Chapter 400 On the Train

July 2nd, Sunday, the day of leaving Hogwarts.

Hogwarts foyer. Students waited in the crowded foyer for carriages to take them to Hogsmeade Station.

Harry's trunk was packed; Hedwig returned to her cage on top of it. It's another beautiful and pleasant summer day. Harry guessed that when he arrived at Privet Drive at night, it would be very hot there, with lush foliage in the yard and colorful flowers blooming in the flowerbeds. Thinking of this, he did not feel the slightest joy.

At the other end of the hall, Schelling stood with the Slytherin students, as well as Murray, Cho Chang, and Luna.

"Xie Lin!" came an extremely pleasant female voice.

He turned to look. Fleur Delacour hurried up the stone steps and entered the castle. Behind her, across the field, Schelling could see Hagrid helping Madame Maxime harness the two giant horses. Beauxbatons' carriage is about to set off.

"Do you have any plans for this summer vacation? I would like to invite you to come to France to be a guest with the Delacour family." Fleur ignored the faces of the girls beside Xie Lin and showed a naughty smile, "If you accept my invitation, If you come to France, I can take you everywhere!”

Here we go again, here we go again, we just survived the disaster last night, and there is no Dumbledore coming to save us today.

Xie Lin could only smile bitterly and said: "Miss Delacour, thank you for your invitation. I think I may not be able to accept your invitation. I have a lot of schedule this summer vacation..."

"That's not necessarily the case," Fleur said with a half-smile: "I heard that you have been selected as the representative of this year's Hogwarts and will go to France to participate in the wizarding inter-school magic show in August. It’s the medicine championship!”

"Well, you would say that, could it be..." Xie Lin was a little stunned.

"Hehe," Fleur gently shook her head, her silver hair rippling like waves in the sun, "Unfortunately, I am the representative contestant of Beauxbatons this year, so..." Fleur He showed a scheming smile and said, "We will meet again."

"Ahem," Xie Lin coughed to cover up his inner embarrassment, "You said that, and I also remembered it. I will indeed go to France, and I will definitely visit the Delacour family. Please tell me for me. My uncle and aunt convey my regards."

"Then I'm looking forward to your visit!" Fleur said in a hoarse voice, then approached Xie Lin, leaned over and kissed Xie Lin on both cheeks, "I'm leaving, see you soon!" Fleur Then, he turned and left, "It's a pleasure to see you all this time."

Xie Lin felt that the place where her lips touched was burning. He was not sure whether he and Fleur were already so familiar, or whether French girls were all so enthusiastic, but it was obvious that Furong's move made the girl around him very dissatisfied.

Xie Lin only felt the coldness on his back, so he could only change the subject and said: "I wonder how Durmstrang's classmates will go back. Without Karkaroff, can they still sail that ship?"

"Karkaroff is not at the helm," said a magnetic voice. "He stays in the cabin, and we do all the work."

Well, this seems to be... Eleanor's voice.

Eleanor came alone.

"Polyarch and Krum are already on the ship preparing to raise the sail. I am here to say goodbye to you." Eleanor said, and then she blushed slightly and said: "I, I Can I have a few words with you alone?"

"Oh...okay...okay," Schelling said, and he followed Eleanor through the crowd, disappearing from the eyes of the others.

Eleanor stood in the corner. Wearing Durmstrang's scarlet uniform, she regained her previous heroic demeanor. She stared at Xie Lin with a smile, as if in her eyes, only Xie Lin remained in the world. Lin Yiren, everything in the outside world is not worth taking seriously.

Schelling approached her. Although Eleanor was 2 years older than Schelling, long-term exercise and the effect of the potion made Schelling slightly taller than Eleanor. In front of Eleanor, his figure cast a shadow. Under the warm shadow, he said softly: "What's wrong? Are you reluctant to let go again?"

Eleanor raised her head slightly, her beautiful eyes completely fixed on Xie Lin, with unconcealable reluctance in her eyes, "I don't know, we will meet soon, but as long as I think of being separated from you, I will Uncomfortable..."

