The next day, in the sixth-year Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.
"That's enough about the Chinese Fireball Dragon. Guess what magical animal this is?" Lockhart strolled down the aisle in the middle of the classroom, flicked his wand, and used magic to outline an emerald-green creature that resembled a long snake, but it had a shining red gemstone on its forehead and a single horn.
Uh-huh!
Soon, Lockhart saw many students raising their right hands. After a brief glance, he pointed his wand at a Gryffindor student.
"Percy, you answer."
Percy, who had red hair and was slightly handsome, stood up and introduced, "Professor, this is a long-horned water snake, a unique species in the United States. It is a 5x level magical creature with the ability to be invisible and fly. It is said that it has been hunted in large numbers and is an extremely rare and endangered species."
"And..."
Soon, Percy recited everything he knew about the horned water snake from his books.
"Percy's introduction is good." Lockhart nodded slightly and praised, "Five points for Gryffindor."
Percy's face lit up after hearing this. As a prefect, adding points to his house was a good thing in itself. Especially when his two younger brothers always seemed to be losing points for Gryffindor, the extra points this time could make up for it.
Lockhart watched Percy sit down and continued to speak unhurriedly, "Besides Percy's introduction, the horned water snake also has an unknown ability. It has certain psychic abilities and can hypnotize wizards or magical animals with weak mental powers. Also, the horned water snake is the representative magical creature of Ilvermorny School in the United States."
As Lockhart spoke, he watched all the students start taking notes, nodded slightly, and continued to add, "In fact, it may be difficult for you to encounter long-horned water snakes, and even encountering them is a matter of luck. But who asked the test questions in these years to more or less test some magical creatures in the United States, with the long-horned water snake as its characteristic species? It's very likely that it will appear on the test paper, so you have to be careful."
Later, Lockhart introduced some other information about the horned water snake to the students in detail and how to escape if they were encountered. Well, it is impossible to fight. With the level of these students, they would be lucky if they weren't confused by the horned water snake.
After a while, Lockhart finished talking about the horned water snake.
Suddenly, a Gryffindor student with short hair, a somewhat burly figure, and wearing a red wizard robe raised his right hand. When Lockhart saw it, he asked, "Oliver Wood, what don't you understand?"
After Oliver Wood stood up, he asked Lockhart, "Professor, you just talked about a lot of magical creatures that we cannot fight against. How about you tell us about the ones that we can defeat?"
"Yes, Professor, tell us."
"Yes, Professor, I want to listen to a lesson on dangerous magical animals today."
Facing the expectant looks of all the students, Lockhart thought for a moment, nodded, and said, "Okay, let's talk about some interesting magical animals that you can fight."
As he spoke, Lockhart waved his wand gently, and through the wand, he drew an outline of a magical creature with golden feathers and a pair of small wings on both sides, similar to a dodo bird.
Many girls looked at the furry body floating in mid-air, the two pairs of small blue wings, and the two cute creatures with sapphire-like eyes. Suddenly, they exclaimed softly.
"So cute."
"So cute."
"I really want one."
Lockhart was not surprised by the exclamations from the Gryffindor and Slytherin girls, because the floating Golden Snidget in mid-air was indeed very cute and very popular with girls. But the fiery eyes of the boys made him feel a little strange.
He shook his head slightly, swept away the distracting thoughts in his heart, and introduced, "This is the Golden Snidget, known for its keen instinct. It has the ability to teleport in space; basically, every time it flaps its wings, it is a precursor to its teleportation. It is a XXX level magical creature. You can definitely defeat it. Only it's not certain whether you can catch it or not."
Having said this, a faint smile appeared on Lockhart's face.
"Professor, have you encountered it before? How do you catch it?"
"It's really cute. I want one too, Professor."
"Professor, how many gold galleons do you think it would take to buy one?"
As soon as Lockhart finished speaking, a group of girls started chirping with questions. It was clear they liked such cute pets very much.
Well, Lockhart actually liked it very much too, but unfortunately...
"I've only seen the Golden Snidget once before, but unfortunately, I didn't catch it." At this point, Lockhart shook his head slightly, then continued with a half-smile on his face, "However, I have encountered a creature that is directly similar to the Golden Snidget. However, it cannot teleport in space, but its jumping ability is very amazing. I once tried to catch it, but unfortunately, I couldn't catch it at all. You can't imagine how slippery that thing is."
Speaking of this, Lockhart couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Creatures that can survive for thousands of years have their strong advantages more or less.
Later, Lockhart explained to the students some other related information about the Golden Snidget and some other magical animals that were not dangerous and that they could fight.
After a while, a Slytherin girl wearing dark green wizard robes raised her right hand, and Lockhart tapped his wand gently.
"Miss Crevat, what's the problem?"
Crevat stood up and asked in an expectant tone, "Professor, we have been in class for two weeks, and we are all studying the knowledge in the books. When will the practical lessons start to improve our combat experience?"
After Crevat finished speaking, Lockhart felt the expectant looks of other students. He thought about it and said with a smile, "Practical lesson, huh? Let's do it in the next class. I'll adjust the course schedule. Also, if you feel that you lack combat experience, my Duelling Club will be opened in the near future, and you can choose to join."
After Lockhart finished speaking, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became more lively.
"Really, Professor?"
"Professor, can I join your duelling club?"
"Professor, are there any requirements for the club?"
Lockhart nodded and answered the students' questions one by one.
"Of course, everyone is welcome to join."
"The requirements will be there, but they won't be high. As long as you have a heart that wants to fight and learn magic, you can definitely join."
After the atmosphere calmed down a bit, Lockhart changed the subject and continued today's lecture.
