Hogwarts: Wizards of Eternity.

Chapter 105: The New Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts Reborn

In this cursed Defense Against the Dark Arts class, every teacher who comes to teach will encounter misfortune, and the misfortune will accumulate as time goes by. Not to mention teaching for more than a year, it is not uncommon for teachers to not be able to teach in less than a year.

Injury, kidnapping, death...

There were actually quite a few candidates that Dumbledore liked, but none of them were willing to come.

After all, who would want to be cursed for no reason? A wizard who is capable of teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts cannot possibly not understand the horror of curses.

Especially because of Voldemort's influence, Quirrell's death last year has been blamed on the curse.

Since someone just died here, no one would be willing to come.

"Actually, my original plan was to find Gilderoy Lockhart, and he agreed, but unfortunately..."

Roger curled his lips: "The guy who used the Oblivion Charm to steal other people's life experiences?"

"Yes, that's him." Dumbledore was not surprised that Roger knew Gilderoy Lockhart's background. After all, he was Roger.

Gilderoy Lockhart's apparent identity in the British wizarding world is that of an adventurer who writes his experiences into books.

These books are very popular.

"Breaking Up with a Female Ghost", "Traveling with Ghouls", "Vacation with Hags", "Traveling on a Boat with Vampires"... If what he wrote was based on real experiences, then as a 'practical person' he is fully qualified to teach.

But unfortunately it was not the case. The contents of his book were all about the experiences of other wizards. After Lockhart learned the details through rhetoric, he used the Forgetfulness Charm to erase the original owner's memory of the related experiences and used it himself.

Dumbledore had read these books. Lockhart wrote them very well, but for the sake of the wonderful storytelling, he sacrificed the rigor of magic. This made Dumbledore see the flaw. After reading them carefully, he found that the content of the book was somewhat similar to the experiences of several of his former friends.

Dumbledore visited his friends and discovered that their memories had been altered, confirming that Gilderoy Lockhart was indeed a liar.

So, on the one hand, the curse is too powerful now that someone has died, and they need a fool who is not afraid of the curse. On the other hand, because of the existence of Harry and Roger, the atmosphere in the school and even in the British wizarding world is a little subtle.

So Dumbledore wanted students not to be overly obsessed with fame and legends, and used Lockhart to dispel their obsession.

At the same time, it is also a sacrifice of Lockhart to stabilize social sentiment.

But unexpectedly, some time ago, Roger took office as an official in the Ministry of Magic, which changed things.

Human beings have a kind of thinking inertia, which is that they like to impose their own cognition on others.

People who value profit don't believe in selfless dedication in the world from the bottom of their hearts. Even if something happens, they think it is a "show" and there must be some despicable calculations behind it.

Naive people always say, "Don't think so badly of others," and ignore those who are hurt.

The same can be said of Lockhart as a con man.

Prophet? Savior?

The reputation is indeed very big, but after reading those newspapers that dare to say anything nonsense to increase sales, he felt that they were mostly exaggerating, just like himself.

But there is a saying that goes, battle reports can lie, but battle lines cannot.

The content in newspapers and rumors in society can be realized through public opinion exaggeration and criticism.

But he is an 11-year-old official in charge of the Ministry of Magic.

Not to mention seeing it, Lockhart had never even heard of it!
Looking at the "legendary stories" in the newspapers again, Lockhart was silent. So, mine are all made up, and yours are all true?

What's the point of this? It's so smooth!
After realizing that his actions would most likely be exposed by the prophet, Gilderoy Lockhart immediately declined the teaching position he had agreed with Dumbledore and once again embarked on an "adventure" to escape disaster abroad.

After explaining the reason for Lockhart's escape, Dumbledore said, "So now I can only shamelessly ask my old friend to come and teach for a year."

The old friend Dumbledore mentioned was certainly not Grindelwald. No matter how big his heart was, he would never invite a prophet who was good at deceiving people to educate the next generation of British wizards.

One year is enough time for Grindelwald to lay too many hidden plans.

The friend he was talking about was another person.

"Nicolas Flamel?" Roger remembered Dumbledore telling him about the alchemist.

"Yes." Dumbledore nodded.

After Voldemort entered Hogwarts, the Philosopher's Stone was returned to its original owner by Roger, but Dumbledore did not immediately return the Philosopher's Stone to Nicolas Flamel.

Because two days after the Voldemort incident, Roger's immortality incident happened.

Dumbledore was exposed to the theory of three dimensions.

He realized that a turbulent era might come at any time, and at this time, the existence of a powerful wizard standing in the lawful camp might be crucial.

He couldn't let Nicolas Flamel choose death and go on another great adventure.

The world still needs Nicolas Flamel, an old wizard who has lived for 665 years. If he switches to practicing three-dimensional magic, his foundation will surely make him so powerful that it is unimaginable for ordinary people.

When you don’t know where the future will go, having a strong person on your side can give you more peace of mind.

Therefore, it was not until Dumbledore possessed the Fire of Nirvana that he returned to Devon, where Nicolas Flamel lived in seclusion, with the Philosopher's Stone.

Because Roger's plan was not to spread beyond his control for the time being, Dumbledore did not mention the technical details, but he also talked about the possible future development direction of the world and persuaded Nicola Medo to stay for a while.

Nicolas Flamel said he would think about it and there should be a result soon.

"That's really exciting." Roger said with interest.

Roger was very interested in communicating and learning from another successful person on the path to immortality.

Roger has read many books on magic, but Nicolas Flamel is an eyewitness to many of the contents in these books. It seems that his different perspective will bring him a lot of benefits.

After knowing that the second-year Defense Against the Dark Arts professor would most likely be Nicolas Flamel, Roger did not delve further into the topic.

Instead, he turned around and asked about the purpose of his visit in the first place: "Principal Dumbledore, what is the international situation like now?"

“Will it have any impact if I travel internationally?”

Roger was not worried about himself. After all, he had a premonition of crisis and there was no danger, but he was worried about the impact on other aspects.

Although Roger is a prophet, his ability to predict the future other than premonition of crisis is only at the level of Professor Trelawney's divination. It's okay for him to occasionally look at future fragments to find inspiration for games, but the rest is very disappointing.

(End of this chapter)