Hogwarts professor in Marvel

Could it be that Lucius and the others did not completely trust Rita Skeeter?

As his thoughts turned, Lockhart fell into deep thought.

However, he had to accept the invitation. It was an opportunity to expand the influence of meditation and rune texts in Europe.

...........

Night, Malfoy Manor, banquet hall.

In the hall, people were coming and going. Many wizards from pure-blood families, holding wine glasses, were constantly walking among the crowd and socializing.

At this moment, Lucius Malfoy was holding a glass of wine and looking at the bustling banquet hall with a smile on his face.

Since the death of his former master Voldemort, although the Malfoy family escaped disaster, it has shown a clear trend of decline.

There are few banquets as lively as this one.

For them, the number of guests at a banquet directly indicates the influence of the pure-blood family.

And now, with the help of meditation, he seemed to see the scene of making the Malfoy family strong again.

Rita Skeeter deserves credit for this.

Lucius thought to himself as he looked at Rita Skeeter wandering around.

Then, Lucius walked towards Rita with a glass of wine.

"Ms. Skeeter, how is your work at the Prophet lately? Do you need any help from the Malfoy family?" Lucius raised his glass and tried to win over Rita.

boom!

Rita quickly raised her glass and clinked it with hers, saying, "Lord Lucius, the work is going smoothly. With everyone's support, everyone under me is cooperating with my work."

"That's good, Ms. Skeeter, please feel free to ask for anything you need. The Malfoy family will not treat any friend unfairly." Lucius nodded and said in a deep voice.

Hearing this, Rita hesitated, as if she wanted to say something but stopped herself.

After seeing this, Lucius smiled and said directly: "Rita, can I call you that?"

"Don't worry, if you have anything to say, just say it."

He was not afraid of Rita making any requests now, but he was afraid that she would not make any requests.

It is a good thing to have desires, because only then can you win people over and seize their weaknesses.

"Lord Lucius, it's actually not a big deal." Rita Skeeter hesitated for a moment and said, "It's just that I found a factor that may affect our plan."

"It's the editor-in-chief, Cotton. He has his own ideas about what to publish in the newspaper."

"It is very likely that there will be some obstacles for us to publish content in the future."

Hearing this, Lucius also began to think. He knew Cotton quite well. In his opinion, this man was very good at smoothing things over.

He is smart and smooth in doing things and never offends anyone.

Regarding the last report, although the other party did as they instructed, they also tried to smooth things over.

They were worried about offending their pure-blood family, and they were also worried about offending Dumbledore.

Let Rita tell the bad things, and they will also report the good things.

It’s hard to say whether the other party will not try to smooth things over this time.

When Rita saw Lucius' thoughtful expression, she quickly added: "Not necessarily. This is just my personal guess."

"As long as we make it clear in advance, I believe Editor-in-Chief Cotton will be very willing to cooperate with us."

After hearing this, Lucius smiled and said, "Don't worry, Rita, I understand what you are saying."

Then, Lucius seemed to have thought of something. He reached out and took out an emerald green jade pendant from the space extension bag, and said, "Rita, our plan cannot leave you behind."

"You should also pay more attention to your own safety. This is a magic jade pendant with good defensive capabilities collected by our family."

"Take this magical item. It will buy you some time if you run into danger."

Looking at the exquisite jade pendant in front of me and listening to Lucius' introduction.

Rita smiled and said gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Lucius. Don't worry, our plan will be a great success."

Well, the Malfoy family’s gift is quite ordinary, not as good as the magic necklace that the Frank family gave to himself.

Sure enough, it has declined in recent years.

Rita secretly complained in her heart, but her face was still full of a surprised smile.

She has been approached by other pure-blood families recently.

I received a lot of gifts.

After hearing this, Lucius showed a reserved smile on his face and said, "Rita, work hard. Believe me, the Daily Prophet is just a starting point for you."

Then, as if hinting, he added: "Our Malfoy family also has considerable influence in the Ministry of Magic."

Hearing this, Rita immediately smiled flatteringly and praised him repeatedly.

At this moment...

Suddenly, a Squib servant came over, stood next to Lucius and said a few words, then turned and left.

Lucius showed a hint of surprise on his face, but it turned into joy.

This made Rita curious.

