With extraordinary comprehension, I built a floating city at Hogwarts.

He's seen it too many times!

That would make people regret being born.

“And he almost killed Draco…” Levin reminded him again.

When a person's life is threatened, they may appear cowardly.

But he becomes brave when his family is threatened.

"What exactly do you want from all this?" Lucius asked in a hoarse voice.

Levin waved his hand: "Don't misunderstand, I don't intend to reveal this matter. In fact, it wouldn't do me any good to have you killed by the Dark Lord himself—at least not before you attacked me."

Lucius looked at Levin, his tone now more respectful: "So, what can I do for you?"

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“You do have something you can do for me,” Levin said casually, “but it’s not the right time yet. I know the Dark Lord is destined to be resurrected, and Dumbledore knows it too, they just don’t know the exact time.”

"But I estimate that it will be within two or three years at most."

“Until then, I don’t need you to do anything. No, on the contrary, you should do nothing, continue living as Lucius Malfoy, and wait for his resurrection. At that time, you should respond to his call immediately and become his trusted subordinate.”

Lucius panicked upon hearing this: "But he never trusts anyone! Not even me!"

“So what?” Levin shook his head. “He can’t do everything, right? He needs a few trusted subordinates to handle the tedious tasks, so why can’t it be you?”

"In short, all you need to remember is that it was your mistake that caused him to lose a Horcrux. You are destined to be his enemy."

"I understand..." Lucius seemed to have aged a few years as he said this.

He looked up again at the young boy in front of him.

"One last question, about you and Dumbledore..."

“Oh, I’m just a student at Dumbledore’s school, nothing more.” Levin waved his hand dismissively. “His Order of the Phoenix, his great cause, his grand adventures have nothing to do with me. I have my own ideals and my own pursuits.”

“I understand.” Lucius bowed respectfully again. “Then, please allow the Malfoy family to contribute to your ideals.”

“Haha, I appreciate your kindness,” Levin laughed. “However, there’s no need for that right now. If I really need the Malfoy family, I will have someone contact you. Please don’t be surprised then.”

Levin finished speaking, winked, and tossed Lucius's wand over.

Then, in a flash, he disappeared from the spot.

He can actually Apparate?

Lucius took the wand, surprised by Levin's disappearance.

Has he learned Apparition at such a young age?

wrong,

I couldn't use Apparition here just now.

Could it be that…

Lucius tried it and found that he had successfully returned home.

In other words, what he thought was the [Anti-Phantom Teleportation Array] was something the other party had put together on the spot.

At that time, the other person was only 13 years old.

For a 13-year-old child to possess such a mature mind and such a powerful level of magic...

"This Ravenclaw genius is even more terrifying than the Dark Lord back then."

Lucius Malfoy made a quiet judgment.

Chapter 155 Warrior or Liar? The True Face of Gilderoy Lockhart

After resolving the locked room mystery, Levin still had more to settle than just the Malfoy family's issues.

He had not forgotten Gilderoy Lockhart.

This fraudulent Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, long before Levin forced him to participate in the Chamber of Secrets...

Under Levin's instigation and psychological manipulation, he exposed his weaknesses.

He personally revealed his biggest secret: that the people who wrote those autobiographies were actually different individuals.

Unbeknownst to him, among the young wizards who witnessed his self-destruction, Levin was skilled in some "simple" illusion magic.

[Silent Illusion: Level 1 Illusionist, you can create a visual illusion of an object, creature, or force field based on your imagination. The image has no sound, smell, surface feel, or temperature.]

The upgraded version of this spell, the 2nd-level [Weak Illusion], adds sound to the illusion, while the 3rd-level [Strong Illusion] includes smell, surface texture, and temperature.

With this little spell, Levin could convey what he saw and heard to others without even needing the Pensieve.

For example, Rita Skeeter, a famous journalist.

This controversial and infamous female journalist in the wizarding world unexpectedly gave Levin a fair report at the last award ceremony.

While this wouldn't necessarily make Levin remember her favor—after all, fair reporting should be a basic requirement—

But at least with Levin, Rita Skeeter is someone you can work with.

So Levin fixed this small memory of Lockhart on a badge and sent it to Ms. Skeeter, along with a letter.

The letter provided the other party with a great deal of evidence, including Levin's memories from his past life and the general information he found in this life about the victims who had been subjected to the Oblivion Curse by Lockhart, as well as the other party's many poor performances during his teaching at Hogwarts.

