Lockhart was cut off from Voldemort's bewitching, and he hardly struggled.

To him, Voldemort was not compelling, even if the opponent was stronger.

For a person in the 0th century, Voldemort's force has long been lost in the voice of "Harry Potter is a father! I'm hey!"

Not to mention that Voldemort still talks about politics with him, and that a terrorist wants to teach politics to a big civil servant who has passed the civil service exam and has gone through layers of selection. This is too absurd.

When you are not good at something, if you want to stay strong, you have to keep it mysterious, and don't speak in the field that others are good at. Otherwise, the three sentences will be seen by others, and the pressure will not be able to maintain.

I'm sorry, you are really naive compared to Dumbledore.

So Lockhart chose to hand over the diary and continue to brush his favorability in front of the savior

Just as Lockhart thought, Harry and the others had inflicted inhumane torture on that diary.

In fact, Lockhart felt that when Ron picked up his fangs and slammed into the diary, it was over, especially when Tom Riddle shouted "It's not over yet, we'll see" when.

Well, a very villainous speech.

But Harry and Ron didn't think so. When Ron got it out of ink, Harry quickly joined the battlefield clutching the Gryffindor sword.

The magic ink sprayed out like blood, and Harry and Ron were more like murderers, and it was inhumane to face the diary.

Chopping, chopping, and Xiao Ji turned it into pieces of waste paper. They didn't stop until Lockhart shouted to them that Ginny was responding.

Of course, Lockhart must take care of his students first. After Ginny woke up, he sat next to her to comfort her and stuffed a box of cream balls.

After Hermione's memory was restored, in order to cover herself up, she had been taking care of Ginny over there, occasionally sneaking a glance at Lockhart, but she hesitated several times.

Harry and Ron didn't notice, they were busy comforting Ginny who was babbling, and Harry even told two bad jokes in an attempt to make her laugh.

If he knew this was his future wife, maybe he would choose to rearrange his words.

Seeing that the friends were busy sharing the joy of victory, Lockhart came to the corpse of the Basilisk, ready to collect the spoils.

"You guys rest a little longer, and I'll take you up when I'm done with its body... Hey, Fox, shut up!"

Dumbledore's phoenix was scratching the neck of the basilisk, as if tasting the taste of snake meat. And since the basilisk was pierced by the sword, the basilisk has been pressed by the table and cannot move, and can only be slaughtered by it. When Lockhart came to check it, it had already died.

After hearing Lockhart's stop, Fox raised his head and looked at Lockhart in dismay, as if he would not give up if you didn't give an explanation.

Lockhart walked over quickly, and took out a spare pair of gloves from his bag-because the pair in his hand was given to Myrtle as a reward.

Then he took out a few more bottles and pointed the mouths of the bottles at the venom glands above the basilisk's teeth.

"Hopefully a little more... This stuff can be very useful."

Lockhart noticed during the last attack that although the basilisk's venom can corrode organic matter, floor tiles and glass, the gold ornaments are not corroded, indicating that it

Not a strong oxide like aqua regia.

Coupled with the fact that Gryffindor's silver sword can also absorb it, Lockhart guessed that snake venom should be something similar to hydrofluoric acid, so he got a few teflon bottles from the Muggle side. , trying to pretend a little and go.

Sure enough, when the bottle touched the snake venom, it was not dissolved or deformed.

Because of the sharp sword and the phoenix, the glands of the basilisk's venom glands have been completely damaged, and a lot of venom has flowed out. Rao Lockhart tried his best to collect it, but in the end he only collected less than three vials.

Well, if it were a male snake, Lockhart thought reluctantly.

Because this basilisk has no scarlet crest on it, it should still be a female snake, with less venom, if it is a male, the venom sac will be more developed

After comforting Ginny, the four of them finally noticed Lockhart's side.

"What are you doing?" Ron asked curiously.

"The venom of the basilisk. Because there has been no trace of the basilisk in Britain for more than 400 years, this thing can't be bought with money, so a small bottle is worth at least 500 Galleons. Collect three bottles and I can get some money back. Blood... Oh, I almost forgot, give me back the silver shield, but the fairies extorted 3,000 Galleons from me."

Only then did Harry know how this silver shield appeared on him. "Thank you, Professor." He handed over the shield and sword.

Lockhart took the shield, but pushed the sword back again: "This silver sword is not mine, it is Godric Gryffindor's legacy, and you will return it to the headmaster yourself."

