"Well, it's fine, I don't care about this little misunderstanding, but now that you know the real situation, can you explain it to the public in detail in next month's magazine?" Lockhart asked, "I can explain the ins and outs, the truth behind the scenes, and you can just write a report......

"Would love to help, Mr. Lockhart......" Xenoflius nodded, "you wait a minute, I'll go get some drink." ”

The host went down the stairs to the kitchen, leaving four people on it.

"Gildero, will that spell you cast protect that horn?" Hermione still looked a little scared, "it exploded with a lot of power. ”

"Don't worry, I can't guarantee that it won't explode, but the spell above will keep the power of the explosion in check. ”

"Is it really going to explode. Harry swallowed.

"Of course, I read in the book that every year a wizard is injured by this thing!"

After a while, Xenophilius climbed down the spiral staircase, his thin legs donning his boots, and carrying a tray of mismatched teacups and a steaming teapot.

He rested the tray on the cabinet full of things, making it look precarious.

"Would you like to taste some Gordigan tea?" said Xenophilius, "we make our own, we can't drink it anywhere else, great supplement!" he began to pour out a lilac liquid like beet juice, and said as he said, "Professor Lockhart, I would like to help, but the Ministry of Magic received a letter two days ago, forbidding me to make any more unfavorable remarks against the Ministry, otherwise it will ......"

"You can't ignore the Ministry of Magic warning this time. Lockhart nodded understandingly, "It's the Death Eaters who control the Ministry of Magic now, and they can do anything. ”

"yes, so I'm struggling with whether or not to continue supporting Mr. Potter next month. "As a conscientious media person, I can't accept being forced by the powerful to publish false articles, but they say that I will arrest Luna if I do this again......

Lockhart remembered that Luna had indeed been captured. It seems that the old man finally supported Harry in December's "Singing the Odds". It seems that his "conscience of media people" is really not boasting......

Hermione took a sip of her glass, and an uncomfortable expression appeared on her face, and her politeness couldn't suppress the feeling of this intense bitterness for a while.

"Well, Mr. Lovegood, you should obediently print magazines as the Ministry of Magic asks, and don't risk Luna. Lockhart thought of a compromise, "You can print my story as a thin pamphlet or a poster or something, and give it out to wizards for free...... Throw it in the Diagon Alley store, or sneak it in a magazine or something, and deny that you printed it. ”

"That's okay—"

Lockhart pulled the magic check out of his bag. Signed a thousand-Galleon for Xenoflius. "If the other side doesn't want to be too obvious, my check will definitely work, and of course the safest thing is to withdraw the money after the war. He explains: "There is no charge for what is printed separately and it is distributed free of charge...... The cost is all my ......"

"No, you're too polite...... I can still afford it, support justice and Mr. Savior!"

"You're welcome, Mr. Lovegood. Hermione also helped, "We're on the run, and the money is useless. As long as you do this well, you will be the greatest support for justice!"

Lockhart shoved the check into Xenophilius' hand, and then briefly described the whole thing to him, and with a dry mouth, he took a sip of Gordigan's tea. It feels like bitter coffee with no milk or sugar and a little grass juice...... Fortunately, Lockhart was used to drinking bitter drinks and did not spit it out.

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"I get it, I'll write this story in the evening. Then print it with all your might, so that most of the wizarding world can know the real situation. ”

"Thank you, sir. Lockhart said sincerely. "One more thing, we have something in our hands right now, which is related to the life of the mysterious man, and we need to destroy it. ”

"What is it?" he asked, puzzled, not everyone knew about the existence of the Horcrux, "can it kill the mystery man if it is destroyed?" ”

"No, the mystery man can't be resurrected after the destruction!" Hermione said.

"Oh, yes. How can I help, then?" asked Xenophilius, who seemed intrigued by this strange thing.

"We wanted to ask you...... Is there any magic solution, or remedies......" Harry looked completely hopeless about him, but explained anyway, "It can deal with souls hidden in Horcruxes." ”

"Horcruxes, souls?" Xenophilius' eyes lit up, "can you show me it?" ”

Hermione looked at Lockhart, and seeing that he didn't object, she reached into her bag and took out the Horcrux, feeling a bad thought, and quickly put it on the table next to her.

"It's ...... It looks like a Ravenclaw crown!" Mr. Editor-in-Chief's eyes widened, "what did you do with it, how did it look like it had been roasted by fire." ”

He stood up and reached out to take the crown in his hand, and examined it carefully.

"That's right, it's the Ravenclaw crown. "It's a pity that it's been defiled by a mysterious man, so don't try to wear it on your head." ”

"What a pity! What a pity!" he said to his feet, pointing to something like a series of scars on his crown and facing the crowd, "this position is where the famous words of Ravenclaw are located: 'The greatest treasure of mankind of extraordinary wisdom,' and now it is burned so that I can't read the words!"

"I've got a statue of Ravenclaw here!" he said, as he walked over to a cabinet—Lockhart had already noticed, a stone bust of a beautiful but stern-faced witch standing on a messy curved cabinet. After graduating from Ravenclaw, he certainly knew her as Rowena Ravenclaw, who could be seen in the common room every day during his time at Hogwarts.

Xenophilius ripped off a strange headdress from the statue and put the crown on—perfectly proportioned, perfectly fitted.

"Alas...... Alas...... "Looking at the crown that had become filthy and ugly on the head of the stone statue, he sighed incessantly, as if Ravenclaw were his wife, and the crown was his work.

"Don't get excited, Mr. Lovegood, put things down, there's evil magic on them that can affect people's emotions. Lockhart kindly reminded, "Do you have any good ideas?" ”

"Alas—" Xenophilius laid the crown on the table, still sighing uncontrollably. "To destroy this evil thing, you have to use something that can destroy evil spirits, holy water, or something, and it is said that the blood of a black cat with a pinch of white hair on the top of its head, soaked in salt, can also harm the soul...... I've also heard that the menstrual blood of female fire dragons who have lived for hundreds of years also has the ability to destroy magical items-"

"Sir, don't you have any other solid idea......" Lockhart interrupted his rambling offering, "I need a way to destroy Horcruxes, not a way to destroy evil spirits." ”

"He's talking about the superstitious legends of the Muggle world!" Hermione angrily complained to the other three, "and dragons are oviparous creatures, so they don't menstruate at all!"

"Hey, many legends are based on facts...... Xenophilius shook his head, "Some of the legendary remedies can be very scary, if you don't believe me, I can also recommend you some magical creatures, they are also very destructive." ”

"Oh, let's hear it. Lockhart was a little interested, after all, the venom of the thousand-year-old basilisk can destroy Horcruxes, which shows that creatures can indeed pose a threat to Horcruxes.

"You can put the Horcrux under the pillow, and then put a model of a person on the bed, and wait until the middle of the night, there will be a soul sucking mosquito flying over to suck people's souls, and then if you can't find anyone, you will suck the soul in the Horcrux - belch, don't worry......" Seeing that Lockhart looked impatient and seemed to interrupt him, he quickly added: "Also, there is said to be a killer insect in the desert of Egypt, I heard a wizard say that their digestive juices can digest everything in the world, it's really a magical creature, isn't it, you must bring it back to me if you catch it......"

"That's enough!" Lockhart said irritably, tossing the Horcrux to Blake for safekeeping. "Mr. Lovegood, we will consider your opinions, so we won't bother for now, and I'll leave the publicity matter to you......"

"Why don't you stay and get something to eat, I've caught a lot of good things that you certainly haven't eaten!" Xenophilius stood up and tried to hold back, but they insisted on leaving. "Actually, according to legend, as long as you collect the Deathly Hallows, you can become the master of the Grim Reaper, and if the Grim Reaper wants to kill the mysterious person, the Horcrux can't save him. ”

"Death doesn't exist, sir," said Lockhart stiffly, leading them downstairs, "it may be disrespectful to say so, and even if he exists, he exists in a way we cannot understand, and will not come to our aid." He opened the door and walked out: "Goodbye, Mr. Lovegood, be careful!"

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――(To be continued......)