Hogwarts: A little lion in the skin of the Eagle School

After the training camp ended, Cho Chang took Cedric to talk to John.

"Hello, Merrick, I'm Cedric Diggory, nice to meet you."

Cedric extended his hand, his smile warm and sincere.

"Hello, senior Diggory, Titus often mentions you to me."

John shook his hand back and responded with a smile.

Titus, standing nearby: Really?

"Just call me Cedric. I wanted to say hello and get to know you at the Hog's Head Bar last time, but seeing you there, uh... it didn't seem convenient, so I waited until now."

Cedric has a very natural affability, and his smile is very refreshing.

He simply came to get to know John, this legendary little wizard.

After all, at Hogwarts, even first-year students know him, let alone a seventh-year student like him.

Previously, there had been no opportunity, or a position to take.

Now that they are classmates studying and practicing together, it is only natural that they can get to know John, this legendary little wizard.

"Oh haha, actually I noticed you at the Pighead Bar the other day too."

"I've always felt that your face resembles that of an old friend of mine whom I've never met."

John laughed and shook Cedric's hand, then they started chatting very warmly.

Cedric sensed a sudden surge of John’s intense enthusiasm and looked at Cho Chang with some doubt and hesitation, as if asking: Has he always been like this?

Qiu Zhang was also somewhat hesitant, after all, she wasn't really familiar with John and had always thought of him as a smart, reliable, and steady junior.

"Excuse me, senior, if I may ask..."

John suddenly asked again, somewhat hesitantly.

"Uh, you go ahead."

Upon hearing that John had a question, Cedric quickly responded.

"So, you...you used to be a vampire, didn't you?"

Everyone present: ? ? ?

......

The Cedric people are not bad.

She wasn't angry at John's words; instead, she smiled and helped John out by saying that she had only ever performed in vampire plays.

They chatted briefly for a few more minutes before parting ways.

Before leaving, he patted Ryan on the shoulder and said he looked forward to playing against him in a Quidditch match.

Ryan was taken aback at first, then quickly realized what was happening.

It must be that their Eagles team plans to let him, their substitute finder, play in a regular game.

But why did Cedric, the Seeker from Badgers, know this before my own?

Oh right, our Eagle School's official Seeker is his girlfriend.

It's normal for people to know some inside information.

Time flies.

Harry's confidence soared after learning from Hermione's sharing of the successful first training camp.

They even started preparing lessons on their own initiative, considering what content to teach everyone next time.

However, not everyone is free on weekends. They come from three different houses and have their own Quidditch training, homework, and activities.

Therefore, Harry had to spend a lot of time coordinating before the training camp.

Later, Hermione thought it best to create a "shared timetable" that could be remotely linked.

It's actually a fake Galon engraved with a serial number.

One for each member.

If one of the serial numbers changes, the serial numbers on the other fake Galon will also change accordingly.

The number above represents the time of the meeting. Once a time is confirmed, the number will not be changed unless other members have objections.

If someone is unavailable, the time number can be changed until everyone is available.

A very sophisticated method.

John was forced to participate in the entire production process, and it has to be said that Hermione was still too over-the-top.

With Umbridge no longer a threat, they no longer shy away from organizing training camps.

Many people at the school have heard about this training camp.

A spell-enhancing tutoring class co-hosted by Harry and John, two prominent figures.

Many students who had completely lost hope in Umbridge's "theory classes" also sought to join.

However, it's clear that Harry can't always run this "tutoring class".

Because he himself had to participate in Quidditch training, as well as various studies and assignments to prepare for the OWLS exams, and finally, Professor Snape's Occlumency training.

They've all lost weight from being so busy.

Then, because of last year's Triwizard Tournament, there were no Quidditch matches for the entire year.

Therefore, everyone is taking the return of Quidditch this year very seriously.

The first showdown was the epic battle between Gryphon and Slytherin.

The two academies have been fighting each other for countless years.

Therefore, before the match started, the Quidditch players from both sides were extremely hostile.

......

But none of this concerns John anymore.

Because at this time he was being subjected to Professor Trelawney's mental corruption...

In the pitch-black divination classroom, each person had a crystal ball on their desk.

In the dim light, the crystal ball seemed to glow faintly, but it was not clearly visible.

Meanwhile, Professor Trelawney was performing a shamanistic ritual on the podium...

"Come on, darling, clear your minds."

"Don't think about those mundane calculations, and don't think about the paper you haven't finished writing yet."

"Stare at the crystal ball, let your thoughts drift in like smoke..."

Professor Trelawney waved his hands dramatically and mumbled some strange prayers in a mystical tone.

"Don't blink... or your vision will become blurry..."

"What did you see? White? Gray? Or rolling black?"

John stared at the prophecy orb in front of him for a long time, only to see his own reflection.

I don't know if it's because of the spherical reflection, but his expression looks effeminate.

"Uh, I saw the rolling gray, how do I count that...."

At this moment, Ethan, who was standing to the side, asked John, somewhat speechless.

"Me...?" John was about to complain that he had no idea.

Professor Trelawney, as if he had super hearing, darted right in front of them.

"Oh right!"

"The churning gray fog—this is a test of fate!"

Then, Teacher Trelawney spoke to Ethan in a drawn-out, ethereal voice.

"Uh... what kind of test?"

Ethan shrugged and asked hesitantly.

"That's for you to interpret, dear."

Professor Trelawney smiled mysteriously and did not answer Ethan's question.

John, who was standing to the side, couldn't help but complain about Professor Trelawney's shamanistic behavior.

"Professor, you don't actually know either, do you?"

Professor Trelawney: "..."

"...Fate can only be glimpsed by those who reveal it, my dear..."

After hesitating for a long time, Professor Trelawney finally uttered a seemingly profound but ultimately meaningless statement.

John and Ethan exchanged a glance, both looking utterly speechless.

But it didn't undermine them either.

John continued to look at himself in the crystal ball in front of him and asked curiously.

"What if the reflection in my crystal ball is just my own image?"

Upon hearing John's question, Professor Trelawney immediately adopted an excited expression and began to exaggerate.

"Ah~ the reflection of your soul, that proves there's another you within you, waiting to replace you at any moment..."

"Be careful—don't let that other side of yourself defeat you..."

No, how could you say such a frightening thing so casually?

If someone else heard this, they would probably think it was some kind of nonsense, telling people to stay true to themselves or something.

But John thought of the other soul within him.

Although he wouldn't actually believe such a misleading prophecy.

But it's still kind of scary.