[ Chapter XXIX (29): "THE KNIGHTBUS TOURING THE WORLD" ]
Arthur and Morgana couldn't believe what they were seeing at the moment, both the 11 year-old children are standing in front of a mystical double decker purple colored bus... That had just seemingly appeared from the void, then paused in front of them.
They looked around, worried that others might see this wonderful vehicle and associate it with witchcraft... With them also being associated with witchcraft, they are... And that they might be burnt on a stake, be hunted, or even their matron and friends be hurt due to their association with magic...
Arthur and Morgana didn't want that to happen, with their black wand clutch to their grip... They prepared themselves for the worse, but to their bewilderment none seems to care...
Even the matron who almost fainted in seeing the mystical transportation looked panicky from left-to-right, if not for her years of experience in dealing with unruly children, then she would have fainted. But to their surprise, none seem to care, or notice it at all.
[ "What's going on? Why aren't they paying attention to THIS!" ]
[ "Shh!" ] x2
Arthur then was shushed by his sister, and then by his matron... As the three of them tried not to be freaked out by what they just saw...
[ "B-bus? D-did I say bus. I-I didn't say bus, w-what's a bus?!!" ]
Arthur sweating tried correcting, but then realized that no one seems to really be paying any and all attention to them, or the bus... So shutting up he wiped the sweat away from his forehead.
Before then looking at the matron asking what should they do, Morgana too did the same; also not knowing what they should do.
The matron on the other hand, she gestured for them to follow behind her, as she walked approaching the entrance of the bus that opened up for them. [ "Follow behind me." ]
Steeling her nerves, she prepared for any and such other mystical happenings inside the said bus... The Knightbus as it is called from the sticker she spotted outside the entrance... And quickly she noticed something unfamiliar.
[ "There's no driver?" ]
The matron noticed that there's no driver, or anything manning the machine. She half expected there to be a bronze sentient knight to be driving it, but apparently it doesn't need a driver to operate...
And so in seeing this, she walked further up the steps. Turning then to notice that the bus— that the Knightbus is seemingly empty... No other person got into the bus first, other than them.
Behind her, she could hear Arthur voicing out what she just said earlier. Which earned him a nudge to the side by his sister, to move along...
[ "There's no one here?" ]
She looked at her new surroundings and noticed the Knightbus appearing like a normal bus, 3 seats on the left and 2 on the right...
Other than it appearing from the void, not being able to be seen by others, and not being handled by a driver... Then the said Knightbus seems to appear like a normal ordinary british bus.
One that she occasionally rides, and one that the children are also familiar with... That is to say, it is quite normal... But still not at the same time.
The matron turned to look at the children, at Arthur and Morgana who's scanning everything. Coughing slightly, she then spoke to the twins.
[ "Arthur, Morgana. Uhh- I guess we should sit and wait." ]
[ "In the meantime, I guess you two should practice magic." ]
Following her command, Arthur enthusiastically drew his wand hidden inside his coat. So too followed by Morgana who wanted to test a spell she had only recently read about.
Sitting on the 2nd row, Morgana looks outside the window, noticing people moving around, before then refocusing her attention to her lap... With her wand drawn, and book in hand she began to practice.
Arthur did his own practice, sitting on the back, in the 12th row window seat. His wand drawn as he shot multiple non-harmful spells and charms on the ground, and on the seat.
And finally, the matron. The most normal out of them all, she sat on the 1st row and leaned back on her chair... Imagining that the ride to Hogwarts would take a long time...
She was wrong... This Knightbus is an upgraded version of the original Knightbus that Harry Potter rode in, in the second movie... In that movie's Knightbus, it ran widely in the UK...
Slow in comparison to this Knightbus, as this version's travel is almost instantaneous. In a second it could appear in the UK, then in another it could appear on the other side of the world... In this example, India.
Normally it would take about hours in a flight for someone to travel from one country to another. But in this case, they have the Knightbus... A half-sentient life form that operates on its own.
Seemingly able to detect in need wizards and witches all over the world, and teleport wherever they are at the moment in an instant... So in feeling that every passenger is sitting, the Knightbus revved its engines...
And in the next moment, the Knightbus warped; [ "Huh...?" ]
The matron who was about to calm down panicked even more. As she looked out the window, she noticed that everything outside seemed to stretch and widen, before ultimately...
...
The buildings outside changed from the bustling metropolitan city in the UK to some colorful buildings stitched together... The gloomy atmosphere changes to a bustling one, with chatter being heard outside even though the window is closed.
[ "Ohhh, this is so cool!" ]
[ "Where are we?" ]
She could hear Arthur and Morgana on the side, being as confused as her. So in wanting to find answers, she opened up the window, looking more clearly outside; the matron looked around and had a rough understanding of where they are...
She looked around and spotted people wearing turban, dresses unfamiliar to where she grew up, but had a recollection of. Plus the buildings, plus the afternoon sun which was previously a morning sun...
She somewhat has an idea where they are, plausibly Morocco, but no, she thinks India. She leans more on the latter, as she locks eyes with a small-girl, 10-year old on the street looking up at her...
Confused in how she could see her, the matron then noticed the young lady holding a black wand similar to what Arthur and Morgana have... At that moment, she then found out why they teleported from their initial spot.
She looked beside the young lady and spotted her guardian... A young man in his 30s dressed in a black suit, heavily formal and out of place with the location, then beside him is a lady wearing a dress and jewelry... Similar to the young girl.
She a professional gossiper theorized right then and there, that these 2 individuals are her parents... Judging from her youthful appearance, she seems to be young, even younger than the twins... And from the amazed look she's giving her...
Yes, definitely the child is also a first-year to Hogwarts just like her twin surrogate children... The parents in seeing her looked frantically around, became shocked even more...
As they then waved at her; at the matron. [ "Hello!" ] Rather excitedly may she add. So in return, though dazed, the matron waved back at them.
[ "Hi...?" ]
[ "Hello!!" ]
[ "..." ]
Arthur who's on the back side of the Bus opened the window with a thud, also waving excitingly at the family of 3... Though unfamiliar, he noticed the wand which is similar to his, and his sister, so he quickly theorized that she's a witch.
Morgana who's shock by what just happened also opened her window, but instead of replying... She lean more on, in experiencing the culture of another country she instantly found herself in...
The young girl on the other hand, Kiran Singh wanted to quickly get into Hogwarts, learn magic, and socialize with other witches and wizards in the same situation as her.
[ "Can we... Can we get in?!" ]
So she asked, with stars seemingly shining from her eyes. Especially when she noticed that the kid in the back has a wand out in hand. A replica of what she has... A wizard!
She then turned to look at the other child inside the bus... A fellow witch! Oh how excited she is, in seeing someone who could wield magic the same age as her, and not like her tutor who's a decade older.
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