Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

It's just that anger can't make him have better self-control. The result of moving forward regardless of everything is that the senior students who are becoming more and more proficient in duels will seize the position and then defeat them, making Harry less and less happy. Comfortable.

Just when Ron and Hermione were secretly worried that he would lose control, a mysterious package saved Harry and the two friends.

Inside the package is a broom that every Quidditch player dreams of -- a Firebolt.

Because he was so shocked, Harry even forgot for a moment that he was still being hunted down by his enemies.

Although even he finds it unbelievable, Harry did once again implement the tradition he created—that is, he never bought a broom by himself since he was a child, but it was all given by others, and each one was more expensive than the other.

It also makes sense why Harry would temporarily forget the hatred, because the Firebolt is just too amazing.

简单对比一下大家就明白了一一普通的飞天扫帚相当于0万左右的比亚迪元，横扫、彗星新款就相当于40万左右的蔚来ES6,光轮2001与拂星者0可以对标80万左右的阿尔法或者特斯拉。

and then?Sirius Black bought Harry a $500 million Aspark Owl.

Yes, the difference is probably that big.

The top of the Sweep series, Sweep 0, only accelerates to 10 mph in 70 seconds, but the Firebolt is 150.If the acceleration is only faster than a straight line, after the Firebolt circles the earth and returns to England, it is estimated that Sweep 0 is still in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.

In the original book, Harry started to change direction and accelerate when he found that Draco Malfoy was almost about to catch the Snitch after helping his own team score.

But even so, the Firebolt still crushed the Nimbus 200= and allowed Harry to get the Snitch first—their performance gap is self-evident.

Not only that, Firebolt also launched three versions by changing the material of the handle, the original version of ebony, the birch branch with sufficient lift, and the sensitive hazel branch. As a human being, I vowed to crush all my peers.

Fortunately, its output is low, otherwise all European broom merchants would unite to kill the Badmore family.

That's why Ron said "it costs more than all the brooms in Slytherin put together", and why Lucius Malfoy was so determined not to buy Draco a Firebolt - because it wasn't worth the money.

Because Sirius is quick to pay, the Firebolt package sent to Harry this time also comes with three broom handle accessories, which he can replace as he pleases.

I change the grip to a feeling and one's state

Harry knew very well that as long as he sat on this broom, with his skills, it was absolutely impossible for him to let others snatch the Golden Snitch again.

The happiness of the rich is so simple and unpretentious, and Harry can now feel the feeling of crushing opponents with equipment.

Just when he couldn't wait to hold it and wanted to go to the stadium to practice (show off) and practice (show off), Hermione suddenly appeared in front of him with Professor McGonagall, and then stopped him.

"It's very likely that Black gave it to you. I'm going to confiscate it, and then, with Professor Flitwick, I'll examine it carefully... maybe more than once."

Professor McGonagall’s words were like a thunderbolt to Harry—the joy of just getting a supercar disappeared before he had time to immerse himself in it for a while. People with such ups and downs and a little weak psychological endurance may directly have a heart attack. .

Hermione's "snitching" behavior has cost her dearly - now Harry and Ron ignore her.

The former was due to the Firebolt, the latter was due to another two patches of baldness from Scabbers - Ron said it was because he was terrified of Crookshanks

So on the morning of the second day after Christmas, Hermione ran to Hogsmeade crying alone, crying to Lockhart about what happened to her these days.

Despite the absence of divination and Muggle studies, Hermione's homework has not been reduced too much in general, and the political homework assigned by Lockhart has even been added.

In addition, she had to make legal preparations for Hagrid and Buckbeak, because Hagrid knew nothing about it and was too careless.

Hagrid thought that Lockhart had already settled everything for him, and with Dumbledore back, the trial was almost certain, so there was no preparation at all.

But Hermione knew the truth that "if you want to be saved by God, you must first save yourself", so

She didn't dare to be careless in this regard.

