Fred stood up and pretended to give a deep salute to the students around him who were booing: "Thank you! Thank you everyone! I just made a trivial little contribution.

Everyone burst into laughter again.

When the laughter had almost ceased, Lockhart began to get down to business.

"Some people may have heard that I will hold a duel club in October, and I will invite some top students in Defense Against the Dark Arts to participate, and then open the school to the whole school after a month of testing.

Mr. Weasley, are you two willing to help me? "

The Weasley brothers were overjoyed to see Lockhart throw an olive branch.

"Happy." This is George - and of course Lockhart isn't sure who he is

"It's your duty!" the other twin assured.

But they immediately remembered something: "But professor, is there a reward?" Lockhart answered him immediately: "Of course there is."

"Can I know what that is? We'd be more motivated if we knew what the reward was," George shouted.

His words even caused a chorus of echoes." Even Hufflepuff's Cedric seemed interested.

Lockhart thought for a moment and thought it was a reasonable request.

"Let's put it this way, I don't know if you have heard of such a saying, then

Is "only the wrong name, but no wrong nickname"?

All the children from wizarding families nodded in agreement.

Hi Digen, have you ever thought about giving yourself a majestic nickname? ' Lockhart asked.

The twins were suddenly disappointed: "You don't mean that your reward is to allow us to give ourselves a nickname, right?"

If it's just that kind of reward, it's no big deal. The duel itself was really fun, but unfortunately the final prize turned out to be tasteless.

/ ten times

Lockhart first admitted it, but after seeing the disappointed eyes of his classmates, he added: "But this nickname is not the kind of "nickname" you play with, it is a magical nickname, it is A nickname recognized by the world that must be cast after a profound magical ritual, I call it "Congealed True Name"

The twins interest is back: what's the eight condensed real name'. We had never heard of it before. "

"No, I bet all of you here have heard of it." Lockhart flatly rejected their claims.

"No, I really don't," Fred insisted.

"Me neither." George echoed, "Everyone, have any of you heard of it?

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The students shook their heads.

This time it was Lockhart's turn to be a little disappointed: "Really? Well, please join me in reciting this real name—'Voldemort'"

"V-"

The whole class just subconsciously wanted to follow along, but a tremor rose from their souls.

Li let them just start, and they couldn't continue to read.

The whole class was silent, and even the Weasley brothers' smiles became a little reluctant.

Lockhart spread his hands: "Look, I said it, everyone has heard of this magic."

Cedric Diggory was the first to recover from the shock: "So 'that name' is a magic? "

"Yes. The mysterious man condensed this "real name" when he was in school, and asked his companions to spread this name one by one or his hands to strengthen the magic of this "real name", and then let this magic feedback to him on oneself.

Later, as everyone knew, he was committed to using this "real name" to spread terror, making everyone shudder at the thought of this name, and this further strengthened the magic power of this real name and himself. At that time, the principal wanted to let everyone All bravely called out this name, thereby weakening the magic power of the mysterious man, but unfortunately this effort failed.

Later, after not many people dared to pronounce this name, the mysterious man cast a magic spell on his "real name", as long as someone dared to pronounce his real name, he could sense the person's location, thus causing Death Eater. Disciples go to arrest him. In this way, there will be fewer people who dare to read..."

Seeing that the students' faces were not very good-looking, Lockhart smiled.

"I'm sorry to remind all of you here that you have a bad time, but my reward is this - as long as you show your own characteristics in the dueling club, I will design a 'real name' for him based on this characteristic. , you can choose whether to disclose it to your classmates. While the magic of the real name must have been a far cry from that person's at first, it's at least a good start, isn't it? "Unlike the hesitations of other classmates, the Weasley brothers are not afraid of things.

"Cool! Professor," they shouted, "we want this! "

"Then you have to win the duel first.

Chapter 37 Excessive Curiosity

The reason why Lockhart chose to use the mouths of the little lions and the little irrigations to spread this matter, of course, had his own ideas.

Gryffindors were chosen because they were the most noisy.

Although the Sorting Hat likes to sing about the advantages of the four houses, it rarely mentions the other side of its selection of students—for example, Gryffindor is brave and fearless, but at the same time it has the potential to fear the world will not be chaotic. .

