Hermione, Be the Minister of Magic with Me!

Black didn't think about what to do after killing Peter Pettigrew, because all he wanted was revenge.

He doesn't think about these things, but someone does it for him.

Lockhart is not at all worried that what he does will "change the plot", because he believes that as long as he does his job properly, then eliminating Voldemort is just a technical problem. thing.

So, the more forces Voldemort unites before he can destroy it, the better for him, especially when those forces are still united under his own banner.

He went back to Hogsmeade Centre from the station and reassured the villagers before heading back to the Screaming Shack.

Looking at the mud claw marks on the ground that Dobby hadn't been able to completely remove, Lockhart frowned in a pretentious manner.

Let's build a dog house for "Briquettes"!" Lockhart said to Dobby.

"It's not very good to have it in my office all the time, I'll be busy soon enough to put it in in the winter."

Make-up, Master, that's how it should be. "Dobby didn't doubt his purpose in the slightest.

Blake's heart was overjoyed - as long as he hides in the dog house, his concealment will be more perfect.

Five days later, Lockhart summoned the residents of Hogsmeade to the fountain, announcing his second "image project" since coming to Hogsmeade

"I'm going to build a movie theater in Hogsmeade and show open-air movies here!" he announced loudly.

Different from the enthusiastic response he expected, when he shouted these words, the villagers of Hogsmeade showed a blank expression.

"What is a movie?" they asked rhetorically.

Because Hogsmeade doesn't have electricity, things like movies, TV, and VCRs are completely uncharted territory for them.

"It's something like a photo of an event in a newspaper, except that the photo will be larger, and the actors on it will keep performing interesting plays for everyone, such as war plays, comedies, tragedies, operas... In short, a kind of Entertainment, you're going to love it, I promise, because I love it a lot myself," Lockhart explained to the crowd.

After listening to Lockhart's words, the villagers all turned their attention to the fountain statue beside him.

"I can't guarantee that, this fountain can prove that there must be someone between us who has a problem with aesthetic taste, and I don't think that person is me." Aberforth joked, "You can't Because you like the "film" yourself, you think we'll like it too. "

Even if Lockhart knew he was joking with himself, he was still a little annoyed because the other party questioned his aesthetics.

"I don't want you to pay for the equipment." Lockhart immediately laughed and scolded back, "But I will charge for the ticket, and the children are free."

"Don't spend my money? It's over if you say so," Aberforth replied loudly.

The villagers burst into laughter.

Chapter 178 Selection of Films

In the end, how to carry out activities to change the customs of the wizarding world, Lockhart thought for a long time, and decided to take the road of saving the country by curve, and start from the aspect of entertainment.

- On the one hand, it is because the effect is good, and the wizards have less resistance; on the other hand, it is better to control, because in the absence of communication channels, the wizards can only watch the entertainment projects they have introduced.

Introducing Muggle classes to wizards is undoubtedly a bad idea. From the very small number of people taking Muggle studies courses at Hogwarts, it can be seen that wizards have no interest in understanding the Muggle world, even if the person who starts the class is himself, I'm afraid that there will be very few people who come to listen to the class, and the effect is really bad.

But as long as people like to listen to stories and watch stories, and Muggles and wizards are almost the same in terms of emotions, so Muggle comedies, operas, emotional dramas, it is estimated that wizards will also like it.

Anyone who is a little older should still remember how the open-air movies that used to be screened in various villages attracted young and old all over the village. There was even a village where there was no one at home when the open-air movie was being played, and dozens of houses were visited by thieves in a row. As a result, the police had to strengthen the police force every time the movie was played.

If the classic films that the Muggle world have proven to be attractive are released one by one at the time of the film, Lockhart believes that they will not cause less sensation in the wizarding world than in the Muggle world.

Think about it, if he wants to introduce cars and planes to wizards, he might as well play a "Speed ​​​​and Love" or "Top Gun"; if he wants to introduce technology, he will put on a funny comedy "Modern Times"; To challenge the status of a pure-blood family, he can play "The Golden Age" from time to time; to promote anti-war ideas, "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Apocalypse Now"; to introduce Muggles to wizards According to the conjecture of the world, "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is definitely a good choice...

