I swung a sword at Hogwarts

The little wizards were puzzled. John waved his wand gently, and the locked cabinet was opened.

Then there was a mumbling sound coming from the cabinet, which made the three little ones look even more terrified.

They were very familiar with this voice, it was the voice of the troll they encountered in first grade.

Then they wondered.

That cabinet is so small, how can a giant monster hide in it?

John used the technique of Occlumency to construct a giant monster in his mind.

The Boggart mistakenly thought that he was afraid of the troll, so he turned into a troll, pushed open the cabinet door and walked out.

"It's really a giant monster!"

Ron was terrified.

John stared at the club in the troll's hand, and when the troll walked towards him, he took decisive action.

“Wingardium Leviosa”

The giant stick in the giant monster's hand flew up uncontrollably and then smashed down heavily on his head.

The Boggart who turned into a troll had the characteristics of a troll, and he felt dizzy and fell to the ground.

The troll was easily solved and everyone applauded enthusiastically after they realized what was happening.

Lockhart came out and said loudly, "You are worthy of my teaching. John Wick has performed well. Slytherin gets 10 points!"

This class was different from the previous bad ones. In the lively class, the Boggart turned into a giant monster and was hit again and again.

After the class, everyone changed their previous opinion of Lockhart and became outstanding.

Chapter 64 Percy and Power

"You have seen Professor Lockhart's true teaching level."

"Come on Hermione, it was John who was teaching us. Lockhart never even took out his wand."

After the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Hermione immediately found Harry and Ron to clear Lockhart's name.

Ron was even more certain that Lockhart was just a figurehead, because during the entire class, Lockhart didn't even take out his wand.

It would be more like John was giving the class rather than Lockhart teaching.

When Neville didn't use the levitation spell, John directly used Transfiguration to control the troll.

Lockhart was clearly so frightened that he hid behind the podium.

"Humph, but his class is very good, isn't it?" Hermione wanted to refute, but she was convinced in her heart.

Seeing her idol fall from grace made her very conflicted.

Ron shrugged and said nonchalantly, "As long as John can be allowed to attend classes in the future, I have no problem with Lockhart."

Harry watched the two arguing, still remembering the voices he had heard when he was punished to answer Lockhart's letters on Saturday.

Because of Ron and Malfoy's bad behavior of cursing each other, he and Ron were both given detention.

But the good news is that Malfoy's protective father did not come to Hogwarts to make a scene. I heard that it was John who settled everything for them.

This made Harry feel grateful to John.

Just then, Filch growled.

The Weasley twins snickered as frog brains were smeared all over the wall, which made Filch furious.

He was a squib, without magic, and could only clear it away bit by bit.

It goes without saying that this was a prank by the Weasley twins. When Percy saw this, he walked up to them in a serious manner and scolded them.

"You shouldn't play pranks like this."

"Come on Percy."

"No, it should be the prefect."

"Maybe you could get into the Ministry."

"Because you're as dull and boring as everyone there."

George and Fred sang the same tune, which made Percy very angry.

Percy is an outlier in the Weasley family. Although Mrs. Weasley has always regarded him as a source of pride, he is out of tune with the entire family atmosphere.

After all, apart from Percy, no one in the Weasley family would read such a terribly boring book as "How Prefects Got Power".

Percy couldn't do anything about it and he wanted more power.

For this reason, even though Lockhart's teaching skills were poor, he treated him with great respect.

In the end, his family affection overcame him, and he had to leave a warning and leave in shame.

The Weasley twins were making faces in the back, and Ron couldn't stand his brother when he saw it.

The twins often bullied him, but they never scolded him in a serious and condescending manner like Percy.

Not to mention Weasley, even in Gryffindor Percy seemed like an outlier.

After all, in Gryffindor you can be a bad student, but you can never be without friends and a sense of humor.

"John, you're right. I told my dad not to come to school. Next time I see Weasley, I will definitely make him cry."

In the Slytherin team, Malfoy proudly told John how he stopped Mr. Malfoy.

After being attacked and cursed by Ron on Saturday, Malfoy cursed Weasley to get out of Hogwarts.

John frowned after hearing this and said to him earnestly: "Draco, don't be like a child. A powerful wizard doesn't rely on his father. You can return a curse to him, but never let anyone look down on you."

This made Malfoy change his mind, because he did return a curse, and that feeling was more satisfying than having his father come to school to make a scene.

Fighting back would make the situation a situation where neither side was in the right, and Mr. Malfoy would probably not end up in any good way if he came.

Daphne trotted over to John, with a hint of admiration hidden in her eyes, and said coquettishly, "You are awesome. Your Transfiguration in class just now was simply perfect. Where did you get a giant monster?"

"Oh? That was from Professor Lockhart."

