With extraordinary comprehension, I built a floating city at Hogwarts.

It was a yellow parchment envelope with green writing on it.

The letter listed the new books he would be using that year.

Second-grade students should read:

Standard Spells, Level Two, by Miranda Goschak:

Breaking with the Ghost, by Gilderoy Lockhart;

"Wandering with Ghouls", by Gilderoy Lockhart;

"Vacation with a Mother Demon" by Gilderoy Lockhart;

"Walking with Trolls", by Gilderoy Lockhart;

"Sailing with Vampires", by Gilderoy Lockhart;

"Wandering with Werewolves", by Gilderoy Lockhart;

"A Year with the Xz Snowman," by Gilderoy Lockhart...

It seems that Dumbledore secured Lockhart's position as Defense Against the Dark Arts professor this year in exchange for helping him sell books.

Hermione and Ciri also received the same letter. Ciri, who was in fifth grade, had different textbooks for other subjects, but also a long list of Lockhart's works.

This is such a rip-off!

With Levin's financial resources, a few books are nothing at all.

But some families are different.

For example, the Weasley family.

They have five children who need to go to school this year.

This means they need to buy five sets of Lockhart's books, a total of 35 books.

Based on market prices, these seven books would cost close to 20 Galleons or more.

Five sets of books would cost 100 Galleons.

This was undoubtedly adding insult to injury for the already impoverished Weasley family.

The Weasleys must be green with envy.

"A new professor of dark magic...I wonder if this year's one is reliable?"

Hermione looked melancholy after reading it.

Professor Quirrell's performance last semester almost made her despair of the course.

Fortunately, Levin tutored her this summer.

This is what gave her a certain degree of "dark magic defense" ability.

Compared to her peers who were also scammed, her abilities far surpassed those of others.

“I seem to remember this person’s name. He seems to have received a third-class medal from the Order of Merlin.”

As she spoke, Ciri began rummaging through a pile of newspapers.

"Ah, found it, it's this one!"

The Sintra lion cub picked up a copy of the Daily Prophet and read aloud: "...praising his courage in the face of the creatures of darkness, and his methods of defense described in his autobiography."

Hermione hummed in agreement, then asked, "Is the Order of Merlin, Class 3...very impressive?"

"...It should be alright, right?" Levin asked uncertainly.

The girl tilted her head back, looked at the two people beside her, and chuckled softly, "You two, one of you is a First Class Medal recipient, and the youngest recipient of the Order of Merlin! The other has received a Second Class Medal. Compared to you, he's not that great, is he?"

Unlike in the original story, Hermione now hangs out with Levin every day and has seen it all.

The scene of Levin chatting and laughing with celebrities and dignitaries from the wizarding world at the awards ceremony is still vivid in my mind.

Having seen so many truly remarkable people, Lockhart, while worthy of admiration, no longer inspires her worship.

Ciri, however, had a different opinion.

"I've read his books at Mrs. Tonks's place, and at least his methods for dealing with monsters are quite professional. Putting aside his book-selling activities, this man does have some real talent."

Lockhart describes in each of his works his experience dealing with a dark creature:

Female ghosts, ghouls, she-devils, trolls, vampires, werewolves, yetis...

In the world of The Witcher 3, these tasks would be entirely the job of a Witcher.

Ciri was raised by witchers.

After arriving in the Harry Potter world, she also worked as a witcher to earn Galleons.

Therefore, Hillary practically considered Lockhart as a colleague.

“You’re right,” Levin nodded, “but I advise you not to get your hopes up.”

"Why is this again?"

Hilary said that she had always believed Levin's words.

"You'll understand when you see him for yourself..."

He thought for a moment and added:

"Coincidentally, this guy had previously written to invite me to his book launch in Diagon Alley. Although I declined outright, I learned that the launch was next Wednesday."

“We’ll pick that day to go to Diagon Alley to buy new books for next semester, and that’ll be a good opportunity for you to see what Lockhart is like.”

