From Azkaban

At this point, the question comes back to Locke's goal. What he wants is to integrate collective wisdom and let everyone work together.

But such things require a stable, secure and overall superior environment.

But if we go to war with the Muggle world and all wizards become sewer rats, who will have the time to do this? Scientific research requires a foundation.

Not to mention that in that situation, the number of wizards would inevitably decrease dramatically. If almost all the wizards were dead, who would Locke be responsible for unifying? The Muggles?

Magic is not science. Anyone can learn it, but not everyone can take this path.

So for the sake of his own goals, Locke needs to avoid such a situation from happening, and the way to avoid it is to intervene and make changes in the magical world.

As for how to do it, Locke also had a preliminary idea in his mind. After all, there are only two ways to avoid it in the end: either integration or domination.

Just like the Dark Lord Grindelwald of the past, he accurately predicted the future and, as a wizard, chose to rule without hesitation.

But Locke would not make that choice, because the situation has changed. The world today is no longer the same as it was in Grindelwald's time, he is not a pure wizard, and this choice does not suit his purpose.

So the only option left is integration, and this is the only choice Locke can make.

But this is the final problem. Before solving this problem, Locke must first solve the problems within the magical world.

The problems of the wizarding world have been mentioned before. It is rigid and inflexible, like a stagnant pool of water. There has been no progress for many years. Wizards have also been living in the lies fabricated by the Ministry of Magic, without any ambition and instead blindly arrogant.

Therefore, if Locke wants to integrate the wizards in the magical world, he needs to solve these problems and change their thinking. In simple terms, Locke wants to carry out reforms in the magical world so as to unify the entire magical world and gather all wizards.

Originally, Locke couldn't do this kind of thing with his ability, but this world is full of extraordinary powers, and in the magic world, whoever has the bigger fist has the final say.

Volume 1: Chapter 32: Change

Change is never an easy thing. Even if Locke has great violence, he still needs partners to do it.

What Locke wanted to do from the beginning to the end was to integrate everyone, rather than to make everyone his enemy and turn himself into a big devil that everyone hated, like Voldemort.

There is a saying that goes, if you want to do great things, you have to make more friends and fewer enemies.

And now, in Azkaban, these Death Eaters are the first group of companions that Locke intends to unify.

Of course, this also depends on the choices of the Death Eaters themselves. If some of them still remain loyal to Voldemort, Locke will not force them, just like Bella.

He will take with him whoever is willing to join him, and as for those who are unwilling, he will not do anything, and everyone will part ways amicably.

As for the fact that the Death Eaters he took away were all sinners, Locke didn't care about that.

As mentioned before, people are complex and multifaceted, adults even more so, and for Locke, these people are useful and can be used, and that is enough.

What he wants to do is big, and the goals he pursues are also big, so he can't be tripped up by these small problems.

If this situation can restrict his actions, then he doesn't need to think about doing anything.

Besides, he will naturally restrict these Death Eaters after they are taken out. If anyone wants to cause trouble and attract hatred for him like before, Locke will be the first to kill him without anyone else having to take action.

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"There is no point in saying more. Please just watch."

At the round table, Locke, who knew the source of the wizard's pride, stopped talking nonsense. As soon as he finished speaking, images began to appear in the curtain in the air.

The images played by Locke were extracted from his own memories, including some impressions of the present era, images of future modern society, and he even added some movie scenes.

Anyway, that image of the future is equivalent to a prophecy for the present, so naturally whatever Locke says is what it is. Adding some movie scenes will not affect it, but will increase its intensity.

And Locke did not release those modern images and movie images of the future casually. He released these images for a reason.

For change, there must always be a core concept to let followers know what they are following, what they are doing, and for what kind of future they are giving everything.

This idea was naturally proposed by Locke, the initiator, so naturally he needed to give it a grand, not empty, idea that everyone would yearn for after hearing it.

This thing was not a difficult task for Locke, after all, he could just sort it out casually as he originally planned to do it.

But if you have an idea, you naturally have to give the reasons, so that everyone knows what reasons and problems prompted you to come up with this idea.

After all, you can't just want to do this for no reason, there has to be a reason.

In this way, at the end of the closed loop, the reasons that constitute the whole and the concepts that are influenced by it must be able to convince most people, so that it can be considered a success.

For Locke, it is not difficult to think of reasons that can convince most people. Generally speaking, such reasons only need to meet three aspects.

A huge crisis that no one can avoid, and the creation of a character who can solve the crisis by following my steps, as well as the tangible benefits and bright future that everyone can gain after the crisis is finally resolved.

