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Chapter 4067 4069 [Hogwarts]

"How did you do it?" James Potter and Sirius Black were shocked again. They didn't expect that Xiang Nan just waved his hand and the clothes were changed. It was really amazing.

"The quick-changing-clothes spell comes from One Hundred Practical Spells for Daily Use." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "It's not very powerful, but it's very practical."

"One Hundred Practical Spells for Household Use" contains various practical small spells, such as cleaning spells, organizing spells, packing spells, descaling spells, changing clothes spells, painting spells, pasting spells, insect repelling spells and so on.

These spells are not very powerful, let alone compared with the three unforgivable curses, they are not even comparable to the sleeping spell, petrification spell, cutting spell, obstacle spell, etc. But they are very practical in daily life.

Lily and the other two were envious when they saw this.

Because they didn't know how to change clothes, they had to take off their coats before changing into school uniforms. And because there were people of the opposite sex in the car, it was inevitably a bit awkward.

"The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train and we will take it to school for you." A voice echoed on the train.

Lily, James, and Sirius suddenly became nervous.

Although they learned from Xiang Nan that they didn't have to duel with trolls or venture into the dragon's lair, they could complete the sorting just by putting on hats.

  But what if the Sorting Hat deems them unqualified and unworthy of being assigned to any house?

The train slowly slowed down and finally stopped. The students immediately pushed and shoved, rushing to the door.

"Don't be impatient, wait until they finish getting off." Lily also wanted to squeeze in, but Xiang Nan held her back.

James Potter and Sirius Black were impatient and rushed to get off the car.

……

After a while, the other students got off the bus.

Only then did Xiang Nan and Lily get out of the car leisurely, avoiding the chaotic scene of pushing and shoving just now.

After getting off the bus, I saw that it was pitch black outside and I could only see some dark shadows moving around.

"First-year students! First-year students, come here!" Just then, a rough and loud voice shouted.

Xiang Nan and Lily followed the sound and saw a giant standing there. Because there were freshmen around him, he stood out even more.

"Wow~" Lily couldn't help but exclaimed when she saw him, "He is really tall."

Xiang Nan nodded, knowing that he was Rubeus Hagrid, the key keeper and gamekeeper of Hogwarts.

The so-called key manager is not the old man who guards the message room as people think, but a very important position.

Because in medieval Europe, due to limited productivity, precision machinery such as locks were very rare and were only used to lock the most valuable items. The key manager was usually the most trusted person of the owner.

This tradition has continued to this day, so Hagrid's appointment as the key keeper of Hogwarts by Dumbledore shows his absolute trust in him.

Hagrid was also proud of it and was willing to go through fire and water for Dumbledore and remain loyal to him.

"Come on, follow me. Are there any first-year students? Watch your step. Okay! First-year students, follow me!" Hagrid shouted, holding a lantern and leading the way.

The freshmen followed closely behind Hagrid, but even with his lantern alone, they couldn't really illuminate the path under their feet. In addition, the path was steep and narrow, so the freshmen slipped and stumbled, and walked very hard.

"Fluorescent flashing!" Seeing this, Xiang Nan took out his magic wand, and then a soft, bright light came out from the tip of the wand, immediately illuminating the road under his feet.

"Wow~" All the freshmen around were surprised. They didn't expect that Xiang Nan, a freshman, could already cast magic. Under Xiang Nan's guidance, everyone's journey became much easier.

……

As everyone walked along this narrow path, a black lake suddenly appeared at the end.

On the other side of the lake, on the high hillside, stood a majestic castle, with towering spires and warm candlelight shining through the windows, swaying under the reflection of the starry sky.

"Wow~" Lily couldn't help but exclaim.

This was the first time she had seen such a majestic and magnificent castle.

"Freshmen, get on board. Remember, no more than four people are allowed on each boat." Hagrid pointed to the small boats docked at the pier by the lake.

The freshmen then boarded the boat one after another, and Xiang Nan also helped Lily get on board.

"But I don't know how to row a boat." Lily said worriedly after getting on the boat.

"Don't worry, the boat is cast with magic. It will move by itself without rowing." Xiang Nan said with a smile.

Sure enough, after everyone got on the boat, Hagrid led the way and the other small boats followed automatically, so there was indeed no need to row.

The fleet sailed across the mirror-like lake. Everyone was silent, gazing at the huge castle that towered into the clouds. When they approached the cliff where the castle was located, the castle seemed to tower over their heads.

"Draw your heads!" Hagrid shouted as the first boats approached the cliffs.

Everyone lowered their heads as the boat carried them through the ivy curtain covering the face of the cliff to the hidden open entrance.

The group walked along a dark tunnel and finally arrived at a place similar to an underground dock, and then climbed up a ground covered with gravel and pebbles.

The freshmen got off the boat one after another, and under the light of Hagrid's lantern, they climbed up a tunnel in the rock, passed through a flat and wet meadow under the shadow of the castle, climbed up a long stone staircase, and finally gathered in front of a huge oak door.

"Is everyone here?" Hagrid asked, then raised his huge fist and knocked on the castle door three times.

The door opened immediately. A tall black-haired witch in emerald green robes stood in front of the door. She wore a pair of square glasses and had a serious expression.

Xiang Nan recognized her as Professor Minerva McGonagall, the Head of Gryffindor House, the professor of Transfiguration at Hogwarts, and an Animagus who could transform into a cat.

"These are the first years, Professor McGonagall," Hagrid introduced.

"Thank you, Hagrid. Let me take over now." Professor McGonagall nodded and said to the freshmen, "Freshmen, follow me."

She opened the door behind her and saw a huge entrance hall, just like Gringotts, with torches burning around the stone walls.

The ceiling was so high that you could hardly see the top. In front of the room was a grand marble staircase leading upstairs.

The first students followed Professor McGonagall along the stone floor.

Xiang Nan heard the buzzing voices of hundreds of people coming from the door on the right. Students from other classes in the school must have arrived...but Professor McGonagall took the freshmen to a small empty room at the other end of the hall.

Everyone rushed in, rubbing shoulders and gazing nervously at everything around them.