The Knight's Bus was driving fast on the road. Wherever it went, the obstacles would automatically move aside and return to their original positions.
The men and women walking on the road seemed to be blind. They did not notice the rampaging bus at all.
Lena stared out of the window for a while. Her face was a little pale. She asked Stan, "Is there anything that can relieve motion sickness?"
"Oh, of course!" Stan jumped off the bed and shuttled through the messy bus. After a while, he came back with a bag.
"You can vomit here. This bag is directly connected to an open space … It should be an open space, right?" Stan scratched his head. "At least that place was an open space three months ago …"
Although Lena was expecting something like 'motion sickness candy', she still took the bag. "Thank you …"
"It's okay." Stan waved his hand and took out a 'Prophet's Daily' to read. "You'll get used to it slowly. I can read the newspaper on the bus now."
Anna looked back from the window. She had already seen the skirts of no less than three girls being blown up. She rubbed her eyes and noticed the newspaper in Stan's hand.
On the front page, a man's photo was placed in the center. He had long and messy hair and looked very ferocious.
"Stan, can you show me the first newspaper?"
Anna pondered. It had been almost three weeks since she went to Azkaban. Sirius should have escaped by now.
"This one?" Stan handed the front page to Anna. At the same time, he saw the wild picture. "Ah!
This man!
I know him. Sirius Black! "
"He killed a wizard and twelve Muggles. He's a loyal supporter of the Mystery Man. Now he might have escaped from Azkaban!" Stan's eyes widened. "That's Azkaban!
It's unbelievable! "
"What's going on this year?"
The bearded conductor heard their conversation and interrupted. "First, the dragon of Gringotts escaped. Then, the Mark of the Black Devil appeared in Diagon Alley … Now, the prisoners of Azkaban escaped …"
"I heard from my colleague … uhh … my former colleague complained that he had searched the small prison cell for hundreds of times. He even flipped through the cracks between the stone bricks, but he couldn't find any trace of Blake. He must have escaped …"
"Gringotts' management staff still haven't figured out how Blake got out of Azkaban. They're still numb themselves, unwilling to believe that Blake has escaped!"
"In fact, it's not difficult to understand. They don't want to believe it because they're afraid." The bearded man looked mysterious. He lowered his voice and said, "They're afraid that the mysterious man is really back."
Si Tan gasped. "That's indeed terrifying!"
"Scary," Anna chimed in. Voldemort was an old tool. No matter what happened, they just had to blame it on him.
Anna shook the newspaper. 'Criminal Sirius Black Attempts to Escape'. She read it carefully.
'… The Ministry of Magic has confirmed today that Sirius Black is attempting to get away with it in some way.
There's no trace of him in the prison cell. Some of Azkaban's management staff believe that he's just hiding and hasn't really escaped from the prison. They're still conducting a thorough search of the prison … '
'… Blake is probably the evilest prisoner that Azkaban has ever locked up. One of the wardens gave us an interview. He said that it was impossible for a prison break to happen in Azkaban. At the same time, he promised that if Blake really did manage to escape, he would eat a box of horned slugs …'
'… Another Azkaban's warden, an Auror, disagrees. He believes that Blake has successfully escaped and the Ministry of Magic should have sent an Auror to pursue him … An hour before the report was published, the Auror had retired to the second line for some reason …'
Could this Auror who retired to the second line be the bearded man in front of them …
'… The Minister of Magic, Madam Milleson Bagno, said that after confirming that Sirius Black has really escaped from Azkaban, the management team of Azkaban will give a reasonable explanation for their mistake …'
'… The Prophet's reporter will continue to follow up on the issue of Azkaban's defensive measures …'
"Strengthening the defense is a good thing. Azkaban has been built for so many years. It's time to rectify it," Big Beardy muttered. "Don't let a few more Death Eaters escape."
Stan nodded. The bus braked suddenly. He leaned forward and almost fell off the bed.
"Ding ding —" Loud music rang. Big Beardy stood up from his seat and shouted, "We've arrived at King's Cross Station. Passengers, it's time to get off!"
"And you, Stan." Big Beardy picked up a dirty brown suitcase on the ground and handed it to Stan. "Behave yourself in school. Don't cause trouble everywhere."
