The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

The notice that appeared in the foyer had a clear impact on those who lived in the castle.

Over the next week, the faculty became a little nervous.

They began a thorough cleaning of the castle.

Several dirty portraits were scrubbed clean, and the scrubbed characters were unhappy about it.

They sat huddled in the picture frame, muttering unhappily, and grimacing in pain every time they touched the newly exposed pink flesh on their faces.

Even the armor was polished and polished, and no longer creaked when moved.

Therefore, many professors are still worried.

Just like Mag.

I heard from Michelle that she has started special training for Neville in the past few days.

Just so that Neville would not make a fool of himself and embarrass Hogwarts on the day when the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang delegations arrived.

In addition, no matter where John went, people seemed to only talk about one topic - the Triwizard Tournament.

Excessive discussion also spawned many rumors.

For example, many people claimed that they had received inside information and began to reveal various possible projects in the Triwizard Tournament, as well as information about the warriors of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.

Of course, the hottest topics of discussion are the age limit and Hogwarts Warriors.

Draco and the other Slytherins had to argue with each other every day.

Just to convince others that John is the most qualified person to represent Hogwarts.

However, people from other colleges didn’t buy it.

After all, this selection has an age limit.

Many people in Gryffindor felt that even though the age limit stopped John, they were very likely to represent Hogwarts and deserve the honor and the thousand galleons.

The Hufflepuffs firmly believe that Cedric is the best candidate.

As for Ravenclaw.

They don't care about such things.

Equally indifferent was John himself.

He cares more about the movements of Michelle and Alice than the Triwizard Tournament.

After a whole week of observation, he could confirm that Michelle had indeed been hanging out with Alice these days, and the two could even be said to be inseparable.

For example, right now, these two people were gathered in the auditorium chatting.

Alice also took out a weird alchemy tool and was explaining something to Michelle.

Seeing the two of them concentrating on each other, John felt that it was necessary to have a serious talk with Alice.

John actually didn't mind Alice having some contact with Michelle.

After all, we are all in Hogwarts and in the same grade, so it is inevitable that we will meet each other.

This is also the reason why John did not directly prevent Michelle from contacting Alice.

But now, Alice is obviously trying to please Michelle with other intentions.

This was more than John could tolerate.

You know, in John's impression, Alice is not a simple character.

"call--"

John took a deep breath, took a few steps forward and sat next to Michelle.

Michelle was very surprised by his arrival and immediately said with a smile:

"John, Alice's alchemy machine has been completed! Then we can all sign up to participate in the top three..."

John shook his head and interrupted:

"Michelle, I have something I want to talk to Alice about alone. So...can you lend me Alice for a while?"

Hearing this, Michelle pouted and said angrily:

"Friends shouldn't deliberately hide things! What secrets do you have that you can't say in front of me?"

John didn't speak, but looked at Alice with a smile.

Alice also laughed when she saw this and said:

"Michelle, maybe John really has something important to do. Just let us go away for a while, just for a little while."

Michelle was still a little unhappy, but she didn't stop him anymore.

John immediately stood up and walked towards the foyer.

Alice followed him.

Both of them walked towards the Slytherin dungeons with smiles on their faces.

As the two of them went deeper and deeper into the dungeon, with fewer and fewer people around and the light getting darker and darker, the smile on John's face gradually disappeared.

Finally, the two entered an inaccessible cell.

John said calmly:

"Tell me, what exactly do you want to do?"

The smile on Alice's face did not disappear.

She clasped her hands behind her back, leaned against the wall, smiled and said to John:

"I like you. I want to marry you."

Although Alice was still smiling when she spoke, her tone was extremely serious.

"Ah--"

John sneered as if he had heard a joke.

"I'm not kidding."

As Alice spoke, she kicked the pebbles on the ground with her back and lowered her head. "You look handsome, and judging from your current situation, your figure will not be bad in the future. You are also a rich man, and you have outstanding talents. You are proficient in potions and potions." Charms.

You have a great and good reputation, even the Minister of Magic is very optimistic about you.Besides, you are very kind to me.

The most important thing is that you are still my kind. "

John sneered:

"Why do you think we are the same kind?"

"Character-wise, you and I are both calm and rational." Alice explained, "But at the same time, at certain moments, we can lose control, causing serious consequences. For example, two years ago, you It’s been out of control.”

"My loss of control is different from your loss of control."

John shook his head and denied Alice's statement.

He knew very well that his loss of control at that time was due to swallowing Voldemort's soul fragments and then being affected by Parseltongue.

But Alice clearly had her own ideas.

She smiled and said:

"I know that you were sick at the time. But what if I said that your loss of control was not because of illness or other stimulation, but because you were affected by the same substance as the 'Lopez Gem'? "

Hearing this, John raised his eyebrows.

