Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 19 King's Station and Platform 9
Inside the men's bathroom at King's Station near Platform 1991, September 9, 1

With a twist in the air, John holding a cowhide case and a birdcage appeared here holding Tom's hand.

John let go of Tom's hand, and said directly: "Okay, Tom, go directly to Hogwarts and wait for me."

"Okay, master." Tom saluted John respectfully, then snapped his fingers lightly and disappeared in front of John.

After sorting out some wrinkled clothes, John left the bathroom with his luggage and rushed towards platform 9.

Along the way, John's unusual appearance and completely different temperament attracted a lot of attention, many of them from other Hogwarts students and their parents.

Looking normal, John soon arrived at the location of the platform—the third pillar between platforms No. [-] and No. [-].

With his sensitivity to connection, John clearly felt that the pillar was completely different from other parts, and that should be the entrance to the platform covered by magic.

According to History of Magic, the proposal for the construction of Platform 9 was made by Evangeline Orpington, Minister for Magic from 1849 to 1855.

Ottaline Gamble, the former Minister of Magic before her, had already prepared the Hogwarts Express and built a railway station in Hogsmeade.

However, the Ministry of Magic at that time was not in a hurry to build another wizarding train station in central London, because it was under the watchful eyes of Muggles, and a little carelessness might violate the International Statute of Secrecy.

King's Cross opened in 1852, during Orpington's tenure.

It occurred to her that a hidden platform, accessible only to wizards and wizards, could be built at the newly built King's Cross station: Platform 9.

So under her impetus, platform 9 and its corresponding train lines were built soon.

However, "History of Magic" does not describe the construction process in detail, but it is nothing more than using a large-scale confusion spell to confuse the relevant departments. After completing the construction of the line and platform under its arrangement, use the forgetting spell to eliminate their part memory.

And the platforms are not without problems once they're built, but they're minor issues like wizards throwing suitcases full of bite spell books or salamander spleens onto the polished station floor, or from solid barriers The disappearing sound is too loud.

After a period of groping and tidying up, there was the large-scale Muggle banishing spell that was permanently fixed near the entrance of the platform.

But as a further step to prevent any serious breaches of the International Statute of Wizarding Secrecy, there are usually a number of plainclothes Ministry employees working at the station to deal with Muggle memories that may need to be altered.

Indeed, according to John's investigation, the two patrolmen on duty not far from the entrance of the platform are employees of the Ministry of Magic.

At the same time, after he approached the range of the curse on the platform, most of the sights that originally fell on him disappeared in an instant, and the rest were Hogwarts students and their parents.

He took out the specially purchased magic brass pocket watch in his pocket to check the time. According to his memory, Harry was sent to the station by the Dursleys at around 10:30, and he also asked Tom to send him here at a specific time.

Sure enough, after waiting for a long time, John saw two round balls and a thin blond woman walking towards this side with Harry pushing a trolley.

Harry was still wondering why the Dursleys treated him so well today, even helping him put the salute on the handcart, when he heard the Dursleys speak.

Looking up, he could see a malicious smile on Fang Dursley's face.

"Okay! You're here, kid. From platform 9 to platform 10, according to the ticket sent by your funny school, your platform should be between these two platforms."

"But it's a pity. Now it seems that there is nothing here except the pillars. I'm afraid the platform hasn't been built yet, don't you think so?"

But Harry didn't pay attention to the sarcasm in Dursley's words, but his expression was a little weird.

Because at this moment he clearly saw John who was standing not far from them, waving at him.

But he immediately realized that something was wrong. The people around him seemed to be unable to see John. He even saw an uncle who was going straight forward, but when he was close to John's position, he went around in a circle to avoid him.

"Good luck with your term," said Uncle Vernon, grinning again, looking even more malicious, and walked away with Dudley and Petunia without another word.

Harry watched the backs of the Vernon family as they left, and he could clearly hear all three of them laughing.

But he didn't care, but after confirming that they had left, he pushed the trolley close to John with a smile on his face.

"Long time no see, John!" Harry said with a big smile on his face.

"Long time no see, Harry." John also smiled, "I'm just waiting for you, let's go, I'll take you to the station."

Hearing John's words, Harry smiled again. Originally, he was worried about the problem at the station, but he didn't expect John to wait for him here.

Temporarily put aside asking why the others seemed to be unable to see John just now, obediently pushing the trolley and following behind John.

"See that pillar? That's the entrance, just rush there."

Following John's finger to look at the pillar, Harry felt a gust of wind blowing around him before he could react.

