Chapter 248 A bunch of stupid thieves

There were rough waves outside the school, and Lockhart was like a small sampan in the sea. He didn't know when he would be overturned by the huge waves and drowned in the vast ocean of people.

Lockhart has been suffering for a long time. Now, instead of offering help in times of trouble, people are adding insult to injury. They wish they could just smash Lockhart to death in the well, so that he will never recover.

Whether it was those who had started criticizing Lockhart before or some of the people who took advantage of it, they all jumped out and started blaming Lockhart, demanding that the Ministry of Magic investigate the matter and bring justice to the wizarding world.

Some activists also expressed strong dissatisfaction with the Ministry of Magic's delay in taking action in newspapers. They suggested that everyone go to the Ministry of Magic to petition or march in Diagon Alley.

If that doesn't work, they don't mind taking a stroll in places like Big Ben and Westminster Abbey.

Lockhart never expected to end up in such a situation. The letters he receives every day are all offensive in nature.

Some people stuffed dead rats in parcels, and others put the juice of Barbo tubers in envelopes, all with the intention of hurting Lockhart.

These "enthusiasms" made Lockhart so embarrassed that he could no longer even perform his favorite part of reading fan letters. He could no longer comfort himself or suggest himself through his fans.

Faced with the incoming questioning, Lockhart remained stubborn. He couldn't admit it. Once he admitted what he had done, he would be completely ruined. All that was waiting for him was ruin.

Obtaining their experiences from other wizards and erasing their memories would be enough for him to stay in Azkaban for a long time. Lockhart couldn't let go of fame and fortune, and he didn't want to go to Azkaban, so he couldn't admit these things even to death.

As we all know, humans generally have poor memories and they tend to selectively forget certain things very quickly.

Lockhart placed his hope here. He believed that as long as he could continue to produce an "excellent" work, people would forget these "slanders" against him. He would also be the best-selling author in the wizarding world and a recipient of the Order of Merlin, Level 3.

As for the content of the new book, Lockhart already has plans. He really wants to write about the Hogwarts Chamber of Secrets, and at the same time, he can clear his name. However, Lockhart knew nothing about the situation in the Chamber of Secrets and could not even write about it. He needed someone who knew the Chamber of Secrets well.

On the other side, Ada, who was closest to one of the secret rooms, was happily eating melons, and she could eat the melons this time with confidence, without having to worry about eating them again.

If she hadn't known that she was not sleepwalking, Ada would have thought that these articles and reports were published anonymously by herself. But the inside story she knew was obviously not as detailed as Rita Skeeter's. The female reporter seemed to have seen it with her own eyes.

Ada also doesn't know yet that Lockhart has moved his mind to the Chamber of Secrets. If she knew this, she would probably happily run to talk to Lockhart. If Lockhart wanted to explore the Chamber of Secrets, she wouldn't mind giving him a push.

He is so understanding and helpful. Ada has always been upset about her failure to deal with Lockhart on the meaningful day of March 15th.

There was a turmoil outside the school, but the school was unusually calm. It was completely different from Hogwarts a few months ago. However, under the seemingly calm sea, there are invisible undercurrents surging.

In early April, Fred and George had just celebrated their fifteenth birthdays, and they were one step closer to becoming adults. Just when they were still happy about this, something big and small happened in the Gryffindor common room.

There was another theft in the Gryffindor common room. Unlike before, this time someone lost something. The diary that Harry Potter picked up was lost, the diary written by Tom Riddle when he was a student.

After that day's Quidditch practice, Harry dragged his exhausted body back to the lounge. As soon as he came back, he found that his dormitory had been messed up, and except for the diary, Harry had lost nothing.

Hogwarts is really full of stupid thieves. The purpose of breaking into a house is to get a blank diary. Even the weakest person will realize the importance of this diary.

What's more, Harry is not stupid. He already knows how to use the diary and has even communicated with Tom Riddle. The loss of the diary immediately aroused his vigilance, and a bad premonition came to his mind.

For some reason, Harry tossed and turned that night and couldn't sleep. He felt that the attack was about to happen again.

The weather in April has made Hogwarts much warmer, and the trees are branching out and glowing with new vitality. But Harry had no intention of admiring the spring flowers blooming in front of him. He, Ron, and Hermione hurried out of the castle, walked across the grass slope, and walked towards the Black Lake.

After not sleeping all night, Harry's eyes were bloodshot. If Snape saw his eyes like this, he would probably feel so distressed!

As soon as the three of them arrived near the Black Lake, they saw an off-white Labrador rushing toward them. Harry was right, Ada and the twins were indeed here.

Garen ran up to Harry and the three of them, wagging its tail happily. When Harry and Hermione reached out to pet it, it would stick out its tongue and lick their palms.

But Ron received a cold reception. Garen circled around Ron until he confirmed that the boy didn't smell like a rat before allowing the boy to touch him.

By the Black Lake, Fred and George were imitating the angry and swearing Oliver Wood. They were so lifelike that they made Ada, who was sitting on the boulder, laugh non-stop.

At this time, the edge of the Black Lake was still very clean. The approach of the three Harrys was naturally noticed by Ada. She greeted with a smile and said: "Good morning, what kind of wind brought you three here?"

Usually Harry, Ron, and Hermione rarely come here, or they don't come here so early, so Ada asked.

Harry got straight to the point without saying any nonsense, and said directly: "Yesterday, the Gryffindor boys' dormitory was robbed. Did you know?"

"Of course!" Fred said, "I was still there at the time. Did you realize that you had lost something?"

"Yes," Harry said seriously, "I lost a diary."

This statement made the twins a little confused. Losing a diary shouldn't be a big deal, so why did Harry have such a serious expression. George asked: "What diary? Is it important? Could it be that one of your fans wants to know about your private life?"

Harry sighed helplessly. The twins always liked to "tease" him and tease him about being "in a hurry to drink tea with the fanged servant in the secret room."

Harry continued: "The diary is not mine, but I picked it up accidentally. This diary belongs to Tom Riddle. Do you know this name?"

Hearing the name, Ada and the twins fell silent at the same time. The playful look on their faces disappeared and was replaced by solemnity. Harry knew he had asked the right person.

"You've heard of this name, right?" Harry asked anxiously. He was eager to know the identity of Tom Riddle so that he could deduce what purpose this diary had besides broadcasting.

Hermione also said: "I also searched for this name, but didn't get much results. I only know that he is the president of the student union and has won the Special Contribution Award."

"Tom Riddle, you should be very familiar with it, Harry." Ada jumped down from the stone and said in a deep voice, "Or maybe you should be very familiar with his other name, he is for you The one who left the scar.”

Harry felt like he was struck by lightning, and his mind went blank. It turned out that the person he trusted so much before actually had a blood feud with him. Harry blurted out: "Voldemort!"

Ron and Hermione shivered together at the name. Fred and George's expressions also became ugly, but the two brothers had been in contact with Ada for a long time and were no longer frightened by this name.

"When did you get Tom Riddle's diary?" Ada asked, "He is the heir of Slytherin, and it was he who opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago!"

Harry was completely stunned. This reversal was too sudden. The amount of information suddenly became so large that his brain was a little down.

Thanks to book friend Ding X for the reward. Please forgive me for my limited knowledge. I really don’t recognize the character in the middle of the name.