Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"...I see." Dumbledore finally understood Lockhart's position.It seems that he has already classified Lockhart in his heart as a person who is "extremely flexible in the bottom line and will do whatever it takes to achieve his goal".

In any case, if Lockhart could get out of the Ministry of Magic, then Lao Deng would have installed another member of his own in the Ministry of Magic, which is not a bad thing.

Chapter 63 Halloween Night

Although the atmosphere of the conversation was generally harmonious, one thing Lockhart noticed was that Dumbledore never mentioned a word about "Horcrux" to him from the beginning to the end.

Not to mention Horcruxes, even Dumbledore said very little about the golden cup, as if he seemed to be collecting it, so Lockhart worked so hard to get the golden cup.

Obviously, Dumbledore didn't trust himself yet.

Lockhart tacitly did not mention this matter, anyway, actions are more important than anything else, and it would be superfluous to say anything to show loyalty at this time.

And Dumbledore also thought so:

"You just mentioned the trade of dark magic items, which reminds me of one thing - as far as I know: Many dark magic items and illegal goods are sold in Knockturn Alley: and there has formed a considerable black market there , it is very easy for little wizards who go to Diagon Alley to buy goods every year to wander there inadvertently, which worries me.

If there is indeed a wizard who can change the face of there, I think I can write a letter of recommendation for him, and put him on the "International Federation of Magic J: You know. oo I am the president of the Federation, and many I haven’t recommended young talents to join the association for years.”

"Yeah, Knockturn Alley should have been taken care of long ago!"

Although Lockhart hadn't paid attention to it at all before, when Old Deng said that, he immediately agreed, as if he had always hated the existence of Knockturn Alley and wished to get rid of it as soon as possible.

"Although Knockturn Alley has a long history, that is not an excuse for it to become an outlaw place.

Well, all kinds of illegal and black market transactions born in the middle have made it notorious, which not only tarnishes the reputation of the glorious Britain, but also has a negative impact on normal trade and the income of the Ministry of Magic. We must solve this problem as soon as possible. "He said.

Dumbledore was in a daze—because he suddenly realized that his previous understanding of politicians was still naive, just like Buffett, who had only experienced a US stock meltdown in the past few decades, suddenly found himself still young.

"Great, I'm sure it should have been resolved long ago if more people had paid attention to it... Gilderoy, would you like another piece of York ham?"

"Thank you, I'm full."

October at Hogwarts ended in such a calm manner that almost no one in the school knew what earth-shattering event had happened in this seemingly ordinary October.

Hermione noticed that Professor Lockhart would go to say hello to Dumbledore every morning at dinner, and then sit down in his seat for breakfast.

Although she didn't understand why, there was obviously some tricks in it, and judging by Dumbledore's attitude, she should definitely not reject this kind of "please" behavior.

She told her two little friends about it, but unfortunately they didn't care.

"Okay, Hermione, let's think about how we're going to spend Easter." Ron advised her, "Don't stare at other people's private lives all day long, they don't necessarily like it."

Despite Hermione's reluctance, Ron was right that she too felt a little neurotic.

Harry didn't even bother to care about those. His top priority now was training Quidditch, preparing to give Slytherin a good look. In addition, he occasionally went to the Dueling Club with Ron to keep his points at on the front position.

Although Harry still focused most of his energy on Quidditch, he wanted to maintain

The ranking of the duel is still not very difficult.

Although the event has just started, people with dueling talents in each grade have already shown their sharpness and began to firmly occupy the forefront of the standings.

And the young wizards who came back from the Lockhart Club gathering are the best among them, and every time they attend a gathering, they can deepen their understanding of dueling.

They would exchange their understanding of spells with each other, and then review the wonderful duels in the past together. They also exchanged opinions on the solutions to common spells.

Harry had already discovered that if both sides stood neatly on both sides of the field and chanted spells: then he couldn't actually beat Hermione, because Hermione mastered far more spells than he did.Even Ron had a hard time trying to win—because the opponent's prediction was stronger than his own.

If he wants to win, Harry must take the initiative to move forward, using his advantages of skill and quick response to put pressure on the opponent, so that Ron's predictive ability is useless, so that he can exert his magic power and spellcasting With the advantage of being fast, a long-range confrontation with Ron is courting death.

Although Hermione has a very high winning rate, she also has a problem, that is, as soon as her opponent puts pressure on her duel, she will make a forced error, become flustered, at a loss, often don't know what spells to say, resist Very poor pressure capability.If he hadn't taken advantage of this, Harry would probably only have a 0 win rate.

Although Harry's current winning percentage is very good, he found that because he had too few duels, his grade standings could barely keep the top eight in his grade.

"I can't do that," he said to his two companions with a sullen face. "I still have classes, homework, and Quidditch training, so I don't have much time for duels."

You have to choose. Ron advised him, "Think about which is more important to you."

