Harry Potter and the Burnt Badger

But it was this kind of trust that gave him some hesitation. He was a little worried that Violet would be eager to tell Lady Evelina about this kind of thing, but she couldn't explain it clearly, which eventually led to Weasley Madam and Harry got involved and started arguing again.

Moon had obviously forgotten that Violet was also a little clever girl who had received "personal training" from the famous James Bond.

After Moon gave an affirmative answer, Violet only thought about it for a short while and said regretfully: "Although I really want to tell my mother the truth right away, since you didn't stop Professor Dumbledore from recruiting Luo Hart, you haven’t exposed Gilderoy Lockhart’s true face, so you must have your own ideas..."

"Hmm...but I still want to tell my mother in private after I get home, is that okay?"

Moon knocked on his forehead, mentally scolded himself for his doubts, and then immediately agreed. He also whispered everything that happened at the Huoluo Restaurant and his speculations at the time. .

After some time, the long queue finally ended, and the door of the bookstore finally opened.The two clerks struggled to maintain order while carefully distinguishing among the people who came over, which one was the customer and which one was the reporter.

"Okay, okay, okay! Please line up - line up, come one by one, thank you!"

After repeatedly confirming that all reporters with cameras had entered Flourish and Blotts Bookstore, the two clerks finally started to let people go. In just a moment, Moon found that the queue behind him had lengthened again.

There is no way, this time Gilderoy Lockhart's autograph signing will be more sensational and have more people than the one in the original book.After all, in the original book, he announced that he had been hired as a professor of Defense Against the Dark Arts at Hogwarts at a book signing, and now, the momentum of this matter has been building for some time.

Harry pulled Ron and complained in a low voice. Hermione seemed to be annoyed by the two of them or the twins. At this time, she moved forward several positions, distanced herself from them, and stood on tiptoe excitedly alone. He kept looking ahead.

"It's great~Thank you for your support~" In the bookstore, Gilderoy Lockhart started to write and signed a book. Then he sincerely thanked his fans and gave him a brilliant gift. handsome smile.

I have to say that he is really good-looking, tall and handsome, and his teeth are not only very neat, but also dazzlingly white.Coupled with the naughty blue robe on his body, which looks like a bouquet of forget-me-not flowers, and the pointed wizard hat of the same color worn diagonally, it makes him look like a magic master.

Several wizards and witches holding large cameras occupied all the best camera positions around Lockhart. Every time Lockhart signed his name and raised his head and smiled, they would quickly press the shutter and leave an image. Record.

After the autograph session ends, these photos will be sent to major newspapers as quickly as possible to launch a new wave of wild publicity for Gilderoy Lockhart, like a landslide and tsunami.

"Oh, charming lady, you must be my loyal reader. I didn't expect that you actually have this oldest edition of "Holiday with the Dominatrix". I am so touched." Lockhart once again showed his impeccable expression. With a perfect smile, this exaggerated reader who had brought eight books to sign was sent away from the table, and showed a surprise expression the next second.

He saw Harry Potter!

To be honest, he had been worried that Harry would not come to his autograph session - if that was the case, he would lose a very good opportunity for publicity.

Thankfully, Harry Potter is here.

While Lockhart mentally applauded his amazing charm, he opened his mouth to greet Harry.

Then, the next second, his movements were restrained by him.

Because he saw another boy smiling happily at him a little in front of Harry.

Moon Fox.

If today was the first time he saw Moon Fox, he must be overflowing with surprises at this moment - if on his left stood the Boy Who Lived, Harry Potter; on his right stood the boy who became famous last year The rising star of the wizarding world, Moon Fox.

That scene, that heat.

It’s so beautiful!

But now, he just wants to pack these two people up and throw them out of Flourish and Blotts Bookstore together.

There is no doubt that if he dares to pull these two people over to take a photo together, that brat from the Fox family will definitely make him unable to get off the stage in a matter of minutes.

Lockhart would rather not feel the heat than experience what he felt that night again.

But now, things seemed to be out of his control.

Because at the moment he paused, those reporters with cruel eyes all noticed something unusual about him, and immediately turned their cameras to focus on Moon.

Lockhart could swear to Merlin - for the first time in his life, he hated these reporters so much.

Chapter 9 Uninvited Guest

Probably one of the most annoying things in the world is that the established development of events never changes due to personal wishes.

Just like Gilderoy Lockhart, as famous as he is, he can't forcefully turn away the cameras that reporters have turned to, let alone make reporters forget that they have met Moon Fox.

