Chapter 424

Many people who did not belong to the school came to this banquet, which was also the reason why Slughorn chose to have a private meeting.

In fact, this can be regarded as an invisible student benefit.

Being invited by Slughorn shows that these people themselves have qualities that are attractive or usable.

For the graduating seventh graders and the sixth graders preparing to graduate, this is an opportunity to show their faces in various industries in advance.

"John!" Slughorn shouted in surprise when he saw John, "Come in, come in, I have many friends who want to get to know you."

He turned to look at Daphne, "Very beautiful, Daphne, just like your mother."

He had taught Daphne's mother before.

John went over with him, and his eyes quickly locked on a person.

"This is Elder Walple, my former student, author of Blood Brothers: My Life with Vampires, and, of course, his friend Bloody," Slughorn said.

John stared at the tall, thin man with dark circles under his eyes, looking tired and unable to cheer up.

A vampire, a real vampire.

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Chapter 448 The Romanian Fire Dragon Escapes

In many Western stories, the three most common characters are witches, werewolves, and vampires.

Although most of them are not friendly images, it just shows the influence and quantity of the three in the Muggle world.

"Blood Brothers: My Life as a Vampire is a book I have read. In a literary field where vampires are scarce, this book brings us the unknown social side of vampires."

The benefits of increased reading became apparent, and Elder's eyes lit up as soon as John opened his mouth.

It must be the happiest thing for a writer to be praised for his work.

If you don’t believe it, you can give it a try.

Besides, John didn't just praise him in vain, he had actually read the book.

"Compared with the wizard's perspective in "Traveling with a Vampire", this book is closer to the original life of a vampire."

John didn't forget to pull out his old friend Lockhart for comparison.

With a smile on his face, Elder said with false modesty: "I often read Gilderoy Lockhart's books. The content of his works is worth learning."

Compared to Lockhart, a top wizard, Elder is at best a literary author.

Being compared with others made him feel bright.

Slughorn watched as John established a good relationship with Elder in just a few words. How could he be a student? He was simply better at building a good relationship than himself.

Taking out the mead for Slughorn, Slughorn immediately became happy.

Xueni looked bored. As a vampire, those foods didn't have much appeal to him.

I couldn't help but stare at the fair neck of the girl walking next to me.

When talking about vampire-related topics, the topic inevitably leads to another equally famous being.

Werewolf.

"I've always thought of werewolves as wizards."

Hearing this, Xue Ni turned his head and looked at John.

John chuckled and said, "Just like in Muggle stories, wizards, werewolves, and vampires are all special and equal beings."

"The earliest werewolves were born from an evil curse. Over time, the number of werewolves increased."

His conversation not only attracted Xue Ni, but also attracted many guests.

Some will scoff, while many more will be thinking about John’s words.

"Most werewolf transformations are involuntary," John said. "Why do we want to belittle and hurt the victims?"

It's not the werewolf that's wrong, it's the curse he carries.

This is an ineradicable curse. Since it cannot be eliminated, it can only be suppressed.

The interests of the minority become less important than those of the majority.

"You're right, why is this?" Elder almost regarded John as his confidant, he said loudly, "The birth of Wolfsbane Potion has prevented werewolves from losing control during the full moon, and has almost minimized the danger of werewolves. "

This statement caused a lot of resonance.

Sympathy for the weak has always been human nature.

The status of werewolves has changed in recent years, but they are still discriminated against in many places.

By talking about werewolves, John quickly became the central talking point among the group.

After knowing that he was the youngest holder of the Order of Merlin, those people were even more enthusiastic.

When Harry arrived, John was already the center of attention in the place.

He chatted and laughed with the wizards in society, chatting about the Potions Association and the recent reforms to werewolves by the Ministry of Magic.

Slughorn stood aside, remembering that he was the initiator.

"Oh, Harry, my boy." Slughorn saw Harry coming.

His eyes fell on Luna next to Harry, and he was speechless.

