[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-john-wick":3,"chapter-hogwarts-john-wick-hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-497":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},1646181,2109,"Chapter 497 497: 497: Filch's Kick Instilling Belief","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-497",497,"\u003Cp>Ready—set—go!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A violet glow flared across Filch's shoes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that instant, he felt it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That force pushing him faster and faster, as though he were about to take flight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gaunt body carrying boundless conviction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch moved so fast he nearly vanished, leaping into the air and locking onto that colossal figure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment—swoosh!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch became light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kick, forged from more than a decade of belief poured into Hogwarts, transformed into a warhammer striking the enemy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ever been kicked by light? Haa!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gurg's advancing body jerked to a sudden halt, followed by a violent pain exploding in his abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It felt like being hit head-on by a speeding train, his organs churning violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood burst from his mouth as the Gurg's massive body flew backward like a kicked ball, retreating at even greater speed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch let out a hoarse roar, his body turning into a living projectile, intent on piercing the skin that could withstand magic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Squib—about to defeat a giant even wizards could not handle!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At last— BOOM—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Gurg's massive body was kicked clear of the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered uncontrollably, reeling backward toward the Black Lake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step missed its footing. The Gurg let out a shrill scream as his enormous frame plunged downward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was… Filch?\" Ron stared wide-eyed, hardly able to believe it. That was their caretaker?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch turned back, spotted the two brats, and shoved them aside with a sour look before striding into his office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came out again, Filch hurled a crate straight at Ron.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"These are inventions from those two bastards when they were students.\" Back when the Weasley twins were at school, Filch had confiscated countless prank items and locked them away in a special cabinet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After tossing the box to Ron, Filch vanished from sight almost instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the castle, any enemy that appeared was sent flying by a single kick from Filch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, he took on the role of a runner, relaying messages between the Houses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing even Filch fighting for Hogwarts, Harry's resolve hardened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without the Emerald Potion, he would protect Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Uncle, Auntie, ...I'm scared.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Don't be afraid, child. We won't hurt you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy was trembling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched as Mrs. Wick—who had spoken to him kindly and gracefully not long ago—snapped a banshee's neck with her bare hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The people who had appeared from who-knows-where, speaking with foreign accents, were each more ruthless than the last.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Faced with dark creatures that even wizards had to seek out weak points to defeat, they simply swung their weapons and tore their heads clean off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy swallowed hard. From these people, he felt a sense of danger, as if he could be thrown onto a pyre at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watson put a bullet through the head of a wizard who hadn't managed to finish his incantation. He frowned and glanced at his weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What's going on?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He saw rust beginning to creep across the gun. He'd only gotten this firearm a few days ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And some wizards were frighteningly resilient. Even after taking several shots that didn't hit vital spots, they were still able to keep fighting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn...\" Malfoy looked at John's parents, who were cutting down enemies with brutal efficiency. Weren't they supposed to be Muggles? How were they more vicious than wizards?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Draco, I'd like to know how my son is doing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing Mrs. Wick say that Draco was John's friend, Watson hurriedly asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flying dark creature tried to approach, only to be torn apart by a Peruvian Vipertooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind Watson, flames burned as Inferi were reduced to ash.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"John isn't at school for the moment,\" Malfoy said. He didn't really know what John was doing either, but he added, \"John will definitely come back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"All right. I still have a lot of questions for my son,\" Watson said, \"like how an owl can breathe fire.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing that John wasn't here, Watson could only swallow his doubts for now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy silently looked up at the fire-breathing dragon overhead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Do you have some kind of misunderstanding about owls?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That's an owl?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chirpy flapped overhead again, opening her beak and setting the dark creatures on the bridge ablaze with another burst of flame.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The hammer in Hagrid's hands was gone, replaced by a swarm of Red Caps crawling all over him, pounding at his body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Get lost, you nasty little blighters!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid grabbed one Red Cap by the leg and swung it around, using it as a weapon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Raising both arms to shield his face, Hagrid charged forward like a living battering ram, smashing a whole cluster away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their attacks were nothing more than itching to him. In fact, many of the creatures that struck Hagrid only ended up injuring themselves instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several giants forced their way across the bridge. Grawp swung his club and smashed one of them to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The other two seized Grawp by the arms and legs and dragged him down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Grawp!