Chapter 98: Speechless Lockhart

[translator: other thing is good while translating but why does every name have a new varient in new chapter, if i miss some just comment and remind me]

When releasing the ice field, Irina intentionally or unintentionally did not limit the release of ice element magic toward Lockhart, which caused Lockhart to almost turn into an ice sculpture like those Cornish pixies.

At this time, the bell rang.

These little wizards could not stand the low temperature in the classroom and ran out of the classroom. 

"Sorry, Professor, I may not have controlled my magic well. Please wait here for a while. The freezing effect will be lifted after the magic dissipates!" 

Irina said to Lockhart "with an apologetic face".

Then, she pulled Hermione, who looked puzzled, out of the classroom.

"Irina, you can obviously remove the curse for Professor Lockhart directly!"

After leaving the classroom, Hermione looked at Irina in confusion.

Irina spread her hands and said, "He has so many adventure experiences, he must be a wizard with high magic skills. I'm afraid he will remove the curse himself as soon as we leave. Why should I bother? If I really remove the curse for him, it means I don't trust him, understand?"

Hermione looked enlightened, she nodded vigorously and said, "Yes, with Professor Lockhart's unfathomable strength, it must be just a matter of waving his hand to remove the curse for himself!"

So, the two of them returned to the Gryffindor common room, talking and laughing.

Only this ice sculpture of Lockhart was left, shivering in the cold classroom.

...

The next day, the first class in the morning was the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for third-year Slytherins and Gryffindors.

Lynn came to the classroom, he went straight to the last row and flipped through the alchemy book.

In Lynn's opinion, since he couldn't learn anything from Lockhart anyway, he might as well read his own alchemy books!

Not long after, Lockhart came to the classroom.

Lockhart's appearance at this time attracted Lynn's attention.

In this hot summer, Lockhart was wrapped in a thick fleece, wearing fleece gloves and a hood, with a string of snot flowing out of Lockhart's nose, accompanied by Lockhart's occasional sneezes.

Lockhart's two ears were emitting thick smoke like a steam train. Obviously, Lockhart had just taken a potion to treat a cold.

Seeing Lockhart's strange appearance, Lynn couldn't help but feel a little confused.

At this time, Lockhart on the podium was secretly unlucky. He also heard the conversation between Irina and Hermione when they left the classroom yesterday.

Lockhart originally wanted to ask Irina for help to remove the curse, but after learning about Irina's idea, he gave up asking for help due to his pride.

In the end, he froze in this classroom for two hours before Professor McGonagall, who passed by, lifted the curse with a "Finite Incantatem".

But even so, he still caught a cold, and it was a very serious cold.

After all, no one can be healthy and not sick after being frozen into an ice sculpture for two hours.

"I, Gilderoy Lockhart... A-choo... Recipient of Merlin's Order... A-choo... of Merit, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defense League... A-choo! A-choo! A-choo!"

Lockhart wanted to introduce himself, but he sneezed several times while speaking, and his speech was interrupted by flying snot.

Helplessly, Lockhart had to give up promoting his "great achievements" and began to distribute test papers to the little wizards while sneezing.

Looking at the parchment that seemed to be stained with snot, Lynn's eyes flashed with disgust. He moved to the side and away from the parchment.

"It was obviously you who did it, but I am the one who was disgusted..."

Lynn was a little helpless. Thinking of Lockhart's current condition, and the only class Lockhart attended yesterday was the Defense Against the Dark Arts class for the second-year Gryffindor and Slytherin, Lynn could already guess who was the culprit of Lockhart's illness.

In the next half an hour, Lockhart's sneezing on the podium did not stop, which made Lynn uneasy when reading the alchemy book.

Half an hour later, Lockhart walked down the podium and began to collect papers.

When he received the last row, Lockhart was stunned and asked, "Mr. Rowle, why are all your papers blank?"

Lynn flipped through the alchemy book and said concisely, "I didn't read it, I don't know."

Seeing Lynn's nonchalant attitude, Lockhart was stunned.

Although it was his first time teaching, he had never seen such a student who was so confident without reading!

Lockhart asked, "Why didn't you read my book? Don't you know that today is my Defense Against the Dark Arts class?!"

Lynn spread his hands and said innocently, "Because I didn't buy it."

At this moment, not only Lockhart, but the whole classroom fell into silence.

This time, Lynn played a key group control!

Lockhart felt that he had never been so speechless in his life. He asked, "Why didn't you buy the books? I remember that the list at Hogwarts clearly stated that these books of mine were the textbooks for this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class!"

Lowell, who had been in the last class, said that it was okay if the books were lost. As a qualified idol, it was very reasonable for him to give a set of his own books to the little fan girl.

But this Rowle didn't even try to hide it!

Lynn put down the alchemy book in his hand, looked at Lockhart, and said, "I would like to ask Professor Lockhart, why are those novels used as textbooks for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class?! I don't think they seem to help us improve our knowledge of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Could it be that Professor Lockhart, you came to Hogwarts to teach just to promote your own books?!"

As Lynn's words fell, the little wizards in the classroom all turned their eyes to Lynn and Lockhart. 

Some of Lockhart's die-hard fans were looking at Lynn with angry eyes, thinking that Lynn shouldn't insult their idol like this; while the boys and some smart girls began to think, and they looked at Lockhart with questioning eyes.

Lockhart's mind turned rapidly, and soon, he thought of a speech.

Lockhart said righteously: "Mr. Rowle, you shouldn't slander a professor like this! I have my reasons for choosing these books as teaching materials. I will integrate the knowledge of these textbooks into my courses, so that everyone can experience the beauty of Defense Against the Dark Arts in person..."

Before Lockhart could speak, Lynn interrupted expressionlessly: "Sorry, Professor Lockhart, I would like to ask, what you call integrating the knowledge of the textbooks and experiencing the experience in person, do you mean performing situational dramas in the classroom?!"

Lockhart was stunned, damn, how did you know?!

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