He doesn't even need to select materials specially, as long as he puts on a comedy like "Mr. Bean", the wizarding world can learn a lot from the cars, buses, passenger planes, TVs, subways, and telephones in the scene, and it is still subtle. learned in high school.

Thinking of it, he also specifically consulted with Arthur Weasley whether the introduction of a Muggle audio projector violated the law of misuse of Muggle objects.

Arthur was stunned for a moment, then flipped through the thick "Restricted Items List" for a long time, and finally told Lockhart that there was no such thing in the list at all.

So Lockhart's introduction of the movie projector wasn't illegal, and he could test it in Hogsmeade. But Arthur reminded him that, according to the regulations, he must also write a detailed description of the item to be filed with the Ministry of Magic, mainly explaining what the movie projector is.

Lockhart had never heard of such a rule: he doubted it was Arthur Weasley's personal business.

But so what? Isn't that what politics is all about?

"On the day of the movie, Ministry of Magic officials are welcome to oversee the use of the item," he said to Arthur Weasley solemnly.

Arthur winked at him, expressing his responsibility.

As soon as he thought of it, Lockhart immediately bought an outdated old film player from the abandoned warehouse of the Muggle Film Company in the name of "collector lover", and because of the lack of parts, it had been damaged for many years.

The other party asked for 300 pounds for the damaged projector, and Lockhart paid them 500 pounds generously, and by the way, they got a dusty screen and more than ten rolls of old-fashioned film.

None of these films were mastered and had been played so many times that they had become very unsharp. The theater chain didn't even bother to destroy them, and no one would steal them anyway.

Lockhart is willing to buy these "rubbish", it is estimated that this cinema chain is private

Everyone must laugh at him for being a big head.

But having poor information and poor technology is such a delight - all these Muggle vexing problems are no longer a problem when "fixed". It only took Lockhart a dozen seconds to get a brand-new movie projector and more than a dozen "new" movies.

The only power supply problem that is needed does not exist here in Lockhart. It does not take much effort for Lockhart to cast a magic that moves automatically. Even Arthur Weasley volunteered to take over the job, but was blocked by Lockhart. Hart declined, citing "not understanding the structure."

After finishing the arrangement, Lockhart took a moment to send the things to his office through the Floo network, and then announced the good news to the villagers of Hogsmeade.

Armed with the fountain's previous experience, the villagers of Hogsmeade were a little suspicious of Lockhart's taste, so they weren't very enthusiastic, even though the first open-air movie was free.

Therefore, Lockhart had no choice but to make an instant hit.

He carefully checked the dozen or so old movies he had bought, and found that they were indeed a bunch of old movies. Although they were kept by the cinema until now, it means that they are indeed high-quality movies, but after all, they are all a little bit related. Not up to the times, and some may not be very suitable.

For example, "Rain Man", "The Deer Hunter" and "The Godfather" are such good films. Lockhart doubts whether wizards can immediately understand the connotations of them, and "Around the World in 80 Days" is too old. After watching it, wizards will only have an unrealistic disdain for Muggle technology, even if it used to be a sci-fi movie.

As for "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Gone with the Wind", it is even more inappropriate. The former will definitely make everyone drowsy, while the latter virtually beautifies the life of the landed aristocrats. Reality.

For the general public, the theme of the movie should be easy to understand, the story should be enjoyable and classic, and the thinking should be positive, so that people can't help but yearn for it.

At the end of the screening, Lockhart found that he really had no choice, so he chose the "Sound of Music".

The theme of the story is simple, that in the context of the German invasion of World War II, a "Cinderella" governess, through her tenderness, kindness, and passion for music, softens a handsome widower Colonel and his Children, defeated the rival baroness, got married, and finally the family escaped the clutches of the Nazis and went abroad.

The story itself is not complicated, but it contains a lot of classic story elements. After all, love is something that human beings have sung thousands of years ago to modern times.

In this play, dark elements such as Cinderella and the prince, palace fights, reunion, family parent-child, and the obscure "resisting Christian stereotypes" and "chasing freedom" are all things that the majority of people in the wizarding world like to see.

In addition, "The Sound of Music" itself is a musical, with simple but classic songs such as "Edelweiss", "Dorami", "The Lonely Shepherd", etc., and the music is the least The things of national borders, since they can infect Muggles, they must also infect wizards.