Not to mention the trio of the Iron Triangle. Even Professor McGonagall, who is known for being serious and outdated, had the same expression as a child after he succeeded in his mischief after chanting "Stone Pier" before the Battle of Hogwarts. 1 "I've wanted to try this magic for a long time"

This is the Lion House - Gryffindor, courage is supreme; our dean, will become a cat.

With their "help", Lockhart believed that the speech about his "real name" would soon get out, and it was guaranteed that it was definitely distorted.

At this time, the "spirit of seeking truth from facts" can be brought into play.

These guys in the Lion House were so hyped up that the students couldn't help but be moved. But considering the "bad" record of the Lion House, they will definitely have doubts when they are excited.

At that time, if they ask for a certificate, they will most likely find someone in the swelling hospital to ask about it, because they have always said one thing, and their credibility is guaranteed.

Sure enough, the rumors at the beginning were still true, saying that Lockhart was going to teach students how to condense their real names, but in less than two days it became that he was going to teach students a magic that could defeat Voldemort, and I don't know how it was spread. of.

And by the end of the week, "Lockhart was teaching students black magic at the club.

"The rumors have spread like wildfire, and there is a stance that it will not stop until Hogwarts is turned into Azkaban.

Come on, Lockhart is not a NetEase pig factory, how could he teach students Arvada to eat melons in the first school year?

In this regard, Lockhart himself can only "go to the trouble" to correct it in class.

However, many senior students who like to make fun of junior students are still irresponsibly carrying on rumors, and the rumors have been derived from more than a dozen versions. It can only be said that these students are more than Lockhart imagined. to be more noisy.

In the end, even Professor McGonagall was alarmed. She approached Lockhart during lunch and asked him what was going on with "the students were asked to kill each other, and the last one alive was rewarded with a black magic".

Lockhart knew she was joking, but he answered her in all seriousness.

"That 'Condensed Real Name' is the result of research by the Spell Experimentation Committee, and their biggest effort over the past decade has been the magic associated with 'The Man'. Gilbert O. Wimple told me; the man has left enough magic behind. They study for 100 years

"Understandable... So, this is also one of their research results?" Professor McGonagall.

"After all, not many people dare to call that name so far, so they have to study if they don't want to. What can be confirmed at the moment is that "condensed real name" is an enhanced version of "hint", wizards can use it not only to imply themselves, but also to use to imply others.

As long as the "title" is more appropriate, it can be enhanced by giving up part of the magic of the discipline, and then exchange it for another part of the magic, so I..."

"So you gave up Transfiguration?" Professor McGonagall shot a cold arrow.

-How about an individual's magical ability, in fact, it can be determined from the size and habits of his life

It can be seen that Lockhart obviously relies more on magic spells, and he has never recited the spell "sharp transformation" once.

Lockhart was a little embarrassed: "It's not completely giving up, or... I know this is a great magic, and my talent is not destined to be in it."

At this time, he was like a student who failed a certain exam. When he saw a teacher who taught him such a class, even though he knew that the responsibility might not be entirely his own, he was still ashamed.

"It's nothing, it was expected."

As a Transfiguration teacher who is full of peaches and plums, Professor McGonagall seemed a little disappointed, but still expressed his understanding with magnanimity.

Lockhart quickly changed the subject: "... On the other hand, they also found that if the real name is too linked to the wizard himself, the enemy may also curse him through his real name - but obviously no one has stronger magic than the mysterious man. , and no one understands curses better than him, so he is a little unscrupulous."

Professor McGonagall mused: "This is new news...don't even think about it, I know what part of the magic that guy gave up. But if you condense your real names on your students, what if someone casts a curse on them in the future? "

"Abridged version." Lockhart quickly clarified, "It can only enhance self-suggestion, delete the part that suggests others, and students can choose to dispel their real names at any time - the price is only two or three. The magic power of the hour has dissipated, and it is only impossible to recite the spell. The people of the committee have tried it many times."

"Looks like you've thought it through, Gilderoy." Professor McGonagall finally agreed, "but now I'm suddenly curious again, what is the "real name 5" you concocted for yourself? "

Lockhart smiled wider, but at the same time his mouth closed tighter.

Professor McGonagall understood: "...Well, it seems you won't say it."

"Sometimes, being mysterious can make a man more manly." Lockhart

No shame in stealing someone's famous quote, "Maybe when I get married, I'll tell my wife about it."

