Hogwarts: I'm a model wizard

Chapter 256 Conflict in Lihen Bookstore
After the photo was taken, Lockhart announced to everyone in a high-profile manner that he was about to become the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts...

"Whether it's Harry Potter or his classmates, they will get a real me who can do magic when Hogwarts starts on September [-]st!"

The crowd immediately applauded and cheered.

A few middle-aged wizards who didn't know if they were fans or trustees even cried out of excitement.

As if the students were safe as long as Lockhart went to Hogwarts.

As long as Lockhart is gone...the curse of Defense Against the Dark Arts will no longer exist!
Amidst the cheers, Harry suddenly felt his arms sink, and when he lowered his head, he realized that he had actually got the complete set of Gilderoy Lockhart's works. He was so heavy that he wobbled a little when he walked.

But the good news is that he finally doesn't have to stay here anymore.

Harry struggled out of the center of attention and came to the wall.

Kyle is here chatting with Ginny.

"These are for you...I'll go buy them myself." Harry poured the book in his hand into Ginny's new cauldron, then looked at Kyle, and couldn't help asking, "Where did you go just now?"

"Oh, I see that you guys are having a good chat, so I'll go buy other textbooks first." Kyle pointed to a stack of books on the long table next to him.

In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, when Lockhart called Harry's name just now, he took the opportunity to sneak into the crowd.

Originally, he wanted to hide from Lockhart, but unexpectedly, by accident, he just escaped Harry's backstab...

This old boy is learning too badly now.

"Is there anything you want from me?" Kyle asked with an unchanged expression.

"No, nothing!"

Harry was stunned by the thick stack of books at this moment. He counted seventeen books in total.

Although he knew that there would be two more elective courses in the third grade, this was too exaggerated.

"It's just two extra classes...do I need to buy so many books?" Harry asked with difficulty.

"Normally, it is not necessary, but I have chosen too many courses."

Kyle explained: "Five books of Ancient Runes are needed, plus seven books of Defense Against the Dark Arts. Only these two courses account for two-thirds."

"Ancient runes..." Harry secretly swore in his heart that he would never take this unfriendly class next year.

After a brief chat, Kyle took the book to the counter to check out.

Because of the signing event, Lihen Bookstore transferred most of the clerks to Lockhart, and opened a one-stop service for book selection, signing, and checkout.

But this is only for Lockhart's books, other books still have to come to the counter to check out.

With a small number of people and the start of school, there were many people in the store. Kyle finally paid after queuing for a long time.

When he packed the book and came back, he saw Mr. Weasley confronting a middle-aged man with blond hair.

His face was very ugly, and he was extremely serious.

"If you're not afraid of inspections, as you say, why would you sneak into Knockturn Alley?"

"Speak with evidence, Weasley." Lucius Malfoy said in a long voice, "I just brought Draco to Lihen Bookstore to buy his textbooks for next year. I have never been to Knockturn Alley."

"It's you... so many raids before, they must have paid you overtime."

Lucius Malfoy reached into Ginny's cauldron and pulled out a tattered copy of "The Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration".

"I'm afraid judging from the current situation, there is no...

What good is being the scum of wizards if you can't even get a good paycheck. "

Mr. Weasley's face was redder than Harry's on stage just now.

"It seems we have very different understandings of 'scum', Malfoy," he said.

"Obviously so," said Lucius Malfoy.

He rolled his eyes, and his eyes fell on the Grangers who were looking at them in fear,

"Look at the friends you've made... hanging out with Muggles, Weasley, I thought your family had fallen to the limit."

With a clang, Ginny's cauldron flew out.

It happened so quickly that Kyle didn't even see whether it was Mr. Weasley who threw it or Ginny herself.

But this is not important anymore, the crucible is like the fuse that ignited the explosive barrel, and the scene became chaotic in an instant.

Although Lucius Malfoy avoided the cauldron in time, he was knocked into a bookshelf by Mr. Weasley who followed.

Dozens of thick spell books fell down, knocking him into a daze.

"How dare you hit me!" Lucius got up, and smashed at Mr. Weasley with the snake-shaped cane in his hand.

But in the next second, a big hand grabbed his arm firmly.

Hagrid strode over with the books strewn all over the floor, pulling him up in the blink of an eye.

Lucius Malfoy didn't seem ready to let it go, but he couldn't shake Hagrid's hand at all, and could only stare at Mr. Weasley viciously.

"It's not over!"

"Let's go, Draco..."

Lucius shook off Hagrid, turned and walked out the door.

When passing by the cauldron, with a malicious light in his eyes, he threw in the "Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" that he had been holding in his hand with his back turned to everyone.

"No, little girl, put away your book... This is the best thing your father can give you!"

After finishing speaking, he took Draco Malfoy and left Lihen Bookstore.

"Fortunately, Kyle called me over."

Hagrid reached out to smooth Mr. Weasley's robes, nearly lifting him up. "You shouldn't be talking to him, Arthur. That guy is so bad, and there's no one in the family who's nice . . . they're not worth listening to at all."

Mr. Weasley said nothing.

The cauldron was thrown by Ginny, so he had to do it just now, so as to focus everyone's attention on himself.

And to be honest, he'd been wanting to do it for a while... After beating Malfoy, he felt refreshed.

That feeling is like drinking a cup of hot butter beer in winter, and the whole body is indescribably comfortable.

Hagrid tidied Mr. Weasley's robe, and led everyone out of Lihen Bookstore.

"Come on, let's go out!"

The clerk seemed to want to stop Mr. Weasley, but the tallest of them was only up to Hagrid's waist, so he didn't dare to do it.

Several people were walking on the street, the Grangers were shaking with fright, and Hermione was comforting them.

Mrs. Weasley was still angry about what had just happened.

"Good head start for the kids... Public fights... What would Gilderoy Lockhart think..."

"He's so happy!" said Fred. "And he asked the guy from the Daily Prophet if he could include the fight in the report..."

(End of this chapter)