With the sound of Lockhart's incantation, a ball of light rose from the tip of his staff and exploded over the dueling arena, and a pattern in the shape of a crescent clip rune appeared on the top of everyone's heads.

Although this pattern is simple in style, whether it is the students watching or the magical creatures on the field, the moment they stare at it, a feeling of fear will arise from the bottom of my heart.

The wizards are okay. After realizing that their fears are caused by this magic, most of them can restrain their inner fears with their own willpower.

But the animals that were still on the arena suddenly exploded. The cat and leopard bowed, and the fur on their bodies was split open. No matter who approached them, they would scratch their paws; the swallow-tailed dog lay on the ground, He tucked his tail and let out a vague growl in his throat; the wicked bird fell to the ground and covered its head with its wings; the swamp digger was frantically digging the soil and wanted to continue digging underground.

Even the fire crabs next to Professor Kettleburn went mad. They got up from the ground and sprayed flames frantically around their bodies.

The flames even burned Professor Keitelborn's robe, so that he had to use "water like a fountain" to put out the fire first.

The scene turned into a mess, and Professor Kettleburn had no mind to duel now, and he had to give priority to restoring control of these magical creatures.

In the midst of all the clamor, Gilderoy Lockhart's chanting voice seemed so abrupt:

"Flying sand and stone!"

Professor Kettleburn found that not far in front of him, the air suddenly twisted violently, and then it exploded.

The rolling air wave knocked Professor Ketelborn to the ground, and the fire crab that got up beside him, the cat leopard, and the swallow-tailed dog were all shaken by the spell just now, and now there is no more between the two. shade.

I saw Lockhart in the corner of the ring stretched out his right arm in a leisurely manner, raised his wand high, and made a full posture, and a faint green light shone on the tip of the wand.

"Avada-(Avada-

The students watching the battle in the audience suddenly widened their eyes, especially the wizard family.

It's just a duel, as for the Killing Curse?

Dun Award..."

Some people instinctively want to speak out to stop it, but it is obviously too late.

But they were obviously overthinking it.

"—Pinigra!" Lockhart finally uttered the second half of the spell.

As the incantation was uttered, Lockhart's right wand also fell from the sky high, and drew a teardrop shape in the air, and poked forward with the movement of his wrist. The green light condensed on the tip of the staff shot out, directly facing Professor Kettleburn's forehead.

Kettleborn's eyes widened with fear, and the prosthetic limb was raised in front of him, as if trying to resist something. But he also knew that this was just his own instinct, and the Killing Curse could not be blocked with his hands.

But when the spell hit his prosthetic limb, there was a crisp pleasing sound."

- A pine cone bounced off his prosthetic limb, then fell from the air and landed on top of Professor Kettleburn's head.

The atmosphere of the scene froze for a while.

"Hahaha..." Lockhart laughed and withdrew the "Sparkling Pattern", and withdrew his wand.

He took the initiative to step forward and helped Professor Kettleburn up: "Sorry, Sylvanus, just kidding."

Professor Kettleburn finally woke up at this time - yes, how could it be possible to use the Unforgivable Curse on the duel arena.

"Yeah, kidding... I can't promise I'll be able to play this kind of joke twice again with my old bone..." he muttered to his feet.

"Sorry." Lockhart apologized quickly, this time it seemed to be a little big. Then he turned to the audience and explained it to the students.

"Don't worry, folks. The one just now wasn't the Killing Curse, it was my edited version.

"Avada splits your melon: the second half is a small trick composed of "piny (pine tree plant) and "grmin (seed, you can also use it to simulate the black wizard's killing curse on the duel arena in the future , whoever gets hit by the pine cones loses instantly...but I hope you don't use the prototype of this spell for the rest of your life."

The students let out a long sigh and then applauded.

"Wonderful!" they shouted.

Lockhart's three duels showed them three ways to deal with a duel with magical creatures. One was to use the timing of the opponent's placement to get ahead of the game, and the second was to use the animal's nature to separate it from the dark wizard; The third is a magic that can fear creatures in a large area, and then use flying sand to clear the field, and the spell directly kills the enemy.

Seeing the students talking, Lockhart simply used the scene to add a temporary course for the students present.

Io I have to remind you one more thing, even though summoning flow in heads-up doesn't count

Strong, but if there are more than 2 people, or even in a large-scale team battle, the party who trains the magical creatures into an army will have a considerable advantage, because at that time they can be responsible for the summoning by one person, and the others are responsible for protecting the summoner. Then some one-on-one tricks will no longer work..."

