Chinese students at Hogwarts.

Chapter 178 Lockhart: Tom Is Not Inferior to Me (2 in 1)

The tone of today's auditorium is particularly gloomy. Thick dark clouds are rolling on the ceiling. From time to time, lavender light shines out from the inside of the dark clouds, with a dull rumbling sound, as if it really came from the sky.

The dueling platform still had the exaggerated gold-plated appearance, and under the flickering candlelight, there was a charming and coquettish light.

But there was no one on the stage.

Ron snorted from his nose and said in a low voice:
"Is 'Peacock' afraid to come again for fear of embarrassment again?"

Hermione's small ears covered by fluffy hair moved suddenly, and she turned her head abruptly, and the flicking hair gave Malfoy a hard 'slap'.

The little witch said in a serious tone:

"Ron, we undoubtedly had a lot of misunderstandings about the professor before, even if his spell ability is weak, but theoretical research can also become a master.

Just like Bathilda Bagshot, although she didn't have any dazzling achievements, no one would question her status as a master. "

Ron slowly turned his head and looked at Harry, raising his eyebrows:

"Dude, baba what?"

Harry was equally bewildered.

"Bathilda Bagshot - the author of "A History of Magic", the greatest historian of this century, our textbook is her work." Malfoy rubbed his cheeks and stared at Hermione's hair.

It seemed that he wondered why the power of the hair flick was comparable to a slap than who Bathilda Bagshot was.

Zhang Xiao watched from the side with a smile, absolutely not interrupting, telling the 12-year-old star chasing girl that her idol would collapse sooner or later, and she would only do this if she was out of her mind.

At this moment, thousands of candles floating in the sky suddenly went out, the little wizards immediately stopped talking, and many of them raised their wands reflexively.

The shouts of "fluorescence flashing" continued, and the auditorium was immediately densely lit up with soft light spots like stars.

A thick male voice suddenly echoed in the auditorium:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I would like to invite the winner of the Order of Merlin Third Class, honorary member of the Anti-Dark Arts League, and five-time winner of the "Wizard Weekly" Most Charming Smile Award-Gilderoy Lockhart!"

The beam of light was lit in the center of the stage, and Lockhart stood in the center of the beam of light, stretching out his hands in a hug, and the little witches screamed piercingly like crazy, their cheeks were flushed, and they danced their wands wildly.

Zhang Xiao pinched her chin, why does this scene look familiar?

Lockhart looked at the lively scene below with satisfaction, the Muggles still created a lot of good things, not like Tom said, they are all a bunch of rubbish, at least the thing called movies and concerts gave A lot of inspiration for myself.

As he thought about it, the movement in his hand was not slow at all. He pulled out his wand and made a big floating movement. The candle above his head flickered rhythmically like a marquee, and the little witch became more and more crazy.

He even followed the flicker of the candle without a teacher, and waved the wand in his hand rhythmically.

Until the candles stopped flickering and the entire auditorium was once again filled with light, this special opening was not over. At this time, the little witches had already fully entered the state. Many little witches of Muggle origin had watched the concert. At this moment, they unconsciously brought in.

Shouting loudly: "Lockhart, I love you!"

Zhang Xiao curled his lips. He saw that many little witches had just sent him love letters on Christmas a few days ago.

Tsk - woman!
Hermione secretly glanced at the few friends around her, forcibly suppressed the urge to shout, and secretly retracted her hands into her robes. She was a little excited just now, and her hands lost energy.

Lockhart still had his iconic smile on his face, but his attire caught the eyes of the little witches once again.

His figure management is quite good, after all, he is an idol writer.

The double-breasted vest, which is very Muggle-fashionable, is worn with a solid-color shirt, which is very layered, and the pants are very slim. With long cowhide boots, he is full of a mature, stable but energetic feeling.

He didn't wear the flashy wizard robes of the past.

It was a pure black cloak like a cloak.

All in all, very stylish.

Those little witches covered their chests with their hands, and their eyes almost turned into stars.

On the contrary, the boys clenched their fists, stared at Lockhart indignantly, and moved their lips quickly. If they could recite spells so fast, Professor Flitwick would probably cry out happily.

Not far away Percy's head bobbed back and forth between his girlfriend and Lockhart, as Penelope was clearly completely attracted to Lockhart.

