Early the Next Morning, London, Carter Manor
Peggy Carter opened her jewel-like brown eyes and felt the fluffy texture of the bed beneath her.
Getting up, she got off the large bed and walked toward the bedroom door.
Click!
Peggy opened the door, and what she saw was a female employee cleaning the house and the housekeeper directing everyone to do their work.
"Miss Carter, good morning."
"What would you like for breakfast? The usual? I'll ask the kitchen to prepare it."
Hearing the gentle and thick British accent of the butler, Peggy nodded calmly and said, "The usual will be fine."
"Okay, Miss Carter."
With that, the butler turned and left, preparing to order the kitchen to make breakfast for Miss Peggy Carter, the heir to the distinguished Carter family in his mind.
Peggy continued to wander around the entire villa, and all the employees in the manor greeted her respectfully after seeing her.
Seeing everyone's unquestioning respect, it seemed as if Peggy had lived in this manor for many years.
Although Peggy Carter looked very calm, she was still shocked inside.
This is the power of a top wizard. A single spell can distort the minds and memories of most people in London.
In Peggy's mind, she recalled what Professor Lockhart had said to her last night.
"Peggy, after tonight, in everyone's memory and recognition, you will be the sole remaining heir of the Carter family."
"Your parents have recently passed away, and you have acquired the status of a fallen noble, with a ticket to the upper echelons of the Muggle world."
"And even if someone doubts it, they will ultimately believe their memory is wrong."
"As for the remaining minor issues, it all depends on your ability. I have confidence in you."
With her thoughts turning, Peggy began to recall the memories in her mind.
The Carter family was once prominent in ancient times, but in modern times, especially after the war, it fell into decline.
The whole family behaved in a reclusive way and had average influence.
And the identity she replaced was unknown due to her family's secrecy.
It is considered a very high status.
Thoughts were swirling in her brain when suddenly, the butler's voice came to her ears.
"Miss, breakfast is ready. Please move to the dining room to enjoy it."
"Okay, Charles." Peggy said to Butler Charles, "By the way, help me make an appointment with Director John for this morning. I want to know what businesses the family is still running."
"Okay, Miss Carter, I'll arrange the time."
Charles was a little surprised by Peggy's request, but as the sole heir of the Carter family, she had every right to make such a request. He had no reason to refuse, especially since he had always been loyal to the Carter family and Peggy Carter.
At this moment, Peggy slowly walked to the dining room and looked at the extremely sumptuous breakfast.
Although she knew that London aristocrats were always luxurious, Peggy still silently cursed the extravagance.
After she was full, she could deal with the old family business. She needed to integrate resources to gain a foothold in London's aristocratic circle.
Only then could she obtain the information and resources she needed.
Meanwhile, at Hogwarts, the Defense Against the Dark Arts Office
Lockhart sat at his desk, waving his quill and continuously improving today's open class lesson plan.
Now, he dared not say that all his men were elite soldiers and generals.
But at least, he knew the abilities of Ian, Peggy, and the others, and they were more than capable of completing the tasks assigned to them.
Especially Peggy, as the founder of S.H.I.E.L.D., the world's top spy organization, she was top-notch in terms of ability and experience.
However, the top circles in London, especially the aristocratic circles, are not fools.
They are rich, experienced, and powerful.
There's no doubt that Peggy alone would be hard-pressed to achieve perfection.
Therefore, in order to ensure victory and to make sure Peggy could steadily enter the top circle in London,
Last night, he specifically targeted the entire city and cast a large-scale psychic magic—The Rain of the Soul.
The most powerful effect of this magic is that it can spread from person to person like a virus.
Under Lockhart's control, when a person's cognition is distorted, similar changes will occur in the friends and family they come into contact with.
In this way, in a very short period of time, everyone will instinctively think that Peggy Carter is the sole heir of the Carter family, and there will be no doubt.
Even if a wizard investigates, nothing strange will happen, and even wizards will be affected by it.
And as time goes by, this effect will only become more and more stable.
It laid a solid foundation for Peggy to integrate into London's top circles, and combined with Peggy's own experience and ability,
Lockhart was confident in this. He was very curious about the connection between the top circles of the Muggle world and wizards.
Especially since he had seen magical firearms refined by goblins from Gringotts before, and if there were no Muggles involved, Lockhart didn't believe it.
With his thoughts turning, Lockhart began to continue writing the lesson plan.
As the founder of meditation, Lockhart was about to hold a public class on meditation at Hogwarts.
Students from Hogwarts and Squib research assistants would attend, including Dumbledore, Snape, and other professors.
At the same time, some pure-blood families, including newspaper reporters, would also participate. It could be said that this was the first step in promoting the new magic system and was very important.
Hogwarts, Headmaster's Office
Dumbledore wore crescent glasses and looked at Professor McGonagall with a serious face in front of him and asked gently, "Minerva, what's the matter?"
Professor McGonagall said with some worry, "Albus, the school board has been a little restless recently."
"They stated that Lockhart was recruited to teach young wizards."
"But the reality is that Lockhart has been studying his meditation method during his time at Hogwarts."
"I think what they mean is that they are still obsessed with the ownership of the meditation method, or they want to expel Lockhart from Hogwarts."
"They're even starting to use the academy funding for next year as an excuse again."
"Albus, what do we do?"
Ever since Lockhart promised to provide Hogwarts with a certain amount of gold Galleons every year, McGonagall's favorability towards Lockhart had begun to rise.
After all, Lockhart is now considered a rich man in the school.
What's more, the results of Lockhart's research are indeed of epoch-making significance in McGonagall's opinion.
As a student who walked out of Hogwarts, McGonagall was proud of Lockhart.
The only regret is that he was a Ravenclaw, not a Gryffindor.
However, Dumbledore's demeanor made McGonagall a little confused.
She noticed that Dumbledore was not, as usual, supporting Lockhart without hesitation.
Instead, he remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking, "I'll think about this matter first."
"Let's talk about it after Lockhart's open class is over."
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