Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

Lycos looked at the paper in front of him for a long time without moving.

1. What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color? 2. What is Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition? 3. What do you think is Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement to date?

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54. When is Gilderoy Lockhart’s birthday? What would be his ideal birthday present?

Although he already knew in the original plot that Lockhart was unreliable, he didn't expect him to be so unreliable.

How could this be a Defense Against the Dark Arts exam? It's clearly a Gilderoy Lockhart fan loyalty survey!

"Lex, you study better than me. Let me copy your paper." Draco said beside him, "What kind of questions are these? I don't know any of them!"

"Do you think I can? I don't even have a book." Lycos gave him a helpless look.

"Forget it, just hand in a blank paper... I don't believe anyone else can answer this kind of question."

Draco slumped over the table in despair and began to fall asleep.

Lycos also shrugged and took out a book called "Dark Magic: A Guide to Self-Defense" from the drawer.

I have to say that although Quirrell's teaching was not very good last year, the textbooks he selected were still good. The books contained a lot of practical knowledge and some pretty good spells.

Learning Defense Against the Dark Arts in Defense Against the Dark Arts class makes sense, right?

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Chapter 126 The Cornish Elf

Half an hour later, Lockhart collected the papers and looked through them in front of the whole class.

"Lex, do you really think we won't be caught?" Draco watched Lockhart flipping through the papers, still feeling a little panicked. "Should we just guess at some random answers instead of handing them in blank?"

"I didn't ask you to hand in a blank paper," Lycos said casually, "You chose to sleep during the test."

"But I don't know what to do if I don't sleep..." Draco said blankly, "By the way, aren't Crabbe and Goyle asleep? I wasn't woken up by their snoring."

"Because they're working on a test." Lycos shrugged. "I just looked back and saw Crabbe and Goyle were working on it, completely covering all the questions."

Draco froze in place.

He glanced around among the young wizards present in Slytherin, and felt that the possibility of others handing in blank papers was not high, so he looked hopefully towards the other side of the classroom -

Then, Draco discovered that the little wizard from Ravenclaw was taking classes with the Slytherins.

Draco: "..."

He suddenly felt that he was hopeless.

"So, we're probably the only two people in this classroom who handed in a blank paper?" Draco asked.

"That's the theory." Lycos nodded and gave him a look that said, "Take care of yourself when Lockhart wakes you up later."

"Wait... didn't you also hand in a blank paper? Why should I take care of myself?"

Draco didn't quite understand where Lycos's calmness came from, and wanted to ask a few more questions, but Lockhart's voice suddenly rang out from the podium -

"Tsk tsk..." Lockhart smacked his lips. "Few people remember that my favorite color is lilac. I mentioned that in 'A Year with the Tibetan Snowman'."

He glanced at the audience, his expression revealing neither happiness nor anger.

"Some of you should read Weekends with Werewolves again carefully. I clearly stated in Chapter 12 that my ideal birthday gift is for all magical people to live in harmony with non-magic people."

Lockhart expressed a lofty birthday wish like "world peace", hoping to gain the approval of the young wizards present.

"But I wouldn't turn down a big bottle of Ogden's Old Hot Whiskey!"

He winked at them again playfully, as if he found his words humorous.

However, the boys sitting below were about to vomit.

"I can't take it anymore, he's too greasy." Theodore Nott, who was sitting behind Lycos, grumbled in a low voice, "I thought Draco was greasy enough, but I didn't expect there could be someone greasy even more than Draco!"

Draco also heard Theodore Nott's comments, and suppressing his discomfort towards Lockhart, he turned around and glared at Nott fiercely.

"Oh, guess what I found?"

At this moment, Lockhart's voice rang out again, but this time he looked obviously unhappy.

"I actually discovered that two students handed in blank papers!"

He held up the two papers and showed them to the young wizards in the audience.

"I'd like to ask, Mr. Lecus Hayden, and Mr. Draco Malfoy..." Lockhart narrowed his eyes and looked at the audience, "Would you please stand up and tell everyone what you think?"

"Answering the question incorrectly is a question of ability, but not answering any question at all is a question of attitude."

Lockhart seemed to have finally found the professor's composure. He raised his chin confidently and tapped the desk with his wand.

"I...I..." Draco was ultimately in the wrong and didn't know how to refute.

However, before he could think of a reason, Lycos spoke first.

"Professor Lockhart, I was born in an orphanage and am a certified poor student at Hogwarts." He wore a harmless expression. "Your textbooks are too expensive, and most of them have only been on the shelves for a short time. It's rare to find second-hand books..."

"As a poor student, I really can't afford such pressure, so naturally I can't answer your question."

Lycos spoke very confidently, and Draco next to him was stunned.

Draco couldn't understand how the man next to him could be so shameless - his textbooks for other subjects were all brand new, and he even replaced his cauldron with a luxurious polished model from a wizarding supply store...

