Live, he may still hope that the dark wizard of Albania will be bewitched by him.

Old Crouch knew that Lockhart would never stand idly by after asking these questions, so he took the initiative to hand over all the secret diplomatic documents in his possession before Lockhart raised it.

In Crouch's opinion, according to his age, Lockhart will need about 10 years to become Minister of Magic, and it will take more than ten years to govern. This time is enough for his grandson to grow up and receive an education.

It's useless to keep these things in your own hands. If you leave them for 20 years, they will only become worthless. It's better to give them to Lockhart to sell them.

After Lockhart got these things, he thought about it carefully, and then made a decision

He wants to hire old Crouch as his "translator", which is actually a political consultant.

Although the old Crouch has completely cut off his political future, this does not mean that he has lost the value of use. His knowledge, connections and understanding of wizard politics are not what ordinary people can achieve.

It can even be said that because Crouch himself is no longer able to hold any public office, Lockhart can rest assured on him.

He was his grandson's secret keeper, and at the same time knew him well. He was doing a job that Crouch was very familiar with. In addition, the Department of International Affairs and Cooperation in the post-Crouch era also needed a backbone, Lockhart felt. Hiring the old Crouch himself is definitely more pros than cons.

Crouch certainly wouldn't refuse, or that was his purpose.

Because the period between when he was forced to step down and when his grandson grew up was so long that the Crouch family could easily be forgotten. He was very worried that if he just stayed at home and educated his grandson, the world would not would remove the Crouchs from power

squeezed out of the central circle.

But if he uses the resources he has on hand to help Lockhart when his foothold is not stable, then Lockhart will naturally be the best transition for his grandson to grow up.

This is just a transaction, Crouch understands, and Lockhart also understands, but neither of them will say it directly.

Because of the lack of enough opposition, the British Ministry of Magic, under pressure from the Norwegians and French, finally agreed to the "absurd request" to increase the junior group, and there were only a few days left until the beginning of October.

With the help of Crouch, Lockhart finally figured out who gave Karkaroff the advice through various connections.

It was an old noble family in Norway, surnamed Nien. The family's greatest achievement was to introduce Quidditch to Northern Europe.

But judging from the intelligence that Old Crouch had traded from Karkaroff, this family was very active during the Grindelwald Rebellion, and many of the family members joined the shaman party, even in the shamans. The party also acted as a leading party when it attacked Norway.

During the first Voldemort Rebellion, Karkaroff had contact with the Nin family, and after Voldemort was **** defeated by Harry, the Nin family refused the inspection of the Norwegian Ministry of Magic, and insisted that their family and Voldemort That lunatic has nothing to do with it.

But Crouch knew that those guys had already decided to invite Voldemort to visit Northern Europe before Voldemort fell, but they couldn't make it in the end.

Lockhart was very suspicious that Voldemort and Little Crouch had contacted the Nin family and asked them to come forward to find Karkaroff.

Because since Karkaroff served as the principal, Durmstrang has gradually become more and more nervous in recent years, and they can only start accepting social donations earlier because they are not financially well-off. It is difficult for Karkaroff to refuse big money. Nin's request.

Karkaroff may not have the courage to help Voldemort, but he can't discern the purpose of the Nien family, so he can only be used.

Not to mention Karkaroff, without knowing what the inside story is, it is impossible for anyone to know what the purpose of the Nien family is.

Only Lockhart instinctively felt something was wrong, but he still had no proof.

He was sure that even if he asked about the Nien family, they would only insist that he made such a suggestion for business purposes.

It can only be said that the little Crouch is worthy of the Crouch family. Even if he did not attack the old Moody, he was helping Voldemort in his own way.

Little Crouch will definitely help Voldemort complete the resurrection ceremony, and he will definitely find a way to help Voldemort get the "blood forced by the enemy" that Voldemort wants.

It's just that even if the junior group is added, Harry may not become a warrior of Hogwarts, and even if Harry becomes a warrior of Hogwarts, how does little Crouch plan to get Harry to the ceremony site? This is all that Lockhart does not know.