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If it were in another world, Locke would have a hard time doing this. He would probably have to learn from his predecessors and start by writing a book to build up his ideas, then wait for them to spread and find the truly sober people and followers.

But there is something in the magic world of this world that can save Locke from all that trouble, and it is also extremely credible, and that thing is "prophecy".

A simple prophecy can directly solve the problem of cause and crisis, and once these two are solved, the rest will naturally follow.

As for whether someone would question the truth of the prophecy, they asked Locke to make a new prophecy to verify it.

Locke was not worried about this at all. First of all, the prophecy he gave was not false. Secondly, if someone asked him to prove it, he would prove it himself. His journey on the path of magic was not in vain.

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Just like the Dark Lord Grindelwald, he also made predictions, but no one dared to ask him for confirmation.

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The circular hall was in complete silence, and all the Death Eaters sitting at the round table were staring intently at the curtain in the air in the middle of the table.

"......................"stop

As the scenes in the curtain gradually moved forward from the 1990s to the present, the Death Eaters who had originally been indifferent became serious one by one.

After watching for such a long time, the Death Eaters present were no longer ignorant, and naturally understood that what Locke showed them should be a prophecy.

But all the wizards looked at everything that was constantly unfolding in the curtain. Even though they knew in their hearts that they could not question Locke's ability, they still did not dare to believe it.

Through the images shown in the curtain, all the Death Eaters at the round table clearly understood part of the situation in Muggle society.

But it was precisely because of this that they couldn't believe that Muggles had actually developed to such an extent.

The weapons of war that were carefully displayed behind the curtain left all the Death Eaters stunned.

However, those were only weapons and armaments from the 1990s. As the images on the curtain advanced in age, more and more advanced modern weapons appeared one by one, making the Death Eaters tremble in fear.

In particular, Locke was attentive and would explain from time to time the approximate performance and effects of various weapons, such as the flight speed of the missile, the strike range, the killing radius, etc.

Looking at the increasingly exaggerated weapons in the video, and thinking of the terrifying number of Muggles, the Death Eaters at the round table no longer felt as casual as before, and everyone had sweat on their foreheads.

This gradually increasing fear reaches its climax with the first nuclear bomb explosion scene that appears in the screen. In order to make the nuclear bomb more shocking, Locke chose a scene from a modern movie.

After hearing Locke explain that the thing called "tactical nuclear weapon" in the picture was not the strongest and there were many stronger nuclear weapons above it, the Death Eaters could no longer control their bodies and collapsed against the back of their chairs, breathing heavily.

Volume 1: Chapter 33 Come with Me

Seeing the reactions of the Death Eaters, Locke smiled slightly and paused the images played on the curtain. "I believe you can all guess that, yes, the images just played, and the ones that follow are all my predictions."

"Now I want to ask you again, after reading this, do you still think that Muggles are weak and trash?"

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Faced with Locke's question, the Death Eaters remained silent. Locke was not angry because the silence of the Death Eaters was the best answer.

"Let me change the question. What do you think of the current wizarding world? Is it good? Or bad?"

Locke asked another question and his eyes began to move across the faces of the Death Eaters. Feeling his gaze, everyone lowered their heads subconsciously.

"It seems that it is not good." Seeing this situation, Locke smiled lightly, "Yes, look at the current magic world, it is rigid, closed, and has no ambition. It can be said that there has been no progress in the past hundreds of years."

"Look at Muggles now. They don't have magic, but because of this, they have no dependence. So they are always thirsty for progress and development, always pursuing new unknowns and daring to explore."

"They rely on their own efforts to master their own 'magic'. Even though they often need to put in much more effort and perform more complicated operations than wizards to successfully perform their 'magic', this is not a problem at all given their huge numbers."

Locke's voice echoed above the round table, and the Death Eaters who heard this no longer felt as relaxed as before.

Because they knew that what Locke said was the truth, and the pictures of those prophecies had been presented extremely clearly.

No Death Eater questioned the authenticity of Locke's prophecy. After all, Locke's strength was there. Secondly, they didn't think it was necessary for them to let Locke go to so much trouble to deceive them.

"Think about it, everyone. Muggles are making rapid progress, but wizards are still immersed in the world they have created for themselves, marking time endlessly."

"If you fall behind, you will be eliminated. I think you all should understand this principle. And given the current situation in the magic world, how long can the so-called confidentiality law allow wizards to hide?"

