Hermione, join me as Minister of Magic!

In addition, this can also explain one point—that is, Hogwarts may not be good at "educating people" in terms of "teaching and educating people", and Lockhart is not the only example.

In the eyes of the newborn Lockhart, being showy is actually a good thing, which will make people feel more honorable and motivated to move forward, but the original owner does not understand the difference between "worthy of the name" and "not worthy of the name". In fame, he chose the cheapest one

Or to put it a little harsher, if you don’t have the skills, if you don’t succeed, you will pretend to be stupid [Jiebi]

But no matter how much Lockhart brags, this Mrs. Lockhart chose to believe, and said what a great person her son was when she met a wizard. This is also a common problem of mothers.

Parking the car at the door in memory, Lockhart yelled at the door.

"Mom, I'm back!"

Mrs. Lockhart moved upon hearing the news and pushed the door out.

"Oh, my little Gilder! You're back at last! Why don't you Apparate? Or use Floo powder."

Lockhart stepped forward and hugged the happy middle-aged woman.

"That's so rude, Mom. And Kelleher and Serge are coming back to wish you a birthday, and then they're coming home, and I always have to see them off."

"Their husbands have cars, let them pick them up, you are too tired from the long journey

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Mrs. Lockhart waved her hand indifferently, and let Lockhart help her into the door.

Lockhart said in his heart that your eccentricity is too outrageous. If his two sisters hear it, they are afraid...

"Oh, my dear sisters, it turns out that you are already here... How are you doing recently?

Seeing the two pale-faced women in the corridor, Lockhart grinned habitually, and then went up to say hello—this has gradually become his instinct.

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"we are doing well."

Keleher squeezed her cheeks and gave a forced smile.

"Mother's eccentric eye" is something I can't get used to no matter how I endure it.

But Lockhart knew that this was caused by his mother's psychological gap.

Kelleher's name comes from the queen of giants in Scottish mythology, while Serki is a swan banshee in Scottish mythology, and Gildero himself is a great thief in Scottish folklore.

If you only look at the names, Mrs. Lockhart might have had more expectations for the witchcraft talents of her two daughters.

At the birthday party, Mrs. Lockhart loved the magic ruby ​​necklace given by her son, but she was indifferent to the Chanel bags and silverware given by her daughters.Seeing the ugly faces of the two sisters during the banquet, Lockhart was even more embarrassed.

But he couldn't spoil his mother's interest, so he could only continue to say what she liked to hear, and finally got through this difficult birthday party.

Although Mrs. Lockhart said no, and her sisters also declined, Lockhart

In the end, he still insisted on driving his own car to take them home.

"The law and order in the UK is getting worse and worse. Recently, Argentina won the Falklands War. Those hooligans are running around in the name of celebration. I dare not let them go home by themselves." Lockhart explained to his mother road.

What Lockhart said was the truth, no matter how biased Mrs. Lockhart was, she was not to the point of ignoring the danger her two daughters were facing, so she agreed to Lockhart's sympathy."

Sitting in the car environment that has been magically expanded and decorated to look like a presidential suite.Even though Kelleher and Serge were still a little upset, they still couldn't hold back their curiosity.

"The roof... is not empty, I thought London could see the starry sky again

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Serki poked it, only to realize that it wasn't a sunroof, but an enchanted roof.

Not only that, like the Ministry of Magic's car, Lockhart's car has undergone some other modifications in addition to casting the expansion spell. Although it does not have the function of taking off like the Weasley family's car, it can fly across the British countryside. That bad gravel road without bumps is a breeze.

If you want, I can get two of these cars for you. It will be more convenient to pick up the children and go shopping in the supermarket, and you will never get motion sickness. said Lockhart.

At his words, Kelleher narrowed his eyes.

Well, what the hell are you thinking about?Let's face it, you don't do us favors without a reason, and I know you all too well, brother. "

"Oh my God!" Lockhart exclaimed exaggeratedly, Newyuel cared about his own sister and was suspected of having ulterior motives, what kind of image do I have in your hearts?

"You know the image yourself. Don't interrupt...it's okay to just say it, otherwise we won't feel at ease."

Lockhart knew that it would not happen overnight to change people's concepts, so he had to settle for the second best for the time being.

"Although I think there must be some misunderstanding between us, I do have something wrong this time..."

While speaking, Lockhart looked back from the modified rearview mirror, and saw his two sisters showing "so sure" expressions.

"...Well, I recently saw an opportunity to do some gold, sterling and dollar business, so I wanted to talk to William," Lockhart said.

William is Kelleher's husband. Hearing what Lockhart said, Kelleher was a little alert.

"What are you doing? He's just a business manager."

