novelslam Chapter 255 The Exposed Lockhart
Chapter 255 The Exposed Lockhart
Chapter 255 The Exposed Lockhart
It was supposed to be a Transfiguration class, but it suddenly turned into an acting class.
Many young wizards rushed over upon hearing the news, and surrounded the classroom tightly.
"Very good." Professor Marchban applauded enthusiastically.
"Son, you are already the eighth legal Animagus registered in this century, congratulations!"
"Then I will give you this certificate as well."
Marchban handed William a golden certificate.
I saw it written in gilt fonts: Most Potential Newcomer Award!
William froze for a moment, and then accepted the fourth award he had won so far.
He also won the Order of Merlin and two 'Outstanding Contributions to Hogwarts' before.
"Don't be surprised, I'm the editor-in-chief of "Transfiguration Today", but after a few years, I will hand it over to Minerva." Marchban laughed.
William took the certificate. What he wanted to complain about was not this, but the certificate... Was it issued like this?
Professor McGonagall was very excited when he mentioned it, and William thought there would be some major award ceremony.
Not to mention as formal as the Merlin Medal, at least it has a sense of ceremony, right?
Such a flimsy piece of paper was dismissed, giving William the confusion of a third-rate small workshop.
It was as if he handed over the dog's head gold found in his own field to the government, and the other party gave him 500 yuan, and then spoke in an authentic dialect: "This is the pennant given to you by the country, fellow!"
Always feel something is not right.
Obviously, William was thinking too much.
"Transfiguration Today" is not an official journal, but an authoritative academic journal.
The "Most Promising Newcomer Award" is also unofficial, only to encourage outstanding performances in Transfiguration by young wizards.
If it wasn't for Marchban who knew William, the certificate would have been sent directly by owl, why would he send it in person.
Except for the honor, this award does not involve Gallen at all, and there is no so-called ceremony.
After all, other magazines follow the high-end academic route, and their sales volume is far inferior to that of the Daily Prophet. There is no spare money to make some fancy things.
"With this award, the school will help you apply for the International Wizarding Youth Scholarship." Professor McGonagall said beside him.
Oh, it dawned on William.
The Most Potential Newcomer Award is one of the certificates certified by the International Federation of Wizards. With this honor, you can apply for an international scholarship.
And this scholarship is awarded by the International Federation of Wizards.
The Federation is an intergovernmental organization in the wizarding world, roughly equivalent to the United Nations in the Muggle world.
Think about it, what is the gold content of the scholarship that the Federation will give you?
It is no exaggeration to say that with this certificate, William can go to any department of the Ministry of Magic, the one that does not require examination.
On top of that, Dumbledore is the President of the International Federation of Wizards.
In line with the concept of not letting the rich and water flow into the field of outsiders, William's scholarship level will undoubtedly be the highest level.
That would be a substantial amount!
Therefore, as long as the grades are good enough, not only does it not cost any money to go to school, but when you graduate, you can even earn a small fortune.
Dumbledore took this route back then. When he graduated, he won all the awards he could win.
Sometimes influence is built little by little.
Dumbledore is helping William build influence.
"Let's take a photo. The next issue of "Transfiguration Today" will publish your paper and the award you won." Marchban said, motioning to a photographer next to him to take a photo.
"What's going on, what's going on?"
There was a sudden sound from the crowd, and Lockhart pushed his way through the crowd and strode towards them, his turquoise robes fluttering behind him.
"Which newspaper, who is interviewing, why don't I know?" Lockhart was a little excited.
Lockhart walked into the classroom, put his arm around William's shoulders, and said cheerfully, "William, don't ask! We meet again, William!"
"How about summer vacation and telling me that I don't want to be interviewed by reporters?" Lockhart put his arms around William's shoulders intimately.
"Seeing my picture in the papers makes you jealous, doesn't it? The feeling of being famous, isn't it?" said Lockhart. "So you couldn't wait to hire reporters?"
"Come on, Mr. Reporter," Lockhart greeted with a smile on his face, "Two photos, it's a good deal, we want to make headlines!"
