Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

Snape stared at him for a moment, trying to figure out if the guy had noticed

what.But Lockhart looked as usual, not as if he knew anything.

"Well, it's boring, but since you are the one who is willing to waste money, I personally don't care. Anyway, first graders have to make color-changing potions in class, and it doesn't take much time to add something." Snape finally agreed. .

P.So Voldemort dancing - if you are interested, you can search for the video, I don't care if I am blind.

Chapter No.17 Blackmail

Lockhart was about to say a few words of thanks, but a classic car suddenly appeared in the distant sky interrupted his words.Its engine roared, and it took the people on it - straight to the direction of Hogwarts Forbidden Forest.

Seeing this, Lockhart and Snape hurriedly dropped the wine bottles in their hands, pulled out their wands one after another, and went straight to the Forbidden Forest.

"Flocks of birds!"

Lockhart took the lead and summoned a large flock of birds from the tip of his wand, and then threw the wand into the air, and he summoned invisible ropes to hang on the birds in the air, hanging Flying towards the Forbidden Forest with the wrist of his left hand.

Beside him, Snape let himself float up indifferently, like a fairy in the legend, soaring into the clouds and flying in the direction of the Forbidden Forest.

Looking at Snape's fairy-like appearance beside him, while he looked like a rescue team member hanging under the helicopter, Lockhart would be lying if he said he wasn't envious.

If he remembered correctly, only Voldemort and Snape had used this special flying spell from beginning to end, and no third person could fly in such a chic way.Dumbledore might work, but he's more reliant on the Phoenix for teleportation.

According to the magic master JoKo Rowling himself, it is very dangerous for wizards to fly without tools, and it is not necessary.Because it is very difficult to control the flight, as long as there is a slight mistake in the air and the magic power is broken, people will fall down. Only people like Voldemort who have plenty of magic power and are not worried about being shot down from the sky can use it with confidence.

To be able to invent the spell himself, and to learn the flying spell from Voldemort that even Bellatrix couldn't understand, Severus Snape is indeed a genius

talent.Compared with him, except for the Oblivion Curse, which is confident that Lockhart can win, the rest are too far behind. If he doesn't use a broom or other means of transportation, he can only use the current method to fly by tricks.

They followed the car from afar, watching it darting all over the sky until it hit head-on on the Whomping Willow by the Forbidden Forest.

Although the way of landing was not safe, Snape and Lockhart were still relieved—as long as they didn't enter the Forbidden Forest, then these two little guys are safe

At least not life-threatening.

"Hmph." Snape's sneer came along with the wind, "I hope the bones in their hands and feet are broken by the Whomping Willow. Only in this way can the restless guys be at peace for a while."

Why do you have to pretend like this?If something really happened to Lily Potter's son, I'm afraid Snape would explode on the spot.Lockhart thought.

"We have to hurry over there to have a look." Lockhart said, "Use the Healing Charm first to treat it. If there is something wrong with the bone, then you have to use the Levitation Charm to send it to Madam Pomfrey."

Snape nodded imperceptibly, but his mouth was still forceful.

"You are the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts. I think a mere Whomping Willow can't do anything to the famous Gilderoy Lockhart, right?"

"Aren't you going?"

"I'm the potions professor, and it's my job to prepare wound medicine for you three if you come back with a bruised nose and a swollen face—but I may not be very good at treating wounds on the face, and scars are not good at all." It's possible." Snape stared at Lockhart's face and said in a malicious tone.

Lockhart was amused in his heart—Snape is obviously a man with a sharp mouth, but he still pretends to want Harry to die. If it weren't for the insider,

I'm afraid that I will be deceived by him.

"Okay, then I'll go alone and tell them that Professor Snape cares about them from afar." Lockhart said deliberately.

Snape's face changed: "Don't get involved with me, I wouldn't come out if it wasn't for the headmaster's request."

Lockhart looked at Snape with a wicked smile: "Then...how long will it take for the discoloration potion for contact lenses to be prepared?"

"I will prepare it for you within a week... the amount of a big pot,

U!

Should be enough for you. "

Snape asked through gritted teeth.

"Enough, there are even rich ones." Lockhart walked away.

Looking at his back, Snape really wanted to use "Shen Feng Wu Ying" to cut off the invisible rope in Lockhart's hand.

After threatening Snape a little, Lockhart happily flew to the Whomping Willow, just in time to see the Whomping Willow frantically whipping its branches, Harry and Ron crouched down and crawled around in embarrassment look.

Should have asked Colin to borrow his camera, Lockhart thought it was a mistake.

