Hogwarts White Knight

For the start of school.

Gawain was looking forward to it, but also felt a little nervous.

But anyway, August is finally over.

In front of King's Cross Station.

"It's enough to send it here, you should go back early.

Especially you, Colin, Uncle Joseph said that he won't give you a day off before Christmas. "

Dragging the big suitcase, Gawain said with a smile. The little black cat Abyss lay on his right shoulder, looking at the passers-by with curiosity.

"Don't be brave in school, write letters every week, and trust your friends..."

Elsa stood in front of him, adjusting the collar of his shirt for the seventh time, giving detailed instructions.

"Okay, okay, if this continues, he will be missing one shirt before he gets to Hogwarts."

Colin patted Elsa on the shoulder, earning a disgusted eye roll from her.

"You know, Eton will be here as long as you want to come back, and so will we."

He nodded to Gawain and said seriously.

"Well, I know."

Gawain responded to Colin. He knew that when Colin said coming back, he did not mean going home, but returning to the world of ordinary people.

"Then let's go back first, remember to write a letter."

Colin held Elsa's back, waved to Gawain not to worry, and then turned and left without hesitation.

He is not used to expressing his feelings in words, and he also believes that Gawain will make his own choice.

Gawain watched them walk out of the platform, then sighed, shook his head, and cheered up.

"Abyss, are you ready?"

When he asked about the abyss on his shoulders, he was also asking himself.

The magical world is not safe, and Colin and Elsa are not at ease, but they always act like they are interested in that world, just to let Gawain understand that he is never alone.

Either on this side or on that side.

"Did you say farewell with a smile as promised?"

He looked up at the clock hanging on the platform, picked up his luggage, and walked toward the platform.

Passing through the bustling crowd, Gawain quickly arrived at the platform.

——But he discovered a problem.

A slightly more serious problem.

"This is platform nine, this is platform ten."

Gawain was a little confused and took out the Hogwarts letter from his arms, confirming it repeatedly.

"Platform nine and three-quarters? This is a railroad track, right?!"

Pointing to the middle of the platform, closer to Platform , Gawain wanted to have a gentle exchange with the sender.

All roads lead to Hogwarts.

But this definitely does not include sleeping rails.

"Hey, hello, handsome boy."

Just when Gawain fell into self-doubt, a gentle female voice stopped him.

"Hello, are you calling me?"

Gawain looked at the speaker. She was a girl who looked a few years older than Gawain. She had long curly brown hair and was very beautiful. He turned his head again and pointed at himself.

"Pfft! Sorry, I didn't mean to laugh at you. Are you a new student at Hogwarts?"

The girl laughed cheerfully. She stretched out her finger and pointed at the abyss on Gawain's shoulder, and then pointed at the envelope in his hand.

"Yes, are you a student at Hogwarts? I am Gawain, Gawain White."

Gawain nodded, and after a brief hesitation, he stretched out his hand.

He didn't know much about wizard etiquette, but as they were all British, they would never be too rude.

"My name is Penelo Crevat, fifth grade, from Ravenclaw House. Don't be nervous. Like you, I come from a Muggle family, which is what wizards call ordinary people."

Penelo generously stretched out his hand to Gawain, shook it gently with Gawain, and then quickly let go.

"Platform nine and three-quarters is hidden by magic. To find it, you only need to do one thing." She pointed at the stone wall between the platforms and "bumped into it." She said as if it was a matter of course.

"Huh? Is telling cold jokes the wizard's way of saying hello?"

Gawain raised his head, wanting to see if this senior was making some kind of cold and unfunny joke.

"Telling a joke is not a wizard's way of saying hello, and a gentleman would never question a lady's words."

Penello frowned beautifully, pretending to be angry.

"Sorry, but how do you know me...?"

Gawain was a little embarrassed to say it, but this was the second time someone had seen what he was thinking.

"Because your frowning expression of disgust is so interesting. Let's go."

Penelo took Gawain's sleeve and led him straight towards the stone wall. Because she was much taller than Gawain, Gawain had to bend down to carry the box and run quickly.

"I hope it doesn't hurt."

Gawain closed his eyes and crossed his fingers.

"Look!"

Penelo's voice rang in his ears, causing Gawain to open his eyes.

Then, he froze there, almost unable to believe his eyes.

At some point, he had passed through the stone wall. On the platform not far away, there was a bronze plaque reading "Nine and Three Quarters".

Right in front of him was a scarlet train, whistling its whistle "beep, beep", and streams of steam turned into white smoke and rushed into the sky. On this side of the platform, there are wizards who gather together as a family unit.

——The hoot of an owl, the laughter of a child, the warning of a parent, the whistle of a train.

Many voices merged together, making Gawain feel strange from the bottom of his heart.

But I don’t know why, but I feel a little...

"Nostalgic? I have never been here, but why?"

Gawain asked himself with some doubts.

A white palm waved in front of his eyes, interrupting his thoughts.

"Okay, my friends are calling me. Let's say goodbye here. I hope you will be sorted into Ravenclaw."

Penelo waved to Gawain and said with a smile.

"Are they assigned? How does the college differentiate between students?"

Gawain takes the opportunity to ask. Regarding this issue, it is mentioned in the book that the school is divided into four colleges, but it has never been mentioned what standards are used.

But Penello shook his head and did not answer him.

"That's a secret. Girls will hate it if boys ask too many questions. See you in school."

"Okay. Goodbye, senior sister."

Gawain watched as Penello joined the circle of several other girls.

"Abyss, now it's just you and me again."

He hooked the black cat's chin and made it meow "meow" comfortably.

"Hey, Gawain!"

Behind him, another girl's voice sounded, but this time Gawain was no stranger.

"Hi Jane, long time no see."

He turned around to face the girl with messy brown hair. She also smiled, showing her slightly larger but still cute front teeth.

"I hope you're not alone."

I don’t know who is telling the story.

I don't know if anyone heard it.

ps: Penelope Clearwater, Percy's girlfriend (although she only appeared in about one scene). In first grade, Percy was in fifth grade and was a prefect, the same age as her, so Penello was in fifth grade.

Regarding her character setting, I think she is a very generous and proactive girl. Because the ending of the Chamber of Secrets said that Percy had been writing letters to her throughout the holiday and had a long kiss in the empty classroom.

Based on Percy's serious character, it's hard for me to imagine that he would do such a thing, but it did happen, so it can only be explained that it was the girl who took the initiative.

Plus, her lineage is actually questionable.

In Deathly Hallows, Hermione pretended to be Penelope, and at the time she said she was half-blood. In addition, in the second part, she was also attacked by a basilisk. "It is known" that the basilisk only attacks mudbloods, but it may be just unlucky to encounter it.

I think that when Hermione was pretending, in order to avoid suspicion, she would falsely report her origin, preferring that she be a Muggle.