The Floo network was reconnected, and Lockhart returned to the Ministry of Magic with the four Aurors.

At this time, the Ministry of Magic seemed to be very lively: there were so many people who came to register that the Ministry of Magic had to advise British wizards not to come to register during these two days, and promised that as long as the wizards registered before the end of the month, they could receive this month's subsidy.

The Ministry of Magic is still on the highest alert level, and every wizard who wants to enter the underground part needs to go through the same set of tests set up by the Death Eaters and improved by Lockhart. As a result, most of the registration was carried out in the above-ground part, and only those who needed to go through more complicated procedures were allowed to enter the underground part, and despite a series of measures to divert the crowd, there were still long queues of wizards in the examination room.

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However, the Aurors have a dedicated examination room, and although they still need to go through complex examinations, at least there is no need to wait.

After returning to the minister's office, Lockhart sat down to take a break, and flipped through the information uploaded by the departments below, but there was still no news of the surrender of the core Death Eaters, and the conspiracy of the resurrected people pressed on Lockhart's heart like a boulder, making him almost breathless.

Someone knocked on the door again, it should be Gabrielle, she has been so busy in the past two days that she has left this little fan out in the cold, and she starts working every day after sucking a mouthful of blood......

"Come in. ”

It wasn't Little Meiwa, it was Bill Weasley, and when he entered the office, he closed the door: "Minister—"

"Bill," Lockhart wriggled in his chair with some unease, it couldn't have been discovered that he had abducted Gabrielle or sucked blood, so there should be no accident at this juncture, okay, "What's wrong?"

"Hermione was invited to tea by the strike hand department just now...... I wanted to contact you or Martin directly, but the two of you are out on business and don't dare to disturb you...... You know, I'm just in personnel management, and I'm not qualified to let them go. ”

"What do you mean, the striker invited Hermione over for tea?" Lockhart was confused, "What tea?" ”

"That's right...... The Miss Fudge reported Hermione for using an aphrodisiac on you...... According to the rules, the striker did have the right to ask Hermione to come over and be investigated. Bill explained. "But I went over there just now, and she sat there so well, and no one dared to do anything to her. ”

"That's presumptuous!" Lockhart slapped the table in annoyance. "Take me over there. ”

Lockhart followed Bill out of the office and took the elevator downstairs to the percussion room...... Pushing the door open, Hermione was sitting in her chair with a stubborn expression, while Pandora's brother, Owen Fudge, and another unnamed batter, sat across from her, looking embarrassed.

"Hermione!" Lockhart called out.

Hermione immediately turned her head to look at her, her tough expression suddenly collapsed, and her eyes quickly reddened, obviously extremely aggrieved. She stood up and ran over and threw herself into his arms: "I didn't give you an aphrodisiac!"

"I know......" Lockhart stroked her back. Glaring at Owen: "Who gave you the audacity to do this, invite my wife to the batter's office! There's so much going on all over the UK, you have your brain pumping to deal with this first?"

"Mr. Minister......" Owen stood up in fear: "After all, this is a real-name report, and the minister's wife happens to be ...... in the Ministry of Magic"

"It's your sister who reported it, isn't it?"

"Uh...... But after all, the victim of the case is you, Mr. Minister, and I am also for your good. Owen clenched his hands nervously.

"Forget it, let's go!" Lockhart said softly, putting his arm around Hermione's still shaking shoulder, and led her out of the office.

For Owen. Lockhart didn't have much to say. Yu Gong, although he is a little unscrupulous, he is indeed handling the case normally, and there is nothing to blame at all; He was Pandora's own brother and didn't do anything to Hermione......

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"She's gone too far, I won't stop you from marrying her, she's doing such a bad thing!" Hermione said, wiping away tears. This time she was really wronged.

"It's her fault...... I can't put it off any longer, I'll go to her later, if she resolutely doesn't accept to be my wife at the same time as you. I dissociated myself from her. Lockhart decided to give Hermione an explanation, "Or I'll make her apologize to you." ”

"Hmph-" Hermione didn't comment, clearly agreeing with his decision.

"We're going to get lunch, and we're going to send you back first, stay at home and don't run around, it's a bit dangerous outside. ”

"No, I'd better chat with Harry and Ron. Hermione got the promise and felt very comfortable: "Now that even Fleur has come out to work, I go back to the house and there is no one, what's the point!"

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After lunch, although Voldemort's plot still weighed like a dark cloud in the wizarding sky, Lockhart decided to settle his woman's affairs first...... The succession made him feel a little irritated, and he decided to make it clear today.

