Lockhart is very depressed now, he was acting so well that even he almost believed that he was no longer Gideroy Lockhart. But who knows, his good show has just started, and the director tore up the script!

I think that at the beginning, because of the stimulation of Maca, Lockhart finally found his direction in life after a period of confusion.

Whether it's recovering his magical knowledge from scratch or recovering from the Oblivion Charm, it's all because he wants to have a truly personal adventure.

In order to have enough time to replenish his strength, he even chose to leave all his past false reputation behind and live peacefully in the Muggle world for more than a year, away from the hustle and bustle of the wizarding world.

Lockhart's talent is actually quite good, he is both a little clever and very good at making plans. However, the vanity he cultivated since childhood made him never able to persevere and work hard - because he felt that since he was very likely not to be the top one, it was better not to do it.

However, he was also hungry for his own attention.

When he was a student at Hogwarts, he did all sorts of "stupid things" in order to gain attention. For example, he tried his best to win various awards, although his petty tricks were always seen through; For example, he once applied to the principal to start a school newspaper, but this was only so that everyone could see his name printed on the newspaper......

After all these ideas failed, he even went to great lengths to create a spell of his own, projecting his own portrait into the sky above Hogwarts like the Dark Mark.

He was sure it was the first time he had been so committed to something—though it didn't work.

Now, when he was finally awakened by Maca and really determined to delve into magic, many of the spells he had learned before and quickly became unfamiliar with them were picked up by him one by one and firmly imprinted in his mind.

It's a boring exercise over and over again, yes, that's how it feels...... It's exactly like repeating the Forgetting Charm day and night in order to use it well.

When Maca sends him a letter inviting him to join a program, he leaves for Maca without saying a word. Halfway through, his mind was full of beautiful hopes for the future.

"I, Gilderoy Lockhart, am I finally going to be a celebrity? Can you finally write a truly your own adventure? ”

He was so excited that he even forgot about the dangers.

He was a Ravenclaw, but at the time, he even thought he was a Gryffindor who was brilliant for his blood!

Lockhart vividly remembers the morning of the second event of the Triwizard Tournament, when he drank the first potion of the Polyjuice that Maca had prepared for him, and then calmly enjoyed breakfast in the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

"I'm Macklee now...... That's right, that McLean, who has been expressionless all day! He bet his acting skills had broken through the sky, and even the Durmstrang professor didn't notice the slightest problem.

But...... This old fellow, how long is he going to nag around? In a few moments, Barty Jr., who is pretending to be Barty Crouch, will come looking for him!

Or rather, why hasn't that guy come yet?

He can't wait to go to the game site right now and forcibly drag little Barty over!

No, he can't show an anxious expression, it will make him show his feet, let his wonderful performance turn into a bubble, he has to be calm, he has to be calm......

It was as if Merlin had heard the call of his heart, and not long after the long-winded Professor Orson left, little Barty appeared!

"Wow - this kid's acting skills are not bad!" Lockhart looked at Barty Crouch, who he was playing as if he was acting, and excitedly thought, "Next, it's time to ...... What did McClain say before? Well...... Mutual acting? ”

He pretended not to see little Barty, picked up the napkin on the side of the plate and wiped his mouth with a very natural movement, and then stood up with the fake box on the side of the table.

"McLean, it's almost time for the game to start...... You, as a warrior, should get ready as soon as possible. Of course, Barty Jr. was very familiar with his father - he couldn't be wrong with this kind of false seriousness.

"Oh, of course—I'm going to go there!" Lockhart nodded reservedly, "Aren't you, Mr. Crouch, sick?" Are you okay? ”

- Yes, absolutely! That's what McLean smells like when he speaks!

"Thank you, it's no problem, I've already let ...... Well, Weatherby went back. Little Barty tightened his face and said in a businesslike manner.

- Yes, that old man can't remember Percy Weasley's name all the time, is he Alzheimer's?

"Please! The warriors are already resting......"

Little Barty said one last word, and then turned and walked first out of the main door of the auditorium.

- Yes, you have to twist your crotch when you walk, and treat yourself as a give! Wait a minute...... Damn, if the old man gave it, where did I come from?

