[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hogwarts-john-wick":3,"chapter-hogwarts-john-wick-hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-69":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},1646003,2109,"69: The Chamber of Secrets and the Bloody Word","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-69",69,"\u003Cp>Thanks a lot,Makaii Jacksonfor becoming a patron!♥♥\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To confirm the location of the shadow, John used the reflective surface of the Sword Iron Wick.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was a massive creature with black scales and a crimson crest on its head. It could easily swallow a giant whole.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John cursed under his breath, wondering where this thing had come from, just as the shadow turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the sword's reflection, he saw a pair of large yellow eyes. Just a moment of eye contact made his body stiffen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not good, it's petrification!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was horrified, not expecting that just seeing the eyes would result in getting hit. John's magic resisted the petrification, but it wasn't very effective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Damn it!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he got petrified, he would be done for.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John growled, his eyes turning into vertical slits, and the petrification on his body slowed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, he reached into his small satchel and took out bottles of potions one by one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured an antidote into his mouth, but it had little effect, so he switched to another bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Racing against time, just before he was completely petrified, John managed to find the antidote made from Mandrake.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fina-fucking-ly!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Gulp-Gulp-Gulp!*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After drinking it, the petrification on his body was lifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had made this antidote last term by secretly taking a pot of Mandrake from Professor Sprout's greenhouse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was his only bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is it a curse?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With his dragon eyes activated, John could see that the creature's eyes were filled with a powerful curse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without hesitation, John activated his flame mode.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the influence of the flame sword's burning magic, the reflected curse was incinerated. Through the sword's reflection, he saw the shadow approaching him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the shadow neared, John closed his eyes and struck at the shadow, relying only on his hearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a flame spell attached, the Sword Iron Wick finally pierced through the shadow's scales with one strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood trickled down the blade, and John heard the shadow's painful growl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gust of wind swept past, forcing John to roll away to avoid it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, I have to get away!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned and ran in the direction he remembered. The shadow, now enraged by its wound, chased after him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Activating his flying boots, John opened his eyes while facing away from the shadow and began to relocate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through the reflection on the sword's blade, John could see that the shadow was still chasing him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judging by the time, the Halloween Feast should be ending soon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this creature with the deadly gaze got inside, the entire school would be doomed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With an understanding, John decided to run outside the castle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After running for a while, he checked the sword's reflection again and saw that the shadow had disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Did it leave?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John stopped, realizing something, and his face changed as he ran back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the second floor, Harry saw his least favorite cat, Mrs. Norris, hanging there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mrs. Norris was hanging from a torch bracket, her body as stiff as a board.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was a line of blood-written words on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"T-The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Enemies of the heir, beware....\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron read the words in a trembling voice. Just as they realized they should leave, the Halloween Feast ended.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A large crowd of students witnessed the scene, and Filch pushed through the crowd, seeing his cat in distress.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stumbled back a few steps, fearfully grabbing his face with his hands, and let out a heart-wrenching scream.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My cat, my cat! What happened to Mrs. Norris?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His appearance made people feel a bit sorry for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Malfoy saw the blood-written words on the wall and started to mock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch adamantly insisted that Harry had killed his cat, screaming that he wanted to kill Harry to avenge Mrs. Norris.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore arrived at the scene and was the first to notice some signs of a struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among the students, there was a commotion, and a wave of panic started to spread.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore knew it was crucial to quell these emotions immediately, so he took the three who had witnessed it first to leave with him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch glared at them with hatred, while Lockhart eagerly suggested Dumbledore go to his office nearby.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After they left, John returned to the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at the blood-written words on the wall, his eyes scanning the crowd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew that when he was fighting the shadow, these words weren't there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This meant that after he had drawn the shadow away, someone else had come here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who could it be?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John pondered deeply, while the prefects were leading their house students back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Gemma, I have something to do.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gemma Farley, the sixth-year Slytherin prefect, wanted John to leave, but John simply left a sentence and headed in the opposite direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gemma Farley felt somewhat helpless but chose to ignore it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John arrived at the girls' bathroom where he had first seen the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arrival, he noticed water stains still present and cautiously used his sword to probe the area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not here?