Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

Dumbledore didn't answer this question so happily, and it seemed that he regretted not digging out the key words on the note just now.

"No matter what it is, it is very important to Voldemort." Dumbledore did not answer the question directly, "What do you think?"

"Obviously, although I don't like my brother's personality very much, he is really not stupid at all. If he really risked his life to get something against Voldemort, then it would not be an ordinary thing."

Speaking of this, Sirius thought deeply: "Speaking of which, I always thought that my younger brother was a cowardly and submissive guy, but now it seems that I have to correct my point of view."

"So, can you take me to 12 Grimmauld Place now? Since it is the ancestral home of the Black family, I think there may be some things that must be obtained through you."

Sirius didn't refuse again this time: "I'm afraid so...well."

"Take your godson, and we'll go together," Dumbledore said again.

Sirius struggled for a moment, but agreed.

Lockhart knew nothing about how Dumbledore got this fake Horcrux, but he thought Sirius called Harry, saying that Dumbledore was going to take the two to the Black family's ancestral home in London, Lockhart guessed something.

If there is no accident, Slytherin's locket will also be discovered by Dumbledore.

Diary, gold cup, locket, Harry, Dumbledore has mastered 7 of Voldemort's 4 Horcruxes, and only Ravenclaw's crown, resurrection stone and Nagini are left outside.

Among them, the crown is in Lockhart's own hands. He is still thinking about how to tell Dumbledore about this thing, and it should not be a problem soon.Although Nagini is temporarily unknown, Dumbledore should be able to discover this from Harry's "snake perspective" soon, so it is probably not a problem.

The only problem then is the resurrection stone.

The magic of "father's bone, servant's flesh, and enemy's blood" should be Voldemort's most ideal result. If he fails to capture Harry, he will use the resurrection stone. This should not be wrong.

But Lockhart couldn't figure out why Voldemort didn't move the resurrection stone after he was successfully resurrected in the original book. It was obvious that Harry had escaped, and it was impossible for Dumbledore not to come to check. He still left the resurrection stone in Little Hanger Dun, this is a bit too confident.

Maybe it was because in order to pretend to be too much, he called the Death Eaters to watch him beat Harry, but he ran away and couldn't make it up, so he forgot about it?

In addition, how to get the Resurrection Stone back from Voldemort's hands is also a problem. If Voldemort's IQ is really high, he won't leave it around, at least he will find a place that is absolutely safe.In addition, Lockhart is not sure whether Voldemort used the resurrection stone when producing the corpse.

Whether intentional or not, if Voldemort succeeds in robbing the prison, he will know from Bella that Dumbledore and others are looking for his Horcrux.In that case, he would just keep the remaining resurrection stone firmly by his side, just like Nagini.

Lockhart attached great importance to the biggest "change" between this and what he knew.If he was sure that Dumbledore could find the rest of the Horcruxes, then he decided to solve the trouble himself.

If possible, Lockhart intends to solve the troubles of it and Little Crouch together. Anyway, Little Crouch has now completed his task, and he has no use value for him. If he keeps it, it will only change. .

After Dumbledore finds the locket, he should pay more attention to Horcruxes. He doesn't have time to care about politics in a short period of time. He can definitely show his talents in two aspects at the same time.

Sirius took Harry out, and the remaining Moody and Professor McGonagall also contacted Flitwick and Sprout to prepare for another dean meeting.

Lockhart, who had a small plan, was also about to sneak away, but was stopped by a man

"Professor Lockhart! Can we…can we talk?" Hermione stammered.

Before speaking, she took several deep breaths in a row, and then she fixed her eyes on Lockhart, apparently after overcoming great difficulties in her heart, she made up her mind.

Chapter 380 Nine

Lockhart didn't expect that Hermione would be waiting for him here, let alone that she suddenly wanted to talk to him, and she looked quite serious.

"Of course, but what do you want to talk about?" he asked.

He got an answer right away: "Something I have to figure out today.

Listen to what she said: Lockhart thought Hermione would talk to him about the house elf delivery, but when he found an empty classroom and welcomed Hermione in and sat down, he realized that was not the case at all. thing.

"I want to say... I'm sorry, sir!" Hermione said abruptly.

"Huh?" Lockhart was surprised. "I thought we could already call each other by name... Well, Miss Granger, why are you apologizing?"

