An hour later, a smiling dimpled woman slid
open their door and asked, “Anything off the cart, dears?”
Janet took a glance at the cart, it was
selling foodstuff that she has never seen before, feeling a little hungry and
very much excited, Janet took out a small purse and started figuring out what
she should buy.
While she was still staring at the cart,
Justin stood up and said, “Lunch will be on me, to celebrate us being friends.”
Justin took out a handful of gold from his pockets and looks at the cart, “You
can just choose what you want.”
“I am alright with anything.” Hannah
answered.
Janet gave Ernie an I-don’t-know-what-to-do
look and Ernie got the message, he stood up with Justin and started picking
food from the cart, at the same time explaining to Justin about them.
Justin paid the woman while Ernie carried
the food into the compartment.
“Will that be enough for everybody?” Justin
questions after looking at the small pile.
“It should be. No worries. Thanks Justin.”
Ernie answered and passes a pumpkin pasty to Janet. “Pumpkin pasty.” He said to
Janet.
“Thanks Justin.” Hannah and Janet said
together.
“Thanks,” Janet took the pumpkin pasty from
Ernie, unwraps it and took a bite. “Not bad.” She thought to herself.
The four of them talked during the whole
journey, they talked about the things they might learn in school, about the
snacks and candies Justin bought for them from the cart. Ernie and Hannah were exchanging their Chocolate Frog cards while Justin and Janet examines those cards with moving characters of famous wizards and witches with amazement. Then, Justin started asking about wands.
“Willow, phoenix feather, 12 inches.” Ernie
took out his wand and showed them.
“Phoenix feather? Mine is dragon
heartstring, 12 and half inches, Maple.” Justin showed his wand.
“Mine is the hair of a unicorn’s tail.
Rosewood, 11 inches.” Hanna pulled her light-coloured wand from her pocket.
Janet took hers out too, “Mine is also
unicorn’s tail, Black Walnut, 12 and a quarter inches.”
Feeling excited, Justin asked, “Have you
tried using your wand?”
Ernie holds out his wand, “My dad taught me
a very useful one. Look, Lumos!” Ernie’s wand tip create a narrow beam of
light.
“Woah!” Justin and Janet gasps with excitement.
They played around with their wands,
unaware that the sky outside has turned dark as they travelled.
Ernie noticed that they have been
travelling for quite a while. “I think we should change into our robes.” He
nudges Justin, “Let’s go out and let the girls change first.”
Justin nods in agreement, stood up and
follows Ernie out of their compartment.
Janet reach for her robes and flips it
around trying to find the neck of her robes.
Hannah who was done dressed in her robes,
saw Janet was having trouble putting on her robes, she took Janet’s robes off
her hands and said gently, “Hey, relax.” She flips Janet’s robes showing the
neck, “Here.” She smiled.
“Thanks.” Janet puts on her robes.
“I’ll go tell them it is their turn to
change.” Hannah slides open the door and the two boys walks in.
After everyone has changed, they sat in the
compartment clearing up the remaining foodstuff leftovers and a voice projected
to the whole train.
“We will be reaching Hogwarts in five
minutes’ time. Please leave your luggage on the train; it will be taken to the
school separately.”
“This is it.” Justin said nervously as they
walk out of their compartment together.
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