Harry hurriedly waved at Sirius, then ran briskly toward him.
At the back of the crowd, Percy was secretly holding Penelope's hand. He was rather speechless at the sight.
The boss had asked him to join this trip partly to supervise the young wizards and partly to give him a chance to travel with Penelope before graduation.
Besides, this outing involved Harry's Detective Club and Neville's Swiftwind Sword Club. With those two in charge, he could hardly steal their thunder.
Yes, this was something his boss had taught him: don't casually interfere in the affairs of an organization that isn't yours.
But seeing Neville still excitedly surveying his surroundings, he could only call out to Hermione, who was still explaining Muggle rules to Ron:
"Miss Granger, shouldn't you keep everyone in order?"
Hermione quickly answered. Copying the movement she had learned during the morning run, she raised one hand so that as many people as possible could see her, then shouted:
"Everyone taking part in this outing, gather around me now. If you haven't signed up, don't hang around. Hurry home."
Harry, who had made it halfway, stopped dead when he heard Hermione's voice, looking embarrassed.
Only then did he suddenly remember that he was the organizer of this outing.
Scratching his head, he gave Sirius an embarrassed smile, then ran back to the group.
He hurriedly pulled out a little flag bearing the Hogwarts crest, which Douglas had given him before they left, held it up, and shouted:
"Now, everyone taking part in the outing, follow me."
With that, he turned and walked toward Sirius.
Hermione rolled her eyes at him.
George, Fred, and Lee Jordan exchanged glances in the crowd and began singing the Hogwarts song they had written. (The version Professor Holmes had revised, on the grounds