[Side Story] - Oz's Lessons

A/N - Just some insight into Oz's school life with a nice little story about a certain frauds first lesson with Oz. Enjoy the double upload :)

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As Oz started his third year at Hogwarts he was presented with a choice of elective lessons. Even though he himself had already plunged his hands into a variety of subjects using the RoR as a personal library, he was still obligated to pick what lessons he preferred.

His personal picks ended up being Ancient Runes, Care of Magical Creatures and finally Arithmancy.

These picks weren't the be all end all though for Oz as he still looked into the other subjects he didn't pick. He especially looked into divination wondering if such a study along with Arithmancy could produce some synergetic results. The idea of using divination and arithmancy together to predict an opponents movements was one of Oz's many ideas.

As for picking Ancient Runes and Magical Creatures, he picked both as both subjects seemed to be right up his alley. Ancient Runes were something that Merlin himself tampered with as well in the past. At the hideout of Stonehenge, the rocks there wore a myriad of ancient runes some of which were far more advanced than Hogwarts standard. Taking this elective alongside doing personal studies, Oz hoped he could deconstruct those runes further considering how well they protected the hideout at Stonehenge and in the future hoped to emulate those effects on his own.

Picking Care of Magical Creatures as his other elective was a given as he was already collecting his own entourage of magical creatures. After all back at his hideout he had Norberta and Alfreda both of whom were magical creatures and with Oz's own connection to magical creatures like dragons it seemed a given to pick this elective.

The only elective subject he ignored was Muggle studies. As someone who lived a life before this one in a 'muggle world' such a study seemed redundant to him. He took one look at a muggle studies book and immediately put it back down as it reminded him of his previous depressing life...

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"Can you all see me? Can you all hear me...? Good!".

Currently Oz was sat in one of his first lessons of the year and in front of him was a teacher he had zero respect for. The fraudster himself Gilderoy Lockhart.

'Is that opener something he rehearses?'.

Oz watched the man walked down the stairs, standing in front of the whole class. Looking around the class he spotted Oz and took a long glance at him.

"Ah! I've been wanting to meet you for a while now... Oz was it? To be a descendant of Merlin you are a true royal in this wizarding world! Teaching you will be my honour... as well as yours~".

Lockhart bowed to Oz as he flattered him. Looking at the blonde man Oz simply nodded in affirmation. He was amused by how this man acted and how dead-set he was on keeping a good profile.

"Ozzie... doesn't he give you a sort of 'fake' vibe".

To Oz's right on his table was Craig who would sit next to him most lessons when they were in the same class. Oz nodded at Craig whose spider-sense seemed to be right on the money.

"He definitely does give that vibe off...".

After extended nights in the RoR reading and practicing potions, Oz felt himself grow tired as his eyelids grew heavier. Part of him hoped that this lesson would end early so he could rest a bit. At the front of the class Lockhart was re-enacting one of his famous stories as he told it to the class. He went into detail how he beat back magical beasts with ease while adding along what awards he one for helping in said situations.

Looking to his right Oz noticed that Craig was starting to nod off asleep as well. Knowing that this frauds stories were all bullshit made Oz even more less inclined to listen along. After what felt like hours of storytelling, Lockhart eventually brought in a cage covered by a tarp.

'Oh no...'.

Oz felt his head bang as he realised what was probably going to happen next.

"You see class, I had some issues with Cornish pixies earlier on today. Dangerous little creatures those things, extremely evasive. I however managed to catch them all quickly... but due to the amount of damage they initially caused I decided it was best to change out those little troublemakers for something more interesting...".

"Do be warned, this creature is one that took me a few minutes to best when I first encountered one... even if its destructive prowess is lesser than a pixie it is still just as dangerous".

As Lockhart finished his spiel, he immediately ripped the tarp off the cage revealing a bird inside that was sleeping.

"This here students is a Fwooper! These owls are incredibly loud when provoked, they can even cause a listener to go insane via their song. Today I will be teaching you how to combat that screeching sound!".

As Lockhart was presenting the Fwooper, Oz noticed that the Fwooper inside the cage was sleeping peacefully. While Lockhart was presenting the Fwooper however he smacked his wand against the cage as he got more into his explanation. Immediately the eyes of the Fwooper opened. Lockhart looking at the Fwooper seemed to mutter under his own breath.

"Oh dear...".

"TWWWWWWWWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT".

Immediately the class was assailed with a twittering song that made all the students cover their ears. Noticing the moment when Lockhart knocked the cage, Oz immediately used 'Quietus' on his own ears. Such an application made it so that the horrendous tweeting song of the Fwooper was turned down to Oz, only Oz though. Looking to his right though, he saw a now wide-awake Craig holding his ears tightly.

"HOW ARE YOU STILL OKAY OZ!?".

Craig and the other students around seemed to be in agony as the Fwooper continued to sing its song. Looking towards the front of the class, Oz noticed that the great Gilderoy Lockhart who was closest to the creature had fainted due to the intense noise he heard. Sighing to himself, Oz walked to the front of the class with all the students around looking at him in hope and confusion.

As he approached the cage, Oz pointed his wand at the little Fwooper and casted 'Silencio'.

Immediately the Fwooper stopped its song and all the students around were relieved of their agony. On the floor next to the Fwooper, Gilderoy Lockhart awoke and instantly shot to his feet.

"An excellent showing of how to combat a Fwooper Oz! Incredible work, 10 points to Slytherin! If you gave me just a couple more seconds though I would have had it silenced lickety-split! You see its imperative that you all experience the terror of a Fwooper first hand so you know why these creatures are dangerous, hence I didn't silence is straight away".

Lockhart looked around at all the students with his signature smile as Oz shook his head with a sigh.

'Honestly... how thick-skinned can a man be...'.

"Is that why you also fainted Professor?".

Oz decided to combat that frauds claim on how he had the situation under control. He saw that Lockhart was shaken for a second when he initially contested him, however soon after he thought of a reply.

"That my dear Oz wasn't me fainting! It was a technique I learned when I was abroad in... Romania! Using said technique you're able to block all sensory disturbances clearing your mind. You see, I believe I did the technique so well that I actually cleared my mind too much causing me to sleep for a minute there... curse my talent!".

Listening to this man rabble on Oz couldn't believe the lengths he was going to in order to cover his reputation.

"Anyway Oz back to your seat with you... I will now begin with... teaching you thi-"

Lockhart started to slow his sentences as Oz noticed he was looking up at the clock. Just as it seemed he was gonna say he would teach them this 'technique' the bell for the end of the lesson rang.

"Is that really the lesson over?! Time flies when you're having fun ey? Anyway students this lesson was only an introductory lesson! Next we will be looking into my past endeavours in order to learn more ways of combating such dangerous beasts... until next time!".

Finishing off his... questionable lesson Lockhart walked back up the stairs before giving one more smile, heading into his room.

Craig walked over to Oz and put his hand on his shoulder.

"That man really is thick-skinned isn't he?".

Oz nodded at Craig exasperatedly as the two then left the lesson together...