[quote=@XAnthProper]
Sounds good to me, skipping the train ride over?
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I don't know here your character lives, but Diagon Alley is in London - and the Hogwarts Express departs from London, King's Cross towards Hogsmeade. So if you mean "skip the train ride" as in skip the Hogwarts Express ride, then no because that's after Diagon Alley visit. But if you mean skip the ride that your character might or might not need to get to Diagon Alley, then you can either sum it up in one post or you skip it.