"If he's really reluctant to go, then the deviation is completely non-existent," Lockhart said.

Dike's, no longer exists. "Mrs Mason very much agrees.

"This is undoubtedly a good thing." Lockhart continued following her words, "Parents have planned the future for their children, and the children will follow step by step, and in the end they will always get the expected benefits, although there will be no surprises. , but there will be no surprises, drought and flood will guarantee income.”

Mrs. Mason didn't expect him to say that--she thought Lockhart was speaking

Convince his couple to let their son go to Hogwarts.

Because it was too unexpected, she didn't know what to say.

But Lockhart didn't stop there: "Of course, I know that your husband is running a brilliant construction company. He is highly respected and responds to all requests. I believe your children must also inherit his talent and will be able to make good use of it in the future. Take this class

Mrs. Mason was embarrassed by what he said: "No, it's not that good. Sam is not very social. My father and I have always been worried that he will have no social circle in the future."

"It sounds like a good seedling who specializes in technology or law, and he must be outstanding in his schoolwork." Lockhart continued to praise.

Hearing Loha talk about his children, Mrs. Mason was excited: "Sam's spelling and Latin are really good, but his art, math and science are not so good. I'm afraid he can't be an architect, but if Going to business school, we are worried about socializing, so we want him to use his strengths, to improve Latin, and then take the official business [=]JJ Bei…

Lockhart knew exactly what she was talking about—while Latin wasn't compulsory in British public schools, it was compulsory in "advanced" private schools, and many civil service exams were in it. I came to the test in Latin - the British class rigidity is simple and crude, and it is embarrassing for outsiders to point it out.

She gushed for several minutes, and Lockhart listened patiently to her, nodding from time to time to add the last two sentences to show that he was paying attention.

Only at the end did he put in a sentence while Mrs. Mason was breathing: "So... Hogwarts also has Latin studies."

"Hogwarts also has Latin?" Mrs. Mason asked curiously. "Tricks... why do magic schools learn Latin?"

Lockhart sighed: "It seems that you have a deep misunderstanding of us... In fact, if you want to be proficient in ancient runes, magic principles, or communicate with foreign wizards, you need a superb level of Latin. Many spells All need to be read in Latin, like..."

As he spoke, he took out his wand and waved at the teapot: "Wingardium Levisa!

Although many spells are unfamiliar to Lockhart now, and some have been picked up after various exercises, the floating spell is the basis of all spells, so Lockhart still has no problem using it. After all, he doesn't care. After all, they are Hogwarts students who graduated normally.

The smile on Lockhart's face grew brighter as Mrs. Mason stared blankly at the teapot rising into the air.

Io you heard it, it's a typical Latin incantation. If your child is proficient in Latin, he will have a huge advantage in school. "

No matter how much a person listens to, it is more shocking than what he sees. Mrs. Meisen began to think seriously.

"It would have been a good decision if Hogwarts made Latin a compulsory subject, but what's the use of these things? Hold up the teapot?" Her tone began to change.

"Of course it can't be just a little trick like lifting things up, our people also have to work and live!" Lockhart waved casually and put down the teapot, "Just in time, I'm here to prepare for your son. a gift."

Lockhart pointed his wand at a point in the air and summoned the vial he had stored in advance.

This medicine bottle is a square made of crystal, the decoration is very simple, and it contains an emerald-like clear liquid, which looks very dazzling.

"This is a small vial of Bafet's brain booster that can dramatically improve a person's health with just a few drops.

Improve thinking and memory, make learning and work efficient, and have no side effects, so a small bottle will sell for 5 Galleons, which is gold. "

Seeing that Mrs. Mason was puzzled, Lockhart added another sentence.

"So amazing?" asked Mrs. Mason, staring at the vial.

Mrs. Mason might have been skeptical if she hadn't seen the car she could drive and the teapot that just flew out of thin air, but now she's dubious.

"Of course, this is one of the several types of potions with no side effects recognized by the Extraordinary Apothecary Association. Potions is also one of the compulsory courses at Hogwarts. Some students make a living from it after graduation and earn a lot of money." Lockhart Instigation, in addition to Mang Yu, they occasionally do some radiance agents that can eliminate wrinkles..."

"Eliminate what?" Mrs. Mason raised her tone suddenly, her voice becoming a little more urgent.

"Wrinkles," Lockhart repeated. "Wrinkles and gray hair are women's enemies, and witches don't like them either, and such potions are usually very popular on the market."

He summoned another bottle of pink ointment from the air: "This is it, you only need to use it once, and you will not see any wrinkles for about a week. The hostess of the Three Brooms, Ms. Rosemerta, strongly Recommend this, she has been running a bar for many years, but Merlin bless me, when I went there yesterday, I found that she was still the same as a seventeen-year-old girl - in every way."

Mrs. Mason could hardly take her eyes off the pink ointment.

"How much does this... cost?"

"It's cheaper than Baffe's Brain Refresher, only 1 Galleon and 15 sico

Only then did Mrs. Mason realize that she was being rude: "...you are right."

