days at Hogwarts

Chapter 169 Lockhart's Lecture
Draco Malfoy kept looking towards the door, worried that someone would break into the classroom, or that someone would pass by and overhear their conversation.

His father Lucius Malfoy's exhortations to him were still in his ears, and for the first time Draco realized the true meaning of only obeying interests and doing everything for the continuation of the family.

After class yesterday, instead of going to the auditorium for dinner with the crowd, he immediately went back to the dormitory and wrote a long letter to Lucius. Cloth magic talent, some conjectures about temperament changes.

Lucius, who received the letter, stayed up all night and rushed straight to Hogwarts this morning to ask Draco about the details of Crabbe's change.

Temperament and talent have changed. Lucius originally thought that a dark wizard pretended to be Crabbe and sneaked into the school.But the desire for Quidditch remains, which proves that Crabbe should be himself.So Lucius guessed that he was affected by a dark magic item.

In connection with the words of the centaurs and Crabbe's behavior of hiring werewolves to break into Azkaban during the vacation, this matter must have something to do with the Dark Lord.

After Draco understood his father's speculation, his idea was to tell Headmaster Dumbledore and Professor Snape, and let Dumbledore deal with the Dark Lord.

But Lucius vetoed this proposal, and he urged with an expression that Draco couldn't understand: "Don't treat Crabbe as a follower anymore, give him some benefits appropriately, and let him know that you firmly support the glory of pure blood .”

"At the same time, give Harry Potter some help, some warnings, and make him aware that the school is in danger. For the rest, you don't have to do anything."

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"Crabbe is controlled by strange things, it may be related to the Dark Lord." Draco's voice was slightly trembling, not just fear, but also complex emotions about his father's words.

In the end, instead of reminding Harry, he found Loren and told him everything.As for why, he couldn't tell, maybe he hated that Potter, maybe he didn't want Loren and his Muggle friends to be implicated in this matter...

"Under control... the Dark Lord..." In the abandoned classroom, Loren sat opposite Draco with a solemn expression.

The first thing he thought of was the diary. In the original book, this year is the diary's manipulation of Ginny, opening the secret room, releasing the basilisk, and causing a series of turmoil.But the diary was burned by the cursed fire with his own eyes, and it is impossible to reproduce it.

For the other Horcruxes, the ring is still unsealed in Gaunt's old house, Slytherin's locket is in Black's house, Hufflepuff's gold cup is in the vault of Gringotts, it is impossible to enter Hogwarts to do things .

Eliminate all impossible answers, what remains is Voldemort's main soul!After he was defeated by Quirrell last year, he came back again.

He quickly realized that it should be the last sentence from the diary that made Voldemort think differently and enter the school on his own initiative.

"Is there any other news you can tell me?" Loren asked, his tone was gentle and calm, and he did not bring any psychological pressure.It's like a simple question, you can answer it, it doesn't matter if you don't.

Draco struggled for a while, thinking of Crabbe's sinister eyes, and thinking that as Harry's friend, Loren had never targeted him.

He opened his mouth and said in a hoarse voice: "During the summer vacation, there were werewolves attacking Azkaban. Although this matter was suppressed, some well-informed families and dark wizards know that the mastermind behind the scenes is the Crabbe family." people."

"Crabbe's magical talents have improved and his temperament has changed somewhat, but some of the original characteristics have been retained."

Loren listened quietly, looking at him with encouraging eyes.

Draco shook his head, didn't say anything, but reminded: "Be careful with pure blood, you and your Muggle friends are both."

With that, Draco got up and left.He has made a decision to alienate Loren for a while, and has shown a tendency to support pure blood and discriminate against Muggles.

In the abandoned classroom, Loren's fingers traced along the nicks on the wooden table. Under the perception of the fingers, the uneven wood grains transformed into a wonderful tactile sensation, which has been spreading along with the thoughts.

Flammel said that the cursed fire haunted the aura that burst out of the diary, and it could only convey one sentence.Which sentence did the diary convey that made Voldemort enter Hogwarts impatiently, or the destruction of the diary made Voldemort unable to sit still.

