The two big men looked confused. Who did they offend?
The days of waiting for the award were peaceful. John would occasionally look at the badge. Most of the time, he stayed in the Star Club.
January 8th.
That day was Monday, and he walked into Snape's office, making Snape's face cool.
John noticed that there was an extra thing and a person in the office.
Pensieve and Harry.
They were sneaky and gave people the impression that they were doing something shady.
I remembered the news that Harry had said that he was going to make up lessons with Snape, and then looked at Harry's loveless face.
"I hope I didn't disturb your...make-up lessons," John said with a chuckle.
Harry had a feeling of being caught, which made him extremely ashamed.
"Wick," Snape said slyly, blocking John's view without leaving a trace, "You'd better tell me the reason why you came here, so that I won't care about your fault of not knocking on the door."
He stared into John's eyes and said word by word: "There should be no wild dogs that break in at Hogwarts."
"I knocked on the door, but you didn't seem to hear me."
John looked away and raised his eyebrows, wanting to read his own mind?
With the Occlumency operating, John said with a humble smile, "The reason I think is formal enough."
"Oh?" Snape didn't read a bit, which made him sure that John's Occlumency was very strong.
Dumbledore is right, John Wick already has power that exceeds that of the school and even most wizards.
"I hope I can have a day off tomorrow," John said politely.
holiday?
Snape pondered for a while, and Harry felt that John was a little whimsical.
No illness, no explanation.
"Can."
To people's surprise, Snape agreed.
Harry felt as if Snape had been transformed by someone else.
John chuckled, "Thank you very much, Professor Snape."
Harry couldn't believe it, it was clear that John had been rude to Snape when they were at Grimmauld Place.
He could have sworn that if he talked to Snape like that, he would be in solitary confinement until the end of the term.
John turned and left. When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped talking to Harry, "By the way, Harry."
Harry subconsciously looked up and met John's eyes.
Snape immediately stood in front of him. John was a little surprised and said calmly: "I wish your grades can be improved even better."
After saying that, he left with a calm expression.
Before leaving, he closed the door.
Snape waited until John closed the door, turned to Harry and said coldly: "We can start a new exercise."
"He didn't want John and me to go against each other.
A strange idea came into Harry's head, and Snape said directly, "Yes, your mediocrity will only highlight John Wick's talent. You'd better not be embarrassed."
Damn it, I forgot Snape could read minds.
Harry's expression changed drastically, but his words had already appeared in his mind.
Snape sneered, you said so many bad things about me in the past, let me see what you do now.
At that moment, Harry really wanted to bury the hatchet with John.
…
January 9th.
John appears at the Ministry of Magic.
Arriving at a red phone booth in London, he picked up the phone and entered the number.
"62442."
The call was dialed.
A woman's cold voice sounded from the phone booth.
"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic, please tell me your name and what you are here to do."
John said: "John Wick, decorated."
"Thank you," the woman said in a cold voice, "Guest, please pick up the badge and pin it in front of your clothes."
A badge slid out of the metal chute on the phone that was usually used to withdraw coins. John picked up the badge with the word 'Medal' on it and put it on his clothes.
After putting it on, the cold voice reminded him to register the wand at the security checkpoint, and the entire phone booth began to sink.
The Ministry of Magic is built underground in London, and this is not the first time John has come here.
Entering the main hall of the Ministry of Magic, John registered his wand and then entered the Wizengamot again.
Unlike last time, in the place where the last debate was held, those people were dressed in solemn clothes, waiting for John to enter.
"John Wick." Basba retreated to the second line this time, and it was an old man with a white beard who performed the ceremony. He said with great enthusiasm, "In view of your contribution to the wizarding world, you are hereby awarded Merlin. Second Class Medal."
In fact, the ceremony is not that complicated. Wearing the purple medal symbolizing the Second Order of Merlin on his chest means that John has become the youngest holder of the Order of Merlin in the magical world.
Reporters took pictures of this historic moment, and reports belonging to Hogwarts' rising star John Wick will soon be spread.
