The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

The three of them got into the carriage, and even though the carriage was not full, it started to move slowly.

With the creaking of the wheels, the carriage stumbled slowly towards Hogwarts.

Tom opened the window and let the faint smell of musty and straw in the car disperse with the wind. Soon, the majestic cast-iron doors of Hogwarts appeared in Tom's field of vision. This was the first time Tom saw the main entrance of Hogwarts. As a first-year student, he took a boat across the lake and failed to see it. See the main entrance.

There are many stone pillars on both sides of the main entrance. The tops of the stone pillars are carved with warthogs with wings.

It is said that four like-minded founders got together and vowed to build the best magic school in the world. Later, it is said that Rowena Ravenclaw dreamed one night that she was lured to a cliff by a lake by a warthog. She observed the terrain there in her dream and felt that it was a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers. So early the next morning, she searched along the path in the dream, and finally found the place in the dream, and established Hogwarts there with her friends.

Well, the English name for warthog is wart hog, and the reverse is Hogwarts, which makes sense. But another legend is not so reasonable, that is: the land at Hogwarts is Slytherin's property.

You know, Ravenclaw followed the route in the dream to find its location, and it turned out that this land happened to be Salazar Slytherin's? What a coincidence, right?

So there are two possibilities. One is that Slytherin invited his friends to his territory, and then Ravenclaw finally found this location. In the future, if Slytherin falls out with his friends, he will actually run away from home - or be kicked out...

To be honest, if this were the case, Slytherin would be a bit miserable.

But the second possibility is higher: after Ravenclaw found the location, Slytherin bought the land. Although Hogwarts was a vast area in later generations: there was a lake, a flat land, a castle and a huge Forbidden Forest, Slytherin probably didn't pay much money - maybe even for free.

After all, you have to consider that this was the Scottish Highlands in the eleventh century AD. The rulers of Scotland in the eleventh century had been in a cycle of internal fighting - changing kings - fighting with England - internal fighting. The kings had changed a lot and they had no time to care. Slytherin could really take advantage of the troubled waters while others were not paying attention. , take over this territory - use confusion spells, soul-stealing curses and the like.

Anyway, the four of them worked together to cast magic on the land and hid Hogwarts. After hiding it, there is no need to pay.

The carriage passed through the gate and finally came to the foot of the castle. The little wizards filed in and entered the brightly lit auditorium.

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At this time, Harry and Ron were still in heaven.

If Harry had seen stinky tofu, he would have felt like he had been smoked into a piece of stinky tofu, but he had not seen this oriental delicacy, but he did see blue cheese and canned herring. Harry felt like the Ford now smelled like blue cheese mixed with canned herring.

The stench of despair.

The car window was naturally open, but the fresh air pouring in from the car window couldn't take away the stubborn stench. If it weren't for being in mid-air, they would have wanted to open the car door.

Ron's eyes were filled with tears, and he really felt the injustice of fate at this moment. They are also students, and some people can sit comfortably in the carriage and taste ice-cold pumpkin juice. But I had to drive in a foul-smelling environment with smoke coming out of my throat.

Ancient wisdom: When the house leaks, it rains all night, and when the boat is late, there is a strong wind. Often one bad thing will lead to a second bad thing. For example, some people will be surprised to find that the house they rented has been returned after their flight back to China is interrupted...

The three Harrys were faced with this situation: the engine of the Ford car was whining.

"It's too tired. It has never flown so far before." Ron explained uneasily, but he suspected that the previous sewage was to blame.

The sky gradually darkened, and stars appeared in the night sky. Harry put on his robes, and the wipers in front of the windshield were already swaying in a silent protest from the Ford.

But the protest was ineffective. Harry and Ron have to get to Hogwarts.

Finally, Hogwarts Castle appeared on the horizon, and the Ford had reached its limit. Its engine made a groan-like sound, and steam spewed out of the hood. Ron was desperate: there was nothing he could do. . All I could do was hold the steering wheel and whisper to the Ford to hold on.

When the car crossed the Black Lake in the air, Harry's heart almost stopped: if the car suddenly fell into the lake, all three of them would die here today. While Harry was trying to remember how to swim, the car dashed across the lake with dignity and then stalled.

The car continued to move forward based on its inertia, but it was also falling rapidly. Ron used all his strength to successfully turn the steering wheel and let the car pass over the greenhouse and vegetable field——

boom! The car shook violently and hit a tree. The car was a mess, Harry hit the windshield, Hedwig was screaming loudly, Lockhart's teeth had bitten his lip, and his mouth was filled with blood. Ron was the worst. His wand was broken, with only a few splinters of wood attached.

What's even worse is that they soon discovered that the tree they hit seemed to be alive! Branches as thick as pythons whipped the car angrily, causing the Ford to scurry away.

In the end, the Ford escaped from the Whomping Willow's attack range before it was blown up. But its endurance for the passengers reached its limit: they were ejected from the carriage along with their luggage.

The car emitted steam and disappeared deep into the woods.

Ron watched with despair as the car's taillights disappeared from sight.

After breaking his wand and losing his car, he could no longer look straight at his future.

When a person falls into a pit, someone will often step up and kick him deeper. Lockhart wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and came to Ron, "You need my help, don't worry, it only requires a simple little spell!"

He pulled out his wand, and with a whoosh, Ron's wand was completely broken into two pieces.

"Let's go." Lockhart smiled awkwardly and walked away.

Harry and Ron struggled to carry the broken box towards the school. Harry tried to use the Levitation Charm, but his spells were not enough to move the heavy boxes.

When they staggered to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Lockhart was already lagging behind, but when Harry looked back at Lockhart, he only saw Lockhart pointing his wand at them. both.

He showed a bright smile: "Everything is forgotten!"