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

As John had predicted, the aftermath of the Buckbeak incident ended without a resolution.

The Ministry of Magic could only treat it as dead and stop interfering.

After all, they have more important things to do now.

That's the Quidditch World Cup, which is being held in preparation for the summer holidays.

This is a huge event held every four years in the magical world, where more than 100,000 wizards gather.

Managing this large group without being detected by Muggles is a huge challenge for the Ministry of Magic.

Of course, this is not something they should be concerned with.

They were only thinking about how to spend their few days of summer vacation.

On this day, Harry suddenly received a letter from Sirius Black.

Upon seeing the contents of the letter, Harry excitedly shared it with Ron and Hermione.

"Really! Sirius Black is taking us to the Quidditch World Cup!?"

After hearing Harry share the contents of the letter, Ron excitedly confirmed it loudly.

Harry nodded excitedly.

"That's awesome, Harry! I absolutely love Sirius!"

Ron hugged Harry tightly and laughed heartily.

Hermione, standing nearby, was also very happy; she was clearly interested in the competition as well.

Harry patted Ron, telling him to let go.

"It's not over yet. The letter says that we seem to be traveling with another group this time, and even our tickets were provided by them."

"He's supposedly Sirius's junior from his school days? He'll be bringing his child and his child's friends."

Harry was also somewhat puzzled after reading it.

"They say the surname is Clown, do you know anyone with the surname Clown?"

Upon hearing Harry's question, Ron shook his head, while Hermione was taken aback.

If she remembered correctly, the clever, chubby boy next to John was named Crowe.

Could it be him? And could John be one of his friends?

Hermione's eyes lit up, filled with anticipation.

However, she didn't say it aloud because she wasn't sure either; she would ask John that evening.

As for the two of them, they probably don't care who their companions are; they'll definitely go anyway.

Sure enough, they soon stopped thinking about it.

Also, the owl that came to deliver the message this time was a gift from Sirius to Ron.

It was said to be to make up for Ron's pet mouse.

Ron was overjoyed, holding the greyish-brown owl. After asking Harry and Hermione for their suggestions, he named it Piglet.

Just as they were chatting happily, Neville suddenly ran over looking anxious.

"Harry! Something terrible has happened! Rumors have suddenly spread at school that Professor Lupin is a werewolf."

"Parents have been writing to the school, condemning it and demanding that Professor Lupin be dismissed!"

Harry and the others were stunned.

Many people had already guessed that Professor Lupin was a werewolf.

For example, all three of them actually knew.

After all, Professor Snape always made sarcastic remarks whenever he came to substitute for a class, so it was hard not to guess.

However, they all selectively ignored this matter because Professor Lupin was an excellent teacher.

Everyone likes him.

Now that this matter has been made public, Professor Lu Ping may not be able to continue serving as a professor here.

Harry and the others exchanged glances and immediately ran towards Professor Lupin's office.

Neville then walked towards John, intending to tell him as well.

John, however, did not react much after hearing the news brought by Neville.

He waved his hand, gesturing for Neville to sit down.

"No need to go, Professor Lupin left yesterday."

"What? How did you know?"

Neville was shocked by John's words, as he had only received the news that day.

John, however, spoke calmly.

"Because I saw Professor Snape's letter of denunciation with my own eyes yesterday, and then I told Professor Lupin. Professor Lupin accepted it calmly and ran away with a train overnight."

"???"

Neville was completely bewildered. What did you mean you saw Professor Snape write a whistleblower letter with your own eyes?

However, he quickly came to his senses and asked incredulously.

"Why didn't you tell everyone about this? We were hoping to persuade Professor Lu Ping to stay..."

"Because Professor Lupin was afraid of seeing the wary and suspicious looks from his students."

Upon hearing this, Neville fell silent.

Indeed, while most students respected Professor Lupin, it was hard to guarantee that no one was afraid of him because he was a werewolf.

If Professor Lu Ping were to see his former students looking at him with those eyes when he was about to leave, he would surely be very sad.

That's why Professor Lu Ping chose to leave with dignity.

It's a pity they didn't get to see Professor Lu Ping off one last time...

Harry and his friends went to Professor Lupin's office, but found it empty. Professor Lupin was no longer in the office, and even his luggage was gone.

Many people felt regret and sorrow at the passing of Professor Lu Ping.

But there was nothing they could do to change it, so they could only silently accept the fact.

......

That evening, Hermione found John in the library.

