allendalepharm Chapter 250 I won't let you down!
Chapter 250 I won't let you down!
Chapter 250 I won't let you down!
Before leaving the Black family home, Lockhart gave the Longbottoms and Lupin a thorough medical examination.
He had ways of checking everything, from memory and time to the body, and he did his best to do so.
It's not because anyone owes him anything, nor is it because he wants to fight for anything; it's just that he's the kind of person who is willing to make his own "sociality" better.
Life is a fairy tale, and everyone is the protagonist of their own fairy tale. Whether this fairy tale will ultimately become a magnificent and beautiful one, or a dark and bizarre one, depends entirely on the individual.
Simply put, Lockhart is a good person!
A really good person.
Neville cried, overwhelmed with gratitude. He had never felt such genuine parental love before.
To be honest, Neville's childhood wasn't any better than Harry's.
Harry lived in a family that lacked love but was otherwise normal, while Neville lived in a family that had love but was otherwise abnormal.
The grandmother's excessive strictness and controlling nature were multifaceted. For example, when Neville was a child, he had nightmares because of the memories of his parents being tormented by the Cruciatus Curse. So his grandmother frantically cast the Oblivion Curse on young Neville, causing him to become forgetful and dull as an adult.
The uncle did the same; in order to verify whether Neville was a Squib or a wizard, he simply threw little Neville downstairs.
Therefore, some people criticize Dumbledore for turning a blind eye to Harry's childhood suffering, which is extremely inappropriate. In fact, they do not understand what kind of group wizards are.
Uncle Vernon was right, wizards are all crazy.
Magic moves at will, and magic comes from life; how could a wizard not find it strange?
"I don't know what method Severus will use to heal you," Lockhart said, looking at the Longbottoms. "But from my perspective, the best way for you to regain your magical powers is to experience your lives more deeply."
He chuckled and patted Neville, who was standing to the side. "Neville, do you remember our Duel Club tradition? The old mentors the new!"
I think it's time for you to explain the theory of "fairytale living" to your parents; perhaps that's a good approach.
Neville immediately became excited, puffed out his chest, and answered forcefully, "Yes!"
Lockhart and the Longbottoms were amused by Neville's serious, grown-up look on his chubby face.
"In fact, this is a great opportunity."
Lockhart earnestly suggested, "Living as a Muggle, yet possessing so much experience in using magic..."
Perhaps you will discover magic more suited to this new era. As you know, a new era has quietly arrived. Perhaps magic will hold the answer to the many problems between Muggles and wizards.
The Longbottoms seemed to be deep in thought.
Lockhart then looked at Lupin, thought for a moment, and realized they had already discussed this in depth, so there didn't seem to be anything more to say.
He just smiled and said, "If you really take control of the werewolf community and want to find a place where the werewolves can live undisturbed, you might consider the Białowieza primeval forest. I have a rainbow fish farm there."
"I haven't had the time or energy to take care of that place. If needed, you can help me manage it and build my own community there."
"A rainbow fish farm?" Lupin had heard the young wizards from the Duel Club talk about that place.
Lohat nodded. "Like Hogwarts, it's unmappable, unexplorable, and won't be disturbed unless invited. Fudge helped me reconnect to the Floo Network, so getting in and out is quite convenient. The amulets harvested from the Rainbow Fish used to be an important source of income for the Crabbe family, enough to support all your werewolves."
Lu Ping was tempted.
Thus, Lockhart's trip to the Phoenix Order headquarters came to an end.
After all, he wasn't a member of the Order of the Phoenix, so it wasn't really appropriate for him to stay here.
He guessed that perhaps after he left, Dumbledore would come here to cast the Faithful Charm on the Black family ancestral home.
The Fidelity Spell is an extremely complex and powerful "castle protection spell." Its most remarkable feature is that it can designate a secret agent.
Only when the person keeping the secret reveals this place to others can others know that "such a place exists in the world".
Even if others who know about it disclose it to the outside world, they are not the ones keeping the secret, which means that even though they know the place exists, they can't find it no matter what.
The person who kept the secret about the Order of the Phoenix headquarters from the very beginning was Dumbledore himself.
In fact, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry itself has similar magic, but it is more complex. The acceptance letter personally signed by Professor McGonagall, the school's vice-headmaster, serves the purpose of "informing a specific group of people of the school's existence through a confidant."
This is what Grindelwald said.
Occasionally, when Old Man Gertrude was in the mood, he would teach Lockhart some "castle magic," usually teaching whatever came to mind, which could be considered as fulfilling Dumbledore's promise.
