Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

The above information is not complicated, but the information revealed behind it makes Lockhart can't help but raise his vigilance.

The content of the message was simple: Karkaroff, the headmaster of Durmstrang, made a request to the British Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts, saying that the Five-wizard Tournament should be held every three years, and each The school selected two warriors: a senior student from grade 5-7, and a junior student from grade 4.

As for the reason he put forward, it is also very convincing-according to the ancient competition system, the Triwizard Tournament is held every 5 years, so if it is still necessary to follow the "17-year-old wizard is allowed to register", there will be a batch of Students in this age group are destined not to be able to sign up for the competition.

For example, a 4th grade student who is 15 years old this year, according to the rules, he cannot sign up for this competition, but when the second Triwizard Tournament is held in another 5 years, he has already graduated.

So his student career will definitely leave regrets.

Therefore, based on the principle of fairness, the organizer of the competition should allow the junior group and the senior group to compete separately, and change the competition system to be held every 3 years, so as to avoid students missing the selection

After reading the content on the paper airplane, Lockhart couldn't help complaining crazily.

What "a fourth-grade student"?Just report Harry Potter's name directly.

Without saying a word, he got into the fireplace and went straight to the sports department.

"What does Durmstrang mean?" He held up the paper airplane and asked, "Why did you suddenly change the competition system? You should know that there is only two weeks left before the curtain call, and we don't have time to change it at all?"

Hessica Jones spread his hands at him with an innocent face: "This is not only proposed by the headmaster of Durmstrang, he is a motion jointly proposed by the Norwegian Ministry of Magic, and the US Ministry of Magic and the French Ministry of Magic The Ministry also agrees."

"Agreed? Why?" Lockhart asked in surprise.

"It's not because they see us making money, they also want to make money." Jones sneered, "It can not only have a good reputation, but also make money, and at the same time expand the influence of domestic products. How can such a good thing last 5 years?" Do it only once?"

Lockhart thought for a moment before he understood.

No one likes to pay taxes, and the economic model of the wizarding world is mainly based on the tertiary industry: and the wizarding world has no traceable regulatory channels such as electronic payment or bank bills, so it is difficult for the ministries of magic of all countries to get rid of these Taxes are collected on the event.

However, all the money earned from hosting the competition goes to the Ministry of Magic or the Magic Congress, and the tickets can be collected directly, and the sponsorship fee can also be directly obtained from the company, which is a very convenient income-generating channel to manage.

In addition, because it is not compulsory, this method of collecting money will not be like collecting taxes.

In the same way, the wizards complained.Even because it can promote their own culture and products, the Ministry of Magic of each country can gain the favor of their own companies, only accepting favors and not grudges

Of course, everyone is willing to do this kind of "stable profit without loss" business, so it is reasonable to propose to hold it in 5 years instead of 3 years, and Hai Sijia Jones also thinks it is normal.

But—but this motion was proposed by Igor Karkaroff, which made Lockhart feel vigilant.

Karkaroff is a former Death Eater, and because he does not have the financial resources and political influence of the Malfoy family, he naturally has no way to follow Malfoy's example and falsely claim that he has been under the Imperius Curse.

The excuse of being under the Imperius Curse is actually very easy to see through, because the Imperius Curse needs to have a caster, and its source can be traced, so this excuse can only be used by Malfoy, it’s fine if everyone understands it, other people can’t use it this excuse.

Karkaroff's escape from prison was clumsy - he made a political deal with Barty Crouch, then Director of Law Enforcement, and sold out the rest of the Death Eaters in exchange for Free yourself.

In addition to Snape and Luke Wood of the Department of Mysteries, he also betrayed a lot of internal information about Death Eaters. It can be said that his personal freedom was exchanged for the freedom of a dozen Death Eaters and some of Voldemort's secrets .

It is certainly impossible to keep a person like this after Voldemort's resurrection.

As the saying goes, "If you kill one person and shake the entire army, kill him; if you kill one person and make everyone happy, kill him."

Although those Death Eaters are just slightly easier tools in Voldemort's eyes, and it doesn't matter if one or two die, but even if they are tools, don't they need to be maintained diligently.

Killing Karkaroff can vent the Death Eaters' anger and enhance their

Cohesion, and incidentally avoiding the next traitor, who Voldemort would happily dismember in public.

Not to mention that due to Karkaroff's betrayal, many Death Eaters who were truly loyal to Voldemort failed to find him in time.If one or two people as loyal as the Lestranges or Crouch had found Voldemort, he might have recovered in a year or two.

Karkaroff didn't dare to return to the Death Eaters, and he didn't dare to hold a group with the Order of the Phoenix for warmth, so as long as Voldemort returns, he will die.

So Lockhart didn't doubt that Karkaroff was helping Voldemort, and Voldemort would never believe Karkaroff, a traitor, before he was resurrected.

But it was hardly a coincidence that Karkaroff made a suggestion that was very beneficial to Voldemort's purposes at this time.

Lockhart could see this innocence as a coincidence, but he wouldn't, especially when he knew Crouch Jr. was a thoughtful man.

