\"Is there any difference?"

"Yes, people in the industry, such as us, usually pay more attention to the market value and user value of products, and the people I invited are all from the investment circle. In addition to their connections, the most prominent thing is the ability to draw a vision. ." Lockhart explained

Lockhart's words gave Crouch a headache:

"I understand the connections, but that's the basic

something based on values, so...what is 'the ability to paint a vision'?

If the major shareholder has doubts, Lockhart, as the managing director, must of course explain in detail.

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"Simply put, it is the ability of fooling people to take over, and their words represent a certain degree of credibility in the capital market."

Crouch let out a snort, "I see, but it doesn't seem necessary. If I remember correctly, our stuff is a high-quality product in the Muggle market, right? A fool can see how much it's worth."

"But investors are actually not sensitive to the value itself, only to the trend of price changes, which requires someone to help us." Lockhart reminded him.

Crouch paused for a moment, and then wanted to understand the key.

"That's it, since that's the case, I'll definitely talk to you." He promised

Sure enough, he was really starting to become obsessed with power again, Lockhart thought.

Chapter 234 Hogwarts is ready to go

Hogwarts' final exam is getting closer, and for Lockhart, his "final exam" is also getting closer.

For him, the results of his year's work depended on the preparations for the Big Five Tournament.

If a foreigner is satisfied and can say something that makes the Brits feel good about it in the Daily Prophet, and that makes Fudge feel smug, then his job is unquestionably well done, not the other way around.

Therefore, almost everyone in the Ministry of Magic believes that the most important thing Lockhart should think of now is to find some "famous foreigners" in advance, so that they can say good things at that time, and at the same time, try to bribe a group of media as much as possible to put this The top five competitions are blown into a grand event, and these are the top priorities.

But Lockhart's actions at this critical juncture are confusing - he actually wants to bring in a group of Muggles to test the good Hogsmeade first? What the **** is this doing?

\"…On the one hand, it is to test the reliability of the tournament facilities, and on the other hand, I want to make some money during the empty window in July." Lockhart explained.

"July? Why must it be July?"

Crouch answered Lockhart's question: "The Quidditch World Cup is on August 22nd, and we're going to spend three weeks preparing for it, and then we'll be promoting it in conjunction with the Big Five." We're preparing for the Hogwarts exams again in July, and it's only July that we can get some people out to keep things going, and it's already May

"But... is it really good to introduce Muggles into Hogsmeade? Even if it can make a little money 0" The opposition tried to continue to make things difficult.

"It doesn't matter, in order to make money, you can't use magic in front of Muggles for a week."

"But there's always some magic item to reveal, right?"

"We use magic detectors to preclude magic items, and... let's be honest, it doesn't matter if there is a little bit of stuffing. Muggles, even if they put magic under their nose, they will turn a blind eye, or use various Outrageous reasons to explain it."

\"It's just to make some money?"

"That's not a little money, Stebbins...and, why don't you ask the residents of Hogsmeade for their opinion?" Crouch finally became impatient.

The so-called "Hogsmeade residents" are actually the pure-blooded families who have properties in Hogsmeade, as everyone knows.

Sure enough, Stebbins closed his mouth immediately.

Because of the strong request of "rogue", the Ministry of Magic has adopted an attitude of turning a blind eye to this matter. Except for repeatedly emphasizing that the "Secret Act" must not be violated, they have not imposed any restrictions. action.

With permission, Lockhart and Gemma visited the Hogsmeade resort one last time.

Compared to a year ago, it has changed a lot.

Not only have the surrounding villages been leveled and renovated, but new recreational facilities have also been built in many open spaces, and even the lives of residents have been affected to varying degrees.

Of course, the biggest change is undoubtedly the towering giant pea in the glade

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From the planting in October last year to the planting in March this year, this pea seedling has only grown for two months, but its height has exceeded many thousand-year-old trees, and the

The vines twisted and twisted each other, and finally reached a thickness that required more than 20 people to hug each other in a circle.

\"Wait until July and it will be bigger than you can imagine," Professor Sprout said to Lockhart happily.

Lockhart looked at the giant "Jack Pea" with a burst of admiration.

"Thank you, Pomona, but I hope it will stop growing at the end of June. This size is almost enough. We still need time to remodel it."

"It doesn't need to be remodeled." Professor Sprout categorically rejected, "I will let it grow 20 rooms out of pea pods, and even the stairs can grow out."