John did what he said and maintained Lockhart's image outside, which at least made him less questionable.

But Daphne was not stupid. She wrinkled her beautiful nose and said angrily, "Come on, he doesn't have that ability. God, I don't know why my mother likes him."

John smiled and said nothing. The giant monster was a Boggart.

Boggart can reflect inner fear, but it is not very strong.

Even if he turned into a giant monster, he might not have half of its strength.

Just build a fear monster using Occlumency and stand in front of it, and the Boggart will become the creature you want.

He remembered that when Harry was in third year, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor caught a Boggart. Of course, the professor was teaching how to deal with Boggarts, not trolls.

Lockhart's abilities aren't that great, but his stories are all taken for granted by others.

The knowledge in it is indeed useful. As long as you follow the instructions, even if the theory is criticized, it can definitely not be called bad.

Unfortunately, Lockhart did not realize this. In the lesson plans John set for him, except for the second grade, it was best not to use any manual labor for the rest of the classes. Most of them were based on the stories in the book combined with theories.

Defense Against the Dark Arts mainly talks about the counterattack and defense against magical creatures and dark magic persecution.

It's still easy to deal with this school year.

After becoming an assistant in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, many students began to realize that John was different from them.

Even Professor McGonagall praised his Transfiguration for reaching the level of senior grades, which made Slytherin feel extremely proud.

Especially with Lockhart's extra points, John led the Slytherin points funnel to a rapid advancement, leaving the other three houses far behind.

This made the Slytherin straighten his back.

...

"George, Fred!"

Percy's roar rang out in the corridor, and when John walked out of the Room of Requirement, he saw two sneaky people running back to Gryffindor Tower.

Percy was walking down the corridor angrily when he caught two guys wandering around at night.

With just one glance, he could confirm that the two men with iconic flame-red hair were definitely his two younger brothers.

But to his surprise, he did not catch the Weasley twins, but John from Slytherin.

"I should give you a warning. Although I won't deduct your points, you have violated the school's rules."

Percy wore glasses and was neatly dressed, unlike Ron and the others who never dressed properly.

He said this in a serious tone and John shrugged, then thought of something.

"Percy Weasley, we haven't really spoken much."

John was impressed by the Weasley family. Apart from the two Weasleys who had already graduated, Percy had the lowest presence.

But you cannot deny Percy's excellence. He obtained twelve certificates in the OWL exam. He is a test-taker and a top student.

One even suspects that if he hadn't been a Weasley, he would have probably been sorted into Ravenclaw.

After all, all the Weasleys are Gryffindors, and the Sorting Hat probably doesn't want to break tradition.

All Weasleys' first reaction to Slytherin was disgust, but the person in front of them was John, John Wick, the man who had saved the three little ones.

Percy frowned and politely declined, "Sorry, I still have to help the professor patrol..."

"If that's the case, I don't think you need to worry."

John smiled and said lightly, "Are you interested in going to the Defense Against the Dark Arts office for a cup of tea?"

He seemed to be talking about going home easily, which surprised Percy.

Lockhart is unreliable but he is also a professor, and he acts so relaxed.

Thinking of John as an assistant in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Percy's brows relaxed and he readily agreed, "Okay, but only for a short while."

"That's enough."

John smiled, but in his heart he thought of another thing.

If we talk about the most unexpected and impressive plots in the Harry Potter series, the fact that a traitor who defected to the Ministry of Magic appeared in the home of the Weasley family of the Iron Dumbledore is definitely one of them.

And this person is the power-hungry Percy, which also makes Percy a person who John remembers vividly among the few plots.

He remembered that Percy was doing quite well in the Ministry of Magic, and even went so far as to fall out with the Weasley family in order to climb up the ladder.

This upward spirit was what John needed, and he set his mind to it.

Maybe he could recruit Percy Weasley.

The connections you have are very attractive.

Chapter 65 Myrtle and the Medal

Defense Against the Dark Arts Office.

Gilderoy Lockhart was replying to a letter from his fan when there was a knock on the door.

"Oh, what a headache, my little fans won't let me go even at night."

He thought it was a book fan who came to ask him for an autograph, and he enjoyed it and even felt happy.

Pure fame and vanity made him happy, even if it meant his hands would break from signing so many autographs.

After opening the door, his bright smile turned a little awkward.

"John Wick, I mean Mr. Wick, why are you here?"

His behavior made Percy a little strange, because Lockhart claimed that he taught John, but he looked like he was in awe of John.

"Professor Lockhart, we have something we need to discuss. I hope you don't mind us taking up some of our time here."

John walked in, his expression completely contradicting the respectful words he had spoken.

Percy nodded respectfully to Lockhart, "Professor Lockhart, you are still actively preparing teaching materials tonight."