Hogwarts: What are the four great masters doing?

【7.7, cloudy】

I saw in the newspaper that Florin's Ice Cream Shop in Diagon Alley has released some really good desserts. Unfortunately, my body and magic power are too weak right now, so I can't Apparate stably.

【7.8, Rainy】

Ryan, Ryan, what are you doing? Take a look at your diary from the past few days. Are you back to your old habits? You only think about eating every day. Have you forgotten the teachings of the three teachers? Repent!

【7.9, cloudy】

Professor Flitwick sent me a letter today saying there's a wizarding inn in Bournemouth, and that you can use a magical item called Floo Powder to get to London. I decided to check it out and buy some dessert in Diagon Alley.

【7.10, cloudy】

[Floo powder is truly a magnificent creation. Ignatius Wells should be awarded the Order of Merlin for it. Hmm... I'll buy another Oak Strawberry ice cream today!]

【7.11, Rainy】

[No! I can’t go buy dessert anymore. I need to read a book today!]

【7.12, Rainy】

【Reading】

【7.20, Rainy】

[I haven't kept any notes recently because I read a pretty impressive alchemy treatise in the Alchemical Classics. I spent a week reading it and still couldn't fully grasp it. This article almost made me feel like I was seeing the shadows of my teachers.]

I'm sure the author of the paper is a great alchemist, Nicolas Flamel... I think I can look up his name and see if I can find anything of value.

【8.1, Rainy】

Nicolas Flamel's identity is even older than I thought. He was a wizard from 700 years ago, not far from the time of his teachers. He also created the 'Philosopher's Stone' that is said to grant immortality.

[But I don't quite believe it. Mr. Slytherin said that immortality is a courageous act of defying death, but it inevitably comes with flaws.]

8.2, sunny

[I found a very interesting fact. Nicolas Flamel has almost disappeared since about 400 years ago. Among those who are connected with him in this era is Albus Dumbledore, the greatest wizard of our time. It seems that they once studied alchemy together.]

[I remember this name. He is the current headmaster of Hogwarts... I am starting to get curious.]

【8.15, Rainy】

[While browsing through a book today, I unexpectedly discovered that the wizarding world experienced a period of turmoil twenty years ago, and it wasn't until eleven years ago that things stabilized.]

[The source of the chaos is a dark wizard, known as the 'Dark Lord', but in my opinion, his behavior is more like that of a violent madman with a cursed head. It is hard to imagine that he can go very deep into the path of magic.]

[The one who defeated and killed him was a child named Harry Potter - I can't understand, no matter what the reason, can a guy who can be killed by a baby really be called a demon king?]

8.30, sunny

[Today is the last day before school starts, so I decided to go to Florin's Ice Cream Shop and buy a new dessert to celebrate...]

【I'm back, Hogwarts.】

Chapter 10: Hogwarts Express, Cho Chang and the Weasley Twins

King's Cross Station was built on the site of the final battle of Boudica, the Iceni queen of ancient Britain.

This is one of London's iconic buildings.

It is the terminus of the London Railway, a tourist attraction that has existed for nearly 150 years and one of the symbols of Britain.

But I have to say, for this famous station.

Five-star reviewer Mr. Ryan's review is...

“It smells really strong!”

The foul smell in the air is enough to show that the sanitary conditions of the station are not very good.

"Cuckoo!"

On top of the luggage cart he was pushing, Monday, an eagle owl in a cage, also made a cooing sound.

Mr. Eagle Owl's black and red hair stood up, and his originally cold eyes looked a little fierce.

"Monday, this isn't my problem... In a sense, we're fellow sufferers."

"Cuckoo?"

"Oh, if you mean what happened this morning—I can't help it. Miss Perla was crying so hard, and if I didn't offer you up to her to touch and hold, it would be me who would suffer."

"Goo!"

Ryan endured the intense stimulation of his sense of smell, communicated with his owl in a friendly manner, and successfully found his destination - a pillar located between the ninth and tenth platforms.

This is the entrance to Platform Nine and Three Quarters, the Hogwarts Express station. From time to time, you can see wizards pushing their luggage rushing in.

But as always, the Muggles around him seemed completely oblivious to this.

