After making up his mind to run for Minister of Magic, Lockhart finally made up his mind and began to plan his own development path.

The Minister of Magic is a good job. He is not only the head of many magical civil servants, but also serves as the Chief Justice of Wizengamot. He was elected by wizards, and he is a politician, civil servant, and court. Three powers in one, Even that idiot Fudge even awarded himself a Merlin First Class Medal when he was a minister, which is a high weight.

It is precisely because of this that there are many people who want to do this, and there are many great and ideal wizards. Although Lockhart has a good foundation, it is still very difficult to get the upper hand.

Even if this is only the political world of the magic world, he should have his own interest groups, a relatively good circle of contacts, a fundamental base of voters who support him, and the support of the civil service group and the legal community. At present, all he can rely on is his "reputation" and the "business ability" he has cultivated since he was a junior employee.

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That's why he decided to accept this offer from Hogwarts even when he knew the secret room incident was about to break out and his situation would be very dangerous.

Hogwarts is the alma mater of almost everyone in the British wizarding world. In order to establish his authority among young wizards and wizards in the future, Lockhart must create an image of "coming up to difficulties" for himself. Just one year.

As long as this year has passed, he can go to the "Department of Magical Accidents and Disasters", use his forgetting spell to become a memory canceler, and officially enter the political world.

As for Voldemort's Rebellion... For this kind of thing that could not be avoided no matter what, he could only choose to deal with it bravely and stand firmly on the side of the white magic world.

While somewhat risky, the benefits are equally huge.

As long as he finds a way to survive this period, and after the famous Harry Potter defeats Voldemort, he can use his "prophet" advantage to operate and plan, take over Rufus Scrimgeour's position, and go. to the position of Minister of Magic.

After he has stayed in this position enough and made all his fame and fortune, he will pass on the position of Minister of Magic to Hermione Granger and continue to control the political world.

Hermione is a huge admirer of Lockhart anyway.

Dumbledore may or may not have read Lockhart's thoughts, but none of that matters.

Anyway, Old Deng just wanted to transform Harry Potter, the savior, into the shape he wanted as much as possible before Voldemort returned. As long as Lockhart doesn't get in the way of his goal: Dumbledore probably wouldn't mind if he did something a little too far.

Therefore, in this year's plan, Lockhart has set himself the goal of becoming a qualified Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher, establishing his own influence among the students, and then trying to survive as much as possible, not to die in a snake Strange sneak attack, and then go to the devil safely> Go Xishang/Ren°

For this goal, he needs to improve his magical strength as soon as possible, and he can no longer be a guy who can only forget the curse.

There is also the need to prepare lessons carefully, and not to reveal the stuff in one lesson like the original owner, but Lockhart intends to maintain his glorious image for a whole year.

But before that, he had to go home to appease his mother and prepare for the task given to him by the principal.

This was the first assignment Dumbledore gave him, and Lockhart didn't want to screw it up.

Chapter 3 The energy behind the three brooms

After coming out of Hogwarts Castle, Lockhart did not rush back to London, but went to Hogsmeade, a magical town next to the school.

Of course, he didn't come here for nothing, but to impress the parents of those students, so he came to purchase some things, and at the same time made a prelude to his ambitions.

After shopping for a long time, he stuffed the things he bought into his suitcase with the traceless expansion spell applied, and came to the biggest bar in town, One Three Brooms, with satisfaction.

He almost entered the bar when someone inside spotted him.

"Gildello Lockhart!"

The hostess of the bar threw away the guests who were greeting her and went straight to the door.

"Good afternoon, Ms. Rosmerta."

Lockhart flashed his signature smile and saluted the hostess.

Rosmerta's eyes just lit up: "You haven't been here for a long time, recently I... oh, - is everything going well?"

Lockhart blinked his left eye lightly, or more like a wink: "Thanks to you, it couldn't be smoother...Is the wine I've saved still there?

"Of course! I put it in the best spot in the cellar. How... still the same? A tall glass of Aged Ogden Fire with a puck and two scoops of soda?" Rosmerta asked eagerly.

"Of course, or...what unique little recipe have you recently invented?" Lockhart asked knowingly.

"Of course, do you want to try?" Rosmerta asked proudly.

Lockhart smiled: "I'm a very shy person, and I don't always refuse a kind offer from a lady, especially a beautiful lady."

"Still so glib!"

Rosmerta groaned, then walked to the bar.

It was probably because of what they said just now that the guests who had just been thrown away by Rosmerta were a little dissatisfied.

"Hey! I'm going to drink Rosmerta's own wine too!" shouted a shaved wizard without a wizard hat.

Rosmerta slid past him lightly: "Okay, a Galleon-cup, otherwise we won't talk about it."

"What? It's so expensive? Then why does the little white face do it?" the wizard shouted.

Rosmerta's preference for Lockhart is almost obvious: "If you can kill a werewolf yourself, and you can taste the same wine in different vintages and origins, I would also be happy to make a glass for the hero in my mind."

