299. Or give yourself a shot

After destroying the Ravenclaw Crown, Lockhart looked at the somewhat dull Golden Crown with a gloomy face, and his heart was very complicated, with both the pride of interrupting Voldemort's plan and the fear of becoming Voldemort's enemy.

But when Dumbledore said that Voldemort was still alive, the pride in his heart was quickly replaced by fear.

Unlike Lockhart, whose heart was eaten away by fear, Quirrell's smile never broke when he looked at the destroyed Horcruxes, after all, the experience of the previous few years had made him hate Voldemort. The powerlessness and pain of being parasitized by Voldemort was an experience that other wizards could not have imagined, especially since Voldemort used dark magic to recreate a personality in his body.

Quirrell's experience didn't know much about wizards, so Lockhart couldn't quite understand why he didn't have any fear of the mystery man when he looked at Quirrell's expression.

Quirrell noticed Lockhart's gaze and turned his head to see his somewhat stiff expression, making it easy to guess how he was feeling at the moment.

Lockhart quickly restrained his expression, he didn't want to show his cowardly side, especially since he was also one of the wizards who destroyed Voldemort's Horcruxes just now.

"If I could, I'd like to record this great moment in my new creation." He smiled at Dumbledore and Quirrell.

"That's not going to work." Dumbledore's tone was light, and he was in a much better mood than before after eliminating Voldemort's Horcruxes.

"The Ministry of Magic has been denying Voldemort's news, they won't let you publicize it, and the existence of Horcruxes is not trivial, if everyone knows about this dark magic, I don't think Voldemort is the only wizard willing to take risks."

Lockhart sneered, he was just talking, even if he was asked to write it down, he wouldn't dare, if Voldemort came back to know that he had participated in the destruction of one of his Horcruxes, the fool would know what the result would be.

Quirrell and Lockhart had worked together for a while, and with McGoth telling him some of each other's past, he doubted he would be able to keep the secret.

"I suggest we forget this memory." Quirrell spoke.

"Whether it's Horcruxes or news about Voldemort, we have to be on the utmost vigilance."

Lockhart thought about it for a moment, and agreed with Quirrell's suggestion.

"But we can keep a copy of this memory, and if Voldemort does reappear, we can take it back and fight him again." With a righteous and awe-inspiring expression and a fearless tone, those who don't know think that he is really a wizard who dares to resist Voldemort.

He wanted to keep this memory very simply, if Voldemort didn't reappear, or if he was defeated again, he would make it public, so that the wizarding world would know what a powerful wizard he was. Conversely, if Voldemort wins in the end, he will destroy the memory completely.

"God, will Voldemort know who destroyed his Horcruxes?" After finishing speaking, Lockhart, who felt a little unsafe, asked carefully.

Dumbledore shook his head, "Even if his power is restored to its peak, he can only know that the Horcruxes were destroyed and where they are located, but the wizard who destroyed him won't know if he doesn't tell him." ”

'It's okay, it's okay. Lockhart breathed a sigh of relief, fearing that Dumbledore would say the word know.

"Let's get started." As he spoke, he waved his wand lightly at his temple and used the dementor to telecall.

A white smoke was slowly drawn out by the wand and placed in a crystal bottle dedicated to storing memories.

Shaking his somewhat dizzy brain, Lockhart smiled with satisfaction as he looked at the smoke swirling in the crystal bottle.

Quirrell didn't really have the idea of erasing his memory, the offer was just to give Lockhart a step down, so in the face of Lockhart's inquiring gaze, he told him that he was not very proficient in Soul Capture and Oblivion Charms, and that he would run Dumbledore to help later.

Although I would like to say that my level is actually higher than Dumbledore, it is better not to advertise this kind of thing, otherwise it is difficult for a family known for adventure and life to explain why they are good at this kind of spell.

When the dizziness wore off, Lockhart aimed his wand at himself again, this time in the forehead, and he closed his eyes and cast a spell.

"Forget it!"

There was a flash of white light from the tip of the wand, and then Lockhart shuddered, and when he opened his eyes, he looked at Dumbledore and Quirrell with some strange looks.

"When does it start?"

Dumbledore smiled and picked up the golden crown,

"Haven't you already destroyed the parasitic soul?"

"Really?" Lockhart was a little surprised, and then quickly reacted.

"I fell under the Oblivion Curse?"

"It's the oblivion of our own choosing." Quirrell replied.

"Professor Dumbledore told me that the wizard parasitic in the Golden Crown is no ordinary wizard, that our memories have been locked, and that if we don't forget it, we may be attacked by that wizard."

Lockhart didn't doubt him, he was confident that if he wanted to remember a fragment of memory, even Dumbledore wouldn't be able to stop it completely, and now that there was no memory left, it meant that he was willing.

Dumbledore saw that Lockhart was fooled, and then used a spell to wake up the sleeping Luna.

Slowly opening her eyes, Luna felt tired, not physical, but mental, as if she had been arguing with someone for three days and three nights to prove that her father was right.

"The soul parasitic in your spirit has been wiped out, and it is normal for you to feel mentally exhausted."

Dumbledore's words reassured Luna.

"The Golden Crown." She asked weakly.

"The golden crown is intact." Quirrell smiled and placed the Golden Crown in Luna's hand.

"But it's out of magic." Lockhart began to introduce her to the Golden Crown after the Horcrux had been destroyed.

"It's gone without Rowena. The Mark of Ravenclaw, although it is still a magical item, if you want it to regain its magic, it is up to you. ”

"Me?" Luna asked softly as she stroked the Golden Crown.

"Yes, anything that has to do with wisdom has the potential to reactivate it, and if you do, then it's no longer a Ravenclaw crown, it's Lovegood's crown."

Luna was taken aback by Lockhart's words,

"My crown?"

"Then it's up to you to wake him up." Dumbledore looked at the golden crown in Luna's hand, a little sad.

"From now on, the relics of Hogwarts Ravenclaw House truly do not exist."

Luna didn't quite understand what Dumbledore said, the golden crown was still in her hand, why did she say that the Ravenclaw crown didn't exist?

"You promised me that this was the crown of the true Ravenclaw." Luna, who felt fooled, reminded unwillingly.

Dumbledore was amused by Luna's words.

"Don't worry, I'll prove it for you. Ms. Lovegood. ”