The slacker professor at Hogwarts

Chapter 378 Just don't bother the old man.

Many hands make light work; through everyone's discussion, Beauxbatons' curriculum reform theme was clearly defined.

—Liberate children from traditional classroom teaching methods and let learning enter the romance of fairy tale adventure.

So, at the evening banquet, in front of the entire faculty and students, the great Principal Gilderoy Lockhart delivered an important speech at Beauxbatons that would become the core path for Beauxbatons' future.

"The so-called path of a magic master is actually not that complicated. It's about letting your life enter the world of magic, and letting magic enter your life, so that magic and life are highly integrated, and extraordinary and legendary things will naturally bloom in your hands."

He spoke eloquently on the podium, using the simplest of words.

"We all know that magic is the power of the mind, so it is clear that all power must be sought within our own hearts."

He pointed to his chest. "It already has everything."

"When our magic first surges, the magic that our subconscious mind unleashes always possesses infinite possibilities."

"But it is chaotic, full of uncertainty, and difficult to control effectively."

"So what should we do next?"

"It's actually very simple: let your heart step out into the real world, experience life, and feel everything."

To paraphrase Lockhart's words from his previous life, this principle is that "our inherent nature is complete, yet we must be aware of all phenomena within the world," and ultimately, in the state of "unity of knowledge and action," we attain "unity of heaven and man."

"remember!"

Lockhart gazed intently at each face in the audience. "It's not about doing things, it's about doing things with your heart."

"We focus on results because results can change the world, even if only in the smallest way."

"But we place more emphasis on our own understanding, because that will enrich our inner world and inspire our extraordinary and legendary path."

"Try to immerse yourself in the romance of a fairytale adventure."

"It's not just a simple and one-dimensional story of a hero fighting a demon king; it should be more fantastical, mysterious, and romantic."

"For example, there are the extracurricular classes we created based on our Magical Creatures Protection course."

"I hope that as you work with the professors to raise the Pegasus, you will experience the wonderful relationship between you, the Pegasus, and nature —" (There are four types of Pegasus; Hogwarts primarily raises Thestrals, while Beauxbatons primarily raises Runehorns.)

"I hope that when you venture into the mountains to find the Bowtruckle, organized by the Student Power Reading Club, you will feel the subtle relationship between it and the magical trees —"

"Feel everything!"

"Feel the passion, feel the romance, feel the mystery, feel the wonder."

"Feel it with your heart."

"Then try to let this experience and these insights settle down and become your own unique spiritual strength."

"This is the teaching reform we have at Beauxbatons."

"Step outside the classroom and make every lesson a life experience for you!"

The clever Percy who gets perfect scores in class can never compare to the silly Ron who goes on a fairytale adventure—that's the point.

Whether it's Lockhart's fairy tale theory or Grindelwald's legendary path, the ultimate result is the same.

The great path may take many different routes, but it leads to the same destination.

The Daily Prophet was the first to report on it.

In her report, editor-in-chief Rita Skeeter described this momentous occasion with great excitement: Gilderoy Lockhart, the newly crowned magic master, has finally begun to challenge the corrupt state of education!

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That's why Rita is so fierce; she dared to target Albus Dumbledore, whom everyone suddenly became hesitant to offend.

They dare to say that the current terrible state of the wizarding world, where each generation is worse than the last, is caused by Old Dumbledore, and they dare to say that it is due to his extremely corrupt educational philosophy.

Of course, Rita is a cunning person.

That's how the remnants of Ravenclaw are; Rita, however, keeps Lord Lockhart's teachings in mind and should maintain respect for the most powerful wizard of our time.

So she brought up someone that neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald dared to criticize to speak on her behalf.

Bathilda Bagshot, a leading authority on the history of magic.

Bathilda is Gellert Grindelwald's great-aunt, a neighbor of the Dumbledore family in Godric's Hollow, the elder who introduced Gellert to Albus, and a protector of the Potters when they hid to give birth to Harry (mainly by bringing them food and chatting with the pregnant Lily).

She authored the current textbook for major magic schools, "A History of Magic." She wrote more than a dozen highly influential monographs, and among the Hogwarts young wizards, besides the History of Magic textbook, her "Hogwarts: A History of the School" is probably the most familiar.

Seniority, gratitude, and personal outstanding achievements.

This made it so that this big shot had nothing he wouldn't dare to say.

In the interview, Bathilda meticulously dissected one of the most shocking episodes in the history of wizarding magic.

Compared to the dazzling constellation of wizards of the past, including individual figures of both positive and negative caliber, such as the legendary Merlin, the despicable Helbo, Nicolas Flamel, Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, and Slytherin—

By the time of Dumbledore, the wizarding world had transitioned from the modern era to the contemporary era. Schools established a complete modern magic system, moving from witchcraft to magic, from witches and wizards to wizards. Everything had changed.

