"I know that you are very good at spiritual magic."

Although Hermione said she believed in Lockhart, not only did she not become quiet, but her body trembled with the sound.

"Oh, this can't be done, you are too nervous..." Lockhart shook his head, "Don't worry, the memory is not permanently erased, I will apply a temporary blocking magic on it to lock your relevant memory in. , and after eliminating the monsters in the secret room and the mastermind behind the scenes, the lock of this \"room\' will be triggered, and your memory will flow back into your brain. "

"Yes, yes..." Hermione still couldn't calm down.

While applying the forgetting spell when the nerves are tense will not cause the spell to fail, it will cause partial trauma to the mind. Bertha Jorkins was destroyed by Wormtail in this way, so Lockhart did not want to be so **** it.

"You'd better drink a glass of milk first, and talk about it when you calm down." Lockhart had to withdraw his wand.

"sorry."

"There's nothing to be sorry for, the main thing is that I want to handle it perfectly." Hermione also knew that this would not work, so she made a request.

"Teach, professor... I mean, Lockhart, can you... give me a hug? It gives me a little sense of security that you can cast spells when I'm not looking..."

"Hugging?" Lockhart didn't expect that she would make such a request. "If a hug can make you feel a little more at ease, of course you can."

\"Thank you.\" Hermione seemed relieved.

Just to appease a child, nothing to fuss about - that's what Lockhart thought at this moment.

But when he put his arms around Hermione's shoulders, and the other party buried his head in his chest and his whole body was shaking, Lockhart realized that she was really scared.

"Why is my magic level so untrustworthy?" he asked deliberately

"No, it's not you, I just... don't know what I'm going to face in the future, I feel very scared thinking that this memory will be deleted." Hermione said with her head lowered.

"future?"

"Yes... It's just the first year, the principal will let us face the guy possessed by the person whose name can't be mentioned, and we have to go through the traps carefully designed by the professors. The second year will let us kill one by ourselves. Basilisk, and that basilisk has even lived for a thousand years, and it can kill at any time... So what about the third grade? What about the fourth grade? What did the headmaster prepare for us?"

At the end, Hermione's words had already brought a hint of tears.

Lockhart was at a loss for words.

Probably because he was too impressed with the image of "omnipotent, indomitable, and resourceful" in the original book, he took it for granted that he treated her with that kind of attitude.

But... we're all human 7, not to mention just a little girl.

Even by the end of the plot year, the three saviors have only just grown up. It is not so much how brave and persevering they are, it is better that they do not know how difficult and dangerous the future will be, and they have to bite the bullet and move forward.

If I had to say it, it would not be called maturity, not even ripening.

They are just like the fruits sold on Pinduoduo. They are picked when they are still green, and they have to be left for a few days after they are delivered to their destination.

I don't regret being friends with Harry and Ron, they are genuine people and they really care about you, Mr and Mrs Weasley are good too

People...but why should good people suffer so much pain and responsibility?" Hermione choked.

Lockhart found himself completely unable to answer the question.

Chapter 96: Facing the Enemy

Although Lockhart wanted to talk to Hermione about life's problems now, he knew very well that what this little witch needed now was not reasoning, but comfort.

Indeed, a twelve-year-old child should be the same age as other girls, talking about clothes and shoes, talking about food, discussing gossip between two handsome guys, and fiercely arguing about who is attacking and who is receiving. No one will be in a good mood when they are burdened with a heavy and frightening burden.

Think about it, a group of children in the first year of junior high school were suddenly called over by the Ministry of State Security and put a dagger in each one of them, and told them to hurry to conduct battlefield training, because three of them will be sent to destroy ISIS in a few years, these If the kid didn't go crazy on the spot, it was already considered that their nerves were strong.

"Cry, you'll feel better when you cry..." Lockhart told her.

He suddenly began to feel a little disgusted with himself. No matter what words he used to comfort him, the essence was to ask these children to charge into battle, so that he could just sit back and enjoy the success.

People like him always call themselves "public servants" and public service.

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All actions follow the will of society, but in fact they are a group of people who use social rules to

the person who maximizes his own profit

Who is it who can lie on the sacrifices of others and "achieve oneself" without changing his face?

After venting her emotions for a while, Hermione gradually calmed down.

"I feel better now," she said. "You can do it now, Professor Lockhart. Maybe it's better for me to forget about it."

