This is what Teacher Carter taught them.

Ian breathed a sigh of relief as he watched the owl slowly leave with the envelope in its mouth.

Step 1 of the plan, achieved.

............

Morning, Hogwarts, cafeteria.

A large number of young wizards sat at the tables in the cafeteria, whispering to each other with full anticipation.

At this time every day, an owl would arrive and deliver various newspapers, gifts, letters, etc.

And when everything was over, it was time for them to have breakfast.

After a night, many little wizards were already starving and couldn't wait to wave their knives and forks to enjoy their food.

At this moment, Dumbledore and the professors were sitting at their dining table, talking to each other and discussing some interesting things.

At this moment, a large number of owls flew over. They landed in front of some little wizards and professors, and handed the envelopes, newspapers or gift boxes in their mouths to their targets.

Then they flapped their wings and left together.

Then...

"how is this possible?"

"Who is Rango Marcos?"

"Professor Lockhart can't be a dark wizard, he's so gentle."

"It turns out that the real founder of meditation is Rango Marcos..."

“…”

In the cafeteria, there were a lot of little wizards shouting, expressing surprise, and objecting.

At this moment, all the Hogwarts professors looked at the Daily Prophet in front of them, and their faces were generally not good.

But he did not express his opinion directly, but looked at Dumbledore tacitly.

Seems like he wants to hear Headmaster Dumbledore's decision.

At this moment, Dumbledore looked at the newspaper in front of him and the envelope from the Ministry of Magic next to it, with a distressed look on his face.

He said that Lockhart should not be allowed to leave, and sure enough, the pure-blood family was able to take action again.

The Ministry of Magic even sent a letter asking him, the chief of the Wizengamot, to participate in the judgment of Rango Marcus.

There was no doubt that it was holding him back.

As his thoughts turned, he listened to the noisy discussions coming from the little wizards.

Dumbledore extended his wand and pointed it at his throat, and the sound enveloped the entire cafeteria.

"Silence, all students, silence,"

Hearing the headmaster's gentle voice, the young wizards quieted down and looked at Dumbledore.

Seeing this, Dumbledore said again: "We are aware of everyone's doubts. Hogwarts will figure out the cause of the matter. Before that, everyone should not make blind judgments."

"Now, let's eat."

As soon as the words fell, sumptuous food appeared on the plates in front of all the little wizards.

Seeing this, many hungry little wizards waved their knives and forks to fill their stomachs.

But at the same time, I don’t know what the little wizard was discussing while eating.

"Hermione, Ron, do you know this Rango Marks?" Harry Potter cut out a small piece of sausage and asked doubtfully.

"I haven't heard of it, but it's definitely a slander against Professor Lockhart," Hermione said firmly.

"Yes, just like Rita Skeeter last time." Ron, who was standing next to him, took a bite of the bread and raised the bread in his hand to express his indignation.

"It's a pity that Professor Lockhart is at Durmstrang now, otherwise we could have confronted him directly..." Harry said with some regret, and if his tone quickly changed, he would say with confidence: "I am writing a letter to Professor Lockhart now. When Professor Lockhart comes back, their conspiracy will eventually be exposed."

"right!"

"Correct!"

Ron and Hermione on the side also agreed. They had exactly the same idea.

After Dumbledore finished speaking, he said to the professor beside him: "Flitwick, McGonagall, after you finish your meal, write a letter to Lockhart and ask him to come back from Durmstrang as soon as possible."

"I'm going to the Ministry now to see if I can meet Rango Marks."

However, hello, you seem to know that writing a letter may not work.

Dumbledore said to Snape again: "Snape, you have a good relationship with Lockhart. If you can't get in touch with him, go to Durmstrang."

As he spoke, Dumbledore waved his wand, and a white piece of paper appeared out of thin air and landed in Snape's hand. He said, "Snape, when you get to Norway, contact him. He can take you to Durmstrang."

In case of a slight increase in risk after Lockhart's departure, some backup plans had already been made.

Now, these backup plans come in handy.

After hearing this, Snape nodded slightly and held the paper to show that he understood.

Seeing this, Dumbledore nodded and waved his wand. As if calling for something?

The next moment, a cluster of red flames appeared on Dumbledore's shoulder.

The flames vanished and the phoenix appeared, its claws firmly grasping Dumbledore's shoulders.

Immediately afterwards...

call!

The red flame reappeared, enveloping Dumbledore.

At the same time, they went out in an instant, and Dumbledore disappeared without a trace.

When the professors saw this, Flitwick said grimly, "I'll write a letter to Lockhart and contact some of my friends as well."

As the head of Ravenclaw, he has always been optimistic about Lockhart, who is also from Ravenclaw, and the two have a good relationship.

Now that he has encountered such a thing, he is also very angry.

