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So Dolly went out with Ron and Harry, leaving the shop to Ollivander and Ginny.

This isn't surprising, as choosing a wand is an inherently intimate matter.

Some people don't mind Dolly as an apprentice, but some people will take the initiative to ask Dolly to leave.

So much so that later on, Dolly would mostly go out on her own initiative, and only occasionally stay to learn the measurement process when she saw first-year students.

"I thought I was getting a discount."

Ron said somewhat disappointedly, "You are an apprentice here!"

"Wands are all made by Mr. Ollivander. How can I be qualified to give you a discount?"

"But since we've known each other for a while, I'll give you a wand bag for free."

Ron laughed when he heard this, as if this was not a bad idea.

Soon, Ginny got her wand.

This is actually a normal speed, and most people don't need to try each one individually.

Ginny took the bag and thanked Dolly again. Dolly said, "Wait a moment. I'll go with you."

Harry asked in surprise, "Where are you going? We're going to do some more shopping with Ginny next."

"You guys are going to Flourish and Blotts, right?"

"Of course."

"That's right, I'm going to attend the book signing event."

"A book signing?"

At first, Harry didn't understand what the so-called book signing event meant.

It wasn't until he and a few others arrived at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore and saw the banner on the bookstore that he understood.

There actually is a book signing here, and it’s with a guy named Gilderoy Lockhart!

"Dolly, you're here too!"

Hermione's surprised voice came, Dolly turned around and saw Hermione with a happy face.

"Could it be that you also..."

Hermione even blushed a little with excitement because she had not told Dolly that she was attending Lockhart's book signing event.

She had a vague feeling that Dolly would be angry about this, although it was just an inexplicable intuition.

After all, no matter how Dolly looked at it, she didn't seem like someone who would like Lockhart.

But to her surprise, Dolly said, "Yes, I'm a Lockhart fan too. You didn't expect that, did you?"

"Are you planning on buying the complete Lockhart series?"

"Of course!"

"In that case, then there's no need for me to buy it. I'll see what you think then."

Hermione frowned. As a huge fan of Lockhart, how could she help Lockhart increase sales without spending real money?

But then, Hermione nodded in agreement.

After all, a complete set of Lockhart's books is not cheap. What Hermione wants to buy is not just the textbooks, but all of Lockhart's works.

Since she can solve the problem of two people with just her own money, why should she spend a penny more?

Hermione was very happy to have the same idol as Dolly.

Harry and Ron looked at Dolly in disbelief. After Hermione rushed into the bookstore, Ron asked in surprise, "You really like this... showy guy?"

A large banner was hung in front of the upstairs window: Gilderoy Lockhart's autobiography, "The Magical Me," was signed and sold.

, this afternoon 12:30 - 4:30.

Then there was the giant, animated portrait of him, with his trademark beaming smile, which made Harry and Ron sick just by looking at it.

Dolly shrugged and said, "Hermione likes his books. Why should I discredit him and make Hermione unhappy at this time?"

"We'll soon find out just how good this guy is."

Harry still didn't understand and said, "What do you mean?"

"It's simple. Just look at our book list."

Dolly took out the letter from Hogwarts from her bag and said, "Second-year students should read: The Standard Book of Spells, Level 2, by Miranda Goshawk."

"'The Break with the Ghost Girl', by Gilderoy Lockhart, 'Haunting the Ghouls', by Gilderoy Lockhart... 'A Year with the Tibetan Yeti', by Gilderoy Lockhart."

Dolly finished reading off a long list of titles and said, "Do you think we bought so many Lockhart books?"

"This is not a small amount of money. Hogwarts has never needed to buy so many books in the past."

"Fred said that our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher must be a witch who worships Lockhart."

Ron said somewhat indignantly.

Their family's financial situation was already tight, and now the family needed to buy several sets of Lockhart's books, which cost more than two hundred gold galleons.

If it was an old book, he and Ginny could still use the old books, but now they were all using Lockhart's works, and Hogwarts had never specifically purchased these books in the past.

"Actually, there is another possibility."

Dolly raised a finger and said, "He's our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. Take this opportunity to promote his entire series of books."

"With students, teachers, parents, and even more fans, he'll probably sell hundreds of copies, which would mean tens of thousands of gold Galleons."

"This is no small sum of money."

Ron was stunned, both because Dolly's reasoning was correct and because of the number of tens of thousands of gold Galleons.

It was the first time he realized that someone could make so much money just by doing anything.

Harry seemed much calmer.

Because he knew that the sister in front of him had earned hundreds of thousands of gold galleons.

"I hope he's good enough. Our Defense Against the Dark Arts class was terrible last year."

Harry gave his own expectations. Last year's Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher was Quirrell, who deliberately did not teach everyone the real stuff.

This year's Lockhart is definitely better than Quirrell, right?

Dolly knew what Harry was thinking, but it was obvious that Harry was wrong.

Big mistakes.

The only spell Lockhart is good at is the Memory Charm.

The remaining capabilities are all used in social networking and marketing.