"Who are you?" said Professor Marchban impatiently.
"Sorry, you don't know me? I'm the famous wizard Lockhart."
Marchban shook his head, expressing that he didn't know this handsome man, and even felt a little disgusted.
She gets disgusted when she sees a bitch.
She prefers Dumbledore's, manly!
Lockhart saw the certificate in William's hand. He stared at the content and read: "Because of the outstanding Animagus attainments..."
"Animagus... I am familiar with this magic. In fact, I used this magic when I dealt with Byron's female ghost." Lockhart couldn't wait to brag.
"So you're an illegal Animagus?" Professor Marchban narrowed his eyes.
Illegal Animagus are illegal, the kind that need to enter Azkaban.
Although Lockhart didn't know what an Animagus was, it didn't prevent him from hearing the word "illegal".
He faltered for a moment, looked at William, and asked:
"Which newspaper are they?"
"Transfiguration Today."
"Transfiguration today? I haven't heard of it, it seems to be a small newspaper." Lockhart straightened his back again.
As long as it is not a big newspaper, he is not afraid.
There was a commotion from the crowd, all staring at Lockhart.
It's okay for a junior wizard not to know, but a wizard of Lockhart's level doesn't even know "Transfiguration Today"?
William was also a little stunned.
This is the same as graduating with a Ph.D. but not even knowing about HowNet.
Could it be that Lockhart's real identity is actually Dr. Locke?
Sure enough, reality is more magical than fiction!
Lockhart also felt that he might have made a serious low-level mistake, he muttered twice, found an excuse, and left in a hurry.
"Where did Albus find such an ignorant fellow..." Marchban's voice was particularly loud.
Everyone talked a lot, doubting the level of Professor Lockhart.
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Soon, the magazine "Transfiguration Today" became popular at Hogwarts.
Walking on campus, almost every little wizard has a copy.
At noon, Harry and Ron sat down at the Gryffindor table, next to Hermione, her Transfiguration Today spread out on a milk jug.
She was eating, watching seriously, and occasionally picked up a pen to draw.
"Hey, Hermione, can you stop holding that magazine all the time!" Ron said impatiently, "Walking on the road, you can see everyone reading it everywhere.
I really don't understand, what's so good about it. "
"That's because you can't understand!" Hermione retorted sharply: "If your level is high enough, you will find a lot of interesting content.
Especially the article published by William has many thought-provoking methods, which cannot be learned in textbooks. "
"Didn't you study with William in the library every day, didn't he teach you?" Harry asked suspiciously.
"That's different, William hasn't talked to me about such a high-end content yet, I'll find out in advance.
The content of his article is very profound, even Professor McGonagall admired it, there is no harm in reading it in advance. "
"That's because William wrote at the beginning of the article—'Thanks to Professor McGonagall for teaching me Animagus." Ron said sourly, "If it were me, I would also greatly appreciate that article."
Harry poked Ron.
Ron said unhappy: "What's wrong? Am I wrong?!"
"Of course not! I just recommend this article from the academic field, and it has nothing to do with anything else!" Professor McGonagall's voice sounded.
Holding the textbook, she stood behind Ron, her lips tightly pursed, her expression cold.
"Ah!" Ron was so frightened that the spongy body softened and almost fell off the chair.
"Mr. Weasley, if I were you, I wouldn't speak ill of others behind their backs, especially my own Dean!"
said Professor McGonagall angrily.
"Sorry, Professor, I'm not..."
Professor McGonagall interrupted with a stern face, "You two, go to Mr. Filch this Saturday! As punishment for stealing a car into the school!"
"What are we going to do, Professor?" Harry asked hastily.
"Ask Mr. Filch yourself, I don't know either!"
Professor McGonagall finished speaking coldly, turned around and left.
She would have gone to intercede with Filch, so that the punishment would be lessened, but now it seems... let's forget it.
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(Thanks to "Gluttony Demon Dao" for the reward)
(End of this chapter)