Ever since receiving a letter from Dumbledore in late June, Lockhart has been hesitant to accept Dumbledore's offer to become a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

To be honest, professors at Hogwarts are indeed a respectable profession, with good salaries and benefits, but Defence Against the Dark Arts professors are a special case.

When Lockhart was a student at Hogwarts, he knew that something bad would happen to the Defence Against the Dark Arts professors every year, so he had to quit his job, and many Defence Against the Dark Arts professors would even be sent to St. Mungo's Magical Injury Hospital for various troubles.

In the case that Lockhart knew, the last Defence Against the Dark Arts professor who taught them had spent seven years in the hospital because of a spell and still hadn't fully recovered.

This is not the worst, the last Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Rowanna Smith actually disappeared directly, and his whereabouts are still unknown, and his life and death are unknown.

The former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Mr. Quirrell, died tragically in the dungeons of Hogwarts, and these cases directly illustrate the horror of that curse.

Lockhart is not interested in such a high-risk profession at all, he still cherishes his life very much, and there is really no need to joke about his life.

Moreover, after his big sale, Lockhart has never been short of money, not to mention that as a writer, Lockhart is on the rise of his career, and his autobiography "I Can Magic" is about to be published, there is no reason to take this risk at all, and now he is only interested in how to make himself famous. Just a month after Gilderoy Lockhart wrote a letter rejecting Dumbledore's offer, he received another letter of Dumbledore's upcoming visit.

To be honest, Lockhart didn't really want to meet Dumbledore, he knew very well what the other party was coming for, but after hesitating repeatedly, he still didn't directly refuse to meet Dumbledore.

Actually, Lockhart was curious to know how Dumbledore would convince himself, and it was not a good idea to refuse outright. After all, Dumbledore still needs to be given some more face.

At the end of July, Dumbledore knocked on Gilderoy Lockhart's door in the hot sun.

"Long time no see, Dumbledore. ”

After Gilderoy Lockhart invited Dumbledore into the house, he said straight to the point, "I'm just a writer, and the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor isn't for me. ”

"Don't be modest, Gidero, I'm sure you're up to the task. Dumbledore smiled, "After all, you've had so many amazing deeds, and I think you seem to be an honorary member of the Defence Against the Dark Arts League, so it's fitting to be a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor." ”

Gilderoy Lockhart's eyes widened, and although Dumbledore's praise made him comfortable, he ......

"I know what you're worried about, you don't need to worry so much about the curse, Bard was also a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor last time, and still left unharmed. Dumbledore seemed to see through Lockhart's worries and continued: "You just need to resign more than half a month early like Bard did, and you won't be in trouble. ”

Lockhart looked at Dumbledore suspiciously, Bard served as a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, and he naturally knew about it, but could he really do it?

No way, the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is so notorious that no one has been able to hold it for more than two years.

"With your connections, you should be able to find quite a few people who would be willing to come to any Defense Against the Dark Arts professors, right?" Lockhart asked, raising an eyebrow.

"It's a pity that I can't find a more suitable candidate for the time being, the professors of this course are depleting too quickly. Dumbledore looked embarrassed, "If I had given me some more time, I would have been able to find other suitable professors, but now ......"

"I'm sorry Dumbledore, I'm afraid I'm not up to the job, you know, my new book, The Magical One, has been published, and I need to think about what to write next. Lockhart interrupted directly, "Creating is more suitable for me, that's a safe job." ”

"You can write about yourself as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts. Dumbledore said without hesitation, "Mr. Albert has a good relationship with several Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, maybe you will have something in common." ”

"You mean Albert Anderson, the one who won the International Wizarding Chess Championship not long ago. Lockhart was a little surprised, he had naturally heard the name of the youngest international wizarding chess champion.

"And Harry," Dumbledore added.

"Harry Potter?"

"Harry was enrolled last semester and is in his second year this year. ”

To be honest, Lockhart has little interest in Albert Anderson, because he is not a genius, and chatting with a genius will undoubtedly reveal his feet, and this genius's "teacher" is Bud Broad.

Lockhart is a little interested in Harry Potter as the savior, and if he can be the teacher of the "famous Harry", he will undoubtedly gain more popularity than doing other things.

In particular, he can write about those things in his own book, and he believes that the next book will definitely sell well.

Eventually, the desire for fame overcame Lockhart's little caution, and he accepted the job, as Dumbledore allowed Lockhart to resign early, allowing ...... Anyway, the headmaster gave Lockhart a lot of freedom.

And Lockhart also intends to take this opportunity to make his books become textbooks that students need to buy, which will undoubtedly make his books sell well again, and accumulate and improve his reputation among students.

"Alright!" Lockhart agreed, "but I have a request, and if something happens, I'd like to be able to resign early." I've never thought I'm better than the dozens of Defence Against the Dark Arts professors before me, and since none of them can shake off the curse, I think I'd better prevent it. ”

"Okay, I'm glad you were able to take the job. Dumbledore smiled and shook Lockhart's hand, "I don't think you'll regret it." ”

"I hope so!"

......

Soon, God gave Lockhart an unexpected surprise, and at the signing of "I Can Do Magic" at the Blotted Bookstore, he met the legendary savior: Harry Potter.

This savior was indeed as famous as the legend suggests, and immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Lockhart seized the opportunity to take a lot of photos with Harry, and announced that he would become the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, and gave him his complete set of books as a gift, hoping to use Harry's fame to make headlines at the same time, win some of Harry's favor, and lay the foundation for the next "Harry's teacher".

Of course, if Lockhart knew what he was doing, and instead made Harry hate him, I don't know what he would think.