"This can also be done?" Lockhart was startled.

\"Of course, this is the peculiarity of magical plants."

"Then it looks like we just need to magically change the stairs to an automatic \'elevator\'. "Lockhart can save another fee by scrambling to make a mark on the book.

"But are you really going to let the Muggles come and live for a while? This...really?" Professor Sprout asked, pointing to "Jack Pea".

"Well...we can explain that it was designed by an architectural artist and we spent a lot of money to make it look real..."

\"Would Muggles be fooled like this?"

Lockhart pretended to think for a moment. "I think so. Muggles will use everything they know to explain phenomena that confuse them."

"Okay, whatever, seriously, it's time for me to start preparing for the kids' final exams too..."

Lockhart took out the previously agreed payment: "Thank you, Pomona, we will engrave the builder's name on the door of the Pea Hotel, so that everyone who has been here will know who built it."

Professor Sprout quickly took the heavy bag of gold coins with a happy expression on his face.

is obvious.

"Actually, we Hufflepuffs usually don't pay much attention to honor..." She said goodbye to Lockhart with a smile.

Hehe, who are you lying to? Lockhart said heartily.

This old Hufflepuff professor is tolerant and easy-going, but she may not be as open-minded as she seems to be about honor.

Since Professor Sprout said that the name should not be engraved, then Lockhart must engrave it, otherwise it would really offend her.

Hogsmeade has everything set up, and now it's just waiting for Hogwarts' summer vacation.

When he was relieved, Lockhart began to pay attention to his stay at Hogwarts.

"heritage"

The student union at Hogwarts is running well. Many members of the student union come to the second floor of the cinema on weekends to get together for drinks and chat, and Lockhart will come over as a guest from time to time.

The competition in the dueling club this year is also more intense than last year. After the rules were gradually improved, the students of Hogwarts gradually adapted to the intensity of dueling, and began to derive various dueling genres.

Now they also know about the Big Five Tournament, and Durmstrang, who usually teaches students to use black magic to duel in class, is undoubtedly a great enemy in the eyes of Hogwarts, so he has trained harder than last year. many.

Faced with this situation, the professors did not stop.

The Big Five Tournament is the face of the school. In a sense, it is also a touchstone to test the work level of Hogwarts professors, so even if they don’t talk about it, they secretly reduce the amount of homework in practice, so that the Students were able to spend more time delving into duels.

When Cedric came to see Lockhart on the weekend, he gave Lockhart a copy of

"Exploration of Magical Dueling Theory", which records in detail the dueling theory, dueling essentials and some special tips jointly summarized by the professor and the top students of the dueling club.

And the reason they came to Lockhart was to ask for a sponsorship fee—they wanted to publish the booklet themselves, and then, in the name of the Student Union, promote it to all Hogwarts students for free.

"It is my duty." Lockhart happily gave them a sum of money in his own name, and the Urs must cheer for the hegemony. "

The reason why he was so happy was because he saw the author of the handbook named Professor Flitwick.

Even after graduation, you can't forget the old dean when you drink!

Chapter 235 The prophecy is still there

After Cedric left with the sponsorship he wanted, Lockhart carefully reviewed the dueling manual he had left behind and found that Professor Flitwick's dueling theory was indeed a step forward.

Because most spells can instantly incapacitate people when they hit a person, in terms of ordinary dueling skills, the fighting methods given to students by Lockhart are closer to the special police training manual on the Muggle side. Emphasizing concealment, mobility, firepower and space,

However, after the wizard duel, although Lockhart's theory is still applicable, the scope of application, focus, and guidance are far less than Flitwick's theory.

As a duel champion, Flitwick's dueling theory is more practical and instructive-he boils down all the actions of a duel into three types, namely "attack", "volley" and "differential"

Among them, attack is the basic means of ending the battle, and it is also the first means. The spells that can be used to attack can be described as various, and the wizards who are good at attack either have extremely strong magic power, can use force to break tricks, or master thousands of attacking routines , is overwhelming.

But no matter who it is, as long as the wizard attacks, then the attack will definitely have its principle and path, even if it is Dumbledore and Voldemort, and this also gives the opponent wizard room to "volley".

"So the first priority in a wizard duel is to never let your opponent know what spell you're using." These are Flitwick's original words.

If a wizard can understand all the spells of another wizard, then he can easily use the corresponding spells, or even reverse the spells to "volley", allowing the opponent to reap the consequences. And at the level of Voldemort and Dumbledore, they even

They will not attack with ordinary magic spells, because they know that it will not only have no effect on the opponent, but will also expose themselves to flaws.

