Hogwarts: This Wizard Is Not Scientific

So the only possibility is that Lockhart stole someone else's deeds.

"I'll tell you if I need you to."

Andy stood up and said, "I'm going to the Owlery to mail some mail, do you want to go out and relax for a while?"

"Okay!" Hermione agreed readily.

Chapter 219 Hogwarts, Infiltration Successful

Diagon Alley, Daily Prophet newspaper office.

As the most famous reporter in the British wizarding world, Rita Skeeter has a separate office here.

Her job is easy, but sometimes busy.

In addition to being responsible for interviews in some major events, she would occasionally pry into the privacy of some big shots and gain huge benefits from it.

Those big shots always gave her a generous sum of gold galleons as hush money.

Little did anyone know that her Animagus was a humble little beetle - she could fly anywhere there was no magical defence.

This made her successful.

Sitting on a leather single sofa, Rita Skeeter drank coffee leisurely while looking at the bustling street outside the window.

She is in a good mood today.

Last night, she received another hush money.

Although the man threatened her repeatedly, he still left a large sum of gold Galleons in the end, only asking her not to talk nonsense in the newspaper.

Rita Skeeter enjoyed this success.

But she is also very smart, she knows when to stop. In this world, some people will reason with her, but some people are just that reasonable.

"Ok?"

Rita Skeeter pushed up her jeweled glasses and looked out the window in confusion—an owl was flying towards her office.

"Fans? Or howlers?"

Rita Skeeter got up, opened the window, and let the owl in—she received a lot of letters like this every day.

After giving the owl some cookies, Rita Skeeter glanced at the signature on the envelope.

—Andy Collins?

"Who is this? My new fan?"

Rita Skeeter smiled triumphantly and opened the envelope.

"Aisha Collins' nephew? My fan?"

Rita Skeeter continued to watch.

There were a lot of things in the letter, but most of them were from Black Lockhart, which interested Rita Skeeter, as she also hated that flashy man.

Some time ago, Rita Skeeter published a book, and her rival for the top spot on the sales chart was Lockhart.

But so what?

She used the influence of the Daily Prophet to deal a heavy blow to Lockhart's reputation and ultimately won.

Parallel professor?

The spellcasting level is only slightly better than a dumb cannon?

Were you easily defeated by a little wizard in class?

Those books called 'autobiographies' are not actually Lockhart's own experiences, but are stolen from others?

Rita Skeeter's eyes sparkled.

Hot spot!

Especially the photo that came with the letter...

Three little wizards carried the unconscious Lockhart, and a large group of little wizards surrounded them and laughed at them. As for Lockhart - he looked extremely embarrassed.

"Ha ha ha ha ha--"

Rita Skeeter laughed strangely. She was extremely excited.

"Gilderoy Lockhart, turns out to be just a con man who's slightly better than a Squib!"

After the excitement, Rita Skeeter sat down again and began to think about how to use this incident to expose Lockhart's true identity.

A recipient of the Order of Merlin, third degree, an honorary member of the Society Against the Dark Arts, a renowned writer famous for his autobiographical books - in fact, he was a liar who was only slightly better than a Squib!

She believed that this incident would definitely trigger public opinion in the entire British wizarding community.

The most important thing is that she can become more famous.

The attack on Azkaban was a big deal, but it had nothing to do with Rita Skeeter.

Interview ordinary wizards about their views on this matter?

Or interview officials from the Ministry of Magic?

That's the job of the young reporters.

Fudge has used the power of the Ministry of Magic to put pressure on all newspapers, and no one dares to talk nonsense about this matter.

But Lockhart's case was different.

"Well……"

Rita Skeeter read Andy's letter again.

This photo can indeed be used as evidence, but Rita Skeeter still feels that it is not "ironclad" enough, so she has to go to Hogwarts to investigate it in person.

Thinking of this, Rita Skeeter hurried out of the office.

Soon, she won the consent of the newspaper editor, Mr. Barnabas Guffey, to interview Albus Dumbledore, the headmaster of Hogwarts.

……

Around six o'clock that evening, Andy saw a woman in the corridor on the eighth floor.

Her hair was styled into delicate, stiff, weird waves, she wore a pair of jeweled glasses, and a green leather jacket. Her fat fingers were clutching an alligator-skin handbag, and her nails were two inches long and painted red.