"Enough," said Lockhart. "Tell him that the pound is likely to lose its value these days. I just happen to know a man—probably not a man—who has a lot of pounds, and It's useless to him, he just wants to turn those pounds into gold. We can join forces and do a big deal and each get what he wants

Kelleher looked at him suspiciously for a moment before speaking.

"I can go and talk about it for you, but I don't understand finance, and you have to discuss the details yourself."

She didn't agree immediately, obviously she still had doubts.

Lockhart was still concentrating on driving on the surface, but he was happy in his heart.

"That's enough, my dear sister, as long as this big deal is done, you can think about whether you should go to the Maldives or Hawaii for your vacation this year."

Chapter 5 A good appearance is a necessary condition for communication between the two worlds

Originally, Lockhart thought that his sister should be the first to reply to him, but it was the goblin Ragnor of Gringotts Bank who responded first.On the morning of his mother's birthday, he received a reply from the goblin, just as he was about to fulfill his duties as a teacher at Hogwarts, convincing the parents of Muggle-born students .

Considering the time it takes for the owl to send letters back and forth, Lockhart guessed that the goblin should have made a decision within a few minutes after receiving Rosmerta's recommendation.

That's right, at this time Raguenor should not have been tricked by Ludo Bagman with leprechaun gold coins, and it was still in large-scale events such as the Quidditch World Cup and the Triwizard Tournament, so there should be some respect for wizards. Minimum trust.

"Dear Mr Lockhart:

I am very interested in your suggestion, and I am willing to wait for your arrival. Please tell me a time to make an appointment, and we will be ready.

Sincerely, Gringotts Bank"

Lockhart thought for a while, and set the time in three days, believing that this time would be enough for the owl to fly back and for Gringotts to make preparations.

He wrote the reply briskly, without keeping the Gringotts owl waiting long, and while stuffing the scroll in the leather pouch on its lap, he gave it an extra small fried fish.

The owl took Lockhart's "postage" in one bite, seemed very satisfied with the treat, raised its head and swallowed the fried fish, then flapped its wings and flew away.

There was still no call from my sister, so Lockhart put a reminder spell next to the phone, then picked up the car keys and went out.

There were not many people on the list that Dumbledore gave him, only twelve people.

Hogwarts enrolls fewer than one hundred people each year, and Harry Potter's class only had about 40 students in total.This can be seen from the preparation of the teaching staff - Mrs. Hooch prepared 20 brooms for the students of Gryffindor and Slytherin in the flying class, and Professor Sprout prepared 20 brooms for the students of Gryffindor and Hulk. [-] pairs of earmuffs were prepared by two students of Chippech Academy.

And this year is slightly better than last year, reaching more than 70 people, probably because the wizarding world also ushered in a baby boom after Voldemort's first defeat. Most of these young wizards came from pure-blood or mixed-blood families.

Moreover, not every Muggle family who received the owl letter can't figure it out. Officials from the Ministry of Magic have also sent people to warn their children when they show their magical talents, and they have explained to a certain extent, so the parents will not Take Hogwarts letters as hoaxes.

In other words, parents who still refuse their children to study at Hogwarts, probably have other ideas.

If it is normal, the officials of the Ministry of Magic will be happy to add some "insurance measures" for these children, so that these children will not have magical riots again, and let them live normally like Muggles.

The pure-blood wizards are very happy to see this. They don't want these dirty "mudbloods" to enter the school and tarnish the glorious Hogwarts.

But Dumbledore considered that Hogwarts once had a peak history of 1000 students, and the current size of about 300 students is really too big.He wanted to bring in as many Muggle-born wizards as possible, and balance the power of the pure-blood family by the way.

Although he has rich experience, it is not impossible to convince a group of parents, but he does not want to waste too much time on this kind of thing.

Since Voldemort's return was an inevitability, and Dumbledore had

Having seen Voldemort's remnant soul (the Sorcerer's Stone incident) again, it is imperative to speed up the layout and create the perfect savior in his mind. He doesn't have the Maldives time to tangle with a group of parents.

Dumbledore noticed that students like Justin Finlayley were British "Dragonians" who were going to Eton College, but his mother, Mrs. Finlayry, changed after reading Lockhart's book. The idea, sending the child to Hogwarts, it can be seen that Lockhart's charm really is all ages.

So the job fell to Lockhart.

"Even poisonous snakes have their uses." Dumbledore said this to Professor McGonagall in private, complaining that even if he is just a liar, students will be educated in the process of revealing their true colors.Let them know what kind of person they should be and what kind of person they should not be. "

Of course Lockhart himself did not know these details, but this did not prevent him from taking the matter very seriously.

