Daily Life at Hogwarts Chapter 528: The story of Gilderoy Lockhart

Chapter 529 The Gilderoy Lockhart Story

Since receiving Dumbledore's handwritten letter in late June, Lockhart has been hesitant about whether he should accept Dumbledore's offer to serve as a Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts?

Honestly, being a professor at Hogwarts is a respectable profession, with good wages and salaries, but a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts is an exception.

When Lockhart was at Hogwarts, he knew that something bad would happen to the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor every year, so he had to quit his job. All kinds of troubles, was sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries.

As far as Lockhart knows about the case, they taught their last Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, who spent seven years in the hospital because of a spell, and still hasn't fully recovered.

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

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

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

Also, Lockhart has never been short of money since his novels sold out, not to mention that as a writer, Lockhart is on the rise in his career. His autobiography "The Magical Me" is about to be published. There's simply no reason to take the risk, and now he's only interested in how to make himself famous. Just a month after Gilderoy Lockhart wrote a letter rejecting 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 intention, but after hesitating, he still did not directly refuse to meet Dumbledore.

Actually, Lockhart wondered how Dumbledore would convince himself, and that outright refusal was not a good idea. After all, it still needs to give Dumbledore some face.

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

"Long time no see, Dumbledore."

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

"Don't be humble, Gilderoy, I'm sure you're competent enough for the job." Dumbledore smiled: "After all, you've already done so many amazing things, I remember you still seem to be An honorary member of the Defence Against the Dark Arts Alliance, it is a good fit to be a professor of Defence Against the Dark Arts."

Gildrow Lockhart's eyes widened, although Dumbledore's praise made him comfortable, but...

"I know what you're worrying about. Actually, you don't need to worry so much about the curse. Bud also served as a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts last time, and he still resigned safely." Dumbledore seemed to see through Loja He continued: "You only need to resign more than half a month in advance like Bud, and you will not be in trouble."

Lockhart looked suspiciously at Dumbledore, he knew that Bud was a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts, and that he had to retreat, but could he really do it?

No way, the position of Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is so infamous that no one has held the position for more than two years.

"With your connections, you should be able to find a lot of people willing to come to any Defence Against the Dark Arts professor?" Lockhart asked with raised eyebrows.

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

"Sorry Dumbledore, I'm afraid I'm not up to the job, you know, my new book, The Magical Me, is out, and I need to think about what to write next." Lockhart directly Interrupted, "Fiction creation is more suitable for me, it's a safe job."

"You can write about your own Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts." Dumbledore said without hesitation, "Mr Albert has a good relationship with several Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, maybe you have common topic."

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

"And Harry," Dumbledore added.

"Harry Potter?"

"Harry enrolled last semester and is in second grade this year."

To be honest, Lockhart has no interest in Albert Anderson, because he is not a genius, chatting with a genius will undoubtedly reveal his fault, and the genius's "teacher" is Bud Broad .

Lockhart is a little interested in Harry Potter, the savior. If he can be the teacher of "the famous Harry", he will undoubtedly gain more popularity than other things.

Especially to write those things in his own book, he believes the next book will be a big seller.

In the end, the thirst for fame overcame Lockhart's little caution, and he accepted the job because Dumbledore allowed Lockhart to resign early, allowing... Anyway, the headmaster gave Lockhart great freedom.

And Lockhart also intends to take this opportunity to make the books he wrote become textbooks that students need to buy, which will undoubtedly 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 want to be able to resign early. I've never considered myself any better than the previous dozens of Defence Against the Dark Arts professors, Since none of them can escape the curse, I think I'd better take precautions."

"Okay~IndoMTL.com~ I'm glad you took the job." Dumbledore smiled and shook hands with Lockhart. "I don't think you'll regret it."

"I hope so!"

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Soon, God gave Lockhart an unexpected surprise when he met the legendary savior: Harry Potter special.

This savior was indeed as famous as legend has it, and immediately attracted the attention of countless people.

Lockhart seized the opportunity to take a number of photos with Harry, announcing that he was going to be the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts, and at the same time he gave him his entire book as a gift. I hope that while using Harry's fame to make news headlines, I can win some Harry's favor and lay the foundation for the next "Harry's teacher".

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

(End of this chapter)