Hogwarts: Bourne Returns from Warhammer

Chapter 233 Lockhart: It’s time to form LA

When Lockhart finished speaking, he immediately pulled out his wand and fired several spells at the "Venom Leopard" and "Horned Water Snake".

"Stupefy!"

Along with clusters of fireworks exploding from the top of the wand, the sizzling spells also hit the two dangerous "magical animals" one after another.

However, although all the magic spells hit and made a series of "crackling" sounds, they only made a loud noise.

"Students, you have seen with your own eyes that some magical animals are naturally extremely resistant to attacking spells. Their skin cannot be penetrated by ordinary spells."

According to the script, Lockhart read out the lines he had prepared.

While speaking, he ran exaggeratedly across the dining table for several meters. After knocking over some plates with food, he jumped off the table. After landing, he held his chest out, raised his head, and raised his head like a gymnast. Stretched out his arms.

The poisonous leopard costume held up by the dwarf Ouyin from the inside is beside Lockhart, and the long-scorched water snake controlled by other dwarves is hovering behind him...

These are all designed in advance.

To this end, Lockhart even drew storyboard actions for these dwarves based on the layout of the Hogwarts Great Hall.

He patted the "venomous leopard" on the head, and the latter's neck swelled up and let out a roar like a lion's roar.

"Look, what should you do when you have angered such a beast and are unlucky to be next to it?" Lockhart said the lines in an aria-like tone, almost singing, and among the young wizards His fans (mostly little witches) had little stars in their eyes.

"Ha, actually the answer is very simple."

Lockhart pulled the "Poison Leopard"'s head, and then pointed his wand at the big eyes made of glass balls on the head.

"At this time, the 'Eye Spell' comes in handy, but it is not a spell that Professor Flitwick can teach you, because it does not exist in Hogwarts' spell textbooks such as "Standard Spells" and "Book of Spells" above……"

Lockhart's words not only made Professor Flitwick's face suddenly turn red, but also made him put his hands behind his back - this is an advanced technique in wizard duels, but only wizards with high magic power can do it. can be used; not only does this look very gentlemanly, but it can also effectively prevent opponents from seeing through the spell you are about to use through casting gestures.

In fact, although Dean Flitwick is now recognized as a good-tempered professor, when he was young, he was a complete bad-temper.

After all, being able to win the Wizarding Duel World Championship by KOing all his opponents speaks volumes.

And when Bourne saw the little movements of the headmaster of Ravenclaw from a distance, and noticed that Dumbledore was also blocking the latter's shot with his body, he couldn't help but feel a new feeling.

"Lockhart is probably drifting. Who gave him the courage to say that? He thought Professor Flitwick couldn't lift the wand - even if the little professor was naive enough to be too old to lift the wand, but... With his skill of 'silent casting without a wand', I can still easily bomb you Lockhart to the point where even your mother can't recognize you."

However, Bourne underestimated Lockhart. He originally thought that it would be over when Lockhart offended the seemingly good-tempered Professor Flitwick, but it turned out that this man's taunt was an AOE skill.

"...'The Eye Spell' is a curse. Among the three major magic schools in Europe, only Durmstrang's Professor of Charms teaches its students in class. However, many people don't know that this spell actually Most likely originated from Hogwarts.

It was first recorded in writing in a book called "Curse and Curse Breaking Curse", written by Winn-Dixie Winridian.

And that Winn-Dixie Winridian was a famous pharmacist who invented and experimented with many kinds of fantastic potions. However, because most of the potions he developed were niche and interesting, he was not recognized as a magic potion. Master of Medicine.

This is a bit similar to me.

To be honest, when I was in school, I also had extraordinary attainments in potions. However, because my ambition was not to fiddle with crucibles and fires day after day, I ultimately did not choose to become a master of pharmaceuticals.

Having said that, that Winn-Dixie Winridian may have had similar thoughts to me, and he ended up being famous for his attainments in magic.

In addition, he later returned to Hogwarts to teach. Do you know what courses he taught? "

Lockhart showed his trademark bright smile and asked the questions to the young wizards present like he was asking questions in class.

And where no one could see it, Dean Snape had already kneaded the knuckles of his fingers hidden in his sleeves white.

"It's Defense Against the Dark Arts!" Hermione raised her hands and gave her answer in a hurry.

Lockhart winked at the little witch in an exaggerated way, and made "gun-like" gestures with his hands, imitating a "biubiu"-like shooting action at her.

"Miss Granger's answer is absolutely correct. Five points for Gryffindor!"

Following Lockhart's words, among the four brass hourglasses that had been placed in the corner of the Great Hall, the one belonging to Gryffindor suddenly contained five more red gems.

Hermione was beyond excited.

The answer was completely guessed by her, but she didn't expect that such a vague answer could actually yield unexpected results.

"Yes, Professor Winn-Dixie Wenredian first served as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts - and he is a bit similar to me. I can only say that 'any similarities are purely coincidental' - and after he taught for 7 years, Wen Dixon became the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts." Dick Venridian was also elected as the Headmaster of Hogwarts..."

Lockhart seems to be telling a story with a strong sense of substitution, and seems to be building momentum for himself. Anyway, it has completely deviated from the original theme of "Eye Spell".

The "Venom Leopard" and "Horned Water Snake", played by Ouyin and other dwarves, were surrounding him in various shapes, like some kind of surreal stage background.

This was all rehearsed in advance.

Dean McGonagall frowned at this scene in the teacher's seat. After watching it for a long time, she finally couldn't help but tilted her head and asked Dumbledore in a low voice: "Are you really not going to say something?"

"Don't worry, Minerva, this is the meaning of Halloween in itself." Dumbledore said with a smile: "It's quite interesting."

