After Lupin left, Lockhart stood at the bottom of the stairs and called up, "George! Fred! Are you there?"

"What's the matter, Professor." George and Fred Apparated.

"How many times have I told you not to Apparate behind others!" Lockhart took the two of them to the kitchen.

"You guys are going to open a shop in Diagon Alley, what about the one in Hogsmeade?"

"We are also thinking about it."

"Would you like to turn it off?"

"How much is left? Don't close the Hogsmeade store, let Remus take care of it, or he will have nothing to do." Lockhart reluctantly compromised, "A thousand Galleons is enough."

"Of course enough!" the brothers exclaimed in surprise.

"I don't want your shares this time. You can directly pay Lupin half of the income from the Hogsmeade store and give me half." Lockhart thought for a while, "Now Lupin's salary is How many?"

"Twenty Galleons a month, Professor. The Hogsmeade shop only makes two or three hundred Galleons a month!"

"Then let's go up to fifty. That's it. Go and open the store. Remember to supply Lupin's store!"

After dealing with this matter, Lockhart felt that there seemed to be nothing to pay attention to, so he went back to his room. He wrote a letter to Hermione. After all, it felt weird to leave a "lover" at home with a real girlfriend on a trip. Although he hasn't done anything to this "lover", Lockhart still has to comfort her.

After two boring days at the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix, Lockhart left, and he is now going to pick up Pandora.

The Minister of Magic's house is still under the protection of the Faithful Charm, and every time someone visits, the insider will be reset, but Pandora has already asked Connelly to send an invitation to Lockhart, so he entered it smoothly.

As soon as he knocked on the door, Lockhart didn't have time to think about what to say, the door opened, and Pandora seemed to be waiting for him early.

"Professor," Pandora hugged Lockhart and whispered to Lockhart, "They all agreed, you don't have to force me to go."

"That's good, I just don't have anything good to say." Lockhart also relaxed.

"Gidro, you're here!" The Minister of Magic was actually at home today.

"Mr. Minister, you are at home today, where are Pandora's parents?"

"They went to work," Connelly nodded to Lockhart, "Gidro, come with me, I have something to tell you."

Lockhart glanced at Pandora, and saw that she nodded to him, and followed the minister to the balcony of the upstairs study.

"Gidro, I'm glad you and Pandora have such a good relationship." Cornelius Fudge said to Lockhart with a smile on his old face, "but you took her so far to travel like this, It's too... too inappropriate."

Lockhart was about to say something, but the Minister of Magic continued to say to himself: "Unfortunately, the situation in the UK is very chaotic now, and the influence of the Death Eaters is pervasive from the top to the bottom. I, the Minister of Magic, really do it. terrified..."

"Sir, as long as you make good use of the Auror department and maintain a good relationship with Dumbledore, it shouldn't be too difficult to deal with the mysterious man..." Although Lockhart said so, he didn't quite believe it himself, "If you just want to protect My family is safe, and forgive my rudeness, Scrimgeour is better suited to this situation than you are."

Fudge's face flushed, but he calmed down quickly, not angry: "Gidro, we're family, and I know you're right. But, you know, the Ministry of Magic was in me last year. Under his leadership, he suppressed the riots of the Dementors and the escape of the Death Eaters~lightnovelpub.net~ and killed a lot of their people."

The Minister of Magic still firmly believes that he led the operation, it seems that his memory modification is indeed the pinnacle - Lockhart thought with a self-deprecating laugh.

"I was worried that even if I resigned, the Death Eaters would not let me go, so I had to bite the bullet and continue to sit in this position!" the old man said helplessly, "So, Gilderoy, Pandora is saying that you are going to take him on a trip. I immediately supported her, and taking her away would ensure her safety this summer."

Lockhart understood, and said quickly, "Sir, don't worry, I will protect Pandora well. You can just deal with the Death Eaters at ease."

Connelly nodded: "How long are you going?"

"More than a month."

"All the documents and documents are ready."

"yes."

"Then go, have fun, and take good care of Pandora." After Connelly finished speaking, he breathed a sigh of relief, "I don't think there will be any news from the British magic circle over there, you bring this. Come back. At that time, if this thing does not raise an alarm, it means that the situation is still under the control of the Ministry of Magic, and if an alarm is raised, then take Pandora directly to Hogwarts, only there is safe."

Lockhart took the crystal ball handed over by the minister in surprise. Has the situation deteriorated to this point?

"You can go, I have to go back to the Ministry of Magic." After Connelly finished speaking, he turned back and got into the fireplace of the study. A green light flashed, and the person was no longer there.

Lockhart collected his things and went back downstairs. "Dear, have you packed your things, let's go!"

"Okay, it's all here!" Pandora patted the bag in her hand, she couldn't wait.

"Let's go."

​​