Hogwarts: From Squibs to Greatness

Chapter 77 Ambition, Right and Fame
After failing to find John, Harry had no choice but to leave first. Anyway, they met at Lihen Bookstore an hour later.

So Harry, Ron, and Hermione wandered the winding cobbled streets.

The gold, silver, and copper coins from Gringotts were ringing happily in Harry's pocket, begging to be spent.

So he bought three large pieces of strawberry peanut butter ice cream and distributed them to Ron and Hermione, who happily ate ice cream and wandered around the alley, browsing the dazzling shop windows.

Ron gazed longingly at the full set of Chudley Cannons uniforms displayed in the window of the Quidditch Boutique until Hermione dragged them into a nearby shop to buy ink and parchment.

At the Bouncy Magic Joke Shop, they meet Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, who are buying a lot of "Dr.

In a junk shop piled high with battered wands, rickety copper scales, and old medicine-stained cloaks, they found Percy engrossed in a very dull book: How Prefects Gained Power ".

"Hogwarts prefects and what they do after leaving school." Ron read aloud the instructions on the back cover. "Sounds fascinating..."

"Go away," said Percy grimly.

Ron curled his lips indifferently, and directly pulled Harry and Hermione out of here.

"Of course, Percy is ambitious, he's got it planned...he's going to be the Minister for Magic..." Ron whispered to Harry and Hermione.

After Harry and the others left, John walked out of the alley behind the junk shop and walked directly to Percy.

It seemed that out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the red hair of the person around him. Percy thought it was Ron who turned around and taunted him again.

In the next second, he met a pair of blue dragon eyes, and he knew who these eyes belonged to.

"Mr. John Williams, what do you want from me?"

He had heard about the legend of the junior in front of him for a long time, and even the professor was full of praise for the excellence of the other party.

This can also be reflected in the communication between his father and him at home that day.

It's just that Percy doesn't want to touch John, and it can be seen here that Percy actually has no political talent.

Anyone who is ambitious and wants to become a politician in the future will definitely not let go of the opportunity to recruit such outstanding students to prepare for the position of Minister of Magic in the future.

Someone as disrespectful as Percy, following other politicians like a servant, would never be the Minister for Magic.

Leaders can only be leaders, and slaves can only be slaves.

John reached out and took the book out of Percy's hand, then took out a brand new copy of "The Weakness of Human Nature" published by Dale Carnegie in 1937, and handed it to Percy.

"Achievement of ambition also requires a method. Compared with actively pursuing rights, isn't it better to let others hand over rights to you?"

Long Wei was released secretly, and John's voice was like a devil's whisper in Percy's ears at this moment, and Percy subconsciously took the "Weaknesses of Human Nature" from John's hand.

"Whether it's a prefect or the Minister of Magic, in the final analysis, they are all guys who seek power. To do this, you need a broad vision. Sometimes there are some things that are not the most advanced in the wizarding world."

"As the son of Uncle Arthur Weasley, I don't think I need to introduce more Muggles. I hope you will read this book written by Muggles carefully. After all, the political nature of Muggles and wizards There is no difference."

"When you fully understand the theories in this book and integrate them into your life, I think in the future you will have the word 'Minister of Magic' in front of your title."

John patted Percy on the shoulder before disappearing into the alley again.

Percy stared blankly at the disappearing figure of John, and it took a long time to look at the book in his hand, and he flipped open the book in his hand and began to read.

John, who had been far away for a long time, looked at Percy who was gradually obsessed with the book on the tablet screen, and nodded.

When he was on the train, he had planned to help Percy pursue politics correctly. In John's opinion, the Weasleys had potential and were worth making friends with.

Today's insignificant help may reap rich fruits in the future.

Especially the ambitious Percy, after getting the right way, John is looking forward to seeing his transformation, and also looking forward to the day when he becomes the Minister of Magic in the future.

after an hour.

Harry and the others walked towards Lihen Bookstore, and they were far more than the few people who went to the bookstore.

A large number of bustling wizards walked towards the Lihen Bookstore, and at a glance, most of them were witches of Mrs. Weasley's age.

And when they came to the entrance of Lihen Bookstore, the crowd completely blocked the door of the bookstore, and everyone wanted to enter the bookstore excitedly.

Only then did Harry and the others notice the huge banner hanging outside the window on the second floor of the bookstore, which clearly read:

Gilderoy Lockhart
autobiography for sale
"I Can Magic"

12:30pm to 4:30pm today
When they saw the banner, Harry and Ron didn't react yet, but Hermione screamed immediately, like a fanatical fan.

"We can see him face to face! I mean, he's written nearly all the books on the list!"

Harry and the others noticed a tired-looking wizard standing at the door of the bookstore and said, "Ladies, be quiet...don't be crowded...be careful with the books..."

Harry, Ron and Hermione slipped through the gap.The line zigzags from the door to the back of the bookstore, where Gilderoy Lockhart is signing books.

They each grabbed a copy of Breaking with the Ghost, and sneaked to where the Weasleys and the Grangers were queuing.

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

She was short of breath, kept patting her hair, and checked her appearance: "We'll see him in a while..."

Harry wasn't interested in Gilderoy Lockhart, he was looking around the crowd for John.

Then Harry saw John standing by the railing in the corridor on the second floor of the bookstore, waving slightly to him.

But now there were too many people, and it was a dream to go to the second floor where John was, so Harry had to line up obediently behind Mrs. Weasley.

