"Finally left."
Lockhart couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief as he looked at Albert's departing back.
This genius wizard who is said to have the potential to surpass Dumbledore in the future is indeed worthy of his reputation.
Ever since Lockhart came to Hogwarts to work, he instinctively wanted to stay away from this talented wizard, but unfortunately he never succeeded.
The other party always asked him very appropriate questions, and if Lockhart had not been well prepared when he wrote the book, the flaws might have been revealed.
Who would believe me if I couldn't even explain the things I did, the adventures I went through, the spells I used
Unfortunately, Lockhart knew full well that he was a fraud, which was why he hated dealing with a genius like Albert Anderson.
God knows what kind of questions the other party will ask to embarrass Lockhart one day.
Moreover, it was very likely that he... Not very likely, but Albert was definitely doubting himself.
Although Lockhart had no evidence, he had a hunch that Mr. Anderson might know something and had begun to suspect him.
Lockhart couldn't help but wonder if it was the right choice for him to accept Dumbledore's invitation to work at Hogwarts.
Although his book sold well and gained him a wave of attention and fame, Lockhart always felt that his actions were a little inappropriate, or... well, it should be said that Lockhart began to regret it.
He wants to resign now!
Lockhart already knew about the bad reputation of the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor from the beginning. After all, he had been in Hogwarts for seven years, and anyone who was not an idiot would know this.
Although Dumbledore assured him that he could avoid the harm of the curse by resigning early, Lockhart encountered some bad things when he first arrived at the school.
Originally, the purpose of coming to Hogwarts was to use Harry Potter's fame in defeating Voldemort to enhance his own reputation.
Lockhart wanted Harry Potter to be his favorite student, which was his main purpose for coming to Hogwarts.
When he met Harry at Flourish and Blotts, Lockhart even gave him his complete set of works, hoping to win some of Harry's favor.
You know, a whole set of books would cost a large sum of Galleons, and yet, this savior still didn't have much good feelings towards him.
Later, Potter and his friends drove a flying Ford car to school, which he thought was just for show, so Lockhart exempted Harry from detention, asked him to help him reply to letters from his admirers, and took the opportunity to teach Harry some things about fame and fortune.
However, the plan did not go smoothly. Even Lockhart could feel that Harry Potter was trying his best to avoid him, which was not in line with his original plan.
So, Lockhart changed his plan again. He got a lot of Quidditch tactics and planned to give Harry some special lessons and teach him how to play Quidditch.
Unfortunately, Harry Potter refused again.
However, unlike Harry Potter, another genius at Hogwarts had a good relationship with him, or rather, the other party took the initiative to approach him, but Lockhart had no intention of using Albert to improve his own reputation.
He felt that if he got too close to Albert, the other party might discover his secret.
Albert gave Lockhart a very bad impression, especially his eyes, which sometimes gave him the illusion that he was seen through. Just like when Albert was talking to him about the Humanoid Spell used in "Wandering with Werewolves", he could feel that there was no admiration in Albert's eyes, but more curiosity and anticipation about the spell.
That genius is very interested in the human form restoration spell!
If it were in the past, teaching the other party the human-recovery spell would undoubtedly be an opportunity to bring the two sides closer together. Unfortunately, Lockhart didn't know how to use this spell at all.
When he heard Albert asking him the question, he almost couldn't answer it. In the end, he could only send Albert away by saying that he needed some time to sort out his professor's thoughts. However, the genius seemed to have seen through his thoughts long ago and said that he would come to visit him another day.
Compared to a silly boy like Harry Potter, people like Albert Anderson are so scary that even Lockhart wants to know why he makes things difficult for himself.
Sure enough, Harry Potter is easier to get along with!
Although he didn't want to pay attention to Albert, the meaningful smile on his face when he left made Lockhart feel bad. He had to go back to his previous residence to look for something useful.
"Wandering with Werewolves" left a deep impression on Lockhart.
There was no way. The old Armenian wizard was old and ugly, wore tasteless clothes, and liked to put his photo on the cover, which made him complain a lot.
At the beginning, Lockhart spent a lot of time investigating this matter, and even went to the village that was infested by werewolves to investigate. He cast a forgetfulness spell on the villagers living there, so that those villagers and the old Armenian wizard completely forgot about the incident.
Lockhart naturally knew about the Restore Humanoid Spell, after all, it was the core spell in "Wandering with Werewolves". He had spent a lot of time and effort to learn the Restore Humanoid Spell from the old wizard.
The Restore Humanoid Charm was a spell invented by the other party, but the other party did not seem to realize the significance of this spell. Lockhart had thought of relying on this spell to become famous. After all, a spell that can temporarily turn a werewolf back to human form is of great significance.
So when Lockhart left, he not only erased the other person's memory, but also stole the records and research of the Restoration Spell.
If he could learn this magic and make it public, Lockhart knew very well what kind of reputation he would gain. Unfortunately, the Humanoid Charm was an extremely complex and difficult spell to cast, and he ultimately failed to learn the spell as he wished.
Lockhart was actually hesitant about whether to hand the notebook to Albert, or whether they could cooperate with each other and use Albert to improve his reputation.
What if Albert became his favorite student
Lockhart quickly killed the idea. It was not a wise choice.
"Forget it, I'd better stay away from him." Lockhart opened his cabinet and began to rummage through the drawers looking for the notes he had hidden.
Half an hour later, Lockhart finally found the leather notebook in a box with some parchment scattered inside. Lockhart flipped through it carefully and found that there was nothing else that could not be shown to Albert, so he took the notebook back to Hogwarts Castle.