It can get ugly when both sides start trying to "volley," but the real master has a way to avoid getting himself into that situation.

And this third basic means is "difference".

The so-called difference is to use all means to make the opponent use an offensive or defensive spell, thereby revealing a rigid time difference, and at this time, you can take advantage of this time to fight back.

Of course, the most basic way to play a difference is to dodge—if you can dodge the opponent's spell and counterattack while the opponent's stubbornness is right, then it will undoubtedly be a very harmonious thing.

In addition, there are tricks, anger, concealment, etc. to play the difference, or to use the opponent's negligence to spread the field, so as to force the opponent to reveal flaws when clearing the field is also a good choice.

"Wizards who are good at all-out attack tend to restrain wizards who are good at odds and ends, and wizards who are good at odds and turns are good at restraining those who are good at volleying, and wizards who are good at intercepting often make offensive wizards helpless.

…To sum up, dueling is a complex matter, and the combined use of attacks, volleys and synergies will determine the level of this wizard duel. What affects these three dueling actions is the wizard's magic power, knowledge level, equipment, magical creatures, and dueling instincts that have been trained. These are the basic skills of a wizard.

If you want to become a victorious general in the dueling arena, you must consciously improve these aspects in peacetime. "

After the outline was finished, Flitwick's booklet began to introduce various techniques of attack, volley, and difference, such as the rhythm and rhythm of spell casting, the anti-judgment and anti-judgment of volley, and the history of wizard duels. The famous tricks and so on...a lot of which is amazing for Lockhart.

The duel champion really lives up to its reputation!

It seems that the Big Five Tournament has really put a lot of pressure on the teachers and students of Hogwarts, even the dean. No one wants their students to be disadvantaged in this international event. Gwartz was ashamed.

Seeing that Hogwarts is well-prepared, Lockhart is relieved - because he does intend to add something new to the traditional Triwizard Tournament.

Lockhart thought that he would not have any more jobs before July, and that he could play office games with his female subordinates, but it backfired, and things came to him.

The one who came to him was the dignified Remus Lupin.

"Harry found me." He stated his intentions bluntly. "He told me that after the final exam of the divination class, Professor Trelawney made a new prophecy to him."

Lockhart was startled at first, and then he remembered something and put his heart down again.

"What's wrong with that? Professor Trelawney is making predictions every day, and I don't mean to speak ill of a former colleague, Remus... but if even one-tenth of her predictions come true, the risk on the Muggle side Investors will confess her as a god," Lockhart scoffed.

"This time the problem is different." Lupin looked a little irritable, "Harry said, this time Trelawney was in a completely different state. Her voice was hoarse and groggy when she made the prediction, and she didn't feel good after making the prediction. Remember what you said."

\"Have you ever thought that she is playing tricks?"

Lockhart pretended to be indifferent, but the alarm bell was ringing in his heart.

"Unlikely, even Dumbledore said she might be doing a real

prophecy. ' said Lupin.

Lockhart felt that after hearing the name "Dumbledore", he should show some respect, both emotionally and logically.

So he sat upright: "What is the prophecy?"

"Trelawney says that the Dark Lord's loyal servant will escape tonight to return to his master, and that this servant will bring his master back to life."

Lockhart thought he heard it wrong: "What?"

He didn't expect that so many variables had already occurred, but in the end, things returned to the starting point of II.

"But... Pettigrew should still be imprisoned in Azkaban prison, there is no way to escape." Lockhart was puzzled.

But Lupin was stunned for a moment: "Do you think that's a petit star?"

Lockhart was also stunned: "Isn't it... oh, she didn't mention who it was.

If she said "Loyal Servant," I don't think it's Pettigrew." Lupin frowned, "He's just timid and not loyal to Voldemort at all."

"That's true," Lockhart agreed, "but the prophecy is also not to be believed... Did Dumbledore tell anyone else?

"Dumbledore has notified the Department of Mysteries and asked the people from the Hall of Prophecy to seal Trelawney's prophecy: and although Scrimgeour has been complaining, he also agreed to strengthen the guard of Azkaban."

"That's good." Lockhart was relieved, "then what are you worried about? No matter who the prophecy said, he must still be squatting in Azkaban now. Nothing will happen."

"I hope so." Lupin frowned.

Chapter 236 The Trickiest Man