Chapter 63: Restoration and Assistant
John travels to Hagrid, where he asks for some oak resin.
Wands are complicated to make and repair, not only to find materials, but also to be patiently polished and waiting.
When he arrives at Hagrid's hut, Lockhart pesters Hagrid to show off his knowledge and teach a myezoologist how to prevent a water demon from burrowing into a well.
John walked over and knocked on the door, and Hagrid ran over to open it with relief.
Lockhart also wanted to sell his book to Hagrid, and when he saw John open the door and enter, he immediately stiffened.
"Professor Lockhart, I remember you still have the textbook to deal with."
John glanced at Lockhart and gave him a reason to leave.
Lockhart nodded as quickly as if he had just remembered, "Yes, yes, I almost forgot, thank you, Mr. Wick." ”
He hurried out, as if a dragon was chasing him from behind.
This made Hagrid wonder for a while, but Hagrid was very happy to have a friend visit him.
"John, I was wondering when you would come over, and all the things you asked me to buy are already here."
Hagrid pulled out a large bag of materials, which John had commissioned to buy.
John was invited to sit down and made a cup of hot black tea with rock crust cakes.
"Hagrid, do you know where there are oak trees, I need some oak resin."
Hagrid waved his hand, patted his chest and said boldly: "Of course, there is no place in the Forbidden Forest that I don't know, you wait a while, I'll get you some." ”
"Thank you, Hagrid."
Hagrid was always so enthusiastic that he agreed and went to the oak trees to get John resin.
While waiting, there was another knock on the wooden door, and it was Harry and the others coming.
"John, are you here?"
Hermione was a little surprised to see John.
John was confused until he saw something wrong with Ron's face.
"What's wrong with him?"
Harry said angrily, "It's Malfoy, he used a curse on Ron, and we want to see if we can solve it." ”
"Then you didn't come here, Hagrid just went out."
Let the three little ones in, John saw Ron's uncomfortable look as if he was about to vomit, and guessed the curse.
"He's under the roundworm curse."
John read a lot of books during this time, and it can be said that he read them every day.
Seeing Ron's uncomfortable appearance, he judged that it was a roundworm curse.
At this time, Hagrid came back and was even happier to see the three little ones.
"Here, take this, it's better to spit it out like this."
Hagrid handed the bucket to Ron, and John came up to Ron and said, "Lift up your clothes to expose your belly." ”
Ron was a little dazed, and Hermione and Harry on the side had already started directly.
When the clothes were pulled up, Ron's belly was exposed, and there was a bulge on the belly, as if small bugs were burrowing in it.
"I think I can fix it."
John pondered for a moment, holding his wand in his left hand to Ron's belly.
"The roundworms are scattered."
The white light hit the belly like a punch in the stomach.
Ron's face turned bitter, and he clutched the iron bucket and opened his mouth to spit out.
Five or six worms were spit out by him, and now he was finally comfortable.
"Awesome John, where did you learn this spell?" Hagrid asked, applauding.
John said without changing his face: "In the library, of course." ”
He actually learned it in the Gryffindor Chamber of Secrets, which contains a lot of strange curses and spells.
One of them, the Blood Curse, is a very evil curse that is inherited by blood, and the one who is cursed can turn into a snake, known as a Blood Curse Orc, and will turn into a real snake over time.
This made John very curious about what would happen if the blood-cursed orcs were bitten by werewolves.
Hagrid brought back the oak resin to John, and John didn't plan to stay, he put the materials Hagrid bought in his small bag, and took the oak resin and left.
"I'll go first, Hagrid, and thank you again for your help."
Hagrid said again and again that he didn't need to thank him, and when John left, he said with emotion: "John is really the best little wizard I have ever met, just like Riddle, no, no, I said you are also very good." ”
Seeing the three little ones looking over, he waved his hand again and again.
"Riddle?"
"No, don't mention that name!"
Hagrid didn't want to mention the past, and the three looked at each other, and they saw that the name seemed unusual to Hagrid.
However, they tacitly did not ask, although Hagrid was a big mouth, but obviously he did not want to mention it.
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Back in the Gryffindor Vault, John made a cane out of the branches of the beating willow and implanted it with unicorn fur.
With all this done, John sanded off the edges and corners and soaked them in oak resin.
