Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

To live, he may still hope that the Albanian black wizard will be bewitched by him

Old Crouch knew that Lockhart would never stand idly by after asking these questions, so he took the initiative to hand over all the confidential diplomatic documents in his possession before Lockhart raised them.

According to old Crouch, according to his age, it will take about 10 years for Lockhart to become the Minister of Magic, and another ten years to be in power. This period of time is enough for his grandson to grow up and receive education.

It's useless to keep these things in my own hands, and they will only become worthless after another 20 years. It's better to give them to Lockhart for favors.

After getting these items, Lockhart thought about it carefully, and then made a decision

He wants to hire old Crouch to be his "translator", which is actually a political consultant.

Although old Crouch has completely cut off his political future, it doesn't mean that he has lost his usefulness. His knowledge, connections, and understanding of wizarding politics are beyond the reach of ordinary people.

It can even be said that just because Crouch himself is no longer able to hold any public office, Lockhart can rest assured of him.

He was his grandson's secret keeper, and at the same time he knew everything about him, and he was doing a job that Crouch was very familiar with. In addition, the Department of International Affairs and Cooperation in the post-Crouch era also needed a backbone, Lockhart felt Hiring old Crouch himself would definitely do more good than harm.

Crouch certainly won't refuse, or that's his purpose.

Because the period from when he was forced to step down to when his grandson grew up was too long, to the point where the Crouch family could easily be forgotten, and he was very worried that if he just stayed at home and educated his grandson, the world would not be happy. will take the crouch family from power

Squeeze out of the central circle.

But if I use the resources at hand to help Lockhart when his foothold is not stable, then Lockhart will naturally become the best transition for his grandson to grow up.

This is just a deal, Crouch understands it, and Lockhart understands it, but neither of them will say it outright.

Due to the lack of enough opposition voices, the British Ministry of Magic finally agreed to the "absurd request" to increase the junior group under the pressure of the Norwegians and the French, and at this time there were only a few days left before the beginning of October.

With the help of Crouch, Lockhart finally figured out who made the suggestion to Karkaroff through various relationships.

It was an old Norwegian aristocratic family, surnamed Nin. The greatest achievement of this family was the introduction of Quidditch to Northern Europe.

But judging from the information that old Crouch traded from Karkaroff, this family was very active during the Grindelwald Rebellion, and many family members joined the Witch Party, even in the Witch Party. The party also acted as a leading party when it attacked Norway.

During the first Voldemort rebellion, Karkaroff had contact with the Nin family, and after Voldemort was defeated by Harry's mother, the Nin family refused the inspection of the Norwegian Ministry of Magic and insisted that their family and Voldemort There is no relationship between that maniac.

But Crouch knew that those guys had decided to invite Voldemort to visit Northern Europe before Voldemort's downfall, but they didn't make it in the end.

Lockhart is very suspicious that Voldemort and Crouch Jr. contacted the Nin family and asked them to come forward to find Karkaroff.

Because since Karkaroff became the principal, Durmstrang's student resources have gradually become tight in recent years. They are not financially well off and they can only start accepting social donations earlier. It is difficult for Karkaroff to refuse the big benefactor. A request from the Nien family.

Karkaroff may not have the guts to help Voldemort, but he can't discern the purpose of the Nin family, so he can still only be used.

Not to mention Karkaroff, without knowing the inside story, it is impossible for anyone to know what the Nien family's purpose is for doing this.

Only Lockhart instinctively sensed something was wrong, but he still had no evidence.

He was sure that even if he asked Nien's family, they would only insist that they made such a suggestion for commercial purposes.

It can only be said that Crouch Jr. deserves to be a member of the Crouch family. Even if he did not attack Old Moody, he was still helping Voldemort in his own way.

Little Crouch will definitely help Voldemort complete the resurrection ceremony, and he will definitely find a way to help Voldemort get the "blood that the enemy is forced to donate" that Voldemort wants.

It's just that even if the junior group is added, Harry may not become a Hogwarts warrior, and even if Harry becomes a Hogwarts warrior, how does Little Crouch plan to get Harry to the ceremony? This was something Lockhart didn't know.

