Exposed

The news of Lockhart's first Defense Against the Dark Arts of the new semester quickly spread throughout the school, completely exposing his poor teaching skills.

Everyone knew what kind of person this new Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor was, especially after the so-called quiz in the first class, which left most students speechless.

Unfortunately, Lockhart isn't Galleon; he can't please everyone.

Although many students admire Lockhart because of his deeds, there are also quite a few boys who dislike or are jealous of him.

Gossip and sarcasm were always present, but no one dared to say it openly. After all, the number of students who admired Lockhart far exceeded those who hated him, and the girls were sometimes incredibly formidable.

"By the way, what have you been looking at since just now?"

Lee Jordan, who was checking holiday homework, looked at Albert, who was flipping through the papers, and couldn't help but ask.

"Lockhart's test questions," Albert said, gently shaking the three test papers.

"You're cheating," Fred and George both turned to look at them, speaking sternly and righteously.

"We want to watch too!" the three said in unison.

They had all heard from other students that Lockhart liked to give quizzes during the first class.

"By the way, where did you get the test questions?" Lee Jordan asked.

"I got the test questions from a friend of Hufflepuff's. They took Defense Against the Dark Arts before us, so I asked him to make a copy for me." Albert noticed the three's puzzled looks and said with a smile, "Anyway, the content is the same, you can see for yourselves."

With that, Albert handed the three test papers to Fred, George, and Lee Jordan.

What is Gilderoy Lockhart's favorite color?

George's eyes widened, and he read it aloud in a low voice, "What kind of crazy test is this? You're not kidding me."

"Lilac color".

Without hesitation, Albert said, "It was mentioned in ' Year with the Yeti '."

"You actually know the answer."

The three of them stared at Albert in utter shock, as if they had seen something terrifying.

"You...you wouldn't happen to be a Lockhart admirer too, would you?" George murmured. "You don't seem like that kind of person!

"What kind of person?"

"What you up to?"

Based on what the three of them knew about Albert, they could immediately rule out the possibility that Albert was Lockhart's admirer; the only remaining possibility was that Albert wanted to cause trouble.

Thinking of this, all three of them couldn't help but feel sorry for Lockhart.

Professor Quirrell from last semester was simply indescribable; he was driven to his death in the basement by a few words from Albert.

That's terrible.

Speaking of which, could it be that Lockhart was taken to the School Hospital by Albert last time because...?

The three of them looked at Albert with strange expressions.

"What kind of look is that?" Albert asked in an unfriendly tone.

"Nothing," Fred coughed lightly, then quickly asked, "What do you want to do?"

"I didn't mean to do anything." Albert took back all the test questions. "I just need Lockhart's signed note so I can borrow a book from the Restricted Section."

"Do you need professors' signatures to borrow books from the Restricted Section?"

The three of them looked at each other even more strangely, convinced that their roommate was planning to take this opportunity to cause trouble.

There was no way around it; as everyone knows, Albert would go to the Restricted Section late at night to borrow books, simply pick the lock, and "borrow" the books without needing any professor's signature.

Little did the three know that Albert had no choice but to ask Lockhart for his signature; completing the panel tasks required the professors' signatures.

So, Albert decided to follow Hermione's example and find a reason to get a signed copy of the Restricted Section from Lockhart first, so he could finish the long-delayed "Magical Forbidden Area" quest.

Of course, Fred, George, and Lee Jordan weren't wrong; Albert did indeed want to cause some trouble.

Last time, while treating the Whomping Willow," I obtained a new panel quest.

The mission is called: Exposure.

Your Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor seems completely mismatched with the abilities and knowledge described in his book. He seems to be hiding some unknown secrets. Uncover the secrets and let everyone see his true colors.

Current progress: 3% Rewards: 1000-10000 experience points, 1 Skill Points, gain a designated skill from the quest target, Dumbledore's favorability +15, and a designated character's favorability +10.

Albert did know what Lockhart's biggest secret was, but finding evidence of it wouldn't be easy.

To be honest, Lockhart is indeed very good at managing himself, a skill that even Albert admires.

Although his methods were indeed shameless, the world is never short of shameless people. It would be very difficult for an ordinary wizard to bewitch that group of middle-aged women like Lockhart did. This is definitely not something that can be achieved simply by handsome appearance.

"I'm suddenly looking forward to Defense Against the Dark Arts!"

"You won't expect this," Ron said with a grim face as he repaired his wand with duct tape. "When we were in Defense Against the Dark Arts, Lockhart released the Cornish Pixies, and it was absolutely terrible."

"You should get a new wand," Hermione reminded her.

"And then, another Howler?" Ron shoved his wand into his backpack and said irritably.

"Actually, Ron could borrow money from you to buy a wand," Lee Jordan suddenly said. "With his wand, he probably won't need to attend classes this semester."

"We didn't lend him Galleon." Fred and George exchanged a glance and said dryly, "That money was for Albert to give us for research, and we won't misappropriate it."

There are some things that Fred and George know very well how to do.

"Ron could actually borrow from Potter. Harry Potter isn't short of money," Albert suddenly said. "Given their relationship, he could just write an IOU and pay it back after graduation when he finds a job."

In fact, it's best to avoid discussing money with friends.

Fred and George were clearly aware of this and would pay extra attention to it, so they would never squander Albert's Galleon recklessly, and they would keep detailed records of where the Galleon went.

Once this purest form of trust is lost, it will be difficult to maintain this relationship in the future.

"Let's go, let's go to Defense Against the Dark Arts." Lee Jordan was a little guilty.

Albert gave him Galleon, some of which Lee Jordan used to sell snacks and toys. Although he had made up for it with his own allowance, he still felt ashamed when he heard what Fred and George said. He really hadn't taken this matter as seriously as Fred and George.

Although Lee Jordan knew that Albert didn't care about these things at all, that money meant everyone's dream to them.