Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

"Yes Master."

Dobby looked a little worried, because he knew what a dementor was.

After hearing the word "dementor", Sirius lost most of his sleepiness. At this moment, he thought that this Ministry of Magic official named Lockhart recognized him and asked him to be handed over to Azkaban.

However, after listening to the second half of Lockhart's sentence, it retracted the teeth that had been exposed for a while, wanting to see what he was planning.

Chapter 170 Let the black dog learn to be responsible

Of course Lockhart had to take Sirius with him, because he had to let this guy know how many people his escape had caused.

Lockhart didn't know what Dumbledore thought of Black, but Sirius Black really couldn't be regarded as a responsible and rational guy in his eyes. people."

For a mild-mannered person, you have to make him "empathize", and simple preaching has little effect.

Black had absolutely no idea what Lockhart was up to, but he wasn't too afraid to meet the dementors, provided they didn't put them in their mouths.

Dementors have no vision, and can only detect by perceiving human emotions and part of their sense of smell. Therefore, after Sirius turned into a dog, the dementors could not smell human scents or feel human emotions, so they thought he had escaped. In fact, he slipped away when the dementor who delivered the meal opened the cell door to check.

Now that Black has determined that the dementors don't perceive him in animal form, and he hasn't revealed himself: it might be a good idea to follow Lockhart to the dementor's whereabouts, so that he can take the opportunity to learn about him. The Dementor's defensive arrangement made it easier for him to enter Hogwarts.

After struggling a few times, the big black dog calmed down again, allowing Dobby to drag him with magic, and followed Lockhart to Hogsmeade Station.

In order to see the real situation, Lockhart didn't walk across the main road, but walked towards Hogsmeade Station along the railway tracks next to the forest.

Even Lockhart, who was 200 meters away, could see that, under the rising sun, puffs of white mist rose out of thin air over Hogsmeade Station, which had been taken care of

On the dry and refreshing platform, wet water marks are also visible to the naked eye.

If nothing else, they guys can turn this place into a swamp in a few weeks.

"Dobby, you stay here with the gimmick ball. I'll come back as soon as I go. If I don't come out within half an hour, then send an alarm signal to the Ministry of Magic, and then break in and rescue me."

Briquettes?Are you talking about me?When did I have such an ugly nickname?

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The face of the big black dog suddenly fell down - after being imprisoned for more than ten years, Black's mind has always stayed in the period when he just graduated a few years ago, and he still looks like a big child.Even if it was a nickname for a dog, he didn't want such an ugly one.

"OK.

Dobby first replied without thinking, but then realized something was wrong

"Dear master, are you planning to go there alone?

"Why not?"

Newton is that there are too many soulless dirty things, and the master doesn't know the Patronus Charm, let Dobby go in with you! Dobby urged eagerly.

"Ahem!" Lockhart pretended to cough and signaled Dobby to shut up, "Didn't I say, don't reveal my magic level outside, if a wizard lets others know what is written in his spell book, Then he's not far from death...even the Dark Lord."

Dobby glanced around and felt relieved when he found no one around: "I'm sorry, master, Dobby thought that there was no one around... but it's really dangerous for you to do this."

As an elf who has practiced with Lockhart for a long time, Dobby still has a certain understanding of Lockhart's magic level, and also knows that Lockhart once practiced the Patronus.

Curse for a long time, but the last thing that comes out is always a formless guardian temple

Lockhart was also puzzled by this. He was obviously very good at self-suggestion, and his magic power should be enough, at least no worse than any fifth-year Hogwarts student, but why couldn't he use the Patronus Charm?

He can only attribute it to the same as transfiguration, some people are not suitable for it-even if it is obviously a curse, not transfiguration.

However, he still rejected Dobby's kindness: "Forget it, there is no difference between going to one and going to three in this situation. I see that your legs have already started to tremble, and going there will only help."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Master, Dobby just... suddenly thought of something bad. o" Dobby whispered, "It feels like I'm back at Malfoy Manor, back to the Dark Lord and the Death Eaters everywhere When disciples..."

"Yeah, humanoid creatures should also be affected. You don't need to apologize. The one who should apologize is that bastard Sirius Black, who will cause trouble for others. Before he appears, I am afraid that half of the wizarding world will be embarrassed." An Ning...Of course, we can't expect that reckless bastard to know what it means to be responsible."

Lockhart obviously said this to Dobby, but he glanced at Black several times from the corner of his eye.

Listening to Lockhart's words, the big black dog suddenly seemed a little uncomfortable.

It stretched out its hind legs, scratched its neck, and shook its body again, as if it was troubled by something, then it suddenly took a step, trotted, and followed behind Lockhart.

Under Dobby's dull gaze, the big black dog put its paws on Lockhart's trousers, which meant that he had to follow.

"Will you come in with me, briquettes?" Lockhart bent down.

