Harry Potter’s Defense Professor

"What, he is one of our own? Are you Gilderoy!" Sirius asked inexplicably.

"He is the mysterious guest who accompanied me to contain Voldemort!" Lockhart waved to Snape and explained to everyone, "Dumbledore was not killed by him. He was an undercover agent of the Order of the Phoenix among the Death Eaters from beginning to end. !”

"How is that possible?" Harry didn't believe it. "Then how did the principal die?"

"Professor Snape is really one of our own!" Ginny testified loudly, "He resurrected Professor Lockhart!"

As a member of the Order of the Phoenix, Ginny's testimony was certainly convincing, but as soon as she emerged, she attracted her mother's attention.

"You damn girl, why did you go to Gilderoy again!" Mrs. Weasley was furious and wanted to catch her. Ginny used Lockhart's body as a pillar to hide behind him and refused to let him go. Mother met her. "Bill! Fred! George! Help me catch her!"

Lockhart said that Snape was from the Order of the Phoenix, so he was. Mrs. Weasley didn't want to think too much about it. She and Snape didn't have any deep hatred - she and her sons were busy catching those who happened at home. Ginny, the little traitor.

Ginny's pretend crying or some tricks were completely immune to her family members who had lived with her for more than ten years, so she had no choice but to be caught and carried away by her two brothers. Snape pushed aside the crowd and strode into the crowd. Now Sirius was the only one who pointed his wand at him. After a while, the head of the Black family, who felt bored, also put down his wand.

Snape knelt beside McGonagall and examined it carefully for a moment, then shook his head.

"How about it?"

"There is no other way - the life force has been exhausted. It has been too hard during this period." Snape said regretfully, "I have a potion that can stimulate the last life force, but even if I can survive, my body will collapse... …”

"Professor McGonagall!" Harry cried as he knelt beside the respectable old witch.

Mrs. Pang Bing shook her head helplessly, walked to the side and began to examine the injured Fu Rong. She was hit by the paralysis spell, and the artery in her leg was also cut by the cutting spell, causing a lot of blood. He was also "bitten" by a dementor. She hasn't woken up yet, but again, her life is not in danger as she is young and energetic.

All standing Order of the Phoenix and uninjured students gathered around Professor McGonagall, wanting to accompany this great vice-principal through what may be the last part of his life.

Lockhart certainly didn't want to see this happen. But the joy that Hermione was fine just now was too strong, and he couldn't feel sad for the moment.

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Lockhart waited for Snape to feed McGonagall the potion and he and he squeezed out of the crowd and walked to the window. The bright sunlight made the former feel a little uncomfortable, so he took a few steps and walked into the shadows.

"How is the Ministry of Magic?"

"Ah. I haven't asked yet -" Lockhart then remembered that Hermione was lying motionless on the ground just now, which really frightened him so much that the remaining half of his soul almost flew away.

"You-" Snape's face twitched.

"I'll get in touch right away." Lockhart took out the note and entered his magic power. After a few seconds, his expression changed drastically: "Scrimgeour's note was almost useless. He was seriously injured!"

"What's going on?" Snape became nervous.

"Impossible!" Lockhart changed his note to contact other Aurors, and the result made him even more horrified - how could that big man who was dark and strong, calm, and always made people feel safe? : "Kingsley is dead!"

With trembling hands, he entered the magic number and changed a contact. Martin finally brought good news: the Ministry of Magic has been occupied. However, in the fierce battle, seven Aurors, including Kingsley, were killed, and more than a dozen Squib agents were killed or wounded.

"Have there been any changes? You promised me that the battle at the Ministry of Magic would be a crushing one. Why did so many people die?" Snape asked with a frown. He didn't feel sorry for the Aurors, but Voldemort was not dead yet. If an ally dies, his side will lose some strength. "Only a few centaurs died in Hogwarts!"

Lockhart then remembered that he hadn't seen the centaurs outside the house yet, but he explained first: "Martin told me that the Death Eaters actually got a spare power crystal when they occupied the Ministry of Magic.

Although it is a one-time use and not very powerful... it is not something Scrimgeour and the others can deal with..."

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Ten minutes ago. Two or three minutes after the battle at the Ministry of Magic began, the dark Ministry of Magic lit up again as the backup energy was activated, and the defense system on the wall also began to charge, although the magic output was obviously insufficient. The energy is not even enough to activate the Floo Network, but combined with the Death Eaters' counterattack, it can easily injure wizards of Scrimgeour's level, and the Squibs can hit them one by one.

