Chapter 7: Weasley's Dilemma (Part I)
Soon the two groups met again, and while helping Luna quickly get the necessities for school, the two would-be second-graders also got all the things they wanted to buy. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Luna is very intelligent, very keen in the perception of magic, and very active in thinking, but sometimes she is too active and can be a little out of the way... Time flies quickly, and the three of them arrive at the Blotted Bookstore. There was a large crowd of people in front of the bookstore, desperately trying to squeeze in. The banner on the glass window in front of the door reads: "Gildlow Lockhart will autograph his autobiography "I Can Magic" today from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. The crowd in front of the door was mostly middle-aged witches, and a tired male wizard stood in the door and said, "Be quiet, ladies and gentlemen...... Don't crowd each other...... Be careful not to stain the books, now ......" The surging crowd behind him sent the three girls directly into the door of the Blotted bookstore. On the high platform inside, Gildelow Lockhart wears a blue magic robe woven of forget-me-nots, the color of which matches the color of his eyes. The spiky wizard's hat smirked over a wavy hair.
In front of the high platform, a short, grumpy man holds a camera and shoots left and right. After each flash, a puff of purple smoke is emitted.
"Go away, go over there. The short man yelled at Ron.
Lockhart's attention was drawn to the sound, and he discovered Harry Potter as well. He stared for a few minutes, then parted the crowd and took Harry's hand to the front. He took Harry's hand and shook hands for the cameraman to frantically take pictures, and thick smoke enveloped the entire bookstore. The three of them standing on the second floor were lying on the handrail of the stairs, looking at everything downstairs with a little playfulness.
By the time Lockhart put Harry back, Harry was completely numb and unconscious.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what an extraordinary moment! I am going to make an announcement on this wonderful occasion about a small matter which I have not said for some time. "When young Harry Potter walked into the Blotted Bookstore today, he just wanted to buy my autobiography, and I would give it to him for free on the spot—" There was a round of applause, "but he didn't know," Lockhart continued, but not only would he have my new book, 'My Who Can Magic', but more than he could have imagined. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am honored and proud to announce that this September, I will be the new teacher of their Defence Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!" The crowd erupted in cheers and applause. Harry found out that Lockhart had given him an entire set of books. Under the weight of so many books, Harry finally stumbled his way through the crowd and flashing lights to a corner. There, Ginny was standing next to her new steaming pot.
Harry poured the entire set of books into Ginny's cauldron and talked to Ginny. When Holly saw this scene, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth. Draco Malfoy, on the other hand, ran up to Harry himself to provoke. Just a few words made Ginny's face flush, and Harry looked extremely excited. At this time, Ron and Hermione also each held a stack of Lockhart's books and squeezed through them.
"Is that you?" said Ron, looking at Malfoy in disgust. "You must be surprised to see Harry here, aren't you?"
"It's better that I'm surprised to see you here, Weasley. Malfoy retorted. "I guess your parents had to starve for another month to buy these? Oh, no, that was before, and I think now you have to starve your whole family to save this money. Ahem, two million Galleons, this fine is not a small amount, I really don't know how your family made it up. I don't think I sold my daughter to Scarhead. Ha ha. ”
Ron's face instantly turned as red as his hair, and he threw the book into Ginny's cauldron and walked towards Malfoy. Harry and Hermione, who were beside him, grabbed him just in time.
After seeing Malfoy hold out two fingers and gesture to two million, Holly didn't pay attention to the Weasleys, and one of the purposes of her appearance in Diagon Alley today was to find out about the Weasleys' fines, so that the Weasleys would be forced to ask Harry Potter for help. One of the reasons why they have to be fined two million gold Galleons is that Harry and Holly each have a total of about three million Galleons in their coffers, and after the first year at Hogwarts, Harry Potter's total remaining Galleons will definitely not exceed three million. And the Weasleys were originally lacking in everything, and the only thing they lacked was people. It's also a good idea to trade a daughter for gold in Harry Potter's vault.
The three of Holly had no interest in Gildelow Lockhart, and the wise Ravenclaw really didn't have the slightest interest in Lockhart's boasting, and if it weren't for the fact that Luna had to buy all the books today, with Holly and Erinka's habits, they would never have entered the Blotted Bookstore today.
The Weasleys returned home in a somewhat heavy atmosphere. Arthur Weasley and Lucius Malfoy face each other in the Blotted Bookstore is also a funny story. Noble pure-blood wizards and scum from wizarding families fighting on the street is not a very ordinary thing no matter how you look at it. But for the Weasleys, that's not the most important thing right now.
It's unclear if Draco Malfoy knew the truth or if he just heard something and came out to provoke the Weasleys, but his goal had been achieved. Things are not going well for the Weasleys right now. The Weasleys had originally planned to keep things small and that only their two adult sons would know, but unfortunately they didn't expect Draco Malfoy to find out about it at this time, and it happened to be heard by their youngest son. While he was sure that there might be some conspiracy, Mr. Weasley still hadn't figured out what Malfoy's plot was.
Harry and Ron, who didn't have Hermione around to discuss, had a hard time thinking about why Malfoy would say that, and although they were rivals with Malfoy, it was recognized by everyone that Slegerlin's students didn't lie. Malfoy sometimes exaggerated, but never went beyond the limit. For this reason, Harry and Ron never understood why Malfoy would say that. It wasn't until after dinner, when the two of them mentioned the incident to Mr. Weasley alone, that the teacup in Mr. Weasley's hand fell directly to the ground and shattered.
Things can no longer be hidden from these underage children.