Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 56 Blind cowards, just sweep them away!

1991 9 Month 1 Day.

Hogwarts' first day of school.

Dudley and Harry put on their wizard robes early, washed up, ate breakfast made by house-elves, and hugged the Dursleys goodbye.

Then, in the Dursleys' living room on the first floor.

Under the loving gaze of the Dursleys.

Dali held the Smetin cane, which was similar to a walking stick, in one hand and raised his upper arm with the other.

Harry instinctively placed his hand on top of it.

"Dad, Mom/Uncle, Aunt, take care!"

With two farewell words spoken simultaneously, Dudley and Harry's figures suddenly transformed into a twisting spiral, converging towards the center point and disappearing.

In the blink of an eye, they apparated and arrived at King's Cross Station in London.

A wizard's Apparition Charm can only teleport to a place they have a clear memory of, and the teleportation distance cannot be too far. Long-distance teleportation requires the Floo Network and Portkeys.

In addition, the entire process of crossing Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, taking the Hogwarts Express steam train, then crossing the Black Lake by boat to arrive at Hogwarts Castle and participating in the Sorting Ceremony can be considered a magical ritual for joining Hogwarts.

Therefore, Dudley and Harry did not plan to take a shortcut directly to Hogwarts, but instead came to London like the other students, had their tickets checked, and boarded the train.

A rather secluded corner of King's Cross Station.

Dudley and Harry each cast a Muggle Exorcism Charm on themselves. Then, Dudley reached out and drew an irregular oval in the air, opening a spatial portal and taking out two magical carts from his personal storage space.

The trolley contained some of the school supplies that Dudley and Harry had bought, and Harry's trolley also contained Hedwig's cage.

It seemed too conspicuous that the two freshmen were empty-handed.

It's better to just go with the flow.

In addition, Harry didn't want Hedwig to stay in the dark and stuffy storage space for too long, even though Dudley had already filled it with enough air, water and food, and even though Hedwig, being an owl, actually preferred a dark environment.

"Let's go, Harry!"

Dudley said softly as he inserted his cane into the gap of his cart.

"Okay, cousin!"

Harry responded and together with Dudley pushed the cart full of items into the station.

"Cousin, it seems Dumbledore forgot to tell us where Platform Nine and Three-Quarters is?"

On the way, Harry asked in confusion.

Dudley sighed and explained, “Harry, you need to learn logical reasoning. This is just a simple math problem. Nine and three-quarters is a mixed number, greater than nine and less than ten.”

Therefore, it's obvious that this special platform is located between platforms nine and ten; we just need to follow the signs to find it.

"That's right! Cousin, you're quick-witted!" Harry praised with a smile.

Dali could only smile helplessly and indulgently.

After walking for a while, Dudley spoke again, reminding Harry:

"By the way, Harry, we might run into that one-toed rat today. Watch your expression and don't give anything away. Watch what I do."

“Cousin, you mean Little Pettigrew…” Harry was surprised, but his eyes revealed hatred.

"Shh! Just keep it to yourself, don't say it out loud, and keep your expression in check," Dali interrupted his cousin.

"Yes, cousin! I understand." Harry quickly composed himself and regained his composure.

Unlike the original story, Dudley and Harry set off earlier, arriving at the station via Apparition, and had a clear destination. Therefore, when they arrived at the brick wall between Platform 9 and Platform 10, they did not encounter the Weasleys.

On the contrary, we arrived during the peak period for Hogwarts students to enter the station.

Watching the students push their carts through the wall and enter, Harry's face lit up with eager anticipation, and he pulled Dudley to join the queue.

Unexpectedly, upon seeing the lightning bolt-shaped scar on Harry's forehead, the young wizards who recognized Harry as their savior, along with the adult wizards who were escorting the young wizards to the station, all avoided Harry and Dudley as if they were venomous snakes.

They all frowned and kept their distance from Harry and Dudley.

Harry was astonished. When he went to Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron, everyone had welcomed him warmly and admired him immensely.

Why are you acting like you're avoiding monsters now, afraid to get close to them?

What happened?!

Dudley was puzzled for a few seconds, but when he heard a few faint whispers coming from the crowd, he immediately understood everything.

He glanced disdainfully at all the wizards present, young and old, stood beside Harry, and spoke in a normal, neither loud nor soft, voice:

“Harry, don’t be confused. The crowd is blind. These wizards, based solely on hearsay, were able to believe that an infant killed Voldemort and forced you to claim the title of savior.”

"His-"

Upon hearing Dudley bluntly utter Voldemort's name, the wizards present instinctively gasped and showed expressions of panic.

Fortunately, Dumbledore established the White Lord's authority last month through a series of strong measures, preventing the wizards' panic from quickly escalating into terror.

Seeing the wizards' cowardly behavior, Dudley felt even more disdainful. He raised his voice and continued:

"Now, these wizards, because of the news of Voldemort's return, can also imagine you as a cunning, deceitful freak, and pin the responsibility that Voldemort is not completely dead on you."

Harry, you don't need to be down about this. It's not worth it for a bunch of idiots who just parrot what others say.

Dudley's blatant and undisguised contempt and insults caused an uproar among the wizards present, with some hot-tempered ones already preparing to draw their wands and unleash evil spells.

Harry, having been enlightened by his cousin, also came to his senses and immediately pulled out his wand, ready to fight alongside his cousin.

"Harry, don't bother, they're just a bunch of trash, we'll clean them up!"

As Dali spoke, he quickly waved his hand.

"Sweep it all away in a whirlwind!"

In the next instant, six fierce small whirlwinds appeared out of thin air, directly sweeping up the hesitant wizards and their carts, scattering them in all directions to a distance.

Thanks to the Muggle Expulsion Curse, the Muggles in the station were far away and unaffected.

"Harry, let's go!"

With no obstacles ahead, the two brothers could pass directly through the brick wall and enter Platform 9¾.

"Yes, cousin!"

Harry responded loudly, his tone full of excitement.