He decided to talk to old Crouch.

"... I have no objection to changing the competition system to a three-year competition, but it must be too late to arrange new events temporarily. So the addition of junior groups... I'm afraid it won't work." Lockhart told Jones.

"So, can we only add the lower grade group, and who will participate in the Yidan project?

, Can it be decided by the school itself before the competition? ’ asked Jones inquiringly.

Lockhart categorically rejected her suggestion: "Does this make sense? They will definitely let senior players do it."

"Then why don't you take turns?"

"This is even more absurd. Among the events we arranged for the competition, only the second one is suitable for junior students...Jones, why do you have to include the junior group in the competition?"

Well..." Jones looked a little embarrassed, "Because Harry Potter

, if he is selected for the Warriors, there will definitely be a lot of people watching the game.You see, our Sports Department’s budget for this year is still a bit short…”

Damn capitalism… Lockhart cursed under his breath.

"I'm playing games in Tokyo"

Liu Shuixin's new work.

Those who have read his previous "Book of Demons", "Warhammer 40k" and "Painting Books in Dongying" should know his strength.As long as you can finish the book, the book is still very interesting.

And this guy was one of the main culprits who tricked me into Happy Books. As a result, I opened a book here and he ran away.

Chapter Push: "I Play Games in Tokyo"

The author of this book is Liu Shuixin, regardless of other things, the writing skills and the quality of the plot are absolutely guaranteed.

Those who have read his previous "Book of Demons", "Warhammer" and "Painting Books in Dongying" should know his strength. For authors of this level, there is no need to go into details. That's the author.

He was also one of the culprits who tricked me into Happy Books, but I opened a book here and he ran away.

I read the contents of this new book, and the beginning is very solid, with all the necessary information, and the industry the protagonist is engaged in is also very close to Liu Shuixin’s current job, so it’s not just made up. "You have something (Huang Ge face factory)

As for the style of writing...By the way, let me reveal a little news, Liu Shuixin is also from Wuhan. It is said that the seafood market where the epidemic was discovered was only two streets away from his home. It is full of the atmosphere of excess hormones, so no matter what aspect of this new book, you can look forward to it.

"I'm playing games in Tokyo"

Chapter 280 Three Loyal Red Gallant Curse

After hearing Lockhart's speculation about Karkaroff, the newly appointed Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Alastor Moody, agreed.

"That despicable, cowardly villain would never dare to return to the ranks of Death Eaters. I caught him with my own hands. No one knows him better than me." Moody asserted

Seeing that Moody had the same views as his own, Lockhart became more firm in his judgment.

"Since that's the case, who made Karkaroff propose to join the junior group in the Big Five Tournament?" Lockhart wondered.

He was sure Karkaroff didn't know about it, and Lockhart didn't know how Crouch Jr. planned to help Voldemort get Harry's blood, but he just instinctively thought that the sudden proposal to change the selection of warriors must It was written by Crouch Jr. and Voldemort, but Lockhart couldn't tell others about this reason.

He couldn't tell others, because Rowling didn't write Karkaroff's proposal, so he doubted it, right?

Fortunately, the object of Lockhart's question was Alastor Moody.

If it was anyone else, hearing Lockhart think that there was a conspiracy in Karkaroff's proposal, he would definitely think that Lockhart was paranoid, but only Moody would not think so.

Instead, he admired Lockhart's alertness.

"You're right, it's better for us to be vigilant about such abnormal things.

Moody first praised Lockhart, and then told him something that happened more than ten years ago.

"Karkaroff's job at the time was to help Voldemort contact Grindelwald in Northern Europe

Leaving the remnants of the voodoo party behind and convincing them to work for Voldemort, so I wouldn't be at all surprised if Karkaroff knew someone who secretly helped Crouch Jr. "

"There are still remnants of the voodoo party in Norway?" Lockhart was a little surprised.

Moody's magic eyes turned to Lockhart: "What do you think? When Grindelwald attacked Norway and Denmark, their wizards joined with almost no resistance, and after his defeat, the Norwegian Witch Party was the last Surrendered."

"I see. I didn't expect that the voodoo party and the Germans would act at exactly the same pace." Lockhart laughed dumbfounded.

In this way, the explanation makes sense. It is precisely because of Karkaroff's "wide network" in Norway that he escaped from prison and ran to Northern Europe, and even became the principal of Durmstrang.

However, although he did well there, he might not really have many confidantes, otherwise he wouldn't have been used by little Crouch.

If Lockhart remembers correctly, after Voldemort returned, Karkaroff immediately resigned and ran away in fright and went into seclusion. However, it was of no use. The Death Eaters still found him and killed him.

The place where he died was a hidden log cabin. If no one betrayed his whereabouts, it would be difficult for the Death Eaters to find him even with the Tracking Spell blocked.

But he is also very pitiful, he doesn't even have a friend who can be entrusted with the Loyalty Scarlet Curse.

The old Crouch's explanation also corroborated Lockhart's judgment.

