Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

Hermione started to get excited: "That's right! There are some books I've been wanting to read

borrow!For example, "Book of Spells", "Powerful Potion", and a book that is said to record the classics of the 17th century..."

Seeing that she was turning into a captive again, Lockhart hastily put down the book in his hand, made a silent gesture, and pointed to the librarian who was staring at them, Mrs. Pince.

Only then did Hermione realize that her voice just now was really too loud, and it had already aroused dissatisfaction from the people around her.

She stuck out her tongue embarrassingly, then lowered her voice.

"I don't know if I can sit here. If you have any questions, you can ask for advice at any time." She pointed to the seat next to Lockhart expectantly and asked.

Lockhart nodded, indicating yes.

Hermione sat down happily, and then took out her homework, ready to finish it right here.

In order to avoid trouble, Lockhart decided to put the ugly words up front.

He also lowered his voice and leaned into Hermione's ear: "Let me tell you in advance, if it's an assignment for Transfiguration class, please forgive me for being powerless. Transfiguration is my worst subject. After returning to Hogwarts, I Don't even dare to talk to Professor McGonagall, otherwise she will definitely criticize me."

Seeing him suddenly so close to her, Hermione's face was already flushed red.

"Really? But I remember..." Hermione murmured under her breath, but couldn't get it out of her mouth.

She remembered that in Lockhart's autobiography "Traveling with Vampires", Lockhart cast a very complicated human body transformation spell on a real vampire, and since then made the vampire "eat only carrots"

One must know that the ability of vampires to resist magic is far superior to that of ordinary people. If Lockhart was able to successfully perform transformation at that time, then his level of transformation is obviously not low.

But looking at the way Lockhart said "I'm not good at shapeshifting", it doesn't look like he's joking...

Relying on her outstanding logical reasoning ability and the basis of the above inferences, Hermione deduced such a set of things in her mind:

Known: Professor Lockhart's level of Transfiguration is very high, and he is the worst at Transfiguration;

Reasoning: That is to say, Professor Lockhart's spells, defense against the dark arts, potions, and herbal medicines are higher than Transfiguration;

Conclusion: Professor Lockhart is a genius!And very humble!

By the way, under the blessing of the aura of "Lockhart", the option "Is it possible that he is lying" did not even appear in Hermione's brain circuit at all

Of course Lockhart did not expect that he had already said that, and the person next to him could still

Made up so many things in my mind.If you let him know, he will only say with emotion that the saying "smart people are sometimes better at deceiving than fools" is indeed true.

For him now, apart from the necessary spell training time every day, the most important thing is to come to the library and copy some spells that suit him.

Especially the "Book of Spells" that Hermione had just mentioned - it was the one that Lockhart was borrowing now.

Chapter 25 Book of Spells

"Book of Spells" can be said to be the master of all practical spells discovered by wizards from the time the magic world appeared to the end of the 20th century, and its status in the magic world can be said to be supreme.

It has been published for more than 200 years, and the latest edition is compiled by Miranda Goshack, a magic textbook writer, and has been translated into 72 languages ​​including goblin language and mermaid language. This also shows how much people in the wizarding world attach importance to this book.

Hogwarts spell textbooks for grades [-] to [-], "Standard Magic On", are all part of the "Book of Spells", and the content is often abridged, considering that some of the spells may not be suitable for young people to learn.

What's more interesting is that Lockhart discovered that in addition to the spells edited by Miranda Goshawk in the "Book of Spells", there are many practical new spells in the corners that were only discovered in recent years.

If you look carefully, these new spells are all handwritten, and many of the handwriting is still very immature, and some of the spells have their own names written under them, which are obviously done by the top students of Hogwarts over the years—they are afraid It's all done for the sake of becoming famous.

You know, like the young Snape, there are very few wizards who can invent a new spell from scratch. Even the new magic experiment department of the Ministry of Magic has received a lot of applications for new spell experiments in the past year. less than 30.

All in all, this book is very valuable.

