Chapter 78

The last few days of vacation at Lovegood's house were like a busy day for Maka.

Instead of holding his notebooks, he accompanied Luna to catch fish and insects in the back mountain, and then leaned against the shade of the tree to take a nap.

But the opening day of school soon came, and Maka had to end his real holiday.

Shenofilius took Maka and Luna to King's Cross station, watched them pass through the wall column, and hurried back to work.

I don't know if they came too early. There were almost no people on platform 9 and 3 / 4.

Well, except for Hagrid's huge figure, which can be seen from a distance.

Maka took Luna to the front and found that another person was being blocked by Hagrid's body like a wall.

"Good morning, Professor Hagrid." Marca patted Hagrid on the arm. "Oh, by the way, and Professor Lupin... I'm looking forward to your course."

Luna next to Maka also nodded slightly to the two to show politeness.

"Oh -- Maka, how do you know --" Hagrid looked at Maka in surprise.

"It's nothing. When I saw the monster books of monsters in lichen bookstore, I was ready." Maka spread her hands and said calmly.

"Ha ha! I heard that those books gave the bookstore manager a headache for a while!" Professor Lupin, opposite Hagrid, laughed.

Although lupin should still be young, there are many wrinkles on his face. His hair was gray, his clothes were ragged, and his worn robe was covered with patches. He looked tired.

But the mischievous energy of speaking vaguely revealed his unruly and calm heart.

Lupin obviously already knew Maka, a low-key and talented student. He chatted enthusiastically with Maka, often joked, and didn't regard him as a child at all.

It's worth mentioning that Maka gave Hagrid some suggestions on curriculum arrangement, but it's really uncertain whether Hagrid can listen to it.

Luna stood aside and quietly looked at Maka's side face. Gradually, there were more students around.

"Well, get in the car! Maka... And miss Lovegood." lupin smiled.

When Maka followed lupin on the Hogwarts Express train and planned to take Luna back, she reached out and pulled ramaka's sleeve.

"I'll go to my friends. Will you come too?" Luna said softly.

Maka looked at the back of lupin walking in front and Luna. She couldn't help thinking for a moment.

"Luna, I have something else..." Maka said. "Take this. If you encounter Dementors, open the cork."

He said and put a milky white potion bottle into Luna's hand.

"Well, keep these chocolates. If you feel uncomfortable, eat them. They work."

Marca watched Luna walk into a compartment and then continued to walk back.

Although he wanted to keep Luna with him. But perhaps the best choice is to be far away from home. After all, something unpleasant will probably happen in a while.

After a while, the train began to move slowly with steam.

At this time, Harry, Ron and Hermione, who had been delayed a little by the Weasleys, came. They looked for empty carriages along the corridor, but all the carriages were full.

Walking, they found that they had reached the last carriage.

"Oh - Marca!" Hermione said in surprise.

Harry was equally happy, except Ron's face was a little bad.

Maka stood up and welcomed the three of them in. He naturally stretched out his hand, hooked Ron's shoulder and pulled him to his side.

"Hey, don't care so much," Maka whispered. "I know what you're thinking, but anyway, it's over..."

"Oh - I think so," Ron whispered.

I could see that the expression on his face seemed a little relaxed.

"Marca, who's that?" Harry asked, pointing to the man in the corner.

Lupin was probably a little tired because he was in a hurry. After chatting with Maka for a while, he said he wanted to take a nap first.

At the moment, he is leaning against the window and sleeping gently!

"The new professor of defense against the dark arts this semester, Mr. lupin." Maka whispered, "believe me, he is a qualified professor."

"Oh, I hope so... I mean, if it's like you said, I hope he can grow longer," Harry said.

"But he looks weak?" at least Ron Ken spoke near Marca, although he still looked a little cautious. "Oh, by the way, Harry, what did you want to say to us in the aisle?"

Harry told them about the Weasleys' argument and the warning Mr. Weasley had just given him.

When he finished, Ron seemed to have been struck by lightning, and Hermione put her hands over her mouth.

"Sirius Black escaped to chase you? Oh, Harry... You must be more careful, be very careful! Don't ask for trouble, Harry..." Hermione kept telling him.

"I'm not asking for trouble," said Harry angrily. "Usually trouble comes to me."

