Harry Potter’s Defense Professor

In a melancholy atmosphere that ended the holidays, faculty and staff welcomed returning students and new students.

The students immediately discovered that their favorite young and handsome Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, like being infected by Professor Snape, had a gloomy face every day, and the class was no longer funny and relaxed, even making some small mistakes. elicited sneering from him.

Half of Lockhart's gloom is pretending to be seen by Dumbledore, and a small part is the resentment of being poured into Veritaserum (although he understood Dumbledore's difficulties on the spot, but understanding does not mean understanding), and part of it It is the worry from the plot that did not successfully stop Barty Jr.

"Even Hermione Granger, Professor Lockhart's favorite, dare not go to Professor Lockhart's office." One sentence from the students summed up Professor Lockhart's current state.

It seems that bad-tempered people always make friends: Lockhart now calls Snape "Severus," while Snape, too, reluctantly calls Lockhart "Gildlow," with a common The secret goal of always brings people closer together.

On the last day at the end of October, the other two teams from the Triwizard Tournament will arrive at the school for a year-long away game.

The last class in the afternoon ended half an hour early. Lockhart had no class in the afternoon and stood behind Dumbledore early, blowing the northwest wind for a long time.

At exactly six o'clock, a carriage the size of a house drawn by twelve Pegasus flew from the southeast and landed beautifully amid the commotion of the students. A maid in a light blue robe opens the door to lift the ladder, and Beauxbatons' headmistress, Ms. Maxime, makes her debut in the limelight—a woman incredibly tall, almost bigger than the ranger Hagrid. Still tall, but her figure is very well-proportioned, with a handsome skin, a smooth face, big black eyes, average water quality, an aquiline nose, hair combed back in a bun, shining at the base of her neck, she Black satin head-to-toe, delicate opals gleaming around her neck and thick fingers.

Dumbledore led the applause and greeted the approaching Lady Maxime: "Welcome to Hogwarts, dear Lady Maxime!"

Lady Maxime reached out her hand gracefully, and Dumbledore could kiss her knuckles without bending over.

"Hello, Dumbledore, I wish you all the best." The voice with a deep, exotic accent slid down the strings of a velvet cello, and those who hid in the shadows behind her in silver-blue silk robes The girls instantly paled in comparison. For a time, all the grace and luxury from France were gathered in this tall and fit lady.

"Nice to meet you, Madam Maxime." Seeing the lady turning to this side, Lockhart quickly introduced himself: "Next is Gilderoy Lockhart, the professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. , ready to serve you at any time."

"I've admired the name for a long time, Mr. Lockhart." Ms. Maxime curtseyed reservedly, and turned her position to cover the students behind her, intentionally or unintentionally. It seemed that she was well-known, and this lady seemed to regard Lockhart as the number one in the UK. Playboy is on guard.

Afterwards, Madam Maxime repeatedly emphasized that her horses were not easy to tame, and Dumbledore repeatedly promised that our rangers would be enough to handle it, and waited for a few more minutes when Filch, the steward, led them into the hall, De Arms. It was long overdue for the Lang team.

A whirlpool appeared in the center of the big lake on the school grounds, accompanied by a huge gurgling sound like the water from a bathtub, and a steel-boned three-masted sailboat floated to the surface from the bottom of the lake, not to mention the dim moonlight, as if even under the strongest sun , it was also thin and only a dark silhouette remained. This ghost ship-like guest deck was silent on the deck, and scattered lights like the eyes of monsters gradually became clear as they approached the shore. It was not until they stepped on the grass in the courtyard that everyone could see that these northern visitors were wearing thick fur coats.

More strong and burly.

Leading the way was Igor Karkaroff of De Armslang, who wore a silver fox fur cloak of the same color as his hair, and with a flick of his curly goatee, he reached out to Dumbledore first. Greeting warmly with both hands: "Dear Dumbledore, how are you?"

Karkaroff's reputation in the wizarding world is not very good, and this is probably the first time he has returned to England after his acquittal. When he showed off the name of a student and told him to come to the front, everyone finally understood the reason why Karkaroff dared to show up. As if feeling that Hogwarts' response was not enthusiastic enough, Karkaroff turned to me with an exaggerated surprise expression: "Merlin is here! Isn't this our dear Mr. Lockhart! Your adventure story is a recommended book in our school. !"

As a former Auror, Lockhart didn't like him, but he still greeted him politely.

The students poured into the hall, and the Hogwarts teachers walked last, meeting Ms. Maxime in the small living room, and then walking to the teachers' bench.

There are four more chairs in the teacher's chair. In addition to the guests who have come from afar, there are two more about prepared for the officials of the Ministry of Magic to organize the Triwizard Tournament. As expected, there will not be too many meetings. Rufus, who took over Crouch's position Mr. Scrimgeour and Ludo Bagman appeared one after another—their appearances did not attract enough attention from the students. On the contrary, the eyes of the students were all over the Ravenclaw table.

When Beauxbatons arrived, they only wore thin silk robes, and most of them wrapped their heads and faces with scarves outside to keep out the cold; The baby's light blond hair and waist-length hair - if you must distinguish between high and low, even the well-maintained Malfoy family can't compare to her natural beauty, that curtain of hair exudes a seductive charm like a love drug, almost all boys They were stunned, and all the girls were sour and jealous.

Lockhart sat on the teachers' bench with a glass of wine and looked at the beautiful girl. If you guessed correctly, this is Fleur Delacour. It's really amazing. It's no wonder those students lost their temper. Lockhart has never seen such a beautiful woman. The Veela blood is indeed amazing.

But now, Lockhart's mind is not on picking up girls. After a brief welcome to the guests, Dumbledore went straight to the point - "In the past few months, in preparation for the Triwizard Tournament, Bagmont has Mr. and Mr. Scrimgeour have been working without sleep or food." Dumbledore continued, "and they will form Miss Judges with me, Professor Karkaroff, and Mrs. Maxime."

"Now, Filch, bring the box."