The Wind and the Wings of Hogwarts

“Mr. Grevis knows us!” Eddie shouted, covering his hair.

Roger nodded. "You need a hair from someone Mr. Grevis doesn't know."

Scott suggested, “We’ll split up later, and if we run into Mr. Grevis, we’ll say we were sitting separately on the train and didn’t see Milton.”

“Milton’s luggage also needs to be disguised,” Roger added. “Once you get out of the train station, you can get in my dad’s car, and I’ll have him drive you to your destination.”

The group quickly came up with a plan of action.

Eddie ran out of the cubicle and returned shortly afterward with a single hair.

“Whose is this?” Milton took the brown hair and looked up at Eddie.

"Just leave it alone," Eddie waved his hand. "You don't know them anyway."

“Okay.” Milton wrapped the hair in a piece of paper.

Next, the group started talking about their summer vacation.

Around noon, the train was about to arrive at London King's Cross Station.

Scott and his companions took off their wizard robes and changed into their Muggle attire.

Milton took the hair out and put it into the compound decoction.

"I drank it."

He said something, then tilted his head back and poured the potion into his mouth.

The compound decoction tasted terrible, and his face scrunched up in disgust.

Then, his body began to slowly contract, his smooth long hair became curly, and his chest slowly swelled up.

“Damn it! Eddie!” a shrill female voice rang out.

"Pfft!" Eddie covered his mouth and chuckled.

Scott and Roger couldn't help but laugh.

"This is terrible!" Milton, now a girl, glared angrily at Eddie, but it had no effect whatsoever.

"Don't worry, Milton, this is a truly thorough change. Mr. Grevis would never have imagined this!" Eddie said with a grin.

"I really didn't expect that."

Scott and Roger nodded.

"Okay, that's settled then!"

Milton seemed to have no choice; he scratched his head in frustration and picked up his luggage.

His luggage was also disguised by Scott using shapeshifting magic.

As soon as the train arrived at the station, Milton got off first and quickly walked towards the platform exit.

“Oh, Mr. Grevis really is there!” Eddie glanced out the window.

"Don't look!" Roger yanked him away. "Don't let him notice we're sitting together."

“Let’s go too.” Scott stood up. “Let’s split up, get off in different cars, and meet outside the station.”

As he spoke, he turned and walked through several carriages.

After getting off the train, he walked briskly toward the platform exit without looking to the side.

Milton had already successfully left the platform.

Scott caught a glimpse out of the corner of his eye that Roger had been stopped by Mr. Grevis, who was probably asking him about Milton's whereabouts.

Scott didn't stop and quickly walked off the platform.

He found Milton waiting for him outside the station entrance.

At this moment, Milton was awkwardly hiding in a deserted corner.

"Are you alright?" Scott asked him, suppressing a laugh.

"It's nothing," Milton said, not wanting to elaborate.

"Oh, Scott, you're here!"

Just then, Professor Flitwick emerged from the crowd exiting the station.

“Professor Flitwick!” Scott waved to him.

"And who is this?" Professor Flitwick glanced at Milton. "Oh, Miss Pat from Hufflepuff? What brings you two together?"

“I…” Milton froze completely.

Just then, Eddie also squeezed out of the crowd.

He seemed not to see the diminutive Professor Flitwick, and ran straight over to Scott and the others, saying, "Scott! Milton! Roger is being held up by Mr. Grevis!"

Chapter 240 Scott Leaves London

"Eddie?" Scott winked at Eddie, who was running towards him. "What do you think happened to Roger?"

Eddie then saw Professor Flitwick.

He was startled, and his speech became a little slurred, "Oh... Professor Flitwick, hello... I mean... Roger won't be out for a while."

“Hello, Eddie.” Professor Flitwick gave him a strange look.

At that moment, Scott noticed that the "girl" standing next to him had become stiff as if she had been petrified.

"Miss Pat."

Scott nudged Milton with his elbow to bring him back to his senses.

"The most convenient place to hail a taxi is over there."

Scott held out his hand as if to give directions.

Of course, he was pointing in the direction where Mr. Davis and Mr. Camitcher always parked.

“Oh…yes…yes, I’d like to take a taxi, thank you,” Milton stammered.

He bowed to Professor Flitwick, looking bewildered.

"Goodbye... Professor Flitwick."

After saying that, he picked up his luggage and hurriedly ran off in the direction Scott had pointed.

Scott then said to Eddie, "Eddie, Miss Pat has no family members to pick her up and seems unfamiliar with the area outside the station. Could you please go and show her the way?"

Eddie blinked, then immediately understood and nodded.

“Okay.” He waved. “Goodbye, Professor Flitwick, Scott! See you next semester!”

“Goodbye, Eddie.” Scott and Professor Flitwick waved to him as well.

Seeing Professor Flitwick's expression, Scott knew that he had already figured out the truth.

However, the kind-hearted Professor Flitwick did not expose his student.

“I’m sorry, Professor,” Scott apologized, “I was afraid Milton would be embarrassed.”

"It's alright," Professor Flitwick said with a smile.

However, he was still concerned about the students' safety, so he asked Scott, "Did Milton get his father's permission to live alone in the Muggle world?"

Scott recounted Milton's situation to Professor Flitwick in detail.

"Professor, please rest assured, Milton is not in danger living in London."

He tried his best to reassure Professor Frivi.

“Eddie and Roger both live in London, and Roger’s home is not far from Milton’s apartment, so he will take care of Milton.”

Professor Flitwick nodded in relief.

"That's good." He sighed. "The child's family has gone through a change of events, and living alone for a while will help him calm down better."

At this moment, Roger finally walked out of the station.

He seemed about to complain to Scott about Mr. Grevis's interrogation of him, but the moment he saw Professor Flitwick, he quickly changed the words that came out of his mouth.

“Professor Flitwick,” he said, feigning realization, “are you taking Scott to the airport?”

Professor Flitwick simply smiled and nodded.

After Scott and Roger said their goodbyes, Professor Flitwick led Scott to a secluded corner and, holding Scott's hand, Apparated him.

After a dizzying spin, when Scott felt his hand being released, they were already inside London Heathrow Airport.

Scott looked around.

Although they were in an inconspicuous corner of the airport terminal, and there were people around, those people undoubtedly did not notice the sudden arrival of the teacher and student.

“Thank you, Professor,” Scott said to Professor Flitwick. “There shouldn’t be any danger now.”

Professor Flitwick shook his head.

He insisted on seeing Scott off onto the plane.

"Now that we've brought you here, we must make sure you board the plane safely."

Professor Flitwick seemed a little awkward when he said the word "airplane".

Scott had no choice but to compromise.

He first inquired about the earliest flight to Madrid, Spain, and finally managed to buy a ticket for a flight departing in an hour.

"It's really fine to send it here, Professor."

Scott said goodbye to Professor Flitwick outside the security checkpoint.

"Oh……"

Professor Flitwick, however, watched the security check process with curiosity, letting out a drawn-out sigh.

Scott explained the security check process to him in detail, as well as the function of the security screening machines.

Professor Flitwick watched for a while before exclaiming, "Although it's not as convenient as a spell, Muggles have achieved the effect of a spell through their ingenuity."

He concluded, "Indeed, wisdom is humanity's most precious treasure."