Chapter 410
Abigail of Leopard Academy
Chapter 410 Abigail of Leopard Academy
Several students looked at Wade, then at Abigail, and walked out obediently.
Professor Abigail threw a "silent" at the door and asked, "Ved, what do you want?"
The professor still had a smile on his face, but his expression was slightly tense.
Wade sat opposite and said, "It's nothing important, I just want to say thank you to the professor - luckily you got here in time, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to hold on for much longer."
Abigail raised an eyebrow.
Maybe it was an illusion, but she always felt that the emphasis of Wei De's words was "timely" rather than "thank you".
——Do you doubt why she was able to show up in time at the critical moment? When other professors didn't arrive yet.
Maybe she was overthinking it...but Abigail still felt she needed to explain.
"Actually, I was already in the car... Remember? I said I wouldn't stay in school during the holidays."
The professor winked playfully and said:
"I was not a student of Hogwarts in the past, but I have heard of this school for a long time, including this unique magic train. Since there is a chance, I will naturally experience it."
"It's just that I was too excited last night and fell asleep shortly after I got in the car, so I didn't show up at the beginning."
"So that's how it is." Wade smiled with relief. "Thanks to your curiosity, nothing happened to anyone... The professor's patronus seems to be a Doberman?"
"Yes...yes..."
For some reason, Abigail's smile suddenly became stiff in response to this ordinary question. She changed the subject unnaturally:
"Yours is an eagle, right? Very handsome, seems to suit you very well. Who taught you that?"
"It's Remus." Wade paused and said, "Remus Lupin, he is my tutor."
When Abigail heard Lupin's name, even though she controlled her expression, the glance she gave Wade for a moment still revealed her thoughts.
Vader could almost read her thoughts - "You hired him as a tutor? Did you know he was a werewolf?"
His heart sank slightly, and he lowered his eyes and asked, "Professor, did you study at Ilvermorny? What kind of school is that?"
"Oh... Ilvermorny..."
Abigail adjusted her hair unconsciously and said, "Ilvermorny was founded based on Hogwarts, and is also divided into four houses - Thunderbird, Panther, Horned Hydra, and Pukki. New students also have to go through the sorting ceremony when they enter school..."
"Which college is the professor from?" Wade asked.
"Me? I'm from Panther College. Actually, when I stood on the Gordian Knot - oh, this is the Sorting Ceremony of Ilvermorny - the statues of Panther and Thunderbird both responded to me, but in the end I chose Panther College..."
Abigail smiled unconsciously, as if she was recalling her happy college life.
Vader responded with a word or two from time to time, while silently observing her.
In fact, he knew something about Ilvermorny - among the thousands of books in the Hogwarts library, there were many wizards' travel notes and magic notes, and there were also many references to other magic schools in the world.
Hogwarts is recognized as the earliest and best school of magic, but other schools also have their own characteristics. Ilvermorny, the imitator, is mentioned the most.
Some people praised it as the most democratic and impartial magic school, while others despised it because one of its founders was a Muggle, and that Muggle named James Stewart even served as the headmaster.
In contrast, the Sorting Ceremony of Illuminati was well received, and people generally believed that its two-way selection mechanism was superior to the broken hat of Hogwarts.
Wade remembered that the cat-leopard and thunderbird of Ilvermorny were actually equivalent to the Gryffindor of Hogwarts. The cat-leopard symbolized warriors, and the thunderbird represented the love of adventure.
Although this may sound a bit absolute, the choice of college does represent to a large extent the characteristics of the students, and these characteristics will be constantly resonated, assimilated, and strengthened by the people around them during several years of study and life.
Cat-leopard... courage...
Wade secretly wondered: Was Dumbledore's attitude of waiting because he could see that Abigail was actually a "Gryffindor"?
Someone who can summon a Patronus can't be that bad... Someone like Umbridge who is happily evil must be a very rare exception...