Each generation is worse than the last.

The Ministry of Magic was so bad that most people couldn't even cast a simple Ironclad Charm, and the Aurors couldn't recruit a suitable new member for several years.

"I once wrote a report expressing my concerns about this!" she said in the interview. "Many ailments that were easily treatable in the past have now become a problem in many witch doctors' hospitals because the skill level of each generation of therapists is declining."

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"And this trend is continuing to develop quietly."

In an interview with Rita Skeeter, she stated frankly that the crux of the problem lay in a war.

"In fact, the results of modern magic education have always been terrible, but the foundation accumulated by ancient pure-blood families makes their descendants seem excellent, supporting the illusion of continued prosperity."

"But with the War of Change led by Gellert Grindelwald and the War of Ambition sparked by Voldemort, too many ancient pure-blood families' powers were destroyed."

"The true results of the wizard's education will naturally become apparent."

Rita Skeeter refuted this claim in her report, arguing that, based on fairy tale theory, these supposedly pure-blooded figures who shone brightly were actually the result of experiencing the extremely unique life journey of war.

Their strength stemmed from their life journey, not from the fact that most of those involved in the war were of pure blood.

Of course, the main focus of the report was still the interview with Bathilda.

In his conversation with Rita, Bathilda believed that the root of the problems in the education system lay in Albus Dumbledore's own character—philanthropy.

The educational philosophy of universal love allows more people to have the opportunity to learn magic and receive magical teachings.

For more people to receive education, group classrooms are the best way.

It was during this period that an organization with a tremendous influence on the wizarding world quietly emerged: the Education Administration Bureau, established under the International Wizarding Federation.

Students are forced to devote most of their time to courses designed around the "Ordinary Wizarding Level Examination" and "Ultimate Wizarding Level Examination" as directed by the Education Bureau, blindly learning the test points for each subject within the framework, and filling all their free time with countless essay-style classroom assignments.

"Are wizards really suited to be cultivated in this way?"

History has clearly given us the answer!

Rita then interviewed someone whom Dumbledore and Grindelwald couldn't very well confront.

"Finally, someone has stood up and said no to this terrible educational philosophy!"

So said Aberforth Dumbledore.

He said, "I've lived in Hogsmeade Village, right next to Hogwarts, and I see students every weekend and holiday. I've seen it all for decades."

"All outstanding students' excellence does not come from the classroom!"

"They are all trying to learn on their own, from the school library, from word of mouth, or from the Ministry of Magic, pure-blood families, or other organizations to find magical knowledge that suits them."

"On the contrary, those students who seem to do well academically, they do indeed possess a level that barely appears good, but what about once they leave school? They're all just so-so, I've seen too many of them!"

"I've seen the hard work Newt Scamander and Rubeus Hagrid put in to secretly raise their pets outside of class. Sometimes they even had to come to Hogsmeade to find food and other help for their animals."

"I have seen how humble Voldemort was when he wrote to an old Greek wizard in order to obtain a magical spell."

"I've seen the Weasley twins struggling with the boring coursework at school, secretly discussing whether to drop out to avoid affecting their life direction and their most precious and creative childhood."

Aberforth Dumbledore also mentioned himself, "I wanted to drop out of Hogwarts back then. The school couldn't teach me anything. I was supposed to travel the wizarding world with my sister, learning from the magic around the world, but my brother refused my request. In the end, I had to obediently return to school to learn boring potions and meaningless magical creature protection—" (for him)

In an interview, Rita asked, "So, what are your thoughts on Lord Lockhart's announcement at Beauxbatons of a reform of teaching methods based on fairy tale theory?"

"Excellent!" Aberforth seemed to agree wholeheartedly.

"This is not a blind reform; all the results are as expected!"

He said, "Gidero has obviously gained a lot of experience in mentoring young wizards at the Duel Club, and he's very good at it."

"His ideals were always so lofty and romantic, anticipating the blossoming of magic. Yet his actions were so practical; he always acted with logic and reason, a beautiful combination of reality and romance."

"I have high hopes for Beauxbatons' future!"

So————

What do Dumbledore and Grindelwald have to say about Lockhart's educational reforms and Rita's extremely offensive interview?

As always, Lao Deng viewed everything with an inclusive attitude.

Grindelwald was overjoyed. "Good, good, good! Controversy creates buzz. Keep the hype around the three great magic schools going!"

Get moving, everyone!

A debate over magical ideologies?

nonexistent.

Of the four great magicians of our time, only Lockhart is truly dedicated to magic; the other three have always been preoccupied with political pursuits.

