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The history of the snake monster is too ancient, and it has long been prohibited from cultivation by the Ministry of Magic. Therefore, few books mention this point, but that does not mean it does not exist.
Similarly to the horned lizard, wizards do not believe that such a magical creature exists. However, my father had the fortunate experience of seeing it once in Sweden."
The girl tilted her head and replied.
"What is a snorting snail?"
Colin showed curiosity on his face.
The girl explained:
"That is a magical creature with a special long horn but it cannot fly."
"Alright, then it should be the venomous horned beast."
At this point, George already knew the identity of the girl, Luna Lovegood.
My father is Chosenius Lovegood, the editor-in-chief of the magazine "Contrary to Expectations," and my mother was Pandora Lovegood, who passed away when she was nine years old during an experiment with spells.
Clearly, there is a lack of a solid theoretical foundation in magic. It is also very dangerous to create new spells.
Due to the fact that she comes from a well-educated family, what Luna says about the Screech Owl may be true, but when it comes to the Snorting Snail, he knows that her father, Xenophilius, made it up to entertain his daughter.
The so-called snorting snail is actually a venomous horned beast, and its special horn poses a risk of explosion.
"There are still seats here, let me help you put your luggage on the shelf."
Due to wanting to learn more from Luna about the knowledge not covered in the books, George volunteered to help her push her luggage cart and moved the bags to the shelves above.
"Thank you, I'm Luna Lovegood."
Luna is also very interested in the owls, so she did not refuse. However, when she saw the thin and weak George easily lift her luggage to the high shelves, she could not help but exclaim in admiration.
"You have such great strength!"
After Luna sat down, the three of them started chatting again.
However, it was mostly Colin, who was curious like a child, asking questions, while George listened quietly and only asked questions when he encountered knowledge that interested him.
"Ugh..."
A long whistle sound echoed, indicating the train was about to depart.
At this moment, the sliding door of the compartment was suddenly opened, and a girl with thick red hair, bright brown eyes, and a face as delicate and charming as a doll walked in.
"Is there anyone here?"
She pointed to the seat next to Luna and asked.
"Everywhere else is full."
"No, you can sit next to me."
Luna gently smiled.
The girl let out a sigh of relief, as she was the last batch to board the train due to her brothers' carelessness (of course, she wouldn't admit that she almost forgot the magical notebook).
"Little Ginny, we're here to help you."
At this moment, a pair of identical twin boys with red hair walked in.
They helped their sister put her luggage away happily, then left after she drove them away with a disgusted expression.
"Hi, I'm Ginny, Ginny Weasley."
After sending away her brothers, who were a pain in the neck, Ginny sat next to Luna and made a generous self-introduction. She wasn't shy by nature, except when she was around Harry.
"Luna Lovegood."
"Colin Creevey."
"George."
The three also introduced themselves.
"George, you have the same name as my brother, one of the two just now, he is also called George, George Weasley."
By the way, what's your surname?"
"Just call me George."
George smiled and didn't explain more.
George smiled, and there was a fundamental difference between his George and George Weasley's George, despite the same pronunciation.
George Weasley's last name is Weasley, and his given name is George. However, his surname is actually pronounced "Zhì" (with a third tone), which means "to govern" in Chinese. His father wanted him to be a government official in the future, so he named him "Zhì" (with a second tone).
Therefore, in fact, according to this side of the naming convention, he should be called Zhì-Qiow.
He just thought that sounded awkward, so he decided to tell people to just call him George.
"Ginny, how many brothers do you have at home?"
At this moment, kind Colin suddenly changed the subject. He thought that George, as an orphan, probably did not want others to know his surname.
Ginny didn't think much of it and extended her hands, bending four fingers:
"There are six of them. Bill is a curse breaker in Egypt, Charlie is a dragon trainer in Romania, Percy is in sixth grade, George and Fred are in fourth grade. And you've just seen Ron..."
"So many!"
At Ginny's response, both Colin and Luna showed expressions of surprise. So many children were unusual, not just for a wizarding family, but even for a Muggle family.
George listened to the three of them chatting and shifted his gaze away from Ginny's luggage, feeling a sense of admiration in his heart.
If all wizarding families could be as prolific as the Weasleys, wizards probably could have ruled the world long ago and there would be no Muggles left.
As the four chatted, the train began to start, leaving King's Cross Station and speeding across fields filled with cows and sheep, heading rapidly towards Scotland.
As they were all making their first journey out of the house and heading to the famous Hogwarts School, even the quietest Luna couldn't help but feel excited.
So their conversation went on without a break.
Because the content of their conversation afterward was mostly about their own childhood experiences and family situations, rather than magic-related, George gradually stepped out of the conversation and began to read a book.
Approximately at noon, a cheerful witch with rosy cheeks pushed open the compartment door and asked:
"Darling children, would you like to buy some snacks on the train?"
There are Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Bean, Bludger Super Bubblegum, Chocolate Frogs, pumpkin pasty, cauldron cakes, licorice wands..."
Facing a small selection of magical snacks and the witch's inquiry, the three of them all shook their heads simultaneously.
As a Muggle-born, Colin naturally didn't have much money, and he had spent all his remaining money on the magical camera.
Although Ginny was born into a pure-blood family, her father had been expelled from the family for being close to Muggles and liking Muggle items. All the family expenses came from her father's salary at the Ministry of Magic.
With so many children attending school, and with her several brothers' advanced level Black Magic Defense books being particularly expensive this year, even many of her school supplies were second-hand. How could she afford any snacks?
As for Luna, she wasn't short of pocket money, but it seemed she didn't have much interest in snacks.
"Please give me a piece of each, thank you!"
George knew the situation of the small wizards, stood up and spent twelve silver sickles and five bronze nats to get a piece of each snack, put them on the table.
"Ginny, I heard you mentioned that you know a venomous curse called the Batwing Spell. Do you have time to teach it to me?"
"George pushed a quarter of the snacks in front of Ginny, and she nodded immediately with a bright eye."
"Yes, of course, that's my favorite spell. Even George and Fred have fallen for it."
"Luna, I would like to ask you some questions about magical creatures."
George pushed another quarter of the snacks in front of Luna.
Luna smiled and nodded, not rejecting either.
Lastly, George pushed the remaining quarter of the snacks towards Colin, leaving his own share aside.
"Can I have you take a magical photograph for me? I want to keep a souvenir."
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