Wade muttered to himself and asked, "Is there no train from Ilvermorny to the school? How do students get to the school?"
Abigail smiled and said, "Ilvermorny is built on the top of a mountain, surrounded by dense forests. It can't be reached by means of transportation like trains."
"Students usually use Floo powder to reach the village near the school, and then ride on brooms up. In recent years, magic carpets have become popular... As for students from Muggle families, the school has special magic carriages to pick them up..."
Abigail lost track of time as she spoke, until an announcement was made on the train asking students to get ready to get off, and she suddenly came to her senses.
"Ah, it's already this late...you should hurry up and pack your luggage," said Abigail.
"Okay, professor, see you next semester." Wade said, "I'm looking forward to the new Defense Against the Dark Arts class."
Because Dumbledore had not returned before, the renovation of the Chamber of Secrets had not been completed, so werewolves, vampires and other puppets never had the opportunity to meet the students.
I think this course will become more exciting next semester.
After hearing his words, Professor Abigail was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Happy holidays, Wade."
"Happy holidays to you too, Professor."
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The train slowly arrived at King's Cross Station, which was already crowded with people.
Although the parents had already learned through the Friends' Book that the train was out of danger, they still rushed to the station and waited anxiously.
"Anthony, honey, are you all right?"
"Miles...Miles...Has anyone seen Miles Blackie?"
"Ginny, my darling, let me see how you are?"
Before the train stopped, parents on the platform started shouting, trying desperately to find their children in the crowd.
As soon as the car door opened, the students rushed out and ran to their parents. Some of them buried themselves in their mothers' arms and cried loudly.
Wade also saw his father in the crowd. He was standing very close to the track, standing on tiptoe to look into the car, his eyes searching anxiously.
Suddenly, he saw Wade walking over with a box, and his eyes froze for a moment.
The man's lips trembled slightly, and he wanted to call his name, but no sound came out. He took two steps forward, and his legs weakened and he almost fell.
Wade's body shook subconsciously and he was in front of his father. He opened his arms and hugged his father.
"Dad, don't worry, I'm fine." Wade said in a calm voice.
He felt his father's body trembling slightly, and then he hugged him tightly, as if he was afraid that he would fly away.
Harry, who was pulling the suitcase behind and was two steps slower, looked at the father and son with envy, while Michael next to him narrowed his eyes.
If it wasn't his illusion...was Vader just apparating?
——When did this guy learn such difficult magic?
Michael immediately looked around guiltily, fearing that someone might see this, because it is illegal to Apparate without permission.
Of course, the punishment for this kind of behavior is not severe, usually just a fine.
Fortunately, everyone around was immersed in joy and fear. There were quite a few students crying and parents yelling in anger. No one else saw Wade's Apparition, and even the explosive sound was ignored.
Because many parents took their children and left the station directly by Apparation, and some senior students also used this method to go home as if to show off.
"I'm glad you're okay... Thank God you're okay... I only heard about the attack on your train after I arrived at the station..."
Ferdinand said hoarsely.
"We just encountered a group of hungry Dementors." Wade deliberately downplayed the situation and said, "They are under the control of the Ministry of Magic and dare not do anything to us. At most, they can only suck away some of our happy emotions."
Ferdinand shook his head with lingering fear.
He was not one of those Muggle parents who knew nothing about the magical world and knew how dangerous and uncontrollable Dementors were.
Not far away, Mr. and Mrs. Granger were quickly comforted by Hermione. They smiled with relief and said, "Haha, so that's how it is... Your mother and I thought something had happened to you!"
"Even employees of the Ministry of Magic cannot just stop students' trains!" Mrs. Granger said dissatisfiedly, "This is too barbaric!"
"Alright, alright, I've told you it's okay!" Hermione walked out of the station with her parents, "Let's go, I'm starving!"
She walked a few steps out and turned back to wave to her friends.