Unless he desperately takes out his magic wand on the spot and gives every reporter a shot of "forgetfulness".

If he really did this, the situation would change from "being disgusted by Moon Fox" to "Lockhart goes berserk for no reason and loses face".

Just think about it.

So Lockhart could only show a fake smile on his face, and said loudly before the reporters spoke: "Ah! Moon Fox! Harry Potter! Long time no see! I didn't expect you to come to my meeting." It’s a book signing~”

He swayed his shoulders, leaned back, and opened his arms to show his warm welcome, as if he was dancing an exaggerated dance. "Welcome! Come here, follow me." Your professor takes a group photo and comes here.”

The expression on Harry's face immediately froze - a second ago he was still saying bad things about Lockhart.

Moon, who was standing not far in front, acted calmly. Under the gazes and whispers of everyone, he turned around and grabbed Harry, leading him to stride forward and came to Lockhart's side.

"Smile, Harry."

When Harry heard Moon's voice, he subconsciously forced a stiff smile on his face. Fortunately, it didn't seem abrupt, because the smile on Lockhart's face was not as charming as before.

The onlookers screamed. After all, this was the first serious photo of three famous people together, and it was at Mr. Lockhart's book signing.Don't just smile stiffly, even if these three people all have a straight face, everyone will still be very excited.

The reporters clicked the shutter frantically, and one of them almost put the camera in Harry's face.This made Harry's face feel hot and even a little impatient.What annoys him even more is that Lockhart next to him is still trying to put his hand on his shoulder - taking advantage of the opportunity to avoid the reporters' cameras, Harry also avoids Lockhart's hand.

"Mr. Fox! Mr. Potter! Are you also a fan of Mr. Lockhart?" a reporter asked at the right time.

Lockhart's heart almost reached his throat. He was afraid that Moon would make him unable to get off the stage as soon as he opened his mouth. He even began to stop looking at the camera and instead kept glancing at Moon.

"Ah, strictly speaking, I am Mr. Lockhart's 'loyal fan'." Moon took the initiative to hold Lockhart's hand, making Lockhart stunned for a moment, and could only cooperate subconsciously. Then Moon started business.

"You know, I have five or six sets of Mr. Lockhart's books at home. What's more, the last time we met, Mr. Lockhart promised to give us his humanoid restoration spell. In I would also like to state that after Mr. Lockhart teaches us the spell to restore our human form, I will publish the spell and the key to casting it in the school newspaper as soon as possible and share it with everyone - and mark it as Mr. Lockhart. Please keep looking forward to it!”

The screams and applause immediately became more enthusiastic after Munn's words came out.

Among the crowd, unlike Mrs. Weasley, Mrs. Evelina and Hermione, who were full of encouragement and expectation, Hesper and Quaid almost died laughing, and the remaining two people, Edgar and Sirius, also He was obviously a bit stunned and could only hide his sarcastic smile by constantly lowering his head.

Harry was also the one who couldn't hold back his laughter. Fortunately, everyone seemed to regard his smile as a kind smile.

Of course, Lockhart was also very satisfied with this. You know, he had already prepared for the possibility that Moon would defeat him on the spot, and he had almost figured out how to escape.At this moment, Moon just said something that might happen in the future, which was enough for him to relax and finish today's autograph session with peace of mind.

"That's right, Moon! That's really good. This is what a decent wizard should do." Lockhart praised Moon vigorously, and the smile on his face returned to its usual brightness. "Come on, Moon, Harry, let’s take another shot!”

The shutter of the camera was clicked, purple smoke was floating, and the crowded Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore received the biggest wave of cheers today.

…………

By the time they left Diagon Alley, Mrs. Weasley could hardly stop smiling - after the group photo was taken, Moon and Harry each received a set of Gilderoy Lockhart's signed works. As a matter of course, Moon also gave this set of books to Mrs. Weasley, and Harry also expressed that he preferred an unsigned set of books.As a result, the four Weasley children all had a complete set of Defense Against the Dark Arts textbooks, and they didn't spend a penny.

This left Mrs. Weasley with a large fee and dozens of Gilderoy Lockhart's signatures.She was in a good mood and took Ron and Ginny for two more laps in Diagon Alley. She used part of the money to buy them some new and useful things, so that they would not have to continue to pester her. .

During this time, the others went to the Leaky Cauldron for a drink, and they did not leave Diagon Alley until Mrs. Weasley came back with her two children.

