Chapter 133: Fudge's Unpleasantness
"Phantom without a trace!"
"Golden Light Guardian!"
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Maple showed Hermione all the spells she had mastered, whether it was a spell that was transformed into a spell or a spell that was cast by drawing a charm.
Under Li Xiaoyao's S-level ability, all these magic can be easily mastered by Hermione, but how far Hermione can grow these magic from C-level depends on her talent.
Hermione was basking in the excitement of learning one new spell after another, completely oblivious to a little pitiful beside themβ
Harry was deeply struck by them, and his heart was devastated.
Harry could probably understand how Ron was feeling at the moment!
It wasn't until the expiration of Hermione's card that she seemed to notice Harry's sullenness. However, after she and Maple repeated the spell to Harry two or three times, Harry's grades were still not ideal, he was not as talented as Hermione, and he didn't have the cheating of Lee's card, so it was too normal for this situation to occur.
When he left the Room of Requirement, Harry looked depressed, and Hermione, who was originally very excited, couldn't show that she was too happy, so she had to keep a straight face. Along the way, in this dreary atmosphere, they returned to the dormitory.
As time went on, the weather at Hogwarts began to get warmer.
However, after Dumbledore left, no one mentioned the matter of Hogwarts students' contract unicorns, and it seemed that someone deliberately faded the matter.
It's just that the Minister of Magic, Fudge, has encountered new trouble, and he doesn't care about Hogwarts' contract activities, but he is very keen on the activities of contract unicorns held by the Ministry of Magic outside Hogwarts.
After successfully ousting Dumbledore from the Headmaster's position, the Daily Prophet did not report on the Basilisk anymore. And with the exception of Ron, the students who were attacked were all Muggle-born wizards.
The lack of empathy, coupled with the closure of the news, did not affect the outside of Hogwarts School with the still fearful atmosphere.
As a result, the wizarding world still seemed to be peaceful and peaceful, and Fudge was even more convinced that Hagrid was the perpetrator of the attack when he received the news that there were no more attacks at the school, and then thought that the incident was resolved and left it alone.
Fudge's concern now is how to make the contract unicorn event more grandiose, the first major event in the wizarding world since he took office, and he wants to use it to increase his prestige in the wizarding world.
At Fudge's request, the Daily Prophet also spent a lot of pages vigorously promoting this matter, and the propaganda was well known to everyone in the British wizarding community. And the news has also spread abroad, and there are foreign wizards in the wizarding world who also want to participate in this matter.
Fudge was even more ake-struck when he received letters from other important people in the European wizarding world, but in his reply, he only promised that the other party could come and visit casually, but he didn't say a word about wanting to participate in the contract unicorn.
Fudge is still not bold enough, and he still lacks confidence to veto it directly to show his domineering.
The publicity momentum was huge, and the preparations for the prelude to the event were also in full swing, but after the date of the event was determined, there were moths again.
His subordinates suddenly told him bad news that day, and instantly poured cold water on Fudge, who was on fire in his heart-
The event's protagonist, the unicorn, is not yet in place!
When the Ministry of Magic personnel went to the Forbidden Forest, they couldn't find any trace of the unicorn. The unicorns left their original colony for unknown reasons, and left no trace.
In this case, there are only two wizards who can quickly find out where the unicorn has gone, one is Hagrid and the other is Dumbledore. However, one of them was imprisoned in Azkaban, and the other had been a dragon since leaving the school as Headmaster of Hogwarts.
Fudge was immediately dumbfounded when he heard the news, he now publicized the unicorn to everyone, if the unicorn did not show up on the day of the event, he estimated that he would immediately become the laughing stock of the entire wizarding world.
"Find Dumbledore and write to him right away!" Thinking of the serious consequences of the majesty sweeping the floor, Fudge immediately ignored them, and blurted out in a hurry.
"Okay! I'll do it right away! β
After his subordinates left, Fudge was both relieved and depressed. The reason he was relieved was that if he found Dumbledore, his problem would be solved.
There was no problem that Dumbledore couldn't solve, that's how his subordinates felt, and when they heard his order to ask Dumbledore for help, his subordinates' expressions suddenly relaxed as if the trouble had been solved. Crucially, even Fudge himself thought so, and the first person he thought of when he encountered that unsolvable problem was Dumbledore.
Dumbledore was so reassuring that the sight of him made people immediately find the backbone.
However, he Fudge is the Minister of Magic, the first person in the entire wizarding world!
Dumbledore, why? Why is he more popular as a teacher than himself as the Minister of Magic!
Fudge had been sitting in his office since the order had been given, and he had remained motionless all morning.
From this moment on, Fudge no longer respected Dumbledore like a god, but regarded him as a thorn in his heart!
Fukuji didn't understand, just like what Uchiha Itachi said about educating the prince, it's not about becoming a Hokage to be recognized by everyone, it's about being recognized by everyone to become a Hokage!
Dumbledore may have given up his position as Minister of Magic, but his remarkable achievements and his dedication to the front lines of the fight against the Dark Wizards have made him already the spiritual leader of the wizarding world!
Fudge didn't do anything when Voldemort was raging, but he wanted to crush Dumbledore now, and I have to say that he was a little too delusional!
After a miserable morning of sitting still, Fudge began to transform into a real politician, expecting Dumbledore to show up immediately to solve his problems, and on the other hand, wishing that Dumbledore would disappear from the world as soon as his problems were resolved.
Fudge's image is destined to not go far, just like the United States now, in the more than half a year of the epidemic, their leaders and government officials, including their opposition parties, have also been playing political tricks and power tricks. In the face of the crisis, what they have been doing is to shirk the blame, but they have never thought about solving the problem.
can be expected, and it is already happening, *** The funny family is finished, and if he is re-elected, he can let the family last for a few years. And once he loses the presidency, his family will immediately be burned to ashes by the anger of the Americans.
Don't worry, the capitalists and politicians in the United States are all black-hearted, they will only fall into the well, and regard *** as an outcast to explain to the people, and no one will take him a hand.
Try to bring more laughter to the rest of the world, after all, you're running out of time!
Fudge is the same, he only knows how to resent Dumbledore's prestige, but he has never thought of honing himself hard, improving his magical powers, and giving himself more problem-solving skills!
Fudge is in some ways the same virtue as Gilderoy Lockhart, except that the latter dies faster!
Lockhart's long-planned plan was finally implemented on February 14, and when the students went to eat in the auditorium in the morning, they were all surprised to find that the auditorium had suddenly changed into a different shape.
The walls are adorned with large, dazzling pink roses, and many heart-shaped multicolored rose petals are constantly falling from the light blue ceiling.
When Maple arrived in the auditorium, he saw that the roses on the wall were lit up with pink brilliance, and a layer of pink light was still hanging around the petals that hung from the ceiling, and a heart-shaped pink halo shimmered on top of the transparent silk ribbon from time to time. For a while, he couldn't help but be impressed by Lockhart, and thought that Lockhart would just forget about it, but he didn't expect to be so good at this kind of decorative magic, no wonder he knew how to capture the hearts of fans.
It's just that teaching students is different from acting, and if his brain could be as good as the magic he did today, he wouldn't have overturned at Hogwarts.
In the past, Lockhart's performance today would have been beaten by the students by a ninety point, but in the context of the horrors in the secret room this year, Lockhart's actions are a little out of place.
Many of the students who came to the table to eat, especially the boys, had a look of disgust on their faces.
However, unlike boys, girls who like romance are infected by the ambiguous atmosphere created by Lockhart and immersed in beautiful expectations.
Hermione seemed to be giggling all the time, and she wasn't the only one among Maple's acquaintances, Ginny, who didn't have the burden of Riddle's diary, was there with the same silly grins as Hermione.
