bioinnovel Chapter 128 There are bad people in this world
Chapter 128 There are bad people in this world
Chapter 128 There are bad people in this world
Belvina sat at the foot of the bed with her arms crossed, not interrupting. She was just accompanying the interrogation on behalf of the school; she was a supporting character.
Whether Gilderoy Lockhart is genuinely in trouble or faking it to escape sanctions is for Deluxe and Felix to decide.
Belvina, in any case, didn't believe it. No matter how innocent Lockhart's smile was now, it couldn't hide the fear and panic he had just shown. He had already been betrayed by himself.
The interrogator, Delilah, was a man of experience; having worked his way up in the Ministry of Magic for so many years, he was well aware that Lockhart's little tricks were no match for him.
Delius ignored him and continued, "Gidero Lockhart, born in January 1964, of mixed race, was born in 1975..."
Is it true that he entered Ravenclaw House at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in September of that year?
"Sir, sir, please wait a moment," Lockhart said kindly. "Who are you referring to? Am I?"
Gilderoy Lockhart, lying in his hospital bed, seemed incredibly determined; even though no one believed him, he chose to continue acting. It must be said, Gilderoy Lockhart is truly a great actor.
Lockhart continued, "Sir, are you talking about me? And why am I here? Why am I tied to the bed?"
Felix, who was in charge of the interrogation and security, scratched his head. Although he knew Lockhart was pretending and trying to evade responsibility, he didn't know how to handle the situation.
Young Felix was eager to impress Belvina. He didn't get cocky just because he became captain; he knew exactly how he got the captaincy.
Compared to the inexperienced Felix, the seasoned Dexter had plenty of ways to deal with the feigning ignorance Lockhart, but he first looked to Belvina for advice from the former high-ranking official of the Ministry of Magic.
"Popito, Mr. Delis and Mr. Ferguson have come from afar and must be starving. Could you do me a favor?" Belvina said.
"Of course, but you can't leave the scraps everywhere," Ms. Pomfrey said as she walked toward the door.
Upon arriving at the entrance of the university hospital, Ms. Pomfrey did not leave the hospital. Instead, she closed the door tightly and then went back to the innermost office of the university hospital. She entered the office and closed the door tightly as well.
As for preparing food for Delilah and Ferguson, who would take such a lame excuse seriously? It was just a way to give Ms. Pomfrey a reason to leave.
Belvina stood up, turned her back to the three people beside the hospital bed, and even pretended to cover her ears.
Lockhart, lying in his hospital bed, was filled with dread. What was going on? What were they trying to do?
Felix Ferguson was also disgusted, but he quickly realized what was happening and his eager gaze fell on Lockhart, looking him up and down.
"Giddro Lockhart, do you think you can escape your due punishment this way?" Delis threatened in a low voice. "The law enforcement team is communicating with the students, and we'll soon find out just how incompetent you are."
With that, Dexter stood up and continued, "You can't escape. What makes you think you can get away with Dumbledore's accusations? What if—and I mean what if—you manage to get away with playing dumb, do you think you'll be safe once you leave the school?"
The Ministry of Magic can use Hagrid as a scapegoat, and it can also frame Gilderoy Lockhart, not to mention that the charges against Lockhart are not fabricated.
Even if Lockhart gets incredibly lucky and escapes punishment, will the angry parents and those who turned against him let him off the hook?
"Felix, if you don't mind," Delis said.
"Glad to help." Felix stood up and punched Lockhart hard in the nose.
Instantly, Gilderoy Lockhart's face was covered in a gruesome mess, blood mixed with a sticky substance. Lockhart was in great pain, but bound by the straitjacket, he couldn't move, tears and sweat streaming down his face.
Dexter pointed his wand at Lockhart, and after a flash of light, Lockhart's severed nose was restored, and the blood on his face disappeared. Dexter coldly said, "Continue. Didn't you eat?"
"Alright!" Felix replied, shaking his fist and punching Lockhart in the nose again.
"Continue," Delis said, as he wiped the wounds and bloodstains off Lockhart's face again.
