Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 150 Summer Travel and Magic Ship
Before the end-of-term dinner, Bourne walked into the banquet hall and discovered that the Slytherin students had decorated the banquet hall in the green and silver colors of their house, and flags with python patterns were placed on each pillar.

The familiar little wizards gathered together and chatted with each other. After a while, Principal Dumbledore came. The noise immediately disappeared.

"Another year has passed!" said Headmaster Dumbledore excitedly, "but before you let your belly go to eat these wonderful foods, I have to interrupt you with the nagging of an old man. What a pleasant year it has been. ! I hope you will find that your brain is a little richer than before...

You still have a whole summer to make it richer instead of empty!

Now, the Hogwarts House Cup will be awarded here soon. The specific points are: Hufflepuff has 352 points, ranking fourth; Ravenclaw has 426 points, ranking third; Gryffindor has 442 points, ranking second; Slytherin has 472 points, ranking first. "

A burst of cheers and jumping sounds immediately erupted from the seats of the Slytherin students. Draco Malfoy tapped his spoon on the goblet in front of him, and many students even imitated adults by holding up glasses filled with pumpkin juice or orange juice to greet each other.

"Okay, okay, you guys did a great job, Slytherin." Principal Dumbledore said. He stretched out his hand in front of his face to signal everyone to quiet down.

"However, this score is not the final result. Because I think some recent incidents should also be taken into account."

The lobby suddenly fell silent, and the smiles on the faces of the Slytherin snakes were no longer so bright.

Principal Dumbledore continued: "Now, I have the latest scoreboard to launch. Let me take a look. By the way...the first one is for...it is for Mr. Ron Weasley!"

Ron's face suddenly turned purple, looking like a tanned carrot.

"...Because he is the best wizard chess player that has appeared in Hogwarts in recent years. He used his own wisdom to solve a super difficult chess game set by your Professor McGonagall! I want to reward Gryffindor 10 points for Ron!”

The cheers on the Gryffindor table almost shook the roof, and even the stars above seemed to come alive.

The prefect Percy, who has always been very disciplined, even stood up with excitement, applauded and introduced to the others: "That's my brother, do you know? My youngest brother, he solved Professor McGonagall's chess game! "

Finally, when the little lions gradually became quiet, Dumbledore spoke again.

"Second, it's about Miss Hermione Granger... She amazingly used calm logic in the face of fire, which made many adult wizards unable to solve problems easily solved by her. I want to continue because of this." Ten points to Gryffindor!"

Hermione was so excited and shy that the little witch couldn't help but cover her hot cheeks with her hands.

The Gryffindor students nearby were so happy that they jumped up and down on their chairs, as if performing acrobatics.

"Third, it's extra points for Mr. Harry Potter..."

Headmaster Dumbledore said.

The lobby suddenly became quiet.

"...Because of his great courage and fearless courage, I give Gryffindor another 10 points."

The lobby was boiling again.

Those who know a little bit about arithmetic will already know that Gryffindor now has 472 points - as many as Slytherin. If Principal Dumbledore had awarded Harry just one more point, they would have won the Hogwarts Cup.

Principal Dumbledore raised his head, and the hall slowly became quiet again.

“There are many types of courage, but one we often overlook is the courage required to strictly fulfill one’s responsibilities.

This kind of courage is also a kind of perseverance.

This year, Mrs. Pince in the library and two of your Care of Magical Creatures professors have all suggested that I award some points to a young wizard, Mr. Burne Slughorn of Gryffindor.

Because he takes his duties as 'Assistant Library Librarian' and 'Forbidden Forest Coordinator' very seriously, I decided to give him 30 points at the end of the school year today! "

Anyone standing outside the Great Hall would have thought something exploded inside, because the cheers from the Gryffindor table were so overwhelming.

Harry, Ron and Hermione also stood up and yelled, while George and Fred, two live treasures, had already grabbed Bourne from left to right and jumped with him.

"That means--"

Dumbledore finally calmed down the commotion again.

"——We need to change the decorations here, because this year's Academy Cup will be awarded to Gryffindor!"

He clapped his hands. Immediately, the green decorations turned red, and the silver decorations turned gold.

Slytherin's little wizards all withered like eggplants beaten by frost, and many of them had sullen expressions on their faces.

Although the expression on Professor Snape's face did not change, Professor Flitwick, who was sitting next to him, couldn't help but sneeze, as if he was sneak attacked by the overwhelming cold air.
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King's Cross station, platform 9.

Every year at the beginning of September and the end of June, there is often an influx of "transvestite" weirdos, and many old Londoners know about it.

But neither the broadcaster, famous for concocting fake news and conspiracy theories, nor the uncrowned kings of Fleet Street seemed to turn a blind eye to the matter.

Of course, this is largely due to the staff of the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters at the Ministry of Magic.

At these two times every year, all members of the "Memory Cancellation Command" and the "Muggle Issues Mediation Committee" under the division will go out on field duty.

They don't even go to the Ministry of Magic to check in. Instead, they mainly work at King's Cross Station and various news and publishing companies to solve some problems nearby.

When Bourne walked out of the platform, he saw Grandpa Horace talking to Mr. Weasley and a middle-aged wizard wearing a wizard robe with the words "DMAC" (Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters) embroidered in gold thread on the chest. Wizard chat.

Moreover, beside them stood Mr. Granger, whom Bourne had met twice before.

"My dear Bourne!" Horace saw his precious grandson from a distance and waved to him. Mr. Weasley and Mr. Granger waved back, but they were also looking for their children.

Seeing this, the staff member from the Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters wisely said goodbye to the former professor and others, saying that he was going to go on patrol, and then turned around and left.

The Weasley twins quickly walked out of the platform, and Ron and Hermione waited for a while before coming over, because the two of them chatted alone with Harry Potter for a while and agreed to correspond with each other during the holidays.

