"Yes Master."

Dobby looked worried because he knew what a Dementor was.

Sirius lost most of his drowsiness after hearing the word "Dementor". At this moment, he thought that this Ministry of Magic official named Lockhart recognized him and wanted him to be handed over to Azkaban.

However, after listening to the second half of Lockhart's sentence, he retracted his teeth after showing his teeth for a while, wanting to see what kind of abacus he was playing.

Chapter 171 Let the black dog learn to be responsible

Of course Lockhart had to bring Sirius with him, because he had to let the guy know how many people his escape had caused trouble.

Lockhart didn't know what Dumbledore thought of Black, but Sirius Black really couldn't be regarded as a responsible and rational guy in his eyes. people."

For a person with a temperament, you have to make him "empathize", and the effect of pure preaching is very small.

Black had absolutely no idea what Lockhart was planning, but he wasn't too afraid to meet the Dementors, as long as he didn't send them to their "mouths".

Dementors have no vision and can only detect people's emotions and part of their sense of smell. So after Sirius became a dog, the dementors couldn't smell people's scents or sense human emotions, so they thought he had escaped. In fact, he slipped away when the Dementor who delivered the meal opened the cell door for inspection.

Now that Blake has determined that the dementors don't perceive him as an animal, and he doesn't reveal himself: it would be a good thing to follow Lockhart to the dementor's foothold, so that he can take the opportunity to learn The Dementor's defensive arrangement facilitates his entry into Hogwarts.

So the **** dog struggled a few times, then calmed down again, letting Dobby drag him with magic, and followed Lockhart to Hogsmeade Station.

In order to see the real situation, Lockhart did not walk across the road, but leaned against the woods and walked along the tracks to Hogsmeade Station.

Even from a distance of 200 meters, Lockhart could see that under the rising sun, white mists appeared out of nowhere over Hogsmeade Station, which had been taken care of.

The wet water marks are also visible to the naked eye on the dry and fresh platform.

If nothing else, these guys can turn this place into a swamp in a few weeks.

"Dobby, you're here with a gimmick, and I'll be back when I go. If I don't come within half an hour, send an alarm to the Ministry of Magic and break in to rescue me."

briquettes? Is this talking about me? When did I get such an ugly nickname?

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The **** dog's face was suddenly pulled down - after more than ten years in prison, Blake's mind has always stayed in the period of just a few years after graduation, still like a big child. Even if it was a nickname for the dog, he didn't want such a bad name.

"OK.

Dobby first answered without hesitation, but then realized something was wrong.

"Dear master, are you planning to go alone?

"Why not?"

Nudan is too many soulless dirty things, and the owner can't hold the Patronus Charm, so let Dobby accompany you in! ' Dobby urged eagerly.

"Cough cough!" Lockhart pretended to cough and motioned Dobby to shut up, "Didn't I say, don't reveal my magic level outside, if a wizard lets others know what's written in his spellbook, Then he's not far from death...even the Dark Lord."

Dobby glanced around and found that there was no one around before he was relieved a little: "I'm sorry, Master, Dobby thought that there was no one around to say it... But you are really dangerous."

As an elf who has been practicing with Lockhart for a long time, Dobby still has a certain understanding of Lockhart's magic level, and also knows that Lockhart has practiced Patronus

The curse has been around for a long time, but the last thing that came out was always a formless guardian shrine

Lockhart is also very puzzled by this. He is obviously good at self-suggestion, and his magic power should be enough, at least not worse than any Hogwarts fifth grader, but why is the Patronus Charm not good?

He can only attribute it to the fact that, like Transfiguration, some people are not suitable for one - even if it is obviously a spell, not Transfiguration.

But he still rejected Dobby's kindness: "Forget it, it's no different to go to one or three in this situation. I see that your legs are already shaking. Going will only help you."

"Oh, I'm sorry, Master, Dobby is just... suddenly thinking of something bad.o" Dobby whispered, "It feels like I'm back at Malfoy Manor, back to the Dark Lord and Death Eaters all over the place. When I was a disciple…”

"Yeah, humanoids should also be affected. You don't need to apologize. The one who should apologize is that **** Sirius Blake, who will cause trouble for others. Before he appears, I am afraid that half of the wizarding world will not be able to. An Ning... Of course, we can't expect that reckless **** to know what it means to be responsible."

Lockhart was clearly speaking to Dobby, but out of the corner of his eye he swept Black several times.

Listening to Lockhart's words, the **** dog suddenly seemed a little uncomfortable.

I saw it stretched out its hind legs, scratched at the neck, and shook its body again, as if it was distressed, and then it suddenly took a step, trotted, and followed Lockhart.

In Dobby's dull eyes, the **** dog put his paws on Lockhart's trousers, which meant that he would follow.

\"Are you going to come in with me, briquettes?" Lockhart bent down.

