Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying!

After his identity was exposed, Lu Ping appeared much more composed and no longer shied away from talking about his past experiences.

He always spoke of those deeply painful past events in a lighthearted tone.

[Lupin: After leaving Dumbledore's protection, I had a hard time finding work. People wouldn't even talk to me once they knew I was a werewolf.]

[Wade: Why don't you go find a job in Muggle society? With your magical abilities, you shouldn't have trouble surviving.]

Chapter 125 Branching

[Lupin: Wizards can't use magic in front of Muggles. And I don't even know how many Muggle jobs, like bookkeeping or car repair, work.]

[Lupin: And I have to take a few days off every month, which makes my boss very unhappy with me. Once a replacement is found, I will be fired.]

[Lupin: In short, everything is getting better now, and the past doesn't matter anymore.]

[Wade: You live in Hogsmeade Village, so after school starts, Harry can just go straight to school, right?]

[Lupin: That's certainly possible. But Ron invited Harry to the Weasleys' house for the next few days, and we'll still be taking the train back to school.]

[Lupin: Riding the Hogwarts Express across the island of Britain is also a valuable experience for students.]

Upon seeing Lupin's reply, Wade couldn't help but wonder: Could it be that Harry will once again be blocked by the brick wall and then speed off to school?

……

September 1st will arrive soon.

Wade arrived at King's Cross Station half an hour early and boarded the train himself without his parents seeing him off.

Anyway, the children would come home during the Christmas holidays, and over the course of the year, the Grays had gotten used to this kind of farewell and were no longer as reluctant to part as they were the first time.

Wade found a private room, and soon after, Michael, Theo, and Ryan arrived.

While they were chatting, Wade kept an eye on what was happening outside the window.

From their private room, they could just see the students running out through the brick wall.

Around 11 o'clock, the Weasley family members began to appear one by one.

Percy, Mr. Weasley, the twins, Ginny and Mrs. Weasley...

The smooth rhythm was suddenly interrupted.

"Woooo——"

The train emitted a long whistle, puffing out white steam, and began to move slowly forward.

A few seconds later, Lupin put his arm around Harry's shoulder and led Ron through the brick wall.

"Get on the bus!" Lupin shouted. "I'll take your suitcases to school for you."

Harry and Ron didn't have time to say anything more and took off running, sprinting after the increasingly accelerating train.

The students on the train, who were saying goodbye to their parents, stared at them in surprise.

The Weasley twins stood at the door of a carriage, reached out, and pulled the two of them onto the train. The four of them tumbled into the carriage together.

Ryan breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but say, "They should have set off earlier; this was too dangerous."

Michael, clinging to Wade's shoulder as he looked outside, said, "No way. The entire platform is full of wizards, do you think we'd let them fall?"

On the platform, Lupin also breathed a long sigh of relief, and when he saw Wade, he smiled and waved to him.

It seems that even though Harry set off with the Weasleys, he still made it to the train station to see Harry off, just like any other parent.

This is how they managed to avoid Dobby's trap by sheer luck.

In the original storyline, Dobby the Malfoy house-elf would seal the brick wall at this point, intending to prevent Harry from attending school and thus be expelled from Hogwarts.

Unfortunately, the simple-minded elf didn't understand that as the savior of the British wizarding world, Harry could not be expelled from Hogwarts, let alone be late or even skip a whole semester of classes.

His actions only resulted in the people he wanted to protect being punished and ostracized for no reason.

……

The train rattled along, arriving at Hogwarts after dark, followed by the Sorting Ceremony.

Wade also saw several familiar names—

Colin Creevey was overjoyed when he was sorted into Gryffindor, and he made a special long detour to shake hands with Harry.

The child said enthusiastically but timidly, "Harry Potter, I...I really admire you...Can we take a picture together later? I have a camera."

“Uh…” Harry looked to his friends for help, only to find them all watching him with expressions of amusement. He could only say, “Okay…”

Last semester, Wade also took several photos with everyone, some of which are now on Harry's desk.

Dudley used to have many photos, but Harry doesn't have any.

He already has quite a few photos... but the boy's gaze always makes him want to avoid them...

The last person to embarrass him like this was Gilderoy Lockhart.

Harry looked toward the teachers' table.

Lockhart, dressed in a shimmering, light-green robe, seemed to have eyes in the back of his head. He suddenly turned and looked at Harry, who quickly looked away.

"Great!"

Colin almost jumped up, excitedly saying, "I know your name is in so many books, I know everything about you..."

Harry watched as his mouth opened and closed, and quickly pushed him into the seat next to him.

"Stop talking, we're still in the sorting process! Professor McGonagall is looking over here," Harry said.

Colin turned his head and met the stern gaze of the Gryffindor headmaster. He shrank back and finally shut his mouth.

“Luna Lovegood!” Professor McGonagall said.

"Ravenclaw!"

A girl with a wand tucked behind her ear and a somewhat dazed expression walked to the Ravenclaw table. The applause gradually subsided and soon stopped.

Everyone who looked at the blonde girl thought her appearance was a bit strange.

He has a kind of eccentric, mad-like quality similar to Dumbledore.

The girl seemed oblivious to anything amiss, and said in a detached tone, "It's nice to meet you all... Would you like to sing a dissenting tune?"

The Ravenclaw prefect, who was shaking hands with her, looked somewhat embarrassed: "Should I be contradicting you?"

“Yes, it’s a magazine my dad started,” Luna said.

"Oh...oh, I'll read it when I have the chance." The female prefect asked, "What kind of content is it about?"

"Um... it's something like a horned snoring beast."

"A horned snoring beast? I don't recall ever seeing such a magical creature in any book."

“They live in Sweden,” Luna said. “When I grow up, I will go to Sweden to find these amazing creatures.”

"Oh..." The female prefect smiled awkwardly, desperately trying to recall if she had forgotten some part of the book.

"Don't even think about it," another prefect whispered to her. "It's a fictional creature."

“It’s not made up.” Luna’s ears were surprisingly sharp, and she emphasized earnestly, “My dad says they exist.”

The two prefects could hardly keep their smiles up.

Then there's Rolf Scamander.

He was assigned to Hufflepuff, but instead of going to his own house, he ran to the Ravenclaw Long Table.

"Wade, now we're in the same school! I'll come visit you tomorrow..."

Before he could finish speaking, Hufflepuff prefect pulled him away with a dark expression.

“This year’s freshmen are really interesting, aren’t they?” Michael said to Wade with a smile.

“Yes, that’s right.” Wade nodded, looking at the last freshman being sorted into a department.

Ginny Weasley.

She looks to be in good health.

Chapter 126 Friendship and Followers

When he woke up in the morning and saw the roof decorated with stars and the moon, Wade was stunned for a few seconds before he realized that he had arrived at school.

Today is Wednesday, and Ravenclaw only has one herbalism class this morning, not even the first one.

After getting up and having breakfast, Wade went to the House of Requirement as usual.

He transformed the room to resemble the space he needed to practice alchemy, placing the spyglass and detector he bought from the general store around it, and putting items such as the damaged two-way mirror on the shelves, before finally arriving at the Vanishing Cabinet.

Before the holiday, Wade had already repaired most of the vanishing cabinet.

He also consulted Newt Scamander about some parts he still didn't understand, and learned a lot from it.

The lake in Newt's suitcase is connected to Loch Ness in the outside world, which is almost the same principle as the Vanishing Cabinet.

The difference is that Newt sets up a barrier at the connection point, allowing only objects he permits (usually seawater and small marine life) to pass through.

There are no barriers between the disappearing cabinets, and the act of opening and closing the doors can activate two-way teleportation.