Alice's words provided him with a new idea.

"I will also lose control, but this is not entirely due to a genetic disease caused by my family's special reproduction method, but because I have experienced the influence of the energy of the 'Lopez Gem', or in other words, it has changed... **Lise said, “This is my family’s top secret.Every direct member of the Lopez family needs to bask in the light of the 'Lopez Gem' when they are young.

This can transform our magical talents, making our magic more inclusive and controllable.

This special magic power is very important to alchemy.

At the same time, the transformed people can also perceive each other and attract each other.

From the very beginning, I sensed a magical aura similar to mine in you.

It was just that I was still a little unsure at that time.

But after you took away the 'Lopez Stone', that aura about you became stronger.

That's why I say that we are truly the same kind. "

As she spoke, Alice raised her wand.

A stream of magic power slowly flowed out from the tip of the staff in the form of white light.

John was indeed very familiar with that magic.

It is the same as the magic power in John's second and third magic powers. It is pure and stable. It is not affected by the emotions of casting spells at all and is 100% controlled by the owner.

"Thanks to the blessing of the 'Lopez Gem', my family has never had a Squib for thousands of years." Alice murmured, "But at the same time, it also imposed a curse on us.

That is, he will occasionally lose control of his emotions and become a monster that kills indiscriminately.

John, you are lucky.

You have a good teacher who taught you [Occlumency], and you happen to have the talent to practice [Occlumency].

So you can avoid this kind of loss of control.

I have no talent in this area, so I can only use the old method passed down from the Lopez family.

You and I have the same disease, the same monster at risk of losing control.

And this is why I call you my kind.

We are a perfect match! "

Alice looked a little excited, and with the white light emerging from the tip of her staff, John could clearly see that her face and neck were rapidly turning red.

She stopped to catch her breath for a while, and then she said again:

"You may not know that you are a real hot commodity. There are many girls in Hogwarts who like you and want to marry you.

It's just that they are shy, or timid, so they dare not express their feelings.

But I am different.

My mother has told me since I was a child that when you meet someone or something you like, no matter how unlikely it is, you should pursue it bravely.

Because only if you do it, you have some chance of success.

This is the lesson she learned from her own life.

If she had boldly pursued her love back then, she might not have been taken back by my grandfather to continue that deformed family reproduction method.

Therefore, I will choose to take the initiative.

Now, I have changed my mind.

For you, I am willing to change myself and make myself better, kinder, and more worthy of you.

So John, what do you think about this? "

"I don't have any ideas."

John said lightly, his expression still cold.

The words Alice said before and the information released failed to change his expression at all.

So what if the loss of control is really the side effect of the substance 'Lopez Gem'?

He has used [Occlumency] to control it.

So what if Alice really changed her ways?

He doesn't like Alice.

He didn't even care what Alice thought.

Before he completely eradicated the goblins, he had no interest in things like love and love at all.

He just wants to avoid any risks that may affect or hurt Michelle, and he will do this at all costs.

This was something he and Michael agreed on.

John slowly took two steps closer to Alice.

The white light hitting his face did not warm it up at all, but made John's expression look even colder and gloomier.

"Don't think that I don't know your thoughts." John said in a cold voice without any emotion. "Never play Michelle's mind, and don't take advantage of her, otherwise, you will die."

As soon as he finished speaking, John's body surged with a powerful and terrifying magic power.

They roamed freely on John's body and merged with the darkness.

Their appearance even directly suppressed the white light at the tip of Alice's staff.

In the darkness, only John's eyes were still glowing with cold light.

An unimaginable, substantive pressure transformed from magic instantly enveloped Alice, causing her body to begin to tremble instinctively.

Alice knew very well that John was not joking with her.

'If you don't know the truth anymore, you will really be killed! '

This thought emerged uncontrollably from Alice's mind. She swallowed hard, then nodded with difficulty and said:

"I will never contact Michelle again! But please...please allow me to give the finished alchemy machine to Michelle. I promised Michelle that I would help her sign up for the Goblet of Fire. I can't miss the appointment." .”

John continued to stare at Alice, not agreeing, but not rejecting either.

After a long time, the huge pressure dissipated.

John didn't even have the interest to say another word to Alice, so he turned around and left the cell.

Alice collapsed on the ground, gasping for air.

After a while, she finally recovered.

"It seems that trying to please Michelle first and then use this as a springboard to win John's favor won't work."

Alice said to herself with a wry smile.

After saying that, she shook her head and quickly left the cell.

She had to leave quickly. The pressure and killing intent that John had just given her were so terrifying that she broke out in a cold sweat.

She had to take a shower and change her clothes now, and later she would need to gather in the foyer to greet the foreign dignitaries from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang.