Hogwarts: I've acquired the Father System

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He packed his bags that very night and then dragged them to find Dumbledore.

“When you invited me, Headmaster Dumbledore, you didn’t say that the students of Hogwarts would hate me so much, or even slander me like this!”

Lockhart looked utterly aggrieved.

A hint of smugness flashed in his eyes.

He even wanted to use this opportunity to leave Hogwarts.

He had no desire to teach at Hogwarts.

He never intended to come from the beginning.

Everyone knows that the Defense Against the Dark Arts course is cursed, and very few who teach in this position have survived.

But who knew that Dumbledore knew his secret and forced him to come and become a professor at Hogwarts.

He also said that if he didn't come, Dumbledore would release the evidence he had gathered.

However, if he manages to stay at Hogwarts safely for a year, or is expelled by Dumbledore himself, he can leave.

He thought about it for a long time and decided to act in a way that was particularly annoying and irritating, until all the students signed a petition to drive him away.

That's why he's been behaving so strangely for the past six months.

In fact, he is a Ravenclaw graduate, so how could he really be that stupid?

He's been at the school for so long, pretending to be crazy every day, but he's actually very clear-headed.

He wanted to leave even more after the petrochemical incident at the school.

In addition, Darren was nearly killed by the Death Eaters, and he almost packed his bags and left overnight.

But it didn't work out.

Dumbledore blocked his way.

In order to make the students and professors hate him even more and get them to kick him out of the school, he even started discussing with Darren Porter about fixing matches.

I originally thought it would just be Darren Porter exposing his insincerity.

As it turned out, this Darren Porter actually slandered him, saying he was a threat.

How can it be?

If Lockhart were to threaten Darren Porter, wouldn't he become one of the Death Eaters?

What if I get arrested?

He knew how to be despicable and how to be sent to Azkaban.

He would rather die than go to Azkaban!

He thought Dumbledore understood his idea, but after hearing what he said, Dumbledore asked rather seriously, "Why are you threatening Darren?"

"No, I told you, I didn't threaten him at all!"

Lockhart looked at Dumbledore in disbelief.

Did Dumbledore believe this lie too?

"Alright, stop pretending. Severus told me that you threatened Darren in front of many people..."

Darren was so scared his face turned pale. Do you think Darren would lie?

Dumbledore crossed his arms, his blue eyes gleaming behind his glasses.

Darren simply doesn't lie.

So what exactly does Lockhart want to do?

"He and Snape don't lie? So you mean I'm the one who lied?"

Lockhart stared at Dumbledore in shock.

Upon seeing Dumbledore nod, he opened his mouth in astonishment and said in disbelief, "Dumbledore, do you know why I came to this school?"

"I'm ready to leave at any time. How can you suspect me of threatening Darren Porter?"

"Yes, that's exactly why I asked you!"

Dumbledore glanced at Lockhart's suitcase, his gaze gradually hardening.

"Or perhaps you wanted to get rid of me, so you made contact with those Death Eaters, or maybe..."

Dumbledore suddenly looked Lockhart straight into his eyes.

Lockhart immediately took a step back.

"Dumbledore, don't try that on me. My memories don't need anyone to probe them!"

Lockhart said warily.

His memories contain too many hidden things, most of which cannot be seen by others.

Dumbledore laughed, then his expression turned serious.

"Yes, that's precisely why I'm even more suspicious of you..."

Now, either go back to being a professor, or go to the Ministry of Magic and wait to be admitted to Azkaban!

"Oh God, Dumbledore, I don't want to stay at Hogwarts anymore, it's awful here..."

The locked room—when it was opened, a girl died. Do you think I didn't know?

And then there are the Death Eaters, now wandering around somewhere, who could burst in and kill at any moment.

Nine, nine students died... Who knows if the next one won't be a professor?

Lockhart said, trembling.

He really didn't want to stay at Hogwarts for even a second longer.

Although he's fairly intelligent, he's really not good at it.

His magic wasn't strong enough; he really couldn't defeat those Death Eaters.

“I know you’re scared, but I won’t agree to you leaving here… Perhaps you can stick to your original idea and have the students expel you from the school.”

"Dumbledore said jokingly."

Lockhart's fingers trembled.

Dumbledore even knew all of this.

Is that too cruel?

Are we just going to deny him any chance of survival?

Moreover, if he continues to stay at Hogwarts and actually lives to the end of the term, people will probably find out that his books are all fake.

They wouldn't suspect that he stole someone else's experience, but they would definitely think that he heard it from someone else.

Then he will be disliked by his fans and looked down upon by others.

"No, you're still alive, and you don't have to go to Azkaban, do you?"

Dumbledore looked down at Lockhart with an air of superiority.

His expression was nothing like his usual kind demeanor; instead, it was as wicked as that of a dark demon.

"Remember, this is the last time. I hope I won't be the one collecting your corpse in the end!"

Lockhart couldn't help but shiver.

He fled Dumbledore's office with a look of utter terror on his face.

"Yo, yo, yo, isn't this the famous Lockhart?"

Just as Lockhart ran out with his luggage, he saw Snape's mocking eyes.

He was about to greet them when he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness.

Before losing consciousness, he wondered in confusion, "Has Snape gone mad?"

How dare he attack a professor?

"Everything is forgotten!"

Lockhart's last thought was: How did Snape become so skilled?

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Chapter 229 Reward: Ghost Transformation!

By the evening of the following day, the news had spread throughout Hogwarts.

Lockhart broke his leg in the school clinic after falling down the stairs due to improper posture.

Justin said Lockhart was targeted by you, and that everyone who goes against you, Darren, ends up in the school infirmary.

They even said you're a despicable Slytherin, and that even if you didn't do it in revenge, you're still a jinx...

Oh, Darren, don't take these words to heart. We all know what kind of person you are.

And then he retaliated afterwards? Justin is absolutely insane. If you had that kind of brain, Harry and I would have jumped for joy.