"Fool," Sherin said softly, reaching out his hand to gently brush the brown hair from Eleanor's forehead, "you just need to remember that no matter where you and I are, I will always remember you in my heart - I promise you , no matter how busy I am, I will write to you.”

"Ah," Eleanor's face changed slightly, "shouldn't you be talking to me through a double-sided mirror?"

"Oh... that's right, you see, I'm about to be separated from you, and I'm so sad that I can't even speak - I mean, don't worry, I will definitely use a double-sided mirror to keep in touch with you." Xie Lin felt a little bit said awkwardly.

Eleanor burst out laughing, "I'm just teasing you. Of course I know that you are an ambitious and responsible person. There are so many other girls around you. Don't worry -" Eleanor He smiled heartily and said, "I will not selfishly take you as my own."

After saying that, she stood up on tiptoes and gently put her hands around Xie Lin's neck. In this unnoticed corner, the two hugged each other tightly and kissed passionately.

"Um……"

Eleanor turned and left, and Xie Lin stood there, watching her back disappear at the end of the corridor, as if he could still feel her warmth on his chest. His heart was filled with inexplicable emotions, and he could only sigh. He had gone too far on the road to hegemony, and he was no longer qualified to have time for his children to have personal relationships——

At the same time, a raging fighting spirit ignited in his eyes, and he secretly determined that in order to protect the people he loved and the people who loved him, he must defeat Walpurgis!

…

As they made their way back to King's Cross, the weather was completely different from when they came to Hogwarts last September. The sky is cloudless.

Harry, Ron and Hermione spent a long time squeezing through the crowds and finally found an empty, dilapidated box. Ignoring the mold-like smell coming from inside, the three of them quickly sat in.

Piglet (a noisy little owl given by Sirius as compensation for Ron's loss of his pet rat Scabbers) was again obscured by Ron's dress robes because it kept shrieking; Hyde Vee dozed with her head tucked under her wings, and Crookshanks curled up on an empty seat like a big, fluffy ginger cushion.

The train took them south, and with Harry's efforts to mediate, Ron and Hermione began to talk again.

The friendship of the trio has been tested once again, but I don't know how many more times they can go through such a test of friendship.

They talked animatedly about what measures Dumbledore would take now to prevent Voldemort from resurrecting, and they didn't stop talking until the lunch trolley came over.

When Hermione returned from buying food at the trolley and put the money back in her bag, she took out a copy of the Daily Prophet that she had always carried in her bag.

Harry looked, not sure if he really wanted to know what the paper said. Seeing him looking at the newspaper, Hermione said calmly: "The newspaper didn't say anything. You can check it out for yourself. It's really nothing. I check it every day. It was only posted the day after the third project. A short message that Schelling won the Goblet of Fire, which I think Fudge forced them to keep silent about."

"He couldn't silence Rita," Harry said. "Rita wouldn't let such a great story go."

Hermione showed a very confused expression, "Rita has been missing for a while... To tell you the truth, I have roughly guessed her method of obtaining our information. Just when I thought I was about to catch her At that time, I didn’t expect that she suddenly disappeared from Hogwarts... It’s really strange, maybe she knew that I had guessed her transformation..."

"Leave her alone, it's best if she disappears, so that we can save her difficult text attacks." Ron said, "Okay, who wants a game of crackling exploding cards?"

…

On the other side of the room, Xie Lin was sitting in a comfortable and spacious box exclusive to the Malfoy family.

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As the power of the Malfoy family in Hogwarts gradually grew, and Schelling won the Triwizard Tournament, obtaining this extremely valuable honor for Hogwarts, Schelling proposed improvements to Snape. After requesting the box, it didn't take long for Dumbledore to approve it.

Now, in the box where Xie Lin is sitting, not only are the seats and floor very clean, the seats are also equipped with comfortable cushions, so even if you sit for a long time, your back will not hurt; there is also a thoughtfully placed device on the table in the middle. A rattan basket full of fresh fruits is available for the passengers in the box to eat. Next to the basket is a slim porcelain vase filled with flowers, filling the air in the box with a sweet smell.