But what he taught was clearly insufficient for Lockhart to repair Nurmengard Prison.
Ultimately, while Old G and Old Deng were wary of each other, they were also both on guard against Lockhart.
It's as if Lockhart was also on guard against them.
They had different paths, but not to the point of being enemies like Voldemort.
This is clearly a sign of respect for Lockhart. Most of the people who would do something like this are magic masters like Nicolas Flamel and Melos.
After saying goodbye to everyone, Lockhart took the Flying Car to the Burrow to pick up Percy.
It must be said that although Arthur stared longingly at the car, he never once asked to take it back.
This was not only because Ms. Molly was standing by with her hands on her hips staring at her husband, but also because Lockhart had already offered compensation.
Lockhart had Dumbledore act as an intermediary to discuss the ownership of the Car Lady with Arthur, promising to provide a car or helicopter as compensation. Arthur refused, and dared not accept, since too many people were watching him.
So Lockhart asked his Muggle brother-in-law to get Arthur a computer and, incidentally, to get internet access to the Weasleys' Burrow.
This is not difficult. The village of Autri-Saint-Catchbol, where the Burrow is located, is a predominantly Muggle village, and telephone networks have long existed there.
It's said that Arthur's Muggle brother-in-law even recommended the car travel website they built to him, which made Arthur very envious.
Alright, let's go.
Lockhart has a lot on her schedule ahead of her.
First, he took Percy to Malfoy Manor, where Lucius hosted a grand banquet, inviting important figures from the Wizarding Council, including Fudge and Umbridge.
In fact, this banquet was originally planned and organized by Fudge and Lucius, with the purpose of laying the groundwork for Lockhart's joining the "Merlin Order".
At the banquet, Lockhart, though seemingly a guest, was always the center of attention.
The prosperity of the world is for profit; the hustle and bustle of the world is for profit.
How could anyone not like a young, energetic new magic master who clearly doesn't want to get too involved in politics, yet possesses an extremely wide global influence?
Even Ms. Melissa, the highest-ranking person at the banquet, made a special effort to show her closeness and recounted that interesting "bet" from the past in front of everyone.
The other main character in the bet was Coban Yaxley. (Chapter 82)
This guy once said in front of so many people that if Lockhart could serve as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor for a full year, he would give his family's oak forest in the Białowieza primeval forest.
Of course, as everyone knows now, back then, Cobben, that evil werewolf, was preparing to make a move against the great Professor Lockhart.
They used all the dark wizards the Yaxley family had kept abroad to launch a sneak attack on the convoy escorting Lockhart.
That very day marked the official beginning of Professor Lockhart's journey to becoming a "master of magic".
What's said must be acknowledged!
Otherwise, Ms. Mellors would be the first to disagree.
"We're not dead yet!" But every member of the club disagreed.
This is no longer about whether or not to curry favor with Lockhart, the new master of magic. It's about how Cobbler was showing off in front of everyone back then, and everyone let him show off to his heart's content. If he doesn't admit it now, wouldn't that be slapping everyone in the face?
The banquet immediately became lively.
Fudge patted his chest and promised on the spot, "It must be carried out, it absolutely must be carried out! We'll arrange for the Aurors to take care of this right now!"
But actually, if Lockhart hadn't displayed his 'magic master' abilities, who would have been willing to help him get this valuable resource?
Wouldn't it be nice to wait until this escaped guy, Koban, is completely dead, patiently wait a few years until no one cares about him, and then everyone secretly divides it up?
That's an oak forest, a magical oak forest that can be used to make wands!
It is said that this forest is also home to the Bowtruckle and the Moon-obsessed Beast.
Don't be fooled by Newt's seemingly effortless acquisition of these magical creatures into thinking that these two magical creatures are common. In fact, even a Bowtruckle is enough to arouse the greed of a goblin who already possesses a great deal of wealth.
Not to mention the Moon-obsessed Beast, which is a rare and precious animal!
These amazing creatures usually live in mud burrows and never come out. Only experts who know a lot about these creatures know how to find them.
Moon-obsessed beasts only emerge from their caves on the night of a full moon, standing on their hind legs to dance and court mates in the moonlight.
At this time, the wizards would collect their excrement before the night of the full moon ended, or more precisely, before the moonlight disappeared.
If this excrement is sprinkled on the magic herb garden and flower beds, the plants will grow very fast.
Almost any magical herb will do!
