Chapter 27: Malfoy and Claude

"Mr. Merrick, how do you feel now, are you much better?"

In the small room on the second floor of the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, this was Professor Lupin's office.

John was sitting inside, drinking the black tea Professor Lupin had brewed for him, and Professor Lupin was sitting beside him, asking with concern.

"Professor Lupin, you can just call me John directly; I think that's more intimate."

"Hahaha, good, it seems there's no need to worry about you."

Professor Lupin laughed upon hearing John's words.

After the Defense Against the Dark Arts class ended, he had kept John alone.

It was just to see if John would have any sequelae.

He didn't ask who those two corpses were, but chatted with him about their first meeting on the train.

At first, Professor Lupin was still worried whether the Boggart John faced would turn into a Dementor.

After all, people who have been kissed by Dementors are all entangled by that kind of fear and pain.

But John didn't.

John took a sip of tea and pursed his lips.

He really didn't before, but he believed that if he were sucked by a Dementor again, he would definitely think of today's inner demon again.

Hope there is no next time...

"Professor Lupin, on the train, when you dealt with the Dementors, what spell did you use?"

Speaking of Dementors, John remembered that when Professor Lupin used a spell emitting white light to drive away the Dementors on the train, he was curious and asked.

"That is the Patronus Charm, a spell specially used to deal with Dementors."

"Can I learn it?"

"As for you... hm, this spell is a very advanced spell; theoretically, it's not something you should learn now."

"But I heard your talent is very high; whether it's magic or Transfiguration, you learn as soon as you are taught."

"Wait until after the Christmas holiday; after you have more learning and understanding of magic, I will try to teach you again."

"Of course, during this period, if you have any questions, you are also welcome to come find me."

Upon hearing John wanted to learn the Patronus Charm, Professor Lupin thought for a while while stroking his chin before saying to John.

John was of course full of joy and agreed; he also felt that there were too many things he wanted to learn and had to adjust his rhythm.

Subsequently, John asked Professor Lupin if the Repel Spell he used just now was correct.

He received an affirmative answer, just reminding him that no matter what spell he cast, he must remain calm.

By the time John returned to the Great Hall, it was just time for dinner; he found that that kid Titus was also sitting at their Eagle House table eating.

"John, why are you kept behind in every class?"

Titus waved at John, and when he came over, he smiled at John.

He didn't know about John's matter in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class, because Ryan and Ethan were very sensible and didn't say anything, nor did they ask.

"Probably because I have extraordinary talent."

John smiled and didn't refute; he had taken six classes in these few days, three of which he had been kept behind, although not all of them were bad things.

Seeing John's state was the same as usual, Ryan and Ethan also felt much relieved, and no one mentioned this matter.

"Hey, do you still remember what Senior Neville told us a few days ago about the Winged Beast scratching a student?"

After John sat down and the four of them were all together, Titus suddenly stretched his head into the middle of the table and whispered to the few of them.

"Of course I remember, what's wrong?" Upon hearing this, Ethan remembered the matter that Senior Neville had told them on the first day of school.

They didn't have any intersection with that Professor named Hagrid, so they didn't pay attention to the follow-up of this matter at all.

And learning knowledge in the magic world is occasionally accompanied by some small scratches, which is very normal.

"Actually, it's not a big deal; it's mainly that the person who was scratched is surnamed Malfoy."

"Don't know him."

"Don't know him."

John and Ethan both expressed that they didn't know this surname.

However, Ryan had a sudden realization.

"You two... sigh, forget it, you just need to know that Malfoy is one of the twenty-eight pure-blood noble families in the wizarding world."

"And it's also a noble family with a big business today."

"You can't afford to offend them."

Titus said seriously.

"What do you mean we can't afford to offend them, could it be that you can afford to offend them?"

Upon hearing this, Ethan said unconvinced.

"I am surnamed Claude, how can I not afford to offend them!" Titus also felt a bit looked down upon, so he said immediately.

Not only did John and Ethan not hear of it, but Ryan, who came from a pure-blood family, hadn't heard of it either.

The few of them looked at each other, all waiting for the "know-it-all" to come out and speak, but it seemed no one had heard of it.

"Have you never heard of it?" Titus was stunned by the reaction of the three, which shouldn't be.

His father had always told him since he was a child that his family was one of the twenty-eight noble families, one of the most awesome families in the wizarding world, and he also believed that his family was very awesome and famous.

Although his family only lived in a large luxury mansion of only 50 square meters, his father said it was because the family was low-key and not ostentatious; he had doubted it before.

But when he proudly said his surname was Claude in front of others, others were all in a daze; he had thought those people were scared by his surname.

But this time the situation was a bit different.

Seeing the three shake their heads at the same time, this made Titus lose his confidence.

"... I... I will take back the words just now, wait for me to write a letter to find my father to confirm before pretending to be cool..."

Titus's face turned red, and finally, he lowered his head and muttered this sentence.

"Pfft hahaha!"

This scene made the three of them laugh.

The little fatty kept his head down and didn't speak, quietly eating his lunch, which was really both heartbreaking and funny.

"Alright, alright, stop laughing; Titus, don't eat anymore, continue talking about the matter just now."

John also laughed for a long time; Titus's appearance just now was truly too interesting, but he was also curious about the matter Titus wanted to say before.

"There's no follow-up; it's just that the father of that Malfoy surname asked the school to fire Professor Hagrid and also wanted to execute that Winged Beast."

Titus said while eating.

After hearing it, John had no reaction; he didn't know the specific process of that day, so he felt it was reasonable at first.

After all, letting a group of 13-year-old children face a beast that could easily kill them, but without making protective measures, was in itself an irresponsible behavior.

This is like a trainer bringing a tiger raised since childhood to a group of children without any protection.

In the trainer's view, this tiger is very docile and obedient, and he can easily subdue it.

But in the tiger's view, this is a group of strangers invading its territory, just hindered by the trainer's soothing, so it didn't hiss.

As a result, at this time, the tiger was offended by the children who thought it was very safe, and it was stressed, accidentally hurting someone.

Then who should be responsible for this matter?

It must be the trainer.

Do you expect 13-year-old children to be like soldiers, obeying orders and prohibitions, and obediently following "safety regulations"?

But in the end, whether that Winged Beast itself had safety hazards, or Professor Hagrid's safety measures were not in place, he didn't know.

Anyway, if it were in his previous life, if a tiger hurt someone, even if it were caused by the tourist's own death-seeking, that tiger would also be shot or euthanized.

The person in charge of the park would also be held accountable, and even the entire park would be closed.

But in the magic world, maybe it wouldn't be a crime to that extent.

Because here, the process of learning some knowledge itself carries a certain degree of danger, it just depends on how the teaching teacher grasps it.

Like this teaching accident, maybe it's not a big deal; after all, there are healing magic or healing potions, and scratching is as easy to cure as scraping the skin in the Muggle world.

It's just that this matter was magnified by Malfoy's father. ===== CHAPTER 28 =====