He totally disbelieved the newspaper's claim that Lockhart had plagiarized.

It's not like he hasn't discussed magical knowledge and runes with Lockhart before.

He felt a little ashamed of Lockhart's academic foundation and the magical knowledge he had mastered. How could he have plagiarized?

As for Rango Marcos, he was not familiar with this person, but he had heard of him before.

In the past few years, he has done some research on ancient runes, but his level seems to be limited.

And in the past one or two years, he hadn't heard anything about him. If it weren't for the Daily Prophet, he would have forgotten about this person.

While thinking, he nodded to several professors, then turned and left, preparing to write a letter, calling on several of his friends to speak up for Lockhart.

There were several other professors, such as McGonagall, Sprout, etc., who exchanged a few words briefly and then turned and left.

Prepare to write a letter to contact and inform Lockhart.

They also expressed disbelief about Lockhart's plagiarism.

........

Ministry of Magic.

A cluster of green flames appeared in front of the magic fireplace on the first floor underground.

After it disappeared in a flash, Dumbledore walked out.

"Good morning, principal."

"Good morning, principal."

Dumbledore just walked out and went to the Wizengamot courtroom on the 3rd floor underground.

Along the way, a large number of wizards saw him and greeted him respectfully.

Dumbledore looked at these students who all came out of Hogwarts, smiled kindly and nodded slightly.

Soon, Dumbledore walked into the third floor underground.

At the same time, the grey wizard robe on his body gradually turned into a purple-red robe, which was the uniform of the Wizengamot members.

click!

Dumbledore pushed open the door to the Wizengamot courtroom.

At a glance, in a relatively closed space, a large number of Wizengamot members wearing purple robes were sitting on both sides.

Sitting in the middle was a middle-aged wizard wearing a black wizard robe and looking a little haggard.

After taking a quick look, Dumbledore sat down in his seat.

His position was relatively forward, which was his position as Chief of the Wizengamot.

"Dumbledore, Professor Lockhart is in a bad situation this time." Griselda said softly, "Rango, prepare to drink the truth serum this time, and use other methods including capturing divine thoughts and testing memory to prove your innocence."

"It seems that Rango is very confident in proving his identity as the founder of meditation."

Upon hearing this, Dumbledore's expression did not change. He nodded slightly, replied with a few polite words to show that he understood, and said nothing more.

Immediately, he turned his eyes to the judge who was sitting in the front and wearing a black wizard robe.

Not long after, as several Wizengamot members arrived, the judge standing at the front spoke loudly.

“Now, the founder of the Notary Rango Marcos Meditation Method will begin now!”

Chapter 302 Snape is transported to Africa

"I'm Rango Marcos, an expert on ancient runes. I've published books such as "The Historical Evolution of Ancient Runes" and "The Relationship between Spells and Ancient Runes."

"But what I never expected was that I was attacked by Gilderoy Lockhart's forgetfulness spell."

The middle-aged wizard, who looked a little haggard, sat on the chair in the middle of the courtroom and spoke in a low voice.

"The Gilderoy Lockhart I know is a well-known writer in the wizarding world. I remember that he had published six books at the time."

"So I trusted him very much, so when he came to my home, I told him about my research and my vision for the future."

"As a result...I didn't expect him to be so good at disguising himself."

Having said that, Rango's expression became somewhat ferocious and full of anger, and he roared loudly.

"Lockhart, he is a dark wizard. I treated him kindly, but he cruelly cast the Cruciatus Curse on me, torturing me in every way and forcing me to tell him all about my research on runes."

At this point, Rango trembled all over, as if he was recalling his own experience of being tortured.

"Finally, he cast a forgetfulness spell on me, erasing all my memories of my research on runes."

"I hate it. Why would I invite a dark wizard to my home?"

Rango's angry voice also caused discussions among the Wizengamot members on both sides.

"Ah, it's true that you can only judge a person by his appearance, but not by his heart. I didn't expect Lockhart to be a dark wizard."

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, tsk. Apart from anything else, the fact that Lockhart cast the three unforgivable curses is enough to arrest him and put him in Azkaban."

"But... this is just Rango's one-sided statement. It's hard to make a direct judgment."

"If it is true, then does that also put the authenticity of the books he wrote before in doubt?"

"What do you think? I've attended his lectures before. I don't think Lockhart is that kind of person?"

"..."

At this moment, Dumbledore was silently looking at Rango who was sitting in the middle. Although he didn't say a word, he stared into Rango's eyes closely.

clang!

"quiet!"

As if the discussion was getting louder and louder, Judge Miranda, who was standing opposite Rango, struck the small bell in front of him with a hammer, and a clanging sound was heard.

At the same time he shouted seriously.

Soon, in just a few seconds, the entire courtroom fell silent.

"Rango Marcos, I now ask you a question in the name of the Wizengamot."

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