When visiting his retired old leader, the old Crouch probably also felt the filial piety of his son, so he had to find a way to plan for his grandson's future, otherwise when the little Crouch came to the door, he would definitely take Wu Mlitch was killed along with the child in her womb.

So he made a deal with Lockhart again - he wanted "Defense Against the Dark Arts"

"Master" Lockhart helped him protect Umbridge until the child in her womb was born.

Lockhart agreed to him, and then went to Dumbledore to learn the Loyalty Curse from him.

The principal was not ambiguous, and directly taught Lockhart the Loyalty and Scarlet Curse.

After learning the spell, Lockhart was caught in two huge questions.

Because the effect of the Loyalty Scarlet Curse is to "hide a place in the soul of a wizard, unless the wizard has the intention to reveal it, otherwise the secret will not be leaked", and it does not restrict the secret keeper from entering the hidden place, so This creates some logical problems.

It is a good habit to ask any questions, and Lockhart didn't intend to be polite to Dumbledore, so he asked his own questions directly.

"So, can a wizard be loyal to his family?

Dumbledore replied immediately, "Of course."

Lockhart nodded, and said to himself that it was indeed the case. Later, Bill Weasley acted as the secret keeper of himself and Hibiscus Shell Cottage. This shows that it is feasible to protect himself.

But in this way, the problem is even bigger.

"If this could be done, then why didn't the Potters come to act as their secret keeper? That way they wouldn't be betrayed by anyone else." Lockhart seemed a little confused, "And if two people who trust each other If people serve as secret keeper of each other's mansion, wouldn't that be impenetrable?"

Dumbledore shook his head: "You still don't understand the principle of the Loyalty Curse, let's use the Muggle items as an example - if the Loyalty Curse is a safe, then the secret keeper's soul is opened The key to the safe, do you understand?"

"I understand, but..."

"What if you wanted to put the key in the safe?"

Lockhart understood: "Then the safe would never lock again, at least not while the key was in the safe."

"Yes, a wizard can be the secret-keeper of his own family, but when he returns home, the home will be undefended. If James was the protector of his own family back then, then he who was targeted by the Death Eaters would be Never go home again." Dumbledore explained in detail.

Lockhart continued to make inferences: "That is to say, if two or three people keep secrets from each other, then there is always one person's home that cannot be kept secret."

"Yes." Dumbledore confirmed his deduction.

Lockhart rolled his eyes, and thought of another ghost idea:

"Then... if you combine the "Loyalty Curse" and "Unbreakable Vow", don't you have to worry about Peter's betrayal? For example, let Peter sign an oath of secrecy, and then Let him keep it a secret.

Hearing what he said, Dumbledore shook his head again and again: "It is theoretically possible to do this, but it has a high probability that it will not happen. Even if it did happen, I am afraid it will only have a little effect, or even have a counterproductive effect." .”

"how come?"

"Since the person to be kept secret is the friend who "absolutely trusts" and will let the other party act as the keeper, then he will never doubt that he will be betrayed by that friend.

But if you ask the secret keeper to sign the "unbreakable oath", this in itself means that you don't trust the secret keeper.

Think about it, when a person feels that he is being suspected by his friends, he is still willing to keep that person a secret.

Even if you want to, because the effect of "unbreakable oath" is only "death by breach of contract", so when this person is caught by Death Eaters and tortured, it is very likely that he will deliberately break the contract in order to die quickly.After all, the person being kept secret doesn't trust me, and I'm not worth fighting for him to the end—do you think that's the truth? "

"No wonder." Lockhart finally fully understood, "What can truly protect people is friendship and love."

Dumbledore liked the idea.

Chapter 280 Crouch's Deal

After confirming Umbridge's safety, the old Crouch finally let go of Lockhart's chatterbox.

"The deal I made with Karkaroff back then was not just about giving him freedom." He admitted frankly, "I also asked him for the contact person of the mysterious person in Europe, and the price was to ensure his safety and not to pursue him again." him, and give him a job."

"What do you want those things for?" Lockhart asked curiously.

Now, Crouch has nothing to hide: "It's very simple, if I become the Minister of Magic, then I need to deal with the Ministry of Magic all over Europe."

Lockhart is also an understanding person, and Crouch understands it when he says this.

Before the old Crouch's son was exposed as a Death Eater, he was proud and powerful, so he made preparations early on to become the Minister of Magic. diplomatic preparations.

If he has evidence of transactions between a large number of mysterious people and nobles and dignitaries of various countries, whether it is used to blackmail or befriend the righteous forces in Europe, these things are very useful, but it is a pity that Crouch Jr. All plans were disrupted.

"So, does your son know you have these things?" Lockhart asked

Crouch hesitated for a moment, and then nodded solemnly: "Although I haven't told him, he probably already knows... But even if he doesn't know: the mysterious man definitely knows."

Lockhart thought so too.

Voldemort chose to flee to Albania after his defeat, obviously because he thought it was the safest place, and this safety was definitely not all because there was a forest there, but because the political climate in Albania was also suitable for Voldemort to be there