I recite the Analects of Confucius at Hogwarts

Do what you say first, and follow it later.

On September [-]st, Kong Yun still chose to arrive at King's Cross station one hour early.

King's Cross Station at ten o'clock was crowded with people. When entering and exiting the entrance, he waited for a while until the crowd at the entrance had receded a little before he walked in.

There were still 10 minutes before the [-] o'clock departure time. Kong Yun searched inside the station and found, as expected, that there was no so-called "Platform Nine and Three-Quarters". Between Platform Nine and Platform Ten The space is empty, there is nothing.He tried asking the station staff, but they told him that no train here left at eleven o'clock.

After his recent shopping experience in Diagon Alley, it was not difficult for Kong Yun to guess that the real Hogwarts Express should not be here, or to be more precise, the entrance to Hogwarts Station is right here. A place that is difficult for ordinary people to find.

After figuring this out, Kong Yun was no longer in a hurry to find a platform.

His eyes rested on the ticket gate between the ninth platform and the tenth platform. In terms of location, it was indeed at the "three-quarters" position. The difference was that there was a row of railings running across it, and there was nothing to look at. Like an entrance.

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Although he was not very familiar with the British wizarding world, Kong Yun was now basically sure that he had reached the entrance of the Hogwarts Express.Similar deceptions are not uncommon in China, and the only place that meets the definition of "three-quarters" is this place, which seems least like the entrance.

At ten thirty, Kong Yun stood in front of a train marked "Hogwarts Express".

Only separated by a railing, this is a completely different world from the outside.

Parked near the platform was a dark red steam locomotive. Perhaps because he arrived earlier, there were not many people in the station at this time. Most of the carriages were empty, except for the first few carriages. Several obviously older passengers, as well as a few freshmen who were being picked up by their parents, were carrying their luggage up.

In addition, Kong Yun also noticed that Hogwarts does not seem to restrict students from bringing pets. Most students here bring pets, and among them, owls and cats are the most common.Perhaps feeling the aura of "the same kind", Tuan Tuan also got out of his backpack, with bright black eyes open, curiously staring at the pet cats coming and going.

Since the train does not restrict pets, Kong Yun no longer hid it. He put the ball on the ground and walked towards the carriage one by one.

There were not many things in Kong Yun's luggage. Most of the heavier books and some things that were inconvenient for others to see were put in the space ring. This thing is still rare in the Chinese magic world, but the Kong family has a rich family after all. It was so rich that it would be no problem for each of the core disciples of the Zong family to have one.

Kong Yun easily moved his luggage into the carriage and chose a seat closer to the middle. When he put the luggage away and turned around, he found that Tuantuan was already happily making trouble with an orange cat.

Unlike the time when he "played" with the owl, the little milk cat didn't do anything to the orange cat. The two dumplings, one big and one small, rubbed together and scratched their tails. You hit me and I scratched you. Kong Yungang wanted to remind him Tuantuan said with attention, but in the next second, the little milk cat slapped the orange cat aside.

Embarrassingly, at the same moment when Tuantuan started to attack, another blond boy happened to climb up carrying heavy luggage.

Kong Yun: ""

"You" the blond boy who came in also widened his eyes. He looked at the little milk cat on the ground in shock, and then looked at Kong Yun: "It"

"I'm sorry." Kong Yun coughed awkwardly: "My family is quite naughty. Is this your cat? I'm really sorry."

Is it naughty enough to slap my cat on the wall? Kong Yun was really worried about this unknown schoolmate asking.Fortunately, the other party shook his body when he found out that he was a cat, and soon he became lively and no longer cared about it. This was largely due to Kong Yun's appearance: in any case, when facing a person with outstanding appearance, well-behaved and respectful temperament, When I was a teenager, people were always more tolerant and less wary.

Because of this, after inexplicably trusting the boy in front of him based on his appearance, the blond boy's attention was completely attracted by this unusual "cat".

"Is this the name of Touran Touran?" He tried to pronounce the name, but soon failed: "I have to say, this name is really difficult to pronounce." He finally said in frustration.

"Uh" Kong Yun didn't know what to say in reply for a while. It had to be said that most Chinese names were difficult to remember for people from other countries.

"Hello, I'm Ernie MacMillan, a new student at Hogwarts this year." Ernie no longer bothered about the cat. It seemed that his attention had returned to Kong Yun at this moment. There was obvious curiosity in the eyes of the man who came over: "I'm sorry, I mean, you don't look British."

"Hello, McMillan. I'm Yun Kong, and I'm also a freshman this year." Kong Yun was a little uncomfortable saying his name. He was still not used to the British order of names: "I'm from China. "

"Kong" Ernie repeated his name, and this time he pronounced it much more smoothly, "Speaking of which, this is the first time I have seen a wizard from the East." He looked at Kong Yun curiously, but his eyes He was friendly and enthusiastic: "Welcome to Hogwarts, the best magic school in the UK." He said proudly and extended his hand to Kong Yun in a friendly way.

