I swung a sword at Hogwarts

"I hope you can treat this place well and become a good and kind wizard."

"Lions are powerful, but they also need companions. You are powerful, but I hope you can help more people."

Gryffindor's body was shedding sawdust piece by piece. John came to his senses when he saw this and asked, "Are you leaving?"

"Child, I am already dead, and here is just a little soul left."

A face with a red beard was revealed where the Gryffindor sawdust fell. He looked at John kindly and said, "I see the future of the wizarding world in you. You have a great talent."

"Thank you, Head of Gryffindor."

John sincerely thanked the other party. Although he had only known him for a short time, he was impressed by the strength and broad-mindedness of this Gryffindor.

As the sawdust was about to completely dissipate, Gryffindor, who was left with a mouth open, thought of something.

He cursed, "That damn hat, there must be something wrong with it to put you in Slytherin!"

Well, if Gryffindor hadn't died early, he would have wanted to throw the Sorting Hat into the water to wash it and see if there was any dust on its brain.

John touched his nose awkwardly. He didn't know what the Sorting Hat was thinking. Since he was already in Slytherin, John didn't have much of an objection.

Gryffindor disappeared, and the training ground became a cozy room.

He picked up a book that contained the Gryffindor smithing technique.

This was very helpful to John, and at the same time John also saw something like a secret book.

That was a book on swordplay written by Gryffindor.

After reading the book, John realized how lucky he was to win.

Whenever Gryffindor comes across a sword, he will lose and call me daddy.

Putting the book in his pocket, John thought he could learn from it.

...

hall.

John stuffed the bread into his mouth, feeling a little sleep-deprived. It was already late at night when he finished dealing with the three tests yesterday.

On his way back, he ran into his own dean who was catching someone wandering around at night, but fortunately he used the Disillusionment Spell to avoid it.

"Neville, maybe you should resist."

Seeing Neville's cheeks swollen into two meat buns, John lifted the curse for him.

"Thank you John, I would like to, but I'm too weak."

It goes without saying that this was done by Malfoy, and John was unable to correct Malfoy for a while.

He looked at Neville, his voice tinged with seduction.

"Neville, do you want to become stronger?"

"Become stronger?"

"Yes! Make you strong enough not to be bullied by anyone."

John's expression was so serious that Neville could tell he was sincere.

Thinking of how he was bullied by Malfoy and the appearance of his parents, Neville met those eyes and asked hesitantly, "What should I do?"

"After class this afternoon, go meet me at the Whomping Willow."

John looked at the time and saw that class was about to start. He finished his bread in a few bites and stood up.

When passing Neville, John patted him on the shoulder and said seriously: "Neville, you are definitely not a mediocre person, you just haven't discovered your own strength."

Neville stared blankly at John as he left. During class, Neville kept thinking about John's words. He was a little distracted and was discovered by Professor Flitwick.

...

in the afternoon.

John walked out of the classroom after class. In the Transfiguration class, he successfully transformed a beetle into an exquisite button.

For him who had already reached level 3 in Transfiguration, this was simply too easy.

Gryffindor's legacy gave him three random points, and after using them for Transfiguration, he now has two points left.

Although he really wanted to click on Transfiguration directly, it was obvious that he was unable to upgrade further at the moment.

He had no choice but to leave the random point behind for now.

Before heading to the Whomping Willow, he meets Daphne.

"John, are you going to take Quidditch?"

Daphne walked beside John, and her little sister Pansy was very tactful to leave early.

John was startled when he heard Daphne say mysteriously, "Draco's father donated a batch of new broomsticks to the Quidditch team. You flew very well in your first year, so maybe you could give it a try."

"Quidditch? Although I am very interested in it, I don't have enough time to participate in other activities."

Unexpectedly, Malfoy donated money to get the backdoor. John couldn't help but shake his head, thinking how unconfident he was.

The previous Seeker of the Slytherin Quidditch team left, and the Seeker position became vacant.

Even if Malfoy didn't donate the money, he could still become a seeker with his flying skills.

Ultimately, it's money worship that's at work. Perhaps entering in this way will allow Malfoy to quickly become a core position.

When Daphne heard that John wasn't interested, she stopped talking about Quidditch and turned to the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

Originally she thought this would be a powerful wizard, but after yesterday's class, she finally recognized Lockhart's true face.

"I told my mom and she still didn't believe it, which was terrible."

Daphne complained in John's ear, and John nodded in agreement from time to time. Suddenly, Daphne changed the subject and said, "I think it would be better for us to let John take the class. At least we won't be pulled by the elves."