Then he saw John rushing towards the third pillar, Harry didn't even have time to stop him, John passed through the wall of the pillar and disappeared in front of him under his shocked gaze.

Seeing this, Harry seemed to be stunned for a moment, realizing that it was the effect of magic, and then took a deep breath, mustering up the courage to push the cart and rush towards the third pillar.

He hunches over the cart and lunges forward!Seeing that the partition wall was getting closer and closer, only one step away, although he knew that it was a blindfold caused by magic, the natural reaction of his body still made him close his eyes.

No crash, no pain, Harry stopped and snapped his eyes open.

Then he saw a crimson steam locomotive quietly parked beside a platform full of passengers, surrounded by all kinds of little wizards and their parents.

Looking up slightly, I saw some old brass stop signs hanging on the wall, which read: Platform 9
And John was standing under the stop sign waiting for him.

"Come on, Harry, let's get in the car." John waved to Harry.

Harry nodded and followed behind John, only then did he ask the doubts in his heart.

"That's the Muggle Repelling Curse. The Leaky Cauldron was also cast on it to prevent Muggles from discovering the wizarding world. It's a kind of protection spell." John said lightly.

Hearing John's explanation, Harry nodded, and it was at this time that he noticed that John only had a cowhide case and a birdcage in his hand, unlike himself carrying so much luggage and having to use a cart to transport it.

"John, do you have so little luggage?" Harry asked

"This is a box that has been cast with a permanent traceless stretching spell, and the space inside is much larger than it looks." John replied
After hearing John's explanation, Harry's desire for magic became stronger again, but it's better to get in the car now.

So they didn't say a word all the way, and soon the two walked to the side of the car and prepared to get in the car.

Harry tried his best to remove the luggage from the cart, but he couldn't do it. After all, Harry, who was malnourished, was weaker than a normal child.

John naturally noticed this, took out his wand from his pocket, waved his arm lightly, and began to chant:
"Wingardim Leviosa"

An invisible force suddenly appeared, and then under Harry's surprised eyes, his luggage slowly flew up from the cart.

Then John hooked his wand, and the floating luggage flew towards him like this. Seeing this scene, Harry had no time to be shocked, and hurriedly followed with the birdcage containing Hedwig.

Soon the two found an empty carriage.

After putting away the luggage, John and Harry sat face to face by the window, Harry asked a little excitedly

"John, was what you just cast magic?"

"Well, this is the levitating spell in our textbook" John nodded and replied

"You are amazing!" Harry's face was full of admiration, and then he was a little disappointed. "Unlike me, I can't even understand what is written in those books."

"Want to learn?"

"What?!" Harry stared at John with wide eyes, "Are you going to teach me?"

John nodded. In John's eyes, Harry is just a child who lacks love. Suffering and sorrow have never left him. In the future, important people around this child will pass away one by one. It is not necessary to express kindness and teach Harry magic in advance.

And John doesn't think that his appearance will not affect the plot, but the time is short now, and it is not clear what has changed for the time being.

Now that the changes have taken place, it is nothing to change a little bit like now.

John picked up his wand again, and placed a napkin for practice on the table. Seeing this, Harry also took out his wand a little excitedly.

John then began teaching Harry the Levitation Charm, and in the process he discovered that Harry was actually quite gifted.

It's just that he has a strong sense of inferiority in his heart due to the life of being abused all the year round, and he is always a little timid when practicing magic, but the magic in the world of Harry Potter needs to be believed.

The more you believe in yourself, the more you believe in magic power, the more you can cast magic.

For example, Harry, who had a lot of experience later, learned the above spells after getting Snape's old book and practiced casually. This is also related to Harry's firm belief at that time that he could cast magic.

After thinking about it, John asked Harry to stop practicing. Looking at Harry who was obviously a little discouraged, he said in a solemn tone.

"Harry, don't be discouraged. Magic doesn't happen overnight. It took me a month of practice to achieve this result. Have some confidence in yourself! I believe you can do it!"

"I..." Harry looked at John, and he saw the seriousness in John's eyes.

Yes, John is so good that he believes he can do it!So what reason do I have to back down?

Whispering 'I can do it!I can do it! '

The next moment, Harry waved the wand in his hand forcefully and earnestly, his tone full of firmness
"Wingardim Leviosa"

After the words were finished, Harry felt that some kind of power flowed from his body along the wand, and then under his surprise eyes, the napkin in front of him slowly flew upwards.

"I did it! I did it!"

Harry waved his arms excitedly, and the suspended napkin followed the trajectory of the wand in Harry's hand, and under the effect of magic, was carried flying in mid-air.

(End of this chapter)