The three of them got into the carriage, and even though the carriage was not yet full, it started to move slowly.
With the sound of wheels creaking, the carriage stumbled slowly towards Hogwarts.
Tom opened the car window, letting the faint musty and straw smell in the car disperse with the wind. Soon, the majestic cast iron doors of Hogwarts appeared in Tom's field of vision. This was the first time Tom had seen them.
To reach the main entrance of Hogwarts, as a first-year student, he took a boat across the lake and could not see the main entrance.
There are many stone pillars on both sides of the main entrance, and the tops of the stone pillars are carved with warthogs with wings.
It is said that four like-minded founders got together and vowed to build the best magic school in the world. Later, it is said that Rowena Ravenclaw dreamed one night that he was lured to the lake by a warthog.
On the cliff. She observed the terrain there in her dream and felt that it was a beautiful place with beautiful mountains and rivers. So early the next morning, she searched along the path in the dream, and finally found the place in the dream, and went there with her friends.
Hogwarts was built there.
Well, the English name for warthog is wart hog, and the reverse is Hogwarts, which is very reasonable. But another legend is not so reasonable, that is: the land of Hogwarts is the property of Slytherin.
You know, Ravenclaw followed the route in the dream to find its location, and it turned out that this land happened to be Salazar Slytherin's? What a coincidence, right?
So there are two possibilities. One is that Slytherin invited his friends to come to his territory, and then Ravenclaw finally found this location. Then in the future, Slytherin and his friends will fall out, which is actually considered leaving home.
Run away - or be kicked out...
To be honest, if this were really the case, Slytherin would be a bit miserable.
But the second possibility is higher: after Ravenclaw found the location, Slytherin bought the land. Although Hogwarts in later generations was vast: there was a lake, a flat land, and a castle.
And a huge forbidden forest, but Slytherin probably didn't pay much money - maybe even for free.
After all, you have to take into account that this was the Scottish Highlands in the eleventh century AD. The rulers of Scotland in the eleventh century had been in a cycle of internal fighting - changing kings - fighting with England - internal fighting. There were a lot of kings changed, which was basically
Without him to care, Slytherin might really take advantage of the troubled waters and seize this territory while others are not paying attention - using the Confusion Curse, the Imperius Curse and the like.
Anyway, the four of them teamed up to cast magic on the land and hid Hogwarts. After hiding it, there was no need to pay.
The carriage passed through the gate and finally arrived at the foot of the castle. The little wizards filed in and entered the brightly lit auditorium.
…
At this time, Harry and Ron were still in the sky.
If Harry had seen stinky tofu, he would feel like he had been smoked into a piece of stinky tofu, but he had not seen this kind of oriental delicacy, but he had really seen blue cheese and canned herring. Harry felt like this now
A Ford smells like blue cheese mixed with canned herring.
The stench of despair.
The car windows were naturally open, but the fresh air pouring in from the car windows couldn't take away the stubborn stench. If it weren't for the fact that they were in mid-air, they would definitely want to open the car door.
Ron's eyes were filled with tears. He really felt the unfairness of his fate at this moment. As students, some people could sit comfortably in the carriage and taste ice-cold pumpkin juice. But he had a sore throat.
Smoking and driving in a smelly environment.
Ancient wisdom: When the house leaks, it rains all night, and when the boat is late, it encounters a storm. Often one bad thing will be followed by a second bad thing. For example, some people will be surprised to find that the house they rented has been returned after their flight back to China is interrupted.
Already...
The three Harrys were faced with this situation: the engine of the Ford car was whining.
"It's too tired. It has never flown so far before." Ron explained uneasily, but he suspected that the previous sewage was to blame.
The sky gradually darkened, and stars appeared in the night sky. Harry put on his robe, and the wipers in front of the windshield were already swinging incessantly, which was a silent protest from the Ford.
But the protest was ineffective. Harry and Ron had to get to Hogwarts.
Finally, Hogwarts Castle appeared on the horizon, and the Ford had reached its limit. Its engine made a groan-like sound, and steam spewed out of the hood. Ron was desperate: he could do nothing.
.I could only hold the steering wheel and whisper to the Ford to hold on.
When the car crossed the Black Lake in the air, Harry's heart almost stopped: If the car suddenly fell into the lake, all three of them would die here today. When Harry was trying to remember what
While swimming, the car rushed across the lake with dignity and then stalled.
The car continued to move forward based on its inertia, but at the same time it was also falling rapidly. Ron used all his strength to successfully turn the steering wheel and let the car pass over the greenhouse and vegetable field——
Boom! The car shook violently and hit a tree. The car was a mess, Harry hit the windshield, Hedwig screamed loudly, Lockhart's teeth bit his lip,
His mouth was full of blood. Ron was the worst. His wand was broken, with only a few splinters of wood attached.
What's even worse is that they soon discovered that the tree they hit seemed to be alive! Branches as thick as pythons beat the car angrily, causing the Ford to run away with its head covered.
In the end, the Ford escaped from the Whomping Willow's attack range before it was blown up. But its patience reached the limit of its passengers: they and their luggage were ejected from the car.
The car emitted steam and disappeared deep into the woods.
Ron watched with despair as the car's taillights disappeared from sight.
After breaking his wand and losing his car, he could no longer look straight at his future.
When a person falls into a pit, someone will often stand up and kick him deeper. Lockhart wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and came to Ron, "You need my help, don't worry.
All it takes is a simple little spell!”
He pulled out his wand, and with a whoosh, Ron's wand was completely broken into two pieces.
"Let's go." Lockhart smiled awkwardly and walked away.
Harry and Ron struggled to carry the broken boxes towards the school. Harry tried to use the levitation spell, but his spell was not enough to move such heavy boxes.
When they staggered to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, Lockhart was already lagging behind, but when Harry looked back at Lockhart, he only saw Lockhart pointing his wand at them.
both.
He showed a bright smile: "Everything is forgotten!"