The sickly, iron-fisted beauty in Harry Potter

But Lockhart only glanced at Ron for a second before turning his attention to Harry.

He jumped up, spread his arms wide as if to hug someone, and shouted as he walked over, "Let's see, isn't this Harry!"

The crowd parted to make way, and everyone excitedly whispered among themselves.

Lockhart rushed forward, grabbed Harry's arm, and pulled him to the front, prompting a burst of applause from the entire audience.

Harry's face flushed. Although he was used to being watched, it certainly didn't include being treated like an idol.

Harry tried to escape, but Lockhart's hands were like pincers; Harry looked to Dolly for help, while Dolly looked around as if searching for someone.

In the end, Harry could only be manipulated by Lockhart.

Lockhart held Harry's hand as the photographer took pictures, and the short man frantically pressed the shutter button repeatedly, puffs of smoke drifting onto the Weasleys and Dolly.

Dolly then looked over with displeasure. Why did Lockhart seem even crazier than in the original story?

Lockhart asking Harry for a photo was to be expected.

He's a master at riding the coattails of trending topics in his quest for fame, and the hype surrounding Harry Potter, the boy who survived so many disasters, hasn't died down yet.

After all, there aren't usually any big news stories in the wizarding world, but Harry did manage to make two last year.

One reason was that he enrolled in the school, and the other was that he signed an agreement with Hengsao and received sponsorship from Hengsao Company.

The speed at which it made the headlines was something even Lockhart envied.

After all, Lockhart, while very skilled, actually lacked real strength.

The strength here includes both magical power and connections and backing, so the chances of him appearing in the Daily Prophet are actually very slim.

Therefore, Lockhart would never let Harley go, no matter what.

As for Dolly, she was looking for the Malfoys just now.

Lucius shoved Riddle's diary into Ginny's hands here today, but Dolly isn't seeing them now.

Has he not arrived yet, or is it that Dolly hasn't noticed him because he's short in the crowd?

After Dolly confirmed that they were indeed not there, Lockhart even took a picture with Harry.

At this moment, Dolly finally spoke up, saying, "Sir, my brother is about to cry."

Harry's face turned even redder; he wasn't crying at all!

Lockhart then released Harry and whispered to him, "We can make the front page. We need to smile more."

"And this young lady, I know you."

Lockhart waved to Dolly and said, "Come on over, let's take a picture together."

Dolly refused without even thinking, covering her forehead and saying, "I'm sorry, sir, I faint when I see the purple smoke from the camera."

It was a rather lame excuse, but Lockhart accepted it with a smile.

Inviting Dolly was originally just to appease Harry's anger, and now that Harry has calmed down, Lockhart's goal has been achieved.

As for Harry Potter's sister, who is more important than Harry Potter himself?

Lockhart then put his hand on Harry's shoulder, seemingly casually but actually restraining Harry and rendering him unable to move.

Harry was helpless, but he couldn't show his anger in front of the camera, so he could only put on a stiff smile.

He made up his mind that once he got to school, he would learn how to box from Dolly, so that if something like this happened again in the future, Lockhart would know that he was a man too.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Lockhart said loudly, waving for silence, "what an extraordinary moment! I have a little announcement to make on this wonderful occasion, something I've been keeping under wraps for some time."

"When young Harry walked into Flourish and Blotts today, he only wanted to buy my autobiography, and I was willing to give him the book for free on the spot!"

The crowd erupted in applause, and Lockhart continued only after the noise subsided: "But he didn't know that he would soon receive something far more valuable than my humble work, 'The Magician Me.'"

"In fact, he and his classmates will get a real, magical me."

"Yes, ladies and gentlemen, I am extremely pleased and proud to announce that this September, I will become the Defense Against the Dark Arts instructor at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!"

Lockhart finally let go of Harry, struck a pose, and enjoyed the cheers of the crowd.

Harry forgot to run away; he hadn't realized Dolly was telling the truth.

Harry had initially had some expectations for Lockhart, but now he felt that Lockhart was definitely a good-for-nothing.

After all, how could a normal person be both glamorous and loved by so many people, while also possessing great strength and perfect character?

Well, his sister is an exception.

When Harry came to his senses, he was already carrying Lockhart's entire collection of books, as if he were carrying a mountain, and swayed back to Dolly's side.

Harry looked at Dolly, as if asking, "Do you want her?"

These are Lockhart's autographed books, theoretically priceless, but Harry just wants to throw them away right now.

Dolly rolled her eyes; she couldn't care less.

My liking for Lockhart is just because I don't want to spoil Hermione's fun.