But it doesn't matter, because in Lockhart's plan, he also intends to let Voldemort get Harry's blood, but he can't put Harry's life at risk.

God knows that the plot has changed so much, will Voldemort still have a brain twitch, and have a big friendship pk with Harry in front of all the Death Eaters.

It is undoubtedly very embarrassing to ensure that Harry is not in danger, and to let Voldemort get Harry's blood.

However, Lockhart intends to give it a try and kill Crouch by the way.

Chapter 285 "Swelling" Potion

After an unpleasant trip to the World Cup, Harry and his two pals are finally back at Hogwarts, back in the bedroom they've been dreaming about.

After entering the fourth grade, their homework pressure suddenly increased. Not only did the Charms and Transfiguration classes become more and more difficult, but even Harry's better defense against the dark arts and the protection of magical creatures classes began to make him feel. Some are overwhelmed.

After a lesson on the protection of magical creatures, Harry and the three walked to the castle listlessly, all covered in smoky fire.

"I'm starting to regret helping Hagrid's case," Hermione said to Harry and the others. "Look...he's not taught at all."

Originally, according to the syllabus, they should learn about salamanders in this class. Hermione not only previewed the salamander's habits and caring methods in advance, but even taught herself the content of superclass, that is, how to take the salamander's blood without getting angry or afraid.

But after the class, everyone was dumbfounded - Hagrid said that that thing was not interesting, as long as the fire was lit, the salamander would get in by itself. So in this class, what he prepared for these little guys was a new species of creature he just crossbred, one by one, fried tail snails.

Although Harry remained loyal to Hagrid's friendship, he had to admit that Hermione was right that maybe Hagrid wasn't a good fit to be a professor of Protection of Magical Creatures.

After the hippogriff incident, Hagrid has a tendency to intensify. Every ordinary class starts with 3X creatures. Whenever he teaches everyone with a smile on his face, they will all feel it in their hearts. One tight one—because it often means Hagrid has brought another "big guy"

According to senior classmates, the last professor of the protection of magical creatures class was

It was Keitel Burn who was crazy enough, and the students were relieved when they heard he had resigned.

But what I didn't expect was that the new teacher was even worse than Kettleburn. If it wasn't for the students' strong dissuasion, the new professor even wanted to give them insight into the eight-eyed giant. spider.

Hermione was happy at first, because not every professor would teach N.E.W.Ts in the lower grades, but then Hagrid's madness made her complain, because there is still a difference between "advanced" and "extraordinary".

In short, she really regrets it now. If the hippogriff had been punished a little, Hagrid wouldn't be as floating as he is now.

On the positive side of the writer, as long as we can graduate from Hagrid, then we won't have to worry about work. Ron comforted them and said, "I have heard from Charlie that several farms at home and abroad have recommended places for Hagrid graduates, no matter who they are, as long as they get Bian's grades in Hagrid's class, They'll give him a job. "

"Yeah, that's why the students who took his class didn't dare to drop out." Harry subconsciously looked back at the location of Hagrid's wooden house behind him.

Hagrid recently made a small fortune. The Extraordinary Apothecary Association ordered a large batch of eight-eyed giant spider venom from him, saying that it was going to be made into medicine and sold to Muggles, so Hagrid planned to buy another batch of animal cubs. By the way, he also renovated his cabin and built two more animal stalls.

Of course, this could not be hidden from the students at Hogwarts. In addition to envy and jealousy, they also learned that learning about the protection of magical creatures is not only an interest, but also can make money, so naturally no one will quit Take this course.

Hagrid can make a fortune: Harry of course is happy) Harry also beat Hermione for this

, What can the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider do in the end, it can even be sold to Muggles.

But Hermione blushed and didn't answer Harry's questions for the first time until I"

I was forced to be in a hurry, so I said a mang-shaped potion."

Harry felt that this was impossible, because no matter how much a wizard exploited the loopholes in the secrecy law, it was impossible to directly sell something like an invisibility potion to a Muggle that was obviously not a serious thing.

So when Harry was doing his homework in the library, he seriously flipped through the books on potions for the first time, trying to find out the purpose of the eight-eyed spider venom.

