Harry Potter: The Path of Destiny

For several days, Nydia and Michelle used various breaks to quietly track Lockhart's whereabouts. They hoped to find a time when he was alone so that they could verify his identity. But Lockhart was like a peacock, swaggering around without stopping.

He would either go to Professor Sprout to show off his little tips on growing herbs, or go to Hagrid to brag about the dangerous monsters he had encountered in his adventures. He would even go to Snape for a walk occasionally. Next, it was just Snape's gloomy face that made him dare not stay any longer.

Finally, they found an opportunity after Lockhart was kicked out of the greenhouse by Professor Sprout. The reason was that Lockhart insisted on casting a growth-promoting spell on one of Professor Sprout's plants, and the result was that the poor plant burned, and the spreading flames almost even affected those who were now being treated. The mandrake that Professor Sprout treasures.

After being driven out of the greenhouse, Lockhart stopped showing off and walked straight towards his company. Although he continued to maintain his signature smile along the way, he was obviously a little stiffer than usual. He walked quickly, a little panicked, and even forgot to close the door tightly after returning to the office.

"This is a good opportunity, Michelle, help me be careful outside and don't let others get close."

Nydia quietly approached Lockhart's office door and looked in through the crack in the door. With her head buried in her hands, Nidia heard him muttering something in a low voice, so Nidia quietly approached the office door to listen carefully to what he was saying.

"Oh! What to do! I have to do something, they must have started to suspect! What a mistake coming here! I have to do something... I have to do something... Everything will be ruined..." He Repeatedly muttered these few words in a low voice.

Suspect? Destroy? What on earth is he talking about? Lockhart's weird behavior made Nydia think he was even more suspicious. She put her right hand holding the wand behind her back, then quietly opened the office door and walked in softly.

"What are you planning to destroy? Professor." Nydia suddenly asked as she walked softly to about two meters away from Lockhart.

"What? How could you... when..." Lockhart was frightened by Nidia. He looked at Nidia in a panic, his face full of horror, but in the blink of an eye, he immediately changed his state again, his signature A fake smile replaced the original surprised face, he showed his shining teeth, and changed his tone again and said to Nidia, "Oh! Dear Miss Field, you must think you have scared me! My acting skills are really It's so exquisite. In fact, I noticed it the moment you walked in. But I want to say that you can't let a little girl down too much! After all, she tried so hard to attract my attention, didn't she? "

After speaking, Lockhart stood up straight and patted his wrinkled clothes. The rapid change in his state left Nydia speechless. For a moment, Nydia really suspected that what she just saw was just a show performed by Lockhart.

"You don't have to pretend anymore, we already know it, Professor Lockhart." Nydia tried her best to imitate Snape's usual tone of voice.

"Okay, kid, the show is over. What do you want? An autograph? Or do you want to take a photo together? In view of your special performance today, a photo with an autograph is not impossible." Lockhart tried his best. He pretended to be calm, but his eyes kept avoiding Nidia's gaze, which meant that he actually felt guilty.

"It's true that the show is over, so do you think anyone will still want those ridiculous autographed photos of you?" Nydia continued to imitate the cold tone, trying to coax Lockhart's words, "You should have already You've noticed it, haven't you? Everyone has begun to doubt you. Are other professors less enthusiastic about you? "

"You...who asked you to come?" Lockhart began to panic.

"Can't you guess? Of course it's the wise one..." Before Nydia could finish her sentence, Lockhart interrupted her somewhat crazily.

"I knew, I knew, I knew that he was not as friendly to me as others from the beginning. His eyes can see through everything," Lockhart began to pace back and forth, "You, You are his favorite disciple. I should have thought from the moment you walked in that he asked you to come. He found me. Did he want to blackmail me? Tell me what he wanted? Come on! Insidious Snape!"

Originally, Nydia wanted to say Dumbledore, but what she didn't expect was that Lockhart misunderstood him as Snape, but it didn't matter! Just make him tell the truth.

"What do you want? Haha, of course it's the truth! Dear Professor Lockhart!" Nydia raised a slight evil smile at the corner of her mouth, her eyes fixed on Lockhart's every move.

