Old Blood at Hogwarts

Bill and Charlie decided to see everyone off at King's Cross station, and Percy apologized repeatedly, saying he was too busy to get away.

"I have no reason to take leave at this time." Percy told everyone. "Mr. Crouch has begun to count on me for many things."

"Yeah, you know, Percy?" said George seriously, "I guess he'll know your name soon enough."

Mrs. Weasley plucked up the courage, called the village post office, and booked three ordinary Muggle taxis to take them to London.

They stood in the yard in the pouring rain and watched the taxi driver load seven heavy Hogwarts suitcases into the car.Apparently Muggle taxi drivers seldom transport agitated owls, and the piggy's deafening noise made the driver unhappy.At this moment, Fred's box suddenly popped open. Many of Dr. Filibuster's magical fireworks that automatically ignited and bloomed when water suddenly exploded due to the rain. The driver who was moving the box was frightened and screamed. stand up.At the same time, Crookshanks used his sharp claws to climb up the man's legs, and his screams were filled with more pain.

The ride was uncomfortable as everyone was crowded in the back of the taxi with those boxes.Crookshanks was frightened by the fireworks and it took him a long time to recover.Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when we got off the train at King's Cross Station.It was raining heavily outside, raining heavily on them.They were soaked to the skin as they carried their suitcases through the busy streets and into the station.

They passed through the seemingly solid wall that separated platforms 9 and 10 and arrived at platform 9?.

The Hogwarts Express was already parked there. It was a dark red steam locomotive that was spewing out billowing smoke. Looking through the thick smoke, many Hogwarts students and parents on the platform seemed to be black. Huhu ghost.The little pig heard the hoots of many owls in the smoke, and chirped in response, making the noise even louder than before.

Everyone loaded their suitcases into the carriage and jumped back onto the platform to say goodbye to Mrs. Weasley, Bill and Charlie.

"Maybe I'll see you all soon," Charlie said with a smile as he hugged Ginny and said goodbye.

"Why?" Fred asked eagerly.

"You will know." Charlie said, "Don't tell Percy that I mentioned this... You know, this is 'top secret information and will not be released until the Ministry of Magic deems it appropriate'."

"Ah, I really hope I can go back to Hogwarts this year." Bill put his hands in his pockets and looked at the train with a melancholy expression.

"Why?" George asked impatiently.

"You're going to have a lot of fun this year," Bill said with a twinkle in his eye. "I might take some time off to watch part of it..."

"Part of what?" Ron asked.

But just then, the whistle blew, and Mrs. Weasley rushed them toward the car door.

They had boarded the train, closed the doors, and leaned out of the window to talk to Mrs. Weasley.

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

"It's been a great time at the Burrow, thank you very much, Mrs. Weasley," Aaron said.

"Yeah, thank you for everything you've done for me, Mrs. Weasley," Harry said.

"Oh, I'd love to, darling," said Mrs. Weasley, "I'd like to invite you over for Christmas, but... I guess you'd rather stay at Hogwarts, because... one way or another. reason."

"Mom!" Ron said irritably, "What on earth is going on that you three know about and just hide it from us?"

"I guess you'll figure it out tonight." Mrs. Weasley said with a smile. "It's going to be exciting... Let me tell you, I'm really glad they changed the charter."

"What charter?" Aaron, Harry, Ron, Fred and George asked at the same time.

"I'm sure Professor Dumbledore will tell you... Well, be nice, you know? Do you hear me, Fred? And you, George?"

The engine's pistons hissed loudly and the train started moving.

"Tell us what happened at Hogwarts!" Fred shouted out the window, "What charter did they change?"

But Mrs. Weasley just smiled and waved at them.Before the train could turn the corner, she, Bill, and Charlie disapparated.

Everyone started looking for seats in the car.Because the seats in the box in the car are limited and cannot fit all of them (the Hogwarts Express can only seat six people in a box, and Aaron, Harry, Hermione and the Weasley brothers and sisters have a total of seven people), so they only Able to sit separately.

Aaron originally wanted to sit with the twin brothers George and Fred, but he met Colin Creevey in the corridor, and George and Fred also met their friend Lee from Hogwarts. ·Jordan, so they could only separate from each other and go to be with their friends.