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Kong Yun also stretched out his hand and shook it. "Thank you," he said, giving a small smile.

It has to be said that a smile is the easiest thing to bring people closer together, especially when it appears on a good-looking person.

Kong Yun has a cute face that looks particularly easy to deceive. When he smiles, he also gives people a sensible and gentle feeling. In addition, now in front of outsiders, Tuan Tuan, who has always been lawless, also feels self-conscious. It has turned into a real little kitten, casually nestling on the floor with its soft belly exposed, looking at you with a confused look, meowing softly, and causing an instant kill effect in seconds.

It’s hard to say what kind of magical logic Ernie Macmillan has. In short, as a quasi-Hufflepuff, he firmly believes that since the owner is so cute, the pet must not be too vicious. In the same way, since the pet is so cute , then the master will definitely not be a bad person.

So, they chatted very happily while waiting for the Hogwarts Express to leave.

Ernie MacMillan is a very friendly person. After learning that Kong Yun was coming to the UK for the first time, he enthusiastically introduced him to some things unique to the British wizarding world: from delicious and interesting snacks to weird and strange things. Magical creatures.He also talked about Quidditch, a sport that sounds very similar to Cuju.

Kong Yun was very interested in this, after all, he liked Cuju.Ernie also made an agreement with him to play together if they had the chance.

There was another strange boy in the middle who opened the door of the carriage. Out of good intentions, Kong Yun and Ernie helped him move the heavy suitcase up. For this, the boy with black curly hair said thank you several times. .

"I'm Justin Finch-Fletchley." He introduced himself: "Nice to meet you."

From then on, no one came in again until the train started moving.However, a boy from the next car came over crying and asked them if they had seen their toad. After Ernie regretfully told him no, he sniffed again and walked away in despair.

Kong Yun was a little surprised when he learned that toads were actually a type of magical pets. This animal was also mentioned in the Compendium of Materia Medica, the textbook of Fengshen Hall, but few people used it as a pet. Even if it was kept, it was used for medicinal purposes. .Kong Yun rarely came into contact with this kind of animal, but doctors had dedicated people responsible for breeding and supplying it for medicine.

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Thinking of the lost look of the boy just now, he thought for a while and stood up.

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"I want to see if there are any drinks in the car." Kong Yun pushed open the door of the carriage, looked back at them, and asked in a natural tone: "Is there anything you need me to bring back?"

One minute later, with Ernie and Justin's request, Kong Yun stood on the aisle outside the cubicle.

Of course, he didn't really want to buy any drinks, even though he didn't know each other, but for him, finding toads was a piece of cake, so it wasn't a bad idea to help others.

There were still three or two students coming and going in the corridor, and Kong Yun didn't care. He stood in a corner near the window and slowly closed his eyes.His voice was low and clear, as if he was chanting a beautiful ballad:

"The clouds are against the rain, the snow is against the wind, and the evening sunshine is against the clear sky."

Outside the speeding train, the long wind swept the white clouds in the sky and flowed backwards. The endless fields under the clear sky suddenly became clear in his "vision", and then quickly closed in towards the entire Hogwarts Express.

He saw the curly brown-haired girl in the aisle whispering comfort to the owner of the toad. A little further in the carriage, a black-haired boy with glasses was stuffing a piece of pumpkin pie into his mouth. The kind salesman was pushing her little Push the cart and open the doors of each compartment

"The coming hong is opposite to the departing swallow, and the local bird is opposite to the singing insect."

It’s as if the black and white picture has become more colorful, and the world has begun to become noisy. The whispers of swallows and song insects are as clear as the ears, and then gradually fade away.

"We can look for it separately. Maybe your toad just ran into other compartments."

"I don't know anything about wizards or my parents, or about Voldemort."

An overwhelming number of images and sounds flashed through his mind. Only a few words and images could remain in his memory, but they were more than enough to search for toads.

The duration of the spell was very limited, and it did not give Kong Yun more time to determine the toad's location.As the word "worm" fell, the perceived audio-visual effects also disappeared. However, just a second before the spell ended, across countless train cars, he met a pair of gray eyes.

I don't know if it was his misunderstanding, but at the same moment when the two looked at each other, Kong Yun accurately caught a flash of shock in the eyes of this strange young man.

However, soon, that bit of surprise was completely hidden by the other party, and was replaced by indifference and caution that were completely consistent with his own temperament.

This kind of indifference has nothing to do with pride, disgust or other emotions, nor does it seem to be directed at anyone. If it had to be described, it would be like a bend of stagnant water under the dark night, indifferent and calm.

It was not until much later that Kong Yun realized where the unspeakable uneasiness he felt when he first met Draco Malfoy came from.

That's not the look a child should have at all.