Chapter 61: Book Launch
Chapter 61 Book Launch
Being randomly barged into one's home and searched everywhere is probably something that no one with Liliang would agree to.
What is home?
It is the pure land of people's hearts, a place where people can rest at ease at night, and everyone's heart is an irreplaceable place.
Arthur Weasley, the guy with the chicken feather as the arrow, the scum of pure-blood wizards! Throwing away the glory of his family and the friendship of pure-blood wizards, a staunch member of the Order of the Phoenix who has been at odds with other pure-blood families since more than a decade ago.
The Stirling family, the Malfoy family, these powerful pure-blood families were once part of the Death Eaters, but now, after all these years, Arthur Weasley still wants to take every opportunity to eradicate them.
It's tolerable or unbearable, and if he doesn't teach him a lesson, he won't understand what he is!
Sephiroth also knew that this time Arthur Weasley was just a sword for Dumbledore, and it could be regarded as a confrontation between Dumbledore and the pure-blood wizard last time.
But whatever the reason, it was not a reason for him to trample on the honor of the Stirling family.
Soon, after tidying up the messy house, Sephiroth went straight back to his room.
"Be sure to teach the Weasleys a lesson, and when Dad comes back, let him teach those guys what etiquette is!"
Before closing the door, his mother's voice was still faintly in his ears, and Sephiroth shook his head in frustration. If Weasley had been afraid, he wouldn't have been Dumbledore's knife, and who would be naΓ―ve at this age.
That night, Sephiroth had been staying with the magicians of the Truth Astronomical Society and plotting something.
As a result, on the third day, Arthur Weasley was attacked by the Dark Wizard and entered St. Mungo. It is said that he has been hit by a vicious curse, and even the senior healers of St. Mungo cannot be lifted quickly, and they will not be able to get out without lying down for a month.
If that's all it takes, Weasley fights with the Dark Wizard every day, and it's not a matter of being attacked once or twice. Anyway, he didn't need to pay for medical expenses when he was injured in the line of duty, and he would be on vacation if he stayed for a few months.
However, the roof leak happened to rain overnight, and the boat was late and encountered a headwind.
The next day, the Department of Magic's Division for the Prohibition of Muggle Abuse raided the Weasley home, only to find a large amount of prohibited items from the home of the head of the Division for the Prohibition of Muggle Abuse.
Well, Weasleys are in real trouble.
The Department of Magical Law Enforcement, the stronghold of pure-blood wizards, gave Arthur Weasley a fatal blow. He was suspended without pay, and he was fined a lot of money, due to the covert operation of pure-blood wizards such as the Malfoy family and the Sterling family.
Over the years, it wasn't just the Sterlings who were deeply hostile to Arthur Weasley.
Having lost their family's only source of income, important pillars have fallen, and the Weasleys' life has become more and more difficult.
Fortunately, their eldest and second sons had grown up and worked, and although they still sent a sum of money back, the Weasleys would not even be left without food.
"I heard that the youngest child in the Weasley family, Ginny Weasley, is going to school this year. Poor Weasley, whose family is so poor that she probably can't afford to pay for her school. β
Sephiroth and Draco met each other, and they looked at each other and smiled knowingly.
Diagon Alley is crowded with people, and today is the book launch of the famous author, Lockhart. In order to get his signature, the streets were almost crowded with wizards.
"Who told her to have an obnoxious dad~"
Draco quipped with a wicked smile on his head slightly.
"Oops!"
Draco was hit by someone and nearly fell to the ground.
"To be honest, I don't like it here."
Staggering twice, Draco helped Sephiroth to his feet, frowning at the long line in front of him with a look of disgust.
"I don't like it either, but who told our mom that she was a Lockhart book lover. My mom had given a death order to get Lockhart's signature......"
Shrugging his shoulders, Sephiroth tapped his thighs that were about to stiffen, they had stood since the morning and had not even had time to eat lunch.
"Alas~"
Draco was speechless, as his mother was too.
Mother, a terrifying creature, is often the natural enemy of every little wizard.
Just as Sephiroth and Draco were in a daze, there was a commotion at the front of the group, and the team seemed to be in chaos.
"What's going on? Is the autograph event over? If I didn't get the autograph, my mom would have killed me. β
Draco stood on tiptoe, but with his current height as a first-year graduate, he couldn't see what was going on in front of him.
"God knows? I'm not interested in it. β
Covering his mouth with his hand and yawning, Sephiroth felt like he was about to fall asleep.
Draco still tried to tiptoe, poking left and right to get a good look.
"Look, it's Harry Potter - and the Weasleys."
Suddenly, Draco screamed eagerly tugging at Sephiroth's robe.
