Chapter 368: "The Ghost Doesn't Disappear"
Things always went so well, but Lockhart came to understand that this was no coincidence.
After the magic affinity is increased to an incredible level, the magic in the body of the wizard who is close to him will even interact with him, and his emotions will also be affected...... This phenomenon, in the eyes of ordinary people, including Lockhart himself before his resurrection, seems to be "momentum", something that cannot be seen, touched, or explained.
But now he knew that the so-called momentum was the resonance of magic - as long as there was magic in the body, it would be affected, and the dead and people who had no magic in the body at all would not be affected.
But just as there is no real "pure-blooded" wizard in the world, there is also no Muggle in the world who has no magic in his body at all, anyone will have magic in their body, Muggles with very little magic power, wizards with more magic power, and those who can't go up or down are classified as Squibs......
That is, anyone can be affected by the aura of a powerful wizard.
Voldemort took advantage of this to terrify all who saw him, and in this way he commanded his men so that they would not dare to betray, and oppressed his enemies with momentum to make it difficult for them to use their full strength...... These methods are simple and crude, but they should have consequences, but in his hands, they can be very effective uncharacteristically, that is, the effect of affinity caused by magical affinity.
It can be guessed that all wizards of Dumbledore's level can use their momentum to make themselves look more powerful and reliable, and more unfathomable, but even if ordinary wizards live for two hundred years, it is impossible to win against Voldemort and Lockhart, who are close to infinite magic affinity.
But there are more subtle uses of momentum, and the magic in your own body resonates with the magic in the people around you. It has a special form, band, or frequency, and adding his own understanding and experience of memory magic to this resonance can produce a magical effect similar to "weakening the harmless version of the Imperius Curse" - for example, he only needs to exert a slight momentum effect. can easily convince others. His own eloquence has not improved, but he can use the effect of "momentum" to make the listener feel that what he says is very reasonable and cannot be refuted, and he can also use his momentum to make others feel taken for granted some unreasonable things he has done.
Just like today, he obviously came to ask for help, but he couldn't help but want to take advantage of Hu Xinya, such behavior would reasonably cause great disgust, but under the subtle influence of his own momentum. The two seem to be best friends who have known each other for many years, and playing hooligans has become like flirting between lovers.
With the ability to cheat like momentum, he can even make others fall in love with him without realizing it. But now there is no need for this, and he is not interested in tossing this function, he has never lacked admirers since he became famous.
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Physically and mentally illustriated back to the Shell Hut, and Lockhart prepared to announce the good news to everyone.
Push the door in. A bunch of people sat there in the room. The atmosphere was a little weird.
"I've put the bomb in place," Lockhart folded his cloak of invisibility and tucked it into his bag. "Then everything is all right-oh, I'll go-"
A figure suddenly threw herself into his arms, startling Lockhart and subconsciously reaching out to hug him. Looking down, a little red-haired girl was clinging to his waist and burying her head in his chestβit was Ginny.
Today he was caught out of the box twice, the last time by an old man with gray hair. This time it was by a passionate little witch...... This kind of sudden attack without magical fluctuations and hostility is really unguardable.
"Professor, why don't you ignore me when I contact you with a note!" Ginny looked up at him sadly. "I couldn't help it, so I ran out to meet you. β
Of course, Lockhart received a bunch of messages from her, but the Order of the Phoenix note is for important news contact, not for romance.
"Ginny, you let go first......" Lockhart sweated on his forehead, no wonder he didn't feel the atmosphere right when he walked in, Hermione sat on the side with a grim face, and Fleur kept comforting her.
Bill looked overwhelmed, and the adults like Harry, Scrimgeur, and Cyris were expressionless.
"I don't!"
"Professor Lockhart, what the hell is going on?" Bill asked, he was at a loss at the moment, "You're married to Hermione, how did you hook up with my sister, mom will be angry if she finds out!"
"I ......" Lockhart was a little dizzy, and Ginny, who was clinging to him in his arms, stood on tiptoe to kiss him, and he could only hold on to the girl to prevent her from looking too presumptuous in front of the crowd. "Ginny may have accidentally drunk an aphrodisiac, I've already gotten an antidote for her, but it doesn't seem to work, and if you drink it again, you'll be poisoned......"
Damn, I knew Snape had sealed the passage - not right, how would Harry get in then?
