Chapter 159 Lockhart’s First Lesson
There was no potions class, and Andrew thought for a moment that there was nothing important to do, so he decided to go to the office first to see what there was to do.
But when he opened the office door, he found that the person on duty was not Huffman on the schedule, but Percy.
"Percy, are you helping Huffman on duty?"
He walked in, pulled out his chair, took out a pile of documents in front of him, and asked casually.
"Yes, I asked for it."
Percy's expression was a bit confused, "It's mainly about what happened yesterday, Ron and the others..."
This is the advantage of having a large Weasley family. If something happens to his younger brother, his older brother will follow him.
Come to think of it, Percy might have had doubts last night, and being able to hold it in until now despite Huffman's duty to come and ask is already a lot of patience.
"There's nothing we can do about it, and you know it. It's... too conspicuous."
"Yes, those two guys actually drove to school...really...but why are their punishments so light?"
? ? ?
Are you serious?
Is your brotherly relationship a bit strange?
"There is not even a large-scale announcement or censure. According to mother's temper, he should have received a shouting letter this morning..."
Percy looked confused, "That shouldn't be the case. The family at home should have been extremely angry yesterday."
As expected of the biological brother of the twins, as long as he is sure that his younger brother is fine, he is just hoping that his younger brother will be unlucky.
"How do I explain this matter? It's quite complicated. Let's classify the documents first and then talk about it slowly."
Professors' applications for vacation were read over and over by Andrew, but the reports from the student club and those from the research group were all submitted only after the beginning of the semester. There is no rush to return them. It is better to classify them slowly. Slow processing.
…
"So, Ron was controlled and then released?"
"It should be correct, but the culprit has been caught."
Dumbledore said that it couldn't be spread to outsiders, and that didn't even apply to Percy - Andrew turned the blame on Pettigrew against his will.
"Caught? Who is it?"
"There is a ban, so we are not allowed to tell...but you will know soon."
Andrew spread his hands helplessly.
"Okay, is Ron okay?"
"If I didn't fight Slytherin this morning, I probably wouldn't."
After all, that song is quite aggressive, and the temptation to score a few points on the first day of school is too low compared to a fight.
"That's ok, by the way - you said his wand is broken?"
Driving a car to school without being expelled was considered a success. It was just a song. Percy didn't care at all. He was more worried about the wand.
"Yes, it broke in the car. This is not my fault - the wand was already broken when we caught him."
"I have to buy him one. It's just an old wand and it's not suitable for him..."
"Old wand?"
"Yes, Charlie's. When he was planning to study dragons, his original wand didn't like him that much, so he left it with Ron..."
A wand that is like a companion needs to be owned by someone else?
No wonder... Ron is the best looking of the Weasley family...
Andrew had corrected his grades - although the Weasley twins' grades were worse than Ron's, their transfiguration homework could occasionally be seen as spiritual (Andrew suspected that those were when they didn't plagiarize other people's homework), but Ron...
Mediocre grades and useless homework...
"It's also good. Maybe if you choose a suitable partner, you can make rapid progress."
"But there's a problem. I can't take him out of school. If you want to buy a good wand, it's best to go to Ollivander's and choose it yourself."
The prefect sneaked out of school with his own brother to buy a wand? Or when students below the third grade cannot leave school during holidays?
What a joke, Gryffindor students can scold Ron and Percy to death.
"So, let me go?"
"Please, Andrew... let me give you some advice on the professor's side. You can't let that guy fool around with a wand stuck with magic glue for a whole semester, right? He made a mess yesterday, and I'm afraid he might even hurt himself."
It is indeed a problem - and the most important point is that Ron was bewitched by others, and he was not responsible for his broken wand.
If he was the mastermind, it would be reasonable to enjoy the treatment of a broken wand that almost dropped out of school. Although the school had no reason to compensate him, it would just let him use the broken wand until the Christmas vacation before replacing it...
"Okay, if the professor agrees, I will take him to buy a wand specifically this weekend."
"Okay, then I'll go talk to the professor."
"Well, it's settled, I have to go to class. Defense Against the Dark Arts class - taught by Professor Lockhart, I don't know how good it is."
"I don't know. Our advanced class class is on Wednesday. I hope he is a serious teacher."
