Chapter 532 The Beating of Reality
After Harry and Ron disappeared, Percy was the most worried.
Although it is not his fault, as the oldest child of the Weasley family in school, Percy has the responsibility to take care of his naughty younger brothers and sisters.
Originally this was Charlie's responsibility, but Charlie had graduated from school, so the responsibility fell on Percy.
He did not forget to send a letter to his family using an owl to tell them about the disappearance of Harry and Ron.
However, Percy didn't know that the Weasley family, who had just returned to the car from the platform, were shocked to find that their old Ford car had been stolen.
The Weasleys never thought that someone would steal their Ford car.
The Ford was so enchanted that a normal Muggle wouldn't even notice it, let alone try to steal it.
As for the Ford car flying away by itself, even the Weasleys would not believe it. If that were true, it would have caused a sensation long ago.
After searching for the car in vain, Mr. Weasley's face was filled with unconcealable disappointment. When they were finally preparing to apparate home, they received an owl letter from Percy, knowing that Harry and Ron were not on the train. News on the Internet, and even guessed who secretly drove away the Ford car!
“How dare they... do that!”
Mrs. Weasley held the note from Percy tightly, gritted her teeth and turned to look at her husband, complaining, "It's all your fault, I told you a long time ago, don't indulge them, don't indulge them, It's good now that they actually stole the car and were going to drive to Hogwarts by themselves. I've never seen it before..."
"Okay Molly, Harry and Ron will be fine." Mr. Weasley took a deep breath to calm down. He looked at the empty parking space with a gloomy face and put his arm around his wife's shoulders to comfort him. Said: "Let's go home and wait for the news!"
Other than that, Mr. Weasley really had no other better way. Once the car flew into the sky, it would be impossible for them to find Harry and Ron.
As for whether the two of them can reach Hogwarts safely, Mr. Weasley is not worried at all. If they follow the train, they will definitely not get lost.
However, Mr. Weasley felt that he might need to go back and make some preparations just in case.
“No matter what, Ron must be given a good scolding this time.”
At this moment, Ron was imagining that he would descend from the sky in a car, parked on the lawn in front of Hogwarts Castle, and greet the envy of all the students in the school. Ron had no idea of the fate he was about to face.
They were still following the Hogwarts train on the clouds, while Fred and George below were startled by their bold speculation. They were opening the window and trying to stick their heads out of the window to find those following the train in a Ford car. Harry and Ron in the back.
"Don't look at it. Even if Harry and Ron really go to school in a Ford car, you won't be able to see it. They must have flown into the air or become invisible." Albert looked at it speechlessly and tried to put his head in. Fred and George out the window.
“Oh, that’s right, Dad’s Ford car can indeed become invisible.” George muttered softly.
Looking at Fred and George, they seemed to feel disappointed because they could not take the Ford car to Hogwarts School.
Albert looked at it and shook his head.
After lunch, several people got together and played a few games of wizard cards. In the following time, Fred, George and Lee Jordan took turns asking Albert about traveling abroad.
Albert, who was annoyed by the question, began to pretend to be sleepy and casually responded to the three people's questions.
"Muggles are shocked as Ford Anglia flies." Fred took the Daily Prophet and read the headlines softly: "Two Muggles in London are convinced they saw an old car flying past Post Office Building.”
"I remember your father worked in the Department for the Prohibition of the Misuse of Muggle Materials, right?" Albert suddenly asked.
"Are they really Harry and Ron?" Hermione's face was very ugly. She didn't expect that Harry and Ron had such a plan when they deliberately missed the train.
“Eighty percent of them will be the ones.”
“How dare they…”
“Perhaps, it’s to show off!”
“Speaking of which, your brother is a real cheater.” Albert took the newspaper and after reading the headlines carefully, he shook his head and said, “I think they are still complacent!”
Hermione's face looked even worse.
“Now, a fine will definitely be inevitable!” Lee Jordan said.
"Probably fifty to one hundred galleons." Albert closed the newspaper and handed it back to Hermione, and estimated: "If no one is specifically targeting it, it shouldn't be enough to lose the job at hand."
"Of course, Harry and Ron will not be expelled." Albert said to Hermione who looked ugly: "After all, Dumbledore is the savior who is very fond of. If it were anyone else, he would be really unlucky. Yes. However, deducting points and confinement is probably inevitable."
The envy and jealousy on Fred and George's faces were all replaced by shock.
“Now, do you still envy them?” Albert looked sideways at Fred and George and asked with a smile.
The two men shook their heads together. According to Albert's analysis, they both knew that Harry and Ron, who were sitting in the Ford car and preparing to show off, were going to be in bad luck.
"It's unbelievable." Hermione muttered and walked away. It was hard for her to believe that Harry and Ron would do such a stupid thing.
They didn't talk much for the rest of the trip.
The train finally pulled into the Hogsmeade platform slowly. When Albert and his companions got off the train with the crowded crowd, they heard many students whispering about someone coming to school by car.
There is no doubt that many students think this is so cool that they wish they were the one riding the bus to school.
The expressions on Fred and George's faces became more and more complicated. If it weren't for Albert, they would probably think the same way!
“Come here, first-year students!”
A familiar voice came from not far away. The burly game ranger was waving to the panicked freshmen, preparing to take them to experience the traditional lake crossing ceremony.
The remaining students took the Thestral carriage and drove to Hogwarts Castle under night.
Behind the winding Thestral carriage, a Ford car passed over the lake, flew over the dark greenhouse, the vegetable field, and the lawn outside Hogwarts, and crashed into the trunk of the Whomping Willow.
There were no cheers from the students as expected, nor were there any envious and jealous looks. There were just the enraged Whomping Willows. Harry and Ron, who had not been beaten by the cruel reality, were first severely beaten by the branches of the Whomping Willow.
The two people who had just escaped from death no longer had the excitement of riding in the car at the beginning. They were only confused and scared. They were even less clear about what they were about to face.
(End of this chapter)