The demon monk in the second dimension

“I am Gilderoy Lockhart, a third-class recipient of the Order of Merlin, an honorary member of the League Against the Dark Arts, and a five-time winner of the Wizarding Weekly’s Most Charming Smile Award—but I don’t wear that on my sleeve. I don’t exorcise ghosts with a smile!”

His gaze swept across the little wizard's table, and he smiled happily.

"I see that each of you has bought my book, which is great. Now let's take half an hour to do a short quiz to see how much you actually remember."

The young wizards were taken aback—they had never seen a teaching method where nothing was taught at the beginning of the semester and an exam was taken first!

But when they received the exam paper, many people were dumbfounded.

1. What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color?

2. What was Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition?

3. What do you consider to be Gidrow Lockhart's greatest achievement to date?

……

There were a total of 54 questions, spread across three pages!

The next moment, all the male students looked at Xia Zhi with pleading eyes.

They reached a rare agreement and gestured to Xia Zhi with their eyes.

Strike him! Quickly, strike him with your lightning!

They watched as Xia Zhi furiously wrote on the test paper, finishing it in ten minutes and handing it to Lockhart.

Lockhart immediately recognized that it was Xia Zhi who had gone to him for an autograph at noon, and now seeing how quickly he finished the test, he was even more certain that Xia Zhi was a true fan.

"It's you! Let me see... Your name is Xia, right?"

Lockhart glanced at the test paper in his hand, his eyes lit up, and he exclaimed happily.

"All correct! Amazing! Ten points for Gryffindor!"

Hermione was also very pleased with Xia Zhi's performance.

Sure enough, Xia, like me, greatly admired Professor Lockhart!

Unexpectedly, even Xia Zhi was a fan of Lockhart, while the other young wizards lowered their heads in despair to answer the questions.

When Lockhart finished collecting all the test papers, he discovered that only Summer Solstice and Hermione had scored 100.

And they all belong to Gryffindor House.

Lockhart waved his hand.

"Excellent! Ten points added to Gryffindor!"

He put away the papers and placed a cage wrapped in cloth on the lectern.

The young wizards all focused their attention with curiosity.

Lockhart is also very good at capturing people's curiosity.

"Don't be afraid, as long as I am here, even such a terrifying creature cannot harm you—"

He placed one hand on the cage and lowered his voice.

As the young wizards held their breath, Lockhart swiftly ripped the cloth covering the cage.

"Just caught a Cornish elf!"

This is a small monster with a bluish-gray skin, wings on its back, and a height of about 20 centimeters.

It looks like a miniature goblin, it's a disgrace to the word "elf"!

Several young wizards burst out laughing upon seeing the little creatures in the cage.

"What, you think they're easy to deal with?"

Seeing the nonchalant little wizard, Lockhart opened the cage in dissatisfaction.

"Then let's try it!"

In that instant, Xia Zhi's gaze suddenly sharpened.

"Thunder in the Palm!"

With a wave of his hand, a blinding bolt of lightning shot forward in a spiderweb pattern as he delivered a powerful punch!

Many little elves were struck by the lightning and were knocked over onto the teacher's desk.

Many of them foamed at the mouth and died immediately.

Because he was too close to these little sprites, Lockhart inevitably got struck by lightning.

"hiss!"

The young wizards gasped.

Several little witches let out terrified screams.

"what!"

Lockhart fell to the ground without uttering a sound after being hit by the palm lightning.

He was like a fish that had been electrocuted; his carefully styled hair turned into an afro, and he lay on the ground for a while before recovering.

The little wizards thought he had been electrocuted by the summer solstice!

Xia Zhi stepped forward and helped Lockhart, who was suddenly attacked, to his feet. Lockhart was in pain all over and his mind was blank.

"I'm sorry, Professor! I was just too excited when I saw these terrifying and dangerous creatures!"

Xia Zhi's face showed a very "sincere" apology.

"However, I imagine that for a great wizard like yourself, this minor injury is nothing to worry about!"

After being shocked, Lockhart felt that his limbs were not very responsive.

He broke free from Xia Zhi's support and needed to lean on the lectern to stand.

But when Xia Zhi said that, he immediately realized that he couldn't show weakness.

Lockhart smiled as he tried to straighten his hair with trembling hands.

"Haha! That's right! I'm quite skilled at using this kind of magic, so you don't need to worry about hurting me! I'm a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts!"

"However, my hair needs fixing, so please wait a moment!"

With stiff steps, Lockhart quickly left the classroom.

Only then did he grimace and rub his shoulder, whispering with a hint of jealousy in his voice.

"Wandless spellcasting? Is this a technique a second-year wizard can use? I don't even know how to do that yet!"

Lockhart never returned to the classroom after that.

