Chapter 83: The new professor

Chapter 83: The new professor

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"Dialogue"

'Thoughts'

-Author notes-

Chapter 83: The new professor

"Looks like there is some sort of event going on today," Lily commented when they arrived at Flourish and Blotts. A long line of women reached the entrance door.

"Of course!. Today's is the day Gilderoy Lockhart is coming here to sign his books!" Molly looked very excited.

Lily made a realization face.

"Is this why you insisted on coming today?"

"Well ehmm...yes. I'm a huge fan, you see. I'm sure you'll like him you. Wait until you see him." Molly admitted.

"I never heard of him, is he a famous writer?" Lily's novels were mostly from muggle authors so she wasn't too familiar with famous wizard writers.

"Oh, he is magnificent!. And from a rumor I heard, he going to be teaching at Hogwarts this year." Molly said.

"Really?. A famous wizard is going to be a teacher." She turned to look at her son.

"Isn't that great, Harry?"

He had to make full use of his occlumency to avoid making a strange face.

'Does this universe have to punish me by having this man as a teacher again?' he wondered if that could be the case.

As they were about to enter, Ron who was going ahead, almost stumbled with someone else.

"Ohh, sorry." He quickly said before realizing who he was apologizing to.

"Ugg...more redheads." Draco Malfoy made a face of disgust before looking at the rest of the family.

"What happened? why did you run out like that?" She asked.

"I...I thought I saw someone I knew. " He told her.

"Who? Someone from school?" His mother asked. She never heard him talking about any school friends.

"I was wrong...never mind." He didn't want her to think he was crazy. Even in the magical world, having visions of past selves cannot be a good sign.

"Well, let's go then. Everyone is waiting for us." his mother took hold of his hand and hurried him along.

When they entered the bookshop, they realized just how filled it was with people wanting to see this famous wizard.

They had prepared a podium surrounded by books and one table in the middle.

The Weasleys are easy to spot among the audience.

"He hasn't arrived yet, we got lucky!" Molly seemed to be in a jolly mod.

"Why don't we go find your books in the meantime?" Arthur told his children, knowing that his wife was not going to move from there.

"Let's go get your books too. I also have Lyras's list here" suggested Lily.

They went through the full list until they finally arrived at the new D.A.D.A books. The list was very unusual as it contained several books for each year instead of the usual one. And there was something else that his mother noticed.

"This is odd..." Lily said as she examined the new defense books for him and his sister.

"What's odd?"

Harry decided to ask. But he had an idea what she was talking about.

"These books were written by this Gilderoy Lockhart himself...the new professor is making the parents but his own books for teaching materials. That's so unethical."

'If only that was the most unethical thing that man has ever done...' He wished.

"These don't even look like school books, is more like a –"

"He is here!" People started to yell. Women were screeching and calling his name.

"Lockhart!, we love you!"

"Gilderoy, look this way!"

"It looks like your new teacher is here... let's go meet him." Lily did not look pleased at all while she said that.