Gilderoy Lockhart is not short of talent.

In fact, when Lockhart entered Hogwarts and began his studies, many professors believed that Gilderoy Lockhart did have a lot of potential, and that he was indeed smarter than most of his students.

Lockhart's biggest flaw is that he's not willing to try – unless he's the best one.

In the original world line, the arrogance of "do your best or don't do it" deeply affected him, which made Lockhart more and more dissatisfied with his relatively 'mediocre' self, and those shortcomings that he was destined to fail to reach the top were abandoned by Lockhart without hesitation.

So much so, by the time he returned to the school to teach, Lockhart's once-good magical prowess had become extremely rusty due to years of unused use, and the only magic he could still use was the Oblivion Charm—a magic that was so powerful that it was almost incomprehensible, and at the same time was in a loophole in the laws of the wizarding world, which had become perfect under his development and frequent use.

Of course, on the other hand, Lockhart also discovered another of his top talents that no one else can match, creation.

Launching a newspaper in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Elena, and even so many time-travelers in parallel worlds, are not the first young wizards to think of and carry it out, as early as a few decades ago, Gilderoy Lockhart founded the first newspaper in the history of Hogwarts in the school - unfortunately, due to the lack of capital power, it quickly disappeared.

"That's right, I'm a liar...... In order to survive, most adults will begin to learn to lie—"

Gilderoy Lockhart said in a calm voice, as if he were telling a story that had nothing to do with him.

"It's like the wandering black-hearted merchants in Tumbledown Alley would concoct an illusory legend of dragon claw powder in order to earn gold Galleons, but in fact it was fox poop that was sold to passing wizards. In order to make my book sell well, I will advertise the packaging at the time of sale, such as how to cleverly catch the last ghoul with a filter. ”

Amid the uneasy whispers of the students, Lockhart shook his head with a self-deprecating smile on his face.

"Actually, all it takes is a few spiders, moths, and a not-so-overcrowded attic or barn, and this ugly-looking, slightly slimy creature can even become a pet in many wizarding families—"

Lockhart's gaze wandered over the students' raised faces for a moment, and he chuckled disdainfully? Said meaningfully.

"Pity? As things stand, not many wizards still remember the dry descriptions of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them after graduation - even if it's such a false lie? The most asked question is just? Why not use a wand to subdue it, instead of why fight it......"

"That's when I realized? The power of words and lies is so powerful in this world. ”

"Blurring the line between story and reality? This is the stupidest ...... Got it?"

Funny, ugly? At the same time, it looks a little scary and unfamiliar smile.

In the beginning, Gilderoy Lockhart didn't get too deep into "stealing memories".

It's just that when he discovers that the readers of the wizarding world are even more stupid and lazy than he thought, the vanity rooted in his heart grows rapidly—correspondingly? And that superiority over all others.

The vast majority of wizards don't have the ability to discern the truth? They weren't much smarter than Muggles who had stumbled into magical areas.

Rather than fabricating stories out of thin air, there is a lower risk of directly plagiarizing other people's real experiences, and with a little exaggeration and embellishment in those real adventures, Lockhart can easily gain the attention and discussion he once dreamed of.

But now Lockhart doesn't care about the frothy vanity and flashing lights.

Part of the reason, of course, is that he volunteered for the "Manifest Destiny Group" and the "Special Containment Procedures Foundation".

The vast majority of the members of these two organizations are elites from all walks of life? It can be said that it is a microcosm of today's wizarding world, and the tasks and events involved in them? It's far from being as grand as ordinary wizards can imagine.

What's more, compared to the touting in the spotlight? For the first time, Lockhart felt respect based on strength.

Especially in that field organization known as the "Night Watch Walking in the Dark", Lockhart is not just a powerful battle wizard? As one of the general directors of "WIB"? Is he more about making a plan to eliminate and arrest? and the memory of a small number of extremely important targets, such as Peter Pettigrew.

is different from the false, cloud-like lies in the past, those black histories that should have been discarded a long time ago.

If you use the supreme Gringotts fairy queen, the world's first cute...... (A number of are omitted) ...... In the words of Elena Kaslana, what they are doing now should be called - rewriting the past, present and future of the world.

“...... I said, Miss Kaslana. ”

"What's wrong?"

"You've known all these things about Professor Lockhart, right?"

"I know a little bit, it's limited to the external name, but it doesn't quite open up in the same way as I imagined. Well, dear Granger, I'll admit you're right, Mr. Lockhart is very respectable indeed...... I was wrong. ”

Elena sighed, and before Hermione's second wave of offensive began, she wisely chose to throw in the towel.

If she knew that Gilderoy Lockhart's ideological consciousness was so high, she should not have dispelled the little girl's dream of chasing stars from this aspect.

While it is true that the young grammar professor is now much more decent and stable in appearance and inside than before (given WIB's day-to-day work, the word "law-abiding" may not be so appropriate), it does not mean that Elena fully trusts the young wizard who seems to have great potential as "Aquaman".

Gilderoy Lockhart's current ruin sounds like a prodigal son's return.

But......

"In this way, this guy's personality charm is even more dazzling!"

Elena sighed again.

For the little witches at Hogwarts who are in the period of youth and ignorance, a handsome, rich, and story-telling young professor like Gilderoy Lockhart, who has a little dark past but repents, is like a male protagonist who only appears in middle school, and hits their XP with great precision.

“......”

Elena recalls her "Ravenclaw Idol Project" that she didn't have time to perfect.

In the end, it was put on hold for the time being.

It's not that difficult to force it to push. Even though Gilderoy Lockhart has graduated from Hogwarts for many years, if he really counts in terms of age, he is still the youngest professor at Hogwarts today.

Even Severus Snape, the youngest Potions professor ever, was four years older than Lockhart.

