I added points to my talents at Hogwarts

Chapter 105 The Angry Older Cat Girl

Hogwarts Castle, Principal’s Office on the Eighth Floor.

Dumbledore sat in his office chair, his brows furrowed tightly, his right hand unconsciously tapping on the table, and his left hand holding a piece of parchment. On the table in front of him, there were two lockets that looked almost identical, except that one of them had been opened, and he had no idea how to open the other.

He was reading the parchment he took out of the locket in his hand, and the content written inside was somewhat beyond his expectation:

“To the Dark Lord:

I know that when you read this letter, I will be dead, but I want you to know: I discovered your secret, and I have taken the real Horcrux and destroyed it as soon as possible.

I’m willing to risk my life just so that when I hit my opponent I’m just a mortal man of flesh and blood

R·A·B”

Regulus’ full name is Regulus Arcturus Black (R·A·B), this is his final letter to Voldemort.

It can be inferred from the contents of the letter that Regulus obviously knew���The secret to Voldemort’s immortality – the Horcruxes.

Dumbledore unconsciously tapped his right index finger on the table harder and harder.

Apart from thoroughly confirming the existence of Horcruxes, this letter left no more useful information. In particular, he was most concerned about the two issues: how many Horcruxes Voldemort had made, and what the carriers of the other Horcruxes were.

It never occurred to Dumbledore that Voldemort only made one Horcrux.

He knew Voldemort’s character very well, it could be said that he grew up watching him.

There are three cunning rabbit holes. Tom’s character destined him not to make just one life-saving thing. Dumbledore sighed and picked up the tightly closed locket on the table.

He has tried many ways, but can’t open it.

Dumbledore placed his eyes on the snake-shaped mark on the locket, and thought to himself: Is it necessary to use Parseltongue?

Dumbledore had some difficulties. Although he learned Parseltongue through self-study, he was not born with Parseltongue after all. He can understand snake language, but he cannot communicate in snake language freely, let alone control snakes.

Thumb thump!

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door of the office. Dumbledore quickly put away the two lockets and Regulus’ letter. He could not tell anyone else about the Horcrux yet.

After packing everything, Dumbledore looked at the door and said warmly:”Please come in.”

A witch wearing a dark brown robe opened the door and walked in. It was Professor McGonagall.

“”Albus,” Professor McGonagall would refer to Dumbledore in a more affectionate way in private,”professors from all subjects have submitted the teaching materials that students will need for classes in the next academic year.”

She took out a form from the pile of documents in her arms and handed it to Dumbledore,”Please take a look.”

Dumbledore took it and glanced at it roughly. There were no problems with the previous professors’ textbooks, and there were no changes compared to previous years.

Until he saw the list submitted by Lockhart,”Gilderoy ·Lockhart teaches you how to get rid of household pests》，《Breaking up with the female ghost》，《Traveling with Ghouls》，《Vacationing with a dominatrix》，《Walking with the Trolls》，《I can do magic》……”

A total of nine books, all authored by himself.

Professor McGonagall pulled up the chair opposite Dumbledore and sat in. She said angrily:”Albus, he is using his power for personal gain. Lockhart actually asked students in all seven grades to buy all nine books. , does he really think he can teach in school until he finishes reading these books?”

As we all know, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts is a tool that is thrown away every year, and no one can teach in this class. Survive an entire academic year of teaching under the curse.

Dumbledore took off his glasses and rubbed his slightly swollen temples.

Professor McGonag

all was still typing:”There are nine books in total. I specifically checked the pricing of these books. One book costs six or seven Galleons. In comparison, the”Elementary Transfiguration” used by lower grade students in the Transfiguration class The guide only costs two Galleons”

“There are a total of five to six hundred students in the school. These books alone can bring him an income of almost 30,000 galleons. Even if the money has to be divided equally with the publishing house, it will still be 15,000 galleons.”

“I really don’t understand whether he came to Hogwarts to be a professor or just to make money!”

“If there is any reason to buy the other books on the list, then there is no point in buying these two books:”Gilderoy Lockhart Teaches How to Get Rid of Household Pests” and”Magical Me”. Do Defense Against the Dark Arts classes also teach young wizards how to get rid of household pests?”

The more Professor McGonagall spoke, the angrier she became. She slammed a pile of documents in her arms on the table. The older cat girl’s face turned red with anger.

After she finished venting, Dumbledore slowly put on his glasses. Looking back,”I will communicate with him and ask him to reduce the number of teaching materials to a reasonable level.”

Professor McGonagall pursed her lips and looked at her beloved principal, obviously dissatisfied with his frivolous attitude.

Dumbledore smiled bitterly,”Minerva, you have to know that in the past few years, I have been unable to find anyone willing to come. Lockhart is the only wizard who has accepted my invitation to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts.”

“Even if this is the case, it cannot be……”

Before Professor McGonagall could finish speaking, he added:”Of course, I have a more important reason.”

Dumbledore waved his hand, and a copy of”Walking with Werewolves” flew over from the bookshelf in the distance, and he took it. Passing the beautifully packaged book, she asked,”Minerva, have you read Lockhart’s book?”

“I read it when I was bored. His writing is really good, especially the ‘restoration spell’ he used in the book.’”

Professor McGonagall looked at Dumbledore in confusion. The principal asked why this was happening.

“Do you remember Lockhart’s behavior at school?”Dumbledore continued to ask

“Of course,” Professor McGonagall frowned, and dusty memories gradually came to her mind. Only then did she remember Lockhart’s poor performance when he was in school at Hogwarts:

After being sorted into Ravenclaw, Lockhart Lockhart thought that he would become the object of discussion and attention, because he felt that he had great abilities and was smarter than most of his classmates.

When he was studying, Lockhart was eager to gain attention and win various awards. He is willing to study down-to-earth.

He once boasted loudly in the auditorium that he could make the Philosopher’s Stone before graduation, and planned to lead the England Quidditch team to win the World Cup, eventually becoming the youngest Minister of Magic in the UK.

He once founded Hogwarts’ first school newspaper, but it was all about his self-bragging. He once sent himself 800 greeting cards on Valentine’s Day, and the influx of owls caused breakfast to be canceled… …

Lockhart did many impressive things in school, but none of them brought him honor.

After he graduated, the professors never heard from him again.

Until a certain time later One day, he suddenly became a popular star writer because of several autobiographical novels.

After learning about this, when Professor McGonagall and others were chatting in the faculty office, they all thought that Lockhart had recognized the reality after graduation and was willing to be down-to-earth. Learn magic, instead of just imagining what honors you have won.

Dumbledore suddenly mentioned his performance in school. Is there any hidden secret in this matter? Professor McGonagall looked at him strangely.

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(End of this chapter)