Percy waved, "See you later."
…
I'm just saying polite things. I can't say that his class skills are average... Don't get your hopes up, Percy...
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The first lesson of the semester changed from potions to Defense Against the Dark Arts.
To be honest, Andrew now seems to suspect that there is something wrong with his brain - what was he thinking at the time, couldn't he just be a first-year student who struggled to schedule classes?
Anyway, they have just arrived and cannot run away. Starting from these two courses, the magical world will become sweeter and sweeter!
With this complaint, Andrew returned to the lounge and started to exercise with a whole stack of Lockhart series of books - not to mention whether they are expensive or not, seven grades use an entire series of books, just for Taking it to class is a hassle.
With a stack of books that were enough for exercise, he arrived at the classroom just before class started - his roommates had already found their seats, which was very pleasant.
"This way, Andrew!"
Hal's high voice was very recognizable, "Hurry up, today's news!"
oh?
Andrew took three steps and then two. He pointed at his schoolbag with his wand and stuffed it, "What's the matter?"
"I just said that the recent thing is that the herbal medicine class has a greenhouse, and the next class will focus on transplantation!"
…
I guessed it during the holidays.
"Any more?"
"Peeves hasn't come out yet. What happened before last summer vacation seems to have hurt him a lot!"
ah?
Andrew thought about it, and it was true that he had not seen Peeves during this period. It was probably due to the collective madness of the group of people who were about to graduate before the summer vacation.
"Gryffindor and Slytherin didn't fight!"
ah?
This is news - there was such a tense atmosphere this morning that Andrew suspected they were about to start a fight.
"What's the reason?"
"It seems that our Potions class has been cancelled. Some people say it's because Snape is away and the Slytherins don't have enough confidence. Others say..."
Hal said nothing and stared at Andrew. ? ? ?
Wait, is it because of me? Will they be arrested if I don't go to class?
Looking at Andrew's expression, the others nodded silently.
…
"Next."
"Someone discovered how to exercise the Floatation Spell - practice while running, move while casting the spell, and the control of the Floatation Spell is very good."
Those are all first-year spells. Although they are of research significance, they are not that big, right?
“Next.”
"School has just started. How can there be so much news? Hush, it's here."
Here comes Lockhart—dressed up.
The turquoise robe is worth a lot at a glance, and Lockhart's deliberately maintained makeup is completely worthy of his painstakingly cultivated identity.
"Good morning, everyone."
Perfect smile, perfect teeth, "My first class, um, I shouldn't need to introduce myself, right?"
"Let's stick with the routine, I," he picked up a book with his left hand and pointed his wand at his photo, "Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third Class, League Against the Dark Arts Honorary member, five-time winner of Wizarding Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award—but be careful, there’s no magic in smiling!”
That's right, smiling is one of the top spells - and that's what you use all the time.
Andrew even planned to take out his notebook to record.
This skill of charisma and speaking is worth learning!
What he is good at is the cool writing style and the structure of contradictions and conflicts that make a lot of gold in online articles. This kind of language that shows one's own charm is not deeply studied - when three people are together, there must be a teacher. Lockhart is very good at showing himself. It took him a long time to study!
Of course, the effect on students is a bit poor.
After all, there was no one to cheer for him, and it was too much to expect the second-year students to scream and shout like the witches outside. It would take many years of development to achieve this.
But it seems that Lockhart has strong field control skills.
"Well, it seems that everyone recognizes me more strongly than I do myself - well, let's get to know each other first. Do a simple classroom survey, a small questionnaire, and we can answer People will get a little surprise.”
The investigation paper was quickly distributed.
"Lockhart's personal investigation paper... is an investigation of the content and character of the book, this kind of thing..."
‘As expected, I can’t do it. ’
He was very busy with time, and studying grammar and writing skills was at his limit - who had time to memorize Lockhart's personal hobbies?
Moreover, how many of those hobbies are real?
That's not Lockhart's personal hobby, it's just a personal hobby that Lockhart thinks everyone thinks a very good adventurer should have!
This is what is called selling character.
In line with this principle, Andrew began to make things up - just fill them up anyway.
Thirty minutes passed quickly and the papers were taken away.
"Oh, oh, actually there are two students who basically answered all the questions correctly. It's amazing, it's amazing. Ten points for Ravenclaw! Ten points for Slytherin!"
