The days of hanging out at Hogwarts

"Memory canceller?"

The young wizards present murmured in low voices. Some of them heard about this position for the first time.

There are also several students whose families work in the Ministry of Magic and understand the nature of this position. For example, Percy explained to Penello and the people around him in a low voice: "It is responsible for maintaining the law of secrecy and erasing Muggle memories."

Penello's mouth opened slightly and he said in surprise: "Erasing memories? This job is really interesting."

Hermione knew what was going on when she heard about erasing memories. Loren had learned all three memory spells, Legilimency and Occlumency, leaving only the last one - the Oblivion Curse.

Harry and Ron pricked up their ears and listened carefully. They were seen by Muggles driving the flying car, which was the impact of the amnestics specialist's treatment.

"Why didn't Professor Lockhart speak?" Ron muttered in confusion.

On the stage, at a certain moment, Gilderoy Lockhart suspected that Loren had known his true identity and tested him with the memory canceller.

He looked towards the audience. Loren's eyebrows furrowed slightly, looking forward to the teacher's explanation, with a typical expression of a good student. Lockhart felt funny about his own paranoia. Coming to the unfamiliar environment of Hogwarts, his nerves were too tense. He was suspicious of the professor, but even the students were suspicious.

His method of stealing other people's adventures was so perfect that countless readers could not find any flaws. Even the difficult reporter of the Daily Prophet could not find any flaws. What could a junior student know?

He shook his head to get this ridiculous idea out of his mind. Either he wanted to reveal his true colors, or he was really interested in the memory canceller. Lockhart was secretly happy, and his voice became excited again: "Oh! Memory canceller, no one knows this position better than me!"

"I once led six memory cancelers to erase the memories of tens of thousands of Muggles in just one night."

"You could say," Lockhart held his palms up in front of him and pushed forward.

"No one," he said, bending four fingers and raising only the index fingers of his two hands at his sides for emphasis.

"Knows memory logging better than me." Lockhart smiled brightly at the densest crowd, with good teeth.

Loren, who faced the mental attack, fell silent, and so did all the young wizards. To be honest, Lockhart's award-winning smile was not ugly, but his series of actions were really embarrassing.

Loren originally planned to slowly build up his favorability, and after getting to know Lockhart better, he would find a suitable time to make a less abrupt request to learn the Forgetting Curse.

But now, professional club lectures have brought the opportunity to him.

Loren picked up the words that fell on the floor and asked in the innocent and simple voice of a good student: "Professor, does the memory canceller have a lot of work? Will it be very busy?"

"It's very leisurely. My main job is not to erase memories, but to do some paperwork and reporting. I will only be responsible for erasing memories during special periods and when there are cases of violation of confidentiality laws." Lockhart paused and looked towards the other side. A group of students smiled, "even a little bored."

The little wizards in the audience cheered up. Different from the meaningless showing off before, the specific content, intensity and busyness of the work were what they were more concerned about. The senior wizards changed their numb expressions from just about to fall asleep, sat up straight and listened carefully to Lockhart's introduction.

Lockhart was in a very happy mood. Not long after he came to Hogwarts, the students lost respect for him due to some accidents. Although he can also entertain himself by talking to himself and performing a one-man show, he can really show his knowledge in front of a crowd and let him experience another wonderful feeling.

Loren's question was just within the scope of his meager knowledge, which gave Lockhart the real pleasure of answering students' questions as a professor.

As a master of the Oblivion Curse, he had considered this job more than once. But stability and legitimacy also mean restraint and boring. His desire to gain the attention of the crowd and be talked about by people has destined him to have no chance with the memory canceller.

"Professor, what spells do memory cancellers need to learn? Do they need to take the qualification certificate?" Loren asked again.

Lockhart's eyes lit up, the question scratching his itch. This time it was true, no one understood the Forgetting Curse better than him.

"The Forgetting Curse!" Lockhart's voice was a little excited. He couldn't wait to show off his talents in front of the little wizard. "The most important thing to erase memories is the Forgetting Curse!"

