Hogwarts: I'm Harry's older cousin

Chapter 181, page 179: The Wizards in Lockhart's Tale

Half an hour later, Dali emerged from the cell, satisfied. He had obtained the information he wanted.

He has obtained the addresses of those wizards who have been cursed with the Oblivion Curse.

Whether they can find it or not depends on the wizards' luck.

Before leaving, Lockhart tried to persuade Dudley to agree with his approach by saying, "Nobody wants to hear stories from an old and ugly wizard, so let him spread them."

However, Dudley was no child and wouldn't fall for his tricks.

Whatever his reasons, that is not a justification for him to harm others.

He could have handled it in a gentler way, such as buying the rights to these stories and adding the wizards' names as credits.

Given enough Galleons, with the added boost of fame and fortune, many would likely agree.

Unfortunately, Lockhart chose a different approach.

Because it's not based on personal experience, it can't be used as a selling point, and therefore may not attract as many readers.

Excessive greed was the cause and effect that led to his tragic end.

He deserved it! He got what he got!

It's impossible to get him out of Azkaban; even if Dudley could, he wouldn't do it. However, he could apply for a reduction in his sentence.

For example, he will now spend a full ten years in Azkaban.

Dudley could reduce his sentence to five years, and if he doesn't go mad, he can still live a normal wizarding life after he gets out.

The premise is that these wizards who were subjected to the Oblivion Curse are still alive.

On the way back, Dali didn't take a straight route, but instead went in a circle.

He saw many Azkaban prisoners, and the Data Eye swept over them one by one.

Years of life in Azkaban had tormented them to the point of mental instability, a slight decrease in their magical abilities, and signs of muscle atrophy.

But as long as they can get out, they remain a group of extremely destructive villains.

Finally, he saw a man quietly squatting in the corner.

He looked as if he had been ruined; his hair was disheveled, his face was covered in a beard, and his eyes were lifeless.

He had no will to live whatsoever, and his whole body exuded an aura of decadence and decay. Even Dementors avoided getting close to him.

Without happiness, one cannot absorb nutrients.

As Dudley passed by the man's cell, he "accidentally" dropped a newspaper, which wobbled down in front of him. The front page featured a photo of the Weasley family winning the lottery.

Dudley did it very discreetly; there was no one else around except the Dementors, and the Dementors couldn't speak, much less tell the wizard.

Emerging from Azkaban, Dudley looked at the white paper in his hand covered with countless addresses and chose the closest one.

"We're going to be busy from now on."

If we're talking about what's the fastest thing in the magical world, it has to be movement speed.

In the ordinary world, airplanes are nothing compared to teleportation.

Of course, this is on the premise that you know the magic and don't make mistakes.

Dudley spent a whole week visiting each of the wizards at the addresses Lockhart had given him.

It was obvious that the process did not go smoothly.

Lockhart has a total of ten books in his series. Apart from the selected collection "Giddro Lockhart Series", the other nine books were published over a period of 1 to 10 years. If you also take into account the time he spent editing them, the time span is even longer.

That's why people say Lockhart is a jerk.

This guy only cares about stealing and casting forgetfulness spells, completely disregarding how the wizards who have lost their memories will survive after he leaves, not even caring about their basic needs.

When Dali arrived at the address, the place was either deserted and its whereabouts unknown, or the person had already passed away and turned into a handful of dust.

The wizards chosen by Lockhart all share a common trait: they possess immense magical power yet remain silent and unassuming, mostly lacking worldly desires and living a hermit-like life.

The most crucial point is that they have no offspring.

In other words, Lockhart specifically targets elderly wizards living alone.

Following the addresses of the first eight books, Dudley only found two old wizards. This was because the works they had read were from earlier periods, so they were not in any immediate danger. However, they were having a tough time after losing their memories, as they had even forgotten how to cast spells.

One is a gap-mouthed old witch who banished the ghost of Wanlun, and the other is a bald old wizard who defeated the vampire.

When Dudley found them, they were either scavenging for food in the garbage or lying in a messy house, barely alive, dizzy from hunger.

Lockhart is a real bastard.

Dali temporarily settled them in, planning to find them all before treating them one by one.

Normally, the counter-curse to the Forgetting Curse is the Resurrection Curse, but Lockhart's Forgetting Curse is special, since it's the only spell he's ever mastered, and he's been so reckless that he's already damaged the brains of both wizards.

A simple resurrection spell cannot restore them.

It requires continuous treatment with magical potions, and even then, Daryl is not 100% certain of success.

Now, Dudley arrives at the location of the last wizard, in a small village at the northernmost tip of a town called Lohar in New South Wales, Australia.

In the book "Wandering with the Werewolf," Lockhart claims that he defeated the VagaVaga werewolf in America and restored him to his original form.

In reality, the old wizard was not in America, but rather in Australia.

"The person you're talking about should be there."

The local villagers were very hospitable in giving Dali directions.

Well, actually they weren't enthusiastic at first, and even tried to rob Dudley of his belongings, but they became so enthusiastic after a friendly exchange with him.

Dali went to the location indicated by the other party.

It was a dilapidated thatched hut, well, it could barely be called a house.

As I slowly pushed open the door, a putrid smell accompanied by a musty odor wafted out.

Fortunately, Dali was prepared; before opening the door, he put on a homemade mask.

The house was dark, and it seemed no one was home.

Dali pointed his finger forward, and a beam of light shone in.

The room wasn't very big; it was just one room.

He soon found the old wizard.

A shriveled corpse lay on the bed.

The muscles on the corpse had dried out, indicating that it had been dead for quite some time.

"Sigh," Dali sighed softly.

Arrived too late.

The book "Wandering with Werewolves" was written three years ago. After losing his memory for three whole years, coupled with his advanced age, death was to be expected.

Unfortunately, with the death of this old wizard, the spell that could restore werewolves was also lost.

Lockhart was guilty of heinous crimes.

Dudley will definitely appeal to Wisengamour after he returns, requesting a heavier sentence.

Just as Dudley was about to bury the thatched hut along with the old wizard, his Data Eye suddenly displayed a notification.

Dali followed the prompts and looked around.

There seems to be a notebook not far from the old wizard's body.

In the version I watched, Lockhart claimed to have defeated the werewolf in America and restored him to his original form.

Original text: "Use your common sense. If people don't believe I did those things, the book won't sell nearly as well. Readers won't want to read about the deeds of an ugly old American wizard, even if he saved a village from werewolves."

(End of this chapter)