Two Worlds: I studied abroad at Hogwarts

Chapter 361 The Little Witch's Strangeness
After getting Bouncing's signature, Colin became the most enviable student among the new students.

The first-year students sitting at the long table also wanted autographs from the magical creatures.

However, they clearly did not expect to encounter such a situation.

Having not prepared quills and notebooks, they could only watch enviously as Colin showed off his skills beside them.

Especially some little witches.

After seeing the bouncy toy, they wanted to come up and touch it.

Beng Beng clearly doesn't resist this way of communicating.

It not only fulfilled the wishes of every little witch.

And then she took out a magic wand toy with stars on it from her little pocket.

Whenever a little witch touches it, Bouncy will tap the little witch's palm with a toy.

"Chirp chirp~" (This is our contract, from now on you can only be loyal to Bouncy~)

These young wizards clearly couldn't understand the magical creatures.

Otherwise, they would definitely hesitate when faced with such an unequal "magical contract".

What happened at the Gryffindor long table made the young wizards at the next table very envious.

However, since they had just arrived at Hogwarts, they did not dare to leave their seats at will.

Moon did not invite them over.

Amidst these envious glances, Moon quickly noticed a strange little witch.

At the Ravenclaw table, a little witch with messy hair paid no attention to Bouncy, but kept her eyes fixed on Moon.

Her attire was also very peculiar.

Her golden hair was adorned with a sunflower hair clip, and she wore earrings made from some kind of dried fruit.

Moon recalled the little witch's name.

Luna Lovegood.

Noticing that the other person was looking at the top of his head, Moon smiled and greeted her.

The little witch was also stunned for a moment, then quickly lowered her head and started eating the pudding cake on her plate.

After accepting the contract with Bouncy.

Just as Colin was about to leave, he suddenly remembered something and returned to Moon's side.

"Senior, can I ask you a question?"

"of course."

Seeing Colin Crevey's cautious demeanor, Moon patted him on the shoulder, indicating that he didn't need to be so careful.

Noticing that several wizards around him were looking at him curiously, Colin hesitated for a long time before speaking.

"Senior, are you really the best student in the school?"

"How could that be? There are many senior students who are better than me."

Just as Moon was about to explain, the twins came over and put their arms around Moon's shoulders.

"Colin, right? You have excellent taste."

“That’s right, Moon is the man who beat the prefect in the spellcasting competition. Don’t you think he’s the best?”

As Fred explained, Colin's mouth dropped open in astonishment.

"Did Senior Moon really defeat the prefect?"

"Of course, this prefect is us."

When George was about to continue, Percy, who was sitting at the head of the table, suddenly coughed.

"Cough cough!"

"Alright, to save face for someone, but besides the prefect, Moon also defeated the dark wizard from Durmstrang."

"And there's also the beautiful Veela witch from France."

The twins clearly weren't afraid of making things worse.

He embellished the story of the spellcasting competition.

The newly enrolled young wizards were clearly very interested in the story and listened with great interest.

Percy, who was sitting at the long table, had obviously overheard the conversation.

He originally intended to come and stop him.

However, Fred then pulled out the Daily Prophet's report on the spellcasting competition.

He immediately sat back down, lowered his head, and started eating alone to hide his embarrassment.

During the summer vacation, his two younger brothers used this newspaper to humiliate him for more than a month.

But Percy was completely helpless.

"Senior, who is more powerful, you or Harry Potter? I heard that he once defeated the Man from Darkness."

Upon hearing Colin's question, the wizards nearby fell silent.

Even the twins, who had just been excited, immediately stopped their rambling.

It's not that they don't want to answer the question.

But they never imagined that they would hear the name of a mysterious person at this joyous dinner party.

However, this awkward situation was soon disrupted by something else.

As the dinner party drew to a close, Dumbledore stepped forward once again.

As his deep voice rang out, it immediately attracted the attention of all the students.

Moon instructed Colin to return to his seat.

As is customary in previous years, Dumbledore would announce some important information about the new school year at this time.

The newly enrolled young wizards couldn't miss this. And the twins clearly knew what was about to happen.

After running back to his seat, he started joking with Lee Jordan next to him.

"Let me guess, the next thing they'll announce is that we have a new 'disposable' professor."

“That’s right, and I bet this professor will be plagued by black magic by the end of the academic year.”

The twins' words resonated with many students.

Dumbledore, standing in the middle of the Great Hall, clearly heard the sounds coming from this side as well.

He reached out and pressed down, signaling for quiet.