After Lockhart discovered this thing, of course he had to make good use of it. He almost swept over the spells one by one, even the handwritten ones of those students. If you don't need it for a while, you must first write down the casting method of that spell, and save it for later training with Man Iman.

And what he did was also remembered by the little witch next to him who was secretly peeking at him for two years while doing homework:

Sure enough, those who can succeed are not without reason.Seize all available time to study, this is the only way to success.

When Hermione left the library, Lockhart said goodbye to Hermione very politely

"If you have any banned books you want to borrow, just come to me. I know too well what it feels like to have a book you want to read but not be able to read it."

Hermione was overjoyed - she was not only happy that she had a book to read, but more importantly, she had a reason to go to the office to find Lockhart.

"Professor, will you come to the library often in the future?" she asked.

"Of course." Lockhart replied as a matter of course, "Why give up such a good opportunity?"

After hearing this affirmative answer, Hermione clenched her fists secretly.

——From today, I will live in the library!

Seeing that Hermione finally left, Lockhart was finally able to continue reading the borrowed book

Because it was the first day, although Lockhart was a little busy with schoolwork, he didn't have to correct students' homework, and the curfew on students was not in effect for him as a professor, so he had a lot of time at night to do own business,

During the year he was in charge at Hogwarts, he had one thing he had to do-that was to go to the Room of Requirement, get out the Ravenclaw diadem that Voldemort hid there, and then try to destroy the diadem in it. Voldemort's soul.

This matter is of great significance, because it is Lockhart's "nomination certificate" handed over to Dumbledore's team

It would be foolish to stand on the side of the pure-blood family, which now seems to be five

Ren Liu's run-down nobles will soon lose power.

After the Battle of Hogwarts, the Death Eaters who followed Voldemort either died or were liquidated. Even if they were not sent to Azkaban Prison for the rest of their lives, their families would be severely damaged. Even Draco Malfoy expressed "sorry"

To Lockhart, if it weren't for Narcissa Malfoy's words "(Harry) he's dead", maybe the Malfoy family would also be in a slump.

As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a wall, only a foolish politician would put his future on a wreck that was about to sink. If he wanted to gain support, Lockhart would definitely choose a member of the Order of the Phoenix.

How wonderful the Order of the Phoenix is. Everyone is so pure in their minds. They are only united for the purpose of defeating Voldemort. Except for Kingsley, the rest of the people are generally not very interested in power. The glory of status, and the political rights and interests gained from defeating Voldemort all belong to oneself.

But it is not so easy to gain the trust of the Order of the Phoenix. Only by destroying one of Voldemort's horcruxes can he make those people believe that he is a "comrade" who is sincerely on their side, and thus has the right to seize the post-war results. power.

The problem is that Lockhart, as a genuine Ravenclaw, must not use the fangs of the Slytherin Basilisk to solve the problem of the soul in the crown. .Gryffindor's sword "absorbs substances that can strengthen it", so it must absorb the venom of the basilisk before it can destroy the Horcrux. It is useless to borrow it now.

As for using Fiercefire and the Killing Curse to destroy the crown, it is even worse. Although Voldemort did not apply too much protection magic to it, Ravenclaw's crown itself has several self-repairing and damage-preventing spells, and it is not easy to break it. What Lockhart can do now

Not to mention that it itself is of too great significance to Ravenclaw College. If Lockhart destroys it with Fiendfire and makes it known, even if Flitwick teaches

If the professor doesn't work hard with him, other Ravenclaw students will probably accuse him of having no sense of honor.

In the same way, if he chooses to hand over the Horcrux to Dumbledore, then he will get too little benefit—because he can't explain how he knows the Horcrux, so he can only tell Dumbledore Said that he found Ravenclaw's diadem, and it seemed to have evil black magic attached to it-if he really did, then the act of handing in the diadem would lose the meaning of "voting a certificate".

This can only allow him to get the honor of "discoverer", but it does not allow him to enter the inner circle of the Order of the Phoenix, so he has to find a way to destroy it by himself.