"Professor!" Ginny cried out aggrievedly as he tried to kiss him, only touching his chin once. The warmth of her body pressed against him, and a seductive aroma wafted into Lockhart's nose, reminding someone who had become a vampire that Ginny was not just a beauty to him, but a delicacy.
"Ginny, come back and sit down!" said Bill angrily, completely stunned, and there was no indication that his only sister liked Lockhart, it was too aphrodisiac.
"Ginny, go and sit down next to your brother. Lockhart patted Ginny on the back and shoved her to Bill, who held her firmly beside him.
"What are you discussing, where did the professor put the bomb?" Ginny didn't get to him, and he wasn't annoyed, anyway, the Lockharts were there, and they couldn't run away, she asked excitedly.
"It's nothing......," Lockhart didn't know what to say, Ginny would have been eligible to know these things, but she was still going to be in a school with Death Eaters, and - she looked really unreliable in her current state. "I'm going to get some help for Harry now, but it's not too early...... Is dinner ready? β
"Ginny came running to see you at about four o'clock in the afternoon, and we have been enlightening her!" said Fleur unceremoniously, "why are you such a man, one moment you want to marry Miss Fudge, and the next you will make Ginny like this...... What kind of accident can I drink an aphrodisiac, I don't know where to buy it!"
"I heard you're going to support the law that wizards can be polygamous, Mr. Lockhart?" Albert asked with interest, "I want to be an Englishman, too, but my girlfriend won't say yes......"
"Accident...... Accidentally. Lockhart explained in embarrassment. "Ginny will definitely be in a month or two...... Maybe it will take a little longer to get back to normal, aphrodisiacs don't hurt people, it's not psychedelics - let's talk about the most important things in a few days. β
"I didn't drink an aphrodisiac!" Ginny didn't know how many words she had said, but no one paid attention to her.
"Hogsmeade is going to curfew soon, won't Ginny go back......" Harry asked in a whisper.
"Leave it alone, I'm going to sleep with the professor and Hermione!" Ginny said excitedly, "Professor, help me and Dean McGonagall take a leave of absence." β
"Don't mess around, I'll sleep with you tonight, it's getting dark now, it's too dangerous to go back. Fleur said unquestioningly. "Honey, go sleep with Harry......"
"Okay. Bill said depressedly, why is it always himself who is hurt, and any girl has to be watched by his wife?
"I-" Lockhart glanced at Hermione, who was so angry that Ginny got up and ran back to the room, out of sight. Now Ginny was even more unscrupulous, and if it weren't for Bill's pull, she almost wanted to sit in Lockhart's arms.
"I'm going to the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts tomorrow to find those centaurs and ask them to help defend Hogwarts...... Then I'm going to go with Rufus to meet his guys and explain the details myself. β
"Well, the preparation is almost done. Scrimgeour nodded, "I can't think of any problems, but after all, the other side has the upper hand, and if it doesn't go well, like your bomb doesn't destroy the power supply system, or if the school is easily breached...... We need to plan a second solution if something goes wrong. β
"My plan itself has a certain margin for error, and everything I've done in the past two days is making it even more tolerant - on the school side, with all the students and teachers plus the elves and even the centaurs, even if the mystery man goes with all the Death Eaters and strikers, it is impossible to break it quickly. Of course, if the plan to lure away the mysterious man fails. He went to Hogwarts, and I will go to Hogwarts. "As for the Ministry of Magic, if they insist on holding on to the Ministry of Magic and not sending a large number of thugs to attack Hogwarts, then it will be very simple - we will give up attacking the Ministry of Magic, use Hogwarts as a base, form another Ministry of Magic, call on and unite all the wizards who oppose the Death Eaters to fight against them, and then ask for the help of wizards from other countries in the name of the legitimate wizarding government of England." After the Ministry of Magic lost its energy supply system, it was unable to provide the wizarding world with infrastructure and supplies such as Floo Network, the Daily Prophet, and even elevators, and it did not take it for granted that it was the core of the wizarding world. β
"Coupled with the fact that it has even publicly stated that it wants to overturn the Secrecy Law, other countries will not recognize its legitimacy. Well, actually, now that we have you as a wizard who can compete with the mysterious man, it makes us no longer completely tied down when it comes to ideas, and the problem is simpler all of a sudden. Scrimgeour smiled lightly, "As long as you don't fall into the trap again, we can't fail." β
"The professor is going to be fine, he's pretty good now. Ginny struggled, but Bill, the eldest of the Weasleys, was much stronger than his youngest sister. "Let me sit down!"
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ββ(To be continued......)