Maple and Harry sat together, avoiding the silly girl. They didn't know that this pair of girls who were had a lot to do with the two of them.
Lockhart, dressed in a bright pink robe that matched the ornaments, waved his hand to silence everyone, and the teachers sitting across from him all kept their faces open. A muscle on Professor McGonagall's cheek protruded, and Snape looked like a toad that had just been put in his mouth.
"Happy Valentine's Day, everyone!" Lockhart exclaimed, "On this beautiful and romantic day, I have arranged this little surprise for everyone on my own initiative!" β
Lockhart clapped his hands and strode through the doors leading to the foyer into twelve grim-faced dwarfs. And they were different from ordinary dwarves, Loha held them all with golden wings and harps on their backs.
"My friendly, little Eros with greeting cards!" Lockhart said beamingly, "They're going to be wandering around the school today and handing you Valentine's Day cards!" And that's not all, I'm sure my colleagues are willing to take part in it!
Why don't you ask Professor Snape to teach you how to make Ecstasy? If you're interested, Professor Flitwick is more proficient in mesmerizing magic than any wizard I've ever met, cunning old dog! β
Professor Flitwick buried his face in his hands and looked at Snape's expression, as if anyone asked him how to make Ecstasy, he would be forced to inject poison.
Throughout the day, the dwarfs kept breaking into their classrooms, handing out Valentine's Day cards, and the teachers were so bored that they were.
In the afternoon, when the Gryffindor students went upstairs for a magic class, a short man suddenly picked up Harryβ
"Hey, you, Harry Potter!" A short, grim-faced man shouted, elbowing the crowd apart and squeezing towards Harry.
"Oh, and you, Maple Arribas!" The dwarf saw Maple beside Harry and said again.
"I have a Valentine's Day card for you!" Saying that, the little man gave Maple a pink Valentine's Day card.
As soon as Maple took the card, a string of text appeared on the blank card. After glancing at it, Maple saw the curious eyes gathered around him, and immediately covered the card and put it in his pocket. It's just that there was a hint of ruddy on his face, as if he was suddenly drunk.
Harry was relieved to see that Maple had only received a card, and no longer thought about running away.
It's just that his and Maple's are different -
"I have a message for the soundtrack to deliver to Harry Potter in person." The dwarf spoke, plucking the harp as he spoke.
Harry was immediately dumbfounded, how different from Maple. Harry regretted not leaving here, but it was too late to say anything.
As he tried to escape, not only did the dwarf pull him, but another person he least wanted to see appeared here and grabbed him.
"Harry, this is your Valentine's Day gift, don't run away, or you'll disappoint that girl!" Lockhart said with a big smile.
And then when the little man spoke, Harry wanted to sew his mouth shutβ
"This is your Valentine's Day gift with a singing voice: his eyes are as green as a freshly pickled toad, he is as black as a blackboard, I hope he is mine, he is really handsome, he is a warrior who conquers the Black Lord!"
Harry's face turned green as soon as he heard the first sentence, he was indeed a bit like a toad at the moment.
At this moment, many students gathered around, and when they heard that "his eyes were as green as freshly pickled toads", they immediately caused laughter.
Harry was desperate to find a crack in the ground to get out, and when he saw that Lockhart seemed to let go of his hand, Harry immediately broke free from the dwarf and tried to escape. But the dwarf and Lockhart grabbed Harry's bag and tried to pull him back, and in a burst of tearing, Harry's book, wand, parchment, and quill fell to the floor with a clatter, and the inkwell shattered on the top.
Harry immediately scrambled to pick up his belongings, and Lockhart bent down to help.
After the dwarf sang the greeting card, not only the ill-intentioned Slytherin, but also the good Gryffindor buddies shouted happily.
Ginny Weasley was also there, her face shy and embarrassed at the sight of Harry's embarrassment.
When Maple saw Ginny, she was glad to hold the greeting card in her pocket with her hand.
Good thing my one didn't play like Ginny! Otherwise, it's a big mess!
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