Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

Black didn't think about what to do after killing Peter Pettigrew, because all he thought about now was revenge.

He doesn't think about these questions, but someone does for him.

Lockhart is not worried that what he does will "change the plot" at all, because he believes that as long as he works properly, then eliminating Voldemort is only a technical problem, and there is no such thing as a so-called anti-mouse or fighting against most pure-blood families. thing.

Therefore, it is in his interest to unite as many forces as possible before destroying Voldemort, especially if these forces are still united under his own banner.

He returned to Hogsmeade Center from the station, and after reassuring the villagers, he returned to the Shrieking Shack.

Looking at the muddy paw prints on the ground that Dobby hadn't completely cleaned off, Lockhart frowned pretentiously.

Tianyuetian build a dog house for "Brickball"!" Lockhart said to Dobby,

"It's not good to have it sitting in my office all the time, I'm going to be busy soon, and it won't be too late to bring it in during the winter."

Makeup, master, it should be like this. ' Dobby never doubted his purpose.

Blake was overjoyed—as long as he hid in the dog house, his concealment would be even more perfect.

Five days later, Lockhart called the residents of Hogsmeade to the fountain and announced his second "image project" after coming to Hogsmeade

"I'm going to build a cinema in Hogsmeade and show open-air movies here!" he announced loudly.

Contrary to the warm response he expected, when he yelled these words, the villagers of Hogsmeade showed a dazed expression.

"What's a movie?" they asked back.

Because Hogsmeade doesn't have electricity, things like movies, TV, and VCRs are completely unknown territory for them.

"It's something similar to the event photos in the newspaper, except that the photos will be bigger, and the actors on them will keep performing interesting dramas for everyone, such as war dramas, comedies, tragedies, operas... In short, it is a kind of Entertainment, you're going to love it, I promise, because I love it a lot myself," Lockhart explained to the crowd.

After hearing Lockhart's words, the villagers unanimously cast their eyes on the fountain statue beside him.

"I can't guarantee this. This fountain can prove that there must be someone with a wrong aesthetic taste between the two of us, and I don't think that person is me." Aberforth joked, "You can't Since you like that "film' yourself, you think we will too. "

Even though Lockhart knew he was joking with him, he was still a little annoyed that the other party questioned his aesthetics.

"I don't want you to pay for the equipment." Lockhart immediately laughed and cursed back, "But I will charge for the entrance fee, children are free."

"It doesn't cost me? It's over if you say so earlier." Aberforth replied loudly

The villagers burst into laughter.

Chapter 170 Eight Selections

After thinking for a long time, Lockhart decided to take the path of saving the country and start with entertainment.

— On the one hand, because the effect is good, the wizards have less resistance; the second is because it is better to control, because in the absence of communication channels, wizards can only watch the entertainment projects they have introduced.

It is undoubtedly a bad idea to give wizards an introduction to Muggle classes. It can be seen from the very small number of people who take the Muggle Studies course at Hogwarts that wizards have no interest in understanding the Muggle world, even if they are the ones who teach the class. I'm afraid there will be very few people who come to attend the class, and the effect will be too bad.

But as long as you are a human, you like to listen to and read stories, and there is almost no difference in emotion between Muggles and wizards, so it is estimated that wizards will also like Muggle comedies, operas, and emotional dramas.

But anyone who is a little older should still remember how the open-air movies that used to be screened in various villages attracted the whole village to come out.There was even a village where there was no one at home when an open-air movie was shown, and more than a dozen families in a row were patronized by thieves, so that the police had to strengthen their police force every time a movie was shown.

If the classic movies that have proven to be attractive in the Muggle world can be released one by one when the movies are shown, Lockhart believes that they will definitely cause no less sensation in the wizarding world than in the Muggle world.

Come to think of it, if he wanted to introduce wizards to cars and airplanes, he might as well play a "Fast and Furious" or "Top Gun"; If he wants to challenge the status of the pure-blood family, he can play "The Golden Age" from time to time; if he wants to promote anti-war ideas, he can play "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Apocalypse Now"; The conjecture of the world, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is definitely a good choice...

