\"I used heuristics, and let them chat with the house-elves when they went to the kitchen to steal food." Hermione looked very proud. "I knew they were not cold-blooded."

"Very good!" Lockhart praised. "You have taken the first step of making an impact - changing the attitude of others, and the next step is how to influence the justice."

"Shadow, influence justice?" Hermione was taken aback.

"Yeah, isn't that what you're trying to do now?" Lockhart reminded them. "The law is against Buckbeak right now, and Mr. Malfoy, who's pushing it, is clearly determined to win... You can think why. ."

"Why? Because they are all bastards!" Ron said angrily. "I didn't expect them to take any responsibility for what happened last year, and now they are emboldened."

Although everyone knows who did the secret room, there are many people who want to protect Malfoy, and not all of these guarantors have received money, so he was only expelled from the school manager in the end. position.

Lockhart has always had reservations about this kind of venting that is only emotional but not rational.

"Yeah, but most of the time evil people do evil for profit, not for evil. So, why did Malfoy have to kill a hippogriff? After you understand this, you can successfully exonerate it. , if it goes on like this, it is very likely to be executed." Lockhart scare them.

...not really intimidating, because according to their naive way of doing it, the Ministry of Magic will definitely put it to death in the end.

Chapter 204 Plot Deviation

Both Ron and Hermione were taken aback when they heard Lockhart's conclusion.

Although they didn't feel anything about Buckbeak themselves, they liked Hagrid very much, so if Hagrid was so sad about it, they wouldn't feel much better.

"Do you also think the Ministry of Magic is inclined to... er... slaughter an innocent animal?" Hermione was a little embarrassed.

Seeing her like this, Lockhart shook his head again and again.

For various reasons, Percy, Malfoy, Fudge, etc., the three people in the Iron Triangle did not like the Ministry of Magic well, so that the three of them preferred to go it alone rather than seek a political solution during the Voldemort Rebellion.

Although it has also been proved that the Ministry of Magic is really a sieve, after Dumbledore's death, the Lions even directly gave up the weapon of politics, which made Lockhart feel a little reckless.

Look at Voldemort again. People started killing Mrs. Burns in Wizengamore, and then gradually absorbed members who believed in his ideas, and finally pushed the puppet minister.

Although this skill is a little immature, at least it is skillful. He purposefully eliminated and subdued the political forces of the Lion faction, and finally completed the achievement of "pressing people with power".

If it weren't for the effect of the protagonist's halo, when the vast number of Death Eaters came to Hogwarts, the outcome would have been decided - because at this time the entire wizarding world had already been coerced.

It is also fortunate that the guy still has the "immortal life" threshold that cannot be bypassed, otherwise the wizarding world would really have no way to deal with him.

In fact, signs like the Iron Triangle started when they were in the third grade—they would rather go on their own adventure, use time-turners and invisibility cloaks to fight off dementors, save

Get Sirius and Buckbeak out, let them go on the run together, and refuse to work hard politically to make this thing never happen from the beginning.

As the so-called third-rate doctors treat serious illnesses, second-rate doctors treat serious illnesses while they are still minor ones, while first-rate doctors can reduce the probability of people getting sick.

Lockhart doesn't consider himself first-rate, but second-rate at least can do it.

"Hermione, Ron, please think about it carefully, if you were the Ministry of Magic, what would you choose after the Buckbeak incident?" Lockhart tried to inspire her

"Of course it's to find out the truth, and then give everyone justice." Ron didn't think about it.

"and then?"

"What and then?" Ron asked stupidly.

"Then the Ministry of Magic will spend a lot of time and money to investigate the matter, and the Malfoys will cut off funding to the Ministry of Magic's finances, and then retaliate against those who pushed the investigation; Hagrid, who has not learned any lessons, continues to put it in the classroom. Magical creatures outside the legal norms, students will continue to be injured in the future; legal experts in the "Daily Prophet" accuse those in power of the injustice of justice, and as long as Buckbeak has another incident in the future, these people will take this mishandling. Attack..." Lockhart pointed out a question they hadn't thought of.

"Buckbeak isn't dangerous... er... I mean, if Hagrid pays attention...

Hermione and Ron's voices were getting lower and lower, obviously they were not very confident.

After all, the Hippogriff is classified as a 3X class for a reason, and the person responsible for setting this standard is Master Newt Scamander. If even \"the last Druid of the present" thinks so, what qualifications do they have to say that it is not dangerous, even if it is indeed excusable.

"Look, there's no way you can guarantee that it won't happen, that's the risk" even if it doesn't necessarily happen. Lockhart sighed. "But let's think about it another way. If the Ministry of Magic chooses to kill Buckbeak, what will they gain or lose?" "

Ron stopped talking, apparently it was beyond his ability to let him think at this level.