Speaking from the heart, maybe this girl is tall, beautiful, gentle and obedient, but Lockhart is not unseen in the world of infatuated boys...... As Ginny said, if Pandora really won't let go, then why is she pestering her for nothing. Unlike Hermione, he had no reason to marry Pandora other than liking. As for the promise, if you promise to marry someone, you must marry, and the world will have become a harmonious society long ago.

Since Pandora still wants to get a report on Hermione, she still cares about herself......

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With a crackle, the Phantom of the Minister of Magic appeared at the door of the Fudge family's manor.

The Fudge family is one of the few pure-blood families that is neither associated with the Death Eaters nor killed by the Death Eaters, and with the special status of the former Minister of Magic and some additional "special reasons", Lockhart has assigned them the Loyalty Charm.

He is the knower of all the mantras of Brave Faithfulness, which is prescribed to prevent unexpected situations from happening.

Easily entering the door of Fudge's house, this time, Lockhart forced his way into the girl's room despite Pandora's family.

Pandora was curled up on the bed reading a book, thinking that she had been betrayed and had fallen out of love, and she had been in a terrible situation, disheveled, her hair was messy, and her originally beautiful face looked a little pale.

The moment Lockhart suddenly burst into the room, Pandora was pleasantly surprised: she guessed correctly, Hermione had given him an aphrodisiac, and he had returned to normal and came to find him back together...... But then I noticed that the other party's expression was wrong.

"You're reporting Hermione for giving me an aphrodisiac?" Lockhart asked with a calm expression.

"That's right, if it weren't for an aphrodisiac, how would you like her?"

"Nonsense, you get up, I'll take you to see something......" Lockhart reached out to pull her up from the bed, "Get dressed and come with me." ”

Pandora struggled to break free of him: "No, you go to St. Mungo's to get checked first!"

Lockhart picked up a piece of clothing from the chair next to the bed: "If you don't wear it, I'll put it on you......"

"You go get checked, and if you don't get an aphrodisiac, then I won't say anything more, and there's no relationship between us from now on!" Pandora retracted into the blanket and wrapped herself.

Pandora's father appeared at the door with a calm face: "Mr. Minister, you have gone too far, haven't you forcibly broken into my daughter's room?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Fudge......" Lockhart took a deep breath, "Pandora reported that my wife gave me an aphrodisiac, so in principle I am now entitled to ask her to testify before the Ministry of Magic - also responsible for her report." If I really got poisoned, I would apologize to her after the detoxification and try to get her forgiveness......"

"Hmph, if you don't figure it out this time, don't pester her again!" Mr. Fudge turned away in annoyance, he didn't want to care, he didn't know what to do.

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"Come down, my dear, come with me, and if you're still not satisfied after reading what I've shown you, I'll go to St. Mungo's for a check-up. Lockhart slowed down: "Then, it's up to you to decide whether you want to be my wife or not, and if you say no this time, we'll be together - you should cheer up, and I won't bother you again, let alone make trouble for your next relationship." ”

Pandora curled up in the blanket and covered her head and thought for a while, and finally was willing to speak: "Okay, you go out, I'll get dressed." ”

"Good. If it hadn't been for Voldemort, Lockhart might have had to say with a hippie smile about who we are, but this time he pushed the door open and waited outside.

Then he found Mrs. Fudge waiting outside.

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"Hello, ma'am. Lockhart greeted him slightly awkwardly, but didn't know what to say.

"I don't see you like you've been hit with an aphrodisiac, I've seen people who have been poisoned. The middle-aged witch whispered, "The symptoms are obvious, if you are hit, you will not be able to come to Pandora again." ”

"My wife and I are genuinely in love, and she is also a Order of the Phoenix, and we fought side by side in the war against the man whose name we couldn't even name. Lockhart said seriously: "But I also love your daughter, and maybe a man who has a wife still says he loves your daughter with a serious face...... It's a bastard, but I changed a law in order to marry her, and the difficulties and oppositions I encountered in the process are unimaginable, but I am not prepared and will not confide in you, because they are nothing compared to fighting the mystery man. ”

"Spectacular romantic...... I don't even know what to say about you. The witch shook her head, "A new law has been passed for Pandora, and I think the book she read the other day was published at your behest...... But just because you've done these things doesn't take her for granted that she's your woman. Although I, as a person who has come before, understand that whether a woman is happy or not is not decided by her husband and she alone, I still respect her choice......"

Of course, I respect her choice. After Lockhart said this, a violent sense of absurdity suddenly welled up in his heart - the threat of the resurrected still hung over his head like a sharp sword, and he and the witch in front of him discussed the freedom of marriage in a serious manner, and life is sometimes crazier than stories.

It's an old problem that I always decide to do something when my mind is hot...... Fortunately, it won't waste much time taking Pandora to see that kind of thing this time.

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――(To be continued......)