Chapter 36 Lockhart has three good qualities
After the Transfiguration class, he did not go directly to eat. Instead, he chased Professor McGonagall and asked questions about Transfiguration for a full hour before leaving with unfinished content.
You must know that every professor has to teach several grades and is very busy. If he doesn't find the right time to ask more questions, he may not be able to find it.
Afternoon, Defense Against the Dark Arts class.
Gilderoy Lockhart, wearing a lavender robe, walked into the classroom coquettishly and stood on the podium.
"I, Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin 3rd Class, Honorary Member of the Defense League against the Dark Arts, five-time winner of Wizarding Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award - but I don't talk about that, I'm not Use your smile to drive away all the female ghosts!"
What he thought was a humorous opening statement made the boys in the classroom look at each other a little bit, but the girls liked it very much and clapped their hands excitedly.
"This guy looks pretty good."
Looking at the wizard above who had obtained a series of honors through deception, George had to admit that the reason why he became popular in the wizarding world and was sought after by witches of different ages was not just because of his good writing.
What's more important is his handsome appearance and shameless character.
But even though this guy doesn't have much real material, he still has a lot of uses for him.
Anyway, he concluded that Lockhart had three good qualities.
First, the credits are good. As long as you meet his appetite, unlike other professors who worry as much, the credits will be given easily.
Second, he has good rights. Only professors can issue notes asking students to go to the restricted book area to get books. If they build a good relationship, they can get notes from Lockhart to go to the restricted book area.
Third, the Forgetting Curse is good. This guy's other spells are a mess, but he is as good as a top wizard in the Forgetting Curse. If he can learn the Forgetting Curse from Lockhart, it will be of great help to him in the Marvel world.
So he didn't intend to mess up this class.
“I see you all bought my complete set, which is great.
Then let’s take a little test today.
Don't be afraid - just see how well you read and how much you understand..."
After Lockhart introduced himself, he took out a stack of papers and distributed them to the young wizards in the classroom one by one.
"I'll give you thirty minutes, now—start!"
George picked up the paper and saw that it was filled with questions about Lockhart himself, and asked Marvel to quickly open the computer and check it out.
After Lockhart became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, he replaced all the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks from grades one to seven with seven of his own books.
So George naturally bought it, and he also bought the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbook that was used by the first grade in previous years - "Dark Arts: A Guide to Self-Defense".
He has actually read all seven of Lockhart's books. After all, aside from the boastful content, many magical experiences are the real experiences of some powerful wizards.
It's just that those experiences were plagiarized by Lockhart, and then he used the forgetting spell that he was good at to make those wizards forget.
Half an hour later, Lockhart put the papers away and started reading and commenting directly on the podium.
Most of the questions on the paper were not answered correctly, and even the little witches who liked him could only answer half of them correctly until he turned to George's paper.
"Oh, who is this? George, I know you. Yesterday morning, you said you would bring back the House Cup for Slytherin. It's very good. You are really good.
Not only does he know my favorite color, but he also knows what I want most for my birthday and my great and noble ambitions.
You actually answered all my questions correctly, twenty points, plus twenty points for Slytherin! "
While marking George's paper, the smile on Lockhart's face never faded.
In the Defense Against the Dark Arts class he had taken these past two days, except for a second-year Gryffindor girl named Hermione, who got most of the answers correct, few of the others got more than half.
But now, there is actually a student who answered all the questions correctly. He is also a famous Slytherin freshman in the past two days. How can this not make his vanity burst?
"Professor, I think your book contains a lot of magical experiences worth studying in depth, so I have read it many times and it has been deeply imprinted in my mind."
George raised his hand and said.
And this sentence obviously won Lockhart's heart. He came to George with great satisfaction and laughed:
"Don't worry, as long as you work hard, with your magic talent that is almost close to mine, you will definitely be as successful as me one day in the future. I am very optimistic about you."
"Even if I succeed, I have to thank the professor for his guidance. I have always been a grateful person."
A meaningful smile appeared on George's face, and Lockhart's eyes suddenly lit up, and the look he looked at George became more and more kind.
"Okay, let's start reading my book "Walking with Ghouls". This book has a lot of introductions about ghouls. I will ask random questions and give points for correct answers."
Just like that, when the Defense Against the Dark Arts class ended, George got ten points for Slytherin again.
So far, in just two days, he has already scored a full ninety points for Slytherin, allowing Slytherin to be far ahead from the start.
Likewise, he didn't let Lockhart go after class.
"Professor, I have some questions about magic that I would like to ask you."
"No problem. Since we are the same kind of people, I can spare my precious time after class to give you a small lesson."
Lockhart did not refuse, but winked at George.
From George's actions yesterday morning and his current performance, he keenly realized that he was the same as himself, the kind of person obsessed with fame.
But he didn't hate George, because George had already shown that he would benefit from him.
The more famous George became, the more famous Lockhart became. More importantly, he relied on deception, and this George was obviously really gifted.
Such potential stocks, like Harry, can be won over by his side in advance.
"Professor, I am interested in the Oblivion Spell. I wonder if you can..."
Seeing that Lockhart agreed, George didn't hesitate and went straight to the point.
Lockhart was a little guilty and was planning to fool George, but when he heard that he was asking for advice on the Oblivion Charm, the only spell he was good at, he immediately raised his chest and replied nonchalantly:
"It's just the Oblivion Charm, which is the spell I'm least good at, but it's still a little better than the guys in the Ministry of Magic's Memory Deletion Command."
The Ministry of Magic's Memory Deletion Command is affiliated with the Ministry of Magic's Magical Accidents and Disasters Department. Its main work is to use the Oblivion Charm to erase the memories of Muggles who have seen the existence of magic, and to use the Repair Charm to repair buildings damaged by magic battles.
Therefore, the wizards in this department are among the best Oblivion Charm and Repair Charm masters in the wizarding world.