Chapter 49: Dispel Dark Clouds

Chapter 49: Dispel Dark Clouds

Jon only mentioned that he had made a major breakthrough in the levitation charm, and then did not elaborate on exactly what progress he had made on it.

Slughorn's mind was obviously focused on the potion he was brewing, so he did not ask further questions about the major breakthrough he mentioned.

After sitting in the office for a while, Jon left.

He walked along the long corridor, his face returning to a calm expression, unable to discern what was actually going on in his mind, just as he walked past the storage room, a familiar small figure, scurrying out of it in front of him.

Jon reacted quickly, he directly reached out and grabbed Beech who was holding a cherry in his little paws.

"You sneaked in again? Are you stealing food from the storage room?" He stretched out his hand and flicked his finger gently on Beech's head, and lectured.

Beech looked sheepish as he shoved the cherries quickly into the pocket in front of his stomach, and looked like he knew that stealing is not right.

Jon turned around and headed for the exit where the driver's side is, ready to hand over the captured Beech directly to Hagrid.

Just as he opened the door, he saw Hagrid standing right outside the door, looking like he wanted to make his way inside the wagon as well.

"Are you looking for him again, Hagrid?"

Jon grabbed the back of Beech's neck skin and held him in front of Hagrid's line of sight.

Hagrid's originally tense expression completely relaxed, and he picked Beech up from Jon's hand with an exasperated look, looking eager to teach the Niffler a lesson, but his movements remained careful, subconsciously trying not to hurt him.

"Did you find him in the storage room?"

"Yes, he stole a cherry from there."

"He always goes there to steal food lately, I have obviously prepared a plate of rock cakes, especially for him, but this little thing still runs into the wagon."

Jon was tempted to persuade Hagrid about getting a different kind of dessert to feed Beech, after all, his rock cake is a pain in the arse even for a human to eat it let alone Niffler.

But Hagrid, who is exceptionally confident in his craft, obviously wouldn't listen to him. The former Gamekeeper and Keeper of Keys and Grounds, now Coachman's biggest flaw is that he always sees others as the same as himself, and feels that if he can do something, others surely can do it too.

Hagrid warmly invited Jon to come and sit in the driver's seat to eat some snacks, but Jon found a reason to decline, he was not in the mood to relax.

From time to time, students walked along the corridor, but no one paid any attention to Jon, who was staring at a Headmaster's office door.

"But hatred has been pent-up in your heart."

"Looking forward and carrying hatred in my heart do not conflict with each other; I have never been blinded by hatred, it has rather made me more sober than ever before."

Silence fell in the office, and after a moment, Lily took the initiative to ease the atmosphere and asked in a soft voice.

"How is that new student of yours doing?"

This topic was obviously very appealing to Slughorn, and a smile that only appeared when he was eating crystallised pineapple appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Excellent, better than any kid I've ever seen before!"

Lily looked a little surprised at such a high evaluation from him, and she curled up a sarcastic smile, but the smile was not directed at Slughorn, but at another man who could not be mentioned by name.

"If he were to hear what you have said about this boy, he would probably be so angry that he would go mad."

Slughorn smiled and winked.

"So you should take better care of him in the future, perhaps he's the moon Dumbledore was talking about."

"I will treat all students equally, regardless of whether they come from a respectable family or possess talents. Instead of waiting for a moon, why not let a few more stars shine." Lily said with an expressionless face.

Slughorn looked up at the dark night sky outside the window, not knowing when the wagon drove to an area with dense clouds.

Suddenly, there was a flash of lightning cutting through the clouds, followed by a "rumble" of thunder.

The old man's voice was also muffled under the thunder.

"Whether it is the moon or stars, if they need to shine in the world, they always need the wind to help them to disperse the dark clouds. ..."

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