Sirius and Harry stayed until the end because they had made an appointment with Remus and Digg to have dinner together that evening.

About half an hour later, Harry, who had eaten two strawberry ice creams in a row, had no choice but to run to the toilet and prepare to relax for a while. However, he only took off his pants halfway when a house elf with big round eyes appeared in front of Harry. In front of him, he almost saw Harry completely.

"Hey!!" Harry's little face turned red in an instant. He suddenly lifted up his pants and said angrily: "This is the toilet! And it's already occupied!"

The house elf who arrived without warning was Dobby - he finally waited for Harry Potter to have a chance to be alone, but frankly speaking, he didn't expect Harry Potter to take off his pants so quickly.

But it was obviously not something he cared about now. Dobby couldn't care about that much at the moment, and immediately hurriedly said to Harry: "Harry Potter! Sir! Dobby is honored to meet Harry Potter." Special! But we are pressed for time, Dobby must——"

Harry actually felt a bit of pity for Lockhart in his heart. He couldn't help but wonder if Lockhart's fans would break into the toilet so suddenly and say a series of incomprehensible words - probably Will do.

If it were another normal time and another place, Harry would never resist hearing Dobby finish what he said.But now he was holding up his pants, and his stomach was experiencing cramping pains.

The house elf named Dobby was right about at least one thing, and that was that they were pressed for time.

Harry, who couldn't wait to let himself go, gritted his teeth, opened the toilet door, and pushed Dobby out with all his strength. "No matter what happens to you, let's talk about it later, okay Dobby? I'm really close." I can’t hold it in any longer!”

Dobby looked like he was about to cry. Seeing that the wooden door of the toilet was about to be closed again by Mr. Potter, whom he missed so much, Dobby simply snapped his fingers and made the toilet door disappear.

Harry looked at his hands blankly, and the tightness in his chest made him take his breath away.

It's really yours. The toilet door is gone for me, right?

"I'm so sorry! Sir! I'm so sorry!" After noticing that Harry had almost broken his teeth, Dobby's eyes immediately burst into tears. He threw himself against the wall and forcefully Dei banged his head against the wall "Dobby is so sorry! Dobby had to do this! Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!"

Harry was going crazy "You had to! You had to stop me from going to the toilet?! Please stop banging your head!"

"No! Dobby must punish himself, sir." Dobby hit his head hard twice more. "Dobby also hopes that Harry Potter can go to the toilet properly! But Harry Potter must not return to the toilet next year. Gwartz!”

"?" Harry began to wonder if he had heard wrong. He didn't even bother to go to the toilet. "What did you say? Dobby? I can't go back to Hogwarts?"

After hearing Harry's question, Dobby finally stopped torturing his big head, "Yes, sir, Harry Potter can't return to Hogwarts!"

"This is impossible!" Harry's eyes widened - of course, he still pales in comparison to Dobby. "I have to go back!"

"No!" Dobby jumped in front of Harry again. "Harry Potter is so great, we can't lose him! He is the hope of the wizarding world! If Harry Potter insists on returning to Hogwarts, there will be Bad things happened to him!”

"Something bad?" Harry seemed to smell a signal of danger. "What do you mean?"

Dobby lowered his voice, even though this corridor was deserted from beginning to end. "There is a conspiracy, sir, a huge conspiracy against Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic, which will lead to terrible things!" If Harry Potter insists on returning to Hogwarts, he will be in danger!"

"But I have to go back. You don't understand, Dobby, my friends are all there! Besides, Dumbledore is there, and Sirius, Remus and Moon, they-"

"Dobby knows! Dobby knows it! But - but it's too dangerous! Even Dumbledore can't prevent that danger!" As it said, it jumped to the side and hit its head.

Harry was about to say something more, but there was another sharp pain in his abdomen. He could feel that his stomach was about to be unable to hold on, so he had to bend down and grab the belt. "Dobby, don't care about you." What are you talking about, please change the toilet door back! I can’t hold it in anymore!”

"Then Harry Potter must promise Dobby that he will never return to Hogwarts!" Dobby stopped hitting and seemed to feel hope, "Absolutely!"

"Absolutely impossible!" Harry desperately held on to the wall. "I must go back!"

Dobby looked at Harry sadly, "Then Dobby has no choice but to leave like this, sir, but Dobby will come to see you again."