"Understood!" Felix said, and the adult male's fist slammed into Lockhart's nose for the third time.
Delilah was somewhat displeased. He said, "Felix, you're so young, and your body is already so weak. This won't do."
"I understand," Felix said, taking two steps back as if he were about to take a running start!
"Stop! Stop hitting me! I'll talk!" Lockhart groaned, his tears, sweat, and blood mingling together in a gruesome sight.
Lockhart had actually intended to confess when he took Felix's first punch, but it hurt so much that he couldn't open his mouth, which is why he took two more punches.
"Look, isn't this great?" Delilah said with a smile, though his smile was hardly kind. "You don't have to suffer."
It saves us trouble.
Felix looked at his fist with lingering satisfaction, as if he wanted to give Lockhart two more punches.
Belvina, who had been facing away from the three, turned around and said slowly, "I hope the Ministry of Magic will uphold justice. I will request the Ministry to test your wands to prevent you from using torture to extract confessions."
"Professor Black is joking. How could we possibly do anything to harm Mr. Lockhart!" Delilah said matter-of-factly. "It's just that Mr. Lockhart's nose seems to be broken, and I had to fix it for him."
Both Belvina and Delilah are blatantly lying, without even bothering to write a draft!
"Thank you for your kindness and compassion, Mr. Delilah. It wasn't your fault," Belvina said. "Mr. Lockhart bumped into it by accident; he was so careless."
Lockhart, lying in his hospital bed, stared at Belvina in disbelief, as if he were learning for the first time that bad people existed in the world.
The scumbag Belvina sat back down at the foot of the bed, suddenly becoming very interested in her fingernails, examining them closely.
Felix looked left and right, then threw another punch at Lockhart, this time landing in Lockhart's abdomen. The unfortunate Lockhart was once again in so much pain that he cried out and kept gasping for breath.
"Show some respect in your eyes!" Felix said menacingly.
"Alright, Mr. Lockhart, now let's talk about the charges against you," Dexter said. "Do you have anything to say, Mr. Lockhart?"
The wicked will be punished by the wicked. Gilderoy Lockhart, who had taken four solid punches, dared not deny it any longer. Although he feared Azkaban and the Dementors, he could only do so if he could see them.
If Lockhart continued to play dumb, he had no doubt that the Auror in front of him would treat him even more cruelly. He wouldn't die, but he would definitely suffer a fate worse than death.
"Alright, let's talk about the book 'Breaking Up with the Female Ghost' first," Delicious said. "Is the content of the book based on your real experiences?"
"No, it was a witch with a hairy chin. I can't remember her name," Lockhart said resignedly. "She banished the ghost, and I got this story out of her before using a forgetting spell on her."
"Very good, what about 'Wandering with Werewolves'?" Delilah asked again. "You helped a village get rid of werewolves and protected that village."
Lockhart shook his head and said, "It was an ugly old Armenian wizard who saved the village. I just got that story out of him and then used a forgetting spell on him."
And so, Delilah asked, Lockhart answered, and the resigned Lockhart confessed his criminal history in detail.
He wasn't the one traveling with the cannibal, he wasn't the one vacationing with the she-devil, he wasn't the one traveling with the troll, he wasn't the one on the same boat as the vampire, and he wasn't even the one with the Tibetan Yeti!
None of the heroic deeds and feats of resistance against dark magic and dark creatures in Gilderoy Lockhart's books were his own experiences; his only skill was the Oblivion Charm.
"If that's the case, why did you return to teach at Hogwarts?" Dexter asked. "I mean, you knew perfectly well that the deception was at risk of being exposed."
Lockhart gave a wry smile and said, his voice trembling, "Harry Potter, of course it's because of Harry Potter! Who could refuse to be Harry Potter's teacher? Black, can you do it?"
Belvina, standing at the foot of the bed, raised her head and slowly uttered a sentence that nearly drove Lockhart, who had already resigned himself to his fate, to his death.
She said, "I don't need to be Harry's teacher; our relationship is closer than that of teacher and student."