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

"You're causing trouble by gathering a crowd; do you want to get fired?"

Snape swept his gaze across them coldly and spoke in a chilling tone.

They were all so frightened that they dared not speak, including Malfoy and his men.

"Professor, they started the fight."

John, however, was not intimidated at all and spoke directly to Professor Snape.

"Shut up, Merrick. All I saw was you pinning a classmate to the ground."

However, he was met with Snape's cold rebuke.

"Now, all of you get back to your dorms and stay in solitary confinement. No one is allowed to come out today."

Snape said coldly, not caring who was right or wrong, and then turned and left, giving them no room to refute.

Titus was initially relieved that Snape hadn't taken sides, even though he was the professor who loved to take sides the most.

But Snape had barely left when a scream came from behind him.

Snape turned around and saw that John had once again knocked Goyle down, who had just gotten up.

Pressing his head down, pinning his hands behind his back, and then looking up at Snape.

"Professor, I'm not leaving. This isn't over until he apologizes today."

Snape's face visibly darkened.

Even Titus and the others didn't expect John to be so reckless as to provoke him in front of Snape.

Snape slowly walked back to John.

He exuded a chilling aura.

He stared intently at John, but John remained unmoved.

Earlier, when John and his group clashed with Malfoy, the entire student body of the Great Hall witnessed it.

Snape doesn't think he can just let this go with a single sentence; it's not that simple.

Snape looked at John and said coldly.

"Mr. Merrick, you have successfully earned a month of confinement for your actions."

"You think you can just lock someone up like that? Do you think you're the school principal?"

But John didn't take it seriously at all and retorted directly, even omitting the honorifics.

Just kidding, who am I?

Vice Principal, Headmaster of Gryffindor, and Professor McGonagall's apprentice!

Headmaster of Ravenclaw, Wizarding Duel Champion, and a student of Professor Flitwick!

As long as he wasn't in the wrong first, he believed that Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick would definitely protect him.

John's words stunned everyone present.

John, you're the first student to dare speak to Professor Snape like that.

Professor Snape narrowed his eyes, surprised that John dared to be so arrogant.

Just as I was about to say something, another voice rang out.

"Severus, what's wrong with my student?"

It's Professor McGonagall. I didn't expect her to arrive so quickly.

However, looking behind her, Hermione was following, and judging from her panting appearance, it seemed that she was the one who had called Professor McGonagall.

Indeed, it was during the conflict between the two groups that Hermione saw John among them.

They immediately went to find Professor McGonagall.

Because she knew that only the professor could keep Malfoy and his ilk in check.

She just didn't expect that Snape had already arrived.

And it seems like John is at odds with Snape.

Upon seeing Professor McGonagall appear, Snape also fell silent for a moment.

He glanced at John again, then snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Not a single explanation was left.

Professor McGonagall seemed used to this, shaking her head helplessly before looking at John, who was still holding someone down.

"Quickly let go of your classmate and get up."

"oh."

John naturally obeyed Professor McGonagall's words, immediately releasing Goyle and standing up from the ground.

"Now, tell me what happened."

Professor McGonagall looked around at everyone and spoke slowly.

Although her tone was calm, the atmosphere was even more oppressive than Professor Snape's.

John quickly explained the whole story to Professor McGonagall.

With other students testifying, and Professor McGonagall also believing in John, she immediately understood who was responsible for the incident.

"Mr. Gore, I think you need to apologize to Mr. Crow."

Professor McGonagall looked at the timid and hesitant Goyle and said sternly.

Goyle glanced at Malfoy, but Malfoy kept his head down and didn't dare to speak.

He had no choice but to grit his teeth and reluctantly say "I'm sorry."

Titus immediately put his hands on his hips and waved his hand in a superior manner.

"Oh, they're all classmates, it's alright, it's alright, hahaha!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but burst into laughter.

However, Professor McGonagall's next words made him stop laughing.

"Anyone who takes out a wand at a classmate and attempts to attack them, except Mr. Merrick, will have 20 points deducted."

Professor McGonagall spoke slowly.

"what?"

The group, who had thought it was all over, were all stunned. John covered his face speechlessly.

"Professor, I disagree! He also used force, why weren't points deducted?!"

At this moment, Malfoy suddenly jumped out again, pointed at John and said.

"First, he didn't take out his wand; second, he was protecting his friend."

"So Mr. Merrick will not only not lose points, I will also add 10 points to him."

In response to Malfoy's questioning, Professor McGonagall merely glanced at him and then spoke indifferently.

"..."

Malfoy was speechless after hearing this.

In the end, he had no choice but to leave dejectedly with his two henchmen.

Once the matter was over, Professor McGonagall glared at John, who was trying to act all innocent, and left.

After Professor McGonagall left, the group finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Titus immediately came over and put his arm around John, saying excitedly.

"Wow, John, that's amazing! You're incredible!"

"Just kidding, I'm super strong, okay!"

John put his hands on his hips, pointed at himself with his thumb, and laughed.

"Yeah, yeah, they even dared to go head-to-head with Professor Snape, that's brave!"

Ryan and Ethan both gave a thumbs up.

John accepted the compliment with a smile.

Although the three of them lost 20 points, they didn't care.

The Academy Cup is nowhere near as satisfying as a thrilling revenge match.

They, the little eagles, don't cause trouble, but they're not afraid of trouble either.

Just then, John suddenly saw Hermione standing not far away, waved to the others, and then ran towards Hermione.

"Hermione, thank you for bringing Professor McGonagall."

John ran to Hermione's side and said to her with a smile.

"You should thank me for daring to talk back to Snape like that. He might have captured you and used you to test potions. Couldn't you have just held back?"

Hermione tapped John's forehead with her finger, speaking in a tone of disappointment.

"That won't do. He'll act as a peacemaker while we're being bullied. There's no such thing as a free lunch."

John shook his head very honestly.

Hermione could only shake her head helplessly at this.

Even Harry knows to avoid direct confrontation, but John is different; he goes straight for the kill.

On this side of the Gryffindor table.

Harry and Ron sat together, witnessing everything that had just happened until now.

Harry quite admired his junior John, who dared to stand up to Malfoy and Snape for his friends, and even managed to escape unscathed in the end.

In addition, Neville often praised him, and last week he protected a girl in the Quidditch stands, all of which made Harry feel quite appreciative of this junior.

Ron, however, stared intently at John, who was chatting and laughing with Hermione, a sense of unease creeping into his mind.

When did Hermione become so close to that junior named John?

She could go out of her way to find Professor McGonagall to save the day, and then they would chat and laugh together.

He and Hermione have been arguing a lot lately, and logically he shouldn't care about that.

But for some reason, seeing a boy getting close to Hermione made me feel uneasy.