so big, what does it usually eat?"

“Eagle owls are usually found in Europe, Asia, and Africa, and mainly live in mountain forests, plains, wilderness, forest edge thickets, sparse forests, and exposed mountains and cliffs.

It likes to eat farm mice, hares and pheasants, and sometimes also eats frogs, snakes and lizards.

It is said to be one of the few owl species that can be stared at without fear by a basilisk, the other being the legendary phoenix.”

At this moment, a somewhat dazed voice suddenly sounded at the door of the box.

George and Colin turned their heads and looked. It was a little girl with silver eyes and dark golden brown hair. Her skin was very fair and her eyes were big, but her gaze was not focused.

So the overall temperament seems a little vague and weird.

"The eagle owl can be unafraid of the gaze of the basilisk. I don't seem to have seen any relevant introduction in the book."

George asked, looking at the girl in surprise.

Since he bought an eagle owl as a pet, how could he not look up relevant information? He had seen most of the information the girl had just mentioned in the documents, except for the last one.

However, whether this last one is true is quite important, because a basilisk will indeed appear in Hogwarts this year, and it is a thousand-year-old basilisk.

So he had to verify it carefully.

(End of this chapter)