allendalepharm Chapter 120 It turns out I already knew it.
Chapter 120 It turns out I already knew it.
Chapter 120 It turns out I already knew it.
Lockhart has always been hands-off when it comes to teaching. For example, he almost always lets the students in the NEWT advanced class teach the regular classes in the sixth and seventh grades. The results are good, and now he hardly teaches regular students anymore.
The trouble Hermione is referring to now is the trial run of the "Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets" adventure at the school.
The initial location was set in a small ravine near the Forbidden Forest, where there was an abandoned tower, which the professors could set up as the scene they needed.
Since it was just a trial run, Lockhart only deployed one Banshee in this scenario. This was not difficult for the members of the Duel Club who had mastered the Patronus Charm, as well as the outstanding senior students in the sixth and seventh year NEWT Enhancement Class who were about to graduate.
How could something like this have happened?
Somewhat puzzled, he followed Hermione and the others to the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where he soon saw a group of young wizards sitting blankly in a corner, their faces as pale as if they were about to die.
The corruption caused by dark magic is a very obvious characteristic.
Lockhart looked at the group of underachievers with a strange expression, rolled his eyes, and glanced at Draco Malfoy beside him. "Didn't I say that you outstanding students would participate in the trial adventure first? Where did these guys come from?"
Draco sneered. "That's just how stupid Gryffindors are. These self-important guys think the professors' arrangements are discriminatory and come here demanding to participate. Professor McGonagall recognized their courage and decided to let them try."
Oh wow, so you're mocking Professor McGonagall too?
Young Master Malfoy, you're very brave!
It's said that when you talk badly about someone behind their back, that person is most likely to appear behind their back—sometimes fate likes to arrange these kinds of quirky coincidences.
Draco, startled by Professor Lockhart's signal, turned around in alarm to find Harry and Hermione looking furious, and Professor McGonagall with a stern face.
"They were clearly under the influence of Professor Snape's Weakness Potion, and their self-made antidote had no effect. That's why they were affected by the Banshee!" Harry Potter returned, quite annoyed.
In other words, the current situation is not due to Professor McGonagall's approval, but rather to Snape's evil deeds.
Then Harry felt Hermione tugging at his sleeve, and with a start, he turned around to see Professor Snape with a stern face.
hey~
Lockhart watched this scene with amusement.
Okay, now's not the time for morbid humor. Ultimately, the problem arose because he, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, wasn't there to supervise.
The problem lies within his domain.
"This is not difficult to solve." Professor Snape glanced coldly at Harry Potter. "I can brew the potion to remove the dark power from their bodies in one night. As long as someone keeps an eye on these idiots tonight and prevents them from going to their deaths, they will be as lively as ever tomorrow morning."
Lockhart had a bottle of this potion, which Snape had prepared for him at Urquhart Castle to remove the vengeful fairy that had attached herself to him.
Lockhart never used it because it was very precious. Snape said it could be concocted at will, but outside of Hogwarts, getting a bottle of such a potion would require a tremendous amount of effort.
"No need for that trouble."
Lockhart stepped forward with a smile. "Potion ingredients are quite expensive, don't waste them. It's just a matter of a spell."
Expelling dark forces from within is a common and challenging problem for defense against black magic experts, and many masters have their own solutions.
The most common method is actually quite simple: use the power of the Guardian Charm to dispel it. This magic has the perfect effect of protecting the power of the mind and providing positive emotions to fight against darkness.
But simplicity is only true for Lockhart.
At least for young wizards like Harry, Draco, and Hermione, they are not yet capable of using the Patronus Charm to protect the mental defenses of others besides themselves.
He drew his wand, sensing the wealth of information carried by the breeze and the chirping of insects in the Forbidden Forest, pondering what power he should use to enhance this Guardian Charm.
This is the most consistent point of view between Dumbledore and Grindelwald in "The Manipulation of Lightning"—to observe everything around them and look for factors that can help them cast their spells.
For the two big shots, this practice had become second nature, a kind of "magical trick" that Dumbledore and Lockhart had mentioned before.
What makes a master a master is the subtle differences in the spellcasting details that distinguish them from other wizards.
Lockhart had been immersed in this magic notebook for some time, and naturally followed this line of thought.
