Chapter 4064 4066【King's Cross Station】
“Thank you, Dad.” Xiang Nan nodded, then walked forward and hugged Tobia.
“Go.” Tobias seemed not used to being so close to his son, so he gently pushed him away and waved.
Xiang Nan and his mother immediately used Floo powder to arrive at the Leaky Cauldron.
“Wait for me here while I change the money into Galleons.” Irene said to Xiang Nan.
"No, I want to keep this money as a souvenir." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said.
This is not only a twenty pound note, but also represents Tobias' fatherly love for him. He wanted to keep it as a souvenir.
“Good son.” Irene nodded excitedly after hearing what he said.
The two then walked out of the Leaky Cauldron and took a bus to King's Cross Station.
Today I was changing trains at the Leaky Cauldron. There were quite a few wizards heading to the station. There were more than twenty wizards on the train where Xiang Nan was on.
Each one was carrying a huge suitcase, and some were carrying cages containing various animals, such as cats, mice, toads, and owls. There were even people carrying brooms (actually broomsticks) in their hands.
In addition, they all dressed in strange and weird clothes. Many of them wore robes, cloaks, and pointed hats, which looked awkward.
This made the Muggle driver and Muggle passengers in the car stunned for a while. They suspected that they had encountered a group of maverick hippies, so many passengers got off the bus without even arriving at the stop.
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After arriving at King's Cross Station, they went straight to platform nine.
Platform nine and three-quarters is the partition wall between platform nine and platform ten. Just walk in without Muggles noticing.
However, Xiang Nan did not rush in, but waited there for a while.
Finally, at half past ten, a train from Devonshire pulled into the station, and then the Evans family got off the train.
"Lily, this way~" Xiang Nan waved and shouted. Although the station was crowded, his voice still reached Lily's ears clearly.
"Severus~" Lily ran over happily, with Robin and Mary behind her helping her carry her luggage, and Petunia also followed behind.
"Let's go, let's go to the station." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Follow me."
Lily nodded.
Xiang Nan pushed the luggage trolley and walked straight towards the ticket gate between the ninth and tenth platforms.
His eyes were dazzled, and then he saw a beautiful steam locomotive with the words "Hogwarts Express" engraved on the nose.
The thick smoke of the steam locomotive lingered over the chirping crowd, and cats of various colors walked back and forth under people's feet. Amidst the hum of voices and the din of hauling heavy luggage, owls hooted in response.
“Wow~” At this time, the Evans family also walked into platform nine and three-quarters. Seeing the magical scene in front of them, they exclaimed again. It felt incredible.
They have come to London many times and never knew that there is such a platform hidden in King's Cross Station. It is really amazing.
"Hurry up and say goodbye to your family. The train will officially leave at eleven o'clock." Xiang Nan said to Lily, and then walked aside with Irene.
“Son, I will miss you.” Irene said to Xiang Nan.
"Mom, me too." Xiang Nan nodded, "I will write to you, don't worry about me, I will live a good life, no one can bully me."
Her son can already cast spells without a wand and defeat adult wizards before he officially goes to school, so she has confidence in her son. “Try to make as many friends as possible.” Eileen added. “When you grow up, you will know that friends are very precious.”
When she was at Hogwarts, she had a gloomy personality and was unsociable, so she didn't make many friends. Even if she wanted to talk to someone now, no one would answer her.
She didn’t want her son to be as lonely, lonely, and depressed as she was when he grew up.
"I know, mom." Xiang Nan agreed.
“Very good, get in the car and find a good seat.” Irene nodded.
“I want to wait for Lily to get in the car together.” Xiang Nan waved his hand.
Irene was stunned for a moment, then smiled slightly, "She is a good girl, and you have good taste."
Xiang Nan nodded.
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Lily said goodbye to her parents and sister at the station.
"Don't worry, Mom and Dad, I will take care of myself." She said to her parents, "And there is Severus, he will also help me."
"Penny, I will send you a letter. I will also send you magic pastries. I heard that the pastries at Hogwarts are cooked by house elves and are very delicious." She said to her sister Petunia again. .
Penny smiled and nodded.
After listening to Xiang Nan’s popular science, she no longer yearns for the magical world.
Because magic is magical, but it cannot bring wealth, fame, status or a comfortable life.
The population of the entire British wizarding community is not as large as the population of Cokeworth City. Even if he becomes the Minister of Magic, he will only manage a population of tens of thousands, which is not as powerful as the Mayor of Cokeworth.
Moreover, magic cannot produce coins, so wizards also need to work, and even working overtime is common. Moreover, the salary of wizards is very low. Even for a professor at Hogwarts, the monthly salary still does not exceed two hundred galleons, which totals less than one thousand pounds, which is not as high as Robin Evans' monthly salary.
And the wizarding world also has a legal system, and you cannot cast magic at will, otherwise you will be imprisoned in Azkaban Prison, and your soul may be sucked by dementors at any time.
So in Petunia's opinion, the magical world is not worthy of her desire at all. On the contrary, she will meet the man she loves, give birth to a healthy child, and live a prosperous life in the future.
So she longs for her own love rather than adventure in the magical world.
Hence, she was not jealous of her sister, but rather sympathized with her. I think she had to live in another world because of that talent, otherwise she would turn into a monster and kill a whole city of people.
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"Hello, Mrs. Snape~" The Evans family then came to Xiang Nan's mother and son, "Severus, Lily will be under your care from now on."
"Don't worry, uncle and aunt, I can do it." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Thank you." Robin and Mary both nodded, "I'm sorry for causing you trouble."
"You're welcome." Irene said calmly, and then told her son, "Hurry up and get on the bus. Find a good compartment, otherwise there may be no seats."
Hogwarts students from grades one to seven take this train back to school. The total number of students from grades one to seven is about three hundred.
The Hogwarts Express is not big, with only four carriages, so there is a possibility of not being able to find a seat or being squeezed in with others.
“Go.” Robin and Mary also urged their daughters.
"I will miss you." After Lily hugged her parents and sister, she got into the car with Xiang Nan.