He gave Professor Keitelborn a step down, so that their relationship would not be strained because of this. After all, they had come to check when he was attacked, and this was an honor.

After making a lot of limelight once again, and after confirming his identity as a "dark creature confrontation expert", Lockhart walked off the stage with a coquettish success, ready to return to his office.

However, he was stopped halfway along the way, and there were only three of them.

After half the school year, Hermione was finally able to stop stuttering when she talked to Lockhart.

"Professor... can you teach us the magic you just used? We thought... uh..."

Seeing her stuck, Lockhart helped them think of a reason: "Want to use it against Mr. Malfoy?"

"Ah... yes! I'm very embarrassed to say it." Hermione borrowed the donkey to get off the slope, "He can use the pet he bought to duel others, it's so unfair."

"But when fighting against dark wizards, dark wizards won't be fair to you. If they weren't bullying, they usually wouldn't do it." Lockhart spoke earnestly.

"Yeah, that's why we came to you to learn." Hermione added immediately.

Lockhart knew that the three of them must have some plan, so he was so eager for the "shining pattern".

Even if they don't come to ask, they will find an opportunity to teach these things. Now that they take the initiative to ask, of course Lockhart can't ask for it.

"Of course, Arvada will chop you up, right?" He teased them deliberately, "

From mantras to gestures, I can teach you everything, and I'm sure you will learn it in no time.

Both Ron and Harry could see that Professor Lockhart was joking, but Hermione no doubt took it seriously.

"...No, we want to learn that moon pattern!"

Lockhart laughed: "I know, if you want to learn, of course I will teach you, but dinner is about to be eaten. Come to me after dinner."

Chapter 92 Night Visit

Sparkling pattern magic isn't complicated, at least for Lockhart

"This magic originates from ancient Egypt and was invented by Egyptian wizards after observing Boggart. It allows all animals to see what they fear most in their hearts, even dragons.

Also, the more you know about the habits of that animal or person, the better your magic will be. For example, I will let the cat and leopard see a large group of hyenas, the fire crab to see the thunderbird, and the swamp digger to see the soil mink... The more knowledgeable the person who uses this magic, the better its effect. "

Hearing this, Harry and Ron immediately turned their attention to Hermione, and the meaning couldn't be more clear: Sister, it's your turn!

Hermione refused to let it go: "So, what about the casting gesture of this spell, and the emotion when using it?"

"You've got the idea!" Lockhart replied, "The hardest part of this spell is the subtle emotions—you have to keep yourself in a 'craving J', an eagerness to The feeling of getting something, a feeling with an uneasy heart but unable to let go. "

"That's easy," Ron said behind them. "Hermione, think about how you entered the exam room, ready to start answering."

"Oh, shut up." Hermione looked a little embarrassed.

Although Lockhart didn't think it was difficult, "Sparkling Pattern" became the first magic that the Savior trio didn't learn right away.

"No no no... You don't need to look directly into the eyes of the other party when you use it, and you only need to draw two curved lines to draw the crescent moon pattern on the wand. I did it for the sake of saving trouble and speed.

Two inscribed circles... emotions, and most importantly, emotions! Although the result is to scare people, it is not for you to recite the spell with fear..."

The three who failed to learn were a little frustrated.

5 Mr. Fart, what would happen if you were afraid first when you recited the spell? ' asked Harry.

Lockhart's face elongated regretfully: "Just like Boggart's appearance after saying 'funny' to Boggart, such shining patterns are not scary at all, but make them feel It's ridiculous. Remember, Bogut is for hunting, and he wants to become the most feared thing for prey, so he must let his inner emotions be full of greed. "

The three exchanged glances, and they could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.

Faced with a terrible basilisk, and that basilisk may stare you to death or bite you at any time, you can't bring fear in your emotions, even if they are Gryffindor, this is for them too difficult.

—Looking at the time, Lockhart realized that it was already nine o'clock in the evening. Even if there was no class the next day, it was too late for the 12-year-old wizards, so he took the initiative to dismiss the extracurricular improvement class.

"We actually practiced for nearly two hours! But don't worry, everyone has magic that they are good at and types of magic that they are not good at, and solving problems is often not the case - you must use the same spell, all roads lead to Rome ...well, kids, it's too late, you should go to bed."

After sending the three away, Lockhart began to wash.

