Having escaped famine, I was accepted into Hogwarts.

Chapter 94 Lockhart fell to the ground with a thud.

Chapter 94 Lockhart fell to the ground with a thud.

Kane sighed softly. Although his initial plan was to read Lockhart's novel for free, meeting him so soon was still not a pleasant prospect.

His original plan was to wait until the start of the school year, by which time Lockhart would most likely have forgotten that he had stood him up.

Of course, there's a high probability that he'll remember, but as the saying goes, time heals all wounds. Perhaps Lockhart could change the subject matter and replace his holiday trip with the young wizard with his days as a professor at Hogwarts.

Kane could even be his confidant... Ah, let's leave this heavy job to Harry or Hermione; one look at them and I can tell they're both talented.

Kane quickly put on his raincoat hood, intending to conceal himself lightly. As for going elsewhere to buy things first, emmmm...

In Lockhart's style, he would spare no effort in boasting about himself and getting friends and family to buy his books; he could probably hawk his wares here from morning till night.

However, he clearly underestimated Lockhart's memory and associative abilities. Although he couldn't see Kane's face, he could see Kane's hood. He was very familiar with the terrifying tentacles that had wrapped him up and thrown him far away.

Little mysterious man in the raincoat, I can tell you're not simple at first glance!

Right now, he needs a little wizard to demonstrate a famous scene from his book to him. Compared to those fans who don't know him well, if they really think he's incredibly strong and come up with a fully equipped Ironclad Curse, it would be embarrassing for him to be unable to defeat them.

Kane is better; he knows his own worth and is a... good person. He should be willing to cooperate with me, right? He probably will. After all, although Kane was indeed abstract during the few days we spent together, he's still a normal person overall.

He wouldn't resort to violence over a minor offense or just because he doesn't like someone. On the contrary, he's very easygoing and can take a joke. And most importantly, he stood me up for almost two months, so if I ask him to cooperate now, he definitely won't refuse!

so..

"It's you, the mysterious man in the raincoat over there!" Lockhart shouted excitedly, pointing at Kane.

"???"

Like most people in the small bookstore, Kane began to turn around curiously to see who was wearing a raincoat, but after looking around, he could only see pairs of eyes staring at him.

"This is a genuine leather coat, not a raincoat."

Kane explained somewhat awkwardly.

"You mysterious little wizard over there, wearing a genuine leather coat and sporting two tiny tentacle tails, please come up on stage!"

Ron gently patted Kane on the back: "Hurry up, that mysterious little wizard with two tentacle tails on his butt... Pfft!"

Kane sighed helplessly. He thought about the same thing as Lockhart. He had stood Lockhart up for almost two months. If Lockhart wasn't even willing to help with this small favor, he really felt a bit... something.

"Here comes the great author, Lockhart." Kane sighed and walked up to the platform made of desks. "There are a whole bunch of wizards here. Didn't you even consider using Transfiguration or something?"

He swayed back and forth, and the desk rattled loudly.

"Alright, friends, let's give a round of applause to our distinguished guest!" Lockhart ignored all the formalities and took Kane's hand, leading him to the center of the platform and beginning to bow in all directions.

Kane saw that almost the entire bookstore was filled with people clapping excitedly, especially Mrs. Weasley, who was clapping her hands above her head until they were red, like the ultimate atmosphere group, and she seemed to really admire Lockhart.

Ah, of course, Mr. Weasley, standing nearby, was so angry he was blowing his beard and glaring.

"This isn't right, is it? It's fine for you to bow when you're making money, so why should I have to bow too?" Kane subconsciously felt that something was off, but not wanting to embarrass Lockhart, he bowed as well, just like performing in a stage play.

"Thank you for your trouble, Kane. I'll return four to you later," Lockhart murmured softly.

"uh-huh."

Lockhart quickly straightened up with Kane: "Perhaps you have forgotten my book, the final chapter of the break with the female ghost. This is not something I said casually, but something I specifically asked a few readers before coming on stage, and they really have forgotten."

"Now, in order to prevent you from forgetting the spell I used to exorcise the female ghost, and also so that you can protect yourselves if you ever encounter a female ghost, I will put on a show for you again with this little wizard."

"Alright, little wizard, please stand over there. Also, could someone please put a few big cushions behind that little wizard?" Lockhart called out.

Soon, staff from Flourish and Blotts brought two large cushions and placed them behind Kane and Lockhart respectively.

Lockhart, seeing another cushion behind him, was furious: "Put the cushion behind me behind the little wizard! Do you think I might get knocked off by the ghost?"

And just like that, another layer of cushioning was added behind Kane...

ummm

Let's just assume Lockhart was afraid of getting hurt. We can't think about this too much, because if we do, Lockhart suddenly becomes incredibly annoying in Kane's mind.

Mrs. Weasley, along with a large group of young wizards, stood behind Kane, intending to catch him with magic if he wasn't caught by the cushion.

"Alright, kid, are you ready?" Lockhart and Kane asked loudly, standing about ten meters apart.

"Ready?" Kane nodded.

"Do we need a countdown?"

"No need for that, sir," Kane nodded.

Lockhart once again bowed to the little wizards all around him in a fancy manner: "Alright, everyone, please let me demonstrate for you again the spell I used to repel the female ghost. Of course, I will keep the power of the spell to a minimum, so that this cute little wizard will not be threatened in the slightest."

After speaking, Lockhart turned back to Kane and gave a gentle bow: "I am ready now, child. I suggest you release your protective spell in advance."

"Aha, okay, okay." Kane nodded and readily used a light protective spell, Shadow Armor.

Of course, he also weakened the Shadow Armor to an extreme degree, to the point that it could probably be shattered by a single Tarantu. For Lockhart... that shouldn't be too difficult.

But that's alright. If Lockhart really fails, I can just back down. Honestly, I've already gone to such lengths to save face, so Lockhart should really thank me properly. If possible, I could even get him some "friendship fee"—that would be perfect.

"Get ready, little wizard, here we come!" Lockhart raised his wand high in front of him, bowed gently to Kane, and then explained the spell he was about to use to the audience once again.

"What the hell is this?!" Kane muttered under his breath. Controlling his shadow output to such a low level was exhausting, but the audience below the stage was completely engrossed in listening.

Well, at least he's a promising candidate for teaching, because his lectures are likely to be more engaging than those of the previous professor, Professor Quirrell.

Regarding writing style.

Finally, Lockhart finished speaking and asked Kane again if he was ready.

"Ready." Kane once again controlled the shadows, making the Shadow Armor even thinner than before.

Lohat nodded and suddenly swung his wand.

The next moment Lockhart collapsed to the ground.

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