Hogwarts starts with stealing power.

Chapter 193 The Forgetting Curse Master is a despicable villain
"Harry!"

"Ginny!"

"Harry!"

The group of people scurried around like flies, just shouting around, but no one could be found in the crowded Diagon Alley.

"Wait, let's stop for a moment."

Lin Xia felt that it was not an option to continue searching like this, so she turned to ask the Weasley twins.

"Let's sort it out one by one first. Will Harry come to Diagon Alley with you?"

George thought for a while: "We wanted to come together, but there was something wrong with him passing through the Floo network and he did not teleport to Diagon Alley with us."

Lin Xia raised her eyebrows and said, "I also used the Floo network to come here. What place name did Harry read?"

Fred recalled, "Diagon Alley, Diagon Alley, Diagon Alley...Knockturn Alley! Yes, he meant Knockturn Alley!"

Fred: "She's been following us."

George: "That's for sure."

"Isn't this the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at the school?"

A very tired-looking wizard stood at the door and said: "Ladies, be quiet... don't crowd... watch out for the books..."

This group of wizards were also elderly, and they were watching with helpless expressions as their wives/daughters crazily squatted in front of the bookstore, just to get an autograph from Lockhart.

After a while, Ron also appeared, and he was forced to join the crowd of enthusiastic fans.

Cedric said: "By the fourth grade, we no longer have the Defense Against the Dark Arts course, and we don't pay much attention to the professor."

Cedric hesitated: "But Lin Xia is an excellent student."

Fred: "It smells of falsehood."

Today 12:30-4:30 pm
"Of course we can meet him in person!" Hermione exclaimed excitedly, "I mean, almost all the books on the list were written by him!"

Go to Flourish and Blotts Bookstore.

Cedric hesitated, but George and Fred quickly stopped him.

Guidro Lockhart
Signed autobiography for sale
"Magical Me"

George immediately said: "Fred, don't talk nonsense. Knockturn Alley is too dangerous for us. It is a dark and dangerous place, and a lot of black magic items are sold in it!"

"Lockhart?"

George: "I hate to admit it."

"Wow!" she exclaimed, "Is this a star-chasing scene in the wizarding world?"

Although Ron didn't understand why he had to buy Lockhart's autobiography when taking Defense Against the Dark Arts class?
On the other side, when Lin Xia and others were looking for Harry.

On the way to Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore, the two of them finally thought about it, mainly Lin Xia.

Lin Xia looked to the other side. Outside the bookstore, uh, standing with them were a group of wizards.

Lin Xia asked curiously: "Then what do you study?"

Lin Xia and Cedric looked at each other. This name seemed a bit familiar.

Fred: "What, are you going to trample on the promise we made? How can you treat us like this-"

Knockturn Alley is not far from Diagon Alley. The two alleys are actually adjacent to each other, but the wizards who come and go are different.

They were surprised to find a crowd crowding in front of the bookstore, and a large banner was hung at the door:

George: "Cedric, you can't tell her everything just because she is your junior classmate. We have sworn not to mention it to younger students."

Hermione's voice was very recognizable. As soon as Lin Xia arrived at the bookstore, she heard her voice and looked over.

Fred: "Ginny came with us."

Suddenly, Lin Xia saw a little girl squeezed between Hermione and Mrs. Weasley, and asked, "Is that the Ginny you are looking for?"

Lin Xia: "...Okay, I won't pry anymore, you can shut up."

George added: "Professor."

George and Fred's eyes lit up: "Yes!"

George: "Although I think he wrote an autobiography."

The bookstore was crowded with witches of Mrs. Weasley's age, and some younger witches were also queuing up.

George and Fred looked at each other, "We know this, mother must be in the bookstore, waiting for Lockhart's autograph!"

George: "Before we get separated."

Lin Xia asked: "What about your parents? Can you find your parents?"

Fred: "I'm not sure, but Harry did not reach Diagon Alley through the Floo Network. He most likely went to Knockturn Alley!"

But it wasn't for Lockhart's autograph, he had to buy his book and study it when he entered second year.