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John inspected the entire girls' bathroom but did not find the shadow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he encountered Moaning Myrtle, but he had no time to deal with her at the moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Leaving the girls' bathroom, John's brow remained furrowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He understood the danger of that thing; it wasn't just about Harry being in danger anymore, but the entire school could be at risk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I must tell Dumbledore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John made up his mind; this was no small matter, and he needed the great White Wizard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately headed to Lockhart's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I remember a very similar situation happening in Ouagadougou, a series of attacks. It's detailed in my autobiography,\" Lockhart was boasting shamelessly about his autobiography again. None of the professors present genuinely believed him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore deduced that Mrs. Norris wasn't dead but had been petrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch, heartbroken, was crying, his tear-streaked face turning viciously towards Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore told him that it was impossible for a second-year student to achieve this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But as he said this, he thought of John.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there was anyone in the second year most likely to be capable of this, it would be John.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, John hadn't been present at the feast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dumbledore had a complex feeling towards John.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John's excellence, diligence, and charm that drew people in all reminded him of Hogwarts' once most outstanding student.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This worried him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Filch insisted that Harry and his friends were responsible because Harry had seen his Quick-Spell letter and knew he was a Squib.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most unexpected thing was Snape speaking up, sarcastically stating that Harry couldn't possibly have such magical proficiency, though the timing of the trio's appearance was suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry felt uneasy and didn't mention hearing the strange voice, only saying he was tired and wanted to sleep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone could tell it was a poor lie, and Snape was no exception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Snape even suggested Harry be removed from the Quidditch team, which upset the die-hard Quidditch fan McGonagall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two nearly started arguing, with Filch yelling about his cat being petrified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John decided it was best not to go in; he might witness a fight between two Heads of House, but he knew it wasn't likely with Dumbledore present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The discussion inside concluded, and Dumbledore instructed Snape to brew the potion to cure petrification.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio was the first to leave, but instead of returning, they found an empty classroom to discuss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John initially wanted to talk to Dumbledore, but seeing this, he decided to follow them, remembering Dobby had said these events were targeting Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he had promised Dobby to protect Harry from danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the empty classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Do you think I should tell them about the voice I heard?\" Harry asked uneasily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was the only one who heard the voice, which made him feel very uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, considering his friend's well-being, decisively advised him not to, saying, \"Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry asked, \"You believe me, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ron, of course, believed him, which slightly comforted Harry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, a voice sounded in the empty classroom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Harry, where did you hear the voice?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry was startled, his body tensing up, while Hermione recognized the familiar voice and tentatively asked, \"John?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yup, it's me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John lifted the Disillusionment Charm, appearing as if he had walked out from the darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stared at Harry and asked word by word, \"You can hear that voice, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"John, did you hear it too?\" Sensing something off in John's tone, Harry asked urgently, \"I heard it in the corridor when we were coming from the Ghost party!.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That makes sense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gleam flashed in John's eyes. After leaving, that thing returned to the second floor and disappeared. Perhaps its lair was on the second floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Ding, exploration mission triggered: Find Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets! Get the Blessing: Snake Catcher]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Snake Catcher: Increased damage to snakes, immune to snake toxins and curses]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the mission triggered, John knew where that thing had emerged from.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, locating Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets was another problem. Taking a deep breath, John realized he needed help.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking at the trio, he said solemnly, \"I encountered that thing. It's a giant snake, and its eyes are extremely dangerous.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The trio's eyes widened. Had John really encountered the culprit?!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Harry quickly asked, \"You mean, you know who the culprit is?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No, besides the snake, there was another person. After I left, they wrote the blood message. We need to find them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When it comes to the best helpers, the protagonists are always the best choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After John's revelation, the trio also realized the gravity of the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heir of the Chamber of Secrets was the most dangerous one.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>John entrusted the three people to find the heir to the Chamber of Secrets, and he went to Dumbledore's office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But when he arrived at the door, he was in trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he didn't have the password...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>_______\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>12 Chapters ahead—\u003C\u002Fp>",1669,"2026-06-06T11:45:53.361Z",1,"novelbin.me","7b7aaf4ec85c962c21065ac809a972f39647a669a5faed64f4ae86c1f29cf644","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-70","hogwarts-john-wick-chapter-68",577,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhogwarts-john-wick-cover.jpg"]