As soon as the toad's eyes met Lin Xia's, it immediately stopped moving and just squatted there.
A boy sobbed outside and called out, "Toad, who has seen my Toad?"
There seemed to be a few other people helping to search, their voices intertwined, and the entire train seemed to be searching for the toad.
Draco looked at the toad squatting on the ground pretending to be dead with a strange expression. Could this be...
The next second, he saw Lin Xia across from him slightly raise his head, slowly extend his right index finger, and press it against his neck. "The sound is like a loud bell."
Invisible magical power gathered and the spell was successfully recited, but the power was not great, just enough for people passing by outside the box to hear.
"The toad is here with me."
Neville came running in so fast and so unsteadily that his footing caught on his robes and he fell to the ground, crushing the Toad beneath him.
"Oh, my Toad!"
Neville quickly turned over, holding the toad in his palm and observing it carefully: "Fortunately, it's okay."
"Thank you for finding my toad," he said gratefully.
Draco shook his head and raised his chin modestly: "I didn't find it, Lin Xia found it."
Lin Xia smiled and said, "It's not really me who found it. It jumped in by itself."
She lowered her head and rummaged through her small leather bag, pulling out a delicate little silver cage. "If your toad likes to run around, you can put it in here. Once you get more familiar with it, it won't run away anymore."
Neville took the cage carefully and stammered, "Thank you, I, I'll pay for it."
"It's not worth much, just consider it a gift from me to you."
"Neville, have you found your toad?" A girl with thick brown hair and a pair of big front teeth walked in.
Her tone was somewhat arrogant and looked down on others.
After seeing Lin Xia, especially after discovering the book she had placed aside, the girl's eyes lit up and she said:
"Which school did you go to before? The cover of this book looks a lot like the geometric shapes I learned in math class."
She finished her words in one breath.
"Lin Xia, did you find Neville's toad?"
Ron and Harry, who were helping to look for it, walked into the box and saw Neville carefully putting the toad into the cage.
Lin Xia repeated what she had said before.
"My name is Hermione Granger. I've attended elementary school. Unlike other young wizards, I haven't had any schooling. I believe we'll have a lot of common topics."
Hermione took the initiative to extend her hand. Ever since arriving at the Hogwarts Express, she found that these little wizards were very different from her. They were not proactive in learning and could not understand what she said.
Then she found out that none of them went to primary school, which was incredible!!
Can they add, subtract, multiply, and divide? Can they think logically? Do they understand the principles of magic? Not to mention how a steam engine works, the conversion rate of heat energy to electricity, and the speed of light!
Lin Xia politely shook hands with Hermione, "Thank you, my name is Lin Xia, would you like to read with me?"
Hermione was a little tempted, but she felt that she couldn't abandon her new friend. She said regretfully, "When we get to Hogwarts, I'll find you to read with me."
Ron also quickly said, "Lin Xia, I'll come play with you when we get to Hogwarts!"
Lin Xia said happily, "Okay, it's a deal."
After this group of people left, Lin Xia looked at Draco thoughtfully.
She noticed that as Harry approached, Draco brushed his hands against his wizard robes several times and tried to stand up.
Although Draco appeared to disapprove of Harry Potter, it was undeniable that he somewhat admired him and wanted to gain his attention.
After all, he was the magical boy who defeated Voldemort when he was still a baby.
Lin Xia reminded him: "Draco, judging from the people around Harry, he likes to get along with ordinary people. If you are too high-profile, it may disgust him."
Draco was struck by this and felt a little embarrassed and annoyed at first, then said in frustration: "Then how should I talk to him?"
Lin Xia said casually, "That's easy. Let's start by talking about our favorite snacks."
She turned her head to look at the sky outside the window. The sky gradually darkened. The destiny compass in her mind suddenly turned slightly and stopped at the "dream interpretation" column.
Lin Xia suddenly felt sleepy, leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes.
Draco thought for a long time, raised his head and was about to say something, but saw that she had fallen asleep, so he took out a small blanket from his schoolbag and covered her with it.
He muttered, "You can even fall asleep like this, you really aren't nervous at all."
This is a slightly dark place, as if it is in a basement, filled with densely packed materials and many candles floating in the air.
"Come on, how many people chose independent branching this year?"
A big, unshaven man walked out of the shadows. His shadow was not a human figure, but a big black spider.
"There are a total of 1,800 students enrolled, 800 of whom are from outside. 200 local students have chosen to be self-segregated, two-thirds of whom are Muggles. 500 non-local students have chosen to be self-segregated, and their family backgrounds are not yet determined."
The elf sitting on the seat raised his head with his eyes wide open. He was wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, had sparse hair, and big ears. He wore a pair of pure gold earrings in a very cool way and was wearing a suit.
"That means there are a total of 700 people who choose to separate themselves. It will take some time to find out if there are any aliens sneaking in." The big man muttered.
The elf pushed his glasses up. "Within a month, all the information must be collected and submitted. Headmaster Dumbledore will personally review it."
The big, unshaven man mumbled, "Next time, I'll definitely ask for a raise. Investigations are getting harder and harder, and some families are even in the faraway Arctic!"
The elf said seriously, "The disaster that the You-Know-Who brought to the wizarding world is too serious. The wizarding world is becoming increasingly dense. These are all new blood. We need to be careful. Get to work quickly. If you delay for even a second, I won't give you a single Galleon."
The scene gradually became blurred. Suddenly, a gust of wind blew, and someone came into the basement again. The wind blew away the pen that was pressing on the documents, and the files were instantly flipped with a rustling sound.
The moment Lin Xia's consciousness was withdrawn, she saw a page of student information:
Mikel Bain.
"Lin Xia, wake up, we are about to arrive at Hogwarts!" Draco shook Lin Xia and shouted in her ear.
Lin Xia woke up from her sleep and rubbed her sleepy eyes with her hands.
It was already dark outside the window. Under the deep purple sky, there were mountains and forests, and the train was slowing down.
The train finally stopped, and the little wizards pushed and shoved their way to the door and down to the platform. The thick night fog and cold air made many children shiver.
"Welcome to Hogwarts, first years!"
A resounding voice rang out, and Hagrid, who had the blood of a giant, waved his pink umbrella. Then, bunches of colorful fireworks shot into the air, forming four patterns respectively -
The majestic red lion landed and roared.
A sinister green giant snake coiled and made a sound.
A majestic soaring blue eagle bursts into the crowd.
The tall and handsome yellow badger sprinkled the stars.
"Wow!!" The little wizards were all dumbfounded and extremely excited, and they were no longer sleepy in an instant.
A little wizard shouted excitedly: "Hogwarts, Hogwarts!"
Lin Xia was pushed forward by the crowd. Draco held her hand tightly and said to her excitedly, "My dad never told me how great Hogwarts is!"
Lin Xia rolled her eyes slightly. It's already this time, and you're still thinking about your father.
Amid the cheers of the crowd, a whisper reached her ears:
"No, that's impossible. This is completely different from what's written in the book!"