"The spell is [Unforgettable], which is usually used to erase specific memories." Lockhart walked back and forth in front of the stage with a confident smile on his face. "This requires a deep understanding of the human soul and brain. Understand, because the slightest mistake can cause irreparable damage to the brain.”

"Professor, do you know this magic spell? Can you teach it to me?"

Loren's innocent and doubtful voice sounded at the right time, so sweet to Lockhart's ears that he must be the angel sent by Merlin to help him.

"Oh, you know, this is a very difficult and very dangerous spell."

The pride on Lockhart's face turned into a reserved gesture, but the uncontrollable smile on his lips betrayed him, "However, I am indeed very good at the Forgetting Charm. If you really want to learn it, you can join my club. We will discuss the specific teaching methods privately.”

"No problem, professor!" Loren was as happy as a good student praised by the professor.

Hermione looked at the innocent smile he put on, and then looked at Professor Lockhart, who was also smiling brightly on the stage, and she fell silent.

Although Lockhart is a liar, I feel a little miserable for him inexplicably, and I can't tell who is the liar. Thinking about what Lockhart himself said just now, it may cause irreparable damage to the brain...

Forget it, I hope Professor Lockhart is in good health.

Influenced by Loren, other little wizards also began to raise their hands and ask questions. Although Lockhart is a fake explorer, his social experience is real, and the Order of Merlin is also real. He can count the pros and cons and insider information of each profession, which can be used by young wizards who are about to graduate. Some reference and help.

There are all kinds of careers that young wizards aspire to, ranging from informal ones such as taste testers at Honeydukes Candy Shop to serious ones such as interns and assistants in various departments of the Ministry of Magic. Regarding the latter information, Percy listened especially carefully.

Amidst a burst of noise and unfinished thoughts, the lecture ended, and Professor Lockhart exited amid applause and praise.

The content of the first lecture of the Career Club set off a wave of discussion on campus. Even on weekends, the young wizards took time out of their precious play time to discuss the lecture, especially the senior wizards who were about to graduate and were interested in various professions. There are new expectations.

Although the boasting content in the first half of the lecture was not outstanding, the second half of the Q\u0026A and Lockhart's social experience sharing were still worthy of discussion.

The enthusiasm of this discussion greatly satisfied the vanity of a certain Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

In fact, the starting point of the professional club is not just to show off his experience and status. Lockhart also has another purpose. He hopes to use this as an excuse to delay the opening of a club with Defense Against the Dark Arts courses as its main content.

Club activities are different from teaching. They can't just talk. He can't fool around with stories, stage plays and information assignments. He must show his true ability.

There are some things that you can have, but this one really doesn’t exist. Lockhart could foresee that at first he could use gimmicks to bring in the little wizard, and then he could only let his popularity slowly drain away. Worst of all, it might arouse Dumbledore's suspicions.

But with the current level of discussion, he has good reason to hold off on starting the course club.

Lockhart walked out of the Great Hall after breakfast. The young wizards along the way greeted him enthusiastically, and occasionally asked the professor about the advantages and disadvantages of a certain profession.

On the long Gryffindor table, Ron swallowed his ham sandwich and muttered: "Call him a liar. He seems to know a little, but he's not——"

The surrounding Navisimo frowned.

Harry drank a whole glass of hot milk, wiped his lips casually with his hand, and said happily: "It doesn't matter if he is a liar or not, we spent another safe weekend. I think Professor McGonagall forgot to hit anyone." It’s about Liu and Feitian Car.”

So Ron also laughed happily.

On the other side, George and Fred watched Loren swallow the last mouthful of mushroom soup and diligently handed over the tissue. He said to him seriously:

“We leave it to you for our letters of recommendation!”

"George and Fred will always remember you."

"Hiss—" Loren looked at the twins with a toothache on his face, why didn't he feel like he was saying something good.

He waved his hand helplessly: "It depends on the situation. I don't guarantee it. If you don't have a letter of recommendation, I can lend you money."

…

Wearing a perfect smile all the way back to the office, Lockhart took off the carefully selected top hat and hung it on the wall. After closing the door, Lockhart rubbed the stiff apple muscles on his face. He felt that he had gained a lot of strength after the lecture. Point professor experience.

"I have to write this down and put it into my next book." Lockhart smiled once again, satisfied with his idea.

