After Headmaster Dumbledore finished introducing himself, Lockhart stood up and gave an introduction of his own.
He focused on his achievements, how popular he was, and how charming his smile could be.
Lin Yue looked at Lockhart's confident smile at the Teachers' Table and felt nothing at all.
Everyone had different tastes, so she didn't think Lockhart's smile was particularly good-looking. On the contrary, she thought it was ugly.
But when it came to professors, Lin Yue knew that thoughts like hers were entirely unnecessary. All she had to do was listen to the professor and study hard.
When Lockhart finally finished his long, self-indulgent speech, enthusiastic applause rang through the Great Hall.
Quite a few young witches who had fallen under his spell clapped as hard as they could.
Not a single person from Ravenclaw Academy applauded him. Earlier, some first-year Muggle-born students who didn't know any better had tried to clap for him.
Their older classmates stopped them and explained that Lockhart was a fraud, as well as telling them about his dismal past as a student.
The young wizards who had been about to applaud immediately lost their enthusiasm. Forget it. They'd better steer clear of a professor like this.
As for Lin Yue... before she could even raise her hands, Qiuzhang and Marietta, who had anticipated this, held them down.
They were afraid that if Lin Yue applauded now, she'd feel disgusted with herself later, once she returned to normal and remembered that she'd clapped for him.
Seeing that no one from his own house, Ravenclaw Academy, welcomed him,
Lockhart's expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly recovered. He smiled at the young wizards who had applauded him, then returned to his seat at the Teachers' Table.
The moment his bottom touched the chair, Headmaster