Professor of Pharmacy at Hogwarts

In Lockhart's "Liar" story, he used Legilimency to take away the memory of an important Muggle government official, and was jointly hunted by the Muggle and wizarding worlds.

But the truth is, he probably doesn't know Legilimency at all.

Combined with the reaction of Rufus and a large number of people chasing him, everyone believed that he took away the memory of the lady.

but why?

Why would Lockhart do this and make everyone think he had the lady's memory?

He probably did have it, but he could have heard it from the lady rather than stolen it using Legilimency.

According to Lockhart's previous crime pattern, he will deliberately approach the target, extract the memory he needs to know, and then use the forgetting spell to modify the target's memory, eliminating the target's memory of "the memory Lockhart needs" and the target. All memories of Lockhart.

This is Lockhart's behavior pattern, rather than lying about taking away the target's memory and then provoking a lot of people to hunt him down.

So, what is his purpose in doing this?

Alexis let go of Old Tom, turned around and walked away, thinking.

There is no need to ask anymore, there is no need for Old Tom to give an answer at all. Just from the expression on his face, things are already very clear.

Although Alexis has not yet figured out why Lockhart would go around in such a long circle and do such a thankless task, this does not stop him from being amazed by Lockhart.

"He's really good."

Alexis marveled.

"You've said it three, four, five, five times."

Christie clasped her fingers and rolled her eyes.

Unlike Alexis's admiration and appreciation, Christie couldn't maintain admiration for someone who had just tampered with her memory.

All she wanted now was to capture Lockhart, beat the old liar, stuff him into a Hungarian tree hive, or sell him to a tribe of giants.

She also couldn't figure out why Alexis wasn't angry at Lockhart's actions such as modifying his memory, deceiving himself, and escaping, but instead showed a determined interest in winning.

Is this what is special about genius?

"You're not going to let him come with us, are you?"

Christy asked.

"I'm more interested in him now."

Alexis showed an unusual smile, which made Christie shiver.

"Don't you think it's funny?"

"A professional liar, a liar I know very well, was so bold that he came over and played a trick on me."

By this time, Alexis had sorted the whole thing out.

Perhaps the meeting outside Godric's Hollow was indeed accidental, and Lockhart's request for help was also accidental.At that time, he was probably indeed being chased by the pursuers and was cornered.

But Alexis' appearance gave him hope, and Alexis's interest in the items he stole gave him an opportunity.

Lockhart took advantage of him, used him to deceive the Ministry of Magic, escape a certain death situation, and escape.

During their short time together, in order to protect a certain secret, Lockhart secretly used the Forgetting Charm on them, making them forget everything about Legilimency and believe the story he told.

Maybe Lockhart was merciful, or maybe the large-scale use of the Oblivion Curse would alarm the recipients. No matter what the reason was, Lockhart only changed their memories with "Legilimency".

Now that he's done using Alexis, he's disappeared again.

The whole story, the mystery of the problem, actually points to one thing: what did Lockhart steal, or in other words, what secret did Lockhart know that made him jointly hunted by the wizarding world and the Muggle government, and even dared to Use the Oblivion Charm on Alexis.

As for Rufus' promise, it now seems more like a joke.

"Leave a message for Black at Aberforth's." Alexis showed an interested expression.

"Aren't we going to find Blake?"

Christy asked confused.

"No, let's go find Lockhart!"

Alexis smiled.

"I'm more interested in him now."

"And Black, with Harry here, he'll be fine."

This sentence sounds very inconsistent, as if Harry is a more powerful wizard than Black and can protect Black.

But Alexis wasn't wrong.

Maybe when Black is alone, he will do many radical and risky behaviors, but when Harry is around, he will also ensure his own safety for Harry.

The two of them did not go to Flourish and Blott Bookstore in the end. At this time, Flourish and Blott Bookstore had long been closed.

"Look."

Alexis stood outside the window of the Quidditch boutique and pointed to Christie the poster posted in the window.

It was a promotional poster. Below the poster was a crowded Quidditch stadium, with a few unimportant players in the background. They were dotted over the stadium like stars in the sky.

The protagonist of the entire poster is the player in the front.He looks like a bright moon surrounded by stars, standing out in the entire poster.

He was riding a flying broom with a smooth linear shape, leading the way. He held the handle of the broom in one hand and opened his other hand. In his open palm, he held a golden shadow.

"Firebolt=Victory is within grasp"

At the top is a short slogan.

"Our plans have already begun."

Diagon Alley was empty late at night, and the bustling streets were deserted during the day, which allowed Alexis to do her best.

He opened his arms and looked at Christie passionately, his eyes sparkling and very seductive.

"Christie, soon, soon our time will come!"

"This dirty, decayed, old, and terminally ill magical world, we are its booster. Our injection is a breath of fresh vitality!"

Alexis closed her eyes slightly, took a deep breath, and then let it out slowly.

"Christie, I can already feel it. It is so hungry. It is eager for us to come. It can't wait!"

Alexis opened her eyes and looked at Christie.

Christie always stood in front of Alexis, quietly watching Alexis' performance, and then stepped forward and patted Alexis on the shoulder.

"Did Lockhart do anything else to you?"

"Is it sick?"

Alexis' shoulders slumped.

"You think what I said was not good enough?"

Alexis looked at Christy pitifully.

"No." Christie's eyes were a little dodgey, "It's just that I know you too well, and your trick won't work on me."

"Now, put your hunger and desires aside, it's time for us to go back and rest."

Christy pulled Alexis and walked back.

"No, it's not mine, it's the entire magical world's."

"Okay, it's from the magical world. We should go back and rest."

"Hi! Ms. Christie," Old Tom greeted the two of them as they passed by the Leaky Cauldron, and then winked at Alexis.

"Alexis, do you need a room?"

"I only have one room left here, but I'm lucky. That room is upstairs. It's very clean and quiet. It also has a double bed and a big bathtub...Hey! Don't leave. Do you really don't need it?"