The Day of the Draw at Hogwarts

When Lockhart's book launch was in full swing, Harry and the Weasley family also came to Diagon Alley.

Harry also made trouble when he came to Diagon Alley: when using Floo powder, he referred to Diagon Alley as Knockturn Alley, so he accidentally came to Knockturn Alley. Borgin-Bock's Magic Shop in Lane. The pronunciation of the words Knockturn Alley and Diagon Alley are not similar at all. If Harry hadn't choked on a large puff of cigarette ash, he would definitely not have gone wrong.

Borkin-Bock Magic Store is nominally an antique store, but due to the nature of the owner and the characteristics of the antique industry, this store often handles some very cruel business. However, because the shop owner Mr. Bo Jin is very good at dancing, although he has been walking on the edge of the law, he has never fallen over. He even escaped unscathed from a major search conducted by the Ministry of Magic some time ago.

It was such a black shop that Harry came to.

Here, he also saw the Malfoy father and son who came to discuss business: Lucius Malfoy sold his belongings to Mr. Borgin to avoid the inconvenience caused to him by the Ministry of Magic's inspection, but the two were incompatible on the price. Never came to an agreement.

In the end, Harry managed to sneak out and reunited with the Weasley family with the help of Hagrid: The Weasleys were almost crazy because such a big Potter disappeared all of a sudden.

Each of the Fred brothers was carrying an oversized backpack. After confirming that Harry was fine, they immediately squeezed over to him and winked at him to inquire about the situation in Knockturn Alley - but the result was very simple, and they were directly beaten by Mrs. Weasley with her handbag. .

Since Harry is safe and sound, everyone's purchasing activities can naturally proceed smoothly. Everyone first went to Gringotts, and after dividing the money, everyone split up. Fred and George disappeared in the blink of an eye, carrying their school bags. They didn't even ask Mrs. Weasley for money. The Weasleys accompanied Ginny to go shopping for robes, while Percy went to pick out new quills.

As for Ron, he could only hang out with Harry - his request to buy a new wand was denied. Ron's boyhood was really miserable. Growing up, he has been in the shadow of several outstanding older brothers, and at the same time, he was forced to use the old products that his older brothers had discarded. What's even worse is that, in contrast, little sister Ginny can use a first-hand product.

Fortunately, there was the strawberry peanut butter ice cream that Harry bought as a consolation. The two of them ate the ice cream, which in Tom's opinion had a taste that was simply heretical, while admiring the robes of the Chudley Artillery through the window.

They saw Fred and George while visiting the Jumping Magic Joke Shop. The two of them were sneakily talking to their good friend Li Jordan. After a while, Fred handed over a brown paper bag. Li Jordan, judging from the size, should be a complete set of Lockhart.

Fred and the others quickly opened up sales. Many boys at Hogwarts were a little dissatisfied with Lockhart, after all, he had to pay thirty-five Galleons for no reason. At this time, Fred showed up with low-priced books, which was just in line with people's hearts.

Fourteen sets of books sold out in less than ten minutes. There are also many smart little half-blood wizards and little wizards from Muggle families who immediately borrowed friends' reprinted books to copy outside after being reminded by caring people. On this day, the print shop near the Leaky Cauldron in London was packed with people.

It even alarmed the Ministry of Magic. However, after investigation, employees found that these little wizards did not violate the confidentiality law - the copy they first took to copy was a copy of a Muggle publishing house, and the clerk thought it was a new fantasy novel by some author. Well - Muggles' imaginations are much more exaggerated than Lockhart's.

According to incomplete statistics from the Ministry of Magic, at least three hundred sets of Lockhart's complete works were copied in one day.

What the Ministry of Magic didn't discover was that a clerk secretly kept a photocopy. In the near future, a British novelist named Gerald Lockhart suddenly became famous. His seven-part "The Adventures of Lockhart" became popular in the UK because of its rigorous worldview structure, delicate and realistic writing style, and wild imagination. However, the true identity of this person is unknown to everyone, just like Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng.

Later, everyone dug out and found out that the author of this set of strange books was just an ordinary print shop employee. He wrote these seven books while sitting in a coffee shop after get off work every day. Suddenly, the employee became a well-known children's literature author, and even a movie giant even remade Lockhart's adventure stories for release.

As a result, the actors hired only had good looks and poor acting skills. In addition, the writer did not pay attention to the filming of the movie. In the end, the reputation of the finished movie completely collapsed. Later, he released a Lockhart-themed game, which also received rave reviews. Later, he tried to continue writing The Adventures of Lockhart 8 - The Return of the King, but due to the rave reviews, he fell into an endless interruption...

Since the secrecy law was not violated, the Ministry of Magic ignored it - many employees were happy to turn a blind eye. After all, no one was willing to spend half a month's salary to buy textbooks for their children. As for Lockhart, he is focused on the book signing today. And he couldn't delve into this kind of thing.

Ron and Harry walked into Flourish and Blotts Bookstore - they also wanted to buy a copy of "Standard Spells, Level 2". Harry and Ron squeezed into the bookstore through the small gap left by the door. They saw Mrs. Weasley. While waiting in line, she was breathing rapidly and was flapping her hair.

But to their surprise, they saw Tom keeping order in the queue while Hermione was paying at the cashier.

"Tom? Why are you here? And Hermione?" Ron asked in surprise.

"Summer job, earn some extra money. Harry, Ron, how about your vacation?"

"It was terrible at first, with a guy named Dobby—"

"Harry Potter!" Lockhart jumped up from his chair. He had just captured a key word keenly. He raised his head, glanced at Ron and Tom, and then locked his eyes firmly on Harry. face.

He immediately pushed aside the fence and rushed in front of Harry - Lockhart was particular about booking the book signing today. He found out from his book fan, Mrs. Weasley, that Harry Potter now lives in her. home, and they'll be coming to Diagon Alley on Wednesday. Why would the little wizard not come to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore to buy textbooks after coming to Diagon Alley?

So Lockhart scheduled the autograph signing on the same day, trying to get the famous savior Potter, so that the two of them would be on the front page of the newspaper.

Lockhart grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him to the front of the stage. Lockhart's fans spontaneously applauded, Mrs. Weasley's applause was particularly enthusiastic. Harry felt as embarrassed as cancer and sociophobic. And it happened. He had had a similar feeling before when he and Mrs. Weasley were withdrawing money from Gringotts.