r18novel Chapter 235 Lockhart of Flourish and Blotts
Chapter 235 Lockhart of Flourish and Blotts
Chapter 235 Lockhart of Flourish and Blotts
After Maxim and Dumbledore finalized the exchange student arrangements between the two schools, she left with Fleur.
Fleur bid farewell to Ryan as if nothing had happened, telling him that they would soon reunite at Hogwarts.
After Maxim and Fleur left, Lane and Penelope found Flitwick and Dumbledore and showed them the results of their calculations over the past few days to their superiors.
After receiving approval, construction began, and initial preparations were carried out.
Because the weapons to be produced were not very safe, the production site was set up on a small island covered by magic. This island was purchased by one of the headmasters of Hogwarts and the property rights belonged to the headmaster, not the board of trustees.
Dumbledore and Gale personally used magic to build the factory and added a series of security measures to ensure that people could be evacuated immediately in case of any unforeseen circumstances.
Everyone entering the island needs to wear specially made clothes that have been refined into door keys. The clothes are also connected to a series of monitoring instruments during the production process. Any abnormal fluctuations will immediately teleport the person away.
"For Muggles, materials, data, and so on are the most important things, worth risking one's life for. But for us, the lives of wizards are the most important," Dumbledore said to Lane and Penelope. "If anything happens, just teleport away. At worst, we'll rebuild; it'll only take half an hour."
"Don't worry, it's just for ordinary people. The research and development base for superweapons of mass destruction requires years of time, countless amounts of money and materials. Such a large investment is naturally something they are reluctant to do. Penelope and I watched you and Mr. Gale build a base around an island in half an hour. As for this base, we'll just blow it up without any hesitation."
Ryan patted his chest and assured that if any special circumstances arose, he and Penelope would run as far away as possible. At worst, they would just have the two legends move to another small island and continue working as laborers.
Time always flies when you're studying, and before you know it, it's time to start school again.
Malfoy takes Malfoy to Diagon Alley to buy the items he needs for the semester.
They bumped into the Weasleys in Flourish and Blotts, who were with a group of Weasleys.
Pokémon, having failed to use Floo Powder on his first attempt, ended up in Knockturn Alley. After being groped by a group of strange old men and women, he finally met Hagrid and escaped.
They successfully reunited with the Weasleys.
If one side succeeds, the other side will not.
Lucius and Arthur belonged to the group that didn't have an easy time.
Even now, Malfoy isn't at loggerheads with Percy, George, and Fred; they can even have friendly exchanges. But the old generation's grudges won't be resolved just because the younger generation makes peace.
Upon seeing Arthur, Lucius immediately spoke in beautiful English. Arthur, upon hearing this, greeted the long-lost Lucius and Malfoy's ancestors.
The scene was filled with the sounds of birdsong and the fragrance of flowers.
Both sides used each other's family tree as a radius, and as they argued, they discovered that the other's family tree could be traced back to their own.
The drawbacks of intermarriage within pure-blood families have emerged: insulting others is essentially insulting oneself.
The two of them tacitly kept quiet.
At that moment, Harry and the others saw Hermione Granger and the Grangers.
Inside the bookstore, Lockhart flashed his signature smile and began recounting his glorious past.
Harry disapproved of this peacock-like display of power. In his mind, none of the wizards he considered reliable, not even the youngest senior, Lane, would boast about their behavior like that.
Even senior Ryan prefers to be praised by others, he wouldn't praise himself!
He said to Malfoy.
Malfoy nodded in agreement.
Their conversation had long been drowned out by the enthusiastic witches, and Lockhart, standing behind the table, showed no sign of panic about taking over as the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.
He was certain that the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor might have once been under a curse, but since Ryan Wales had been teaching the class for a year without any problems, it meant that the curse must have been broken.
But Ryan didn't tell anyone, which gave him the opportunity to continue stealing other people's experiences and embellishing his own image!
The thought of writing another book called "The Year I Taught at Hogwarts" after this year filled him with excitement.
How should I describe my struggle with that curse? — He smiled as he signed his name, his mind still calculating how to gain fame.
"Look what I've found! The famous Harry Potter!"
Harold grabbed Harry's arm and pulled him forward. Harry, helpless under the power of the adult wizard, stretched out his hands, hoping Malfoy could help the brothers.
Malfoy shrugged, giving a helpless look.
The crowd parted to make way, whispering excitedly, and the photographer frantically pressed the shutter, the thick smoke from the photos making it look like a smoke bomb had been set off on site.
"Ladies and gentlemen, what an extraordinary day! Young Harry walks into the bookstore to buy my autobiography—and I'm giving away a free copy!" Lockhart grabbed Harry tightly and exclaimed, "Soon he'll get something even more valuable. In fact, he and his classmates will get a real, magical version of me, because this September I'll be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts!"
"impossible!"
"You?"
A few questions arose, but they were drowned out by the applause and cheers of the crowd.
George, Fred, and Percy's rebuttals were clearly heard by Mrs. Jasmine, and the three Weasleys received a fierce glare from their mother.
"You know, Mom's been acting like she's possessed lately, believing this big, goofy guy who just smiles like an idiot has some kind of ability—"
George was helpless.
Percy had seen a book called "How Prefects Gain Power," but after flipping through a couple of pages, he heard Lockhart's announcement and angrily threw the book aside.
Even Hermione, who was used to previewing textbooks and had a fan filter for Harold, felt it was inappropriate. In her mind, the best Defense Against the Dark Arts professor was Ryan.
The members of the Adventurers' Club had their own thoughts, and Harry finally managed to escape the center of public attention and reach the wall.
Malfoy patted him reassuringly: "You'll get used to being a public figure. I can lend you some books on this subject sometime. The Malfoy family has many trainers on etiquette and manners."
"I think I need to study the Power Charms that Senior Lane taught me. Lockhart's grip is really strong." Harry flexed his shoulders, which were sore from Harold's pinch. "Do you think Lockhart might be talking nonsense?"
"He's not talking nonsense." Lucius, who was boiling his notebook, stood in the bookstore. The obviously crowded bookstore automatically formed a forbidden zone around him.
He examined Harry's forehead scar closely, as if reminiscing about something. Several minutes passed before he continued, "I heard that Dumbledore has appointed an assistant headmaster."