Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"Nonsense, there won't be any danger there." Hagrid didn't think about it, "The centaur's territory isn't there, neither are the unicorns and giant spiders, there are only some shinker punks, thorns, and a group of people from South America. monkey frogs and a litter of cute little wolf cubs."

"...It seems that our definition of "dangerous" is not the same. I don't want to argue. Anyway, I ask you to help me and keep them out of the woods, although I think they are all smart people. " Lockhart shook his head slightly.

"Second thing, I'm going to start a dueling club. Are you interested in coming to the auditorium every Wednesday night to be a referee?"

Hagrid obviously didn't expect him to make this request: "Referee? Me?" Ty, I believe the students' spells shouldn't hurt you. "

Hagrid shook his head again and again: "I can't do that, I'll screw it up."

"How can it be messed up, the rules have been set. If I am really worried, I will talk to the student president and the prefects, and they will help maintain order

"Well...but, why me? What can I do?" Hagrid was puzzled.

Lockhart smiled: "You don't need to do anything, you even need to stand there for a while, and then show your ability to resist magic, and those little wizards can only obey obediently. As for why... I don't think you can live forever They're just gamekeepers, Hagrid.

Chapter 32 Harry's stay in school labor

Hagrid didn't immediately agree to Lockhart's request, only saying that he had to think again.

Lockhart knew that he still had a layer of psychological barrier called "I'm still a criminal", so he didn't force it. Instead, he left a large bucket of three broomsticks of mead as a gift before leaving.

"Think about it, Hagrid." Lockhart said to him as he left, "You are someone I have always liked since I was in school. I don't think you should just hang around here. Dumbledore must be the same want."

It can be seen that this sentence really touched him.

After Lockhart came out, he went to the venue to take a look at Ravenclaw's training. When he found that they were practicing Pokov's lure technique, he went over and asked why they didn't use Ravenclaw's traditional eagle-headed triangle offensive tactics.

Davies answered him with an exaggerated facial expression—because Slytherin had replaced seven Nimbus 2001s, and now they could only see afterimages when they flew through the air.

"I really don't know why they do this." Davis said in a puzzled tone, "It's just a game. They are willing to spend so much gold. I'd rather use the money to hold a ball or travel around the world." .”

Most of the rest of the Ravenclaw players also agreed.

This is the Eagle Academy—although the people in this academy undoubtedly have superhuman intelligence, but in addition to intelligence, their sense of pragmatism is also extraordinary, and it is difficult for you to stuff anything other than knowledge and exploration into it. In their minds, such as collective spirit.

To put it nicely, this is called independence and free spirit, but to put it bluntly, it is extreme self-interest.

It's like the guy who the DA (Defense Association) betrayed Harry's gang, both

Not the most annoying Zacharias Smith, or Ron's suspicious Michael Kona, but Cho Chang's best friend, Ravenclaw's Exmo, just because her family is in the Ministry of Magic. work, and her family didn't want to upset Fudge.

Another example is the final battle of Hogwarts: Hufflepuff and Gryffindor both left many people to fight, but Ravenclaw left only a handful of people.

You must know that the reason why Slytherin didn't keep anyone was because their relatives were basically on the side of the Death Eaters. It was already the greatest kindness for them not to help the Death Eaters attack Hogwarts.But to say that the degree of their internal unity may be above Gryffindor.

Such a result is too ironic for Ravenclaw, who claims to be smart. They should be the smartest group of people, but in the end they did the stupidest stupid thing. They turned into a bunch of cynics.

"There will always be smart people in this world." Lockhart sighed, "It's just that if a person wants to gain glory and brilliance, he must do some stupid things in his life. Otherwise, being smart will always be just being smart. That's what I figured out after so many years of ups and downs."

Seeing the puzzled expressions of the players, Lockhart didn't explain much, put down the windproof glasses and chocolates and other condolences he brought, and left there.

Different people have different ways to deal with them, and the best way to deal with egoists is to cut down on the nonsense and just make deals.

Because they are too shrewd, it is best for the relationship to stay at the level of teacher-student relationship, and there is no need to go any further.Just like the owls in the Hogwarts owl shed, no matter how much they are fed, they can only be used to deliver letters.

After dinner, Lockhart folded all the letters from readers he had accumulated for a long time, and waited for Harry Potter to come.

To be honest, it feels good to ask the savior to write the envelope for me.

But Harry obviously didn't like this kind of work, so he didn't knock on the door until 59:[-], even though he was staying in school for labor starting at [-]:[-] p.m.

Lockhart opened the door for him: "Good night, Mr. Potter! I hope you are not too full, because there are more than 200 letters to answer tonight, and we have to use a lot of brains

"More than 200?" Harry asked desperately.

