Harry Potter: Glory Bows to Me

"I can see that you have put in a lot of effort tonight. Thank you for saving Minerva. Then, add 20 points to Slytherin."

Dumbledore glanced towards the teaching desk.

"In addition, we also need to urgently find a professor for the Defense Against the Dark Arts class... Regarding this, Sev, don't worry, I have already found a candidate in advance."

Dumbledore stopped Snape from speaking.

"Well, that's great." Snape frowned, quite dissatisfied.

After all, he had been applying to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts.

"Sev, I have no doubt about your professional ability. I'm just worried that I won't be able to find a Potions professor as good as you."

"So - I'd like to know, who is the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

"Gilderoy Lockhart wrote to me and said he would be happy to come here as long as he could teach the famous Harry Potter..."

"Lockhart?" Draco whispered in surprise.

When he noticed everyone's eyes were on him, he spread his hands.

"He's a big celebrity. Flourish and Blotts has his books everywhere. They even have a section dedicated to him."

"Lockhart? Isn't that the boastful idiot?" Snape said in disbelief, "Albus, sometimes I really think you are getting old and confused."

"I admit that I am a little old, but I am not confused, Sev. I know what he did. I happen to know two wizards whose memories he wiped out -"

"Since you knew that, you still chose him to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. I think you are really confused."

"Because he is good at forgetfulness spells, no one can verify whether he did those things... But I think if we want to expose his deception and just put him into ordinary campus life, there will be many loopholes."

"Well, Albus, good luck to you."

Snape snorted sarcasticly.

……

The next morning, Dumbledore told everyone.

Due to Professor Quirrell's dereliction of duty and dangerous behavior last night, the school decided to strip him of his professorship. As for the source of his dangerous creatures, it has been handed over to the Ministry of Magic for investigation.

Someone from the Ministry of Magic took Professor Quirrell away last night.

These creatures were temporarily handed over to Hagrid for care near the Forbidden Forest, and the Ministry of Magic would come and take them away once they found a suitable contact.

The new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor will arrive at Hogwarts at the weekend.

Quirrell also had the honor of being on the front page of the Daily Prophet for the first time.

Today's daily newspaper has a huge black headline: The biggest joke of the century - Hogwarts' defenses are vulnerable.

In the photo, Quirrell was pushing away cameras and flashes coming from all directions, his gray face looking weak and bleak.

He has always insisted in interviews that he had no intention of destroying Hogwarts, but just wanted to take advantage of the Halloween atmosphere and make a few harmless jokes.

As for letting those dangerous creatures into the castle to run rampant, it was just a small trick he used to add some thrills to Halloween night.

But when the reporter asked about the origins of those creatures, he became silent.

"Ha ha ha ha."

Harry chuckled as he peered into Draco's copy of the Daily Prophet.

"Amanta, come and see, the reporter asked Quirrell how he moved the troll into Hogwarts. Guess what Quirrell said? He said that he used a shrinking spell on the troll - the shrinking spell has no effect on the troll. Does he think the reporter is a fool?"

"Look at this again. The reporter is complaining here at the end of the interview. He suspects that Quirrell is insulting his intelligence. Quirrell didn't tell a single truth."

Amanta shrugged as well.

"Actually, I'm quite curious about how he got these creatures and put them in Hogwarts... Don't they always say that Hogwarts is the safest place in the world?"

Draco's ears turned red and he turned his face away arrogantly.

"That's what my father always said. It has nothing to do with me."

"It's a pity that there's no way to prove the relationship between Quirrell and Voldemort. If they arrest Quirrell, the most they can do is put him in jail for smuggling biological creatures," Harry said regretfully.

Amanta shook her head: "Even if it can be proven, no one will be willing to believe that Voldemort is really still alive."

"I wrote a letter to my father, asking him to take better care of Quirrell. Don't forget that my father also holds a high position in the Ministry of Magic."

Draco's face lit up whenever he mentioned his father.

Amanta smiled helplessly.

"We have to thank Professor Snape. First, he was willing to take us to Hogsmeade Village on the weekend. Second, we would not have been so relaxed yesterday if Professor Snape had prepared in advance."

……

This incident caused a huge sensation outside the school.

Hogwarts' defense had such a big loophole that a professor could easily transport in a large number of extremely dangerous giant horrible creatures - yes, that's what they called them.

Before this, they had always insisted that Hogwarts was the safest place in the world.

Now, the press was busy compiling articles and writing satires for fun, mocking Dumbledore from time to time, or making fun of Quirrell's interview, or even praising him as a master of humor and a prank expert.

The parents were extremely anxious.

The sky above Hogwarts was filled with busy owls of various colors since early morning.

Parents sent a lot of angry letters to Headmaster Dumbledore to complain about all this, and the table in Dumbledore's office was burnt black.

Dumbledore had to set up a protective spell outside the headmaster's office to keep the letters out.

Then, the parents wrote to the Ministry of Magic, hoping that the Ministry of Magic would send Aurors to guard the vulnerable Hogwarts.

But the Ministry of Magic refused on the grounds that the commotion last night did not cause any casualties.

……

However, inside Hogwarts, students were enthusiastically discussing a new issue.

"Who do you think will be our future Defense Against the Dark Arts professor?"

Students were discussing this issue while eating or walking in the corridor after class with their textbooks and parchment.

Soon, some rumors spread throughout Hogwarts.

"I sat very close to Professor Dumbledore yesterday! I heard it, it was Lockhart!"

"What? That Gilderoy Lockhart? That handsome guy? I've read his autobiography!"

"That's him! He's exactly my dream man! Most importantly, he's so young and handsome—those blue eyes like forget-me-nots..."

"My favorite thing about him is his wavy golden hair. And his ability is the most amazing - he was awarded the Order of Merlin at a young age."