Hogwarts: From Luna's House to Godhood Through Intense Competition

"It has that kind of effect? ​​Haha!" Amica chuckled twice. "That's really... um... quite amazing..."

“Yes, corks are usually made of oak.” Vizet appeared in front of Luna. “Besides being used to make beer stoppers, oak is also a magical wood that can be used to make wand shafts.”

Chapter 80 Snape's Harassment: The Horsefly Appears and Disappears

Amica asked with some doubt, "Are you able to make wand shafts?"

“Haven’t you heard of it? Cough cough…” Vizette mimicked Ollivander’s tone, “Oak, unicorn tail hair, eleven inches long, extremely hard.”

He looked at Luna and winked. "How was it? Did I imitate her well?"

“I don’t know…” Luna shook her head and smiled faintly, “You helped me choose my wand, I’ve never heard Mr. Ollivander say that.”

Amica frowned and thought for a moment. "It seems... I did wield an oak wand, but he said it wasn't suitable for me, so he gave me a different one."

"Because Ollivander is so passionate about wands, he will do everything he can to choose the right wand for the wizard. It's a two-way selection process," Vizette explained.

"Mr. Ollivander has a good opinion of oak. Holders of oak wands often have keen intuition and an affinity for animals and plants."

"Is that so?" Amyka felt somewhat bewildered but impressed. "You are Vizette Lovegood, right? My name is Amyka Miller."

“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Miss Miller,” Wiese nodded.

Amica was a little excited. "I heard from Miss Crivart that you led the Ravenclaw team to win the Quidditch Trophy last year."

“My mom and dad are also Ravenclaws, and they’ve been talking about the Quidditch trophy for a while now. Even though their crest is an eagle, they can’t win the trophy…”

“Miss Crevat.” Vizette looked to the other side of the long table, where Cho Chang and Penelope were chatting and laughing.

Perhaps noticing his gaze, the two of them gave him a thumbs-up and gestured at him for a while before covering their mouths and laughing.

“Okay…” Vizet coughed lightly, “I just played according to the captain’s tactics. This is the result of everyone’s hard work.”

……

"How did the morning classes go?" Vizet and Luna walked side by side back to the Ravenclaw common room.

After thinking for a moment, Luna said softly, "Professor Snape is quite serious, and his voice is rather distinctive..."

Vizette asked curiously, "Special?"

“Yes! A special voice, suitable for storytelling? Like the kind of unique stories…” Luna nodded, “Dad will tell me stories from Beedle the Bard’s Tales.”

“He would tell me stories like ‘The Fountain of Good Fortune,’ ‘The Wizard and the Jumping Cauldron,’ ‘The Legend of the Three Brothers,’ and ‘Babbiti and the Stump,’ and he would deliberately omit one story…”

Vizette recalled the various stories in Beedle the Bard's Tales and had an answer in mind: "The missing story is 'The Hairy Heart of the Wizard'?"

Compared to the other stories in the collection, "The Hairy Heart of the Wizard" is comparable to the original edition of "Grimm's Fairy Tales".

"The Hairy Heart of the Wizard" tells the story of a handsome, wealthy, and intelligent young wizard who doesn't want to be bound by emotions like the people around him.

The wizard came up with a plan: he used dark magic to extract the heart and imprison it, becoming extremely cold-hearted and indifferent even to the death of his parents.

It wasn't until he heard his servants laughing that he proposed to a witch in order to prove that he was not alone. He even took the witch to the deepest part of the castle to show her the imprisoned heart.

To convince the witch that he still had love, the wizard retracted the hairy heart back into his body, only to discover that the heart had been affected by dark magic and had become savage and violent.

The male wizard went mad, not only killing the witch and taking her fresh heart, but also cutting open his chest and taking out his own hairy heart;

In the end, the male wizard, holding two hearts, was unable to complete the final heart transplant and died on the witch's broken body.

Undoubtedly, this is a chilling story, and it's perfectly normal that Xenophilius left it untold.

“I secretly read that story…” Luna lowered her voice, sharing her little secret with Vizet, “Dad didn’t find out!”

"If Professor Snape were to tell this story and then use that magic to preserve his voice... I think Professor Snape's voice would be perfect!"

Vizette nodded repeatedly, admitting that Snape's deep voice was perfectly suited to this kind of horror story.

"In today's History of Magic class, Professor Binns mentioned an organization called 'WWN,' which stands for Wizarding Radio Network."

“WWN originated from war. Wizards at the time created magical radio stations in order to resist the Sovereigns and imitate the technology of radio.”

"Once the magical world is at peace again, WWN will remove the magical codes used to keep it secret and open it to all of England, where you can listen to programs using the magical radio."

Anthony has a magic radio, which he occasionally takes out on weekends to listen to a band called "The Weird Sisters".

This is a fairly famous band, although its name is Quirky Sisters, all of its members are male.

“WWN! Mom and Dad used to listen to Magic Time,” Luna recalled. “But then the radio broke, and Dad never bought a new one.”

She let out a soft sigh. "Perhaps Professor Snape could work at WWN and become a fantastic radio host."

