Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 132 Gift
Although Gilderoy Lockhart was uneducated, that didn't mean he was a fool.

On the contrary, aside from being a bit narcissistic, Gilderoy Lockhart possessed an exceptional talent for social skills.

Although Gilderoy Lockhart couldn't see through Tom Riddle's tricks in altering the original summoning ritual, he understood everything when he realized the vast difference between the ritual he obtained through Legilimency from Tyella's mind and the one Tom Riddle had taught him.

Tom Riddle never intended to give him power; Tom Riddle simply wanted to achieve some ulterior motive through himself.

The ritual that Tiera learned from her mind was the real one!
Gilderoy Lockhart believed this because he was confident in his ability to manipulate minds.

Therefore, Gilderoy Lockhart simultaneously learned the original summoning ritual from Tom Riddle, and also independently learned the ritual he had obtained from Tyella's mind, based on Tom Riddle's analysis of the ritual—

Gilderoy Lockhart hadn't studied this hard since graduating, which made him feel quite good about himself. He thought he was just unwilling to work hard, and if he were willing, becoming the next Dumbledore wouldn't be a problem at all.

What a ghost!

Tierra and Tom Riddle believed that Gilderoy Lockhart was teaching how to construct the ritual—

They broke it apart, kneaded it, and fed the ritualistic structure bit by bit into Gilderoy Lohart's mouth.

The true story of Gilderoy Lockhart learning ritual magic—

Come on, Gilderoy Lockhart, first open your third-year textbook on Ancient Runes, Charms, and Transfiguration. Figure out what Ancient Runes are, then memorize the rules of Transfiguration magic, and then we'll talk about other things.

After only two days of teaching, Tom Riddle broke down and wished he could just devour the other person and send him on his way.

Tierra was unusually in sync with Tom Riddle in their thinking—

If there weren't absolutely no other options, Tiera would have liked to take advantage of the situation and send Gilderoy Lockhart away.

But Tiera could only secretly cast a Joyful Charm on Gilderoy Lockhart—

This ensures that Gidlow Lohart maintains a high level of enthusiasm for learning even when his learning progress is slow.

As for whether the Joyful Curse will have any side effects—

Tiera didn't care about him; after all, Gilderoy Lockhart was just a disposable tool.

Therefore, even though Gilderoy Lockhart's foundation was extremely poor, with the combined guidance of his two renowned teachers, Tom Riddle and Tierra, and the powerful assistance of the Joyful Spell, Gilderoy Lockhart's learning progress was still slowly but surely advancing.

The most obvious improvement was in the quality of Gilderoy Lockhart's lessons.

During the final Defense Against the Dark Arts class before Christmas, Gilderoy Lockhart successfully used a spell to stop the flow of magic, which greatly excited him.

But nobody cared, except for Tyella.

After Gidrollowhat finished his course, Tiera stayed behind as usual—

“Professor Lockhart—” After a long absence, Tiera once again stayed after the Defense Against the Dark Arts class—

In the preceding weeks, Tiera deliberately avoided contact with Gilderoy Lockhart alone in order to complete her improvements to the original ritual.

Now, Tiera is trying to give the "Sign of Vain" to Gilderoy Lohart.

"Professor Lockhart—" Tiera called out again when she saw Lockhart trying to pretend he didn't recognize her. At the same time, she quickly stepped forward, grabbed Gilderoy Lockhart's clothes, and pulled hard.

"Oh...yes, it's Tiera...what is it?" Gilderoy Lohart asked somewhat guiltily.

“Merry Christmas, Professor!” Tierra suddenly blushed, put a delicate little box on the table, and then turned and ran away.

Gilderoy Lockhart picked up the box and opened it—inside was a purple brooch with gold trim, featuring a spider lily pattern, in Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite violet color.

Gilderoy Lockhart picked up the brooch with delight. A cool sensation coursed through his mind, making him feel incredibly refreshed, as if he had drunk a whole bottle of energizing potion.

Tiera deliberately added a layer of sobering spell to the outside of the amulet. He begged Lockhart to hurry up and learn, and not to drag it out until the end of the next semester. He didn't want to do Lockhart's narcissistic exam questions again. He wished he could die before the end of the semester and leave the exam week free for everyone to review some useful exams.

"This student really loves you."

Tierra, who was holding the diary in her hand, heard Tom Riddle speak to Gilderoy Lockhart almost through gritted teeth.

“Yes, I misunderstood him before.” Gilderoy Lockhart put on the brooch and returned to his office.

Since Gidrol Lockhart moved in, this place has changed dramatically.

If the Defense Against the Dark Arts office during Quirrell's time was still a normal professor's office, Gilderoy Lockhart's office had been converted into a dressing room.

To the left of the office is a huge full-length mirror, and to the right are rows of wardrobes filled with brightly colored and extremely flamboyant dresses—

There was only a small stack of his own books on the desk in the middle of the office, which was squeezed into the innermost corner by piles of cosmetics, all kinds of hats, scarves and gloves.

“Tiera has reminded me; I do need a brooch.” Gilderoy Lockhart said, putting the purple spider lily brooch on his chest and looking at it over and over. “Tom, do you think Tiera has feelings for me?”

"His feelings for you are written all over his face," Tom Riddle said through gritted teeth once again.

Damn it, damn it, damn it! Damn Gilderoy Lockhart, damn it Tiera!

[After the ceremony, I will definitely kill that filthy mud-blood Tiera with my own hands!]

No, I'm going to kill him right now!

Tyella heard Tom Riddle curse in his mind.

"Pfft—" Tiera couldn't help but laugh. Ever since teaching Gilderoy Lockhart drove Tiera to the brink of a mental breakdown, watching Tom Riddle's despair and tantrums had become one of Tiera's greatest pleasures.

"What's wrong, Tierra?" Harry asked.

"No, it's nothing, I just suddenly thought of something interesting," Tiera replied perfunctorily.

"What's wrong? Tell me about it," Harry persisted.

“Oh, okay.” Tierra shrugged. “There won’t be any final exams at the end of the second semester next year.”

"What?!" Hermione exclaimed, her face pale with shock. "Why? Why aren't there final exams?"

“Who knows?” Tierra replied nonchalantly. “Maybe—”

"Wait!" Hermione suddenly stopped, staring intently at Tyella. "Did you make that bet with me because you knew there wouldn't be any final exams?"

A subtle and awkward silence fell between the four of them.

Hermione glared at him angrily, while Harry's gaze was fixed on the back of Tyella's head.

Ron was happy because he didn't have to take the exam, but seeing his two friends' serious expressions, he had no choice but to put on a serious face as well.

Thank you Korsi for the 100 points!
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(End of this chapter)