Then he understood why Hermione was reluctant to answer him. It turned out that the venom of the eight-eyed giant spider has the effect of blocking some nerves and blood vessels after being diluted, and it can have the effect of "swelling potion" on the local area of ​​men, and The potency can last up to 4 hours.

Harry was shocked - if this potion was sold on the Muggle side, it would sell like crazy, at least his Uncle Vernon would definitely pay for it, so he wouldn't take his aunt to the motel. When the car was washed, it only took 2 minutes to get the car out again.

It seemed that Hagrid was going to make a fortune.

In addition to Haiqi, Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick have also increased the intensity of their teaching in order to cope with the top five competition. Professor Sprout also claimed that "in order to cope with the changing situation", she temporarily added "magic" to the syllabus Plant Thought Management", because only by learning this well, they can grow magical medicinal herbs in batches.

As for Snape, let alone the sudden popularity of potions apprentices in the job market, Snape had to relax the recruitment standards for advanced potions classes and added a lot of practical lessons to the curriculum. . He even asked the students to memorize the recipes for fifteen universal potions and the quick configuration process, which also made Harry and the others complain.

In the face of the devastation of the professors, the students are powerless to resist, because they all know that even if the lawsuit hits their parents, the parents will only let these children go.

children study hard

Under these circumstances, all Hogwarts students began to look forward to the Big Five, knowing that as soon as the game started, they would have a chance to breathe.

And this moment was finally waited for by them

The magic schools in Europe, America and Africa, which were originally scheduled to come at the end of October, decided to come to Hogwarts together on October 1 because of the increase in the number of projects, so as to avoid the subsequent games being unable to be arranged in time.

Dumbledore also informed the students who arrived at Hogwarts in advance, asking them to gather outside the Great Hall on the evening of October 1 to welcome the arrival of the students and the headmaster of the various schools.

"It's going to be a big deal," Ron assured Harry. "Dad said the Ministry of Magic has a lot going for it, and Lockhart even invited the Muggle Prime Minister to watch it.

Both Harry and Hermione were taken aback: \"Prime Minister? Are you sure?"

Ron didn't take it as seriously as the two of them, because in his perception this

It is a common thing: "Yeah, let him open his eyes, it will be convenient for us to do business in the future.

a lot of.

"It seems that after we graduate, there is another employment channel." Harry joked.

Although Harry was surprised, he didn't realize the seriousness of the matter at this time, so he was even in the mood to worry about the Muggle Prime Minister. But just wait for a while, and he won't have time to worry about it.

Chapter two hundred and eighty-six wings flapping in the muggle world

In order to ensure the safety of the guests, retired old Auror Moody decided to act as Hogwarts security himself.

Like Lockhart, he believes that behind the temporary restructuring of the Goblet of Fire, there must be a shadow of Voldemort and his accomplices, so when it comes to receiving guests, he must personally check.

Under the gaze of his magic eye, even if someone drinks the compound decoction or becomes invisible, he can't hide his original appearance, which is Moody's confidence.

Although it seems that keeping a ferocious old Auror at the door seems to hinder the "international outlook", Fudge is not an ignorant person. After experiencing two vicious incidents in the World Cup, Fudge is also afraid to guarantee the hegemony competition. The process will not be accidental, so I pinched my nose to recognize it.

In any case, as long as he received distinguished guests from various countries, gave speeches and appeared in the newspapers, Fudge wanted nothing more.

Most of the jobs that belonged to Lockhart were taken by Fudge, but Lockhart didn't really care about that.

He has already obtained the benefits and contacts that he should get from the sponsors, and if he wants to be published in the newspaper, he also has his own channels, so he doesn't really care.

On the contrary, the economic channel to the Muggle side is more important to Lockhart, because it is the cornerstone of his throne of power.

On the afternoon of October 1, Lockhart invited the Prime Minister to a meeting with a large group of the oil investment community to celebrate the completion of the hedging transaction of the first oil of the Sniff Drilling Company on the London Oil Futures Exchange, and These goods stayed on the wharf in Nigeria, quietly waiting for delivery.