Next Wednesday will arrive in the blink of an eye.

Levin used Teleportation to bring the two to Diagon Alley early in the morning.

We will never allow Filobon, the company that produces Filobon powder, to earn a single extra penny.

Okay, the main reason is that the teleportation effect of the Anywhere Door is quite comfortable; in terms of physical sensation, it's similar to passing through a regular door.

Unlike the obvious one, this is also for a witch from Ravenclaw.

After her death, Filo powder became state-owned and is now under the control of official agencies. Currently, there is only one authorized manufacturer in the country: Filo Potion Company. Any other person selling it is committing an illegal act.

However, this monopolistic behavior is not for the purpose of making exorbitant profits, but for the convenience of the people.

For over a hundred years, the public transportation facilities in Da have been a rare example of good governance by the Ministry of Magic.

In Diagon Alley, Levin and his two companions happened to run into the Weasleys, a family of red-haired people who stood out in the crowd.

The Weasleys were going to Gringotts to get their money, while Ron stayed behind to chat with them.

Ron asked Levin curiously, "Don't you need to go to Gringotts to get the money?"

Levin shook his head: "I don't trust those goblins. I'd rather keep my money at home; it's much safer there than Gringotts."

Forget Gringotts, he doesn't even trust village banks.

“My money is with Levin,” Ciri said calmly.

“I don’t need to go to Gringotts to exchange for Galleons. Levin just used Galleons to buy pounds from my father.” Hermione looked at Levin with gratitude in her eyes. She knew very well that Levin had been taken advantage of in this situation.

“You guys have a really good relationship,” Ron said dryly, then gave a look of disgust. “I guess our family won’t need to save money for a long time to come.”

Even though they had never met, he already felt a deep disgust for Lockhart.

"That's a huge amount of Galleons!"

Levin thought for a moment and said to him, "If you really don't want to spend this money, I have an idea. Although ordinary books have anti-copying spells, they can't prevent direct copying with a pen. I created a minor spell called the 'Copying Spell'..."

Ron's eyes lit up at the words, and his gaze towards Levin became much warmer: "Levin..."

"But... this is piracy!" Hermione said weakly. "Isn't it a bit wrong to do this?"

"Perhaps seeing him in person will dispel your thoughts."

Levin suggested,

“We can go to Flourish and Blotts first, see it for ourselves, and then make a decision.”

Chapter 100 Always eager for a good show

Before long, they were greeted by the Weasleys returning from Gringotts, along with Harry Potter.

This poor thing, it was her first time using a press conference, and they were all there to sign autographs.

Most of the people in the crowd were witches of Mrs. Weasley's age, and Lockhart's reputation as a "ladies' man" was well-deserved.

But this created trouble for them in purchasing books.

They will have to overcome many obstacles and break through all difficulties to buy textbooks for the next semester.

Just as the Weasleys straightened their backs, pulled in their stomachs, exhaled, and raised their voices, preparing to fight to the death, Levin made his move.

He simply called out a shop assistant.

“Oh, it’s the distinguished member, Mr. Green,”

Upon seeing Levin, the shop assistant immediately adopted a respectful expression.

Is there anything I can do for you?

After the tower was built, Levin purchased a large number of books from Flourish and Blotts to fill the tower's collection.

After all, Levin's memory library is for his own use only, and he's not the only one living in the tower.

Levin was happy to respect the intellectual property rights of most authors who weren't incompetent like Lockhart, and wouldn't resort to underhanded tactics like "copying" against them. Therefore, he chose to buy physical books directly, and only copied them himself if he couldn't buy them.

That order was almost equivalent to Flourish and Blotts' entire month's revenue!

Therefore, Levin became a VIP member of the bookstore, its most distinguished guest.

"The bookstore's entrance is blocked."

Levin pointed to the crowd ahead.

"Is there any other way to get in?"

"Of course, how could we let such a distinguished guest like you wait in line?"

The shop assistant immediately led them to the store.

"Please come with me, you and your friend."