"Harry Potter? So what? I don't want to bother with him. β
Sephiroth slapped Draco's hand away with all his might, and he turned to leave the group without saying a word.
"Hey! Where are you going? Don't sign it anymore? β
Draco asked, surprised.
But Sephiroth didn't look back, he looked in the direction of Harry Potter unwillingly, and in annoyance, he stomped his foot and caught up with Sephiroth.
"I said, don't you want to sign it! We've all been in line for so long......"
Draco was a little angry, and he grabbed Sephiroth by the shoulders to prevent him from leaving.
"Needless to say, of course, I left. I've wasted 5 hours, and instead of wasting any more, I might as well go for a glass of chilled pumpkin juice. I'm starving. And, with Porter in mind, do you think the autograph campaign can continue? β
Sephiroth rubbed his belly, which knew the timing and made a "cooing" sound.
As soon as he heard the sound of Sephiroth's stomach, Draco's stomach also randomly sounded the sound of hunger. His face was full of embarrassment, and he was too embarrassed to look away.
"Well, let's go together, I'm hungry too. As for the signature, to hell with it. β
Draco put his arm around Sephiroth's shoulders, and the two of them staggered into the "Leaky Cauldron".
"This time I'm in for a treat. Two steaks and chilled pumpkin juice. There is also a matcha ice cream dessert. β
As soon as his ass landed on the chair, Draco couldn't wait to scream.
"You're still so fond of sweets, you're like a little girl."
Sephiroth let out a good-natured sneer.
"Wow, verbose!"
Draco looked away a little awkwardly.
"Hey! Did you hear that? The boy Harry Potter is taking pictures with Mr. Lockhart at the autograph session. β
"What is this, who does not know. Another important thing is ......"
As Sephiroth waited for the juicy steak to be served, there was a constant stream of chatter. Draco pursed his lips disdainfully, what is so great about Potter, in terms of learning and combat effectiveness, he is not comparable to himself at all.
"The important thing is that Lucius actually got into a fight with Mrs. Weasley on the spot, and if Arthur wasn't there, I'm afraid they would have to fight. It's funny that the head of the Malfoy family actually got into an argument with a woman in public. β
What the!
Draco turned his head in shock, he couldn't believe that his eternally elegant and noble father would have quarreled with a woman on the street, and almost got into a fight.
"Sephiroth, I, I want to ......"
"Don't go!"
Draco was barely halfway up when Sephiroth pressed him hard against his chair.
"What do you think you can do when you go, that you are more powerful and smarter than Uncle Lucius? Uncle Lucius is not a fool, he must have done so for a reason, and since we don't know, it's better not to meddle in it. β
Draco hesitated for a moment, then sat down in his chair in a daze. Although their parents gave them a lot of business to practice in advance, they didn't get their hands on the really important things.
Although he knew that it was his parents' love for him, no one liked to be underestimated, and Draco thought he was capable of helping his parents with their problems.
"You're right. My father went to Tumbledown Alley and didn't take me there. I should have known that they wouldn't let me touch those dangerous things. β
Draco's eyes were blank as his knife kept slicing through the steaks on his plate, his attention completely unfocused on the table, his steaks were almost cut into a mess by him.
Draco was a little depressed when this happened, and after eating the steak and dessert, he made an excuse to go back.
It wasn't a problem to stay alone, and after Draco left, Sephiroth left Diagon Alley after he went to the store to buy all the supplies for the next semester and told the clerk to pack them and send them home.
However, instead of returning home, Sephiroth came to the place where Truth Astronomy had recently established a base in Haode.
Today, a new member joins them.
That is, Gilderoy Lockhart.
This guy is a mediocre man, I really don't know how he got assigned to Ravenclaw. Once in Sephiroth's eyes, he was a complete scum of Ravenclaw.
However, to his surprise, Lockhart was a member of the Raven, a covert organization created by graduates of Ravenclaw College.
Now, he has been sent as a contact for the exchange between the two organizations.
When he received the news from the magician of Truth Astronomy, Sephiroth was really shocked.
But when you think about it, it's not that strange.
If Lockhart was really a piece of waste, how could he possibly know the wizards who were adventuring everywhere, and even erase their memories after recovering their experiences.
You must know that the vigilance of wizards who venture everywhere is very high, even if there are one or two, so many wizards actually did not notice that something was wrong, and even failed to find out in time to counterattack when they attacked.
If there is no other reason for this, then Lockhart is simply the darling of Lady Luck and Goddess of Fate.
On the contrary, knowing that Lockhart was not so incompetent, and even joined the "raven", Sephiroth could understand the previous reason.