❝ They leaned casually against the barrier, chatting unconcernedly, and slid sideways through it. . . and as they did so, Platform Nine and Three-Quarters materialized in front of them. The Hogwarts Express stood belching sooty steam over a platform packed with departing students and their families.

              Harry inhaled the familiar smell and felt his spirits soar. . . .

                            He was really going back. . . .❞