Archaeologists at Hogwarts

Chapter 125 Gilderoy Lockhart

The process of contacting Gilderoy Lockhart was easier than Toby imagined. He lived at the Leaky Cauldron at the entrance to Diagon Alley.

Toby wrote a letter to Lockhart. After receiving the reply, he threw a handful of floo powder into the fireplace of the Ancient Magic Office, and successfully arrived at the Leaky Cauldron. Under the guidance of the boss Tom, he went to room 12.

At the door, Lockhart lives here.

Toby knocked on the door twice, and after getting the answer, he opened the door and walked in.

Lockhart looked exactly like the photo on the cover of the exterminator book, handsome, with wavy blond hair and bright blue eyes.

"Hello?"

Lockhart subconsciously stood up and sat back down in his chair. Judging from the expression on his face, he seemed to be frightened by Toby's appearance.

"What's the problem?" Toby asked puzzled.

"Oh, no, no." Lockhart responded quickly. He showed the same hearty smile as in the photo, with shining teeth.

"I just thought the person who came to see me would be Dumbledore—"

"The Headmaster is very busy." Toby strode up to Lockhart and shook hands with him solemnly, shaking his body tremblingly: "I also have other things to be busy with, so we will keep the conversation short.

Well - Mr. Lockhart, would you be interested in coming to Hogwarts to be the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Lockhart pulled out his palm with force, his face turned red, but miraculously, the smile on his face did not change at all, and even the curling of the corners of his mouth seemed to be measured with a ruler.

"Sorry, I refuse."

"Then we will set the time for joining--what did you say?!"

Toby's face suddenly darkened, his hair drooped in front of his eyes, and he revealed a dark gaze: "Mr. Lockhart, this is what we agreed in advance in the letter. You can obviously reject me in your reply. Could it be that

.Are you kidding me?"

"Oh, nothing!"

Lockhart suddenly jumped up from his chair. He slowly backed away, keeping a safer distance from Hemmer.

"I thought Hogwarts only planned to use the books I published as teaching materials. The letter didn't say anything about making me a new professor."

"This is just a euphemism. I believe you should be able to understand the meaning of this. However, Mr. Lockhart, can you tell me why you don't plan to come to Hogwarts?"

"Oh, this is actually because."

Lockhart looked left and right, and his eyes suddenly fell on the table in the room, where there was a large pile of parchment covered with writings.

"It's because I have to work on a new book!"

Lockhart seemed to have found a backbone. He picked up the pile of parchment and waved it in the air: "Look, this will keep me busy for a while. I will definitely miss the entry deadline next semester."

But Lockhart realized that he seemed to have used the wrong method. After he raised the manuscript in his hand, Toby suddenly stared at him with bright eyes.

"New book? What a coincidence. I just have a new book coming out - wait, what is this?"

Toby walked to the table and picked up a book that had obviously been read through and looked at it - it turned out to be his previous book "Ancient Magic".

"I didn't expect you to be a fan of my books?"

Toby's eyes suddenly became much kinder: "How about it, Mr. Lockhart, do you want me to sign your autograph?"

"Oh, of course!" Lockhart immediately handed over a gorgeous quill, and he watched as Toby wrote a line of text on the cover of the book - [To the new professor of Hogwarts - Gilderoy

·Lockhart].

Then Toby wrote his signature underneath.

Lockhart suddenly didn't want the book anymore, and he hesitated: "Mr. Highmore, I haven't agreed to go to Hogwarts yet—"

"What is this?"

Toby interrupted Lockhart's story, and he made a new discovery on the table - two Daily Prophets, one of which reported the news of Quirrell's murder, and the other reported his own

The article also made it clear that he was the most suspicious suspect when he caused trouble for Lucius at the train station.

"I see."

Toby finally understood why Lockhart had been so afraid of him from the beginning, and why he was so resistant to coming to Hogwarts as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

This is all written in the newspaper.

"I think there may be some misunderstanding in this." Toby said: "Not only about this position, but also about your misunderstanding about me. Mr. Lockhart, have you ever thought about harming anyone? Or maybe?

It’s already been done.”

Lockhart was startled, and he quickly replied: "Of course not."

"Then you don't have to worry about what happened to Quirrell. It's entirely his own fault." Toby then said, "Besides, are you a pure-blood supremacist?"

"I am a half-blood wizard." Lockhart stammered, "There is no reason to support pure-blood supremacy. And I am a Ravenclaw, not a Slytherin. Unlike you."

"Then you don't have to worry that what happened to Lucius will happen to you." Toby smiled: "Of course, it would be better if you don't go against me. I believe you won't do this.

Yes, right?"

The smile on Lockhart's face froze: "So, it's really you who did the things at the train station -"

"Oh, don't say that!" Toby interrupted with a wave of his hand: "I won't admit it. But, I believe that no one would want to encounter an attack method that can not be discovered by the Ministry of Magic.

of."

When Toby looked at him, Lockhart couldn't help but feel that the other party was threatening him, and that if he refused, he would definitely not end well.

"Okay, I agree." He finally had to say.

"That's great." Toby didn't expect that his reputation would be useful in recruiting new professors. Now he could finally give Principal Dumbledore an explanation.

But Toby did not leave immediately. Instead, he continued to ask: "Mr. Lockhart - oh, no, it should be Professor Lockhart now. Do you have time to exchange experiences related to adventure? I have no idea about your travels."

Some locations are of great interest.”

Lockhart was stunned for a moment, then he avoided looking and quietly approached the table in the room while continuing to deal with it - where his wand was placed.

At this moment, there was a knock on the guest room door again.

The editor-in-chief of the Daily Prophet, Barnabas Guffey, walked in with a big belly. He had a philistine look on his face and shouted with a loud smile: "Dear Mr. Lockhart, have you decided on what to do in the future?"

Is there a book signing happening anywhere? I highly recommend Flourish and Blotts - Well, who are you? Tobey Highmore? Are you Tobey Highmore? Interested in an interview? I can send my best reporter

——”

Toby had no intention of dealing with the owner of a newspaper. He ignored him and finally said hello to Lockhart: "Well, see you at Hogwarts."

After he walked out of the guest room, Al, who had never been seen, quietly appeared. It held a circle-shaped device in its hand and remained silent.

Al jumped on Toby's shoulders: "Yeah."

"Didn't you find any traces related to black magic?" Toby nodded and said, "That's good."

Toby's performance just now was just a cover. When he got serious, he would of course have to carefully check the background of this new professor.

Naturally, he didn't want to introduce another wizard with evil intentions like Quirrell.

"But, will there be a book signing?"

On the way to Gringotts, Toby suddenly thought this was a very interesting idea.

"Maybe I should also hold a book signing."