[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-john-wick":3,"chapter-hogwarts-john-wick-hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-494":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},1646178,2109,"Chapter 494 494: 494: Watson Wick's Brutal Arrival","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-494",494,"\u003Cp>Voldemort had created vast numbers of Inferi, even turning giants into Inferi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those creatures feared only light and fire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore's flames could force the Inferi back for a short time, but in the face of sheer numbers, even Dumbledore had to be tied down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thousands upon thousands of Inferi filled the battlefield, and the wizards could not advance for the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had attacked Hogsmeade in advance, cutting off Hogwarts' hope of calling for help or retreating. There was no need to fear Aurors arriving as reinforcements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent anyone from going out to seek help, a group of wizards guarded the exits of Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a boring assignment,\" a dark-skinned wizard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They followed Voldemort out of submission to power, and also out of submission to the beasts within their hearts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They craved death, craved slaughter, craved the act of ripping life away from others.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after arriving here, they had been assigned to guard the gates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among them were pure-bloods, as well as brutal criminals.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Vroom~!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of a car engine, something that did not belong to the magical world, broke the silence at the gate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They saw a vehicle driving along the muddy road.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A man stepped out of the car, and a grey owl flapped its wings and landed on the roof.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Excuse me, have you seen my son?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Eh..? The question left the wizards present momentarily stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A Muggle?\" the dark-skinned wizard reacted, his grin turning savage. \"I don't know how you made it here, but you'll give us some extra fun.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He drew his wand, already thinking about how to torture this lost lamb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson Wick raised his head. Above the castle, flames burned unceasingly, illuminating the countless corpses falling from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His heart felt heavy. Had something really happened to his son?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at the wizard who was about to cast a spell on him, took a deep breath, and said calmly, \"Kill them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson raised his hand and gave the order coldly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wizard looked at him in amusement and was about to sneer—Bang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A sound rang out in the darkness, and the wizard's laughter came to an abrupt halt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The remaining wizards turned toward the night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One gun barrel after another was aimed at them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson's expression was indifferent as he said flatly, \"Open fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta!!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bullets poured out. Some wizards activated Shield Charms to block them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Someone leapt out of the forest, muscles bulging in his arms as he hurled a spear. It pierced through the Shield Charm and nailed a wizard to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson picked up a bullet that had fallen on the ground and toyed with it between his fingers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let's go. My son is still inside.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson moved forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the top of the castle, Dumbledore wielded flames to scorch the Inferi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One by one, the Inferi clinging to the walls fell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts' crisis was resolved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was ecstatic. Hogwarts would surely make it through this crisis.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But just as he felt victory was within reach, Dumbledore's expression suddenly turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body swayed, and he almost collapsed. Harry hurried forward to support him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's wrong, Dumbledore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry saw that Dumbledore's lips had lost all color. He lowered his gaze and only then noticed a faint bite mark on Dumbledore's right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He hid the poison in his teeth,\" Dumbledore said with a wry smile. \"It seems I really am getting old.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In their earlier confrontation, Dumbledore had reacted a moment too slowly, allowing the green serpent to touch him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Voldemort did not know his true condition, which was why he had chosen to withdraw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, just keep supporting me like this. Don't let me fall. Don't let them notice,\" Dumbledore whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could not allow Voldemort to realize that something had gone wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once Voldemort confirmed that Dumbledore could no longer hold on, he would launch an all-out assault without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For now, Voldemort was holding back solely because he feared Dumbledore and because of the caution born from having been deceived before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forcing himself onward, they headed toward the Headmaster's Office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as they entered, Harry began rummaging through the potion cabinet in the office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Slughorn had become Headmaster, many potions had been stored there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry searched in a frenzy, handing various potions to Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But none of them could counter the poison afflicting him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, that potion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A spark of realization flashed through Harry's mind. \"The emerald one.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Slughorn had already used it up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Harry was at his wit's end, a beautiful song drifted through the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Joy lit up Harry's face. How could he have forgotten? There was still the phoenix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fawkes flew into the Headmaster's Office and landed beside Dumbledore's right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His right hand had turned black, like charred wood, its vitality being steadily stripped away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a curse, and also a poison.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like the kind of poison John had suffered from the previous year—something even alchemists could not cure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fawkes drew closer, and a crystal-clear tear fell onto Dumbledore's palm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>White smoke rose from the two tiny wounds. Color returned to Dumbledore's face, but that did not mean the poison was gone—it had only been delayed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is an extremely powerful curse and poison,\" Dumbledore said. \"Even phoenix tears cannot completely heal it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He moved his fingers, which were still stiff.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The poison could not be cured.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the situation outside was already urgent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We can go find Malfoy!