Jon did not take the matter of the dark wizard he had mentioned to heart at all.
No one was particularly interested in Hogwarts's Defense Against the Dark Arts classes anyway. The wizarding world had been peaceful for so many years—what student even remembered what dark wizards were like?
By the time they had memories, Voldemort had long been gone.
Their childhoods had never been filled with the fear brought by dark wizards, and they had never truly seen Dark Magic. Naturally, Stephen and the others did not think dark wizards were all that frightening.
Especially since Jon had looked so relaxed when he spoke.
"Anyway, if Jon could talk about it with a smile, then he could definitely handle it. We don't need to worry."
After hearing Stephen's account, Fren and Scaly said the same thing.
After discussing it among themselves, none of the three took the matter seriously.
Meanwhile, Jon, the subject of their discussion, was not there at all.
"Once you have mastered the basics of [Listening to Wind Whispers], we can begin learning [War Magic: Continuous Explosion]."
Helga waved the "handout" in her hand and showed Jon a series of explosions.
"Wait. Is there any necessary connection between [Continuous Explosion] and [Listening to Wind Whispers]? Why do I have to learn [Listening to Wind Whispers] first?"
"A connection? There isn't really one. Your curriculum is arranged by difficulty. Aside from [Listening to Wind Whispers], [Continuous Explosion] is the easiest one."
Right, of course it was the easiest. He only needed to control the spell and make it detonate repeatedly. It barely required any effort, and its destructive power was considerable. It was the simple and brutal sort of magic.
The problem was, where was he supposed to practice it?
The Room of Requirement was out of