Chapter 32: Chapter 32: Conversation In The Carriage
"Woo--"
With the sound of a long siren, the Hogwarts Express train finally started. All the little wizards got on the train, and there were many parents waving to them outside the train window.
"When I think about this old steam train running for six or seven hours, I can't bear it. Can't it be faster?"
Jamie sat in the carriage, looked at the scenery flashing by outside the window, and said.
"The Hogwarts Express is driven by magic power. If we can find the magic power node of this train, we may be able to speed it up."
Toby was lying on the table in the car, holding a Galleon in his hand, teasing the Niffler, he bought from the pet store.
"Good way, maybe I can use magic to perceive it."
Jamie used his wand to cast a The Supersensory Charm on himself, which is a very small charm, but it can enhance his perception.
After applying the Sense Charm, Jamie felt that his perception of magic power had increased a lot. He closed his eyes and probed his magic power towards Hogwarts Express.
"Hey! Toby, Jamie, can we sit here?"
At this moment, the sliding door of the carriage opened, and Harry and a red-haired boy stood at the door.
"The other carriages seem to be full."
"Of course, there is no one else here, just the two of us. There is still a lot of space. You can sit here."
Toby raised his hand in greeting.
Harry was not polite either, he pulled the red-haired boy in and sat opposite Toby and Jamie.
"Toby, this is Ron Weasley, my new friend."
"Ron, this is Toby and Jamie, two friends I knew before I met you."
Harry introduced for both parties.
"Hey! Ron hello."
Toby raised his hand in a friendly wave, offering a warm greeting to the slightly awkward red-haired boy.
"You...Hello, I'm Ron, nice to meet you."
Ron seemed a little stiff and stumbled a little.
"Toby, what is Jamie doing? Is he asleep?"
Seeing Jamie leaning against the side of the carriage, eyes closed again, Harry thought he was asleep.
"Oh, never mind him, he's doing... umm interesting stuff."
Toby said casually.
Afterwards, there was a silence in the car, and Toby took the initiative to open up the topic. During the chat, Harry and Ron became more and more relaxed and talked more.
"Hey, Toby, if I'm not mistaken, this should be just a Niffler."
Ron pointed to the little guy on the table.
"Yes, this Niffler is my pet. This kind of little guy is the most greedy for money. They like all shiny things. They will put gold coins, jewelry, small mirrors and other things into their pockets."
"like this..."
Toby let go of the Galleon that he was clutching tightly in his hand, and that Galleon was sniffed away quickly and put into its pocket.
Afterwards, that Niffler didn't seem to be satisfied, and those small eyes kept looking around Toby's body, as if wanting to find other treasures.
Ron looked enviously at that Niffler, because of the poverty of the Weasley family, he hadn't touched a gold Galleon so far!
"It's just my pet, it's called Scabbers, and it's pretty useless, and sleeps all day long. Percy is a prefect, and my dad gave him an owl, and they can't afford—I mean, just The mouse gave it to me."
Ron took out a fat, sleeping gray mouse from his pocket, and said with a blushing face, as if he felt that the gray mouse was embarrassing to him.
"Toby gave the mouse a meaningful look. It wasn't just an ordinary rat. He knew this creature was an Animagus. Peter Pettigrew, thought to have been dead for years, was alive and hiding as Scabbers."
Who would have thought that Peter Pettigrew was not dead, but turned into a mouse, hiding in the Weasley's house for so many years.
"Harry, have you heard about your parents from the Weasleys?"
asked Toby.
"Oh yes, the Weasleys are nice people and they told me a little bit about my parents' past, but only a little bit."
Harry looked a bit lost, he really wanted to know about his parents, the parents who had given their lives to protect him.
"Harry, do you know where my home is? Godric's Hollow..."
Before Toby could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Ron.
"Godric's Hollow!"
"Godric's Hollow?" Ron said, his eyes widening. "That's where Gryffindor was born, isn't it? I heard some famous wizards lived there too."
"Well, I mean, it's a very famous place. I heard that Godric Gryffindor, the founder of Gryffindor House at Hogwarts, was born there. And, of course, some other famous wizards lived there too."
"Of course, it's quite a famous place, the birthplace of Gryffindor, and the place is named after him, Godric."
"The Dumbledore family used to live in Godric's Hollow too," Toby added. "They moved out after some... incidents, but their old house still stands."
"My God, Dumbledore used to live in Godric's Hollow, this is the first time I know."
Ron interrupted Toby again, seeing Toby and Harry looking at him again, he blushed immediately, even his ears started to turn red.
"Yes... sorry!"
"In addition to the old home of the Dumbledore family, Harry, did you know that your Potter family's old home is also in Godric's Hollow."
"It should be said that you and your parents once lived in Godric's Hollow, and later your parents sacrificed to protect you, and you were sent to your uncle's and aunt's home as a child."
"Your old house is still there, Harry," Toby continued softly. "And your parents' graves... they're in the church graveyard in Godric's Hollow."
Toby said.
"Toby, who are you... You mean, my parents' grave, in Godric's Hollow!"