Chapter 278: Lockhart’s Stage Play
"Well... unexpected..."
Half an hour later, Lockhart began to flip through the completed test papers. "I'm glad so many of you remembered that I like lilac... but how could you forget my greatest achievement to date? Winning Witch Weekly's Most Charming Smile Award five times! I clearly just mentioned it!" He winked at the class.
While a handful of his die-hard fans swooned, clutching their chests and gazing at him with glassy eyes, most of the students were less than impressed. Sitting in front of Kanna, Gryffindor's Katie Bell kept her head down, shoulders shaking as she stifled her laughter. Mikel and Ryan were also struggling not to burst out laughing.
"But..." Lockhart's voice rose dramatically, "Miss Mireille here knew my birthday is January 26th... splendid!" He held up one paper. "A perfect score! Where is this exceptional young witch?"
In the front row, a trembling hand rose—it was the very student Kyle had chosen to copy from.
"Marvelous!" Lockhart praised, beaming. "Gryffindor earns an extra 10 points!"
"However..." He frowned, pulling out two more papers. "It seems there were two students who managed only 53 correct answers."
Holding the papers up, he continued, "I think it's time for them to reread Travels with Trolls. As I clearly explained in Chapter 9, my secret ambitions are to rid the world of evil and launch my own line of Hair Care Potions—not toothpaste. Though I have to say, toothpaste is an interesting idea. Perhaps I'll add it to the Lockhart line."
Under the desk, Kanna gave Kyle a small tap, clearly exasperated. Those two papers were obviously theirs. She'd originally written "Hair Care Potions," but seeing Kyle confidently write "Toothpaste," she had changed her answer.
"It just shows how easily you waver," Kyle muttered. "Besides, a perfect score would just make us stand out—this is good enough."
"Now, back to business..." Lockhart put the test papers aside and picked up... a book. He seemed to have planned a surprise for his first lesson with the students, having arranged for Cornish Pixies to liven things up.