Chapter 647: The First Meeting on the Platform
As he waited for the last days of Hogwarts to start, Alexander's heart was filled with anticipation. In fact, ever since following Maca to Diagon Alley that day, he had developed a great curiosity about the mysterious and surprising life of wizards.
Talking to a dwarf leprechaun at Gringotts, being surrounded by a lot of owls in a pet shop, buying books on magic learning at a thrift store - although his family is not wealthy, many things can only be bought second-hand, but for Alexander, this alone is enough to excite him.
So when he went home that day and said goodbye to Maca, Alexander took the book and read it for a long time, and stayed in bed until late at night.
Of course, the most important thing was the brand new wand, the most expensive of the things he had ever bought that day, and one that was essential to becoming a wizard. The most incredible thing for him was that in the wand shop that day, he actually made that wand shine brightly!
Yes, it was at that moment that he suddenly realized that he was Alexander Wolfe, also a real wizard!
And today, September 1st, the wizarding campus called "Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry" has finally reached the official opening day!
Alexander haphazardly dressed himself, and before leaving the room, he carefully checked the calendar mark with his own eyes, and then ran out of the room with a red light on his face.
"Alex, pack yourself up and come over for breakfast!"
When he went downstairs, he saw his father standing at the table, pouring milk into a glass. Although breakfast was just ordinary hard bread, seeing his father greeting him as always was undoubtedly the scene he wanted to see the most.
"Good morning, Dad." "Well, good morning."
After happily saying good morning, Alexander ran off to wash up.
Just last night, he had a good conversation with his father. During the conversation, he heard his father's plans for the rest of his life.
To be honest, it is very hard to raise children alone, but fortunately, the appearance of the Hogwarts admission letter gave the father and son a choice. Hogwarts is tuition-free, and for that matter, both Mr. Wolf and the sensible Alexander are relieved.
After Alexander goes to school, Mr. Wolf will return to work so that his son can buy new textbooks and school supplies every year.
It was a sad year for them, of course, but it was also a year to start a new life.
After more than an hour, Alexander and his father had finished this simple but wonderful breakfast together, and the two of them went out together and boarded the subway to the train station.
"Oh...... Dad, I'll be alone from here! ”
Standing on the platform at King's Cross Station, Alexander took the old suitcase from his father with a ticket for the Hogwarts Express in his hand.
He had very little luggage, a small change of clothes other than a few things he had purchased earlier in Diagon Alley. In the end, he realized that he didn't even have this suitcase full, so he put in the storybooks that his mother used to read to him when he was a child.
At this moment, Alexander said goodbye to his father, and finally turned to look at the supporting wall between platforms 9 and 10 - Maca was not as careless as Hagrid, and he had already told Alexander how to enter the "Nine and Three-Quarters Platform".
But...... Asking people to "use their own brains to compare with the thick brick wall is harder than anyone else", everyone will hesitate, right?
“…… All you have to do is walk boldly against the wall, and for wizards, it's a place to cross without a hitch. ”
Alexander remembered what Maca had said to him, gritted his teeth and was about to drag his suitcase forward, when he heard an impatient voice behind him.
"Hey, I said - if you don't go, let me go first, okay?"
Alexander turned his head when he heard the sound, only to find that at some point, a black-haired boy with a small split head was already standing behind him. Because it was so close, he quickly stepped back and stepped aside.
"You're really not leaving?" The other party was at least half a head shorter than him, but in terms of momentum, he was surprisingly large, and even vaguely arrogant," ...... Then you let me go, I'll go first. ”
With that, the little split passed directly by Alexander's side, and with one hand, the cart full of luggage strode into the wall pillar. And in the next moment, the convenience effortlessly blended into the brick wall was gone.
Alexander subconsciously looked around, and found that although there was a flow of people coming and going, it seemed that no one had noticed the strange scene here.
He blinked, took a deep breath, and dragged his suitcase and rushed in.
He didn't feel anything—he thought that he was going to add a new experience to his life that ordinary people couldn't feel! But when you walk through the brick wall, as if you were walking in an open field, as soon as you close your eyes and open them, everything in your field of vision changes dramatically.
He could see that he was still crowded with passengers, but their dress had completely changed.
The platform sign was just above Alexander's head and read "Platform Nine and Three-Quarters." On the outer edge of the platform, a crimson steam train stopped motionless, and many boys and girls who were older than him, or about his age, were saying goodbye to their families and boarding the train one after another.
There are really a lot of people here, and it's even more noisy than just now, and there is no order in the chaos.
Of course, in addition to people, there are all kinds of small creatures everywhere on the platform. Alexander knew that the list of necessities had reminded him that he could bring his own pet, but his family didn't have the extra money to buy any owls or toads! Instead of buying a pet, it's better to keep it with parchment and ink.
“…… Harry, I'm sorry! I'm going to do my 'prefect duty'! Ha ha! ”
"Shut up! If you don't want the freshmen to laugh at your crooked back molars, don't laugh like a big fool here! ”
"Hermione was right, Ron...... While I don't care if you show off your prefect badge to me, I have to say that your back molars are a bit detrimental to your 'glorious image'. ”
"Stop talking about my back molars, it's innocent—"
Faintly, Alexander heard a few words of conversation coming from the crowd in front of him, and then there was a burst of laughter. Although he didn't see any "back molars", the imaginary picture in his mind made him grin. And at this moment, he suddenly found the back of the little split head that looked a little "dragging" just now.
In this strange wizarding world, he had known Maca alone from beginning to end, and now that he didn't know anyone around him, he naturally followed the only boy he had spoken to.
I thought there were enough people on the platform, but Alexander didn't expect that there were obviously more people in this carriage. It seems that it took a lot of time to say goodbye to my father at the entrance of the "other side", and it is probably not too early at this time.
He dragged his suitcase with great difficulty and walked towards the second half of the train, and after passing several crowded carriages, there were gradually fewer people in the aisle.
However, the little branch in front still didn't pick a box to enter, but continued to walk back - obviously there were already a lot of empty seats from here.
Alexander paused in the hallway, first glanced at a box that was not full, then at the boy's back, and finally chose to follow along.
He was already a curious child, and he had already developed a desire to find out about the future classmate who didn't speak well.
After passing several more carriages in a row, until there was no way to go any further, the little part-man turned and walked into the last compartment. Seeing this, Alexander couldn't help but speed up his progress a little, and then followed into the box.
"Why are you following me?" As soon as he entered the door, a question slammed his head on the door, "There are so many empty private rooms in front, why do you have to pick me here?" Want to find the difference? ”
Alexander was stunned when he heard this, to be honest, he still wanted to ask this question! Why did this guy not hesitate to kill all the way from the car near the front of the car to the back of the car?
"Oh, well...... "because it's quiet?" he thought for a moment. ”
This reason was naturally thought up by Alexander casually, and he really had no better excuse. But unexpectedly, the other party looked him up and down, and then used a kind of "Huh? You kid knows it too! He stared at him.
Soon, the two of them put their luggage away and sat down facing each other.
That little split head is obviously not the kind of boy who likes to talk nonsense, after all, people can run all the way to the back of the car for a moment of "quiet". Now that Alexander saw this, of course, it was not easy to take the initiative to speak.
But as Maka said, they had to spend a day on the train today, and it was a little awkward to sit like this.
"Uh...... From this day forward, we are classmates," Alexander said tentatively, "my name is Alexander Wolfe, and what about you?" ”
"Huh?" The little split snorted impatiently, "Ens Taon." ”