Luke looked at the pile of books in front of him, and the expression on his face could only be described as a bit complicated.
"Want to buy the collector's edition?" Mrs. Flourish and Blotts looked at the boy in front of her enthusiastically. Luke was also famous for his boldness in the entire Diagon Alley. Of course, no one dares to slaughter Luke as a fat sheep. After all, the young man's vision is also famous in Diagon Alley. As long as the stuff is good, it doesn't matter if it's expensive.
But if the goods are not good and you still want to buy them at a high price, that would be a bit bullying.
Luke would never accept that.
Fortunately, no one wanted to try touching Luke's brow to see what the consequences would be. Diagon Alley is not Knockturn Alley after all. Most of the people here are doing serious business.
Mrs. Flourish and Blotts naturally tried her best to sell more expensive things to this high-quality customer in front of her.
She took out a hardcover collector's edition of "Breaking with the Ghost" and said enthusiastically to Luke, "There is also a book signing for Mr. Lockhart today. He can help you sign the book later. And I think he would be happy to take a picture with you."
Luke could see Lady Flourish and Blotts' obvious admiration, which made Luke deeply aware of Lockhart's power.
Why does this guy have such power over women?
This is also puzzling to Jean Luke.
Taylor glanced at the book and the photo of a blond man with a big smile on the cover, and shook his head.
"I just want the regular version."
She pointed to the book on the bookshelf that still looked gaudy but had no photos.
Luke nodded and said, "Me too, although I have money, I can't waste it."
Although buying this kind of book is already a waste...
Of course, Luke was confident that if he took the initiative to take a photo with Lockhart, Lockhart would definitely give him a set of signed hardcover books. But thinking about it this way, Luke felt it was better to spend two dollars to buy it himself.
Otherwise, like Harry, he became Lockhart's good friend inexplicably, so after Lockhart's house collapsed, he would have tried to find a way to end the relationship.
There are always people who feel that Lockhart is at the peak of his powers now. But Luke knew that this was his final glory.
"Okay, but you can still join Mr. Lockhart's book club. I think Mr. Lockhart will be very happy to have you participate."
Mrs. Flourish and Blotts looked regretful, and then told Luke about the book club in a tone like "If lifting the roof doesn't work, let's open the windows."
Luke and Tyler looked at each other.
"Let's think about it."
After Luke finished speaking, regardless of whether the look on Mrs. Flourish and Blotts' face was regret or dissatisfaction, he turned around and left.
Lockhart himself was certainly a nuisance. But at certain times, his fans can really cause more trouble to people than other fans.
After all, many times, as a public figure, Lockhart cannot reach the public, and the public cannot reach him. But his fans are different.
"If Lockhart fans are like Lady Flourishes and take it for granted that people like Lockhart, then I suddenly understand why so many people don't like Lockhart."….
Taylor said to Luke thoughtfully after escaping Mrs. Flourish and Blotts' mental attack. She was actually not repelled by Lockhart at first. Even Luke says there are problems with the man's writings and person. She wasn't too exclusive either. Because she knows that there are no absolutely good people in this world.
Even though Luke had said good things to her, she still lacked the most basic trust in Dumbledore. Fortunately, Luke didn't force anything.
The two people walked out of Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore. As school starts approaching, the entire Diagon Alley seems so crowded. The little wizard who is preparing to enroll as a new student this year comes to Diagon Alley with great expectations. For those children from wizarding families, today's Diagon Alley looks particularly different to them. It is even more common for children from non-wizard families. They, and even the demons behind them,
Parents who are interested in the world of law are particularly interested in this crowded, narrow, but clean and vibrant alley.
This is understandable. When normal people hear about a world they don’t understand, their first reaction is naturally to be disgusted, followed by curiosity or rejection.
But the vast majority of those who choose to come here are people who are curious about this novel time.
Of course, the looks they received here were not all friendly.
When passing by a small alley, Taylor took a look inside, and then said to Luke, "I'm going to go to Knockturn Alley to find out if there is anything useful for that."
Luke glanced at Taylor in surprise: "Do you often go to Knockturn Alley?"
Taylor nodded, and then gave Luke a roll of his eyes: "What do you think my previous life was? The life of a young lady with clothes on hand and food on hand? My grandma and I were hiding from each other."
The lives of the two of them are not bad, but naturally they are not very good either. Grandma has a way to get money, so she can't talk about poverty, but she can't be as rich as Luke.
But she also knew that Luke's life wasn't necessarily that good either. After all, a person who has no parents to take care of him and has to live alone since he was six years old, no matter how rich he is, may not necessarily have a better life than his own.