Oak is a magical tree, and legend has it that oak contains magical powers, and a wand soaked in resin can make it more suitable for wizards.
After completing the repair, John went to take out the materials for alchemy.
He found that by refining items, his skill alchemy would level up even faster.
I don't have experience to look at, but I can feel the uplift.
After refining a batch of items to be sold at Johnny the Silver Hand, John returned to his bedroom and asked Basil to deliver them.
The business of the shop is still tepid, and the reputation is gradually spreading.
Donmi Shelby writes a letter mentioning that there are wizards in Tumbledown Alley who have different ideas about Johnny Silverhand's shop.
John wrote back to him, telling him to be careful, and that it was best not to alarm the Aurors.
Recently, the Aurora black magic props have been seriously investigated, and there are a few in Johnny Silverhand's shop.
At the same time, Tang Mi can start contacting a few werewolf friends, and he is ready to show off his skills.
Damo Alex has been notified of the time of the award by the Merlin Order, and if nothing else, the Merlin First Class Medal cannot escape.
As soon as October is the slowest Christmas, this matter will be reported.
After replying, John walked out of the dormitory.
Since he promised to let Lockhart stay at the school, he naturally wouldn't backtrack.
When he came to the bottom of the beating willow, he fixed the beating willow to enter the passage.
The cabinet inside the screaming shack was still there, and John used the levitation charm to remove it.
When it came time for the Defence Against the Dark Arts class, the people were surprised to find John standing by the podium.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry for the terrible last class, and after reflection, I felt that the teaching was too novel for Hogwarts, so I decided it was time to show what I was really capable of."
Lockhart bragged that he never drafted, he bared a mouthful of white teeth, and smiled: "Mr. John Wick is my assistant hired to be in charge of some of the Defence Against the Dark Arts to assist in teaching, of course, he has already been familiar with it under my guidance in advance. ”
Everyone looked at John in disbelief, and John rolled his eyes, this Lockhart really acted like a good person.
Lift the cloth-covered cabinet to reveal a cabinet that sounded familiar to Neville.
Lockhart smiled confidently, winked and said, "Now please line up, we're going to start this great and lively lesson!" ”
I have to say that Lockhart is a person who can mobilize emotions, listening to his words, even the students who have been disappointed can't help but look forward to it.
Seeing that the table was in the way, John drew his wand and waved it, and the table turned into a fence around the front of the classroom.
This transfiguration technique is already perfect, and if it is seen by Professor McGonagall, it will not be a plus.
Lockhart walked out in a splendid robe, like a pheasant with a crown.
"I'm going to teach you the first official lesson, how to defeat the trolls!"
Lockhart is very strong in memorizing manuscripts, as long as it does not involve hands-on, he can be said to be the king of mouth.
This is not difficult to see from the vivid way he can write by stealing other people's stories, and he talks about his book "Walking with Trolls" in a matter-of-fact manner, and then introduces the weaknesses of trolls from it.
"The troll's head is very fragile, and we can fix it by simply slamming its stick on our head with a gentle levitation charm."
"...... Now"
Lockhart clapped his hands, John walked out, and Lockhart said, "I'll have my assistant show you this." ”
Demo?
The little wizards were puzzled, and John's wand waved slightly, and the locked cabinet was opened.
Immediately after that, there was a grunt from inside the cabinet, which made the three little ones look more frightened.
They were all too familiar with the sound, the troll voice they encountered in first grade.
Then they wondered.
That cabinet is so small, how can it hide a troll?
John used Occlumency to create a troll in his brain.
Boggart mistakenly thought he was afraid of trolls, so he turned into a troll and pushed open the cabinet door and walked out.
"It's really a troll!"
Ron was terrified.
John stared at the mallet in the troll's hand, and when the opposite side approached him, he made a decisive move.
"Wingardium Leviosa"
The troll's stick flew uncontrollably, then slammed down on top of its head.
The Boggart, who turned into a troll, had the trait of a troll, and his head fell to the ground in a dizzy.
The troll was easily dealt with, and everyone applauded enthusiastically when they reacted.
Lockhart walked out and said in a loud voice: "Worthy of my teaching, John Wick did well, Slytherin scored 10 points!" ”
This lesson changed from the previous bad, and in the vivid class, the Boggart, who turned into a troll, was smashed again and again.
At the end of the class, everyone changed their previous comments, and Lockhart became excellent.