The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

When John woke up again, the first thing he saw was Snape.

As if he had expected it, he asked as soon as John opened his eyes:

"How does it feel?"

John did not answer Snape immediately, but turned to look around at the surrounding environment.

He discovered that he was not in the hospital of Hogwarts, but in Snape's office.

"Why am I here?"

"We'll talk about this later. I'm asking you how you feel now!?"

Snape was a little dissatisfied with John's answer.

But John opposite him was more confident. He rolled his eyes, covered his chest and said:

"I feel very, very bad!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Snape stood up suddenly and said, "Ms. Pomfrey has confirmed it! Your injuries have healed and your mental state has stabilized! Otherwise, why do you think you can wake up?"

"But the trauma in my soul hasn't healed yet!" John said with a sad expression, "I really didn't expect that you would be so cruel to me, and you almost killed me!

As a professor, is this how you treat your students?

To be honest, your behavior makes me doubt whether you have any moral ethics as a teacher! "

As soon as these words came out, Snape's originally angry expression suddenly froze.

He sat down silently, looking a little depressed.

Seeing this, John changed the subject and said:

"Let's do this, Professor Snape. It's not difficult to heal my mental wounds and make you a teacher again, as long as you teach me the [Shen Feng Wu Ying]!"

Snape suddenly raised his head again, gritted his teeth and said:

"How about I give you the entire material warehouse along the way, and then give you a compensation of thousands or tens of thousands of galleons?"

"Okay, okay!"

"Okay you big headed ghost!"

Snape finally couldn't stand it anymore.

Pointing at John's nose was a curse.

After a long time, the two of them regained their composure.

After such fun, the atmosphere between the two was no longer as awkward and gloomy as it was at the beginning.

Snape obviously understood John's intention, and his face became a little more relaxed.

But soon, he became serious again and said solemnly:

"John, let me explain the current situation to you now."

Seeing his appearance, John also sat up straight and said:

"Please tell me."

"As of now, you have been in a coma for eight days, and the Christmas vacation has begun. In addition, based on the judgment of the professors, it can be basically confirmed that your symptoms, such as nightmares and emotional loss, are all due to being used by others many times. All are empty] The sequelae after erasing key memories. To treat these symptoms, the best way at present is to practice [Occlumency]."

"So what are my erased memories?"

"Maybe you should ask Lockhart about that."

"Lockhart?"

"Yes, he was the one who made the diagnosis."

"Oh? This is incredible."

"Who said no?"

Snape sneered and said, "Okay, let's get down to business now. After learning Occlumency, your brain will be tightly protected. Your thoughts and emotions will no longer be entangled by nightmares and foreign objects."

"This is really good news!" John said briskly.

"Don't be too happy! [Occlumency] is very difficult!"

"I still have confidence in myself. Have you forgotten what happened with [hanging the golden bell upside down]?"

The muscles in Snape's face twitched.

Of course he remembers!

It was also in this office that he personally taught John the Upside Down Admiralty to use against Harry Potter.

Although [The Upside Down Golden Bell] is not a very difficult spell, and the design is very unique, specially designed for silent spells.

But it would take several days of practice for a normal wizard to cast its silent version of the spell.

As a result, John successfully cast it after only practicing a few times.

Not only that, but John even managed to hit his creator!

This is enough to prove John's strong talent in learning magic.

However, [Occlumency] is different.

Snape firmly believed that John would not be able to master it as easily as last time.

Thinking this, Snape sneered and said:

"Then, let's try it first."

John nodded and made an invitation to wait and see.

"First of all, clear your mind." Snape continued, "Don't think, don't remember, don't feel, throw away all emotions, and treat yourself as a stone."

"You mean in a daze?"

"Hehehe-"

Snape laughed in anger, "Idiots like you can only think of being in a daze. You have to understand one thing, that is, being in a daze does not mean that there are no feelings and thoughts in your brain.

In a daze state, consciousness is divergent. This does not close the brain, but opens up all the brain's defenses!

What I want you to do is to focus highly, block out all unimportant distractions, and close off all messy emotions! "

John ignored the initial insult in Snape's words and nodded.

He understood what Snape meant by clearing his mind.

This is actually somewhat similar to 'meditation', but the difference is that 'meditation' focuses on feelings, while [Occlumency] focuses on control.

The basic [Occlumency] is just as Snape said, it is to concentrate your attention, control your mind, and completely empty your thoughts to achieve the effect of closing your brain.