Lockhart took two steps forward, and his way of speaking changed from his previous pomposity. Instead, he saluted everyone in a personable manner, and laughed at himself:

"I'm very sorry, I left a bad impression on everyone in the duel club last time, which was also my mistake, but there are always two sides to a coin, misfortune always comes with luck.

The last failure gave me a very setback, but he also woke me up! "

Lockhart gave full play to his creative ability and spent more than ten minutes telling everyone that he was an excellent Ravenclaw graduate with ideals and dreams, determined to bring more authority to everyone, More solid Defense Against the Dark Arts content.

How devoted I am, forgetting to eat and sleep (I also promoted a new book in the middle).

A certain tabby cat hiding in a hidden corner rolled her eyes humanely—if she remembers correctly, all the professors were relieved when Lockhart graduated, and if it wasn't for their status as professors, they even wanted to Have a drink party to celebrate.

The tabby's eyes certainly didn't stop Lockhart from speaking:

He went on to describe how he had accepted the invitation immediately after he had achieved something, to bring his latest theory to the little wizard (and promote a new book), after the 'appalling' attack at the school.

And resolutely founded the dueling club, wanting to give young wizards a little more self-protection ability.

But because he was too devoted to creation, he gradually ignored his actual level of magic.

I thought I was still the one who just left school and was at the peak level of magic spells, so that I made a big embarrassment, but it was a painful experience.

He - Gilderoy Lockhart - has come to his senses, and after two months of unremitting efforts, he is back on top!

Leaning at the door, the unnamed dean, who was boringly curling his hair with his fingers while rubbing his fingers with a frown, pulled the corner of his mouth stiffly upwards.

A contemptuous smile appeared in the shadows.

peak?If there is a pinnacle of shame, you are indeed the pinnacle of the 1000-year history of Hogwarts.

I wasn't out of school when you did your stupid shit in third grade!Spending all your money on Valentine's Day cards to send to yourself, pretending you're the woo of all the girls in school?
Ha, do you think you are my 'incompetent' student who has a little secret and even his memory is protected?
The little witch who listened to this stinky and long speech to the boys was tearful. Many people had already covered their mouths to prevent themselves from crying. Their burst of warm applause even interrupted Lockhart's speech many times. speech.

Zhang Xiao also covered her mouth, with tears in her eyes, holding back her laughter.

To be honest, Lockhart's rhetoric reminded him of the usual routines of many celebrities in his previous life.

Lockhart himself was very satisfied, he had only one thought in his mind, Tom——is a talent!
He just put forward some inconspicuous 'little suggestions', written only a few dozen pages of 'mere', and formulated an overall image change plan.

From the dressing style, to the expression, the way of speaking, and even the content of the class, they are all very detailed, and even the magic spell that he said is said to be found in the ruins is also very useful!
Thinking of this, Lockhart couldn't help feeling a little regretful. From all aspects, Tom was also a decent person before his death, and he was definitely a handsome gentleman.

Lockhart even wanted to pat Tom on the shoulder if he stood in front of him.

Tom, you are as good as me!

While the boys were gnashing their teeth, Lockhart finally finished talking about his mental journey and began to get into today's topic:

"First of all, I regret to tell you that my teaching assistants, Professor Snape and Professor Flitwick, were unable to participate in this teaching activity due to work and personal reasons."

Flitwick and Snape not coming?Zhang Xiao almost planned to leave directly. If he has this time, he might as well go to draw and relax.

I'm here for the two professors. After all, the last battle with Professor Flitwick was just to measure my own strength, so I know what I'm doing.

This time Zhang Xiao originally planned to take a good look at how the two professors taught dueling as a bystander. After all, the bystanders are clear, and the authorities are confused.

A different perspective might reveal something different.

After thinking about it, Zhang Xiao resisted the urge to leave, and let's see what tricks Lockhart can do.

Lockhart held both ends of the wand across his chest with both hands, the smile on his face was still faint, with a hint of mystery, this was the result of days and nights of practicing in front of the mirror .

Changing habits is painful, especially with that big smile he's had for years.

But in front of the limelight, what is this little pain?
Tom's handwriting came to mind again: "Sir Lockhart, if you want to attract the attention of others, you must maintain a sense of mystery, and you must not let others see through you easily.

