Being at Hogwarts, something's not right with this system.

The Hogwarts Express sped along the railway until afternoon, when the sky gradually darkened, and the train finally arrived at its final destination.

A voice rang out in the train carriage: "The train will arrive at Hogwarts in five minutes. Please leave your luggage on the train; we will deliver it to the school for you. Also, those who haven't changed into their school uniforms yet, please hurry up and put on your wizard robes."

As the train gradually slowed down, it eventually stopped in front of a platform.

Inside the train, both new and returning students emerged.

Lin Yu, Harry, and Ron took advantage of the last bit of time to put some unfinished snacks into their pockets, and followed the others off the train, ignoring Hermione's disapproving looks.

It was completely dark outside by then, around seven or eight o'clock in the evening.

After all, it's still September, and the sun shouldn't set completely before 7 o'clock.

Even though London is known as the Foggy City, this is no longer London.

Hogwarts is actually located in the Scottish Highlands.

Suddenly, a light appeared in the darkness, flickering above the students' heads, followed by a voice: "First-year students, assemble here. First-year students, all of you, come this way. Hey, Harry, how are you?"

Harry looked up, his eyes lit up, and he ran over.

It turned out that the person who easily raised the light above the crowd's heads was none other than the tall Hagrid.

"Lin Yu, you're here too. Did you come with Harry?" Hagrid recognized Lin Yu in the crowd. After all, his facial features stood out from the others and he was quite conspicuous.

Hagrid bent down to receive Harry's hug while continuing to greet the first-year students.

Lin Yu followed Ron and Hermione, but instead of leaving his luggage in the car, he kept it in his storage compartment.

After all the first-graders had gathered in front of Hagrid, the students from the other grades left in other directions.

So this can be considered a kind of entrance ceremony? And it's a ceremony only for first-year students.

At this moment, Hagrid called out to everyone, "Alright, first-year students, follow me now."

Hagrid, carrying a lantern, led the children down a path. Although he had warned them to watch their step, it was still too dark, and some children inevitably stumbled and fell.

Hermione almost slipped too, but luckily Lin Yu was quick enough to pull her up and prevent her from rolling into the unknown darkness.

Hermione whispered with lingering fear, "This looks like a forest? We're already in the wild, aren't we?"

She worried that terrifying wild animals might suddenly appear inside, or even werewolves she had seen in magic books.

Lin Yu replied, "Don't worry, we have Hagrid. Even if there really are monsters, they would never dare to appear in front of Hagrid."

After all, Hagrid was the gamekeeper of Hogwarts. Even if the magical creatures near Hogwarts Castle weren't his, given Hagrid's fondness for magical creatures, he was still very prestigious even in the Forbidden Forest.

Hagrid seemed to hear Lin Yu praising him, and couldn't help but turn around and give Lin Yu a kind smile.

Lin Yu was startled.

In the dead of night, Hagrid was carrying a lantern, which was no less than making a terrifying face.

"Turn this corner and you'll see Hogwarts for the first time!" Hagrid shouted.

Sure enough, after rounding a bend, the children's view suddenly opened up.

On the opposite shore of a lake, atop a high hillside, stood a majestic castle, its spires towering and its windows gleaming brightly under the starry sky.

The freshmen, witnessing such a scene for the first time, immediately exclaimed "Oh!"

Even Lin Yu, who has the mindset of an adult, couldn't help but get excited.

Hagrid continued leading his team to the lakeside, where there was a port of moderate size, and several small wooden boats were already moored there.

So this is the Hogwarts entrance ceremony for first-year students: a boat trip on the lake.

This is to commemorate the route taken by the four founders of Hogwarts when they discovered and established Hogwarts.

Hagrid reminded the students that each boat could only carry a maximum of four people, and that he himself would have to travel alone in a boat, given his enormous size.

Lin Yu looked at Hermione, then at Harry and Ron.

Unsurprisingly, the four of them ended up sharing a small boat.

Once the students had filled almost every small boat, Hagrid gave the order: "Let's go!"

The small boat began to move spontaneously on the lake.

This is clearly a magic ship; it doesn't need anyone to row it, it moves automatically.

Lin Yu was so excited at first that he overlooked something. But then he suddenly remembered something and subconsciously looked down at the lake below the boat. He saw a dark shadow quickly swoop across the lake, which startled him.

Good heavens, isn't this Black Lake?

Lin Yu remembered that mermaids lived in the Black Lake at Hogwarts, and there were even many other terrifying aquatic creatures.

For example, the legendary water monster?

Lin Yu stiffly raised his head, silently thinking, "If I didn't see it, it doesn't exist. If I did see it, I'll pretend I didn't. Hogwarts certainly won't let anything happen to the freshmen, after all, Dumbledore is there to oversee things."

He didn't want to accidentally fall into the water on his first day of school and then be dragged away and eaten by a mermaid.

The real mermaids aren't beautiful mermaids; the mermaids here are a kind of water spirit, and possibly even cannibals.

The three children on the same boat were unaware of Lin Yu's discovery and thoughts. At this moment, they were staring intently at the approaching Hogwarts Castle, filled with anticipation and tension.

Finally, the fleet reached the opposite shore on the lake and, after passing through the ivy curtain covering the front of the cliff, arrived at a hidden, open entrance.

This place seems to be underground, with a well-hidden underground dock.

After the small boats spontaneously moved to the shore, the children also came ashore on their own.

Hagrid was also responsible for counting the number of people and thoroughly inspecting the empty ship, both to prevent children from being accidentally left behind and to prevent anyone from leaving their belongings behind.

Suddenly Hagrid shouted, "Whose toad is this?"

A chubby-faced boy immediately ran over: "Thank God, I thought I'd lost you, Rafer."

Lin Yu was still thinking, "Is this child Neville Longbottom?"

Harry and his friends, however, seemed to know Neville.

Hermione explained to Lin Yu, "When you went to the bathroom, this boy came into our stall. His toad got lost then, and we didn't expect to find it here."

Lin Yu then realized that he had missed this part of the plot, and remarked, "As expected of a magical world, even the pets are amazing."

The toad that Neville lost on the train was unexpectedly found on the boat, as if it knew in advance that Neville would come here by boat to wait for him.

At the same time, Lin Yu couldn't help but think of his pet, Huru, wondering if the clever little cat had come to Hogwarts or if it had gotten lost.

"Alright, children, we should head to the castle now. Let's not keep the professors waiting too long."