For Hermione, the greatest benefit of adulthood is that she can legally apparage and come to headquarters to meet Lockhart immediately. She lied to her parents that she had found a job in the wizarding world, so she could even stay overnight at Lockhart once in a while. And Blake, the owner of the house, often does not return home at night, and it seems that he has finally found a girlfriend.

After hearing Lockhart say that he had gone out of his way to convince the Malfoy family to give Dobby freedom in order to support her cause of freeing elves, Hermione was so moved that there was no more perfect man in the world than Lockhart. While regretting once again that she didn't have him to himself earlier, Hermione also loved Lockhart even more.

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Lockhart reluctantly went to the Law Enforcement Division of the Ministry of Magic to report, and then received his own Auror office. - He was also in the second year of secondary school back then, and after graduating, he ran here with confidence, signed up for the Aurors, and with his talent and learning ability, he became an Auror - and then found that being an Auror was not so enthusiastic and interesting, and even his life was not much guaranteed.

So he resigned and went to the sea, began to cheat, and finally made a fortune by writing books...... But no matter what, this is his first official job, and after many years, he actually returned to his old job, and I have to say that many things in the world are so wonderful.

Lockhart's arrival made everyone in the Auror Department happy, but as soon as he arrived, he heard the bad news that Auror Joe Hudson's son had been bitten by a werewolf and had been sent to St. Mungo, but he would probably have to rely on the wolf poison potion for the rest of his life.

"Didn't the Auror Code let us hide our families, how could the werewolves find your son?" Seeing that Joe, who was usually happy, became depressed, Lockhart couldn't help but ask about the situation.

"It's not the werewolves who found my home!, it's my son who attacked the Muggles when he ran out to play, and he was just affected!" Joe said angrily, "I'm going to apply for an extermination order for the werewolves!"

"Don't be so extreme, Joe. Anna shook her head, "We are sympathetic to what happened to you, but werewolves are also good and bad. ”

"That's right, I know a nice werewolf who is against the mystery man. Lockhart also helped.

"You're right, but have you ever thought about it! Destined to be a good person, whether you are bitten by a werewolf or not, you are a good person, but ordinary people are bitten, they have a reason to become bad!" Qiao said angrily, "You always tell me that there are good werewolves in the world, but have you ever thought that if there are no werewolves in the world, then those good people will not become werewolves!"

"Well said, Joe. The current Auror director, Gadwin, walked into the Auror office. "But the idea of exterminating werewolves is unrealistic, there are too many werewolves, and there is no way to distinguish them if they don't change. - Now all the people here come to the diner, first give Gildelow a little welcome dinner, and then discuss the new tasks from above, and avenge Joe by the way!"

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More than a dozen Aurors who stayed behind in the Ministry of Magic all gathered in the department's dedicated dining room and sat together.

"Alright, now let's toast Gidero, and welcome back to our family the first Auror in history to receive the Order of Merlin of the First Degree!" Gardwin raised his glass.

"To Gidero!" everyone stood up and toasted Lockhart, both men and women.

"Thank you. "Although I am reluctant to serve as an Auror temporarily, I still have to speak beautifully. "Actually, everyone here is eligible to receive the Merlin Medal, and I know that it is only for the sake of secrecy and security that I am the most famous...... I'm so ashamed. ”

"Ever since I completed my Auror training years ago and received my Auror certificate, I have made it my mission to destroy the Dark Wizards and cut off the Dark Magic Heritage...... Even though I haven't worked for the Ministry of Magic for so many years, my battle with the Dark Wizard has never stopped!"

Lockhart also raised his glass, "But my achievements alone are not as big as the Aurors' team, and now I am very happy to be able to come back and fight side by side with the best and most selfless great wizards in the world." Here's a toast to the Dark Wizard's worst enemies - including all the Aurors who are out on a mission, a toast to you!"

"Gilderoy said it so well!" said Anna, complimenting in a coquettish voice. "Even I've been made so arrogant. ”

"Gilderoy is right, thank you for his affirmation of the Auror department. Director Gadwin put down his glass, "Now that the werewolf plague is getting worse, Scrimgeour has been tasked with finding a way to capture or kill the current leader of the Death Eaters, Fenrir Greyback, within a month. ”

"How is this possible...... "Immediately someone was dissatisfied, and Statham Lee complained: "My team has been hunting this werewolf for more than a year, and they have only met him once, and they let him run away." You may not be able to find him for a month, right?"

"Say no before the mission starts?" Gadwin snapped, "Are you an Auror, and you're still a team leader!"

As soon as the director was angry, no one spoke, but Lockhart was not afraid of criticism when he first arrived: "With all due respect, Gadvin. He put down his knife and fork, "It's a bit difficult to kill the werewolf leader in a month, werewolves always hide in the shadows, and only the full moon comes out to act. ”

"That's not a problem...... Intelligence agents have figured out that Fenrir Greyback has been present in an area and involved in three attacks in a row, all on non-full moon nights. Gadvin opened a copy of the text at the table and began to explain in detail.