Percy was here too, and he was happy for John.
He always firmly believes that even if he is not Johnny Silverhand, John Wick is still the brightest star in the world.
…
The Slytherin table.
Today they always feel like something is missing.
Yes, their king is gone.
When John appears, Slytherin always gives people a sense of cohesion.
Malfoy was bored when an owl flew over his head and dropped a newspaper.
He opened it casually and took a look, his eyes widened suddenly.
"Read the newspaper!" He raised his head and shouted quickly.
Everyone in the auditorium was shocked by him.
Malfoy ignored it, and with everyone watching, he swept away the clutter on the table, stepped on the long table, and read the newspaper loudly.
"On January 9, 1996, the brightest star in the history of magic rose into the sky. John Wick, the genius of Hogwarts, broke the legend that the blood curse was incurable and took a big step towards breaking the curse. He was awarded …”
"Merlin Second Class Medal!"
Everyone was stunned when they heard this, and Slytherin fell into madness.
At this moment, Hogwarts was covered by Slytherin's voice.
Malfoy raised the newspaper in his hand and shouted loudly: "Our king, honor Slytherin!"
The other three courtyards were eerily silent.
Even Umbridge forgot to stop all these violations of discipline.
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Chapter 323 Mu Qiang and Mu Ming
Everyone, everyone.
None of them expected that John would suddenly make such a big noise.
The youngest holder of the Order of Merlin in history, he broke the unsolvable blood curse.
They were stunned by the shock of the news, as if everything had become unreal.
Harry thought of yesterday, when he and Snape were learning Occlumency.
"Wish my grades to improve even better?" Harry felt bitter in his heart.
Such an achievement, I am afraid I will never be able to catch up with it in my lifetime.
John Wick, he is worthy of the name of the best.
"John Wick is really the best student I have ever seen." Professor Flitwick couldn't help but sigh.
He never thought that a student could achieve such an achievement, let alone that John could break the blood curse.
Snape's expression was complicated, which could no longer be summed up as excellent.
The news was quickly passed around Hogwarts, and Bloody Barrow appeared at the Slytherin table.
"I knew this day would come." Bloody Barrow felt like it was just yesterday when he saw the kid wandering around the school at night.
At that time, he thought that this was a student who had entered the wrong house. His adventurous spirit that was not afraid of death was simply that of Gryffindor.
Now it seems that it is indeed Slytherin.
Glory added, Slytherin's king is well deserved.
Umbridge finally reacted, and with a dark face, he went to ask Slytherin to calm down.
Suddenly a big dung egg fell from the ceiling and hit her.
The huge stench almost makes people faint.
Peeves' loud laughter rang out.
"A gun salute to the King of Slytherin."
One after another, the big dung eggs exploded, making the entire auditorium stink.
The students ran out of the auditorium, and Professor McGonagall was very angry.
This did not dissuade Slytherin. On the contrary, in addition to them, people from other houses also joined in the cheers.
Slytherin is Mu Qiang.
Then they are admirable.
Because of this incident, even in class, the professors were a little more merciful to the students.
"I just said John Wick was going to be a big deal." Ernie MacMillan showed off his foresight.
"I knew in first grade that he was going to be good," he told Hannah Abbott.
"Yeah, yeah," Hannah Abbott said with braids, admiringly, "and the second grade, when he protected Justin, and when he fought against the basilisk."
"Yes, he is our patron saint." Justin Finley said.
"You are very smart," Malfoy walked over with his head held high and his face full of pride, "but I knew it before you did."
Someone shouted, "Are you referring to the time you were beaten?"
Malfoy: "..." Who said that? Come out!
Until John came back, he was pushed and lifted up by the crowd.
Originally, John wanted to struggle, but there were too many people, so he had to accept his fate.
He was taken back to the Slytherin common room, and on the way there was an adoring girl coming over to ask for his autograph.
But it was strange that the pen disappeared before being handed to John.
Pansy took the Slytherin girls to block the flowers and butterflies.
She gestured to Daphne and stood there with a generous look on her face.