Then he saw for himself why Ms. Skeeter was able to become the star columnist for The Daily Prophet.

Putting aside the fact that she used illegal Animagus materials,

Her keen sense of news and her decisive, swift action are indeed commendable.

Levin received a reply from Ms. Skeeter the day after he sent the letter.

The other party's attitude in the letter was frighteningly friendly, making Levin wonder if the other party was the hated, rumor-mongering reporter from the original book.

It seems even she knows that she can't offend everyone.

In the letter, Ms. Skeeter sincerely thanked Levin for providing her with the news material and promised to ruin Lockhart's reputation this time.

"I think this is actually about making yourself famous overnight by bringing a celebrity down from their pedestal."

Levin naturally saw through her true purpose.

But that's precisely why he handed the scoop to Skeeter.

Nothing could motivate this unscrupulous female reporter to work harder than the prospect of instant fame.

Then, Levin witnessed her second strength: her frighteningly fast creative speed.

Levin sent the evidence on Tuesday, and on Thursday night he received a letter from Ms. Skeeter, whose lengthy report on Lockhart would be on the front page of the Daily Prophet the next day.

The tentacle monster's level of complexity is so impressive that even a certain author from China would be amazed!

As for why the Daily Prophet agreed to report this kind of news...

the reason is simple,

According to Ms. Skeeter's letter

"The purpose of the Daily Prophet is to promote itself, and the most important thing for it to be sought after is to have sensational news. Whether the news is true or will ruin someone is irrelevant."

Moreover, Lockhart, you are essentially a star made famous by The Witcher Weekly.

Your five Most Charming Smile awards were all won in The Wizarding Weekly.

You, Lockhart, aren't one of the Daily Prophet's people. If you can be brought down, then the Daily Prophet will be the first to take action!

Friday marked the third day since Lockhart left the school infirmary.

Lockhart endured three agonizing days, constantly worried that Levin would reveal his past self-destruction to others.

But he also harbored a glimmer of hope, thinking that what if the other party had compassion and was temporarily unwilling to tell him?

What if the other party tells someone, and no one will believe them?

After all, the so-called self-exposure was just a private conversation between the four of them. If he didn't admit it, there would be no way to prove it.

Five days have passed since his self-disclosure.

So far, there have been no rumors of him cheating at Hogwarts.

Could it be that I've passed this hurdle?

With this in mind, Lockhart went to the auditorium for breakfast as usual.

Breakfast time also happens to be the time when the owls gather to deliver messages.

At this time every day, a large number of owls deliver various letters, packages, and subscribed newspapers and magazines to the young wizards.

But unlike in the past

There were an unusually large number of owls in the auditorium today.

They flew into the auditorium in waves, like dark clouds.

While causing a disturbance with feathers and bird droppings, they also delivered hundreds of copies of the Daily Prophet for the day to everyone in the auditorium.

Upon seeing the front-page headline of the Daily Prophet, the entire auditorium seemed to be under a spell of silence, which was then broken; apart from the sound of owls flapping their wings, there was no other sound.

But almost immediately, it suddenly became noisy again.

Whether it's the young wizards or the faculty and staff,

Everyone looked at the newspapers in their hands, then at Lockhart in the teachers' section, and their expressions were all strange.

The newspaper's headline featured a photograph of Lockhart trembling in a secret room, with a line of large red text printed on the photo:

Warrior or fraud? The true face of Gilderoy Lockhart

"This report is from our special correspondent Rita Skeeter:"

"The headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Albus Dumbledore, has always been willing to hire controversial teachers. Last summer, he hired Lockhart, a recognized expert in the fight against the Dark Arts, a star in the wizarding world, and a recipient of the Order of Merlin, Third Class, as the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts."

“As soon as Lockhart took office, he replaced the textbooks with his own expensive works, a set of seven books, which caused countless poor families to complain.”

"...Based on reliable evidence obtained by the author, the experiences described in Lockhart's writings did not belong to him. During his travels around the world, he appropriated all the experiences he found fascinating and then cast a [Forgetfulness Spell] on them!"

"...In fact, apart from the Oblivion Charm, Lockhart doesn't know any magic at all, and his performance in Defense Against the Dark Arts was particularly poor. He's a complete fraud!"

Lockhart naturally received a copy of the Daily Prophet, given the sheer volume of publications.

When he finished reading the headline with a dazed look, he was trembling with anger…