Hogwarts: Undercover Death Eater Replaces the Dark Lord

"I didn't say that!" Ron retorted angrily.

The two men immediately started arguing, and the scene became a chaotic mess. Harry tried to mediate, while Hermione restrained Ron and Harry to prevent them from fighting with Draco in the Great Hall...

They argued for a long time before the spectators finally understood what was going on.

It turns out that Lockhart has more than one class on the first day of school.

After teaching the second-year wizards of Slytherin and Ravenclaw in the morning, the Cornish elf frozen by Cassandra was put into a cage by Lockhart and taken away to another class in the afternoon.

The class in the afternoon happened to also be for second-year wizards, but they were from Gryffindor and Hufflepuff. Harry, Ron and Hermione were in this class.

Lockhart was very ignorant of his own limitations. After his "successful experience" in the morning, he felt that these Cornish elves were not so difficult to deal with. He just needed to remember the spell of the freezing curse.

So, he once again released the elves from the cage in class and let the little wizards deal with them on their own...

The result of this incident was that Lockhart memorized the Freezing Curse but failed to cast it successfully. His poor wand was physically disarmed a second time by the same elf and thrown out of the window.

So, Lockhart once again crawled back under the desk...

It was not until the end of the get out of class, when all the students were eager to leave the classroom, that Lockhart crawled out from under the desk and handed the task to Harry, Ron and Hermione, who were the last to leave.

Fortunately, the top student Hermione had already taught herself the Freezing Spell. Although she didn't have the shocking effect of Cassandra freezing an entire classroom of elves in an instant, she was able to control them and prevent these little creatures from causing trouble again.

"I told you, this Lockhart is definitely not a master of Defense Against the Dark Arts!"

Draco had been arguing with Harry and Ron for a long time, his throat dry. While sipping water, he came over and complained to Lycos, "He's been like this for two classes. Doesn't this prove that he's a complete idiot?"

"Since both classes involve the same operation, why can't it be Professor Lockhart's lesson plan?"

Gemma Farley had come over at some point, followed by her two best friends. They all seemed to agree that Lockhart couldn't be so incompetent that he couldn't even handle a few Cornish elves.

"If the problem only occurred in one class and the teaching method was changed in the second class, we might have thought it was a problem with Professor Lockhart's level."

Gemma Farley said seriously, "But if you look at two classes in the same grade, all using the same teaching method, maybe you can see the problem..."

"Professor Lockhart really wants to train your independent spirit. He deliberately dresses himself up as a clown to prevent students from becoming too dependent on him!"

Draco fell silent again.

What should I do? She makes so much sense, I can't even refute her...

"Lex, what do you think?" Draco was unwilling to give up, so he had to look at Lecos for help.

Lycos shrugged helplessly.

It is indeed difficult to explain Lockhart's level of magic... His other magic skills are simply a mess, but his memory magic is extremely advanced, even enough to modify the memories of many excellent wizards without leaving any loopholes.

"What's there to argue about?" Lycos could only shake his head and said, "Why not observe him for a while longer? Maybe after a while we'll know Professor Lockhart's true ability."

Only Lecos himself knew that after a while Lockhart would probably reveal himself as a fool and arouse more and more suspicion.

Therefore, before Lockhart was exposed, he needed to sell the entire set of very valuable autographed books to a sucker at the highest price...

"By the way, I have a complete set of Professor Lockhart's collector's edition signed books."

Taking advantage of the fact that there were so many people around, Lycos took out a whole set of books that Lockhart had just given him from his snakeskin wallet and started advertising them among the crowd.

"A complete set of Professor Lockhart's works, signed by him. I just received it this morning, and it's in mint condition! The set also comes with ten headshots of the winners of the Most Charming Smile Award. Anyone interested?"

"Now or never!"

……

Lycos managed to make some extra money by auctioning off Lockhart's complete set of signed books.

If Professor McGonagall hadn't just arrived at the auditorium and stopped the impromptu auction, Lycos felt he could have made a little more money...

I have to say that although Lockhart is not a very good person, he has a lot of loyal fans... In order to get that set of signed books, many little witches in Hogwarts showed their strong financial strength.

Lecos had deliberately chosen a serious purist, a Slytherin girl with whom he normally didn't get along.

He was now looking forward to seeing what kind of regretful expression she would have when Lockhart's true face was exposed...

"Prefect Farley, are you free tonight?"

After getting a handful of golden Galleons, Lecos walked over to Gemma Farley who had not left yet and asked.

He didn't know which sixth-grade Potions classroom was, so if he wanted to find the Half-Blood Prince's old Potions textbook, he could only ask the sixth-grade students for help.

"What's wrong, do you want to ask me out?" Gemma Farley asked with interest.

Lycos: “…”

This is the disadvantage of being too handsome. It is easy to be teased when talking to girls.

"I'm talking business, Prefect Farley."

He coughed lightly twice and said seriously, "Can you take me to your sixth-grade potion classroom? I've encountered some problems studying potions recently, and I want to borrow an old copy of 'Advanced Potions Making'..."

"You know, I'm a poor student certified by Hogwarts and can't afford to buy new books..."

Lycos used this tried-and-true excuse again and began pretending to be a poor student.

However, this time, his reasons didn't work...

"Why don't you check your wallet first... Don't you feel guilty about saying that?" Gemma Farley said angrily.

"Uh..." Lycos's expression froze.

