A certain Hogwarts magical cat

Chapter 238 Meow is going to be a professor?

"What? You're going to let me teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for half a semester?"

After enjoying a hearty lunch at Newt's manor, Charlie listened to Dumbledore's request to him, showing a cat-faced expression.

It turned out that since Lockhart was secretly tricked by Charlie last time, his perfect persona in disguise has completely collapsed.

And almost everything that happened to him in Hogwarts was gradually spread outside through the little wizard's owls during this time.

Because Lockhart's reputation is too loud, once these things got out, they were widely reported by major newspapers in the wizarding world, and later even alarmed the Ministry of Magic.

Under the investigation of the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic, using the report letter of an unknown wizard as a clue, they found the original owners in those stories and restored their memories one by one.

So two days before the holiday, the handsome Professor Lockhart was taken away from Hogwarts by the Aurors of the Ministry of Magic for fraud and injury.

Although he was not imprisoned in Azkaban because he didn't kill anyone, but after the trial, all his property was confiscated, the third-level badge of the Knights of Merlin was taken back, and the title of honorary member was removed by the Defense Against the Dark Arts Alliance.

In view of this situation, Hogwarts would certainly not allow Lockhart to stay at Hogwarts as the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher for the next semester, otherwise it would definitely cause dissatisfaction among the parents of most young wizards.

But the teacher of Hogwarts Defense Against the Dark Arts class is not so easy to find.

As a position once cursed by the Dark Lord, many wizards are very reluctant to apply for it.

Moreover, not everyone can be the teacher of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class. It must be a wizard who is particularly good at combat spells and has rich combat experience.

There are a lot of research wizards in the wizarding world, but there are not so many combat wizards.

"Yes, you only need to be there for half a semester, and next year, I will find a new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor to replace you!"

Dumbledore ate the raspberry jam prepared by Tina and smiled casually.

Charlie shook his beard and replied:
"Professor, I think you're joking. I'm a cat and not a human. How can I teach students? Besides, I've only been learning magic for less than two years. Compared with the professors, I'm far behind!"

Charlie is very strong and has rich experience in fighting wizards and magical animals.

It can even be said that in the entire Hogwarts now, except for Dumbledore, no one should be his opponent.

And for offensive spells, he is really more proficient than most wizards, because his skill points and most of his time are almost spent on offensive spells.

It's just that due to being too partial, he still has a lot of lack of other magical knowledge.

If it is said that he is really suitable to be the teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts class, at least he is no less than a hundred times stronger than Lockhart.

But Dumbledore didn't know about these things. In Dumbledore's eyes, he should be just a special cat who can learn human spells. At most, he has a strong learning talent, but he is not enough to be a teacher!

This is where Charlie got really confused.

"What does it matter if it's a cat? The professors at Hogwarts have never stipulated that they must be human wizards. Look at Professor Binns who teaches the history of magic, isn't it a ghost?

And I think you use the Patronus Charm very well, now you can hang around in the castle all night, and you can hand over the lessons to the Patronus during the day.

As for combat strength, you have conquered so many powerful magical animals in the Forbidden Forest. I think it shouldn't be a big problem to teach little wizards, right? "

Dumbledore replied without looking up.

When he heard Dumbledore's answer, Charlie's hairs stood on end. He always thought that Dumbledore didn't know what he did in the Forbidden Forest.

Because he didn't even tell Alice about those things.

But Dumbledore's last sentence just now obviously knew that he had fought the magical animals in the Forbidden Forest, but he didn't know whether Dumbledore discovered it by accident, or whether he had always known it.

If he discovered it by accident, that's okay. If he knew it all along, then the fact that he can transform into a leopard cat has also been exposed?
"Cough! Cough! It seems that you know me quite well!"

Charlie coughed twice in embarrassment, raised the cat's head, and showed an innocent expression.

Dumbledore sighed:

"Hey, when people get old, their sleep time becomes shorter, so I like to go around the castle when I have nothing to do!"

After sighing, he winked playfully at Charlie.

"This old guy, it seems that he not only likes to use Legilimency to read minds, but also likes to use the invisibility spell to peep!"

The level of Dumbledore's invisibility spell is definitely very high. If it is not relatively close, it would be difficult for Charlie to notice that Dumbledore is nearby, even if his five senses are keen.

I just don't know how many secrets Dumbledore has peeped into him.

But even if Dumbledore had a partial understanding of his strength, Charlie was still unwilling to take the job.

The reason is simple, although he can't get experience upgrades by shooting magical animals and wizards because he doesn't have a second blood fusion,

But he still has to spend a lot of time on studying magic, practicing magic skills, and making up for his shortcomings.

His time is still very precious.

And being a teacher of Defense Against the Dark Arts means that he spends most of his daytime in class. What good does it do him?He didn't appreciate the little salary Hogwarts offered him.

"Professor, you see, I don't have enough time to study magic every day, and I have never taught before, so I have no experience!"

Charlie continued to shirk.

However, at this time Dumbledore said indifferently:

"Sometimes, just relying on yourself to bury your head and smile bitterly is not necessarily the best way to improve your magic knowledge. Put aside your hard work and study, and teach students, and you will find that you will have a new understanding of magic.
The reason why I have achieved such great achievements is that I have been a teacher at Hogwarts for a long time. I have taught both Transfiguration and Defense Against the Dark Arts.

Moreover, for Hogwarts teachers, the library is fully open, including those rare magic books in the restricted area that are hard to find outside! "

Charlie felt that he was being manipulated by Dumbledore, but after thinking about it, what Dumbledore said was not unreasonable.

He is not sure whether teaching little wizards can speed up his understanding of magic, but he is really interested in the restricted area that has been guarded by powerful magic.

Besides, after he thought about it carefully, it was actually not a waste of time.

He could completely replace the Patronus Charm he practiced at night with daytime, and then spend time studying magic at night, but it was just reversed, which was not unacceptable.

"Alright! I promise!"

(End of this chapter)