He doesn’t even need to choose the material specially, as long as he puts out a farce like “Mr. Learned in middle school.

He did it when he thought of it, and for this reason he specifically consulted Arthur Weasley whether introducing a Muggle sound projector violated the laws of misusing Muggle substances.

Arthur froze for a moment, then flipped through the thick "List of Restricted Items" for a long time, and finally told Lockhart that there was no such thing in the list at all.

So it wasn't illegal for Lockhart to introduce a film projector, and he could test it out in Hogsmeade.But Arthur reminded him that according to regulations, he must also write a detailed description report of the item and file it with the Ministry of Magic, mainly to explain what the movie projector is.

Lockhart had never heard of such a rule: he very much suspected that this was Arthur Weasley's private affairs.

But so what?Isn't that what politics do?

"Officials from the Ministry of Magic are welcome to monitor the use of items on the day of the film," he said to Arthur Weasley, solemnly.

Arthur winked at him, expressing his duty.

Thinking about it, Lockhart immediately bought an obsolete old-fashioned film player from the abandoned warehouse of the Muggle Film Company in the name of a "collector", and it had been damaged for many years due to the lack of parts.

The other party asked for 300 pounds for the damaged projector, and Lockhart generously paid them 500 pounds, and got a dusty screen and more than ten rolls of old-fashioned film films by the way.

These films are not master tapes, and have been played so many times that they have become very unclear.The theaters didn't even bother to destroy them, no one would steal them anyway.

Lockhart is willing to buy these "garbage", it is estimated that this movie theater line privately

Everyone will laugh at him as being taken advantage of.

But it's such a joy to have poor information and poor skills - all of these Muggle annoyances are not a problem under "fixed as before".It only took Lockhart a dozen seconds to get a brand new movie projector and more than a dozen "new" movies.

The only power problem that is needed does not exist here at Lockhart. It doesn't take much effort from Lockhart to cast an automatically activated magic. Even Arthur Weasley volunteered to take over the job, but Lockhart Hart declined on the grounds that he "didn't understand the structure."

After finishing the arrangements, Lockhart took a while to send the things to his office through the Floo network, and then announced the good news to the villagers of Hogsmeade.

With the lessons learned from the fountain, the villagers of Hogsmeade had a slight suspicion of Lockhart's taste, so they were not very enthusiastic, even though this first open-air movie was free.

So Loha had no choice but to make a hit.

He carefully checked the dozen or so old movies he had bought, and found that they were indeed a bunch of old movies. Although they were kept by the theaters to this day, it shows that they are indeed high-quality movies, but after all, they are all a bit outdated. Not up to date, and some of them may not be very suitable.

For example, "Rain Man", "The Deer Hunter", "The Godfather" and other good films, Lockhart doubts whether wizards can understand the connotation immediately, and "Around the World in 80 Days" is too old, After watching, wizards will only have an unrealistic contempt for Muggle technology, even if it was once a science fiction movie.

As for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Gone with the Wind", it is even more inappropriate. The former will definitely make everyone drowsy, while the latter invisibly beautifies the life of the landed nobles, which is not suitable for the wizarding world, which is inherently rampant in blood theory. Reality.

For the general public, the theme of the movie should be easy to understand, the story should be enjoyable, classic and watchable, and the thinking should be positive, so that people can't help yearning for it.

At the end of the screening, Lockhart found that he had no choice, so he chose "The Sound of Music".

The theme of this story is simple, that is, against the background of the German invasion in World War II, a "Cinderella" governess, through her tenderness, kindness, and love for music, softened a handsome widower colonel and his The children, the story of defeating the rival baroness, marrying the family, and finally the family escaped from the clutches of the Nazis and went abroad.

The story itself is not complicated, but it contains a lot of classic story elements. After all, love is something that humans have been praising from thousands of years ago to modern times.

In this play, there are dark elements like Cinderella and the prince, palace fights, reunion, family parenting, as well as obscure "resisting Christian stereotypes" and "chasing freedom", all of which are popular among the wizarding community.

In addition, "The Sound of Music" itself is a musical, with simple but classic songs such as "Edelweiss", "Duo Reimi", "The Lonely Shepherd", and the music is the least Since the things of national borders can infect Muggles, they must also infect wizards.

