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Chapter 118 You Will Be the Future, Lockhart!
Chapter 118 You Will Be the Future, Lockhart!
The professors were all actively preparing for their respective assessments, and Lockhart, as the initiator of the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets adventure, naturally had to bring out the corresponding dark magic creatures.
Common dark magic creatures that fit the scope of the exam.
Lockhart made a special trip to the Ministry of Magic, and through Umbridge's introduction, found the Wizarding Examinations Administration office in the Ministry of Magic building.
The "Wizard Examination Administration Bureau" of each country's Ministry of Magic or Magical Congress, like the "Department of Mystic Affairs," was created by the "Wizard Council" of the previous era. In the contemporary political structure of "International Wizarding Federation + National Ministry of Magic," it is an independently operating institution.
No department of the Ministry of Magic has the right to interfere with it, not even Minister Fudge.
It was founded in 1458, much earlier than the British Ministry of Magic, which was established in 1707.
Strictly speaking, this organization is the direct superior of magic schools in various countries.
This international organization, with the help of the International Department of Magical Exchange and Cooperation, has always maintained a state of consistency with other organizations in various countries, serving all wizards regardless of nationality.
The global unified examination serves as a guide for wizards, helping them develop their skills and select talent.
This is an extremely tight-knit organization. According to Umbridge's private revelation, only wizards who excel in the field of "Muggle Studies" will have more opportunities to develop within this closed organization.
understood.
Lockhart directly regarded it as an international "Ministry of Education".
Well, they put it in a very mysterious way.
But it is always people who do the work. When Lockhart found the members of this organization who were in charge of the Defense Against the Dark Arts assessment in Britain, he found that they were all familiar faces.
Almost all of them were from the Anti-Dark Magic League!
Or we could narrow it down a bit more—at least half of them are members of the Anti-Dark Magic League's "We're Not Dead Yet" club.
The person in charge was Ms. Mellors, who had taught Dumbledore, McGonagall, and others.
This gave Lockhart a subtle feeling that the "We're Not Dead Yet" club was a small group of people organized by Ms. Miles for departmental team building activities.
The elderly Mrs. Miles, with her sharp eyes, looked Lockhart up and down, a smile spreading across her face. "You seem to have changed a bit."
The other bigwigs nearby chimed in,
"Yes, he looks more composed."
"Hey, now that I'm the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, I don't need to try so hard to impress others like before." My fashion sense has also improved a lot; I'm no longer like a peacock—
Everyone was talking at once, some of them a bit too direct, but the atmosphere was still fairly harmonious.
After Lockhart's outstanding performance in the Ministry of Magic's werewolf attack, the benefits of his reputation have begun to emerge, and people are more willing to consider him one of their own.
They are also more willing to offer help.
Knowing that Lockhart was coming to confirm the scope of the Defense Against the Dark Arts exam and to talk about the adventurous training being promoted on campus, Ms. Mellors even had a batch of dark magic creatures prepared.
Boggarts, mischievous sprites, ghouls, household pests, and so on.
Yes, some household pests with magical abilities are actually within the scope of this subject's assessment.
"The wizarding community is quietly changing," Ms. Melis said meaningfully. "With the explosive development of Muggle technology, the living environment of wizards is also changing."
"Dark magic creatures like trolls, she-devils, banshees, and vampires have gradually disappeared from the lives of ordinary wizards, while the numbers of elves, pests, and the like have increased significantly."
"Dark magic creatures are essentially a magical phenomenon that depends on human living environment and emotions, and changes along with human beings."
The impact of Muggle society on wizarding society is far more complex than it appears on the surface.
Lockhart's expression shifted as he recalled Umbridge's mention that "Muggle studies are more favored by this organization." "Therefore, it is of great significance for Muggle wizards to participate more deeply in wizarding society."
Ms. Melissa's drowsy eyelids suddenly opened, and she slightly raised her head to gaze at him. There seemed to be something strange in her eyes. She smiled slightly and said, "It seems you are very perceptive."
She stood up, leaning on her tree-branch-like cane, and beckoned Lockhart to her office. After sitting down, she stroked a pet turtle that emitted a strange red glow and slowly said, "Young man, if you have the patience to listen to this old woman, I can give you some pointers."
Lockhart's eyes lit up, and he nodded. "Please go ahead."
Ms. Melis extended her aged finger and tapped the tortoise shell. A red light spread out, completely enveloping the office. Then, with a mysterious expression, she said, "How wizarding society interacts with Muggles has always been a complicated matter."
"Grindelwald's Wizarding Supremacy was an ambitious and promising endeavor, but it failed."
