This is what Ravenclaw looks like.

"It's not over yet, Taylor."

After talking about how to deal with Professor Lockhart's matter, Dumbledore thought for a moment and still believed in Professor McGonagall's judgment, "Another thing is, our Defense Against the Dark Arts professor..."

Dumbledore considered his words.

"You should still remember our last professor, Quirinus Quirrell, right?"

It was me who ordered it, but unfortunately I can't say it.

"I remember it very clearly, Professor Dumbledore."

"I have a special guess. I suspect that after his death, the curse of this position will be weakened, but..."

Dumbledore hesitated.

"I don't know whether the curse is effective or not now. Professor Lockhart's matter is really too special."

That's not just ordinary special...

He took drugs before entering school, and the sequelae were so severe that he would make a fool of himself in front of students-theoretically, something would happen sooner or later, and it was too outrageous to link this with the curse.

However, from the perspective of magic, a long-term curse that does not take effect immediately probably has the effect of accumulating bad luck and exploding when it expires.

This conflicts with the effect of the Felicis Felix, and it sounds like the curse caused by the Felicis Felix is ​​temporarily suppressed.

Andrew didn't think he could figure it out anyway.

"Do we really need to offer such a course?"

Dumbledore said with some hesitation - this didn't look like him.

But Andrew could understand, he knew what Dumbledore's basis was for believing that the curse was weakening, and he also knew why those who couldn't wait couldn't make a decision.

Continuing to offer the course was equivalent to gambling with other people's lives, which was really unacceptable.

"Try changing the course name and office," he didn't know what to say, he could only try to find a way according to his own understanding, "Theoretically, there are clear restrictions on the designation of the curse, and changing these two will limit the effect of the curse anyway."

"What a joke!"

On the wall behind, a former headmaster roared, "This is surrender, this is giving in, this is subverting the tradition of fighting against dark wizards established since Hogwarts!"

Has this course been offered since the school was founded?

It's not surprising - and after Slytherin left, Hogwarts did not teach the dark arts publicly...

"Then be more determined and teach the anti-dark wizard class."

The old headmaster stared at Andrew and nodded, "Although it's a bit extreme, it's indeed possible."

?

Andrew almost couldn't keep his serious expression.

"You can try, but what about the new professor... How to confirm our new professor..."

Dumbledore sighed, "Although there is still a final semester and summer vacation, what about the new professor?"

Yes, what about the new professor?

After the curse went wrong, how can the new professor believe that the danger is actually over, and that Professor Lockhart's case is actually a destined thing?

"Ghost."

Andrew looked at Dumbledore, "Nick, yes, Nick."

"Nick?"

"Yes, Mr. Nick will take charge. If he comes, there will be no problem with safety."

"You are kidding, Taylor, Nick's magic."

Professor McGonagall shook her head and didn't say in detail.

But Andrew knew - a wizard who was caught by Muggles and had half of his head chopped off.

To be honest, it is too outrageous to let this ghost be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.

A professor can't be unable to beat his students.

The Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts is already bad enough!

"I think I have a good candidate, but he may not accept it."

Dumbledore thought, "What do you think of the Bloody Baron?"

The Bloody Baron?

Andrew was stunned - the Bloody Baron, the ghost of Slytherin.

The most terrifying ghost in the whole Hogwarts, even the naughty Peeves are afraid of him.

And Hogwarts has a precedent of hiring ghost professors, and Professor Binns has always done... not too bad.

He has prestige, is not afraid of curses, and has precedents.

But the question is, is the Bloody Baron really suitable to be a professor?

And even if he is suitable, is he willing to be one?

These are all problems.

"I'll try to convince him, but it's probably difficult - and if he's the professor, I'm afraid the course name can't be changed."

It doesn't matter whether it's changed or not - but if ghosts can get into trouble, then there's really nothing to say.

Hogwarts should just cancel the course. No wizard will come to school to challenge the death curse.

Andrew glanced at Dumbledore and found that Professor McGonagall was also worried.

"It's decided," Dumbledore clapped his hands in fear, "You know, Taylor, today's content..."

"No news will leak out, Professor Dumbledore."

Andrew nodded, "Then, I'll go and announce to my classmates the reason why Professor Lockhart got into trouble before?"

"Go... I hope our choice works."

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"Ah?"

When Andrew appeared in the classroom and announced what happened to all the eagerly waiting students, everyone exclaimed.

"Are you kidding, Taylor!"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"No, Professor!"

...

After all the messy statements, everyone accepted this fact.

Andrew's words were still credible - basically equivalent to the role of a notice board.

This means that their lovely professor, best-selling author Professor Lockhart, has left the school and will most likely not return.

When the bell rang, almost everyone ran out frantically, ready to share the news.

Those who stayed in the classroom were those who had tried to endure for a long time and finally couldn't hold back their tears.

Amid the crying, Andrew left silently.

The news was not spread widely enough, so he had to draft a notice immediately, and if necessary, he could arrange for students to fold a thousand paper cranes and send them over - but this was the limit.

'Anyway, I have already reserved my current reputation for that professor... but if what he did is exposed in the future, that's another matter. '

'That's almost certain, but there is no evidence at present. But it doesn't matter, as long as it doesn't affect the learning atmosphere on campus these days. '

'It's just that it takes a lot of brains to find evidence and reasonably establish suspicions in the future... It's a headache. '

He shook his head, walked out of the classroom, and prepared for the next step.

In less than an hour, the atmosphere of the whole school began to become sad, but Andrew had already discussed with the prefects that in order to prevent excessive sadness, greeting cards and paper cranes would be sent.

At the same time, no donations or visits were allowed. Only the core members of Professor Lockhart's previous fan club could go once while bringing things - the reason was that it would not affect the most critical early treatment.

The chaos ended, the students vented their emotions on the paper, and gradually restored the previous learning atmosphere. After the core members of the fan club visited, everything calmed down.

Hogwarts began to usher in the first important exam of this school year, OWLs.