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Chapter 147 A Professor Who Follows the Rules

"I haven't slept so deeply in a long time."

Andrew glanced at the alarm clock and then yawned.

He had indeed over-cast his spells yesterday - transforming magical creatures was still a bit too advanced for him, but after a good night's sleep, there were no problems.

"Speaking of which, school starts today."

He slowly got up, put on his clothes and cleaned up the dormitory - his roommate would be coming over today, and everything was starting to return to normal.

"There's nothing left at the library, and we'll need help at the greenhouse after school starts... I'll run around a little less today, and then I'll go to the office to see if there's anything I can help with."

Everything went according to plan. After getting breakfast from the house-elf, Andrew simply washed up and walked towards Professor McGonagall's office.

After the caterpillar's successful transformation yesterday, I guess the professor had some new details to instruct me on. However, since he was not in good condition, I only mentioned a few important ones. Today, it's a good opportunity to listen to the professor's suggestions for future development.

But unfortunately, when he arrived at Professor McGonagall's office, there was already a peacock there.

No kidding - a character on the cover of a new textbook, a wizard wearing a pink wizard robe, with a mouthful of shining teeth when he smiles, looks handsome, but the look on his face, how can I describe it, ostentatious...

No problem, showoff, Andrew confirmed it after a brief self-introduction.

"Ah, Professor, I'm reporting in. Who is this gentleman?"

"Ah, the freshmen are here so early? I think you can recognize me - don't be so surprised, yes, it's me, just like the news said, Hogwarts has a magical me, yes, the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart is here!"

Lockhart interrupted the conversation between Andrew and Professor McGonagall on his own, with a smile on his face as if it was free.

"Ah, hello, Professor Lockhart."

"What a nice name. Yes, Professor Lockhart, and also your senior." Lockhart glanced at the decoration on Andrew's robe. "But now I'm a professor. I really miss the days in the lounge..."

...

Andrew had to admit that a fool is a fool, and a show-off is a show-off. Apart from the fact that Lockhart had an overly strong desire to express himself and was a little aggressive towards famous people with stories... well, apart from that, there was nothing else.

All I can say is that his performance as a famous writer is absolutely good, or even top-notch.

He even took out a gorgeous peacock feather pen in front of Professor McGonagall and prepared to give Andrew an autograph...

Andrew believed that if he brought all the textbooks, the new professor would not mind signing them one by one despite Professor McGonagall's impatient look.

This kind of determination is something that even Dumbledore doesn't have...

"Oh, sorry, Professor, I'm just doing chores in the office." Andrew lowered his voice, but with a hint of hope, "The freshmen are still on the Hogwarts Express - why don't you hold a meeting on the train? I think they will be very happy to see you on the train!"

"To the train, the Hogwarts Express?"

"Yes, it would be great if a professor they admired was with them during the long journey."

"Is it like this?"

Lockhart was somewhat tempted. The cats and kittens in the castle and all the students on the train...

After a simple comparison, the new professor Lockhart made his own choice. "That makes sense. Yes, I should be with them. Sorry, Professor McGonagall..."

Lockhart looked apologetic. "My fans need me. I guess we'll have to talk about Transfiguration in those adventures next time."

Even when he left in a hurry, he did not forget to take out a signed book from some pocket and handed it to Andrew. "It is wise to think of those who need help. You will be an excellent Ravenclaw!"

Lockhart left quickly in a hurry, leaving Andrew and Professor McGonagall holding the gifted books.

"This book seems to be quite valuable... but everyone in the school has one, and second-hand books can't be sold..."

Andrew looked at Lockhart's disappearing back and sighed.

Now that Lockhart is gone, all the students in the school will be in trouble - he is truly guilty of a great sin.

But Professor McGonagall obviously didn't think so. Her expression was clearly approval, but it was not convenient to say such things out loud.

"Professor Lockhart came here this morning, but he just hastily decorated the room and then asked the school to help him expand his office - because it is illegal to use the traceless expansion spell without authorization..."

The professor looked somewhat helpless.

In theory, it is legal for Hogwarts professors to cast spells in their professional fields as long as they are not targeting students - because it is required for teaching.

As for the Traceless Expansion Spell, well, how should I put it, although it is a bit difficult, there is basically no professor who has not mastered it, so all the professors in the past have basically cast the spell to expand the space by themselves.

But she was stuck in not being able to cast the spell because she hadn't started working yet... She was also helpless, after all, it was really like this.

"Maybe it's because I can't cast a spell..."

But there was no way to talk about this kind of thing - how would I survive if Lockhart was exposed? With Lockhart gone, what would happen to the Defense Against the Dark Arts course... If I studied on my own, the Examination Authority wouldn't be able to get away with it...

Lockhart hadn't stayed for a day - if the news got out, would Azkaban recruit a professor? Defense Against the Dark Arts was a required course, and it wouldn't work without a professor.

Andrew even processed the receipt for the Examination Authority last year. Several people got together to think about how to muddle through the matter and prove that Professor Quirrell had indeed taught almost all of the courses before his accidental death...

Are we going to work out together this year how to tell the Examination Authority that although we don’t have a professor, the teaching quality still meets the standards?

What a joke... Professor Marchbank will come to school and point his finger at Dumbledore and scold him. This is school, not a game...

If you think about it carefully, Lockhart does have a target to attack in Hogwarts, and the story is legendary enough, but I don't know if Lockhart dares to do it.

As for the rest...Lockhart doesn't have many moral flaws under normal circumstances, except for his poor teaching quality and his desire to run away when things go wrong, so just use him...

All I can say is, first pass the process, and then see how the results turn out...

"Anyway, here comes a professor who meets the rules of the Examination Authority. I hope he passes..."

Professor McGonagall shook her head, clearly lacking confidence.

"There are no documents to process today, so let's continue yesterday's discussion and plan what you will learn this year."

(End of this chapter)