Heavy homework and study pressure, complicated legal and political studies, as well as incomprehension and blame from friends, Hermione has endured too many things that her age should not bear in a short period of time, and she still hasn't collapsed. She can only be considered strong-willed.

Obviously Harry is the savior, but why do I have to bear this? ' she cried to Lockhart.

Lockhart sighed, even though he knew that the last three people would definitely reconcile, but now he has no way to give Hermione any solution.

It's not that he can't use cleverness to solve it, but that this kind of cleverness will be harmful to these children.

With a little psychological and rhetorical tricks, he could easily make Harry and Ron realize their problems, and even sympathize with Hermione, but doing so would not be good for the friendship between the three of them in the long run.

People have to be in conflict and critical moments to truly understand each other, and a bland relationship can only make people see the surface.

It's as if someone often said angrily, "I really misjudged him. I haven't seen him for so many years. He turned out to be such a person." But when you think about it carefully, has he really understood him for so many years?How much do you know about middle school, college classmates, or even roommates who have been with each other for at least three or four years?

Without such violent conflicts and big events, it is difficult for you to really understand a person.

Chapter 210 Emotion is also a good helper for politicians

In the corner of the Three Broomsticks, Gemma Farley stared impatiently at the scene where Lockhart comforted Hermione.

Because the Triwizard Tournament has become a Four-wizard Tournament, the influence of the competition has greatly increased, but the signed contract cannot be changed, so the sponsors who previously promised to sponsor have "earned" a lot of money.

For example, the "sweeping" business representative Ole Dun Jr. was praised by his family for his decisive actions, because he saved a lot of money for the family.

The rest of the companies, while annoyed at not being able to start earlier, also sent letters to the Ministry of Magic asking if there was any possibility of further expansion of the competition.

Seeing this situation, even a fool like Fudge would know what to do

"...the possibility of further expanding the participating teams is not ruled out." He said to the purebloods who came to inquire about the information, "After all, there are so many magic schools in the world, and there are zero magic schools with a registration history of more than 30 years, except for Watts. Gardo, Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, Castrobusher and Ilvermorny have also expressed the same interest...

Although they more or less guessed that Fudge was talking nonsense, the merchants still fell into the panic of "losing", so they flocked and surrounded the screaming shack with water.

In addition to signing the sponsorship contract, Lockhart and Gemma Farley also had to deal with various private requests from the sponsors, such as expanding the scale of the game, increasing the number of games, and various activities and so on.

There are some requirements, such as letting the contestants play a game of twelve pins, and playing Quidditch from the eel farm. Because it is too absurd, Lockhart has to grant it.

In order to refuse.

But since he had rebuffed him on this point, he had to make concessions elsewhere.

For this reason, Lockhart had to lower the asking price for selling the reporting rights in exchange for more publicity resources invested by foreign media in reporting on the Triwizard Tournament, otherwise the sponsoring company would quit.

Gemma Farley didn't quite understand why Lockhart would devote all his energy to taking care of a little girl's emotions when he was so busy with his daily affairs. It seemed to her that it was a waste of time.

Especially when she saw Hermione throwing herself into Lockhart's arms and crying, she was even more annoyed. She silently recited "respect" a hundred times in her heart, but in the end she "missed" and dropped her special teacup.

"Back to the original." She took out her wand and deliberately chanted the spell loudly.

Of course Lockhart felt this hostility, which also made him determined again to correct some people's mischievous temper.

Even if it's not for work, or for his own freedom, he can't continue to tolerate it.

"In the face of time, the storm is always short-lived, and everything will pass, as long as we believe that we are right." Lockhart said to Hermione, "There must be gentleness, but it is not a compromise to the unreasonable. As a rationalist, We must learn to be strong in a quiet and unhurried manner."

Gemma heard this, and was so angry that she almost went crazy.

Because how much she wished that Lockhart said this to her, not to a stupid girl who quarreled with her friends and complained for an hour.

