"The furthest north, far from London," Lockhart said. "I'll show up near Wick so that even if they shut down the Floo network and start a big battle after me, I can fly straight to the North Sea. Get away. That way the underpowered Death Eaters won't be able to take part in the hunt for me, and if they hold on, I'll cross the sea to Norway first."

"Isn't Northern Ireland pretty good too," McGonagall asked.

"The Floo network in Northern Ireland is not connected to the Ministry of Magic's Floo network, and if there were an ambush there, we would have to cross the Irish Sea to Apparate back to the defense of Hogwarts or the Ministry of Magic," Lockhart explained. , "After Sev left Hogwarts, he Apparated to Thurso directly. We will find a place to meet the Dark Lord in a place by the sea where there is no one. We will have time to discuss this."

"Well, at what time will I be ready on the 30th," Snape asked.

"What time do you usually eat, let's go when you're full." Lockhart asked with a smile, "It's best to fight in the cafeteria and leave immediately if you want."

"I usually have the elf bring something to the office for dinner at seven o'clock in the evening," Snape said. "But if you want, I'll be in the lobby for dinner that day."

"Well, if there is a change, a note will notify you." Lockhart nodded, "By the way, the sculptures and armor in the Hogwarts defense system have not been added much."

"Dumbledore didn't use much loss last time, but I didn't have the time, and I didn't have the courage to replenish it." Snape shook his head, "but there is actually some inventory in the warehouse with the Requirement Room, of course, it was thrown in because of poor quality. , but it is also possible to take it out and make up the number.”

"After you left, the defense of the campus—"

"When the Headmaster leaves or dies, the Deputy Headmaster will automatically gain control of most of the castle's magic," McGonagall said. "As for—"

"I've already made arrangements," Snape said. "After I leave, Minerva will automatically become the only headmaster of Hogwarts, gaining full headmaster authority including changing the password of the headmaster's office and controlling all defensive magic."

"Very well, it seems that you have thought very carefully." Lockhart said with satisfaction, "Professor McGonagall. Please be sure to take good care of the Slytherin students, not only to hold them hostage, but also to prevent them from suddenly Students who resist... h.a., let them go and live in the Slytherin lounge if they are almost weak."

"Um. I know about the h.a. thing."

"It seems that there is nothing to do. We have arranged things at Hogwarts now, and we have told you every detail of the plan. What you need to do next is to eat and sleep after class normally. Wait in the best state. The rest of the Order of the Phoenix came to you on the 30th."

"I see... but Severus is actually the principal's spy buried inside the Death Eaters, I feel—" McGonagall suddenly became excited, "I knew that Albus was always able to put everything Arranged!"

"Yeah—" Lockhart agreed insincerely—is that true, when Dumbledore died, Moody's sacrifice could be expected, and his Gilderoy Lockhart is now the Order of the Phoenix The backbone of the team, do you plan to plan the counterattack? He didn't believe it, and probably only the old man knew the truth. "Oh, one more thing. Professor McGonagall, please take good care of Ginny these two days, don't let her run around, get caught by Death Eaters accidentally, and then leak our plan or the hiding place of the Order of the Phoenix. Oh no."

"This Weasley family's youngest daughter has always been very clever, so she shouldn't be caught..." McGonagall said, "but she seems to be a little abnormal these days, always telling me that she has important things to find you, Can't I contact you on a note?"

"She's not feeling well, cough... I also told her to let her contact me with a note." Lockhart coughed. Not going to tell McGonagall about the aphrodisiac. "Then, I'll go back now, and the school will be handed over to you, until I finish dealing with the mysterious man. I won't enter this castle again."

"Let's do something more important." Mag nodded. "To deal with the mysterious man, you need to prepare everything."

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Scrimgeour had been an Auror for more than 40 years. Of course, almost all of the helpers he found were related to Aurors: the strongest among them was naturally a retired man like Moody, but he was not too old to leave. Aurors on the move - of course, the same generation does not mean that these Aurors have the same strength as Moody's or Scrimgeour. But at least one of them will not be parallel imports.

Slightly younger, some are excellent wizards like Lockhart who have received full Auror training, but have left the Ministry of Magic for various reasons; the last helper is only with Aurors: Aurors Friends and relatives, or wizards who have been rejected when applying for an Auror - those who seek a position as an official at the Ministry of Magic are not necessarily thinking of serving the people, but those who dare to apply for Aurors must be full of blood, or at least have been Desire for passion... This principle applies to both the wizarding and Muggle worlds.

There were hundreds of wizards who met the above criteria, but only a dozen or so ended up participating in the attack on the Ministry of Magic. First of all, not everyone is willing to risk their lives to help, and those who are willing to help are not necessarily reliable. If they can't find one, they will be pulled into the organization. For safety, Scrimgeour uses Legilimency and a small amount of Veritaserum. Get help.

Why did Dumbledore secretly add Veritaserum to Lockhart's drink~lightnovelpub.net~ Lockhart didn't turn his face after he found out? Because every professional Auror has undergone a similar test of loyalty when they join, they basically don't care about it. But ordinary wizards often feel distrusted and difficult to accept once they find out that they have been Legilimency or that their food has been infused with Veritaserum.

Another difficulty is that it is really difficult to find the home address of people who have served as Aurors. The Auror training manual contains hidden home addresses in the regulations. Many Aurors, including Lockhart himself, follow the rules completely even after leaving the company. Come and do it... which made it almost impossible for Scrimgeour to find the gang.

That is to say, the former Aurors who were the easiest to find and whose strengths were guaranteed were the ones who didn't fully comply with the Auror Code... It was really ironic.

In addition to the wizards who were preparing to attack the Ministry of Magic, of course, the Aurors and the Order of the Phoenix also met a large number of wizards who verbally offered to help during their escape, such as Luna's father and Zhang Qiu's family. But for non-professional combatants, let's wait for the situation to stabilize a little bit, at least let them know to help after capturing Hogwarts.

——

For the last two days, they no longer have any activities or contact with the outside world, carefully sorting and reviewing the entire plan over and over again to ensure that nothing has been overlooked.

Only Lockhart, in the past two days, changed into Harry's appearance, frequently appeared in the sight of wizards near Wick, not only sucked blood every day, but also successfully attracted many Death Eaters and Dementors Strange siege, the Floo network in the Wick area has indeed been cut off.

But with his current strength, even if he couldn't Apparate, there was no Death Eater who could hinder his freedom of coming and going.

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——(To be continued.)

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