Chapter 424：

Many people who did not belong to the school came to this banquet, which was also the reason why Slughorn chose to have a private meeting.

In fact, this can be regarded as an invisible student benefit.

Being invited by Slughorn shows that these people have qualities that are attractive or usable.

For the graduating seventh graders and the sixth graders preparing to graduate, this is an opportunity to show their faces in various industries in advance.

"John!" Slughorn shouted in surprise when he saw John, "Come in, come in, I have many friends who want to get to know you."

He turned to look at Daphne, "Very beautiful, Daphne, just like your mother."

He also taught Daphne's mother before.

John went over with him, and his eyes quickly locked on a person.

"This is Elder Walple, my former student, author of Blood Brothers: My Life with Vampires, and, of course, his friend Bloody," Slughorn said.

John stared at the tall, thin man with dark circles under his eyes, looking tired and unable to cheer up.

Vampires, real vampires.

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Chapter 448 Romania’s Fire Dragon Escapes

In many stories spread in the West, the three most common characters are witches, werewolves, and vampires.

Although most of them are not friendly images, it just shows the influence and quantity of the three in the Muggle world.

""Blood Brothers: My Life among Vampires", I have read this book. In the literature field where vampire works are scarce, this book brings us the unknown social side of vampires."

The benefits of increasing reading volume became apparent. As soon as John opened his mouth, Elder's eyes lit up.

It must be the happiest thing for a writer to be praised for his work.

If you don’t believe it, you can give it a try.

Besides, John didn’t just praise it in vain, he had actually read the book.

"Compared with the wizard's perspective in "Traveling with a Vampire", this book is closer to the original life of a vampire."

John did not forget to pull out his old friend Lockhart for comparison.

With a smile on his face, Elder said with false humility: "I often read Gilderoy Lockhart's books. The contents of his works are worth learning."

Compared to Lockhart, a top wizard, Elder is at best a literary author.

Being able to be compared with others makes him feel bright in his face.

Slughorn watched as John established a good relationship with Elder in just a few words. How could he be a student? He was simply better at building a good relationship than himself.

Taking out the mead for Slughorn, Slughorn immediately became happy.

Xue Ni looked bored. As a vampire, those foods did not have much appeal to him.

I couldn't help but stare at the fair neck of the girl walking by.

When talking about vampire-related topics, the topic inevitably turns to another equally famous being.

Werewolf.

"I've always felt that werewolves were the same as wizards."

Hearing this, Xue Ni turned his head and looked at John.

John chuckled and said: "Just like in Muggle stories, wizards, werewolves, and vampires are all special and equal beings."

"The earliest werewolves were born from an evil curse. As time changed, the number of werewolves increased."

His conversation not only attracted Xue Ni, but also attracted many guests.

Some people will sneer, while more people are thinking about John's words.

"Most werewolf transformations are involuntary," John said. "Why do we want to belittle and hurt the victims?"

The fault was not with the werewolf, but with the curse he carried.

This is a curse that cannot be eradicated. Since it cannot be eliminated, it can only be suppressed.

Compared with the majority, the interests of the minority become less important.

"You're right, why is this happening?" Elder almost regarded John as his confidant, he said loudly, "The birth of Wolfsbane Potion has prevented werewolves from losing control during the full moon, and has almost minimized the danger of werewolves. "

This statement caused a lot of resonance.

Sympathy for the weak has always been human nature.

The status of werewolves has changed in recent years, but they are still discriminated against in many places.

John quickly became the core talking point among the group of people through the topic of werewolves.

After knowing that he was the youngest holder of the Order of Merlin, those people were even more enthusiastic.

When Harry arrived, John was already the focus of the place.

He chatted and laughed with the wizards in society, chatting about the Potions Association and the recent reforms to werewolves by the Ministry of Magic.

Slughorn stayed aside, remembering that he was the initiator.

"Oh, Harry, my boy." Slughorn saw Harry coming.

His eyes fell on Luna next to Harry, and he was a little speechless.

Luna wore a dress full of sequins.

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It has to be said that if Slughorn is ambitious, he can quickly win over a force.

Among his students, there are also rich pure-blood families like Lucius.

For example, John met the editor-in-chief of "Practical Potion Master" and also met many people from all walks of life.

​Although those people may benefit more than the silver hand status.

But it still plays a big role.

Establishing a good relationship is a bargaining chip when meeting and negotiating in the future.