He had a pretty good impression of Lockhart before. On the one hand, it was because Lockhart rescued the two of them from under the Whomping Willow; Min murmured for a long time "This is not a punishment at all, if it is a punishment, I would rather be the one who is punished", so he somewhat had unrealistic expectations.

But now Lockhart personally destroyed his little luxury.

—Even if you don’t use your brain to read a letter from a reader, it will take at least a minute or two to read it. If you add the time to write the letter, it will also take a minute or two.

So here comes the question, if two people answer 3 letters and each letter takes 5-[-] minutes to answer, how many hours will it take in total?

Just as Harry was about to ask if there was "some format" for the reply, Lockhart added.

"Each letter must be answered seriously." He said seriously.

Harry suddenly felt that this Saturday night was going to be all over him.

Dyke's, Prof. replied Harry dryly, "but I'm... totally inexperienced and don't know how to reply." "

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All you need is patience and the process of being familiar with it, and the rest of the work will only be discovered after you do it. "

"Really?" Harry asked dryly.

He was a student, and he was being punished now, so no matter how unreasonable Lockhart's request was, he could only obey.

"Of course." Lockhart's tone became more and more relaxed, "Every letter contains an emotion or appeal from the sender. As a person who has assumed the expectations of many people, you must learn how to deal with the consequences of your fame. Come to pay attention, it will be very helpful to you in the future.”

Harry was annoyed hearing this.

"I'd rather not have them, I mean these expectations," he said.

Lockhart countered: "Because you feel like you shouldn't have them?"

Harry answered him without hesitation: "Yeah! Well, of course I'm not saying it's bad to be famous, it's just that... unlike you, I never remember any of the things I did, or that they thought I did , but I have no impression of it myself, which is a strange feeling.”

Halfway through Harry's speech, he suddenly remembered that Lockhart was also a famous person, so he quickly started to take back the words.

"It turns out that it is like this, of course it is better to work hard than to fly out of thin air.

' Lockhart understood what he meant.

"Yeah, that's what I am, and I'm not really a big fan of the limelight.

Harry was overjoyed to hear that someone understood him.

"It seems that there is a discrepancy between other people's expectations of you and your expectations of yourself, and of course you are not to blame." Lockhart said regretfully.

"And I probably don't live up to my name," Harry added.

Lockhart said to himself that someone more deserving of the name might stand in front of you, but you

do not know.

"But it's a pity that there is no way to avoid staying in school for labor, even if I personally think it is justifiable. If you have made up your mind to avoid being exposed, then you should also learn from now how to be polite. Under the circumstances of rejecting other people's "curiosity excess" probing. "

Chapter 33 The Savior's Public Relations Lesson

Whether the "savior" of Harry Potter is not worthy of its name is actually a point of view that is easily aroused.

First of all, it must be confirmed that he is indeed very talented in Defense Against the Dark Arts

He is agile and strong-willed, can resist the Imperius Curse, and has a unique knack for using small spells with relatively low power. Even among Aurors (magic detectives), he can be said to be a good hand.

But other than that, his magic academic level is not high, and his magic power is not deep. Although his resistance ability is stronger than ordinary people, he is still at the level of a professional master, similar to Kingsley and Dawlish.

His peak level may be able to compete with Bella, but he is completely suppressed by Snape, a real master who has already entered the master state. He probably can't beat McGonagall and Flitwick, let alone Dumbledore. Wizards like Lido, Greenwald, and Voldemort who have entered the legendary level are better than others.

When Dumbledore took him to find the locket, what he said when he talked about why the boat could carry the two of them together was, "Compared with me, your magic is not worth mentioning."

You know, Harry was more than 16 years old at that time, and he was going to be an adult soon

If "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" (stage play) is included in the official design, then Harry, who has grown up and experienced many battles, can't even defeat the underage child born to Voldemort and Bella. Daughter, the strength is evident.

What's more, he doesn't have any special leadership charisma and courage, and he won't even be able to discipline his youngest son well in the future.

But he is the "protagonist", so he can get the treatment of cheating, and the name of this cheating is "Love"

"Let's look at the first letter from the reader first, Ms. Gladys, she is one of my admirers..." Lockhart opened a letter and began to demonstrate to Harry.

"I've been trying to figure out why she's so fanatical, but you see, in this letter she offered to say that when she was young, she always wanted to be with the love she loved, to throw off all shackles, and travel around the world with only a magic wand , to explore the legendary secret land, whenever she reads my book, she will recall her original dream..."

"And then?" Harry asked curiously, "how did she get?"

