Hogwarts from another world

Chapter 117 Back to School

At breakfast on September 1st, Tom, the owner of the Leaky Cauldron, knocked on the door of Room 13 of the Leaky Cauldron with a cup of hot tea as usual.

The sleepy Matthew opened the door and took the cup of tea from the grinning old Tom.

During the few days he stayed at the Leaky Cauldron last year, he didn't receive such treatment. Maybe that's because he paid for it this year.

After Tom left, Matthew touched his money bag. He still had the last ten galleons left in it. There was nothing he needed to spend money on after returning to school.

After getting dressed in the room, he threw the toad back into the cage, and then stuffed all the textbooks he had taken out for the past two days back into his suitcase.

Then, he walked out of Room 13.

Then go down the stairs.

Soon, the three friends gathered in the restaurant of the Leaky Cauldron and started eating breakfast.

Neville went to the counter to order.

Hermione, on the other hand, frowned and was reading the Daily Prophet.

"Bad news, Matthew" Hermione suddenly said in a fuss.

"What's wrong?" Matthew yawned and asked casually.

"It's about those Azkaban escapees," Hermione put down the newspaper in her hand and answered seriously.

"Fugitive" Matthew took a sip of hot tea and asked: "The Ministry of Magic has revealed the identities of those fugitives."

"No, no, Minister Millicent Barnold still insists that the three fugitives involve very high secrets, and their information will not be disclosed for the time being. The Ministry of Magic will do its best to catch them and bring them to justice." Hermione shook her head. .

"Are you kidding?" Matthew shrugged: "Those three people have been on the run for almost two months, so there is no way to arrest them as soon as possible."

To be honest, Matthew is indeed a little dissatisfied with the Ministry of Magic now.

Of course, this is mainly because of the previous "smuggling" incident.

Although the "smuggling" incident was finally solved perfectly, a thread related to the book that Matthew finally found was broken.

Lucius Malfoy was imprisoned at the Ministry of Magic, but he was released without charge three days later.

As for Tom Gunter, Matthew did not see any reports related to this name in the Daily Prophet this summer. It is conceivable that those from the Ministry of Magic failed to capture him and did not even have a clue about him.

Even for the contents of the mysterious box, the Department of Mysteries did not reveal any information about it. Matthew had no idea what was in it.

It seems that even if there is a new minister, the Ministry of Magic, the official law enforcement agency, is not that reliable.

"The Ministry of Magic claimed that in order to better capture the suspect and to protect the personal safety of Hogwarts," Hermione continued to read the contents of the newspaper: "They will let some dementors stationed in Hogwarts." Some levels"

"But what exactly are dementors?" She looked slightly confused.

"Dementors are extremely evil creatures." Neville happened to be carrying a plate of sandwiches and returned to the table. He heard Hermione's question: "What my father told me was evil, terrifying, and ugly. No one will like this creature"

Matthew blinked slightly and asked in surprise: "Principal Grindelwald allowed dementors to be stationed in Hogwarts."

"Yes." Hermione nodded and continued to scan the newspaper: "Yes, with Principal Grindelwald's permission. However, Principal Grindelwald also warned that Dementors are prohibited from contacting or influencing Hogwarts. Otherwise, you will be responsible for the consequences.”

"It sounds like our lives will not be affected in any way." Matthew said calmly.

After breakfast, the three of them were ready to set off.

They gathered by the fireplace in Matthew's room, and Matthew went to Old Tom for some Floo powder.

This was not the first time for the three of them to travel in this way, and they did not need any guidance; it was just that it took them a while to light a fire in the fireplace.

"Kings Cross" Matthew took a handful of Floo powder, shouted, and stepped into the flames.

The surrounding scene suddenly changed, and the whole body was spinning rapidly.

After Matthew stabilized his body, he arrived at his destination.

The Hearth Rooms at King's Cross, to which almost all the fireplaces in Britain are connected; every few seconds other wizards pop up around it.

Sometimes Matthew is a little confused, why not go directly to Hogwarts through the "floo network"? Maybe it's because of a sense of ritual.

Neville and Hermione soon arrived in the hearth room; Neville seemed to be choking on cigarette ashes and was coughing.

The three of them walked out of the fireplace room and arrived at Station Nine and Three-Quarters.

When they looked up, they saw a bright red steam locomotive on the Hogwarts Express, puffing out smoke. The platform was crowded with young wizards and wizards and wizards sending their children on the train.

"Let's go to the back of the train. It's relatively empty over there. Let's grab an empty compartment." Hermione pushed the cart and took the initiative to walk directly in front of the three of them.

Neville and Matthew could only follow.

They walked all the way to the end of the train, to a car that looked relatively empty.

Then, they first loaded their luggage onto the train; among them, Neville's owl cage and Matthew's toad cage were placed on the luggage rack.

Then, he found an empty cubicle and settled down.

Only Hermione held her Crookshanks in her arms until she entered the compartment and released him.

"Crookshanks, you need to exercise more," she said kindly.

It's a pity that her pet didn't appreciate it. After running to the corner of the cubicle, it lay down lazily and refused to move.

With a loud whistle, the guard walked along the train and closed the doors one by one.

Then, the locomotive blew out steam, and the train slowly started to accelerate, faster and faster, until finally King's Cross station was completely invisible.

"This long summer vacation is finally coming to an end." Sitting on the seat in the cubicle, Matthew stretched and said at the same time: "I can finally go back to Hogwarts."

"I wish the summer vacation was longer," Neville whispered.

Hermione opened her mouth, about to say something

Suddenly, the door of the compartment was opened, and a tall wizard burst in.

It's a strange adult.

This surprised the three second-year students in the cubicle.

Because before that, except for the witch pushing a cart to "sell" snacks, they had never seen any other adult wizards on the train.