Blackburn wanted to bark in response, but he held back because he wasn't sure if, as a dog, he was supposed to be acting too smart.

So he pretended that he didn't understand, and continued to pat his paws.

"What a smart guy!" Lockhart "admired" said, "But you'd better stay with Dobby, you can't put all your eggs in one basket."

Seeing that the big dog had no intention of taking any action, Dobby also followed: "Master, why don't you let me follow? When it's critical, I can apparate you."

"Forget it." Lockhart refused. "They haven't moved much until now. We don't need to make such a fuss. Besides, I don't think they dare to attack Ministry of Magic staff." I'm afraid I'm going to scold them meal..."

Seeing Lockhart's insistence, Dobby had no choice but to stay where he was.

5 I, the master recommended by Harry Potter is as brave as he is! Dobby exclaimed.

Hearing the word "Harry Potter", the big black dog moved its ears.

This guy really has something to do with his godson...

Wait, remember when I went to No. 4 Privet Drive, I seemed to hear the word "Lockhart" from the mouth of the Muggle master. It seemed that this guy took his godson away from the Muggle house?

Looking at Lockhart's back, Black suddenly felt that if he continued to wait in Hogsmeade like this, maybe his godson would come to his door.

Chapter 170 Two Application Examples of Performative Personality

Lockhart turned and walked towards the station, but he was very calm in his heart.

Although his Patronus Charm can still only produce a white mist, he is not afraid of dementors because he has a unique way to deal with dementors.

Although many people believe that dementors "can grow like fungi from dark places", the fact is that since the death of the dark wizard Extis, the island of Azkaban has been officially declared a part of the Royal Society of Magic (the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic). Since the discovery of the predecessor), the number of dementors has remained at more than 100, neither increasing nor decreasing.

Although the Patronus Charm can help wizards avoid dementors, it cannot kill dementors, it can only expel them.And there is no record of anyone alive today who has ever exterminated a Dementor, nor has anyone successfully bred it.

Therefore, the number of dementors has not increased in the past 300 years, and there are still more than 100, and these more than 100 are the same batch of Muggle sailors who were imprisoned and tortured to death by Extis. Nothing changes.

Perhaps so far, only Dumbledore and Voldemort are the only ones who know more about the nature of dementors.

Dumbledore must have known the nature and principle of dementors—just after Voldemort was resurrected, Dumbledore told Fudge that he would definitely join Voldemort's side with Nie Hun, and it was even more so at the end. When being besieged by Fudge, he said "I can escape easily even if I go to Azkaban", which undoubtedly means that he knows what a dementor is.

Coincidentally, on the side of the Death Eaters, just after his resurrection, Voldemort assured his subordinates that the dementors would definitely join the Death Eaters, and his tone was extremely firm, and the subsequent facts also proved what Voldemort said was true.

It can be seen that the two wizards standing at the top of the British wizarding world both have a deep understanding of the dementor's nature.

They know their qualities and habits well, probably better than they themselves.

Interestingly, whether it is Dumbledore or Voldemort, they were fascinated by black magic when they were young, and they both visited the laboratory of the dark wizard Extis on the small island of Azkaban.Since Voldemort's first defeat, the laboratory has been sealed by the Ministry of Magic and handed over to the Department of Mysteries.

Lockhart has not been able to visit that laboratory, so he has not been able to understand the mechanism of the dementor in depth. The only thing he can do is to analyze from the "known conditions" and roughly guess what the dementor is. , and how to deal with them

In the Half-Blood Prince, it is mentioned that Harry wrote a dissertation assignment on dealing with dementors, and then waited for Snape, the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at the time, to give himself a low grade because "he and Snape Nep disagrees on dealing with dementors"

Since Harry's method of fighting dementors is "Call God's Guard", it means that Snape does not recommend using the Patronus Charm to deal with dementors, he has another way to deal with dementors.

In addition, no one of the Death Eaters except Snape knew how to use the Patronus Charm, but they were not attacked by the dementors, which also supported Lockhart's guess in disguise.

Therefore, after Lockhart found that he could not summon a physical Patronus anyway, he developed another method of dealing with dementors, "Lockhart's Special Edition Occlumency", in order to isolate the dementors impact on oneself.

The core of the added version of Occlumency is the "performing personality" that actors are familiar with and politicians are proficient in. Lockhart can use his good performance to pretend another emotion, while the "id" is It is to hide in the deep layer of consciousness and continue to be rational.

This trick is very effective. When he went to Azkaban last time, he used it to isolate the influence of the dementors on him, and he played a beautiful show in front of Bella, so

This time he plans to do it again.

Dobby stared at the station worriedly for a moment, and secretly prayed that his new owner was safe.

After all, it's hard to find someone who is willing to give him a Galleon wage every week, let alone allow him to wear clothes, buy things, eat cooked food, and even give him a small bed, and give him bonuses every now and then. I don't know how much better than the Malfoy family.