Did Voldemort notice him, and what was his attitude towards him?

In fact, he had a faint urge to talk to Voldemort, wanting to know the truth about gods, immortality, and sages.

But it's just impulsive, talking to Voldemort is tantamount to sending yourself out, and you don't know when you will be sold.Follow the white robe mage Dumbledore to go is the right way.

Shaking all messy thoughts out of his head, Loren walked out of the abandoned classroom to meet Hermione.

In the next few days, Loren always wanted to chat with Dumbledore, but every time he went to the principal's office, he was in vain, and Dumbledore was not seen eating in the auditorium, as if he had disappeared.

In the second week of school, because of the teaching reform, everyone has less homework and more free time, which makes it seem a lot more lively.When Lee Jordan, who was the most well-informed, spread the information about the club's reconstruction and expansion of enrollment, and was affirmed by several academic masters, the lively momentum reached its peak.

The Transfiguration Club at Hogwarts was once the main source of contributions for Transfiguration Today.

A simple idea was exchanged with classmates and corrected under the guidance of the professor of metamorphosis, and finally it was compiled into an article with sound theory and sufficient arguments.A large number of whimsical ideas were born from the Metamorphosis Club and accumulated to form an influence that cannot be ignored.

Graduates have Transfiguration club experience in their resumes, and can even get a letter of recommendation from a Transfiguration professor. Even if the position they apply for has nothing to do with Transfiguration, the examiners will still accept the post because of the excellent learning ability and practical ability shown in the resume. There is also the influence of clubs, which value applicants.

The same is true of the gold content of the Charms Club and the Potions Club, so the discussion caused by the club's restart and enrollment expansion has lasted for a long time.

But before the announcements from those clubs came out, another club came out first.In the Gryffindor common room, everyone huddled around the bulletin board.

"Professional Club!" Lee Jordan was still very excited after reading this, "Famous best-selling author, adventurer—"

He read a familiar feeling from these words, skipped a long list of prefixes, and looked directly at the second paragraph, which was exactly what he thought: "The well-informed Professor Gilderoy Lockhart A lecture on career topics will be held this Friday to clear up doubts for confused students who are about to leave school and face the society."

"...A detailed explanation of the inside story of the 180 three occupations, and those who perform well will receive a letter of recommendation from Gilderoy Lockhart."

The senior students looked like they had eaten something unclean, and they were disgusted but wanted to go.

After the news about the greenhouse spread, even though Lockhart spread the "truth" after he polished it, he could only tell stories and perform stage plays in class, and there was never any demonstration of magic spells, which made most young wizards realize that he was an idiot .

But I have to say that Lockhart's long list of identities is quite bluffing, and the society recognizes his Merlin Medal, so Lockhart's recommendation letter is indeed very attractive to graduates.

At noon on Friday, when Loren and Hermione walked out of the auditorium after lunch, George and Fred caught the two together, and without saying much, they pushed them to the classroom where Lockhart was giving the lecture.

"Hey, no, you're only in the fourth grade, what business is Lockhart's career lecture about?" Loren asked loudly.

Hermione also turned her head, puzzledly waiting for the twins' explanation.

"Lockhart's recommendation will help us get a loan at Gringotts."

"And you can help us get his letter of recommendation."

The twins said a word to each other, and asked them to help with a smile on their faces.

Lockhart's social status is very useful, even the goblins of Gringotts recognize it. If there is a letter of recommendation from Lockhart, or even him as a guarantor, the twins can easily loan money from Gringotts for the joke shop.

But the reputation of the two at Hogwarts is not very good, it is a bit difficult to deceive the recommendation letter from Lockhart, so they put their idea on the good students Hermione and Loren.

Loren asked curiously, "What do you want the loan for?"

The twins looked at each other and said in unison: "Entrepreneurship!"

Hermione looked at them strangely, and Loren immediately understood what the twins were planning.

"We are not playing a prank this time. If you help us get a letter of recommendation, you can be counted as a shareholder."

"Don't ask us what kind of business we started, we won't tell. Even our parents don't know."