"The manuscript of "Wandering with Werewolves 2" has not been finished yet. After the book signing of "Magical Me", the thousands of letters from readers that have accumulated have not yet been answered, and there is still work to be done to teach the material," Lockhart said. Looking at the pile of papers on his desk, he sighed and complained happily, "This is the trouble that fame brings."

Boom, boom, boom!

There was a knock on the door.

"Professor, it's me, Loren Morgan." Loren's friendly voice came from outside the door.

Lockhart's eyes lit up as he looked at the pile of letters, and he greeted enthusiastically: "Oh, of course, come in!"

Loren muttered in his heart, is the favorability level already so high... It always feels a bit too enthusiastic.

The Forgetting Charm cannot be learned in a short time. The main purpose of coming here is to discuss with Lockhart how to teach it specifically, and to determine the teaching time according to Lockhart's teaching plan.

There is astronomy class on Monday night, and I have to help Snape do experiments on Friday night. Apart from these two days, I can choose any other time.

Hoping to reach a conclusion as soon as possible, he made an appointment with Hermione to go to the Forbidden Forest to find Hagrid later, as he was in a hurry. I had agreed to bring the deworming medicine for Hagrid before school started, but I didn’t think of asking Snape for it until yesterday. I wonder if the vegetables Hagrid grew have been eaten...

When you open the door, the first thing you see are more than a dozen Lockhart paintings displayed in the office. The largest full-length painting is placed in front of the bookshelf, and the smallest is also a half-length painting hanging on the wall.

In the portrait, Lockhart wears different styles of dresses, his hat is inlaid with gold rims of different patterns, and he wears the Merlin emblem, but he always shows his good teeth and a dazzling smile.

Well, it fits his impression of Lockhart.

Loren said politely: "Professor, good morning."

"Hey! Loren, good morning!" Lockhart's voice was full and passionate. He came over and put his hand on Loren's shoulder, leading him to sit down next to the desk.

"I know you want to learn the forgetting spell and think that a memory canceller is a good job." He patiently advised Loren, "You are still young and should not be limited to the job of a memory canceller. I have people from all over the world working in various industries here. When readers write letters, you can write a reply envelope for me, and by the way, you can take a good look at it, gain more knowledge, and then decide what you want to do."

The voice is soft, the smile is warm, and every word is spoken with Loren in mind.

Loren's scalp felt numb as she looked at the thick pile of envelopes wrapped together with string. If you really want to reply to Lockhart's letter, it will be dark after you finish writing. What will Hermione and Hagrid do?

He used his brain to think about how to reject Lockhart and allow him to continue teaching the Oblivion Charm.

Loren persuaded calmly: "Professor, you can find Harry, the Boy Who Lived, and ask him to respond to letters from readers with you."

He silently apologized to Harry in his heart and promised to make it up to Harry in the future, but for now, he asked Harry to help.

Lockhart's eyes suddenly lit up. The two celebrities replying together would definitely attract more readers to buy the book and write to him. This can make him more popular, greatly increase his popularity, and also increase the royalties and remuneration for the next book.

In addition, it seems that Harry's ancestors were in the shampoo business, so maybe the shampoo business that had been stagnant before could be revived...

"I remember, when school started, Harry still had a punishment that he had not yet received -" Lockhart thought, thinking that answering letters for him was better and more meaningful than doing manual labor, and Harry had no reason to refuse no matter what he thought.

As soon as the idea of ​​the two celebrities replying to the letter came up, Lockhart was eager to make it a reality. His breathing became faster involuntarily, but he still controlled himself and smiled at Loren: "Loren, you should be young when you are young. A goal and unremitting efforts for it, I believe you have your own judgment on your future career."

He patted Loren's shoulder encouragingly: "From now on, come to my office every Wednesday night. As a professor, I should provide help to every student who pursues their dreams."

"Go back quickly and see you in class."

While talking, Loren was taken out of the door without even realizing it, and he didn't even have time to open his mouth about the recommendation letter.

A dead Taoist friend is not a poor Taoist.

Harry, I'm sorry.

He could only apologize to Harry in his heart again.