Hogwarts: I Am Such a Model Wizard

Chapter 278 Lockhart’s Stage Play

 “Tsk tsk…unexpected…”

 Half an hour later, Lockhart put the test papers away and read them on the spot.

“Many people remember that I like lilac, which is good...but why don’t you remember that my greatest achievement so far is winning the Wizarding Weekly Most Charming Smile Award five times, which I just said.”

 He winked at his classmates again.

Although a small number of die-hard fans immediately covered their chests with their hands, breathed rapidly, looked blurred, and looked as if they had drunk fake wine, most people still did not accept his behavior.

Gryffindor Katie Bell was sitting in front of Connor. When Lockhart spoke, she lowered her head, shrugged her shoulders, and laughed so hard that her whole body trembled.

And Mikel and Ryan also endured very hard.

"But…"

Lockhart's tone suddenly became much higher, "Miss Milesinnis knows that my birthday is January 26th...Good girl!"

"Actually..." He turned over the paper, "One hundred percent, where is this excellent little witch?"

　　A trembling hand was raised in the front row. It was the student who was chosen by Kyle at a glance.

"Excellent!" Lockhart said with a smile: "Very good! Ten points for Gryffindor!"

“There are two students who are more regretful. They only answered fifty-three questions correctly.”

Lockhart took out two papers.

"I think they should give Walking with Trolls another careful read...I make it clear in Chapter 9 that my secret ambition is to rid the world of evil and to sell my own line of hair conditioners...instead of toothpaste.

But toothpaste is also a good choice, and I will consider adding it to the "Lockhart series". "

Kanna lowered her head and lightly punched Kyle under the desk.

 Obviously, those two test papers belong to them.

 Originally, Kangna wrote about hair lotion, but when she saw Kyle writing about toothpaste with confidence, she changed it, and the result became what it is now.

 “Obviously it’s because you are not strong-willed…”

Kyle muttered softly: "And if you get full marks, you have to be named, so that's good."

 “Now, let’s get down to business…”

Lockhart put the paper aside, then picked up...a ​​book.

Originally, Lockhart got some Cornish elves and planned to surprise the little wizards who were taking lessons for the first time.

It was only yesterday in the second-grade class that he discovered that the surprise was a bit too exciting, and it turned into a fright.

 The whole classroom was made a mess by the elves, and even his own wand was thrown out of the window.

He used the pretext of helping to clean up pests yesterday and searched for it in the bushes for a long time before he found it.

After experiencing that incident, Lockhart also understood that he probably wouldn't be able to do those fancy operations.

In addition, the third grade is much harder to fool than the second grade.

 So today he is going to be on the safe side.

When the students saw the book "Traveling with a Vampire" in his hand, they all frowned, even the die-hard fans.

As soon as they saw the book, they couldn't help but think of the days dominated by Professor Quirrell's "reading class" last year, and a faint smell of garlic wafted from the tip of their noses.

"Merlin's beard... I won't be studying again this year!" A Gryffindor said painfully next to Kyle.

  And there are many people like him.

Lockhart quickly told them the answer.

 The good news is that they don't have to read stupidly anymore...but the bad news is, they have to act this time.

Lockhart compiled the contents of his book into a dramatic fragment and asked the students to act out it, like some kind of alternative stage play.

To be honest, this is not as good as reading... Unfortunately, Lockhart doesn't think so.

He probably thought that this way of performing could better highlight his bravery. Performance requires actors.

The first thing Lockhart thought of was the most famous student in this class...Kyle, who was awarded the Second Class Order of Merlin.

 “It must feel great to have him as your foil.”

 “Oh, and the second grade Harry Potter is also good.”

Lockhart thought so and did so.

 He called Kyle to the podium and decided to let him play the vampire in the book.

“Professor, can I ask you a question before we perform?” Kyle said.

"Just ask, a hundred will do," Lockhart said, gathering his hair to try to match the look in the book.

Kyle casually opened the book "Traveling with a Vampire" and took a glance at it.

 "In this section...you used the sunshine spell to easily repel the vampires that rushed towards you..."

"But Professor, I'm curious... what is the effect of the Sunshine Spell? Is it an enhanced version of the Illuminating Spell?"

"That's a new kind of charm," Lockhart said with a smile. "The Illuminating Charm doesn't give off that much light."

 For a moment... the Gryffindor students were fine, but all Hufflepuffs looked at Mikel in the middle of the classroom.

　　They still clearly remember...the explosion-like bright light that suddenly appeared in the classroom when they took the Charms class for the first time two years ago.

If there really is a sunshine spell... it's probably nothing more than that.

But Mikel didn't know anything about it... He fainted after reciting the magic spell and had no idea what happened next.

On the podium, Kyle continued to ask: "Can you demonstrate it to us?"

"Um..." Lockhart became a little speechless: "Next time... this spell is not suitable for use in the classroom..."

"What about this..." Kyle turned a few more pages, "You used a floating spell to condense the seawater and trap the vampire. This should be able to be demonstrated."

 Lockhart fell silent again.

 But it wasn’t over yet. Kyle continued to flip through the book and asked:

“Also, why vampires are not afraid of garlic, but are afraid of amulets soaked in garlic juice..."

 “Why are you traveling by boat? Isn’t it bad to Apparate?”

 “Also, how did you make the vampires only eat carrots…”

 “Is that vampire still alive now?”

“If it’s still alive, have you considered publishing the method?

After all, solving the problem of their blood-sucking is equivalent to solving the problem of werewolves transforming on a full-moon night. You will receive the first-class medal of the Order of Merlin! "

"correct…"

Keir seemed to be really ready to ask a hundred questions, and the series of whys made Lockhart's head feel quite big.

 This story was just stolen by him from an old wizard. The only thing he did was to give the other person a forgetting spell, and he also made a certain degree of artistic processing on the whole story. How could he know so many details.

Lockhart looked at the increasingly curious eyes of the people around him. He felt panicked and quickly stopped Kyle who was chattering.

 “Okay, okay…close the book.”

“I don’t mind answering these questions, but other students have to attend class.”

“Just think of it as an assignment I gave you, and you might as well think about it for yourself. Of course, if you don’t understand it by the end of the school year, I will tell you the answer.”

Lockhart cleverly exposed the matter, and then found a reason to drive Kyle back, and replaced him with another, seemingly honest little Hufflepuff wizard, to accompany him in the stage play. .

If Kyle is allowed to stay any longer, he might ask something else. The risk is too great.

 …

 (End of this chapter)