I wield a sword at Hogwarts

With a cold snort in his heart, John activated Occlumency to block out 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 cast 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: "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 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 Club 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's not evidence, is it?"

Snape frowned at him, and Moody refused to be outdone.

John looked up at Dumbledore, the old man 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."

Moody wanted to say something else, but 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 has been 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 there was still room for redemption for this outstanding Slytherin student.

John turned and left, getting further and further away from Dumbledore until he disappeared behind the door.

Professor McGonagall didn't speak during the whole process, her bloodless lips 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 name anyone, but Dumbledore knew.

"Alastor may have some prejudices, and you know the people he faced during 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 but also 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 fatigue 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 wouldn't do such a thing, reminding Dumbledore that he was a reminder 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.

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

The silverware sprayed 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 face not looking 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, and 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, why would he do this?

For Harry?

From the first moment he arrived at the school, John could see Moody's hostility toward Slytherin.

Originally, he just thought that it was the Auror's displeasure and targeting of Slytherin, but now it seemed that it was more than that.

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 rename the map.

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

Either way, Moody's is no longer trustworthy.

John's eyes were dark.

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

This was 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 common room. 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!"

In fact, 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 bow his head in shame.

John didn't expect the news to 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 to break into Hogwarts in the future and accomplish what the mysterious man failed to accomplish.

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

Fleur defended 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.

…

Chapter 227 Rumors and Gambling

Rumor was 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 being what it is, he feels 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 it is all wrong.

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

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

Seeing 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 were rumors in Gryffindor, too.

"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's discrimination against Muggles, in fact, they have been doing discriminatory things.

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

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

So when this rumor spread, it actually seemed very credible to the Gryffindor students.

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

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

Now Ron had an objection. He listened to Hermione mouthing John's words, which was like a burr pricking 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 the name, especially coming out of Hermione's mouth.

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

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

Harry was startled by his reaction and rushed to reassure Ron.

Hermione gritted her teeth and looked at Ron, 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.

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've been talking about John all day long, and I also saved her life!"