I swung a sword at Hogwarts

"Uh, yes, I mean, I'm preparing teaching materials."

Lockhart calmly took the envelope from his desk. After Percy came in, he closed the door. Not knowing what to do, he crossed his hands over his abdomen and rubbed his thumbs in circles.

John sat down on a chair and with a flick of his wand conjured up a chair for Percy.

Instead, Lockhart took on the role of a waiter, bringing out tea and cups.

"I have some friendship with Professor Lockhart during the holidays. We are pen pals."

Seeing Percy's surprise, John made up an excuse.

He smiled and said, "After all, connections are an indispensable part of being an excellent wizard, and this is also true for an excellent wizard like Professor Lockhart."

Lockhart straightened his back when he heard himself being praised.

Percy nodded in approval. His ideas were not favored in the Weasley family. It was rare for someone to agree with his ideas. He developed some good feelings towards John.

Picking up a piece of toffee, John put it in his mouth, and after the sweetness burst out, he took a sip of black tea.

"Similarly, connections should not be limited to outside the school. To be honest, Percy Weasley, I know you want to become the president of the Student Union next year, and the support of the four houses is indispensable."

Percy's ambition was obvious to everyone, John picked up a piece of toffee and placed it in Percy's hand, chuckling, "I'll get Slytherin for you."

"Why, why are you helping me?" Percy pinched the toffee, somewhat confused.

He felt a little uneasy. Although he was four years older than John, he was completely suppressed by him.

“Connections.”

John said meaningfully: "I told you that you are an excellent person, and you have been doing the same in the Ministry of Magic after graduation. In that case, why don't you make friends with me?"

The easiest way to deal with Percy was to show him actual help, and John pointed at Lockhart.

He said: "Professor Lockhart will help you establish your prestige among the students. You need to show your excellence. The Defense Against the Dark Arts Assistant is a good stage for this."

There is currently only one assistant in the Department of Defense Against the Dark Arts. If there could be one more assistant, it would not only reduce Lockhart's pressure, but also allow that assistant to stand out among the students.

John used this to bribe Percy, which made Percy very excited.

Percy unwrapped the toffee and put it in his mouth, a smile on his face and nodded, "You're right, connections are indeed important."

He agreed to John's bribery. John stretched out his hand and Percy shook hands with him.

In this Defense Against the Dark Arts office, Lockhart witnessed a deal between two powerful men.

After Percy left, Lockhart asked anxiously, "Aren't you afraid that he will discover my secret? I mean, wouldn't it be too dangerous to have another assistant?"

"No, you are his backer, and he will not betray you as long as you continue to give him power."

John glanced at Lockhart, giving him a shot of encouragement while also warning him.

"Put aside your flashy ideas and make good use of the lesson plan I gave you. Don't use magic."

Lockhart's magical skills were so poor that John even wondered how he had ever graduated from Hogwarts.

With an awkward smile, Lockhart liked to stand out so much that he couldn't figure out the nature of his own magical novice.

Taking out the blasting-end skrewt amulet and an emerald ring from the bag and placing them on the table, John handed them to Lockhart and said calmly, "If you really need to take action, use this. It has an armor spell and a petrification spell set inside."

This is a newly made prop that can help Lockhart hold the scene at critical moments.

Lockhart was overjoyed. He felt very stressed these days because people were doubting his ability.

"Thank you, Mr. Wick. I will complete the task well."

John stood up and left. Before leaving, he said calmly: "Just call me John. I've said before that connections are also an important part of being an excellent wizard."

Lockhart was stunned. He thought John was using this as a threat to show off his power, but now it seems that maybe John really wanted to cultivate his network.

Yes, cultivate.

Just like what he did to Percy, give him power, give him fame.

"Okay John, I'll write to you after my term is over." Lockhart made a friendly gesture.

John nodded and left.

...

October has arrived.

The temperature difference was so great that many little wizards caught the flu.

Madam Pomfrey prepared some extra stimulants for this purpose. Although smoke would come out of the ears after drinking it, it was also very effective.

John, as an outstanding student in Potions class, was also called over to help.

After delivering a stimulant to the school hospital, John heard crying as he passed the second-floor corridor.

He walked towards the sound and saw Peeves throwing rocks into the girls' bathroom.

And inside there is a ghost of a schoolgirl crying because she was being bullied.

"Peeves, you can leave now."

Peeves was bullying Myrtle. When he heard the sound, he turned around and saw that it was John. He was so scared that he knocked over his medieval armor and ran away.

"It's just freezing you a few times, what's the big deal?"

John couldn't help but mutter something when he saw Peeves's big reaction.

Walking into the girls' bathroom, he saw the ghost of the bullied schoolgirl still crying and asked, "Are you okay?"

Myrtle screamed and flew through John's body. John felt as if he was poured with a basin of cold water, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.

"I'm sorry, I just..."

Before she could finish her words, Myrtle remembered the sad things and started crying again.

