Raven's Claw at Hogwarts

Instead of wandering around Hogwarts, Mike went straight back to Ravenclaw's tower. Although it wasn't a big deal to Mike to stay up all night last night, it was best to catch up on some sleep.

But when Mike came to the Eagle Beak Knocker, he found a person already waiting there.

Lockhart was wearing a turquoise dress today. The golden hair on his head must have been smoothed by using a lot of detangler. There was a book under his arm, as if he had just finished class. When Mike walked in, he saw the title of the book clearly: "Walking with Ghouls." The strange thing was that the trademark smile that usually hung on Lockhart's face was gone, replaced by a troubled look.

"Okay, okay! Let's do it again! This time I will get the answer right!" Lockhart said firmly.

"Excuse me, what are the words that are often used in ancient magic texts to improve the stability of spells?" The voice of the eagle-headed door knocker came over without any emotion.

The expression on Lockhart's face became very stiff when he heard this, and he hesitated for a while before replying:

"Uh..., Axis?"

"mistake!"

"Alder!"

"mistake!"

…

"Okay! I don't know!" Lockhart finally couldn't stand it after making several mistakes in succession. "You damn knocker is still so annoying! Let me in!"

With a ferocious expression, Lockart hit the eagle-headed door knocker with the book in his hand, and kept swearing in a dialect that Mike could not understand. But he may have forgotten that the eagle's head knocker is also attached with protective restrictions. Anyone who wants to open the door through violence will be attacked by the knocker.

Sure enough, the two sapphires in the eye sockets of the eagle's door knocker flashed, and Lockhart flew backwards, hitting the wall hard.

Mike was quite speechless as he looked at Lockhart, who was rolling and moaning on the ground.

The eagle-headed door knocker can be said to be the most useful door knocker among the four major colleges. Like the Sorting Hat, it has the ability to read people's hearts, but its wisdom is not as high as the Sorting Hat.

It will ask questions according to the knowledge reserve of the problem solver, which means that as long as it asks questions, you can theoretically answer them. After all, you must have learned this knowledge.

This means that the older you are and the more you have learned, the more difficult the questions will be.

Therefore, first-year students, especially Muggle-born first-year students, are generally not trapped outside the door. On the contrary, the upperclassmen are often forced to sleep on the floor outside the door, which makes the upperclassmen of Ravenclaw usually carry a sleeping bag with them in case of emergency.

Lockhart is obviously the type who returns all the knowledge he has learned to his teacher after graduation.

Although he deeply despised Lockhart, a bastard who was seeking fame, but due to his status as a professor, Mike still stepped forward to help him up.

"You're not hurt, are you? Professor Lockhart."

Only then did Lockhart notice Mike's presence. Seeing that Mike wanted to help him, he hurriedly struggled to stand up from the floor and said:

"No, no! I'm fine! I just tested the power of the Ravenclaw access control device, and the result was very good, just as good as when I was in Ravenclaw." Lockhart was mid-sentence. Suddenly his expression suddenly changed to one of surprise, "Who are you? Mike! You must be Mike! Flitwick mentioned you to me, saying that you were the most outstanding student he ever taught, and you also joined that organization."

Mike looked at Lockhart, who was trying hard not to show his ugly face, and felt a little more contempt for him in his heart. It was ridiculous to pretend that nothing was wrong when my calf and calf were clearly in pain.

No matter what he thought in his heart, Mike's etiquette on the surface was impeccable and he replied with a smile: "Yes, I am Mike Townley. Professor Flitwick also thinks highly of me. I just did what I did." That’s what a student should do.”

"You are so humble! Being able to join that organization fully demonstrates your excellence." Lockhart took a few steps closer and said, "Tell me, what is the test in the Crow's Nest like? I also They have sent me several invitations to become a member of the Ravens, but unfortunately I have never had time to go.”

Mike was already a little impatient. As Lockhart said, being able to join the Raven's Nest indeed proved that Mike was an excellent wizard, but similarly, as a Ravenclaw, Lockhart, so The fact that he has not joined Raven's Nest for so long just proves that he is just a mediocre person.

"I'm not very clear about this aspect. To be honest, I didn't know how I passed at the beginning. Professor Flitwick should be able to give you a satisfactory answer to these questions." Mike no longer pretended to be with Lockhart. He said directly, "Besides, don't you think it's inappropriate for us to talk about the crow's nest here? You were just about to enter the Ravenclaw lounge, right? Let me take you in when I happen to be here. .”

After saying that, he ignored Lockhart's reaction and walked to the eagle's head knocker.

Lockhart is indeed a "well-known figure", and his face is not ordinary thick. When he heard Mike rejecting his request in disguise, the embarrassment in his eyes disappeared for a moment, and he took a few steps to catch up with Mike.

"Well! You are right. Things about that organization should not be discussed in public. I didn't expect that you already understand the principle of being a low-key person at such a young age. It's really outstanding. You will definitely become someone like me in the future. A celebrity, your humility will bring you a lot of benefits when the time comes." Lockhart was still educating Mike as he walked.

Mike was speechless for a while after hearing this, and muttered in his heart:

Become a famous person like you, a person who is as beautiful as you are on the outside but is as corrupt as you are on the outside? I strongly suspect you are scolding me, but I have no proof.

Ignoring Lockhart's compliment, Mike motioned to the eagle-head knocker to quickly ask the question. He didn't want to stay with Lockhart for a moment anymore.

The question that Eagle Head Knocker asked Mike was much simpler. Mike only thought for a moment and answered the question correctly. Seeing the door to the lounge open, Mike ignored Lockhart behind him and walked straight in.

Lockhart, on the other hand, followed closely behind Mike, wanting to be close to him.

He was afraid that the door would suddenly close and lock him out again, because their behavior was theoretically an act of cheating, and the eagle-headed door knocker might suddenly close in order to lock him out.

Fortunately, what Lockhart was worried about did not happen, and he entered the Ravenclaw lounge without any danger.

As soon as he entered the Ravenclaw lounge, Lockhart once again put on his iconic smile that had won the Wizarding Weekly Most Charming Smile Award five times. He also straightened out the messy turquoise dress on his body. Neatly.