[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker":3,"chapter-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-92":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hogwarts: Don't Call Me a Wandmaker",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2292344,4482,"Chapter 92: Everyone On Board (Requesting First Subscription and Monthly Votes)","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-92",92,"\u003Cp>Fred and George were soon called away by Lee Jordan, who seemed to have gotten hold of something good—his pockets bulged and moved on their own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hermione and Ginny did not return to their original carriage; they sat down here, and Hermione was intently listening as Ron described the trouble he’d encountered at the station.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had arrived earlier and did not know the platform entrance had been sealed, so she listened with wide-eyed astonishment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She could hardly imagine how terrible it would be to be late on the first day of term.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But why would the platform be sealed?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good question—that’s exactly what I want to know,” Ron rubbed his forehead; he and Harry had both slammed hard into the partition wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for the cart blocking him, he might have gotten another scar on his forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the Ministry’s mistake—the school can’t expel you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The school can’t expel us because we made it onto the train.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But have you ever thought about what you’d do if you hadn’t made it onto the train?” Hermione suddenly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This question instantly sparked everyone’s interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Go home and come back tomorrow,” Ginny said first, then quickly glanced at Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If everyone went home, would Harry have to return to the Burrow too? she wondered, not daring to look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Have Dad drive us,” Ron continued, his face alight with excitement. “I’ve always wanted to try the car’s flying function.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mr. Weasley owned a Ford Anglia and had modified it with special features, like expanding the interior space and adding flight capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During the holidays, Fred and George had flown it to Privet Drive to rescue Harry from the attic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron had always wanted to drive it himself again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Uh… the Knight Bus?” Harry murmured; he only knew of that one, from what Silven had told him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, honestly, I’d rather be late all day than take the Knight Bus to school,” Ron frowned. “Silven, isn’t there another way?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There is,” Silven said. “Apply to the Ministry for a Portkey to Hogsmeade, or use the Floo Network directly. Explain the situation—they won’t refuse.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s good,” Ron smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was the most reliable option available.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wait a minute—hasn’t anyone thought of writing to the professors?” Hermione stared at them in disbelief, then glanced at Hedwig in her cage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, you’ve got an owl, don’t you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I—I forgot,” Harry said awkwardly; he simply hadn’t thought to ask the professors for help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, they continued enthusiastically discussing what they’d do if similar situations arose again—these experiences might prove useful someday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By noon, a plump witch pushed a snack cart past their carriage; Harry quickly bought a large pile of treats—more than last year—filling the table completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He loved these snacks, but they weren’t available at school, so he bought extra on the train.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this wasn’t lunch; Mrs. Weasley had already packed them ham sandwiches, and Silven had been given one too—it was quite tasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You’re lucky today—Mom didn’t make corned beef sandwiches,” Ron said; he clearly disliked corned beef.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven also took out the butterbeer he’d bought at the Leaky Cauldron; he’d originally planned to buy lunch, but couldn’t stand the smell of garlic filling the carriage, so he gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Butterbeer was clearly more popular than chilled pumpkin juice; three full bottles were quickly finished by the five of them, paired with ham sandwiches and dessert cauldron cakes, making a decent enough lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After lunch, they played wizard’s chess and Exploding Snap together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven hadn’t been interested at first, but after losing twice in a row to Ron, he gradually got hooked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside, the sky grew darker, and the temperature inside the carriage dropped sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beyond the windows, the distant horizon’s dark edge now showed the towering spires and towers of Hogwarts Castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yellow lights flickered on inside the dim carriage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re almost there,” Hermione said; she remembered that last year, the lights came on just before the train arrived.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The Hogwarts Express will arrive in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The familiar announcement echoed; Harry and the others quickly cleared the table and hurriedly pulled on their Hogwarts robes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The train stopped, and they were jostled out with the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“First-years, first-years this way…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry instinctively moved to follow Ginny toward Hagrid, then met the clear eyes of the first-years and Hagrid’s puzzled gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Harry, you’re going the wrong way,” Silven grabbed his arm and pulled him back. “You’re in second year—you don’t need to take the boat.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Sorry, I forgot,” Harry mumbled, rushing over to Ron. “Why didn’t you remind me?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I didn’t expect you to move that fast,” Ron said; Harry had bolted straight for Hagrid the moment they stepped off, and Ron hadn’t reacted in time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After parting from Ginny, they joined the crowd heading down a rough, muddy path where at least a hundred carriages—or rather, carriage bodies—were parked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like we’re taking these to the castle,” Hermione noted, seeing older students boarding the carriages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each carriage could hold four people; once they were all seated, it began to lurch forward slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s amazing—it moves by itself,” Harry exclaimed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably magic,” Hermione said. “Like last year’s boats—we weren’t all able to row, were we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry nodded, finding that reasonable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The carriage passed through two grand iron gates, then climbed a long uphill drive, drawing nearer to the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the carriage stopped. Silven stepped out first and saw the Whomping Willow just ahead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the moonlight, the Whomping Willow remained still, its leaves occasionally twitching as if stretching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven suddenly realized something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Harry and Ron hadn’t boarded the train this morning, they’d now be crashing that flying Ford Anglia straight into the Whomping Willow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How many branches would it snap? Maybe even the trunk? If he’d been standing nearby, he could’ve collected them all…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Oh no—he couldn’t keep thinking like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silven felt his heart ache; he stood frozen, lost in thought, until Professor McGonagall came over to urge them inside, forcing him to walk slowly, glancing back again and again, into the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",1018,"2026-06-20T04:03:11.805Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","3b272b7431a85c4e93daa50b125ea4d846df02cfa7e98b1a4580ff0ea3fe2701","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-93","hogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-chapter-91",149,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-don-t-call-me-a-wandmaker-cover.jpg"]