Chapter 323: The Witcher establishes itself as the fulcrum of Marvel (5,000 words)

December 23rd, Hogwarts.

There are only two days left until Christmas. As Christmas approaches, the entire Hogwarts holiday atmosphere becomes increasingly intense.

The Christmas party every year is the most lively event in Hogwarts.

Well, not only because there are all kinds of exciting programs at the Christmas banquet, but the most important thing is that after the banquet, their three-week vacation also begins.

As in previous years, as Christmas approaches, many little wizards’ enthusiasm for learning plummets.

because

Learn how important it is to celebrate holidays, play, and receive gifts!

One by one, they have started planning what gifts they will give to their friends.

as well as

How many gifts will their parents, relatives and classmates give them in return?

They have been looking forward to this for a long time, how could they still focus on studying.

But for the professor, it was already expected.

Although I keep talking about studying hard and preparing for exams, in fact I don’t put much pressure on myself.

Even the homework was less than usual, which seemed to be a holiday worth remembering for the students.

Well, of course, a small part of the reason is that professors are looking forward to Christmas.

I've long wanted to take a chance to relax.

You must know that the little wizards have three weeks of vacation, which also means that they do not have to teach for three weeks.

At this moment, Professor McGonagall, who is planning the entire Christmas banquet, is constantly instructing some senior wizards and professors to decorate various corridors, halls, lobbies, etc.

"Loida, take another look at the corridor on the fifth floor to see if there is any dirt that has not been cleaned up. If you find any, remember to use the descaling spell to clean it."

"Okay, Professor."

A sixth-year Gryffindor witch with an exquisite face responded quickly.

Professor McGonagall nodded, hummed, and then continued to direct the next one.

"Aric, go down to the 8th floor and see if there are any dirty places in the corridor? Especially the tapestry where the troll beat Barnabas the fool. Pay special attention to it and put up some Christmas decorations."

A Stryling fifth-year student was aroused by Professor McGonagall again.

Afterwards, Professor McGonagall called some fifth and sixth grade students to prepare for the banquet.

As Professor McGonagall spoke, she was waving her wand, floating spells and transformation spells flying in the hall, and a large number of decorations were floating and hanging everywhere.

It seems that he found that he was short of manpower and set his sights on the professor.

"Spratt, do me a favor and check to see if some of the banquet ingredients I recently ordered have arrived?"

"Flitwick, the Christmas party will start tomorrow night. Watch over the little wizard and the others for me and don't let them cause any trouble."

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Seeing Professor McGonagall's solemn expression, he kept giving orders one after another.

The professors nodded and started to move too.

At this moment, Lockhart was looking at the professor's various arrangements of the hall with great interest.

He had only experienced this Christmas party once or twice in his previous life.

However, this was his first time experiencing a Christmas party in the magical world, which made him quite curious and didn't know what was so strange about it.

at this time

"Professor Lockhart, do me a favor and see if Hagrid has arrived from the holly tree in the Forbidden Forest?"

"I need 4 large ones and 8 medium ones to make a Christmas tree."

"Okay, Professor McGonagall, I'll come find you now."

Upon hearing Professor McGonagall's instructions, Lockhart nodded quickly and walked outside very wisely.

Two weeks ago, news broke that he was going to establish a school for squib wizards.

Professor McGonagall, known as the Vice-Principal of Hogwarts, naturally treated him well.

Later, he explained that it was for the development of the wizarding world, for the sake of the Squib group, and that he would not disturb wizard students, etc., and Mag's attitude softened.

Well, the most important thing is that Lockhart has increased his financial support for Hogwarts.

It was originally expected to be 300 gold galleons every year, but now it has doubled to 600 gold galleons every year.

This made Professor McGonagall treat him much better.

Sure enough, as long as money reaches a certain amount, it can easily change people's attitudes, and wizards are no exception.

But occasionally, Mag still got a little angry, but he didn't care about these.

He is also planning to poach Hogwarts. He invests so much money every year, so he can't invest it in vain.

It should be normal for some professors to come to his school to give lectures occasionally.

As for the attitude of other professors, such as Dean Flitwick of Ravenclaw, who had always had a good relationship with him, they didn't mind for a long time.

He even promised him that he would give lessons to the Squib Wizard when he had time.

Tsk tsk tsk, of course gifts are essential.

It can be said that as long as Dumbledore did not express his rejection or even hostile attitude.

The attitude of the Hogwarts professor is still good.

However, Dumbledore.

As his thoughts turned, Lockhart's golden dragon mark hidden by his sleeves swam slightly, and the golden light flickered, as if he was summoning something.

At the same time, Lockhart walked out of the castle and walked towards Hagrid's hut in the Forbidden Forest.

At this moment, the outside of the castle was completely white.

Feeling the cold air around him, the magic power in Lockhart's body surged, and a thin magic shield appeared in front of him to resist the cold air.

tread! tread! tread!

Lockhart's leather shoes stepped on the snowy ground.

With every step he took, the sound of snow and leather shoes scraped.

