Chapter 16: The Hogwarts Express

Chapter 16: The Hogwarts Express

In the early morning of September 1st, Sherlock packed his belongings and boarded the train to London from the Surrey railway station. He lives near downtown London, and reaching King’s Cross Station took only thirty minutes.

Sherlock easily found the wall between Platform Nine and Platform Ten with the ticket that Professor McGonagall gave him.

Many people can clearly see that some peculiar people are gathered in this area. For example, a group of children pushing carts, most of them with an owl on them, and some adults dressed in weird clothing.Visitt novelbin(.)co/m for the latest updates

They wore dark robes, and some even wore pointed hats that can only be seen in theatre clubs, attracting the attention of many passersby.

“I need to remind you to put away your hat when you get to the Muggle station! These Muggles think your hat is weird!” Beside the witch with the pointed hat, her husband wore a suit and beach shorts on his lower body. He glared at her and muttered lowly.

In dissatisfaction, the witch removed her hat from her head, “But why do I think these people seem to be looking at you more than me?”

“Nonsense, I’m dressed according to how Muggles dress normally. Do you think it’s because of Vicky?”

Hearing his father’s question, the fifth-year Hogwarts student covered his face, and now he wanted to find the crack to get in quickly. He had already reminded his parents at home, but nothing changed.

Sherlock couldn’t help but laugh when he saw this family, but he was acting professional and didn’t laugh to the point it was noticeable. To avoid attracting attention, these wizards who came to send their children to school did not gather together and stay put.

Instead, they casually loitered around the station, waiting for everyone to pass through that wall individually. Even if some of them dress strangely, when they pass through to Platform 93⁄4, those Muggles who have been paying attention to them will be unaware and divert their attention.

After that, they will forget about it, as if nothing had happened.

This is an effect of the Muggle-Repelling Charm. Wizards will use this magic when they have large gatherings or cannot avoid Muggle’s existence, so they use this to avoid exposing their identity.

Those with the children entered Platform 93⁄4 in an orderly manner, and it was Sherlock’s turn who was also waiting.

He didn’t have many things in his hand, only a simple suitcase. As for the owl he specially bought, he let it fly to Hogwarts by itself yesterday. Holding the suitcase in his hand and looking at the wall before him, Sherlock took a small and trotted all the way forward.

“The Chamber of Secrets” and “The Basilisk”. These are the only things he knows from the second Harry Potter book.

Roughly, a secret room in Hogwarts was opened, and a large serpent called “The Basilisk” was released, which has been attacking students at Hogwarts throughout the year. But it seems that none of the students in the castle died because of it, and a person named Voldemort is behind all of this.

As for what happened to the rest, he didn’t remember any of it.

He was unable to recall anything more and stopped thinking. He took out his wand and tapped lightly on the parchment with “The Chamber of Secrets” and “The Basilisk” written on it. The piece of parchment was instantly torn.

The Severing Charm is the most difficult of the basic spells, and it is also one of the spells that Sherlock has been able to use proficiently. After he opened the window and threw the pile of paper scraps out, he found that there was a Ford sedan flying in the sky just above the moving train.

Inside the car, he could clearly see Harry and Ron’s faces. Harry seemed to see him and waved at him excitedly.

Sherlock’s eyes widened, and it was only at this time that he remembered that Harry and Ron driving the flying car to school was part of the original plot of the second book.

He looked at the car above his head that gradually lifted into the sky and turned into a small black spot. He couldn’t help but sigh.

“Those kids, they are still young and already doing this kind of stuff.” He muttered again.

“Did they reach the destination safely? They should be.”

Harry and Ron did find it fun at this time.

“I think I saw Professor Forrest on the train just now!” Harry said excitedly.

Ron was sitting in the driver’s seat and couldn’t help but get excited, “He must be impressed by us now!”

“Not only him, but I think everyone at Hogwarts will be impressed!”