But it doesn't matter, because in Lockhart's plan, he also planned to let Voldemort get Harry's blood, but he couldn't let Harry's life be threatened.

God knows that the plot has changed so much, whether Voldemort will have a brain twitch and have a big friendship PK with Harry in front of all the Death Eaters.

It is undoubtedly very embarrassing to ensure that Harry will not be in danger and let Voldemort get Harry's blood.

But Lockhart intends to challenge and try, and by the way, kill Crouch Jr.

Chapter 280 Five "Swelling" Potion

After an uncomfortable trip to the World Cup, Harry and his two little friends finally returned to Hogwarts, back to the dormitory that made them dream about.

After entering the fourth grade, their homework pressure suddenly increased. Not only did Charms and Transfiguration become more and more difficult, but even the Defense Against the Dark Arts and Protection of Magical Creatures, which Harry was good at, began to make him feel uncomfortable. Some can't bear it.

After finishing a class on the protection of magical creatures, Harry and the three walked towards the castle listlessly, all covered in smoke.

"I'm starting to regret helping Hagrid with the lawsuit." Hermione said to Harry and the others, "Look...he hasn't learned his lesson at all."

According to the syllabus, they should study salamanders in this class.Hermione not only previewed the habits and care methods of the salamander in advance, but even taught herself the content of the superclass, that is, how to take the blood of the salamander without getting angry or afraid.

But after class everyone was dumbfounded—Hagrid said that it wasn't very interesting, as long as there was a fire, the salamander would get in by itself.So in this class, what he prepared for these little guys was a new species of creature he had just hybridized—fried-tailed snails.

Although Harry's friendship with Hagrid remained loyal, he had to admit that Hermione was right that Hagrid might not be very suitable to be a professor of protection of magical creatures.

After the Hippogriff incident, Hagrid has a tendency to intensify. An ordinary class starts with 3X-level creatures. Whenever he gives everyone a class with a smile on his face, they will feel it in their hearts. Tight - because that usually means Hagrid has brought another "big one"

According to the senior students, the previous professor of protection of magical creatures was also

It was crazy enough that it was Kettleburn, and the students were relieved when they heard he had resigned.

But what I didn't expect was that the new teacher was even worse than Kettleburn. If it wasn't for the students' strong dissuasion, the new professor would even want to show them the eight-eyed giant spider.

Hermione was very happy at first, because not every professor would teach NEWTs in lower grade classes, but then Hagrid's unconstrained style also made her complain, because there is still a difference between "advanced" and "supernormal".

In short, she really regrets it now. If the Hippogriff had been punished a little earlier, Hagrid would not be as drifting as he is now.

On the good side of writing, as long as we can graduate from Hagrid, then we will not have to worry about work. "Ron comforted them and said, "I've heard from Charlie that several farms at home and abroad have recommended places for graduates of Haiger. They'll give him a job. "

"Yeah, that's why the students who took his class didn't dare to withdraw." Harry subconsciously looked back at the location of Hagrid's wooden house behind him.

Hagrid made a small fortune recently. The Extraordinary Apothecaries Association ordered a large amount of Acantaraman venom from him, saying that it was going to be made into medicine and sold to Muggles, so Hagrid was going to buy another batch of animal cubs. By the way, he also refurbished his cabin, and built two animal pens.

Of course, this cannot be hidden from the students of Hogwarts. Apart from their envy and jealousy, they also learned that learning the knowledge of protecting magical creatures is not only a hobby, but also can make money, so naturally no one will quit. Take this course.

Hagrid can get rich: of course Harry is happy) Harry beat Hermione for it

,What kind of potion can the venom of the acromantula make, and it can even be sold to Muggles.

But Hermione blushed and didn't answer Harry's question for the first time until I"

I was forced to say a mang emergency potion."

Harry felt that this was impossible, because no matter how much wizards took advantage of the loopholes in the secrecy law, it was impossible to directly sell invisibility potions, which were obviously not serious things, to Muggles.

