Azkaban: The Fifth House of Hogwarts

Regarding the magic stone, the outside world knows nothing more about it than turning it into gold and immortality.

But in fact, the power of the Magic Stone is much more than that, or rather, this magical stone does not actually have so many fancy functions. The only ability it has is 'eternity'.

Thanks to Nicoléme's promise to Rollo that he would use the magic stones that had exhausted his magic power as the main material to make a huge space container for him, Rollo knew a little more about this stone than other wizards.

"The reason why the magic stone can complete the impossible turning of stones into gold is because the magic stone has the power to make magic permanent, so the matter transformed by it will change its nature forever. The gold coins transformed by the little demon will be transformed into gold coins at the end of time. They will then turn back into a speck of dust, and after the magic they left on the gold coins has worn off, the changed gold coins will return to their original appearance.”

"The same is true for wizards' magic. As time goes by, any magic prop will gradually lose its effectiveness. This is an irreversible behavior. No one and nothing can withstand the wear and tear caused by time."

"Except for the Philosopher's Stone."

"I need to borrow the power of the magic stone to make a spell permanent and make it last forever."

"I know a little about your research." Dumbledore thought for a moment, "But you may have some misunderstandings about it."

"The Philosopher's Stone can indeed confer an eternal state, but if you think about it more and carefully, you may find that this conferred eternity is actually subtly different."

Dumbledore, who always likes to let students draw conclusions through their own observations and analysis, is a good teacher, but he is also a troublesome Riddler.

Fortunately, this question is not tricky. After carefully thinking about it according to the prompts, Rollo seemed to find something wrong.

"You mean that Mr. Nicoléme needs to constantly take the elixir?"

"It seems you found the problem." Dumbledore smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's it."

"The Philosopher's Stone can indeed grant eternity, but that is for dead things. For any living creature, the eternity given by the Philosopher's Stone is temporary. This temporary eternity can only be achieved while the magic power of the Philosopher's Stone exists. The properties will take effect."

"Time has no meaning to dead objects, because they do not have the concept of death, so the magic power of the magic stone can remain on the dead object forever, allowing it to be permanently affected by the magic power of the magic stone, and eternity appears. ”

"But for living life, time has meaning. Even if there is no interference from external forces, we are constantly dying every minute and every second, dying irreversibly. In order to maintain your eternity, the Magic Stone will continue to die. Once the power of the Magic Stone is exhausted in your body, the eternity it gave you will disappear."

"You can understand it as 'the Philosopher's Stone pays the price of the passage of time for you' so the eternity of a living body does not exist."

"I'm sorry to tell you this bad news. I hope you won't be too sad."

Dumbledore saw a trace of sadness flashing in Rollo's eyes. Rollo had encountered a bottleneck in his research on Animagus transformation. He thought he could get a new key from the Sorcerer's Stone, but unfortunately, it backfired.

"Maybe I should sink my mind into research and spend more time. Maybe I can find a new path."

Rollo opened his mouth to comfort himself. He might still be a little impatient and failed to calm down and face it.

"Actually, you can talk to me when you have time. Although the old man doesn't have as sharp a mind as you young people, we have enough experience to discover more possibilities."

"Perhaps I have experienced the frustrations you have experienced, and I can give you some different ideas and thoughts."

"Thank you, Professor Dumbledore, for your help."

Rollo stood up and thanked him, "Maybe I should regroup and wait until I have adjusted my mentality. I hope you don't mind my wasting time."

"Go ahead, good boy. If a person has a head full of knowledge and doesn't use it, it's not a waste."

Dumbledore smiled and winked, raised his glass and sent Rollo off.

After leaving the castle, Rollo did not go to the research institute. He planned to clear his mind in the past few days and no longer immerse himself in research. Anyway, Banban would not die from starvation for two days, so he didn't care that the rat was in the laboratory. Will it be unbearably lonely?

Although Rollo was idle, Hogwarts was not idle. Instead, it became even more lively than before.

The reason is not difficult to guess. Lockhart, who keeps spreading his tail like a peacock, has become the focus of attention in recent days. Following the second-grade little wizard, several other grade-level wizards have experienced him. That can be said to be a completely useless course.

However, in order not to make the elf laugh, Lockhart simply deleted this unnecessary link. After filling out the inexplicable questionnaire, the remaining half of the class was almost entirely devoted to Lockhart's legendary stories.

He reenacted his wonderful adventure stories in class and invited the students to come on stage and let them play various roles, such as the village witch who was saved by his hero, the unlucky werewolf who was heroically beaten by him, and the unlucky werewolf who was beaten by him. A silly troll that plays around in circles.

