Chapter 283 Curse
“The matter is not over, Taylor.”
After talking about how to handle Professor Lockhart’s matter, Dumbledore thought for a moment and still believed McGonagall. The professor's judgment, "The other thing is, our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor,"
Dumbledore considered the language.
"You should remember our last professor, Quirinus Quirrell, right?"
That's what I ordered, but it's a pity that I can't say it.
"I remember it very clearly, Professor Dumbledore."
"I have a special suspicion that the curse of this position will be weakened after his death, but..."
Dumbledore hesitated.
“I don’t know if the curse is in effect or not now. What happened to Professor Lockhart is too special.”
That's not an ordinary special thing...
I took drugs before entering school, and the sequelae were so severe that I would make a fool of myself in front of the students - in theory, something would happen sooner or later, but it is too outrageous to link this with a curse. .
However, from the perspective of magic, a long-lasting curse that does not occur immediately will probably have the effect of accumulating bad luck and exploding when it expires.
This conflicts with the effect of the elixir. It sounds like the curse caused by the elixir is temporarily suppressed.
Anyway, Andrew doesn’t think he can understand it.
"Do we still need to offer such a course?"
Dumbledore said with some hesitation - this didn't look like him.
But Andrew can understand. He knows the basis for Dumbledore's belief that the curse will weaken, and he also knows why he can't make a decision because he can't wait.
Continuing to open a business is equivalent to gambling with other people's lives. This kind of thing is really unacceptable.
"Try changing the course name and office," he didn't know how to say it. He could only try to find a way according to his own understanding. "Theoretically, there are clear restrictions on the designation of curses. Change these two Curse effects will be limited anyway.”
"What a joke!"
On the wall behind, a former principal roared, "This is surrender, this is admitting defeat, this is subverting the tradition of confrontation against dark wizards established at Hogwarts! ”
Has this course been offered since the school was founded?
It’s not surprising - and after Slytherin left, Hogwarts did not openly teach dark magic...
"Then be more determined and have anti-dark wizard classes "
The old principal stared at Andrew and nodded, "Although it is a bit extreme, it is indeed possible."
?
Andrew almost failed to keep his serious expression.
"You can try, but what about the new professor... How to determine our new professor..."
Dumbledore sighed, "Although there is still a final and summer vacation, how about the new professor? What to do?”
Yes, what about the new professor?
After something went wrong with the curse, how could the new professor believe that the danger had actually passed and that Professor Lockhart was actually destined to happen?
"Ghost."
Andrew looked at Dumbledore, "Nick, yes, Nick."
"Nick?"
"Yes. , Mr. Nick will be in charge. If he comes, there will be no problem with safety."
"You are kidding, Taylor, Nick's magic."
Professor McGonagall shook her head and did not elaborate. .
But Andrew knew better - a wizard who was caught by Muggles and had half his head chopped off.
To be honest, it is too outrageous for this ghost to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
Professors can't even beat their students.
The Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts is bad enough!
"I think I have a good candidate, but he may not be able to accept it." Dumbledore said thoughtfully, "What do you think of Bloody Barrow?"
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Bloody Barrow?
Andrew was stunned for a moment - Bloody Barrow, the ghost of Slytherin.
The most terrifying ghost in Hogwarts, even the naughty Peeves is afraid of him.
And Hogwarts has a precedent of appointing ghost professors. Professor Binns has always done... not too bad.
Have prestige, are not afraid of curses, and have precedents.
But here comes the question, is Bloody Barrow really suitable to be a professor?
And even if it's suitable, is he willing to take the job?
These are all questions.
“I tried to persuade him, but I’m afraid it will be difficult-and if he becomes a professor, I’m afraid the course name cannot be changed.”
It doesn’t matter whether it is changed or not-but if the ghost If something goes wrong, there's really nothing to say.
It's just that Hogwarts is going to cancel classes. No wizard will come to school to challenge the death curse.
Andrew glanced at Dumbledore and found that Professor McGonagall was also worried.
"It's decided," Dumbledore clapped his hands in fear, "You know, Taylor, today's content..."
"No news will leak out, Dumbledore Professor."
Andrew nodded, "So, shall I tell my classmates about the reason for Professor Lockhart's accident?"
"Let's go... I hope our choice is effective."
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“Huh?”
When Andrew appeared in the classroom and announced what happened to all the eagerly awaited students, everyone exclaimed.
“You’re kidding, Tyler!”
“No way! Absolutely not possible!”
“No, Professor!”
…
After the messy explanation, everyone accepted this fact.
Andrew's words are still credible - basically equivalent to the effect of the bulletin board.
This means that their lovely professor, best-selling author Professor Lockhart, has left the school, and there is a high probability that there will be no chance of returning.
When the get out of class bell rang, almost everyone ran out frantically, preparing to share the news.
The ones who stayed in the classroom were all those who had tried hard to endure it for a long time but could not hold back their tears in the end.
Amidst the crying, Andrew left silently.
The news is not spread widely enough. He must draft an announcement immediately. If necessary, he can arrange for his classmates to fold paper cranes or something and send them over - but this is the limit.
‘Anyway, I have reserved my current posthumous name for the professor... But if the things he committed are exposed in the future, that will be another matter. ’
‘That is almost certain, but there is no evidence yet. But it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect the learning atmosphere on campus these days. ’
‘It’s just that the follow-up work of finding evidence and establishing reasonable suspicion is very troublesome...it’s a headache. ’
He shook his head, walked out of the classroom, and prepared for the next step.
In less than an hour, the atmosphere in the entire school began to become sad, but Andrew had already discussed it with the prefects. In order to prevent excessive sadness, greeting cards and paper cranes would be sent.
At the same time, no donations or visits are allowed. Only the core figures of Professor Lockhart's previous fan club can go there while bringing things over - the reason is that it cannot affect the most critical early treatment.
The chaos ended, the students vented their emotions on the paper, and gradually returned to the previous learning atmosphere. After the core fan group visited, everything calmed down.
Hogwarts begins to usher in the first important exam of this school year, OWLs.
(End of this chapter)