In fact, George and Fred kind of hope that they will join. Hermione and Loren are the first and second in their grades. If they participate in product development, they will definitely help a lot.

Hermione's eyes were blank, and Loren shook his head with a smile: "We can help you get a letter of recommendation, and we don't need any shares."

A group of people talked and laughed and came to the classroom. There are already many people waiting here, not only the students in the upper grades who are about to work, but also some lower grades to join in the fun.

For some unknown reason, Lockhart invited Professor Flitwick, and cast a temporary No Trace Stretch Charm in the classroom, which was big enough to accommodate all the students attending the lecture, and it didn't look crowded at all.

The two professors were sitting right in front of them discussing something. Lockhart seemed to be showing off his popularity to Professor Flitwick. From a distance, Loren could even feel Professor Flitwick's helpless coping.

"Here!" Lee Jordan stood up and greeted them from a long distance away.

There were also Ron and Harry, Ginny and Luna sitting nearby, George and Fred even coerced and lured Percy and Penelope, and even Cedric from the next-door college was sitting beside them.The main thing is to cast a wide net and catch more fish.

Harry and Ron had a very happy week, the professors were still very busy, no one thought about the Whomping Willow and the car, and their punishment was still pending.

From the anxiety at the beginning, it turned into happiness day by day.The lessons were also a lot easier, except for Lockhart and Snape, there was nothing to worry about.

After hearing that the twins needed help, the two took the lecture as a pastime and happily agreed.

Lockhart stood up, walked to the front and faced the students in the audience: "Ladies and gentlemen, all promising Hogwarts students. Welcome to my first club for the first time. Lecture."

The voice blesses the loud spell. I don't know if he picked up some knowledge or Professor Flitwick's help.

"As an internationally renowned person, best-selling author, famous adventurer, recipient 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. The Defense Against the Dark Arts class you are currently using Textbooks, "Break with a Ghost", "Swimming with Ghouls", "Holidays with Hags", "Walking with Trolls", "Traveling with Vampires", "Wandering with Werewolves", "Walking with Werewolves" XZ Snowmen One Year Together" and so on, are just a few inconspicuous paragraphs in my long adventure..."

The brows of the little wizard in the audience frowned, it's not good.That's it, no matter what the topic, no matter what the content, Lockhart can always bring things to his honor, and then highlight his excellence by citing scriptures.

Some junior wizards wanted to leave on the spot. Fortunately, Lockhart anticipated this kind of scene and slowly talked about the profession.

"Now I'm going to tell you about Fire Dragon Researcher!"

The Weasleys' ears perked up when they heard this. They have an older brother who studies dragons in Romania and is very interested in this position.

"To raise fire dragons, the spell that needs to be learned the most is the Eye Sickness Curse! The Eye Sickness Curse is very effective against fire dragons. I used the Eye Sickness Curse to instantly subdue three Hungarian Horntails in the Romanian Islands..."

Hearing this, Percy curled his lips.George had already started cursing in a low voice: "What kind of eye sickness spell, this kind of spell that can cause damage to fire dragons and anger dragons must not be used. Charlie would rather be bitten by fire dragons than hurt them."

Fred nodded beside him, but listened patiently, eager for a letter of recommendation.

For the next half an hour, Lockhart described how with his help, Aurors defeated the Dark Wizard, and the captain of the Quidditch team was inspired to develop new tactics to defeat powerful enemies.

He spoke so enthusiastically on the stage that the little wizards in the audience were numb.I didn't hear any professional insider information, it was all about Lockhart's great achievements, his versatility, and his proficiency in the core skills of various professions.

Maybe it was because the endless talk made Lockhart a little tired, he calmed down: "Is there anyone who wants to know something?"

There were chattering voices below, but no one stood up to ask questions, because they didn't know what to ask, how to harm the dragon under the nose of the dragon breeder, or interfere with the Aurors to catch criminals...

In the end, a junior wizard in the corner raised his hand. Lockhart looked at the familiar face and was very satisfied, so he immediately clicked on him.

"Professor, I want to know about the occupation of the Ministry of Magic amnestics." Loren said slowly.

(End of this chapter)