"I just showed you one of the many possibilities for school graduates,

Of course something like going to Romania to raise dragons or going to Egypt to be a spell breaker might be too far from your life, but you've seen the people at the Ministry of Magic, haven't you?

We at the Ministry of Magic have a direct line to the Prime Minister's Office, and some things are reported directly to the Prime Minister. Plus Gringotts Bank, Daily Prophet, Wizarding Radio, St. Mungo's Hospital, the courthouse, and even making magical travel vehicles.oo, we have a lot of work to do. "

Mrs. Mason nodded, indicating that she knew.

Seeing that the time was right, Lockhart finally started the general attack.

"Of course I'm not saying this to prove anything, I'm just pointing out such a 'possibility' to you and your children. "

"Possibility?" repeated Mrs Mason.

Lockhart had too many things in her mind at one time, she had to think about it - Mumu

Dike's, Possibilities. Lockhart repeated, "Of course, your arrangement for your child's future can be said to be perfect, but it is only one of the countless possibilities for your child's future. Is this path the "optimal solution" for your child? , no one knows.

But like Latin, magic is one of the many gifts your child has, and it's an extraordinary, extremely rare gift that you can force your child to have without knowing it at all. It's hard for me to say it's the right decision to give up such a "possibility" that could bring him greatness."

After speaking, Lockhart took a sip of tea and let Mrs. Mason think for herself.

Mrs. Mason thought quietly for about a minute before slowly reopening her mouth.

"So...what else does Hogwarts teach besides Potions and Latin?

Seeing her let go, Lockhart took no time to make it up: "Too much, Latin

Wen belongs to a branch of ancient rune, in addition to spell classes, transfiguration classes, herbal medicine classes, astronomy and flight classes, defense, protection of magical creatures, etc... Believe me, these lessons are not easy, we Hogwarts and Eton College, like Eton College, also implements an elite education. "

Mrs. Mason hesitated: "It sounds like only Latin, herbal medicine and astronomy can be applied to universities as 'specialties'? "

F like riding and the like need to be self-taught. Lockhart laughed in his heart: "Latin is a compulsory language for civil servants, and identifying plants and studying astronomy are also noble hobbies. Of course, you can apply to the university. "

"If I remember correctly, Hogwarts will only teach them until they are seventeen?" asked Mrs Mason again.

"Yes, it happens to be connected to the university on your side, and the six-month high school curriculum is bombarded with Bafa's brain-refreshing agent, and your child is equivalent to six years of ordinary children."

"In that case, I will discuss it with my husband when he comes back." Mrs. Mason was finally moved. "Besides, you are sure that you will also teach at Hogwarts, right?"

"Yes," Lockhart replied without hesitation.

"That's great, I hope I'll ask Sam for his opinion when he gets back. In fact, Sam was very unhappy when he heard that we hid the Hogwarts letter..." Mrs. Mason said with a wry smile.

"Understandable," Lockhart said, sure enough.

Well, kid, who would think about learning something when they heard that they could learn magic - quadratic equations.

"Then it's settled. If you have any doubts, you can talk to Mr. Dursley more. They have a nephew named Harry Potter, who is also studying at Hogwarts and should be in the second year this year. Yes." Lockhart added.

"Dursley." Mrs Mason remembered something: "The Vernon who sold the drilling rig.

o Dursley? "

Yes. "Lockhart confirmed her guess.

"I didn't know they had a nephew!" exaggerated Mrs. Mason. "That guy haunts my husband every day, selling him his drilling rig and inviting us to his house at the end of the month, and I didn't know they did too. people there!"

"Uh, they're not... Forget it, you can find out for yourself." Lockhart felt that it would be better to say less.

"I understand your opinion. If there is a responsible teacher like you in the school, I can rest assured at Hogwarts."

Although Mrs. Mason didn't say it explicitly, the underlying meaning was already a little biased, and Lockhart could naturally hear it.

"Then I will wait for the good news... After you make a decision, you can borrow the Harry Potter owl to send a letter to Hogwarts, and I will visit again in mid-August to take your child to buy a new term school. Need textbooks and other materials... The list is listed in the letter. If you buy it at the minimum configuration, it will be less than 60 Galleons, which is 300 pounds. If you need to prepare more - some robes, potions, books or pockets for children Money, it is better to prepare 1,000 pounds."

Hearing this number, Mrs. Mason didn't blink an eyelid: "It's not expensive, I probably spend that much to buy clothes for the whole family every weekend."

Lockhart smiled: "In this case, I will leave another book... The name is "Me Who Can Magic", which is my own autobiography. I was born in a mixed-race family. I grew up in a Muggle environment. After Hogwarts, it has developed quite well so far, and I hope it will help you understand the wizarding society."

After saying that, he stood up and said goodbye.

If there is no accident, the child should be able to be taken down steadily, he doesn't want to continue to waste time hooking up with young women from good families.

And the next person he's going to see is another Muggle-born student.

Colin O. Creevey.

This milkman's child could have stayed out of it, but he chose to stand up bravely in sixth grade, and finally sacrificed in the front line against Voldemort, leaving only a few magical photos he once took, which are the most distressing in the book. One of the characters, Lockhart couldn't help but notice.