Lin Xia asked again: "Where is Ginny? Is Ginny with you?"

Fred: "But Lockhart does have his own charm."

Harry had arrived at a shop in Knockturn Alley.

The fireplace in this shop was connected to the floo network. As soon as he stepped out of the fireplace, he came to the shop.

This seems to be a wizard store, but nothing here seems to be on the shopping list of Hogwarts School.

Harry saw a withered human hand placed on a mat in a glass folder, next to it was a stack of blood-stained cards, and a glass eyeball that was motionless.

A ferocious mask stares down from the wall, various human bones are placed on the counter, and rusty, tooth-like instruments hang from the ceiling.

He seemed to also see a purple, relatively normal-looking necklace, placed next to the human hand bone.

Harry was sure at this moment that this was definitely not Diagon Alley. There was no such shop in Diagon Alley!
We must get out of here as soon as possible!

As he was thinking this, he suddenly heard a sound coming from outside, and Harry quickly hid in an armor.

"Don't touch anything, Draco."

There was an arrogant voice, one Harry didn't recognize, but Draco he knew.

With Lin Xia acting as the peacemaker, and Draco having excellent grades and being Hermione's friend, they could talk to Draco a few words when they were together with Hermione.

The tall adult wizard with the same hair color as Draco came here to sell things.

Harry was very angry!
Adult wizards have been belittling the Weasleys for being in cahoots with Muggles.

But nobles are different. Nobles hate everything that comes into contact with Muggles.

Draco was walking around and saw the withered human hand and wanted to take it off and have a look.

Suddenly, he heard someone calling his name.

He looked a little more cautious and gradually approached the place where the sound came from.

In the dark armor, two vivid human eyes suddenly appeared in the eye area, which were two eyes with green color.

Draco was immediately startled and screamed.

Harry blinked wildly at him: "Draco, it's me!"

Lucius and the owner of Borgin-Bock Magic Shop, Mr. Borgin, both turned their heads, looking confused.

Draco immediately pointed to the withered human hand, "I was shocked by it just now. It looks really interesting." "Ah, the hand of glory!"

Mr. Borgin called, leaving Lucius's list and running to Draco, "Put in a candle. Only the person holding it can see the light. It is the best friend of thieves and robbers. Your son." Very discerning, sir.”

Lucius said coldly: "I hope my son will be better than thieves and robbers, Borgin."

Mr. Borgin said immediately: "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't mean that -"

Draco interrupted: "Father, I want to go to Diagon Alley and buy some books."

Mr. Bojin said flatteringly: "I also have books here——"

"Come on, Borgin, my son doesn't need to read those books." Lucius said, nodding towards him: "You go ahead, I will wait for you at Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore."

While the two adults continued to talk, Draco waved to Harry, who was hiding in the armor, and told him to come out quickly.

The two little wizards ran out immediately.

The situation outside is not necessarily better than inside the store.

Everyone was wearing tall and loose wizard robes, and their expressions were solemn.

Some people's faces are normal, but some people's noses, eyes, and mouths are all weirdly shaped, as if they have experienced a serious magical accident.

Draco was brought to Knockturn Alley by his father.

When I went out alone, I also felt that something was wrong with this place.

They walked through a narrow alleyway, thinking they could get out, but instead it led to a dark cave.

There was a large cage inside, containing huge black spiders.

There were two wizards in ragged clothes, staring at them and whispering, and both Harry and Draco felt a chill.

"Aren't you two lost, dear?"

Suddenly there was a voice in their ears. There was an old witch standing in front of them, holding a pile of things that looked like dead nails in her hands.

Her eyes were slanted, squinting at both of them, and her moss-covered teeth showed as she spoke.

Draco and Harry quickly backed away.

"Harry, Draco, what are you doing here?"

This loud sound made the hearts of the two little wizards beat fast. The witch was also startled, and her nails fell on her insteps.

Hagrid picked them both up with one hand and left the place.

They heard the curses of the old witch, who chased them through the twisting alleys until they came into the bright sunlight.

Harry and Draco saw a familiar white marble building in the distance, with the words: Gringotts Bank on it.