All the credit should be attributed to Harry Potter - it was he who defeated the Dark Lord back then, which improved the status of inhuman creatures in the wizarding world; Freedom; finally he and his partner helped him find a new job o...  

Of course, the generosity of his new owner also accounted for part of it.

Even for the delicious bowl of oatmeal that Lockhart gave him every day, Dobby felt that he should be more conscientious-the oatmeal had butter in it!

Probably seeing Dobby's worry, the big black dog raised his right paw and put it on Dobby's shoulder.Even if the dog is just sitting, the height of the shoulders is slightly lower than Dobby

——Don't worry, it's just a bunch of filthy and lowly creatures. They wouldn't dare to attack the staff of the Ministry of Magic even if they had ten guts.

Although the dog didn't say a word, Dobby seemed to see the meaning in its eyes.

It seems that the master is right. Even the wild dogs in the wizarding village are smarter than the dogs outside, Dobby thought.

However, the dog was immediately slapped in the face.

Not long after, there was a sudden explosion from the station, and even the glass in the waiting room of the station was shattered.

Both Dobby and Black were taken aback. When they took a closer look, they found that the frost that had just condensed on the roof of the station had been shaken by the explosion and turned into a puff of white mist. Soar away together.

Dobby ran towards the station, but unfortunately, his legs were too short, and his running was almost as if he hadn't run.

The big black dog couldn't stand it anymore, it grabbed Dobby by the back collar of his clothes, lifted him up, and rushed towards the station together.

But before they could pass through the door, Lockhart walked out of the station in a panic.

There was dust on his head, and his clothes looked a little messy. The sleeves of the robe looked like they had been torn by something, and there was a big hole.

After seeing Dobby and the big black dog, Lockhart didn't say much, just said "Let's go", and then stepped down the steps.

Dobby looked behind Lockhart worriedly, but he didn't find any dementors coming out. He had to put down his raised finger when he was going to fight the dementors to the death.

Blake was also a little puzzled, but before he had time to think about it, Dobby pulled the dog hair on his body, and he had no choice but to follow quickly.

Dobby and Black were not the only ones attracted by the explosion, almost everyone in Hogsmeade heard the explosion.

They turned their attention to the station at the same time, and what they saw was the scene when the disheveled Lockhart came back with the house elf and the dog.

They immediately gathered around, trying to figure out what happened.

"Are you all right?" they asked.

"fine."

It could be seen that Lockhart was trying his best to look relaxed, but

Unfortunately not very successful.

"What the hell happened?"

"It's nothing." Lockhart shrugged, "It's just that the conversation was a little unpleasant, which is normal, my colleague Moo"

However, the people present looked at Lockhart's embarrassed look, and none of them believed that it was just "not a very pleasant conversation".

"The result of the talk?" They tried to save face for Lockhart.

"Sorry, I couldn't drive them away." Lockhart raised his hand high, comforting the villagers and said, "They were sent by the Ministry of Magic, and they will stay here until Black is caught .”

The villagers suddenly sighed.

Even though they had expected it, they were somewhat disappointed when Lockhart told them it couldn't be done.

"But don't worry everyone." Lockhart quickly added, "There are only [-] dementors in total, and they are on a rotation system. I have already warned them not to enter the village at will. Of course, Every two or three days, they will send three to five dementors to check the village, and they will notify everyone in advance, please prepare in advance... This is already the best condition I can get."

After hearing Lockhart's supplement, the disappointed villagers cheered up a little.

Although they failed to drive away the dementors, this was already expected, so they were not overly frustrated.The conditions Lockhart had won were quite good, at least slightly better than they had imagined, but it was not the ideal situation.

After the villagers dispersed, Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief, and returned to his house with the house elf and Black.

"Master, hurry up and heal your wounds first, although Dobby is not very good at healing magic..." Dobby reminded him.

Only then did Lockhart let go of his concealment and let out a chuckle.

"Don't worry, Dobby, I made all of those things on QQ myself."

Chapter 170 Three Charismatic Leaders

Amidst Dobby's jaw-dropping and Black's head tilting, Lockhart spoke about his experience just now.

That is experience nothing.

Whether it was the dust on his head, the explosion at the station, or even the nick in his clothes, it was Lockhart himself.

"But, master, this—" Dobby expressed his incomprehension.

"You just need to know that I'm fine, and I haven't had a run-in with a dementor," Lockhart said lightly.

After hearing this, Dobby was even more confused.

However, Black next to him seemed to have figured it out. After all, he came from a pure-blooded family who were intriguing. Although he himself was not interested in this kind of scheming, he learned something under his influence.

Obviously, Lockhart didn't want to offend the residents of Hogsmeade, but at the same time he didn't want to be accused of "ignorance" and "against the central government of the Ministry of Magic", so he performed it in full view. a play.