"Even the Dark Lord, if he wanted to kill a Death Eater, would never use such dirty, inferior, despicable and shameless means, and then explain it for such far-fetched reasons, Dumbledore. Snape sneered, "The Dark Lord will tell that man what he has annoyed and how he intends to kill him, and then end his life in front of him." ”

"That's right," Lockhart echoed angrily, "if the lives of the Order of the Phoenix were so worthless, I would consider defecting to the Death Eaters!"

"Gildelow is my opinion!" said Mundungus, who rarely spoke at meetings, but this time the discussion was in his own vital interest.

"Gildero!" Professor McGonagall glanced at Lockhart dissatisfied, but Lockhart told him firmly that he really thought so, and McGonagall had to look at Dumbledore, "Mr. Headmaster, you'd better explain right away what 'important thing' is keeping you busy with our lives?"

Dumbledore shook his head in shame, he really didn't have any reason for this, and he wasn't ready to excuse himself: "A few months ago, I got a few useful messages from Mundungus, and through these messages, I found a place where Voldemort was probably hiding his Horcrux. ”

"Then find it out and destroy it!" Hagrid also looked a little anxious.

"That's exactly what I wanted to do...... Dumbledore looked innocent, but no one sympathized with him, "that place has quite a complex magical protection, and it took me two months to break the magic on the periphery, but the last barrier is obviously quite difficult to deal with...... It took me weeks to figure out what it did and how it worked. ”

"Didn't you ask Gildelow for help sooner?" Moody finally spoke, "Is it the man who claims to be the best at dealing with the dark arts in the world that you raised at Hogwarts to teach that group of students, or are you going to wait until you're dead to let him play?"

Lockhart was embarrassed for a while, his title was okay, but the people of the Order of the Phoenix were willing to believe it, and the logic was simple - Dumbledore was the strongest white wizard, he trusted, and supported the re-election of the Defence Against the Dark Arts professor, and was the best at dealing with the dark arts in the world...... It makes perfect sense!

"You're right, Alasto, I'm obviously so confident in the magical knowledge I've accumulated over the past hundred years that I've been so distracted by a magic I don't understand that I've forgotten your safety, and I'm willing to bind myself with an unbreakable oath to promise not to make the same mistake again. ”

"An unbreakable oath doesn't strengthen an old man's memory," Snape sarcastically squirmed, "and you can't think of any other way? ”

"You're right, Severus. Dumbledore nodded in agreement without blushing, "Well, I'll try not to use this dangerous method to gain Voldemort's trust in the future, and if I have to, be sure to let me tell the person concerned in front of you, and then carry it out." ”

"I hope you do what you say!" Cyreth began to cover for Dumbledore, "or I'll quit the Order of the Phoenix!"

"The principal never broke his word. Hagrid was stupid enough to speak for Dumbledore.

Dumbledore gave everyone a grateful look, then turned to Lockhart, "Gildero, it was stupid and childish for me to insist on breaking Voldemort's protective magic by myself. On the first day off after school starts, I'll take you to help me see, and I'm sure you'll have a way. ”

"Willing to serve. Although Lockhart is a little uneasy, he still has a little research on dark arts after all, not really unlearned, even if he can't crack it, he will not be too ashamed to have Dumbledore backing him. And if you guessed correctly, the place where Dumbledore found it was where the fake pendant was hidden.

"As for Emmeline...... I will negotiate with Mr. Minister to give her the status of a victim in the line of duty during the Ministry of Magic, and I will personally visit Emmeline's house once and apologize in front of her family......" Dumbledore said sadly, "I will arrange for her children as well." Now, let's disperse, it's too dangerous to stay together. ”

"I hope this doesn't happen again, Mr. Headmaster. Before the meeting adjourned, Professor McGonagall added, seeing that there were still people who were still angry.

――

After the meeting, Mundungus did not leave, but came up and asked Lockhart with a smile: "Gildero, did you bring me anything good from China?"

"You just died a person, and you still care about this!" Lockhart was really a little angry, why is this guy like Mondigus so ignorant of current affairs?

"I'm in the dirtiest, darkest corner of the world, and I see dead people every day. "But I still have to live, you say." ”

Well, maybe he has a point, but Lockhart doesn't have a good idea of how other people live, and he comes up with something: "Well, gold crafts, and some jewelry, they're all quite valuable, don't sell them as stolen goods, you can keep them at home." ”

"Thank you, Gildero," Mundungus took the object happily, "you will always be my good friend." ”

Lockhart shrugged, this kind of friend, don't come and steal your own property after you die, it's a good luck: "If you like it, go back." ”

――

"Professor, Siris, what's going on?" Harry couldn't help but ask, after everyone had left.

"Something went wrong that shouldn't have happened, Harry. "You don't know. ”

"Is it because of Malfoy!" Harry became excited, "Yesterday, the Weasleys and I went shopping in Diagon Alley and saw Malfoy and his mother sneaking ......"

"What's wrong with them?" asked Syris, curiously, "can you still be seen sneaky?" ”

"I followed them with the Cloak of Invisibility! They went into the Burkin-Burke shop," Harry said, "and began viciously ordering the guy in the shop to fix something for him. Then, he said that he wanted Bojin to keep another thing for him. Listen to him, it's the same thing that needs to be repaired. It seems to be a couple. Later......"

Lockhart looked at it strictly, but he had a look of control, and Harry took a deep breath.

"There's something else. When Mrs. Morkin tried to touch Malfoy's left arm, he jumped eight feet away. I think he's branded as a Dark Devil. I think he replaced his father as a Death Eater. ”

Cyris interrupted Harry and said, "Harry, I don't believe the mystery man would make a sixteen-year-old—"

"Does anyone really know what the mystery man will and won't do?" Harry asked dissatisfied, "but isn't this worth investigating? If Malfoy has something to fix and needs to threaten Bokin to fix it for him, it's probably something to do with the dark arts, it's dangerous, right?"

"That makes sense, Harry," said Cyris helplessly, "we'll tell you Uncle Arthur about this, and let him go check on Malfoy's house, okay?" ”

"Professor, you've got to watch Malfoy at school, too!" Harry said stubbornly, "he's going to have to do something at school." ”

"I will. Harry didn't say that Lockhart had to watch Malfoy - whether Dumbledore was successfully assassinated by Draco Malfoy, or what hurt Draco Malfoy suffered, Lockhart couldn't accept it right now.

"Don't be perfunctory to me!" Harry said uneasily, "you always treat me like a child!"

"When am I going to be perfunctory!" Although Lockhart was often perfunctory, this time his serious answer was questioned, which made him very unhappy.

"I'm sorry...... The professor ......, "Harry still respects Lockhart very much, after all, Lockhart has always been perfect in front of him, and his image in Harry's heart is very high.

"Alright, go to bed, school will start soon!"

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