He soon saw dark clouds in the sky.
The rainy season at Hogwarts this school year was incredibly long. Lockhart knew from his past life that this gloomy rainy season didn't end until the basilisk was dealt with.
He first waved his wand, performing the prelude to "telepathy," as a boost to his own will—a magical trick that Dumbledore had taught him.
Then, with remarkably fluid movements, he waved the Guardian Charm, and without chanting a spell, gently pointed the wand towards the sky.
He didn't need to chant any spells; he was extremely familiar with the Guardian Angel Spell.
This is partly due to his own immersion in the fairytale adventure where the Guardian Angel's magic was in full bloom, and partly due to the help of his favorite student, Tom Riddle.
Soon, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.
These raindrops were quite unique, shimmering with the silvery light characteristic of the Guardian Charm in the dim light of the sky.
From the perspective of natural magic, light rain has a very special effect on the human mind when it is in nature. From ancient times to the present, all over the world, from Muggles to wizards, people can easily feel the beauty of walking in light rain.
If Lockhart were to describe this feeling, it would be one of profound comfort and ripples of emotion.
Such characteristics are undoubtedly a perfect match for the Patronus Charm. With a deeper understanding of the power of nature magic and the power of the Patronus Charm, Lockhart almost didn't need to think and chose this most appropriate combination based on instinct.
The power of nature and the power of one's own will are perfectly integrated!
It was his first time trying to do this, and he was a bit too rough with it, so the light rain almost spread throughout the entire Hogwarts Castle complex and the Forbidden Forest.
Well, it's not a big problem.
Soon, the silvery rain began to fall, its cool touch touching the bodies of every wizard present, seeping into their hearts and creating ripples in their souls.
Even Hagrid, who had extremely high magic resistance and arrived quickly, stood there stunned in the light rain, gazing up at the rain in the sky with dazed eyes.
Beautiful, joyful, and relaxed...
He instantly felt such a wonderful state of mind, and the panic in his emotions was gently soothed, as if he had taken a big bite of delicious ice cream, and he felt that there was no more restlessness in his heart.
He wasn't the only one who felt this way.
Everyone present couldn't help but smile. The influence of this magic even reached every student in the school. Many young wizards cheered and ran out of the castle's shelter, rushing into the rain to experience such a fun and mysterious effect.
The mermen swam up from the bottom of the Black Lake, and the centaurs and unicorns emerged from the depths of the Forbidden Forest.
Even the ordinary small animals in the forbidden forest crawled out one after another.
Beauty is thus made tangible.
Lockhart could even feel the cheers emanating from the entire Forbidden Forest, as if the rain, imbued with the power of the Guardian Charm, had benefited the entire forest.
He wore a bright smile, tilting his head back to feel the pleasant sensation of raindrops falling on his face.
so good.
It turns out he already knew the weather curse.
He couldn't help but recall Wang Yangming's saying from his previous life, "Unity of knowledge and action," and suddenly gained a deeper understanding of it.
Sometimes, without practice, you won't know that you actually understand something.
Of course, in the magical world, this statement should be interpreted as him already being immersed in the romance of fairy tales.
Magic was always ready to burst forth from the wand in his hand.
Lockhart also thought of all the magic Snape invented when he was young, and the magic Tom invented, and suddenly he understood how they invented it.
The principle is probably the same.
Nice!
This wondrous magical rain didn't last long. After all, this was Lockhart's first attempt, and he wasn't yet fully proficient in controlling this newly invented magic.
But this was enough to free those unfortunate students from the dark magic influence of the Banshee.
After checking on the students and finding nothing wrong, Snape surprisingly didn't take the opportunity to humiliate them for their foolishness in making the antidote. Instead, he hurriedly went to Lockhart and asked, "What was that spell just now?"
Old S can be said to have witnessed Lockhart's Guardian Charm gradually revealing its wondrous state, but he never expected it to be so wondrous.
As he felt the raindrops pattering against his soul, he even sensed a slight difference between Lockhart's power and his own Guardian Charm's power.
Or rather, the unique self-restraining properties of his own guardian spell became clearly apparent to him in this comparison.
"This magic—"
Lockhart thought for a moment and decided to name it: "Mind Cleansing Technique!"