This incident spread throughout Hogwarts as quickly as possible.
Being hospitalized on the first day of school, Lockhart broke the injury record of previous Defense Against the Dark Arts professors at an incredibly fast rate.
As usual, students will make bets on the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor:
When will the new professor be injured? How long can he last at Hogwarts? Will he leave the school alive or dead?
The bonus comes from the "Battle Pass". Every student who participates in gambling will take out ten xico and throw it into the bonus pool... It is absolutely fair and just.
The little wizard who guesses the most accurately at the end will get all the bonuses. If several people guess the same, the "Battle Pass" will be divided equally.
But no one expected that Lockhart would be hospitalized on the first day, and they didn't even have time to open the market.
The reason why Lockhart was injured is also very strange. He was knocked unconscious by the Whomping Willow.
The students who witnessed this incident were vividly describing Lockhart's embarrassment to others... It was simply shocking.
Of course, there are only a few students who have experienced it. Thanks to Lockhart's beautiful resume, good appearance, and historical level of excuse making ability, his fans are still willing to believe that this is just an accident..."
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Fans firmly believe that Lockhart will prove himself in the next year!
Professor Snape thought that after Lockhart was hospitalized, he would be able to take over as a substitute teacher like last semester, but he didn't expect that Lockhart would be back in the afternoon.
Lockhart woke up in the school hospital and claimed that he wanted to help the students cure their illnesses. Madam Pomfrey was so annoyed that she gave him the most unpleasant potion and kicked him out.
Professor Snape's face was gloomy for several days, and he deducted points from students like crazy. Harry and Ron were deducted twenty points at the beginning of the semester... They were called Gryffindor's crouching ducks!
But I really can't blame Snape.
Ron hit the Whomping Willow with his flying car, and his wand broke into two pieces. He had no money to replace it with a new wand, so he had to borrow someone else's magic tape to patch it up.
If the wand was of such high quality and could be used by just gluing it together, why would Ollivanders open a store?
Therefore, Ron, who was holding the Ukrainian war-damaged version of the wand, just waved the wand lightly at the last moment of brewing the potion, causing the crucible to explode.
At that time, Snape was standing aside, staring intently into Harry's eyes, ready to find fault with him and deduct some points, when he was splashed with corrosive potion.
Having only deducted twenty points from Gryffindor, Snape was already showing a rare act of mercy for the sake of Professor McGonagall.
(McGonagall: I will thank you forever!)
Wednesday afternoon,
When it was Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw's turn for Potions class, the little badgers and eaglets were very quiet, trying not to make Snape angry.
But before class, Lockhart came unexpectedly.
"Hello, Professor Snape!" Lockhart walked into the Potions classroom and greeted him familiarly. He also looked around the room and said in surprise:
"Your classroom is really cold, why don't you light the fireplace?"
"Is something wrong?" Snape said coldly.
"It's okay, I'm going to find Filch, the administrator. He wants to ask me about the book "Gilderoy Lockhart Teaches How to Get Rid of Household Pests," you know..."
Lockhart showed his trademark smile and said:
"I'm very good at this... His office is very close to your classroom, so I stopped by to see you.
Severus, if you have needs in that area but are not good at it, I can also help you!"
Lockhart showed his white teeth, shook his blond hair, winked at the students and said:
"Your Professor Snape and I used to be classmates at the same school. I didn't expect to be reunited at Hogwarts after so many years. I'm really happy."
In fact, Lockhart was not familiar with Snape. When he entered school, Snape was already in his fifth year, and Snape only came back as a professor the year he graduated.
The two of them had basically no interaction, and he didn't know Snape too well.
But after all, we are classmates at the same school.
Lockhart had discovered that many professors seemed hostile to him, and he decided to build a good relationship with Snape.
Snape said with cold eyes: "I'm going to class!"
"I'm leaving now... Professor Snape, as an old friend, this is a special shampoo I made for you as a meeting gift..." Lockhart took out a small bottle with exquisite packaging from his pocket.
"The shampoo I invented can lock in the luster of your hair, it's very useful..."
Lockhart turned his head and grinned at the students, showing his neat white teeth.
"Why don't you ask Professor Snape to teach you how to make shampoo! He is the Potions Master!"
Snape's face suddenly turned livid, and everyone remained silent, fearing that they would get into a fight and get blood all over themselves.
After all, Lockhart's every word seemed to be dancing to his grave.
Neville was dumbfounded. Is Lockhart really not afraid of death?
Luo Fu, who was sitting next to the crucible and holding a potions textbook, also raised his head to pay attention to this scene.
Will Snape stuff Lockhart's head into the cauldron?
Fortunately, Snape still held back. He would definitely not do anything excessive in public, but it would be hard to tell when no one was around.
Lockhart also noticed something was wrong in the atmosphere, and he hurriedly said:
"I'm leaving first, Professor Snape. If you have any shampoo you want to buy, you can contact me privately."
He had a better memory this time and didn't say anything like, "You can ask him if you don't understand the potion." He was afraid that Snape would learn from Sprout and really asked him to brew the potion.
Snape snorted, waved his wand, and slammed the door hard, and the bottle of shampoo flew into the trash can.
Lockhart stood at the door and curled his lips. He was really unqualified. The ingredients in his bottle of shampoo were... very expensive.
Snape turned around and looked around. The whole class was silent. If holding one's breath wasn't fatal, everyone might even stop breathing.
"Before class starts today, let me collect my summer homework." Snape walked quickly to the podium and looked at the students sternly:
"Including my Defense Against the Dark Arts homework!"
Suddenly there was a wailing sound in the classroom. Many students thought that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor in the new semester was not Snape, so they did not write this assignment.
Including Rolf!
Luofu scratched his hair, feeling that today was going to be over!
Shirley, who was sitting aside, reached into her bag and took out her Defense Against the Dark Arts homework and placed it on top of Rove's potion homework.
Luofu glanced at it and found that the Defense Against the Dark Arts homework was very similar to his handwriting. He was stunned. After reaching out and picking it up, he saw another homework below.
The Defense Against the Dark Arts assignment below is Shirley's own handwriting.
Luofu raised his eyebrows and whispered: "Shirley, do you have two Defense Against the Dark Arts assignments?"
The girl with the ponytail pretended to be surprised and said softly: "I seem to have accidentally written an extra copy... Didn't you not write it? I'll give it to you!"
"Is it really an accident?" Luo Fu couldn't help but smile. He looked at the homework that was 60% or 70% similar to his handwriting and asked curiously: "When did you learn to imitate my handwriting?"
Shirley reached out to hold the ponytail, wrapped it around her shoulders, and hung it in front of her body. The girl curled the ends of her hair with her fingers, and said softly with a smile on her face:
"You care about me...don't worry about it!"
"Yes!" Luo Fu hurriedly picked up the homework and said seriously: "Thank you."
The girl with the ponytail arched her eyebrows and said, "Thank you. You can give me a salary increase."
"You can't add more." Luofu said with a smile: "If you add more, I will have no money."
"It's okay!" The girl with the ponytail raised her lips slightly and said, "When you run out of money, I can pay you a salary!"
Neville on the side was so anxious that he almost cried. He listened to Rove and didn't write at all. Who can give him an assignment now?
Neville looked at Hannah, who knew that Hannah also turned to look at him and asked in a panic:
"Neville, have you written another copy?"
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(Thanks to "The First Emperor's Fan" for the tip.)