Chapter 66: Stars

Back in the hall, the Granger couple had already completed the currency exchange, because the Granger couple didn't know much about Diagon Alley, so Li Lin pulled Luna as a guide and acted with the Granger family.

As they walked down the winding cobblestone streets, Li Lin introduced the Granger couple to the shops and items on both sides, such as automatic ignition and magical fireworks that bloomed when they saw water. Something like this, apparently, has won the admiration of Mr. Granger.

Madame Granger asked a lot of questions about Hogwarts, mainly focused on Hermione. Li Lin naturally answered truthfully, emphasizing that Hermione was the best student in the whole of Navenclaw and even Hogwarts.

Mrs. Granger was visibly happy, including Hermione, who was grinning and giggling.

Li Lin bought three large pieces of strawberry butter ice cream. Of course, Mr. and Mrs. Granger don't eat this dessert, and Mr. Granger, who is a dentist, even solemnly reminds Li Lin, Luna, and Hermione.

However, he also said that as long as you don't eat this kind of thing often and have an occasional pastime, it's still okay.

So the three of them leisurely ate ice cream and wandered the alleys, browsing the dazzling shop windows. Mr. and Mrs. Granger followed, whispering to each other.

Hermione went to a nearby shop to buy ink and parchment. The unit of measurement can be described as a box, and fortunately there is such a thing as a shrinking box, otherwise so many items can only be carried back.

After wandering around for a while, they ate at a restaurant again. The sorcerer-owned restaurant is still doing a brisk business. Considering that the Grangers, Li Lin, deliberately selected a few foods that Muggles would also accept, at least when you eat fried doughnuts, it won't jump up and circle around you.

Eating the Wizard's delicacies, Mr. Granger was full of praise, and it was clear that he had a good impression of the wizarding world until now. After everyone had finished eating, everyone got up and walked towards the Blotted Bookstore, which was the most important place of the day.

After all, wands are only available to Luna, and textbooks are not available to students of every grade.

So there are far more people in the bookstore. There was a large crowd of people outside the store, all wanting to enter.

A large banner was pulled up from the upper floor of the Blotted bookstore.

"Gilderoy Lockhart autographed for sale 'I Can Magic' today from 12:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m."

"Good."

Li Lin nodded and said with satisfaction.

"It's 12 o'clock, and we don't have to run into him."

Look at Luna and Hermione's puzzled eyes. Li Lin explained.

"I mean, Gilderoy Lockhart is still very popular among middle-aged witches. If he signs for sale, there will be more people here. ”

Li Lin unabashedly showed his malice, after all, what Gilderoy Lockhart did made him a little unaccustomed to it.

In fact, if you really want to talk about it, both of them are plagiarism, and if you really want to talk about it, it's just superb plagiarism, and the contempt for plagiarists with inferior methods.

But even though there aren't many people now, the line is zigzag, from the door to the back of the bookstore, but the pace of progress is not slow.

After all, no one signed your book, which is a huge time saver.

But even before the book signing began, the bookstore was littered with photographs of Gilderoy Lockhart, all of whom were blinking at people and showing their white teeth.

Apparently Gilderoy Lockhart is no longer satisfied with the title of writer, and he now packages himself as a star.

Li Lin poured the gold gallons in his pocket on the counter, piled up as high as a hill, he took the book list, and checked them one by one.

This is really a huge project, books related to magic texts, books related to alchemy, no matter how far or near the age, Li Lin did not let go of a single one, and he even bought a few wizard travelogues related to ancient Russia.

The process wasn't boring, Luna was reading books about magical creatures, and the Granger couples were reading Muggles Through the Wizard's Eye, and they were clearly all engaged.

As for Hermione, her eyes already lit up when she saw Li Lin buying so many books, and her yearning for knowledge had probably become her instinct.

Because there are too many books, after Li Lin chooses the books, the signing meeting that gives him a headache has begun.

Looking towards the door of the bookstore, the crowd was even denser than before, and the number of middle-aged witches among them had increased greatly. And Lockhart's was sitting in the bookstore, signing books.

The real Gilderoy Lockhart wears a blue robe that matches his blue eyes. The peaked wizard's hat is playfully crooked over a curly hair.

A short man with a large black camera was jumping up and down to take pictures of him. Every time the flash flashes blindly, puffs of purple smoke erupt from the camera.

Li Lin looked at the line in front of Gilderoy Lockhart, and immediately found several acquaintances, he saw Ron, then Harry Potter, and Neville.

Apparently, Lockhart also noticed Harry Potter.

He almost jumped up and shouted.

"Isn't this Harry Potter?"

The crowd instantly moved out of the way, and people were whispering excitedly. After all, in the British wizarding world, Harry Potter has a lot to offer.

Lockhart rushed forward, grabbed Harry's arm, and pulled him forward, as if he wasn't going to miss a chance to hype.