Hermione is only a fan of an idol for the first time, and this idol's image will collapse in less than a month.

What an excellent experience! It was enough to make Hermione realize that men like Lockhart are not trustworthy, and that her good friend Dolly is the most trustworthy.

What a wonderful plan it would be if Dolly could then hug Hermione from behind in her bed to comfort her and deepen their relationship.

To achieve this goal, all Dolly needs to do is be patient.

In comparison, it would be incredibly foolish to fall out with Hermione right now over Lockhart.

Harry and Dolly were fairly in sync; seeing Dolly's expression made him laugh out loud.

He was already having a headache because his sister said she liked Lockhart.

Even his sister likes Lockhart. Is it really because he can't see Lockhart's good points?

Now he was certain that Lockhart was just a pretty face with no substance, and his sister was simply trying not to spoil the mood.

Harry looked around and saw Hermione's expectant eyes.

Hermione desperately wanted Lockhart's autographed book, but she couldn't take what was rightfully hers.

Seeing that Hermione didn't speak, Harry assumed that Hermione wanted to buy them herself, so he turned to Ginny and handed her all the books without saying a word.

Ron's family is short of money, so if Harry buys another set and watches it with Ron, things will be much easier for them.

Ron cast a grateful glance his way, and Harry felt he had done the right thing, smiling broadly.

But he didn't see that Dolly was frowning.

Because she was deeply impressed, now was definitely the time for Malfoy and his father Lucius to make their appearance.

Malfoy, feeling envious and resentful because of Harry's recent moment of glory, rushed over to mock Malfoy, and the children's conflict escalated into a conflict between adults.

Finally, Arthur and Lucius got into a fight, and Lucius took the opportunity to slip the diary to Ginny.

But now, where is the Malfoy family?

This shows that the times... no, the plot has really changed.

After all, it wasn't inevitable that Lucius and Malfoy would run into Harry and Ron's family.

Harry and Ron are here today mainly because Ron's mother, Molly, is attending Lockhart's book signing.

But for the Malfoys, it was purely a coincidence; they didn't necessarily have to come today.

Dolly sorted out her thoughts and slowly let out a long breath.

The plot change was somewhat expected, since the current Malfoy is not the original Malfoy.

After all, Malfoy is now being dealt an even worse blow by Dolly.

The Malfoy family also lost a lot of money. I wonder if they will have enough money this year to sponsor the entire Slytherin house to replace the flying brooms and put Malfoy in as Seeker.

Last year, there was even a story about Quirrell setting his sights on Dolly before Harry did.

It would be strange if the plot didn't change at all this year.

Moreover, the plot has been altered; at most, it just means we need to investigate who has the diary.

Tom Riddle in the final diary, who is Voldemort's first fragment of soul in his youth, had the purpose of opening the Chamber of Secrets in Slytherin to release the Basilisk to kill the students, and then getting Dumbledore kicked out of Hogwarts.

If Dolly grasps this point, everything will be easily resolved.

The autograph session then successfully concluded.

After Lockhart left, Molly reluctantly decided to take her family back home.

Meanwhile, Dolly and Hermione were each carrying a large stack of books, with Hermione still lost in her beautiful fantasy.

"What do you think he'll teach us in the first lesson?"

"Our Defense Against the Dark Arts class last year was terrible!"

Dolly enthusiastically added, "I guess it's the Ironclad Charm, or maybe the Disarming Charm?"

"He must be a master of spells; he knows too many spells."

"Of course, I've read several of his novels. He escaped those dangers only by using a spell."

Dolly pursed her lips and continued to endure it, since there were only a few days left before school started.

Soon the group prepared to part ways.

Hermione couldn't stay with Dolly because she was carrying so many books.

Dolly entrusted the book to Ron for safekeeping, since she still had work to do.

Ron was initially reluctant, but Dolly whispered, "It's okay if you forget to return it to me when you get to Hogwarts, I can share a copy with Hermione."

Ron, who was originally going to read a book with Harry, became excited and realized that Dolly meant well.

After thanking Dolly, he went to the Leaky Cauldron with his family to use Floo Powder to go home.

Hermione and Dolly hugged goodbye, leaving Dolly alone as she returned to Ollivander's wand shop.

She was about to begin assembling her wand.

Dolly picked up a shaped piece of fir wood and a thunderbird tail feather that had been trimmed according to her sense of feeling and needs. She looked at the two materials, wondering how many times she would need to enhance them to bring out their attributes.

Dolly currently has 24 attribute points remaining.

She decided that she would invest a maximum of 12 attribute points into this wand.