"Let me see, there's no need to worry so much." Maka said calmly. "Hogwarts is safe. Just don't run around."

But it's obviously a little unrealistic to let the three little lions share in peace.

Before long, Harry and the three began to discuss some interesting shops in Hogsmeade village.

"Ron, do you know Hogsmeade well?" Hermione asked sharply. "I read from the book that this is the only place in Britain without Muggles..."

"Yes, I think so," said Ron carelessly, "but that's not why I want to go. I just want to go to Duke honey!"

"What's that?" Hermione asked.

"It's a candy store," Maka said casually. "There are some strange candy in it, but I have to say that some of them are good."

"But Hogsmeade is a very interesting place, isn't it?" Hermione asked eagerly. "The book wizard monuments says that the small hotel is the headquarters of the monster rebellion in 1612, and the screaming hut may be the most haunted house in Britain -"

"Are you afraid of ghosts?" asked Marca. "Haven't you ever been to Nick's death party?"

"No! I'm not afraid, I'm just curious..." said Hermione, not too much. "It's good to leave school for a while and explore Hogsmeade, isn't it?"

"I think so," said Harry dully. "When you feel this way, be sure to tell me."

"What do you mean?" said Ron.

"I can't go. The Dursleys didn't sign me the consent form, and fudge refused."

"Won't you go?" Ron exclaimed. "But... Maybe... Professor McGonagall or someone else will approve you."

Harry gave a dry laugh.

Professor McGonagall, Dean of Gryffindor college, is a very strict man.

"-- or we can ask Fred and George, who know every secret way out of the castle --"

"Ron!" said Hermione sharply. "With black at large, I don't think Harry should sneak out of school! And Marca said..."

"Yes, I expected Professor McGonagall to say that when I asked for approval," said Harry painfully.

"Marca should go too?" Ron immediately turned his head and looked expectantly at Marca. "In that case, black wouldn't dare --"

It seems that all the disagreements in his heart have been washed away by fun.

"Oh, Ron, stop talking nonsense," Hermione snapped. "Black has killed so many people in the crowded street. I don't want Maka and Harry to have an accident..."

As she spoke, she fumbled and untied the strap tied on the crook mountain basket.

That's the pet cat Hermione just bought in Diagon lane. She thinks crook mountain is cute, but Ron obviously doesn't think so.

"Don't let this thing out!" cried Ron.

But it was late. Crook mountain jumped out of the basket easily, stretched, yawned, and jumped on Ron's leg.

The drum in Ron's pocket trembled, and Ron drove away crook mountain angrily.

"Go away!"

"Ron, come on!" Hermione said angrily.

"Oh, by the way," asked Harry curiously, looking at the crook mountain that jumped on Marca's lap. "Where's your owl? Why can't you see it all the time?"

Maka shook her head when she heard the speech.

"You mean MafA? I don't always see it... It likes to fly around and stay in the Forbidden Forest during the summer vacation."

The three little lions immediately looked at Maka in surprise, but Maka was still very calm.

While stroking the hair of crook mountain, he said faintly: "MafA is a very assertive owl. Maybe it has been locked up for a long time before, and now it likes the feeling of freedom."

The Hogwarts Express train steadily headed north. The scenery outside the window gradually turned into continuous woods and the surrounding environment became darker and darker.

At the same time, the clouds overhead are getting thicker and thicker.

Outside the door of their carriage, people kept walking back and forth. Crook mountain now collapsed safely on Marca's legs. Its flattened face turned to Ron, and its yellow eyes were always staring at Ron's pocket.

At one o'clock, the food cart came plopping to the door of their carriage.

"Do you think we should wake him up?" Ron looked awkwardly at Professor Lupin, who still looked tired in his sleep. "He looked as if he needed to eat."

"Don't worry, I have a lot of food in my box. Wait until he wakes up!"

Maka stopped Hermione who wanted to wake lupin up and motioned that they just need to take care of their stomach first.

"The professor told me before going to bed that he was just a little tired."

In the afternoon, it began to rain, and the outline of the continuous hills outside the window gradually blurred in the rain curtain.

At this time, they heard footsteps in the corridor outside. Several people seemed to be slowly approaching here