Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"I know that you are very good at spiritual magic."

Although Hermione said that she believed in Lockhart, instead of becoming quiet, her body trembled with the sound.

"Oh, this is not possible, you are too nervous..." Lockhart shook his head, "Don't worry, the memory is not permanently erased, I will apply a temporary blocking magic on it to lock your relevant memory in , and after eliminating the secret room monster and the man behind the scenes, the lock of this "room" will be triggered, and your memory will flood your brain again. "

"Yes, yes..." Hermione still couldn't calm down.

Casting the Oblivion Charm when the nerves are tense will not cause the spell to fail, but it will cause some mental trauma. Bertha Jorkins was destroyed by Wormtail in this way, so Lockhart didn't want to directly force it so hard.

"You'd better drink a glass of milk first, and talk about it when you calm down." Lockhart had to withdraw his wand.

"sorry."

"There's nothing I'm sorry about, the main thing is that I hope it can be handled perfectly." Hermione also knew that this would not work, so she made a request.

"T-professor... I mean, Lockhart, can you... give me a hug? It will make me feel a little bit safer, and you can cast spells when I'm not looking..."

"Hug?" Lockhart didn't expect her to make this request. "If a hug can make you feel a little better, of course."

"Thank you." Hermione seemed relieved.

It's just to appease a child, nothing to make a fuss about - that's what Lockhart thought at the moment.

But when he put his arms around Hermione's shoulders and she buried her head in his chest, trembling all over, Lockhart realized that she was really afraid.

"Why is my magic level so untrustworthy?" he asked intentionally

"No, it's not you, I just... don't know what I'm going to face in the future, and I feel very scared when I think that this memory will be erased." Hermione said with her head down.

"future?"

"Yes... it's just the first grade, and the principal wants us to face the guy who is possessed by a person who can't even mention his name, and we have to go through the trap carefully designed by the professors. In the second grade, we have to kill a monster by ourselves. The basilisk, and that basilisk has even lived for 1000 years, and it will kill people at any time... So what about the third grade? What about the fourth grade? What else did the principal prepare for us?"

At the end, Hermione's words had a hint of crying.

Lockhart was momentarily at a loss for words.

Probably because he was too impressed with the "omnipotent, indomitable, and resourceful" image in the original book, he naturally treated her as he would treat that kind of person.

But... everyone is human, let alone just a little girl.

Even by the end of the plot year, the three saviors have just come of age.Rather than saying how brave and resolute they are, it is better to say that they do not know how difficult and dangerous the future will be, so they have to bite the bullet and move forward.

If you have to say it, it's not called maturity, not even ripening.

They are just like the fruits sold on Pinduoduo. They are picked when they are still green, and they have to be stored for a few days before they are delivered to the destination.

I don't regret making friends with Harry and Ron, they are very sincere people, and they really care about you, Mr. Weasley and Mrs. Weasley are also good

People...but why do good people have to bear so much pain and responsibility?" Hermione said with a choke.

Lockhart found himself completely unable to answer the question.

Chapter 96 Confronting the Enemy

Although Lockhart wanted to talk to Hermione about life's problems now, he knew very well that what this little witch needed now was not reasoning, but comfort.

Indeed, a 12-year-old child should be like other girls, chatting about clothes and shoes, talking about food, gossip about two handsome guys, and arguing fiercely about who is the attacker and who is the age, and she is suddenly suppressed No one will be in a good mood to take on a burden that is too heavy to be frightening.

Think about it, a group of children in the first grade of junior high school were suddenly called over by the Ministry of National Security and each of them was given a dagger, telling them to go to the battlefield training quickly, because the three of them will be sent to wipe out ISIS in a few years. The brat didn't go crazy on the spot, which is already considered their nerves are strong.

"Cry, it'll feel better when you cry..." Lockhart told her.

He suddenly began to loathe himself a little, no matter what words he used to comfort him, the essence was still to let these children go to the front line, so that he could sit back and enjoy the benefits.

People like him always call themselves "public servants" and claim to serve the public, so

■■■

All actions follow the will of society, but in fact it is a group of people who use social rules, and finally

self-serving person

What kind of person can lie on the sacrifice of others without changing his face and "achieve himself"?

After venting her emotions for a while, Hermione gradually calmed down.

"I feel better now," she said. "You can do it now, Professor Lockhart, and it may be better for me to forget about it."