Blackburn wanted to bark in reply, but he held it back because he wasn't sure if he should be acting too smart as a dog.

So he pretended he didn't understand and continued to pat his paws.

"What a smart guy!" Lockhart said with "admiration", "but you should stay here at Dobby. You can't put eggs in one basket."

Seeing that the big dog didn't mean to act, Dobby also followed: \"Master, let me follow too? At critical moments, I can apparate you."

"Forget it," Lockhart refused. "They haven't done much so far. We don't need to make such a fuss. Besides, I don't think they dare to attack the Ministry of Magic staff." Even if I'm going to scold them a meal..."

Seeing Lockhart's insistence, Dobby had to stay where he was.

5 I, the host recommended by Harry Potter, is as brave as he is! ' Dobby exclaimed.

Hearing the word "Harry Potter", the **** dog moved his ears.

This guy really has something to do with his godson...

Wait, remember when I went to 4 Privet Drive and seemed to hear the word "Lockhart" from that Muggle man who seemed to be the one who took his godson away from the Muggle house?

Looking at Lockhart's back, Blake suddenly felt that if he continued to wait in Hogsmeade like this, maybe his godson would be delivered to the door himself.

Chapter 172 Application Examples of Performative Personality

Lockhart turned and walked to the station, but he was very calm.

Although his Patronus Charm can still only turn into a white mist, he is not afraid of dementors because he has a unique way to deal with them.

Although many people believe that dementors "can grow like fungi from dark places", the truth is that since the death of the dark wizard Extius, Azkaban has been sanctioned by the Royal Society of Magic (Ministry of Mysteries, Department of Mysteries). Since its discovery, the number of Dementors has remained at more than one hundred, neither increasing nor decreasing.

While the Patronus Charm can help protect wizards from dementors, it doesn't kill the dementors, only expel them. None of the people still alive today have a record of destroying a Dementor, nor has anyone successfully reproduced it.

Therefore, the number of Dementors has not increased in the past three hundred years, and it is still more than one hundred, and these more than 100 are the same as the Muggle sailors who were imprisoned and tortured to death by Exeter. batches, never change.

Maybe so far, only Dumbledore and Voldemort are familiar with the nature of Dementors.

Dumbledore must know the essence and principle of Dementors - just after Voldemort was resurrected, Dumbledore said to Fudge that "Nie Dementor will definitely join Voldemort's side", and it was even more so at the end. When he was besieged by Fudge, he said, "I can easily escape even if I go to Azkaban", which undoubtedly means that he knows exactly what a Dementor is.

Coincidentally, on the Death Eaters side, Voldemort had just been resurrected and he made a promise to his opponents that the Dementors would definitely join the Death Eaters, and his tone was extremely certain, and the facts after that also proved that what Voldemort said was true.

It can be seen that the two wizards standing at the top of the British wizarding world have a deep understanding of the dementors

The qualities and habits are well known, probably more than they themselves.

Interestingly, both Dumbledore and Voldemort were obsessed with dark magic when they were young, and they both visited the laboratory of the dark wizard Extius on the island of Azkaban. Since Voldemort's first defeat, the laboratory has been sealed by the Ministry of Magic and turned over to the Department of Mysteries.

Lockhart hadn't been able to visit the laboratory, so he couldn't understand the mechanism of the dementor in depth. The only thing he could do was to analyze from the "known conditions" and roughly guess what the dementor was. , and how to deal with them

In The Half-Blood Prince, it was mentioned that Harry wrote a dissertation assignment on dealing with Dementors, and then waited for Snape, then Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, to give him a low grade because "he and Stephen Nep disagrees on dealing with Dementors"

Since Harry's method of fighting dementors is "calling the guard", it means that Snape does not recommend using the Patronus Charm to deal with dementors, he has other methods to deal with dementors.

In addition, no one except Snape could use the Patronus Charm among the Death Eaters, but they were never attacked by Dementors, which also confirmed Lockhart's guess in disguise.

So Lockhart discovered that he could not summon a physical Patronus no matter what, he developed another set of methods to deal with dementors \"Lockhart Special Edition Occlumency", in order to isolate the dementor Blame the impact on yourself.

The core of the supplemented version of Occlumency is the "performative personality" that actors are familiar with and politicians are proficient in. Lockhart can use his good performance to pretend to be another emotion, while the "id" is It is to hide in the depths of consciousness and continue to be rational.

This trick works very well. The last time he went to Azkaban, he used this set to isolate the influence of the dementors, and he performed a beautiful scene in front of Bella, so

This time he intends to repeat the same trick.

Dobby stared at the station worriedly for a moment, and secretly prayed that his new master was all right.

After all, it is hard to find someone who is willing to give him a galleon salary every week, not to mention that he also allows him to wear clothes, buy things, eat cooked food, and even give himself a small bed, and he also pays bonuses every three to five. This treatment Much better than the Malfoys.