Under the cover of firepower from the weakened version of the defense system, the defense forces of the Ministry of Magic, which had been almost defeated, stood firm and began a rhythmic counterattack. Kingsley was killed by concentrated fire just to cover his teammates in retrieving the seriously injured Scrimgeour.

At this dangerous moment, a brave witch named Eliza Solvia stood up and used her wand to kill the Death Eaters guarding the backup energy supply system, shutting down the entire system.

Eliza Solvia has been just an ordinary, inconspicuous female clerk in the Ministry of Magic for several years, but in fact she is Dumbledore's spy in the Ministry of Magic and a hidden phoenix. Society members. Lockhart did not recognize her because he had never attended an Order meeting or been to the headquarters at Grimmauld Place. After Dumbledore's death, she lost contact with the Order. For the past six months, she had been working diligently for the Death Eaters at the Ministry of Magic, waiting for the moment when she was needed to play a role.

It is conceivable that there will definitely be many peripheral members of the Order of the Phoenix scattered throughout the UK. Lockhart never thought of spending time looking for them, but at an unexpected critical moment, the peripheral members actually came in handy. If it weren't for her, the Aurors would have suffered even greater losses, or even been wiped out. If the nuclear bomb failed to destroy the energy supply system at nine o'clock, they could have given up the plan and stayed at Hogwarts, but after they entered, With a backup power supply popping up, the attacker has almost no way out.

Lockhart wiped his cold sweat, and after countless calculations, he had not reached this step: he had also wanted to build a small energy supply system for Hogwarts, but when the Order of the Phoenix did not have professionals in this field, Secondly, to build even a temporary energy supply system that can be used for a huge building will require too many materials.

Due to various reasons, Lockhart gave up this plan, but he did not expect that the Death Eaters would put it into practice - after all, the Ministry of Magic, as an official, not only has talents, but also has no shortage of supplies!

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"I'm going to see the centaurs now," Lockhart said. "Look around and see if there are any wounded who need help and treatment."

The guards of Hogwarts were in a weak position, but only a few wizards were killed or injured. On the contrary, all the sculptures were lost, and many centaurs were also lost.

It is not difficult to understand that most of the people involved in the attack were strikers. From the perspective of the wizards of the Order of the Phoenix, this was a battle of good against evil. To the Ministry of Magic's thugs and even some Death Eaters who were not evil, this was an attack in which "terrorists hijacked school teachers and students to put pressure on the Ministry of Magic." Since we are rescuing hostages, we will naturally not use a large number of killing and fatal spells, and the direct casualties will not be serious.

When they attack a wizard, they have to see if the person is an Order of the Phoenix, an ordinary teacher or student in the school, or even the child of a high-ranking Death Eater. But you don't need to think so much about casting spells on sculptures and centaurs. Hermione survived precisely for this reason - the Slytherin common room was dark, and the Death Eaters rushed in and she and Amber survived. Te and several other H.A. members were treated as ordinary students in the school. For the sake of being his children's schoolmates, he did not embarrass them after being knocked unconscious.

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Lockhart asked Martin and the others to send the wounded to St. Mungo's immediately, and then find a way to control the backup power supply equipment. The superpower system beneath the Department of Mysteries has collapsed and may not be repaired for months. Now, they must use this unexpected loot to provide a hearth line between the Ministry of Magic and Hogwarts that only their own people can use - You-Know-Who attacks Hogwarts, Lockhart goes to Hogwart Otherwise, he would stay at the Ministry of Magic.

Lockhart's orders were quickly implemented, and Scrimgeour was seriously injured and fell into a coma. Even the Aurors subconsciously took it as a matter of course to obey his orders. Although he has never fought for power, now he is the only one who has this prestige and control.

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While walking and arranging all this, Lockhart had unknowingly walked out of the gate. In the open space outside the castle, centaurs were dragging the wounded and dead back to the Forbidden Forest. Magoran was standing aside waiting for him.

"Thank you for your hard work. Thank you for being here today." Lockhart walked over, his face no longer arrogant - if the centaurs hadn't come to help, his wife might have been kidnapped.

"More than a dozen of us died." Ma Guoren was clearly distressed. "Now I just hope you don't take advantage of us and forget about the previous agreement."

"By Merlin," Lockhart said solemnly, "the centaurs will receive better treatment than promised."

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——(To be continued.)

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