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Chapter 460: Lockhart's Panic

*Hum.*In the courtyard, a cluster of sapphire light flickered. Under the glow, the burned skin on Fudge's head visibly began to heal. At the same time, the pained expression on his face gradually disappeared.

"Oh, what is this magic?"

"A miracle, this is simply a miracle!"

Seeing this, both Rita and the two Ministry subordinates showed expressions of shock. In their lives, this was the first time they had ever seen magic that could instantly heal wounds.

"Thank you so much, Zickrein." Fudge shook his head and stood up, saying, "This magic is simply a monumental achievement. Can it really not be popularized in the Ministry?"

While others saw the magical artifact of healing, Fudge saw the possibility of his name being recorded in history. If he could guide the popularization of this magic, his reputation and prestige would be elevated another level.

"I remember telling you before, Minister Fudge," Jellall said, retracting his wand, "that this healing magic is not an isolated system, but derived from celestial magic. And celestial magic is still considered dark magic in the entire wizarding world."

"Damn it, these are the rules set by those ancient law enforcers!" Fudge said unhappily, grumbling, "Jellall has been dead for hundreds of years!"

"But he is an undisputed dark wizard, Minister Fudge." Dumbledore glanced at Jellall and calmly reminded him, "Even though he has been dead for hundreds of years, his influence still remains."

"Alright, alright." Fudge sighed, then turned his gaze to Lockhart on the side. "Now is not the time to discuss this. We should think about how to deal with this criminal!"

"I'm sorry, I'm truly sorry!" Lockhart said loudly, his hands bound behind him. "This was not my intention, Minister Fudge! I really didn't mean to hurt you!"

"Then the one who attacked me earlier was also the Dark Lord?" Fudge asked indignantly. "Were you also controlled by an avatar of the Dark Lord? Damn it, that's enough! I don't want to hear about the damned Dark Lord anymore!"

"Yes, Minister Fudge..." Lockhart gritted his teeth and made a firm decision. "There is no Dark Lord. I was just talking nonsense! The Dark Lord doesn't exist, not at all!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone present looked at him with disdain.

"Shameless, this scoundrel!" Even Harry Potter felt a gut-wrenching nausea, his entire face contorting. "How can he be so shameless?"

"I've seen it, I've truly opened my eyes today..." Ron was also dazed, as if he had just seen this so-called real world for the first time.

Hermione, however, lowered her head, her face full of shame. She now truly wished she could go back in time and strangle the past her who had been infatuated with Lockhart.

How could such a person be worthy of her admiration?

"Oh really?" Fudge was now completely calm and nodded slightly. "So, what you said earlier was all to deceive us?"

"I, I just lost my mind for a moment." To get himself out of trouble, Lockhart no longer cared about his reputation. "Please forgive me, Minister Fudge!"

"Mr. Lockhart, I now have reason to suspect that your entire past has been a deception." Fudge shook his head and said calmly, "Go to the Ministry of Magic for judgment and repentance. I believe you will confess everything there."

"Minister Fudge, Lockhart is a professor at Hogwarts, after all." At this moment, McGonagall finally couldn't help but step forward. "We cannot let you take him away without concrete evidence!"

Even though she was extremely disgusted and hated Lockhart at the moment, as the Deputy Headmistress of Hogwarts, she had to step forward to defend him. After all, Lockhart was also one of them at this time.

"R-right!" As if he had grabbed a lifeline, Lockhart quickly said, "I am a professor at Hogwarts now. You have no right to arrest me directly! Unless, you can really provide evidence!"

Lockhart was confident that they would not be able to produce evidence, because his actions were almost flawless.

He had decided that if he got away this time, he would leave England immediately. With his current reputation, he could live well in any magical community, and there was no need to stay here and take risks.

"Your deception just now already counts as evidence." Fudge's face darkened slightly, and he said coldly, "You are a damn cheat, there's no doubt about that!"

"No, that was just your authoritarian pressure!" Lockhart shook his messy hair and shouted, "That was the result of your blatant threat, not my true inner thoughts!"

Fudge's face grew even deeper. He didn't expect this scoundrel to dare to counterattack here. If this matter were spread by loud-mouthed reporters, it would undoubtedly be a heavy blow to his reputation and status.

He knew himself that Lockhart had many supporters, many of whom were noblewomen. But at this moment, if he backed down, it would also be problematic. Not only his face, but even his substance would be gone.

"If that's the case, why not use Veritaserum?" Jellall seized the opportunity at this moment and made a suggestion. "If Veritaserum is used, the truth of the matter can be completely clarified."

"No, you can't!" Hearing the name Veritaserum, Lockhart almost jumped up. "I am not a criminal, you cannot treat me with Veritaserum!"

"Calm down, Professor Lockhart." Jellall said softly, "Don't you want to protect your reputation? After using Veritaserum, no one will question you as a fraud anymore."

"No, really no!" Lockhart said in an almost pleading tone. "Believe me, I really can't drink Veritaserum! I have an allergic reaction to Veritaserum, I've tested it myself!"

Veritaserum allergy?

At this point, not to mention Fudge, even McGonagall realized something was wrong. All the ingredients in Veritaserum were extremely mild and adaptive, with no alcohol at all, so how could there be an allergy?

And Lockhart, even when drinking alcohol, gulped it down in large mugs without any allergic reaction... How could he be allergic to drinking Veritaserum?

There was something wrong, he was definitely up to something!

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