Truth be told, Lockhart didn't understand why he had to have a meeting over dinner, but he decided to respect his former colleague, his current supervisor.

"The three assaults on March 6, April 20 and May 1, not more than a hundred miles apart, and which were confirmed by eyewitnesses, are cases in which we can venture to assume that the cases that took place in this area were carried out under his direction, or at least in which he participated. ”

"So, we're a dozen people with no mission to disperse into such a large area as you have on this map?" asked Nikita, picking up a piece of beef.

"The area on the map is huge, but there are very few wizards living in this area...... Thus, after reviewing the records of the use of the traffic division's Floo network, we can see that "Gadvin magically floated a table:" On the day of each case, several people traveled from Worcester to the location of the crime and returned with apparition records. Gadwin smiled smugly. "The Apparition Records don't say anything, but this time, they mistakenly chose to hide in a place where wizards are scarce, Worcester, which makes our investigators much less stressed. After summoning the names of several wizards living in Worcester, as well as the names that appear in the Floo network's usage records, we can be almost certain that the apparitions are used by several Death Eaters, including Fenrir Greyback, who are hiding in Worcester. ”

"They're just stupid...... Hide in a place like London where wizards gather, and who can find their hiding place from the Apparition Records. Anna shook her head, not sure if she was sighing for a few Death Eaters or what.

"In the past, we checked the usage records of Floo.com, all of which were to see which area the prisoners had fled to...... This was the first time we had tally searched for a Death Eater's hideout, and it was a lucky attempt to find them hiding in a place where wizards were scarce. ”

Lockhart realized that in the years since he left his job, the Aurors department had begun to keep up with the times and tried many new ways of investigating crimes. "Now, I believe it, and it is indeed possible to find them out within a month. But the premise is that the capture or kill must be completed cleanly and in one go, otherwise the opponent will definitely change places. ”

"Well, we don't have a lot of manpower, so leave five for emergency at the Ministry of Magic, and nine Aurors to set out tomorrow morning, hide in the Muggles of Worcester, find a way to find the werewolf leader, and do it - capture and judge it will work best, but you can also assassinate directly, you can do it. "Killing a werewolf leader won't make the attack disappear immediately like a Dementor, but it can be a deterrent to the werewolves - they will have some concerns when they choose to join the Death Eater camp." ”

"It's easy, I'll just be a thug, I like it!" Lockhart smiled.

"I like this kind of work too!" Immediately the other Aurors agreed, the Aurors generally carry out special missions, like this kind of search and capture activities that know where the other party is hiding, and it is in the area under the control of the British Ministry of Magic, which is relatively time-free, and it is one of the most popular missions, and can even be regarded as a publicly-funded tour.

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"Professor!" Pandora somehow found a dozen Aurors in the cafeteria talking and laughing and discussing the specifics of the mission.

"Hi Pandora. Gadvin and the others happily greeted the beautiful granddaughter of the Minister of Magic.

"Hello everyone!" Pandora greeted the crowd politely, and threw herself into Lockhart's arms. Most people knew about their relationship, and the Aurors continued to chat and drink without surprise.

"Professor, I'm bored to death, and my grandfather said it was too dangerous outside, and locked me in the house all day. Pandora sat on Lockhart's lap and coquettishly, "It's good that you're here to work at the Ministry of Magic, I can come to work with my grandfather during the day and be with you." ”

"Oh my God, it looks like I'm going out on a mission......," Lockhart said apologetically, "it could take days, if not a month." ”

"What!" Pandora was dissatisfied, "Uncle Gadwin, can't you let Professor Lockhart stay." ”

"Miss Pandora, if a powerful wizard like Gilderoy came to help, but let him stay, it would be better not to call him over. "Just kidding, although Gadwin is not a strong order, it is impossible to hide his powerful men in order to fulfill the wish of a little girl, and the Minister of Magic cannot blame him for such a reason.

"It's okay, I'll do my best to complete the task and come back to accompany you. Lockhart hugged her dotingly and kissed her, "How about I take you to Bill Weasley's wedding next month." ”

"Weasleys, why did they invite you to their wedding!" Pandora said angrily, "I'm not going, Ron Weasley used his wand against me this semester when I was arguing with Granger!"

"Oh, yes, I forgot, if you don't go, don't go, I'll try to come back and spend time with you during the day. ”

"I'm going home with my grandfather in the evening, and you're going on a mission tomorrow. Pandora whispered in Lockhart's ear. "Now let's go to your own office. ”

Lockhart received the hint and immediately took his leave, bringing the Minister's pretty granddaughter into his office, the first time in the office of the professor of defense, and this time in a familiar environment, the feeling and passion came very quickly......

- (To be continued.) )