Chapter 36: Little Barty, Where Are You?

"Harry, you come first!" Lockhart pointed to Harry, "Dementor!"

"Harry-san asked me about Occlumency after class, and I'm sorry I can't teach you. ”

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"Granger insisted that my behavior was inappropriate, well, I admit it, I hope you don't report me to the Ministry of Education. There was a chuckle around.

"Seamus thinks this class is boring, well, I'll take a closer look at your homework in the next class. ”

"Ron-san is thinking about what to eat at noon, and I wonder why you can't get fat. Several of the Slytherins let out a mocking laugh.

Neville was thinking about his parents - oh, I'm sorry, they're the bravest of the guys. ”

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"Malfoy believes that his dean will teach him Occlumency, hopefully. ”

"Miss Pandora thinks I'm handsome when I cast the spell!Oh, thanks, Slytherin plus five!" There was a gryffindor's cry of displeasure.

"Miss Pansy doesn't think it's useful to learn Occlumency, oh, you're not a positive idea. ”

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Lockhart spent a class listening to all the students, all of them in a superficial way, after all, he wasn't really interested in the students' secrets, and it wouldn't be good if he went too far and caused a revolt, as long as he was sure that it was the students themselves and that they hadn't been caught by the Imperius Curse.

Over the course of the next week, he drew a gourd in Defence Against the Dark Arts class and read his memories to the entire school, Professor McGonagall came to talk to Lockhart, and the Ministry of Magic sent a warning to stop teaching it, but Lockhart went his own way. Hermione even thought that Lockhart had fallen under the Death Eater's Imperius curse, so she ran to Dumbledore, but Dumbledore reassured her. The principals of the other two schools also suspected that Lockhart was responsible for the attack that night, but there was no evidence.

I didn't find any signs of Barty Jr. or the Imperius Curse, what the hell is going on, and I have to check the staff of the Final Three? The problem is that the Goblet of Fire has not been touched by the staff, and there are a large number of adult wizards, which is not easy to deal with.

How did little Barty do it?

Lockhart felt that he was going crazy, he took a huge risk but got nothing, he decided to give up the pursuit for the time being, Harry Potter wanted to die, let him die, paralyzed, it's a big deal to go away.

Although Dumbledore asked Lockhart to protect Harry, Lockhart didn't want to do anything at all, and the powerful little Barty would definitely protect Harry・・・・・・・

On the Sunday before the first assignment begins, all students from Year 3 and above can visit Hogsmeade Village.

"Professor, I want to go to Hogsmeade, but I don't have a guardian to sign on..." Harry squirmed to find Lockhart.

"Bring it," Lockhart, always talkative, signed cheerfully, "have fun." ”

Harry still didn't leave.

"Is there anything else?"

"Ah, Professor, you seem to have something on your mind all this time, you should go and relax," Harry saw Lockhart looking at him suspiciously, nervously betraying his friend, "--Hermione said that she thinks you should go with us to Hogsmeade." ”

"Oh, that makes sense," Lockhart also felt that he had been a little too depressed lately, so he stood up and put his arm around Harry, "let's go, then." ”

Together, they came to the Three Broomsticks Bar.

Rita Skitt and her photographer have just come out of it. They whispered and passed Lockhart and Harry without even looking at them. Lockhart had to huddle with Harry to avoid the crocodile bag that Rita Skeeter was wielding in the air when she got drunk.

"The professor is here" Hermione's face flushed slightly, she didn't expect Harry to actually call Lockhart over, "I didn't think you would come......"

"You're right, I should relax, so what to drink. Lockhart sat down next to Hermione and Ron.

"4 glasses of butterbeer, owner. Ron shouted earnestly.

"She's gone. Hermione breathed a sigh of relief, "Rita Skeeter is so annoying!"

The Three Broomsticks Bar was packed, mostly from Hogwarts school students who had not been there in the afternoon, but there were also a few wizards that Lockhart rarely saw elsewhere.

"That stupid woman, who makes a living by smearing and framing others, don't talk to her when you children meet her for interviews. Lockhart remembered that there was another man, an Animagus journalist, who might be useful in the future, "Especially you, Harry, who are now a warrior. ”

"Just chatted with Rita Skeeter, it sucks!" Hermione grumbled, "Professor, what would you do if you ran into her." ”

"A meal of truth spitting, plus a forgetfulness is empty. "Lockhart is telling the truth, but others think it's a joke, the world is sometimes like this, no one believes the truth, and falsehoods are taken as creeds, and Lockhart is happy to do the same.

Ron: "The professor is fierce. ”

Hermione: "That's how you should deal with her." ”

Harry: "You're so cruel..."