"Headmaster? Dumbledore." Harry was a little surprised, "He knows I'm here too.

inside? "

Mang has left the Dumbledore family, and no one can help this guy..." Lockhart pointed at Fox, "Dumbledore's family has a legend that when any Dumbledore is in a desperate situation, he will There will be a phoenix coming to him, and why, only the members of their family know. "

Facing the gazes of the three little wizards, Fox smacked his lips, noncommittal to what Lockhart said.

"That's nice," said Ron enviously. "There's only one ghoul in my house, and I don't even know what it can do other than knock on water pipes."

Harry was keenly aware of the phrase "Desperate" in Lockhart's words.

Who the **** was that person who once pushed wizards like Dumbledore to a dead end?

But before Harry could think about it for long, Lockhart began to greet him and Ron.

"Harry, Ron, Hermione, all three of you here to help! I won't forget your share when these are all taken care of!"

As he spoke, he took out three more pairs of gloves and handed them to them one by one.

Harry took the gloves and was a little curious: "Isn't the venom already collected? What else are you doing?"

Lockhart replied quickly: "We've got the few remaining fangs out, maybe they'll be useful at some point. The snake gallbladder will also be taken, Professor Snape will be interested. Snake skin. Also try to be as complete as possible - oh Fox, you really spoil things - Wezeek is going to make snakeskin wallets recently and is buying snakeskins around! Let's sell him for 100 Galleons at least for this skin... "

Hearing that he also had a share, Ron joined the harvest army with great interest.

Chapter 107 Gossip

After spending a little time, several people packed up the basilisk.

Because several people were not very proficient in the skinning process, in order to peel off the snake skin completely, Lockhart borrowed the Gryffindor sword in Harry's hand and cut open the midline of the basilisk's abdomen.

If the Hogwarts students knew that Lockhart had done this to the snake with the sword of Gryffindor, he would have been embraced by all Gryffindors, and hated by Slytherin.

Snake skin, snake gall, and snake heart, these are all good things. Although Lockhart doesn't know how to use it, I believe someone will know.

Looking at the surroundings of the secret room, Lockhart suddenly came up with an idea.

"I'm going to apply to Dumbledore, and the Duelist Club Finals will be held in the secret room in a month. It's really exciting here."

Harry and Ron agreed: "Good idea."

After dawdling for a long time, they returned to the entrance below the secret room under Fox's impatient gaze.

- The two feet of a bird are obviously not enough for everyone to grasp. After Harry and Ron grabbed Ginny's two hands from left and right, they were in trouble.

"This is a phoenix, not an owl that can be seen everywhere. It can afford us all." Lockhart said, "If Hermione is the case, you can catch..."

"Professor, can you carry me on your back? I'm so tired right now." Hermione said suddenly.

Lockhart's expression froze for a moment, but he finally agreed reluctantly.

He grabbed Fox's leg and carried Hermione on his back, while Ron had

He carried Ginny on his back and grabbed the other leg, and Harry grabbed its tail feathers alone.

The phoenix's ability to carry people is indeed not a cover. Dumbledore obviously can Apparate and many other ways of moving, but he is still accustomed to using the phoenix to move. The feeling of his body still warm when flying is indeed better than sitting on a broom. much better.

Just as Harry and Ron were yelling, Lockhart secretly asked Hermione on his back.

\"Memory restored?"

"Of course, it's only been two weeks," Hermione replied quickly.

She didn't know if it was because of the phoenix fire, her face was flushed red.

"Don't tell them yet," Lockhart had to make amends. "When they find out, or when Dumbledore tells them."

"That could be a long time coming, the two of them never like to think much, unless it's a big deal... Is there a confidentiality fee? Lockhart?"

While this is a welcome improvement, please call me professor out there, thanks. "Lockhart tried to regain the professor's majesty.

Restoring Hermione's memory was also a little bad, and that was that she also recalled the time when she was soft-hearted - he felt that he owed these students.

Although the secret room is over, there is still more to come.

"Does the Duelist Club have any activities this week? ' she asked again.

"Yes, but I hope the club activities can end a month before your final exams."

"Great," Hermione said happily.

It seemed she was concerned that Lockhart's club was temporary, especially after the basilisk had been killed.

Ghost Myrtle was surprised and disappointed when she saw several people returning from the secret room intact.

"None of you died! I thought at least one person would stay with me!" she told them regretfully.