"A Muggle-Repelling Charm? But the effect is very special, and it seems to be combined with a Disrupting Charm?"

Ryan, who was already well aware of the current practices in the magical world, was secretly judging.

After a brief hesitation, he carried his suitcase and rushed into the pillar.

The next moment, the scene in front of him was completely new.

The pungent smell disappeared and the air began to become fresh.

The noisy sound reached Ryan's ears, and in front of him appeared a steam train with the words "Hogwarts Express-5972" engraved on the front of the train.

"cool!"

So Ryan exclaimed in admiration - to be honest, he had never seen a train since he grew up in the Silver Lime Tree Welfare Home.

When he looked around, he saw a large number of wizards gathered on the platform.

Some of them were wearing ancient wizard robes that looked like they were from the last century, while others were wearing modern suits.

Luggage of all sizes was floating everywhere, and every now and then something would hit someone on the head.

Ryan also heard the little wizard's voice, "No! I forgot to bring my Daisy," followed by the comforting voices of his parents.

Judging from the content of the comfort, Ryan judged that Daisy might be a short-haired cat.

In addition, there were two young wizards who seemed to know each other and were discussing something nearby.

"What if I'm sorted into another house?"

A young wizard was worried: "I heard from my brother that the young wizards of Hufflepuff can enjoy extra delicacies. I mean..."

Ryan took a look at the other person's body shape and felt that the other person might not be assigned to Hufflepuff.

However, he did not stay at the station for long and quickly got on the bus with his suitcase.

It was still early before the 11 o'clock departure time, and there were many empty seats on the train. Ryan chose an empty carriage in the middle of the train and sat down.

There was no one around, so Ryan snapped his fingers lightly and his suitcase flew onto the luggage rack.

Then a book and a pocket automatically flew out of the suitcase and fell into his hands.

Ryan took out the sandwich and milk specially made by Ms. Pera from his pocket, and started reading a book while enjoying brunch.

I have to say that the book he recently read, "Walking with Vampires", is indeed well written - although there is some exaggerated self-promotion in some places, it is indeed quite exquisite in details and content.

At least Ryan has been fascinated by it these days, which reminds him of the vampires he met when he traveled to Northern Europe with four teachers.

"The vampire lady who had a good relationship with the Ravenclaw teacher, I remember her name was Her..."

Ryan looked at the book while recalling.

"Excuse me, can I sit here?"

Half an hour before 11 o'clock, a cute female voice interrupted Ryan's reading.

He put the book down and turned his head.

Then I saw a very beautiful oriental girl sticking her head out of the carriage door.

She has long, waterfall-like black hair and a very beautiful and delicate face. It can be seen that she is a beauty.

"Of course, please take a seat."

Ryan smiled and nodded.

So the girl walked into the carriage carrying her suitcase with confidence.

After putting her luggage away, she looked at Ryan: "Hello, my name is Qiu Zhang, a second-year student in Ravenclaw - you can call me Qiu."

She hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the seat next to her: "I have an appointment with my friend, she will also come to this car later... Do you mind?"

"Of course not, Cho."

Ryan nodded politely.

In a carriage with only two people, it would be awkward if you didn't talk.

It was obvious that neither Ryan nor Qiu liked awkwardness, so the two of them quickly started chatting.

"beep!"

By the time the train whistle blew and finally started heading for Hogwarts, the two of them had already become quite familiar with each other.

After learning that Ryan was from a Muggle family, Qiu originally wanted to teach him some basic knowledge about the wizarding world.

But after a brief exchange, she was surprised to find out.

Ryan was no stranger to anything in the magical world, and in her opinion, he was even knowledgeable enough!

When talking about some things, Ryan gave Qiu the feeling that he was not like a young wizard who had just entered school, but more like her father who was a curse breaker at Gringotts - elegant, calm and wise.

And when Qiu asked Ryan where his knowledge came from.

"I bought some books at Flourish and Blotts."

Ryan held up the book "Walking with Vampires" in his hand, indicating that he had done a little preview work.

"You are amazing."

Qiu sighed, "You will definitely be sorted into Ravenclaw."

But she actually has a strong desire to win, and she doesn't want to be surpassed in knowledge by a young wizard who has just entered school.

So she quickly changed the topic to what she was best at.