Alchemy Black Technology at Hogwarts

Chapter 154
Before that, Lockhart had actually found several pure-blood families quietly.Of course, at that time, he did not tell the other party his real reasons. Although those families said they were willing to provide him with some help at the time, they wrote letters expressing that they were helpless not long after.

"Malfoy?"

William suddenly felt a sense of intimacy.

Not long ago, Lucius Malfoy had given him an assist, taking a big bite out of the Flint and Yaxleys.William had already selected two shops, and it was a coincidence that one of them was the former "Mrs. Premnier", while the other shop was located at the entrance of Knockturn Alley.

Almost the entire Diagon Alley is owned by these pure-blood families, with only a few exceptions, such as Madam Malkin's shop, and with the accumulation of years, the gap between them and ordinary wizards will become wider and wider .

How does this compare between those who work part-time and those who play assets.

"If it's another family, it's a big deal, but if this Malfoy family doesn't take care of it, it's a bit unreasonable."

William carefully calculated whether it was worth taking a shot for Gilderoy Lockhart.

"Although this idiot peacock's magical attainments are not as good as a Hagrid, he can be regarded as the guy closest to a 'professional actor' in the entire wizarding world, unless Ludo Bagman's comedian is counted."

To change to the words he is more familiar with in his previous life, it is KOL, anchor with goods. If William wants to create such a similar personality, not only will he need to invest a lot of resources, but it will also be difficult to find a more suitable candidate.

Unless he goes into battle himself.

"forgive me."

William quietly made a decision.

Lockhart would be a good tool, but this tool has too many small thoughts and flaws, and William must make a good adjustment before he can hold this male peacock in his hands.

"Mr. Lockhart, what the Malfoy family did to you is a very unreasonable act of extortion. I believe that this kind of behavior should not be tolerated by the entire wizarding world."

He said to Lockhart seriously.

With Mr. Anderson's Chinese face, William's words sounded very serious, almost sobering Lockhart from the fright.

"Of course, of course, but you don't mean to tell. I beg you"

Lockhart begged humbly, hoping that William would not tell the Ministry of Magic or the Daily Prophet about this.

"No, no, of course not."

William shook his head - upon hearing his words, Lockhart's eyes lit up, "Thank you very much, I will definitely return this Galleon to you, as my personality."

He was interrupted by William before he finished speaking.

"What I mean is not to lend you this money. I think even you should understand that even if you hand in the Galleon they demanded this time, they will blackmail you for more in a short time. "

William shattered Lockhart's illusions.

"Even you."

Snape chuckled softly.

For Lockhart's dislike, he almost didn't hide it on his face.

"That"

Lockhart alternated hands holding the glass somewhat primly.

"I would like to ask you to write to Lucius Malfoy and arrange a meeting. At that time, we will sit down and discuss your affairs like adults."

William raised the glass of sherry with his right hand, brought it to his lips, put it down again, and brought it to his lips again.

In his previous life, he had learned some negotiating skills, through which he could make the other party's attention better focus on himself.

However, Snape's brow also changed with William's movements, frowning, relaxing, frowning, and relaxing again - for Merlin's sake, he wanted to take out his wand and give it to the underage wizard who wanted to drink A shot of "Shen Feng disappeared".

"But that's Malfoy, even if it's you I certainly don't mean yes."

Lockhart said nervously.

In his opinion, William asked him to arrange this meeting, not to solve his problems, but to participate in it, or use it to curry favor with Lucius Malfoy.Because in the British magical world, except for Dumbledore, almost no one can put pressure on Lucius Malfoy to change his decision.

"Mr Lockhart, I don't think I'm 'asking' you, and I believe you've had enough."

William showed a seriousness that was completely different from the kindness at the beginning, "You are on your side, and you have no one to rely on except me, right? We will definitely be able to negotiate a win-win plan of."

"Well, thank you, Mr. Anderson."

Lockhart could only swallow the words in his mouth.

He regretted coming to see William today.

"Lalo, will you please help Mr. Lockhart get back to his home?"