He owns three spells that second-year students can't easily learn—to be honest, it's nothing to brag about.

Since the last time he was attacked by the basilisk, a lot of things in his office have been damaged, and they can't be restored with a simple repair spell, so he asked the principal for reimbursement.

But Dumbledore didn't intend to spend this unjust money. He easily restored most of the cabinets, even the office door. Except for the part that was stained with the basilisk's venom, the rest were the same as new. No difference.

Lockhart couldn't even recognize what magic he used, aside from being able to confirm that the Headmaster used spells like Flashback and Advanced Transfiguration.

The unintentional gesture of the principal made Lockhart put away his complacent heart. He must remind himself repeatedly that his director is not in spell strength, and he cannot be dismissed just because of a fairly easy teaching task. Heart.

Filled buckets are stable, only half a bucket of water is swaying.

Just as he changed into his pajamas and brushed his teeth, there was another knock on his office door.

He hurriedly rinsed his mouth and put on a coat before going to open the door for the person who came. Since the portrait did not remind him, the other party should not be the attacker, and the basic courtesy is still there.

He looked through the cat's eye on the door,

Found out it was Hermione

Take it easy, Miss Granger!

I thought you guys were already in bed..."

After he finished speaking, he looked around, fortunately, in English "you" and "you"

But no trace of Harry and Ron was found. It's all one word, so he didn't say that

What. Language sickness

But Lockhart raised a little bit of alertness: "Is there something? If there is nothing important, you can ask me again tomorrow."

- Chao was bitten by a snake, and he was afraid of the rope for ten years. He was a little worried that it was Ginny who drank the compound decoction and turned into Hermione to let him relax his vigilance and attack him again.

How smart is Hermione, she immediately guessed what he meant.

"Harry and Ron have gone back to sleep, and I have something to ask you alone. Not about the sparkling pattern just now, I've got some eyebrows on that magic, even though my hands

The wrist movement is still not very proficient... I'm going to talk about the secret room. "After hearing this, Lockhart opened the door.

"Well, it looks like you won't be able to sleep until you figure it out: come in then

Hermione was really on her mind: but after seeing the nightcap on Lockhart's head, she forgot for a moment what she wanted to say.

Seeing her staring at his head, Lockhart realized that he was still wearing a nightcap to protect his hair.

He took it off at once: "Sorry, it's so rude."

"It's okay, I like Garfield too...it's cute," Hermione said hurriedly.

Lockhart took her to the table and sat down while he served drinks.

"Tea and coffee are not very good at this point, how about warm milk and honey water?" he asked.

"Thank you." Hermione calmed down, "That's it...Professor Lockhart, I want to ask, did you already know the location of the secret room and...that basilisk?"

When Lockhart was fetching milk from the cupboard, he was in the shape of a [coin.

He deliberately pretended to be stupid: "Why do you ask? I remember the newspapers saying that I was just pretending to announce that I had found the secret room clue."

"Yeah, thanks to that, I don't really believe what the newspapers say anymore.

' said Hermione.

Hermione's words made Lockhart almost cry.

Chapter 93: Smart people are not easy to deal with

Hermione said she trusted Lockhart's words, but her tone was so natural, which made Lockhart hardly know what to say.

"I'm so moved by you, Miss Granger. It's a pity that I don't know if I can reciprocate this trust. I may have to hide something." Lockhart said with a sigh.

Instead, Hermione began to console him: "I understand, Professor. But you don't want to see us go to death, do you?"

"I don't even dare to think like that!"

"Yes, that's what I thought too, that's why I wanted to ask... Did you know about the Chamber of Secrets and that basilisk from the beginning?"

This was the first time Lockhart had seen Hermione Luther look so serious.

In the past, when she saw herself, she was more or less restrained. Even if the concern for herself in her words and deeds was not fake, it was probably no different from the concern of fans for idols.

Maybe this is the halo effect brought about by idols. Whether it is worship or longing, there is always a sense of unreality from the inside out.

As Lockhart and Harry said, the so-called idol is just a reflection of some people's regrets and disappointments in their lives, and then put their fantasy on a certain person, as long as the idol can continue to satisfy this fantasy, He/she can continue to act as that person's spiritual support.

So, who is it that makes Hermione jump out of the idol effect and go to the real?

Is it friendship? Caring about her friends finally made her start to face reality? Thinking of this, Lockhart opened his mouth again: "You ask me if I already knew