Harry Potter’s Defense Professor

There are only Lockhart, Snape, and Ginny in the British white wizard world, and Grindelwald, the Dark Lord, is only four. They know what kind of big conspiracy Voldemort may be brewing. On the surface, the wizarding world is still peaceful; secretly, a large number of outstanding Aurors and ex-Aurors have been reabsorbed into the Executive Department, and the Ministry of Magic has always maintained the highest level of vigilance.

If this threat cannot be eliminated during the summer vacation, it will be a problem whether Hogwarts will resume normally.

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The Floo network was finally connected, and the workload of the Ministry of Magic increased instantly. A large number of wizards scattered all over the country, and even immigrated from overseas, went to the Ministry of Magic to register. From a black household to a law-abiding wizard in an instant, from a foreign wizard to a British wizard in an instant...began to enjoy all the benefits and special subsidies for wizards that British Muggle citizens should have; hitmen and Aurors rushed to various places, and began to hunt down Death Eaters who slipped through the net The fish and those wizards who did evil during the period when the Floo network failed; Gradually, there began to be low-level Death Eaters scattered all over the place who surrendered, but they were all small characters without the mark of the Dark Lord. After a double trial of the agent, each was sentenced to a few months in jail.

At the same time, the training of more than a dozen new Aurors has also suddenly accelerated, time is running out, and these new recruits will most likely come in handy by then!

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"Are they going on their first mission?" Hermione asked in surprise.

"That's right, taking them out to gain knowledge is the fastest way to grow," Lockhart said. "Not to catch Death Eaters, and I'll go with them, and we'll be fine."

"Go, what are you afraid of!" Albert was the first member of the new Ministry of Magic to obtain an Auror certificate, and he was full of confidence at the moment.

Neville had trained with another instructor before, but Lockhart still took him on the first mission. This fat boy at Hogwarts had grown into a tall and handsome boy at this time: "We What are you going to do?"

"Get rid of the wizarding black market in Edinburgh in the north." Lockhart explained that Mundungus is always well-informed about this: "According to the information from the informant, some people on these black markets are trying to sell potions that are banned from circulation by the Ministry of Magic. Material."

"Um."

"Hermione. You stay at the Ministry and don't go anywhere."

"Okay, then be careful."

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Harry, Albert, Ron, and Neville, the four followed Lockhart's entourage and Apparated. It didn't take long to manifest to a place that Mundungus had prepared for them in advance.

It landed in an alley, and there were cars coming and going outside the alley, the sound of vehicles' engines and horns, and the sound of Muggle pedestrians talking.

Lockhart was the quickest to wake up from the dizziness, and looked around the four of them. They all quickly turned to look at themselves. So he led the four of them into the depths of the alley, and began to order: "Everyone changes their appearance."

All five of them pointed their wands at their faces and transformed quickly. Aurors had to transform before handling cases in crowded places. They didn't ask or need to pretend to be anyone, just to avoid being recognized by their appearance as much as possible.

After walking for a few minutes in dim conditions, Lockhart used his wand to open a rusty iron door, and they entered a wizarding enclave. This is an alley covered with wet moss on the walls, and a few mice on the ground ran away when they saw them.

"Here?" Albert couldn't help asking.

"Gast Street, you can understand it as Knockturn Alley in Edinburgh. But the scale is smaller." Lockhart explained: "In the past, the Ministry of Magic was not very strict in the management of these trading places where black wizards gathered and traded. But it's different now."

Harry nodded: "Well, people who live here don't want to register with the Ministry of Magic?"

"Some of them didn't go, because they felt that receiving a monthly subsidy of 100 Galleons would be managed by the Ministry of Magic, which is far less enjoyable than buying and selling black magic items to make a lot of money." Lockhart smiled: "There is a man named Blackthorn's dark wizard organization, but don't be nervous, it is also a dark wizard organization, they are not at the same level as Death Eaters.

These well-fed wizards know black magic that can't be put on the table, and they say the same thing in a small gathering of wizards. I just feel that I am very powerful, and I never put the Ministry of Magic in my eyes. "

"Hmph." Ron expressed his disdain.

