Harry Potter’s Defense Professor

"The farthest north, far away from London." Lockhart said. "I will show up near Wick, so that even if they close the floo network and use a large array to chase me, I can fly directly to the North Sea. Get away. This way, Death Eaters who are not strong enough will not be able to participate in the pursuit of me. If they persist in pursuing me, I will cross the sea to Norway first."

"Isn't Northern Ireland also pretty good?" McGonagall asked.

"The Floo network in Northern Ireland is not connected to the Floo network of the Ministry of Magic. If we were to ambush there, we would have to cross the Irish Sea to apparate back to participate in the Battle of Hogwarts or the Battle of the Ministry of Magic," Lockhart explained. , "After Sif left Hogwarts, he apparated directly to Thurso. We will find a place on the beach where there is no one to meet the Dark Lord. We will have time to discuss this by then."

"Well, what time will it come on the 30th? I'll be ready." Snape asked.

"What time do you usually eat? When you're full, you can go." Lockhart asked with a smile. "It's best to fight in the cafeteria and leave as soon as you feel like it."

"I usually ask the elf to deliver something to the office at seven o'clock in the evening." Snape said, "But if you need it, I will go to the lobby to have dinner that day."

"Well, if there are any changes, I'll let you know with a note." Lockhart nodded, "By the way, the sculptures and armor in the Hogwarts defense system haven't been replenished much."

"Dumbledore didn't lose much last time, but I didn't have the time or the guts to replenish it." Snape shook his head, "But there is actually some inventory in the warehouse of the Room of Requirement. Of course, it was thrown away because of inferior quality. , but it’s okay to take it out and make up the numbers.”

"After you left, the defense of the campus—"

"After the principal leaves or dies, the vice principal will automatically gain control of most of the magic in the castle." McGonagall said, "As for -"

"I have already arranged it," said Snape. "After I leave, Minerva will automatically become the sole principal of Hogwarts and gain all the principal's authority, including changing the password for the principal's office and controlling all defensive magic."

"Very good, it seems that you have thought very carefully." Lockhart said with satisfaction, "Professor McGonagall. Please be sure to take good care of the Slytherin students when the time comes. Not only treat them as hostages, but also prevent them from suddenly Students who resist... h.a., and those who are weak, let them stay in the Slytherin lounge."

"Yeah. I know about H.A.'s matter."

"It seems that nothing is going on. We have arranged things at Hogwarts now, and we have told you every detail of the plan. What you need to do next is to go to class, eat and sleep normally. Wait in the best condition. The rest of the Order of the Phoenix will come to see you on the 30th."

"I understand...but Severus is actually the spy buried by the principal among the Death Eaters. I feel-" McGonagall suddenly became excited, "I knew that Albus could always control everything." Arranged!"

"Yes -" Lockhart agreed sincerely - is this really the case? When Dumbledore died, Moody's sacrifice could be expected, and Gilderoy Lockhart has now become the Order of the Phoenix. The backbone of the army, coordinating and arranging the counterattack? He didn't believe it, and I'm afraid only the old man himself knew the truth. "Oh, one more thing. Professor McGonagall, please keep an eye on Ginny these two days. Don't let her run around. If she is accidentally caught by the Death Eaters, she will reveal our plan or the hiding place of the Order of the Phoenix." Oh no."

"The little daughter of the Weasley family has always been very smart, so she probably won't be caught..." McGonagall said, "But she seems to be a little unusual these past two days. She always tells me that she has important things to do with you. Can’t we contact you via note?”

"She's not feeling well, cough...I also told her and asked her to contact me via note." Lockhart coughed. I wasn't going to tell Mag about the aphrodisiac. "Then, I will go back now and leave the school to you. I will not enter this castle again until I finish dealing with the mysterious man."

“Go to more important things.

Mag nodded. "To deal with the mysterious man, you need to prepare everything." "

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Scrimgeour has been an Auror for more than 40 years. Of course, almost all of the helpers he looks for are related to Aurors: the strongest among them are naturally retired people like Moody, but are not old enough to leave. Of course, having the same seniority does not mean that these Aurors have the same strength as Moody or Scrimgeour. But at least none of them will be parallel imports.

The younger ones, some are outstanding wizards like Lockhart who have received complete Auror training, but left the Ministry of Magic for various reasons; the most inferior helpers only have a little side with Aurors: Aurors Relatives and friends, or wizards who have been rejected when applying for Aurors - those who pursue official positions in the Ministry of Magic may not necessarily want to serve the people, but those who dare to apply for Aurors must be full of passion, or at least have been Desire for passion... This principle is universal in both the wizarding and Muggle worlds.

There must have been hundreds of wizards who met the above conditions, but in the end only about twenty became participants in the attack on the Ministry of Magic. First of all, not everyone is willing to risk their lives to help, and those who are willing to help are not necessarily reliable. You cannot just find one and bring them into the organization. For safety, Scrimgeour used Legilimency and a small amount of Veritaserum. Find help.

Why did Dumbledore secretly add Veritaserum to Lockhart's drink, and Lockhart didn't fall out when he found out? Because every professional Auror has gone through a similar loyalty test when they join, they basically don't care about it. But once ordinary wizards find out that they have been subjected to Legilimency or that veritaserum has been added to their food, they often feel distrusted and find it difficult to accept it.

Another difficulty is that it is really difficult to find the home addresses of people who have served as Aurors. The Auror training manual lists hidden home addresses in the regulations. Many Aurors, including Lockhart himself, fully follow the regulations even after leaving their jobs. Come and do it... This makes it almost impossible for Scrimgeour to find this group of people.

In other words, it is ironic that the former Aurors who can be found most easily and whose strength is still guaranteed are the group of people who do not fully abide by the Auror Code...

In addition to the wizards who were preparing to participate in the attack on the Ministry of Magic, the Aurors and the Order of the Phoenix also met a large number of wizards who verbally expressed their willingness to help during the escape, such as Luna's father and Zhang Qiu's family. But non-professional combatants should wait until the situation stabilizes a bit, at least after capturing Hogwarts, before notifying them to help.

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In the last two days, they stopped carrying out any activities and stopped contacting the outside world. They carefully organized and reviewed the entire plan over and over again to ensure that there were no omissions.

Only Lockhart, in the past two days, transformed into Harry and frequently appeared in the sight of wizards near Wick. Not only was he full of blood every day, but he also successfully attracted many Death Eaters and Soul Hunters. Due to the strange encirclement and suppression, the Floo network in the Wick area was indeed cut off.

But with his current strength, even if he couldn't disapparate, no Death Eater could stop him from coming and going freely.

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【Recommendation ticket】

——(To be continued.)

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