It wasn't until after he was gone that Mrs. Mason realized that he had left the two bottles of potion and the book on the table.

She hesitated, then carefully picked up the bottle of pink ointment - why don't you try it 0

- Days later, Harry Potter, who was sullen because he hadn't received a letter from his friends since the holidays, was sitting in the closet reading a book bored, when he suddenly heard a loud shout from Uncle Vernon.

"Harry Potter! Get me down right now!"

Startled, he hurried down the stairs.

But unexpectedly, when he appeared in front of his uncle, he found that Uncle Vernon was not very angry.

"Sit down," he said to Harry. "Now tell me, your conjuring school...what the **** is it?"

Harry couldn't believe his ears - what kind of medicine did this guy take today?

Chapter 7 Communication Between the Two Realms

According to his own plan, Lockhart spent two days visiting the Muggle families of the 12 future little wizards, and won them all without missing a single one.

A good image, excellent eloquence, and the affinity that Lockhart strives to maintain have all given him a lot of points in front of these parents.

The rich care about the "possibility" of their children entering the wizarding world, the middle class care about the contacts that the children may make, and the poor only care whether they can let their children beg for food with "this craft" - Loha Especially to play all these.

In particular, Colin Creevey, his father stubbornly asked Lockhart to "show some of his skills" and saw the magic with his own eyes, he hugged his son overjoyedly, and began to ask Hogwarts. bursary matters.

"It's better than delivering milk anyway," he said to Lockhart.

This kind of remarks that "a penny beats a hero" also made Lockhart sigh that no matter what world, there is such a thing as class.

"Find me when you get to Hogwarts," he said to Colin Creevey. "I'll teach you how to make a magic photo potion so that the person on your camera can move."

"Mmmm!" Colin stared at the moving photo on "Me Who Can Magic", his eyes fixed.

After meeting twelve people and sending out twelve autobiographies, Lockhart took another solid small step on the road of continuing to expand his influence.

As for the "little money" that was given to him, Lockhart didn't care at all.

According to the scale of St. Mungo's Hospital and the Ministry of Magic in various magical towns,7 the number of wizards registered in England and Scotland is not many, maybe only a few thousand.

Upper Wales and Ireland are also under 10,000

- The population of less than 10,000 wizards is really like a spoonful of pepper sprinkled in a bucket of noodle soup in front of the 65 million people in the UK, and it doesn't even add much flavor.

Lockhart has published several books in total, and the total sales volume is only less than 50,000. This is still in the case of selling abroad. The manuscript fee he can get is not much if converted into pounds, and he wants more. To make money, you have to sell the bird snake egg yolk shampoo that you endorse.

Although this money may be at the level of a well-off family on the Muggle side, compared with many people in the wizarding world, especially compared with the Weasley family, it is already considered a family.

Considering that Voldemort's ancestral locket was only sold by his mother for ten Galleons.oo Lockhart could even tell Voldemort that he could buy 365, and then use a different locket every day to wipe the shit, with Throw it away.

The reason why wizards are so poor can only explain one thing - that their population is really too small, although the individual productivity can be said to be extremely strong, but the serious lack of economic aggregate makes it impossible for any production to produce scale. effect, and thus cannot lead to an increase in productivity.

For example, the potion that Lockhart gave as a gift, if the Muggles had this formula, they would have already started mass production of the Baffe Brain Refresher and the Radiance Rejuvenator.

They will plant and breed medicinal materials and magical creatures on a large scale, research a set of highly efficient methods of extracting effective substances, and then use computers to control stirring, temperature and feeding, and then ask wizards to infuse magic.

But what about wizards... spending months gathering materials? Only make one ton of gambo at a time? ! It takes a month to do one medicine? What are you kidding! Do you still want to make money?

The wizards knew that this situation must not be the solution, but they had no choice, so they had to do everything possible to find a solution.

They were worried that Muggles would hunt witches and witches everywhere, as they did in the Middle Ages. This fear peaked especially after Muggles invented the atomic bomb and landed on the moon.

Wizards, but no one has ever been on the moon!

That's why Greenwald and Voldemort came into being, because they catered to the common wisdom of wizards - that it's better to strike first.

Although Dumbledore was great and heroic, he did not come up with a solution. While it was noble to reject the power at hand, it was, in other words, a form of evasion of responsibility, and he himself admitted it.

Just defeating the "evil" is not everything. As long as the wizard-Muggle relationship is not resolved, who knows if a new Dark Lord will come out in the future?

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Sure enough, this kind of thing still has to be resolved by the "true savior" - that is, by my brother. Lockhart thought rather narcissistically.

It's just that he has to eat one bite at a time. He must first prove his ability to Dumbledore before he can let him support him in politics, and then acquiesce to his development of power at Hogwarts, otherwise everything will be ignored.

Lockhart called his owl and began to write.

"Dear Principal:

The parents of 12 Muggle students have all given their children to Hogwarts, and I will take them and their parents to Diagon Alley in mid-August to buy what they need.