But Lockhart didn't draw out his wand again.

"Hermione..." He sighed, and slowly opened his mouth, "That's all for today, you go back to sleep after drinking the milk, and then use the weekend to think about it."

Think, I can come back on Sunday night to erase your memory. "

This time it was Hermione's turn to be puzzled.

"Why?" she asked.

"No reason, I just want to tell you that there is still time to get out. Thinking about it now, some responsibilities should not be carried by you children. Whoever wants to profit from it should bear this responsibility." Lockhart Made a decision that made him want to slap himself.

Hermione felt unbelievable: "But... we are the ones who make the most money!"

"Ok?"

"Harry is our friend. Since he is destined to be the only one who can destroy You-Know-Who, shouldn't we help him with all our strength? We can't escape this." Hermione seemed to have finally made up her mind: "So, Lockhart Professor, let's do it directly, I'm afraid I'll shrink back after thinking about it for two days."

"you sure?"

"I'm sure." Hermione repeated herself with a fearless spirit.

"...At first I thought it was a mistake that the Sorting Hat didn't sort you into Ravenclaw, but now it seems that Gryffindor is Gryffindor."

Lockhart took out his wand while sighing with emotion: "I promise, just one click."

For Lockhart, it is easy to use "Forget Nothing" to erase other people's memories, but he needs to be more careful in order to finely modify and block memories.

Because what he wants to seal up is not only the passage that happened in the office, but also some memories that caused Hermione to doubt all kinds of adventures in the past two years, and he also needs to temporarily seal up.

To do this requires a very high level of spiritual magic control, anyone who can

People who do this can apply for a job at St. Mungo's Hospital and get a psychiatric specialist title from there.

It's a pity that Lockhart has no intention of practicing medicine, because studying medicine can't save the Chinese people.

It's no surprise that the best memory modifiers aren't in hospitals any more than the best actors are in Congress instead of Hollywood.

Because he wanted to find out where Hermione's relevant memories were, Lockhart searched very carefully, so he naturally saw the part where she was discussing with Ron and Harry how to enter the Chamber of Secrets.

To be honest, Lockhart was very moved, he hadn't seen such pure emotion without any calculations for a long time.

For a person who likes to calculate, everything in the world is something that can be measured and traded. As long as he has enough capital, he can get what he wants through trading.

It is precisely because of this that he knows how precious such a relationship is, and he also understands that it is very likely that he will never have such a thing in his life.

Sealing the memory didn't take much time for Lockhart, but he felt a little tired.

After the memory is sealed, Hermione will only remember that she came to Lockhart tonight to learn some difficulties in the "shining pattern", and Lockhart did patiently teach her a lot of essentials. Just practice and you will be successful.

It was only when Hermione went back to her bedroom and went to bed that she felt as if she had forgotten something.

"I seem to have a new smell on my body, and it's a very reassuring smell. It's strange, when did I start calling Professor Lockhart by his first name?"

Because it was discovered that Ginny had lost her diary, the trio searched in the castle for a period of time, trying to find Ginny's diary.

From their point of view, Ginny's diary must have recorded something about the mastermind behind the scenes.

I believe that as long as they see the diary, they will be able to deduce who the person who confused Ginny is.

After some searching, they found that it was no trouble at all—Ginny had actually left the diary in Myrtle's bathroom.

Harry opened the diary happily, wanting to get some clues from it, but when he opened the old diary, he was dumbfounded—it was blank.

They resolutely flipped through the diary several times, and after confirming that they hadn't used any invisible ink, they had to give up and look for clues from other places.

"...I bought this diary from a Muggle, and the original owner was Tom Riddle...This name is too common, so it's hard to find." Harry was a little frustrated.

But Ron remembered something: "I've heard of this name... When I was punished to stay at Filch's school for labor, because I vomited a slug, I wiped a medal dozens of times... It's Tom. Riedel's, he got a special contribution award."

If there is a clue, the three of them immediately went to the prize showroom, and successfully found the name——Tom Riddle received the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award 50 years ago, but the reason was not mentioned.

"The last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened was at this time!" Hermione finally discovered the connection between the two, "Maybe he won the award because of the Chamber of Secrets!"

After learning the name Tom Riddle, Harry stared at the diary for a long time, thoughtful.

This Tom Riddle... Harry wondered why he felt an affinity for this man he had never met.