"Oh, poor little fellow!" Lockhart naturally had no idea what Draco was thinking. "I'm so sorry for your situation... Here, here's a complete set of The Complete Lockhart Works. I must give it to you!"

He pulled out a thick stack of brand new books from somewhere and showed the covers to everyone.

The cover of the book in the front still had Lockhart's face, and Lockhart on the podium was winking at the little wizards below the stage.

"Every book in this set has my autograph... Now, it's yours!"

Lockhart handed the thick stack of books to Lycos, and at the same time took out a sketching quill from his pocket and used it to write and draw on the podium.

Draco took a sneak peek while Lockhart wasn't noticing him and saw that the parchment was written with the following words -

"Gilderoy Lockhart, Hogwarts' most outstanding Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, recipient of the Order of Merlin, Third Class, an honorary member of the Anti-Dark Arts League, and a five-time winner of the Witcher Weekly Most Charming Smile Award... discovered a needy student in class and thoughtfully and generously gave him a complete set of signed copies of The Complete Works of Lockhart, helping the poor student out of his immediate need..."

Draco: "..."

As expected, he knew he shouldn't have hoped Lockhart would have a change of heart. He had only given Lockhart a few books because he wanted to use this opportunity to stir up more hype...

After Lockhart finished writing a heated draft with a quick quill pen, he happily picked up the parchment, gently blew the ink on it dry, and then rolled it up and put it in his pocket.

"Now that Mr. Hayden's matter has been dealt with, let's take a look at Mr. Malfoy..."

He turned to look at Draco: "Mr. Malfoy, you are not also a poor student certified by Hogwarts?"

The corners of Draco's mouth twitched, and he turned back to look at Lycos with a stiff neck, but he only saw a look of desperation in his eyes.

"I... I'm not a poor student..." Draco stammered, "I'm from the Malfoy family..."

The Malfoy surname alone shows his financial strength, so Lecos's reasons naturally cannot be applied to him.

Draco's mind was spinning like crazy, trying to find a suitable excuse, but he couldn't think of any reason that could justify handing in a blank paper...

However, before he could think of an excuse, Lockhart walked over and put his arm around Draco's shoulders.

"Ah, why does this name sound so familiar? It turns out to be a child from the Malfoy family!" Lockhart said very familiarly, "You may not know that I am very close to your father, Lucius Malfoy!"

"At that time, I was awarded the Order of Merlin, Third Class, by the Wizengamot. I met Lucius at the Ministry of Magic and had a very pleasant conversation with him... Since you are the child of an old friend, I won't blame you this time, and it won't happen again!"

After saying that, Lockhart patted Draco's shoulder heavily and turned back to the podium.

Only Draco was left standing there, completely dazed.

"No, my father would have a good chat with this kind of person?" he murmured.

"That's normal." Lycos wasn't surprised at all. "A guy like Lockhart who's good at riding on the popularity of others would be considered to have a good chat even if he just said a few words to your father."

The Malfoy family is still very influential in the wizarding world, much more powerful than a mediocre Defense Against the Dark Arts master like Lockhart.

Even Lockhart himself did not expect that he would gain two things from his first class at Hogwarts:

By helping a poor student, he was able to portray himself as a loving person; at the same time, he also made friends with the heir of the Malfoy family, which was almost equivalent to making friends with the Malfoy family.

Kill two birds with one stone!

Thinking of this, Lockhart smiled happily, bent down confidently, took out a large cage covered with a cloth from behind the podium, and placed it on the desk.

"Now - everyone beware! My mission is to teach you how to defend yourself against the worst evil the wizarding world has ever known!"

"You will face the most horrific things in this classroom. But remember, as long as I am here, no harm will come to you... I only ask that you remain calm."

The little wizards couldn't help but hold their breath and stick their heads out from behind a pile of books, wanting to take a good look at the covered cage and find out what the most evil thing was.

Lycos yawned boredly and picked up Draco who had huddled under the table.

"Don't embarrass yourself, Lockhart can't produce anything dangerous." Lecos reminded.

As everyone watched, Lockhart placed one of his hands on the hood.

The young wizards present tensed their muscles nervously, fearing that they might encounter any danger.

"I must ask you not to scream," Lockhart said in a low voice. "It will irritate them!"

The next moment, he lifted the cover, revealing the strange little thing inside.

"Yes," he said dramatically, spreading his arms. "A freshly caught Cornish pixie!"

"Pfft..." Draco couldn't help laughing.

Then Draco's face turned red because he had just crawled under the table because he was afraid of this thing!

"Draco, what's your problem?" Lockhart forced a smile and looked at Draco.

"Well, no... nothing." Draco shook his head quickly, but his neck still trembled with laughter.

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Chapter 127: Chaotic Defense Against the Dark Arts Class

"I know you don't think these little things are dangerous!"

Lockhart said, shaking his finger at the crowd, a little annoyed.

"But don't underestimate these little elves. They can be as cunning little destroyers as the devil!"