Chapter 151: Preparing for School

Only then did President Mei announce that the Yang Chun Evil Array had been completed, and that this murderous mansion would be completely transformed into a blessed land after nine days of washing. When the time comes, everyone is welcome to come and visit. Now, if there is a master who is not afraid of the yin qi that is scattered, he can also immediately enter the house to check the effect of destroying ghosts and destroying evil.

The Charon family was extremely excited, and it was rare to see such an exciting scene. Hermione chattered even more. Only Charon felt a little strange, as if someone had acted in a play as President May. But these things are not for him, a little wizard in the West, to worry about. So I just left it behind!

All the things in Mingdu were over, and they were unhindered, and they happily walked around for a whole afternoon.

Now that the matter is over, the group can easily wander around Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, Zhuhai, Macao and other places, and the Pearl River Delta is also one of the most prosperous regions in the world, and the shopping and food are also first-class.

This trip to China, everyone has gained a lot. Everyone had a comfortable and pleasant trip, and deeply appreciated the beautiful scenery and long history of China.

Charon and Hermione were also eye-opening, and initially came into contact with an Eastern cultivation world that was completely different from the wizarding world, and the Eastern cultivators did not avoid Muggles at all, and they were also comfortable using Muggle items, and their power cultivators were completely integrated with Muggles, exerting a greater effect.

Oriental magic is bizarre and interesting, and magical creatures are dangerous and powerful, all of which piqued Hermione's interest in exploring. She slowly understood that knowledge does not fully represent ability, and it is pointless to just die reading and get high grades.

The days flew by, and soon the school year was approaching. Charon asks Hermione to go to Diagon Alley to meet up with Harry and Ron to buy textbooks. This year's textbooks are really a lot, and there are a lot of messy things.

Second-graders should read: Standard Spells, Level 2, by Miranda Goshak; "Breaking with the Female Ghost," by Gilderoy Lockhart; Travelling with Ghouls, by Gilderoy Lockhart; Vacation with the Dominatrix, by Gilderoy Lockhart; Walking with Trolls, by Gilderoy Lockhart; Traveling on a Boat with a Vampire, by Gilderoy Lockhart; Wandering with Werewolves, by Gilderoy Lockhart; A Year with the XZ Snowman, by Gilderoy Lockhart.

"What is this?" Charon complained as soon as he saw the names of the books.

"Don't say that," Hermione retorted, "Gilderoy Lockhart is a great wizard, he's traveled the world, he's been through incredible things no one else can imagine, and he's our Defence Against the Dark Arts professor this semester. ”

"It seems that you admire him," Charon scoffed, "and the truly great wizard would not write all his deeds into novels, because he did not have the time to spare!" ”

The two disagreed, and this time Hermione no longer echoed Charon's claim. She repeatedly stressed that Gilderoy Lockhart must have been a great wizard, and he was also awarded the Medal of Honor of the Third Degree. Could it be that everyone has been deceived? It's impossible!

Charon did not have evidence, but he subconsciously felt that this Gilderoy Lockhart must have exaggerated, as for why so many people were deceived, it was not until he saw Gilderoy Lockhart surrounded by crowds in the Blott bookstore that he understood the reason, this guy is really good-looking, looks handsome and chic, and has a dignified appearance, no wonder he can capture the hearts of so many women. But because of this, Charon is even more convinced of his own opinion! This product is an embroidered pillow!

There were so many people at the Blotsis that Charon and Hermione had a long time finding Harry and Ron's family. The Weasleys were there, and Charon and Hermione saluted Mrs. Weasley, who was anxiously awaiting the appearance of Gilderoy Lockhart, who was here this afternoon to sign books, which was why there were so many people here.

"We can meet him in person!" Hermione exclaimed, "Almost all the books on the list are written by him!"

The majority of the crowd seemed to be witches of Mrs. Weasley's age. A weary-looking wizard stood in the doorway and said, "Ladies, be quiet...... Don't crowd...... Beware of book ......"

The zigzag line leads from the doorway to the back of the bookstore, where Gilderoy Lockhart signs books.

"Oh, you're here, that's great." Mrs. Weasley said. She was breathing heavily, and kept patting her hair. "We'll see him in a moment......"

