Magical Studies at Hogwarts

Chapter 46 The Lockhart Argument
Bowtruckles are peaceful, never aggressive, and if you have woodjacks or other small insects, they are easy to bribe.

Bowtruckles with owners are very loyal, and although they can have a little tantrum at times, they are easy to appease and useful in certain ways, such as picking locks.

The most important thing is, people are cute!
Taking Jimmy back to the dormitory, Stuart and Terry were very novel, but they only played for a while and then took a rest.Adorable magical animals like the Bowtruckle are more popular with little witches.

If Ike brought back a dragon or a Thunderbird, that would be a different matter.

There were two classes the next morning: Charms and Defense Against the Dark Arts.Professor Flitwick taught the Freezing Spell. This spell is said to be "freezing", but it does not actually have the so-called "ice" effect. Its effect is to make the target freeze and stop moving, even if the target is flying in the air.

It is a very effective control spell. Whether it can deny the target depends on the amount of magic power and the size of the target. An ordinary little wizard casts a freezing spell on Professor Flitwick, and it may not have any effect at all.But with creatures like Bowtruckles and Sniffers, the effect can be dramatic.

In class, Professor Flitwick gave everyone a beetle, and let the little wizards try to stop these little guys running around.This is obviously not an easy task. The scene of Transfiguration last semester happened again. The wand kept waving, but they couldn't hit these dexterous beetles, but they might accidentally injure others.

Michael's Freezing Curse hit the unlucky Morty, and it was Professor Flitwick who saved Morty with a counter-curse.

Ike was ignored, and Professor Flitwick didn't give him the beetles at all, and didn't ask him to get up and answer questions when he first explained the charm.

Perhaps Dumbledore revealed something to the professors. After all, there are some spells, and Ike's level is almost the same as that of the professors.

The Freezing Spell was not complicated, and by the time the get out of class was over, everyone had basically frozen the beetle.Ike put away "Analysis of Ancient Runes", and went straight to the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom with the other kitties.

Lockhart is extremely attractive to witches, and almost all the witches in the grade are his admirers.The wizards, by comparison, were less friendly to him.

In addition to the fact that Lockhart attracted too many witches' attention, it was also because his Defense Against the Dark Arts was unconvincing.

In Defense Against the Dark Arts class yesterday, Lockhart asked the students to write papers as soon as the class started, and they were all questions such as Lockhart's favorite color, Lockhart's ideals, etc., more like Fan Questionnaire.

The following courses are all about the things in the book, which are mixed with a lot of praise for myself.But I have to say that Lockhart's level of storytelling is very good, which fascinates the witches even more.The wizards who didn't have an idol filter found that this guy's level was very similar to the previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors.

A bottle is not full, half a bottle is rattling.

In the common room last night, the group of senior wizards headed by Roger fired first at the group of witches headed by Penello. Roger made it clear that Lockhart was a glamorous liar, except for showing off his There's nothing wrong with white, shiny teeth.

Penello also said that Roger was just jealous, because Lockhart was more handsome and talented, not only a best-selling author, but also a third-class medalist of the Order of Merlin, which Roger would probably never get in his entire life.

Roger was pissed off by Penelope, carefully analyzed what Lockhart said, and came to the conclusion that the whole class was reading his own book except for bragging. From this point of view, it was no different from Quirrell last year. ,

After that, Roger was killed by Penello.

"Professor Lockhart is more handsome! How does Quirrell compare with him!"

Ike naturally didn't see this wonderful duel, but according to Stewart's report, Senior Penello's words almost made Roger spit blood out of anger. Senior Roger's face turned black at the time, and he hesitated for a long time and then shouted I went back to the dormitory.

"Ike, are you saying that Senior Penello is right or Senior Roger is right?" Sitting in the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom, Terry asked aloud, "I really hope we have a reliable Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, I heard that the previous five or six professors had no real skills, and even one professor was an alcoholic, who was entangled to death by the devil's net when he was drunk."

"I don't know." Ike shook his head, "But I think he is at least a little more reliable than Chilow, and at least some of the content in his book is very instructive."

"Aren't those just novels?" Stuart leaned over and looked at Ike suspiciously.

"There is a very interesting description in "Break with the Female Ghost":...Under the moonlight, she sang in a low voice. It was a tune I had never heard before, like an aria, and I saw it on her face. There is a touch of emotion and nostalgia..."

"...I listened quietly, feeling like I was wrapped in soft velvet, a kind of whole-body comfort..."

"...Unfortunately, a cloud soon covered the moonlight, and she became sluggish again..."

Stuart looked confused, and asked in surprise: "You actually memorized it? My God!"

"Don't you think the content of this paragraph is very interesting?" Ike asked back, "Female ghosts are different from ghosts. They don't have the ability to communicate with the outside world like ghosts, and they don't have memories of their lives. Many times, female ghosts are sluggish. Yes, there will be erratic, piercing, fainting screams."

"But it is written in this book that the female ghost has expressions and can sing beautiful tunes!" Ike paused, and the look in his eyes made Stuart unconsciously get goosebumps. "Do you know what this means? This It means that our current understanding of female ghosts may be wrong! They may recover some memories of their lives under certain conditions, and they may even become ghosts!"

"Maybe it's made up," Terry said.

"It's possible, but it may be true." Ike's eyes were burning, "There are a lot of content like this in his several books, some of which are like female ghosts, which seem unbelievable, but some are true, such as The content about the transformation of werewolves in "Wandering with Werewolves" still retains the basic concept of good and evil after transformation, which is true."

"Of course, I'm more interested in some of the spells in it, such as the spell used to drive out the Wan Lun female ghost at the end of "Break with the Female Ghost". That may be a new spell!"

"New spell? Invented by Lockhart?" Stuart was very surprised.

"It's very possible." Aike nodded seriously, "Of course this is my guess, and I'll know if I have a chance to ask in the future."

"Well, I hope you succeed." Stuart and Terry felt that Ike had changed. He was no longer the smart and wise Ravenclaw outstanding wizard in his impression, and he was also attracted by Loha like Sister Penelope and the others. Very brainwashed.

But there was nothing they could do about it.After a year of contact, Stuart and the others knew exactly what kind of person Ike was, and the things he decided would basically not be shaken.

"Bless Merlin! May Ike see Lockhart's true face as soon as possible!" Stewart, Roger's loyal follower, prayed silently.

The same experience from last year, once Ike is serious about something, it will often become very troublesome, and it will also affect his and Terry's beautiful daily life.

"We are the wise Ravenclaws, not the reckless lions!"

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