Newt's Suitcase
Similar to Platform Nine and Three-Quarters, Platform Seven and a Half is located behind the partition wall directly between Platform 7 and Platform 8.
Newt led Xiwen through the partition wall and into the platform unique to wizards.
"Your ticket," Newt said, pulling a red patterned train ticket from his pocket and handing it to Xiwen.
Xiwen glanced at the ticket curiously and saw the words "King's Cross Station, London - Paris Montparnasse Station" and the train's name - "European Magic Star Train".
Newt boarded the train first, carrying his suitcase, followed closely by Xiwen, who was carrying Little Cat. After the ticket inspector punched a hole in their tickets, they entered the carriage.
Newt's ticket was for a two-person compartment, which only contained him and Xiwen.
The private rooms offer excellent privacy; closing the door shuts out all outside noise, and locking the door ensures complete undisturbed access.
'The more I look at it, the more it feels like a couple's private room...' Xiwen looked at the layout of the room, his lips twitching incessantly.
However, Newt clearly didn't think like Xiwen. As soon as he entered the box, he locked the door and placed his old-fashioned brown leather briefcase on the table inside.
He unlocked the suitcase, lifted its lid, and Xiwen stared in astonishment, his mouth agape.
The box didn't simply contain clothes and other daily necessities. Lifting the lid revealed a deep opening, accessible via a narrow wooden ladder leading from the ground.
Newt skillfully and quickly climbed into the box, leaving Xiwen sitting there dumbfounded.
"What are you standing there for? Come down!" Newt's voice came from afar inside the box. "Remember to bring the Little Cat!"
"Okay, okay!" Xiwen quickly replied. Then, holding the Little Cat in one arm and using the ladder for support, he entered the box.
"Please close the lid for me, thank you!" Newt, who had already changed into a work uniform, looked up and said.
Xiwen closed the lid of the box and climbed down the stairs.
This is a small workspace containing a cot, several sets of tropical clothing, and various tools hanging on the wall. There are also many manuscripts and books.
"So we're going to observe the Little Cat here?" Xiwen asked, somewhat puzzled. This workshop felt even smaller than the train carriage!
"Not here." Newt's face revealed a mysterious smile as he gently pushed open the wooden door on the side of the workshop.
"This is it!"
As the wooden door opened, a new world unfolded before Xiwen's eyes!
The first thing that catches the eye is a forest, filled with countless tall trees, some of which have round bird nests made of bamboo hanging from them, and a flock of strange birds playing in the forest.
Looking back through this grove of trees, one could see different landscapes: a vast tropical grassland, a tropical rainforest, a sandy area illuminated by moonlight, and a small rocky hill. Xiwen was dazzled and mesmerized by the sights.
So is this really just the inside of a suitcase?
"Could you please bring me that bottle of bait from the room?" Newt called out to Xiwen as he walked into the woods.
"No problem!" Xiwen replied, finding a bottle filled with small worms on the shelf in the workshop.
Although he was a little disgusted by the somewhat repulsive insects, he still picked up the bottle and handed it to Newt, who was standing under the tree.
Newt casually reached into the bottle full of maggots and then scattered the maggots into the round bird's nest.
Xiwen then discovered that there were several strange little creatures in the nest, with blue-purple scales, snake bodies, and bird heads. They were curled up in the nest, their mouths open, looking like they were waiting to be fed.
"These Fantastic Beasts are called Owl Serpent. Don't be fooled by their small size now; they can actually fill the entire space they occupy. The largest can reach fifteen feet in length," Newt explained to Xiwen as he fed the baby Owl Serpent like a wet nurse.
Just then, a small green creature with two tiny brown eyes popped out of Newt's left breast pocket and hopped down to the ground. It looked as if it were made of tree bark and twigs; you wouldn't recognize it as a Fantastic Beasts unless you looked closely.
"This is Pickett, a Bowtruckle. A clingy little guy." Newt smiled indulgently.
Upon seeing Pickett, the Bowtruckle, the Little Cat immediately jumped down from Xiwen's arms, landing steadily on the ground. It stared at Pickett, wide-eyed.
Pickett seemed to feel embarrassed by being stared at, so he puffed out his cheeks and purred at the Little Cat.
Not to be outdone, the Little Cat stretched out its paw to try and poke the Bowtruckle, but it escaped.
A cat and Bowtruckle chased each other up a Guardian Tree. Once they were up, the Little Cat finally calmed down under the watchful gaze of the lush green Bowtruckle.
"They seem to be getting along well!" Newt had already fed a few of the Owl Serpent and screwed the bottle cap back on. "Let them play together for a while; we still have a lot of work to do!"
Newt led Xiwen to the edge of the forest, where there was a floating mound of earth with a tree growing on it, beneath which was a golden cave. Inside the cave were many Winky gold coins and other metallic objects, from which the golden light emanated.
Just then, a small animal covered in black fur and with a long snout stealthily climbed up Xiwen's clothes.
"Is this Niffler? It's so cute!" Xiwen reached out and hugged the mischievous Niffler.
Newt looked somewhat helpless and warned Xiwen, "I advise you not to do that; it's not an easy thing to deal with."
Just as Newt finished speaking, the little guy swiftly grabbed the pocket watch hanging around Xiwen's neck and immediately tried to stuff it into the pocket on his stomach.
"Don't do that, Teddy!" Newt quickly said, then reached out to grab Teddy back.
However, despite its small size, the Niffler is quite strong, gripping Xiwen's pocket watch tightly and refusing to let go.
Xiwen watched Newt wrestling with the Niffler, his lips twitching. He realized that this Magizoologist really had it tough...
Then, he silently took out a Galleon from his pocket, shook it at the Teddy the Niffler, and tossed it to him.
Teddy's attention was finally diverted, and he stretched out his little paw to try and grab the Galleon in the air.
Newt took the opportunity to pull the pocket watch out of Niffler's pocket and return it to Xiwen, adding, "Not bad! But I generally don't recommend indulging these naughty little guys, or you'll go bankrupt sooner or later."
"Oh, and remember to hide your pocket watch well!"