All credit goes to Harry Potter - he defeated the Dark Lord and raised the status of non-human beings in the wizarding world; he thwarted Malfoy's plot, while allowing himself to gain freedom; in the end, he and his partner helped him find a new job o…

Of course, the generosity of the new owner himself also accounted for part of it.

Even for the delicious bowl of oatmeal that Lockhart gave him every day, Dobby felt like he should be more conscientious—that oatmeal had butter in it!

Probably seeing Dobby's concern, the **** dog on the side raised its right paw and placed it on Dobby's shoulder. This dog is a little bit taller at the shoulders than Dobby, even if he's just sitting

- Don't worry, it's just a bunch of filthy lowly creatures, and they don't dare to attack the Ministry of Magic staff if they have ten courage.

Although the dog didn't say a word, Dobby seemed to see the meaning in his eyes.

It seems that the owner is right, even the wild dog in the wizard village is smarter than the dog outside, Duobixin said.

However, the dog was immediately beaten in the face.

Not long after, there was a sudden explosion from the station, and even the glass in the waiting room of the station was shattered.

Dobby and Blake were both taken aback. When they looked closely, they found that the frost that had just condensed on the roof of the station had been shaken by the sound of the explosion and turned into a white mist, with the dust accumulated over the years. Soar together.

Dobby rushed to the station with his legs, but unfortunately his legs were too short, and his running was almost the same as not running.

The **** dog couldn't stand it any longer, it grabbed Dobby by the back collar of his clothes in one bite, lifted him up, and then rushed to the station together.

But before they could get through the door, Lockhart paced out of the station in a state of embarrassment.

There was dust on his head, and his clothes looked a little messy. The sleeves of his robes looked like they had been torn by something, with a big hole.

After seeing Dobby and the **** dog, Lockhart didn't say much. He only said "Let's go" and walked down the steps.

Dobby looked worriedly behind Lockhart, but he didn't find any dementors following him, and he had to put down his raised fingers as he was about to fight the dementors to the death.

Black was also a little puzzled, but before he had time to think about it, Dobby pulled the dog hair on him, and he had to quickly follow.

It wasn't just Dobby and Blake who were attracted by the explosion. Almost everyone in Hogsmeade heard the explosion.

They unanimously turned their attention to the station, and what they saw was the scene of the disgraced Lockhart returning with the house-elf and the dog.

Immediately they gathered around, trying to figure out what was going on.

\"Are you all right?" they asked.

\"fine."

You can see that Lockhart is trying to make himself look easier, but

Unfortunately not very successful.

\"What the **** happened?"

"It's nothing." Lockhart shrugged, "It's just that the conversation is a little unpleasant. It's normal, my colleague."

However, the people present looked at Lockhart's embarrassed appearance, and none of them believed that it was just "not a pleasant conversation".

"What about the outcome of the talks?" They tried to save Lockhart's face.

"Sorry, I didn't get rid of them." Lockhart raised his hand and reassured the villagers, "They were sent by the Ministry of Magic and will live here until Black is caught. ."

The villagers suddenly let out a burst of sighs.

Despite their expectations, they were still somewhat disappointed when Lockhart told them it couldn't be done.

"But don't worry," Lockhart added quickly, "there are only thirty dementors in total, and they are on a rotational basis. I have warned them not to enter the village at will. Of course, Every two or three days, they will send three to five dementors to the village to check, and they will notify everyone in advance, please prepare in advance... This is the best condition I can get."

After listening to Lockhart's supplement, the disappointed villagers were a little cheered up again.

Although it failed to drive away the dementors, it was already expected by everyone, so it was not too frustrating. The conditions that Lockhart has won are quite good, at least slightly better than they imagined, but they have not achieved the ideal situation.

After the villagers dispersed, Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief and returned to his house with the house-elves and Black.

"Master, hurry up and heal first, although Dobby is not very good at healing magic..." Dobby reminded him.

Only then did Lockhart stop covering it, and let out a chuckle.

"Don't worry, Dobby, I made those things by myself."

Chapter 173 Charismatic Leaders

In Dobby's jaw-dropping and Blake's tilting head, Lockhart recounted what he had just experienced.

That is to experience nothing.

Whether it was the dust on his head, the explosion at the station, or even the nicks in his clothes, Lockhart had caused it himself.

"But, Master, this—" Dobby couldn't understand.

"You just need to know that I'm fine, and I'm not in conflict with the Dementors," Lockhart said lightly.

After hearing this, Dobby was even more confused.

However, Blake next to him seemed to understand. After all, he was also from a pure-blood family who was intrigued by others. Although he himself was not interested in this kind of trickery, he had learned a few things by hearing it.

Obviously, Lockhart didn't want to offend the residents of Hogsmeade, but at the same time he didn't want to be accused of "ignoring the general situation" and "against the Ministry of Magic", so he played it in front of everyone. a play.