Every time you take a step up, a conspicuous footprint will appear on the ground.

In Lockhart's sight, there were also some little wizards outside, throwing snowballs at each other and building snowmen amid laughter and laughter.

Seeing this scene, a faint smile appeared on Lockhart's face.

The innocence of children can drive away the darkness in many hearts.

"Good morning, Professor."

"Professor, what are you going to do?"

"Professor, do you know what's fun at the Christmas party tomorrow night?"

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After seeing Hart, some young wizards raised the snowballs in their hands and waved slightly to say hello to Lockhart.

At the same time, some ran forward directly, and some asked a series of questions out of curiosity.

Lockhart responded with a natural smile.

But Lockhart had only gone some distance.

Some young wizards dispersed one after another, seeming to notice something.

because

Big bat, no, here comes Professor Snape.

Well, Snape has always been unemotional among the students, and is known for being serious and cold.

The snow-white ground also reflected Snape's figure in black wizard robes, like a big bat.

"Snape, look, I think you should smile more. The little wizards were so nice just now, but when you came, you left in fear."

After hearing what Lockhart said, Snape instinctively wanted to retaliate, but he seemed to have thought that he had something to ask of Lockhart at the moment.

He could only change the subject and said, "Lockhart, what do you want from me?"

He had sensed the news coming from the magic mark before, saying that Lockhart was looking for him.

"Come on, Snape, just now McGonagall asked me to go find Hagrid to move the holly tree, and she asked you to come over to help me and have a chat at the same time."

Lockhart said as he walked through the snow towards the Forbidden Forest.

"Okay." Snape responded briefly, followed closely.

Under the gaze of many young wizards, the two professors walked away.

They didn't pay too much attention to the matter between the two professors, and it was better to play in the snow instead of being next to them.

Soon, a large number of little wizards were playing and joking with each other on the snow, smashing snowballs, building snowmen, etc.

When the senior classmates who were setting up the Christmas party in the corridor saw this scene, a trace of envy flashed in their eyes.

Hurry up and speed up your actions, complete the task early, and go play early.

His eyes turned back to Lockhart and Snape again.

As we approached the Forbidden Forest, it was almost deserted in the snowy weather, with only some magical owls that Hogwarts only occasionally appeared in the air.

"Snape, what's the gain from the information about wizard blood talents?"

Lockhart asked, walking to one side.

He was deeply impressed by what Vlad, the president of the Presbyterian Church, had previously accomplished with the help of his wizard bloodline talent.

That was a top-notch space magic that could even imprison the Dimensional Demon God, but the opponent was forced to escape.

Although there are reasons why he performed it alone, there is no doubt that the wizard's blood talent is beyond imagination.

"The information on wizard blood talents is very mixed, and many of them are even fictitious stories. There is not much valuable and authentic information." Snape pondered for a moment, and then spoke slowly.

"However, according to the information I have collected, every wizard who has awakened his talent can undoubtedly join the top ranks."

"More recently, our principal Dumbledore may have awakened his talents, including subduing the Dark Lord, Grindelwald, etc."

"By the way, there should be you." Snape seemed to have thought of something and added.

Did he know that after Lockhart talked about the pure blood potion he refined?

Lockhart nodded in recognition.

And Snape continued: "Further away, the four founders of Hallwarts, such as Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Slytherin, and Hufflepuff, all awakened their talents."

"But they won't explain too much about the specific talents that have been awakened, and they don't have much real information."

"I found some, it seems to be related to Hufflepuff and space, but there is not much information."

"Grindelwald's talent seems to be able to predict the future. I don't know if it's true or not."

Snape seemed to have thought of something, and continued to add: "It is most likely false. If he can really predict it, then he should not be defeated by the principal."

"Is there any other valuable information?" Lockhart pondered for a moment and then continued to ask.

"There are almost no valuable ones. Time is limited. We will continue to search later." Snape shook his head slightly and said helplessly.

"Okay, just remember this." Lockhart said softly, "There is one thing you should prepare for in advance."

"Recently, I will take you to a new world. Once there, your most important task is to refine the pure wizard blood potion."

"You don't have to worry about materials, we'll have a good chance of getting a lot of them."

In response, Snape nodded and said, "Okay, then I'll get ready when I get back."

Lockhart nodded slightly, and then reminded: "This matter is very important, we must go all out."

"You may not be able to imagine the dangers of the new world yet. There are real gods there. Even the gods are not powerful in the new world. With our current strength, we are just ants."

Hearing this, Snape fell into silence, but still nodded heavily to express his understanding.

Lockhart didn't want to spoil the fun, so he hesitated and said slowly: "I think that if we wizards want to gain a foothold in the new world, bloodline talent is our only breakthrough point."

"You must pay attention to it. After arriving in the new world, I will find a way to help you awaken your wizard talent."

When Snape heard this, his eyes lit up and a trace of joy appeared on his face.

The Dark Lord has awakened his talent for who knows how many years.

He wants revenge. If he doesn't awaken his talent, the probability of revenge is too low.

