Chapter 254: Kyle is behind
After leaving the literati residence, an hour had passed, and several people began to walk towards the Lichen bookstore.
But today is a special day, there are far more people going to the bookstore, there is a large crowd of people outside the not spacious store, everyone is trying their best to get into the store.
"Why are there so many people today!" Harry's mouth opened in surprise, he hadn't been able to squeeze in after several attempts.
"Maybe it's the Blotted bookstore delivering eggs." Kyle said casually.
"Really?" Ron's eyes lit up.
"Of course it's fake!"
Hermione patted his arm with some excitement and pointed to the upstairs window, "Look at that ......"
A large banner was pulled in front of the window:
"Gilderoy Lockhart
Autobiographies are signed for sale
"I Can Magic"
……
"We can meet him in person!" Hermione exclaimed excitedly, "I mean, almost all the books on the list are written by him!" ”
"But how do we get in?" Harry rubbed his aching arm, "Those people have too much strength. ”
"This simple ......"
Kyle cleared his throat and shouted, "Mr. Lockhart, why are you here!" ”
For a moment, the crowd immediately stopped moving, and people turned their heads to look for something.
Kyle and the others took the opportunity to get to the door and slipped through the crack.
"Yours, Kyle." Harry said with a smile.
"It's nothing." I was going to call Voldemort just now, it would have worked better.
"Please, don't say that name." Ron shuddered suddenly, "That is going to cause chaos." ”
"I know, so I didn't shout." Kyle smiled, "But Ron, you'll have to try to accept the name too." ”
"A lot of adult wizards can't do it...... Ron muttered quietly, "except for Ling and Harry." ”
The zigzag line runs from the doorway to the back of the bookstore, where Gilderoy Lockhart signs books.
They each grabbed a copy of "Breaking with the Female Ghost" and sneaked to the Weasleys and the Granger couples to line up.
"Oh, you're here, great!" Mrs. Weasley was short of breath and kept patting her hair, "We'll see him in a moment......
Gradually, they met Gilderoy Lockhart. He sat behind his desk, surrounded by large photographs of himself of "Lockhart" all winking at the crowd and showing his teeth dazzling white.
Lockhart himself wore a pale blue robe, with a pointed wizard's hat playfully crooked over a wavy blonde hair.
"He's so charming...... Mrs. Weasley tiptoes, looking like a fan about to meet her idol.
"yes...... Mr. Granger next to him chimed in, "his teeth are really charming, oh, and his hair is good...... What brand of toiletries does he use, and can he buy them here? ”
"You can go to one of the magic supply stores across the street from Ollivanders, it should have what you need."
Kyle said, "I recommend you try Porter Quick Smooth Shampoo, we have a professor who has several boxes at home, and he doesn't usually want to use it. ”
"Even the professor is reluctant to use it, it must be expensive......" Mr. Granger frowned.
They didn't exchange much gold, most of it for Hermione to go to school.
"It's not expensive, a few sike can buy a big bottle."
Mr. Granger stroked his thinning hair, a little moved.
"Thank you, kid."
He said, "I think you must be the Kyle that Arthur and Molly said they were talking about, and Hermione often mentioned you as the smartest little wizard at Hogwarts." ”
"That's a lot of money." Kyle shook his head, "I'm just using other people's time to read books." ”
Harry and Ron listened to Kyle's words and subconsciously skimmed their heads.
They feel like they are what Kyle calls "someone else".
However, Harry was more concerned about another thing, he walked up to Kyle and asked hesitantly, "The shampoo you just talked about, is it ......?"
"That's right, it's your Potter ......," Kyle said, "but this brand was sold to someone else a long time ago, and it has nothing to do with your family." ”
The excitement on Harry's face quickly vanished, and he returned to Ron disappointed.
"What's wrong with you?" Ron asked.
"Nothing." Harry shook his head.
For a moment, he thought he had an uncle...... Or in fact, what about relatives, the result is empty joy again.
"Get out of the way!"
At this moment, a short, grumpy man with a large black camera squeezed past Ron, "Get out of the way, this is for the Daily Prophet." ”
"Oh, that's amazing!" Ron said, rubbing the instep of the man's foot.
Gilderoy Lockhart heard it, and he looked up and saw Ron, and then Harry.
He stared at Harry for a moment, then jumped up from his seat and shouted, "Merlin, isn't this Harry Potter?" ”
The crowd moved out of the way, whispering excitedly.
Harry watched as Lockhart rushed over, watching his movements, as if he wanted to pull himself to the front for a group photo.
Between the electric light and flint......
Under the threat of social death, Harry's brain suddenly awakened to a far greater wisdom than usual.
"Kyle is in the back!" He shouted.
"Could it be Kyle, who received the Order of Merlin, Second Degree?" Lockhart was even more excited, and immediately looked in the direction of Harry's finger.
But there were only two middle-aged men, and an agitated witch......
Harry froze.
What about Kyle...... He was obviously still there just now, why did he disappear in a blink of an eye!
"I think the kid probably saw that I was too nervous, so he hid."
Lockhart bared his sparkling teeth, "You know, I've won the Wizarding Weekly Most Charming Smile Award five times. ”
That reason was obviously not enough to convince Harry, and while he didn't know what that Wizard's Weekly Smile Award was, it certainly wasn't as good as the Order of the Order of Merlin.
And Kyle had seen a legendary wizard like Nicolame, so how could he be nervous.
"Kyle must not want to take pictures before he ran!" Harry thought to himself.
He wanted to do the same, but Lockhart didn't give him the chance.
Although they didn't see Kyle, one Harry Potter was enough for them to get on the front page.
Harry was dragged to the front like a puppet, and Lockhart held his hand affectionately for the photographer to take a picture.
The short man frantically pressed the shutter, and puffs of purple smoke drifted onto the Weasleys.
The applause of the people around him, and the sound of the camera's shutter, made Harry a little confused, and his face turned redder than Ron's hair.
He still couldn't figure out why Kyle suddenly disappeared.
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(End of chapter)