Take this mouse tonic, and it will be regarded as an apology to Ron.I will also help the professors with Harry's broom: it's my job to try to get the broom back to him before the game... God, it's a big sacrifice, they're going to have to do it in the next game

It's us Ravenclaws, I hope Roger won't blame me. "

After persuading Hermione, Lockhart returned to the Shrieking Shack and resumed receiving guests.

"At a time like this, we should hang out with these sponsors." He explained his behavior to Gemma, "Now the initiative is in our hands, and we are not short of money. The more urgent they are, we will The more calm you have to be, the higher the price you can pay... Your impatient expression is very good, very suitable for facing our guests."

Only then did Gemma realize that she had accidentally revealed her true emotions.

"I'm sorry, I lost control." She offered to apologize.

Although she felt deep down that Lockhart should understand why she was out of control, she was unwilling to express her thoughts through words.

Unfortunately, Lockhart did understand, but he had no intention of spoiling her.

"Why apologize?" Lockhart asked back. "Whether it's expressing ourselves or doing work, we all need to express our emotions."

"...I remember someone said that a person should try not to let others guess his thoughts." Gemma looked a little confused.

"The person who told you this must care about you." Lockhart laughed in his heart. "But you must have made a mistake, Miss Farley. A very necessary behavior, even if it is feigned."

"why?"

"For example, the Muggle side... Dukakis and Bush once had a debate on the topic of "should the death penalty be abolished in the United States" in the televised speech of the presidential campaign. Dukakis thinks it should, and Bush On the contrary.

Originally, the polls of the two people were very close, but then Bush asked Dukakis-a question-if your wife was raped and killed, would you still support it?

Support the abolition of the death penalty?

As a result, Dukakis answered Bush's question very calmly and methodically, saying that even if the prisoner is killed, his wife still cannot be resurrected, and various data also prove that the death penalty has no effect on the social crime rate...you guess what? ? "

Gemma frowned: "I guess those who support the abolition of the death penalty will support him even more, and those who do not support the abolition of the death penalty are firmly opposed?"

"No, everyone has become unsupportive of him, even if they were originally supporters of the abolition of the death penalty." Lockhart revealed the answer.

Gemma was even more confused, but her good upbringing made her wait patiently, because she knew that Lockhart would explain himself.

Sure enough, Lockhart told her why.

Living in Liyu is—Dukakis's performance is too calm.Because in everyone's opinion, a good man should feel intense pain when someone he loves is hurt, but Dukakis faced it with a detached attitude.So while there was nothing wrong with his logical, clear and natural point of view, and the way he answered, it caused his approval ratings to plummet because all the viewers who watched the televised debate thought he was not human. "

"This...but the content of their debate is whether the death penalty should be abolished." Gemma tried to explain the matter with her own understanding, "and the Muggle who supports the abolition of the death penalty did not say anything wrong."

Lockhart reserves his opinion on whether the death penalty should be abolished—although he privately believes that keeping the death penalty can directly avoid a lot of trouble, but the magic world seems to have abolished the death penalty in advance under the intervention of Rowling, so As a "public weapon", he has no choice but to accept the status quo, even if he thinks the dementor's kiss is not much better

"So, the way of expression is often more important than the content of expression." Loha

Te shrugged, "Because we're all sentient beings.

Gemma wasn't stupid. She thought a little and realized what Lockhart was really trying to advise her.

"That is to say, even if you think you have the truth, you can't persuade others with cynicism, condescension or impatience, otherwise the effect will be counterproductive, because the object of persuasion often pays more attention to attitude than logic." Gemma herself said Out of what Lockhart wanted to say.

Gemma Lockhart expressed his approval: "Yeah, if you understand this truth, many people will not fail to persuade their parents not to buy TV to sell products, or to persuade relatives not to participate in illegal investment-because The way they express it is really inappropriate."

Gemma sighed—because that wasn't what she wanted to hear.

Rather than being taught how to control her emotions, she hoped that Lockhart could understand the reasons for her emotional changes.

She wants to prove herself too much, in every way.