The audience immediately erupted in applause. Lockhart holds Harry Potter's hand and asks the photographer to take a picture. The short man frantically pressed the shutter, and puffs of smoke drifted near the crowd.

Then Li Lin heard Lockhart's voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen,"

Lockhart shouted. He waved everyone quietly.

"What an extraordinary moment! I would like to take this wonderful occasion to announce a small matter, which I have not said for some time. ”

"When young Harry walked into the Blotted Bookstore today, he just wanted to buy my autobiography, and I was willing to give him the book for free on the spot."

Immediately, another round of applause rang out.

"But he doesn't know."

Lockhart continued, and shook Harry Potter for a moment.

"He's going to get something more valuable than 'I Can Magic', and in fact, he's going to get a real, magical me. Yes, ladies and gentlemen, it is my great pleasure and pride to announce that this September I will be the Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"

"Wow."

Luna looked up at Li Lin.

"Brother, you're not wrong at all."

Li Lin shrugged helplessly, quietly watching the crowd applaud and cheer.

Mr. and Mrs. Granger were a little puzzled, and they asked hesitantly.

"This man seems to be very popular among wizards. Is he a very powerful wizard? ”

"In fact, he should be a star in the wizarding world."

Li Lin explained.

Then, the sound of an argument caught his attention.

By the wall, Harry Potter, a little girl with red hair, and Malfoy are talking about something.

Soon, Ron and Neville also gathered around, and Malfoy pointed at Ron and pointed at him and said something.

This made Ron blush, and he threw the book into the cauldron and was about to charge at Malfoy.

Harry and Neville tugged at his clothes tightly behind him. Then Mr. Weasley squeezed over with Fred and George. The scene was even more chaotic.

"I'm sorry, I might be missing company."

Li Lin turned to the Grangers and said.

"My classmates seem to have a conflict there, and I need to go over and have a look."

He then took Luna's hand to Hermione's.

"Hermione, help me keep an eye on Luna."

Then Li Lin walked towards the corner of the conflict.

By the time Li Lin arrived, Lucius Malfoy had also walked up to Draco's side.

"Ahh

Lucius Malfoy placed one hand on Draco's shoulder, the same sneer on his face as his son.

"Lucius."

Mr. Weasley nodded coldly.

In this way, it seems that these two people are also enemies. Li Lin thought about it, then he still didn't interject casually and disturb them to love and kill each other.

"I heard that my brother is very busy with official business." Mr. Malfoy said.

"So many plagiarisms. I suppose they paid you overtime, right?''

He reached into the red-haired girl's cauldron and pulled out a tattered copy of the Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration from between the new, shiny Lockhart books

"It doesn't seem to be. Oh my God, if you can't even get a good pay, what's the good of being a scum among wizards?"

Mr. Weasley's face was redder than Ron and Ginny's. In front of a child, being ridiculed like this obviously hurts a father's self-esteem.

"We have very different ideas about what the scum of wizards is, Malfoy."

"Of course." Lucius Malfoy said.

Then his pale eyes rolled and his gaze fell on Neville, and his follow, Grandma Neville.

Weasley...... I thought your family had fallen to the limit, but an official who confiscated Muggle items, and an Auror ......"

With a clang, the little red-haired girl's cauldron flew out. Mr. Weasley lunged at Lucius Malfoy, knocking him into a bookshelf, dozens of thick spell books falling on their heads. Fred and George yelled, "Beat him, Daddy!" Mrs. Weasley screamed, "Don't do this, Arthur, don't do this!"

The crowd panicked and retreated, knocking down more bookshelves.

Li Lin waved his hand, and the bookshelves quickly moved aside and merged, and the books that fell to the ground were also suspended in the air.

However, he did not separate Mr. Weasley and Lucius Malfoy, who were still entangled.

Until the clerk came over and he shouted.

"Gentlemen, do well, do well."

Then a large, rough voice drowned out all the voices.

"Spread out, gentlemen." Obviously, there is only one person who can make such a sound.

Hagrid strode over, and in order not to block him, Li Lin deliberately removed the bookshelf.

Hagrid's strength was so great that he pulled Mr. Weasley and Lucius Malfoy apart in the blink of an eye. Interestingly, Mr. Weasley's lips were broken.

Lucius Malfoy only had one eye smashed by a book, and he still had a worn-out Transfiguration textbook for Weasley's youngest daughter in his hand.

Lucius shoved the book into her hand, his eyes glinting with a vicious light.

"Wow. Little girl, hold your book, it's the best thing your dad can give you. He broke free of Hagrid's arm, waved to Draco, and rushed out of the store.

"You shouldn't pay attention to him, Arthur," Hagrid reached out to smooth out Mr. Weasley's robes, nearly lifting him up.

"This guy is terrible, their whole family is there, everybody knows it. The Malfoys' words are simply not worth listening to. Their blood is bad, that's what happened. Let's go, let's get out. ”

Neville thanked Li Lin and chatted a little before leaving with the Weasleys.