Ron laughed dryly: "Maybe we should leave Tom Riddle to you, you are the same creatures."

Hearing this, Lockhart sighed deeply.

"What?" Ron asked sensitively.

"I think my Defence Against the Dark Arts class still needs to be a little more theoretical... Tom Riddle's is a 'ghost', while Myrtle is a 'ghost' like Barrow the blood, and Peeves is a 'ghost' It is "Sao Ling\', in addition to the ghosts I expelled: and "Dead Soul\', \"Nightmare\', \"Devil\'..."

"What's the difference?" Harry asked.

Because they were worried about how they would be treated when they met the headmaster, Ron and Harry were also at a loss for words.

"The difference is huge! If you use the wrong exorcism method because you haven't figured out the type, the provoked evil spirits are likely to suddenly appear behind your back, and then stretch out their hands to cover your eyes..."

For the occasion, the weeping Myrtle flew over Harry's head and put her arms around Harry's shoulders, trying to take off his glasses.

Seeing this, Lockhart used a magic trick.

Io soul borers. "Lockhart made a transparent caterpillar in the air.

When Myrtle saw the caterpillar, she screamed in fright and jumped back into her toilet, splashing a splash of water.

Seeing Myrtle flee, Lockhart withdrew the caterpillar with satisfaction.

"As you can see, the ghost can leave handwriting, and you will feel the freezing cold when you pass through its body. When you move quickly, you can see its spirit ball, so just use the spirit ball that can pass through the spirit body and attack them. something, it will be scared away

Ron pouted: "It turns out that after turning into a ghost, I will be afraid of caterpillars. I would rather go directly to reincarnation."

Hearing the word "reincarnation", Harry raised his eyebrows, but Hermione was not surprised.

Although the wizards also believe in Protestantism in a strict sense, after entering the wizarding world, Christianity has also learned to "do as the Romans do", and there are many elements of Celtic Druidism mixed in.

In addition, there are also followers of pure Druidism, such as the perverted pink toad Umbridge.

The core theory of Druidism is that people will be reincarnated after death. As long as they keep their soul intact, they will be able to reincarnate into a new body. Therefore, the magic of making Horcruxes was initially rejected by wizards.

Hermione had read a lot of books about introductions to the wizarding world in her first year, so she knew something about Druids, but Harry, the half-blood of the ancient family, didn't know about it.

She was keenly aware that Lockhart seemed to be trying to tell them something, and it should still be important information - he had said a few times before, seemingly useless "gossip", and she ended up using it.

So she interrupted Ron.

"Listen attentively, Ron, I'm intrigued... So, what are the characteristics of Tom Riddle's 'Soul'? "

Lockhart was amazed at her sharpness, but he wasn't sure if Hermione had noticed

what.

Soul\'Strictly speaking, it belongs to the soul, that is, the soul without death, so if you use the method to deal with the undead to burn the sacred wood, there will be problems... But it is not without weaknesses, that is, no matter how vicious it is , there must be a \"ontology\', and this soul usually cannot be too far away from the body." He told them.

Seeing Hermione's seriousness, Harry seemed to notice something. But before he could think about it, he realized that the three of them had already arrived in front of the principal's office.

"Iced lemonade!" Lockhart yelled.

Chapter 108 Face-changing is a basic skill for politicians

In the office, the three saviors found that the Weasleys had already been waiting there, and they and the principal were not the only ones in the office.

After seeing Ginny, the couple quickly stepped forward and hugged them.

"What happened?" Mrs. Weasley asked Ron eagerly: "The wall clock rang just now, and I saw that both of your hands suddenly pointed to \"extremely dangerous

Harry and Ron hurriedly began to explain - mostly to excuse Ginny.

In fact, they don't need to say so much, they just need to tell everyone in the room that the culprit is the dark magic item left by Voldemort, then nothing will happen.

The couple was relieved that several people had returned safely, but not the rest of the office.

Lucius Malfoy, for example, didn't even hide his disappointment, and seemed to be very sorry that the two Weasleys didn't die unexpectedly.

The other one was far more tactful.

"Look, Lucius!" Cornelius Fudge was full of smiles, "I just said, Dumbledore can solve all problems! You worry too much!"

Then he turned to Dumbledore: "The previous 12 school trustees wrote a letter asking me to remove you, and I told them that there must be something wrong, but Mr. Malfoy insisted on seeing you, so I... "

"Thank you, Suzaka," Dumbledore interrupted. "What a touching trust."