Professor McGonagall didn't expect this young man to dare to tease himself, after all, she is very old: "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"...there will be."

"Then I wish you an early release... In addition, don't attack students." Professor McGonagall dropped a sentence lightly, and then left.

Looking at the direction she was leaving, it seemed that she was going to the principal's office.

"I wouldn't." Lockhart continued to feast on the lamb on the plate.

In this way, the condensed real name eventually spread throughout the school.

Lockhart suddenly found that there were many more students who were serious in class.

If their previous attitude towards Defence Against the Dark Arts class was "fun", just like the students' attitude towards physical education, then their attitude towards this class is at least after the physical education grades are incorporated into the grades for further studies.

Hermione, in particular, single-handedly captured 22 of the 30 Cornish pixies that Lockhart had let loose in her fourth class on Friday with her excellent Imprisonment and Freeze Charms. Only. While earning 10 points for Gryffindor, he also earns himself a membership in the dueling club.

"Why is she fighting so hard?" Harry whispered to Ron.

Ron shrugged: "She said that she must find out the professor's real name before anyone else. This topic is popular among girls."

Chapter 38 Publicity is also a means

Lockhart put down the spell book in front of him, looking a little helpless.

"I'd better borrow the book back to the office to read," he said to Mrs. Pince. "I can't read it at all now."

He was referring to the girls who surrounded him on the third and third floors in the library. In the past, if it wasn't for the end of the term, there should not be more than 10 people in the library at this time.

Since the news that he likes to go to the library gradually spread, there have been a lot of girls who come to the library in normal times, even on weekends.

If Lockhart can gather so many people around him at other times, such as when he is in class or when he goes for a morning run by the Black Lake, he will be very happy, even happy.

But now... not to mention Professor McGonagall's admonition, even Lockhart himself has no intention of making trouble.

If you want to visit the flowers, there will be time after you go to the Ministry of Magic, but he can only stay at Hogwarts for one year, so he can't afford to delay.

Mrs Pince glanced behind Lockhart - the girls were obviously not reading

"Although there are a few books that are not allowed to be borrowed according to the rules, but... if there are magic masters who want to smuggle two books out and put them back in their original places before I count the books every Wednesday, I must be someone who doesn't know much about magic. I can't find it either." She opened a rare opening.

No way, she is also bothered by these little girls who don't read books to defile her "temple", so she naturally wants to drive away the culprit who caused all this.

Lockhart immediately understood: "Whoever took the book couldn't have brought it out of Hogwart.

ts.

After he left, the disappointed girls began to blame each other, and they were chased out by Mrs. Pince, who had seen them unhappy.

Hermione watched the girls leave the library with an almost hatred look.

When she was doing her homework, she angrily complained to her two friends: Zhuangye is not here to read books at all! Going to the library for impure purposes is too much! "

"Yeah, full of utilitarianism!" Ron agreed while hurriedly copying Hermione's Transfiguration homework.

"It's a sacred thing to be together because of a common hobby, but their performance has put the library to shame!" Hermione continued to speak generously.

Ron elbowed Harry, signaling it was his turn.

Harry hurriedly said, "That's right! Those books in the library will also look down on them."

As he spoke, he tugged at the parchment from his Charms homework.

In order to defeat the Slytherin team with all members riding the "Nimbus 200T broom", Oliver Wood, the captain of Gryffindor, has gone crazy recently, and is training the Gryffindor players like a masochist, ha Li fell onto the bed almost every day, dragging his heavy and tired body.

It is precisely because of this that his homework is completely too late to do. He even thought at one point that he was going to be doomed next week, if it wasn't for Hermione's whining as an opportunity to copy homework, he would definitely be deducted 300 by the professors next week - Snape alone would deduct him Two hundred and five.

Of course Hermione noticed the little things of the two companions, but if they didn't lend them homework

If they copied it, they wouldn't listen to their complaints at all, so they turned a blind eye.

And the originator of Hermione's grievances is now transcribing spells into his spellbook - two weeks after coming to Hogwarts, he's also getting further and further along the way to perfecting his spellbook.

Just like the DND rule system, the world-famous running game, "Knowledge is Power" is an unchanging criterion. The more spells you know, the stronger your overall strength will be.