Hmph, who makes him have an opinion about my Mount Kruck?
Hermione's tone was resentful:
"He even called Mount Kruck a monster and my Mount Kruck is so beautiful."
"Mm, beautiful."
George looked at the persimmon-faced Kruck with a neutral nod.
Anyway, he thought that normal people would not think Kruckshorn is beautiful. Maybe a very small part of people would think it's rather ugly and cute.
Everyone has their own taste in beauty, just like Shiba Inus, Pug dogs, Bull terriers, and Cornish Rex cats. Although they look ugly, many people also like them.
However, Kruckshorn may be ugly in appearance, but he is not a ordinary cat. He has the blood of cat-fox, which allows him to discern malice.
So it is why he always chases after the mouse-like spots of the Weasel, turning from a small dwarf into an old rat.
"Hey, George, long time no see. Is that your little girlfriend?"
Two magical department cars are parked outside the Blazing Bar. Trixie, who is wearing a red jacket, jeans, and colored hair, gets out of the car.
Seeing George and Hermione standing together and talking, he jokingly said.
"Long time no see, Trixie. I heard you've been promoted. Congratulations!"
George didn't pay much attention and greeted him with a smile.
He didn't expect that Trixie was also one of the Aurors who were sent to protect Harry at the train station this time.
"Hermione, what's wrong with your face? The weather isn't that hot today, either?"
At this moment, Harry and Ron also came to the door and couldn't help but ask her curiously when they saw her with a slightly flushed face.
Hermione hurriedly took her luggage and got into the car.
"It's just that I wore more in the morning."
"Oh, the car is here. Let's go quickly."
The Weasleys arrived at the door and saw that the car from the Ministry of Magic was already there. They immediately urged everyone to get on the bus quickly.
The journey was smooth with no surprises and they arrived at the station without incident.
They passed through Platform 9 and a Quarter, climbed aboard the Hogwarts Express, and George with his luggage walked into the compartment where the second-year students were.
As they stayed at the Blazing Bar last night and had a magic car to take them, they were among the earliest groups of wizards arriving at the station. There were no other people in the compartment yet.
Ginny naturally sat down with George in the same compartment.
As soon as they sat down, Colin and Luna also boarded the train.
"Here! Here!"
Ginny waved to the two, explaining to George, "Here! Here!"
"I wrote to Colin and Luna in advance, telling them to come early today so that we can sit together like we did last year."
"That's why."
George nodded, still surprised at how conveniently it worked out.
It turns out that all of these coincidences were actually part of a well-planned script.
But he also didn't mind, as sitting next to someone for school didn't matter much to him.
Before, he cared more about boosting his reputation and status so that he could have a better future after graduation.
However, because his abilities improved too quickly, he realized that he no longer needed to worry about those things.
In the face of absolute strength, all conspiracy and trickery is less effective than simply advancing straightforwardly.
It's mainly because he hadn't expected that in just one year, his abilities had undergone such a dramatic change.
In reality, when I say a year, if we include the time experienced by his original form and the several other clones, it is far more than a year.
The Hogwarts Express is traveling northward, and the scenery outside the window grows increasingly desolate. As the clouds above thicken, the sky grows darker as well.
It started to rain in the late afternoon, around 3 or 4 o'clock. The mountains outside became blurry as the rain made the scenery outside the window unclear.
The rain grew heavier and heavier, turning the window into a grey, watery blur, and gradually darkening.
Finally, the lights in the corridor and on the luggage racks flickered on, the train clanged and clattered, the rain pattered, and outside, the howling wind roared.
George flipped through his copy of "The Philosopher's Stone." Ginny, Luna, and Colin were already sleeping on the table.
At this time, the train began to slow down gradually. The sound of the wheels gradually faded, and the wind and rain sounded louder against the windows than before.
"What's wrong? Are we there already?"
Ginny opened her eyes groggily, and Luna and Colin also woke up.
George put away his magic book and replied:
"No, it might be some kind of accident with the train."
He knew that this was a surprise inspection by the Ministry of Magic to prevent Sirius Black from entering the school through the Hogwarts Express.
"Accident?"
Colin and Ginny got up and peered out the door of the compartment. The other wizards in the train carriage also stuck their heads out curiously, no one knowing what had happened.
At this moment, the train suddenly came to a complete stop, with all the lights suddenly turning off for no reason.
"Ahh!"
A chorus of screams erupted immediately, and George felt two figures jump into his arms all at once.
It was Colin and Ginny, who were both frightened.
"Lumos!"
Luna calmly cast the lumos spell with her wand, illuminating the compartment.
George picked up Colin and Ginny, who were both scared, and placed them on the seat comfortingly.
"It's fine. It's just a small accident. It should be okay soon."
"What happened?"
Colin's voice trembled as he pointed to the glass of the train. There, ice crystals slowly formed, which was unusual for such a hot weather in early July.
Ginny jumped into George's arms again, who could only pat her back helplessly and comfort her.
He felt that Ginny was usually quite brave, but he hadn't realized she was so afraid of the dark, probably because she was still too young.
In this aspect, she is better than Luna, who seems to be very calm and unafraid. It can only be said that she deserves to be a little girl who can see Nightwing.
While George was comforting Ginny, a shadowy figure, with tangled hair and tall stature, suddenly appeared at the entrance of the compartment.
He extended one hand, which was grayish-white and seemed to be covered in slime and spots, like a withered hand that had been decaying in water for a long time after death. He slowly pushed the door of the compartment open.
Ahead, a sinister and cold, decaying head suddenly peeked in, seemingly searching for something.
"Ahhh!!!"
Colin and Ginny let out a scream upon seeing this.
Luna, who is usually calm and collected, also showed fear and huddled next to George.
"This is a Dementor, the most terrifying creature of darkness. It's said to be able to suck away a person's soul."
"Ahhh!!!"
Hearing Luna's explanation, Colin and Ginny were even more scared.
At this moment, George slowly extended one of his hands and lit up a small magical pattern.
"Lumos Charm!"
The Dementor, as a creature of darkness, can only be dispelled by a Patronus Charm in this world. George wanted to see if his light magic from the Sanctum had any effect on it.
It didn't matter if it didn't work; he would use the Patronus Charm anyway.
Moreover, they're not Harry, and they don't have Voldemort's soul piece, so they won't be attacked by Dementors.
He shot a beam of light, directly at the Dementor. The Dementor, upon sensing the light arrow, trembled instantly and let out a terrified shriek.
Before it could dodge, the light arrow struck it fully, turning it into a patch of ashes.
