The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

A few days later, it was time to leave Hogwarts.

The students lined up outside the foyer one by one. After Professor McGonagall counted the number of students, the first-year students were taken away from the group by Hagrid and boarded the fleet on the lake.

Then, they boarded the Hogwarts Express smoothly, chatting and laughing all the way, watching the countryside outside the window becoming more and more green and tidy.

As the train passed through Muggle towns, everyone ate Bibi's All-Flavour Beans, took off their wizard robes, and put on jackets and jackets.

Finally, the train stopped at platform nine and three-quarters of King's Cross station.

"Come this way! Students, come this way! Only two or three people are allowed to pass at a time. This is to avoid attracting Muggle attention!"

shouted a wizened old guard guarding the ticket gate.

Everyone laughed and slowly left under his guidance, while Draco shouted excitedly to John:

"John! We don't have to go over there, there is a special carriage waiting for us!"

Hearing this, John turned his head and glanced at Draco, then said goodbye to Harry and others, and walked towards the other side of the station.

Yes, that's right.

John accepted Draco's invitation.

This just happened yesterday.

The main reason is that Hogwarts sent a notice to each of them.

It clearly states that Hogwarts students under the age of 17 are not allowed to use magic during the summer vacation!

It is said that the Ministry of Magic also gave each young wizard something called a 'trace' to monitor the use of magic by underage wizards.

Fortunately, this ability to track silk is not comprehensive.

It can only detect magical fluctuations within a fixed range and send them to the Ministry of Magic.

And when there are multiple wizards within this range, especially when underage wizards and adult wizards are 'in the same room', this kind of thing becomes unclear.

The Ministry of Magic is well aware of this flaw in Trace Silk.

But their approach to dealing with it is to let things go their own way. They default to ignoring things that are unclear and treat them as if they don't see them.

This is really outrageous.

It was so outrageous that John wondered if this was deliberately done by the Ministry of Magic to treat wizards from Muggle families and wizards from magical families differently.

Because under this rule, the only ones who are truly restricted are wizards from Muggle families.

Being unable to use magic for two full months will create a big gap in the practical skills of wizards from Muggle families and wizards from magical families.

This was something John could never endure.

A large part of his combat power is based on his proficiency in spells such as [Split Apart] and [Flying Sand and Stone].

Not being able to cast spells for two months would cost him his life!

In this case, John actually only had two places to go, one was the Leaky Cauldron, and the other was Malfoy Manor.

In Malfoy Manor, not only can he use magic at will, he even has a special magic practice venue and a large number of magic books collected by the Malfoy family. The most important thing is that Malfoy Manor does not charge him accommodation fees.

So, it’s obvious which one to choose.

"John, won't your sister come with you?"

Draco asked strangely as he gradually moved away from the crowd.

John looked back at the people still queuing up behind him and said:

"She is obviously more popular than me. Weasley, Longbottom and many others have invited her to spend their summer vacation. Even Professor McGonagall wants to arrange a place for her to live during the summer vacation."

Hearing the names Weasley and Longbottom, Draco subconsciously curled his lips, but a look of surprise soon appeared on his face.

Because no matter what, Weasley and Longbottom are also members of the Holy 28 clan.

What's more, even Professor McGonagall has extended an invitation...

"Then which one did she choose?"

Draco asked impatiently.

"Granger."

"Huh? Which pure-blood family does Granger belong to?"

"Hermione Granger."

"Oh! You mean Miss Rabbit's house! Is your sister crazy? She ignored the invitations from Longbottom and Professor McGonagall and went to a Muggle family instead?"

Draco yelled, but when he met John's cold gaze, he immediately changed his words, "I mean, well, I'm used to seeing the wonders of the wizarding world, and it would be nice to go to the Muggle world to experience it once in a while. of."

John couldn't understand Michelle's final choice to go to Granger's house at first.

But soon, he figured it out.

Michelle and Hermione were roommates originally. The two sisters had a good relationship, so it was normal for Michelle to agree.

As for being unable to use magic for two months, John didn't think it was a big problem.

Anyway, I still have him as my older brother.

As long as he can keep growing in strength.

As long as he is around in the future, no one will dare to provoke Michelle.

John glanced at Draco and continued walking forward.

In addition to Draco, they were followed by Goyle, Crabbe and Pansy, who were also the recipients of Draco's invitation.

The group of people got off the platform talking and laughing, and finally walked to a carriage.

This carriage looked to be at least over 100 years old, with a very simple and powerful shape. There were four winged pegasus in the front, and most importantly, there was a house elf in the driving seat.

John's brows instantly frowned upon seeing this.

He never had a good impression of such creatures.

Dobby obviously noticed John's disgusted gaze and shrank his neck in fear.

"Please forgive me, John, originally my parents were going to pick us up in person." Draco explained, "But after thinking about it later, they chose to send a carriage to show their solemnity. This is a formal etiquette. "

John nodded and took the lead on the carriage.

Draco was relieved when he saw this, and got into the carriage with the others.

"Dobby! Let's go! Remember to drive carefully. If you hit Master Shafiq, I will expel you from the Malfoy family!"

Draco said loudly.

Hearing this, Dobby's body trembled with fear, and he immediately started the carriage.

……

Inside Malfoy Manor.

Mr. and Mrs. Malfoy, Mr. and Mrs. Crabbe were gathered in the manor restaurant.

"Lucius, are you saying that a boy from the Shafiq family will come over today? And he will spend the summer here?"

Gower's father, Joshua Gower, frowned and said, "I really don't understand why you invited a Shafiq. The members of that family had declined and disappeared decades ago, and even the Weasley family Worse than anything else. Their failure to follow the Dark Lord is the irrefutable proof!"

"Joshua, you must never say this again!"

Lucius said.

He wanted to explain to Old Gore how terrible the Shafiq family was.

But this kind of thing is really not something you can just tell people casually.

After hearing this, Old Goyle followed Old Crabbe and shook his head disdainfully.

What a joke!

Just a Shafiq family.

They really don't like it.

This kind of kid, I heard, is because he knows that the Malfoy family is powerful, so he comes to join forces and seek benefits.

They will never allow this to happen!

Because the Gower family and the Crabbe family also "follow the crowd" and rely on the Malfoy family for survival.

If this boy from the Shafiq family does this, doesn't he want to steal their jobs?

Upon seeing this, Lucius wanted to explain the real situation of the Shafiq family to these two people, but before he could say anything, there was a noise outside the door.

Everyone heard the sound and saw Malfoy running towards the living room, yelling.

Behind him were John, Goyle, Crabbe and Pansy.

The eyes of Old Gower and others immediately focused on John.

Looking at the jacket and blouse he was wearing, which had turned white after washing, a sneer appeared on his face again.

How dare such a poor man come to steal the Malfoy family's relationship with them?

Just as they were thinking about it, they saw that the Malfoy couple had already stood up and went out to greet them.

Draco on the opposite side also quickened his pace, smiled and opened his arms, ready to fall into his parents' arms.

This is also the daily routine of the Malfoy family, and Old Goyle and Old Crabbe are both used to it.

However, the next moment they saw the Malfoys completely ignoring Draco, rushing in front of John, and holding John's hands one on the left and the other on the right.

"Ah! Are you John?" Lucius said with joy, "What a young talent! You are extraordinary!"

For a moment, Draco held his arms open, his whole body frozen.

Not far away, the sneers on the faces of Old Goyle and Old Crabbe instantly turned to astonishment.