Of course, if you can learn to show the right emotions at the right time, I don’t have to care about everything in the office, and we can use the time saved to do more meaningful things. "Lockhart lost no time in sending a sweet date.

"us?"

"Yes, we. Climbing the mountains alone will always seem lonely, but if there is a companion beside us to encourage each other, it will not be so tiring." Lockhart said seemingly casually.

Gemma felt as if something suddenly wanted to jump out of her heart.

"I think I can give it a try, after all my father sent me to the Ministry of Magic, definitely not wanting me to be the office 'Princess of Tea'. "

Chapter 210 Sixth Step by Step

After the new year, with the preparations for the Final Four getting underway and the construction of Hogsmeade gradually taking shape, the Ministry of Magic originally wanted to keep the news of the Final Four under wraps, but the sponsors and the media seemed to finally be patient. To the limit.

They began to put pressure on the Ministry of Magic, saying that it was unreasonable not to publicize such a grand event half a year in advance, and asked the Ministry of Magic to make the matter public as soon as possible.

Seeing that Fudge couldn't go on, and his family had almost made some preparations, he had no choice but to announce to the public through the "Daily Prophet" that the transnational school of magic was about to start a historic friendship match.

The French Ministry of Magic and the Norwegian Ministry of Magic were naturally furious. They had made an appointment to make a fortune in silence, but the British suddenly sold them out. Their anger can be imagined.

As the Minister of Magic, Fudge had to bite the bullet and negotiate with the other party. He not only agreed to share some benefits to appease the other party's anger, but also expressed his willingness to share the experience of hosting the tournament with them, so that they can learn from it when they host the tournament a few years later.

Fudge's concession was not insignificant, but for Lockhart, it meant a new beginning.

With international and domestic major sponsors with relationships and channels already sharing 80% of the tournament’s profits, those retail investors can only compete for the remaining 20%.

Although the total amount of the 20% is not much, Lockhart still needs to negotiate with the sponsors one by one. The sponsorship fee obtained is limited, but the things that need to be done are more and more complicated than before, and the increase does not increase the price. He and Gemma Farley have their hands full.

Lockhart intentionally entrusted Gemma with a bunch of chores, and wrote down all the things she did. When he got off work and went to the Three Broomsticks for a drink, he would list all the things she did and tell her where Well done, there are some flaws.

Gemma Farley only thought it was Lockhart's little trouble for him. Although he didn't say it on the surface, he was very happy in his heart.

Especially when Lockhart asked what personal rewards she wanted, Gemma really thought about it seriously—it seems that after this period of authoritative "domestication", she seemed to have mentally made Lockhart Hart was regarded as the superior, otherwise she would not have believed that Lockhart had the authority to "reward" herself.

"Movies? That's not considered a reward, anyway, we often watch it." Gemma's eyes flashed inexplicably, "I was thinking... The environment of the Three Broomsticks is too noisy. From tomorrow, we will go to Paddifu How about the work review at Madam Teahouse?"

"Is this what you want?" Lockhart asked helplessly.

"Yes, that's it." Gemma blushed a little.

Madame Puddife's teahouse is a private clubhouse exclusively for couples, and her intention is self-evident.

"Have you thought about it?" Lockhart couldn't help asking, "You also know that once it gets out, the nature of the matter will change, and the development of at least one of us will be restricted."

Of course, there is a reason why office romances are not tolerated. It is because their relationship will be commented by colleagues and leaders; It is easy to disregard public and private interests, and the possibility of corruption is brewing.

Therefore, it is not without reason that the administrative department will break up couples in an office. At least they must be transferred to different departments. coincidence

"I don't care," said Gemma, "I'll go back to tending the family land.

Well, Missy's waywardness.

Lockhart is not sure if he will fall in love with this girl who is 10 years younger than himself. In fact, after so long, he has become more and more difficult to distinguish the line between "love" and "lust", especially in the wizard. Since there was such a thing as a love potion here, he even began to doubt whether it really existed.