Whether the light had dazzled him or for some other reason, Lockhart's eyes narrowed almost to slits. "All right, all right. I'm getting up."
After getting to his feet, Lockhart suddenly lunged at Luo Bin, who staggered several steps before barely regaining his balance.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
In an instant, the Remembrall was smashed into several pieces against a sharp rock!
"Braggart, what are you doing?"
Ron, who had no idea what was happening, demanded loudly.
"That ball contained a secret. Now it's been destroyed. Robin Sear, you've lost your leverage over me!"
Lockhart raised his wand, his face once again sporting a brilliant, confident, utterly phony smile.
"Gilderoy Lockhart, who gave you the confidence to think you could beat me?"
Luo Bin raised his wand as well. Blue sparks crackled at the tip of the half-length wand. Lockhart was a little frightened, but things had come this far, and he decided to risk it all.
"Robin Sear, I believe I mentioned that my Memory Charm ranks among the top three in the entire Wizarding World."
"My dear children, your adventure ends here. I'm taking this snakeskin to Hogwarts, and then to the Ministry of Magic."
"I'll pay a fortune to make the front-page headlines of every major daily and evening paper for an entire month. I'll tell everyone how bravely, how fearlessly, how heedless of danger I fought the Snake King."
"As for you three cowards, you fainted in terror at the sight of Ginny's mangled body. When you woke up again... you'd all lost your memories!"
"Gilderoy Lockhart, I'm not the only one who knows about your dirty deeds!"
At that, the corners of Lockhart's mouth lifted in a sneer. "By then, I'll have become a greater hero than even the Chosen One. Compared with that cold-blooded, ugly