Chapter 282 Lockhart's Book Signing Event

Yang Tian and his friends were joking along the way and soon arrived at the entrance of Lihen Bookstore.

However, a large group of people had gathered at the gate, mostly middle-aged and elderly women, who were desperately trying to squeeze in. The banner on the glass window in front of the door also explained the reason for this phenomenon: Gilderoy Lockhart will sign and sell his autobiography "Amazing Me" today.

After a year of colorful life at Hogwarts, the investiture ceremony, and the stories of the Wizarding War, Hermione was not as surprised as in the original novel, but she still said happily: "I have to say, this is a great man. All his works are included in our book list."

Seeing Hermione's reaction, Yang Tian couldn't help but smile. After seeing Lockhart's true face, this little girl shouldn't be too disappointed, right?

But at this moment, a wizard at the door of the store said loudly: "Ladies, please keep quiet and don't crowd each other... Be careful..."

Unfortunately, before they could finish their words, they were pushed aside by the surging crowd. The little ones had no choice but to join the crowd...

Gilderoy Lockhart was sitting on a table surrounded by posters, posing in various exaggerated poses for photos. To be honest, if his strength and character were excluded, he could indeed be considered a friend of women.

While admiring his flamboyant performance, Yang Tian saw Mrs. Weasley, Ron, Harry and others who were standing in the front row near him.

Yang Tian knew that another scene from the original novel was about to happen...

The grumpy photographer was taking pictures while yelling at Ron, "Go away, go over there. This is for the Daily Prophet." He then took a step back to find a better position for the photo. Unexpectedly, this step landed right on Ron's instep.

"Is it that great?" Ron shouted in dissatisfaction while rubbing his stepped foot in pain.

Gilderoy Lockhart turned his head inadvertently after hearing the quarrel, but the next moment, his eyes were attracted by a magnet and fixed on the boy next to Ron.

"Isn't this...isn't this Harry Potter!" he shouted excitedly.

Mr. Lockhart was like someone who had discovered a rare treasure, his whole body exuding an irrepressible enthusiasm. He stepped forward quickly and eagerly grabbed Harry's arm.

Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he stopped again because he found a new target!

Yang Tian never expected that Mr. Lockhart's eyes were like radar, always able to find small details that others could not notice. In just a moment, he had already pulled Harry towards him like a puppet: "This should be the famous young genius, Yang Tian, ​​right?" After saying that, he actually wanted to use his other hand to pull Yang Tian.

Yang Tian was not so easy to deal with, but he dodged the opponent's move skillfully. At the same time, he said calmly and elegantly: "Mr. Lockhart, I am Yang Tian, ​​and I am glad to meet you. If you need anything, you can communicate with me directly."

Lockhart was stunned when he heard this. He obviously didn't expect this little brat to be so slippery. However, Gilderoy had obviously experienced the ups and downs of life: "Oh, kid, don't be nervous. I know it's hard for you, but you should relax. I just hope you can come to the front desk with me. This is a good opportunity for everyone to get to know you, isn't it?" Lockhart was as friendly as possible.

Yang Tianke didn't have the habit of being a background for others, but he politely declined, "I'm really sorry, Mr. Lockhart, I'm just a little wizard, and I don't intend to overexpose my private life."

"Oh, that's a pity." Seeing that the little guy didn't show any mercy to him, Lockhart felt uncomfortable. After all, this kid had been very popular recently, even completely overshadowing Harry Potter in his hands.

However, considering that they still had a long time to get along with each other in the future, it would not be difficult to control this kid. As for now, it was more important to leave a good impression on each other.

With this thought in mind, he decided not to bother with the little guy anymore. Instead, he decisively pulled Harry up and turned back to the front desk.

Amid the sound of flashbulbs and warm applause, Lockhart and Harry finished a series of photo shoots. Just when Harry thought he had finished his work, Lockhart said enthusiastically again: "Ladies and gentlemen, I am very excited to meet two rising stars of the wizarding world at my book signing event."

As he spoke, Lockhart once again showed his standard and charming smile: "The reason why I am excited is not only because I appreciate their talents, but more importantly, it is the relationship between teachers and students! Yes, it is the relationship between teachers and students."

As he spoke, Lockhart winked at Yang Tian mischievously: "Here, I have the honor to announce that in September this year, I will take up the position of Professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts. Of course, in order to show my appreciation for the school's outstanding students, I decided to give my full set of signed works to... Harry... and... Yang Tian!"

Harry was a little confused when he heard this, but Yang Tian was absolutely happy to accept it. In his opinion, I do have a lot of gold galleons, but absolutely no gold galleon is redundant, especially for the purchase of Lockhart's books.

Yang Tian accepted the heavy pile of books and nodded in thanks. However, he quickly looked at his friends with some embarrassment.

Lockhart immediately understood what the little guy meant. Thinking about his future plans, he immediately decided to give the other party some face, so that he could better control the other party.

So, it was Mr. Lockhart's turn to perform again! He said in a gentlemanly but apologetic manner, "I'm so sorry, ladies and gentlemen. As a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts, I really can't bear to let my students wait here. But I wonder if you could wait a few more minutes so that I can finish the work of these little guys first?"

Seeing Lockhart being so considerate and polite, the crowd immediately burst into cheers and applause...

Seeing that his goal was achieved, Yang Tian did not delay and directly put the book into the white jade ring.

After seeing Harry holding many books and staggering out of a path, Yang Tian immediately followed him. If the timeline has not changed, then the next step is the most important part of this trip to Diagon Alley...