Professor "Lockhart's" reaction might have only been noticed by Ian and Aurora, who had instinctively looked over. Even the professors sitting beside Professor "Lockhart" had not realized anything was amiss.
They probably merely thought that the Defence Against the Dark Arts Professor had failed to suppress his emotions. That fit everyone's usual impression of Gilderoy Lockhart as someone whose personality was all surface-level.
In truth, the other professors had also been stunned by the sudden news. As they exchanged looks, their thoughts were extremely active, though they maintained dignified, serious expressions on the surface.
"Quiet!"
Professor McGonagall even tried to quiet the Young Wizards down, but the Great Hall was filled with chatter, and her voice was completely drowned out by the twin brothers' loud reading.
"Brothers and sisters, the world knows only that I, Gellert Grindelwald, once accomplished great things. Their failure made me a demon and executioner in countless people's eyes."
"But was that really the truth?"
"You have painted me as a heinous criminal, eager to kill me as quickly as possible. Every day, you sing praises of your victory, yet you have never realized that I was fighting for all of you."
"As such an outstanding wizard, of course I could see what you could not. The old path could no longer lead us forward. It had become shackles binding us, imprisoning our minds in outdated conventions and bad customs. Everything I did in the past was, in fact, only meant to save us all."
"Without breakthroughs, without reform, there would be no progress... Even Muggles understand that, but I think too many wizards have been blinded by their comfortable lives for far too long."
"Look at the Wizarding World today. Has it become better than before, or worse? I think anyone capable of independent thought