Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

But after more than half a year of contact, she, like other students, gradually began to develop a new understanding of Lockhart, who is humorous, approachable, and capable.

But only some students in Slytherin and Ravenclaw realize that this Professor Lockhart is also a man of calculation.

Although the current Lockhart does not seem so dazzling to Gemma, he is truly flesh and blood, fresh and approachable, and his style of doing things is quite in line with the kind of "cultivation" and "interests" that his parents often teach. supremacy".

These two charms are quite different.

So after receiving the reception task, she stayed there specially.

"professor?"

"Any thing else?"

"My father wanted to meet you after hearing that you intend to enter politics." She said in a low voice, "I heard that you and the dean are also friends, right?"

People from the Snake faction actually want to get in touch with him?And after I just thwarted them

When to depose Dumbledore's plan?Lockhart was a little surprised.

"I've never liked to have a bad relationship with anyone, nor would I refuse to communicate with anyone," Lockhart replied with an ambiguous sentence.

Although he didn't think he had anything to do with the pure-blood family, he wouldn't offend them just yet.

Even if you want to step on someone, it's not at this time. He is one of the 28 pure bloods anyway, so you have to show some face.

PS Gemma Farley's family is also a member of "Holy 28 Pure Blood", which is usually translated as the Welfare Family, but because of the caliber of the translation, it makes people think that the Welfare Family and the Welfare Family are two different families, but they are actually the same , just like the Weasley family is translated as Wesley in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

In fact, I personally like the translation of "Wesley" better, and I don't know if it's because I read too many supernatural novels by Ni Kuang when I was a child.

Chapter 110

As many people look forward to this upcoming event at Hogwarts, as many people are uneasy about it.

The most disturbing person among them is of course the current Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge

As a prominent figure in the wizarding world, of course he also received an invitation from Hogwarts, and he did agree to go to the meeting, but he was not in a good mood.

Although receiving the invitation indicated that Dumbledore did not intend to turn against him for the time being, Dumbledore could use this to expand his influence, which made Fudge feel vigilant.

But he thought for a long time but couldn't come up with a solution, because Dumbledore's move was justified.

As the headmaster, Dumbledore certainly has the right to run Hogwarts, and the opening of the Chamber of Secrets is a rare event. Even if people regard the Chamber of Secrets as a tourist fee item, they can't say anything.

However, compared with this small fight, he was more worried about the student union that Lockhart was going to expand.

If the Student Union forms a political group that helps each other and takes root in the Ministry of Magic, then Dumbledore's people can quickly replace their own team and become truly unambiguous people.

Even the mere thought of this possibility prevented Fudge from getting a good night's sleep.

While he was thinking about this, there was a knock on his office door.

"Who is it?" He asked impatiently.

"Your deputy minister, Dolores Umbridge." A voice came from the door

A shrill female voice.

Fudge sighed: "Come in."

The door opened, and a stocky woman in thick-soled square boots and a pink cardigan entered Fudge's minister's office "slimly"—at least she thought so.

Seeing her, Fudge had another headache.

Although this deputy minister is very respectful to him and is a capable assistant, it is unacceptable that his aesthetic tendencies become more and more girlish after he gets older. Every time Fudge needs to do a long time of psychological It takes construction to get used to her style.

"Good morning, minister, did you read the Daily Prophet this morning?" she asked in a tone of voice.

"See..." said Fudge listlessly, and Mr. Mankley asked the Ministry of Magic to hold a seventh discussion on whether flying carpets were Muggle artifacts or vehicles.

Umbridge grinned, which made her look even more like a toad. "You must know which news I'm talking about, dear Fudge."

The "honey" made Fudge goosebumps all over his body, so that he suddenly changed his mind, wanted to explain quickly, and then invited Umbridge out of his office.

"Should we still be talking to each other?" said Fudge quickly. "We are all aware of the urgency of the matter, but there is nothing we can do."

"Powerless?" Umbridge repeated. "That's not like something you'd say."

"Why, do I look like a very capable person?" Fudge asked back

I only know that you are the only one who has escaped from Dumbledore's control

housekeeping. Umbridge complimented him. "No one has ever done it before." "Fudge forced himself to laugh: "That's because he was negligent at that time..."

"Then why is Dumbledore suddenly interested in politics again? If he's really as selfless as he says he is?" Umbridge said emphatically.

"Maybe...he suddenly has something he wants to do, so he needs power?" Fudge speculated, "If he wanted to be the Minister of Magic ten years ago, I am afraid that no one would be his opponent."

"You really overestimate him, Minister." Umbridge disagreed. "Power is not such an easy thing to grasp. Even if Dumbledore can fight, he is only a slightly better Auror. Commander We are always the ones who guide the Aurors and lead the progress of the wizarding world, he just has self-knowledge and knows that he doesn't understand politics, so he hides his clumsiness."

