The air seemed to freeze beside the long Gryffindor table.

If there is any college that hates writing the most, then the restless and energetic little lions are definitely number one. Except for a very few top academics like Hermione and Percy, what most of them fear the most is

Paperwork is handed in.

"School has just started? Can this be considered a gift?"

Ron Weasley looked at the pile of books under the chair with a constipated look on his face and said in disbelief.

Ever since taking the "Big Sister's Nail Course Tutoring" in the summer, Ron Weasley has been allergic to this kind of carefully wrapped books. He can't understand why anyone would give them to him on such a happy day.

Book.

"Oh, wait! Gilderoy Lockhart, I know him—"

George Weasley glanced at the wizard with a cheerful smile, then turned to look at his brothers.

"I remember that my mother seemed to like his books very much, right? Fred, when I went to Diagon Alley this year, my mother seemed to have bought a set of this guy's novels. By the way, Ginny seemed to have brought a few

Ben arrived at school——"

"It's not that guy, it's Professor Lockhart."

Percy Weasley frowned and corrected in a serious tone.

"If you spend less time playing Quidditch and wizard chess, and read those books carefully, you will understand that Professor Lockhart is different from those mediocre people. He is an amazing and respectable wizard.

Besides——”

Percy took out a book and looked at the corner mark on the back of the book, with a look of admiration on his face.

"These books are not cheap at all. If they are added together, they cost almost a dozen gold galleons. Think about how many students there are in Hogwarts. To be honest, in my opinion, he may be more suitable to serve as the new

Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor."

"Yes, as a formal professor at Hogwarts, Professor Lockhart originally had the right to put these in the book list."

Bill Weasley nodded, glanced at the "Class A" standing on the faculty bench, and said in a complicated tone.

"In fact, after you graduate from school, you will understand that when the magical power is close to each other, the art of speech and the ability to understand certain words are the most needed and scarce abilities for a wizard in society.

.”

As "Gringotts Wizarding Bank - Senior Researcher - Class B", Bill Weasley understands the importance of "A Class" personnel in the organization, as well as the meaning of this rank itself - irreplaceable.

Strategically important and powerful.

Especially when Lockhart was still in the containment expert sequence, it better reflected the strength of this young wizard.

As for the cost issue mentioned by Percy Weasley, Bill was not that moved or shocked.

As an extremely important A-class member, Gilderoy Lockhart does not need to think about money at all. Since Gringotts Wizarding Bank has been completely taken over by Her Majesty the Queen, money is just a number for their level.

That’s all.

"Oh, no—"

Hermione Granger looked at the pile of books under the chair and said with some distress.

If she had known that Gilderoy Lockhart would come to Hogwarts to teach this year, she wouldn't have begged her parents to exchange her birthday gift for a complete set of Lockhart's works. She could have used this opportunity to buy other books.

, or your favorite magic quill.

Unlike several other best friends who made a small fortune by taking part in the "Year-End Assessment Against Dark Demons".

Hermione Granger's only income comes from the reward for completing the game and the income from articles published in "Hogwarts on the Tip of the Tongue" and "The Quibbler" in the past year, most of which are gold plus

The money is now stored in her Gringotts Wizarding Bank account - she has already agreed with her parents that she will bear all future school expenses herself.

"It's okay, Granger, you can have two autographs this way."

Fred Weasley blinked at Hermione, grinning and comforting her.

"As far as I know, Professor Lockhart has many book fans in the wizarding world - I believe that many witches are willing to pay for a complete set of novels signed by him. With your grades, it should be easy to get the professor to sign it for you.

Or you can give it to me and George when the time comes, and we will help you sell it, and then everyone will share the money together..."

"Don't even think about it, I won't sell it!"

Hermione Granger rolled her eyes at Fred Weasley who was smiling evilly, and said angrily.

"I have already thought about putting one set at home and one set in the school dormitory. Or wait until next year to take out one set and give it to the new students. I don't think such a good thing can be done every year.

Met once."

"By the way, Sister Hermione, speaking of..."

