Without taking anyone else with him, Lockhart followed Scrimgeour to a hill in the southwest of England, saying that it was a barren mountain, but in fact it was only protected by the Loyalty Charm, and the contents were invisible to outsiders. The mountainside was isolated by the Muggle Expulsion Charm, and there were still plenty of Muggle buildings at the bottom of the surrounding hills. It was becoming more and more difficult for wizards to hide, and a large number of them abandoned remote wizarding colonies for convenience and enjoyment, and chose to be neighbors with Muggles.

"What am I going to do?" After leaving the Horcrux in Hermione's bag, Lockhart felt refreshed, and his feelings of depression and despair also faded, although the idea of avenging Moody still existed, but it was no longer so extreme. "Isn't this time just to ask about the situation, you brought someone to alert him, right?"

"Just to be on the safe side...... "Scrimgeour said, "I'm going to let you know where the Loyalty Charm is here, and the secret is himself." Oh, his name is Randu Loyer, and I'm also in the know, but after the Ministry of Magic was seized, the Loyalty Charm must have been reset, which means that I can't enter his house now. ”

"You want me to be an insider, but now that we're a rebel in the wizarding world, even if we don't report it for your sake, he'll apply to reset the Loyalty Curse as soon as we're gone—even if the Death Eaters take control of the Ministry of Magic, they'll try to curry favor with such important people who don't have a position. ”

"I have a fateful friendship with him, a real fateful friendship, I won't say much about the specifics. Scrimgeour's cold, resolute face melted into a smile, as if remembering what had happened, "I dare say that even if I asked him to betray the Ministry of Magic to help us, he wouldn't say a word...... But—I was afraid that he had been bound by an unbreakable oath. ”

"What was it like to have a few friends who had a fateful relationship?" Lockhart asked half-jokingly, but Scrimgeour didn't answer, and he wasn't ready to actually hear the answer, maybe he would have it himself.

Scrimgeour didn't speak. Raise your hand and set off a magic firework. The two stood silently for a moment, and someone stepped out of the bare clearing—a figure that suddenly appeared in their field of vision because of the Loyalty Curse.

This is a sturdy man, forty or fifty years old, of course, the wizard's grade is not easy to judge, and it is not impossible to be sixty or seventy years old. Unlike Scrimgeur's graying hair, this man had shiny black hair and a pretty beard, and it was obvious that the secret keeper had an easy job - the locked door was so strong that the uninvited guests who broke into it in history could be counted on one hand. Of course, this has to do with the fact that no one wants to destroy the energy supply system.

He walked over with a smile on his face, excited to see his old friend, and then he saw Lockhart.

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Landu's face changed suddenly, and he stared at Lockhart coldly: "Director Lockhart, how can you have time to come to me, don't forget that I am a special person who is not dispatched by the Department of Magical Law Enforcement. ”

"Huh?" Lockhart didn't react for a moment. Oh yes, he must have thought he was the fake Lockhart. And Scrimgeour should be a fugitive at this time, so ......

Lockhart screamed badly, but it was too late—Randu quickly drew his wand and waved it at him, as a former Auror of Scrimgeur's generation. The speed with which he cast his magic was also quite astonishing, and a red light rushed in front of Lockhart in an instant - fortunately, his speed was not as fast as Moody's, and Lockhart could barely react. And when it comes to power, there are a few people who can compare to Lockhart with the wand of the Elder.

Wave your left hand. A wandless iron armor spell blocked the opponent's spell, but it didn't completely cancel it out, and the spell hit the talisman charm. Lockhart was knocked back a few steps, but he had already pulled out the Elder wand in his right hand and unceremoniously shot back.

"Stop, Landu, Gildero!" Scrimgeour shouted, drawing his wand and trying to protect both sides, "This is the real Gilderoy Lockhart, the Ministry of Magic is a fake!"

But Scrimgour's old friend didn't stop, he apparently thought that Lockhart from the Ministry of Magic had captured Scrimgeour as a fugitive and used the Imperius Curse to control him, and now the only way to save Scrimgeour was to kill Lockhart.

"Lift the Imperius Curse, or you won't want to get out of here alive today!" Randu yelled at Lockhart as he kept attacking him.

These seniors who have been Aurors for many years are really more irritable than the other, and they are not ambiguous at all...... Lockhart thought helplessly, if it weren't for the Elder's wand and enough strength, wouldn't he have to suffer for some reason? He unceremoniously threw back a few powerful attack spells, surging magic fluctuations, powerful spells, and made this former Auror tremble.

The Aurors' professional nature made them unaware of the Strong, and he decisively retreated back into the Loyalty Charm.

"Well, what are you doing...... Lockhart said helplessly.

Scrimgeour shrugged apologetically, then shouted into the air in front of him, "Landu, come out, don't do it, I can explain!"

"That Lockhart at the Ministry of Magic is a Death Eater in disguise, and the real anti-dark arts fighters are from my side from beginning to end. Now that Dumbledore has been killed by Snape, we can only flee outside, and now we need your help!" Scrimgeour was unequivocal, explaining everything in one breath.

Half a minute later, Landu walked out again, but still raised his wand alertly: "How do you prove that you are not controlled by the Imperius curse?"

"Don't you know me, I might be controlled by the Imperius Curse?" Scrimgeour said arrogantly, "You can try attacking me with the Imperius Curse, if it doesn't work, it means that my Occlumency has not been removed......"

Landu nodded, and his wand pointed at Scrimgeour, "Out of body!"

Scrimgeour used Occlumency with all his might, easily freeing himself from the spell's effects.

"Well, that's right, why are you here!" Landu reassuringly put away his wand, regained his smile, walked over and hugged Scrimgeur, and then apologized to Lockhart, "I'm sorry boy, but you're good, and I'm really no match for you." ”

"You're polite, you almost knocked me down with one move just now. Lockhart put away his wand and replied politely.

"Almost? haha, you know, the reaction speed is a little worse, and I won't succeed in sneaking up on you even once if I sneak up on you ten thousand times. Randu laughed, "Alright, grab me by the shoulder, and I'll take you two into the spell's range." ”

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