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Chapter 201 The First Period of Caution

"What? A new trailer?"

When Lockhart was indulging in the good atmosphere of the club, the newspapers handed to him by the students blew him out of the good mood.

He hurriedly took the Daily Prophet handed to him by a fan - that's right, Magic Legends magazine had mobilized its money power and bought an advertisement on the front page.

Anyway, the Daily Prophet accepts all applicants, and there is almost no conflict in the sales of magazines and newspapers, so I was very happy to take this job.

"Yes, Professor," the fourth-year girl said happily. She was also a loyal reader of a legend. It was a pity that Dumbledore was too old. It would be great if he had just graduated like what was written in the book.

“It’s amazing. I have to say it’s an excellent book that gives us a glimpse into Dumbledore’s adventures.”

Lockhart smiled his perfect smile - although in his heart he wanted very much to cast a forgetfulness spell on the so-called Praise Potato, his personality prevented him from doing such a powerful act.

Moreover, the most crucial issue was that the praising potato was hiding behind Dumbledore, so who would criticize him in public? Especially in Hogwarts—he had already figured out how to get by, so he couldn't make such a mistake.

"Yes, Professor, you must have followed in Dumbledore's footsteps to embark on this adventurous journey. It is because of your admiration for your idol that you are willing to take risks and fight without hesitation, right?"

F**K! That damn, vile, abominable Praise Potato! That bastard who deserves to go out and meet dragons and Dementors!

He just knew it!

Those readers are too lazy to distinguish who came first and who came later. They just imagine the timeline and don’t care whether it was written earlier or later, or who created the track of wizard adventure biography. They just become Dumbledore’s follower and imitator!

It's outrageous! What a despicable act!
But, can he say no?

"Of course..." Although he had cast Oblivion Charms on that praising potato in his heart, Lockhart still spoke softly, "It was Dumbledore's story that inspired me. After I entered Hogwarts, I worked hard day after day to become an excellent explorer. But at that time, we still had to look for Dumbledore's footprints in a pile of historical materials, which was not as convenient as you have now."

A good adventurer cannot be unaware of Dumbledore's deeds when reading, and similarly, he cannot deny Dumbledore's biography - the toad lying on the instep of the foot is disgusting even if it doesn't bite.

After fooling around for a long time and almost enduring the time, Lockhart returned to his office with a heart full of resentment and sadness.

"Fuck Praise Potato, fuck Magic Legend, fuck the damn Chamber of Secrets!"

He smashed one of his favorite decorations against the wall, and watched it fall to the ground and break into pieces, which calmed him down a little.

The news of the secret room spread among the students, and Myrtle's women's bathroom was searched by many people, but it had nothing to do with him!

When the toilet was closed, he did go to Professor McGonagall to find out what happened, but he was simply told to leave. He then tried to go in by himself, but failed.

Then, before he could convince Professor McGonagall, the door suddenly opened, and the so-called Chamber of Secrets that had disappeared for a long time appeared and was completely taken away. By the time the news spread and was basically confirmed, he couldn't even get a bite of soup!
He can erase the memory of one wizard, but he can't erase the memory of the entire school and put himself in it, right?

But the current situation is that he hasn't even figured out what's in the secret room, let alone come up with a story that makes people feel involved.

It has nothing to do with the big news, but what about the small news?

Harry Potter basically drags people into fights every week. It is true that he is friends with the top student in the grade, but if a student in this grade has a relationship dispute - well, his books will just have to be thrown away as trash.

The biggest buyers, housewives, are not happy to see a group of Hogwarts junior students falling in love. He is a best-selling author and knows who his main supporters are.

Smaller?

There is no story for children younger than that - the story of Professor Lockhart's adventures at Hogwarts is not a work for children, no one wants it.

Therefore, he was in a bad mood because he didn't catch up with the locked room incident, but just when there was no progress on his side - the opponent actually came out with the second part!

Bastard stuff!

How can we beat this? Lockhart entered Hogwarts and no longer produced anything. Will a legend start over and take the lead?

