When everyone returned to Weasel Mountain, the noise disappeared from their ears in an instant, leaving only the crisp sound of insects.

Cedric was going to the other side of the village, so he went down the Weasel Mountain and separated from them, while the others continued on their way.

In the cold moonlight, everyone walked through the village of St. Cachpol, chatting as they walked along the wet path towards the Burrow.

"You said you saw Gilderoy Lockhart?" Harry asked in surprise as he looked at Kyle.

"Just a glance, I don't know if I'm wrong." Kyle said, "But the man's teeth were white and shiny, and he had blonde hair, much like Lockhart. ”

"You must be mistaken." Ron said, "Lockhart is still in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Injuries and Injuries at this time, how can he possibly go to the Quidditch World Cup." ”

"Nope." At this time, Mr. Weasley, who was at the front, suddenly said, "If I remember correctly, he was cured a week ago...... Just as Fudge was visiting St. Mungo.

"And when he comes back, the ministry will have a lot of money."

"Lockhart donated?" Ron wondered.

"It's not a donation to the Ministry of Magic." "I also heard people make it up in small talk, as if Lockhart had realized his mistake and decided to give all of Gringotts' fortune to make amends to those he had stolen from his experiences and to help them recover their memories," said Mr. Weasley.

In addition, he also transferred all the rights to sell and share of all the books to the Ministry of Magic to help wizards whose memories were damaged and needed healing.

And the two people who were in the same ward with him were the first beneficiaries. ”

"All property...... Plus the proceeds of all the books? Ron was surprised: "His book is not cheap, how much does it cost, is Lockhart willing to do it?" ”

"I don't know the specifics."

Mr. Weasley said, "But it should be, his book is ready for resale anyway, but the name in it has been changed to the person who actually did it." ”

"So, Lockhart is okay now?" Harry asked.

"Needless to say?" Ron pouted, "Think about it, when he was a professor last year, everyone in the whole of Hogwarts bought seven books from him, which is tens of thousands of Galleons, plus the ...... he saved before Those galleons must be piled up into a mountain.

In front of so many gold gallons, I think anyone will forgive him......"

"But that's not right!" Hermione frowned, "He deserves to be punished." ”

"No, I think that's already the biggest punishment." Ron said.

Tens of thousands of Galleons were lost at once...... Just thinking about this kind of thing made Ron feel a pain in his flesh.

Anyway, in his opinion, there is no more terrible punishment than this.

Mr. Weasley also did not speak.

In fact, he originally had the same idea as Hermione about Lockhart, but when he thought that the Longbottoms could benefit from it, his thoughts were shaken.

It's a coincidence, after Lockhart was sent to St. Mungo, he was placed in the hospital room where the Longbottoms were staying, and they became the first beneficiaries of the group.

Kyle nodded beside him.

Probably because Lockhart didn't want to stay in St. Mungol forever or go to Azkaban, so he simply chose to spend money to buy peace.

However, from the fact that he was still able to watch the Quidditch World Cup, it seems that the former Defence Against the Dark Arts professor should still have a hand and did not hand over all the money.

His books are very popular, as long as the donated gold is shocking enough to ensure that everyone is satisfied, then even if he secretly hides a little, no one will care.

The men chatted all the way, and soon passed through the village of St. Cachpole, and when they reached the end of the path, they turned a corner, and the Burrow appeared.

There was a shout on the path.

"Oh, thank goodness, thank goodness!"

Mrs. Weasley, apparently waiting for them, came running straight in her slippers, her face pale and nervous, and her hand clutching a rolled-up copy of the Daily Prophet.

"Arthur, I'm so worried, but I'm glad you're all right......"

She stepped forward and hugged Mr. Weasley, and the newspaper slipped limply from her hand to the ground.

Kyle picked him up.

【Horror scenes at the Quidditch World Cup】

The caption is catchy, with a large photo underneath of a panicked crowd and a messy camp.

"So fast?" Kyle said incredulously, "Now that it's just over, it's actually been reported?" ”

"The owl arrived half an hour ago." Mrs. Weasley said, "I wondered why I was delivering newspapers at this time...... I didn't expect such a big thing to happen, Merlin...... Dark Mark ......"

Kyle opens the newspaper.

A few heads came over behind him, and everyone wanted to see what the newspaper said.

The newspaper was much thinner than normal, apparently improvised to gain popularity, and its contents were all related to the Quidditch World Cup.

The Ministry of Magic panicked...... Relaxation of law and order...... The Dark Wizard is at large...... Gross dereliction of duty...... Shame ......"

Ginny read the above article and shouted angrily: "Didn't the person who wrote this article see that even people like Dad who are on vacation are rushing to the front? ”

"She won't see it...... Even if you see it, you won't write it. Charlie pointed to a name in the newspaper, "Look who this is, Rita Skeeter, the articles he writes are almost all fabricated." ”

"This woman is working against the Ministry of Magic." Percy said angrily, "And she must have known that almost everyone in the ministry had gone to the Quidditch World Cup camp now, which is why she sent out the newspaper overnight." ”

Harry tilted his head...... Look at the name Rita Skeeter.

He remembers that he drove to school last year in a flying car, which was also written by this woman.

"Okay, leave this alone, you're fine." Mrs. Weasley led them towards the house.

In the cramped kitchen, she made everyone a cup of hot cocoa, but Mr. Weasley insisted on replacing it with an aged Agni whiskey.

Ten minutes later, Mrs. Weasley brought another large plate of sandwiches, which was already the fastest thing she could make.

But at this time, everyone is not in the mood to care about what to eat.

After staying up for so long, it was a fire dragon and a riot, everyone's spirit had been tense, and now they suddenly relaxed, and they returned to a familiar and safe place, and they were inevitably a little sluggish, and they just wanted to lie in bed and sleep well.

Mrs. Weasley seemed to understand this, too, so she didn't ask anything, and when everyone had finished eating, she drove them upstairs, leaving Mr. Weasley alone.

Kyle returns to his house.

The lights were on in the room, but there was no one.

On the table was a plate of steaming omelette and bread, and next to it was a copy of the Daily Prophet, identical to the one he had just seen.

I think Chris and Diana should have rushed back to the Ministry of Magic overnight after receiving the news.

As you can imagine, because of Rita Skeeter's report, the Ministry of Magic should have been busy in the next few days.

But what Kyle didn't understand was that Chris and Diana, one from the Department of Magical Beasts Control and Control, and the other from the Department of Mysteries, had nothing to do with this riot, and they actually returned to the Ministry of Magic overnight.

It's impossible to riot and have Meiwa and Leprechaun involved.

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(End of chapter)