Hogwarts Gymnastics Professor

Chapter 5 Lockhart at Lihen Bookstore
It didn't take long for Lockhart to dream of wearing a white robe and holding a long sword when an owl interrupted Lockhart.

There was a letter in the owl's paws, Lockhart took it down, handed over a few pieces of owl food, and began to read.

"Dear Mr Lockhart,
Hello, it is a great honor to remind you that the preliminary preparations for the signing event of Lihen Bookstore on August [-]rd have been completed, and I look forward to your appearance..."

With a flash in his eyes, ghostly thoughts came to his mind again.

In the past two days, owls carrying letters kept coming and going from Lockhart's room.

Two days later, Lockhart arrived at the Lihen Bookstore in Diagon Alley on time to prepare for his book signing.

The layout of Lihen Bookstore is different from other places: it is a large curved counter on the street, and there are a few shop assistants behind the counter, who can help pick books at any time.Students at Hogwarts, before term started in September, used to withdraw money from Gringotts to buy a textbook for each new subject.

This is a thing of the past, and now the Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks will increase to ten.If you are willing to spend a little more time and stand in line, you can buy the book autographed by Mr. Lockhart at the signing meeting.If you are a Lockhart fan above platinum, you can also take a photo with Lockhart.

And Lockhart knows that according to fate (plot), he will meet the three protagonists for the first time at this signing.

Voldemort's diary was also secretly stuffed into Ginny Weasley's cauldron by Malfoy at this signing, becoming the promoter of the opening of the Slytherin Chamber of Secrets.

There was a long queue at the Lihen Bookstore, and Lockhart's signing was in full swing. Hermione handed her parents over to the Weasleys and volunteered to help Lockhart maintain order.

During the work break, she looked at Lockhart who was surrounded by fanatical fans, and accidentally found that Lockhart was also watching her.

You stand on the bridge and watch the scenery,

People watching the scenery are watching you upstairs.

The bright moon decorates your windows,
You decorate other people's dreams.

Involuntarily, Hermione thought of a little poem from the East.But she didn't know that what Lockhart was waiting for was chaos.

Chaos ensued as expected.

"The shame of your pure blood, I thought there was a limit to your depravity!"

"Hit him, Dad!"

"Don't do it, Arthur, don't do it!"

Men's roars, women's screams, and children's cries mixed together, and the crowd continued to disperse, knocking down a bookcase.They quickly formed a circle again and began to look lively.

In the crowd, the two men tore and wrestled and rolled together, causing a commotion.

Lockhart, who was familiar with the original book, knew that among the two men, the red-haired one was Arthur Weasley, and the blond-haired one was Lucius Malfoy.

But the two wrestled together, and Lockhart couldn't tell who was who.Just because... Both of them have the traditional traits of British men - baldness.

Seeing that the two took out their wands, a magic duel was inevitable, without hesitation, Lockhart saw the timing and jumped into the arena relying on his excellent physical skills.

With a wave of hands, physical magic was used to "separate left and right", one with each hand, and separated Lucius Malfoy and Arthur Weasley, who were wrestling together, and the inertia caused them to fall to the ground. (Note 1)

"Ladies and gentlemen, a bookstore is a temple of knowledge and should not be a place where violence rages. I appeal to both parties to remain calm and use talks to solve problems instead of resorting to violence. Magic should be used to eliminate violence and not the other way around. .”

Lockhart's exquisite "left and right separation" magic and his incomparably politically correct speech caused the crowd to applaud and cheer.

Then he helped up Arthur Weasley who fell on the ground. As for Lucius Malfoy, he immediately stood up the moment he fell, pulled Draco Malfoy and disappeared into the In the crowd.

No one, except Lockhart, noticed that he had taken advantage of the confusion before he left to slip a yellow notebook into the cauldron where the little red-haired girl behind Arthur Weasley had placed the book.

Obviously this little girl is Ginny Weasley, and the badge she wears on her chest indicates that she is a member of the Lockhart Fan Association. Because of the conflict just now, she is still shaking at the age of ten.

Lockhart walked up, bent down, patted Ginny Weasley on the head, and comforted, "Don't be afraid, Miss Weasley, with me here, no one will be hurt."

After finishing speaking, he squatted down and motioned to the photographer to take a photo of Ginny Weasley and himself, and gave Ginny the new book "I Can Be Magical" that he signed.

Also, no one noticed that when Lockhart gave Ginny the book, he took a yellow notebook out of Ginny's cauldron with his superb physical skills and put it in the big one he was holding. In a stack of books.

Afterwards, he stood up, quickly stepped onto the signing table, faced the crowd, made a quiet gesture, and began to announce.

"It was my fault that many young wizards were frightened and I will send each of them a copy of my autobiography to express my apologies.

At the same time, they will also get something more valuable than my book "Magical Me" - a real magical me, and I am honored to tell all the little wizards here that I will become a Hogwarts black wizard. Defense class professor. "

The applause and cheers were so loud that Lockhart had to take out his wand and give himself a "loud voice" before continuing to speak.

"Beyond that, starting tomorrow, I'll be launching a Lockhart Duel Challenge at the Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade for a week.

Any adult wizard can invite me to a duel in a duel match, and the wizard who defeats me will get [-] Galleons. "

Thunderous applause and fiery cheers drowned out Lockhart's voice again, even the "Loud Voice" spell was of no avail.

Even the boys of the Weasley family who were not interested in Lockhart in the original book began to cheer along with the crowd because of his feat of bringing Malfoy down, and enthusiastic fans such as Ginny and Hermione even slapped their hands red.

At this time, Lockhart saw Harry Potter in a group of red-haired Weasleys. The black robes covered his thin body, which looked a bit wide, and the fluffy hair hung down to cover the lightning-shaped Under the round-rimmed glasses, there are still a few surprises at how quickly the situation has changed.

Lockhart didn't go out of his way to catch Harry's popularity. He is now the top of the wizarding world. This method is not very helpful for obtaining approval to complete the task, and may even be counterproductive.

"Happy time is always so short, and it's time to say goodbye again."

The host's epilogue marked the end of Lockhart's signing session. At the end of the day, after having dinner at the Leaky Cauldron with several senior members of the fan association, he returned to Baker Street alone with Floo powder s home.

After returning home, he took out the yellow notebook, and an electronic prompt sounded in his head inappropriately.

"Ding! Detected soul parasites, found remnant soul fragments that can be communicated, issued a side task: communicate with the soul, understand the soul's wish and realize it. Reward: Dirty soil reincarnation, depending on the completion of the level trial. Time limit: one year .”

"..." Because the censorship system does not allow Lockhart to swear, Lockhart has nothing to say now.

Fortunately, the time limit for the side mission of Voldemort's Diary is still early, and Lockhart can go to the Dueling Club first as planned.

Note 1: A more scientific way of saying is "because the two have inertia, they fell to the ground", the author writes this for the convenience of expression.

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