However, he still hasn't forgotten his duty, and he took out his wand and pointed at the pebbles on the ground: "Wadi Vasi!"

Following Lockhart's incantation, the pebbles shot out in the direction Lockhart's eyes were looking at, and hit a knot in the Whomping Willow.

The Whomping Willow suddenly seemed to be struck by lightning, and his body shook like chaff, and then he remained motionless.

Harry and Ron, who were lying on the ground with their heads covered and crawling on their elbows and knees, suddenly felt that their surroundings had become much quieter. When they looked up, they realized that there was another person in front of them.

"Get up quickly, although you missed the sorting ceremony, if you move quickly

If so, maybe we can catch up with dinner.

Lockhart bent down and held out his hands to Harry and Ron.

"Uh...thank you, Professor Lockhart." Ron was the first to respond.

He secretly raised his head back, and glanced at the Whipping Willow who had been terribly hit by a flying car, and his own car had disappeared at some point.

"Professor, look, this..." he asked miserably.

"The judgment of responsibility is not up to me. What I am responsible for is to send you to school safely and soundly, have a full meal, and then tell the principal everything you see."

Lockhart had no intention of talking about his responsibilities with the two, but dealt with the problem neatly.

This was the first time for Harry to see Gilderoy Lockhart in person. Although he had heard a lot of good things from Mrs. Mason during the summer vacation, there were still some things that had to be seen with his own eyes.

From the looks of it, this is a person who can be regarded as vigorous and resolute in his work.

"Healed as before! Repaired as before! Cleaned up!" Lockhart used the single youth three times against the two.

Then he saw Ron's wand, which had been broken in two, with only a slight disconnect.

"Broken even the wand? There's no way to fix this thing."

He showed a regretful expression.

"Can't fix it?"

Ron's expression was wonderful, as if hearing Mrs. Weasley say that he would never give him another piece of Nat's pocket money in this life.

"It can't be fixed," Lockhart said regretfully. "Even Mr. Ollivander himself can't fix it. It's a magical thing. Magic tape plus a

The wooden hoops of wood can only last for a while.Well, Mr. Weasley and...Mr. Potter, you're Potter, right?I see your scars. "

Dyke's, Prof. Harry Potter flinched visibly at the word "scar".

"Pack up your things and hold out your left hand. We have to speed up, or we will really miss dinner. It is said that the house elves have prepared mutton pies," Lockhart instructed.

When the two heard that they might not be able to eat, they immediately put together their scattered luggage and stretched out their left hands to Lockhart.

Several invisible ropes were wrapped around their left arms, and then a force brought them up and rushed towards Hogwarts Castle.

Chapter 18 Admission

Lockhart was lucky. After returning to Hogwarts Castle, the banquet had just begun.

Seeing Lockhart coming, Dumbledore, who had finished singing the school song and was about to sit down, stood up again.

"He's finally here! Dear teachers and students, please allow me to solemnly introduce this man, although many people have already heard of or met him—Gilderoy Lockhart, who will be the black magician at Hogwarts this year. Professor of defense class!"

There was a burst of warm applause in the auditorium, especially among the female students.

"thanks, thanks!"

With a broad smile on his face, Lockhart gracefully saluted the four house tables.

"Having been away from Hogwarts for a long time, I can't wait to prepare to revisit the old place, and contribute some insignificant experiences I learned in school and travels to you. I hope you will learn something, and more importantly --- life Safety!"

After speaking, he bowed again, and the applause from the audience became more enthusiastic.

After the applause finally stopped, Dumbledore resumed his speech: "It is really an excellent speech. Only when we have a safe life can we enjoy more delicious food and more unique scenery...Considering that everyone is hungry, I just want to Say, please eat hard!"

As soon as the words fell, the four college tables and the teacher's seat were piled up with delicious food." Even if the girls' eyes were still lingeringly running to the teacher's seat, the protest of the stomach still made them have to pay attention I put all my strength back on the plate in front of me, and I just had to discuss a few words while eating.

Lockhart was not in a hurry to sit down, but first went to find the dean of his student days——Professor Flitwick

Flitwick looked at him with satisfaction: "Very well, he knows how to put the big things first. Although he still likes to show off, at least he is on the right path."

"I hope I won't embarrass Ravenclaw, the students are much smarter than before." Lockhart said modestly.

Then, he went to salute Professor McGonagall and Professor Sprout who had also taught him.

Although Professor Sprout doesn't seem to have much sense of presence at ordinary times, but she is from A

An old man from Mundo Dippet's time, from Herbert Bi who taught Voldemort

After Earley resigned, she has been working as a professor of herbal medicine at Hogwarts.If you look at it in detail, the qualifications are not even much worse than Dumbledore.