He almost forgot that he had just earned a large amount of gold galleons by selling books, which had nothing to do with the difficulties of being a poor student.

However, this did not pose a problem for Lecos. As a qualified undercover agent, he had to think of a reasonable response strategy in time.

"Prefect, I'm used to living in poverty... I finally got this fortune, so of course I don't want to spend it recklessly." Lycos began to play the victim. "This will cover all my living expenses for the next six years at Hogwarts, so I'd better save as much as possible..."

"If you really need it... I can lend you my 'Advanced Potion Making'." Gemma Farley didn't know how to comment for a moment, so she had to say this.

"It might take me quite a while, and I'm afraid it'll interrupt your classes." Lycos shook his head. "I think it would be better to find an old book that no one wants."

As he spoke, he suddenly took out a stack of postcards from his pocket and quietly put them into Gemma Farley's hand.

"Prefect Farley, I actually secretly kept a few signed postcards from Lockhart."

Lycos whispered, "I see some of your friends really like Lockhart. You can use these postcards to manipulate them..."

……

Chapter 129 The First Weekend

Tempted by the idea of ​​taking advantage of Lockhart's fan friends, Gemma Farley readily agreed to Lekos.

The sixth-grade Potions classroom was the same as the first and second-grade classrooms, also located in the corridor under the castle. It was exceptionally cold, with a damp smell in the air, and even the torches hanging on the wall looked eerie.

"You've come to the right person for this matter."

She chuckled, took out a key, and unlocked the classroom door, which was locked with a brass lock. "It just so happens that I'm not only the sixth-grade prefect, but also the class representative for the sixth-grade Potions intensive class..."

"Professor Snape gave me a key to the classroom door. I am responsible for organizing classroom supplies and handling potions produced in class."

As Gemma Farley spoke, she strode to a storage cabinet in the corner, fumbled around in it for a while, and then took out a not-too-worn copy of "Advanced Potion Making" by Libasho Pollach.

"You're lucky. There's a nice book in the storage cabinet. It must have been left here in the past two years," she said.

"Um……"

Lycos flipped through the book and realized at a glance that it wasn't the one he needed, so he pretended to be casual and asked, "Since I'm already looking for used books, I still want the ones with notes..."

"I might not understand it if I only read the textbook. I might need some notes from seniors. Maybe I can use them as a reference?"

"So that's what you mean?" Gemma Farley laughed. "You're quite smart to know that the notes in second-hand textbooks are the most valuable."

"Yes, buying second-hand books depends on luck," Lycos agreed. "Most people think the best luck is buying textbooks from good students who cherish their books, or those hardly used textbooks from students who don't like studying..."

"But I think it would be best to find a second-hand textbook with lots of notes left on it by the author himself. Those notes might be more valuable than the textbook itself."

"So that's what you were thinking."

Gemma Farley nodded, opened the door of the storage cabinet, and showed the contents to Lecos -

The storage cupboard has everything.

Like the brass scale for weighing herbs, an old crucible that had been used countless times, some tattered dragon-skin gloves... Of course, what attracted Lycos's attention the most was the pile of potion textbooks stacked in the corner of the cabinet.

"You can choose which book's notes you think are most valuable... But don't spend too much time choosing. I don't want Professor Snape to find out that I'm secretly lending public items to others."

Lycos responded, bent down, picked up the heavy pile of "Advanced Potion Making", and began to look through it carefully.

He first eliminated several textbooks that appeared to be relatively new.

Because Snape was a poor student when he was in school, the textbooks he used were second-hand... After being passed around many times, the Half-Blood Prince's "Advanced Potion-Making" should be extremely worn out.

However, even if we exclude some of the cleaner textbooks, there are still quite a few tattered second-hand books left.

Fortunately, many of the tattered books were simply because the users didn't take good care of them. The pages were bent, and most of the covers and title pages were missing more than half...

After more than ten minutes, just when Gemma Farley was about to lose her patience, Lecos found a unique book called "Advanced Potion Making".

Although this book is tattered like other old books, it can be seen that its user takes good care of the textbook. The pages are clean, with few corners or chips. The reason for the tattered state is probably because it is used too frequently.

This book is filled with various notes written in beautiful handwriting. It is obvious that the original owner is an excellent wizard.

Lycos's eyes moved, and he turned the book over and looked at the back of it.

A line of elegant handwriting is faintly visible on the severely worn back of the book——

This book is the property of the Half-Blood Prince.

"That's it!"

Lycos put on a smile and looked at Gemma Farley, who was already a little anxious.

"Thank you for this, Prefect Farley."

"You actually picked such an old book?" Gemma Farley asked in surprise after taking a look at the old book in Lekos's hand. "I thought you would choose a book that has notes on it and is well preserved."

"But I think this notebook is the best," said Lycos.

He stuffed the book into his snakeskin wallet without thinking, fearing any accidents might happen... After all, this book "Advanced Potion Making" by the Half-Blood Prince was not easy to come by.

"It's up to you, as long as you don't think it's bad."

Gemma Farley, who grew up in a pure-blood aristocratic family, couldn't quite understand why someone would choose a tattered book.

But she didn't say anything. She just waved her wand, and the old books scattered around floated back to their original corners in the storage cabinet. Then she carefully closed the cabinet door, restoring everything to its original state.

"I hope Professor Snape won't notice anything unusual here."