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

Both groups were taken aback when John suddenly appeared.

John, noticing their silence, tilted his head in surprise.

"John! Are you alright?"

Titus was the first to react, trotting over to John and looking him up and down.

The others realized what was happening and came over.

"Should I be busy?"

John asked in surprise.

Meanwhile, Malfoy, seeing John appear, also gave a listless shrug.

Unable to continue teasing Ryan and his group, they got bored and left.

After John appeared, no one paid any attention to them.

This was the first time John had received so much attention, and he felt quite embarrassed.

John soon learned from them what had happened.

It turned out that it was because he had wandered into the secret passage, which made them unable to find him and worried them for a long time.

"So John, where have you been?"

"We just followed the big orange cat to the Black Lake, and then we just took a walk there."

John didn't directly mention the secret passage, but instead made up an excuse.

After all, that future was his secret base.

I'll tell Ryan and the others separately later. Hmm... Senior Neville can come along too.

Forget about the others.

Although he was very grateful that Harry and Ron came to visit him, they weren't familiar with each other and might not get along.

Hermione is a girl, so it's understandable. What do girls know about secret hideouts? That's our kind of romance.

After hearing John's explanation, the others were speechless for a moment.

They clearly guessed that they had been tricked by Malfoy.

But that doesn't mean they wronged Malfoy. John was just lucky this time and didn't run into Malfoy, but it's hard to say what will happen next time.

But it's good that you're alright.

Harry also took this opportunity to formally meet John.

Of course, Ron was the same, but Ron's scrutinizing gaze made John feel a little uncomfortable.

......

"What! You went into the secret passage behind the Man-Piercing Willow?"

Titus exclaimed in surprise.

"Idiot, keep your voice down!"

John quickly slapped Titus on the back of the head.

Titus immediately covered his mouth and looked around nervously, thankfully there was no one else nearby.

After parting ways with Hermione and the others, John pulled Titus and the others aside and shared the story of the Man-Beating Willow with them.

Listening to John's story, their eyes lit up, eager to go and see for themselves, but John stopped them.

"That secret passage is incredibly long. If we want to get through, we need to prepare and bring plenty of supplies with us."

"And we have to be careful not to get discovered, because that will be our secret base from now on."

John quickly described the layout of the wooden huts at the end of the secret passages to them.

They heard there was a small wooden cabin there, with its doors and windows sealed off and only one secret passage leading out.

It was a secret base chosen by heaven, and everyone got excited.

They discussed it and decided to find an opportunity to go back there and take another look.

However, it is clear that this opportunity will not come anytime soon.

They only have enough time on weekends, but many students wander around on weekends, making them easy to spot.

Lunch break like today, or evening, are not good times either, because time is too rushed.

Therefore, they can only find an opportunity when there is free time and few people at the school.

......

Time flew by and it was already mid-October.

Before he knew it, John had been at Hogwarts for over a month.

He also found his own rhythm in life.

Occasionally, he would learn Transfiguration from Professor McGonagall, occasionally he would learn spell application from Professor Flitwick, and occasionally he would be used as a laborer by Professor Snape.

The happiest time is when I go on adventures with my friends on weekends.

Last time they got into an argument with the people in a painting, John just grabbed the painting and took it away, intending to show them what the juvenile protection law was all about.

As a result, the characters in the painting were able to use the world within the painting to seek help and inform on others in other paintings.

Finally, they were caught by Mr. Filch, the caretaker of Hogwarts, and handed over to Professor Flitwick for disposal.

Although he lost ten points and was lectured by Professor Flitwick, John didn't care.

He also learned about the magical uses of these paintings.

The two paintings, which connect the worlds in each other, could be used as a special pager, allowing people in the paintings to contact each other thousands of miles away.

At Hogwarts, there's a little surprise every day.

Back to the present.

The autumn wind is dry and cool, and it feels very comfortable when it blows on people.

It seems to be able to blow away the weariness and troubles in people's hearts.

John sat by the library window and yawned.

The autumn wind blew into the room, ruffling his hair.

"Why do you look so sleepy so early in the morning? Did you stay up late last night?"

Hermione appeared beside John with one hand on her hip and the other holding a book.

"Please, I'm still growing, what's wrong with being sleepy?"

John looked at Hermione listlessly and waved his hand.

"Really? Then I hope you won't be shorter than me in a few years."

Hermione sat down next to John and chuckled softly.

"..."

I don't want that kind of thing.

Today, Hermione was wearing a clean, loose white shirt, with the sleeves rolled up to reveal a small section of her fair arm.

Her lower body was covered by a black pleated skirt and slender thighs encased in black pantyhose.

She changed her hairstyle from her usual ponytail, which made her look capable and intellectual.

John couldn't help but glance at her a few more times, which made Hermione look a little uneasy.

"Alright, enough, stop wasting time. Professor McGonagall has given us a lot of homework."

"Oh~"

Hermione coughed lightly, put down her book, and straightened her expression before speaking.

John had no choice but to look away and pull himself together.

Recently, they have been frequently meeting up at the library to study together.

The reason was that Professor McGonagall wanted Hermione to spend more time with John.

However, he wasn't sure whether Professor McGonagall actually said those words.

Anyway, this is what Hermione said: Don't get me wrong, Professor McGonagall asked me to tutor you more, hmph~ (smugly turning away).

So it was only natural that they studied together.

And I must say, Hermione's teaching was incredibly meticulous, no less so than Professor McGonagall's.

A morning passed quickly, and they finally finished the assignment Professor McGonagall had given them.

"Finally finished, time to go eat."

John stretched and said slowly.

Hermione closed her book and nodded gently: "Yes, let's go eat."

The two packed their things and walked out of the library side by side toward the auditorium.

Upon arriving at the Great Hall, John, who was about to head straight back to his table in the Eagle School, was suddenly grabbed by Hermione's sleeve.

"...Come eat at our place. I also need to tell you a few things to keep in mind."

Hermione said this, and although John was puzzled, he did not refuse.

And so, Hermione pulled him toward the Gryffindor table.

John, who often invites others to move between tables, is doing this for the first time by himself.

"Hey John."

Neville was the first to see John and greeted him with a smile.

"Hi, senior Nawei."

John saw Neville and, without any hesitation, sat down next to him.

Hermione had originally intended to take John to find a secluded spot to sit, but John, quite naturally, sat down next to Neville.

She had no choice but to sit down as well.

"Why did you all come together?"

"Oh, Professor McGonagall asked Hermione to tutor me in Transfiguration, so we went to the library together to study."

John replied without hesitation.

Neville nodded, a look of understanding on his face.

"No wonder I've seen you two together all the time lately, now I know why."

Neville then looked at Hermione and said with a smile, "Hermione should be very happy to have someone to study with."

"Cough, no way."

Hearing Neville's words, Hermione coughed lightly and replied perfunctorily.

Neville looked at Hermione with a puzzled expression. Once, he had run into Hermione in the Gryffindor common room when she returned from the library late at night, and they had chatted for a few minutes.

Hermione said she was studying in the library with John, and that having John with her made her studies more efficient and she was very happy.

Why are you denying it today?

"Didn't you say last time..."

"Shut up, Navi!!"

Hermione guessed what Neville was going to say and quickly interrupted him.

Seeing this, Neville wisely shut his mouth.