Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"It's like this... I have read a book for a long time. It is about Muggle politics. It is called "Hume on Party Politics". The world of politics is so rudimentary that there isn't even a single party...that's just not right."

"Pmrty? Regular gatherings, you mean?" Percy wondered.

"You can understand that, because we need a regular channel for information exchange, and the club, small reception model is the best." Lockhart explained.

"Communicate what?" Percy was even more puzzled.

"There are too many things to communicate with... After we enter politics, whether we want to or not, we must represent at least one interest group behind our backs, otherwise we won't be able to gain a foothold in the Ministry of Magic and can only be reduced to a small role. I don't know Have you read the book How Prefects Get Powered?"

Percy quickly replied, "I've read that book, and it mainly talks about how to carry out the principal's will so as to enhance your authority..."

"That's only part of the means." Lockhart reminded him, "Being an assistant to someone with real power is certainly a means of gaining power, but it's not stable, because since they can give you power, it means that they can give you power at any time." You can take it back.

Seeing that he spoke so bluntly, Percy simply opened the skylight and said, "So, Professor Lockhart, what do you think is a better way to gain power?

"It's very simple, let yourself become the spokesperson of more interest groups, so that no matter who is the Minister of Magic, he can't move you, because he has to take into account the opinions of a large group of people behind you. This is the secret of the party - holding together for warmth .”

Percy was moved: "That sounds good."

"Yes, like your father. He runs the Misuse of Muggle Substances Division, which can be as big as it is small. But he can make the department into a fat job whenever he wants."

"But that doesn't sound very traditional..."

"Forget about the fucking tradition!" Lockhart swears in a rare way: Eight 28 purebloods' Malfoy family tradition?But his family was granted land during the service of "William the Conqueror". For the next nearly 700 years, the Malfoy family maintained their relationship with the Muggle upper class, and even intermarried with them. The most ruthless of the "Secrecy Act" is his family, but now? They are "pure blood family"!Ha ha! "

Percy was taken aback: "What else?

"Of course, Lucius Malfoy recently secretly bought a plane and painted it to look like an Australian protein dragon. Does he think no one else knows?"

Lockhart had no trouble selling the information he had found out while chatting with Snape.

Percy shook his head again and again, he didn't doubt what Lockhart said, he was just lamenting the duplicity of the pure-blood family.

"Listen to me, this will happen sooner or later." Lockhart continued, "In the future, we will export high-end magic items to the Muggle upper class and import machinery, telephones, and even subways and airplanes from them." At that time, your father's position will become very important, and many people will come to him to "talk things". As long as he is willing to make these friends, his status in the Ministry of Magic will improve quickly. "

Percy seemed fascinated by the prospect Lockhart had drawn:" "Well, we

how should I do it? "

"Propose slogans, form parties, unite comrades, and outreach interest groups, and then meet regularly to discuss how to face some things that happen in the political arena together, and how to fight for a higher status for "our own people". " Lockhart expressly said.

Obviously what Lockhart said was some very boring stuff, but Percy's blood boiled at the moment--Lockhart was right, they were indeed human beings when it came to grabbing power.

"That's great, Professor!" he said, "I will give you my full support."

Seeing him take the bait, Lockhart began the next step: "We could start doing this at school. You could start by helping me run a dueling club and make it a long-term project. As long as you're fair, then You can rely on the prestige of hosting the competition to become the next student president.

That way, when you graduate you can take your 'hosted a big game' with you

Enter the Ministry of Magic with the resume of "Student President". At that time, the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament under discussion will also start. The Ministry of Magic must be in great need of a talent like you who has presided over the game. I will help you in the Ministry Say something nice..."

Percy was so enthralled by Lockhart's bright future that he took on all the work he had given him, promising to do it perfectly.

Before leaving, Percy suddenly remembered something.

"By the way, professor, can you lend me that book on party politics you just mentioned? I'll return it to you soon."

Lockhart graciously agreed: ""Of course, I have three copies of that book,

I'll give you one.Every time I watch it, I have a new experience, and I believe you will too. "

"Thank you, Professor Lockhart."

Percy enthusiastically followed Lockhart to the office and took the book - it looked like he was going to study all night tonight.

Chapter 44 The duel is about to begin

For the current Lockhart, it is really not very difficult to deal with a half-grown child. At least Percy Weasley has completely changed his opinion of him and is willing to join his core club.

Up to now, Lockhart felt that his purpose of coming to Hogwarts had been fulfilled—for a while, as long as the dueling club was running smoothly, he could wait until the day when he could reap the benefits.

At that time, Dumbledore should also have a showdown with himself.

During class the next day, Hermione and Harry deliberately observed Lockhart's state, and found that not only did he look as usual, but his spirit was far better than before, and there was nothing wrong with him at all. A far cry from last year's Quirrell.