This is not advertising, it's digging up his roots!

But——how to use the locked room incident?

It would be nice if it was discovered by students... then it would be written that Lockhart's students dug out the secrets of the castle under his encouragement or something like that - but now the problem is, who was involved, what did they gain, and how many people knew about it, no one knows...

The students on duty in Professor McGonagall's office must have known about it - but there were too many of them, and who knew how much Professor McGonagall and Dumbledore knew. If they attacked, they would all be doomed...

...

"What should I do…"

Lockhart fell into deep thought and began to leaf through the newspaper.

The advertisement occupying the homepage was clearly displayed there, with a photo of Dumbledore when he was young, looking extremely handsome.

"It's huge... It's definitely not ordinary huge... Apart from the secret room, how can we deal with it?"

This question was extremely difficult... Lockhart leaned against the wall, lost in thought.

"The secret room is basically impossible to provoke... If you can't use a big one, you can only use a small one. If you can't use a big one, you can only look for it in the subtle places..."

"Ah, subtlety... no, fake subtlety. If it's just subtlety, no one will pay attention to it. But... with the appeal of Harry Potter..."

Don’t write about the big things, just the small things, and use the students’ daily life as a substitute—even don’t publish a whole book, one section per week, just write about the Hogwarts Diary…

Lockhart's Hogwarts Diary - Not an adventure but a life!

Well…if the sales are good, I will publish a hardcover series of books to make up for the losses, and then write about teaching in the daily newspaper every weekend, about how Lockhart teaches students in accordance with their aptitude, about Lockhart’s lovely students (especially Harry), and about Lockhart’s relaxation and thinking when he is not on adventures…

Small essays can attract popularity, and no one will blame them even if they fail. How can the daily life at Hogwarts plus the daily life of Harry Potter still fail?

'Lockhart, you are a genius!'

He couldn't help but praise himself - it was as simple as contacting the Daily Prophet and opening a column for himself.

"Cuckoo..."

His stomach sent out an alarm and Lockhart realized that he hadn't eaten for a long time - but it didn't matter, to celebrate, he could have a little potion, just a little bit would be fine.

-

"A new legend is about to begin?"

"Yes, I told you, Sirius," Harry could hardly hide the excitement on his face - he had told Sirius about the legendary story many times before, but the second season was nowhere in sight, and he didn't expect it to start now!

"This is what it means to dig for secret treasures outside of school!"

Harry said solemnly.

"No, I went to learn alchemy."

Sirius blinked.

"How is that possible? It must be a secret treasure - a legendary treasure from various places. Ron has told me a lot about it!"

Just this afternoon, during his reading break, Ron talked to Harry about many legendary treasures in the wizarding world. Dumbledore must have been doing this!

"Ron? I guess he didn't study History of Magic well enough..."

Sirius smiled.

...

It’s not that I’m not studying hard. Recently I’ve basically just been copying homework.

"Yeah, I knew it. If you study hard, you will find that Dumbledore published a lot of epoch-making alchemical operations after graduation, which are compulsory exam contents..."

Sirius leaned back with his hands, looking very confident - his History of Magic was E!

"Then what else to write?"

"I don't know, I'm not the one praising potatoes... But I also hope he writes faster." -

"A new book coming out?"

Dumbledore looked at the extra letters he had received and naturally found the source - the advertisements in the Daily Prophet. Of course, the broadcasts from the magic radio station were indispensable.

"... "

Looking at the pile of letters, he had no desire to reply.

Manuscript review - no need.

If he needed it, he would censor it, of course, but since he could ignore Rita's attacks, he could also ignore other people's friendly biographies - it wouldn't be worse.

He really wanted to know how the magical legend would describe his past...especially that part.

"Let's see...what's the story going to be?"

Dumbledore sighed...

-

[Gellert Grindelwald, I have seen three hundred futures in which you have tried - none of them were successful, and I have found a way to defeat you among six hundred interception methods.

——Albus Dumbledore. 】

???

