Harry Potter’s Morning Light

  Chapter 657 "Orient Express"

  If the Renaissance is the golden age of the Mediterranean period, then the industrial revolution driven by the steam engine is the most proud era in Britain, and people even named that era the steam age.

However, with the rise of the second industrial revolution, the era of steam has declined, and it has become a symbol in people’s memory. The steam train that used to fly on the railway was replaced by an electric locomotive, and it was in the King’s Cross station built in the Victorian era. There is no sign of the steam train anymore.

  Nine and three-quarters platform is for teachers and students who go to Hogwarts to study. It is a kind of social welfare like Knight Bus. Although there are tickets, passengers will not be charged.

The European special train at    platform seven and one-half requires a toll. In 1994, the undersea tunnel between Britain and France was opened to traffic. This tunnel is not accessible to cars, but trains.

  The idea of ​​establishing a fixed passage across the strait can be traced back to the time of Napoleon I in the early 19th century. But at that time, technology and the relationship between Britain and France have been put on hold. The main reason for Britain’s long-standing opposition to the construction of the Strait Tunnel is that considering the military risks, Muggles hope to use the Strait as a natural defense against military invasions from the European continent. barrier.

  With the changes in the international situation, the United Kingdom has joined the European Community. In order to establish a more convenient and efficient passage between the United Kingdom and the European continent, the British-French submarine tunnel project is put on the agenda again.

But what prevented tunnel construction at this time was not the political situation, but the issue of money. From the signing of the Canterbury Treaty on the tunnel connection between France and Britain on February 12, 1986 to the official opening to traffic on May 7, 1994, it lasted 8 years. More than a year, the tunnel was operated by Eurotunnel Technology Co., Ltd. at a cost of about 10 billion pounds. However, because of the high cost of tunnel construction, the debt was heavy. In the end, the government relied on private capital investment to alleviate this problem.

  As long as there is a profitable place, Malfoy can be seen. The European train from the seven and one-half platform and the Muggle electric train share the undersea tunnel.

The Hogwarts Express was originally designed and manufactured by Muggle engineers in Cheshire, England. It used a steam-driven engine, but the steam engine in it was removed when it was delivered. Although it came with a coal water truck, it actually It is not used at all, the Hogwarts Express is driven by magic.

The European special train uses the same "steam front" as the Hogwarts Express. Pomona extremely suspects that it is caused by Malfoy's lack of Muggle technology. The Hogwarts Express uses red paint. The European special trains It was brushed green, which looked like a huge forest.

  This is a sleeper car, which is different from the Muggle train on platform 7 next door, which has densely arranged seats in order to carry as many passengers as possible. Its interior is very luxurious, the beds are lengthened and widened, double beds and family suites are set up, there are shiny tableware in the dining car, and there are crystal chandeliers in the corridors. On the Gwartz Express, the old witch pushing a load of sweets, they have received professional training and are "senior flight attendants" with white gloves on their hands.

This car is like a mobile luxury hotel, which is completely designed for "high-class people". Ordinary civilians in the magical world generally use Muggle transportation. The purpose is to be convenient and fast, and to reduce the use of on the road. Time to reach the destination as soon as possible.

This train is to allow travelers to enjoy the fun of travel. Before the undersea tunnel is completed, the train will stop at the port on the British side, and passengers will take a ferry to France. The second train waiting on the shore will send passengers to Continental Europe, therefore, the departure time from King's Cross Station in the UK is three o'clock in the afternoon.

After the tunnel was opened to traffic, the departure time was changed to 6:25 in the afternoon. The sky began to darken. When there was no scenery outside the window, the train just entered the submarine tunnel. When the next day dawns, you can see the bright scenery of France. Up.

The new rich class such as Umbridge and the Smith family hope to gain the "climbing psychology" of noble identity. She bought Slytherin's locket and got married with Helga Hef Puff. Kind of psychology.

   Declining nobles desperately maintain the old glory, marriage is often the best way. Rose of the movie Titanic married American steel tycoon Carl, and Greengrass married the notorious but rich Malfoy family to maintain "aristocratic dignity."

People sometimes have to admire the magic that money brings. It can indeed buy a lot of things, even love. Ordinary women like Rose who treat money like dung can’t afford it. Monet’s painting is now worth much. ?

After the godfather and godmother took a nap in the study, Draco also got up. After drinking the tranquilizer, he calmed down a lot, and he was able to eat meat normally, but Draco became very silent and his face was haggard. , Not as "water spirit" as he was when he was a child.

  When Draco first entered school, his eyes were transparent and shiny like crystals, but now he looks like a goldfish, his eyes are dull, as if he has lost that kind of spirituality.

He took Astonia to King’s Cross Station to see his godfather and godmother off. The young handsome man and beauty were very eye-catching. Coupled with his identity as a Death Eater, other passengers on this train could not help but look towards Pomona and Sever. Luss glanced more at the middle-aged passenger.

On August 22, 1994, the Quidditch World Cup was held in a Muggle camp in England. In the semifinals, Scotland lost to Transylvania, Scotland lost to Luxembourg, Wales lost to Uganda, and only Ireland Defeated Peru to enter the final. According to reason, the Quidditch World Cup should be held in Ireland, but Fudge decided to set the stadium in England.

  The contradiction between British wizards is not as deep as that between Muggles, and everyone is barely "one country."

  The match was originally a success, but after the match, the Death Eater riots and twist attacks cast a shadow over the World Cup.

Mr. Roberts had never seen wizards for the selected family of Muggles, let alone know the money that wizards gave him. He thought that the people who came to his camp were all foreigners, and the memory canceller of the Ministry of Magic had to do it on him for one day. Forgotten spells several times.

  Later, their family was tortured by Death Eaters and floated in the air. After the riots subsided, the memory writer again used the Forgetting Curse on him. August was obviously summer, but he said Merry Christmas, as if people were stupid.

  The Ministry of Magic Muggles controlled by Kingsley at least don't have to worry about wizards playing with them. The Order of the Phoenix is ​​pro-Muggle sect, and now it is the wizard's turn to guard against Muggles.

After all, the international secrecy law protects the interests of Muggles. If the wizard’s daughter is bullied by the Muggle kid, the wizard father cannot have revenge, otherwise he may be sent to Azkaban like Albus Dumbledore’s father. .

  The wizarding villages in Europe are almost all in remote areas far away from Muggle cities, and many Muggle-operated trains do not lead to those places.

When the train’s whistle sounded and the captain blew his whistle to signal that the train was about to depart, Pomona kissed Astonia and Draco face-to-face, and then carried a picnic basket and followed "Ofiyo "X" boarded the train behind him.

There are always not enough cars in Hogwarts, and there is no seat number on the ticket. Everyone can only find a place to sit. No one knows who will meet in the next car. In the future, they will become friends, enemies, or enemies. Couple.

   "What are you doing with a picnic basket? Isn't there no food in the car?" Before leaving, Severus asked her, in his eyes, there was nothing that money could not buy.

  The answer Pomona gave him was a mysterious smile.

  Food can reunite everyone. In that dream, she took a picnic basket with a lot of food to share with other people. They were so many that she could hold a banquet.

  It is a pity that there are so many people with Lily, but Severus is the only one who can be invited to participate.

In the last scene in   The Godfather, all the people attending the birthday party of the old Creon went to the next door. Only Mike was left in the restaurant facing the table full of rich food, only the voice of speaking outside the door.

  They may be Mike’s memories, or they may be ghosts wandering in the world.

  After going back to the box for a while, she can close the door so that if someone is talking outside the door, she can pretend that they are all gone.

  But only she knows this secret, she will not tell him.

  (End of this chapter)