Although your smile was charming before, it was hearty and approachable. I suggest you change the way of smiling.

For example, only one side of the mouth is pulled up, and the other side is not moved, so that you will have more mystery.

And in dueling - you're brilliant and gifted, but after all you've been wasted for 10 years, even with my little help.

It is still very difficult to catch up with Flitwick and Snape in a short time, so I suggest - you don't have to choose the professor as your assistant. "

Lockhart glanced around the little wizards below, and said loudly:
"I need someone to come up and serve as my dueling assistant. First, come and conduct a duel drill. Which student would like to? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. A dueling assistant can feel the passion of fighting at close range."

The scene was quiet for a while, and the little witches were eager to try, but they were afraid of losing face in front of the professor they admired, so they hesitated all the time.

Many people's eyes were still on Zhang Xiao's side. After all, his performance in the Dueling Club last time was so amazing that it directly shattered the confidence of many young wizards.

If you have to choose one, Zhang is of course the best choice.

Facing this gaze, Zhang Xiao calmly pulled Malfoy and Harry over, hid herself behind them, and expressed her attitude.

At this moment, a tall and thin figure jumped onto the dueling ring.

Percy held his wand and stared at Lockhart with that expression - how should I put it.

Zhang Xiao didn't even think that Percy was so angry when he found out that his prefect badge had changed to 'idiot' a few days ago.

Penello shouted anxiously below: "Percy?!

What are you doing?come down!Gildero is not good at dueling, you will hurt him! "

Ji Gildero?You used to be called Lockhart! !

Percy's expression became more and more sad and angry, even his ears were red, and the knuckles holding the wand turned white. I want to humiliate you severely, Lockhart! ! ! !

Lockhart was a little surprised that the Gryffindor prefect looked very angry, but he didn't think much about it.

Instead, he took off his cloak, didn't fling it out as fancy as last time, just draped it in the crook of his arm.

Percy's ears were redder, and besides his girlfriend, he felt more anger at being humiliated.

Judging from Lockhart's performance last time, even an outstanding student in the fourth and fifth grades may defeat him.

And he—Percy Weasley, was the best student in the sixth grade!
Looking at the two bowing and saluting on the dueling platform, Zhang Xiao felt a strange sense of disobedience in his heart. He always felt that Lockhart's behavior today was a bit abnormal, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

At this moment, the little wizards around were completely divided into two factions, and the boys waved their fists and cheered Percy loudly.

While glaring at the boys around her, the little witch cheered Lockhart with their high-pitched voices.

The moment the number of steps reached, Percy turned around quickly, and cast a silent disarming spell.

But the result surprised him. He saw Lockhart turn around lightly, and the scarlet curse flew past his chest.

Zhang Xiao raised her eyebrows, and her expression became much more focused. Is this a coincidence?

Lockhart nodded approvingly, still with a faint smile:
"Nice silent spell, Mr. Weasley!"

Percy was obviously taken aback too, but there was no time for him to think about it at this moment. The magic spell trembled a few times, and after a feint, it suddenly pressed down in a confusing upward motion, and another magic spell The curse was thrown out.

Many people immediately came out with an 'ah', because everyone had seen this tactic not long ago, and it was exactly the routine used by Zhang Xiao and Flitwick in the battle.

It's just that Lockhart's performance once again exceeded everyone's expectations. He was like waving away an annoying fly, and with a beautiful posture, he easily flew away the spell sent by Percy.

Now it's not just Zhang Xiao.

In the shadow, Snape had already put down his hand, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, he was staring at the stage closely.

The tabby cat in the corner also sat up straight, its round eyes looked very focused, its expression was serious, and even its two triangular ears were shaking slightly.

Feeling everyone's incredible and admiring eyes, Lockhart only felt an unprecedented sense of comfort and happiness filling his whole body.

It's not enough, it's not enough!
I want more!

One day, I will replace Dumbledore and become the next legend in the wizarding world!
In Lockhart's office, a diary wrapped in a purple cover suddenly turned automatically without wind, and the pages were flipping. A black air rose from the diary and was quickly sucked back.

Feeling the gradual recovery of strength, Tom finally showed his first heartfelt smile since being picked up by Lockhart.

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　The fever subsided today, but my whole body still hurts.TT
　　
　
(End of this chapter)