Although some people like this kind of drama performance, it has nothing to do with Defense Against the Dark Arts.

His reputation at Hogwarts was extremely polarized, with those who admired his stories becoming more and more enthusiastic about him, while those who lacked a favorable impression of him, or were just neutral, defected one after another.

As more and more students learn what happened in their first-year classes, they begin to look forward to how Lockhart will act out the scene against the troll on Wednesday.

"I can deal with a troll easily, of course!"

During Tuesday's dinner, Lockhart, surrounded by enthusiastic fans, answered this question confidently and gracefully in the auditorium. Although he did not want to answer, a group of people asked him and he had to face it.

"As written in my book "Walking with Trolls", I am very good at making these big guys who lack wisdom understand what is the right thing to do. I successfully changed the wrong understanding of a troll. I am very I’m good at teaching others, and no one knows teaching better than me.”

"Is the troll's breakfast really delicious?"

The young wizard, who was not too dissatisfied with the excitement, shouted to Lockhart from a long table not far away. A burst of cheerful laughter rang out. In less than one afternoon, the rumor that Lockhart had eaten shit spread throughout the world. Hogwarts.

This made his fans indignant and angry, and they even wanted to find trouble with Rollo who started this rumor. However, it is a pity that no one has put this matter into practice.

"Perhaps I need to reiterate here." Lockhart, who had long been hypnotized and brainwashed, had no change in his expression. "That troll was a troll that I correctly pointed out. It is different from wild trolls. Maybe Mr. Rollo doesn't know much about this, and I certainly don't blame him for this. It's common for young people to make mistakes, and I can't demand that everyone be the same as me."

Lockhart, who showed a shining smile, won unanimous cheers from the fans with his broad heart. As if they had won the battle, they looked at the other fun people who were preparing to have fun.

"That is to say, Professor, you are going to cover up for us tomorrow how to deal with the troll, right? A real troll, not the one you asked me to play on stage?"

A boy who was dragged on stage by Lockhart to play the role of a stupid troll for half the class stared at him with an unkind expression. It was because of this bastard that he felt that he had lost the initiative to choose his spouse at Hogwarts. The nickname "Weird Boy" is likely to make him unable to hold his head high throughout his school career.

If Lockhart hadn't been killed, he probably wouldn't have been able to remove the shit pot on his head.

There are a few people who have the same idea. They are all role players who have been harmed by Lockhart. The werewolf who was knocked to the ground by Lockhart's five lightning whips was just a trick, if not Not daring to offend the professor, it might have been Lockhart himself who fell to the ground and screamed.

"I have my own ideas about the curriculum. Although I also want to show you how to deal with trolls easily and simply, such dangerous magical creatures are not suitable for teaching demonstrations. At least they are too harsh on you. It’s too dangerous.”

Lockhart, who had an indifferent expression, spoke calmly. He had no intention of taking Rollo's advice at all. Anyway, he was a professor and he was a student. In the end, he had the final say on how the class was conducted.

There was a burst of boos, and the little wizard couldn't help but booed after hearing these evasive words.

"When you have enough strength, of course I won't mind sharing these self-defense magics with you, but if your strength is not up to standard, you are more likely to be harmed by the magic."

"What about seventh grade classes?"

"Do we also want to watch the play you perform? Let us see your real skills, Professor Lockhart. Before we leave Hogwarts and graduate, we want to see how thrilling the real world is."

These senior students who are about to graduate have no regard for Lockhart at all. Their final exams have nothing to do with Lockhart himself. The examiner of the Ultimate Wizarding Examination is not Lockhart.

This type of course related to level verification must involve the participation of the Ministry of Magic's Education Department. This is the bottom line that the Ministry of Magic will not give in. They will interfere with Hogwarts for more than a day or two. If Dumbledore is not powerful, the Ministry of Magic will not give in. Also has more interference powers over Hogwarts.

Controlling the source of the rating examination is their trump card. After all, wizards will find jobs in the magical world after graduation, and the school cannot protect them for the rest of their lives.

This awkward question put Lockhart into a slight embarrassment. Just when he was about to change the subject by saying something casually, a person he absolutely didn't want to see walked towards him.

"As the governor of Hogwarts, I have the right to conduct normal assessments on any professor whose teaching level is questionable, and this will not be the only time, Gilderoy Lockhart."

"If you fail to pass the teaching assessment test approved by the school board twice in a row, we will directly remove you from the Hogwarts teaching team."

