The slacker professor at Hogwarts

Chapter 320 There is actually no justice or evil.

Chapter 320 There is actually no justice or evil.

Lockhart is a positive character who is about to win the seventh Witcher Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award!

How can we allow these two old men to slander us out of thin air!

He insisted on teaching the two of them the magic he had invented, so that they could experience the unique and intense emotion of "I grew up here, I love this place".

This magic is so simple; the incantation is clear and the casting technique is easy to learn. The two masters learned it almost instantly.

The experience of actually practicing the Dharma varies from person to person.

Grindelwald's noncommittal stance was a politically motivated endorsement of the magic.

Dumbledore, however, truly felt the magic of this spell. The concepts of "home" and "dependence" in "relationship magic" can only be understood by those who have actually experienced it.

He grew up at Hogwarts, and after graduating, he taught at Hogwarts until he was over a hundred years old. He has such a profound background in this field.

"This is a great, amazing invention!"

It was rare for Dumbledore to give such high praise to a spell.

He explained his feelings to Grindelwald in this way: "Whether it's blood magic, covenant magic, or the Unyielding Charm..."

Even castle magic is often a one-sided affair.

"And all the magic invented by Gilderoy—targeting the interdependence between humans and pets," "the school is my home" (referring to the freedom and order of the community), "the soul pact with Tom," and "the current spells of support and protection between people and their homes"—are reciprocal.

It is said that magic chooses wizards, and wizards also choose magic.

Magic can sometimes truly reveal the life of a master magician.

Dumbledore finally figured out the question that had been puzzling him for a long time—why was Lockhart so reluctant to take a clear stance against Voldemort?

He had witnessed firsthand Lockhart's cruelty towards some dark wizards far too often, sometimes even more terrifying than Mad-Eye Moody who was fiercely opposed to evil—Lockhart didn't treat those dark wizards as human beings.

Now we finally have a vague idea.

Because the relationship between Lockhart and Voldemort is reciprocal.

Upon returning to Hogwarts, Dumbledore began casting spells on the school. Yes, Lockhart could learn to use his Transfiguration, and naturally, he could also learn to use the other's magic.

This magic suited him so well.

It made him eager to try it out.

Then----

Dumbledore was utterly shocked.

He seemed to glimpse a magical world, the Elder Wand in his hand trembling slightly, emitting a soft glow between him and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

Within that light, it turned out that two people had already occupied their places in the school, their "home."

Tom Riddle.

Gilderoy Lockhart.

"So that's how it is—" he murmured in shock, staring intently at Tom's figure.

48 years!

A full 48 years!

From the moment he refused Tom's offer to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, which resulted in him being cursed, until now, he has finally truly felt the effects of Tom's curse.

Reality is so absurd.

The curse he couldn't break, the curse that had been maintained at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for half a century, was actually a blood-related curse in the name of "love"?

Its essence is indeed just as rumored—no one can stay in the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for long.

It's full of the demeanor of a child who is disliked by the head of the family but can't bear to hurt them, just yelling "No one is allowed to take my cake!" and then angrily slamming the door and leaving.

It was right there in front of him, mocking his own arrogant assertion that "Tom doesn't know how to love."

The claim that children conceived using aphrodisiacs are born without understanding love is utterly unrealistic and serves only to discredit Tom.

Otherwise, love potions would have been banned long ago as an illegal drug for mass-producing dark wizards.

Instead of placing it in a potions class, the school provides the best professors and the best potion ingredients for young wizards to learn how to make them.

Dumbledore had to admit that he was wrong.

Tom wasn't incapable of love; he was just malicious.

However, now that he is experiencing the other two spiritual aspects of the "home" magic from a spiritual perspective, it is difficult for him to say, idealistically, that this is a particularly bad evaluation.

vicious----

Aren't he and Gilderoy like that at times?

Essentially, it's just that the three of them have different views on the world. Voldemort would cruelly harm Muggles and his enemies, but he would also often shout in war, "Cherish the lives of purebloods." They protect and oppose different groups, that's all.

Having reached Dumbledore's level of power, he could sense the true nature of this curse magic, and breaking the curse would be a very simple matter.

With a mere wave of his Elder Wand, the curse that had plagued him for 48 years was easily dispelled.

"I contacted a total of 48 professors, and I was exhausted from running around for this every year —"

Dumbledore gave a bitter smile; the feeling was indescribable.

Sad.

But it's not just heartache.

If he had known that Voldemort still had this yearning for Hogwarts as a home and the qualities of being recognized and loved, he would have had many more ways to deal with this villain back then.

Or rather—

"He's really just one of your political opponents."

Having observed everything through Dumbledore's perspective, Grindelwald, standing nearby, made no attempt to mock him, saying, "It's common in politics to portray your opponent as a villain that everyone wants to kill, but you can't just treat him as a villain, so you've made a big mistake."

In fact, many things do not have true justice or evil.

Grindelwald proclaims that wizards should be the leaders of mankind, and that the Muggle World War is the wizards' only opportunity.

Voldemort proclaimed that magic is power, and that pure-bloods should have exclusive possession of magic.

And his creation of a living environment for Muggle people and his absorption of them, regardless of their background, through universal education, thereby expanding the wizarding population.

Actually, there is no fundamental difference.

They both hurt some people and benefit others.

(P.S.: From a Muggle's perspective, if we look at England and France, where wizards are considered white and Muggles are considered black, it's easy to understand. We all know what Dumbledore's actions led to.)

(This isn't about whitewashing or smearing any character; this is simply the situation as it is. I'm just analyzing why so many pure-blood families are so devoted to Voldemort, even willing to sacrifice their last member in battle. After figuring out the underlying logic, I gained this perspective and then understood.)

(After figuring it out, I suddenly felt relieved about Voldemort's vicious methods and his pure-blood obsession.)

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