Batman's Owl Godfather

Chapter 76 Your Blessing is Yet to Come

Since the name is so straightforward, there is no need to even use the word 'guess' to find out the old wizard's identity.

Gail Green.

Gellert Grindelwald.

Had Dumbledore finally gotten him out of jail?

And judging by the suitcase in his hand, he might have to teach at Hogwarts.

I guess this is what Hermione just said Dumbledore was busy with this summer.

However, at this moment Bruce suddenly looked up and said -

"What happened to the wizard?"

Ok?
Katum was confused. With such an obvious clue, how could Bruce not recognize who the other person was?
impossible!

Bruce has read History of Magic and is well aware of Grindelwald's deeds.

Bruce should be able to recognize him at first sight because of the famous heterochromatic eyes, the almost undisguised name, and the temperament that is different from that of ordinary wizards.

But the result was nothing.

When did Batboy's reasoning ability become so poor?
So the owl asked, "Who did you not think of when you saw that person's name?"

Bruce shook his head, “No, but judging by the suitcase, he should be a professor at Hogwarts.

"But this is nothing surprising. Hogwarts has staff changes every year."

Last year's two-faced man Quirrell has been successfully promoted to Azkaban this year.

Maybe this old wizard is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Judging from his age, he should have some experience in how to defend against dark magic.

Katum nodded. From Bruce's tone, he roughly guessed what was going on.

It seems that Grindelwald is not without any disguise. He should have cast a spell on his name so that others would not be aware of his identity.

As for why Katum was not affected?
Very simple.

Because owls are not people.

……

As the queue moved forward they came into sight of Gilderoy Lockhart.

He sat behind a desk, surrounded by large photographs of himself, faces winking at the crowd, flashing dazzlingly white teeth.

This was an extremely charming man. Bruce could vaguely see the grandmothers, aunts, sisters and younger sisters around him, all with pink hearts on their heads.

Not even Hermione and Mrs. Weasley.

Bruce's vigilance immediately came to his head.

Not simple, this man is definitely not simple.

Being able to attract women of all ages indiscriminately, it was hard for Bruce not to think of her as the legendary succubus.

A grumpy little man held up a large black camera and jumped back and forth taking pictures.

The amazing thing is that every time the flash went off, Lockhart would face the camera and give a perfect smile.

"Isn't this Harry Potter?"

Suddenly, Lockhart spotted Harry in the crowd.

He rushed forward, grabbed Harry's arm, and pulled him forward, and the whole audience burst into applause.

The legendary boy who survived a catastrophe turned out to be his fan, which made him extremely satisfied. He pulled Harry to take several photos before he stopped.

There was a snort from the second floor, Bruce looked up and saw it was Malfoy.

He looked a little haggard at this moment. Although he was only twelve years old, he seemed to be tainted with countless troubles.

It seems that Slytherin and Voldemort's resurrection have caused their family headaches for the entire summer vacation.

Katum also noticed Malfoy and said, "Why is Draco unhappy again?"

"Maybe he's jealous of Harry's fame," Bruce said casually.

At this moment, there was a burst of cheers from the crowd.

Lockhart has just announced the big news that he will be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts this year.

Bruce already knew that Lockhart would be a teacher, because there were seven more books on the Hogwarts textbook list this year: "Breaking with the Ghost Girl", "Traveling with Ghouls", "Holiday with the Hag"...

All of them are Lockhart's autobiography!

I just didn't expect it to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.

Bruce was holding a book in his hand, "Wandering with Werewolves". After opening it, the words inside made him frown.

If we only talk about the content, it is indeed valuable, especially the insightful analysis and coping methods of various monsters, all of which are accurate and efficient.

However, in addition to these dry goods, almost every page of the book is filled with Lockhart's endless self-praise and self-glorification.

Bruce was not a fan of Lockhart and found this a bit difficult to watch.

He closed the book, but Katum on his shoulder yelled -

"Don't close it, I'm just enjoying it!"

"Can you read a book like this?" Bruce asked back.

"What's so hard to read?"

Katum said indifferently, "Why don't you just put yourself in Lockhart's shoes?"

Bruce had no choice but to hand the book to Katoom. The owl opened the book on his shoulder and began to read it with relish.

"What is this Lockhart thing?"

Bruce felt that he couldn't quite figure this person out.

Although he seems like a waste, what he wrote is very valuable.

Bruce rubbed his eyes and began to doubt the way he looked at people.

"You don't understand, do you?"

The owl turned the page and said without looking up, "Lockhart will be a good teacher. You will learn extremely important skills from him."

"What skills?" Bruce asked.

“How to weave a character.”

……

After the book signing event, a small friction broke out in Blooming and Blotts Bookstore.

Malfoy clashed with Harry, and then the conflict spread to Ron's sister, Ginny.

The conflict continued to escalate until the adults on both sides left.

Malfoy's father, Lucius, took away Ginny's Transfiguration textbook and mocked their family for being the scum among wizards and deserving of poverty.

This statement is obviously an exaggeration.

Ginny's father, Arthur, started fighting with him directly.

By the time Hagrid pulled the two apart, Mr. Weasley had a broken lip and Mr. Malfoy had a swollen eye from being hit by a book.

At this time, Lucius was still holding the textbook that he had just taken from Ginny.

He threw the book into Ginny's cauldron as if nothing had happened, and left with his son after leaving a final taunt.

Katum was watching.

He was very curious whether Voldemort would find the Malfoy family and take the diary after his resurrection.

It seems not now, maybe there is no opportunity.

There was still an extra diary in Ginny's cauldron.

"Voldemort, oh Voldemort, it is your blessing to have a subordinate like Malfoy."

Katoom turned to look at the other side of the bookstore, where Grindelwald was selecting textbooks and had not paid any attention to the conflict from beginning to end.

"go with!"

Katoom flapped its wings quietly, and Voldemort's diary disappeared from the cauldron.

Instead, there was something extra in Grindelwald's suitcase.

"Tom, don't thank me."

Katum said with satisfaction, "Your greater blessing is yet to come!"

(End of this chapter)