Only Lockhart, Snape, and Ginny in the British white wizarding world, plus Grindelwald, the Dark Lord, were only four, and they knew what kind of big conspiracy Voldemort might be brewing. On the surface, the wizarding world is still peaceful; secretly, a large number of outstanding former Aurors have been reabsorbed into the Executive Division, and the Ministry of Magic has always maintained its vigilance at the highest level.

If the threat cannot be lifted during the summer, it will be a question whether Hogwarts will resume normally.

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The Floo network was finally connected, and the workload of the Ministry of Magic increased instantly. A large number of wizards who were distributed all over the country, and even immigrated from overseas, went to the Ministry of Magic to register. From black households to law-abiding wizards, from foreign wizards to British wizards... Began to enjoy all the benefits and special wizard subsidies that British Muggle citizens should have; Strikers and Aurors rushed to various places and began to hunt down Death Eaters. The fish and the wizards who did evil during the floo network failure; gradually, the bottom Death Eaters scattered all over the place began to surrender themselves, but they were all small characters without the imprint of the dark demons, after Legilimency and Truth. After the double interrogation of the agent, they were sentenced to several months in prison.

At the same time, the training of more than a dozen new Aurors has also accelerated suddenly, time is waiting for no one, and these new recruits are likely to come in handy!

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"They're going on their first mission?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"Yeah, taking them out to learn is the fastest way to grow," Lockhart said. "Not to catch Death Eaters, and I'll go with them and it'll be fine."

"Go, what are you afraid of!" Albert is the first batch of members of the new Ministry of Magic to obtain Auror certificates, and he is full of confidence at this moment.

Neville had trained with another instructor before, but Lockhart took him with him on his first mission. The fat boy who was in school at Hogwarts has grown into a tall and handsome boy at this time: "We What are you going to do?"

"To take down the black market for wizards in Edinburgh in the north." Lockhart explained that Mundungus is always well informed: "According to sources, there are people on these black markets who are trying to sell potions that are banned by the Ministry of Magic. Material."

"Ok."

"Hermione. You stay at the Ministry of Magic and don't go anywhere."

"Okay, watch out then."

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Harry, Albert, Ron, and Neville, the four apparated with Lockhart's entourage. It didn't take long before they manifested to a location that Mundungus had prepared for them.

It landed in an alley, and there were cars coming and going outside the alley, and there were the sounds of vehicles' engines and horns, as well as the voices of Muggle pedestrians talking.

Lockhart was the quickest to wake up from the dizziness and looked around the four of them. They quickly turned to look at themselves. So he took the four people to the depths of the alley and started to order: "Everyone changes their appearance."

All five of them pointed their wands at their faces, and they quickly transformed. Aurors had to transform before handling cases in crowded situations. They didn't ask or need to pretend to be anyone, just to avoid being recognized by their faces as much as possible.

After walking for a few minutes in dimly lit conditions, Lockhart opened a rusted iron door with his wand and they entered a wizarding place. It was an alley with wet moss on the walls, and a few mice on the ground ran away when they saw them.

"Where is it?" Albert couldn't help but ask.

"Gast Street, you can understand it as Edinburgh's Knockturn Alley. It's just a bit smaller." Lockhart explained: "In the past, the Ministry of Magic did not manage these dark wizards gathering and trading places that were not serious illegal. But it's different now."

Harry nodded. "Well, the people who live here don't want to register with the Ministry of Magic?"

"Part of it didn't go, because they felt that receiving a subsidy of 100 Galleons a month was under the management of the Ministry of Magic, and it was far from being able to make a lot of money by buying and selling black magic items." Lockhart smiled: "Here is a man named Black thorn's black wizard organization, but don't worry, it is also a dark wizard organization, they are not on the same level as the Death Eaters. These well-fed wizards can learn black magic that can't be used on the table, and gather in a small wizard. To be honest. I feel like I'm amazing, and I never take the Ministry of Magic seriously."