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At noon, after class, Lockhart had just answered some questions for the sixth-year students. After all the students left, he took his notebook and walked towards the corridor. There was one thing left to do for this day.
That was to ask Professor McGonagall for resources for the Duelling Club.
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Professor McGonagall's office.
Professor McGonagall was looking at the scores of her own house at her desk. This morning, Gryffindor House scored a total of 30 points, which slightly improved her mood. At least, the points deducted by the pair of little troublemakers earlier were made up for. Just then, suddenly—
Knock! Knock! Knock!
"Professor McGonagall, it's me."
McGonagall was stunned for a moment, then heard a familiar voice and said directly, "Come in, Professor Lockhart." She was a little confused. Why had Lockhart come to see her? There hadn't been any major events recently, and hadn't the application for raw materials for magic amulets been directly rejected last time?
While McGonagall was thinking, Lockhart opened the door and entered the office. Looking at Professor McGonagall, Lockhart greeted her politely, "Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall. A few days ago, some of my friends sent me some gifts, including some magic skin care products. I think I won't be able to use them for the time being, so I'm going to give them to a few colleagues. This is yours, and I'll give another one to Professor Sprout later."
With that said, Lockhart placed the gift box he had prepared in front of Professor McGonagall's desk. McGonagall gently looked at the gift box in front of her, noting the gorgeous decorations outside. Then she reached out to open it and was a little surprised to see the familiar skin care products inside.
"Travers Family's Youth Type III skin care products are not cheap."
Looking at the valuable gifts on the table, Professor McGonagall, known as the Vice-Principal of Hogwarts, suddenly became wary but couldn't help but ask, "Is this the same thing you sent to Professor Sprout?"
Hearing Professor McGonagall's question, Lockhart nodded without hesitation and said, "Of course, Professor McGonagall." Later, he explained, "My friend gave me these as gifts because I had some cooperation with the Travers family. So the price is actually not very expensive. I still have several. If you need them later, through my relationship, you can buy them at 50% of the price."
Professor McGonagall was thoughtful after hearing this. Such a set costs 9 gold galleons and can be used for at least 3 or 4 months. If it's 50%, it's probably about 4 or 5 gold galleons. Calculated in this way, the price is not too expensive. Her monthly salary is 50 gold galleons, not to mention other bonuses and benefits.
Looking at Professor McGonagall who was thinking, Lockhart had a smile on his face. Indeed, he had a connection with the Travers family, which made magic skin care products, but the relationship was not deep. However, the day before yesterday, through his own connections, he provided the Travers family with a copy of Marvel's potion—the Potion of Youth. Soon, he became the object of warm welcome by the other party, and they sprinkled these small gifts on him.
Professor McGonagall quickly came back from her thoughts, looked at Lockhart, and asked in a slightly gentle tone, "Professor Lockhart, thank you for the gift. Why did you come to see me today?" Although the other party brought some gifts, it was still impossible to let go of the caution she had. She has always been known for being strict and serious.
After Lockhart heard this, he smiled slightly and said, "Professor McGonagall, some time ago, Principal Dumbledore asked me to organize a duelling club. Recently, I have become familiar with the level of the current students. So we are planning to open it, which may require consuming some resources. The principal asked me to ask you to apply."
As he spoke, Lockhart took out a list of resources and handed it to Professor McGonagall, adding, "Here are some resources that I thought I might need." The professor took the list handed over by Lockhart and did not reply to what Lockhart said. Instead, she carefully observed each resource.
After a while, Professor McGonagall frowned, pointed at the list and asked, "Professor Lockhart, do you need so many vitality potions? Isn't it just a group of young wizards practicing fighting and they can easily rest nearby when they are tired? Why use potions? Also, there are a lot of magic practice targets."
Soon, Professor McGonagall asked some questions with the resource list given by Lockhart. Seeing this, Lockhart sighed inwardly. It would be fine if McGonagall was as easy to talk to as the people in his previous life. Fortunately, he had prepared Plan B in advance. Then he explained, "Professor McGonagall, first of all, the duel itself is a very energy-consuming thing, so they need to quickly adjust their mental state to cultivate relevant experience—this is my personal superficial opinion. Also, in fact, duels cannot only rely on magic spells, wands, and techniques. I think the aspect of potions cannot be ignored either."
Hearing this, Professor McGonagall had a trace of doubt in her eyebrows. What he said was good, but the more she listened, the stranger it sounded.
Then, Lockhart continued to add, "Also, I forgot to tell you, this list is not for a month, but for a quarter. In addition, this is the first time that the duelling Club will be held in school, and I am not sure how much to prepare, so I have relaxed the requirements for the first batch of resources. This is better than having too few resources and leaving some students unable to practice."
After hearing Lockhart's explanation, Professor McGonagall nodded and thought for a moment, feeling that he was right. However, after thinking about it, Professor McGonagall finally said, "Professor Lockhart, there are indeed many resources on the list. In this case, you can give me a month's resource list, and I'll take a look at it and tell you if it's appropriate."
Upon hearing this, Lockhart immediately took out another list and handed it to Professor McGonagall. After Professor McGonagall took it, she looked at Lockhart strangely. Without saying anything, she looked down at the list in her hand. Seeing this, Lockhart looked at Professor McGonagall expectantly.
Sure enough, after a series of back and forth, Professor McGonagall signed the resource list. However—
"Professor Lockhart, I will come back this month to take a look at the general situation of students' use of potions, so that we can supplement resources accordingly later." Hearing Professor McGonagall's first words after signing, Lockhart sighed helplessly, but still nodded with a smile on his face, indicating that it was no problem.
Well, why is Professor McGonagall so difficult to deal with?
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