Seeing the wizard looking at him, Lockhart didn't say much, but just found a seat next to him and sat down.

Although he disliked the atmosphere of the bar, Ms. Rosmerta was someone Roja wanted to make friends with.

If he remembered correctly, the woman's social circle in the original book was astonishingly large. Not only did many little wizards from Hogwarts know her, but even Hogwarts professors had a good relationship with her, and even had a close relationship with her. Even Minister of Magic Fudge and the goblins like her, and even invite her to sit down for a drink when they visit.

Of course, this may also have something to do with her beautiful figure and face.

In short, as long as you have a good relationship with her, when Lockhart needs to see someone in the future

You can do the transfer through Rosmerta, which will be much more convenient.

Then again, it's always sensually relaxing to be around a lady who looks good, isn't it?

The roaring wizard just now seemed to want to come over to make trouble, but Lockhart secretly pointed the wand tucked in his sleeve a little over there, and then the wizard sat back in his seat and started drinking.

Seeing that no one around him noticed his movements, Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief.

He just cast a silent version of the Confusion Charm, which made the wizard mistakenly think that he was an alcoholic and was in a good mood today.

Lockhart had to find a way to re-plan his spell system after discovering that he had inherited the original owner's memory and his basic spellcasting skills were surprisingly poor.

No way, let alone fight against Voldemort and Death Eaters, even if he wants to protect himself every day, or maintain his "glorious image", he has to find a way to improve his magical strength,

Although there is no so-called "spell slot" in DND, a person's energy is limited, so even if he learns all the spells and understands the principles of the spells, a wizard will still have spells that he is good at and spells that are not so good. Even for an omnipotent wizard like Dumbledore, Transfiguration is his unique skill at the bottom of the box.

And the forgetting spell is Lockhart's forte, so his magic system must be configured based on this.

Because the core of the forgetting spell is to confuse the target's memory and thinking, as the "pre-skill" of the forgetting spell, Lockhart found that his talent in confusion spells and hypnosis spells is also quite good. In addition, there are some spiritual spells, such as the bloodthirsty spell that irritates people, the slowness spell that slows people's thinking, and the spells that cause people to hallucinate. Lockhart is also quick to learn it again.

In contrast, Lockhart's mastery of Transfiguration was a disaster.

In addition to a series of transformations, such as elemental fireball, water prison, hurricane

And so on, after Lockhart tried it, he found that he couldn't do it at all, and the iron armor spell, flying spell, and cutting spell of the spell system were much better. For those that directly act on the human body, such as bone pumping spells and stun spells, Lockhart The use of it is better, but it is far less than spiritual spells such as forgetting spells.

That's why the Confusion Charm he secretly used on the bald wizard just now was not discovered." Even though there were obviously many people present - these are the results of Lockhart's meticulous practice these days.

Looks like I'm more or less capable of fighting, Lockhart thought.

A person who does organizational work like him doesn't have a particularly strong backing. If he doesn't have any real skills, how can he convince the public?

Rosmerta entered the bar and quickly came back out with a silver plate and placed a glass of wine and a plate of Scotch butter biscuits on his table.

"Lambert didn't bother you just now, did he?" asked Rosmerta with concern.

"Is his name Lambert... No, he is busy drinking and drinking, maybe he has something on his mind." Lockhart raised his glass.

Rosmerta glanced over there: "He does have something on his mind... His lover ran away with someone else."

"Oh?" Lockhart suddenly became interested, "Tell me, it's boring to drink wither."

"Bad!" Rosmerta laughed and scolded, but she didn't refuse either.

Gossip is one of Rosmerta's instinctive hobbies, otherwise she wouldn't choose to open a bar.

She spoke to Lockhart in a buoyant mood: "Lambert used to have a childhood sweetheart, a witch named Yennefer, but recently she has a crush on a long-haired Muggle with white hair, who seems to be named Geralt. If it's special or something, I dumped him, so I even brought people who looked a little more handsome in him recently to find fault."

"That's pathetic," said Lockhart sympathetically.

"But how do I see gloating in your face?" Rosmerta broke him.

"Nothing."

He took a sip of the wine that was served, and firmly denied Rosmerta's accusations—the basic qualities of a civil servant, never to say anything that would hold him accountable.

Then he changed the subject: "Well... you added a little honey to it, I'm not surprised at all, but you actually added a little cherry juice? It's strange, but the taste is very good, and the light sauce in the old wine It tastes good."

Rosmerta was really distracted: "God, absolutely right! I really want to cut off your tongue and make it into a magic mouth to store it, and taste the new wine for me every day in the future."

Lockhart dared not take her words as a pure joke, you must know that this is the wizarding world.

But he is also very confident in wine tasting, because this thing is a classic topic of political clubs. If he can't taste wine, it is difficult for him to climb up.

Seeing that the time was almost up, Lockhart mentioned his purpose.

