Chapter 234: Bill's Wedding (Part I)

Lockhart didn't go out on a mission at all, but whenever the Auror department had the slightest achievement, he was quickly deducted from his head, at least "commanded by Lockhart...... In short, the star-making campaign was so successful that the Ministry of Magic's media even announced that Lockhart was trying to hunt down the Dark Lord, whose name could not even be mentioned.

It's the middle of August, and Bill and Fleur's wedding takes place today, attended by friends and family from the Weasleys and Delacours. When Hermione appeared in front of him after dressing, Lockhart was almost blind-she was wearing a flowing red dress, smiling, red lips, a necklace from Lockhart around her neck, matching high heels, her hair was smooth and supple, and she had skillfully managed to squeeze out all the career lines - where could she see the appearance of a young girl, clearly a beautiful woman not inferior to the precocious Pandora.

"Oh my God, Hermione, you're so beautiful, you won't steal the limelight from the bride in the past, will you?"

"Isn't it beautiful, but I decided to wear it like this after a long time of designing it according to a fashion magazine!" As soon as she heard Lockhart's praise, the woman who was originally dignified and beautiful instantly turned back into that bird-like girl, Hermione suddenly jumped over and hugged Lockhart, pecked him on the lips, and said excitedly and expectantly: "Gildero, if a relative of the Weasley family asks about it today, you can say that I am your girlfriend, okay?"

"You are!" Lockhart bowed his head and kissed her. - No one at this kind of wedding where only relatives and friends are invited will go to Pandora to make a small report, and to be honest, it really hurts Hermione's heart to be sneaky all the time, and he made up his mind that if he was found out again, he would tell everyone that he was both girls in love. It just so happens that the Ministry of Magic has packaged itself as an anti-dark magic fighter, so he is called a hero, and the increase in strength also brings self-confidence - do you have any problems with my relationship with two girls, come to the duel!

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, Lockhart took Hermione, Blake and Harry, to the Burrow. Mrs. Weasley was angry when she saw Lockhart and Hermione, but Fleur and Ginny didn't care at all, and enthusiastically led Lockhart and the others to their seats.

The Weasleys had so many relatives that they set up a very large white tent on the lawn to accommodate all the guests who came to the wedding.

A group of waiters in white robes and a band in golden shirts were sitting under a tree not far away, smoking pipes. A cloud of cyan smoke rose from there.

The entrance to the marquee is lined with a long purple carpet flanked by rows of delicate golden chairs. The pillars are intertwined with white and gold flowers. A string of golden balloons is tethered over the site of Bill and Fleur's upcoming wedding ceremony. Outside, bees and butterflies flutter lazily over the grass and hedgerows.

Fleur introduced Lockhart and the others to her parents - not at all, there was no one in the wizarding world who didn't know Lockhart and Harry, her mother was a very beautiful woman, who looked more like Fleur's sister, and her father was a very ordinary man, short with a small beard.

The Delacours were thrilled that Lockhart would be able to attend their daughter's wedding, grabbing Lockhart and chatting with him, even asking him when he expected to catch Voldemort...... Fleur's sister, Gabrielle, looked at Lockhart and Harry with adoration, compared to Harry, who of course preferred to be close to her in grade.

The Delacours chatted with Lockhart for a few days under Fleur's translation, until Fleur had to go to greet the other guests. From the chat, it can be seen that the Ministry of Magic's propaganda campaign has been successful, and it seems that wizards from the outside world now believe that Lockhart can destroy Voldemort, and they don't even think that the Death Eaters are anything to be afraid of.

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Lockhart was finally able to sit down with a group of acquaintances from the Order of the Phoenix.

"When I'm married," said Fred, tugging at the collar of his robe, "I'm not going to make such nasty names." You can wear whatever you like, and I'm going to give Mom a whole-body bondage spell until it's done. ”

"You're too young to think that way when you get married, my dear brother. Percy also stood in the middle of the crowd in a suit, "There is no girl who does not love a solemn and grand wedding." ”

"Hmph, didn't you say that the Ministry of Magic is busy? George said, "Why do you have time to come back to the wedding, when are you going to get married?" ”

"No girl is going to like Percy, he's a fool who values his career more than his family!" Ginny made no secret of her disdain in front of him, and then found the big news: "Oh my God, Hermione...... You're so beautiful today!β€”even Ron doesn't look at Fleur anymore. ”

"Oh, thanks. Hermione said happily, and Ron quickly turned his head away in embarrassment.

"Harry, the Zhang Qiu you like, will you marry her?" Blake sat comfortably in his chair and asked Harry with a smile, "I will also have a grand wedding for my godson, but unfortunately Blake and the Potter family don't have so many relatives, you will definitely come to the party then." ”

"We're definitely coming, but you're Seres, when are you going to get married. Tonks also sat next to them in Lupin's company, "I heard that you did everything together back then, and now that Jaime's sons are all adults, and Remus's children are about to be born, what about you?"