"No!" Hermione quickly waved her hands and shook her head, as if she could get rid of the terrible title of Miss Bingeranger, "I didn't mean that, I meant .oo Lockhart... oh my god, I'm really not used to it... you should call me Hermione. "

Lockhart agreed with a smile: "Okay, Hermione! So, why the sudden apology?"

"Because..." Hermione twisted her hand uneasily, "I want to say, you don't have to be so...disregarding safety, especially for us."

Lockhart looked surprised: "What are you referring to?"

Seeing that the words had been spoken, Hermione's speaking speed became much more normal, and she simply said what she wanted to say in one breath like beans pouring from a bamboo tube.

"Harry and Professor Moody both told us that you took Harry's place on a dangerous mission, didn't you? No... please don't interrupt me yet. Of course I know Harry is

My good friend, I don't want any accidents to happen to him, but if it is our responsibility, I don't want you to take it for us. "

Only then did Lockhart realize that what Hermione was talking about happened during the day.

"You're talking about that...don't worry, we've laid out such a plan ever since we knew Voldemort's target was Harry..."

"Plan, let you take the place of Harry and take the risk yourself?" Hermione looked a little annoyed.

Lockhart had no idea why she was angry.

Lockhart tried to make it clear to her: "With great power comes great responsibility. You see, I can say without boasting that, apart from Dumbledore, I am the best fighter in the Order of the Phoenix - if I If you don’t go, who else can escape from there? Especially facing the ground—”

"It's 'mysterious man'! "Hermione almost yelled, Newell taught me that name is a real name...you know it!"

Alright, mystery man.It doesn't matter though, I managed to get back from there. "

Lockhart tried to brush it off with an understatement, but Hermione didn't seem to want to just let him go.

She stared straight at Lockhart, showing no sign of backing down.

"We were the ones who were supposed to deal with You-Know-Who, right? We're Harry's friends."

"Look at what you said...I was your teacher once too."

"But it had nothing to do with you! I regret it now, you know? When I saw your wand was with Harry all the time, I kept thinking about it, if I didn't go to you that time..."

"Which time?" Lockhart struggled to recall.

That's it!The time you wiped my memory out!I…"

Speaking of this, Hermione looked a little embarrassed, because it reminded her that she used to cry in each other's arms.

In short, if I hadn't looked for you at that time, wouldn't you have made such a big deal? ' she demanded.

Lockhart blinked, seeming to be thinking about her question.

But you don't need to think about it, it's obvious—I want to be the Minister of Magic!

"No, it should still be, because I also have my own purpose." Lockhart said bluntly.

Seeing him like this, Hermione hesitated instead: "Are you trying to comfort me? There's no need to

"Absolutely not," repeated Lockhart. "I suggest you don't think so highly of me, Hermione. I know I'm just a rotten person, okay?"

"Rotten, rotten person?" Hermione didn't expect him to say that about herself.

Lockhart felt that since Hermione was as determined to go into politics as he was, and she was also one of the important members of the party he was planning to form, he might as well say some things as soon as possible, so as to save himself from always wearing a layer of fame in Hermione's eyes. Filter for "Saint".

Although it is cool to be admired by others, it will undoubtedly create a "superego" that violates its own principles, and this is completely inconsistent with Lockhart's original intention.

Damn, rotten people. "Lockhart simply said, "You think the starting point of my actions is morality, but I am very clear that I am doing it for profit. In other words, I will not do things that are not beneficial, so you can Don't worry, I didn't..."

"No crying!" Hermione blushed again, "It was just...

Too much force, emotional out of control..."

"Haha..." Lockhart laughed, his makeup was out of control... I just want to say that whether it's exploring the Chamber of Secrets or dealing with Voldemort, it's all for me, okay? "

Hermione lowered her head and fell silent.

Seeing that she didn't speak, Lockhart thought that the misunderstanding had been solved, so he wanted to explain a few more words, and then rushed back to set up the task that Dumbledore had given him.

"Okay, don't worry now? You don't have to blame yourself for this, let alone worry about me. Don't forget, I am a master of fighting against black magic! In addition, I think the outline of the house elf union you wrote last time is very good. But if you want pure blood acceptance, I recommend .

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"No, you're not." Hermione said firmly, looking up suddenly.

"Huh?" Lockhart didn't understand what she meant, "what isn't it?"

"I mean, you're not that kind of person." Hermione repeated again, "You do care about us, and you're not all for profit."

