"Remembered. Harry lowered his head and obediently reprimanded.

Blake suddenly remembered something: "We destroyed the Horcrux before, and the mysterious man didn't react so much." ”

"Dumbledore said he wounded the Mysterio," Lockhart put away his wand, "and now it looks like it's not a minor injury." I guess it's because he became more sensitive after he was injured, and of course, it could be because there were only three Horcruxes left, and after the number decreased, the sense between the mysterious person and the Horcruxes became sharper. ”

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After chatting for a while, the Aurors who had been sent out to buy food and supplies returned, along with a copy of the Daily Prophet. Food was handed out, and in the afternoon sun, everyone sat on the floor eating and drinking to refuel while Scrimgeour read it.

"Late yesterday night, the famous wizard Albus Dumbledore, and ...... Ahem...... Rufus Scrimgeur, the former director of the Department of Magical Law, joined forces to mutiny and attacked the Ministry of Magic, and the staff of the Ministry of Magic, under the heroic leadership of Mr. Minister, repelled the rebellious wizards......" Scrimgeour read helplessly, "After Dumbledore returned to Hogwarts, the school's teachers and students, led by two heroic professors, killed the Headmaster of Hogwarts, whose brain had been corrupted by dark magic...... The two professors were Severus Snape and Gilderoy Lockhart. ”

There was a gasp at the scene, everyone looked at Lockhart, and some even couldn't help but draw their wands. Lockhart himself was shocked, how could he have his own share? Was it Snape's betrayal of the Order of the Phoenix, or was it the Death Eaters' conspiracy to control the Ministry of Magic?

Scrimgeour glanced up at Lockhart and waved his hand at the people around him, "Don't be nervous, I don't think Gilderoy was involved in this, because the newspaper has a picture of him and Snape in an interview with the Ministry of Magic this morning, and Gilderoy was running away with us at the time." ”

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and the man who drew his wand smiled awkwardly at Lockhart and put it away.

"Someone pretending to be Gildero!" Moody's MONOCULUS glanced curiously at Lockhart, reconfirming that he was right. "But why don't you put him in one of our gangs?"

"I guess it was a while ago...... The Ministry of Magic has made him an anti-dark magic hero, the star-making movement is so successful, and since he has always been a celebrity, it will be difficult to convince the public that he suddenly defected to the Ministry of Magic. Hermione sat cross-legged on the ground and uttered her guess.

"When it comes to fame and prestige, Gilderoy will definitely not be greater than Headmaster Dumbledore. Anna shook her head, "Since they didn't smear Gilderoy by the way while branding the Headmaster as a villain, they even said that he was the hero who killed Dumbledore. Then the next time they want to say that he is a villain, it will be difficult for people to believe it. ”

"That's right, there must be a conspiracy here...... Scrimgeour nodded, "We can guess that that fake Lockhart should be preparing to impersonate him for a long time, maybe he wants to use his fame to quickly grasp the public opinion support of the wizarding world?"

"This guess is the most reliable......" Anna finished a can of drink and threw away the bottle. "Keep reading, Rufus. ”

"After Dumbledore was killed, the renegade former Director of Magical Law Enforcement, who fled Hogwarts with a large number of renegade Aurors...... The Ministry of Magic calls on wizards to actively provide clues about the renegade wizards......" Scrimgeour shook his head and put down the newspaper. "Then it's all nonsense, the list of renegade wizards...... You see, I'm going to take a break. ”

Scrimgeour put down the newspaper and walked to the side, laid out a blanket and lay down. The uninjured and unrested men scrambled for the paper, each of which was separated and held by one man, who sat on the ground and read it. Hermione took one and sat down next to Lockhart to read it.

"It actually said that Dumbledore had a plan to rebel against the Minister of Magic, and even said that the resurrection of the Dark Lord and the prophecy about the savior were all fabricated by the Headmaster...... In order to divert the attention of the wizards. Hermione frowned and looked at the newspaper, "If I were a mystery, my next move would be to further clear myself and my Death Eaters and blame the Headmaster for all the bad things they have done over the years - now the Headmaster can't refute it......"

"Alas......" Harry was obviously struck by Dumbledore's death, and sat on the sidelines looking at his wand blankly, like many members of the Order of the Phoenix who knew and trusted Dumbledore, he still held out hope that Dumbledore would suddenly jump out and defeat Voldemort, and then tell everyone that it was one of his plans.

"You're the new Director of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement! Oh no, it's fake, here's the news...... Gildero. "Anna called out," - Gilderoy Lockhart announcing his resignation as professor at Hogwarts and having been invited by the Minister of Magic to serve as the new Director of the Executive Division, with his classes taught by Professor Snape, and the Headmaster of Hogwarts presumably also serving as Professor Snape......"

Who the hell is that fake Lockhart, and what the hell does he want to do? Lockhart's mind is like a mess now, to be honest, he is ready to be instantly beaten into a rebellion, follow Scrimgeur, resist if there is hope, if you can't do anything...... He fled to the United States to find his parents. With the Elder's wand in his hand, he was bent on running, how many people could stop him, he had neither Voldemort's soul fragment nor the mark of the Dark Devil on his body, and no one could find him if he hid. But now that a fake self has popped up for some reason, he has a feeling of unease.

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The forests of early autumn in Scotland, even in the afternoon, were filled with a faint humidity, and some of the Aurors tossed and turned all night and a morning, and now planned to rest, and several of the wounded Aurors carefully treated their wounds with the help of their colleagues - the most unfortunate of course they were burned by the fire in the chaos, and the healing spell was ineffective, so they had to wait for the wounds to heal themselves in a Muggle-like way.

"What are we going to do next?" Hermione took a blanket and spread it on the floor, curled up beside Lockhart, his head resting on his lap as he sat cross-legged.

"Warrior woman, didn't you say don't bother me, don't lean on my lap!" Lockhart said, pretending to be annoyed.

Hermione snorted softly and rolled over on the blanket, her arms resting on his laps and her chin resting on her arms. Although he said that he didn't want her anymore, he couldn't take it seriously, Lockhart shook his head helplessly, his fingers ruffled Hermione's hair, and swept across her white neck: "Didn't you say that you could come up with an idea, you should give some advice." ”

"I can only come up with ideas, but I don't know what to do now!" Hermione grumbled quietly.

"Find a safe place first, destroy the Horcrux, and then ......" Lockhart has never been a leader, and he really doesn't want to use his brain. "Listen to Mad Eye and Scrimgeoiard. ”

"Uh-huh......" After a small quarrel, she stayed and followed Lockhart to fight against Voldemort, and Hermione immediately changed from an independent warrior to a gentle and clingy little girl. "Gidero, do you want to rest for a while? ”

"No, you can lie down for a while. Lockhart shook his head. "I want something. ”

- (To be continued.) )