Lockhart changed his tone: "But what I'm talking about can't be on the table. It's for the elite Aurors before the war. Blackthorn neither kills nor sets fire. Scrimgeour didn't even bother to care about them at the time... But it's still a little tricky for you newbies. So please remember: always be vigilant!"

"clear."

"One more thing. This is a magic black market controlled by Blackthorn. In addition to managers like them, there will inevitably be dark wizards who are more ruthless than them and even Death Eaters who come to buy things, so be careful! I first Set up some space solidification, traps, etc. around, you go in to see the situation, and find out the point. Although the terrain informant here has told me everything. But seeing is believing—pretending to be an ordinary wizard who came here for the first time , don’t get into conflict with others, if you find a Death Eater, let me know immediately, can it be done?”

"no problem."

After separating, Lockhart set up several magic barriers around this area: no-flying, marking, sound insulation, and isolation of magic fluctuations. At the same time, they notified the Ministry of Magic to cut off the Floo network in this area, so that if they encountered any powerful Death Eaters at that time, they would not be able to escape.

It took more than ten minutes to finish all this, and Lockhart also entered Gast Street.

There are people coming and going in the market, but the atmosphere is not lively—different from Diagon Alley, which was bustling with people during the bustling hours after the restart of the Floo network, the environment here is noisy, but it makes people feel depressing. Everyone is cautious, Even haggling is soft-spoken.

Originally, this kind of black market for wizards could be dealt with after the war was over, but according to Mundungus’ information, there are wizards here who are trading in several types of potion materials that the Ministry of Magic has repeatedly banned—all of these materials are Rejuvenation Potion is essential.

So this black market can no longer stay.

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Blackthorne is not, as Lockhart and Harry said before, "an organization established by a few well-fed wizards". It used to be the largest dark wizard group in the UK, with hundreds of members in all places. It was only because he acted relatively low-key and did not openly confront the Ministry of Magic that Scrimgeour kept ignoring it.

But now, regardless of whether the upper echelons of Blackthorn know or want to, the black market protected by this organization may indeed be serving Voldemort's conspiracy. Since Lockhart decided to take it away, it is "supported by a few full formed by people".

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Contacted through notes, the five people met again.

"How was your shopping?"

"There are a lot of dark wizards here," Harry whispered, "and there are a lot of dark magic items for sale at the stalls..."

"Well, this is nonsense, have you seen the surrounding terrain?"

"The structure is very complicated and extends in all directions. After careful observation, there should be two back doors. There is a shop over there that sells Floo powder with its own confusion spell, and here is a shop that sells second-hand black magic items. On this street There are also some stalls, some are selling flying magic carpets, some are selling artifact creatures, and even a house elf is trapped by magic for sale." Albert replied: "The most arrogant one is naturally the one in the center The store that claims to be able to buy all the potion ingredients in the world is also the headquarters of Blackthorne, it seems that there are not many wizards, and they are very strong."

"Well, very good, the same as the informant's information." Lockhart nodded approvingly: "You three remember, I let you come in and take a look, not to hang around, to observe useful information like Albert !"

"Remember..." Neville said sheepishly.

"Did you see those wizards wearing the same brown robes? They are Blackthorn's security guards, who are in charge of suppressing those who dare to make trouble here. The mermaids and dragons in this market are mixed. If there is no blackthorn wizard to suppress them, I am afraid it will explode at once. "

"It seems that there are a lot..." Harry estimated: "There are about twenty of them that can be seen. Five of us are not enough. Do you want to call some senior Aurors or a team of hitters?"

"Everyone is busy, and with me here, five is enough. I will seal the door later, and you have to block the two back doors for me. Any wizard who wants to escape through the back door will be stopped. Anyone who dares to resist Knock down directly, and hold off and call me to deal with difficult ones." Lockhart said: "Ordinary wizards don't dare to attack Aurors, and they will stop when you name them. Those who dare to attack you are not two Huo is a ruthless character, you must not take it lightly."

"Understood."

"Go."

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——(To be continued.)

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