The two Xibei goods who also drank the compound decoction were equally colorful in their inner activities. One of them is eager to get the praise of his master, and the other is determined to win the award, so both of them are working hard to play the role, and there will never be a moment of slackness.

"Mr. Crouch, I think...... There are some things that we have to talk about first......"

- The main drama is about to begin! What about the soundtrack? Where is my dedicated BGM?

“…… Yes, about this 'riot'. Lockhart tried to make his voice magnetic, somber and charismatic.

"What to talk about? What 'riots'? Barty Jr. looked back, frowning and puzzled, as if he really didn't understand.

"Stop acting, no one hears here - we have to talk about it before it goes wrong!" Lockhart imitated the way Maca and Barty Jr. talked that night, and said impatiently, "Understand? ”

"I don't know what you're talking about......" Barty Jr. frowned even more, pretending to be inexplicable.

Right! Now is the time! Right now! - Lockhart cried out inwardly, quickly pulling out the wand from his sleeve and pressing it against Barty Jr.'s abdomen.

"Don't know what I'm talking about? Do you need me to help you remember, huh? Lockhart tilted his neck and squinted at the other side, "Minibus—"

"Enough! Come on! Little Barty suddenly lowered his shoulders and lowered his voice, "Don't call me by name here!" Okay, okay, let's talk about it first, let's talk about it...... Here's ......."

- Liquid! It worked! I'm the king of the wizarding world! I'm the winner of the BAFTA (1) Best Actor Award in British Wizarding!

After a year and a half of seclusion in the colorful Muggle world, Lockhart was an authentic Muggle in wizarding skin.

Avoiding the occasional passing student, Lockhart followed Barty Jr. to the rose garden on the side of the castle.

"Okay, then I'll cut it short—" Barty whispered, leaning over Lockhart's side, "I've done what my master told me to do as the maze of Kemera in the labyrinth, and when you're inside, find Harry Potter as soon as possible, and find a way to get him there!" ”

"When the time is almost right, you use that spell to induce the curse on Kemeramon, and then ......"

Barty Jr. speaks quickly, and Lockhart's hands are not slow.

"Faint!"

I saw a sudden flash of fire between the two people who were very close, and little Barty's words were immediately interrupted. Then, his eyes widened and he collapsed to the ground unconscious in disbelief.

"That's it!"

Lockhart clapped his hands happily and habitually grinned, revealing a pair of large, neat white teeth.

But he still didn't seem to be at ease. In order to be sure, he stretched out his wand and added a stun spell to little Barty, and then led the other party to the Forbidden Forest secretly......

When Lockhart was in school, the Forbidden Forest was a place where students were not allowed to enter at will. Now, though he was a lot bolder—he even dared to go up against the Death Eaters—he was a bit timid once vanity aside.

Lockhart didn't go too far, he stayed on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, and waited for Maca to appear.

An hour passed, two hours passed, three hours passed...... yes, the game should be over, right? So, McLean is coming, right?

However, time passed little by little, and soon it was dark, but there was not even the slightest movement in the forest.

"Where the hell did he go? Why haven't you come yet? ”

It's been a cold night lately, and the dense canopy canopy can't hide the howling of the cold wind. Soon, Lockhart's teeth chattered and shivered from the cold.

He rubbed his arm, and every now and then he had to put a stun spell on little Barty - Merlin was on top! For the first time, he felt what it was like to be "cold and hungry".

He had used the word more than once in his career as a "writer", but it was only now that he understood what it really felt!

"Perhaps...... Is this part of an adventure story that you have to go through? Lockhart sneezed, shrunk his head again, and gritted his teeth to Barty Jr. again, "Pass out!" ”

If that's the case, then bear with it! In order to make future works more exciting, this kind of material is also necessary!

"Ahh ”

……

"And then?" Under Maca's brief but vivid explanation, Sirius seemed to be interested, "to be more specific......"

"If I had been more specific, Harry, they would have been impatient...... "Marca smiled, "Anyway, I'll go to the Forbidden Forest and get rid of Barty Jr. After all, a Death Eater like him, who followed Voldemort with all his heart, was always a scourge. ”

Note (1): BAFTA (British Academy Filmaards), the British Academy Film Awards, is a film award issued by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, first awarded in 1948, and is often regarded as the British Oscar.