harry potter book of crimes

"Guards? Do we really need guards? Isn't it that recently...well, I mean, isn't it a lot safer outside recently?"

Early the next morning, the little wizards were ready to go out under Mrs. Weasley's constant urging.

But obviously, during this period, children must be escorted by guards when they go out - if something goes wrong, it won't be fun!

"This is very necessary," Sirius said seriously, "McLean also thinks so. He decided with us on the escort last night."

"Could it be that... you are also one of the candidates?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"Yes, McClane agreed to my recommendation." Sirius said, suddenly leaning down and transforming into a huge black dog.

"I never heard Maclean agree!" Mrs. Weasley screamed from the side.

"Sirius, I know you feel uncomfortable being stuck in the house, but you really can't run out." Lupine also helped stop the eager black dog, "Unless you want Harry to sneak into the house in the future.

Zkaban—because only then can he see you again."

Sirius, who had turned into a big black dog, whined a few times in dissatisfaction, and finally had no choice but to turn back and head back into the house.

"I guess he doesn't just want to escort you to King's Cross Station -" Lupine said helplessly, "I know Sirius's courage very well. If you don't stop him, he will definitely follow you on the train!

"

"Sirius just wants to see Harry more," Hermione pursed her lips and said sympathetically, "After all, school is about to start again, and there will be fewer opportunities for him to meet Harry."

Hearing what Hermione said, Ron suddenly sighed: "Oh! From this semester onwards, we really can't see Maka in school."

Hermione also looked dark when she heard this.

"Durmstrang?" She watched brothers Fred and George use magic spells to carry luggage downstairs, but her focus seemed to be on the air, "We didn't even figure out where Maka's school is...

Well...this is really bad! Very bad..."

"If I had known better, I wouldn't have sent that crucible to Maka. Sending cross-border letters is not cheap! Now I can't send a letter to Maka..." Ron couldn't help but cover his head and said in frustration.

"He seems to like that crucible quite a lot. I think that's enough." Fred chuckled as he passed by them.

However, before the words could be finished, everyone heard a scream, followed by a series of bangs and bangs. This was because Fred was too busy talking and didn't notice that the box he was controlling hit Ginny, causing

She fell down the stairs.

"You might get her hurt, you two idiots!"

"Filthy bastards, are you going to demolish the Black family mansion?"

Mrs. Weasley and Sirius' mother screamed hysterically together.

It's a chaotic morning, even though it's not much quiet here on weekdays...

After everything was packed up, Mrs. Weasley, complaining about her husband's failure to borrow a vehicle from the Ministry of Magic, walked with the other guards to King's Cross Station with the children.

The journey probably took more than twenty minutes!

As soon as they entered the station, everyone pretended to be nonchalant and wandered between platforms nine and ten.

After confirming that no Muggles around were paying attention, they leaned against the wall pillars one by one and entered platform nine and three-quarters.

The Hogwarts Express stopped there and puffed out steam as it did in previous years. The platform was still crowded with people, students who were bidding farewell to each other and their families.

Seeing such a familiar scene, the children finally felt a lot more relaxed - they had to be escorted by guards on the way here, which made them involuntarily nervous.

"Okay, remember to take good care of yourself." Lu Ping said, patting their arms one by one, "Be careful when writing letters. If there is something you are not sure about whether you should write it or not, just don't write it in.

Do you remember it?"

"It's great to get to know you." Tonks said, hugging Ginny and Hermione, "I'll look forward to our next meeting, I believe it won't be too far!"

"At least you can still see Maka when you go back. Maybe he's still hiding in the study!" Hermione said depressedly, "I don't know if he came to see us off..."

At this time, the whistle of the train ready to depart sounded, and the little wizards on the platform hurriedly crowded towards the train.

"Hurry up, hurry up!"

Mrs. Weasley hurriedly gave everyone a hug, and hugged Ron twice by mistake.

"If you still forget something, send a letter back and we'll have it delivered... Okay, okay, everyone, get in the car! Hurry up -"

"goodbye--"

The train started to move, and everyone gathered near the window and waved outside, looking at the Weasleys. The figures of Tonks and Lupin gradually shrank, and soon they could no longer be seen clearly.