"I didn't —" Stan was a little helpless. He waved away Big Beardy's hand that was rubbing his hair. "I've always been very honest …"
Anna glanced at her watch. It was 10: 50. There should be enough time. I'm in a hurry … Next time, I'll have to sleep early and wake up early …
Carrying the suitcase, Anna quickly got off the bus. Lena followed behind her with Errol the owl.
The bus stopped at a secluded corner. In front of them was a small alley. They could see that beyond the alley was a lively street.
Big Beardy waved at them, and the Knight Bus quickly disappeared.
"Follow me!"
Stan said enthusiastically. "I've been here many times. King's Cross Station is just out of here."
The three of them quickly passed through the alley. Anna saw a group of red-haired people standing at the entrance of the station.
She could see Mr. Arthur Weasley walking in circles anxiously. Mrs. Molly was lecturing the twins. The other Muggles coming in and out looked at them curiously.
"Anna!" Ron saw Anna first. He waved his hand vigorously. "Come here!"
"Hurry!" Jenny shouted. "We're going to be late!"
In the remaining ten minutes, with the help of Mr. Arthur's' Muggle Shield Spell, 'the group arrived at' Platform 9 and 3 'without any hindrance. This was the first time that Anna had cut the queue in such a righteous manner. The Muggles completely turned a blind eye to them.
"Charlie, take care of them!" Mrs. Weasley said to her second son. "Don't just focus on playing Quidditch all day!"
"And Firedrake," Ron interrupted. "He's busy with Firedrake. He doesn't have time to care about his brothers …"
Charlie put his arm around Ron's neck in amusement. "Baby Ronnie, be careful not to become hairy. Who gave you a new poster yesterday?"
"He needs to be taught a lesson." The twins lifted Ron on both sides and walked towards the train.
Madam Molly grabbed the two of them and hit them on the head. "Where are you taking Ron?"
She rudely handed the luggage to the twins with an exasperated expression. "Learn more from Percy. He's so polite. He even knows how to help Anna carry her luggage!"
As soon as Fred turned around, he saw Percy carrying the box. Percy's face was red, and he couldn't move an inch. Anna was at a loss. She wanted to take the box, but she was afraid that she would hurt Percy's pride …
The twins looked at each other. Percy didn't know about Anna's strange strength.
"He helped us block the black bat." Fred shrugged and walked towards Percy.
George followed and the three of them carried the box onto the train.
Percy was a little surprised that the twins would help him. He was thankful that they didn't play pranks on him.
He had a 'What's wrong with my brother?' look on his face.
He followed his friends to the carriage with a strange expression. He almost tripped over the luggage when he left.
The steam from the train began to gather. Anna stayed with the twins and stuck her head out of the window to say goodbye to the people on the platform. Mrs. Molly ran over to the twins and said, "When we arrive, let the owl send a message …"
"Yes, Mother —" the twins said in unison. They had said this thousands of times.
"Don't be naughty anymore. Don't get Anna involved …" Mrs. Molly smiled at Anna. "Dear, please help me control them."
"Of course, Mrs. Molly!" Anna didn't know who liked to cause trouble, but she agreed easily. "I will!"
Lena walked over and kissed Anna on the forehead. "If there's anything, let the owl send a message back. Baby, don't make yourself suffer."
Anna nodded. Lena was right. She wouldn't make herself suffer.
A whistle was heard and the train began to move slowly. They waved at the people on the platform.
"Fred!
George!
I'll leave you the math problems that I don't know how to do! "Ron was yelling." And 'growing pains'!
I'll send you a howling letter to tell you the ending! "
"Don't stop me, Fred. I'm going to beat him up!" George waved at Ron with a smile.
Ginny wanted to cry, but she still waved at the train with a smile.
The train was moving faster and farther away from the platform. After a turn, Ginny couldn't see the train anymore. She stopped waving and turned around to grab Mrs. Molly.
"Ginny, are you crying?" Ron came over.
"No, I'm not." Ginny lowered her head and stepped on Ron's foot. "I'm not crying."
"Ah, I was thinking that if you cried, I'd buy you a hot dog to comfort you …"
"I'm crying," said Ginny, looking up sadly. But in a moment she was laughing.
The two of them started to play.