Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

Chapter 171 The Invitation from Azkaban
The next day, after dawn, Raven wagged his tail and begged for two pieces of raw beef and a fish before reluctantly taking Tiera's letter in his mouth and flying away.

When Tierra received the commission for a piece for "The Quibbler" yesterday, she initially wanted to decline, but then she reconsidered—

Tiera agreed anyway.

After donning the guise of "Giddy Lockhart," and leveraging the fame Gilderoy Lockhart had previously built, Tierra's grand performances, and Cornelius Fudge's ulterior motives in praising him, Tierra had initially established his credibility within the British magical community and seized the power he desired.

But that wasn't enough; Tiera's power was still too fragile.

The Ministry of Magic's power is derived from the following five aspects:
The credibility established by the Wizengamo governing body, composed of renowned wizards and luminaries of the magical world.

The Daily Prophet extends this credibility to the discourse power it wields.

The violent power wielded by the Aurors within violent agencies such as the Auror Command and the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

The financial power gained through cooperation with Gringotts.

And the unique spell and magical item making techniques monopolized by major wizarding families.

The Ollivander family is one such oligarchic family that monopolizes the wand.

Tierra has only managed to glean a tiny bit of credibility from the Ministry of Magic, and its voice is still firmly held by the Ministry.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the Ministry of Magic is now praising him almost to the point of being on par with Dumbledore. In reality, it would be easier to bring Gilderoy Lockhart down than to bring Dumbledore down.

After all, compared to the fame that Dumbledore earned by stepping on a Dark Lord with one kick, Gilderoy Lockhart's fame is too superficial and too fragile.

If Gilderoy Lockhart's opinion differs from the Ministry of Magic's, the Ministry won't even need to field the same lineup used to deal with Dumbledore in the fifth book. They can simply expose evidence of Gilderoy Lockhart's past misdeeds to send him to Azkaban.

So what Tiera needs to do now is leverage Gilderoy Lockhart's fame to invest in a magazine that can rival the Daily Prophet in terms of revenue and influence.

Sing a Different Tune

Although the original novel did not describe the magazine "The Quibbler" at all before Lunalovgood appeared in the fifth grade.

However, the fact that Luna's father, Xenophilius Lovegood, was able to afford to send Luna to Hogwarts shows that the magazine's sales were quite good, at least enough to support Luna Lovegood through her seventh year at Hogwarts. Moreover, judging from Luna's usual demeanor, she seems to be a girl who has never experienced hardship and has always been pampered like a little princess by Xenophilius.

Tierra believed that with the addition of "Gidro Lockhart", The Quibbler would at least be able to rival The Daily Prophet in terms of sales.

Tiera was very confident in the reputation of "Jidrolohart".

The reply to "Sing a Quixote" came quickly; Tierra received it that same day when she returned home for dinner.

This time, the letter was written personally by the editor-in-chief, Senoviu Slovgood.

The reply was written in neat handwriting and the sentences were fluent.

After discarding other words of praise or flattery.

Xenophilius first expressed his gratitude.

Secondly, I would like to express my great honor to collaborate with "Gidro Lockhart" and will dedicate a major section to "Gidro Lockhart's" new book.

Finally, I hope to arrange a time to meet and discuss this in detail.

Tierra also picked up her pen and wrote a reply to Xenophius, arranging a time and place for their meeting—

The location was arranged at Tierra's own home, but the time could only be set for next weekend, July 18th, at noon. Mr. Xenophilius Lovegood and Ms. Luna Lovegood were invited to 221 Baker Street, London, for lunch to discuss matters related to the submission.

Almost at the same time that Xenophilius's reply was received, another strong owl flew in through a heart-open window on the second floor of Tyella, carrying a letter in its beak—the long-awaited letter from the Ministry of Magic had finally arrived.

Tierra opened the envelope stamped with the Ministry of Magic's official seal and took out the letter inside—

There are two things in total:
First, Gilderoy Lockhart should take Tiera to the Department of Magical Law Enforcement at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow to register the adoption.

Secondly, Dumbledore invited Mr. Gilder Lowhart to travel to Azkaban.

“You’ve finally arrived,” Tierra said.

“Heh, based on what I’ve done, I could easily have been sent in ten times over,” Tiera said to Dobby, holding up the letter.

“Sir, everything you do is for a greater good,” Dobby said.

Tiera nodded in satisfaction.

Children can be taught.

The next morning, Tierra first called her research group to ask for leave—

Although it doesn't matter whether you invite him or not, since he's a professor you bought anyway, Tiera doesn't expect the experts in the research group or the school to pay much attention to this "Gidro Lockhart." As long as the congratulations are well-intentioned and there are hints about sending money, that's enough.

After calling her school and research group to ask for leave, Tierra had Gilderoy Lockhart pull her along and, following the address given in the Ministry of Magic letter, took the subway to London's South Bank and found the Metal Shell Bar located on the street.

Tierra turned into an alley next to the metal-shelled bar. The walls on both sides of the alley were covered with messy graffiti, and the base of the walls was piled with kitchen waste that smelled sour and broken glass bottles.

Tierra and "Gidrolockhart" went into a dilapidated red telephone booth at the base of the wall and dialed a number on the dial pad—

62442
About half a minute later, a cold woman's voice came from inside the phone booth.

It didn't come from the microphone held by "Gidro Lockhart," but rather came loudly and clearly from the air, as if an unseen woman, Tiera, and "Gidro Lockhart" were all crammed together in this small phone booth.

"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and the purpose of your visit."

“Giddy Lohart and Tyella, we’re here to complete the adoption formalities and accept Dumbledore’s invitation to investigate in Azkaban.”

"Thank you," the woman said in a cold voice. "Guest, please take the badge and pin it to your clothing."

Ding-ling-ling, Tiera saw something slide out of the metal chute that was usually used to eject coins.

They were two square badges, with the following inscribed on them:

Gidrol Lohart, completing adoption procedures, visits Azkaban.

Tierra Witch, process the adoption procedures.

Tiera had Gilderoy Lockhart pick them up, bent down, pinned one to herself first, and then pinned one to Gilderoy Lockhart's finger.

A scene of filial piety and parental love unfolded.

Considering that people don't seem particularly interested in the adventure to explore the Dreamland, I've postponed the expedition, originally scheduled for August, to the Christmas holidays or incorporated it into everyday life segments.

This chapter marks the return to the main Harry Potter storyline.

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