Chapter 36: Conflict

Soon, it was the weekend again.

After getting used to life at Hogwarts, it felt like even time was passing faster.

Morning, Great Hall.

John and the others were sitting together eating breakfast.

Heard there was a Ravenclaw training match today, so Ryan and the others said they wanted to go see it.

Anyway, it was just a morning thing, so John didn't refuse.

The group was eating and chatting, talking about what to do in the afternoon after watching Quidditch.

At this time, a burst of arguing sounded from one side of the Great Hall.

"Hey Potter, when that beast dies, I'll donate its head to your Gryffindor as a common room decoration."

A tone that was arrogant and carried a hint of mockery sounded.

"Malfoy, either shut up, or I'll tear your mouth apart."

Another voice that John found somewhat familiar sounded with a hint of anger.

"Wow~ I'm so scared, Potter, who was scared unconscious by a Dementor, is going to tear my mouth apart, hahahaha!"

The blond boy named Malfoy laughed unscrupulously, and the one in front of him was Harry Potter.

The noise here attracted the attention of many people, and John and the others were no exception.

"Look, you guys, that's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy."

"The person who was scratched by a Hippogriff a few days ago was him."

Titus looked at Malfoy over there and introduced him to his little friends.

"The beast execution he just mentioned is that Hippogriff that scratched him."

"Heard Professor Hagrid's job was saved by the Headmaster, but that Hippogriff wasn't saved and was handed over to the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures."

"Although now some people are defending that Hippogriff and have filed a lawsuit, there is no verdict yet."

"But I think it's hanging."

A few words directly helped the group sort out the ins and outs.

But John was more curious about how this kid Titus knew everything.

On the other side, Harry Potter and Malfoy almost started fighting, thanks to someone stopping them.

Looking at them, the grudge between these two wasn't a one-day thing.

"You guys should stay far away from Malfoy when you meet him, or pretend you don't see him."

"Especially you, John."

"That guy likes to bully us freshmen the most to find a sense of existence, especially those from Muggle families who are more easily bullied."

John, who was gnawing on bread and watching the show, was stunned.

What does it have to do with you if it's not a Muggle family? Why must they be bullied?

"Remember what we told you, their family used to be servants of the Dark Lord."

"Those who follow the Dark Lord are all a group of fanatical pure-blood supremacists, who look down on those from Muggle backgrounds extremely, and their family is this kind of person."

Seeming to see John's confusion, Titus continued to explain.

"Last year, a vicious incident also occurred in the school, where several students from Muggle backgrounds encountered unknown attacks."

"Even the Headmaster was almost suspended."

This made even Ryan and Ethan uneasy; wasn't it agreed that Hogwarts was the safest place in all of Britain?

How could such a vicious incident still happen?

John also sorted out Titus's meaning a little.

It turned out that in the wizarding world, there was also a distinction between high and low bloodlines.

Although he had read about pure-blood and half-blood in books, the books never mentioned that there was a distinction between high and low, noble and lowly.

Sure enough, you can't just read books to death.

However, listening to Titus, it seemed that only so-called pure-blood supremacists had this view.

Like Ryan, who was also from a pure-blood family, but didn't have this view.

Suddenly, the conversation of Titus and the others stopped abruptly.

John looked up and realized that it was Malfoy passing by here with two lackeys, looking like they were also here for breakfast.

But because the two lackeys were walking side by side, they occupied the entire aisle.

When passing by Titus, the big guy who was closer felt Titus was too fat and blocking the way, so he impatiently elbowed Titus's back.

His mouth was even more arrogant and mocking: "Get lost, fat pig."

Titus was staggered by this elbow, pressed onto the dinner plate in front of the table, and breakfast stained his collar.

"Hey! What are you doing!"

Being messed up by this, Titus immediately stood up dissatisfied and shouted.

Hearing his complaint, Malfoy and his two lackeys all stopped and looked back at Titus with impatience.

"What are you shouting for? You were blocking me, can't I push you away?"

"You're farting, the aisle is clearly so wide, where did I block you!"

Facing the two big and tall lackeys, Titus wasn't afraid at all and retorted angrily.

Just now he was telling John and the others not to provoke them, but now he was fierce.

When Titus stood up, John and the others also stood up and stood by Titus's side.

"No, who the hell are you? New here?"

Malfoy behind looked at Titus and the three little ones beside him; he didn't know any of them, clearly not from his noble circle, so he shouted impatiently.

"Who cares who I am! You have to apologize if you bump into someone!"

"Heh, why should we apologize to you? Do you know who we are!"

The big guy on the side sneered, walked over, and pushed Titus hard.

Thanks to Ryan and Ethan supporting him, he didn't fall down.

"We are..."

That person was arrogantly wanting to say something, when John suddenly gripped his wrist that was about to be withdrawn.

"Forget about not apologizing after bumping into someone, you still dare to hit someone?"

John said with an unkind tone.

After saying that, without waiting for this person to react, he suddenly exerted force in his hand, and at the same time swept his foot, kicking the big guy's calf.

Immediately, this big guy lost his balance and fell to the ground.

John didn't let go of the hand he was gripping, turned sideways and pressed onto the big guy's body, locking the gripped hand behind the big guy's back.

"Er ah ah! Pain! It hurts! Let go quickly!!"

John exerted a little force to pull up his locked hand, and the big guy let out a painful scream.

"Apologize to me immediately."

John pressed him and said coldly.

Everything happened in the blink of an eye; the big guy who was just arrogant was pressed to the ground by John with his back hand, without any ability to resist.

John's speed of fighting back was too fast; they hadn't reacted yet.

The most exaggerated thing was that John was a head shorter than this person, yet could easily hold him down.

"What are you doing! Let go of Goyle! Attack! Crabbe!"

Malfoy also heard Goyle's scream and finally came back to his senses.

Immediately instructed the other lackey Crabbe beside him to attack John.

Crabbe also came back to his senses and hurriedly took out his wand from his bosom.

Seeing them even take out their wands, that wasn't an ordinary conflict anymore.

Although Titus and the others were still stunned, they also quickly took out their wands.

Malfoy also took out his wand, and the wands on both sides pointed at each other, swords drawn and bows bent, with signs of moving at any time.

Titus and the others had only learned magic for two weeks; if they really fought, they definitely wouldn't win.

But none of them were cowardly.

"All of you stop."

At this time, a cold voice sounded.

John only felt himself being lifted by an invisible force, and then suddenly pushed back two steps.

They looked at the person coming, and it was Professor Snape. ===== CHAPTER 37 =====