"No -" Harry's facial features were almost distorted. He rushed forward and grabbed Dobby's collar, but Dobby had already snapped his fingers and gradually disappeared into the corridor.

"Oh..." Harry's expression was even sadder than Dobby's. He took a deep breath and instinctively wanted to go out and find another toilet, but the condition of his intestines no longer allowed him to run long distances.In desperation, he had no choice but to take off his pants and sit on the toilet. He kept praying in his heart that no one would happen to pass by here.

Fortunately, Merlin finally heard his call, and Harry was not disturbed again until he felt completely comfortable.

Ten minutes later, when Harry carefully walked down the stairs and returned to his seat, Remus had arrived and was chatting and laughing with Sirius.

After sorting out his words in his mind for a while, Harry couldn't wait to tell the two of them the scene just now.

"You mean, a house elf named Dobby told you that someone was planning a conspiracy against Hogwarts and the Ministry of Magic?" Sirius frowned, and then couldn't help laughing. And he also made your toilet door disappear?"

"Sirius!" Harry looked at Sirius aggrievedly.

"Ahem, okay." Sirius straightened his expression, "I think this is more like a prank. At least I don't think Professor Dumbledore has any unsolvable conspiracy - if there is such a terrible conspiracy, I'm afraid it won't be possible." Not something a house elf can touch. At least if it were me, I would never plot any conspiracy in front of Kreacher."

Harry felt a little persuaded, because Sirius would never say anything important in front of Kreacher.

But Remus immediately gave the opposite opinion, "I don't think so, Sirius, it's not like you haven't seen Kreacher sneaking past the door when you were talking to me about something."

"But without the master's order, it is impossible for a house elf to come out to report the news." Sirius retorted: "Just like Kreacher, no matter how much he has objections to me, he cannot tell other people what he heard. People listen.”

Harry turned to Remus again, but this time, Remus hesitated.

"Theoretically speaking, it is indeed the case, but I still feel... well, how should I put it, not at ease. After all, this is too unusual. There are better ways to play pranks, right? Maybe we should ask Deng Professor Bullydo, let’s see if he has received any information.”

Sirius spread his hands, "That's enough. If you ask me, this is just a prank. Dumbledore is very busy. There is no need for us to bother him with a house elf's nonsense. Besides, like this Don't you hear enough nonsense every day? Think about it, Remus, there are people in the wizarding world spreading some unreliable rumors every day."

Harry blinked and thought for a moment, "How about... I write a letter to Moon? Ask him what he thinks?"

Sirius wanted to argue for his opinion, but Remus almost immediately confirmed Harry's idea, "Good idea, Harry, I think you can definitely write this letter."

"Tsk—" Sirius curled his lips, "Then write it. Anyway, I think Moon will definitely agree with me on this matter."

Now that the final decision has been made, Remus no longer continues to argue with Sirius. He knows very well that Sirius's character is like this. No matter how much he talks, Sirius will not change his mind before the facts are put in front of him. .

In a sense, Harry and Sirius are quite similar in this regard.

After turning over this article, the three of them chatted for a while, talking about Remus's current situation, and then paid and left the Leaky Cauldron to eat in Diagon Alley.

It wasn't until noon the next day that Moon finally received the letter from Harry.

While he was opening the envelope, he took two dried worms from the small box next to the table and handed them to Hedwig. Hedwig happily took a few bites, then squatted on the table and looked directly at Moon.

"Uh, are you waiting for my reply?" Munn, who noticed something strange, turned to look at Hedwig and gave himself an animal chat.

"Any more? Any more? Any more?"

"..."

Moon laughed out loud and simply took the entire small box, opened the lid and placed it in front of Hedwig.

"Thank you! Thank you!" Hedwig chirped twice happily, and then she immediately buried her head in the meal - looking at her hungry look, it was probably that Harry had forgotten to feed Hedwig before sending her out.

"It's okay, you can eat more, Hedwig, I still have a lot here."

"Okay!" Hedwig took the time to reply to Munn, and then after taking two more worms into her mouth, she suddenly paused for a moment, turned her head ninety degrees, and looked straight at Munn again. .

"Huh? What's wrong?"

"Can you talk to me?" Hedwig's eyes were round, filled with pure confusion.

Moon laughed again. Good guy, this little guy’s reflex arc doesn’t seem to be any better than Debbie’s. When he talked to Debbie for the first time a few days ago, Debbie was also dumbfounded for a long time. Realize this.

"Well, I can talk to you."