John just smiled when he heard that. No matter what, the school would never let a student teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.

He just thought it was Daphne's complaint and didn't take it seriously.

After parting with Daphne on the first floor, John went to the Whomping Willow.

At the Whomping Willow, John saw a little girl before he saw Neville.

The little girl seemed to be looking for something near the Whomping Willow. John reminded her, "I think you should leave there. The Whomping Willow will knock you away."

The little girl stopped when she heard the sound. She turned around and said in a disembodied voice, "I'm looking for the Scimitar-Horned Snorkeller. It's a timid creature."

John stopped and looked at the girl, and couldn't help but make a strange expression at her strange dress.

Ravenclaw robes, a necklace made of butterbeer corks, and strange decorations on her ears.

John didn't say it out loud. He walked up and said, "Crumple-horned Snorkle? I haven't seen one around here. My name is John Wick. Hello."

"Hello John Wick, my name is Luna Lovegood."

The two shook hands and knew each other.

John looked over Luna, who had a mop of dirty blond hair that reached her waist.

He also had a pair of bulging gray eyes that looked dreamy and his eyebrows were light in color.

Coupled with that outfit, he gives off a sense of madness.

"Are you a new Ravenclaw student?"

"Yeah, I know you, John from Slytherin."

Luna's voice was ethereal and seemed to be singing. John shrugged and said after hearing her words, "I hope it's a good thing."

Apart from her strange dress, everything else about this girl was fine. At least John felt comfortable chatting with her.

By pouring today's dragon dung on the Whomping Willow, John was able to immobilize the Whomping Willow for a longer time.

He cut some branches and leaves from the Whomping Willow, and when he passed underneath, he discovered the secret passage.

"What is this for?" Luna came over.

There didn't seem to be any doubt as to how long John could hold the Whomping Willow in place.

John knew, of course, he had seen it on the Marauder's Map, and he said casually, "Maybe it leads to a haunted house."

This is the secret passage leading to the Shrieking Shack, and John has an urge to go in and take a look.

But he remembered his appointment with Neville, so he had to wait.

After waiting for a while, John saw Neville, who was a little out of breath.

"Sorry John, I just remembered it after I got back to the dorm."

Neville bent over with his hands on his knees and gasped for breath. He saw that there was a girl next to John and suddenly became a little nervous.

John introduced, "This is Luna Lovegood, a first year Ravenclaw."

"Hello." Luna greeted.

Neville didn't know whether it was because of running or because he was shy, but his face turned red.

"Hello, my name is Neville Longbottom."

After the two got to know each other, John looked towards the secret passage under the Whomping Willow and gave Neville a kind smile: "Then let's start the first training."

"train?"

"Yes, it makes you stronger."

John led the way, followed by Neville, and Luna also followed for some reason.

They came to the Whomping Willow, and Neville looked at the dark hole with some fear.

John patted his shoulder and said lightly, "Relax, there won't be any ghosts. No, after all, Peeves might live in here."

When Peeves was mentioned, Neville suddenly felt a little uneasy.

He had no chance to resist, so John let him walk in front while he followed behind.

Luna followed in, she was curious about it all.

The passage was very dark and Neville was very scared. John saw that he even forgot to use the illumination spell, so he had to remind him.

Neville nervously tried several times before he succeeded. With the light on, he didn't seem so scared anymore.

Chapter 60: Boggart and the Stargazers

The passage was narrow and cramped, and the three of them walked in a row.

"Where on earth is this place going?"

Neville became more and more frightened as he walked, and if John hadn't been following him, he would have wanted to go back.

John said casually, "A haunted house."

"what?"

Hearing that it was a haunted house, Neville stopped.

John patted him on the back and said, "Don't worry, I'm here for you."

Neville wanted to say that even if you were there it would still be scary, but Luna said as if singing, "There are ghosts in Hogwarts, aren't there?"

Neville seemed to be the only one afraid among the three, which made Neville hate his own cowardice.

He plucked up his courage and continued forward, and finally walked through the passage and came to a house.

It was a messy, gray room.

The wallpaper was peeling, the floor was covered with stains, the furniture was all broken as if someone had smashed it, and the windows were boarded up.

It looked exactly like the haunted house you imagined, with the peeling wallpaper looking like something horrible had torn it apart.

It's chilling.

John felt that Luna was getting closer to him. He forgot that he had the blessing of the Night Demon and didn't need lights, but Luna was different.

"Lumos"

The light emitted by the wand makes people feel safe.

The house was dark, and John wanted to train Neville, so he said, "Let's split up and look at it."