For the next few weeks, Lockhart worked hard to improve his magic affinity according to the methods provided by the old Taoist, finding open space during the day to practice some powerful spells that took a long time to cast; At night, he lies in bed, silently flowing the magic in his body, and tries to "feel nature...... Not to mention, Lockhart could really feel the magical elements wafting in the air while meditating.

The spell he practiced during the day was a spell called Heaven and Earth Cracking, which was the spell that Lockhart had found the most magic needed, and the power was indeed amazing, if it was released by a wizard of Dumbledore's level, it would even make people think that there was an earthquake. And his magic affinity has indeed improved, but I don't know which workout method is working, but there is no conflict between the several methods, so Lockhart doesn't have time, and he doesn't bother to dig deeper.

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"In the first few lessons, we learned a little bit about the Drill Heart Mantra...... "After a week of work, Lockhart resumed the class, "Now we have to get a preliminary understanding of the rest of the Unforgivable Mantra......

"The reason why I picked the Drill Heart Mantra first is because the Drill Heart Mantra is the only one of the three unforgivable spells that can still stay awake if you get hit. And the remaining two, one is absolutely impossible, and the other, if there is no person who practices Occlumency, he will lose his ability to think......" Lockhart is in a good mood now, and even the atmosphere of the class is very relaxed. "Let's read the meeting first, page 140, and I'll ask questions later. ”

Lockhart was slowly walking around the classroom to see if anyone had deserted, when a figure suddenly flashed at the door of the classroom - it was Professor McGonagall, she stood in the doorway and stared at Lockhart, and when she saw that he noticed her, she nodded for him to come out.

Is there any emergency that needs to be addressed during the lesson? Lockhart walked out of the classroom under the watchful eyes of many students, and even the children understood that something must have happened, otherwise they would not have to call people out during class.

"What's wrong. Professor McGonagall?" Lockhart asked curiously, just around the corner outside the classroom door.

"Susan Burns has an accident at home. ”

"Burns, is it Amelia Burns' family?" Lockhart was a little alarmed, the previous director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement was dead. Why didn't the Death Eaters let her family go, "What's going on?"

"The Death Eaters went to the Burns house to ask them to take a stand, and the Burns family made it clear that they did not support the Death Eaters...... "so a fight broke out." ”

"Burns is also a big family, right?" Lockhart asked cautiously.

"Not really. They called the police with magic......" McGonagall comforted, and a team of strikers arrived at the scene at once, but one of Susan's uncles was dead, and her father was seriously injured, and Susan might have to go to see him one last time. ”

"This ......"

"Get Susan out!" McGonagall urged.

Lockhart returned to the classroom with some trepidation, by which time the students had already finished reading page 140 and were talking to each other about what had happened.

"Susan, come out for a moment. ”

Hufflepuff's Susan has always been an inconspicuous blonde girl, and she never takes the initiative to answer questions or participate in interactions in class. This time he was named. Apparently unexpected, she stood up inexplicably and walked to the door of the classroom trembling in the eyes of many classmates.

Lockhart flattered her by placing his hand on her shoulder, patting her gently, and guiding her out of the classroom, but Lockhart felt even more uncomfortable.

"Susan, something has happened to your father, and you need to go see him now," Professor McGonagall said, though uneasy. But I still mustered up the courage to sue her. "Have Professor Lockhart tell your classmates to bring your things back, and you can come with me right now. ”

"What's wrong with my father!" said Susan, looking up in horror.

"I'm sorry, but now is not the time to chat, Gildero. You go back to class. Professor McGonagall hurried away with Susan.

Lockhart's slightly better situation was ruined all at once, and not long ago, the Ministry of Magic was a mass gathering point for the extermination of the Dementors, but this did not greatly damage the vitality of the Death Eaters, but forced them to speed up their intrigue and rebellion...... The scales of victory in the war were only slightly tilted in favor of the Order of the Phoenix, and it was far from the time to rejoice.

Lockhart walked back to the classroom, and the students were speculating about what Susan was out for. Only a few people noticed him coming in again, and they didn't care, Professor Lockhart had always had a good temper.

"Don't discuss!" Lockhart patted the table, "Seamus, I see you're having the best discussion, get up and answer me about the principle of the Imperius Curse!"

"I ...... I don't know, Professor. Seamus stood up nervously, looking left and right, and there was no one to help, only Hermione raised her hand high.

"Alright, Hermione, you answer. Lockhart didn't continue to toss the innocent Seamus either, waving him to sit down.

"The Imperius Curse will make the person under the spell feel a blank in his mind, and then he will feel extremely happy, and then whatever the caster asks the person to do, he will do it obediently. However, if you cast too many spells on one person, they will develop resistances, which will weaken the power of the spell. Hermione got up and gushed out, answering questions always gave her a special pleasure, and she couldn't suppress the urge at all. "It's not clear what is written in the principle book, but I guess based on what I've learned before, it's a powerful confusion spell that makes people feel happy for a short period of time, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling a person......" She paused, "The wizard's brain is protected by magic, so it will soon develop resistance, making it more and more difficult for him to control, but only the Occlumency can completely stop the spell." ”

Just asked the principle, Hermione answered a lot, but this class had just been consumed by McGonagall, Hermione said everything he wanted to say, and was able to get out of class in time.

"The answer is complete, Gryffindor plus twenty points. Lockhart forced a smile. "Granger guessed correctly, the Imperius Curse is a mutated Confusion Charm, and some changes have been made in order to be able to control the victim for a long time. It's more powerful, but long-term control can cause irreparable damage to the victim's brain, so it's an unforgivable curse. ”

"If a person is strong-willed, will he still be confused and controlled?"

"That's a good question, it's true that you can resist at a certain level, but it's not a solution, the reason why the Imperius Curse is not classified in the scope of the Confusion Charm is because of some characteristics - wizards can increase the power of the magic they use to increase the power of the spell, and they don't hesitate to harm your brain to forcibly control you. Lockhart added, "The power of a spell can be unlimited, but the same is not true of a person's will. Theoretically, only by using Occlumency and using magic to protect one's brain can you most easily resist the Imperius Curse. In addition, wizards and squibs will gradually form resistance because of the magic power in their bodies, and if they are pure-blooded Muggles without any wizarding blood in their bodies, they can be controlled by the Imperius Curse forever. ”

Bloodline is a sensitive topic, and the students below are back to talking to each other.

"Of course, just as there is no real pure-blood wizard in the world, and there is no real pure-blood Muggle, in fact everyone will be more or less resistant to the Imperius Curse. Lockhart banged on the table and told all the students to look up. "A wizard who has been controlled by the Imperius curse will have some less obvious characteristics that professionals can ......"

Lockhart was about to continue his lecture on how to tell the difference between a person who had been cursed by the Imperius curse, when the bell rang for the end of the class - he had not been able to finish all the points he had to teach in class, but he was not in the habit of procrastinating the class, and after telling Huffpuff's students to bring back Susan's things, he still happily announced the end of the class.

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The attack on the Burns family was not an accident, and the fact that even such a large family would be attacked by the Death Eaters showed that the activities of the Death Eaters were becoming more and more rampant. From the news from other members of the Order of the Phoenix, it seems that this is true, and the Dementor cases are no longer happening, but the cases of Death Eater and Werewolf attacks are starting to increase, and it seems that they are about to join forces to make up for the Dementors' mission.

The enemy is so arrogant that Lockhart is also a little nervous, but Hogwarts where he stays is still absolutely safe for now. (To be continued.) )