Chapter 102: Professor Lockhart, I'm a fan of yours! (Edited)

After freeing himself from the trouble he had caused, Lockhart returned to Hogwarts to contribute to the cause of education.

It was early when he returned, the sun was barely rising, and he walked alone on the Hogwarts lawn, the dew wetting the hem of his robes. No one came to greet him: it was Saturday, the students were sleeping, and the professors didn't care about him. And the teachers wanted to sleep too. Many teachers patrolled at night, late into the night, before going to bed.

But even though he walked alone, someone was watching him silently.

Tom watched from the window as Professor Lockhart crossed the lawn and entered the Great Dining Hall. He turned and walked out the Common Room door: he had a bold idea.

The Daily Prophet had mentioned in an earlier report that Lockhart had not yet signed a contract with the old school of magic.

So he appeared outside Lockhart's office, carrying a bouquet of lilacs.

"Professor, welcome back - I'm a fan of yours!". Tom smiled brightly and handed the flowers to Lockhart.

"Ha, lilacs!" Lockhart looked very happy, not because of the "pure first love" lilac language, of course, "I see you've read my book 'A Year with the Yeti,' in which I mentioned that my favorite color is lilac."

He took the book from Tom and signed his name without looking at it.

Tom took the book, saw Lockhart enter the office and followed him, closing the door behind him.

"Faint (physical)!"

Before Lockhart could react, he received a powerful claw attack to the stomach that made his eyes glaze over and acid come out of his mouth. He was knocked down with one punch, and then several more.

With a few blows, Lockhart's head bowed and he passed out.

[Defeat Gilderoy Lockhart, hidden achievement: Sacrifice achieved, limited time draw open]

{Dear traveler, the draw event "The False Phoenix" is open, and the odds of "The False Phoenix - Gilderoy Lockhart (Wind)" is high}

{During this period, the traveler can obtain more skills and treasures to improve his power}

[Prayer period]

[1992.09.04-1992.09.30]

[Description]

[During the event, the chance of obtaining a 5-star limited character, "Gilderoy Lockhart (Wind)", will increase considerably]

[*Limited characters will not be entered into the "Run for the World" resident raffle]

[For more information on the sweepstakes, click on the [Details] button in the lower left corner of the wish screen.]

When he first saw this achievement, Tom thought it was ridiculous: How could someone like Lockhart deserve to be a 5-star?

The only reason Quirrell got five stars before was because he was a Ravenclaw student, and his golden finger, Voldemort, was also taken into account. This time, Lockhart is a five-star, and it's really....

Some people are really five stars because the highest is only five stars, and some people are five stars because the lowest is five stars.

When he thought of Quirrell, Tom became even more depressed, Quirrell and Lockhart were both Ravenclaw students, both Wind, how could Wind be the only one to do something wrong!

But then Tom realized that Lockhart, as useless as he seemed, was actually quite good at the (Obliviate) spell, he was kind of like one of those guys who just played a game with a hero and got to be the king, the king of certain heroes, and the rest of his underlings were mediocre, of course, Lockhart was more extreme, he was the king of Obliviate. (Here he makes a reference to Lockhart only being good at the (Obliviate) spell, and his other spells being garbage).

It must be said that Lockhart's Obliviate spell is really impressive. In all his years, he hasn't made a single mistake - these adventures are real! Behind every story is an experienced and legendary adventurer who has fallen at Lockhart's hands.

Tom returned to human form, first took Lockhart's wand and then put his hand on his shoulder. Soon the witch's symbol on his ring became a male wizard, and he took Lockhart's form. The wizard's robe was so tight around him that he took it off and, looking around, noticed a large trunk in the office that must be Lockhart's suitcase.

So he took the key from Lockhart's belt and opened the trunk.

There were three locks on the trunk and four keys on Lockhart's belt; the extra one was the office key. The first key was inserted and the trunk opened to reveal a pile of clothes and perfume. The second key, when opened, contained several books and some manuscripts and stationery. The third key was inserted and inside was a large basement-like pit with some urinals and toilets.

Tom was very glad: he had been worried about where to keep Lockhart, but now he didn't have to think about it, he could put him in a box and put him in a dark room. It looked like Lockhart had been there all these years, and had done a lot of bad things.

He put Lockhart in, then pulled a black robe with gold trim from the trunk and put it on. It was new, probably just bought and probably washed once. Tom put it on and felt it fit him well.

After changing, he examined Lockhart's wand.

"Cherry wood, fire dragon heart fiber, nine inches, relatively flexible..."

Tom could see the material of Lockhart's wand, but to be honest, his wand was a bit short, nine inches, and Lockhart had added a handle to make it a bit longer.

He took a look at the system and saw that he only had a 64% wand match, so he didn't seem to approve, but that didn't matter.

Tom had used Lockhart's wand because he was afraid of making a fool of himself, after all, his wand was much nicer than Lockhart's. Once he had gagged and bound Lockhart and put him in the box, he began to count his loot: first, nearly twenty sets of clothes and hats of various styles and colors, most of which Tom didn't even want to touch. There was also a complete set of Lockhart's books, which he himself had read many times, and some unfinished manuscripts. Finally, there were wands, quills and other knick-knacks, and a few dozen galleons.

Once the tally was done, Tom sat quietly in his desk chair, watching the system's card draw screen - Tom was debating whether to play or not.

He hadn't found any of Lockhart's advice about the (Obliviate) spell when he had inventoried the manuscripts, I'm afraid he had hidden it. The spell (Obliviate) was a good spell, and to be honest he wanted to get it.

So he decided to decide whether to play the draw the easiest way possible: intuition.

"Draw the odd numbers, not the even numbers...", Tom muttered in his mind, and then looked at the clock: 17 minutes - draw!

It seemed a bit ridiculous, but there was also an element of metaphysics.

Tom was used to it by now: come on, Professor Trelawney!

He knew his fate all too well.

"Draw!"