Brian strongly suspected that the boarding school his friend had mentioned was Hogwarts, but he could not tell his good friend about Hogwarts. He could only soothe his friend's worries with two large bottles of craft stout and tell him nothing serious would happen-meanwhile, he decided to pay extra attention during this year's Sorting Ceremony to see whether any first-years had the surname Lovegood.
"Because I want to get past the ticket inspector and sit on the train, relive that wonderful journey to school, and visit Hogsmeade while I'm at it.
"Chet, sorry for the trouble, but you'll have to get me aboard. Remember to avoid Harry. It'd be embarrassing if he saw me." Sirius chuckled, pulled Brian into a shadowy corner, then turned into a large black dog and climbed into the cage. "Woof, woof!"
"..." Brian stared speechlessly at the large black dog for a while before picking up the cage, stepping out of the shadows, and approaching the wall. Sirius had probably heard about it from Remus-staff privileges included dedicated, extra-large compartments on the Hogwarts Express, as well as permission to bring large pets aboard.
It was not particularly important, so he could not be bothered to confirm it with Sirius. Besides, Sirius was now a dog who could not speak-he needed to act less intelligent in front of the guard.
As he passed the guard, Brian heard him say quietly, "Thank you for your help earlier, kind sir.
"But I must still remind you that it's best to avoid using magic wherever Muggles might be present."
This surprised Brian a little. His movements when casting the Levitation Charm and Calming Charm earlier had been extremely slight. Even Hermione, who had been very close to him, had not noticed, yet this guard had. Sure enough, any wizard