\" Harry suddenly thought of something and said. \"Malfoy must have the 'universal potion.'\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a solid idea. John had never treated his own people poorly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment the thought came to him, Harry acted on it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Harry left the Headmaster's Office, Dumbledore looked to the side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape stepped out from the shadows.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Voldemort no longer trusts anyone,\" Dumbledore said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Voldemort no longer trusted anyone, Snape's role as a double agent had lost its meaning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if you obtain the Emerald Potion, it won't be able to save you from this poison.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Snape frowned and said, \"There is only one way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was a poison-cursed substance that could even kill John, and the only solution was to drink the liquid from the Holy Grail.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he did so, Dumbledore would no longer be able to preserve his original heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once a person attained immortality, they would inevitably crave more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you testing me as well, Severus?\" Dumbledore shook his head. \"You've changed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape remained silent. No one knew that his resolve had begun to waver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was because Voldemort had never contacted him again after the incident at the Ministry of Magic; Snape knew he was losing his usefulness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether to Voldemort or to Dumbledore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or perhaps it was because the Voldemort he had once regarded as terrifying had been defeated by his own student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That student who sought to challenge the laws of the magical world had appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It caused the feelings he had buried deep in his heart not to fade with time, but instead to grow even stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had always understood that it was a regret, an irreparable regret.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet after fifteen years of that regret taking root in his heart, the appearance of one person was beginning to shatter the iron laws of the magical world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape knew that he was wavering.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And because of that, he found it even harder to face himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy kicked an Inferius to the ground, and a serpent shot from his wand, coiling around a banshee's neck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Iron Armor Charm on his body flared as he turned his head and saw a vampiric harpy diving toward him, knocking it down with a Stunning Spell.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are really a lot of them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had barely finished speaking when he heard Blaise's panicked voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking up, he saw that Blaise's protective charm had already shattered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The professors in the Entrance Hall were struggling to hold on. Sirius seized the opportunity and threw a Super Lumos into the sky, where it continued to radiate brilliant light, forcing the Inferi to retreat temporarily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A banshee swooped down and pinned itself onto him, its sharp teeth snapping toward his throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius's body instantly transformed into a black dog, biting the banshee's neck in return and dragging it away before hurling it into the Inferi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin raised his wand and cast an Impediment Jinx, snapping the ankle of a charging giant. He twisted aside to dodge a vampiric harpy, then unleashed a Confringo-like barrage, summoning shards of stone to smash toward the wizards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There are too many of them—the Inferi just keep coming!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pulling Tonks into his arms to dodge an incoming curse, Lupin shouted to Sirius, \"We have to find a way to deal with those Inferi!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm thinking, Moony!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius shifted back into human form, blocking a curse and firing back a Fiendfyre spell that ignited an Inferius, then kicked it straight into the crowd of undead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, something tightened around his leg.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was yanked violently to the ground, and his wand rolled away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hurriedly adjusted his body, scrambling backward with both hands and feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lumos Maxima.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lupin threw a sphere of light to relieve Sirius.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the brightness, Sirius picked up his wand, about to deal with the Inferius that had grabbed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he looked up, a familiar face appeared before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius froze, staring at the figure in disbelief. The wand in his hand suddenly felt as heavy as lead, impossible to lift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Regulus.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a young face. Even after soaking in the water for so many years, Sirius could never forget it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His younger brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he become an Inferius?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grief and fury surged through Sirius as he roared, \"Why did you join the Death Eaters?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why did it end up like this, my brother?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Weren't you the pride of the family?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Didn't you do exactly what they told you to do?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why—why had he become an Inferius that could never see the sunlight again?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sirius had once mocked his foolish younger brother in front of his godson.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He thought he felt nothing for his family.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, his heart was aching.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The wand in his hand refused to strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sphere of light in the sky was dimming, and Sirius finally made up his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rather than letting you sink forever in the depths of the water, it's better to set you free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Incendio.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Flames ignited Regulus's body, and the hand gripping him finally loosened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, Sirius seemed to see his long-dead brother smiling faintly at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Regulus came into contact with other Inferi, the fire spread from his body to the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A quiet melancholy filled Sirius's heart as he looked at Regulus burning in the flames and whispered, \"Good night, Regulus. May you have a good dream.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leave this absurd nightmare behind, little brother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moisture gathered at the corners of his eyes, and as he turned away, Sirius threw himself back into the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>~~~\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>o(*￣▽￣*)ブSupport and Read 12 Chapters ahead: Patreon\u002FDragonel\u003C\u002Fp>",1840,"2026-06-06T11:45:53.362Z",1,"novelbin.me","204bb8d0cce91da5ef291e94531bc7a0363ca804a73a97121b4d43c7e26b12e2","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-495","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-493",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-john-wick-cover.jpg"]