[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-john-wick":3,"chapter-hogwarts-john-wick-hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-479":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Hogwarts’ John Wick",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1646163,2109,"Chapter 479 479: 479: The Ship To Japan & Theodore's Adventure","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-479",479,"\u003Cp>A cruise ship sounded its horn as it cut across the sea.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the deck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beautiful women, fine wine, good food—faces from both East and West.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus Fring lay back on a deck chair, a look of pure contentment on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be so stiff. Make yourself at home, Musashi.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus truly didn't see himself as an outsider at all, wearing a beach T-shirt that looked strange by wizarding standards, a freshly mixed cocktail from the ship's bartender in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi ignored him and turned to John, who was standing nearby enjoying the sea breeze. \"Leaving in such a high-profile way… is that really alright?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's nothing wrong with it. This was meant to be a trip in the first place,\" John said with a light smile. \"Gus is right—you can relax a little, Musashi. After all, we're heading to your homeland.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the mention of home, Musashi's expression turned complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was the unease of returning after a long absence, mixed with fear and a desire to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don't look that old,\" John said, leaning against the railing as a seagull landed beside him. \"By Hogwarts standards, you'd have graduated less than two and a half years ago.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could someone who had only just finished school end up running with an outlaw like Gus Fring?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi clearly had a story of his own.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Gus eagerly raised his hand. \"Ten Galleons, and I'll tell you the story of an Eastern wandering wizard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Deal,\" John said indifferently. \"I don't mind spending money to understand someone.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John had never lacked generosity when it came to throwing money around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus's eyes lit up at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I knew sticking with the boss would be a good move.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even as he said that, his body language was brutally honest—he stood there waiting for John to pay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John took ten Galleons from his small bag and tossed them to Gus.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After catching them, Gus pulled out five and threw them to Musashi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Half and half, like we agreed,\" Gus said with a grin. \"This story starts back when I was being hunted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus was no saint. He was the kind of man who worked for money—so long as you paid, he'd do just about anything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did have one admirable quality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He honored his contracts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pay him for a job, and he'd do that job.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, if the client tried to welch, he wouldn't mind dealing with them too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He met Musashi after one such mission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That employer had been far too greedy. Gus took care of his enemy for him, only for the man to turn around and tip off the Aurors about Gus's whereabouts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus was chased by Aurors all the way and eventually fled abroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Norway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was there that he met Musashi, who was also far from home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Back then, Musashi was wearing a white robe, like a stray puppy with nowhere to go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way, Musashi had saved Gus's life. When the Aurors came searching, Musashi pretended not to see Gus hiding behind a rubbish bin and even pointed them in the wrong direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As payment, Musashi practically ate Gus out of house and home, emptying his pockets of Galleons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have no idea how much he can eat,\" Gus said, still shaken. \"But I realized we shared one trait—that was the key to our partnership.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi loved money. The reason he saved Gus in the first place was so he could get paid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But with Gus being broke at the time, the two of them made a deal—work together, make money, and split everything fifty-fifty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Later, Gus was hired by John, and Musashi came along as well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who would've thought your fates were tied together in such a strange way,\" John said casually. \"If I remember right, there's a magic school in your homeland called the Magic Institute?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because of how closed off the country is, Western wizards don't know much about the Magic Institute.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi's expression dimmed as memories surfaced.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John glanced at him, then looked ahead and said lightly, \"You were educated at the Magic Institute, weren't you?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, but they won't acknowledge me,\" Musashi said, closing his eyes as if reliving something painful. \"My uniform was white.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Magic Institute's uniforms are enchanted. They start out pale red, and as a student grows and their performance changes, the color changes with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi said bitterly, \"And white means the student has violated the wizarding code.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clearly, that was nothing to be proud of.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The memory was one Musashi couldn't bear to revisit. He had fled in disgrace back then, and now he was being forced to return.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a blow to his pride.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, don't tell me you're going to quit,\" Gus sensed something was wrong and immediately cried out in alarm. \"You can't just give up money over your pride!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ran over, threw an arm around Musashi's neck, and said in a low voice, \"Do you have any idea how long it takes to earn those Galleons?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Gus go on like that, Musashi's face darkened completely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I'm talking feelings with you, and you're counting money with me?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John didn't particularly care. Watching the harbor slowly draw closer, he calmly let the sea breeze wash over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Magic Institute, huh.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts after John's departure seemed unchanged, yet somehow different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slytherin was still as competitive as ever, and Malfoy was just as irritating as always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pansy tied her hair into twin ponytails, just a princess dress short of the full look, and said coquettishly, \"Theodore, where should we go for our date?