"Harry must be tired of waiting at school again." Ron said, leaning against the window.

"Anyway, we'll see him soon, so let's give him a surprise then!" Hermione said casually, "I mean, you were chosen as a prefect."

"Okay," Fred patted Ron on the shoulder, "You don't want to stand here chatting all day, do you? We have something else to do, see you later!"

After saying that, he and George hurriedly disappeared into the crowd in the aisle.

The speed of the train was accelerating, the scenery outside the window was receding rapidly, and the wind whistled faintly in my ears.

"Oh, Ginny, let's find a carriage with you first!" Hermione turned around and said.

"Aren't you supposed to go to the prefect car?" Ginny smiled and said, "Don't mind me, I'm already in the fourth grade! Don't always treat me like a little girl like your mother..."

After that, she waved her hand and walked into the aisle.

After experiencing the Basilisk and the Chamber of Secrets in her first year of school, Ginny may not have changed much on the surface, but this lovely girl has actually become a lot stronger and more independent.

Of course, at home she will always be the youngest child who is pampered by all the family members.

After saying goodbye to Hermione and Ron, Ginny walked hard forward in the aisle, looking in every box she passed, but almost all of them were full of people.

Until the last carriage, she met a big boy who looked very clumsy. He was Harry's classmate and his name was...

"Longbottom?"

"What?"

Neville's round face was covered with sweat because he had to drag the box hard while holding on to his never obedient toad.

"Want to help?" Ginny looked at Neville and said, "It seems like it's difficult for you to deal with the toad and the box at the same time..."

"Oh! She's Ron's sister!" Neville gasped, "I think...oh, yes...then, can you get Leif for me?"

"No, no, no," Ginny waved her hands and said, "I would rather drag the box for you!"

As she was speaking, she suddenly squeezed past Neville and looked at the box behind him.

"Huh? Isn't there still room in here? Miss Lovegood is the only one -"

Neville groaned, as if he didn't want to go in.

"Don't be like this," Ginny laughed, "Although many people say she is a bit weird, she is MacLean's girlfriend! It's okay!"

She opened the door, helped Neville push the box in, then turned around and dragged her own box in.

"Hello, Luna!" Ginny said, "Can we sit here?"

Luna, who was leaning against the window in a daze, turned around and looked at Ginny who was talking to her in a daze.

Her long pale golden hair cast a hazy glow in the morning sun, and her silver-gray eyes were misty and ethereal.

Luna's appearance is definitely good. Although it is definitely not comparable to Beauxbatons' Fleur, no one can say that she is not beautiful.

However, her behavior and dress will always become her negative points.

Perhaps for easy access, she actually stuck the wand behind her ear; a "necklace" of butterbeer corks hung around her neck, and a stack of "The Quibbler" lay on her knees.

She glanced at Ginny and then at Neville, then nodded leisurely.

"Thank you." Ginny smiled at her.

"Would you like a copy of "The Quibbler"? Maka said that you are also his friend..." Luna tilted her head slightly, letting her light blond hair fall from her shoulders.

"Oh - no, no, thank you." Ginny looked at the magazine in her hand, with strange and suspicious pictures printed on the cover.

"That's such a pity..."

Luna put the magazine back on her lap and looked at Neville again.

"I don't know you." She said in a daze.

"McLean and I are in the same grade. If he was still in Hogwarts..." Neville said, but paused as if he realized something.

However, Luna seemed not to care about what he said.

"If he's not in Hogwarts, where can he go?" Luna looked out the window again, looking at the clouds in the sky and then fell into a daze.

As the train continued to travel north, the originally sunny weather gradually changed.

After a while, sporadic raindrops hit the window glass, the clouds became slightly denser, and the sun only occasionally showed its face.

Hermione and Ron also came from the prefects' carriage. After that, they chatted casually, and as time passed, it seemed that the whole day was not that long.

Soon, night fell inadvertently.

"It's time for us to change," Hermione finally said.

So, everyone hurriedly opened their suitcases and put on their school robes. Hermione and Ron carefully put their prefect badges on their chests.

Then, the train began to slow down slowly...