Lockhart, who encountered Filch on the road, tentatively asked him about the Summer Solstice, and then learned in horror from Filch, who was not very clear about the facts, that last year, the first Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was struck dead by lightning by the Summer Solstice before he could even teach a single class!

Moreover, Dumbledore gave him an extra two hundred points!

It is said that this little wizard from the East has an extremely powerful background, and even Dumbledore dares not provoke him!

Lockhart, who genuinely believed that Xia Zhi was his die-hard fan, gasped in shock!

"Absolutely, absolutely we must not let this little wizard know the truth!"

Otherwise, I'd be dead!

Chapter 306 Soul Weapon Reduced by Three

After Lockhart left the classroom, the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom instantly erupted in excitement!

The young wizards surrounded Xia Zhi, excitedly chattering away.

"You did it on purpose! Xia, you must have done it on purpose, right?"

"We also really dislike that flashy professor!"

"I thought he was so amazing, but isn't he just like Professor Quirrell?"

But Hermione and the other young witches disagreed.

"Xia, you didn't do it on purpose, did you?"

“Xia’s actions were so fast that no one could react in time! Moreover, Professor Quirrell died after being struck by lightning, but Professor Lockhart only felt slightly unwell. The difference in their abilities is obvious!”

"You've all read Professor Lockhart's books, so it's no wonder he's done so many amazing things!"

Xia Zhi nodded in agreement with the little witches and spoke with an innocent expression.

"How could I intentionally attack the professor? I was genuinely terrified by these little sprites, that's why I couldn't help myself! I've never seen anything like them in China!"

If Quirrell could hear this, he'd be turning in his grave!

Hermione immediately believed Summer Solstice's words, but the other young wizards were skeptical.

However, Xia Zhi soon couldn't suppress her smile and said...

"Okay, actually I did it on purpose. After reading Professor Lockhart's book, I couldn't help but want to test his skills. But sneaking up on him was definitely a bit too much. Next time, I'll have a real wizard duel with him!"

"Wizard Duel!"

It's like how many children want to become adults overnight.

Young wizards of this age yearn to act like adult wizards, and they all get excited when they hear about a "duel".

"so amazing!"

"As expected of Xia! She's number one in our grade!"

However, some young wizards timidly remarked.

"But the professor is an adult wizard, can he win?"

As the youngest son of the Weasley family, Ron was often neglected by his parents.

Not only that, he has to use his brother's clothes, his old wand, and even his pet is his brother's leftover!

Seeing Lockhart being loved and admired by so many people, Ron felt a burning flame of jealousy burning in his heart!

He immediately retorted on Xia Zhi's behalf.

"So what if he's an adult wizard? Xia Zhi is amazing! Last year when we cleared the challenge set by Professor Dumbledore, he sent the three-headed dog, which was bigger than Hagrid, flying with one punch! Then he smashed all the huge wizard chess pieces made of stone! Even an adult wizard couldn't do that!"

Last year, because Professor Dumbledore told them not to reveal the content of the levels, Ron didn't find a few people until after the College Cup, and he couldn't wait to share his experience of being carried by Summer Solstice.

Of course, he embellished the story slightly and exaggerated his role.

Now that Ron has mentioned this, many young wizards have gathered around him, asking him what challenges they had overcome at the end of last semester that made Professor Dumbledore give Gryffindor so many extra points!

Hermione, who was standing nearby, heard that Xia Zhi had deliberately attacked Professor Lockhart. Although she was worried that he would be punished or even expelled for violating school rules, she still subconsciously started to lecture him.

"Xia, how could you do this? He's a professor!"

Xia Zhi smiled and took Hermione's hand.

"Hermione. We should respect authority, but not blindly worship it. I only wanted to fight Professor Lockhart because I read his book. My master often sparred with me at home. This is nothing."

So this is actually a custom of Eastern shamans?

Hermione, who was unaware of the matter, nodded somewhat bewildered.

After class, news of Lockhart being struck by lightning on the summer solstice spread quickly, reaching students in other houses and years.

As a bestselling author and a wizard awarded the Order of Merlin, the charming Lockhart has many admirers among the little witches.

Although they dared not make a move because of Xia Zhi's intimidating presence, they all glared angrily at her.

During dinner, owls would occasionally fly into the Great Hall to deliver letters and gifts from fans to Lockhart.

The owl's feathers drifted around, some even landing on the vegetables.

This show-off would even take out the letter and read it; it was mostly full of praise for him, as if he had completely shaken off the influence of the afternoon's palm-sized thunder.

After all, Xia Zhi didn't use much force.

At this moment, Xia Zhi deliberately walked past Jin Ni.

He gently nudged Ginny with his arm, causing her to stumble.

However, at the same time, Xia Zhi also used hypnosis, imprinting it on Jin Ni's body.

Supporting Ginny, Xia Zhi quickly apologized to her.