"And we also have the right to impose additional accountability on you and conduct a series of investigations. The Hogwarts teacher employment agreement clearly states that any form of concealment, forgery, etc. is not allowed to fabricate untrue professional skills. Ability to gain admission to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry."

"Even Professor Quirrell, who was criticized a lot last year, passed the written test for Hogwarts teacher qualification assessment. Since you have a considerable reputation in the wizarding world, Hogwarts exempted you from the requirement based on the principle of trust. A test of your teaching proficiency, but we do not accept that this trust was deliberately and knowingly deceived."

"This is the approval document of the Hogwarts School Board. Four of the thirteen votes abstained, eight voted in favor and one voted negative. Principal Dumbledore reserves the power of the extra two votes not to use to review your teaching level assessment. The conclusion is: Passed.”

"The second-year Defense Against the Dark Arts class of Gryffindor-Slytherin House at nine o'clock tomorrow morning will be the first teaching qualification test for you. The content of this test will be conducted by me, Rollo... Selkas Sadwind, the 13th board member of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry decided."

"You can choose not to accept it and submit a resignation application, but I will also immediately initiate a review of your violation of the employment agreement at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Office of Magical Education Resources and Supervision of the Ministry of Magic will take over the investigation of you. I will The Fraternity and Guardian Foundation is authorized to act as a third-party notary supervisor to supervise and review the entire process to ensure that both of us are treated fairly and equitably.”

If you want to clear your mind and relieve yourself of previous burdens, the best way is not to be in a daze, but to find some other fun to distract yourself. Obviously, Lockhart is a good candidate.

Happiness has always been based on the pain of others. Although this description seems a bit cruel, this is the reality. There is no win-win in the world, because there must be losers, but the losers are not the two winners. For those who benefit, people will subconsciously ignore the existence of losers, but they will not disappear because of this, it is just that people cannot see it.

Lockhart's face suddenly turned pale. He had no idea that Rollo was actually serious. This was just a way to push himself to death...

He tried hard to think back, he didn't seem to have sinned against him, how could he suddenly become like this?

He had no way of guessing that Rollo just wanted to have fun and put a smile on his face, so that he could forget the bad news he had heard before and cheer him up again.

"This...this...I..."

The panicked Lockhart separated from the fans surrounding him, squeezed in front of Rollo, bowed and smiled to please.

"This is just a misunderstanding, right...it must be it!"

He waved his hands exaggeratedly, "Professor Dumbledore knows that I am a capable person. When I was in school..."

Lockhart paused and immediately changed his words: "All the adventures I have done have been written in books. People all over the world understand it, right! You should also know that I have this ability...I. ..”

"You can trust me, I promise!"

"Since Professor Lockhart you have full confidence in your own strength, you shouldn't worry about this small assessment. I understand that you have not yet transformed from a qualified adventurer to a teacher at Hogwarts. In class, I can understand the mistakes, but now this is what you do best."

Rollo looked at him playfully and thrust the school board's approval document into his hand.

"To tell you the truth, during Halloween last year, a giant monster broke into the teaching area on the basement floor. It was just a first-year me who simply dealt with the guy. For an adult wizard, the monster was not They can deal with even the students in the school if they don’t pose a very big threat.”

"This is a loose test. I never make things difficult for others. If I bring out the papers for the Ultimate Wizard Exam, that would be harsh on you, right?"

"As far as I know." Rollo smiled and said, "Professor Lockhart's performance in the Defense Against the Dark Arts class was mediocre during his studies at Hogwarts. You only obtained an A in the Defense Against the Dark Arts Ordinary Wizarding Examination. The (passing) results are not that outstanding.”

"Obviously, you are a practical wizard. Since you have completed so many wonderful adventures, such a simple practical test must not be worth mentioning. It is even less difficult than the written test. This is what you are good at."

"I'm looking forward to your wonderful performance tomorrow. Simply defeating the giant monster might be too simple. For an experienced adventurer, I hope you can show everyone more wonderful magic."

"Please don't let down the school board's expectations of you, and don't let down the expectations of your classmates."

"Please let us cheer for your wonderful performance."

Rollo bid farewell to Lockhart politely. Just as he said, the troll is not a particularly difficult magical creature to deal with at all. This stupid thing with a brain no bigger than a walnut can even be used by students who have not graduated. If you can win a duel, at least there will be no problem in escaping.

The young wizards who heard the content of the assessment also felt the same way, except Lockhart... Holding this parchment in his hand, he had 1 thoughts of escape in his heart, but he did not dare to implement it at all.

He could escape Hogwarts, but could he escape from the clutches of the Aurors?Rollo had pushed him into a corner, a corner from which there was no escape.