The only thing that comforts him is that it doesn't have to be basilisk venom or Fiercefire to destroy a Horcrux, which, in the words of Hermione, found in "Most Poisonous Magic", "is destructive enough that the Horcrux cannot repair itself." things" will do.

He didn't want to leave a record with the librarian that he had borrowed "Toxic Magic", so he could only rummage through the "Book of Spells", trying to find some spells that he could use.

—After turning it over, he really found out a few spells that might destroy Voldemort's soul without damaging the crown, but these spells are probably not much more dangerous than Fiendfire.

For example, a medieval magic called "Summoning the Executioner" can legally remove a soul—whether it is a living body or a dead body, but the price is that the person who releases the spell must sacrifice his own soul.

As a standard egoist, Lockhart felt that even Voldemort's 1/7 soul value was far less than his one-hour lifespan, let alone his own soul, so of course he would not do this kind of "fool"

There is also a "Banshee's Howl" that imitates the howling of a female ghost. It can slowly clear all nearby souls with a special sound, with a similar weathering effect, especially the souls without physical protection. Dissipates very quickly in the cry

But the problem is here, even if Lockhart can take the crown to the South Pole to release the Banshee's Howl, as the spell caster himself, Lockhart will also be affected by the Banshee's Howl, and this effect on the soul The sound cannot be solved by wearing earmuffs, and he instinctively rejects this behavior.

In addition, there are "disintegration techniques" that can decompose all inanimate objects, and "crushing gears" that can permanently shatter all tangible objects. Lockhart believes that although they can indeed destroy Horcruxes, At the same time, it will also cause irreversible damage to the crown, so it is not within the scope of consideration.

After reading these spells in the "Book of Spells", Lockhart could only feel that it was right to delete these things from the "Standard Spells" textbook.

Or, as usual, find a way to get the dementor to kiss Voldemort's soul?

Chapter 26 Intense Class Hours

Although Lockhart has been lamenting that nothing is perfect in this world, what he ignores or deliberately ignores is that he probably doesn't have enough ability to cast those spells.

In this world, although there are many types of magic, without exception, they all require the "will power" of the wizard, that is, a strong desire brought about by certain emotions.

For example, the Patronus Charm requires people to think of happy or beautiful things before it can be cast.The Cruciatus Curse, on the other hand, requires a will to enjoy pleasure by hurting others to achieve its effect. The Killing Curse and the Imperius Curse are roughly similar.

If there is no emotion, the effectiveness of the spell cannot be exerted. The effectiveness of the three unforgivable curses may not be as good as the stun spell.

The reason why Lockhart is good at spiritual magic is largely because he likes to manipulate people's hearts, and he has a desire to stand out and make others admire him. Now Lockhart has one more thing, that is The idea of ​​letting the wizarding society operate within the rules set by him, so it is only natural that he is best at the magic of spiritual illusion.

But what he gains is what he loses. As a civil servant, what he hates the most is uncertainty, change, and chaos. Therefore, his talent for transfiguration, which was not very high, has been exacerbated, and it has directly plummeted to a horrible level.

After the hundredth attempt to turn the Gold Cup into Peppa Pig failed, Lockhart simply gave up on his Transfiguration-related efforts to focus on other things.

So for a wizard, his personality, or the emotions he can often enter is the greatest "talent", not the amount of magic power.

After Lockhart understood this, he didn't copy any of the spells that required Transfiguration skills, but made a lot of "interesting spells" that might be useful

For example, the necessary skills for a night tour of Hogwarts—Phantom Phantasm

Considering the next day's lessons, Lockhart did not choose to start the night tour immediately, but practiced spells in his dormitory.

Disillusionment was not a difficult spell, he learned it in the blink of an eye.

In the book of spells, invisibility is also divided into several levels, and illusions such as deceiving others' vision belong to a relatively low level.

The advanced invisibility technique not only does not cause air blurring, but can also deceive other people's perception, even the air flow and smell can be blocked. These Lockhart decided to learn slowly in the future

So in order to avoid attracting the attention of others, and to have a complete breakfast for himself, Lockhart used illusion to walk out of his bedroom.