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore Nott paused in the middle of taking notes and looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pansy grabbed his hand and swung it back and forth, a gesture that made Malfoy deeply uncomfortable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said with open disgust, \"I'm going to throw up.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing him, Pansy's eyes turned cold as she shot Malfoy a glare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy immediately acted as if nothing had happened, whistling as he prepared to go look for trouble with Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore seemed lost in thought. Using the excuse that he needed to borrow a book from the library, he told Pansy to wait here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I want to go too,\" Pansy pouted, fully committed to her sweet-girl act.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait here,\" Theodore said, his voice taking on a tone that allowed no refusal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pansy froze, watching Theodore leave the Great Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After stepping out, Theodore headed for the stairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just before reaching the library, he stopped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The library was on the 4th floor. From the 3rd floor, he glanced toward the corridor on the right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After making sure no one was around, he turned and walked that way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing the gatekeeper's office, he stopped in front of a door marked with an eye symbol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The eye at the doorway turned toward Theodore. He took a badge from his pocket and pinned it to his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After seeing the badge, the eye immediately shifted away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore's heart raced. He placed his hand on the door and gave it a gentle push.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Golden letters and a star-filled sky came into view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was no one inside. He stepped in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Carefully, he searched the place, but couldn't find what he was looking for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the end, his gaze settled on nine doors. He walked up to one of them and pushed it open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side was a world of ice and snow, a blast of cold rushing toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore hurriedly shut the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened the second door. Beyond it was a forest, overgrown with vines and grass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, one of the vines moved, coiling around Theodore's ankle and nearly dragging him inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He broke free at once and turned cautiously toward the third door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he opened it, there was nothing but darkness inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, within that darkness, a light appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore looked closely. It was a glowing golden cup.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tried to step inside, but a force repelled him and the door slammed shut.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore rushed forward and opened it again, only to find the darkness gone, replaced by a vast ocean.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seawater surged out, soaking him from head to toe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Daring not to open the fourth door, Theodore fled the Constellation Society in haste.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He removed the badge from his chest and ran toward the Room of Requirement on the 7th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, there was a strange envelope.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Words written inside it would appear on another letter elsewhere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore wrote a single sentence inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The item is behind one of the doors.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After writing it, he hurried away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Staying away for too long would only arouse suspicion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He went to the fifth-floor library and casually picked up a book on alchemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Theodore returned to the Great Hall, Pansy saw him and thought he had run back at full speed. She said with concern, \"Why are you all sweaty?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Theodore wiped at the water on himself. \"It's nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side of the hall, Malfoy was still going on about how Harry had been knocked out by his own teammate in Quidditch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ship docked at the harbor. Like the other tourists, John had a camera hanging around his neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus wore a fisherman's hat, beach shorts, and carried a suitcase in his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked extremely suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After opening his passport for inspection, John entered Japan without trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus, on the other hand, was checked over and over again, as if they suspected he was carrying some kind of weapon of mass destruction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the inspection finally ended, Gus ran over to John to complain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It's over. My dignity has been trampled,\" he said with a wounded expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing him like that, John replied calmly, \"Then tell me—how much is your dignity worth?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Give me ten Galleons and I can soothe my wounds a little. Give me fifty, and I'll pretend none of this ever happened.\" Gus finally showed his true colors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll give you a hundred—then you can throw your dignity aside altogether,\" John said grandly. Gus immediately lost whatever dignity he had left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Walking through the streets of the city, John glanced at the man in a trench coat standing by a taxi and said, \"Looks like we're being watched.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gus looked over and saw nothing but walking Galleons. He leaned in toward John with a flattering grin. \"Give me the money and I'll take care of him for you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That's probably an Auror, dealing with illegal entries,\" John said dryly. \"I don't have a habit of killing people for no reason.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Musashi saw the man and his expression changed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Auror noticed Musashi and started walking toward them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John calmly turned and headed in another direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Auror followed. The three of them moved the other way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, unfamiliar with the area, they walked straight into a dead end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Auror blocked their path from behind. Lifting his head, he revealed the face beneath his hat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Akino Musashi, where do you think you're going?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>o(*￣▽￣*)ブSupport and Read 12 Chapters ahead: Patreon\u002FDragonel\u003C\u002Fp>",1844,"2026-06-06T11:45:53.362Z",1,"novelbin.me","a65ffd26b156ab1e50fdd902818f363a49f334af510b7c14dd44216828be93a1","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-480","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-478",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-john-wick-cover.jpg"]