Chapter 161 Are You the One Who Stole My Headlines?

After some exchanges, although Arthur kept silent after that and was unwilling to mention more, Ivan still got some news about his life experience.

But the more information I get, the more confused I become.

Could it be that his father's affairs were related to Dumbledore, or was it simply that he was killed by Dumbledore?

Ivan guessed, but soon felt that something was not right, because he had met with Dumbledore alone several times when he was at school, and the old principal obviously had no objection to him.

Furthermore, if that were the case, Asia would be unlikely to send him to Hogwarts.

Ivan even wondered if his father was a member of the Order of the Phoenix, so Mr. Weasley knew him, but he couldn't ask because he shouldn't know about the Order now!

Thinking about it all the way, I arrived at Flourishes and Blotts Bookstore before I knew it.

Perhaps because it was about to start school, the place seemed very lively, with a lot of people crowding outside the door.

After taking a closer look at Ivan, he realized that most of them were witches, ranging from teenage wizards to old witches in their decades. They all had fanatical expressions and excitement on their faces, and they all wanted to squeeze in from the outside. .

"Oh my God! It's Mr. Lockhart's book signing! What a coincidence that we came here!" Hermione looked at the banner hanging in the window upstairs and screamed excitedly.

Ivan looked towards where Hermione was looking and saw that the banner clearly stated that Gilderoy Lockhart's autobiography "Magical Me" was being sold signed and signed this afternoon!

"Gilderoy Lockhart? Who is that?" Harry looked at the crowd crowding at the door of the bookstore and felt that it might not be easy for them to squeeze in.

"You don't know him?" Hermione was very surprised, and then continued like a barrage of words.

"Most of the books we are going to buy this year are written by him! I guess the new professor must be a big fan of Lockhart!"

Hermione didn't stop for a moment, and introduced Gilderoy Lockhart's "great achievements" to the two of them. For example, he had won the "Wizard Weekly" Most Charming Smile Award five times, used magic to destroy trolls, and fought with Traveling on the same ship as a vampire, he is also a recipient of the Order of Merlin, Level 3!

"The Order of Merlin? Isn't that the same as Ivan?" Harry was stunned by Lockhart's "great achievements", but only the last sentence was understood.

"Yes! I think Ivan will definitely have the same achievements as Mr. Lockhart in the future!" Hermione said excitedly.

"No, Lockhart and I are not the same. I hold the Order of Merlin Level 2!" Ivan said calmly, indicating that he happened to be one level higher than Lockhart.

He didn't want to be said to be like Lockhart in the future.

Hermione paused as she continued to brag about Lockhart, and Harry almost laughed out loud. He was not very fond of Lockhart to begin with, but seeing Hermione keep nagging in his ears, he became even more rebellious.

Hermione pursed her lips and stared at them.

At this moment, the crowd gradually dispersed. Lockhart, who had completed his book signing, was walking out of the door. Camera flashes flashed around him. From time to time, several middle-aged witches were attracted by Lockhart's smile. The captive screamed in excitement.

Lockhart was about to respond to these enthusiastic fans, but when he accidentally glanced at Ivan, he suddenly seemed to have discovered some treasure. He pushed aside the reporters and the crowd in front of him and walked towards this side. come over.

Ivan frowned and pulled Harry to get away, but they were obviously a step slower. Lockhart rushed up quickly, grabbed Harry's arm, and said in surprise.

"Isn't this Harry Potter?"

There was another sound of the shutter being pressed on the field, and Harry was not used to the dazzling flash. What made him even more uncomfortable was that Lockhart kept grabbing his arm.

Harry tried to break free, but Lockhart's arms were like iron vices, restraining him tightly.

Harry had no choice but to cast a helping glance at Hermione and Ivan.

Ivan shrugged, saying there was nothing he could do, and asked him to ask for his blessings.

Hermione was so excited after seeing Lockhart that she couldn't walk. She was anxiously thinking about going forward and saying a few words to Lockhart.

But Lockhart had no intention of paying attention to her at all. He even felt that the little witch who came up was a bit in the way. He subconsciously pushed her aside into the crowd and looked at Ivan Dao who was standing behind.

"And you! Ivan Hals, the genius who developed the wolfsbane potion!"

"What day is it today? It actually allowed me to meet so many famous people!" Lockhart looked very happy. He paid even more attention to Ivan than Harry. He unknowingly increased his volume.

After all, this is the little wizard who stole his headlines!

When Lockhart woke up this morning, he thought the headline he saw would be about his book signing. Unexpectedly, he looked through the entire Daily Prophet and couldn't find any relevant reports at all. All the pages above Everyone is talking about the genius story of Ivan Hals!

God knows how sad this man was at that time!

However, Lockhart felt that he was not a narrow-minded person, at least not when he was in front of the media, so he pulled the two of them to take photos very cordially, and spoke to Ivan in a supportive tone.

"I've seen today's reports and I'm surprised that you can achieve such results at such an age."

Having said this, Lockhart smiled, winked at Ivan, and teased in a brisk tone.

"I have to say you found a good time! I was busy solving the goblin dispute last year and had no time to go to my werewolf friends to optimize my research results."

"You must know that I came into contact with werewolves three years ago. You can read my book "Wandering with Werewolves" about this. Since then, I have been engaged in related research. Unfortunately, you were one step ahead!"

Lockhart's speaking speed was astonishing, especially when he kept talking about three sentences from his best-selling books, and his tricks were beyond Ivan's expectations.

The corner of Ivan's mouth twitched, saying that he had never seen such a shameless person!

However, Lockhart didn't feel anything was wrong at all. He showed off the style of a senior member of the Knights of Merlin and looked at Ivan.

"I read in the newspaper that you want to get the Order of Merlin? This is not an easy thing. I only got this honor after solving countless troubles (in the book)."

"Of course, if you have me, a third-class Merlin Medal winner, as your nominee, these won't be a problem." Lockhart vowed, patting his chest and expressing his willingness to recommend Ivan for free. .