Hogwarts: Harry's Path to Witches

Chapter 74 Dusty Sprout and Spotless Lockhart

The first day of school was Wednesday, a very bad day.

The enchanted ceiling in the great hall was a gloomy gray, and at someone's suggestion, extra pickled herrings were served for breakfast.

Harley didn't know who prepared it, but she felt that he must have something in common with the group of people who like to eat canned wolf fish.

Of course, for most students, the worse thing is that the second-year Gryffindor class is full today.

Many little wizards couldn't help but let out a wail when they received the curriculum from Professor McGonagall.

Harry was quite happy because the first class was herbal medicine class.

After studying hard during this holiday, Harley already has a very deep understanding of the medicinal properties of various herbs.

What troubles her most now is the problem of materials.

The materials required for the magic potion to remove the Sequence 5 seal are easy to find and can be purchased in most pharmacies.

But if you want to return to being a demigod or above, the materials are really difficult to find and you can only rely on luck.

So Harry is now keeping in touch with the potion masters to facilitate the purchase of some rare materials in the future;

On the other hand, she also devoted more energy to herbal medicine to prepare herself for finding materials herself.

After breakfast, Harry and Hermione walked towards the greenhouse. On the way, Hermione was still studying Professor Lockhart's book "Traveling with Vampires".

After all, when Hermione and Harry were enjoying a night chat in a tent last night, Hermione also heard the comments made by the magic masters about Professor Lockhart——

"Although Gilderoy Lockhart looks like a playboy, flamboyant and dissolute, and the books he writes are almost entirely novels, the details in them are extremely real."

This slightly changed Hermione's perception of Professor Lockhart.

Lockhart's flamboyant performance before, as well as his flopping behavior in order to gain public attention, really made the upright Hermione feel disgusted.

More importantly, under the long-term influence of Harley's extraordinary charm as a witch, Professor Lockhart's ordinary charm could not sway Hermione at all.

As for the books written by Professor Lockhart, if you calm down and read them without prejudice, you will feel that they are novels.

So Hermione's sense of Professor Lockhart has never been good.

But after hearing Harry's comments, Hermione began to read these books seriously again.

At least the details in the book are true. Professor Lockhart is somewhat competent, isn't he?

The two discussed the details in the book and soon arrived at the greenhouse. The Hufflepuff badgers were already waiting at the greenhouse door.

After all, this was their dear Head of House's class, and the Hufflepuffs still didn't want to be late.

It seemed that Professor Sprout hadn't arrived yet, so the greenhouse door was still locked.

But when the two got closer, they discovered that the professor had actually arrived because the door of the greenhouse was just ajar.

A familiar voice came faintly from inside:

"...By the way, Pomona, I have also seen this magical plant in a place called "Home Squat" in the far east.

So you can definitely treat them as I said if they are really hurt.

Believe me, I am a top master in this field..."

"Is...Professor Lockhart inside?" Hermione asked uncertainly.

A little badger lying on the door eavesdropping nodded, and then continued to listen carefully to the sounds in the greenhouse.

"Professor Lockhart is trying to teach Professor Sprout how to treat injuries caused by herbal medicine?" Harry stopped and listened for a while and said with a strange look on his face.

Hermione nodded in agreement: "That's what it sounds like.

But he's a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor... teaching Professor Sprout about Herbology? "

"Maybe the professor happens to know this knowledge? After all, the professor is a genius!" A little Hufflepuff witch next to her, whom Harry was not particularly familiar with, retorted.

"Indeed, this is possible." Several witches around also agreed with this view, and even Hannah seemed to believe it.

The class bell rang and all the students arrived.

Professor Sprout walked out of the first greenhouse, his body covered with dirt and his hat patched.

Professor Lockhart, on the other hand, was spotless from head to toe. His flowing turquoise robes and top hat with a gold rim on his head were straight and straight.

Harry heard Hermione beside him let out a slight "tsk" without concealing it.

"Oh, hello!" Professor Lockhart greeted the students before Professor Sprout could say anything.

"I just discussed herbal medicine with Professor Sprout and taught her several very practical ways to treat herbal diseases.

But I don't want you to think I'm better at herbalism than she is! After all, during that long journey, I saw many such magical plants..."

Before Professor Lockhart finished speaking, he was interrupted by Professor Sprout.

"Go to the third greenhouse today!" Professor Sprout was obviously in a bad mood, and his voice was slightly harsh.

The students quickly followed Professor Sprout to the third conservatory, but Lockhart followed.

Harry could clearly feel a hint of impatience in Professor Sprout's eyes.

However, Professor Sprout was a well-known good guy at Hogwarts, so he didn't say anything about Lockhart's behavior.

When Harry and Hermione, who were at the end of the team, were about to enter the greenhouse, Lockhart suddenly stopped her.

"Oh, dear Pomona, I want to talk to our Miss Harley about something. I guess you wouldn't mind if she was two minutes late?"

It seemed that Professor Sprout was very concerned, but before she could say anything, Lockhart had already closed the greenhouse door.

The only words left in the air were: "That's great, thank you, dear Pomona."

Hermione glanced at the closed door of the greenhouse, but her reaction was very calm. After all, when she wanted to say something before, Harley shook her head at him.

Outside the greenhouse, Harry looked at Professor Lockhart with interest, wondering what he wanted to do.

"Okay, Harry, it's just the two of us now. I think we can talk alone." With that, Lockhart stepped forward and wanted to put his arm around Harley's shoulders.

However, Harry's deft move made Professor Lockhart's movement miss.

She put her hands behind her back and said with a smile on her face: "Dear Professor Lockhart, what can I do for you?"

Seeing that his move was unsuccessful, Lockhart didn't seem to feel embarrassed.

He smiled and said: "It seems that Miss Halle is a little shy, but that doesn't matter. Let's get down to business.

Miss Harley, you are an incredible figure in the wizarding world! "

"Well, what do you say?" Harry tilted his head and blinked at Lockhart with an expectant expression on his face.

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(Thanks to Nine-Tailed Yanhu and Mei Lily for their tips!)