"this…!"

Andy and Hermione were stunned at the time.

Although wizards usually dress strangely, it takes a lot of courage to be as weird as her.

Seeing that woman walk into the principal's office, Hermione opened her mouth and complained: "Andy, I think the aesthetics of the wizarding world needs to be saved."

"Yes, yes!" Andy nodded stiffly.

"What do you think is the relationship between that woman and Professor Dumbledore?" Hermione asked curiously.

"Maybe it's the principal's little lover. After all, it's so late, what do you think they will be doing in the office?" Andy teased.

Hermione glared at Andy fiercely when she heard this.

"All right!"

Andy surrendered, "She is Rita Skeeter, the famous reporter. I guess her visit to the principal was fake, and her real purpose should be to investigate Lockhart."

"It looks like your plan worked," said Hermione.

Andy sighed, "I just hope the next Defense Against the Dark Arts professor isn't that woman named Rita Skeeter."

"Ha! How can you say that?" Hermione laughed.

After dinner in the Great Hall, Andy and Hermione separated.

Hermione was going to Ravenclaw's library to read some books. Ever since she discovered Slytherin's Chamber of Secrets, Hermione had been passionate about investigating Ravenclaw's library.

She believed that there must be important secrets hidden in the library.

Andy was going to Slytherin's secret room to continue translating those books and manuscripts. Those materials were valuable treasures to Andy.

Including the books in the principal's office.

Andy planned to take the copied books home during the Christmas holidays and make them the heritage of the Collins family.

Just as Andy and Hermione were busy with their own things, Rita Skeeter walked out of the principal's office with a stiff face.

This interview didn't go very smoothly. That old bee was too cunning.

She planned to write a book to discredit Dumbledore after his death. She had already decided on the title: The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore.

But none of this matters.

After turning a corner, Rita Skeeter saw that there was no one around, so she took out her wand and pointed it at herself. Her body shrank rapidly and soon turned into a button-sized beetle.

Hogwarts, infiltration successful!

Chapter 220 Lockhart Finally Makes the Headlines

Lockhart's office.

This place is decorated very luxuriously and looks like a high-end five-star hotel.

The walls around the office were covered with photos of Lockhart, but the people in the photos either had a dejected expression or an anxious look on their faces.

As for Lockhart himself...

He paced back and forth in the office, his expression changing from anxious to frustrated and then full of panic.

"This can't go on like this!"

Lockhart looked at himself in the mirror and said to himself: "You have to find a chance to prove yourself. You, Gilderoy Lockhart, are a master of magic!"

But just after he finished saying this, Lockhart became dejected again.

He knows what level he is at.

After graduating from Hogwarts, Lockhart worked hard to gain fame and fortune. He was successful, becoming the most famous writer in the British wizarding world and was awarded the Order of Merlin, Third Class.

He has achieved success!

But he didn't know when it started, but he suddenly found that he had lost the ability to cast spells.

He could cast spells, but the magic he used was not the magic he wanted to cast.

To the point that he couldn't even beat a second-grade wizard.

Moreover, this incident was witnessed by dozens of people at the same time.

Now everyone in Hogwarts Castle knew that he was a fake fraud.

Lockhart was filled with fear.

Now these rumors are still confined to the castle, but he knows that these rumors will soon spread out of the castle and eventually be known by the entire magical world.

After all, behind every little wizard is a family in the magical world, and no one can ignore their influence.

At this moment, out of Lockhart's sight, a small beetle flew in from the open window. It landed in a hidden corner, staring straight at Lockhart.

If you look closely at the eyes of this beetle, you will find that it is actually excited.

"Damn Andy Collins!"

Lockhart gnashed his teeth and cursed, "I never thought a second-year wizard could master silent spellcasting and make me look so embarrassed!"

Lockhart felt that he still had some level.

He felt that if Andy cast a spell, even if he couldn't resist it, he could at least dodge it.

But Andy cast the spell so fast that he had no time to react.

"I should have cast a Oblivion Charm on him!"

Lockhart said hatefully, "Just like those people, they only need a forgetfulness spell to forget everything."

But just after he finished speaking, Lockhart sighed in frustration, his voice a little panicked, "No, too many people saw me being knocked down, and now everyone in the castle knows about it."

"I can't possibly cast a Memory Charm on all of them."

"what should I do?"