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid panicked and rushed toward him, only to be grabbed from behind by a massive hand and lifted into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Grawp was about to be beaten to death by the two giants, a Peruvian Vipertooth appeared and sank its fangs into the giant's tough hide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roaring in pain, the giant grabbed the Vipertooth by the head and swung it hard, slamming it into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth shook with a thunderous crash, and the Peruvian Vipertooth was left dazed and reeling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the smallest of the fire dragons, the Peruvian Vipertooth lacked the overwhelming physical strength of the larger breeds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant raised its fist and smashed it down, drawing a pained roar from the dragon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, a figure sprang up from the ground and, with a fist that looked utterly harmless to a giant, drove a heavy punch straight into it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thoom—!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like striking a massive drum made of thick hide, a dull, heavy sound rippling out through the giant's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The giant's head snapped to one side, and its massive body crashed heavily to the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That figure landed squarely on the giant's belly, both arms thick and brimming with strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Valery, I told you to bring some weapons.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing his younger brother charging into battle bare-handed, Sherioza Jovonovich had a splitting headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a roaring brown bear talisman hanging around his neck, Valery clenched his fists until they crackled, then grinned innocently. \"Bahaha! This is way more fun than wrestling a brown bear.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fallen giant propped itself up again. That punch hadn't kept it down for long.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Valery's eyes lit up. He ran up from the giant's belly, planted himself on its neck, and unleashed a flurry of punches straight into its face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grawp had gotten back on his feet as well. Watching one of his own kind getting pummeled by a puny human, his not-particularly-sharp mind clearly couldn't figure out why this was happening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he did know one thing. To deal with giants, you had to charge them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Grawp rushed forward and slammed into another giant, knocking it down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing the opening, the Peruvian Vipertooth got back up and blasted a stream of dragonfire straight at the giant's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid, meanwhile, hammered his fist into the hand gripping him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle had reached a fever pitch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Inferi were restrained by the unicorns, while the giants were held back by Hagrid and the others working together.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Against the Jovonovich family, the dark creatures fared as if they were facing an open-book exam.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fleur's large-scale deployment of airborne wizard chess pieces linked up with Hogwarts' enchanted suits of armor, forcing the dark creatures back out of the Entrance Hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hogwarts' professors and students rallied, driving every last enemy from within the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort's expression darkened with displeasure. Even without John, this place was still just as troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, Voldemort believed the advantage was still in his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Quick, with me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor Flitwick rallied all the professors, raising their wands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Protego Maxima!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fianto Duri!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Salvio Hexia!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thin strands of silvery light extended from their wands, linking together above Hogwarts and slowly spreading into a luminous barrier meant to envelop the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Voldemort raised his wand. He intended to crush them head-on, breaking through Hogwarts' strongest magic and plunging them into despair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His magic surged through his arm, flowed into the Philosopher's Stone embedded in the wand, then fed back into the wand and its core.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Empowered by the flagship treasure of the American branch of the Johnny Silverhand Specialty Store, a massive bolt of green lightning burst from the wand's tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Overwhelming magic collided with the defensive enchantments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Crackling arcs of electricity scattered across Hogwarts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The barrier that had taken so much effort to erect was shattered in a single blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the Headmaster's Office, Dumbledore witnessed the scene, his eyes filled with wariness and shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Have you become this powerful now?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore had always known that Voldemort, with his soul restored, would be stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But whatever Voldemort had done during this time had pushed him far beyond what he had been at the Ministry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore's gaze fell on the crystal wand. He had been caught off guard, and with his current condition, he did not know whether he could still force Voldemort back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Hogwarts reopened, at Voldemort's command, all the wizards surged toward the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hagrid was hit by dozens of spells the moment they met.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was nearly turned into a sieve, knocked around like a ball, sent flying again and again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the armor forged by the greatest alchemist of the age saved his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once that wave rushed into Hogwarts, Hagrid could no longer hold them back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first to break through was Bellatrix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her target locked onto red hair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The entrance hall of Hogwarts was breached.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those deranged wizards attacked the students without a shred of humanity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Professor McGonagall shouted orders for them to hide, but the advantage they had built up collapsed in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix cackled madly as she used the Cruciatus Curse to torture a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hey, ugly hag.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>George and Fred fired spells at Bellatrix.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She blocked them, then turned back, her gaze sweeping over the red hair with venomous hatred.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fred swallowed, but still shouted, \"You should pick an adult to fight!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah, at least then you wouldn't scare them,\" George added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bellatrix abandoned the girl and chased after the two of them, while the twins ran flat out toward the outside without looking back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>________\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>o(*￣▽￣*)ブSupport and Read 12 Chapters ahead: Patreon\u002FDragonel\u003C\u002Fp>",1754,"2026-06-06T11:45:53.362Z",1,"novelbin.me","143a61cc0069def7b0e78b1dd8d1373d95a218dd76ab54cf7ec3456c7809c405","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-498","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-496",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-john-wick-cover.jpg"]