The interior of the box showed signs of being recently modified by the Traceless Stretching Curse. The space inside was almost comparable to the Slytherin common room. At this moment, in addition to Xie Lin, there were Daphne, Astoria, Maury, Luna, and Zhang Qiu. Sitting here, it didn't feel crowded at all.

Xie Lin rested his head on Daphne's thigh and lay up. Daphne carefully peeled off the skins of the grapes one after another and fed them into Xie Lin's mouth.

Do you think Xie Lin is enjoying happiness?

wrong! Just looking at the cautious and uneasy expression on Xie Lin's face, you can tell that he was actually forced to do so.

He didn't dare to resist. Whenever Daphne's green fingers came close, he immediately opened his mouth obediently and waited for Daphne to feed him.

After all, he himself knew he was in the wrong.

Originally, Sulf's matter had already made several girlfriends unhappy, but later he got entangled with Eleanor without knowing how to stop it. Not long ago, he seemed to have offended the girl with Veela blood. French girl.

Astoria, Murray and Luna looked at Xie Lin's sad face, wanting to laugh but not daring to. Zhang Qiu's face showed her envy unabashedly.

"What about...Salph?" Zhang Qiu broke the silence and asked, "Won't she leave school with us?"

"Oh, about this, I think I should explain it clearly to you," Xie Lin sat up and said in a deep voice: "Salph is not actually a student of Hogwarts. The she you see is actually a person who has gone through some kind of process." The face revealed after the body transformation is much older than you think, so in order to avoid arousing suspicion, she has left the school early through the secret passage on the fifth floor."

"Then, what about Susan?" Astoria asked in confusion. As the whole school year passed, she, who was the kindest, had developed a deep relationship with the other leaders of the Sleeping Dragon Society. Now she felt strange without Susan.

"Susan has always been a Hufflepuff student, and this year's Hufflepuff and Gryffindor have a very deep relationship. I don't want her to have too many interactions with us on the surface, causing her to be excluded or isolated in her own college." Xie Lin explained in a deep voice, and the girls immediately showed a look of understanding and nodded in agreement.

At this time, Luna spoke up: "By the way, Sherin, I haven't seen you in the past few days, so I haven't had time to report to you - the Ravenclaw boy you've taken a fancy to, Gabriel Cresswell, has been successfully recruited into the Sleeping Dragon Society."

"Well done, my Luna," Sherin said, "I will send a letter to Professor Slahorn and ask him to ask Mr. Cresswell for a vacancy in the goblin liaison office."

"Is it necessary to go through so much trouble just for a vacancy?" Daphne asked puzzled.

"It's not just for a vacancy," Sherin explained confidently: "Although Mr. Cresswell was born in a Muggle family, he is a rare talent. Not only is he proficient in the goblin language, he can also often grasp the inside information of goblins and Gringotts. To do this, you must gain the trust of the goblins. His ability to do this is enough to prove his talent."

"Is that so? What you really want is to win over Mr. Cresswell, a talent." Daphne nodded and said.

"Anything else?"

"Dobby brought me two pieces of news--" Daphne paused and said, "The first piece of news is that after the Selwyn family's unusual movements, the werewolves in Knockturn Alley have disagreements again. It must be said that Nightcat's actions were quite swift and decisive. Before other forces in Knockturn Alley reacted, they had successfully obtained the surrender of a group of werewolves. Together with those who had previously surrendered to us and temporarily lived in the vampire castle to receive training from Prince Bathory, our werewolf army already has 32 people."

"Well, these new werewolves will be temporarily entrusted to Nightcat. If Nightcat wants to expand its power in Knockturn Alley, these werewolves can provide considerable combat power." Sherin made a decision after pondering for a while, "Also, let Bathory and Annis send some helpers over. The power of Knockturn Alley is of great importance, and I don't want Nightcat to have any mishaps."

"Understood, I'll let Dobby notify them as soon as possible." Daphne said quickly.