The demon monk in the second dimension

"Don't worry. The professors will definitely have a solution."

Every year when the new school year begins, it means another batch of first-year students are arriving.

The second-year wizards watched as the first-year wizards cautiously entered the hall, and upon learning that the Sorting Ceremony was merely about wearing the Sorting Hat, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

This reminded them of themselves last year, and they all wore mischievous smiles.

At the opening banquet, Dumbledore introduced everyone to the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart.

Immediately, many little witches who admired him offered extremely enthusiastic applause.

Including Hermione sitting next to Summer Solstice.

After reading the seven "textbooks" for this year's Defense Against the Dark Arts class, Hermione greatly respected Lockhart and looked forward to the arrival of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

This was not because of his appearance or his white teeth, but because of his exceptional magical abilities.

However, Hermione, who was sitting next to Xia Zhi, soon said regretfully.

"Professor Lupin was actually a very good teacher, but unfortunately he was a werewolf and couldn't continue teaching at Hogwarts."

"Werewolf?"

Xia Zhi looked surprised, as if she were hearing about this for the first time, and asked Hermione.

"What's going on? Professor Lupin is actually a werewolf?!"

"Yes. The Daily Prophet also wrote about it, but you can't see it in China."

Hermione sighed and explained to Xia Zhi.

"During the summer vacation, Professor Lupin revealed his werewolf identity and promoted a wolfsbane potion that could keep werewolves sane even when they were transformed. Although Professor Lupin did not harm any students, many parents were not comfortable with having a werewolf as a professor at Hogwarts, so he was dismissed by the school's board of trustees."

"So that's what happened!"

Xia Zhi nodded in realization.

Would you rather give up such a prestigious and respected profession as a professor at Hogwarts for the sake of your other kind-hearted werewolf brethren?

What a good man Lupin is!

Chapter 304 The Easy-going Lockhart

Among this year's freshmen, Luna Lovegood and Ginny Weasley are probably the most outstanding.

Luna is a true Ravenclaw—she seems crazy, says things that are unsociable and incomprehensible to others, but she is very knowledgeable.

Ginny, as the true female lead, eventually marries Harry and becomes the savior's wife.

However, for now, both of them are still just clueless little witches.

Just as the Sorting Ceremony was about to begin, an official from the Ministry of Magic suddenly appeared from the doorway.

Beside him was Hagrid, who opened the door for him.

"thank you, sir."

The Ministry of Magic official nodded slightly to Hagrid, then looked somewhat troubled and spoke directly in the Great Hall.

"Professor Dumbledore, I am from the Ministry of Magic. The Minister feels it is necessary to inform you of something: We discovered that today a student was driving a flying car from his home to Hogwarts, and was spotted by six or seven Muggles along the way. After investigation, the two students are identified as Harry Potter and Ron Weasley."

In an instant, the entire auditorium fell silent.

Seeing this, he bowed slightly to Dumbledore and left Hogwarts.

"Then please continue. I won't disturb you any longer."

Upon hearing the news, everyone was surprised for a moment, and then the young wizards burst into great enthusiasm and cheers.

"How cool! I came to school in a flying car!"

"I want to try it too!"

"Perhaps we can do that next year?"

Dumbledore remained expressionless upon hearing the news, while Professor McGonagall turned pale with anger.

She gripped the Sorting Hat tightly in her hand. But faced with the angry old witch, the hat dared not utter a sound.

Hat Hat felt wronged, but she didn't dare to say anything.

But Xia Zhi thought of something.

"Is Fudge flexing his muscles at Dumbledore?"

They could have discussed this privately with Dumbledore, or sent a letter via owl, but instead they chose to announce it in the Great Hall where all the young wizards were.

Was he trying to demonstrate his authority as Minister of Magic?

This offended not only Dumbledore but also Professor McGonagall.

Harry and Ron did something that seriously violated the Ministry of Magic's laws. Doesn't that mean that as the Headmistress of Gryffindor, her educational level is extremely low?

What Fudge probably gains is self-satisfaction?

When the Sorting Ceremony began, Snape and McGonagall disappeared from the faculty seats for a moment before reappearing.

McGonagall's face was very stiff, while Snape, for once, managed a faint smile.

Hermione said worriedly.

"Won't Harry and Ron get expelled?"

"Will not."

Summer Solstice ate a cheese fried chicken cutlet and said to Hermione.

“Hogwarts is a magic school that trains young wizards. What happened to Harry and Ron only proves that they urgently need to be educated, and they won’t be expelled. Besides, Professor Dumbledore is there.”

After the dinner, everyone saw Harry and Ron in the Gryffindor common room.

Apart from Hermione and Percy, who kept their faces tense, everyone else cheered and praised Harry and Ron's actions.

