The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

Hogwarts Castle.

In the school hospital.

"Michelle!"

John screamed and sat up suddenly from the hospital bed.

The blood color in his eyes had not completely dissipated, and he subconsciously wanted to activate the magic power the moment he sat up.

The next moment, warm and dry hands grasped his shoulders.

"Calm down! John, calm down! You are safe!"

Snape said nervously.

Not only him.

Professor McGonagall, Bagman, Madam Pomfrey and others standing nearby looked at John with worried eyes.

But John didn't pay any attention to this.

He just asked eagerly:

"Where's Michelle? How is she doing now?"

Hearing this, Snape and others subconsciously looked towards the other side of the room.

And John followed their line of sight and saw Michelle lying quietly on the hospital bed over there.

"Michelle has 28 fractures throughout her body, and her internal organs also suffered varying degrees of crushing damage. Not only that, she was also hit by some kind of mental shock magic, so she has been in a comatose state."

Madam Pomfrey choked with sobs, "I have given Michelle comprehensive treatment. Michelle is now out of danger. She only needs a period of more treatment to recover."

But...but her arm...I'm sorry John, I really can't take it back..."

Hearing this, John struggled to crawl out of the hospital bed and walked towards Michelle.

"John! You also have more than twenty fractures in your body! Lie down quickly, you can't move now!"

Madam Pomfrey shouted anxiously.

The fact is exactly what he said.

Every time John made a move, severe pain would spread through his body.

But he doesn't care.

Now, John just wants to be closer to Michelle, even closer!

It wasn't until he came to Michelle's bed that John could clearly see that although Michelle's complexion had returned to a little rosy, her brows were still furrowed, showing no signs of waking up.

Most importantly, her right arm is gone!

This scene deeply hurt John's heart.

He felt his body go limp and his whole body collapsed.

Fortunately, Snape had been paying attention to John's movements and supported him directly.

Professor McGonagall also used Transfiguration to conjure a chair and placed it under him.

Carefully holding John on the chair, Snape asked seriously:

"John, tell me, what happened?"

"It's all my fault, I failed to protect Michelle." John murmured to himself, "The goblin... the goblin caught Michelle... Michael and I... I could have saved her... …As long as we find her earlier…”

"Michael Townley, that wanted criminal said the same thing! So, this is really the work of goblins!"

Snape gritted his teeth.

The expressions of Mag and others beside them were very gloomy.

Only Bagman forced a smile and persuaded:

"There is no need for everyone to be so nervous. After all, the person has been rescued, and the Ministry of Magic will take care of the rest.

Moreover, Michelle is 'double-handed', and the lack of her right hand does not affect her spellcasting at all.

Oh, right!Say something more that makes people happy!

John, since all the warriors were wiped out and no one could get the trophy, according to the ancient contract, the third project ended directly.

Therefore, all Warriors score zero in this category.

In other words, in terms of scores, you are the winner of this Triwizard Tournament!

Hahaha!You won the Triwizard Tournament on behalf of Hogwarts, which is an incredible achievement!

You will be recorded in the history of Hogwarts! "

As he spoke, Bagman began to applaud.

However, John had no reaction to this.

He still stared at Michelle with a dull expression.

Snape and McGonagall, on the other hand, were more straightforward.

Snape flicked his wand, and Bagman fell to the ground as if he had been slapped.

Professor McGonagall used Transfiguration to seal Bagman's mouth, so that he could only scream 'Oooooo'.

"I'm going to see Dumbledore and ask him to find the Ministry of Magic to figure things out! McGonagall, I'll leave this to you!"

Professor McGonagall nodded, looked at Madam Pomfrey, and then left the ward with the others.

They all knew that John needed an independent and quiet environment to buffer his emotions.

As caregivers, they check on John and Michelle every once in a while to make sure they don't do anything stupid and that's the best way to deal with it.

Snape quickly rushed to the principal's office on the eighth floor.

“Honey muffins!”

Snape read the password.

The monster stone statue blocking the passage tilted its head and said:

"The password is correct. But I can't let you in for the time being."

Snape asked:

"why?"

"Because Mr. Principal is receiving another guest." The monster statue muttered, "A very important guest, the kind that others are not allowed to disturb."

Snape clenched his fists and looked up at where the main body of the principal's office was.