Just kidding, he has just made a lot of money, and he is in a very good mood. In addition, his career has progressed, and readers wrote back that a group of poor Muggle-born students came to him to do "work-study" work, even physical problems. The fixed person is willing to help solve it, so Lockhart is living a very nourishing life now.

In addition, the food at Hogwarts is far above the average level in the UK, and Lockhart is the kind of person who is good at taking care of himself. It would be strange if his complexion could get worse.

"It seems that Snape's threat has no effect on him." Ron muttered a few words in a low voice.

Hermione replied to him without thinking: "Of course, the professor didn't do anything wrong... I guess it might just be that some potions master outside the school asked him to do something, and Professor Lockhart really wanted the potions he made."

Harry and Ron exchanged a meaningful look, clearly interested in the matter

They thought otherwise, it was just that they didn't want to offend Hermione right now.This is not only because

Because they don't want to spend three times as long doing homework in the future, and also because they have found that Hermione has become more and more difficult to mess with lately.

For example, the magic that Lockhart taught them today is "Magic Missile", which is also a magic with fast casting speed and low mana consumption.Its effect is to conjure up a magic missile in the shape of a bird and hit the target, and the person hit by this magic is equivalent to being hit by a half-stretched punch from a wizard, and it is inevitable to be hurt.

Ron thought that Hermione's strength would not be too strong, so the magic power would definitely not work, but when Lockhart asked them to hit a wooden target, Hermione suddenly used a "thousand bullets", and instantly summoned 12 magic missiles blasted the wooden target into pieces under the horrified eyes of everyone.

Such an outstanding performance naturally earned her praise and extra points from Lockhart, as well as the horrified eyes of a group of students around her.

Harry tried it secretly, and felt that the spell "Thousand Bullets" was quite suitable for him--Professor Lockhart said that this magic is very special, the power of a single magic missile is directly linked to the strength of the wizard's body, and as Qui As a Diqi player, he is no longer as thin as before the age of 0, so he is more powerful than Hermione when used.

It's a pity that his magic control is not as good as Hermione's, so he can only summon 6 magic missiles at a time.

After the course was over, Lockhart started his own dueling club with his second-year classmates.

"... starting this weekend, the Dueling Club will be held in the school hall, and you will have a great opportunity to put what you have learned in class into practice.

As for the opening time, it is after dinner every night, and on weekends, as long as you avoid the meal time, you can do it anytime.Professor McGonagall, Professor Flitwick, Professor Snape, Mr. Hagrid, the gamekeeper, and I will take turns on Monday to Friday evening shifts,

Although the duel club record does not count toward the final exam score, I may award points for outstanding performance at my discretion and grade based on the record.In the last month before the exam week, we will select the top eight based on the record points of each grade, and then decide the "Duel King'oo" of each grade through the final duel competition. Do you have any questions?"

As soon as the words fell, everyone in Gryffindor College raised their hands.

"Miss Granger?" Lockhart mentioned his "apprentice".

"Are there any rules for this duel? Can we use any spell in the duel?" Hermione asked.

"This is exactly what I want to add...After discussing with several of our professors, we decided to seal the spells that are too lethal, and set a "magic power threshold" in the auditorium, that is, spells higher than a certain power are not allowed to be used . "

"Then what is the threshold?"

"In principle, it cannot exceed the power of the Stunning Spell, and it is not allowed to hit the same person with two consecutive Stunning Spells. I think you know the reason very well, Miss Granger.

"Well, because after two or more Stunning Spells, the conventional counter-spells will no longer work, and must be sent to St. Mungo's for abatement." Hermione replied without thinking

"Miss Know-It-All really never disappoints." Lockhart praised.

Hermione felt that her face was burning, so she quickly sat down before the surrounding students noticed her abnormality.

Then Terry Boot from Ravenclaw asked: "Professor, what exactly is the championship prize? I heard from seniors that you will personally teach the dueling champion the black arts?"

Lockhart answered him with a smirk, "Do you think it's possible?"

"It's kind of weird, but...you know, professor." Terry said

get a little excited

Lockhart grimaced down below.

"Well, you guys are really good at asking questions. It seems that if you don't explain it to you, you will continue to guess like this-I will indeed be rewarded, and as long as the top eight in the finals will There is a reward, but the reward is not some black magic, but I will help that person "condense the real name"! "

A few classmates exchanged a look - it seemed that it was exactly what they asked the senior Hufflepuffs.

Lockhart's trickery obviously didn't have the desired effect. Except for a few interested people who asked in advance, the other students were still confused. He had to explain to these little wizards again in his own way what "condensation" is. real name

This time, the atmosphere in the classroom suddenly became much more enthusiastic - children, almost everyone wants a famous nickname, especially when this nickname can also help him enhance his magic power and talent.