William gave the order to evict the guest, and Lockhart had to stand up reluctantly to say goodbye to him, and with the help of the house elf, he stumbled towards the fireplace.

Only Snape and William were left in the box at the moment.

"Severus Anderson? And James White? Huh?!"

Snape had no doubt that William had chosen such a fake name on purpose.

"Professor, I'm sorry, I was too nervous just now, and I didn't know what a suitable name should be given in my mind. But maybe this manuscript can be used to express my apologies?"

William expressed his deep apology without guilt, and took out a black-skinned potion manuscript—it was indeed in Salazar Slytherin's collection, but William had already read it, and all the contents in it were The recorded formula is actually the content of the Potions class at Hogwarts at that time.

"Humph!"

Snape mercilessly exposed William's hypocrisy, but he was not slow at accepting the manuscript.From the perspective of the Potions professor, William's only and greatest asset was that he was rich.

"You don't think about, wanting to work with that turkey, do you? I hope even you don't act so stupid."

He bit his lower lip without any trace, and still asked.

Gilderoy Lockhart has a reputation at Hogwarts, although it is not a positive one-although he has a good magical talent, in fact, almost all the professors believe that his wisdom and ability All above average.With a lot of hard work, Lockhart might have a career of his own.

But he seemed too anxious to get credit.

Lockhart, who was assigned to Ravenclaw, quickly achieved good academic results, but the awkward plot of "either do the best or not" in his nature has been entangled with him, making him He became increasingly dissatisfied with himself.

Gradually, he used his talents to take shortcuts and dodge.He studies hard not to improve himself, but to earn attention for himself, and he is eager for various awards.

He lobbied the headmaster to start a school newspaper, because nothing made him happier than seeing his name and picture printed.

Although Lockhart was not very popular at the time, he still achieved his primary goal through some "great feats":
Let everyone in the school know him.

"That idiot, used magic to carve his name on the Quidditch field, each letter was twenty feet long, and blew up Mrs. Huozhai who came to class. He also projected his golden-haired head into the sky , everyone knows who he wants to imitate. At Christmas, he mailed [-] greeting cards to himself."

When talking about Gilderoy Lockhart's "glorious history", Snape did not hide his dislike for him at all, and even said a lot of things in a very rare way-because Gilderoy Lockhart was almost The complete opposite of himself, a collection of all the qualities he dislikes.

"Of course not, I know he's not being so... honest. He's just being showy, not stupid."

William explained to Snape.

Even though he was cornered, Gilderoy Lockhart still instinctively wanted to perform something.He repeatedly got himself drunk, and "casually" mentioned the name of the Malfoy family, acting so frankly that he wanted to gain William's trust.

Gilderoy Lockhart felt that as long as he could persuade this big guy from the United States to fight Lucius Malfoy, whether it was out of goodwill or greed, it would bring about more benign changes for him.And even if William told others that he stole other people's memories, no one would believe the slander of a foreigner.

Memory can be faked.

But the peacock naturally wouldn't know that all his words just now were quietly recorded by William with a bug.If William wanted to destroy Lockhart, he could have played the recording on the biggest speakers in Diagon Alley.

No matter how he quibbles, denies, or even attacks William's credibility in reverse, he will not escape William's palm.

"If you are trying to curry favor with Lucius in his name, then you can give up your heart."

Snape said kindly.

Talking about win-win among the three parties, since William already knows that Lockhart is not a good bird, the win-win naturally refers to the relationship between him and Malfoy—but what Snape didn't expect is that William's win-win refers to him winning twice .

"I don't think Lucius Malfoy would want his only son to miss the whole of first grade. If he would, I wouldn't want him to. Besides, he's got a diary in his hand."

William felt like he was going to win.

But that couldn't be told to Snape just yet.

"Whatever you want is fine."

Snape didn't show any strong desire for knowledge - he was convinced that William was simply a younger version of Dumbledore, who looked harmless to humans and animals, but was actually a complete bastard with a belly full of bad water .

He opened the door, wanting to go back to the castle.

"Professor, wait a minute, I wonder if you have heard of the practical class?"

William called to Snape.

(End of this chapter)