Ginny Weasley raised her head, looked at Lockhart who was not far away, touched Hermione's elbow lightly, and whispered.

"Have you ever felt that Mr. Lockhart is more handsome in person than in the book..."

"Indeed, it seems to have a little more calmness and depth than the previous cover -"

Hermione secretly glanced at the wizard with a sunny smile on his face, and happened to meet Lockhart's eyes as he looked over.

The girl's cheeks turned slightly red, but she didn't know if it was an illusion. Less than half a second after their eyes met, the warm smile on Lockhart's face suddenly froze, and he quickly took the initiative to look away from Hermione.

Looking towards Ravenclaw House.

Unlike the worried people in Gryffindor House, the atmosphere in Ravenclaw was obviously much more relaxed.

Looking at the newly appointed handsome professor, there was a burst of excited discussion among the girls in Ravenclaw House. The girls looked at the young professor with brilliant golden hair in a low voice and excitedly, exchanging questions about

his story.

Among the crowd, Elena, like other girls, glanced at Lockhart casually.

Following the girl's eyes, a devilish whisper like a mosquito rang in Lockhart's ears.

"Mr. Lockhart, please remember what I said... otherwise... hum..."

"!!!"

Gilderoy Lockhart swallowed nervously and nodded helplessly.

Sometimes having too many book fans is not always a good thing - you know, he just wanted to confirm what the dangerous targets that needed to be avoided looked like, so as not to be stuffed into the Hyperion without any explanation later.

reaction furnace.

I hope he can beat Xenophilius Lovegood once in the guessing game next year.

After all, according to the rules set by Elena, next time it will be a win out of three games. As long as he wins one game, he will win.

In this way, Mr. Lovegood can take over as the professor of language and literature at Hogwarts, and he can sit leisurely at home, deal with the affairs of "The Quibbler", and update his few books with peace of mind.

This novel.

…

All in all, compared to the first two professors, Gilderoy Lockhart is obviously much more popular.

Not just little witches, as an adventure hero in the wizarding world, many boys will also admire and look forward to the savior-like magical experiences in the books after reading them.

Therefore, after a short pause, there was finally a burst of enthusiastic applause in the auditorium.

Among this, the applause from the long table of Ravenclaw Academy was particularly warm. Elena looked around at the excited little witches around her, and narrowed her eyes slightly in amusement. The intriguing expression in her eyes became more and more clear.

.

At the same time, Gilderoy Lockhart, who had been paying attention to the movements here, became increasingly nervous.

The young wizard looked uneasily at the college flags hanging around the auditorium, as if he were on a hot oven. For the first time since he became a saint, he had a strange wish - if everyone could be cooler.

, may be safer.

At this moment, he prefers to hide in the darkness and control the overall situation in an orderly manner just like he did a few months ago.

"Finally, there is one more thing -"

Fortunately, Professor Dumbledore started talking again, and Lockhart finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"I think you may have noticed that there are a group of familiar faces returning to the classroom at Hogwarts this year. No matter which class of graduates you are, in the next year, you will all belong to the same class.

A class—and I, Professor Apokalis, and Professor Newt Scamander will be your instructors for the next year."

Dumbledore turned his head, winked at Bill Weasley, Charlie Weasley, and a dozen other carefully selected "outstanding graduates" of Hogwarts, and said with a smile.

"But... your course starts in the second week - in fact, on the one hand, Professor Scamander has other things to do, and on the other hand, because you still need to attend classes with the new students before the official course starts.

A training.”

"...Training? Us, with the freshmen?"

Charlie Weasley repeated with some confusion.

At the same time, Fred Weasley and George Weasley looked at each other and smiled maliciously.

"Yes, this is a new feature of Hogwarts——"

"If you need fruit or drinks, remember to exchange them for your treasured album—"

"Huh? What album? It seems that we brothers need to have a good talk."

Charlie Weasley glanced thoughtfully at his grinning brothers, rubbed his fists, and was about to ask more questions.
To be continued...