John was very troubled by this situation. He really didn't know how to deal with ghosts.

But the clothes Myrtle was wearing made him curious, "Are you a student at Hogwarts?"

Myrtle was wearing somewhat different Hogwarts student clothes, which made John wonder if there had been a student death at Hogwarts?

Or did he forget to take his body away and turned into a ghost like Professor Binns?

Myrtle wears glasses, has straight hair, and the style of clothes she wears must be from a long time ago.

"Of course I am a student at Hogwarts."

Myrtle stopped crying and glared at John before jumping into a broken toilet.

"Well, it seems that not all ghosts are easy to talk to."

Spreading his hands, John walked out of the bathroom.

Picking up the knocked-down sign that read 'Out of Order' and putting it away, John returned to the Slytherin common room.

"Gore, don't eat too much. You'll become like a pig."

"And you Crabbe, stop it and stop making me angry, okay?"

Daphne scolded Goyle and Crabbe in the Slytherin common room, and she really couldn't understand why these two guys were so edible.

Pansy sneered tartly, "Maybe they were originally domestic pigs."

When John walked in, he saw Daphne trying to retrieve the cupcakes that Goyle had taken.

"John, here is your letter, which your dog brought back from outside."

Daphne immediately restrained herself and behaved like a lady, and handed two envelopes to John like a Slytherin mistress.

"Tom brought it?" John raised an eyebrow.

There were three ink spots on the lower right corner of one of the letters, as if they had been accidentally dropped there. John frowned, as it seemed to be sent by Silverhand Johnny.

Nodding his thanks to Daphne, "Thank you for taking care of Tom for me."

Daphne looked up proudly, but her ears were a little red.

Back in the dormitory, John opened the envelope and was relieved by the contents inside.

"Mr. Alex Belby of Dharma will be awarded the honour on October 10th."

It seems that my investment is starting to pay off.

John smiled.

Chapter 66: The Attacked Shop and Luna's Shoes

This was good news and made John smile.

With such a feeling, John opened the second envelope.

This was from Donmi Shelby, and it wasn't good news.

"The store was attacked?"

Staring between the lines of the letter, Johnny Silverhand's shop was attacked one night by three dark wizards.

Although they were repelled by Tangmi, there are still signs of returning.

Mr. Bogin is a man who knows what he sells. Although his shop is not well-known, the items inside are of high quality.

Tang Mi traced out that these people were related to Bogin and Burke.

He sent three wizards to destroy this uninvited guest who threatened his business, but unfortunately they were unsuccessful.

"It seems that my concerns were correct. Tang Mi has recruited three werewolf companions. It's time to put them to use."

After the last recruitment, Tang Mi successfully found his three werewolf friends.

They were all from the lower class who were discriminated against by the wizarding world, and they were grateful to John for offering them a job.

"It's time to teach him a lesson, otherwise these troubles will only increase after the awarding of honors."

There was a fierce look in John's eyes. The people in Knockturn Alley were not honest people, so they had to be beaten until they were hurt.

It just so happens that the full moon night is coming soon, so let the wolves go out.

"I hope that this time, we can directly eliminate the trouble."

John snapped his fingers and the letter burst into flames.

He watched expressionlessly as the letter turned to ashes, and asked Basil to deliver the letter to Tang Mi, along with the amulet and spell ring he had prepared.

Arming these people to the teeth, he wanted to defeat Borgin and Burke in one fell swoop.

At the same time, John wrote to Alex Damo, hoping that he could ask the Ministry of Magic to conduct a major search of Knockturn Alley.

With his influence and pureblood status as he is about to be awarded the Order of Merlin, First Class, Damo Alex is able to do this.

After finishing everything, John also started the same work as Lockhart.

The difference is that Lockhart's correspondence is with book lovers, while John's correspondence is with alchemy experts or rune scholars.

There were also some Potions Masters who became his pen pals due to Damo Alex's introduction, and they responded very well to him.

Maintaining these connections is also a job, and John wrote letters to them one by one.

"Barty Crouch thank you note?"

The last letter took John by surprise.

After opening it, it was found that it was sent by Barty Crouch, Director of the International Magical Exchange and Cooperation Department, expressing his gratitude to Johnny Silverhand for giving his former subordinate a good job.

"This director is quite sentimental."

Tang Mi used to be an Auror under Barty Crouch, and was deeply saddened by the fact that his subordinates turned into werewolves.

Now that I know that John has given Tang Mi a stable and good job, I wrote a letter personally to express my gratitude.

At the same time, Barty Crouch also knew that John was selling wolfsbane potion. He once again attached a thank you letter, thanking John for his contribution to the werewolves in the magical world.

"He is a person worth making friends with."

John picked up his quill and wrote a reply to Barty Crouch.

...

[Ding, magic power upgraded successfully, current magic power level 4]

After finishing his exercise with Neville by the Black Lake, John saw Neville sitting down.