Watching Gilderoy Lockhart

"Our world's Mr. Malfoy didn't get the Seeker position because of his father. He got it through his own efforts. Even after his father went to prison and the Malfoy family declined, he was still the Seeker, and all of Slytherin chipped in to buy him Nimbus 2000."

Seeing Draco's sincere apology, Dumbledore offered words of comfort.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Ron was starting to lose his composure.

He always thought Malfoy was just richer than him.

But now.

Draco, still somewhat immersed in the fear instilled by Basil, thought, "Huh? My father is dead, isn't he? We—I mean, the Malfoy family in this world—haven't declined; in fact, we've thrived. After my father was gone, and my mother took over the family business."

(Because Lucius Malfoy is imprisoned, Narcissa has truly taken over the family business, says, "Do I still have such potential?")

(She was somewhat insecure about this, because her appearance wasn't as good as her counterpart from that other world.)

"Also, even so, in this world, I became the Seeker before the decline, right? Didn't Dad buy me a broom?"

Dumbledore said, "Because I responded to Lucius's audacity in sending men to murder the young wizard."

"I used my influence— the Malfoy family's shops were seized and their board seats were stripped."

(Arthur Weasley was somewhat surprised. If Dumbledore from their world dared to do that, he wouldn't be afraid of Malfoy at all.)

"After that, I was responsible for Lucius's six-month sentence in Azkaban. However, contrary to what the public and even I believe, it was actually your mother who was imprisoned after taking Polyjuice Potion."

(Old Crouch: This plan sounds so familiar.)

"Lucius, who should have been imprisoned, was actually Voldemort in the Forbidden Forest as the source of the curse."

"With no one actually in charge, and given my previous targeting, the Malfoy family's fortunes will naturally decline."

"And the broom, just like the reason your father went to jail, is connected to Tom's Diary."

(Voldemort: I don't like Quidditch either, so how is this related to me?)

"Unlike the movie, which is your world, the Diary wasn't Lucius into Ginny's tattered textbook."

"He used materials full of positive energy, such as Unicorn Tail Hair, and spent a lot of money to have an alchemist create a cover for it. He then put it on the Diary and mailed it to Basil, saying it was a gift left to him by his father."

"This cost Lucius a huge amount of Galleons. You in this world discovered this. So you only needed one Cleansweep Seven."

"In Quidditch Match, you and Harry are evenly matched in skill, but the performance of your brooms—"

(Lucius Malfoy thought he was crazy in this world, and that his excellent son had lost to Harry Potter because of the performance of his broom.)

(He dares to be so arrogant because Dumbledore in his world is cowardly and restrains himself.)

(But this world is clearly different. If it were him, he would definitely surrender immediately.)

"So the classmates chipped in to buy 'me' a Nimbus 2000?" Draco seemed a little dazed.

He never imagined that he could have such a possibility—the possibility of gaining recognition from his classmates without relying on his father's family background.

"What about Basil? Is he alright?" Ron asked with some concern, thinking about what had happened to his sister after she came into contact with the Diary.

Dumbledore shook his head. "I don't mean to discredit Ginny. But she is Basil after all."

"He quickly realized something was wrong, and through a deceptive conversation with Tom in the Diary, he found the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets. Finally, he used a mutated Devil's Snare that had absorbed the Basilisk Venom to destroy the Diary."

"After learning the news, I once again used my influence. This is also the source of Lucius's six-month sentence."

"The Basilisk?" Neville realized. "No wonder 'Masaru Kobayashi' couldn't find the Basilisk. It must have fallen into Basil's hands."

"Fame is a fickle friend. Celebrities should act like celebrities. Remember that," Lockhart said earnestly to Harry in the scene.

Ron raised an eyebrow. "He seems to really consider himself a teacher."

Dumbledore said, "Because he considered Harry to be the same kind of person as him. Becoming the youngest Seeker of the century in his first year, 'claiming' he was hospitalized to protect the Philosopher's Stone, driving a flying car to school, and taking photos with his classmates."

