The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

In the school hospital.

John has been sent to the ward by Madam Pomfrey for treatment.

Dumbledore and other professors also came after hearing the news, but like Snape and Lockhart, they were stopped in the corridor outside the door by Madam Pomfrey.

"This is all my fault!" Snape said with red eyes, "I should have stopped John from practicing dueling!"

"Don't say that, Severus. It was just an accident, no one expected it."

Dumbledore comforted.

Upon hearing this, Snape shook his head and said:

"John had already experienced a similar loss of control a few days ago. Marcus Flint was injured by him in that way, but his situation was not that serious last time, and he did not use a wand. That's why I didn't punish him too severely.

Thinking about it now, his problems were already serious at that time!

If I could pay more attention to him and try my best to avoid his contact with these things, maybe nothing would happen to him today! "

Dumbledore hesitated to speak.

Professors such as McGonagall and Flitwick also bowed their heads and remained silent.

In their impression, Snape has always been a very restrained person in expressing emotions.

It is rare to see him express a certain emotion on weekdays.

His current performance is undoubtedly extremely rare.

And this also proves his love for John.

But this is normal and everyone can understand it. After all, John is too good.

If John were a student of their college, they would probably invest more enthusiasm and care in John than Snape.

"crunch-"

In silence, the door to the ward finally opened.

Snape stood up first and asked:

"How's the situation?"

"The injury is not serious. The damage caused to him by Shen Feng Wuying has been restored by the counter-curse. The overloaded magic power did not cause much damage to him. He only needs two days of training to recover."

Madam Pomfrey sighed, "The biggest problem is his mental state. According to what you have described and the results of my examination, John's mental state is becoming increasingly unstable.

If stimulated again, it is very likely that what happened today will happen again.

So my suggestion is that he be sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Maladies for more specialized treatment. "

Dumbledore nodded and said:

"John is indeed not suitable to continue to stay at Hogwarts at the moment. Not only for the sake of his condition, but also for the safety of other students."

Hearing this, Snape clenched his fists.

If possible, he really didn't want John John to leave Hogwarts and interrupt his studies.

John's talent is so great.

For such a genius, the loss of interrupting his studies is too great.

But Dumbledore was right.

Not only is John's continued stay at Hogwarts not good for his condition, but he may also injure other students if he loses control again.

After struggling in place for a while, Snape gritted his teeth and said:

"Okay! Then send him to St. Mungo's right away! I'll go with you, and I'll bear all the expenses!"

Madam Pomfrey nodded and turned around to go back to the ward to prepare.

But at this moment, Lockhart, who had been silent, suddenly said:

"Wait! Don't worry yet!"

Madam Pomfrey paused, and the professors also looked over.

Lockhart coughed and continued:

"John's current symptoms are that he is haunted by nightmares, unable to sleep, and mentally unstable. When he sees or hears certain things and sounds, he loses control, goes berserk, or goes into coma, right?

I saw people with similar symptoms in Armenia a few years ago.

It was in a village that was plagued by werewolves. Just like what I wrote in "Wandering with Werewolves", I saved that village.

ha!It was truly an unforgettable experience..."

Before Lockhart could finish speaking, the furious Snape grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the wall.

"I've had enough of you!"

Snape roared loudly, his whole face looking particularly ferocious with anger.

Lockhart was startled and said hurriedly:

"It's [Forgotten]! John had these symptoms after someone used [Forgot] many times to erase very critical memories!"

Hearing this, Snape was stunned for a moment, but had no intention of letting go of Lockhart, and continued to ask:

"How did you know?"

"I told you! It was in that village in Armenia!" Lockhart was so nervous that his voice was distorted. "In order to eliminate evidence, some wizards turned into werewolves and used [Forget All] on some of the villagers many times. , some of those people had symptoms similar to John’s after their key memories were erased, but their symptoms were much milder than John’s!”

"Do you think I will believe your lies? Do you think I don't know what kind of moral waste you are?"

Hearing this, Snape became even more angry and said loudly.

The other professors around him also had expressions of disdain and distrust.

There is no way, Lockhart is too disappointed.

In just a few months since he came to Hogwarts, he had already lost all the other professors' good impressions of him.

"Severus, put him down first."

Dumbledore's voice suddenly sounded.

Snape turned around and asked:

"Principal! Do you really believe him?"

"I dare not say anything else, but he is an absolute expert in the [Forgetting Curse]." Dumbledore smiled mysteriously at Lockhart and said, "Am I right? Professor Lockhart?"

Lockhart nodded quickly, then looked away guiltily, not daring to look at Dumbledore.

Snape snorted coldly, let go of Lockhart and said:

"Then let's first assume that John developed these symptoms after being cast [Forgetfulness] many times. But then what? How to cure John next?"

"If you want to be completely cured, you have to restore his erased memory, but this is almost impossible. [Forgetfulness] is not like your [Shen Feng Wu Ying], which can be restored by chanting the counter-curse. "

Lockhart said weakly, "So considering the situation in front of him, I think practicing [Occlumency] would be a good choice."

"Occlumency can seal the brain to resist magical invasion and influence, but at the same time it can also control and cleanse the thoughts and emotions in the brain! If he learns it, it means that John can freely control his emotions and will no longer lose control. Got it!"

Madam Pomfrey said excitedly, "Professor Lockhart, you are such a genius! Why didn't I think of this method?"

Hearing this, Lockhart forced out a smile and said:

"Thank you for the compliment, Madam Pomfrey. But our problem now is, who should we find to teach John [Occlumency]? Although I am very talented and have dabbled in many fields.

But [Occlumency] is too difficult to learn.To be honest, this is a rare weakness of mine. "

"Oh! Professor Lockhart, you don't have to worry about this." Dumbledore said cheerfully, "Severus is an extraordinary Occlumency Master, and he is also the Dean of Slytherin. Let him John couldn’t have been more appropriate to teach.”

Snape was silent for a moment, and then said seriously:

"I still have to go to class, and I don't have enough time. So I suggest that John continue to stay at Hogwarts.

Of course, I will take good care of him and ensure that he does not have any contact with other students.

The learning tasks that need to be completed will also be transferred to him by me. "

Dumbledore smiled.

Laugh very happily.

He pointed at Snape, then nodded and said:

"Okay, as you wish."