Harry thought about it for a while, and finally made a painful choice.

"After the match with Slytherin is over, I will slowly reduce the time to duel. Quidditch is more important. Oliver has wanted to win the Quidditch Cup for many years."

The other two understood his difficulties very well.

"Then do this...the magic that condenses your real name, we will teach you slowly after we learn it. Lockhart likes you and Hermione so much, and he will definitely not leave you behind." Ron said

After that, he sighed again: "I have to go all out."

Just when Harry began to seriously consider whether he needed to put water in the duel so that Ron could stabilize his position as the top four in his year, he didn't expect that he would soon not have to worry about whether he should play ball or practice duels. Distressed.

When the day of Halloween came, Harry looked at the rich menu and listened to the rumors that "Dumbledore invited a skeleton band over", and some wanted to dove Nick's Deathday party.

"Once you say something, it's hard to follow." Hermione resolutely vetoed his small plan, "You must do what you promised."

With such a principled companion, Harry doesn't know whether he is lucky or unlucky. In short, he is destined to get along with a bunch of ghosts this Halloween.

Because they are well aware of the quality of the food at the Death Day Party, no living person is willing to go there except for the three of Harry, and finally the rest of the people gather in the auditorium, waiting for the opening of the Halloween Party.

Lockhart did not sit on the teacher's table, but sat on the side of the college with the Ravenclaws, because he found that the food on the tables of the little wizards seemed to be more of a dagger.

—t~ULl.-

I sit at the child's table at the dinner table!

The Eagles certainly welcome this, and Lockhart is also their senior after all,

So sitting together is not awkward at all.

Lockhart also noticed that several of the Weasleys hadn't been in the Great Hall, though the others didn't seem to care.

"Percy! This way!" Lockhart greeted the third child of the Weasley family

Among the Gryffindors who dressed themselves up as a group of ghosts, Percy, who still kept a school robe during the festival, looked very different, so Lockhart saw him at a glance

Although Percy was sitting on the Gryffindor side, he moved closer after seeing Lockhart say hello.

"Good evening, Professor Lockhart, just in time, I have a question to ask you."

"Go ahead." Lockhart is in a pretty good mood now.

"I have finished reading the book you gave me last time, but I still don't understand some things in it... Excuse me, what kind of existence is the so-called "Party Whip"? "

"Party whip? You actually started to notice it?" Lockhart was a little surprised

"Yes...I am very surprised, because the so-called "party whip" is just a small member of parliament, why does he have so much energy and can be in charge of the discipline of a party?Why should others listen to him? "

"You got the point!" Lockhart knew everything, "This involves the bicameral system of Great Britain, which is fundamentally different from the US Congress. The party whip is no longer just a supervisory function, but a control The real power of the agenda, so the prime minister usually chooses his confidants..."

Because the scene was noisy, they spoke loudly.

Others were a little concerned about what Lockhart would say to Percy, but when they heard that they were talking about politics, they lost interest and turned to enjoy the beauty in front of them.

Food.

With food, monsters and music, who wants to talk about politics?

P.So, the results are a bit beyond imagination, and I can only update one more chapter. There is no way, I will do what I say.

Chapter 64 The Beginning of the Raid

Unlike the other students who were obsessed with duels, only Percy came to Lockhart to talk about politics. Such a student was a rarity in Raven Fluoro College, not to mention Gryffindor College, which was known for its deviant behavior.

In the past, if Percy wanted to study political science, he could only find ways to find these things by himself, but now it is different-he has a life mentor

And Lockhart is also focusing on cultivating him, hoping that in the future, the Ministry of Magic can have another helper.

Finally, Percy's questions were answered in detail.Satisfied, he picked up the pumpkin juice, replaced the wine with a drink, and toasted Lockhart, and then the two began to chat.

"By the way, Percy... where are your brothers and sisters? Why can't you see them? What a sumptuous dinner today!" Lockhart asked.

"They?" Percy said with a distressed look, "Fred and George went to Hogsmeade to buy Flipstick fireworks, and they stole a salamander from Fantastic Creatures class, saying they wanted to borrow a salamander Fire-breathing structural improvement fireworks, to make a 'Weasley fireworks box'... I hope you can help keep an eye on them, and spit them out to cause trouble.

And Ron, he and Harry went to Nick's Deathday party, I wish they were back in time for dinner.Ginny said that she has been having nightmares these days, so she didn't want to see these ghosts and ghosts on Halloween, so she stayed in the dormitory. "

"I see." Lockhart said in his heart that sure enough, "it's really not easy for you to take care of so many siblings."

"Isn't it?" Percy seemed to have finally found a channel to vent his grievances: "There is no one to worry about! I never know what it means to obey the group, and I make troubles all day long..."

Seeing that Percy was about to complain until midnight, Lockhart hurriedly waved to the other side: "Miss Clearwater, Percy is with me!"

