Wizard world without savior - Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Hogwarts on a carriage
The complexity in Jon’s heart cannot be described in words.
Facing this familiar yet unfamiliar world, the thing that can bring him the most sense of security is hearing information about the protagonist group in the original story.
But now Lily, who should have sacrificed her life to protect her son, is about to take him into Hogwarts, so Harry Potter, the prophesied savior, is most likely to be in trouble.
Now there is news that Hermione Granger has been brought into Hogwarts, which Lily calls the “taming field”.
The three little ones in the original book can be said to be completely fragmented, and Voldemort’s dark forces are countless times stronger than in the story.
This made Jon fantasize at first that the protagonist of Destiny is still there, and that there is still a sense of security in this world, but it is completely shattered.
His mood sank to the bottom like the sun that was setting in the west.
The sky gradually became completely dark, and the dim street lights on both sides of the road were turned on, illuminating the secluded road.
Lily suddenly stood up from the bench. She let go of the hand that had been holding the wand hidden in her trouser pocket, and took out a silver thing that looked like a lighter from her jacket pocket.
She pressed the button on the lighter, and the next moment, the street lights on both sides of the road went out.
It was very dark tonight, and after the light source disappeared, the surroundings were completely plunged into darkness.
When Lily took out the lighter, Jon also stood up. His arm was held by Lily. Not long after, he heard the faint sound of horse hooves in the darkness.
“Hogwarts is coming.”
The house with bright lights in the distant windows seemed to come alive, suddenly jumped to the side, and then jumped back to its original position, as if making way for something.
The sound of horse hooves became louder and louder, almost in his ears, and soon in the darkness, Jon vaguely saw a huge carriage!
The carriage was about the same size as the safe house he saw during the day, two to three meters high and five to six meters long. But the strange thing was that there was no sign of a horse in front of the carriage, as if there was no creature at all. Pulling it, the clear sound of horse hooves is so real.
The horse-less carriage stopped in front of Jon and Lily, and there was a person sitting in front of the carriage.
It was an extremely tall and strong man, and the proportions were so harmonious in this carriage that was like a small house.
He held two reins connected to the air in front of him. In the dark night, Jon couldn’t see his face clearly, but he felt the caring eyes looking towards him.
“Hello, child, this is the first time we meet. I am the driver of Hogwarts. You can call me Hagrid.”
Rubeus Hagrid, the gamekeeper and keykeeper of Hogwarts Castle in the original book, is a half-breed giant, but he is also a kind and gentle man.
Information about Hagrid came to Jon’s mind, and he didn’t forget to introduce himself.
“Hello Hagrid, my name is Jon Green.”
“Ah, nice to meet you Jon, and nice to see you safe and well Lily.”
“Thank you Hagrid, but this is not a safe place, I’m going to take him up there.” Lily said softly.
Hagrid raised the rein happily.
“Go quickly. Professor McGonagall has returned with a child in the afternoon. Dumbledore told me a good place. We will hold the welcome dinner there later!”
Lily led Jon to the rear of the carriage, and then she pulled out her wand and tapped on the wooden railing beside the carriage, and a wooden ladder extended down from above.
Jon followed Lily, stepped up the steps with her, opened the curtain, and walked into the carriage called Hogwarts.
As soon as they entered the carriage, they were in a wide hall.
The space here alone cannot be accommodated by a carriage that is only the size of a small house on the outside. There must be some magic that can expand the space inside.
In the foyer, an elderly witch with a straight back, wearing a dark green robe, curly black hair tied into a high bun, and square eyes on her face was standing here to greet them.
“Professor McGonagall, I’m sorry, I only brought back one child.”
After seeing the older witch, Lily stepped forward and hugged her lightly, and said guiltily at the same time.
Professor McGonagall’s serious and rigid face softened a lot, and she patted Lily’s back with her hand.
“Don’t say these words. It’ll be good if you can come back safely. You go and take a rest first. There will be a dinner party later. Leave this child to me.”
Lily nodded, handed Jon over to him, and then left from the hall.
After sending Lily away, Professor McGonagall’s expression turned serious again and looked at Jon.
“Mr. Green, I’m Minerva McGonagall, the vice-principal of Hogwarts and also your professor of transfiguration and herbal medicine. I believe that when Lily brought you here, she has already completed the preliminary enrollment guide for you. Next, you have to come with me, and I will take you to join other freshmen, and then go to collect your wands.”
For this Vice Principal of Hogwarts, who has a lot of ink in the original work, Jon was no stranger, but after hearing Professor McGonagall’s self-introduction, he was obviously stunned for a moment.
Professor McGonagall noticed something strange about him and asked with a slight frown.
“Do you have any question?”
Jon took a deep breath and shook his head.
“I have no problem, professor, just a little nervous about being here for the first time.”
Professor McGonagall looked at him, her serious face softening a lot.
“The unfamiliar environment is indeed difficult to adapt to at first, Green, but the professors and students at Hogwarts are easy to get along with. Perhaps the life in exile is basically not liked, but you will make friends here.”
Jon nodded seriously, and then followed Professor McGonagall towards the corridor behind the foyer.
In fact, he was still thinking about a position that Professor McGonagall said just now that she held a part-time job.
Herbal Medicine Class Professor…
After walking out of the foyer and walking along the corridor for only a few meters, Professor McGonagall opened a door on her left and walked in with Jon.
After they entered the door, a total of four pairs of eyes looked at them in the room behind the door.
These are children about the same age as Jon, three boys and one girl, sitting on the bench in the middle of the room, they didn’t look honest before they entered the door, they were whispering to each other, after seeing Professor McGonagall, one by one Immediately, she became well-behaved and sat upright.
Professor McGonagall glanced at the children with her sharp eyes, and at the same time motioned for Jon to sit on the last empty bench.
“You wait here for now. I will take you to get your wand later.”