What particularly moved Lockhart was the literacy of the family in the film when they faced the Nazi power, especially the part where the family still sang "Edelweiss" under Nazi coercion, which is definitely the most classic scene. This is very suitable for him to smuggle into the wizarding world "how ordinary people should behave in the face of the powerful rule of the Dark Lord, how to maintain optimism and originality, and how to resist wisely".

Lockhart feels that his current job is more meaningful to the wizarding world than working with dark wizards on the front line.

P.So I wish everyone a Happy New Year, good luck and good luck. I wish candidates who have passed the exam to get their transcripts on the last day of the holiday.

Chapter 179 It is human nature to like stories

Hogsmeade Village, if nothing else, is definitely enough.

After examining the location, Lockhart decided to install the open-air cinema in the open space behind the Joko Joke Shop and Honey Duke.

If the map of the entire Hogsmeade village is regarded as a wild boar, then the pig's head bar is the "pig nose" of the wild boar, Mrs. Padiff's tea house is the pig's ear, the owl post office is in the pig's belly, and the three brooms On the pig's hind legs, while the screaming shack is on the pig's tail.

The Honeydukes and the Joko Joke Shop are both on the back, their side of the street is used for business, and the back is a large open space where the wizards occasionally use it to grow something.

Considering that the favorite places for little wizards to go are the Honey Duke and the Joko Joke Shop, Lockhart chose the address there, and the intention is self-evident.

The villagers were not very interested in this at first, but now the dementors are entrenched around the village, and everyone dare not go for a walk by the lake at night. If you want to have fun, you can only read a book, go to a bar, or listen to the wizard radio. Life is very busy. monotonous.

So when Lockhart borrowed tables and chairs from Three Broomsticks and Hog's Head and invited the villagers to a movie: they all said yes.

Lockhart is proud of it - because it means he has a lot of face in Hogsmeade

But Aberforth won't get used to him: "Nonsense, you took out the bar chairs, where else can we go?"

Seeing that he was Headmaster Dumbledore's younger brother, Lockhart decided to forgive him for his rudeness.

He set up the table and chairs in the open space behind Honeyduke, and fixed the brackets he had repaired.

He stood up, hung up the screen and adjusted the focus. When the crowd was almost there, he stood in front of the screen.

"Ladies and gentlemen! Attention, this is a historic moment. After newspapers and radio, we at the Ministry of Magic have once again introduced a new benefit to the wider wizarding community - movies!"

After speaking, Lockhart paused, waiting to hear everyone's applause and applause, but he waited quietly for a few seconds but did not wait for anything, so he had to go on talking to himself.

"...Okay, without further ado, we deserve to enjoy this art that Muggles have enjoyed for 160 years, and now we invite you to watch this Muggle Best Picture at the 38th Academy Awards, The film "The Sound of Music" with five awards for Best Director, Musical, Editing, Sound, etc.! . 

With the sound of Lockhart's chanting, the screen he bought from Muggles was enlarged two or three times. If you only look at the size of the screen, it can be compared with some big movie theaters.

In addition, the sound that could only be heard carefully in the closed environment of the small theater was also amplified by Lockhart's magic to the point where everyone in the open space could hear it clearly, at least not as loud as the Ghost Fire Boy motorcycle. The sound is poor.

It's a pity that Lockhart's spell is still not proficient enough. If Professor Flitwick is used to play it, he estimates that he can play the effect of 3D stereo surround sound from these two small speakers.

After the appetite was full, the wizarding world finally enjoyed the film of the Muggle world for the first time.

When the light was hit on the screen, the wizards were really surprised: they didn't expect that Muggles had already made something comparable to magic, and the picture of this activity was more revealing than magic photos. Much more content and scenes.

"Masterpiece! The Muggle who invented this thing is an absolute genius!" Arthur O

Weasley said so.

As expected by Lockhart, after the initial freshness and curiosity, the wizards were quickly moved by the storyline of the film and began to seriously appreciate the content of the film.

Although the plot of "The Sound of Music" is relatively "old-fashioned" in the 21st century, a classic is a classic, and a masterpiece will not gradually fade due to time, but will be remembered in the long history because of its background. And more flavor.

