The slacker professor at Hogwarts

023 Arrived with high spirits, left thoroughly satisfied.

A thrilling and exciting Defense Against the Dark Arts mini-lesson resulted in Harry and his fellow young wizards each receiving a piece of chocolate as a reward.

"This is the best way to calm your negative emotions. Have some chocolate, and you can ask me for more if you need more."

Professor Lockhart always had that air of a prominent figure. "Honeydukes candy store specially made Lockhart-signed chocolates for me. If you look closely, you can see my signature on the back of the chocolates."

Hermione was about to open the package and eat it, but she quickly and carefully smoothed out the wrinkles in the packaging and, when no one was looking, carefully put it into the pocket of her wizard robe.

I'm so happy to receive an autographed chocolate from my idol.

I should have eaten the piece the professor gave me!

She cared about these things so much. The book "Me, the Magician," which Professor Lockhart signed for her at the opening banquet, she kept under her pillow every night to keep her company as she slept. (Original text)

Harry exchanged a strange look with Ron.

Signed chocolate?

In the past, they might have criticized this flamboyant behavior, but for some reason, they now all feel that Professor Lockhart might deserve it.

Anyway, this class is finally over.

Professor McGonagall had too many things to do, so she left first, and the young wizards also started to walk outside.

Lockhart deliberately stopped Draco, prompting Harry, Draco, and the others to walk slowly, hoping to hear what had happened.

"Next time you come to class, you can bring Vincent Crabbe and Gregory Gore with you."

Draco paused, a hint of disdain in his eyes. "Crawb and Goyle? Attending your lecture?"

Lockhart smiled and nodded. "Their simple minds don't mean they have no potential on the path of magic. On the contrary, I think such people are more wizards, more magical, and they have great potential."

Draco seemed thoughtful, hesitated for a moment, and then asked somewhat awkwardly, "Professor, may I invite Pansy Parkinson along as well?"

Pansy is his girlfriend. They were childhood sweethearts, inseparable, from similar social backgrounds, and their parents approved of their relationship.

Lockhart burst into laughter, making the proud young Malfoy blush with embarrassment.

"certainly."

Lockhart smiled and patted him on the shoulder.

Why not teach without discrimination and expand one's influence?

However, this added one more person, making it difficult to form pairs for practice. So he simply stopped the three little ones who were walking slowly with their ears perked up, "Hermione, you can recommend a student for the next class."

Hermione wanted to say that she didn't have much to recommend, as she wasn't very popular and her only friends were Harry and Ron.

Ron then gave her a quiet nudge from behind, and Harry called out softly. She quickly nodded, "Okay."

Harry and Ron didn't want their "own people" to be outnumbered by Draco's!

Lockhart expressed his delight.

It seems this "Duel Club" is going to expand.

His original plan for teaching at Hogwarts was to build a wide network of connections.

The valuable subjects are not limited to professors.

Of course, countless experiences throughout history have taught us that mere social skills alone cannot truly constitute influence; one must be strong to succeed.

So for the next whole week, Lockhart spent almost all his time outside of his "Daily Lessons," "Duel Club," and "NEWT Enhancement Class" practicing the three spells he had mastered.

The Oblivion Curse from Lockhart's original form.

And healing and summoning spells from the "Forest Witch".

Works great!

As his spellcasting skills and mental state became increasingly refined and harmonious, he could feel a unique and close connection between the wand and himself.

This means that the wand's properties are beginning to evolve from the original characteristics built from the raw materials 'applewood' and 'unicorn tail hair', gradually becoming more in line with its own body and soul, and beginning to take on its own form.

This improvement made his magic increasingly impressive.

With his tireless practice day and night, and by constantly absorbing the Forest Witch's experience in using this magic from his memories, the Healing Spell "Flower Healing" can now heal major external injuries and minor internal injuries.

The summoning spell "Grey Wolves in Pack" can still only summon one grey wolf, but unlike before when it only lasted for less than three seconds, it can now help carry the trash to the corner and throw it into the trash can.

The only problem is...

The use of these two spells must take place in a forest, or at least rely on trees with abundant life.

This is also why forest witches instinctively use magic to modify their surroundings when faced with unfamiliar environments.

It's quite powerful.

But there are restrictions.

Lockhart was already quite content, and whenever he had free time, he would tirelessly cast spells in his office over and over again.

This isn't diligence, it's addiction, like being addicted to a game, always unable to resist unleashing magic, and then being amazed and delighted each time.

The little golden retriever also loves the gray wolf summoned by Lockhart, and always likes to jump onto the gray wolf's head and have it carry him.

So Lockhart simply turned summoning the gray wolf and flowers into a little game he played with his pet, and the two of them often laughed heartily while playing.

Magic can bring happiness.

This is the greatest significance of magic to Lockhart.

To travel to this magical world and face the rest of one's life with high spirits, to arrive with enthusiasm and leave with satisfaction—that would be the greatest fulfillment.

In fact, it wasn't just the magic of these two forest witches; the original owner's top-tier Oblivion Curse was also quite interesting.

Lockhart discovered something really interesting and amazing!

That is, the same memory, what he sees in his mind is often the memory owner's own five senses.

However, if it is placed in the Pensieve, it can actually escape the sight of the memory's original owner! (Original setting)

Just like the first memory he extracted from the old wizard in his experiment, the old wizard was sleeping at the time, but the memory contained the scene of Lockhart stealing his memory!

The Pensieve is truly a magical creation, capable of so easily entering the time period in which the memory is located!

Of course, it cannot be extended indefinitely.

Lockhart tried to wander through the extracted memories and found that the furthest place was where he could not leave the current scene—for example, the memory of the old wizard falling asleep. He could walk into the street and listen to the drunkards' ramblings, but he could not enter other people's houses, nor could he leave that remote Spanish town.

But that's interesting enough!

Exploring within someone else's memories is undoubtedly a unique fairytale-like adventure.

Happy times always pass quickly.

A few days later, Professor McGonagall received another letter from her nephew, Urquhart Jr., confirming that the dark magic creature in the castle was indeed the "Wicked Fairy".

But knowing this is one thing, finding a wizard who knows how to deal with these kinds of dark magic creatures these days is really not easy.

So Professor McGonagall approached Lockhart again, hoping to get his help.

Young Urquhart was very sincere, earnestly stating in his letter that if Professor Lockhart could help with this, he would gain the friendship of the Urquhart family.

This will undoubtedly be of great benefit to future development.

The Urquhart family's influence extends throughout the European magical world, and there will always be a time when they are needed.

He also made a more practical promise: Lockhart could choose any magical artifact or valuable magical book from their family's collection as a reward.

These treasures and books are not available on the market.

This is an absolutely unbeatable deal.