Now that I think about it, this professor, who has just turned twenty-eight years old, is really a bit dangerous.

Elena thought silently in her heart, if Gilderoy Lockhart planned to solve the problem of singleness in school, or even open a crystal palace, it was estimated that there would not be many little witches who could resist the attack of the young professor.

After all, Hogwarts students stay in the school for a maximum of seven years, which can be said to be a paradise for Aquamen.

If he gets the right time, he can even rotate the Hogwarts exam papers every few years, and he can also make sure that there are no worrisome Shura field situations at the same time.

Maybe Lockhart won't attack, but once the idol project is launched, it is inevitable that there will be stupid little witches who will take the initiative to give them a hug.

At that point, things may go from a school fairy tale to some bad 18R game.

And before she could clean up Gilderoy Lockhart, Albus Dumbledore might have sworn a revenge and completely eliminated Elena, the innocent star agent, from Hogwarts.

Elena was just scared of it, she didn't want Hogwarts to change color because of it.

“...... What should I do?"

Falling into a cranky thought, Bai Elena suddenly realized a problem.

Although she has invisibly changed or saved the lives of some "bad guys", she actually doesn't know their true personalities so well, and the placement of them after they become better is not just a tool man.

"-Uh, I have a headache. ”

Elena frowned and rubbed her temples in annoyance.

Knowing that there would be so many ripple effects, he should have been cautious about expanding his recruitment at Hogwarts in the first place.

Having said that, it seems that Lockhart is not the only young professor who will appear in the school next?

Over the past decade, Hogwarts has not been without amazing wizards.

Compared with the battle heroes who are more likely to emerge in the era of war and chaos, the talents of the young wizards who grew up in peacetime are more reflected in their academic expertise, and Quirinus Quirrell, who is six grades younger than Lockhart, is undoubtedly the top hope of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in this decade.

And, unlike Gilderoy Lockhart, who has a poor reputation among professors and peers.

Quirinus Quirrell, who also came from Ravenclaw College, has almost nothing to fault about her academic performance in school or her teaching ability during her teaching years, which is almost unanimously recognized by all professors.

You know, at the beginning of the school year last year, Quirrell was in charge of the first grade.

Even if there are a lot of off-field reasons, such as unexpected withdrawals in the first and seventh grades...... But it also proves that Quirinus Quirrell's teaching ability has not actually been affected much by Voldemort's possession.

In addition to the stutter that was deliberately disguised, Quirrell was much stronger than Lockhart in terms of overall strength and magical knowledge.

“...... Professor Quirrell, who is back in school, shouldn't be the next Lockhart, right?"

Elena thought thoughtfully.

If she remembers correctly, Quirinus Quirrell was also a rather likable Ravenclaw genius, confident, cheerful, and insightful before he embarked on that life-changing outing.

Now, after some setbacks, returning to Hogwarts might be more popular than Lockhart?

After all, in the information obtained by most young wizards, professors, and even high-ranking officials of the Ministry of Magic, the reason why Quirinus Quirrell was seriously injured and hospitalized was mainly because on Halloween, in order to protect the unicorn and a reckless student, he had to fight with an unknown dark wizard, and finally had to recuperate temporarily after being seriously injured.

Of course, after the trial of Peter Pettigrew, everyone vaguely guessed the identity of the dark wizard.

If nothing else, Quirrell must have happened to meet Peter Pettigrew, the "most dangerous Death Eater of all time" roaming the Forbidden Forest in a vain attempt to kill a unicorn, which is not a complicated and difficult to guess thing.

It's a pity that young Quirrell wasn't Peter Pettigrew's match after all, otherwise there wouldn't have been a shocking deception later.

"Hogwarts can't have just one idol......"

Elena held her cheeks and looked thoughtfully out the window at the sparkling lake.

If all the momentum and resources are concentrated on one person, it is too easy to have a personality cult, and even an uncontrollable fanatical group effect, but create a few more different types of campus idols, so that girls start fighting each other......

Thinking about it this way, it seems that the loopholes in the previous campus idol plan can be filled up a little?

Ravenclaw little, you would never have thought that these two stars were signed to the same agency, right?!

At that time, you can even get a few annual votes from time to time, pull a few professors as candidates, and then encourage students to complete learning tasks, daily tasks, and even some conduct evaluations, and finally get "true love points" to cheer for their favorite professors, and it is best to let the two professors have a little friction by the way.

In the face of real benefits, whether it is Dumbledore or the Ministry of Magic, there shouldn't be too many objections, right?

If this form eventually works, she could even consider turning it into a continuous activity and expanding its scope from Hogwarts to all of the British wizarding world...... Anyway, as the empress of Gringotts Wizarding Bank, the last thing she lacks is money.

When that time comes, hey, hey......

"Elena, Elena! The professor was just asking you to answer a question!"

Hearing Hermione's somewhat dissatisfied voice, Elena let out a "huh?" and returned to the classroom from her fantasy.

“......”

Gilderoy Lockhart looked at the distracted lady in silence.

It seems that the young grammar professor is a little overwhelmed and frustrated that the "leader" did not listen carefully to his report, especially when the situation is presented to dozens of students.

This is different from the previous course discussion, the distraction in class is so serious, this is almost a must to deduct points.

But...... If the points are deducted, he is worried that he will be gone tomorrow.

"Sorry, Professor Lockhart, I slept late last night, so I got a little distracted......"

Elena looked at Lockhart, who was a little embarrassed, and before the wizard could speak, she took the initiative to owe and said embarrassedly.

"I'll be sure to get Hermione's notes and give them to you before the next class when class is over, do you think that's okay?" I'll try to finish it on the weekend, and if you have time, bring it to your office in advance. ”

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Great chapter!