There is no high or low; love, legend, ambition, fairy tale—each is a path to becoming a magic master, and each is the wondrous life of a magic master.

In Grindelwald's eyes, the only difference was the scope of the people they were messing with.

It's good to mess with these students.

Stop focusing on those big shots.

To be honest, Grindelwald was quite afraid of what Lockhart planned to do to Voldemort.

Because that seems really feasible!

Both he and Albus knew that Lockhart could actually do it. After all, the other party's theoretical logic was so clear and straightforward that they, as experts who could see through the tricks of the trade, could truly feel the terror of casting spells at this level.

That is immortality brought by Horcrux magic, an eternal and unfading color in the world?

Those are the family members who will always be by your side, never leaving you, and who love you the most.

Oh~

Grindelwald and Dumbledore could only accept their magical portraits being hung in the headmaster's office to serve their successors; that was the limit.

Like Professor Binns?

God knows how terrified Grindelwald was at the time, so much so that Dumbledore jokingly asked him, "Now, you're still going to interfere in Lockhart's territory? And exert some influence behind the scenes?"

ha~

Forget it.

Let this young man do whatever he wants.

Just don't bother those two old guys.

As for Tom—

Tsk~

For the first time, Grindelwald felt a tiny bit of sympathy for this evil villain.

Come on!

He should focus on being a professor at Beauxbatons and give it his all; that will definitely lead him to everything he desires forever.

It's easy to imagine that Beauxbatons is currently undergoing a dramatic transformation.

And in this great transformation, the first to feel the changes were precisely the young wizards of the Duel Club.

These young wizards, who had embarked on the path of "fairy tale theory" under Lockhart's guidance, were transferred by the professor to Beauxbatons to continue the club's tradition of "mentoring newcomers."

The young wizards jokingly call Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry "Duel Club 2.0".

The first to participate in the collaboration were naturally the various project teams.

The project is called "Percy's Duel Club Training Base," which includes his deputies Draco and Hermione, as well as Head Instructor Harry.

The "Cedric and his deputies Luna and Crabbe's White Dictamnus Project"

The Weasley twins and their deputy Angelina, among others, are involved in the "Laboratory Project".

The Hakimi Project involving Ron, Harry, Neville, and Draco.

The "Duel Club Report" project, which includes Cassius and his deputies Michael, Lavender, and others.

And the newly formed treatment team consisting of Crabbe, Little Golden Retriever, Boggart, and Tutu (Crabbe's family's house-elf).

None of these projects can be completed simply by staying in one place.

The pharmaceutical process involving white peony often requires trips to experimental bases in the Americas, and now it's heavily involved in the three-way competition and the North American pharmacist industry.

The International Association of Exceptional Pharmacists has three major themes, and there is a lot to be done in each of them.

Crabbe's treatment team, on the other hand, had to travel to places as far away as Africa.

Most importantly, they not only have to do things, but also follow Professor Lockhart's guidance to make their actions fit the romance of fairy tale adventure.

This makes them seem particularly strange in their behavior on many occasions, leading many people who came into contact with them to think that these young wizards were not mature adults, but rather a group of madmen or freaks.

Ok.

It has that wizard-like style.

Or rather, very Lockhart!

This is not just about doing things; it's about walking your own magical life path.

Only in this way can one avoid losing one's way in the midst of busy work and being cruelly abandoned by magic; only in this way can one step by step move towards a greater realm of magic.

It is a practical approach, but its significance does not lie in the practice itself.

Under Professor Lockhart's constant guidance, the young wizards have deeply integrated many concepts that ordinary wizards cannot understand into their own behavior patterns.

This has shown many people that this is a completely new force.

She's really different from everyone else.

Next came the involvement of the school's professors.

Snape's potions, Audrey's modern mysticism, Lupin's dark magic and biological defense—they always find topics suitable for young wizards' fairy tale adventures, starting a project that is both educational and fun.

These wizards, deeply influenced by Lockhart, finally began to exert their power, embarking on a journey to change the magical world.

New Era —

Something is about to happen.

Grindelwald was astonished to find that such a dramatic change was taking place in Beauxbatons, and Gilderoy Lockhart, the headmaster and the initiator, still seemed to be quite idle.

"Has he always been like this?"

Grindelwald, barely able to contain himself, asked Dumbledore.

Old Deng shrugged. "He's always been like this. To others, he seems incredibly busy doing so many things, but if you really observe him, you'll find that he's always been quite free."

He then stared at Voldemort again while idling.

Old Deng once thought that the reason Lockhart's attitude towards Tom was sometimes ambiguous, or even biased, was because Tom was probably the only source of fun in Lockhart's life.

Tom is incredibly powerful, wielding Horcrux magic and resurrection magic one after another; he seems very resilient.

well.

Just don't bother the old man.