So when Harry was doing his homework in the library, he dug through the books on potions seriously for the first time, trying to find out what the acromander venom was for.

Then he understood why Hermione didn't want to answer him—it turned out that the venom of the giant spider can block some nerves and blood vessels after dilution, and it can act as a "swelling potion" on the local area of ​​men, and The potency can last for 4 hours.

Harry was shocked—if this potion was sold on the Muggle side, it would definitely sell like crazy, at least his Uncle Vernon would definitely pay for it, so he wouldn't drive his aunt to the motel When washing the car, it only took 2 minutes to get the car out again.

It looked like Hagrid was going to get rich.

In addition to Hagrid, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick also increased the intensity of teaching in order to cope with the five-wizard competition. Professor Sprout also claimed that "in order to cope with changes in the situation", she temporarily added "magic magic" to the syllabus. "Plant Thought Management", because only by learning this well can they grow magic medicinal materials in batches.

As for Snape, let alone, the sudden demand for potions apprentices in the job market forced Snape to relax the recruitment criteria for advanced potions classes, and added a lot of practical lessons to the curriculum. .He even asked the students to memorize the recipes of fifteen general potions and the quick configuration process, which made Harry and the others complain endlessly.

Facing the destruction of the professors, the students are powerless to resist, because they all know that even if the lawsuit goes to their parents, the parents will only let these children

kids study hard

Under such circumstances, all Hogwarts students began to look forward to the Big Five Tournament, because they knew that as long as the competition started, they would get a little respite.

And this moment was finally what they had been waiting for.

The magic schools in Europe and America, which were originally scheduled to come at the end of October, decided to come to Hogwarts together on October [-]st due to the increase in events, so as not to be able to arrange the follow-up competitions in time.

Dumbledore also notified the students at Hogwarts in advance, asking them to gather outside the auditorium on the night of October [-]st to welcome the students and principals of each school.

"It's definitely going to be grand," Ron assured Harry, "Dad said, the Ministry of Magic has prepared a lot for it, Lockhart even invited the Muggle Prime Minister to watch

Both Harry and Hermione were taken aback: "Prime Minister? Are you sure?"

Ron didn't take it as seriously as the two of them, because in his perception this

It is a common thing: "Yes, let him open his eyes, it will be convenient for us to do business in the future

a lot of.

"It seems that after we graduate, we have another employment channel." Harry joked.

Although Harry was surprised, he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at this time, so he even had the mood to worry about the Muggle Prime Minister.But he only needs to wait for a while, and he has no time to worry about these.

Chapter 280 Six Flapping Wings in the Muggle World

In order to ensure the safety of the guests, the retired old Auror Moody decided to act as the security guard of Hogwarts himself.

Like Lockhart, he believed that behind the temporary restructuring of the Goblet of Fire, there must be shadows of Voldemort and his accomplices haunting, so he must personally check the reception of guests.

Under the gaze of his magic eyes, even if someone drinks compound potion or becomes invisible, he can't hide his original appearance, which is Moody's confidence.

Although leaving a ferocious old Auror guarding the door seems to hinder the "international viewing", Fudge is not a person who does not know the severity. After experiencing the two vicious incidents in the World Cup, Fudge is not guaranteed to compete for the hegemony. There will be no accidents during the process, so I hold my nose and admit it.

Anyway, Fudge wanted nothing more from him than to entertain guests from all over the world, give speeches, and appear in newspapers.

Most of the jobs that belonged to Lockhart were taken by Fudge, but Lockhart didn't care much about that.

He has already obtained the benefits and contacts that he should get from the sponsors, and he also has his own channels if he wants to be published in the newspaper, so he doesn't care much.

On the contrary, the economic channel to the Muggles is more important to Lockhart, because this is the cornerstone of his power throne.

On the afternoon of October [-]st, Lockhart invited the Prime Minister and a large group of oil investment circles to a meeting to celebrate the completion of the hedging transaction of the first batch of oil from the Sniff Drilling Company on the London Oil Futures Exchange. These goods are staying at the docks in Nigeria, quietly waiting for delivery.