Seeing Luna's serious expression, Vizet's tone was somewhat uncertain, "He probably won't give up teaching at Hogwarts, will he?"

“I don’t know either.” Luna shrugged. “I think he likes Potions, but he doesn’t really like Potions…”

"How should I describe it? Like strong liquor? They need strong liquor to help them fall asleep, but they also have to bear the pain that comes with drinking it."

“Professor Snape’s potion-making steps are a little different from the steps in the textbook.” Vizette understood what Luna meant.

"Compared to the steps in the potions textbook, Professor Snape's potion-making steps are better, optimizing the entire potion-making process..."

"Would he be willing to compile a new textbook?" Luna asked. "You said before that Professor Snape was a Potions Master."

“Professor Snape was unwilling.” Vizzet shook his head. “I asked him about it before out of curiosity… and he refused.”

It was a private lesson on the weekend before Halloween. He hadn't fully figured out Snape's way of doing things, and because of this incident, the private lesson ended early that day.

As long as you follow Snape's instructions, ask fewer questions and do more, he is still very willing to share his knowledge.

Luna's eyes became slightly misty, as if she were recalling something, "Professor Snape's harassing gadgets appear and disappear intermittently..."

“When he’s lecturing, those gnats come out. But when he starts patrolling the classroom, they fly away.”

Vizette tentatively asked, "If points are deducted, will we still see the harassing flies?"

“Not a single one!” Luna pondered for a moment, then gently shook her head. “But there will be so many harassing horseflies around those students!”

Chapter 81 Vizette! You got a perfect score?! I can't accept that!

In the afternoon, the school bell had already rung once.

Anthony tapped the desk impatiently. "The bell has already rung, and there's only..."

He turned to face the somewhat empty classroom, raised his hand and gestured around, "Only a few people are here... Neville, where's Harry?"

“I don’t know… I didn’t see him at noon.” Neville shrugged. “He should be with Ron and Hermione, right? They’re not here.”

"Didn't the girls say they were going to get Gilderoy Lockhart's autograph?" Michael yawned. "Maybe they were trying to ambush Gilderoy Lockhart, which is why they were all late."

Chris pointed to the surrounding walls and said, "Actually, there are still a lot of people here, look! They're all portraits of Gilderoy Lockhart! And every single one of them moves!"

Generally, professors will decorate their classrooms, incorporating relevant subject-specific elements.

Specimens in the Potions classroom and various plants in the greenhouse are examples of decorations that suit the professor's interests.

Lockhart didn't miss the opportunity either, hanging his own portrait on the wall and placing it on the surrounding bookshelves, both showing off their eight-tooth smiles.

Fortunately, the dragon skeleton on the ceiling was still there, which confirmed that this place, which resembled a portrait gallery, was the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom.

Terry leaned closer to Vizette. "Vizette! I've suddenly had an idea! Why don't you use a summoning spell to summon Gilderoy Lockhart right here? Let's see what he's up to?"

Just as he was speaking, a commotion broke out outside the door.

Lockhart's voice followed immediately, "Come on! Mr. Crevey, take a picture of us together. Great! We'll all sign for you. Harry, smile..."

First, a group of girls entered the classroom, followed by Harry, whose face was flushed, with Hermione and Ron following behind him.

Finally, Lockhart appeared, dressed in his finest attire. Today, he wore a light green robe with shimmering silver tassels along the edges.

With each step he took toward the podium, the tassels on his clothes would sway and shimmer with silver light, making them extremely dazzling.

“I am Gilderoy Lockhart!” He had barely opened his mouth when all the portraits turned to look at him. “Third Class, Order of Merlin!”

The portrait artists began to applaud, "Honorary member of the Defense Against the Dark Arts! Five-time winner of The Wizarding Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award!"

Lockhart smiled broadly, recounting his past honors with great familiarity.

The girls in the audience were also clapping.

Vizette was not surprised at all; this "Wizard Weekly," like "The Quibbler," was an entertainment publication.

The primary audience of The Wizarding Weekly is female wizards, and it includes a wide range of content such as relationship advice, practical recipes, and astrological predictions, as well as news about many celebrities.

Vizette had seen the magazine in the Burrow's kitchen when Molly was cooking a stew, using a recipe from The Wizarding Weekly as a reference.

Winning the Most Charming Smile award five times demonstrates Lockhart's popularity, which explains her large female fanbase.

Amidst applause, Lockhart pulled out a stack of exam papers. "I'm so happy to see that you've bought my entire collection of works!"

"Next is a simple quiz. As long as you've read my book and can understand its contents, you'll naturally get good grades!"

Vizette looked at Lockhart's actions with some confusion. According to the content of "Breaking Up with the Ghost," he should be proficient in the Levitation Charm.

Why does Lockhart have to hand out exam papers one by one when a simple levitation spell could solve such a simple task?

Anthony glanced at the questions and immediately protested in a low voice, "What kind of questions are these! Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color?"

"What do you consider Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement to date? Is it Defense Against the Dark Arts, or his fan club exam?"

Halfway through the class, Lockhart collected the test papers, grading them while muttering to himself.

“Very good, you remember my birthday is January 26th…”