It's just that Luke hasn't had direct contact with the rats in Knockturn Alley yet.
"Do you want to come in and take a look?"
Standing at the entrance of Knockturn Alley, Taylor said: "Although it is not a very good place, light and darkness complement each other..."
Taylor didn't finish what he said, but his meaning was clearly expressed.
Luke did not hesitate, but nodded directly. There was no look of expectation on his face, but there was no disgust or reluctance either.
Taylor knew that his expression was not unhappy, and that was enough. Whether he likes it or hates it, he can't avoid it.
As the two people approached the alley, a group of people immediately emerged from the dark corners. Each of them was wearing dirty and tattered clothes, and the expressions on their faces looked a little fierce.
But no one dared to come near.
Luke saw timidity and awe in their emotions. Luke doesn't think this is directed at him. His face and identity are not that important to this group of people who have nothing. On the contrary, because of his identity, he will become a big fat sheep in their eyes. ….
Just like everyone knows the identity of Harry Potter, no one can't recognize the iconic lightning-shaped scar. But someone still dared to appear next to Harry and try to pull him into his hut.
So what can make this group of people afraid...
Luke glanced at Taylor, who looked calm and composed, even a little relaxed as if he had returned home. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
It seems that he really doesn't know enough about Taylor's past.
At this moment, there was a commotion coming from the front.
Taylor subconsciously protected Luke behind him, took out the wand in his hand, and looked at the group of people around him warily.
The group of people chose to push away the moment they saw Taylor draw the wand, and spread their hands to show that they had no ill intentions.
Luke didn't panic, and he didn't mean to push Taylor away or stand in front of Taylor. He knew very well that his face here was far less than Taylor's face.
From a distance, they saw Harry, whose clothes were torn off and looking very embarrassed.
"Hey! Harry, here!"
Luke had actually thought that it was Harry, but he had never spoken.
Looking at Harry's embarrassed look now, it is indeed a bit amusing.
"Luke!"
The moment Harry saw Luke, it was like seeing a savior, and he quickly ran behind Luke and hid.
And those who originally chased Harry, after seeing this
After learning about the situation on the other side, they also stopped and looked at this side warily, but in the end they chose to leave.
Watching the group of people leave, Harry was obviously relieved.
Luke looked at the embarrassed Harry in amusement and asked, "Why did you come to Knockturn Alley? Do you know this place?"
Harry shook his head repeatedly and looked at the place that was clearly not a good place. He said: "I made a mistake when using Floo powder. I was teleported to a shop called Borgin Burke. That one The old man is a bit scary. But... the things outside the store are even scarier..."
Harry's expression looked like he was about to cry, which made Taylor on the side feel a little amused.
"Bojin Bock is already a relatively normal store in Knockturn Alley. Although Mr. Borkin looks more fierce, among the merchants in Knockturn Alley, he is already considered fair."
Taylor said to Harry with a smile.
But Luke didn't comment. He still remembered the price at which his locket was sold... It could only be said that it was fair, considering this was a store in Knockturn Alley.
There is no need to dig for metal in manure.
Harry glanced at the blonde in front of him in surprise. I didn't pay attention when I was scared before, but in fact, at a glance, I knew that the girl in front of me was really beautiful. More importantly...he knew this girl.
"Tyler?" Harry looked at Taylor carefully for a while, and then said seriously, "You have changed so much."
Taylor didn't know what Gao said for a moment. She could only say that every classmate who met her would say this.
Luke looked at the guys who were still wandering around, shook his head silently and said: "It seems that our trip to Knockturn Alley has been postponed. Let's send Harry to Wes to help them first."... .
Taylor nodded, and then walked to the clear path ahead again. Luke pushed Harry in front of him and walked at the end of the team.
Before they walked out of Knockturn Alley, they saw a familiar figure not far from the entrance of the alley.
"Hagrid!"
Harry looked at the tall figure, waved his hand to greet him, and shouted happily.
Hagrid did not respond happily. Instead, he quickly stepped forward, protected the three children, looked around cautiously, and walked quickly out of the alley with the three children.
As he walked, Hagrid said helplessly: "I felt it should be you outside the alley, so I hurried down to pick you up. What are you doing? How can you go to a place like that?"
Harry felt a little embarrassed. Luke looked indifferent. Taylor shook his head and said, "You are also a frequent visitor here. Don't be too protective of Harry, Hagrid."
Hagrid wanted to argue but had no excuse. After all, Taylor was telling the truth.
"Anyway, that's not the place you kids should go." Hagrid whispered, but he could see that Taylor was a little depressed, so he shook his head.
"Luke! Tyler! Harry! You're all here!"
