Ginny was with her classmates.
Qiu was with her classmates.
Lavender was with her classmates.
Neville had not come.
Harry sat alone in the compartment, and it felt rather unusual. This was his fifth year going to Hogwarts. Counting the trips back and forth over the Christmas and Easter holidays, Harry had taken the Hogwarts Express more than a dozen times.
Having an entire compartment to himself really was something new.
But Harry was someone who could handle solitude, or at least he thought so. He therefore took out a supplementary book on charms and began reading by the window.
The train had not departed yet, though there was not much time left before departure. Just then, a small head poked in from outside. "Potter, can I sit here?"
Harry shifted his gaze from his book to the doorway.
He did not actually need to do that. The voice alone told him that the person at the door was Luna Lovegood, the Ravenclaw girl nicknamed Loony.
Harry felt that his relationship with Luna was rather unusual.
To call them close would not be quite right, since they barely ever spoke. But to say they were not on good terms... Luna had given him tips several times. Although they had ultimately proved to be of little use, Harry still remembered her kindness fondly.
Besides, the girl was actually very quick to make herself at home. Well, that was not quite it. She just seemed not to have much of a grasp of relationships between people.
For instance, although she had phrased it as a question, she was already dragging her trunk inside.
What could Harry say at that point? All he could do was nod his permission, wasn't it?
Once Luna had stowed her luggage, the train departed. Whatever else could