Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 91 Witches and Goblins (Please subscribe first and give monthly tickets)
At King's Cross Station, a young wizard recalled the fear of being dominated by the Knight Bus and almost fainted on the spot.

But apart from him, everyone else became much calmer because of Xilun's words.

Fortunately, as long as there is a way to get back to Hogwarts on time.

"Knight Bus, what is that?" Harry asked puzzledly at the front of the crowd.

"That's a triple-decker bus," Ron said, his face turning slightly pale, as if some bad memory came to him. "Believe me, you definitely don't want to take that."

"It's just a bus," said Harry, not taking Ron's words seriously.

"Hurry up, you reckless guys." At this moment, Mrs. Longbottom's cursing voice came from not far away.

She was walking towards them at a brisk pace, the stuffed vulture on her hat trembling as she moved, as if it were alive. Mr. Weasley was following behind, talking to two men in cloaks.

"You must have gotten the time wrong! Molly and Percy had just entered the platform when the entrance was blocked. There were still a full twenty minutes before departure!"

"We can't have gotten the time wrong, Arthur. The platform will only close after the Hogwarts Express leaves." A wizard said seriously, "Could it be that you went to the wrong platform?"

"Wilson, do you think I don't know where Platform 9 is?" Mr. Weasley couldn't help but raise his voice. "I can find the right wall with my eyes closed!"

If someone else said this, it might be bragging, but Mr. Weasley was different. Not to mention his days at Hogwarts, he had already started sending Bill Weasley to Hogwarts ten years ago.

Then there were Charlie, Percy, Fred, George... It has never stopped over the years.

If there was one person in the wizarding world who visited King's Cross Station the most, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley would definitely be at the top of the list.

How could he have mistaken the platform entrance!
Several people came over quickly, and after a preliminary examination, the young batsman's face instantly turned ugly.

The platform entrance was indeed sealed, and it felt hard to the touch, like a real wall, and they hadn't discovered it yet.

If these people who were stopped outside missed the train and were late, they would be in trouble.

In contrast, the other old striker, who was probably in his fifties, was much calmer. He tapped the wall a few times with his wand, then turned and said to everyone, "Hurry up, the train leaves in three minutes. There's still time."

Because Harry had just been bumped, he hesitated subconsciously when he looked at the wall again and did not rush forward.

The first one to rush over was Seamus, and everyone felt relieved until he disappeared behind the partition wall.

Ciarán was the second to pass through the partition, followed by Ginny.

With two minutes to go, the loud whistle of the Hogwarts Express blared outside the moment Ginny entered the platform. Mr. Weasley didn't bother arguing with the beater. He waved his hand vigorously, "Harry, Ron, keep up. And you, hurry up."

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Xi Lun had already boarded the train and found an empty compartment near the back of the train. When he put his suitcase away, he could just hear Mrs. Weasley's voice coming from outside.

"Arthur, thank God, something happened outside and you haven't come yet. I wanted to go out to find you, but the entrance was closed."

"I don't know. We've also been blocked outside." Mr. Weasley said hurriedly, "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let the children get in the car."

"Yes, yes, Ginny, Ron, hurry up."

Amidst the chaos, everyone finally got on the train.

Another whistle sounded, and the huge red train slowly drove out of the platform, speeding up more and more.

Xi Lun looked out the window and felt a little relieved that he didn't have to take the Knight Bus to school. Compared to it, sitting in the Hogwarts Express was actually very comfortable.

But what on earth was going on? The Weasleys left early?

It seems that this is the only explanation that works.

Because they arrived early, there was no need to rush. In addition, with other classmates who arrived, even if they were blocked outside, the adults had plenty of time to solve the problem.

"Why was the platform suddenly blocked?"

"I don't know. This has never happened before."

Harry pushed open the carriage door. "Xiron?" he asked in surprise. "Can we sit here? Everywhere else is full."

"Of course." Ciron said, "But didn't Hermione save a seat for you? I remember you three were always inseparable before the holidays."

"Yes." Ron pushed the suitcase into the rack. "Ginny is in the same compartment with her now, along with Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown, all girls. It would feel weird if we got in there too."

"Okay," Xi Lun said. "But you guys are really early."

"It could have been even earlier. We got up as soon as the rooster crowed in the morning." Ron curled his lips and yawned.

"But the start was rough. George forgot his filigree firework and Fred didn't have his broom, so we had to go back twice."

"It's a good thing we just left," Harry said. "If someone hadn't noticed we'd left something behind when we were already on the highway, we'd have had a hard time getting to the station on time."

"Yeah," muttered Ron. "Thank goodness they haven't forgotten."

At this time, the carriage door was opened again, and Fred and George walked in from outside.

"Hey, I heard someone here mentioned us."

"Dear Ronald, what do you think of us?"

The two men, arm in arm, approached Ron quickly like two giant acromantulas looking for food.

Ron said nothing, pursed his lips, and his face flushed red.

"I think Ron is right, you guys are really taking too long." Hermione and Ginny followed them in.

The originally empty carriage was now even a little crowded.

When Ginny entered the carriage, her eyes fell on Harry as if they were equipped with radar, and then quickly moved away.

"Actually, I forgot to take something. On that highway..." She said embarrassedly in a completely different voice from before, "I suddenly remembered I didn't take my diary."

Hearing the word "diary", Xi Lun instinctively looked up.

"When did you start writing in a diary?" Ron and his two brothers looked at Ginny at the same time.

"I didn't write it, Hermione gave it to me," said Ginny. "I've never seen such a beautiful book. It has a picture of a witch and seven goblins on it. They're so pretty, but for some reason, they won't move.

"Plus, I don't like writing in a diary, so I didn't waste time going back to get it."

"A witch... and seven goblins?" Harry subconsciously conjured up a picture in his mind—Mrs. Weasley standing in the garden chasing away the goblins.

He racked his brains but couldn't figure out what goblins had to do with being good-looking. The creatures looked like potatoes with two twigs stuck on them.

It wasn't until Hermione whispered to him, "It's Snow White," that Harry suddenly realized.

Well, although he thought a goblin was more similar, a goblin seemed to be fine too.

"You bought her a Muggle book?"

"Yes, I saw it in the store and thought Ginny would like it. After all, Mr. Weasley is very interested in Muggle things." Hermione moved closer to Harry and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "It's really expensive. A diary costs eight pounds."

Harry didn't say anything. Before being admitted to Hogwarts, the largest denomination of money he had ever owned was a five-pence coin. Pounds and the like were simply too far away for him.

At the same time, after hearing Ginny's words, Xiren immediately lost interest in the topic.

Not only Ginny, he also received a diary from Hermione. It was black, thick and sturdy.

Previously, Mr. Granger misunderstood that Cielen had lost a black diary in Flourish and Blotts, so he helped buy a new one and asked Hermione to deliver it to the wand shop.

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(End of this chapter)