In order to plot against Lucius, Dumbledore pretended that he had not discovered anything, which also caused panic in the Hogwarts Academy.

Everyone began to look for various ways to protect their own safety, and some people took the opportunity to gain the limelight to enhance their presence, such as Professor Lockhart.

He organized a duel club and promoted it to the outside world to improve the students' spellcasting ability, so that if they encountered a monster in a secret room, they would have a chance to improve their chances of survival.

It has to be said that Lockhart has forgotten most of his original wizard knowledge over the years, but his skills in various propaganda and deception are increasing day by day.

Under Lockhart's various publicity and deception, this duel club soon became popular, and a large number of students signed up, especially those young wizards of mixed blood, because it was rumored that the monsters in the secret room attacked mixed wizards.

Even Hermione had friends who wanted to drag her along.

She had long known from Locke that Professor Lockhart was a half-baked wizard and that this club was a farce, so naturally she was not interested in it.

But Locke didn't expect that both he and Hermione would be involved because of Snape.

On this day, Locke and Hermione passed by the door of the club's practice room and happened to meet Snape.

Locke said hello casually, and Hermione bowed politely.

Seeing Locke, Snape seemed to have thought of something and said to Locke, "Follow me."

With that said, Snape pushed open the door to the practice room without waiting for Locke's answer.

Locke frowned when he saw this, thinking that it was no wonder that Snape was not popular. The protagonist regarded him as a villain. How could he give such a harsh order? Locke was not his student.

Seeing that Snape had opened the door and walked in, Locke hesitated and walked into the classroom with Hermione.

Many students here know Hermione. After all, she has been the number one figure in her grade since she entered school.

Locke, on the other hand, is relatively unfamiliar to most people. Only a few people know that Locke is the "teacher" Hermione often talks about and discusses in whispers with people around her.

Using his keen hearing, Locke paid attention to the conversations of these students and found that most of them were here to join in the fun.

Because the entire college is now under martial law, except for classes, no important things must be done in the dormitory. Many students take this opportunity to come out and relax.

Students who truly study seriously have quite strong discernment abilities. Basically, Hogwarts has to change its Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher every year. Many senior students can tell how good the teaching level really is.

Therefore, Professor Lockhart's propaganda can only fool some lower-grade students, and most senior students do not think that Lockhart's narration is really useful.

"It seems that the public's eyes are still sharp." Locke thought in his heart, and then he saw the Lockhart who was carefully dressed, wearing an exquisite shirt, vest, and one-shoulder cape, coming to the center of the room. On the duel stage, he loudly called on all the students to come closer and listen to his speech.

At this time, Locke noticed that most of the senior students did not move their positions, and even stood in the back without any trace, leaving the front row to the lower students.

Even what Professor Lockhart said next, none of these students cared. Most of these students saw through it and didn't really buy into Lockhart.

Listening to Lockhart's nonsense, Locke also felt quite bored. Finally he couldn't help frowning and said to Snape: "Why did you ask me to come here? If you let me come to see these, I think my Time is still precious.”

"We may need Hermione to come on in a moment," Snape said suddenly.

Frowning slightly, Locke glanced at Hermione, who was a little surprised, and then looked at Snape again: "How did that guy offend you? Do you plan to make him look so embarrassed?"

"Don't you want to see him in embarrassment?" Snape did not answer, but just asked this question, and then, as if to reassure Locke, he added: "Don't worry, I know the level of Hermione, and I won't What’s the problem?”

Of course Hermione won't have any problems. With Locke playing tricks on her, Hermione is much stronger now than in the plot. Her knowledge reserve can be compared with some senior students. As for her fighting ability, Locke often gives her tricks. , many magics that are highly practical and used in combat can be said to be extremely skilled.

Under this situation, there is no problem in dealing with Lockhart, who has degenerated into a half-hearted person.

Even so, Locke still wanted to ask about his wishes. He looked at Hermione and asked: "What do you think, are you willing to go on stage?"

"When I mentioned you, teacher, before, Professor Lockhart was very disrespectful. He also said that you were just a library administrator and were not qualified to be compared with a formal professor."

At this point, Hermione's little face showed an angry look: "In that case, let me teach him a lesson. In fact, many people can see now that he is not much better than Muggles."

"Very good." Hearing Hermione's answer, Snape nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Lockhart was talking about giving everyone a demonstration, and introduced Snape as his assistant, saying that Snape would assist him in showing everyone how to use the 'Expelliarmus' spell. Efficient.

After noticing Lockhart's words, Locke finally understood why, given Snape's character, he couldn't help but want to give him a look.

"Hermione Granger." Since Hermione agreed, Snape suddenly called out Hermione's name loudly at this moment, and then motioned for her to come on stage.

Lockhart didn't expect that Snape would be upset by him, and without giving him any face, he directly called Hermione on stage to demonstrate a duel with him, which caught him off guard: "This... I thought we..."

"Hermione was actually present when the Chamber of Secrets was opened, so I want to practice more practical skills, so I will be the referee." Snape said loudly before Lockhart could react. .

Hermione is actually quite famous in her grade, and many people know her. But Lockhart's opponent in the demonstration suddenly turned into a little wizard. He has been fooling him for many years. Naturally, he will not panic at this time, and he will confront her confidently. The students in the audience said:

"Of course, please rest assured, I guarantee that Hermione will be safe and sound, and I will be measured in my actions..."

Snape had already had enough of Lockhart's pretentiousness and couldn't help but interrupt directly: "Get ready to start, you all stand up."

Snape said as he motioned for the two of them to get ready. Professor Lockhart was forced to stop speaking and stood opposite Hermione on the stage.

The two men followed the duel procedure, took out their wands and raised them in front of them in salute, then turned around at the same time, took five steps each, turned back again, and got into a duel stance.

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