Chapter 202：

With a cold snort in his heart, John activated Occlumency to isolate this prying eyes.

It’s Legilimency.

Dumbledore actually used Legilimency on himself.

There was a chill in his heart, he looked at Dumbledore and asked, "Professor Dumbledore, do you have any questions?"

Dumbledore looked at John deeply, and Moody said roughly: "This wand was found in the room on the right corridor on the fourth floor. That room is really luxurious."

His words were filled with accusations, and he roared: "The last spell on this wand was a confusion spell. It is in that hidden room. Maybe some smart little wizard thought that no one could discover it."

He quickly walked up to John and shouted loudly: "He is so stupid and has no idea that I can see through his secrets!"

"Are you doubting me?"

John's expression turned cold. He didn't expect that Moody discovered the secret room of the Star Society and entered it.

Moody's tone made him very uncomfortable. It was the tone of interrogating a prisoner.

Just when Moody was about to go further, Dumbledore stopped him.

"Professor Moody, please calm down." Dumbledore stopped Moody. There was a complexity in his eyes that others could not understand. "John, can you tell us where you were last night?"

John knew he was in trouble, and said calmly: "Of course, you know I always listen to you."

He turned to look at Moody, with a cold tone in his words, and said, "I was in the secret room of the Star Society yesterday, but I can tell you exactly that I don't know where this wand came from."

"John Wick, maybe you don't even bother to tell a clumsy lie." Moody's magic eyes stared at John, "But this further solidifies your suspicion."

"With all due respect," Snape said, still in a sinister tone: "John Wick is a man who thinks very highly of himself, and he will not... cheat on this kind of thing."

The last two words seemed to be meant for one person in particular.

Moody turned his head and said angrily: "Yes, Severus, you may have forgotten that some wizards like to pretend to be arrogant, but that is not evidence, is it?"

Snape frowned and looked at him, Moody not to be outdone.

John looked up at Dumbledore, the old man was the one who made the decision.

Dumbledore stood up from behind the table and asked calmly: "John, give me an answer."

"It's not me, Professor Dumbledore." John shook his head in denial. He didn't want to take the blame.

Dumbledore seemed relieved and said: "I believe John, he will not do this, let alone cause harm to his friends."

What else Moody wanted to say, Dumbledore's voice became louder, "Alastor, I think we should give students enough trust."

His lips moved, and Moody could only look at John fiercely.

John stared back fearlessly.

This misunderstanding is now resolved.

Dumbledore did not ask why John would build a secret room in the school, nor did he ask the question, "Only John Wick in the school can make wands."

He just felt that this outstanding Slytherin student still had room for redemption.

John turned and left, the distance between him and Dumbledore getting farther and farther, until he disappeared behind the door.

Professor McGonagall did not speak during the whole process. Her bloodless lips were pursed tightly. After hearing that John was okay, her pale face became a little better.

"I'm out, Dumbledore." Moody left.

Snape did not leave. He said to Dumbledore, who was deep in thought: "This matter is a bit too specific."

He didn't say anyone, but Dumbledore knew.

"Arastor may have some prejudices, and you know the people he faced in those years," Dumbledore said.

Snape said quietly: "What about John Wick?"

"Are you really not afraid?" Snape said to himself: "His room has become a holy place for those followers."

Moody said something about searching Slytherin, which made Snape angry and aware of it.

This sentence silenced Dumbledore, and Snape said in a sinister tone: "It's very similar, isn't it? It's like a law with that person's followers. Every Dark Lord will be surrounded by a group of people. …”

"Severus." Dumbledore interrupted, a rare look of tiredness on the old man's face.

Snape knew he couldn't go on and left the headmaster's office.

Helping John, because he believed John would not do such a thing, and reminding Dumbledore, he was reminding not to make the same mistake again.

The anonymous wand was placed on the table.

As Dumbledore watched, the image of John cutting off the lake with his sword appeared in his mind.

"Ancient magic, John, you are more studious than I thought."

The silverware spurted out a cloud of mist, blurring Dumbledore's figure.

In the drawer, the golden time turner lies quietly.

…

John walked out of the principal's office, his expression was not good.

"Who is it?"

He looked solemn and hurried to the fourth floor.

He saw that the thief detection charm on the door had been confused again. He couldn't be sure whether it was Moody who did it or the person who framed him.

Or...

Moody was the one who framed him.

John had doubted this possibility.

If so, then why did he do this?

For Harry?

From the first moment he came to school, John could see Moody's hostility towards Slytherin.

