Harry Potter and the Great Old Ones

"Visitors of the Ministry of Magic, you need to be checked and register your wand at the security counter. The security counter is located at the end of the main hall."

The female voice said again.

The ground of the phone booth suddenly trembled. They slowly sank into the ground.

Tiera saw the sidewalk rising higher and higher outside the glass window of the phone booth, and finally there was darkness above their heads.

Tiera could see nothing and could only hear the monotonous, harsh grinding sound of the phone booth as it sank into the ground. After about a minute, a thin golden light shone on his feet, and then the golden light gradually widened and expanded.

to his body and finally to his face.

"The Ministry of Magic hopes you have a good day." The woman's voice sounded again.

The door of the phone booth suddenly opened, and "Gilderoy Lockhart" walked out first, followed by Tiera.

They stood at the end of a long, splendid hall, with a polished dark wooden floor. The peacock blue ceiling was inlaid with gleaming golden symbols, which were constantly moving and changing, like a

Huge high-altitude bulletin board.

The walls on all sides are lined with dark, shiny wooden boards, and many gilded fireplaces are embedded in the wooden boards. Every few seconds, with a soft popping sound, a wizard will suddenly appear from a fireplace on the left.

.And on the right, there are several people queuing up in front of each fireplace, waiting to leave.

In the middle of the foyer is a fountain. In a circular pool stands a group of solid gold statues, larger than life. The tallest among them is a noble wizard, holding his wand high and pointing straight to the sky. Surrounded by people

It was a beautiful witch, a centaur, a goblin and a house elf. The centaurs, goblins and house elves all looked up at the two wizards with admiration. A stream of shining water columns came from the top of the wizard's wand,

From the centaur's arrow, from the tip of the goblin's hat, from the ears of the house elf.

There was the sound of rushing water all around, the popping and popping sounds of people apparating, and the chaotic footsteps of hundreds of wizards and witches. With lifeless expressions unique to the morning on their faces, they strode towards the foyer.

Go to the row of golden gates at the other end.

"Is it Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart?" came a high-pitched voice.

Tiera and "Gilderoy Lockhart" looked towards the source of the sound——

Cutting through the crowd, a short, fat witch strode toward them.

The witch has a broad, flabby face, a small black velvet bow on her short curly hair, and a fluffy pink cardigan on her fat body.

Danger!

Big danger!

"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic, Mr. Lockhart." The witch rushed towards "Gilderoy Lockhart" and Tiera like pink toads pouncing on food.

Before Tiera could react, "Gilderoy Lockhart"'s hand had been held by the pink toad.

"Welcome to the Ministry of Magic, Mr. Lockhart, my name is Dolores Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary of the Ministry of Magic." Umbridge shook Gilderoy Lockhart's hand vigorously and said.

.

Then when Tiera was stunned by the smell of perfume on Umbridge, Umbridge suddenly bent down and looked at Tiera——

"Papa -"

Umbridge reached out and patted Tiera's face twice, then pinched it hard again.

"This must be our little Mr. Lockhart, Tiera, right?" Umbridge stared at Tiera with a smile -

[This damn little Mudblood can actually be considered an adoptive father like Gilderoy Lockhart!]

Tiera heard Umbridge say in her heart.

"Mr. Lockhart, please come this way." Umbridge stood up after squeezing Tiera's face.

Striding towards the Ministry of Magic checkpoint

"I brought two guests." Umbridge said coldly to the checkpoint staff.

"This way, please." The originally listless wizard was like a cat whose tail was stepped on in an instant——

Tiera seemed to see the staff member's hair explode.

Gilderoy approached him first. The wizard raised a long golden rod, which was as thin and flexible as a car's antenna. He used it to strike Gilderoy Lockhart's chest and back from above.

I scanned it again.

"Wand." The wizard at the security check muttered to Gilderoy Lockhart, put down the golden thing, and stretched out his hand.

"My wand was destroyed." Tiera asked "Gilderoy Lockhart" to say. "It was sacrificed in the fight with the Dark Lord. I didn't have time to buy a new wand."

"Oh, let's go then." The wizard said, and then picked up the golden device and continued to scan Tiera.

"Magic wand," the wizard at the security checkpoint said again.

Tiera handed over the wand. The wizard threw it on a strange-looking brass machine that looked like a single-plate scale.

The machine began to vibrate slightly. A narrow piece of parchment spit out quickly from a slit at the bottom. The wizard pulled the paper off and read the words on it.

"Twelve inches, walnut wood, core is Long Xinjian, used for two years. Right?"

"Yes." Tiera said.

"I'll keep this," the wizard said, jabbing the parchment note on a small brass nail. "Take this back."

He thrust the wand into Tiera's hand.

"Thank you." Tiera thanked her politely.

"Wait a minute," the wizard said slowly, and then looked at "Gilderoy Lockhart"——

"Mr. Lockhart," said the security wizard, "can you sign your name for me?"

"Eric!" Umbridge shouted suddenly, "Don't cause trouble!"

The wizard at the checkpoint was startled. He could only smile angrily, then turned sideways and let Tiera walk in.

"I will first take you to the Department of Legal Enforcement to register for adoption." After passing the security checkpoint, Umbridge said as she walked, "Then I will take you to the Department of Mysteries on the ninth floor underground. Professor Dumbledore and Minister Fudge are there.

Waiting for you there, you and them will go down the stairs to the trial room on the tenth floor underground. From there, use the special floo net to go to the North Sea Fortress near Azkaban. Then you will take the Thestral Carriage from the North Sea Fortress to Azkaban.

Caban.”

Umbridge said flatteringly as she walked towards the elevator.

"Thank you, Madam Senior Undersecretary." Tiera asked "Gilderoy Lockhart" to say.

"You're welcome, Mr. Lockhart," Umbridge said with a girlish voice.

After arriving at the elevator, Umbridge leaned sideways and blocked the elevator door with her hand. After "Gilderoy Lockhart" and Tiera entered the elevator, Umbridge followed her into the elevator.

He closed the elevator door before other wizards and witches entered the elevator——

Tieras and Umbridge were the only ones left in the entire elevator room.

This made Tiera sit on pins and needles.

"Second floor, the Department of Magical Law Enforcement has arrived."

The cold female voice sounded again, but Tiera felt that it was like the gospel from heaven.

"Gilderoy Lockhart" and Tiera walked out of the elevator impatiently, and led by Umbridge to door number 2-13 of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement.

"Giggle, I'm waiting for you here. After completing the adoption process, I will take you to the courtroom on the tenth floor underground to meet with Minister Fudge and Professor Dumbledore." Umbridge said with a smile, "Before entering the trial

Please hand over young Mr. Lockhart to me before leaving the room."

"I like children very much. I believe we will become very good friends."

Shit!