Study Days at Hogwarts

  Chapter 529 The Story of Gilderoy Lockhart

  Ever since receiving Dumbledore's personal letter at the end of June, Lockhart has been hesitating whether he should accept Dumbledore's offer to go to Hogwarts as a Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?

   To be honest, a professor at Hogwarts is indeed a respectable profession, and the salary and treatment are also very good, but the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is a special case.

When Lockhart was a student at Hogwarts, he knew that something bad would happen to the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor every year, so he had to quit the job. , was taken to St. Mungo's Magic Hospital for Injuries and Illness.

  As far as Lockhart knew about the case, the last Defense Against the Dark Arts professor who taught them had been in the hospital for seven years because of a spell, and he still hasn't fully recovered.

   This is not the worst part. Rowena Smith, the last professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, actually went missing. His whereabouts are still unknown, and his life and death are unknown.

  Mr. Quirrell Quirinus, the former Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, even died tragically in the Hogwarts dungeon. These cases directly illustrate the horror of that curse.

  Lockhart is not interested in such a high-risk occupation at all. He still cherishes his own life, and there is really no need to joke about it.

Moreover, Lockhart has never been short of money after his novels were sold, not to mention that as a writer, Lockhart is on the rise in his career, and his autobiography "I Can Be Magical" is about to be published. Any reason to take the risk, now he's only interested in making himself famous. Just one month after Gilderoy Lockhart wrote to reject Dumbledore's offer, he actually received another letter from Dumbledore about his upcoming visit.

  To be honest, Lockhart didn't really want to meet Dumbledore. He was very aware of the other party's intentions, but after hesitating again and again, he still didn't directly refuse to meet Dumbledore.

  Actually, Lockhart really wanted to know how Dumbledore would convince himself, and it was not a good idea to directly refuse. After all, it is still necessary to give Dumbledore some face.

  At the end of July, under the scorching sun, Dumbledore knocked on Gilderoy Lockhart's door on time.

   "Long time no see, Dumbledore."

   After inviting Dumbledore into the house, Gilderoy Lockhart said straight to the point, "I'm just a novelist, and the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor is not suitable for me."

"Don't be humble, Gilderoy, I believe you are capable enough for this job." Dumbledore smiled and said: "After all, you have already had so many amazing deeds, I remember you seem to be a defense against the dark arts An honorary member of the Alliance, it is very appropriate to be a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts."

   Gilderoy Lockhart couldn't help but widen his eyes. Although Dumbledore's flattery made him very comfortable, but...

"I know what you're worried about. In fact, you don't need to worry so much about the curse. Bard also served as a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts last time, and he left the post safely." Dumbledore seemed to see through Lockhart's worries. , continued: "You just need to resign more than half a month in advance like Bud did, and you won't get into trouble."

  Lockhart looked at Dumbledore suspiciously. He naturally knew that Bard was the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts and had escaped unscathed, but could he really do it?

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

   "Based on your connections, you should be able to find many people who are willing to come to any Defense Against the Dark Arts professors?" Lockhart raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Unfortunately, I can't find a more suitable candidate for the time being. The professors of this course are exhausted too quickly." Dumbledore looked embarrassed, "If you give me some more time, I will definitely be able to find other suitable professors , but now..."

"Sorry Dumbledore, I'm afraid I'm not qualified for this job. You know, my new book "I Can Be Magical" has been published, and I need to think about what to write in the next book." Lockhart interrupted directly , "Fiction creation is more suitable for me, it is a safe job."

"You can write the story of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor you worked at Hogwarts." Dumbledore said without thinking: "Mr. Albert has a good relationship with several Defense Against the Dark Arts professors, maybe you will have a common topic .”

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

   "And Harry," Dumbledore added.

   "Harry Potter?"

   "Harry enrolled last semester, this year is the second grade."

   To be honest, Lockhart has no interest in Albert Anderson, because he is not a genius. Chatting with a genius will undoubtedly reveal his flaws, and the "teacher" of this genius is Bud Brod.

   Lockhart is somewhat interested in Harry Potter, the savior. If he can be the teacher of "Famous Harry", it will undoubtedly make him more popular than doing other things.

  Especially if he can write those things in his own book, he believes that the next book will definitely be a hit.

In the end, the desire for fame overcame Lockhart's petty caution, and he accepted the job because 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 the books he wrote become textbooks that students need to buy. There is no doubt that he can make his books popular again, and accumulate and improve his reputation among students.

"Okay!" Lockhart agreed, "but I have a request. If something happens, I hope to resign early. I never think that I am better than the previous dozens of Defense Against the Dark Arts professors. Since they all Unable to get rid of the curse, I figured I'd better take precautions."

   "Okay, I'm glad you accepted the job." Dumbledore smiled and shook hands with Lockhart, "I don't think you will regret it."

   "I hope so!"

  …

   Soon, God gave Lockhart an unexpected surprise. At the autograph sale of "I Can Be Magical" at Lihen Bookstore, he met the legendary savior: Harry Potter.

   This savior was indeed as famous as in the legend, 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 at the same time gave him a complete set of books as a meeting gift. While Harry's fame hit the headlines, he won some of Harry's favor and laid the foundation for the next "Harry's teacher".

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

  (end of this chapter)