nucmednet Chapter 125 Departure
Chapter 125 Departure
The farewell ceremony held by Hogwarts for all the exchange students was very grand. All the exchange students received a set of uniforms to represent Hogwarts, but because of Dumbledore's participation, the colors were a bit "flashy", with red, blue, green and yellow, and the representative colors of the four major colleges all appeared.
Therefore, wearing a big red flower and a fancy uniform, Alaya couldn't be happy. She didn't want to go to the United States in such an "eye-catching" way. After all, it would be hard not to be noticed by the professors there if she was dressed like this? Or was this Dumbledore's tactic to prevent someone from secretly taking them away and hurting the students?
James liked it very much, and kept adjusting the big red flower and tie on his chest. "Peter, do you think I look formal and handsome like this?"
"Very handsome... Lily was stunned..." Alaiya covered half of her face and teased helplessly. She thought that James would be satisfied and would not focus on her anymore.
As a result, James, who was originally smiling, restrained himself a lot and nervously leaned close to her ear and said, "Shh, don't you think Lily seems...changed? She is very different from before."
James said it with difficulty. Although he didn't want to admit it, it was the fact. If Lily was a fairy floating in the clouds to James before, now she was like a girl staying on the ground, as if she was no different from other girls chasing him.
She's just a little prettier and a little more capable. James doesn't know why he feels a little resistant now that Peter is linking him and Lily together. He likes Lily very much, but it doesn't seem like the kind of love between lovers.
Lily noticed James looking at her. She calmly turned her eyes away and looked at Snape. Finally, she realized that Snape's face was so dark that it was about to drip with water. She quietly pulled his fingers under his sleeves and said, "Hold on a little longer, Severus. You can change it soon."
Snape never dreamed that one day he would be dressed like this, being "watched" by everyone like a "monkey". He could only comfort himself that at least he didn't have to worry about the cost of future textbooks, and he had a new school uniform to wear. He just prayed that the school in Argentina could provide him with a set of school uniforms.
Snape couldn't help but look at Peter who was in the group of four. Compared with himself and Lily being separated, the separation of the four of them was a more "fatal" thing. As long as he thought that those guys would be depressed and frustrated because of "losing" Peter, his mood became infinitely happy.
Alayya also felt a familiar gaze in front of the stage. It was from Regulus. It was not difficult to guess that he would be an exchange student, but she was a little surprised that Barty Crouch Jr. was also in the team.
He shouldn't be old enough, right? In order to ensure the students' adaptability, all exchange students are selected from the middle age, not too young to be taken care of, and not too young to face exams.
Barty Crouch Jr. should not be old enough, and Alaia could only guess that he relied on his father. It was even more strange to think like this, if Barty Crouch Jr. could manipulate the situation to become an exchange student, then why couldn't James manipulate the situation to go to the same school as her?
Later he thought about it and realized that Barty Crouch Jr. had already become a Death Eater, and the person he needed to deal with was Riddle.
Alaia withdrew her gaze, but because she had just whispered with James, Sirius came over and whispered in Alaia's ear, "What did James say to you just now?"
"Nothing..." Alaia pushed him away. She really wanted everything to be fair. If James gave her an extra piece of meat, Sirius would do the same thing. She was not Captain Dragonfly who would referee them every day.
The despised Sirius instantly felt as if he had been abandoned. Peter would rather whisper to James than listen to him? "Well..."
Alaia actually saw the hurt on Sirius's face, the fragile moment of an innocent boy? She didn't say anything, did she? So in order to make up for her possible "mistake", she pulled the edge of Sirius's pants, hoping that he would be normal "I didn't say anything..."
So James was not convinced and handed his sleeve to Alaiya, "What what what? I have a sleeve too, I'll lend it to you. You can wipe your tears but you are not allowed to wipe your nose!"
"Ah?" Alaiya looked at James, who had an "I'm very righteous" look on his face. With your hearing ability, don't even think about being helpful!
Just like that, after accepting the commendation and listening to Dumbledore's moving speech, the group was finally ready to set off.
According to the original plan, Lupin will attract the attention of the professors, and Alaia will bring the black dog and the miniature deer on board. Yes, they have already inquired about it in advance.
Some schools that need to go to European countries, such as Durmstrang, Beauxbatons, etc., can take a carriage pulled by Pegasus and arrive in one day (Europe is small, and going abroad is similar to leaving the province). However, to go to magic schools in the United States, you need to take a boat and go underwater, just like the mast ship that Rickrum and others took in the Triwizard Tournament.
Everyone had clearly sensed that the ship to America was as luxurious as the Minister of Magic's private carriage. Needless to say, it was sponsored exclusively by the Malfoy family.
This ancient and historic ship reminded Alayya of the Black Pearl in Pirates of the Caribbean. She felt that it was a bit grand, like a battleship, right? Why did it take such an exaggerated ship to pick up five students?
It is worth mentioning that in addition to Alaia, Barty Crouch Jr. and Regulus Black are among the five.
So while they were waiting for the ship to dock, Regulus greeted Alea's pet very enthusiastically, and when he reached out to touch it, he was bitten by the black dog.
Fortunately, Alayya held the black dog's head tightly and avoided a farce. She was almost kicked off the ship for attacking the future head of the Black family before she even got on board!
Instead, Regulus covered his bitten hand and apologized politely, "I'm sorry, I was reckless... I scared it, what's its name?"
"Him?" Alayya's brain froze for a moment while she was holding the dog's head. "Xiao Hei!" Help! She actually said something in Chinese. Listening to Regulus's clumsy words "Xiu Hai?" Alayya felt as if she had done something unnecessary again.
"Xiaohei!"
"Hi?" Regulus repeated it persistently, not because he liked the black dog so much, but because his mother asked him to spend more time with Peter, although he didn't know why.