Hogwarts: Voldemort, don't stop me from studying

Chapter 107 Knight Bus
Wade finished all his homework in the first week of summer vacation.

It was easy for him, all the knowledge he needed was in his head, and he could complete most of the papers without even flipping through the books.

On the morning of the eighth day, Professor Murray's son Steven appeared at the door.

Since there were no pedestrians on the road at that time, he Apparated directly to the nearby area instead of coming out from the fireplace of Wade's house.

Early in the morning, there was a knock on the door. Ferdinand opened the door and saw a big man standing outside.

"Hello, Mr. Grey. I'm Steven Murray—is Wade here?"

The big guy smiled cheerfully.

"Of course... please come in."

Ferdinand stepped aside from the door, his eyes slightly puzzled.

Most of the wizards he had met would not wear Muggle clothes, but the man in front of him was dressed very appropriately.

Steven Murray, Ferdinand had heard Wade mention this man.

I don't know why, but the image of him in my mind is always a little fat boy, but in person he looks like a basketball player.

"Hi Steven, long time no see."

Wade came down from upstairs and raised his hand to say hello.

"Weide, I'm here to take you to Alsophila Manor."

Steven's smile spread to the corners of his eyes, and he said, "I guess you are ready?"

"of course."

Wade picked up the pencil case on the cabinet and put it in his pocket. After saying goodbye to his parents, the two left Gray's house together.

The slightly cold morning light sprinkled on the streets. The windows of most houses were still dark, and the thin mist made the street scenes in the distance look blurry.

"How do we get there?" Wade asked.

"Before I left, my father told me not to Apparate with you, to avoid danger."

Steven raised his wand: "So there's only one choice - the Knight Bus."

With a loud bang, a three-decker bus seemed to squeeze out of the air, and the headlights in front emitted a dazzling light.

"Won't such a loud noise wake up the Muggles?" Wade was startled and asked speechlessly.

"No. There's a shielding spell on the car, so Muggles generally can't hear or see it." said Steven.

"……generally?"

"Haha...you're really perceptive."

Steven couldn't help laughing. "Some Muggles occasionally notice the bus, but they usually think they are seeing things."

"Welcome aboard the Knight Bus. Just hold out your wand and step aboard, and we'll take you anywhere you want to go. My name is Stan Shunpike, and I'll be your conductor tonight—"

A thin young man leaned half of his body out of the car door and chattered a long opening speech, then seemed to notice the two people waiting on the side of the road.

"Please get in the car, both of you. What are you waiting for?" Sampark said enthusiastically.

"Wait and see when you'll give me a chance to speak... Eleven silver Sickles each, right?"

Steven took Wade to the car and handed a gold galleon and several silver Sickles to Sampaq.

"Want some chocolate, sir? Just two more silver Sickles a piece!"

Sampak asked loudly, pulling the door shut.

"No, thank you. Let's go to Alsophila Manor," said Steven.

"Yes, sir!" shouted Sampaco.

Wade looked around the interior of the bus. There were several beds with brass pillars, and the windows beside them were all curtained. Candles were lit on the shelves next to the beds, providing a faint light source inside the bus.

Only one bed had a passenger.

The man was wearing an old nightcap and covered himself tightly with a blanket. He could only breathe evenly. The conductor's loud voice didn't seem to affect him at all. "Go to bed, Wade."

Steven chose a bed and laid down, warning: "This bus is pretty wild."

Vader followed the advice.

Sampark raised his eyebrows: "Speed ​​is a man's romance!"

"Thank you, but I hope this romance will be more gentle," Steven complained.

Before he finished his words, the whole bus jumped like a frog and suddenly ran far away. Wade almost rolled off the bed.

He immediately pulled out his wand and cast a temporary sticking spell on his clothes, so that he didn't sway up and down with the bus.

"Whoa, student - you've violated the Ministry's prohibition!"

Sampak said this, and then he started to chuckle.

Steven asked: "Will you report it to the Ministry of Magic?"

"Of course not!"

Thunberg pinched his mouth and said in a weird voice, "My mouth is as strong as if it were cast with a permanent sticking charm!"

The driver in front also said: "Sir, we have professional ethics - Sampak, don't joke around."

"Roger that, Ern!" Sampacker raised his hand and gestured to his forehead.

Although the Knight Bus was driving recklessly, it was very fast and arrived outside the Alsophila Manor not long after.

Steven and Wade got out of the car together. The iron gate of the manor slid open silently and closed automatically after the two entered.

Compared with ordinary Muggle manors, wizard manors are very quiet, because Muggles need at least fifty or sixty servants to maintain a manor of this size.

But wizards don't need it.

House-elves can do all the grunt work.

"Actually, I'd rather invite you to my farm. Alsophila Manor is a bit too quiet."

Steven said, "But my father said he would give you a few days of alchemy lessons first."

Vader asked, "Don't you have to go to Mr. Scamander's?"

"Mr. Scamander gave me two weeks of summer vacation."

Steven said happily: "When you finish your lessons, we will go to the farm for two days. After the holiday, we will go to Dorset County - Mr. Scamander said he would welcome your visit."

Vader is also looking forward to it.

……

According to Steven, there were more than a dozen house-elves serving at Alsophila Manor, but Wade never saw one.

The food here is also more flavorful than the Hogwarts cafeteria.

Although the long table in the school auditorium is always full, there are usually large plates of baked potatoes, fried steak, roast chicken, cake, etc. It can't be said that it is not rich, but you will always get tired of eating too much in the school cafeteria.

The Alsophila Manor is different.

Professor Murray traveled all over the world when he was young, and now he still often goes to other countries to attend conferences, exchange alchemical products, and even disguise himself to attend Muggle new product launches.

Therefore, he also introduced delicacies from various countries to Alsophila spinulosa manor - Peking duck, Brazilian barbecue, Singaporean chili crab, Spanish ham, Mexican burritos...

The menu provided by the cafeteria alone is a two-inch thick booklet.

You can also order food.

Just choose what you want to eat in advance, and the house-elves will deliver it to the table silently within half an hour.

At noon, Professor Murray came back from outside. He didn't spend much time greeting people and started teaching Wade.

"You have already mastered all the basics of alchemy," Professor Murray said bluntly, "This summer we will learn something special - biological alchemy."

(End of this chapter)