"All right, children." Mrs. Weasley was the first to rise. She wiped the grease from her mouth and hands with a napkin, then took several more napkins and wrapped up the egg tarts and croissants Ron had taken from the buffet but had not bitten into, placing them in the handbag she carried with her—
That was also an Undetectable Extension Charm bag, mainly filled with cakes, sandwiches, pickles, and cured sausage that Mrs. Weasley had made herself and preserved with a freshness charm.
Because wizards and Muggles had been isolated from one another in the past, and because wizards could ride brooms and fly, wizards before the twentieth century usually chose remote paths rarely traveled by people and scenic spots that Muggles would almost never reach when traveling.
This required wizards to bring their own food to guard against hunger and thirst.
After all, wizards of old had been very resistant to staying and eating at Muggle inns and restaurants.
Although Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley had said that they would travel entirely the Muggle way this time, staying in Muggle hotels, eating at Muggle restaurants along the way, and using those paper banknotes made through Muggles' marvelous craftsmanship throughout the journey.
Mrs. Weasley, who had emerged from the old wizarding system, had still worried unnecessarily and prepared a huge bag of food.
The rest of their luggage was stored in Mr. Weasley's Undetectable Extension Charm trunk.
And Mrs. Weasley's long-standing habits as a housewife would not allow her to tolerate wasting food, so she wrapped up the pastries Ron had not finished.
"All right, come on, children. It's time to get off the ship," Mrs. Weasley said. "Everyone check your luggage and make sure you have everything, including your wands. Especially you, Ron! Don't leave your wand behind