"Hmph." Ron expressed his disdain.

Lockhart's words changed: "But I can't say it on the table, it's for the elite Aurors before the war. Blackthorn neither kills nor sets fire, and Scrimgeour didn't even bother to care about them at the time... But it's still a bit tricky for you newbies. So keep it in mind: always be on your guard!"

"clear."

"There is one more point. This is the magic black market controlled by Black Thorns. In addition to their managers, there will inevitably be dark wizards and even Death Eaters who are more ruthless than them, so be careful! I will first Set up some space freezing around, traps, etc. You go in and see the situation and find out the point. Although the terrain informants here have already told me all. But seeing is believing - pretending to be an ordinary wizard who came here for the first time , don't conflict with people, if you find a Death Eater, notify me immediately, can you do it?"

"no problem."

After the separation, Lockhart surrounded this area and set up several magical enchantments: no-fly, marking, sound insulation, and isolation of magic fluctuations. At the same time, notify the Ministry of Magic to cut off the Floo network in this area, and if you encounter any powerful Death Eaters, keep him from running away.

It took ten minutes to get it all done, and Lockhart also entered Gast Street.

There are people coming and going in the market, but the atmosphere is not lively - unlike Diagon Alley, which was bustling with people during the bustling period after the restart of the Floo network, although the environment here is noisy, it is depressing, and everyone is cautious. Even bargaining is soft-spoken.

Originally, this black market for wizards could have waited until the end of the war to focus on processing, but according to Mundungus' information, there are wizards trading in several potion materials that the Ministry of Magic has repeatedly banned - all of these materials are The resurrection decoction is essential.

So this black market can no longer stay.

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Black Thorn, as Lockhart told Harry and the others before, was not an "organization built by a few well-fed wizards". It used to be the largest dark wizarding group in the UK, with hundreds of members all over the place. It was only because he was low-key and did not openly confront the Ministry of Magic that Scrimgeour had been left alone.

But now, whether the upper echelons of Blackthorn know or want to, the black market protected by this organization may indeed be serving Voldemort's conspiracy, and since Lockhart has decided to take it down, it is "supported by a few fed ups" made up of people".

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Contacted by a note, the five met again.

"How's it going?"

"There are a lot of dark wizards here," Harry whispered. "There are also a lot of dark magic items on sale at the booth..."

"Well, this is nonsense, have you seen the surrounding terrain?"

"The structure is very complicated~lightnovelpub.net~ extends in all directions. After careful observation, there should be two back doors. There is a shop over there that sells Floo powder with its own Confusion spell, and here is a second-hand black magic item. Yes, there are still some stalls on this street, some are selling flying magic carpets, some are selling artifact creatures, and even a house elf is trapped by magic and selling." Albert replied: "The most arrogant one Naturally, it is the most central store that claims to be able to buy all the potion materials in the world, and it is also the headquarters of Black Thorn. It seems that there are not many wizards, and they are very strong."

"Well, very good, it's the same as the informant's information." Lockhart nodded approvingly: "You three remember, I let you come in and have a look, not just hanging out, you must observe useful information like Albert. !"

"Remember..." Neville said embarrassedly.

"Have you seen those wizards wearing the same brown robes, they are the security guards of Blackthorn, who are responsible for suppressing those who dare to make trouble here. There are a lot of mermaids in this market. "

"It seems like a lot..." Harry estimated: "There are only about twenty that can be seen. Five of us are not enough, should we call a few senior Aurors or a team of batters?"

"They are all busy, and I am here, five is enough. I will block the gate later, you have to block the two back doors for me, and any wizards who want to escape through the back door will be stopped, dare to resist. Knock it down directly, and call me to deal with it if you encounter difficulties." Lockhart said: "General wizards dare not do anything to Aurors, and they will stop if you report their names. Those who dare to do something to you are not two. Goods are ruthless characters, and they must not be taken lightly."

"Understood."

"Go."

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——(To be continued.)

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