Prime Minister Major drank two full glasses, flushed himself, and impromptu

He gave a speech, saying that the London Petroleum Exchange should play a bigger role in the world, which drew unanimous applause from the participants.

And Lockhart was not left out in the cold. Most of the people present were well-informed. Knowing that the Sniffing Drilling Company was a hot rookie in the oil market, they came to toast Lockhart one after another and inquired about some news by the way.

Lockhart talked a lot to these people in the quality of an excellent civil servant, but at the same time said nothing, leaving the directors of the company still in a fog.

Some Muggles who had been to Hogsmeade smiled gleefully at the sight of these people returning without success.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes. Although everyone eats this meal, there are always some people who want to make themselves more equal than others, and these people who have been invited by Lockhart are undoubtedly the "core"

Although Lockhart had secretly invited the group, when the group returned to London from their vacation, the news of Hogsmeade was spread all over the oil investment community within three days.

In the mouths of these "identified people", Hogsmeade is simply paradise on earth. Not only does it have private golf courses, ski resorts and lakes, but the houses they live in are also medieval magic-style buildings carefully designed by artists, and country cinemas. There are also old movies with no damage to the picture quality.

More critically, "the air there is good".

All of these people who went back from vacation seem to be ten years younger. Not only has the Mediterranean Sea above their heads been re-occupied by the land, but even their bodies have become much lighter. It is difficult for outsiders to imagine what they suffered there. of hospitality.

But one thing is certain, the directors behind the sniffing and drilling company are very rich, and they are not the unrecognizable banknotes that still stink of ink, but the kind of \"noble banknotes. , full of humanistic atmosphere" gold.

These people noticed that people who were invited to go on vacation returned with a

A gold coin named "Canon". This kind of gold coin is beautifully cast, simple in shape, and the lines on the coin surface are still very clear, and it does not belong to any kind of commemorative gold coin they know.

There is no doubt that these gold coins are the admission tickets used by those with "status" to distinguish each other, a symbol of a secret association, in which even the Prime Minister has joined.

Everyone who wants to make a difference in the oil trading market is paying attention, and they are secretly asking how to join this group, and there are even people who want to buy a Galleon at a high price in an attempt to make themselves one of these people. part of .

Lockhart had expected this situation for a long time, but considering the political ecology of the wizarding world, he would have to carry it for a long time in the future, and not allow too many Muggles to enter this association.

As for those who have already joined...they're afraid they'll never have new members join again.

Lockhart believes that when the company expands its operations in the future, there will be many people rushing to help him.

Seeing that it was getting late, Lockhart looked down at his watch and found that there was only about an hour left before the opening of the Hogwarts Welcome Ceremony, so he called the Prime Minister out.

Meijie vaguely remembered what they were going to do today, but there were too many people toasting him just now, and he was a bit greedy, so he seemed a little unsure of his mind.

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Lockhart had to get out a bottle of invigorating potion, pop it open, and put it under the Prime Minister's nose for a while.

Major suddenly felt two hot breaths pouring directly into his brain from his nose, burning away the tiredness in his body.

He jolted for a moment, and then came to his senses.

"Oh, I almost forgot..."

Major rubbed his temples in embarrassment, pretending that he hadn't fully recovered.

How it came: "Those guys are so enthusiastic... Shall we go now?"

Lockhart didn't break him: Dyke, come over at any time, and I'll show you—meet our high-ranking officials at the Ministry of Magic, and by the way, go through a security check, and then you'll see something you've never seen before. "

After listening to Lockhart's words, Major appeared to be in high spirits: "Great, I can't wait. I have informed my wife that I will be home later tonight.

"Aren't you going to talk to Miss Carrie?" Lockhart teased.

Don't ask how Lockhart knew about the Prime Minister's affair, it's a historical effect.

Major suddenly choked: "What are you doing... I mean, Wei Na and I are just colleagues, loyal allies in the party, pure..."

"I don't know anything," Interrupted Lockhart hilariously, "of course we believe you can be loyal to allies, in fact we usually don't care much about other people's private lives, it's just that those portraits are self-conscious and like to mess around. Come on, there are just too many frames in Whitehall...you know."