After the servant left, Rita asked tentatively, "Lord Lucius, is there anything I can help you with?"

"No, it's a good thing. This is a good thing." Lucius looked at Rita and said with a smile: "Our chance has come."

"Just received good news. Lockhart is leaving for Durmstrang."

"This is much better than our original plan."

"Rita, the rest is up to you."

Hearing this, Rita showed a smile and said meaningfully.

"Don't worry, Lord Lucius, I will definitely carry out the plan."

........

Hogwarts, headmaster's office on the eighth floor.

Dumbledore sat at the table, looking at Professor McGonagall across from him, rubbing his temple in distress and saying, "Minerva, did Lockhart really say that?"

"Yes, he's going to take a week off." McGonagall said helplessly, "Lockhart said he received an invitation from Durmstrang to talk about runes to the students."

"He thought this was a great opportunity and didn't want to give it up."

Hearing this, Dumbledore didn't know what to say and could only remain silent.

Lockhart is now running to Durmstrang, if the pure-blood family doesn't take advantage of this time to make trouble, then there will be ghosts.

The pressure will always come to him.

He also needs to look for some trace of Tom, as the mess is already quite serious.

If Tom can't solve the problem in time, there will be even bigger troubles later.

Why do I feel more and more that Lockhart is a troublemaker?

While Dumbledore was thinking...

Hogwarts, in the Gryffindor common room.

Beside Ron's bed, Peter Pettigrew transformed into Scabbers, looking at the sleeping Ron and Harry Potter opposite him.

He sniffed carefully, as if observing whether the two were really asleep.

Then he lay on the floor and crawled toward the door.

He was hungry now, so he took advantage of the time when everyone was fast asleep to find more food.

Animagus is very magical and can simulate every aspect of a mouse.

But he is a wizard after all.

Although the appetite has been greatly reduced under the effect of Animagus.

But its demand for food is still far greater than that of an ordinary mouse.

He usually needs to replenish some food in time while everyone is asleep, otherwise he will easily starve.

When Peter Pettigrew, in the person of a mouse, went outside to look for food.

suddenly...

A strange fragrance came from a distance.

Peter Pettigrew instantly looked sideways, with a look of desire rising in his little eyes.

Then...Peter Pettigrew left in the opposite direction.

The sky is big, the earth is big, but nothing is bigger than his life.

With such a nice aroma, it must be delicious, but there is no doubt that it must be good stuff.

He doesn't want to attract any attention now. Isn't it good to live a peaceful life?

He didn't want to take any risky actions unless it was absolutely necessary.

It's the same no matter how low the risk is.

As Peter was crawling towards a place where food was stored, suddenly...

"Hey!"

"Peter Pettigrew, you are really a coward. A mouse has survived for more than ten years."

"I have to admire you for this."

There seemed to be a familiar voice in his ears, and just as Peter Pettigrew reacted, he found a huge figure standing in front of him.

He raised his head, as if wanting to see who it was.

As a result, all he saw was a huge black wooden stick pointing at his head.

With a flash of red light, consciousness went completely black.

.......

Defense Against the Dark Arts Office.

Lockhart sat at the table, looking at the metal cage on the table, or to be more precise, the rat in the cage.

The mouse has gray hair all over its body and is a bit fat.

He fell to the ground, as if in deep sleep.

Goo!Goo!

Gugu, who was standing by, looked at the mouse in front of him, and then called out to Lockhart with some curiosity.

It's as if he's asking the keeper, what is this mouse? Is it your new pet?

After hearing this, Lockhart smiled.

After thinking about it, he called out softly, "Little Snake."

A small snake as thin as a finger came out from the cuff and crawled across the table.

Then, the body began to swell and expand.

hiss!hiss!

At the same time, the snake's tongue kept sticking out, making a hissing sound, which seemed somewhat evil and weird.

Gugu insisted on standing by, as if frightened, and jumped back quickly.

Then it flapped its wings, and with a flash of blue light, it teleported into Lockhart's arms, as if asking for protection.

It is really afraid of this snake monster.

It was previously seen that the snake had swallowed a cow in one bite.

With a small body like this, it's really not big enough.

Lockhart smiled as he sensed his aunt's emotions, patted Gugu's head, and stroked his indigo feathers in a soothing manner.

Putting aside other things, the feel of Gugu is pretty good.