"Is that right?"

Although Fudge asked this question in a questioning tone, the joy on his face could not be concealed.

"Of course, I bet he's just using you, Fudge. He's using you as an experiment to implement his own policies. If it fails, it's all your fault. But if it succeeds, he jumps out and says it's all his. Idea...he must have thought so, I could tell right away." Umbridge's tone was very firm.

Even if Fudge's sliver of reason told him that this was absolutely not the case, his subconscious forced him to believe Umbridge's words.

Just like gossip, they can spread because the people who hear them tend to believe it, so there is a market for rumors.Umbridge's words are too sweet for Fudge, and denying this requires the courage and boldness to admit reality, neither of which Fudge has.

"So, what should we do? Stop him from running this alumni association?" He began to ask Ji.

"No, direct conflict is not good for us, because they hold this event justifiably, and after hearing that there is a secret room in Hogwarts, many people can't help but want to see it. We can't stop it To be honest, even I want to go back and have a look.”

"So what to do?" Fudge asked irritably.

Umbridge slowly analyzed his own judgment for the Minister: "It's very simple...Since Dumbledore suddenly intervened in politics, and he himself has no desire to do so: then he must want to train another spokesperson next, And put him in the Ministry of Magic to take your place."

Although her voice was still full of artificiality, Fudge couldn't care less about it at this time, because his whole body was in a state of rising blood pressure after hearing this passage.

"Who? Who does he want to replace me with?" Fudge asked.

But before Umbridge could answer, he thought of the answer to the question himself.

"Ah... I thought of it... Who else could it be? Of course it's our heartthrob Mr. Lockhart!" Fudge squeezed the words out of his mouth through gritted teeth.

Seeing that he succeeded in provoking, Umbridge immediately shut his mouth tactfully, and let Fudge make excuses by himself.

"Damn bastard! Dumbledore wants to replace me with that guy who doesn't have any experience in politics and only has a face and a bad mouth?" Fudge said bitterly to himself, "Don't let I found an opportunity..."

"Perhaps there is such an opportunity...if you will give me authorization," said Umbridge suddenly.

Fudge looked at her in surprise: "What are you referring to? That's Dumbledore, how could there be something for you to catch?"

"If you are willing to give me the authority of Azkaban and the dementors

If I give them command, I can get the right things out of their mouths. "Umbridge didn't cheat with him either. As far as I know, Dumbledore and Lockhart entered Azkaban Prison last year and communicated with several Death Eaters."

Fudge's eyes lit up immediately: "You mean, they colluded with the Death Eaters to conspire

Riot?That's great news. "

Umbridge shook his head regretfully: "I'm afraid it's not that good, Minister. But I can ask the dementors for you. As long as we can catch them, we can discredit them."

Hearing that her plan was so thorough, Fudge finally realized that his deputy minister had come prepared.

"...Dolores, can I trust you?" Fudge asked hesitantly.

Of course, you can always trust me. ' said Umbridge, adding to his voice, 'I'm sure I'll ruin those two. "

Seeing that Fudge was still hesitating, Umbridge couldn't help curling his lips inwardly.

Although she doesn't say it on the surface, she actually doesn't think much of this fat man who is timid in doing things.

The power struggle is cruel, it is life and death, and it requires people to do everything they can, but this guy in front of him obviously lacks that kind of ruthlessness and decisiveness.

Although Umbridge likes pink girly colors, lace clothes and cat decorations, but when it comes to viciousness, she is no less than anyone else, even including the name that cannot be mentioned.

But who made her weak in magic power?

Fudge hesitated for a long time, and finally began to consider the means: "You are right, Dolores... But how should we operate?"

Leave it to me in Mangkozkaban, as for Hogwarts... how about Rita Skeeter?She is my sister in the dormitory when I was in school, and our relationship has always been very good.

"I remember her," said Fudge. "She did a decent job last time, but how's her scouting?"

"There is nothing in this world that she can't find out, as long as you pay enough." Umbridge sneered.

PS It's the end of the month. . .If you have guaranteed blades and a monthly pass, don't let it rot in your bag, just vote!

Chapter 110 Seven Duel Related Industry Chain

After the haze of the Chamber of Secrets attack dissipated, in order to eliminate the impact of this series of events as soon as possible, the professors at Hogwarts agreed to use a series of programs to dilute the previous tense atmosphere.

Among these programs, the most interesting one is the duel club's annual competition.

The Chamber of Secrets after the war was renovated7 by Dumbledore and incorporated into the school's protection magic, Parseltongue, and Myrtle's bathroom at the entrance was also redecorated.

In order to let the guests have a better experience, the toilet in the bathroom was dismantled to only a small compartment because of unsightly reasons, and the door of the compartment was sealed tightly with cement, only ghosts can Going in and out is to leave the last bit of dignity for Myrtle, the earth-bound spirit.