A dragon trainer who raised dragons in Romania talked about the recent days and said with a sad face: "It's too bad. Nearly half of Romania's fire dragons have escaped."

"You didn't try to stop it, Werner?"

Warner Hall, a former student of Slughorn, later chose to raise dragons.

Werner vomited bitterly and said: "We can't keep the dragons in a cage for a long time, unless there is a room big enough to lock them all, but this is impossible."

Dragon trainers are having a hard time these days. Most of the fire dragon materials on the market come from Romania.

Now that the fire dragon is escaping, they are unable to stop it, resulting in a shortage of fire dragon materials on the market.

Even Slughorn joined in, complaining about the recent exaggerated increase in the price of dragon blood.

As a result, many products that require dragon materials are also increasing.

Even Hogwarts has been affected. The dragonhide gloves that used to be given to each person in the Herbology class now need to be used in turn.

The greatest losses of dragon materials are the potion masters. They are miserable.

"It's not easy for you either." Slughorn comforted his former students.

"This is not the biggest hidden danger," Werner said worriedly. "An old dragon trainer in Romania told us that if this situation is not in estrus, it will be very bad."

"Why?" Slughorn became interested upon hearing this.

Hearing unknown news from his connections is also his favorite thing.

Warner said with a serious face: "Dragon King."

"What?" Slughorn was stunned.

"The old dragon trainer told us that dragons have their own masters. They gave birth to their own kings, and there were large-scale exodus incidents."

"Such a thing has not happened in thousands of years, and we can't confirm it," Warner said. "Fortunately, we sent wizards to guard the escaped fire dragon at night, ready to follow the fire dragon to find out what happened."

Slughorn took a sip of wine and said: "It's so surprising. I have never heard that a dragon has its own king. This thing reminds me of Merlin. He is a dragon who can understand the language of fire dragons." Whisperer.”

John was also present. Listening to Werner's words, his eyes darkened.

"What's the matter, John?" Slughorn asked.

John smiled lightly and said, "I suddenly realized that my friend just walked out."

Slughorn did not doubt that he was there, and laughed and said: "Draco Malfoy, yes, I saw it, and he also took away Miss Greengrass."

"What!"

When Daphne, who couldn't find her sister, heard this, her eyes flashed with fierceness.

Slughorn realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.

Daphne ran out, and John said sorry and walked outside.

"What do you want to do, John Wick?" A sinister tone sounded.

John stopped and saw Snape there.

"Your remarks." Snape walked over slowly.

He stared at John, as if he wanted to see through the thoughts under the skull, and said in a long tone: "What do you want to accomplish with this power?"

"You misunderstood, professor." John said calmly, "I am just doing normal social behavior."

Looking at Harry who was not far away from Snape, John said casually: "Have you ever thought that the reason why Sirius became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor might have been helped by Dumbledore?"

When Snape heard that name, he frowned as if he smelled shit.

"Everyone in Hogwarts knows that you want that position," John curled his lips, "Do you think Dumbledore doesn't know?"

"That's enough," Snape said coldly, "Mr. Wick."

John shrugged and walked out of the party.

While passing a classroom, John saw Daphne.

She was peeking inside through the crack in the door.

This kind of indecent behavior made John very helpless.

Leaning closer, he finally understood why Daphne was holding the wand tightly.

In classrooms.

Malfoy and Astoria each held a plate of cream cake.

Nothing seems out of the ordinary.

"You have a little stick here." Malfoy wiped the cream from the corners of Astoria's lips with his index finger.

The sudden intimate gesture made Astoria thank her very quietly.

They sat on the window sill, and Malfoy was also stunned by his actions, looking at the girl under the cold moonlight.

His heart was beating as fast as he could.

There were only two people in the classroom. The sweet and creamy smell was mixed with a hint of pear blossom aroma in the air, coming from the girl's hair.

Astoria was also nervous, and she glanced at Malfoy secretly.

It just happened to collide with the line of sight.

Panic, joy, and heat...

Both of them quickly shifted their gazes.

Ignorant love sprouts inadvertently.

Malfoy raised his head and looked at the moonlight outside. His mind twitched and he said, "The moonlight is so beautiful tonight."

Yes, the moonlight is so beautiful, you are enough.

The moonlight lengthened their shadows.

Astoria raised her head and stared into the eyes of only her own without reservation.