From Azkaban To Hogwarts

"Dong dong."

There was a knock on the door, but before Professor McGonagall could say please come in, the person at the door had already spoken in his unique tone.

"Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall. At your invitation, Lockhart is here to visit."

'Professor Lockhart is as good as ever - so familiar. ’

William, who was sitting there desperately wondering if there was anything he had missed, couldn't help but envy the professor outside the door - ignorance can sometimes be quite happy, especially when he knew there was such a curse.

‘It’s okay if he doesn’t know. In terms of personal strength, if the curse takes effect, I’ll probably be the first to be unlucky—’

Very angry.

"Please come in."

Professor McGonagall has adjusted her mentality at this moment, and her tone has returned to her usual stability. However, he doesn't know if it is an illusion, but William always feels that there is some disgust in Professor McGonagall's eyes.

Before William could think about it, the door of the office had opened. Professor Lockhart was wearing pink today, but he didn't look effeminate at all. Instead, he gave people a very eye-catching impression, which made William couldn't help but admire him - - When it comes to dressing alone, Professor Lockhart should be the well-deserved number one among all the teachers and students in the school, including the principal.

"Good afternoon, Professor McGonagall - ah, Professor William, you are here too. It seems that you are also working very hard to help me persuade Professor McGonagall. Thank you very much, Professor William."

Can I take back the comment I just made?

Are you sure you're a Ravenclaw graduate and not a Gryffindor student?

Why do you also have Gryffindor's regrets?

"There is no such precedent in Hogwarts. Lifting the confinement just because of a dinner party is something that no dean would agree to." Professor McGonagall's businesslike expression reminded William of Loha. What happened to the persuasion Te mentioned?

"It's not cancelled, just postponed, Professor. September is such a charming month, it would be a shame not to hold a dinner party now."

William wanted to complain when he said this, but considering that he also applied for the dinner in order to win over the students who were working, William silently shut up.

"Okay, there is no need to discuss this matter - if you really feel it is a pity, Professor Lockhart, you can put the banquet on a normal evening when there are no classes."

Professor McGonagall rarely added a word of concession, but before Lockhart could consider the possibility of implementation, the professor quickly raised a new question.

"Actually, today I want to do a little investigation to see if there are any students in the lower grades who have performed very well in the course."

He didn't know whether this question was too difficult, or whether Professor Lockhart was thinking about the banquet. William, who had been looking forward to the answer, saw for the first time that Professor Lockhart's award-winning smile became slightly dull.

"Excellent performance?"

Lockhart repeated the question like a student caught deviating from class.

"Well, quite outstanding, it must be Hermione, yes, Hermione Granger."

Professor Lockhart's answer seemed to be grasping at straws, which was a serious gaffe, but neither William nor Professor McGonagall paid attention.

William was immediately stunned by this familiar name - this was the student who asked him to memorize his name on the first day of school, and he still remembers the spell that knocked down the staff of the Ministry of Magic.

'Could it be her? ’

This thought came to William's mind, and then he began to think about the doubts.

In terms of ability, the little girl whom Hagrid called the number one in her grade must have it. The card he had drawn earlier also showed how terrifying the potential that second grader was.

[Hermione Granger; Study 2/Magic 1/Potions 1/Dark Magic 1/Transfiguration 1…]

There are a lot of level 0 masters behind it. Just looking at the cards, you can tell how powerful this little girl is. For most wizards, they can't even learn to reach their potential.

Exposure to strange rituals - this is also very possible.

It is completely reasonable for a Muggle-born girl, after confirming the existence of magic, to start studying Muggle mysticism and try to use that knowledge to maintain her status as number one in her grade.

If she had enough mobility, she would have slipped off the train on the first day of school. William was quite confident that she could muster up the courage and carry out the chicken-killing plan.

William glanced at Professor McGonagall tentatively - to be honest, he was not familiar with the lower grade students. After making a mistake with the twins once, he did not dare to jump to conclusions.

"Miss Granger?"

Professor McGonagall was also hesitant - compared to William, she knew better how capable the second-year student was.

The mechanism protecting the Philosopher's Stone was completely destroyed by three children. Although it was Potter who finally entered, Professor McGonagall, as the vice-principal and dean, knew very well which child made the greatest contribution to the entire operation.

Last year's deeds and the Fat Madam's answer were completely inconsistent with the situation in the academy, making her temporarily list Hermione as the biggest suspect.

‘Call Miss Granger and the other students who have the strength to do it to come over and talk, and let’s put this matter down for the time being. ’

Wood had long reported to her about the conflict between the Slytherin team and Gryffindor. Although Professor McGonagall did not express it openly, she still recorded the grievances of her students being bullied. Just like a Quidditch player who could do less homework, she decided to treat the Muggle-born top student lightly this time - if it was really her.

'Necessary conversations are still needed, just don't let others know, especially Lockhart, he is a big mouth. ’

After making up his mind, Professor McGonagall decided to burn bridges. Talking to one professor was enough, but asking three of them became an interrogation - especially Professor Lockhart, who really likes newspapers. God knows if he gets involved, things will get messy. How big.

As for William, in order not to make Professor Lockhart feel unfair, he could only blast him away.

"Well, I think I roughly understand. It looks like we can celebrate with a banquet next - Professor William, you are not very familiar with Hogwarts. I think you will definitely need a good tour guide to take you with you." You finish the preparations for the banquet."

Professor McGonagall said to William with a smile. Before he could react, Professor McGonagall turned to look at Lockhart again.

"Professor Lockhart, I think you don't mind bringing Professor William to prepare for his small banquet. If you decide to hold a banquet tonight, maybe Professor William can help a lot."

"Of course, of course."

Lockhart smiled his signature smile - although he still didn't understand what happened, the matter seemed to have been resolved, and he was quite interested in tutoring a professor.

‘In the next book, maybe Professor William will become an important role in my Hogwarts biography! ’

ps: That’s it for this update…