Late at night, as soon as the castle was curfew, Lockhart, wearing a cloak and carrying an oil lamp, began to walk around the corridors.

Ever since the hapless Colin Creevey was attacked by the Slytherin heir in the middle of the night, Dumbledore had the professors get up in the middle of the night to patrol to prevent something like this from happening again.

It is said that the targets of the Slytherin heirs were all Muggle-born wizards, so Lockhart was not at all worried about being attacked. He is a half-blood wizard, and he is also a professor in the school, no matter how bold the other party is, he will not go to the professor.

In fact, what annoyed Lockhart was not that the third watch got up in the middle of the night to patrol, but that the first half of the semester was almost over, and he himself had never achieved the purpose of coming to Hogwarts House.

Taking up the role of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts was a big risk, and Lockhart had hoped that he would be able to gain more popularity by becoming the teacher of the "famous Harry Potter", but this desire never went further.

Lockhart knew he had to do something, or the first half of the semester would really be over.

Today, instead of patrolling the usual route, Lockhart stopped in front of the stone monster on the third floor, pronounced the correct password, and took the stone staircase to the top floor.

It's just past eleven o'clock, and Professor Dumbledore must not have rested yet, maybe he can......

Lockhart raised his hand and knocked on the door of the principal's office, and it was a moment before the door opened from the inside.

Lockhart was a little surprised to meet a certain unexpected guy here, and he recognized Snape at a glance, this guy was the least popular professor at Hogwarts, and Harry Potter was said to hate Snape too.

Sensing Lockhart's gaze, Snape looked up to meet Lockhart's gaze and frowned slightly.

"Good evening Gildero, did you find anything?" Dumbledore cast a puzzled look at Lockhart.

"No, no. Lockhart smiled his trademark smile at the two of them and said what he meant, "Well, I've noticed that the last attack made the students nervous, maybe we should find a way to alleviate this." ”

Snape frowned when he heard this, obviously not flattering Lockhart's high opinion, he felt that it must not be a good thing for the other party to mention it at this time.

"We can give students some confidence. Lockhart immediately stated his plan: "I hope that Professor Dumbledore will allow me to open a dueling club in the castle so that students can have the opportunity to train their self-defense." ”

"You mean you're going to fight that so-called monster?" Snape said softly, seemingly holding back his laughter.

"Of course not, that's unrealistic, but I think it's still quite necessary for students to have some self-defense skills. Lockhart turned to Snape and said, "I've used magic to protect myself from harm countless times, and I feel compelled to try to turn the pent-up and tense atmosphere in school with a small activity." ”

"That's a good idea, tell me about your plans, Gildero. Noticing Snape's confused gaze, Dumbledore smiled and explained, "The atmosphere in the school is a bit oppressive, and it doesn't hurt to be able to teach the students something useful." ”

"It's just an idea, please give me a few days and I'll definitely be able to come up with a concrete plan. Lockhart was very excited, he didn't expect Professor Dumbledore to agree to let him hold a dueling club in the school.

"When you have a specific plan, come and talk to me about it. ”

"Severus. Lockhart turned to Snape and invited, "I hope you'll be my temporary assistant then." ”

At this moment, Snape's expression was gloomy and terrifying, as if he would pull out his wand at any moment and give Lockhart a blow to Avada.

"Then I'll trouble you. Dumbledore looked at the two of them and said with a smile, not giving Snape a chance to refuse.

"You shouldn't have promised him such a stupid decision. ”

As soon as Lockhart left, Snape complained to Dumbledore that he didn't want to be Lockhart's assistant at all.

"Stupid, no, no, it's a good opportunity. Dumbledore said meaningfully, "And, I think Gildero's words make a lot of sense, the atmosphere in the school is a bit bad, maybe he can help everyone liven up the atmosphere." ”

For some reason, Snape heard something else from Dumbledore's mouth.

"With all due respect, a guy like Lockhart will just mess things up. Snape made no secret of his dislike and contempt for the new Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, "If you really want to hold a dueling club, you can leave it to me." ”

Snape's knowledge of Lockhart and the fact that the guy held the dueling club was definitely not to teach students dueling skills, but to attract everyone's attention.

Lockhart had been doing this all semester, much to Snape's disgust.

"No, Severus, Gilderoy is more suitable than you. Professor Dumbledore looked at Snape deeply and said softly, "However, with your help, I'm sure the students will be able to gain a little." ”

Undoubtedly, Professor Dumbledore also knew what kind of character Lockhart was, so he asked Snape to help.

Dumbledore couldn't find any reason to refuse Lockhart's proposal.

Since the last attack, the atmosphere in the school has indeed become very oppressive, and everyone is worried that they will be the next unlucky person to be attacked.

Dumbledore also believed in Lockhart's abilities, and there must be a way to liven up the oppressive atmosphere in the school.

And, most importantly, Dumbledore thought it was a good opportunity for the other students to see Lockhart for what he really was.

The more Lockhart revealed, the easier it was to reveal flaws.

He believed that after the first half of the semester, many students in the school had doubts about Lockhart's abilities, but it was not enough. After everyone sees Lockhart's poor performance in the dueling club, I believe the students will really realize that Lockhart is not as brave as he wrote in his book.

This is one of the reasons why Lockhart was invited to Hogwarts as a professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Lockhart's usual school life allowed him to reveal his true self, and his cautiousness was overcome by his ego and desire for fame, and Dumbledore believed that Lockhart's deception would not be revealed in a long time.