If he had the power of clairvoyance and could see through the enchanted and extremely strong walls of Hogwarts, then he would be able to see Dumbledore sitting behind his desk, glaring at Fudge in front of him.

"Fudge, is this your decision?"

Dumbledore said coldly.

"This is not a decision, but a proper result based on the investigation results." Fudge shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Michael has confessed, and John Shafik is his accomplice.

It was the two of them who colluded to kidnap the real 'Mad-Eye Moody', and they were also the ones who colluded to cause so many things during the Triwizard Tournament.

And their purpose is to help John win the Triwizard Tournament. "

"That's not what the Aurors said on the night of the Triwizard Tournament."

"That's because they saw it wrong. When they arrived at the scene, they only saw John fighting with Michael, so they assumed that Michael was the only attacker. But in fact, they were just fighting among themselves."

"That doesn't make any sense!"

"What doesn't make sense? This is the fact!" Fudge raised his voice and said, "Dumbledore, you must expel John Shafik from Hogwarts immediately!

The reason is that John is at risk of losing control, and allowing him to continue studying in Hogwarts will pose a fatal threat to other students.

Oh, if you use this reason, you also have to fire Alice Lopez.

I remember she would lose control too..."

Dumbledore interrupted directly:

"I will never allow it!"

"Dumbledore, I'm doing this for your own good!" Fudge said angrily again, "In fact, I can directly declare that John Shafik is an accomplice of Michael Townley and make him wanted!

but I do not have!

I first came to inform you about this and asked you to expel John!

Only in this way can we protect you and Hogwarts' reputation to the greatest extent.

Otherwise, once everything is exposed, you, the principal who took in two dangerous people who are out of control, will definitely become the target of public criticism!

Your reputation will be greatly damaged and your office will be flooded with howl letters from parents! "

"I don't care." Dumbledore shook his head and said, "I will never allow anyone to hurt my students, even if that person is you."

Hearing this, Fudge suddenly calmed down.

After the last money-spreading tactic, Fudge's control over the Ministry of Magic has been strengthened to a new level.

Especially the Aurors.

These guys who used to be suppressed by Fudge in the past were trying their best to reduce military expenditures. Now that they are suddenly rich, they are even more "loyal" to Fudge.

This gave Fudge the confidence to fight against Dumbledore.

At the same time, it also strengthened Fudge's determination to cooperate with the goblins!

Therefore, the requirements of the goblins must be met!

For this reason, Fudge would not hesitate to have a direct conflict with Dumbledore!

With this in mind, he strolled over to Dumbledore and said expressionlessly:

"First of all, I must correct you. In my opinion, John Shafiq is no longer a student at Hogwarts, but a criminal!

Secondly, Dumbledore, you may have misunderstood me.

I'm just here to give you a proposal and let you know the follow-up results of this matter.

This is a notification, not a request for your opinion!

So... whatever you may think, the Ministry of Magic's arrest warrant for John Shafik will be issued soon.

As for whether to fire John, you decide for yourself. "

After saying that, Fudge threw away his sleeves and left, leaving Dumbledore staring at his back, sitting alone in the office.

After a long time, he got up and came to the window.

Outside the window, the setting sun is slowly falling to the end of the sky, gradually taking away the light and heat it gives to the world.

As darkness gradually fell, Dumbledore let out a long sigh.

at the same time.

In the ward of the school hospital.

John did not choose to turn on the light, but still sat blankly beside Michelle's hospital bed, letting the darkness slowly engulf him.

Finally, the entire ward was completely enveloped in darkness.

In the darkness, there was only a pair of scarlet eyes, still flickering with hatred and murderous intent.

A smoke that was 'darker' than darkness was slowly escaping from John's body and was absorbed by the nun's wand on the bedside table.

The arrival of this 'darkness' caused the golden runes on the wand to gradually transform into dark gold.

They twisted and twitched, and there was a sense of excitement in their movements.

It's like celebrating something.

But John knew nothing about any of this.

His full attention was on Michelle.

Or to be more precise, it was at the break of Michelle's missing right arm.

The feeling of guilt kept cutting through his heart like a knife, causing unimaginable pain.

John took a deep breath and then murmured in a voice that only he could hear:

"I understand you now, Michael, and you're right! No matter what, the goblin must die!"