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Chapter 207
"Hi, Mr. Locke, I'm Arthur Weasley, thank you just now." Arthur Weasley stepped forward to greet Locke.

"It's nothing, I don't like that guy very much either." Locke said with a smile.

After exchanging pleasantries with Arthur, the two parties separated because of their respective affairs, and took Hermione to buy all the things. Then, before school started, Locke took her to play for a few days, and then Hermione Back to Hogwarts together.

Because Professor Quirrell died, Hogwarts changed a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor as usual.

The new professor Gilderoy Lockhart, in Locke's view, looks like a peacock in heat, dressed very coquettishly, and even had his head styled, I don't know how to do it, under the candlelight , His hair can actually shine with various colors.

It's as if Locke and the other party met for the first time, and he clearly saw his hair shining green, and Locke maliciously guessed whether this meant something.

Not long after the start of school, Harry and Ron made a big news, not only driving a speeding car and being seen by many ordinary people, but also hitting the Whomping Willow in the college.

The Whomping Willow is an extremely rare monster. Every small branch can be used to make a powerful wand. It can be said to be the precious property of the academy.

After Hermione heard about this incident, she was also a little worried about the punishment the two of them would receive, and asked for news from Locke.

Apart from this incident, the beginning of the new semester was relatively peaceful until after dinner that day, when Locke was about to go back to his room, he suddenly heard an exclamation.

Locke followed the reputation, and soon noticed that Harry was standing there in a daze, and there were two lines of big characters written in blood on the wall next to him: "The chamber of secrets has been opened, enemy of the heir, beware... "

At the same time, everyone also noticed that Mrs. Norris, Filch's pet cat, was hanging upside down on the metal candlestick next to her, her whole body stiff and furred.

Seeing this scene, Locke knew that the basilisk was released from the secret room and launched its first attack in the castle.

Such things that happened in public couldn't be concealed at all, especially now that the crowds were concentrated, it quickly spread among the students, and at the same time, the professors and even Dumbledore were also attracted.

Dumbledore noticed the bloody writing on the wall immediately, and he ordered without hesitation: "All students go back to the dormitory, except Harry."

After the students had left, Dumbledore said to Filch, who was worried about his pet, "Calm down, she was just petrified."

As soon as the words fell, Professor Lockhart, who had been watching for a long time, suddenly showed an annoyed look: "It's a pity that I wasn't there when the accident happened. I just happened to know the way to break the curse..."

Facing Lockhart's words, Dumbledore lowered his head slightly with an inexplicable look on his face. The expressions of Professor McGonagall and Snape were also very special. The former had some helplessness in his eyes, while the latter was watching the clown's play.

Locke was not surprised by this. In fact, Dumbledore had already informed some close professors about Professor Lockhart's details, and Locke also got some hints.

Since he wanted to invite the other party to teach at the academy, Dumbledore naturally had to conduct an investigation. With the resources Dumbledore possessed, it was not difficult to find out the details of Lockhart.

Although Professor Lockhart was a good student who graduated from Ravenclaw College, after graduation, he put all his energy on the pursuit and enjoyment of fame and fortune, and no longer paid attention to the improvement of his own skills.

Gradually, except for the amnesia spell he often used, almost all other spells were returned to the college, and now he has completely become a half-baked wizard.

Dumbledore didn't pay attention to Lockhart's mood at this time either. He checked Mrs. Norris, thought for a while, and said to Locke, "Mr. Locke, please send it to the infirmary for your help, and then inform Spur Professor Lauter."

Locke knew that the other party was intentionally distracting him, so he decided whether to inform him or not depending on the situation. After all, the two parties had not yet established enough trust.

Knowing the plot a long time ago, he didn't care. He stepped forward and passed Lockhart, about to get Mrs. Norris hanging from the candlestick.

"Be careful." Professor Lockhart thought that Locke was just an ordinary librarian, so he said bluntly: "You must not break it."

Rolling his eyes, if it wasn't for so many people watching, Locke would have been determined to teach him a lesson directly, let him know what to do, now he can only look at him expressionlessly, and with a thought, Mrs. Norris slowly The ground fell and fell into Locke's hands.

After being shown by Locke to cast spells silently and without a wand, Professor Lockhart hadn't reacted yet, and looked at the surrounding professors with a bit of a daze, not knowing who was casting the spell.

Seeing his appearance, Locke felt that this guy was an idiot, because it was not interesting for him to be upset, but if he jumped like this in front of him, he would definitely die if he had a chance. Now Locke is too lazy to continue to talk to him. And to Dumbledore:
"Mr. Principal, I have prepared Mandrakes in my shop, do you need me to bring them?"

"Indeed, the existing Mandrakes are not mature yet. If you have them there, it will be of great help." Dumbledore said: "With this thing, Mrs. Norris can be saved."

Before Locke walked away, Professor Lockhart suddenly said loudly at this time: "It's the Mandrake, I knew it a long time ago, I just gave my Mandrake to one of my friends last week. Famous book lover! Let her undo the petrification curse on her family!"

Dumbledore and several professors felt more and more impatient with his performance. At this time, they didn't have the slightest thought of answering the conversation, but turned to look at Harry Potter and asked, "Harry?" , can you tell me what happened?"

To be honest, when watching the plot, Locke didn't know what Harrybert was thinking. Under such circumstances, he actually concealed the real situation and made up a bunch of nonsense to justify.

In fact, if Dumbledore needed it, he would be able to know the real situation with just a magic spell of absorbing divine thoughts. The reason why he didn't expose it was probably to observe the changes in secret and see if he could seize the opportunity to kill Voldemort again. A remnant soul.

On the contrary, Hermione returned to Locke's office, sat in front of the desk, and explained to Locke everything she knew.

While listening to Hermione, Locke brought out a glass of milk and warmed it slightly with magic.

After taking the milk, Hermione frowned slightly. She actually didn't like warm milk very much, but since Locke handed it over, she took it anyway, planning to sip it slowly, so that she didn't have to drink too much before leaving .

"Don't worry, this is special milk, and it doesn't have the fishy smell of ordinary milk." Locke and Hermione had been together for so long, and of course knew some of Hermione's living habits, so he explained with a smile at this time.

After Hermione heard it, she tentatively licked it with her tongue. The slightly sweet and silky taste of the brain, without the unpleasant smell of general milk, made Hermione's eyes brighten, and she squinted her eyes happily holding the cup and slowly drank it. .

(End of this chapter)