Not far away, Hermione saw them and ran over from a distance.
Seeing that Harry was all dirty, she asked with some concern, "Are you okay?"
Then she saw the glasses on Harry's face that were broken again.
Hermione glanced at Luke helplessly: "Can't you help him fix his glasses?"
With that said, he took out his wand and fired a shot at Harry's glasses to repair them as before.
Luke shrugged and said, "He is already in such a mess. Broken glasses is just a trivial matter."
And Luke is not Harry's father, so there is no need to care about him so much. Speaking of which, the way Hermione cares about Harry is like a big sister, even like a mother...
"Wes is here at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore for Mr. Lockhart's fan meeting. Do you want to go?"
Hermione looked at Luke and Tyler and asked. And while he was talking, he had already taken Taylor's arm and was just looking at Luke.
Taylor smiled and shook his head. It seemed that it had become an established fact that he would attend this event.
Luke was very disgusted with Lockhart and knew what would happen later, so he shook his head and said, "Go over and have a look. Hagrid, where are you going?"
Hagrid heard Luke's question and replied: "I'm going to Griffin. I'm going there to sell some fur and other things that were exchanged for the creatures in the Forbidden Forest. Then I'll buy some for them. Nutritious things.”
"As you know, so many things happened last year, and many magical animals were frightened. From time to time, I have to buy some of their favorite food to appease them."
Although Luke guessed that Hagrid was deceived by those shrewd magical animals. But thinking that Hagrid himself was not opposed to this kind of thing, he didn't bother to say more.
"I'll go with you. Let's see what we can buy."…
To be honest, he really felt a loss when he came to Knockturn Alley and only bought a bunch of Lockhart books. It’s not that the book is bad. After all, as long as you don’t pay attention to the name of the protagonist and ignore too much bragging, it can be considered to be detailed and full of useful information.
After all, these stories are true, Lockhart just stole them from other people's heads.
Hagrid nodded: "No problem!"
If it were another student, he would still hesitate, but if it was Luke, then he naturally had no other opinions. Rather, he was looking forward to meeting Luke.
After all, everyone else is concerned about Luke's sexy news this summer. And he was very keen to discover that Luke lived in the home of Professor Newt Scamander when he was in the United States.
This is a huge benefit to Hagrid. He had long wanted to chat with Professor Scamander. It's a pity that I never had this opportunity. And now a magical animal lover who had had in-depth exchanges with Professor Scamander, who could even be said to be half a magical animal researcher, was in front of him. How could he let him go so easily?
Watching the two people leave, Hermione hummed twice, and then took her best friend to buy books. Of course, the main reason is that she really likes Lockhart. Although Lockhart is not as handsome as Luke. But it has a handsome adult feel.
And his stories that are close to legends are extremely lethal to a little witch Hermione's age who longs for adventure and heroes. And for a witch of Mrs. Weasley's age, his every smile was full of charm.
Still very attractive.
Harry followed the two people. He had to find Wes's family and buy books.
Taylor was actually a little curious about Gilderoy Lockhart, who Luke could avoid.
So soon, she saw the man. Blonde hair, shining white teeth. He does look handsome. But Taylor didn't take this bite, so he didn't feel anything.
As for those stories. Luke has said that there are doubts about his story, so there must be something wrong with the source of this man's story.
And Lockhart's next actions also made Taylor completely lose his affection for Lockhart.
He actually didn't care about Harry's opinion at all and directly dragged Harry to his side to take a photo.
The other party's movements were so fast that Taylor didn't even react before the other party finished filming.
This made Taylor frown tightly. She suddenly understood why Luke was avoiding this guy.
After all, photos are not just a thing in the eyes of some people, but they also represent an attitude in the eyes of others.
What happened next made Taylor feel even more helpless.
Malfoy stepped forward and sneered at Harry. Of course, the relationship between the two is not bad, so he is just using this method to remind Luke to be careful not to be used as a gun again.
But Ginny still couldn't listen to this and stepped forward to argue with Malfoy. Malfoy was just giving Luke and Harry face, but it didn't mean that he really liked Wes's little girl.
So it was a real meal
cynicism in a sense. He himself is not a generous person.
Of course, in front of Taylor, he was still restrained.
But even this was enough to break Ginny, a little girl who had been doted on by her parents and brothers since she was a child. So naturally, as older brothers, Percy, George and Fred, Ron and Harry couldn't just sit back and watch.
So a dispute is about to start.
Taylor knew that as the only neutral in the dispute, she could now either mediate or leave.
"Is this what you expected? Luke..."
At this moment, Lucius Malfoy walked over.
"Draco...be nice to people...".
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