After the final exams, Hermione finally had some free time and enjoyed a few rare days off without spending time in the library.

John still came every day.

She realized that John was only accompanying her as a side effect; he genuinely enjoyed reading...

Hermione was slightly disappointed by this fact, but she quickly came to terms with it.

After all, she admires a person's genuine love for knowledge more than reading for the sake of keeping her company.

Hermione walked over and sat down next to John.

Good evening, John.

"Hermione, good evening. What brings you to the library today?"

Hermione found John's words somewhat amusing.

She's always the one teasing others about how they have time to come to the library, but today it's the other way around.

"What, you don't like seeing me?"

As Hermione spoke, she snatched the book from John's hand and began reading it herself.

John looked at the book that Hermione had snatched away, speechless.

I feel like ever since that hug at Hagrid's hut, Hermione has become less and less like a senior to me.

She became more casual and intimate with herself, and sometimes she would even make little jokes.

But John doesn't dislike it.

On the contrary, he felt that Hermione was more like a vibrant young girl.

"Of course I'd be happy to, but I'd be even happier if you wouldn't take my book."

John said half-jokingly, then very naturally moved closer to Hermione and started reading the book together.

"You're the old man!"

Hermione glared at John with displeasure, but John ignored her, his eyes fixed on his thirst for knowledge.

Seeing John's expression, Hermione smiled helplessly and was about to turn the page when John interrupted her.

"Don't turn the page so fast, I haven't finished reading this page yet."

John grabbed Hermione's hand as she was about to turn the page.

John's interruption caused Hermione to pause in her page-turning, her face turning slightly red.

But he didn't pull his hand away, letting John hold it.

Hermione only slowly turned the page after John finished reading it and let go.

However, Hermione didn't look at this page for long before turning the page again.

Just as Hermione had expected, John took her hand again.

"No, you can read ten lines at a glance, that's how fast you read."

Hearing John's complaint, Hermione gave a disgruntled snort, but didn't say anything. Instead, she smiled slightly, revealing a hint of triumph.

After repeating this several times, John simply held Hermione's hand the whole time, waiting for him to finish reading before controlling Hermione's hand to turn the page.

Hermione obediently let him hold her hand, the smile never fading from her lips.

The two stayed close together reading until the librarian started asking people to leave, at which point they separated.

After leaving the library, the two walked side by side on their way back to the dormitory.

"By the way, I actually came to see you today because I wanted to ask you something."

"What's wrong?"

Hearing Hermione's words, John asked somewhat curiously.

"That guy among your friends named Titus, isn't his last name Clare?"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

John was slightly taken aback, somewhat puzzled as to why Hermione had suddenly asked about Titus.

Hearing John's confirmation, Hermione smiled expectantly.

"Is his father, Mr. Crowe, planning to take you and your friends to the Quidditch World Cup?"

Hearing this, John finally understood why Hermione had suddenly asked about Titus.

Sirius was probably talking to Harry about summer plans and then mentioned the Quidditch World Cup.

Then there was the news that they would be traveling with another group of people.

The leader of this group was none other than Titus's father, Mr. Clare.

That's why she came to ask John.

John nodded and said.

"That's right, Titus's father is indeed planning to take a few of us friends along."

Upon hearing this answer, a hint of joy finally flashed in Hermione's eyes.

"Did Mr. Clown say he would be going with another group?"

John nodded again.

"have."

"Ha! That's great, that's definitely right, then we can go to the Quidditch World Cup together!"

Hermione immediately smiled happily and said to John.

John smiled, unsurprised.

"Hmm? Why aren't you surprised at all?"

Hermione looked at John's calm smile and asked with some confusion.

She thought John would look strange or surprised.

John shrugged and said calmly.

"Because I knew it a long time ago."

Then John told Hermione everything about Mr. Crowe's relationship with Sirius and how they had discussed their plans.

Hermione was also suddenly enlightened after hearing this; she realized that Sirius and Mr. Crowe had this kind of relationship.

But immediately she glared at John with a reproachful expression.

"Then why didn't you tell me!"

Looking at Hermione's fierce yet adorable appearance, John felt a little embarrassed and hesitated for a moment.

"...Actually, I was thinking of giving you a surprise later."

Hermione blinked upon hearing this, then smiled slightly and nodded.

He was clearly very satisfied with John's answer.

John breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Hermione's appearance.

Hermione's so easy to appease; she just genuinely forgot...