"Dumbledore chose to abide by the Law of Secrecy and allowed organizations in society to integrate Muggle-minded wizards into the wizarding community."
"We still don't know if this attempt is entirely correct, and I may not live to see the answer."
"This world is so complex that it is not up to Dumbledore alone to decide."
"Every wizard who becomes powerful exerts a tremendous influence on the wizarding world from their respective fields and groups."
"International Wizarding Federation, Wizarding Examination Administration, Department of Mystic Affairs, Association of Extraordinary Apothecaries, Merlin's Legion—"
She looked at Lockhart and said, "These organizations are the real forces driving the development of wizarding society in every area, and you'll find that they are actually independent of each other."
"When you come to these organizations as a Hogwarts professor, you might be confused about how wizarding society actually works."
"There's really only one answer: the power of magic!"
"For example, in contemporary society, suitable habitats for unicorns are becoming increasingly scarce. The Ministry of Magic will enact laws to strictly control magical creatures. The Extraordinary Apothecaries Association will guide hospitals around the world not to use unicorn potion ingredients. The Wizarding Examinations Authority will remove knowledge of unicorn efficacy from the wizarding examinations of major magic schools around the world."
"From now on, the magic surrounding unicorns will gradually fade from the wizarding community and eventually disappear completely."
"Conversely, magic will be found to replace the role of unicorns in fields such as rituals, alchemy, potions, and spells, thereby changing society in every aspect."
"For our field of dark magic creature defense, this impact is even more profound."
"Phenomena are always an extension of society."
"Obscurials, dark magic creatures, are so rare in modern times that they are hard to find, while Boggarts, cannibals, and various elves have become more common."
She looked at Lockhart, "Based on these points, what do you think the future direction of magic in wizarding society will be? Or rather, what kind of magical power will become the mainstream?"
Lockhart's eyes lit up. "Related to Muggles!"
Ms. Miles nodded with satisfaction. "Yes, this is the answer for the new era, keeping up with the times."
Step to the forefront and lead the way, and you will discover that you will wield magical power unlike anything you've ever possessed.
"You are a young man with great potential."
"I see a reflection of Dumbledore in your youth."
"I hope you will think about this issue seriously. Magic is in life, and the changes in the lives of contemporary wizards are so drastic that they are unprecedented in wizarding society over the past thousand years."
She shook her head and sighed, "Many of us top-tier old wizards can no longer provide answers. We are accustomed to our old ways of thinking and carry the old traces of magic, making it extremely difficult to come up with a solution."
"Among the new generation, the problem of pure-blood endogamy is deeply entrenched and difficult to eradicate, while Muggle wizards find it difficult to integrate into real magical life. Only someone like you is just right."
"In particular, you now have enough prestige and influence in the wizarding community."
She gazed at Lockhart. "You will be the future, Lockhart!"
"We are all the protagonists of our own lives"—many people understand this principle, but few actually make it their life motto.
Lockhart gradually began to have this feeling.
Ms. Mellors is not the first person to say that he is from the future; the Forest Witch also mentioned it.
If life is a fairytale adventure, Lockhart begins to understand the protagonist's perspective in this world filled with magical power.
Yes, he comes from Muggle, yet he has no connection with the Muggles of this world, and he yearns so much for magic.
They yearn for magic even more than Muggle wizards and pure-blood wizards.
Who else could he be if not the main character!
I will be a legend of an era, just like Grindelwald and Dumbledore—his heart stirred, causing magic to surge.
Lockhart didn't want to delve into what Ms. Mellors meant by telling him these words—whether it was out of the older generation's care and guidance for the younger generation, or for some ulterior motive—he didn't care.
He could feel a very unique "spirit" taking root and sprouting in his heart.
Suddenly, a road that was both incredibly real and dreamlike appeared before them.
The fairytale romance is no longer like a stage play; he no longer needs to act. Instead, he simply becomes himself, experiences his own magical life, and then the road unfolds before him.
"Yes!"
"The future will belong to Lockhart!"
He Apparated back to Hogwarts, stood on the castle bridge overlooking the bustling crowd at the Quidditch pitch in the distance, his eyes shining with divine light.
He suddenly knew which direction to take in magic next.
Weather spell!
That's an area that Muggles will be unable to solve for decades to come, no matter how much technology advances, or even if they plan to migrate to Mars.
Natural forces like weather complement forces like forests.
Leaving aside grand narratives that are too far removed from reality, in current research on werewolves, these dark magical creatures, are they truly unaffected by weather spells?
For example, summoning the night of the full moon?