Hermione tried to answer with something she understood: "I think first of all the Malfoys will be happy with this and give some money to the people involved, right?"

"Yes, but most likely it won't be money, but something else. Political transactions are sometimes not so straightforward." Lockhart said approvingly, \"Anything else?"

"There's more... Although killing this hippogriff is a bit cruel, but to the outside world, the Ministry of Magic has solved the problem neatly, and it is absolutely impossible for it to attack people again in the future, once and for all, and pay The cost is just a big axe that can cut off a head."

"That's right, any more?"

\"And..." Hermione grew paler as she spoke, apparently realizing something, "Ministry...Hogwarts..."

"It seems that you are aware of this problem." Lockhart replied, "Because Headmaster Dumbledore is trying to isolate the influence of the Ministry of Magic on the school, if you kill this hippogriff, Not only can it hit Dumbledore's confidant Hagrid, and show Dumbledore's integrity of the Ministry of Magic: at the same time, it can also tell the entire wizarding world that Hogwarts is not a place outside the law, it still needs to accept magic Department constraints. "

- Ron, who seemed a little ignorant to the side, finally understood at this time: "Killing Buckbeak is very beneficial to the Ministry of Magic, but to protect it, the Ministry of Magic will suffer a great loss."

"That's it." Lockhart shrugged, "In the end, it's just a "beast" in the eyes of some people, and killing it doesn't have to be a psychological burden. Besides, It really hurts after all. "

"Malfoy wasn't hurt at all," said Ron angrily. "That guy was a complete fake. Madam Pomfrey healed him in just three seconds, and he kept howling from the back."

"Yeah, then the second question comes - why did Malfoy insist on killing Buckbeak?" Lockhart continued.

"He has a grudge against Hagrid!" Ron shouted.

"Because Lucius Malfoy was expelled from the school board, he wants to take revenge while showing his strength and influence on Hogwarts." This was Hermione's thoughtful answer.

Lockhart applauded: "Very well, it seems that you finally want to understand the key.

T"

"But... justice?" Hermione tried to struggle again.

"The so-called judicial regulations are all made by people. People need something to regulate politics, so they created the judiciary. It can be said that the judiciary is a part of politics, but the general political trend will never make way for the judicial provisions - I don't recommend you Waste time looking for justice-related cases, even with a time-turner, Hermione.

When it came to the last sentence, Lockhart had a lot to say, because he knew that was exactly what Hermione was doing—she wasted her time doing useless work.

Unexpectedly, after hearing his words, Hermione asked back curiously: "What is a time shifter, Professor?"

Lockhart: ?!

Chapter 205 Determined to Change

Lockhart suddenly found himself seemingly unintentionally "changing" some history again.

Because of her real name, Hermione followed Professor McGonagall's advice and gave up divination in her second year. And with Lockhart teaching politics, she felt that the content of the Muggle Studies class was not only deeply biased, but also very simple, no big deal.

So when taking the third-year course, Hermione didn't take the two courses of divination and Muggle studies at all, and she also got a normal class schedule because of this.

Since her courses are normal, the school naturally did not do anything unnecessary, and then applied for a time converter for her. To be honest, if a student can choose two more courses, she will be given a causal weapon. This is too exaggerated. .

Knowing that Hermione didn't have a time-turner on hand, Lockhart suddenly realized something was wrong.

It seems that these little friends can imagine that it is impossible to have a Gryffindor-style adventure like the "original", so if the death of the hippogriff is to be avoided, I am afraid it will not need a bold act. activity.

No, more crucially, Sirius Black…

Thinking of this, Lockhart subconsciously glanced at the black dog by the fireplace.

Originally, Sirius was listening carefully to what these two Harry's friends were saying, and when Lockhart suddenly turned his eyes to himself, he had to turn his head and stick his tongue out, pretending that he was looking around.

That's a real problem - if this guy dies prematurely, or goes to jail again, there's a rare opportunity for improvement in the savior's path to personal growth.

In the past few years, Harry has not experienced many emotions, which makes him far from being a sound person.

The Weasleys provided him with friendship, love, and closeness to a mother, but he also lacked a man who could be called a father to him, let him experience what it is like to be a father

If there is no Black, then Harry's personality is doomed to be incomplete, so whether he can still save himself from Voldemort's possession by virtue of his love for the godfather, it is difficult to say.

hiss…

Clearly Lockhart did initially intend to stay out of the Black Prison escape, but Hermione's inadvertent loss of the Time-Turner made him feel that he needed to fix this omission.

Otherwise, no matter how grandiose his plans for the future, if he has the paranoid madman Voldemort on his head, then he will not want to do anything.