Prime Minister Major drank two full glasses, made himself flushed, and impromptu

He gave a speech, saying that the London Petroleum Exchange should play a greater role in the world, which drew unanimous applause from the participants.

And Lockhart was not left out in the cold either—most of the people present were well-informed and knew that the Sniff Drilling Company was a hot newcomer in the oil market, so they all came to toast Lockhart and inquire about some news by the way.

Lockhart spoke a lot to these people with the qualities of a good civil servant, and said nothing at the same time, leaving the directors of the company still in a fog.

Some of the Muggles who had been to Hogsmeade smiled gloatingly at the sight of these people returning in vain.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Although everyone eats this kind of food, there are always some people who want to make themselves more equal than others, and these people who were invited by Lockhart are undoubtedly the "core"

Even though Lockhart had secretly invited this group of people, when they returned to London after their vacation, the oil investment community still spread the news of Hogsmeade within three days.

In the mouths of these "people with status", Hogsmeade is simply a paradise on earth. Not only does it have a private golf course, ski resort and lake, but the house they live in is also a medieval magical style building carefully designed by artists, and a country movie theater. There are also old movies with no damage to the picture quality.

More critically, "the air is good there".

All of these people who returned from vacation seemed to be ten years younger. Not only the Mediterranean Sea above their heads was reoccupied by land, but their bodies became much lighter. It is difficult for outsiders to imagine what kind of treatment they received there. hospitality.

But one thing is for sure, the directors behind the sniffing drilling company are very rich, and they are not the kind of nouveau riche banknotes that still smell of ink, but the "noble, Full of humanism" gold.

These people noticed that people who were invited to vacation came back with an extra

A gold coin named "Galleon".This kind of gold coin is exquisitely minted, simple in shape, and the lines on the coin surface are still very clear. It does not belong to any kind of commemorative gold coins known to them.

There is no doubt that these gold coins are the tickets used by those "respectable people" to distinguish each other, a symbol of a secret society, even the Prime Minister has joined it.

But all those who want to make a difference in the oil trading market are paying attention, and are secretly asking how to join this group, and some even ask for a high price for a Galleon in an attempt to make themselves among these people part of.

Lockhart had expected this situation long ago, but considering the political ecology of the wizarding world, he had to hold it for a long time in the future, and not allow too many Muggles to enter this association.

As for those who have already joined...they wish they would never have new members join.

Lockhart believes that when the Sniff Drilling Company expands its operations in the future, many people will rush to help him.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lockhart looked down at his watch and found that there was only about an hour left before the opening of the Hogwarts welcome ceremony, so he called the Prime Minister out.

Major still vaguely remembered what they were going to do today, but there were too many people who toasted to him just now, and he was a bit greedy, so he seemed a little confused mentally

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Lockhart had to take out a bottle of stimulant potion, pop open the bottle, and put it under the Prime Minister's nose for a while.

Major suddenly felt two scorching breaths rushing from his nostrils directly into his brain, burning away the tiredness in his body.

He shuddered for a moment, then came back fully awake.

"Oh, I almost forgot..."

Major rubbed his temples in embarrassment, pretending he wasn't fully recovered

Appearance: "Those guys are so enthusiastic... Shall we go now?"

Lockhart didn't expose him: Damn, you can go there at any time, I'll take you to meet - meet our senior officials of the Ministry of Magic, and accept a security check by the way, and then you will see an unprecedented spectacular scene. "

After hearing Lockhart's words, Major looked very excited: "Great, I can't wait. I have already informed my wife that I will be home late tonight

"Why don't you tell Ms. Carrie?" Lockhart teased

Don't ask how Lockhart knew about the Prime Minister's personal affair, it's the historical effect.

Major choked suddenly: "What are you... I mean, Wei Na and I are just colleagues, loyal allies in the party, pure..."

"I don't know anything." Lockhart interrupted him amusedly. "Of course we believe that you can be loyal to your allies. In fact, we usually don't care much about other people's private lives. It's just that those portraits like to mess around when they have self-awareness. Come on, there are too many picture frames in Whitehall...you understand."