After figuring out all this, John stopped talking and sat cross-legged directly, closing his eyes.

There was a time in his previous life when he had a very strong interest in some fairy novels.

So I studied and practiced meditation for a period of time.

Although I have not yet reached the legendary state of being able to gain insight into my own emotions and deepen my perception.

But it is not difficult for him to simply control himself and empty his mind.

More than half an hour later, John opened his eyes again.

At this time, the original agility in his eyes had completely disappeared, replaced by boundless silence, like a deep pool.

Snape was all too familiar with this look.

Because he has maintained such dead eyes all year round.

And this is exactly the manifestation of the successful activation of [Occlumency].

In other words, John successfully learned [Occlumency] on his first try.

Snape was speechless in surprise.

No matter how talented John is in learning, this is outrageous.

You must know that even he spent more than half a year learning [Occlumency]!

For a moment, Snape felt a surge of complicated emotions in his heart.

Fortunately, John is so talented, which means that John will soon be able to return to normal campus study life.

But it was also because John learned so quickly.

This made him, a professor, not only unable to get the slightest sense of accomplishment, but he also felt a little disappointed.

His mua!You can learn it as soon as you learn it!So what do you want me as a professor to do?

But at this moment, John suddenly recovered from the 'brain closure state' and said with a playful smile:

"How about it? Let me just say I can do it, right? Professor Snape, what do you think now?"

Hearing this, Snape subconsciously clenched his fists, and then as if he thought of something, he suddenly smiled and said:

"Don't be so proud. You can only talk to me now if you exit the 'occlusion state', right?"

John nodded.

This is normal.

The prerequisite for entering a 'closed-brain state' is to concentrate and clear all thoughts.

In this way, people naturally have no way to do other things.

When Snape heard this, the corners of his mouth raised even more, and he said coldly:

"Then wait until you can move freely and carry out daily life in the 'Occlumency State' before you tell me these words! That is the complete form of [Occlumency]!"

"But how is this possible?"

"Nothing is impossible! Don't forget, you are a wizard! You have magic! Idiot! Also, I must remind you. Why prevent you from losing control of your emotions again and hurting other people? You have been given a grounding order! Unless You have completely mastered [Occlumency], otherwise you will not be able to leave this office!"

After saying that, Snape rushed out of the office without looking back and locked the door.

He just thought John was a really weird guy.

When he was injured and in a coma, he wished John would wake up early every day so that he could talk to him again.

As a result, I'm really awake now.

They chatted for less than an hour, but they made him extremely angry.

In the office, listening to the sound of Snape closing the door forcefully, John's expression slowly turned gloomy.

After experiencing the 'Duel Club Incident', he could already conclude that "Tom Riddle's Diary" was in Harry's hands.

And Riddle also gave Harry special training.

Because the Stone Python Transfiguration spell Harry used last in the auditorium was exactly the same as the mysterious man John had seen in the dungeon maze!

If possible, John wanted to go to Harry's dormitory right now and search for the diary.

But now, he is grounded.

Of course, he has other means at his disposal.

Take Dobby the house elf, for example.

But after such a long period of observation, he could already conclude that Dobby was just a kid.

Nothing else to say.

John had previously asked him to monitor Harry and Ginny.

The results of it?

He didn't even come to report to John about such a big thing as the diary was in Harry's hands and Harry was being trained.

This is enough to prove that Dobby is not trustworthy.

Shaking his head, John closed his eyes again and entered a meditative state.

It's useless to say anything at the moment. It's better to learn the complete version of [Occlumency] as soon as possible to solve the hidden dangers and grounding orders in yourself.

And when that time comes, he is ready to make Riddle and Dobby look good!

At the same time, in an abandoned classroom in Hogwarts Castle.

Dobby seemed to have heard John's inner thoughts secretly, and couldn't help but sneeze.

Fortunately, there was no one around, so Dobby was not discovered.

Rubbing his nose, Dobby looked out the window at Gryffindor Tower with a worried expression.

"That's a bad diary! Harry Potter should not continue to have that diary! For Harry Potter's safety, Dobby must steal it!"

Dobby said firmly.

But the next moment, Dobby looked frightened again and began to bang his head against the wall crazily.

While bumping, he shouted:

"Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby! Dobby disobeyed Master Malfoy and Master Shafik's orders! Dobby should have knocked himself to death!"