Reality Check

Hrithik goes to bed dreaming about The Hogwarts School. Oh, how he loves the school, with all its magic. He tells his father, "Dad, I don't want to study in Amity anymore. Please put me into Hogwarts." This is what he's been asking his father for the past year or so. Yes, from the time he's started reading The Harry Potter Series.

His dad has tried to explain to him many a times that the story is a fiction and no such school exists. But Hrithik as with any other child is completely enamoured by The Hogwarts School.

Recently, he had heard and read around that there is an actual station called 9 ¾ in London. And oh, how he wishes to visit it, hop on to the train and reach the amazing school he has read all about.

Then, on a fine weekend, Hrithik's dad decided to take him to the station.

Hrithik is fully excited as his dad had told him to visit the place and then take a decision.

Hrithik and his father reach Kings Cross Station, London. They reach platform 9 ¾. And oh my, they   keep walking straight ahead and follow the sign which points to Platforms 9 to 11. They kept walking past the ticket office, and then walk to the right of the Disabled Meeting Point sign. They continue walking on and on straight ahead past the cash machines, and on the right...oh, my, what do they see... The Platform 9 ¾ sign (which is located directly under the footbridge). As the Platform 9 ¾ sign is located on an open platform before they entered the ticketed platform area, they did not need a train ticket to walk up close to it. 

Hrithik was filled with joy and amazement. There were butterflies in his stomach. 

But what was this. He was in for a shock, as he saw normal English men and women walking on the platform. No kids off to school were in sight. No owls, rats or any other pet animals. 

Hrithik's father held him tight and explained the facts of the matter. Though this the said platform doesn't take you to Hogwarts School but is just like any another platfrom like any another.

Though initially shocked, Hrithik showed immense maturity and understood that it was all a fiction. His father then took him to the Harry Potter Store where he could buy his favourite merchandise.

Hrithik was amazed by the goodies that he could buy there and the different candies he could have.

Thrilled and satisfied with clarity in mind Hrithik and father returned home to reality.

As they entered the porch,. Hrithik exclaimed, " I love my school Amity!!!"