The Shopkeeper of All Worlds in the British Wizarding World

Chapter 6 The Journey Beginning at Platform Nine and Three-quarters

Early the next morning, Ryan's family got up early to clean up.After breakfast, Lambert and Sally put on their coats for going out.

After packing their luggage, the three got into the car together.Ryan looked at Sally in the passenger seat and asked in surprise, "Mom, aren't you going to work today?"

"It's the first time in your life that you left home to go to school in other places, so I asked for leave today to see you off." Mrs. Sally smiled.

Because it was a bit of a traffic jam on Sunday, it was already around [-]:[-] when we arrived at King's Cross Station.

According to Mr. Arthur's previous reminder, they came between the ninth platform and the tenth platform.

When he got here, Ryan discovered that there were more than a dozen pillars here, and they didn't know which pillar nine and three-quarters stood on.

You can't hit them one by one, that would be too stupid.

Fortunately, there is still more than half an hour before the departure, and they still have enough time to find the platform.

After 5 minutes, when everyone was getting a little anxious, a timid voice came from the side.

"I'll remember to write a letter every week and let the owl bring it to you."

"I hope you don't forget, Neville." An old woman sighed.

After listening to this conversation, Ryan's eyes lit up and followed the voice.I saw a serious old lady and a round-faced boy, wearing black robes that didn't fit in with the surroundings, walking over pushing a luggage cart.

Ryan pulled the hem of Mr. Lambert's clothes, then pushed up the trolley and followed.

"Hello ma'am, I'm a freshman at Hogwarts. Now I want to go to platform nine and three-quarters. But I don't know where that platform is?"

"Muggle-born freshman?" The old lady smiled and pointed to the boy beside her. "My grandson Neville is also a first-year freshman this year. You should all be here for the first time." After that, the old lady said to the two children: "Just go straight to the ticket gate between platforms 9 and 10. Just walk. Don't stop, don't be afraid, just go straight in. If you're nervous, you can run."

Then the old lady turned to the Ryan family: "Muggles can't get in that platform, so you have to say goodbye outside. But don't worry, I will accompany the two children in."

After hugging his parents and comforting his mother whose eye circles were starting to turn red, Ryan pushed the car and rushed to the pillar on the platform.The moment he was about to approach the wall, Ryan closed his eyes nervously.

But the expected collision did not happen, and he continued to push the car forward.Open your eyes, a crimson steam locomotive is parked beside the platform full of passengers.A sign on the train read: Hogwarts Express, eleven o'clock.

Water vapor permeated the platform, and the hooting of owls and human voices could be heard in the white mist, and cats of various colors crawled around under people's feet.

Soon, Neville and Granny came in from outside, and the first few cars were already full.The old lady and her two children found an empty compartment at the rear of the train.

After Ryan and Neville got into the car, Mrs. Longbottom used the Levitating Charm to help them put their luggage away.After exhorting Neville, he slowly walked into the white mist and disappeared.

"Your grandma is a bit strict, but he loves you very much," Ryan said to Neville.

"Maybe, but I'm still afraid of my grandma."

After a whistle, the train started.Lane watched the trees and houses flash by the car window, and he felt a sense of excitement. He knew that this time he was no longer just a bystander in the saga, but a participant in the story.

Because Neville was a bit shy, the two fell into a cold spot after introducing each other.When he was in embarrassment, Ryan suddenly discovered that a huge toad the size of an adult's palm was struggling to squeeze out of the door.

Ryan immediately pounced on toad and caught Toad. Neville was surprised when he saw it and said, "I obviously put Laifu in my bag, why did I run out again?"

Using this toad as an introduction, the two began to chat slowly.Chatting and chatting, the two found that they had a lot in common.For example, they are all only children in the family, and they are not raised by their biological parents.But whoever raised them loved them.

While chatting enthusiastically, suddenly the door of the compartment opened.A little brown-haired girl asked, "I'm free... Ryan, you're here."

It turned out to be Hermione Granger, who got on a bit late and couldn't find a seat in the front car.

After the three introduced each other, Hermione asked Neville curiously: "You were born into a magical family, so you must know a lot of magic, unlike us, who can only learn a little magic by ourselves in the short time before school starts."

"No, it's not like that," Neville replied. "My grandma didn't let me touch wands at all until I was 11 years old. They always think that if children use wands too early, bad things will happen. I even now a I can’t even cast magic, and I feel like I’m still too stupid.”

"No, it's not." Hermione and Ryan said in unison.Then Hermione made a please gesture.Ryan cleared his throat and said: "It's not right for you to think of yourself like this. I think your inferiority complex and external pressure have affected your study. As long as you can make a reasonable plan and stick to it, repeat it. Practice. Even if it is magic learning, it should be rewarding."

After speaking, Ryan pointed to Hermione; "I go to the same school as her, and her academic talent is actually much better than mine. But through good study plans and repeated practice, every final exam is better than her grades." It's good. So work hard and you'll be fine. When we get to school, I think we can help each other and get on with our studies."

After feeding Neville a lot of chicken soup, Neville looked a little better than before.The three of them began to exchange what they had seen and heard.

Ryan looked at Hermione and found that she seemed less conceited and defiant than on the train in the original book.Lane thinks this may be because in the original story, Hermione came to the wizarding world alone.For an 11-year-old girl, leaving a familiar environment and familiar people to a completely strange place will definitely feel lonely and scared.Then it is inevitable to use arrogance to put a layer of camouflage on yourself.

At noon, the three of them bought some food from the witch who sold snacks in the car.After filling his stomach, maybe because he got up too early in the morning and was too excited afterwards, Ryan felt sleepy and fell asleep leaning on the seat.

After a while, Ryan woke up and found that the sun outside was about to set, and it was time for school.Ryan saw that Hermione and Neville had fallen asleep leaning against their seats, so he went up and shook them awake.

After that, the three of them took turns changing their clothes in the compartment, and the speed of the train also slowed down. It seemed that it was indeed coming.

"The train will arrive at Hogwarts in 5 minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train, and we will send you to school." The voice echoed on the train.

It seems that I don't have to pull that dead suitcase by myself, which is really good news.

Is this the magical world?Ryan feels that although he has two lives, he is still very nervous.It felt as if the whole stomach had turned over.

He turned his head to find Hermione scratching her hair a little nervously, and Neville's face was starting to turn pale.

The train stopped slowly, the door opened, and the three jumped out together.I found myself on a small platform, and the students crowded together to occupy the entire platform.

Suddenly, there was a ding in my head

——Under the influence of you, the shopkeeper, the three-person Savior team failed to meet on the train, and gained 1 offset point.

What?Ryan was dumbfounded looking at the system information, which meant that if he wanted to get more offset points, he needed to do trouble at Hogwarts.It seems that my Hogwarts life is not so peaceful anymore.

(End of this chapter)