After all, politicians have been cultivating successors and developing factions since school days: since Lockhart has made up his mind to become the Minister of Magic, he should exert his influence on young wizards as soon as possible while their minds are still unstable, and cultivate confidants. is the best policy

In this way, even if he no longer coaches at Hogwarts after a year, the club passed down by his confidantes will become a constant source of new blood for his political team.

He drove the car all the way to South Kensington in the Chelsea district of London, and parked outside the courtyard of a rather chic residence.

Although this house is not small, but considering that this is the most expensive area in the UK, everyone who is eligible to live here cannot underestimate it.

Lockhart roughly guessed it when he saw the address - even if he doesn't come to Hogwarts, he can still get along well, why send the child to a place that is completely out of his control and whose future is uncertain? ?

After he rang the doorbell, a young woman in a formal dress slowly opened the door for him.

"Hello, is this the Mason Mansion?" Lockhart asked politely.

Hearing this, the young woman looked Lockhart up and down.

Lockhart dressed up carefully for today's meeting. In addition to a crisply pressed white shirt and handmade trousers with obvious creases, he also wore a sky blue tuxedo-style suit. An improved wizard robe with lengthening.

About 85% of the elements of Muggle clothing and 15% of the characteristics of wizard clothing, this will not make Muggles feel very weird, but also add a unique temperament, coupled with the unique affinity of sky blue for women, Loha It can be said that he used his heart.

People are always a visual animal, neat clothes and handsome appearance can always leave a good first impression on people quickly, and the color and style can also bring some psychological hints to people, so the matching of clothes is right for qualified people. It is also compulsory for civil servants and politicians.

The woman seemed to let her guard down a little:

"Yes, are you..."

Lockhart put on his usual business-specific smile: "I, Gilderoy Lockhart, is a professor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Witchcraft, and I had an appointment before... May I ask this lady, is Mrs. Mason at home? "

The young woman's eyes froze, and she stroked her hair subconsciously: I am

Lockhart immediately made an annoyed expression: "Sorry, please forgive my mistake, Mrs. Mason."

"It doesn't matter." Mrs. Mason repeatedly said that she didn't mind, "So you are Professor Lockhart, I thought... Actually, I have seen your

"Ministry of Magic' officials, I thought all wizards were like that... informal

"I apologize for the trouble they have caused you, ma'am," said Lockhart. "It is the nature of public officials, whether wizarding or non-magical, to be insolent and disrespectful to anyone over whom they are not empowered. That's all."

"That's true." Mrs. Mason expressed her understanding. Obviously, she and her husband had dealt with such people before.

"Excuse me, where should I park the car so that it won't hinder you and your neighbors' travel?" Lockhart asked again.

It was only then that Mrs. Mason realized that it seemed impolite for her to let someone stand at the door. In order to cover herself, she went out and pointed to a passage between her own house and the neighbor's house.

"Your car can go through the path over there. I will park it next to the garage in the backyard of my house and I will get you some drinks. What would you like? Tea? Coffee? Or a glass of brandy?"

Lockhart didn't mean to back off: "Tea is fine, thank you."

Under Mrs. Mason's puzzled gaze, Lockhart raised his right index finger and snapped his fingers at his car.

The car immediately vibrated again, and then obediently slipped behind the house along the path pointed out by Mrs. Mason.

But Mrs. Mason could see clearly—there was obviously no one in the car!Seeing her dumbfounded, Lockhart said a witty remark: "It's already a qualified car, you have to learn how to drive yourself."

Mrs. Mason swallowed a mouthful of saliva, then moved away: "Please come in

Chapter 6 Lockhart says Mrs Mason

In the living room, Mrs. Mason didn't keep Lockhart waiting long, and quickly brought a pot of tea, a jug of milk, and a few cookies, and then pointed to the sugar on the table, asking Lockhart to do it himself.

Lockhart didn't add anything, but directly took a sip from his teacup.

"Drinking the tea from the Dajiling lineage in Wuyi Mountain in the morning has a slight "blood-washing" effect, and it is also very popular in the wizarding world. Thank you for your hospitality..."

Lockhart thanked him first, and then straight to the point, he explained why he came

I recently heard that Mr. Mason's academic plan has undergone some changes.

, may I know what you and your lover think about this? "

Mrs. Mason smiled embarrassingly—the other party was polite and kind, and she was a little embarrassed if she wanted to refuse.

She weighed her words carefully: "Please understand that for our family, Sam's future was a certainty very early on, and that he had a certain talent - something we didn't know before - It was a complete accident for us. Although we don't know whether this accident will have a positive or negative impact on him, we don't want him to deviate too far from the original track."