Their expressions, which had been as if they had lost their parents, immediately relaxed. Surrounded by a group of lion cubs, they even seemed somewhat smug.

This smugness lasted until the next morning, when Ron received his mother's yelling letter.

Watching the red envelope burning like a bomb, Xia Zhi silently covered Hermione's ears.

Hermione:? ? ?

The little witch looked puzzled.

But she soon understood.

"If they fire you for stealing the car, I wouldn't be surprised at all. Just wait and see how I deal with you then. You probably never even considered how your father and I felt when we found the car was gone!"

The sound was like an explosion; it could easily be used as a sonic weapon.

The entire Great Hall reverberated with Mrs. Weasley's roar.

Ron had a stern face, while Harry tried his best to remain expressionless.

Many people were startled, then looked at Ron with schadenfreude.

Especially the little snakes of Slytherin.

The first lesson in second-year Gryffindor was Herbalism.

Upon arriving at the greenhouse where herbs were grown, the young wizards discovered that their new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart, was constantly nagging Professor Sproud.

Sprough's face was stiff, and he couldn't even be bothered to maintain a polite smile, as he listened to Lockhart's incessant rambling.

"It's Professor Lockhart!"

Hermione's voice held a hint of surprise, and her eyes lit up like those of many other little witches.

Although Lupin was quite approachable, he looked prematurely aged and wore clothes full of patches, which made him visually unappealing.

Compared to him, Lockhart, who was dressed neatly and appropriately this year and even wore light makeup, instantly outshone him in terms of looks.

This herbal medicine class taught us how to care for mandrake, and the get out of class ended around lunchtime.

After lunch, Xia Zhi went directly to Lockhart's office and gently knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Hearing the sounds coming from inside, he pushed open the door and saw Lockhart in the office.

The first time I visited Lothar's office, I was struck by the sight – his own photographs were displayed everywhere.

There are photos of him receiving the Order of Merlin, photos of him posing with the Minister of Magic, and many other photos.

This person is incredibly narcissistic!

Upon seeing the summer solstice, Lockhart instinctively flashed his well-trained, eight-toothed smile.

"Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

Xia Zhi took out a piece of paper, placed its lower right corner in front of Lockhart, and asked him with a look of anticipation.

"Professor Lockhart, I'm a big fan of your books. Could you please sign one for me?"

"of course can!"

Upon hearing this, Lothar grinned from ear to ear.

Xia Zhi smiled with satisfaction as she watched Lockhart quickly sign his name on the paper in cursive script.

He put the paper away and smiled warmly at Lockhart.

"Thank you, Professor Lockhart. I won't bother you any longer."

Lockhart also smiled and said to Xia Zhi.

"How could signing an autograph for a handsome young fan be considered a disturbance? You're welcome to come find me anytime!"

Leaving Lockhart's office, Xia Zhi lightly smeared a piece of white paper with her right hand, and the paper turned into a restricted reading application form.

Lockhart's name gleamed where a professor's signature was required.

Summer Solstice was speechless.

"This guy is so flashy that he uses a flashing pen to sign his name?"

With the application form in hand, Xia Zhi went to the library and found Mrs. Pince, the librarian.

The library was empty at the moment; there were no students.

Even Mrs. Pince was surprised to find a young wizard visiting the library on the very first day of school.

Moreover, it was a banned book.

Chapter 305 The Professor's Summer Solstice Struck by Lightning Again

Mrs. Pince examined Lockhart's signature closely and found it to be genuine.

While inwardly criticizing Lockhart for so casually issuing a forbidden book application form to a second-year wizard, she put away the application form and said to Xia Zhi.

"The restricted book area is different from the regular reading area. You can only borrow one book at a time, and it must be returned within a month at most. Each application form can only be used once."

"I see."

Xia Zhi nodded to Mrs. Ping Si and followed her to the forbidden book section.

Hogwarts' restricted section contains many books about the Dark Arts, but not all of them.

Some of the most difficult spells, which can only be learned by adult wizards or even Aurors, are also stored here.

Perhaps out of concern that the young wizards might go astray, a thick book titled "Be Careful - A Beginner's Guide to the Basic Theory of Dark Magic" was prominently displayed in the forbidden book section.

Who would believe this wasn't intentionally placed here?

Xia Zhi discovered that some of the books in the restricted book section were quite old, perhaps even hundreds of years old, and the pages were yellowed.

Instead of picking up a book about dark magic, he chose "Ultimate Transfiguration".

Even the darkest of black magic is devouring flesh and blood; devouring souls is even more evil.

……

The first class on the first afternoon of the school year was Gilderoy Lockhart's Defense Against the Dark Arts class.

He walked into the classroom, pointed to a large photo of himself, and blinked as he spoke.