Are there Lockhart fans in Slytherin too?
This is a surprising thing.
As for Andrew's answer, it was buried among the many papers - Lockhart was more popular than he thought, and many students read those books carefully.
That’s not good news—it’s not that Andrew is jealous.
'The question is, Lockhart's book is so popular, even occasionally crushed by Magical Legends Magazine, how many readers does a legend have? ’
The future is not bright...
Andrew had the urge to cover his face.
It's so scary. He now has a hallucination. He is afraid that he will be hanged under the astronomy tower by the transfiguration spell.
However, the hemp rope was broken at the thinner part.
Just as he was praying for his uncertain future, Lockhart suddenly spotted him.
"Ah, this is, yes, classmate Andrew."
Lockhart looked surprised.
Harry Potter's classes are in the afternoon, and the highlight should be in the afternoon, so that there is a selling point, but you also have to fool around in the morning. This Andrew is good - read the text and talk about the understanding and protection of black magic. Just let the water pass after one class.
It would ruin the story if the troublemakers were exposed in advance so that the students in the afternoon would have no defense.
Yesterday, he asked about it. This Andrew is Professor McGonagall's assistant. He helps out in the office every day. It's a bit of a gimmick. It's a good appetizer for the story.
"Yes, Professor, I'm Andrew."
"I'm good at taking risks but not good at communicating, so I can only narrate stories in words and share them with others. So I want to hear what kind of content you need and what kind of adventure you want to have in class."
'I can take out those troublemakers in the afternoon and pretend that I have prepared them deliberately at noon, so that no one will suspect that I treat them differently and I am good at listening to students' opinions - what can a second-year kid expect? Nothing more than adventure stories and waving of magic wands. ’
"Is that true, Professor?"
"Of course, feel free to say it. Our courses are not fixed. You know, maybe there will be something you are looking forward to in the next class."
"That's great, Professor, I think we need some skills in communicating with people. You know, a great adventure is always inseparable from inquiring about information, whether it is quickly mastering the local language or insinuating about those hidden existences, That’s all true!”
? ? ?
How about your sense of adventure?
Aren't students in your grade supposed to be asking about powerful spells and stuff?
What are those things you are talking about?
Communication skills?
Is that an issue that students of this age should be concerned about?
But!
You're right. I, Lockhart, am good at this. If you want to ask something else, I can only use my school knowledge to fool you!
Although it’s a pity that it can’t lead to adventure, this is also possible!
‘That’s what I’m asking, is there anything I don’t know about your adventure? ’
Being able to communicate with those old wizards, and then understand those dialects and gain their trust, this is brilliant magic!
Forgetting spells and the like, that is a matter of personal spell practice, and Andrew has no intention of going in depth on it, but it will be different if he understands communication skills.
He really admired Lockhart's language learning ability and communication skills. Moreover, after learning this, Grindelwald's shaping would be even more perfect. How could an excellent Grindelwald not have communication skills comparable to Lockhart's? ?
Even if it needs to be disguised, changed, and exaggerated by the way, it is still good.
It makes perfect sense that Grindelwald has communication skills far beyond those of Lockhart.
Just treat it as…
I can stop hanging under the tower for a while.
Although Andrew wanted to say that he was responsible for the work, but after thinking about it, he wholeheartedly agreed with the answer.
But no matter what his true intentions were, it didn't matter anymore - because Andrew's question spoke to Lockhart's heart.
"Ah, communication, yes, communication, indeed, few people notice this. They always feel that - well, the entire magical world is speaking standard English, oh, this is too arrogant, even in the UK In the magical world, there are dialects that are difficult for us to understand.”
"You have a very sharp attention span, Andrew, and yes, I also have a tiny bit of skill that allows me to quickly pick up those awkward dialects to communicate during our adventures."
Lockhart observed the expressions of the students around him and found that many of them looked expectant - there was no way, there were more students in Ravenclaw than in Slytherin, and the term "quick learning skills" could not be sold in other colleges. Attack Ravenclaw!
Encouraged by such eyes, even Lockhart suddenly became full of motivation.
"Then let's talk about the first lesson, how to quickly master the local dialect!"
(End of chapter)