"Alright students, I think you've all eaten and drunk your fill. Now, I'd like to introduce the school's new professors."

“Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart will be the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts for this academic year. Please come up to the stage to give a speech.”

As Dumbledore finished speaking, the wizard in the violet robes slowly stood up.

Before speaking, he suddenly pulled a pink handkerchief from his jacket pocket.

As the handkerchief fell, pink petals rained down on Rohart's head.

Hagrid, who was sitting next to him, couldn't dodge in time and got his head soaked by the rain of flowers.

Even the wine glass in Hagrid's hand fell in, splitting into three pieces.

The tall wizard merely pursed his lips and placed the wine glass back on the table.

"Oh—dear students, don't be scared by my 'low-key appearance' just now! I know that your little hearts must already be filled with my portrait."

"Today, you finally have the honor of meeting me in person—Giddle Lockhart, the most brilliant Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the history of Hogwarts!"

Listening to the new professor's speech, Moon suddenly felt uncomfortable all over.

Moreover, layers of goosebumps appeared on my arms.

Moon really couldn't understand why a wizard would say such unpleasant things.

"When I wrote in 'I Can Use Magic' that 'the true essence of defensive magic is to make your opponent kneel before your smile,' I never imagined that this sentence would become the Ministry of Magic's new law enforcement principle!"

"Last year, during my 'close encounter' with a dragon in Romania—oh, don't worry, I merely used my 'Exorcism Weapon' to send its flames hurtling towards the moon—the Minister of Magic personally called to thank me for my 'small contribution' to the 'dragon protection cause'~"

"But I know you're more concerned about how many cool spells you'll master under my guidance this school year?"

"Don't worry, my class will be even more exciting than Chapter 12 of 'Walking with Ghouls'! Every Wednesday afternoon after class, I will set up a 'Professor Lockhart Autograph Corner' in the hallway, with a limit of three copies of my books per person."

"Of course, if you can accurately identify which type of vampire I defeated on page 37 of 'Traveling with Vampires,' I'll give you an extra selfie with a revealing charm to prevent counterfeiting~"

Moon couldn't listen to it anymore.

Even before the professor finished speaking, he immediately put on a "hear no more" act.

Moon is now really glad that he didn't agree to their cooperation request outright.

Otherwise, he certainly wouldn't be able to look at how terrible the advertisements featuring Rohart as the spokesperson for his own products are.

Even Moon is now a little envious of Harry and Ron, who don't have to attend the welcome dinner.

Many of the young wizards shared the same expression as Moon, but they still managed to listen to the entire speech with great difficulty.

Some of the little witches, however, really liked Rohart's way of giving speeches.

Even Hermione, sitting next to Moon, looked at Lockhart with eyes that seemed to sparkle.

Only when Moon caught a glimpse of Rohart finally bowing and walking off the stage did he break free of the curse.

“You really should have listened to him just now, what he said was fantastic.”

Hermione looked over with regret after seeing Moon wave his wand.

"No need. All he talks about is what medals he's won, what books he's published, and his bizarre experiences."

Hearing Moon's words, Hermione unconsciously frowned.

"Are you sure you didn't hear a single word? How did you guess them all correctly?"

While Moon and Hermione were talking, Dumbledore returned to the forefront.

"Alright, students, I have an important announcement to make next."

All the students' attention was once again drawn to the screen.

"Our Charms Professor, Mr. Felix Flitwick, plans to conduct a special magical experiment at Hogwarts."

“He had an in-depth discussion with me about this topic, and I believe it will be a groundbreaking magical project.”

"Therefore, I hope that every student will actively sign up. For specific registration methods, please consult Professor Flitwick."

As Dumbledore finished speaking, Flitwick stood up from his chair and bowed to all the students.

Although the professor didn't say a word, all the students spontaneously started to applaud.

And the applause was clearly more enthusiastic than that given to Lockhart.

No one paid attention to Rohart's embarrassed expression, and the young wizards in the audience started discussing it in a noisy uproar.

"A special magical experiment, is it amazing?"

"I don't know, but since Dumbledore said so, it must be very interesting."

"Looks like this school year won't be so boring."

Hearing the students' conversation, Dumbledore stood on the stage for a while, smiling.

This is clearly the effect he wanted.

Then, as the discussion subsided, Dumbledore gave another speech.

"In addition, to encourage everyone to participate in this experimental project, each of you who are selected will have 30 college points added to your college score."

"Furthermore, your performance in the experiments will be linked to the cursed exam at the end of the school year."

"So I hope everyone will take this seriously, after all, this is a real college competition."

(End of this chapter)