"Ah, I can't see it, the Chinese can still make this kind of thing." Moody exclaimed, "Do you know, something big is happening in the Chinese wizarding world now, it seems that little Gilderoy and we are talking about 'hidden world' Pi' won the victory and took control of the wizarding world. The Chinese wizards from the Ministry of Magic all left overnight in the past two days, ready to return to China."

"Go back? Go back for what," Lupin asked curiously. "If their Ministry of Magic regime changes, no matter which faction is in power, there will always be a need for diplomats. If those people don't like the new ones, then I can't go back and die."

"I don't know. I heard from the people from the International Magic Exchange and Cooperation Department. It seems that there was a peaceful coup on their side, and there was no fighting." Moody shook his head, "I don't understand what a peaceful coup looks like, like the mysterious man. How could he possibly control the Ministry of Magic without another minister?"

"I guess the Chinese wizards are looking forward to the 'Hidden Faction' coming out." Lockhart smiled. "Maybe the door is opened to welcome them to take over the power. Now the Chinese wizards can't look down on them anymore."

"Yeah, before those four Chinese wizards returned to China, they seemed to say that the wizards who came to contact us next time would be more powerful." Moody nodded, "Little Gilderoy, you seem to know China very well."

"Of course, I've been there!"

"Gidro, I think it's almost time." Hermione pulled Lockhart's hand, she didn't want to hear him mention China, because it was Pandora, not the China she went with him, "Let Harry try again. Bar."

"Granger is right, Harry!" Moody looked at Harry. "Try again, let Dumbledore take that ghost charm against the soul of the mysterious man."

"Oh, okay." Harry was disturbed by what the black mist in the Horcrux said just now, and it took him a while to realize that he had heard it.

"Okay, stand farther away this time, Harry." Dumbledore took the talisman and stood a few meters in front of the Horcrux, "Now you can open it."

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As Hermione guessed, the soul inside was healed and the scars forgot about the pain, and rushed out of the locket's protection under the call of Harry Parseltongue. The strong airflow forced Dumbledore to close his eyes.

"Hahaha... I can see your fear, Albus Dumbledore!" The lines of the black mist were almost unchanged. "You're an unfortunate poor fellow! You long for a happy family life, but you never get it! Your father is in prison for Muggles, your sister is insane for Muggles, and your only love - kills you sister, tortured your brother, and ran away!"

Obviously, every word of this black fog pointed directly at the most fearful place in the heart of the person standing in front of him. This trick, even on the strongest wizards, works: "Then he started a world war, and when we met again, he angrily blamed you for not carrying out your plans together. And your brother, with you close by. So close, but refuses to recognize you, and turns against you!"

The black mist kept changing its shape, turning into a guy who was not known to everyone present, but it was obvious that Dumbledore had been tricked - he began to cry again, holding the Soul Harvest Charm in his hand, but trembling.

"What's the matter, Albus!" Moody shouted from a distance, standing uneasily. "Where's your Occlumency, you old fellow!"

"The principal seems to be in trouble again," McGonagall said hesitantly, as if ready to come to help. "Gidro, please help the principal!"

Lockhart also realized that it was not good, Dumbledore was completely inactive at this time. Lockhart pulled out the hand that was grabbed by Hermione, faced the impact of the black mist, rushed over and stood in front of Dumbledore, grabbing the Soul Collector Talisman.

"Ahaha... You will never have a complete family, and you will never be able to protect your most cherished thing, Albus Dumbledore!" Black Mist laughed arrogantly.

"Shut up!" Lockhart shouted at the black fog, and at the same time approached the locket against the black fog. He could see that as long as he wasn't confused, the black mist would do little harm to a prepared adult wizard.

"Who are you?" Black Mist was angry, but it felt that the biggest threat at this time was no longer Dumbledore, but Lockhart. "Aha - Gilderoy Lockhart? Let me see your heart! Your fears!"

Lockhart is a rotten person... He has never experienced a life or death with his relatives, nor has he ever experienced an earth-shattering love that lasts until death. People like him are the least afraid of this kind of scar-opening attack. . As the so-called ignorance brings fearlessness, there is no emotional trauma, and there is no huge hole in the heart.

"You cowardly coward!" Black Mist felt an unprecedented threat, but he obviously had no lines to deal with Lockhart: "I saw your fear too! Your greatest fear is death! But death is near now. In front of you, but you don't know, are you still approaching the danger step by step?"

Lockhart saw blood all over the ground, his corpse was lying quietly in front of him, and the Horcrux was on the corpse's chest! "Haha! I'm not dead, and I can't die! Everything is an illusion!" He ignored the intimidation of the black mist and the shock of his corpse. The locket that came out of the black mist.

For a moment, Black Mist stopped talking, but twisted frantically, trying to get back into the Horcrux, but the Horcrux was blocked by a strange energy, and the part that touched the talisman was continuously absorbed and disappeared.

"No! What is this!" Although there is no emotion, the mechanism set by this Soul Fragment is to try to stay away from threats, but now—it can't do that.

The locket began to vibrate violently, but under the suppression of the soul-collecting talisman, the black mist could not return to the horcrux, so the locket could not be closed, and the soul-collecting talisman in Lockhart's hand also began to heat up and vibrated violently. stand up.

The temperature of the soul-collecting talisman became unbearable after a few seconds, and Lockhart let go and staggered back. Hermione rushed over nervously to support him, but Lockhart wasn't injured, just tripped over a pothole on the ground.

The soul-collecting talisman covering the locket began to turn red at a speed visible to the naked eye, and finally burned. At the same time, it began to frantically absorb the black mist beside it, as well as the soul fragments hidden in the locket, almost In a few seconds, it devoured the black fog! In the blink of an eye, the talisman turned into flying ash and scattered in the cold winter wind.

And Slytherin's locket, lying there unscathed, quietly opened, and the eyeballs in the two small glass windows disappeared, just like an ordinary locket.

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"Gildrow," Hermione asked nervously, startled, "seems to be successful?"

"You were so handsome just now~lightnovelpub.net~ Gilderoy!" Tonks screamed excitedly, "You are my new idol now!"

Snape and Moody also walked over at this time, picking up and examining the locket. Obviously, the protective magic left by Slytherin above is still there, but it is no longer a Horcrux.

"Good job, little Gilderoy." Moody had to turn his head back and praised Lockhart. Dumbledore was hit just now, as if he was hypnotized, and he was the first to take it. It still takes a lot of courage to continue the task of destroying the Horcrux, which made Moody look at Lockhart with admiration: "It seems that you are not as timid as you used to be?"

"Guidero has never been timid as a mouse." Professor McGonagall was also dissatisfied with Moody's evaluation. Lockhart's performance in school was difficult to make people like Moody's words.

"Gidro is a real warrior!" Hermione yelled at Moody angrily, and Moody didn't bother to provoke public anger, so he turned his head and continued to study Slytherin's locket with Snape and the others.

Dumbledore also recovered from the vision at this time, and he felt ashamed rarely: "I'm sorry, everyone." Dumbledore wiped the tears from his face, "Some bad things have happened in my family, It always falls off the chain at times like this."

"Fortunately, you're not stupid enough to deal with the Horcrux alone, Dumbledore." Snape glanced at Dumbledore with contempt, and said sarcastically. "It seems that you need to do some psychological counseling, or have a good talk with your 'nearest brother' to make up for your trauma."

"If possible, I would, Severus." Dumbledore took the locket and reconfirmed that the soul in it had been completely destroyed, "I have to say, Gilderoy, you are very worthy of your The title of 'best at dealing with black magic'."

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