John was standing on the second floor at the moment, and he could clearly see Gilderoy Lockhart who was at the front of the line, sitting behind the desk, surrounded by large photos of himself.

Just like the faces in the photos all winking at the crowd, showing their dazzlingly white teeth.

The real Lockhart wears robes the same blue as the forget-me-nots that match his blue eyes, a pointed wizard's hat playfully tilted on his wavy blond hair, and the same facial expression as in the photo. Smile, showing his dazzlingly white teeth.

And in his hand, it was a magic wand shining golden light under the light, on which were regularly inlaid with shining gems of various colors, it was the fixed magic generator customized in the Red Dragon Alchemy House.

At this time, John saw two familiar figures through the window on the door of the bookstore, they were Malfoy and his son.

It seems that wait a minute, the conflict is about to erupt.

And below, because the short photographer of the "Daily Prophet" accidentally stepped on Ron's foot, Ron's muttering attracted Lockhart's attention.

It was also because of this that the other party spotted Harry standing in the crowd, and John could clearly see the astonishing gleam in Lockhart's eyes at the moment Harry's identity was confirmed.

For a guy like Lockhart, fame is everything, so who is the most famous person in the wizarding world right now?

The answer, of course, is Mr. Our Savior.

Seeing that Lockhart maintained his demeanor, he jumped up from his chair excitedly and shouted, "Isn't this Harry Potter?"

Then he seemed to see a flesh-and-blood hyena striding towards Harry's direction, and the crowd along the way gave way spontaneously, whispering excitedly.

There was a round of applause as Lockhart rushed forward, grabbed Harry by the arm, and pulled him forward.

John clearly saw that with the explosion of applause, Harry's face instantly turned red, and so did his ears.

Lockhart pulled Harry to the front of the crowd, in the center of those pictures of him, and squeezed his hand tightly for the photographer to snap.

The short photographer of the "Daily Prophet" naturally wouldn't let go of this scene, he pressed the shutter frantically, and the thick smoke from the camera even floated onto the Weasleys.

Harry forced a smile when he heard Lockhart speak beside him.

"What a beautiful smile, Harry." Lockhart himself showed off his brilliant teeth. "The two of us could be on the front page."

Harry's fingers were numb when he finally let go of Harry's hand.

He tried to sneak back to the Weasleys, but Lockhart's arm was still on his shoulder, holding him firmly at his side.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Lockhart said loudly, waving everyone to silence.

"What an extraordinary moment this is! I want to take advantage of this wonderful occasion to announce a little thing which I have been holding back for some days."

"When young Harry walked into Lihen Bookstore today, he just wanted to buy my autobiography! I would give him this book for free on the spot!"

There was another round of applause, and Lockhart raised his hand again to make a quiet movement.

"But he doesn't know!" Lockhart's voice rose sharply, and he shook Harry so that his glasses slid onto the tip of his nose.

"He will soon get something more valuable than my book "Magical Me", in fact, he and his classmates will get a real, magical me." "Yes! Ladies and gentlemen, I am incomparable Happy and proud to announce that this September, I will be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"

The crowd applauded and cheered, and Harry found himself in possession of Gilderoy Lockhart's complete set, so heavy that he wobbled a little.

John looked at Lockhart in the crowd and showed a mocking smile. He had seen someone who liked fame, but he had never seen someone who actively sought death for fame like Lockhart.

Even if Lockhart can use the alchemy props he developed to cast magic, but it doesn't belong to him, it will never belong to him.

Just seven kinds of magic, plus an Oblivion Curse, John wants to see what Lockhart can do.

I hope he doesn't kill himself as quickly as he remembers, otherwise he won't be able to collect data about legendary value.

Harry managed to get out of the center of public attention with his book in his hand and onto the wall, where Ginny was standing next to her new cauldron.

"These are for you." Harry poured the book into the cauldron and said vaguely to her, "I'll buy it myself..."

Just then a voice that Harry could never have misheard interrupted what he was about to say.

"You must like it, Potter?"

Harry turned his head and met Draco Malfoy, who had his usual sarcastic smile on his face.

"The famous Harry Potter," said Malfoy, "could not even go into a bookstore without being front-page news."

"Don't talk nonsense, he doesn't want that!" said Ginny.

It was the first time she had spoken up in Harry's presence, glaring at Malfoy.

"Potter, you've got a girlfriend!" Malfoy drawled.

Ginny blushed, and the courage that had just arisen suddenly disappeared, and she lowered her head and hid behind Harry.

At this time, Ron and Hermione squeezed over, each holding a stack of Lockhart's books. The moment he saw Malfoy, Ron showed an expression on his face as if he saw excrement.

"Oh, it's you, you must be surprised to see Harry here, huh?"

The mocking smile on Malfoy's face was even brighter, and he retorted: "I'm even more surprised to see you also enter the store, Weasley."

"I guess, in order to buy these things, your parents will be hungry next month."

Malfoy's words made Ron blush. Ron threw the book into a second-hand cauldron beside him, clenched his fists and was about to rush towards Malfoy.

Harry and Hermione grabbed his clothes tightly from behind, while little girl Ginny stopped in front of Ron, blocking the way ahead.

Just when Malfoy was about to say something more, he noticed a certain intense gaze, which was like a nightmare coming out of a nightmare and standing behind him.

Malfoy's pale face became even paler, and he looked around in a panic, only then did he notice John standing in the corridor on the second floor, watching him with a bloody smile.

Those pair of emotionless blue dragon pupils made Malfoy subconsciously shudder, and swallowed what he wanted to say.

(End of this chapter)