But Lockhart did not take out his wand again.

"Hermione..." He sighed and opened his mouth slowly, \"That's it for today, go back to sleep after drinking the milk, and then use the weekend to think about it

Think, I can come back on Sunday night to help you clear your memory. "

This time it was Hermione's turn to wonder.

\"Why?" she asked.

"No, I just want to tell you that it's too late to get out now. Thinking about it now, some of the responsibilities really shouldn't be borne by you children. Whoever wants to benefit from it should take this responsibility." Lockhart Made a decision that made him want to slap himself.

Hermione felt unbelievable: "But... we are the most profitable!"

"Um?"

"Harry is our friend. Since he is destined to destroy the mysterious man, shouldn't we do our best to help him? We can't escape this." Hermione seemed to have finally made up her mind: "So, Lockhart Professor, let's do it directly, I'm afraid that after two days of thinking, I will shrink back."

"you sure?"

\"I'm sure." Hermione repeated her words with fearlessness.

"...I thought it was a mistake that the Sorting Hat didn't put you in Ravenclaw, but now it looks like Gryffindor is Gryffindor."

As Lockhart sighed, he took out his wand: "I promise, it's fine."

For Lockhart, it is easy to use "forget everything" to erase other people's memories, but he needs to be more careful to modify and block memories in detail.

Because he wanted to seal up not only the episode that happened in the office, but also some memories that had caused Hermione to doubt the doubts about the adventures of the past two years, and he would also temporarily seal it up.

To do this requires a very high level of mental magic control, and any

Anyone who does this goes to St Mungo's Hospital and gets a psychiatric specialist title there.

It's a pity that Lockhart has no intention of practicing medicine, because studying medicine can't save the people of the country.

It's no surprise that the best memory modifiers aren't in hospitals, just as the best actors aren't in Hollywood, but in the U.S. Congress.

Because he wanted to explore the memory of Hermione, Lockhart searched very carefully, so he naturally saw the part where she discussed with Ron and Harry how to enter the secret room.

To be honest, Lockhart was very moved. It had been a long time since he had seen such pure and uncontrived feelings.

For a person who likes to calculate, everything in the world is something that can be measured and traded. As long as the capital is sufficient, then he can obtain what he wants through trading.

It is precisely because of this that he knows how precious such feelings are, and he also understands that it is very likely that he will never have such a thing in his life.

It didn't take Lockhart much time to seal the memory, but he felt a little tired.

After her memory was sealed, Hermione only remembered that she came to Lockhart tonight to learn some difficulties in the "shining pattern", and Lockhart did teach her a lot of essentials patiently. I believe that after returning home. Practice again and you will be successful.

It was only when Hermione returned to the bedroom and went to bed that she felt as if she had forgotten something.

"I seem to have an extra scent on my body, and it's a very reassuring scent. oo strange, when did I start calling Professor Lockhart by his first name."

Because they discovered that Ginny had lost her diary, the trio searched the castle for a while, trying to find Ginny's diary.

In their opinion, there must be something in Ginny's diary about who's behind the scenes

Clues, I believe that as long as they see the diary, they can speculate who the person who confused Ginny is.

- After a bit of searching, they found that it was no effort at all—Ginny had left the diary in Myrtle's bathroom.

Harry happily opened the diary, trying to get some clues from it, but when he opened the old diary he was dumbfounded - it was blank.

They reluctantly flipped through the diary several times, and after making sure that there was no such thing as invisible ink, they had to give up and look for clues elsewhere.

"...This diary was bought from the Muggle side. The original owner was Tom Riddle... This name is too common to find." Harry was a little frustrated.

But Ron remembered something: "I've heard of this name... When I was sent to work at Filch's school, I threw up slugs, so I wiped a medal dozens of times... It was Tom O. Riddle's, he won the Special Contribution Award."

If there is a clue, it is easy to handle. The three of them immediately went to the prize showroom and successfully found the name-Tom Riddle won the Hogwarts Special Contribution Award 50 years ago, but the reason was not stated.

"The last time the Chamber of Secrets was opened was at this time!" Hermione finally discovered the connection between the two. "Maybe he won the prize because of the Chamber of Secrets!"

Knowing the name Tom Riddle, Harry stared at the diary for a long time, thoughtful.

This Tom Riddle... Harry wondered why he felt so intimate with this man he had never met.