"Rosmerta, I've recently discovered a great opportunity to make gold in the Muggle world, but I don't have a lot of sterling - that is, Muggle currency, can you introduce me to Mr. Ragno from Gringotts Bank? ?"

If Lockhart remembers correctly, Ragnor was one of the leaders of the goblins in Gringotts, and Bill Weasley tried to persuade him to join the Alliance against Voldemort, but it was a pity that he failed in the end.

Rosmerta showed a disappointed look: "Come and find me when you know you won't be fine."

"How?" Lockhart played with his cheeky basic spirit, "I have to earn

When you have enough gold Galleons, you can often see the beautiful Rose Merta, and your consumption here is really not cheap. "

"You get what you pay for, you order the most expensive wine every time you come here, so don't blame me for the expensive things here. Look at those little wizards, they have a good time drinking a bottle of Butterbeer. ."

"Butterbeer... forgive me, it's a calorie bomb, and as an idol wizard, I have to keep in shape at all times." Lockhart grimaced.

"Really?" Rosmerta glanced at Lockhart's chest subconsciously, and saw the outline of the muscles in the slim coat.

Indeed, whether it is skinny or potbellied, wizards don't need to use muscles very much, so they are rarely in good shape except for Quidditch players. Obviously b is afraid that magic medicine does have muscle-building agents.

Lockhart is an exception. He pays great attention to taking care of himself, so even if he is 28 years old this year, his face and body are the same as those of young people.

Rosmerta felt a little hot in himself.

"Perhaps I can help with this," she said. "But Mr. Ragno is very busy, and even if there is the temptation of gold, it will take a while for him to find time... Would you like to stay here tonight?"

Chapter 4 Lockhart Takes Both Heads

Early in the morning, Rosmerta woke up from her sleep.

The first thing she did when she opened her eyes was to look at her pillow subconsciously, but found that there was no one there, and the pillow and quilt next to her were as neat as new.

Sure enough... was last night's madness just a dream?

She rubbed her temples and sat up slowly, ready to get out of bed to tidy up the counter and wait for the door to open.

However, she immediately found a glass of water on the bedside table with a note under it. The letters on the note are all written in flamboyant style, which is Lockhart's best signature cursive calligraphy.

"Dear Rosa: You were so hard last night!

Seeing that you were sleeping soundly, I didn't want to wake you up. But today I made an appointment to go home to see my mother, so I had to leave early. It's a pity I can't give you a smile with the morning sun and dew.

I added two drops of Bafet to the water at the bedside. There is breakfast prepared for you on the bar. I used a concealment spell to prevent it from being eaten by the cats outside your store. Just fine.

Looking forward to a more wonderful meeting next time, I hope, by the waterfalls in Seljalands, or in the hot springs of Pamukkale.

Love you Gilderoy Lockhart"

"Hmph, rhetoric, it's like the truth!"

After reading the message, Rosmerta rubbed the note while muttering and walked to the trash can in the bedroom.

But after walking a few steps, she hesitated, and she fixed the piece of paper and

Stacked up, and then stuffed into the camera obscura deep in his closet.

Then, she hurriedly put on a coat and didn't eat breakfast, but went straight to the attic of her own shop and began to write a letter to the fairy Ragno.

As a dutiful civil servant, Lockhart and the original owner are still very similar in nature - they love the limelight, and they will do anything to achieve their goals. It's just that Lockhart now believes that the bottom line is a little higher, and he is more wise and more sophisticated than the original owner.

Since Rosmerta liked the feeling of walking among many important people, then what Lockhart wanted for her was that there would be no shortage of such things as courtesans, and he would not feel this kind of thing. Women are difficult.

But compared to this dewy acquaintance, another woman is more important to him now, and that is his mother, Mrs. Lockhart.

On the way home in his "Lotus" sedan, which had been enlarged with the Traceless Expansion Charm, Lockhart had been thinking about how to deal with the "mother" in his body.

It can be said that Lockhart's flamboyant character in the original book was all caused by Mrs. Lockhart.

Because Lockhart's father is a Muggle (non-magical person) and his mother is a witch, and of their three children, only Lockhart is a boy and has magical talents, and the two sisters are not at all.

So of course, whether it is "the only wizard" or "the only man", Lockhart has enjoyed most of the love from his parents since he was a child, and his flamboyant and vain character was also developed at that time. of.

But it is a pity that after he entered Hogwarts, he was divided into Ravenclaw, which is full of geniuses... It can only be said to be a tragedy.

Frankly, he's not stupid, or he wouldn't have been sorted into LaVine by the Sorting Hat.

Crowe, but his cleverness seems to be used in "how to make yourself stand out". The classwork can only be said to be average, and this gap makes his character appear more extreme.

As a result, after graduation, in order to become famous, he began to inquire about the deeds of famous people, and used the oblivion spell to steal and rob others, and put all the achievements of others on himself.