It wasn't until Harry's incredibly fat Uncle Vernon picked him up that the two children parted ways with their friends and returned to their father.

After listening to his youngest son complaining to himself about how Harry's relative "abused" his friends, Mr. Weasley's face became serious, and he wanted to say something but didn't.

Mr. Weasley is a good, honest and warm-hearted man. He really couldn't understand why the always wise Dumbledore would give Harry to such a pair of relatives to raise him?

Horace did know some inside information, and he also knew the helplessness of his old colleague: sometimes, magical magic is also so unsolvable.

He had long seen that Harry Potter had strong traces of a protective spell. Moreover, this protective spell is not maintained by emotions, but by blood relationships.

He guessed that Dumbledore wanted to keep the spell alive and continue to protect Harry, so he had to let the child grow up in the home of his own relatives.

The reason why he chose his aunt's house is probably because the guardian spell was left by Harry's mother to the child (the Potter family is a pure-blood wizard family that has been around for a long time, and Harry Potter's paternal bloodline (has many relatives), so his aunt is required as the triggering condition.

In fact, Horace had long speculated whether Dumbledore had discovered something was wrong with the family and was considering a "Plan B"?
Because shortly after Harry Potter entered school, the latter asked Horace to brew some "Liquified Patronus Charm" for Harry Potter.

Horace naturally knew the function of the high-quality "Liquefied Patronus Spell" he brewed himself: it could not only be used directly against black magic and black wizards, but could also provide some special bonus effects for white magic.

He later analyzed and felt that although Harry Potter had the title of "savior", he was actually just a child.

He didn't think Dumbledore would let such a child face anything dangerous directly, so the real purpose of the "Liquified Patronus Curse" was probably its positive gain effect.

Therefore, the old man didn't say much about this. He just waited for Bourne and his friends to say hello, and then left the station with Bourne.
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"So where are we going?" Sitting in Duesenberg's passenger seat, Byrne asked worriedly.

After coming out of the station, it was not as Bourne imagined that Horace would take him to apparate back to his old house in Scotland, or go to the "Leaky Cauldron" at the entrance of Diagon Alley to borrow a fireplace, or simply stay in the Change to the train to Glasgow at King's Cross Station.

Horace actually drove that classic Duesenberg car again!
The reason why Byrne was uneasy was because the driver, Horace, actually looked at the map of London while driving.

Even though he was not driving very fast, the traffic around King's Cross Station was not that sparse. If an ordinary Muggle driver did what Horace did, he would inevitably be pulled over and given a ticket.

"Don't worry, Bourne," Horace winked at Bourne when he heard his question, "you will know the answer soon."

Byrne finally figured out the answer to the question before the car skidded to a stop. They came to a large pier under construction near Dog Island. There was a small temporary floating trestle, and several fishing boats were parked on the moorings, undulating slightly with the waves.

Horace turned off the engine, got out of the car and walked forward. There was no one on the dock pontoon, and the short stretch of dirt road under his feet was still slightly damp.

The pontoon should have been painted white in the past, but now it was a dirty gray, with staggered streaks of mud left on it.

It is about two or three feet from the water. Looking at the water level, this distance can be shortened by more than half during high tide.

"Don't blink, young man, I want to introduce you to another old friend of our Slughorn family."

As he spoke, Horace took out his wand and tapped on a berth tied with a rope.

The rope immediately began to float and wound itself around the bollard. The water surface in the distance began to roar outwards, as if there were some large creatures swimming under the sea.

"one two Three……"

Horace stretched out his hands, assuming the posture of an orchestra conductor, and introduced to Bourne the large ship that was pulled up by a rope from the sea.

"... Her name is 'Hydra', she is a two-masted schooner, 83 feet 21 inches long and 3 feet inches wide. The whole body is made of oak and teak, and every plank of the hull is painted with tung oil and Dry in the shade at least times.

She is a Slughorn family yacht made by my father, your great-grandfather.

At that time, the Muggles in England and France were in conflict with each other, so they blocked the timber trade between the two countries. In order to buy enough wood for shipbuilding, your great-grandfather specifically relied on his relationship with my old mutual friend Nick Flamel.

On the Hydra, your great-grandfather cast a total of 77 kinds of spells - there were eight or nine kinds of 'waterproof and moisture-proof' spells with different functions and emphasis - and there were some that even I didn't know were What is it used for?

In addition, almost every part of the Hydra has been treated with magic potions by your great-grandfather, giving them some magical effects that ordinary magic spells cannot achieve.

Therefore, she is also a truly magical ship.

Little Bourne, remember, don't always play with those mechanical things like Weasley in the future, you are a Slughorn..."

While introducing it, Horace performed a "clean up" on the sailboat.

Soon, this old-looking sailboat seemed to have undergone a comprehensive maintenance. The attachments on the hull and the residents who had made their home inside it for a long time quickly disappeared.

"Woo-hoo, get on the boat!" After making preparations for departure, Horace immediately greeted Bourne with high spirits and asked him to board the magic boarding carpet extending from the starboard of the sailboat.

"It's time to reveal the gift!" After boarding the boat, Horace, who had been holding back the secret for too long, directly said the answer to Bourne's previous question: "Little Bourne, we will spend the next period of time on the ship. I want to take a nice trip during your summer vacation! Don’t worry, it won’t be too far, it’s still within the UK.”

Originally, Bourne was a little hesitant when he heard "travel". He actually had some plans of his own for this summer vacation, but when he heard Horace say that the travel destination was still within the UK, he couldn't say anything to dampen the old man's interest.

"Anyway, it will only take three or five days at most. After all, Britain is only so big and the ship won't go too far." Byrne thought this way.

(End of this chapter)