As if sensing Snape's inner joy, Lockhart did not interrupt and let him have fun for a while.

After a while, when Snape had almost calmed down, Lockhart continued to ask: "Snape, is there any news from Dumbledore?"

Hearing Lockhart's question, Snape concentrated. After thinking carefully, he slowly said, "There isn't much valuable news. He hasn't seen much recently. He seems to be busy with something."

"Last time, let me ask you about your invitation to the teacher."

"I will follow the instructions you gave me and use the light of life to invite some well-known wizards to teach."

"After Albus found out, he didn't say anything. He just let me continue to stare."

Hearing this, Ruohat frowned, it was not good for him to have no news.

Even if I know that Dumbledore's attitude is very repulsive or even hostile, it's okay.

At least I knew it was time to take action.

But now that there is no news, I don’t know how to plan.

Suddenly, Lockhart seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Snape, you have been with Principal Dumbledore for so many years. Is there any way you can increase his trust in me?"

Regarding Lockhart's question, Snape frowned and kept thinking in his mind.

Based on his impression of Dumbledore, although he was very friendly and kind, he seemed like a very gentle old man.

But in fact, he is usually quite ruthless in matters of right and wrong, and extremely thoughtful.

He is very determined in his heart and will not easily believe what anyone says. He even has to personally investigate some issues before he can feel at ease.

If you want to gain Dumbledore's trust, I really don't know how to get it.

Especially now that Dumbledore has some doubts about Lockhart.

But Lockhart saw Snape's thoughtful expression and did not interrupt, but just walked forward silently.

The person Dumbledore trusted the most, besides Professor McGonagall, was Snape.

As for Snape, if Lockhart hadn't appeared out of thin air, Dumbledore could have eaten Snape to death.

No matter how ugly he said, he could only obey Dumbledore's orders and arrangements in the end, even if it meant death.

If Snape couldn't think of any good way, he could only continue to wait and see what Dumbledore would do, and then continue to speculate on his attitude.

With his thoughts turning, Lockhart continued walking through the snow, Snape following closely behind.

Soon, Lockhart raised his hand, put it in front of his eyes, and looked at the snow-covered jungle in the distance, and seemed to find a dark figure.

It was Hagrid's Forbidden Forest hut.

suddenly

Snape's voice came to his ears, and his tone seemed a little low, bitter, and mournful.

"Lockhart, I know a way to help you gain Dumbledore's trust."

Hearing this, Lockhart's face rose with joy, but he seemed to sense that something was wrong with Snape's mood, and asked in a calm voice: "Snape, what method?"

This time Snape did not answer directly, but asked in a low voice: "Lockhart, you should know that I once worked under the Dark Lord."

"But why would Dumbledore trust me, you know?"

Before Lockhart could answer, Snape stretched out his wand and waved it lightly, and at the same time, a rapid sound of incantation came.

"Patronus Charm!"

Instantly, a milky white light continued to pour out from the tip of Snape's wand.

As Snape waved his wand, the milky white light continued to rotate around the two of them like a ribbon, forming a milky white vortex.

tread! tread! tread!

In Lockhart's eyes, a white deer glowing with milky white light was walking slowly forward from mid-air on a ribbon.

call! call!

Looking at the white deer with the Patronus Curse, Snape's breathing was a little rapid and his eyes were slightly red.

Seeing this scene, Lockhart already understood the method Snape said.

All I heard was Snape's tone was suppressed and he said flatly: "Dumbledore believes in me because of my love for Lily."

"This allows me to use the Patronus Charm, and it also means that I am not a real dark wizard, I am just studying dark magic."

Hearing this, Lockhart nodded slightly and comforted: "Don't worry, Lily's resurrection is already in preparation."

"Perhaps your talents after awakening in the future can help Lily's resurrection."

As a qualified boss, he is still able to understand the emotional fluctuations of his employees.

After all, when a loved one dies, it would be a bit unkind to be inconsiderate.

Well, I drew a pie to encourage Snape.

Snape nodded silently and withdrew the Patronus Charm.

Continue to follow Lockhart towards Hagrid's hut.

Lockhart was thinking about how to use this news to further ease his relationship with Dumbledore.

He did not seek to gain Dumbledore's trust, but he tried his best to delay the conflict between the two. There were many plans later. If Dumbledore stood against him, it would be very troublesome.

As his thoughts turned, Lockhart suddenly remembered the Christmas party tomorrow night.

At the same time, a voice came to Snape's ear.

"Snape, the plan has changed. You should hurry up and prepare the tools for refining the potion. Tonight, we will go to the new world together."

"When the time comes, you will go forward with some people."

At the same time, Lockhart saw a huge black shadow in the distance.

boom!

I saw this black shadow dragging a large holly tree to the front of the cabin and slowly lowering it down.

It's Hagrid!

"Hey Hagrid, need help cutting down the tree?"

Next chapter, arriving in the Marvel world

In the plot of the Marvel world, the battlefield becomes larger, the Avengers appear, and the wonders of chaos magic will also appear.