What particularly moved Lockhart was the quality of the family in the film when they faced the Nazi power, especially the part where the family still sang "Edelweiss" under the threat of the Nazis, which is definitely the most classic scene.This is very suitable for him to give the wizarding world "how ordinary people should deal with themselves when facing the powerful rule of the Dark Lord, how to maintain optimism and heart, and how to resist intelligently".

Compared to working with dark wizards on the front line, Lockhart felt that his current job was more meaningful to the wizarding world.

P.So I wish everyone a happy new year and good luck, and I wish the candidates who have finished the exam will get their report cards on the last day of the holiday.

Chapter 170 IX It's Human Nature to Like Stories

Hogsmeade, if nothing else, definitely had enough open space.

After examining the site, Lockhart decided to place the open-air cinema in the open space behind Zonko's Joke Shop and Honeydukes.

If the map of the whole Hogsmeade village is regarded as a wild boar, then the Pig’s Head Bar is the “pig’s nose” of the wild boar, Mrs. Puddiff’s teahouse is the pig’s ears, the owl post office is in the pig’s belly, and the three broomsticks on the pig's hind legs, and the Screaming Shack is on the pig's tail.

Honeydukes and Zonko's Joke Shop are both on the "Back", and the street side of them is used for business, and there is a large open space behind, which wizards occasionally use to grow things.

Considering that the favorite places for young wizards to go are Honeydukes and Zonko's Joke Shop, Lockhart's intention to choose the address there is self-evident.

The villagers didn't have much interest in this at first, but now the dementors are entrenched around the village, and everyone dare not go for a walk by the lake at night. If they want to have fun, they can only read a book or go to the bar, or listen to the wizard radio station. Life is very boring. monotonous.

So when Lockhart borrowed tables and chairs from the Three Broomsticks and Hog's Head and invited the villagers to watch a movie: they all said yes.

Lockhart is very proud of this - because it means he has a lot of face in Hogsmeade

But Aberforth won't spoil him: "Nonsense, you took out all the chairs in the bar, where else can we go?"

For the sake of being the younger brother of Headmaster Dumbledore, Lockhart decided to forgive him for his rude offense.

He set up tables and chairs in the open space behind Honeydukes, and put the repaired brackets

He stood up, hung up the screen and adjusted the focus, and when the people came around, he stood in front of the screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Attention, this is a historic moment. After newspapers and radio stations, our Ministry of Magic has once again introduced a new benefit to the wizarding community—movies!"

After speaking, Lockhart paused for a moment, waiting to hear everyone's applause and applause, but he waited quietly for a few seconds but got nothing, so he could only continue talking on his own.

"...Okay, without further ado, we should enjoy this art that Muggles have enjoyed for 160 years, and now please watch this Muggle 38th Academy Award for Best Film, The film "The Sound of Music" with five awards including Best Director, Musical, Editing, and Sound!...It's getting louder! The sound is loud!"

With Lockhart chanting, the screen he bought from Muggles was enlarged two or three times. If you only look at the size of the screen, it is comparable to some big theaters.

In addition, the sound that could only be heard carefully in the closed environment of a small theater was amplified by Lockhart's magic to the point where everyone in the open space could hear it clearly. The sound is poor.

It's a pity that Lockhart's magic spell is still not proficient enough. If Professor Flitwick plays it, he may be able to play the effect of 3D stereo surround sound from these two small speakers.

After whetting their appetite, the wizarding world finally enjoyed a Muggle movie for the first time.

When the light was hit on the screen, the wizards were really taken aback: they didn't expect that Muggles had already made something comparable to magic, and the picture of this activity was more expressive than magic photos. There are much more content and scenes.

"Masterpiece! The Muggle who invented this thing is definitely a genius!" Arthur said

Weasley said so.

As Lockhart expected, after the initial freshness and curiosity, the wizards were quickly moved by the storyline in the film and began to appreciate the content of the film seriously.

Although the plot of "The Sound of Music" is relatively "old-fashioned" in the 21st century, a classic is a classic, and a masterpiece will not gradually fade over time, but will be remembered in the long river of history because of its background era And more flavor.

