The Lonely Dragon of Hogwarts

Moody's office, the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher's office, is located on the third floor of Hogwarts Castle.

This office can be said to be the most special in the entire Hogwarts.

Due to the high turnover rate of its users, its interior decoration changes every year.

For example, when John was in first grade, Quirrell made the place smell like garlic.

Second-year Lockhart decorated it like a suite in a five-star hotel.

Lupine, who was in third grade, finally became a little more normal, giving this office a little bit of what an 'office' should look like.

When it was Moody's turn, what little sense of normalcy he had had disappeared again.

As early as the beginning of the semester, John came to Moody's office.

At that time, the place was filled with various magic traps and alchemy tools that could serve as warnings.

Even if you want to enter the office, you need to walk at a certain pace.

And now when John followed Dumbledore and others to Moody's office again, the scene here became even more exaggerated.

The originally spacious space in the office was now filled with all kinds of weird magic props, leaving only a winding 'path' leading to the desk and the door to the bedroom behind.

At first glance, these magic props seem to be placed in a messy manner, making the whole office look like a utility room.

But if you look carefully you can find it.

The placement of these things seems to follow a certain fixed pattern.

Together they form a fragile balance.

If someone enters the office rashly, any small thing in the office may be accidentally affected.

Then a chain reaction will be triggered, triggering all magic traps and magic props.

As for what the consequences would be at that time, John felt that he did not need to know in too much detail.

With his rudimentary level of alchemy alone, he has discovered more than four kinds of explosive magic items in the office.

And there are even more potions.

John saw twenty poisons at a cursory glance.

Twelve of them rely on strong corrosive force to damage the enemy, seven use poisonous gas to damage the enemy, and the last one is even more powerful, directly containing a curse!

If there are only one or two kinds, John can rely on the various materials and basic antidotes he carries with him to prepare a special antidote on the spot.

But there are so many poisonous potions piled together, and the dosages are not low.

John estimated that even Snape would be embarrassed.

With this in mind, John glanced at Snape and the others.

Sure enough, Snape's face was ashen and his fists were clenched.

And not just Snape.

Even Dumbledore, Flitwick and Professor Sprout looked extremely ugly.

They had some expectations of what Moody would do in the office.

But they really didn't expect that Moody would get so many dangerous items and turn the office into a bunker with full defense!

Do not!

Using a bunker to describe it is not appropriate.

This should be called an 'ammunition depot'!

If something unexpected happens in this office.

Then, I'm afraid half of Hogwarts Castle will suffer!

A group of people blocked the door of the office, and no one wanted to go in.

A full five or six minutes passed before Dumbledore let out a long sigh and said:

"Clean up slowly. We will eventually eliminate the danger."

After saying that, Dumbledore took out his wand, stepped into the office first, and began to use magic to dispel the magic props arranged around the door and entrance.

After he liberated the entrance, John, Snape and others filed in and began to assist.

Among them, John and Snape were responsible for packing the potions.

Professor Sprout is in charge of plant traps.

Professor Flitwick and Dumbledore are in charge of magic props and magic traps.

Several people worked for more than an hour before removing most of the traps and mechanisms in the office and began to move towards the bedroom.

Even if we have reached this point.

John, Dumbledore and others still did not relax.

On the contrary, he became more vigilant.

Because in addition to these obvious mechanisms, Moody also set up hidden traps in various unexpected places.

Dumbledore had just been tricked when he was checking a cupboard.

He almost didn't let the flames from the magic trap inside burn his beard.

And everyone's caution did pay off for them.

It was a huge suitcase hidden under Moody's bed.

When Professor Flitwick carefully pulled it out and opened it, everyone present was surprised.

Because what is hidden inside is not some strange magic trap, nor some messy debris, but - Moody himself!

"Quick! Subdue him!"

Snape yelled and pointed his wand directly at the box.

The other professors, including John, were doing the same thing.

However, Dumbledore stopped in front of the box and said loudly:

"Stop it! Something's wrong with Moody! He seems to be... hit by a very deep [fainting]?"

Dumbledore's tone turned from affirmative to doubtful.

John, Snape and others also discovered something unusual about Moody in the suitcase.

Of course, as far as John was concerned, he didn't see any signs of being hit [fainted] at all.

The so-called abnormality he noticed was that Moody was acting very embarrassed at the moment.

Not only was he in a coma, his face was as pale as paper, but his originally vivid magic eyes and prosthetic limbs on his feet had all disappeared.

Dumbledore knelt down, drew circles in front of Moody's face with his wand, and cast a spell.

After a few seconds.

With a sharp breath, Moody twitched and tumbled out of the box.

He was struggling, rolling, and climbing on the ground, as if fighting an enemy.

Fortunately, his body was too weak.

Dumbledore's old bones suppressed him easily.

"Dumbledore..."

Moody finally woke up and said in a hoarse voice, "Have I arrived at Hogwarts?"

"Yes, Alastor." Dumbledore helped Moody to the bed, "What is going on? Why are you in the box?"

Moody was trembling, and with his only remaining naked eye, he scanned John and the others present, and finally said in a trembling voice:

"At your invitation, I was going to come to Hogwarts to help you as your Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for one year. But the night before I was about to leave, someone attacked me.

He should have locked me in a box... I only discovered this later, because I woke up several times in the middle... The time was very short, he would find it soon and come over to give me another round [fainting] Fainted].

But it doesn't matter!

The most important thing is that he pulls my hair out every day.

It happens so often that it almost makes my head bald!

As far as I know, apart from being used for voodoo curses, the only way human hair can be used is to prepare Polyjuice Potion! "

Hearing this, John's brows frowned tightly.

What he found in front of him was indeed somewhat beyond his expectation.

Snape sneered:

"That's a good story, Moody. But I also have a question for you. Everyone who has heard of you knows that you have persecution delusions and will not trust anyone. So what you said How did 'he' knock you unconscious without making any big noise?

Are you sure this 'him' really exists?

In my opinion, you probably directed and acted it yourself? "

Moody was breathing heavily, his mouth moving as if he was about to curse.

"Okay, Severus, let me ask."

Dumbledore quickly supported Moody and asked, "Alastor, who is the man who attacked you? Do you see what he looks like?"

As soon as he said this, Moody's expression suddenly changed.