I don't know if it is the connection between the two Horcruxes, but Harry can feel that this diary seems to have something to do with him, otherwise he wouldn't feel like he met an old acquaintance when he stared at it.

"Ginny must have written something on it, but it's all gone now, not even a trace of writing. I thought… should we write something on it too?" Harry asked.

P.S. Forget it, let's finish today's share in one go, coherent plot_(:3JB)

Chapter 97 Refused to Intervene

Lockhart thought for a long time by himself after Hermione came to him.

The Savior currently has all the secrets in the Chamber of Secrets within reach, and all he needs to do is to speed up the process without leaving a trace.

As long as Harry finds the Chamber of Secrets, all his promises with Dumbledore will be fulfilled, and then he can go to the Ministry of Magic smartly to take office, repaying the kindness and revenge for the revenge.

But after talking to Hermione, he suddenly realized that he might still be too lazy.

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Even a little girl can bravely take responsibility when faced with responsibilities, but as an adult, and an adult who claims to be ideal, it is really unreasonable to hide behind.

Not to mention whether the trio will go according to Dumbledore's ideas, even if they complete what Dumbledore told, Lockhart does not think the whole thing is complete.

Dumbledore was still thinking about treating his head and feet.

Because Voldemort made the Horcrux, he had to train people to destroy the Horcrux; because Voldemort believed in the prophecy, Dumbledore followed the prophecy; because Voldemort's weakness was that he didn't understand friendship and love, so Dumbledore Lido wanted to solve him with friendship and love.

But Lockhart has a slight criticism of this. It is true that every move is right, but it is only right.

Blacksmithing has to be **** its own. In the period before Voldemort's return, if the political ecology of the wizarding world can be changed to the point where there is no market for extreme wizarding ideas, then even if Voldemort returns, he can only choose to continue to be a terror.

Molecular, not a social activist who calls the wind and rain.

The precious ten years that Lily Potter gave back with her life was not for you to waste: Dumbledore.

While thinking so, Lockhart touched the door of the principal's room and reported to him what happened last night.

"So they still found out? You did a great job, Gilderoy, and I didn't see you wrong." Dumbledore applauded.

But Lockhart wasn't happy at all: "But it makes me feel bad, Headmaster."

"Look at me... Then, why?"

"I'm talking about us, we're throwing our responsibilities on — a bunch of 12-year-olds," Lockhart said bluntly.

Dumbledore's eyes were cast over his glasses, as if to make sure Lockhart was telling the truth.

"It's good to see that you are willing to take more responsibility, Gilderoy. In my mind, very few politicians are willing to take the initiative to take responsibility, even people like Fudge are actually among these people. Outstanding."

"Probably because I haven't invested too much in politics, so I don't worry about gains and losses like them." Lockhart has always been frank in front of Dumbledore.

"Then I'm curious, where is your bottom line?" Dumbledore asked with interest.

"Don't challenge my bottom line, otherwise I'll have to revise my bottom line, which is a very troublesome thing." Lockhart answered half-truths.

"Haha..." Dumbledore laughed, "Usually speaking, it is very difficult to take the initiative to admit that one's moral flaws are flawed, and there are only two kinds of people who can do this kind of thing, one is shameless, The second is to try to put yourself in the moral low ground,

It's easier to blame others this way... I want to hear what you're going to use to convince me. "

Since Dumbledore had guessed it, there was no need for Lockhart to hide it.

"I think in the next plan, I should play a more important role

"Plan? What plan?" Dumbledore asked quietly.

Newell's training plan for those three students...don't take me for a fool, Headmaster. Now that I've done so much for you, it makes sense to charge some interest, right? "

Dumbledore didn't seem at all surprised by his statement: "So, what are you going to do? Write everything you've been through in a book?"

"I'll do it at the end, but before that, I want some power to meddle in the plan. Whatever you want to do, I don't think it's right to put all your hopes on three little kids, something I'd rather do it myself."

Dumbledore crossed his hands and stared at Lockhart for a while before finally speaking.

"no."

"why?"

"Whatever the reason you're on a whim today, it's too much to ask for," said Dumbledore. "Your stage is at the Ministry, Gilderoy, not at school, and there's no doubt about how\" Educating people\', I think I think more than you. "

Lockhart wanted to go on, but Dumbledore displayed a rare act of dictatorship.