Aaron and Colin found an empty box in the car and sat in. With them was a short boy with ash-brown hair, who looked like a new freshman this year.

"This is my brother Dennis." Colin introduced to Aaron, "He will also go to Hogwarts this year."

"Oh, that's great," Aaron said. "It's rare that brothers from Muggle families can go to Hogwarts together."

"Hello, Dennis." Aaron extended his hand to Dennis.

"Hello, Aaron." Dennis said, holding Aaron's hand. "I heard my brother talk about you. I know you defeated the monster in the Chamber of Secrets with Harry Potter."

"By the way, Aaron. Didn't you stay at school during the holidays?" Colin suddenly remembered and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Oh, I was invited by the Weasley family during the summer vacation to watch the Quidditch World Cup final. Then I stayed at their house. Today I came with Ginny and her brothers." Lun explained.

"Quidditch World Cup?" Colin said in surprise, "What is that?"

"It's similar to the Football World Cup," Aaron said, "but it's Quidditch."

"I didn't even know there was a World Cup in Quidditch." Colin was still surprised. "Can you tell us about it?"

"Of course. The final of this World Cup is between Ireland and Bulgaria. The Irish team has the best combination of chasers. They work well together and score a lot of points for the Irish team. But the Bulgarian team has better Seeker..."

Aaron told Colin and Dennis everything he saw during the World Cup, including wizards from all over the world and the various tents they brought, the battle between the mascots of the two teams during the entrance ceremony, and the competition. The wonderful process and results, as well as the riot that occurred that night.

"Ah, it sounds really exciting." Colin said enviously after hearing this, "I really want to see it with my own eyes."

"You can wait for the next World Cup." Aaron said, "But then you may have to go abroad to watch the game. You must know that the last time the United Kingdom hosted the World Cup was 30 years ago, and the next time the United Kingdom hosts it is likely to be the same. It will take 30 years.”

For the rest of the trip, several of Aaron and Colin's friends came to visit them.There's Glynn Abbott, Tom Lawrence and Rock Child.Green also went to the World Cup, still wearing his Ireland badge, and some of its magic seemed to be slowly wearing off.It was still screaming "Troy! Mallet! Moran!" but the voice was weak, as if it had been exhausted.

As the train continued to travel north, the rain became heavier and heavier.The sky was dark and the car windows were covered with moisture, so lanterns were lit in broad daylight.It was not until evening that the Hogwarts Express finally slowed down and stopped at the dark Hogsmeade Station.

The car door opened, and rumbles of thunder were heard in the air.Everyone got off the train with their heads down and eyes squinted in the pouring rain.The rain came hard and fast, as if buckets of ice-cold water were being poured over their heads.

Here, Dennis is breaking up with everyone.As usual, first-year students are led by Hagrid to take a boat across the lake and enter Hogwarts Castle.

"Oh, I really can't imagine ferrying across the lake in such weather." Colin said excitedly, trembling all over.

"Yeah, I'm really glad it wasn't such weather when we entered school." Aaron agreed.

Aaron, Colin and others moved little by little with the flow of people and walked across the dark platform.Outside the station, a hundred carriages pulled by Thestrals were waiting for them.Aaron, Colin, Green and Tom hurriedly climbed into one of them and felt relieved.The door slammed shut, and a moment later, with a violent jolt, the long carriage team rumbled off along the path leading to Hogwarts Castle, splashing water all the way.

The carriage passed through the gate with winged boar sculptures on both sides and drove along the spacious driveway. Due to the strong wind, the carriage shook violently.Aaron leaned against the car window and saw Hogwarts getting closer and closer, with many lighted windows shining dimly behind the thick rain curtains.Their carriage stopped at the foot of the stone steps in front of two oak doors.

At this moment, a bolt of lightning pierced the sky, and the people in the carriage in front hurriedly climbed the stone steps and ran into the castle.Aaron, Colin, Tom and Green jumped out of the carriage and ran up the stone steps in two steps at a time.They didn't raise their heads until they entered the cavernous foyer.The foyer was lit by torches and the marble staircase was magnificent.