Although the wizarding world doesn't quite understand how the "German invasion" will affect Muggles, they can automatically replace the enemy with Grindelwald and the "Wizard Party", so it is not difficult to understand.

The source of the appeal of artistic images, to put it bluntly, is that people's feelings are universal. Even people who have not experienced certain disasters or major scenes will have experiences similar to those of refugees after watching relevant documentaries and reports.

Different from the text works, although the artistic creation with pictures is relatively short in terms of appeal, the impact and instant presence are stronger.

Lockhart doesn't want to waste this appeal. He wants to use every impact the movie brings to the wizarding world to improve people's consciousness. For this reason, those junk movies are not in his scope.

Just like Korean dramas and Korean movies, Korean dramas are just a bunch of junk with beautiful pictures and fairy tales for adults to deceive themselves, but Korean movies reflect reality, and the two are completely different.

Just as online texts can only be used for toilet reading, literary works are sharp tools for sublimating thoughts.

As the plot of the movie progresses, the wizards who watch the movie are obviously moved - they will be joyful, sigh, sometimes worried, and sometimes looking forward to the fate of the characters in the movie, when the two protagonists, who can be called handsome men and women, overcome all difficulties. , when they come together

The joy of the witches was palpable.

Although Lockhart can be sure that the middle nun and the wizards in the church should not understand the meaning, but this is better, lest they think that the church is still very powerful in the Muggle world.

You know, every time he goes to the parliament, the most favorite thing that gang members use to attack each other is "he never goes to church" - as if someone has been there.

In the end, when the protagonist's family used the concert to withdraw from the curtain and successfully escaped abroad, the wizards present also stood up and began to applaud, as if such a family really broke through the black wizard's block and ran To the place of happiness.

Overall, the film was a success.

Among the applauding wizards, Arthur Weasley, who came to "supervise the operation of the item", performed extremely exaggeratedly. He not only showed his excitement with his hands and feet, but even wanted to impose a Add the magic of wit.

Fortunately, the people next to him pulled him away in time - they were all worried that Arthur would screw it up.

Even Sirius, who was dragged to the scene by Lockhart, forgot to continue wagging his tail during the movie, but kept lying on the ground, just like when he went to watch a circus performance before.

When the subtitles of the staff were all played, everyone realized that Lockhart had slipped away quietly and was nowhere to be seen.

"Where's your master?" Arthur asked Dobby.

Dobby saw something: "The master went to the lake just now... He said that the group of dementors felt the mood swings of the wizards here and wanted to make trouble. He dealt with the dementors and would be back soon. Let me tell everyone not to worry."

Arthur looked at the lake worriedly: "Really? His words should be fine, but dementors are always a problem... In fact, when the Ministry decided to call dementors over,

I am against it. "

While they were talking, Lockhart returned to the scene.

"As expected, those **** couldn't hold back anymore and wanted to make trouble... I taught them a lesson." Lockhart said to everyone, o Are you satisfied with the movie? "

“It's amazing!”

"masterpiece!"

"Muggles are indeed a little smarter than thought."

The wizards have expressed their love for the movie to Lockhart in a variety of ways, mixed with body language.

"Very good!" said Lockhart with satisfaction, "From tomorrow onwards, there will be a movie here every night, two on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, but I'm going to charge for the ticket... 2 silver ticks One night, three on weekends, and a bottle of Butterbeer, isn't it expensive?"

"You greedy fellow!" cried Aberforth.

"So, aren't you coming?" Lockhart asked rhetorically.

Aberforth moved his lips a few times, and then slowly spat out his answer: "How much does the oo monthly pass cost? Can it be cheaper?"

P.So New Year's Day is good, the best year in a century is here

Chapter 180 is fully rolled out

Compared with the first, unknown water project, the second Hogsmeade renovation project introduced by Lockhart was unexpectedly successful for the villagers.

Before Lockhart introduced the movie, the wizarding world, especially pure-blood wizards, knew almost nothing about Muggles. Even the more enlightened Weasley family, Ron Weasley had read the most about Muggles. Melon's book is also a comic strip called "The Adventures of Mad Muggle Martin Miggs".