In This Hogwarts Without a Savior

Jon only said that he had made a major breakthrough in the levitation spell, but then he did not mention what progress he had made.

Slughorn was obviously focused on the potion he was brewing, and did not ask further questions about the major breakthrough he mentioned.

After sitting in the office for a while, Jon left.

He was walking on the corridor, the expression on his face returned to calmness, and it was hard to tell what he was thinking. Just as he was passing by the storage room, a familiar small figure quickly rushed out in front of him. come out.

Jon reacted very quickly, and he directly reached out and grabbed Beach, who was holding a cherry in his little paws.

"Why did you sneak in again? Are you still stealing food from the storage room?" He stretched out his hand, flicked Bi Qi's head gently, and taught him a lesson.

Beach looked guilty and quickly stuffed the cherries into the pocket in front of his stomach. It seemed that he knew that stealing was wrong.

Jon slipped it and changed its direction, heading towards the exit where the driver's seat was, preparing to hand over the stolen Beech directly to Hagrid.

Just when he opened the door, he saw Hagrid standing just outside the door, looking like he wanted to go into the carriage.

"Are you looking for it again, Hagrid."

Jon grabbed the skin of Beech's neck and shook it in front of Hagrid's face.

Hagrid's originally tense expression suddenly relaxed completely. He took Biqi from Jon's hand with an angry look on his face. He seemed to want to teach the sniffer a lesson, but the movements of his hands were always... I was careful not to hurt it subconsciously.

"Did you find it over there in the storage room?"

"Yeah, it stole a cherry out of there."

"It's been stealing food there lately. I've obviously prepared a plate of rock biscuits for it, but this little thing still runs into the car."

Jon really wanted to persuade Hagrid to try a different kind of dessert to feed Beech. After all, his rock biscuits were difficult for people to bite, let alone sniff.

But Hagrid, who was extremely confident in his craftsmanship, obviously couldn't listen to what he said. The biggest shortcoming of this former gamekeeper and now coachman is that he always regards others as the same as himself, and thinks that he can do other things. People can certainly do it too.

Hagrid enthusiastically invited Jon to sit in the driver's seat and have some snacks, but Jon found a reason to refuse. He was not in a relaxing mood now.

Students passed by in the corridor from time to time, but no one paid attention to Jon, who was staring at a door in a daze.

He stood at the end of the long corridor, just in front of the door opposite the exit to the carriage driver's seat. He seemed hesitant several times as if he wanted to reach out and knock on the door, but in the end he silently left the door.

Jon practiced the Levitation Charm more frequently.

However, this time he did not continue to torture Neville in the dormitory. Instead, he applied for permission from McGonagall and obtained the permission to freely enter and leave the astronomy classroom during the day, and went to the roof of the carriage to practice every day.

Almost except when he was in class, eating and sleeping, he would disappear from Neville and the others' sight whenever he had free time.

This peaceful life lasted for two months. By early May, when the students on the bus were preparing for the final exams of this semester, almost no one talked about the two attacks last year.

It seemed that the man lurking in the carriage had retreated, and Hogwarts had returned to a life that was peaceful even though it was in exile.

There were less than five weeks before the final exam. After dinner that day, Neville stopped Jon who had just stood up from the dining table and was about to go to the roof of the car.

"It's time for you to prepare for the exam, Jon. You're always practicing the levitation spell. What if you fail the exam in other subjects?"

Jon looked up and thought for a moment.

"Although I have been practicing the Levitation Spell, I have not failed in other classes. And Professor Slughorn exempted me from taking the History of Magic exam because every assignment I received this semester was excellent. , you can directly give me an excellent one. Professor Flitwick was also very satisfied with the Jupiter star map I drew in the last class, and also exempted me from the astronomy class exam, and Professor Potter, she..."

"Okay, okay, Jon." Ron interrupted his "show off" with a painful look on his face, "We actually just want you to take a rest. Neville said that you are like a man possessed during this period of time when you practice spells. Same, we're worried that you can't bear it physically and mentally, so let's take a rest today, how about we go to the lounge and play diamonds together?"

Justin and Lavender also looked at him expectantly, and Jon didn't feel any physical or mental fatigue.

But Ron was right, he hadn't had any entertainment activities with Neville and the others for a long time.

So he didn't refuse anymore and happily accepted and walked towards the common room with them.

Just when they entered the lounge, Slughorn also opened the door and walked into Lily's office, which was full of flowers and plants.

Lily was wiping her wand carefully, as if what she was holding was not a wand, but a token of all her thoughts.

Seeing her actions, Slughorn, who was closing the door gently, sighed.

"I always thought you would look forward."

Lily's voice was calm and cold, just like when she first met Jon.

"I'm always looking forward, Master, not just me, but also James' wand in my hand."

"But the hatred has been accumulated in your heart."

"There is no conflict between looking forward and having hatred in your heart. I have never been blinded by hatred. On the contrary, it has made me soberer than ever before."

The office fell into silence. After a moment, Lily took the initiative to lighten the atmosphere and asked softly.

"How is your new student doing?"

This topic was obviously something Slughorn liked, and a smile appeared on his lips that only appeared when eating pineapple preserves.

"Excellent, better than any child I have ever seen before!"

Lily seemed a little surprised by his such high opinion. She gave a sarcastic smile, but this smile was not directed at Slughorn, but at another man who must not be named.

"If he heard your comments about this boy, he would probably go crazy with anger."

Slughorn smiled and winked.

"So you should take more care of him in the future. Maybe he is the moon that Dumbledore mentioned."

"I will treat all students equally, regardless of whether they have a prominent background or have talents. Instead of waiting for a moon, it is better to let a few more stars shine." Lily said expressionlessly.

Slughorn looked up at the dark night sky outside the window. He didn't know when the carriage drove into a cloudy area.

Suddenly, lightning flashed between the clouds, followed by a "rumbling" sound of thunder.

The old man's voice was also buried under the thunder.

"Whether it's the moon or the stars, if they want to shine, they always need wind to help them disperse the dark clouds..."