Although the wizarding world doesn't quite understand what impact the "German invasion" will have on Muggles, they can automatically replace their enemies with Grindelwald and the "Witch Party", so it is not difficult to understand.

The source of the appeal of artistic images is, to put it bluntly, because people’s emotions are universal. Even people who have not experienced certain disasters or big scenes will have similar experiences to refugees after watching related documentaries and record reports.

Different from written works, the artistic creation of movies with pictures, although relatively not durable in terms of appeal, has a stronger impact and immediate sense of presence.

Lockhart didn't want to waste this kind of appeal. He wanted to use every ounce of impact that movies brought to the wizarding world to improve people's ideological awareness. For this reason, those garbage movies were out of his consideration.

Just like Korean dramas and Korean movies, Korean dramas are just a bunch of garbage with beautiful pictures, fairy tales for adults to deceive themselves, but Korean movies reflect reality, and the two are completely different.

Just as online articles can only be toilet reading materials, literary works are a sharp weapon for sublimating ideas.

As the plot of the movie progresses, the wizards watching the movie are obviously moved—they will rejoice and sigh for the fate of the characters in the film, sometimes worrying and sometimes looking forward to it, when the two protagonists who can be called handsome men and beautiful women exclude In all difficulties, when we come together

At this moment, the joy of the witches is palpable.

Although Lockhart was sure that the nuns in the middle and the wizards of the church would not be able to understand the connotation, but this would be good, lest they think that the church is still very powerful in the Muggle world.

You know, every time he goes to sit in Parliament, the members of the council like to attack each other with "he never goes to church" - as if someone has been.

Finally, when the protagonist's family used the concert to retreat and successfully fled abroad across the mountains, the wizards present also stood up and began to applaud. Like the land of happiness.

Overall, the movie was a success.

Among the applauding wizards, Arthur Weasley, who came to "supervise the operation of the item", was extremely exaggerated. He not only expressed his excitement by dancing and dancing, but even wanted to impose a power on the film camera. Magic that adds wisdom.

Fortunately, the people next to him pulled him away in time-they were all worried that Arthur would break it.

Even Sirius, who was dragged to the scene by Lockhart, forgot to continue wagging his tail during the movie, but kept lying on the ground, just like he did when he went to watch a circus performance

When the subtitles of the staff were all played, everyone realized that Lockhart had slipped away quietly without anyone being seen.

"Where's your master?" Arthur asked Dobby.

Dobby saw something: "The master just went to the other side of the lake... He said that the group of dementors sensed the mood swings of the wizards here and wanted to make trouble. He will deal with the dementors and will be back soon. Let me tell everyone not to worry."

Arthur looked at the lake in concern: "Really? His words should be fine, but dementors are always a problem... In fact, when the Ministry decided to call in dementors,

I am against it. "

While they were discussing, Lockhart returned to the scene.

"Sure enough, those bastards couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to make trouble...I taught them a lesson." Lockhart said to the crowd, o I wonder if everyone is still satisfied with the movie? "

"Excellent!"

"masterpiece!"

"Muggles are indeed a little smarter than you think."

The wizards expressed their love for the movie to Lockhart in various ways mixed with body language.

"Very good!" Lockhart said with satisfaction, "From tomorrow onwards, there will be one movie here every night, and two shows on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but I have to charge for the entrance fee... 2 Sickles One night, 3 people on weekends, and a bottle of butter beer as a gift, isn’t it expensive?”

"You greedy fellow!" Aberforth yelled.

"So, why don't you come and see?" Lockhart asked back.

Aberforth moved his lips a few times, and then slowly spit out his own answer: "How much does the monthly pass cost? Can it be cheaper?"

P.So New Year’s Day is good, the 2nd year in a century has arrived

Chapter 180

Compared with the first unknown tap water project, the second Hogsmeade renovation project introduced by Lockhart was a success beyond the villagers' expectations.

Before Lockhart introduced the movie, the wizarding world, especially the pure-blood wizards, had almost zero understanding of Muggles. Gua's book is also a comic strip called "The Adventures of Mad Muggle Martin Miggs".