Lockhart couldn't help but laugh.

He opened his arms exaggeratedly: "God, even if I was asked to defeat the mysterious man, I think it would be more difficult not to talk to you! Admitting that I am a bad person is not something to be proud of. Lies? Well, if you insist on not believing what I say now, but what is written in my book..."

But Hermione was unmoved: "Then, why did you go back to take care of that Muggle family?"

Lockhart failed to react in time again: "What Muggles?"

"I mean, at the World Cup, you fought off those Death Eaters."

"That was to promote the authority of the Ministry of Magic, and by the way, gain some of my personal reputation..." Lockhart firmly denied.

Hermione didn't believe it at all: "But in that case, why did you insist on taking care of the camp keeper's family later?"

Lockhart raised his eyebrows: "I don't remember it, and the newspaper didn't say

Unbeknownst to Ur, I was there. Hermione debunked him, "The signal flares in the distance are all on, and your colleague—who seems to be called Dawlish—urges you to leave quickly, but you insist on confirming that there is no problem with that family before leaving." "

Lockhart didn't expect that someone actually watched the whole thing at that time: "That...maybe it's just a whim, or if I leave it alone, my conscience is too disturbed."

"Ha, conscience! Is that what a rotten person should have?" Hermione smiled finally.

Lockhart felt a little confused: "If you talk to me so much

Just to prove that I am a noble person, forget it!After you get in touch with me more, you will regret today's judgment. "

"No, I won't." Hermione's tone became more and more firm, "My father told me, "Sophisticated" is not evil, it is often just helpless, and knowing the world but not being so worldly is the kindest maturity. "

For some reason, Lockhart felt a little fever on his face.

"Your father is really nice, it's a pity to be a dentist." He pretended to smile relaxedly

"And, stop calling yourself a jerk," Hermione added.

"Why? I thought it was my freedom." Lockhart asked deliberately.Hermione blurted out: "If you are really a rotten person, then what am I who fell in love with you?"

The air suddenly froze.

Lockhart's brain began to spin rapidly, trying to help its owner figure out

Chu status

And Hermione seemed to say these words without going through the groove of her brain. She stared at Lockhart for two or three seconds before she realized what she just said.

She screamed, and then ran out of the classroom covering her face, making the students who passed by think that something ran out of the classroom.

Chapter 390 Do Your Own Task Well

To be honest, Lockhart is having a bit of a headache now.

He originally thought that Hermione just saw him with a little filter, just like a young girl in adolescence to an idol, and when she got older and saw the truth, she would laugh at her naivety, but he underestimated Hermione's resilience .

He doesn't understand, he has been working in the Ministry of Magic for two years, during which he supposedly did a lot of things, the Audio-Technica should have known about what he has done from various angles and channels, even his private life, He didn't even try to hide it.

Anyway, they are wizards... As long as they are not married, as long as you love me, it is not a big problem to mess around anyway, just like Fred and George, who went to the grove with Fleur's cousins ​​at Fleur's wedding scene .Everyone saw it, but no one accused them.

If that were the case, things would be really troublesome. Girls nowadays are too precocious, not to mention a 15-year-old girl like Hermione, even a 12- or 3-year-old girl knows how to hold a little fresh meat." Husband, husband" cried.

Is the halo effect of idols really that strong?

Walking out of the castle, Lockhart happened to see Snape walking into the castle with his head down.

He seemed preoccupied, and went straight to the stairs without even hearing the voice of greeting him, seemingly wanting to report to Dumbledore.

But Lockhart knew that Dumbledore was not there now, and if he wanted to go up, he probably would have to wait a long time.

So Lockhart stopped him.

"Severus! The Headmaster just took Harry out!"

After hearing the word "Dumbledore", Snape returned as if waking up from a dream.

Too much.

"Thank you, Chief Lockhart, but I can wait." He said coldly

Lockhart raised his eyebrows, seemingly surprised by Snape's indifference.

But he figured it out right away—Snape must have been "scanned" by the Dark Lord, and this guy had already started to keep a distance from other members of the Order of the Phoenix.

Now that the Dark Mark had reappeared on the Death Eaters' arms, Voldemort should have gathered those Death Eaters who were still willing to answer the call.Lockhart wondered how many die-hard Death Eaters were still there.

Lockhart thought about it and asked, "How many Death Eaters have gone?"