Looking at the title on the cover of the magazine, Dumbledore, who was originally a little timid, suddenly widened his eyes.

What is this? ? ?
He was completely lost in thought.

He hesitated and thought for a week after the advertisement, but ultimately he didn't have the courage to watch it in the auditorium and chose to stay in the office to accept comments.

But, this cannot be said to be unrelated - it can only be said that they are not related at all.

This seemingly contradictory sentence appeared on the cover instead of the title, eliminating all hesitation and fear.

Even with the Elder Wand in hand, Dumbledore couldn't help but feel a little doubtful - who could do such a thing?
He turned to the first page and began to read 'his' story.

Not even Ariana...

But the place and time are right... It has been deleted without a doubt...

Dumbledore frowned, but soon discovered some fragments of life... but there was no mention of specific characters, some beautiful words were used to describe their existence, and they even disappeared in most of the plot.

The main perspective is all on him - there is no doubt that those clips will gradually decrease until they disappear in the future...

...

"So be it…"

Dumbledore closed the book - the author had undoubtedly noticed something, but had completely concealed it in his own way.

If he had not experienced it himself, he would have been obsessed with the mysterious divination, Grindelwald's power and those messed up ideas about the future of the wizarding world.

But ok, Ariana...

That's it...

-

"Wow!"

Books of magical legends were passed around one after another - the temptation of new books was still great.

People soon discovered the protagonist of this volume.

Dumbledore's previous brilliant achievements seemed nothing compared to Grindelwald.

A person who can understand things at a glance, master them at once, has great appeal, overpowers professors, impresses examiners, and establishes a reputation among all students since the lower grades is simply too cool.

Especially since everyone Dumbledore knew thought so.

……

"Dumbledore is definitely better and more powerful, those people just don't know how powerful he is!"

"That's right! It was said in the first edition of a legend, and Dumbledore never boasted about it!"

"But Dumbledore made mistakes, but Grindelwald didn't make any!"

"Didn't you lose to Dumbledore in the end?"

"After three hundred impossibilities! It proves that Dumbledore was actually deceived. He was willing to believe that he could succeed. After being deceived three hundred times, he decided to go against him!"

The new legendary force almost stepped on Dumbledore to get to the top, but the audience did not have much objection - after all, it was said at the beginning that a way to defeat him was found in the end.

And he's not just stepping on Dumbledore - don't you see that everyone thinks Dumbledore is inferior to Grindelwald?

Judging from the preview, even Dumbledore admits it’s good!
All in all, the appearance of the new character Grindelwald is indeed very intriguing - even though he doesn't appear in the entire story, he still seems really cruel and amazing just by living in other people's mouths.

Someone who has never made a mistake... How powerful must that be?

-

"Well, can you give way for a moment?"

Andrew shouted confidently - there were too many people reading in the sunset today, so he couldn't do his daily training.

Fortunately, the suppressive force still exists. After discovering that it was him, the second-year students almost ran away.

...

"Damn it, I don't even know if they read my advice..."

He also didn't know how to arrange for the girl named Ariana who died in the year Dumbledore graduated - he originally planned to set her up as a guiding elf-like existence, but eventually gave up and inserted her into daily life, even hiding her name.

It all depends on Dumbledore's review comments - generally speaking, it will be submitted before advertising is placed, and if there is any feedback, it will be added before Dumbledore officially goes to Paris.

"I can't think about that anymore. I need to practice hard... I can just revise the manuscript later..."

Anyway, he is used to it... This part is the content that requires caution. If it was not by accident, he would definitely not want to write this kind of biography. It doesn't matter if he makes up something during his student days, but when it comes to the part involving his family, he needs to be extra careful.

However, he handled it well, it depends on the feedback...

Start practicing…

After experimenting many times, he finally suppressed his distracting thoughts and began formal practice.

...

"Today's results are almost nothing..."

Range deformation... What exactly is being tested?

Andrew sighed, cleaned up a large area of ​​lawn that was obviously stiff, and turned to leave.

(End of this chapter)