In the cave, the loud laughter of the Death Eaters, the painful groans and wails of the Muggle, and the sharp cries of children mixed together. The Death Eaters pointed their wands upwards, and some Muggle floated in the air, struggling in pain. Their bodies and limbs were twisted into various strange shapes, and they were slowly moved out of the cave by the wizards. There was the oldest Muggle. His body was rolled into a ball, rolling in pain in the air. A young boy was spinning quickly like a top, his soft little head swinging back and forth in the air.
Dolphin looked at little Patricia who was trying her best to reach out her little hand in Lockhart's direction and sneered. "Accept your fate, our great writer, the winner of the Merlin Medal of Honor, the big liar who doesn't know anything except the Forgetting Spell can't save you."
"Gidro is not a liar. He knows magic. He's a great hero. He's already …" Little Patricia suddenly forgot to cry and shouted angrily. However, the little girl covered her mouth in an instant. She was so angry that she almost spilled the beans. She pursed her lips tightly.
The clear and loud child's voice also reached Lockhart's ears. He trembled as he looked at the little girl's movements. He knew in his heart that little Patricia was leaving the chance to live to him and her mother. She was determined to keep it a secret for the two of them.
Lockhart felt that his heart was burning, and his face was burning. Guilt beat his heart. He stood there in a daze, like a piece of wood. He was not as brave as a child. Seeing the little girl's determined look, Lockhart felt as if his whole body was pricked by needles. He secretly glanced at Nancy, who was lying stiffly on the ground, and his heart became heavier. He opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but his throat seemed to be blocked by something, and he could not speak.
"He knows magic, and so do I. This liar has promised to save you, right? Then let's try it. " Dolphin smiled ferociously, raised the wand in his hand, and aimed it at the little girl. He controlled little Patricia to fly into the air.
The horrifying scream pierced through all the reverberations, stabbing into Lockhart's heart like a sharp knife. He looked at Dolphin's ferocious face, his lips trembling. Little Patricia's face twisted in extreme pain seemed to be magnified before his eyes.
The young but firm voice just now echoed in Gidro's ears again and again. The whole magic world believed that he was a liar. Whether he was a 'good wizard' or a 'dark wizard', the word 'liar' had been branded on him forever. It was engraved in his bones and could not be erased in the hearts of the world. No one thought highly of him.
Only little Patricia believed that he was a great sorcerer and a hero who could save her. He treated Nancy and her mother differently, and little Patricia's unreserved trust and admiration was one of the important reasons. In this hellish forest, little Patricia was almost the only light in his dark days.
At this moment, this light was being tortured by the evil and cruel Dolphin. Little Patricia's unbearable screams of pain and terror made his heart tighten like a tightened spring. His palms were covered in cold sweat.
Lockhart knew that once they left this underground passage, they would be even more unscrupulous. What awaited little Patricia would be death. When Lockhart thought of little Patricia lying on the ground and dying without a sound … or even a fate worse than that, he felt his heart twitch and his entire body turn cold.
Lockhart bit his lips tightly. The door key was about to be activated. As long as he waited a little longer, he would be able to escape this hell on earth with Nancy. However, at this moment, Lockhart regretted his decision to set the door key later for so-called safety.
Even when the little girl was in danger, she did not forget to keep the secret for him and Nancy. If he just turned a blind eye to what happened to her and escaped like this, then he would never be able to recover his identity as a liar, because the only person in the world who believed that he was not a liar would no longer exist.
Thinking of this, Lockhart felt that without little Patricia, there would be no place for him in the world. There were so many people in the world, but all of them despised him. Even if he had rescued Nancy and she had admitted to what she had done to the Ministry of Magic, so what? In her heart, he was still a liar. He had broken his promise to her and didn't rescue the mother and daughter. Then he would never be able to turn over a new leaf — even he himself would think that he was a liar.
Lockhart casually wiped his sweaty hands on his robe a few times. He took out the long and worn-out chain watch, bent down beside Nancy, and gently wiped away the tears that kept falling down Nancy's face. A somewhat stiff signature smile appeared on his pale face, but this time, he could only let himself show four teeth. "Nancy, I, Gidro Lockhart, Level 3 Merlin Knights Medal, Honorary Member of the Black Magic Defense League, will definitely save your daughter."
The former liar put the chain watch on Nancy's neck. His finger could not help but stop for a moment on the dial of the chain watch, and then immediately bounced away as if he had been electrocuted. He looked at Nancy's eyes that had stopped crying because of his words, and reminded her, "Immediately, this door key will bring you to England. I will save little Patricia. Don't worry, I know magic."
But Nancy did not feel relieved because of this. The tears on her face flowed even more violently after a short pause.
Lockhart skillfully winked at Nancy, and this time, he successfully revealed the smile that had won the most charming smile of the Wizard Weekly five times. Because of his former profession, he was good at disguising himself and also good at reading the hearts of his fans and mobilizing their emotions. So he continued to remind her, "When you get to England, stay there. Don't go anywhere else. At present, the Death Eaters do not dare to go to England to cause trouble. It is relatively safe there. I am a wizard who taught Defense Against Black Magic in the world's best magic school, Hogwarts. Believe me, although I can't go back so quickly without the door key, I, Gidro Lockhart, promise you that I will bring Patricia to you. "
Lockhart pointed to his chest, trying to give Nancy confidence. "When you get to England, find a way to Charing Cross Road in London. This may be a little troublesome. You and I don't have your Muggle money. You have to find a way to get to London by yourself. There is a Broken Cauldron Bar there. Of course, you can't see it, but it doesn't matter. Remember to shout for Aura's help nearby. When a wizard or Aura comes, ask them for help and tell them about us … Oh, Aura is equivalent to your police."
Nancy's tears were uncontrollable. From Gidro's words, Nancy could feel that he was not confident in saving Patricia. This made her heart break. He should be taking a huge risk by rushing to save Patricia like this. Nancy's heart was in a mess. She hoped that Gidro could save Patricia, but she was deeply afraid that Gidro would lose his life too.
"Heart Piercing Bone!" Dolphin had begun to use the Unforgivable Curse, and a louder scream made the former swindler stand up.
Behind him, the door key seemed to have a magnetic force that firmly attracted Nancy. Her whole body seemed to be trapped by the chain watch. First, her head disappeared from the chain, and then her whole body quickly shrank and drilled through the chain. After her whole body disappeared, the chain watch also disappeared without a trace.
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