It turned out that Percy's girlfriend Penelope was wearing a pumpkin head hat and looking at the Gryffindor long table, as if looking for someone, Lockhart stopped her.

Sure enough, Percy's complaints didn't go any further.

"Today is Halloween, let's put some things aside." Lockhart patted Percy, "Go and play, there are not many times in a year when you can play with confidence."

Percy thought he was right, so he got alone with Lockhart, and then got married with his girlfriend.

Lockhart toasted Dumbledore, then sat down to eat alone.

Dumbledore did invite a skeleton band, and genuine skeletons were playing, and the music was classical music, which is not easy to find outside.

Lockhart is very curious about how these hundreds of years old skeletons strengthen their bones. If the secrets of their bones maintenance can be applied to living people, Nico Flamel probably won't have to have bone loss every year due to excessive osteoporosis. Drink bone strengthening potions.

All in all, it was a pleasant evening, and because all the teachers and students in the school sat together, Lockhart didn't have to patrol around, so he felt relieved.

It's interesting to say that Voldemort is "very concerned" about Harry's studies, and every year he waits until he is about to finish his studies before starting to act as a big monster. Now the semester has just started, so he won't do anything even if he wants to make trouble too big.

Lockhart was almost the last of those to leave the Great Hall.Because many little witches in disguise stopped him after the party, came to him for candy, and claimed that if Zhuangguo didn’t give candy, he would use a piece of clothing on the professor’s body instead.”

How could Lockhart fulfill their wishes—the best selling time of Honeydukes candy every year is before Easter, so how could he not order in advance.

After consuming about six or seven pounds of candy, Lockhart finally managed to escape,

He rushed out of the auditorium before the principal.

"It's really an enviable marriage of the opposite sex." Dumbledore said behind him, "If you change the election system for the Minister of Magic to one vote for each wizard, you've got at least half of the votes in the wizarding world."

Lockhart said in his heart that you envy the bastard's relationship with the opposite sex. If I didn't know the great relationship between you and Grindelwald, I might have taken it seriously...

person $, /, /,

Thinking of this, Lockhart suddenly turned pale, then stopped his steps, and decided to walk behind the headmaster.

Dumbledore misunderstood what Lockhart meant, and he wanted to persuade him a few words, telling him to be his spokesperson in the political arena at ease, and there is no need to be a sounding board or echoer who followed suit, and he would not restrict his freedom because He took Lockhart's behavior as "obedience"

But before he could speak, a student in front hurriedly ran towards them.

"Something went wrong, principal... and Professor Lockhart, someone attacked Filch's cat and left a line of writing on the wall." The student said to the principal in a hurry.

Lockhart can be sure that at the moment when he heard about the accident, Dumbledore's expression was more relieved than surprised. After all, a cat being attacked is much better than a student being attacked.

"Where is it?" Dumbledore replied, speaking equally fast.

"Third floor, over the aisle."

Dumbledore glanced back at Lockhart, who nodded at him.

"I think this should be my job, Headmaster, let me go and have a look." Dumbledore didn't object: "Let's go together."

They hurried to the aisle on the third floor, and met Maghes on the way.

Professor Prout and the others followed around the incident.

And Snape's movements were even faster. Before Dumbledore arrived, he was already there, glaring at Harry with "bad intentions".

The students who were watching the scene saw the professors approaching, so they consciously made way for them, revealing the Harry Potter trio and the castle administrator, Mr. Filch, who surrounded them.

Filch was holding on to Harry Potter's skirt and yelling something, but he let him go when he saw Dumbledore coming, and then came forward to cry with snot and tears.

And Dumbledore didn't seem surprised that the Iron Triangle would appear here. He ignored Filch's crying and Harry's eyes asking for help, but walked straight past the three to check the scene, while Loja Tate followed him.

Filch's cat, Mrs. Norris, was hanging stiff and bristled under the torch holder, and a line of magical writing was written on the wall between the two windows a foot above the ground.

"The Chamber of Secrets has been opened. Those who are enemies of the heir, be vigilant."

Dumbledore reached out to take the cat down, but suddenly found that the hem of his robe was dragged into the water—the ground was wet for some reason, and there was a large puddle of water left there.

Dumbledore hesitated for a moment, then continued his actions, took off the unusually stiff cat from the torch holder, and held it up to his eyes for a closer look.

Lockhart looked down at the pool of water, then looked up twice, and finally cast a "clean up" on the writing on the wall, and retracted his wand after finding nothing.

"Come with me, Filch, and Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger, you also come with me... Gilderoy, I remember your office is next to it, borrow it, don't you Would you mind?" said Dumbledore.

"With pleasure," Lockhart replied.

Chapter 65 Professor McGonagall who does bad things with good intentions

Harry, Ron and Hermione followed Dumbledore to Lockhart's office with a lot of anxiety.