The voice from the other side made Gray and his son silent for a while, then Wade stepped aside and introduced the two people behind him to his father:
"Dad, these are my friends - Harry Potter, Michael Corner. Harry, Michael, this is my dad."
"Hello, children." Ferdinand finally smiled, stretched out his hand and said, "I am Ferdinand Gray."
"Hello, Mr. Grey!"
Harry shook his hand nervously and found that the man's fingers were as cold as ice.
He couldn't help but look at Wade again, envious of the feeling of being cared for and worried about by his parents.
Michael followed suit and shook hands, saying with a grin, "Hello, Mr. Gray, thank you very much for the invitation. By the way - that coat looks great!"
"Thank you, Michael and Harry, I heard about you from Wade a long time ago." Ferdinand said with a smile.
"Excuse me, guys. Do you mind if I interview you?"
Suddenly, an enthusiastic and exaggerated voice came from beside him. Wade turned around and found that it was a reporter.
He was wearing glasses and looked very young. He was wearing a dark gray vest with many pockets. It seemed that he had a lot of things with him. There were also several capital letters of FMC printed on the vest.
Wade knew that FMC was a news media company founded by Marchionne, with the full name "Flowing Mirror Corporation". Marchionne mentioned it several times in the letter, saying that it was developing very well.
Of course, since Wade had been in the closed teaching environment of Hogwarts, he had no real feeling about this.
At this moment, he found that this reporter looked almost dressed like a Muggle reporter, with dark circles under his eyes. The only difference was that he was not carrying a camera, but a blue bird was perched on his shoulder.
This little bird is the mother mirror of the flow mirror, which is the camera of the Ministry of Magic.
When the reporter saw Harry Potter clearly, his eyes lit up immediately. He squeezed in front of him and said more enthusiastically, "Mr. Potter, right? Mr. Potter, can you tell us about the attack on the train?"
"What?" Harry was confused for a moment, and said awkwardly: "I... I'm not sure..."
Wade extended his hand to block the reporter and said, "Sorry, we are not convenient to accept interviews. At the same time, I hope that our names will not appear on the stream mirror."
The reporter frowned and asked, "Excuse me, who are you..."
"Ved Grey," Vader said.
"Ah...Mr. Gray..."
The reporter opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but when he saw Wade's calm eyes, he gave up.
After interviewing many people, he could clearly tell from a person's eyes which type of person was a soft persimmon that could be squeezed out of him for information, and which type of person was firm in his will and would not be shaken.
"Well, it's a pity..." The reporter poked the notebook with the tip of his pen and said cheerfully, "Happy holidays! I hope you can give me a chance to interview next time."
After saying this, he turned to the next target without hesitation.
"Hello, I'm a reporter from Liujing Media. Do you mind if I interview you?"
This time, the person he stopped happened to be Percy Weasley.
When he heard the word "reporter", the boy's eyes lit up and his face quickly turned as red as his hair. He straightened his clothes, forced a smile, and said in a trembling voice:
"of course can."
Not far away, Mrs. Weasley was still holding her little daughter and comforting her, not noticing that her third son was being interviewed. Ron was complaining that his mother didn't care enough about him.
The twins noticed what was happening here immediately. They made faces and grinned, silently imitating the way Percy spoke.
"Let's go," said Wade.
Several people pushed luggage carts and walked to the front of the magic wall. There were only three or four people in front of them.
There was also a ticket inspector next to him holding a pocket watch. He would check the time from time to time and let people pass through one by one to prevent a large group of people from rushing out at the same time, otherwise even the most dull Muggles would be able to notice the clues.
Soon, all the people in front left.
"It's your turn now. Be careful to hide and don't..."
The ticket inspector said woodenly, looking up at the few people to see if they did anything out of the ordinary. When he saw Harry, he was stunned.
Everyone was already used to this situation. They pushed the carts, lowered their heads, and quickly passed through the wall into the Muggle world.
(End of this chapter)