Luna wore a sequined dress.

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It has to be said that if Slughorn is ambitious, he can quickly win over a force.

Among his students were rich pure-blood families like Lucius.

For example, John met the editor-in-chief of "Practical Potions Master" and also met many people from all walks of life.

Although those people may benefit more than Silverhand status.

But it still plays a big role.

Establishing a good relationship is a bargaining chip when meeting and negotiating in the future.

A dragon trainer who raised dragons in Romania talked about the recent days and said with a sad face: "It's too bad. Nearly half of Romania's fire dragons have escaped."

"You didn't try to stop it, Werner?"

Warner Hall, Slughorn's former student, later chose to raise dragons.

Werner vomited bitterly: "We can't keep the dragons in cages for a long time, unless there is a room big enough to keep them all, but this is impossible."

Dragon trainers are having a hard time these days. Most of the fire dragon materials on the market come from Romania.

Now that the fire dragon is escaping, they are unable to stop it, resulting in a shortage of fire dragon materials on the market.

Even Slughorn joined in, complaining about the recent exaggerated increase in the price of dragon blood.

As a result, many products that require dragon materials are also increasing.

Even Hogwarts has been affected. The dragonhide gloves used by each person in the Herbology class now need to be used in turn.

The ones who suffered the most from dragon materials were the potion masters. They were miserable.

"It's not easy for you either." Slughorn comforted his former students.

"This is not the biggest hidden danger," Werner said worriedly. "An old dragon trainer in Romania told us that if this situation is not in estrus, it will be very bad."

"Why?" Slughorn became interested upon hearing this.

Hearing unknown news from his connections is also his favorite thing.

Warner said with a heavy face: "Dragon King."

"What?" Slughorn was stunned.

"The old dragon trainer told us that dragons have their own masters. They gave birth to their own kings, and there were large-scale exodus incidents."

"Such a thing has never happened in thousands of years, and we can't confirm it," Warner said. "Fortunately, we sent wizards to guard the escaped fire dragon at night, and we were ready to follow the fire dragon to find out what happened."

Slughorn took a sip of wine and said: "It's so surprising. I have never heard that a dragon has its own king. This thing reminds me of Merlin. He is a dragon who can understand the language of fire dragons." Whisperer.”

John was also present, and his eyes darkened after listening to Werner's words.

"What's the matter, John?" asked Slughorn.

John smiled lightly and said, "I suddenly realized that my friend just walked out."

Slughorn did not doubt his presence and laughed: "Draco Malfoy, yes, I saw it. He also took away Miss Greengrass."

"What!"

Daphne, who couldn't find her sister, heard this, and her eyes flashed with fierceness.

Slughorn realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing.

Daphne ran out, and John said sorry and walked outside.

"What do you want, John Wick?" a sinister tone sounded.

John stopped and saw Snape there.

"Your remarks." Snape walked over slowly.

He stared at John, as if he wanted to see through the thoughts under the skull, and said in a long tone: "What do you want to accomplish with this power?"

"You misunderstood, Professor." John said calmly, "I'm just doing normal social behavior."

Looking at Harry who was not far away from Snape, John said casually: "Have you ever thought that the reason why Sirius became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor might have been helped by Dumbledore?"

Snape frowned when he heard that name as if he smelled shit.

"Everyone in Hogwarts knows that you want that position," John curled his lips, "Do you think Dumbledore doesn't know?"

"Enough," Snape said coldly, "Mr. Wick."

John shrugged and walked out of the party.

While passing a classroom, John saw Daphne.

She was peeking inside through the crack in the door.

This indecent behavior made John helpless.

Leaning closer, he finally understood why Daphne was holding her wand tightly.

In classrooms.

Malfoy and Astoria each held a plate of cream cake.

Nothing seems out of the ordinary.

"You have a little stickiness here." Malfoy wiped the cream from the corners of Astoria's lips with his index finger.