("Harry didn't claim it! The news was leaked through the portrait. He really protected the Philosopher's Stone in front of Voldemort!" Ginny said indignantly.)

("That's Lockhart's opinion," Harry reassured him, even though they were worlds apart.)

"These were obvious pieces of evidence in his eyes, so he was very relaxed and fond of Harry because it was like facing a younger version of himself."

Gilderoy Lockhart.

Dumbledore gazed at the scene in the movie, lost in memories.

Lockhart was indeed a talented wizard, and smarter than most of his classmates.

Many professors admit that as long as they work hard, they can achieve what ordinary people consider an extraordinary career.

However, his biggest flaw is that he is unwilling to try unless he is the best.

They always spend time bragging and marketing themselves.

He told his classmates that he would make the Philosopher's Stone before graduation;

He claimed he could lead the England Quidditch team to victory in the World Cup and eventually became the youngest Minister for Magic in Britain;

He started the school newspaper simply so he could see his name printed in it;

He had his name engraved in 20-foot-long letters on the Quidditch Pitch.

Projecting one's own portrait into the sky like Dark Mark;

I sent myself 800 Valentine's Day cards, which forced me to skip breakfast because a lot of owl droppings and feathers fell into my cereal.

After graduation, he became a liar.

He clearly has such a strong foundation in writing, and could have become famous simply by writing books, but he insists on taking away other people's lives, relying on his superb Memory Charm and handsome appearance.

Judging from the movie, it seems that he only Memory Charm, and has forgotten everything he learned from his teacher.

Dumbledore was filled with regret.

As educators, the most regrettable thing is seeing a sapling that had the potential to grow into a towering tree grow crooked halfway through its growth.

Rupert's words interrupted his recollection.

"Actually, Harry and his friends were attending the almost-headless Deathday Party here. They missed the Christmas party and didn't even eat. To save money, they didn't film it, which is why Harry said he wasn't hungry."

"Aren't you hungry?" Ron asked, puzzled. "Wasn't there food at the Deathday Party?"

"No," Rupert said. "Ghosts don't eat. The food they prepare is a pile of rotten food, and you can barely sense the feeling of eating by walking through it with your dulled senses."

"Harry's really out of his mind!" Ron exclaimed, somewhat exasperated. "He goes to a banquet where there's no food. And Nick, really, doesn't he know there are living people like us attending?"

The image of the Pensieve has moved to the side of the stairs.

"Do you think I should tell them? Tell Dumbledore and the others?" Harry asked Ron and Hermione.

"Are you crazy?" Ron said.

"No, Harry," Hermione said seriously, "Even in the wizarding world, hearing strange noises is not a good sign."

"She is right," the portrait beside her said.

Dumbledore sighed, "This teaches us that we must always tell our teachers when something happens."

(Professor McGonagall nods.)

Ron hesitated, "This is so unlike Gryffindor."

("Weasley!" Snape was furious.)

(He originally thought that in his second year, Harry Potter had acted impulsively, not telling the teachers anything, and risking his life at Lily's sacrifice all by himself.)

(But from this perspective, it seems that Potter did consider telling his teacher about the relevant clues.)

(But she was stopped by two big idiots, especially Granger, who didn't understand why she would say that.)

"If it were Hermione when she first entered first grade, she would definitely have told the teacher," Neville said.

"Oh, right," Rupert said, "The word Hermione originally belonged to Ron. Ron was the one among the three who knew more about Wizarding World slang and customs. Hermione was originally silent in this conversation; she might have wanted to tell the teacher, but knew she couldn't persuade Harry and Ron."

("I see," Snape nodded.)

Draco said, "Actually, there's no need. The portraits already know. It's common knowledge that the portraits are Dumbledore's spies. Dumbledore already knew, otherwise why would the students be petrified when the Basilisk clearly appeared?"

"I suspect that my father contacting other School Governor to drive Dumbledore away was also intentionally done by Dumbledore."

"Because Dumbledore easily removed my father from the School Governor after he returned."

"Perhaps," Dumbledore said. "In a world without Basil, Harry would face a crueler fate. Having him undergo a trial under my watchful eye beforehand would allow him to adapt and ultimately survive."