I don't know if it's the connection with the Horcrux, but Harry can feel that this diary seems to have some relationship with him, otherwise he wouldn't feel like he met some old acquaintance when he stared at it.

"Ginny must have written something on it, but now it's all gone, not even a trace of writing left. I figured...should we write something on it too?" Harry asked.

PS Forget it, let’s finish today’s part in one go, so that the plot can be continued_(: 3J B)

Chapter 97 Refused to Intervene

Lockhart thought for a long time alone after Hermione came to find him.

At present, the Savior can only grasp all the secrets in the secret room with a single kick, and all he needs to do is to speed up the process without leaving any traces.

As long as Harry finds the Chamber of Secrets, the agreement between himself and Dumbledore will be fully fulfilled, and then he can go to the Ministry of Magic to take up his post in a cool way, repaying kindness with kindness, and revenge with vengeance.

But after talking with Hermione, he suddenly realized that he might still be too lazy

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Even a little girl can bravely take responsibility when faced with responsibilities, but as an adult, and an adult who claims to have ideals but hides behind, this is really unreasonable.

Not to mention whether the trio will follow Dumbledore's ideas, even if they complete what Dumbledore told them, Lockhart doesn't think the whole thing is done.

Dumbledore was still thinking about treating the head for a headache and treating the foot for a foot.

Because Voldemort created Horcruxes, he had to train people to destroy Horcruxes; because Voldemort believed in prophecies, Dumbledore did what the prophecies said; because Voldemort's weakness was that he didn't understand friendship and love, Dumbledore Lido wanted to solve him with friendship and love.

But Lockhart had a slight criticism of this-it is true to see every trick, but it is only right.

You have to be strong when you strike the iron. During the period before Voldemort's return, if the political ecology of the wizarding world can be changed enough that there is no market for extreme wizarding ideas, then even if Voldemort returns, he can only choose to continue to be a terrorist.

Molecule, not a social activist.

The precious ten years that Lily Potter bought back with her life are not for you to waste like this: Dumbledore.

While thinking this way, Lockhart touched the door of the principal's office and reported to him what happened last night.

"So they still found out? You did a good job, Gilderoy, I really didn't misread you." Dumbledore expressed his approval.

But Lockhart wasn't happy at all: "But it makes me feel bad, Headmaster."

"It can be seen... Then, what is the reason?"

"I mean us, we have thrown the responsibility that we should shoulder on - a group of 12-year-old children." Lockhart said bluntly.

Dumbledore cast his gaze over his glasses, as if to confirm whether Lockhart was telling the truth.

"It's good to see that you are willing to take more responsibility, Gildero. In my impression, there are very few politicians who are willing to take the initiative to take responsibility. Even people like Fudge are among these people. It's exceptional."

"Probably because I haven't invested too much capital in the political arena, so I don't worry about gains and losses like them." Lockhart has always been very frank in front of Dumbledore.

"Then I'm curious, where is your bottom line?" Dumbledore asked with interest.

"Don't challenge my bottom line, otherwise I will have to modify my bottom line, which is a very troublesome thing." Lockhart replied half-truthfully.

"Hehe..." Dumbledore laughed, "Generally speaking, it is very difficult to take the initiative to admit one's moral flaws, and there are only two kinds of people who can do this kind of thing, one is shameless, The second is to try to put yourself on a morally low ground,

It will be even more harmless to accuse others this way... I want to hear what you are going to use to convince me. "

Since Dumbledore had already guessed it, there was no need for Lockhart to hide it.

"I think in the next plan, I should play a more important role

"Plan? What plan?" Dumbledore asked calmly.

Newell's plan for those three students... don't take me for a fool, Principal.Now that I've done so much for you, it's only natural to charge some interest, right? "

Dumbledore didn't seem surprised by his statement at all: "So, what are you going to do? Write everything you have experienced into a book?"

"At the end I'll do it, but before that, I'd like to have some power over the plans. No matter what you want to do, I don't think it's right to put all your hopes on three little kids, something I'd rather do it myself."

Dumbledore crossed his hands and stared at Lockhart for a while before finally speaking.

"No."

"why?"

"No matter what the reason for your whim today, but this request is too much." Dumbledore said, "Your stage is at the Ministry of Magic, Gilderoy, not at school. How to "educate Man', I think I think more than you. "

Lockhart wanted to continue, but Dumbledore showed his rare assertiveness.