Originally, he just thought it was the Auror's displeasure and targeting of Slytherin, but now it seems that there is more to it than this.

Taking out the Marauder's Map, John saw Alastor Moody fading away on it.

Either Moody knew about the Marauder's Map and used a powerful confusion spell to change the map's name.

Or he is Moody himself, targeting himself for some reason.

No matter which one, Moody's is no longer trustworthy.

John's eyes were deep.

The second day.

Entering the secret room, John saw several worried faces.

"I'm fine," John met Daphne's worried eyes and said calmly: "This incident is aimed at me. No matter who it is, we must be vigilant."

He said to everyone in a deep voice: "The Star Club has been exposed."

This is not good news, and several people fell silent.

Percy said: "Something happened to the second project, and Mr. Crouch was also implicated. He needs to go back and deal with the impact of this matter."

John nodded. Cedric was silent for a while and said, "John, there is some bad news."

He looked at John and said with difficulty: "There are discussions in the Hufflepuff lounge. Some students feel that you are... imitating the mysterious man."

As soon as these words came out, Malfoy was the first to get angry: "Who said that!"

Actually, Cedric still said it was missing, not part of it, but most of it.

Neville also raised his hand silently, pursed his lips, and said, "There are also rumors in the Gryffindor lounge."

"A bunch of stupid people." Daphne said coldly and unceremoniously.

Making Neville lower his head in shame.

John didn't expect that the matter would spread so quickly, just in one night.

Some people are talking about Dumbledore expelling John, and others think that John built the Chamber of Secrets just to break into Hogwarts in the future and accomplish what the mysterious man failed to accomplish.

"Rumors stop at the strong." John said with a calm expression: "When time passes, they will understand their mistakes."

Fleur was fighting for John. After those students saw John's power, they all felt that it was possible for John to become the third Dark Lord.

John suddenly realized that maybe this was the result Moody wanted.

Let public opinion defeat you.

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Chapter 227 Rumors and Gambling

Rumors are terrible, but Moody was wrong about one thing.

He forgot that this is what comes with being strong.

So when John learned about the rumors that were spreading, he did nothing to curb them.

Human nature is like this, he will feel that what he knows is the truth.

Even if you argue with him, you can't change everything.

Only when he finds the facts himself can he truly believe that everything is wrong.

But for Slytherin, there is nothing wrong with having one more Dark Lord.

Blaise Zabini once ran over and asked John if he really wanted to do this.

Looking at the enthusiasm in his eyes, John just smiled.

This seems to prove something, but it also seems to prove nothing.

Slytherin became more united, and their internal frictions were not worth the external battles.

A student who dared to speak ill of John would attract several Slytherins to attack him.

There are also rumors in Gryffindor.

"I know there are not many good people in Slytherin." When a Gryffindor student said this, his deskmate did not refute.

Even though Gryffindor has always despised Slytherin for discriminating against Muggles, in fact they have been doing discriminatory things.

When Harry was still on the train in his first year, he heard Ron say that Slytherins were not good people.

During Voldemort's time, most Slytherin students joined the Death Eaters.

So when this rumor spread, the Gryffindor students found it very credible.

Ron learned his lesson this time and didn't say anything.

When Hermione heard someone talking about this, she couldn't help shouting: "John is not that kind of person!"

Now Ron had an objection. He listened to Hermione talking about John, which was like a burr being pierced into the sole of his foot, causing him to be pricked every step he took.

So he muttered: "Didn't John set up a group of stars? It's mysterious, maybe..."

He didn't finish his sentence because Hermione glared at him.

This look infuriated Ron even more, and he shouted angrily: "Did I say it wrong, John, John, John!"

He hated that name, especially coming out of Hermione's mouth.

That night, Hermione wore a blue dress and looked like Cinderella who had been bewitched by her fairy godmother. It was deeply imprinted in his mind.

He didn't know what was wrong, but hearing Hermione talking about other men made him feel very uncomfortable.

Harry was startled by his reaction, and he hurriedly comforted Ron.

Hermione gritted her teeth and looked at Ron. She stood up and was about to leave. When she thought of something, she pointed at Ron's nose and cursed: "You are an ungrateful guy. John saved you and repaired your wand!"

After saying that, Hermione walked away quickly holding the book in her arms.

Harry noticed that there was a flash of light in the corner of her eyes.

He looked at Hermione and then at Ron, in a dilemma.

Ron also sat angrily and muttered: "I talk about John all day long, and I also saved her life!"