time at hogwarts

239. A bit confused Lockhart



He was completely helpless about Harry's situation. He couldn't really put his uncle out of work, otherwise it would be a problem for him to eat in that house.Moreover, what happened last time should have made his uncle aware of the consequences of offending Harry, so he treated him like an invisible person. If he intervened further, it would be counterproductive.

Shaking his head and no longer thinking about Harry, Magos took out the Anat family's magic book and looked through it. From the spells recorded in the family's magic book, he vaguely guessed why most wizarding families tended to send their children to magic. School.

You can feel it from the ordinary fluorescent flashing spell. The spells and waving gestures required are much more complicated than they are now.

He tried to learn that this "old version" was slightly more powerful than the current one.But one thing you need to know is, is it necessary to lengthen the casting time and complicate it for this negligible power?Moreover, the power of most spells is not determined by the spells and waving postures, but by the strength of the wizard's magic power. Therefore, it can be seen from this that, regardless of experience, the overall strength of wizards who graduated from magic schools is Those who are older than the wizards taught by the family, of course, do not prevent their wizards from always buying the latest improved versions of spells from the magic bookstore to learn.

"It seems that it is not just the world of ordinary people that has been making progress. The pace of progress in the magic world has never stopped, or it is faster than the pace of the world of ordinary people. After all, there are no two world wars in the magic world. , but it’s hard to say, after all, war has two sides, it can destroy existing civilization, and it can also accelerate the development of civilization.

Thinking about it this way, in the eyes of a truly discerning wizard, my magically modified electronic product that took advantage of the Ministry of Magic's loopholes is no different from a child's play house, right? "

McGoss, who knocked on the table unconsciously, rethinks where the Diagon Alley shop will be in the future, or should he give it to the twins in advance and let them open the Weasley Magic Joke Shop?

Thinking of the name, he couldn't help but slap his face, a little funny at his own memory, but he could still clearly remember the name of their future store.But then I felt a little sad. After all, there was only one person left in the store.

"Forget it, Mrs. Weasley won't be too happy to know that they started a business before they graduated. And they should be in fifth grade when school starts. This is a very important year. The OLS exam is held in fifth grade.

And I also envision setting the commemorative badges of magic cards as a special currency. Unless I give up this idea, the shop will have to keep it for itself, and also come up with a very novel item. "

He closed the magic book in front of him in disappointment. He couldn't think of anything that could make the little wizard crazy.He gives up when he can't figure it out. This is his advantage. There is no need to keep digging into the dead end. Maybe he will have a good idea in the next second.

Two days later, he received a letter from Hermione and Ron, telling him that they had returned and inviting him to have dinner with them at the Leaky Cauldron.

At this time, in the Ministry of Magic, Charles Steven, who had been arrested for many days, walked out of the internal cell. Since he had no criminal record in the past and the information he sold was almost all about Muggles, he paid a large fine. He was granted the right not to be prosecuted, but the Ministry of Magic also warned him that if he was found to be selling information or breaking the law again, he would be sent directly to Azkaban.

Although he was free at this time, he didn't look very happy from the look of despair on his face. He kept mumbling words like "lost everything" and "destitute".

"What should I do?" After coming out of the Ministry of Magic, he looked at all kinds of Muggles and suddenly felt that he might become one of them in the future. This thought made him extremely frightened and frightened.But there was nothing he could do. The information dealer's path had been completely interrupted by the Ministry of Magic. He had no doubt that the day he sold his first piece of information was when he was sent to Azkaban.

Originally, he was still resentful of Carter and Magos in the cell, but after he came out, his feelings faded away. Instead, he felt a sense of fear towards Magos. He knew that there must be an adult wizard helping him, otherwise Carter would not be like this. It was easy to fall into trouble. He didn't know who the opponent was, but what was certain was that he was definitely not his opponent. Now he hoped that Magos didn't know his existence.

Unfortunately, his expectations were dashed. Not long after he left the Ministry of Magic, Quirrell got the news and went with Quirrell to inform him.

"Releasing them so soon?" Magos was a little puzzled. As far as he knew, unless there was a relationship, the Ministry of Magic always gave the same sentence to errant wizards. The only difference was how long they were imprisoned in Azkaban. .

"His crime was to use an anonymous wand. After all, he is an adult wizard. Using a harmless spell does not constitute a crime."

"Then selling information doesn't matter?"

Hearing this question, Quirrell looked at Lockhart. As far as he knew, it seemed to be a serious crime. After all, selling the wizard's information was likely to cause widespread riots.

Lockhart put on his signature smile,

"Unfortunately, selling information about wizards is a crime, but selling information about ordinary people is not under the Ministry of Magic's control."

"What about me? I'm a wizard."

"Well... because he refused to admit that he knew you were a wizard and paid a large fine, the Ministry of Magic believed his words."

"He lied. He already knew I was a wizard." Magos stood up angrily and said.

"Unless you have proof." Lockhart shook his head.

Magos sat down helplessly.

"What should I do now? I can't pretend that nothing happened. The first time he targets my family, there will be a second time."

"It's impossible for him to sell information. The Ministry of Magic will definitely keep an eye on him for a long time. So you don't have to worry about him taking revenge on you."

Magos didn't reply, and the room fell into silence. After a while, he made up his mind and said,

"I'm still worried. I want to see him in person."

"Magos." Quirrell shouted loudly,

"Don't be ridiculous. Since the Ministry of Magic is keeping an eye on him, you don't have to worry too much. But if you do anything extraordinary because of this, the Ministry of Magic will not let you go because of your age. Dropping out of school is a minor matter."

"I know." He said softly,

"I won't do anything drastic. I can even go there without a wand. I just want to go over and have a few words with him."

Quirrell looked at Lockhart with a frown. He was a little worried about Magos's current state. In his opinion, children would still be impulsive no matter how mature they looked, but simply not allowing them made little sense. , with his feet on him, no one can stop him even if he wants to go.

"Let's go with you." Quirrell sighed.

Lockhart looked up at him in confusion. He was going too?Why do you have to take him with you every time something happens?Can't you ask his opinion?If he had known earlier, he would not have brought the news here. What if the child went crazy by then? Should he stop it or approve it?He decided that if this happened he would run away first.Neither blocking nor approving was a good option in his eyes.

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