"Regarding the Hippogriff, I'll help you ask the Ministry to find out who, besides Malfoy, is behind this. Also, I'll write to Newt Oska. Mr. Mander, tell him about Buckbeak," Lockhart said to Hermione.

Hermione only felt a little familiar after hearing the name, but Ron gave a startled cry.

"It's Mr. Scamander!" he called to Hermione happily. "He can definitely save Buckbeak!"

Although Newt has not admitted that he caught Grindelwald at this time, those who have survived the war of that era are still legends, and his name is naturally familiar to Ron.

Hermione was reminded of this man, the editor of their textbook, after his reminder.

"So, is there any help?" she asked hopefully.

"Yes, and no." Lockhart spread his hands.

Hermione was obviously not used to Lockhart's bureaucracy: "Uh...this is

What's the meaning?

"I mean, Mr. Scamander's influence is great, but if he joins in, the nature of things will change, and you can think about the reasons.

And even if he intercedes for Buckbeak, you can't just assume it's all done, you still have to find a way to solve the problems we just talked about. "

Hermione sighed: "We know, it seems this is more complicated than we thought."

"It doesn't matter, people will always encounter some problems along the way. If you can solve one of them, your ability will gradually improve. If you can't, then... it's a pity." Lockhart gave them a preventive shot.

Ron also looked a little disappointed: "Before we came, Hermione told us that you must have a solution... Oh, what did you bump into me?"

Hermione elbowed his soft spot and glared at him.

"I do have a way, but you won't do what I say, so I'm sorry." Lockhart shrugged.

- Hearing the play, Hermione was overjoyed: "What can I do?"

"It's very simple, go to Malfoy, ask him to raise his hand, and let Dumbledore find a way to let him release the restrictions on Lucius' funding of the Slytherin Alumni Association." Lockhart proposed a compromise.

But both Ron and Hermione looked as if they had seen something dirty.

"No, we wouldn't beg Malfoy even if we died," said Ron firmly.

In other words, the life of that hippogriff is still not that important to you. Lockhart said heartily.

So he began to take the words back: "I knew you would not compromise... when

Of course, confrontation in the end is also a good choice, especially if it is predicted that the opponent will gain an inch. "

"He's definitely going to get his feet wet." Ron vowed.

"Then fight... But remember what I just said, if you want that hippogriff to save your life, you have to isolate your political enemies as much as possible, while winning as many allies as possible, And to remove the worries of the Ministry of Magic, of course: it's better to let some key people get the benefit of supporting you.

Although he had decided to help them, Lockhart did not want to express his

So positive now.

Although Dumbledore's purpose was to train the savior Harry Potter, Lockhart's purpose was to train Hermione to be his successor, so while the situation was still under control, he decided to take advantage of this incident as much as possible the impact.

"Okay, it's no use worrying now, it's a holiday anyway, have fun today... Let's all watch a movie together tonight. That "Terminator" is really good, and the actor who plays the big robot is also a good one Guy, looks like a conscientious..."

Having said this, Lockhart was a little sighed.

Perhaps it is precisely because Arnold Schwarzenegger still has such a trace of ideals that he made California so chaotic after he became governor.

People who have ideals but do not have enough brains, knowledge and skills to implement the so-called ideals, then they are likely to cause more harm than those indifferent guys.

I hope Hermione will not repeat Schwarzenegger's mistakes in the future, at least not like starting a family

Like the Rabbit Elf Rights Promotion Association, there is a passion but no practical means

Chapter 206 A chance encounter

Because they had to buy something, Ron and Hermione didn't stay in the screaming shack for long, and quickly walked out.

Gemma Farley was drinking black tea on the window seat on Three Broomsticks. When she saw them come out, she put a Galleon on the table, and then walked out of the bar with the aura of keeping strangers away.

She brushed past Hermione, but didn't say a word, and closed the door as she entered the screaming shack.

For some unknown reason, Hermione always felt that this senior was not very friendly to her, and more coincidentally, she also had an indescribable disgust for this person in her heart.

Of course, now she only regards this disgust as the "mortal enemy" between Gryffindor and Slytherin, and doesn't think much about it.

In the room, although Gemma tried her best to hide her tone, she couldn't help revealing her true thoughts.

"Are those little kids interrupting our work on weekends?" she asked Lockhart.

This question made Lockhart really difficult to answer, and it was not right to say "yes", and it was not right to say "no".

"They came to me for judicial advice." Lockhart can only explain this first, "Anyway, they are all people in the club, and I occasionally need to make plans for my future.

\"future?"

Gemma thought for a moment and then understood what Lockhart meant.

I don't know why, but her temper has subsided a little, but for the interview just now.

Guest, she still has no good comments.

"My father often told me that a person's energy is limited, it is impossible to contact everyone, and you should always contact those who are helpful and helpful to you." She said