Because the Prophecy states that only one of Harry and Voldemort can survive.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly turned cold.

Everyone looked at the screen again.

In the scene, Professor McGonagall recounts the origins of the Chamber of Secrets of Secrets.

("Slytherin can't be that bad, can they?")

("What is the real reason?")

(.)

(Countless viewers have raised questions about this.)

(In their minds, Slytherin is more like Snape from the movies—seemingly a bad guy, but actually a good one.)

(Some people even directly tagged Slytherin.)

("The Chamber of Secrets is no longer needed," Slytherin said. "In my vision, Hogwarts will be in crisis due to the betrayal of Muggle-born wizard, and my descendants will lead the surviving young wizards to the Chamber of Secrets to awaken the Basilisk and kill the traitors.")

(But history has proven that Godric and his colleagues were right.)

("Muggle-born wizard do indeed favor Muggle, but Muggle themselves also dislike them due to cultural factors.")

("They can only become members of the Wizarding World.")

"So that's how it is." Draco called up the projector in the live stream.

"This proves why the Basilisk took Moaning Myrtle's life as soon as it appeared, beyond Tom's expectations," Dumbledore said. "The Basilisk's purpose was to kill. All the students not in the Chamber of Secrets were considered traitors by it."

"Wasn't it Voldemort who did it on purpose?" Ron wondered.

"He was indeed a dark wizard through and through, cruel and evil," Dumbledore explained, "But he always considered Hogwarts his home. At that time, when he was still an orphan and needed a good learning environment, he would not allow anyone to ruin that."

"Moaning Myrtle was indeed an accident."

(Voldemort: "He's right. It's disgusting. Even Dumbledore from another world has an insight that makes him feel completely naked in his presence.")

"Alright," Ron said.

"What, okay?" Draco frowned. The screen was playing footage of Ron believing he was the Heir of Slytherin, and Hermione proposing a plan and going to the library to look up information. "What do you think about me being the Heir of Slytherin? Weasley, in a way, we're relatives."

"Furthermore, don't you guys hide your discussions from people? You're all popular figures on campus, yet you're loudly plotting in an open corridor with so many students walking by."

"The most important thing isn't how a book containing the recipe for Polyjuice Potion could be out of the Restricted Section." As the headmaster of Hogwarts, Dumbledore began to have some concerns about Hogwarts in that world. "I remember it was 'Moste Potente Potions,' which required a professor's note to borrow. How come Miss Granger found it so easily?"

(Dumbledore: "No normal junior wizard can gather all the materials. The key materials are all dangerous items. They can only be obtained through special channels.")

Quidditch is playing on the screen.

Harry, chased by the enchanted Bludger, flew straight into the stands—the audience area—and swept past a group of Slytherin.

The Bludger swept around with Harry, passing through countless buildings and nearly hitting onlookers several times.

Draco closed his eyes, and he remembered the next scene: flipping in the air, landing on the ground, bouncing, and then doing a double split on the spot.

"And what's more, even after all this, isn't the match going to stop?" Dumbledore, somewhat bewildered. "Why aren't the professors intervening?"

At first, he thought it was just a detail added by the movie director for dramatic effect, but analyzing the expressions on the faces of Draco and the other little wizards from the 'movie' world, he realized that this was their past memories.

"The match was stopped, and the professors were still unwilling to pull out their wands. It was Miss Granger who had to step in—a second-year witch."

(Sirius chimed in, "Yes, that last shot almost wiped out the Potter family line.")

(Madam Pomfrey: "The Hospital Wing's treatment standards are far higher than you think, Black. Even if she were a complete mess, I could fix her— Merlin's Beard! Foolish Lockhart!")

(The reason she lost her composure was because Lockhart used some kind of healing magic to remove the bone from Harry's broken arm, making his right hand feel like it was made of rubber.)

"Brackium Emendo." Ron suddenly began reciting Lockhart's incantation.

Seeing Neville's puzzled expression, Ron explained, "If I use this spell on a chicken leg, I can eat it faster and more enjoyably."