"Oh...... I had wasted so much of my youth in Azkaban, and now no girl wants to marry me. ”

"If you are willing to marry you, you can't look down on it. Lupin unceremoniously poked at his friend, "I think you seem to have a girlfriend, whose family is it, are you willing to marry you?" ”

At the farthest end of the courtyard, one brightly colored figure after another appeared out of thin air. A few minutes later, a procession was formed and began to wind its way through the garden towards the marquee. Bizarre flowers and enchanted birds flutter on the hats of witches, and precious gems sparkle on the bow ties of many wizards. The group got closer and closer to the tent, and the excited, chattering voices grew louder and louder, drowning out the buzzing of the bees.

"Great, I think I've seen a couple of cousins. George said, craned his neck to see better, "They need someone to help them understand British customs, and I'm going to take care of them......

"That's a lot of wit, but I'm going to do it before you!" said Fred, rising and rushing past the group of middle-aged witches at the front of the group, and escorting the two beautiful French girls into the tent first. George was left to deal with the middle-aged witches, Ron was responsible for greeting Mr. Weasley's colleagues at the Ministry of Magic, and Ginny was left to take care of a very old wizarding couple.

"Fleur has a lot of relatives. Percy also stood up and patted his suit. "You're guests, sit down, I'll help too. ”

"Honey, I'm sorry I couldn't give you a wedding. Lupin was a little sad, "When the baby is born, I will invite some people to get together." ”

"Don't talk about it, as long as you're with me. Tonks turned around and kissed Lupin. "I don't care about anything else. ”

Lockhart shook his head and looked at Hermione, who was sitting next to her, and she looked enviously at the QiΔ“ around her. He suddenly felt a little sorry, he might not be able to give her a wedding.

"Oh my god, Hagrid screwed it all up......" Hermione suddenly exclaimed, and several people followed her gaze - Hagrid picked a random place to sit, and several chairs were broken in one fell sitting, and now those chairs were like a pile of golden matchsticks.

"Hagrid, you should come and sit with us...... Lockhart exclaimed, noticing a chair next to him that had clearly been enlarged and reinforced by magic.

Thankfully, the chair that had been crushed by its weight could be repaired, and Mr. Weasley pulled out his wand to deal with the pile of rags, and Hagrid apologized loudly to everyone who would listen to him, and then walked over and sat down in Hagrid's dedicated seat next to Lockhart, whose large size made Lockhart feel like a child all at once.

"I can't do anything well...... Hagrid smiled apologetically at them, "Dumbledore had already asked Snape about what you found out a while ago, but he said he didn't know anything about the Corpse's plans. ”

"Hagrid, don't talk about this at weddings. Black interrupted Hagrid.

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The Weasleys, as an old and prosperous pure-blood family, loved Muggles and had always associated with hemp wizards, which made the wedding quite complicated - in terms of social status, the most striking was Albus Dumbledore, who sat with a bunch of old wizards, he was a wizard of pure blood, there were no half-blood wizards in the last three generations of the family tree, and at the same time he was known as the first white wizard, the chief wizard of the Wizengamot, and the president of the International Confederation of Wizards. Even in the wizarding world, he is a real power-maker. His appearance made Lockhart, who has been in the limelight recently, feel at ease to play soy sauce without being watched by onlookers.

At the same time, the presence of celebrities such as Lockhart and Moody also made the married couple very face-saving, but there were also people at the bottom of society, like Mondongues, who had been blacklisted in the Ministry of Magic......

From celebrities to thieves, no matter how diverse their social identities are, they are all wizards, and the wedding is attended by goblins and house-elves - the goblins are Flemban and Bill's colleagues at the bank, and the elves are Hermione's "good friend" Dobby, although Dobby should not have a seat to sit, but Lockhart conjures up a small stool for him to sit next to his favorite Harry Potter and his hostess, and he is also very excited. Compared to them, whether it is Hagrid, who has half giant blood, or a French girl with Meiwa blood, it is not very abrupt.

A strange wizard approached Lockhartβ€”a man with white marshmallow hair unkempt over his shoulders, a hat tasseled down to his nose, and an egg-yellow robe of dazzling color. He wore a gold chain around his neck with a strange symbol shining on it, much like a triangular eye.

"Xenophilius Lovegood," he said, holding out a hand to Lockhart, "for the first time I have met you, Professor Lockhart, I am Luna Lovegood's father, and she says that she has learned the most in your class. He glanced at Harry and the others next to him, and shook hands with them, "It's good to meet you, Mr. Potter, Mr. Black, this must be Miss Granger, Luna said you are the smartest witch." ”

"She's won the prize!" Hermione happily shook his hand.

"Luna. Lockhart smiled politely at him and asked casually. "Didn't she come?"

"She's in that charming little garden, greeting the goblins, they're all over the place, and it's so delightful! Few wizards know how much we can learn from clever little goblinsβ€”oh, their exact name, Garden Sapper Elves. ”

Luna's personality was really cultivated by his father, and Lockhart thought to himself, deciding not to communicate deeply with her father, which was not on the same channel at all.

Ron led a group of wizards into the big tent when Luna ran over, dressed like her father, in a bright yellow robe and a large sunflower in her hair. The overall effect is actually still pleasing to the eye, except that it is a little too dazzling, at least not too maverick.

"Professor Lockhart, you're here too!" she said happily, "but why don't you take Pandora with you?" ”

This girl always thinks of what to say...... Lockhart thought angrily, and quickly pulled away from the subject. "Did you communicate something with the goblins? ”

- (To be continued.) )