"I didn't go because I was too busy with work...sad adults." Lockhart's answer left Harry speechless for a moment.

"So you should know by now what to reply to her readers' letters," Lockhart revealed.

"...know what?" Harry was puzzled.

Lockhart sighed in his heart - although compared with Ron and Hermione, this savior's EQ is not low, but due to the relationship between knowledge and upbringing, he may have to go further than Cedric improve.

"It's simple. When Ms. Gladys read my book, she began to assume that if she had really decided to go to the end of the world, she would have encountered as many strange things as I did—in other words, She used my words to satisfy her own "Phantom" heart,

"Um... We're talking about replying letters, aren't we, sir?" Harry still didn't understand.

Lockhart had to make it clearer: "So our correct approach is to respond to the other party's expectations, saying that you readers will always be with me. More than half of my courage to explore the unknown comes from the readers who support me. I hope you Can continue to follow my travels and experiences.”

"But...she doesn't really support you at all."

"Maybe not now, but as a public figure, you shouldn't be cold-hearted to people who don't give you overt support. Whether you like it or not, you are now a public figure, Harry. Even if you don't like it, There are still many people who like this feeling, such as your little friend Ron, and me."

"Sorry, Professor." Harry apologized hastily.

"No, no, you don't need to apologize. I just want to explain a simple truth-since we have unintentionally become the embodiment of other people's dreams and courage, even if it is to make this world a better place, we should continue to maintain our characters,” Lockhart said.

"To make the world a better place?" Harry repeated.

"Of course, this is both an honor and a responsibility. The power of role models is infinite, Harry."

Harry sighed like a little adult: "But this will...not only be very tiring, but also make me feel overwhelmed: I don't know what to do to meet other people's expectations, and I'm not sure if I am can do it."

"It depends on you. Before meeting other people's expectations, it is more important to think about what you want to do. You can like Quidditch, make friends, and talk about girlfriends. In fact, as long as there are no problems with right and wrong, then personal hobbies It is often harmless, and even positively promotes the image."

At this moment, Lockhart fully fulfilled his duties as a "professor", and became an old man who taught the younger generation.

"Okay...let's start. You can slowly understand this truth in the reply. The quills on the table are automatic sketch pens, and the handwriting is also my handwriting. You only need to tell them roughly how to reply, and they will Will automatically write the right content - I bet many writers want such a pen.

Although you don't need to strain your wrists to write a letter, you still need to think about it yourself, but you can use some routines in this regard.

Letters from readers are usually divided into the following categories:

One is fanatical fans. They write letters just to express admiration or belittle you, which is completely to vent their emotions.Usually, you don’t need to pay attention to him. At most, you can politely say thank you to your admirers and send back an autographed photo——I have a lot of those things.

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The second is to ask you for some details out of curiosity after reading your deeds. I can go back and forth with you personally, you just need to pick it out;

There is also a third type. Readers have already regarded you as a good teacher and helpful friend, so they will comment on some things in their own lives and even some social affairs, and then ask you for advice on this.You need to use a lot of brains to reply to this kind of letter, and try not to give a stupid answer. Even after replying to this kind of letter, I will hide it in my box for later use.

The last type is very precious—they will give you valuable opinions, ask you to improve, and hope that you will become better. When you meet such readers, cherish them. "

Harry was already dumbfounded: "So there are so many differences, sir, I'm a little worried..."

Lockhart made a helpless expression: "But you don't have to be too pessimistic, according to my experience, most of the letters are for venting emotions, just reply politely.

"Yes, sir." Hahe II looked at the table.

Chapter 34 Snape's Menace

Although he didn't have to write it himself, Harry still used a lot of brains when thinking about these replies.

No way, although as Lockhart said, it is true that the vast majority of readers are only here to express their fanatical admiration, but other letters are still not easy to answer.

"I'm going to give you the task of sorting these letters as I just said...you'll have to learn how to absorb public opinion," said Lockhart.

In order to distinguish the truly valuable letters from the consulting letters, Harry really spent a lot of effort. It is unknown whether he learned anything in the end, but he knew that his brain was about to explode.

Is it really only two hundred letters... maybe there are a thousand?

Harry secretly made up his mind that no matter what he would do in the future, he would never be a "public figure" and leave these things to people he likes to do.

Like Professor Lockhart.

Just when Harry was in a daze, there was a sudden knock on Lockhart's office door.

"Who is that, please?" Lockhart called to the door.

"I, Snape, the color-changing potion you want." Snape's voice came from the door.

After hearing this voice, Harry, who had been drowsy, shivered and suddenly woke up.

Lockhart stood up and went to open the door for Snape.