Gradually, they saw Gilderoy Lockhart. He sat behind his desk, surrounded by large photographs of himself of faces all blinking at the crowd and showing their teeth dazzling white. The real Lockhart wears a robe as blue as a forget-me-not flower, matching his blue eyes. The peaked wizard's hat is playfully crooked over a curly hair.

A short, grumpy man holding a large black camera jumped up and down to take pictures in front of him. Every time the flash flashes blindly, puffs of purple smoke erupt from the camera.

"Get out of the way," he yelled at Ron, backing away for a better angle, "this was for the Daily Prophet." ”

Gilderoy Lockhart heard. He looked up and saw Harry. He stared at Harry for a moment, then jumped up and shouted, "Isn't this Harry Potter?"

The crowd moved out of the way, whispering excitedly. Lockhart rushed forward, grabbed Harry's arm, and pulled him forward, causing the audience to burst into applause. Harry had a fever on his face, and Lockhart held his hand for the photographer to take a picture. The short man frantically pressed the shutter, and puffs of smoke drifted onto the Weasleys.

"What a beautiful smile, Harry." Lockhart himself showed off a mouthful of shiny teeth, "We can both go to the first edition." ”

When he finally let go of Harry's hand, Harry's fingers went numb. He tried to slip back to the Weasleys, but Lockhart's arm was still on his shoulder, holding him firmly by his side.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Lockhart said aloud, waving his hand to silence everyone, "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—I would give it to him for free on the spot—" and there was another round of applause, "—but he didn't know what to do," Lockhart continued, and shook Harry so hard that his glasses slipped to the tip of his nose.

"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!"

The crowd applauded and cheered, and Harry found himself in his possession of Gilderoy Lockhart's complete book, so heavy that he walked a little shaky. He managed to get out of the center of public attention and came to the wall, where Charon patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Harry, you're so lucky that you got such a stack of books without spending any money, and we still have to pay for them!" ”

Harry shook his head helplessly, "I don't like this guy, it feels so pompous!" ”

Ron nodded, he felt the same way.

Unfortunately, Hermione didn't think so, she was almost as crazy as Mrs. Weasley.

The four of them left the bookstore and began to wander the streets casually, wandering the winding cobbled streets. Hermione happily told Harry and Ron about their trip to China, how the thunder would destroy the demons, how they would set up to catch the zombies, and of course, her magic finger - the Admiralty hung upside down, and the terrifying zombie went down to the bottom of the pit. Harry and Ron listened with envy, compared to the two of them, their summer life was simply unremarkable.

Since Charon had such a good time during the summer vacation, it was only natural to treat him to a treat. The gold, silver, and copper coins rang in Charon's pocket, shouting for them to be spent. So he bought four big pieces of strawberry peanut butter ice cream. They wander the alleys with ice cream and browse the shop windows.

Ron stared at the full Chadley artillery uniforms displayed in the Quidditch boutique window until Hermione dragged them to a nearby shop to buy ink and parchment.

At the Jumping and Frolicking Magic Joke Shop, they bump into Fred, George, and Lee Jordan. They are buying in large quantities "Dr. Labor's automatic ignition, seeing water and blooming magical fireworks".

In a thrift store filled with tattered wands, rickety copper scales, and drug-stained old cloaks, they find Percy concentrating on a very boring book, How Prefects Gain Power. The other party seemed to be annoyed that these little ghosts bothered him.

"Secretly, Percy is ambitious, and he has planned it all...... He's going to be the Minister of Magic......" Ron whispered to everyone as they left.

Tired of walking, they found a bar and sat down, and although they couldn't drink, there were plenty of drinks to choose from.

After a few sips, Harry sighed and, under Charon's questioning, began to tell about his bad luck.

Somehow, a little elf named Dobby ran to his uncle's house and not only prevented him from going back to school, but also caused a fuss that made his uncle furious and locked Harry up. If it hadn't been for Ron driving the flying car to save him, Harry would still be locked up.

"How dare a house-elf do that?" Charon was a little curious, their house-elves were honest. He explained to Harry and Hermione, "This magical creature was subjugated by wizards a long time ago, and they are all obedient to their masters. I haven't seen a disobedient house-elf. But they all have good magic, and the people who have elves are old wizard families, and they usually have a little money. ”