Although the faucet mechanism in the bathroom was retained, the password was replaced by Dumbledore using the headmaster's authority to "Slytherin will help you reach the peak

There is also a small episode here—originally Dumbledore wanted to use "sugar mouse" as the password for the secret room, but was persuaded by Snape desperately.

The fact that the people in the Chamber of Secrets were found to be from the Outer Court alone was already embarrassing to the Slytherins.If the password of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets was really changed to Sugar Mouse, then the last fig leaf in the Snake Yard might be ripped off.

Don't you see, until now, the people in the Snake Court have not admitted that it is the secret room that Harry Potter and the others discovered.The glory of his own college was trampled by Gryffindor, the mortal enemy. The result would be worse than that the Chamber of Secrets had never been discovered.

Therefore, the Slytherins would rather claim to the outside world that it was all thanks to Lockhart for discovering the Chamber of Secrets than admit that there were three lion cubs involved.

to make them feel better

In their view, in front of the monster in the chamber of secrets in Slytherin, the three second-year students can do nothing. It was Lockhart, the "seasoned" adventurer.

Seeing that the time was gradually approaching mid-February, in order not to delay the final exams and wizard qualification exams, Lockhart started the duel club's quarter-finals knockout round ahead of schedule. Time to hold it again.

The students probably also know that this is the last leisure time before the end of the semester, so those who are eligible to participate are very concerned about this, even if it is not for the last reward, it is good to show the limelight in front of the students.

And the one who cares most about this is Slytherin House.

Because the secret room was discovered by people from the outer court, the little snakes felt ashamed, so they paid special attention to the duel competition held in the secret room, and vowed to win the championship and runner-up in every grade, and show the snake courtyard to the visiting guests. glory.

As far as Lockhart knew, the prefect even led the establishment of a "Duel Honor Committee" within the Snake Academy, and the sole purpose of this committee was to help the members of the Snake Academy defeat their opponents in duels as much as possible.

For this reason, they do not hesitate to bribe referees to threaten their opponents, inquire about news, use money to buy magical creatures and items, etc., and strive to decide the outcome before the duel

The Gryffindors were not to be outdone when they learned about it, and they set up a "Snake Roast Club" against each other.

Although this kind of behavior made the duel match a lot of gunpowder, it did make the match a lot more exciting, and even changed the ecology of the duel.

Originally, during the long points competition, the first and second grade students could use the

There are not many high-power spells, and almost every game needs to be played for 5 minutes to determine the winner.As for the senior students, under Lockhart's special reminder, almost everyone has learned basic spells such as stun spell, disarm spell, and obstacle spell, so they can often end the battle within ten seconds of the opening.

But when the Slytherin "Duel Council" also got involved, the nature of things changed.

An excellent anti-magic shield is enough to make a senior student give up the possibility of using spells to attack directly, and a low-grade student who lacks attack power can also show a good ability to end the game in a duel with the help of props , not to mention that the Slytherins also raised funds to buy enhancers, intelligence enhancers and various other potions.Given that their dean is a master of potions, it may not be easy for them to do such a small trick.The dueling parties had to start using every method they could think of to face the duel, instead of simply spelling each other.

Therefore, the nature of the duel has changed at this time - the people participating in the duel are not only competing for personal qualities, but also competing for the family background, financial resources, and connections of both parties. The organized party is destined to gain more advantages.

Undoubtedly, the two Wesley twin brothers did the most excessive work. Their newly developed two kinds of fireworks boxes can be said to be both offensive and defensive.Whether it is the automatic tracking firework box for defense or the salamander firework for offense, these two kinds of fireworks have not been cracked by the little wizard of Tianke Slytherin so far.

Most magical creatures are afraid of fire, so they basically shrink back after seeing fireworks, and the runes engraved on the fireworks boxes are also strong enough to resist many small curses.

As for the offensive fireworks developed by Fred and George imitating the salamander's sense of smell and tongue structure, it is even more imba, because even if you hold an anti-magic shield to block it, it is useless, because the fireworks will bounce around after shattering and can always go around Your defenses are weak.

For this reason, Fred and George made a small fortune—even though they raised the price of fireworks to 5 Galleons a box, the supply was still in short supply.

The two of them announced on principle that the fireworks would not be sold to Slytherin, if

It is used in a duel against Slytherin, and they will give each other a [-]% discount.

Percy was very annoyed by this because he thought his two younger brothers were taking advantage of it

Even if these fireworks do not make people unconscious after hitting people, and the degree of pain is no more than that of being hit by an obstacle spell, the technical content and magic power contained in this thing are far higher than the normal level of magic items.

He wanted to ban these things, but was stopped by Lockhart.

"Anyway, they didn't do anything beyond the rules." Lockhart comforted Percy and said, "As long as their lives are not in danger, let them go."