The two of them finally felt relieved.

When they arrived at a safe place, Brother Hai put them both down, and he dusted Harry off the soot with all his strength.

"Why did you go to that place? That's Knockturn Alley, not a good place."

Draco: "My father went to Borgin's store to sell some Muggle-related items, and he took me there."

Harry: "Um, maybe it was my first time using Floo Network, so I was a little nervous, so I called him by the wrong name."

"Harry! Draco! Why are you together!" Hermione's cheerful and lively voice came.

The two looked over, and behind her were Lin Xia, the Weasley twins, and Cedric.

After a while, the head of the Weasley family also arrived. He ran over panting: "Harry, where have you been? Molly is going crazy!"

Harry and Draco looked at each other, and Harry whispered guiltily: "Knockturn Alley."

The Weasley twins cheered: "This is the kind of place where adults never let us go!"

The head of the Weasley family said with a serious face, "I won't let you go now, that place is too dangerous!"

After a while, Molly came and greeted Harry.

Next to her, Ginny was carrying a heavy bag that looked full of books.

The person was also found, and Lin Xia said, "I'm going to buy something."

Draco immediately said: "I'll go with you."

Cedric also said: "I'm with you too."

Hermione looked around, hesitated, and finally chose to stay with Harry and Ron.

They haven't seen each other for the whole summer, and there are so many things they want to share.

The group waved goodbye to each other: "See you at Hogwarts tomorrow!"

After everyone left, Lin Xia asked Draco: "Why did you go to Knockturn Alley? I heard that it is not a good place and sells a lot of prohibited items."

Draco shrugged, "I'm not going, it's my father who is going there to sell Muggle items."

"Muggle things?" Cedric was a little surprised. "I remember that the Malfoy family is a pure-blood noble. Don't nobles hate Muggle things? Why are there still Muggle things?"

Draco pointed at Lin Xia helplessly, "That was in the past, not now.

Lin Xia's parents are very fond of things invented by Muggles. My mother is very familiar with Lin Xia's mother, and she bought a lot of Muggle things under the influence.

My father couldn't resist my mother, so he had to keep it.

This time I heard that the Ministry of Magic was going to investigate some prohibited items. My father took this opportunity to mix up those Muggle things and sell them. "

Draco added: "Although I doubt that Boss Borgin will collect them, even if no one collects them, my father will throw them away as garbage."

Lin Xia smiled: "This is just treating the symptoms, not the root cause, Draco.

When Aunt Narcissa reacts, she will not argue with your father, but will just silently buy a bunch of Muggle items again. "

Draco curled his lips: "That's not something I can control."

Cedric asked curiously: "But prohibited items...do you have any at home?"

Lin Xia said lightly: "Don't forget the heritage of the nobility. Which noble family doesn't have old things passed down from thousands of years ago? But those things will not be thrown out. They would rather be hidden in a dark warehouse."

They passed Flourish and Blotts Bookstore again.

There was a short wizard, holding a large black camera, jumping up and down to take pictures of Lockhart.

Only then did Lin Xia see Lockhart's true appearance, not the billboard placed outside.

He wore a blue robe like the forget-me-not flower that matched his blue eyes, and a pointed wizard hat was playfully tilted on his short, wavy blond hair.

At this moment, the compass in Lin Xia's mind suddenly turned and stopped at the "Fuji" column.

Fragments of information flashed by.

Going on an adventure with others, all the friends lost a large part of their memories... He was the master of the Forgetting Curse, and he cast a spell on his friends... All of Lockhart's strength came from his companions... a hypocritical, despicable villain... …

The information flashed by, and Lin Xia looked up at Lockhart with a deep gaze.

Cedric's voice came from his ear: "I seem to understand why the middle-aged witch likes him. He does have extraordinary appearance."

Draco raised his head arrogantly: "Not bad, I won't be worse than him when I grow up."

"Oh, isn't that Harry Potter?" Lockhart suddenly shouted.

The crowd automatically moved out of the way, and Harry and others who had left originally came back somehow.

(End of this chapter)