McGonagall, Sprout, and Professor Flitwick, the status of these three giants in Hogwarts is only lower than that of Dumbledore. After he left, these three were also the pillars of the school. How many times Dumbledore himself has been kicked out of the school, as long as they are still there, the school will still not be in chaos.

As for Snape, he was still too young, only four years older than Lockhart, and he was considered the least senior and prestige among the four deans, even though his strength was very likely to be the second Hogwarts person under Dumbledore.

For Lockhart, a student who has always liked to show off by various means in school, the three professors actually had some headaches at first.Although Dumbledore also hinted that Lockhart "may not be reliable", but because they don't know the whole story, they sometimes wonder if this student has changed.

After a round of greetings, Lockhart finally sat down, picked up his knife and fork and began to eat.

Harry and Ron wanted to take the opportunity to sneak over to the Gryffindor table too, but Snape appeared behind them with a sneer, threw them a newspaper, and began to humiliate them mercilessly. over them.

Both Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall ate very quickly, because they were no longer young and their appetites were not big, so they walked out after a few bites, preparing to cook about Harry.

Lockhart was not at all worried that this "savior" would be expelled from Hogwarts. As long as Dumbledore was there, even if the school castle was demolished, they had to be students of Hogwarts.So Lockhart is still very tasty.

After a while, Snape, who rushed back to his seat and violently tore the chair away, also confirmed his idea—Harry and Ron were only fined to stay in school for labor without even deducting a point, which made He was somewhat annoyed.

Especially when Snape saw that the banquet was over and there was nothing left on the table, Lockhart even felt smoke coming out of his head when he looked at him.

Although Hogwarts never makes people hungry all year round, there are still only one or two grand banquets like the school opening banquet every year. If you miss it, you have to wait for Christmas—although I don’t understand why wizards also celebrate Christmas.

"Want a small cake? You didn't take it outside just now. I bought it on the train, and there are two left." Lockhart kindly handed it to Snape.

Snape walked away.

Then Professor McGonagall reappeared in the auditorium, and Lockhart also took the opportunity to ask her to apply for a "retention student", saying that he needed someone to reply to fan letters.

Professor McGonagall promised very happily—just replying to the letter, and it should not cause any irreversible damage to the students' body and spirit.

Finally, the cake that Lockhart has been unable to deliver finally has a place to go.When the hungry Harry and Ron returned to the auditorium and found that there was nothing left on the table, the degree of dumbfoundment can be imagined.

"Let's eat these cakes first... By the way, which of you two can write better?" Lockhart asked kindly.

Although he didn't know why Lockhart asked such a question, Ron quickly turned his eyes to

They voted for Harry—he came from a wizarding family. Although he could read, he didn't have many places to write because he hadn't gone to elementary school, and Harry's handwriting was obviously more mature.

Seeing Ron looking at him, Harry had to raise his hand.

Zhuangzi, Harry, you are coming to my office this Saturday for detention.Ron, you go to Mr. Filch. "Lockhart immediately made a decision.

Looking at Ron's expression, he must be hating himself for not practicing calligraphy well before.

Given such a lenient treatment to the Savior, Dumbledore must be very satisfied, Lockhart thought.

Dumbledore is indeed very satisfied with Lockhart now, especially when the student council president submitted Lockhart's plan.

It seems that this year's position is not completely in vain. If Lockhart really does what he said above, the Savior can at least grow a lot, and the graduation rate of Hogwarts will also become much better.

Sure enough, even a venomous snake has its uses.

However, Dumbledore was not completely without doubts about what Lockhart had done.

"You just said that he wants you to prepare a color-changing potion that can resist magic? Use it on glasses?" Dumbledore wanted to figure it out thoroughly.

"Contact lenses," Snape said dryly.

Hungry people were never very good-tempered, not to mention Snape never gave anyone face.

"The contact... lens, is it spelled like this?"

"You're not that old yet...these are glasses invented by Muggles

, worn inside the eyelids.

"That's interesting... Is this a coincidence?"

Snape shook his head: "He shouldn't know, and even if he saw Lucius' movements in Diagon Alley, he didn't know what it was...Even I still can't figure out what it is .”

Dumbledore looked down at his desk, as if he was thinking about something, and he spoke again after a long time.

"I do have a little guess about that diary... but I just guess that anyway, it will add an insurance to our actions, at least it will prevent many accidental injuries, won't it?" He said slowly.

Snape smiled sarcastically: "Would it stop you if there was an accidental injury?"

"No." Dumbledore answered him seriously.