John really didn't want you to get involved with all these magic things he got stuck in himself, but you wouldn't stop asking, so he gave in.

"You're spelling the words in a wrong way, kid." He says as he takes a drag from his halfway finished cigarette. "Did you even read the spell book correctly?"

He's not a good mentor, often sarcastic and not in the mood. He's not a good father, either, yet he's trying or Zatana will chop his head off. At least she's a good parent, unlike him.