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The reason is that Lockhart's courses are the easiest way to earn credits.

Incidentally, Zicomo never attended Lockhart's class again after that one.

He'd rather take Lani on a date in the Forbidden Forest than witness another immersive farce.

Later, Lockhart also realized that two people were missing from his class.

He ran to Professor McGonagall to report the matter, and Professor McGonagall told him to go to the headmaster. Then Dumbledore said that this matter was under the jurisdiction of the Headmaster of Gryffindor.

The two of them were clearly aware of Lockhart's true skill level.

Therefore, I don't want to pay any attention to his reaction.

Professor McGonagall was even secretly relieved that her school's excellent young wizards hadn't had their ears polluted by Lockhart's rubbish lessons.

The matter of Zicomo not attending class was eventually left unresolved.

Because Lockhart gained something else.

When he went to see Professor McGonagall, she was agonizing over the punishments for Harry and Ron.

He then suggested that Harry help him organize and reply to fan mail.

Professor McGonagall was unwilling to punish her young wizard too severely, so she agreed to Lockhart's request.

Little did they know that this was nothing short of mental torture for Harry.

As for Ron, he was punished by having to wipe all the trophies in the trophy room, and not with magic.

Zicomo visited that exhibition hall once last semester; there are at least several hundred trophies inside.

I hope Ron is alright.

Knowing that Harry and Ron's punishments had been decided, Hermione was no longer in a hurry to cause them any trouble.

The two thought the point deduction incident was over, little did they know that Hermione was building up a bigger one.

Recently, Zicomo has seen Hermione getting very close to the twins.

They found out that Hermione was asking them for tips on how to prank people.

Well, this shows that the matter is not over yet.

Zicomo is looking forward to the next development of the plot.

…………

That day, Zicomo and Lani were fishing by the Black Lake.

Hermione went to the library to look through materials, but I don't know what she's looking for, since Zicomo's 'Aiped' has all kinds of books.

At that moment, Luna suddenly appeared from some corner.

"Luna? What are you doing here?"

To be honest, Zicomo rarely saw her after the start of the school year.

This child is elusive; she never comes to play with Lani.

The two of them actually got along quite well.

“I’m hiding from harassing horseflies,” Luna replied in her ethereal voice.

Zicomo frowned, but he roughly understood what she meant.

The harassing fly is a fictional creature Luna created, but she believes it to be real.

They can drift into people's ears and confuse their minds.

In terms that most people can understand, it's probably the troubles in people's hearts.

In other words, Luna came here to escape her troubles.

Noticing that she was barefoot, Zicomo probably knew what had happened.

Luna's unusual personality destined her to be an unsociable person.

Especially in a rather rigid place like Ravenclaw.

She always talks about creatures that no one else has ever heard of.

To the young wizards of Ravenclaw, these creatures were unheard of and not recorded in any books.

In addition, Luna's behavior was rather strange, so the young wizards in Ravenclaw called her "the crazy girl".

They all ostracized Luna, considering her an oddball, and would even secretly hide her belongings.

This was to prank Luna.

Zicomo guessed that Luna's shoes had probably been hidden by her classmates.

..... ....... ...

She was aware of her situation, so she ran away to escape her troubles.

Lani, who was standing nearby, also noticed Luna's bare feet as she followed Zicomo's gaze.

She asked, "Where are your shoes?"

"They hid it."

Luna had no intention of hiding anything.

Just as Lani never bothers to lie, Luna is also straightforward with people she approves of.

It's clear that Lani is someone she approves of.

Upon hearing this, Lani stood up without saying a word and walked towards the castle.

Seeing this, Zicomo did not stop them; these young wizards were indeed lacking in discipline.

Ravenclaws used all their cleverness for pranks.

Come to think of it, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professors for the past two years have both been from Ravenclaw, and neither of them are good people.

Could it be that the villain in this book is actually one of Ravenclaw's people?

"Where is she going?"

Luna was puzzled as to why Lani left without saying a word.

“I’ll help you get justice and find your things back while I’m at it,” Zicomo replied.

"I see."

She stopped talking and quietly sat down on the grass, gazing at the lake in front of her.

Zicomo thought for a moment, then took out a book of curses from his system space.

Of course, not the kind that kills.

"Maybe you could try giving them a surprise."

Luna looked at the book title in front of her, unsure whether she should take it.

She thought she was crazy enough, but she didn't expect that the senior in front of her was even crazier than her.

"Don't worry, these curses won't kill anyone."

At most, it'll just be a few broken bones.

Zicomo did not say the last sentence.

Anyway, the school doctor has bone-restoring medicine, so even if the bones are shattered, they can be restored to their original state.

If Hermione had known about this wonderful thing, she probably would have happily accepted Zicomo's book long ago.

It's a pity I don't know what she's up to, but Zicomo isn't in a hurry. He'll see the results of Hermione's efforts on Harry and Ron someday.

In the end, Luna accepted the book.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome. We're friends, aren't we?"

"Friend" is a rather unfamiliar word to Luna.

Her home is in Autri? (The last part is a fragment and doesn't translate directly.)

It's the wizard village where Ron's family lives.

Her house was even located on the top of a small hill not far north of the Weasleys' house.

Even at this distance, Ron didn't recognize her.

This shows how much she rarely goes out.

Her childhood was lonely; her mother tragically died in a magic experiment, and she was left with only her father.

Now that she's at Hogwarts, it's the first time anyone has mentioned the word "friend" to her.

"Friend... Lani too?"

Well, she still cares more about Lani, who is more compatible with her, than Zicomo.

Luna could feel a sense of warmth and familiarity with Lani, just like she felt with her mother.