Those are all the same, they are simply too precious!
It's fair to say that the oak forest promised by Coban Yaxley is a huge treasure!
The banquet lasted until late at night, and Lockhart and Percy stayed at Malfoy Estate.
Once Dobby, the house-elf who led them to the guest room, left, Percy let out a deep sigh, looking rather unhappy.
"What's wrong? Are you feeling pressured by meeting too many important people at once?" Lockhart slumped lazily on the sofa, trying to calm the churning alcohol in his head.
Damn it, the Malfoy family's liquor is way too strong; this is the first time he's gotten drunk since he transmigrated.
Percy twitched the corner of his mouth and shook his head. "The Ministry of Magic has always been a place I longed to visit, but I don't know why I suddenly don't like it anymore."
Ultimately, Lockhart had too much influence on him, a greater desire, a more interesting future, so he began to look down on the Ministry of Magic's petty scheming.
Lockhart burst out laughing. "I don't like it either. It looks like everyone's laughing, but nobody's actually laughing."
This is a dark fairy tale!
Percy pursed his lips. "Professor, I'd like to go find Hermione and Draco. They're both waiting for me to decide on the venue for the Quidditch duel."
"No rush!"
Lockhart waved his hand. "I'm going to the Ravenclaw alumni association again tomorrow, and I'll take you there once more so you can get to know those people. That will make things much easier for you in managing this tournament."
Percy was incredibly grateful; no one had ever paved the way for him like this before, not his own family, his parents and brothers, nor the other professors at school who greatly admired him.
He swore so earnestly, "I won't let you down!"
Lockhart looked at him with a smile. "No, this is your life. I won't get too involved. I have my own life to live."
"Huh?" Percy asked. "You're not involved in the Quidditch dueling competition?"
Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief, finally recovering a bit from the dizziness of being drunk. He stood up and said, "If you need any help, just ask. I'll also publicly state that it's my property to reduce your burden, but ultimately it's yours."
With that, he patted him on the shoulder and walked toward the room Dobby had arranged for him.
Percy stared blankly at the professor's retreating figure until the professor entered the room. A little monkey ran to the door, looked out warily, and then closed the door.
He looked out the window at the place where the party had just been held at Malfoy Manor, and it seemed he could still see those hypocritical faces raising their glasses and talking loudly.
He suddenly realized the professor's personal charm.
They are so different!
"I won't let you down!"
In the dimly lit guest room, his gaze shone like stars as he murmured with unwavering conviction.
In the following days, Professor Lockhart indeed did not interfere much in the affairs of the young wizards. Apart from taking his two apprentices, Percy and Crabbe, to participate in the Ravenclaw alumni association, and then taking Ron and Hakimi to visit Newt's son, he did not pay any attention to these students.
Not easy.
He finally had the opportunity to do his own thing.
travel!
Travel around the world alone.
In fact, he wasn't entirely alone.
Lockhart has many friends around him.
The wronged fairy, the little golden retriever with three hands, the Boggart, the curled-winged demon, the burlap sack, and another one, Hakimi, whom they planned to raise themselves.
Ever since he accepted Professor McGonagall's invitation to become the professor of Magical Creatures at Hogwarts, he has been consciously or unconsciously reducing the frequency with which dark magical creatures appear in the eyes of others over the past six months.
Whether it's teaching at school, spending time with Grindelwald and others, interacting with members of the Order of the Phoenix, or meeting people like Malfoy.
Try to diminish the presence of these friends.
Others knew about it, but didn't see it, and thus it appeared mysteriously.
This is a very unique attempt at a reverse "social" approach. Lockhart can sense every subtle change, especially after his friends have hardly appeared in front of the young wizards in the Duel Club. This "social" disconnect makes the "social" relationship between his friends and Lockhart even closer.
Then, a mysterious power appeared between him and his friends.
Lockhart found it difficult to describe that subtle change.
It was indescribable, yet it was so clearly revealed before me through the perception of magic.
If I had to force a description, it would be a unique power similar to "blood magic," so wondrous.
The sun was shining brightly that day.
Lockhart sat in the driver's seat of the flying car, the little golden retriever perched on his shoulder, while the wronged fairy sat in the passenger seat.
The winged demon hung upside down above the back seat, while the burlap sack, like an empty wizard, sat in the back with Hakimi, who was yawning, and Boggart, who had turned into an upside-down god corpse.
"Set off!"
Off on a trip!
huh~
The car emitted a beeping sound, soared into the sky, and disappeared into the clouds.