"When the day comes when the magic world is completely exposed, imagine what the result will be?"

Following Locke's guidance, the Death Eaters began to think about this question one by one. Thinking about the scene they had just seen, they all came to the same conclusion.

Taking into account the reactions of all the Death Eaters, Locke slowly spoke again.

"It seems that you all understand. Then think about it again. If it really comes to that, will the winner be the wizard or the Muggle?"

"...............yes...."

One of the Death Eaters raised his head and wanted to say that victory would belong to the wizards, but in the end he couldn't say such a lie to himself.

"Let's not discuss the outcome for now. Let's just talk about the war. Once the two sides really go to war, no one will be able to escape. By then, the entire wizarding world will be plunged into war."

"Perhaps you don't care about this, but what about your family? The pure-blood glory and glorious family history that you are proud of will all disappear because of the war. After all, if the magic world and wizards are gone, where will the noble pure-bloods be? Who will remember you?"

Locke's words made the Death Eaters' eyes flicker. Why did they end up in this situation? Wasn't it all for the benefit of their pure-blood families?

"Hearing this, I believe you should understand what I mean by these words."

"Sirius," Locke suddenly looked at Sirius, "You asked me before why I was sent to Azkaban. This is the answer. As for why it was you, it's simple, because you are pure blood."

Locke is also making patches now. After all, he didn't think about these things when he spoke before. Now he has to make it round for the sake of logical consistency.

This is made sense, and the subsequent behavior of learning knowledge from the Death Eaters can also be made sense.

"Are you planning to gather an army and take the lead in declaring war on Muggles?" Sirius, who had been silent for a long time, raised his head and looked at Locke, with a little nervousness, because Locke reminded him of someone, who was also a Dark Lord.

The reason why Sirius knew that person was thanks to his family, and he knew that person seemed to be still alive.

"No, no, no, war is only a last resort, not the only resort. War is not the solution to this problem."

Locke was surprised by Sirius's radicalism. He looked at him intently and then looked away.

"In fact, I could have ignored this matter, but I hate war. I like peace and stability, so in order to prevent war, I chose to stand up."

Are you kidding? Locke did all this to avoid the war that would cause the environment to collapse and prevent him from achieving his goals. To solve the problem directly with war, isn't that simply putting the cart before the horse?

"If it's not a war, what are you going to do?"

Sirius was surprised to hear that Locke did not intend to solve the problem through war.

"Apart from war, the only thing left is coexistence, but that will come later."

"There is a saying in the East, have you heard it? It goes like this: To resist foreign aggression, you must first stabilize the internal situation."

"The meaning of this sentence is very simple. It means that before solving external problems, we must first solve our own internal problems."

"The final problem I mentioned will not come for some time. The time before it comes is the time to solve the problems within the wizarding world."

"But we can talk about that later. There is only one thing I need to confirm now."

Locke supported himself on the armrests of the chair with both hands and slowly stood up. Seeing him stand up, the Death Eaters who were in deep thought did not dare to sit down, and the sound of chairs being moved back was heard.

Under the gaze of all the Death Eaters, Locke looked around and spoke slowly.

"The magic world has been ignorant for too long, and wizards as a group have been too deeply immersed in the arrogant world they have created, and are completely unwilling to understand the real world."

"But the days of peace will eventually come to an end. You already know that war is coming. In that war, no one can remain immune."

"In order to prevent the wizarding world from being destroyed, in order to stop all that from happening, the wizarding world needs to change and progress, and I am willing to be a pioneer."

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"So, I wonder if you are willing to join me, for the future of the wizarding world, for the future of all wizards, and even more for your own future."

In fact, normally speaking, if Locke really wanted to win over these Death Eaters, he should paint a rosy picture for them and promise them some benefits that would tempt them.

But Locke did not do so, because he felt that these Death Eaters were all smart people and should understand how much benefit they could get by doing this with him, so Locke didn't need to say much.

If there are still people who are unwilling to do so in such a situation, it is definitely not because they do not understand, but because they do not have the courage.

Volume 1: Chapter 34: I'm afraid it will hurt a bit

Locke originally thought that there would not be many people willing to do it in the end, and even thought that there might only be one Sirius Black.

But what he didn't expect was that after he finished speaking, all the Death Eaters bowed to him without exception.

"It is our honor to follow you, sir."

"My Lord, since you can look down upon us losers, we will definitely not let you down."

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The Death Eaters spoke one after another. Seeing this, Locke felt very surprised and very happy at the same time.