International students at Hogwarts

Chapter 302 Journey from Platform 9
"Look, isn't it better now?" Lu Ren made some changes and returned Ron's long skirt to him.He'd taken great pains to cut the lace off the sleeves and neckline, but that didn't change the fact that it was a dress.

Well, he also tried to clean up the smell on it, but the musty smell seemed to have penetrated into the fabric.

"It's better to roast it on the fire." Harry gave his suggestion very thoughtfully.

"Then let it be burned by 'accident'." Ron showed an extremely painful expression, he really didn't want to accept this reality.But in the end, he resigned himself to finding a bag to put the robe in, and tried every means to keep the smell from it from polluting other clothes.

Finally he gave up and hung the dress in the house, trying to spend the night dissipating the smell
The next morning, when Lu Ren woke up, the home was enveloped in the dull atmosphere that is typical of the end of the holiday.It was raining heavily outside, and the raindrops were beating on the windows.He changed into jeans and a jumper and went downstairs for breakfast.

Mr. Weasley and Percy were away, too busy to get away.This time it was Bill and Charlie who went to see off everyone at King's Cross Station.And the way to the train station was quite traditional: Mrs. Weasley booked three ordinary Muggle taxis to take them to London.

This is not a good idea, after all, in the non-magic world, very few people have noisy owls in their luggage, and no one's luggage will suddenly bounce off and fly a lot of fireworks.

It was very uncomfortable along the way, and Crookshanks was also frightened by the fireworks, so he didn't stop at all along the way, and everyone was almost scratched.When we arrived in London, it was raining harder.Everyone was drenched when they walked into the station.

When they boarded the Hogwarts Express, almost everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and they could finally dry off the rain on their bodies in a fair manner.

A hot and dry clothes is simply the greatest enjoyment in rainy days.

Everyone boarded the train, the doors closed, and Hermione leaned out the window to talk to Mrs Weasley.

"Thank you for letting us stay, Mrs Weasley."

"Thank you, I hope we can see you soon!" Lu Ren moved close to Hermione and waved to her. Harry stood behind them, tiptoeing to say goodbye to Mrs. Weasley.

"Oh, dear, I wanted to invite you to Christmas, but I think you would prefer to stay at Hogwarts. Because, for a special reason... I'm sure it will be very exciting!" Weasley The madam smiled, and then she came up and kissed everyone on the forehead.

"So what happened?" Ron looked depressed. The Weasleys, Percy, Charlie and Bill seemed to be hiding something from them throughout the holiday, which made them scratch their heads.

The whistle blew, the pistons of the engine hissed loudly with steam, and the train moved on.

"So what the hell is going on!" Fred shouted, sticking his head out of the window. The figures of Mrs. Weasley, Bill and Charlie on the platform were rapidly shrinking, but they refused to reveal at all, and just waved at them Just Apparated away.

The four found an empty private room, and they put the suitcase on the luggage rack. Ron's new owl piggy was so excited that he could only pull out his purple dress robe and cover it on top of the cage.

With the sound of crackling raindrops outside, the train moved forward at high speed.

"So what happened?" The four played cards and speculated about possible events.

But as they chatted, a familiar drawn-out voice drifted in through the open door—it was Malfoy.

"...that group of people are really crazy. My father thinks that we should keep a distance from them. He thinks that adult is much more reliable than that group of people, but now they really have the upper hand, and my father is also very entangled. You know Well, my father really thought about sending me to Durmstrang for an exchange this term, he knew the headmaster of that school, it would be a piece of cake for our family, but I gave up the idea after thinking about it, and now this The world is not peaceful... By the way, have you heard? The teacher of this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts has changed again."

"What? Isn't Professor Lupine's handover very good?" Crabbe's voice came from beside him.

"Then I don't know, Dumbledore seems to have removed him and replaced him with a retired Auror..." Hermione stood up, tiptoed to the door of the compartment, and gently closed the door, blocking the Malfoy's voice.

"Professor Lupine was replaced?" Hermione looked very surprised. "He is the best professor I have ever seen! And he has no other shortcomings except his poor health. If he is replaced that's too regretful."

"I'm afraid it's really a physical problem." Ron analyzed from the side, "But this year's new professor must be fine, after all, he is a former Auror."

The train kept going north, and the rain was getting heavier and harder—but what did it matter to the people on the train?The heavier the rain outside, the stronger their sense of happiness.Then the sky was dark and the windows were steamed, and by the time the food carts rolled down the aisle everyone was famished.Lu Ren and Harry bought a lot of food to share with everyone, filling up the tables in the carriage.

After lunch, a few of their friends also came to visit them: Seamus, Dean, Neville, and Harry's junior and fanboy Colin, who came with his younger brother Dennis.Besides them, there was Lu Ren's junior, Alice. She looked a little bigger. As soon as she came in, she excitedly recalled the Quidditch World Cup with Lu Ren and the others.

"It's a pity! Grandpa didn't want to go - he's a fan of the French team, but they didn't even qualify for the group stage, which pissed him off. Dad didn't let me go either, and I was locked up at home for the whole holiday. Learn all kinds of spells." Alice said pitifully, "And you can't escape! They have laid a lot of tracking magic."

"Hey! Look at this." Ron rummaged through the box on the luggage rack for a while, pulled out the small statue of Viktor Krum, and said triumphantly, "How is it? It's fun, isn't it? "

But Alice put her hand into her robe with a blank expression, and also took out a statue of Krum, and also took out the Bulgarian team's Seeker Linzi by the way.

"I have a whole set, and I saw the broadcast through the crystal ball." Alice said calmly, while Ron, who was hit by the crit, silently stuffed the small statue of Krum back into his pocket .

(End of this chapter)