It's Halloween, both people and ghosts are showing off. Dumbledore thinks this is completely understandable. He even wants to see what other tricks Lockhart has up his sleeve. And as if magic was really at work—wizards who were as powerful as Dumbledore, their will actually had the effect of having a small impact on reality—Lockhart's talk became more and more exciting, so that in the end He actually came up with an idea that was not in the original script on a whim.

"Classmates, I know you all want to become a wizard like me." He said excitedly, and his face became a little flushed.

"Therefore, I am planning to create a student organization in Hogwarts. I am going to name it the 'Legendary Association'. It aims to popularize some legendary stories in the wizarding world to its members so that all members can Learn from it!”

There was a cheer in the auditorium.

However, there were still a few people who sneered at this, such as Ron, who felt that he was at odds with Lockhart from the beginning.

"What the hell is the 'Legendary Association'? I won't even hesitate to talk about it."

The youngest boy in the Weasley family curled his lips and complained to his good brother Harry: "Don't you just want to make up the abbreviation of LA? He just wants to secretly set up a fan association in Hogwarts." , well, it’s the so-called ‘Lockhart Army’.”

Harry nodded in agreement.

Bourne, who was standing not far from them, actually heard the whispers of the two young wizards, but he thought the name was actually okay.

He looked at Principal Dumbledore at the podium again.

After all, LA (Lockhart's Army) sounds like a bit of chaos, just firing a gun or something. But if it's an organization called DA (Dumbledore's Army)... I can only say that there must be no secrets, just like this time Byrne.

He turned his head towards a hidden corner of the auditorium and made an "OK" gesture.

Someone who had been hiding there received the signal and came out through the wall immediately. He had endured it for too long.

Yes, this guy is Peeves.

Ever since the day he was defeated by Lockhart in the corridor in front of many young wizards, he and Lockhart had been at odds with each other.

During the day, when Bourne specifically came to discuss matters with him, he heard that this little wizard was planning to steal Lockhart's wand.

Peeves changed his usual stingy attitude towards bargaining, and not only agreed to Bourne's request, but also promised that he would act according to the plan and would never cause any additional trouble.

When receiving the signal from Bourne, Peeves didn't waste a moment and ran directly to the corridor outside the auditorium and took out a birdcage that Bourne had left there specially in advance.

He took the birdcage through the wall - this was his unique ability as a poltergeist, no other ghost could do this - and quietly came to near the ceiling of the auditorium, aiming it at Zheng Bao. The nagging Lockhart threw the birdcage out with all his strength.

"Go, Cornish elf!" Peeves shouted inwardly. However, he still remained invisible as per Bourne's request.

The birdcage disintegrated in mid-air, and the curtains covering it untied themselves. The seven or eight Cornish elves hiding inside were all released from inside at once.

Although they were making a lot of noise, they flew very fast, and they immediately gathered around Professor Lockhart.

Pulling the ears, pinching the nose, physical "eye disease spell", hitting unspeakable parts...

These Cornish elves were very difficult to deal with, and their sudden appearance made Lockhart panic. He even lost his wand and was thrown away.

He could only wave his fists in an attempt to drive away the elves, but ended up knocking over the cups and bowls at the Halloween dinner.

What a coincidence, because Lockhart had recently summoned the "Venom Leopard" and "Horned Water Snake", so no one present immediately realized that these Cornish elves were " Accident".

So, until Lockhart's face was filled with tears, the professors belatedly realized.

"Yingardium~Leviosa!" Professor Flitwick waved his wand pretending to be nothing, and recited a spell that all young wizards are familiar with.

And with the operation of the Professor of Charms, the Cornish elves who were tormenting Lockhart just now seemed to be caught by invisible hands, suspended in mid-air, no matter what I struggled and wanted to fly away, but it was completely impossible to achieve.

"Repair it as before!" The short professor chanted another magic spell.

The broken birdcage on the ground and the untied curtain immediately became one again, and the elves controlled by a simple levitating spell seemed to be rewinding a video tape, and were imprisoned in the bird upside down. cage.

However, due to the magic inherent in the Hogwarts Great Hall, Professor Flitwick's spell did not work on the dining table.

Although the dishes scattered by Lockhart looked like they were put back on the table together with the scattered food, these were actually the result of the work of the hard-working house elves. Except for what was eaten by the eager and quick-thinking Ruth, the rest of the scattered food had long been moved to the trash can in the large kitchen.

"I'm so angry! I'm going to teach them a lesson!" Lockhart's words were a bit slurred because of a large swelling on his cheek.

However, he quickly realized something and rushed to the dining table very nervously, not even paying attention to the fans of the little wizard who came close to ask for help.

"Where's my wand? My wand...oh, thank Merlin, it's here."

Lockhart finally found his wand under a mountain of pans of panna cotta. This great joy of regaining something even made him neglect to check whether the string of pearls on "his" wand was missing anything.

After the farce, the Halloween dinner continued, but Lockhart had to leave early because he was injured. He went to the hospital wing to ask Madam Pomfrey for some white essential oil to heal his injuries. When the dinner was over, most of the young wizards followed their prefects back to the common room of their respective colleges. It's late at night, and it's time for the little wizards to go to bed.

But Bourne was not sleepy at this time. In fact, he's in great spirits now. He arrived at the eighth floor of the castle, asked the "Room of Requirement" for a "room suitable for the study of magic," and then began an in-depth analysis of the "pearl" pulled out of Lockhart's wand.

Gradually, he discovered a secret: Voldemort...oh, no, the young Tom Riddle seemed to be a wizard of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow style.

(End of this chapter)