"The truth? Doesn't he already know everything? Why do you still want me to tell you?" Lockhart looked a little angry, but because he didn't dare to offend Snape, he could only endure it.

"Of course you know, but not in such detail. Professor Snape wants to know the specific details, how do you do it?" Nydia continued to guide Lockhart to tell the truth. "Are you going to tell it yourself, or are you going to let Professor Snape tell you what he knows?"

"Okay! Okay! I said." Lockhart sat dejectedly on his chair, holding his forehead with one hand, "I collected all kinds of rumors, and then followed up on people who had great deeds. I lied As a reporter, I want to help them publicize their deeds and help them become famous. Of course, not everyone is interested in becoming famous, but I will always find what they want and let them talk about how they did it. Those things, then I will cast a forgetting spell on them while they are not paying attention, so that they will forget all about it, and then you will all know, I package these things as if I did it myself , all written in the book.”

"You mean that all the experiences written in your book are actually stolen stories from others!" Nidia said in surprise. Although this truth was not what she wanted, this fact was enough to surprise her.

"Yes, yes, now you should be satisfied!" Lockhart stood up, "Now you should tell me what he wants me to do so that he won't tell all this."

Nydia did not speak. Lockhart was not the person she wanted to find, and there was little point in continuing. Just when Nydia was thinking about how to end this matter, she noticed that one of Lockhart's hands was secretly hidden in his robes and he was quietly groping for something, a wand?

"Expelliarmus!"

Nydia was the first to cast the spell, raising her hand to catch Lockhart's wand. Lockhart obviously didn't know that Nydia had seen all his little moves, and he looked surprised and angry.

"What do you want! Tell me!" Lockhart said through gritted teeth.

"What are you thinking about... didn't the professor just mention a forgetting spell? I happen to have also learned the forgetting spell, but I haven't had the chance to cast it yet..."

"you…"

"Everything is forgotten!"

The spell hit Lockhart, and he immediately stood there with a dull look on his face, his eyes vacant. Nydia took advantage of Lockhart's unconsciousness and placed Lockhart's wand on the desk in front of him. She immediately ran out of Lockhart's office and grabbed Michelle who was guarding the corridor outside. Quickly ran towards the lounge.

After running some distance, they stopped to catch their breath.

"How's it going? Did you ask anything?" Michelle asked Nitya.

Nidia sighed, said nothing, and shook her head helplessly. They had made a complete mistake.

"Didn't you ask anything? Is he like Quirrell?" Michelle didn't understand what Nydia meant when she shook her head, and continued to ask anxiously.

"He is different from Quirrell. Quirrell is pretending to be stupid, but he is really stupid!"

"Huh?" Michelle was even more confused.

Nitya told Michelle in detail what she had just asked about. Michelle was first surprised, then angry, and finally turned into disgust.

"He is a complete liar!" Michelle said angrily, "I'm going to expose him!"

"Forget it! At this time, one more thing is worse than one less thing. Let him go! Dumbledore will naturally deal with him." Nydia felt that Lockhart was a liar at best and could not be messed with if he stayed in the school. Something big happened.

"It's just that the direction we thought before is completely wrong! Now there is still no clue about the secret room." Michelle said with some disappointment.

"Yes! There are no useful clues at all, how should I find it?" Nidia felt a headache. It was such a big school, and she didn't know where to start.

"How about we ask Harry and the others! According to my observation, they are also pursuing the secret room. Maybe they have some clues!" Michelle suggested. She noticed that Harry and the others have been in recent times. The three of them became mysterious again, guessing that they must be investigating the secret room.

"Forget it! The object of their suspicion now is Draco! I have already told them that this is a waste of time, and they are still thinking of using polyjuice potion to deceive Draco!" Nydia said.

"They actually suspected Draco? Okay! I think this is funnier than me doubting Lockhart." Michelle suddenly felt that her previous suspicion of Lockhart was no longer so funny.

"Oops! I even forgot. I should remind Draco that I don't know who Harry and the others will become. He shouldn't let it slip that I understand Parseltongue."

With that said, Nydia turned around and walked toward the basement where Slytherin House was located.