Harry Potter: From Muggle Cousin to Conceptual Wizard

Chapter 301 Hermione's New Regret Resolved! Christmas Dinner Begins!

That's right.

Dudley smiled and replied, then glanced at Hermione and then at Ron behind her, and pointedly reminded her, "And don't forget the second half of what I said, love specific people."

At the very least, don't force the people around you to compromise their well-being for the sake of an unworthy stranger.

Hearing this, Hermione believed she had fully understood Dudley's meaning.

So, he raised his head and answered firmly:

"Don't worry, Dudley. I won't do that again, and I won't force Harry and Ron anymore."

【Congratulations to the host! 】

[Successfully resolved a C-level unfortunate incident - the wizard idol whose persona had collapsed!]

The host first coerced and bribed Lockhart, then disciplined and guided him, using a strict magical contract and weighing the pros and cons to change his behavior and future teaching style at Hogwarts.

This objectively eliminates the possibility of Hermione being exploited by Lockhart in the future, such as answering pointless questions, writing replies for Lockhart's fans, forcing her friends to submit to Lockhart, etc.

Afterwards, the host skillfully guided Hermione through two more conversations, helping her to understand more deeply the irrationality of blindly idolizing celebrities and the importance of respecting friends and friendship in the details.

This led to a fundamental and healthy shift in Hermione's understanding of worship and affection.

This unfortunate incident has been resolved perfectly.

[Special offer, fixed reward: 1 C-level fusion opportunity.]

[Bonus Reward: 1 C-Rank Fusion Opportunity.]

[Currently available magic item fusion opportunities: 1 B-grade, 4 C-grade.]

The unfortunate incident that had just been unlocked was perfectly resolved, and I received the maximum reward.

Dali was very happy.

Dali is even happier that his friends' understanding has improved.

He listened to the system prompts in his mind while also listening to Hermione's last question, or rather, her concern.

"Dudley, Lockhart is a big fraud. Wouldn't it be a waste of everyone's time if he became the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor? Have you spoken to Headmaster Dumbledore about this? We need to get rid of him!"

Hermione is a woman of strong emotions; once she learns that Lockhart is not a good person, she immediately decides to kick him out.

“It was I who suggested to Dumbledore that Lockhart be the professor, and I have known his background all along.”

Dali didn't hide anything and laid it all out directly.

"what?!"

Hermione gasped in disbelief, and Harry and Ron were nearly speechless.

"Why are you so surprised? I always plan things out before I act, and there's a reason why I do things this way."

Lockhart is a conman, but a useful one.

I've already spoken to him and set limits for him. He'll be a good professor in the future.

He will discuss the practical theoretical knowledge from his works in his Defense Against the Dark Arts class. You can compare this with the lectures of other Defense Against the Dark Arts professors to understand and learn from them.

As for spells and actual combat skills, don't have too high hopes for him.

Lockhart will not teach you any spells except the Oblivion Spell, and you should not learn any spells from him.

"He's quite skilled at the Forgetfulness Spell; you can learn it from him in more depth."

Dudley explained to his friends and reminded them, "By the way, Lockhart's background must be kept a secret. Don't tell anyone else."

He will keep a low profile from now on. Just treat him like a reference book, neither too close nor too distant, and treat him with a normal attitude, understand?

Trusting Dudley, the three little ones nodded in agreement to his request.

They, especially Hermione, never expected that the star professor, who was the center of attention, would bring such a result after arriving at the school.

Fortunately, Hermione hadn't invested too much emotion in Lockhart yet. The fall from grace of her idol only made her feel a little uncomfortable, but not too heartbroken, and she was able to recover quickly.

And tomorrow night is Christmas Eve.

There's a Christmas dinner and Christmas gifts; the festive atmosphere will lift your spirits and help you forget unhappy feelings.

After comforting the three children, Dali parted ways with them and left the classroom.

It's true that you'll receive gifts at Christmas, but conversely, you should also prepare gifts for others.

The principle of reciprocity is not only prevalent in China, but is applicable worldwide.

So, on the afternoon of the 23rd and during the day on the 24th, Dali didn't do much else but busy himself making gifts.

Incidentally, I used Transfiguration to help Professor Flitwick decorate the auditorium in preparation for the Christmas dinner.

Hagrid cut down a suitable fir tree to serve as the Christmas tree for the castle chapel.

Professor Flitwick conjured up many colorful balls and decorative ribbons on the Christmas tree, while Dudley added a whole set of dazzling magical light effects to it.

The rest of the auditorium was also cleverly decorated. Dudley transformed all the candles that floated in the air to illuminate the auditorium into glowing little deer, which was quite amusing.

Time slowly passed amidst the intensive preparations.

Finally, on the evening of December 24th, the Christmas dinner began.

Students from all four colleges gathered together, and on the long dining table, plates of turkey dishes, cooked and processed with culinary magic, exuded an enticing color and aroma.

More tables and chairs were added to the faculty and staff seating area because Hogwarts now has several more professors, and the original seats were not enough.

Dumbledore sat in the main seat, dressed in a magnificent purple robe adorned with many glittering gold stars, and wearing an exquisite Santa hat, looking very spirited.

At the same time, he was also very happy.

Before the meal was officially served, he cheerfully summarized the tremendous changes that had taken place at Hogwarts since the start of the school year, briefly affirming the contributions of the professors and teaching assistants, and praising the transformation in the students' spirit.

Subsequently, it was announced that Lockhart and Hagrid would respectively take on the roles of professors for one-sixth of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class and the Protection of Magical Creatures class after Christmas.

And the news that Professor Kettleburn, the former professor of the Department of Conservation of Magical Creatures, will be retiring after Christmas.

Everything went very smoothly, and the vast majority of Hogwarts students and staff were immersed in the joyful festive atmosphere.

As Dumbledore called out "Dinner's ready!", the atmosphere in the Great Hall reached a new climax.

The auditorium became noisy as everyone ate and talked, in high spirits.

But in one place, one or two people were not so happy.

Snape sat in his seat, without a smile on his face the entire time.

This was not only because he was not fond of smiling, but also because there was a magical wheelchair next to him, in which sat a dazed, drowsy, and slightly tipsy Eckeris.