Chapter 46: The Controversy over Lockhart

They are very peaceful, they never attack people, and if you have turtles or other small insects, you can easily buy them.

With their owner, they are very loyal, and although they sometimes have a little temper, they are very appeased and useful in some ways such as unlocking.

The most important thing is that people are cute!

Taking Jimmy back to the dorm, Stewart and Terry are novel, but they only tease for a while before resting. Cute magical animals like the tree guard Luo pot are even more loved by the little witches.

If Ike brought back a dragon or a thunderbird, that's a different story.

The next morning there were two classes: Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts. Professor Flitwick taught the Freezing Charm, which is called "Freeze", but does not actually have the effect of "Ice", which has the effect of causing the target to freeze and stop moving, even if the target is flying in the air.

It is a very effective control spell, and whether or not it can be fixed depends on the amount of mana and the size of the target, and ordinary young wizards casting a cryo spell on Professor Flitwick may not have any effect at all. But if it's a creature like a tree protector and a sniffer, the effect will be very obvious.

During the class, Professor Flitwick gave each of the groups a beetle and told the little wizards to try to immobilize the little ones who were scurrying around. This is obviously not an easy thing to do, and the transfiguration scene from last semester happened again, and the wand was constantly waving, but if it couldn't hit these dexterous beetles, it might hurt someone else by mistake.

Michael's Freezing Spell hits the hapless Morty, and it is Professor Flitwick who saves Morty with a counter-spell.

Ike was ignored, and Professor Flitwick didn't send him a beetle at all, and he didn't ask him to get up and answer questions when he first explained the spell.

Maybe Dumbledore revealed something to the professors, after all, there are some spells, and Ike is already at the same level as the professors.

The Freezing Spell wasn't complicated, and by the end of the lesson, everyone had basically frozen the beetle. Ike put away the Ancient Magic Texts and went straight to the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom with the other eaglets.

Lockhart was so attracted to witches that he admired them in almost all grades. In contrast, the wizards were not very friendly to him.

In addition to the fact that Lockhart has attracted the attention of too many witches, it is also because of his unconvincing level of Defence Against the Dark Arts.

In yesterday's Defence Against the Dark Arts class in the senior class, Lockhart asked the students to write papers with questions such as Lockhart's favorite colors and Lockhart's ideals, more like a fan questionnaire.

The lessons that followed were all about books, mixed with a lot of praise for themselves. But I have to say that Lockhart's storytelling level is very good, and he fascinates the witches even more. And the wizards who don't have the idol filter find that this guy's level is very similar to the previous Defence Against the Dark Arts professors.

One bottle is not satisfied, and half a bottle is clattering.

In the common room last night, the senior wizard group led by Roger opened fire on the witch group led by Penelope, and Roger made it clear that Lockhart was a glamorous liar who was useless except for his white glowing teeth.

Penelope also said that Roger was jealous, because Lockhart was more handsome and talented, not only a best-selling author, but also a third-class medalist of the Order of Merlin, which Roger would probably not have been able to get in his lifetime.

Roger was so angry with Penelope that he carefully analyzed what Lockhart had said, and came to the conclusion that the whole lesson was not unlike last year's Quirrell, except for boasting that he was reading his own book. 、

After that, Roger was killed by Penelope.

"Professor Lockhart is even more handsome! How Quirrell compares to him! ”

Ike naturally didn't see this wonderful duel, but according to Stewart, Senpaire Penelope's words almost made Roger vomit blood, and Senior Roger's face turned black at that time, and he shouted back to the dormitory after a long time.

"Ike, do you think Senpai Penelope is right or Senior Roger is right?" Sitting in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom, Terry asked aloud, "I really wish we had a reliable Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, I heard that none of the previous five or six had any real skills, and even one was an alcoholic, drunk and pestered to death by the devil's net." ”

"I don't know." Ike shook his head, "But I think he's at least a little more reliable than Quirrell, and at least some of the content in his book is still instructive." ”

"Aren't those novels?" Stewart leaned over and looked at Ike quizzically.

There is a very interesting description in "Breaking with the Female Ghost": ...... In the moonlight, she sang in a low voice, a tune I had never heard before, like an aria, and I saw a touch of emotion and nostalgia on her face......"

“…… I listened quietly, and I felt like I was wrapped in soft velvet, a kind of wholehearted comfort......"

“…… Unfortunately, soon a cloud obscured the moonlight, and she became sluggish again......"

Stewart looked confused and asked in surprise, "You actually memorized it?" Oh, my God! ”

"Don't you think this section is interesting?" Ike asked rhetorically, "Female ghosts are different from ghosts, they don't have the ability to communicate with the outside world like ghosts, and they don't have memories of life, and many times female ghosts are sluggish, and will let out piercing screams that make people faint irregularly. ”

"But in this book, it is written that female ghosts have expressions and can sing beautiful tunes!" Acke paused, the look in his eyes that gave Stewart goosebumps, "Do you know what that means?" This means that our current understanding of female ghosts is probably wrong! They may recover some of their memories under certain conditions, and may even become ghosts! ”

"Maybe it's made up." Terry said.

"It's possible, but it's also possible." Ike's eyes burned, "There are a lot of things like this in several of his books, some of them seem to be unbelievable, but some are true, such as the content about the transformation of werewolves in "Wandering with Werewolves", and after transformation, they still retain basic concepts of good and evil, which is true. ”

"Of course, I'm more interested in some of the spells in it, such as the spell used in the final expulsion of Wanlun's female ghost in "Break with the Female Ghost", which may be a new spell!"

"New spells? Invented by Lockhart? Stewart was surprised.

"Quite possibly." Ike nodded thoughtfully, "Of course, this is my guess, I'll know if I have a chance to ask in the future." ”

"Well, I hope you succeed." Stuart and Terry felt that Ike had changed, that he was no longer the smart, wise Ravenclaw wizard he had remembered, and that he had been brainwashed by Lockhart like Penelope.

But there is nothing they can do about it. A year of contact has made Stewart very clear to them what kind of person Ike is, and his decision will basically not waver.

"Merlin bless! May Ike see Lockhart's true face soon! Roger's faithful Stuart prayed silently.

Also from last year's experience, once Ike is serious about something, it tends to become very troublesome, and it can also affect his and Terry's beautiful daily life.

"We are wise Ravenclaws, not reckless lions!"