After the three of them finished chatting, they began to try to move inside.

It was only when they were squeezed outside the door by a large crowd of middle-aged witches that they realized how popular Lockhart was.

A weary-looking wizard salesman stood at the door and said, "Ladies, be quiet, don't crowd, and be careful with the books..."

Dolly took advantage of her strength at this time, picked an angle with a gap, and squeezed in with Harry and Ron.

The line snaked from the door to the back of the shop, where Gilderoy Lockhart was signing books. There, Dolly saw Ron's parents and Hermione's parents.

Obviously Hermione came with her parents, and her parents were still worried about letting Hermione wander around the wizarding world alone with so much money.

Now the two families are having a completely irrelevant communication.

The Grangers had seen many wizards, but this was the first time they had seen pure-blood wizards like the Weasleys.

So when faced with Arthur's quest to get to the bottom of every detail of the Muggle world, the Grangers were somewhat unprepared.

Fortunately, the Grangers were dentists and were very patient, so they explained everything to Arthur bit by bit, and the two sides had a lively conversation.

"Oh, it's great that you're here," said Mrs. Weasley.

She breathed rapidly and patted her hair. "We'll see him soon..."

Gradually they came into sight of Gilderoy Lockhart.

He sat behind a desk, surrounded by large photographs of himself, faces winking at the crowd, flashing dazzlingly white teeth.

The real Lockhart wore robes the same blue as forget-me-nots, which matched his blue eyes perfectly, and a pointed wizard's hat perched playfully on a head of wavy blond hair.

146 Changing Plot

Even Dolly had to admit that Lockhart had very good external conditions.

In his previous life, with Lockhart's intelligence, he would have been able to become the most caring "little brother" of middle-aged and elderly women after a little effort.

It's a pity that Lockhart was active in the wizarding world and mingled with thousands of people in Britain, which ultimately determined his not-so-high ceiling.

This is also the reason why Dolly decided that she would live in the Muggle world in the future. It’s not that she doesn’t love magic or doesn’t want to explore the magical world.

It’s because there are too few wizards in the magical world, and they cannot support a complete society at all.

At this moment, a short, grumpy man pushed Ron, causing him to stagger.

He walked over without hesitation and said, "I'm taking a picture for the Daily Prophet. Get out of my way."

Then he began jumping back and forth in front of Lockhart, taking pictures, each flash flashing brightly and puffs of purple smoke emanating from the camera.

Dolly took a closer look at the camera in the wizarding world, wondering if it worked on the same principle as the one in the Muggle world.

It shouldn't be the same, after all, the photos taken in the magical world can move.

It's more like one of those animated portraits of Hogwarts Castle than a real photograph.

This technology was indeed ahead of the Muggle world, and at least by Dolly's time, it would still be popular.

"Are all the people around Lockhart so heartless?"

Ron rubbed his shoulders; the rough push from the grown man was still a bit too heavy for him.

Ron, who already disliked Lockhart because of his bad first impression of him, now hated his mother's brother even more.

Ron's voice wasn't loud, and compared to the chattering women, it could even be said to be very quiet.

But Lockhart still looked over, for he was very sensitive to opinions and criticism.

But after only looking at Ron for a second, Lockhart turned his attention to Harry.

He jumped up, opened his arms exaggeratedly as if to hug someone, and walked over shouting, "Let's see, isn't this Harry!"

The crowd made way for him and everyone chatted excitedly.

Lockhart rushed forward, grabbed Harry's arm, and pulled him forward, and the whole audience burst into applause.

Harry's face flushed. Although he was used to being watched, being treated as an idol's brother definitely did not include him.

Harry tried to escape, but Lockhart's hands were like pliers; Harry looked to Dolly for help, but Dolly looked around as if looking for someone.

In the end, Harry was at the mercy of Lockhart.

Lockhart held Harry's hand and let the photographer take the picture. The short man pressed the shutter button frantically, and thick smoke drifted over the Weasleys and Dolly.

Dolly then looked over with dissatisfaction. Why did Lockhart seem even crazier than in the original book?

It was expected that Lockhart would ask Harry for a photo.

In order to become famous, he has mastered the art of riding on the popularity of others, and now the popularity of Harry, the boy who survived, has not yet faded.

After all, there wasn't usually any big news in the wizarding world, and Harry had made two last year.

One is that he was enrolled in school, and the other is that he signed an agreement with Hengsao and received sponsorship from Hengsao Company.

The speed at which it made the headlines was something even Lockhart envied.

After all, although Lockhart is very skilled, he doesn't actually have much strength.

The strength here includes not only magical power, but also connections and background. There are actually very few opportunities for him to be featured in the Daily Prophet.

Therefore, there was no way Lockhart would let Harry go no matter what.

As for Dolly, she was looking for the Malfoy family.

What happened here today was that Lucius stuffed Riddle's diary into Ginny's hand, but Dolly didn't see them now.

Is it that he hasn't come yet, or is it because he is too short to be noticed by Dolly in the crowd?