"I've already figured it out, I'll call it 'Long Range Artillery'! "Ron said happily to Harry, "I'm a die-hard supporter of the Chudley Cannons Io"

Harry was also a little moved: "If... I mean, if a real name of "Wind Chaser" can help me catch the Golden Snitch faster when playing Quidditch? Anyway, I don't like that "scar The nickname of 'Head'."

Only Hermione is concerned about other aspects: "This will definitely cost a lot of money... I read from the book that this is a very difficult magic. If the willpower is not strong enough to condense the real name, then the wizard must drink the blessing agent."

"Forget it, you don't have to worry about money for Lockhart." Ron interrupted her. "He must have taken care of everything."

"Got it all...yes, I almost forgot..."

Thinking of asking, Hermione immediately raised her hand boldly.

"Miss Granger?"

"Professor, what is your magic real name? It is not written in your book at all.

After she asked, the students next to him also looked at Lockhart, and not only the girls, but almost everyone showed interest.

But Lockhart went around lightly.

"This is a secret... No, no, no, I will never tell it, even if you are one of my favorite students." Lockhart winked at her, "You can guess boldly, you guessed right Count me as loser."

Chapter 45 Transaction object

After getting Lockhart's personal acknowledgment, in the next few days, the word "real name" was completely spread, and quickly became a hot topic among the students.

Especially among female students, the popularity of this topic has surpassed clothing and beauty products, second only to food and constellations.

At the same time, a fairly true gossip circulated—"Professor McGonagall said that Professor Lockhart would only tell his real name to his future wife, this is what I heard from Katie Bell in Gryffindor I inquired from there." Marietta Aikemo swore to her friend.

After such rumors spread, the trouble it brought to Lockhart can be said to be unprecedented—almost all the girls tried their best to find out his real name, and they didn't even listen very well in class.

Considering his own image, he couldn't speak harshly to these girls, so he had to turn to the prefects for help.

But the prefects were in sympathy with those people - they promised that if Lockhart secretly told them his real name: they would definitely help Lockhart keep the secret.

...It's all been said, so is that still a secret?Lockhart couldn't laugh or cry.

But in any case, it is always good for students to be enthusiastic about the Dueling Club, so that the preparations for him and the rest of the professors will not be wasted.

After several experiments with Snape, Lockhart and the others finally made a batch of contact lenses coated with anti-magic discoloration potion, which can resist some minor curses without any problem.

At Madam Pomfrey's suggestion, they also made some protective helmets for the fourth and sixth graders, because "you never know how hard these kids are."

I don't know the importance (Madam Pomfrey)"

Probably because Lockhart used "failure punishment" to let students collect herbs every now and then, Professor Sprout and Mrs. Pomfrey now have a pretty good sense of Lockhart.

While working on the contact lenses, Snape routinely asked Lockhart "how's it going".

"It's tricky," Lockhart replied, and Jueyao Jing didn't even bother to answer my request, as if I told them that a pig was going to fly to Uranus. "

"Think of a way, and you have to be quick, Dumbledore has limited patience." Snape warned.

"Forgive me, what kind of ecstasy soup did Dumbledore give you to make you so obedient?" Lockhart asked deliberately, "If he is really urgent, then he should break into that vault by himself, I bet Even the two hundred goblins there couldn't stop him."

Snape fell silent.

Obviously, he didn't want to answer the question.

After all, when he begged Dumbledore to protect Lily and her children, Old Deng asked him "what can you give me?", and Snape also answered Dumbledore wAnything (what It will be all right)".

If this agreement was followed, it would be fine for Old Deng to let Snape commit suicide on the spot, because life is obviously included in this "Anything".

"Perhaps the principal has the principal's considerations, and it's definitely not wise to turn against the goblin.

Snape said something he didn't believe, while dryly persuading Lockhart to act quickly.If it wasn't for Lockhart's plans, he would be persuaded by such empty persuasion.

Let's put on makeup, I'll try harder, but don't hold out too much hope. "Loha

Especially playing hard to get.

"Really? But Dumbledore said, if you really want to do it, you can do it." Snape replied flatly.

Lockhart's mind is tight - Oops, I've been seen through

But on the surface, he still looks like a fool: "Really? That really thinks highly of me."

Snape snorted, then looked down to continue processing the batch of helmet coatings

After the equipment was almost done, Lockhart distributed the finished contact lenses, even the fifth and seventh graders.

"Even if you don't use it for duels, it's okay to replace the windproof glasses when playing Quidditch." Lockhart said to them, "Of course, girls can also use it as a very ordinary color contact lens, you can try it The pupil color you usually want to match—such as green, red, gold or pink...it’s all right.”

Everyone likes free stuff, not to mention that kids this age like to be different.

The girls happily accepted the "Color Contact" lenses from Lockhart, and began to discuss how to match their hats, while the boys also wanted to try it on the court to see if it was really so windproof.