Relying on his phantom technique along the way, he successfully avoided some girls who were "ambushing" outside the dormitory and was about to "encounter" with him, and passed by Peeves, and faced the girl who obviously found himself. My cat, Mrs. Norris, has lost a small dried fish, buy it and shut up.

Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief when he came to the auditorium and took his place.

"Not bad illusion, and I heard that your class yesterday was also impressive." Dumbledore suddenly appeared behind Lockhart.

Lockhart was taken aback: "Good morning, Headmaster! I made you laugh, have you been following?"

"Without tracking, whoever sees a small dried fish suddenly thrown in the air will follow curiously." Dumbledore answered his question.

In other words, I still followed, and also used invisibility, maybe it was better than myself

more advanced.

But if he followed him, he followed him. Could it be that Lockhart could do something to him.

"How about a syrupy waffle, Headmaster." Lockhart remembered Dumbledore's fondness for sweets.

"Thank you." Dumbledore did not refuse, "Gidero, I heard about your courses... Do you feel that your classroom is a little smaller?"

Lockhart didn't know what he meant: "Of course there is, so in the second half of the semester, I plan to open the dueling part of the course next to the Forbidden Forest, or next to the Quidditch pitch."

"It doesn't have to be so troublesome, and the winter in the Scottish Highlands is not good, especially in the wild." Dumbledore said, "The halls of Hogwarts are empty most of the time, only when eating Someone."

"So?" Lockhart asked tentatively.

Dumbledore didn't make a fool of himself either: "So as long as it's not meal time, you can come to the auditorium for dueling courses in the morning, afternoon, and evening until nine o'clock. This place has been enchanted, so you don't have to worry about the students' spells causing damage. , and it doesn't let the spells fly around.

I remember a long time ago, a school in Massachusetts in the United States lost an airplane because students cast a disappearing spell in the field, and it was only a few months later that people found this airliner in Armenia..."

"Thank you, Headmaster, I should use it soon." Lockhart cut him off decisively.

He knew Dumbledore's nature - as long as he was not talking about serious things in a serious situation, he would talk endlessly.

Lockhart's class on the second day was still very intense—yesterday it was for the seventh, sixth, fifth, and second graders, and today it was Defense Against the Dark Arts for the third, fourth, and first graders, still six classes.

Thinking that this kind of life would continue for a whole year in the future, Lockhart felt a little sad.

despair.

Fortunately, the seventh and fifth grades don't need him to bother too much. He can borrow the method from the Muggles and use multiple rounds of review + intensive brushing to solve teaching problems. In the sixth grade, he simply uses the method of teaching the police to teach duel confrontation , These are things that can be opportunistic.

As for the third grade course, he only needs to "copy" Professor Lupin's teaching method, and he can handle it with some dark creatures that are not very dangerous.He didn't have to catch the dark creatures himself, he could just buy them from the demon hunters—if money could solve the problem, then it wasn't a problem.

As for the first grade, what Lockhart will teach them this year is also very simple, and that is to escape.

"Don't underestimate escape. In front of real dark wizards, even being able to escape successfully is a great achievement."

Facing the new Guadanzi who just enrolled this year, Lockhart poured his thoughts into them to his heart's content.

"Now you have not undergone systematic training. Even if you successfully graduate from school in the future, you may not be able to take advantage of the confrontation with black wizards. After all, your future work is not to kill people. It is a professional level. The gap..oo Of course, there are not so many lunatics in this world who only think about killing people all day long.

Seeing that the joke he made didn't make the little wizards laugh, but turned pale, Lockhart hastily added another sentence.

"And professional Aurors—you can be understood as the Muggle police—they can completely fight against those dark magic creatures and dark wizards. It's just that before we ask Aurors for help, we must first learn how to escape from their pursuit .

Maybe you think that the so-called escape means running away, and I will tell you in the next - throughout the year - that you are wrong! "

Chapter 27 comes from Lao Deng's voyeurism

Now, say this mantra with me - Nebulus

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