Harry Potter and the Attack of the Squibs

Lu Ke casually flipped through the entire book. After being shocked by the wizard's random thoughts, Lu Ke felt much better.

Although whenever he recalls it, he will feel pain in his heart, but now at least Lu Ke is not as afraid to recall it as he was at the beginning.

Gryffindor was indeed a formidable opponent, and Lu Ke felt that he should not think about passing the test for the time being.

He was still halfway through his summer vacation, and there was absolutely no need to spend it with a terrifying melee wizard.

Lu Ke originally only wanted to stay at Hogwarts, but in the end he failed to escape the call of the Shafiq family.

Johanna had an owl deliver a letter, which contained a very serious problem.

Lockhart is going to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Originally, according to Lu Ke and William's arrangement, Lockhart should now promote everywhere and make money honestly. It would be best not to publish any new books and just continue like this.

But Lockhart's "adventurous heart" could not calm down. He was always "looking forward to new adventures."

It was probably because of this that Dumbledore chose Lockhart as the new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor at Hogwarts.

Although the curse is well known to everyone, being a professor at Hogwarts is still a very proud thing. More importantly, Lockhart knows very well that the savior Harry Potter is now in Hogwarts. .

In this way, William would be unable to stop Lockhart at all.

So now, he needs Lu Ke's help.

Lu Ke actually didn't want to help because he knew very well that Lockhart was determined and there was no way to stop this matter. No matter what the Shafik family did, it would be in vain.

But Lu Ke was working for William after all.

So he asked Snape for leave and went to the Shafiq family's castle.

This time Lu Ke didn't have to walk, Johanna Ogulius came to pick up Lu Ke herself.

"As for Lockhart, I wouldn't be so worried if he was just going to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts for a year."

Johanna Ogulius reached out to hold Lu Ke's arm, and then apparated away.

The two landed together in front of the Shafiq family's castle.

"I guess the curse wasn't for nothing, and now the mysterious man is back."

Lu Ke nodded.

In fact, Lockhart did get into trouble later. He got into big trouble at the end of this school year, and even had his memory wiped out. In the end, he was completely unable to continue his glorious career as a popular writer.

Lu Ke shook his head: "We had a plan, I should remember it correctly."

William shook his head with an exaggerated expression: "That plan? Your current solution is to give up 80% of our income?"

Lu Ke nodded: "I once advised you to transform quickly. The Daily Prophet doesn't seem to be so resistant to acquisitions, but your offer is too harsh."

William shook his head helplessly: "What you said at the time was that Lockhart will one day get into trouble because of his character, and I think his character is cautious enough."

Lu Ke sighed helplessly: "Does this count as being in trouble because of his character? Or do you think he is cautious enough to refuse Dumbledore's invitation?"

William let out a long sigh: "You can't stop him, so what we should do now is to reduce the losses."

Lu Ke nodded: "First of all, Lockhart went to work in other full-time positions within the contract, which is an obvious breach of contract."

William smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's what I meant. What I need is a professional like you."

Lu Ke glanced at William helplessly: "Are there no professional lawyers among wizards?"

William shook his head: "The most calculating people in the wizarding world are goblins, and they will only stay in Gringotts."

The two walked into the castle together, and Lockhart was already waiting in the hall.

He was holding a glass of wine and looking at the paintings on the wall.

"Lockhart."

William smiled and opened his arms towards Lockhart.

The two laughed and hugged each other.

"I must congratulate you, Lockhart, it's hard to get Dumbledore's approval."

Lockhart smiled, that perfect, practiced smile on his face, the kind that could make Mrs. Weasley and Hermione's hearts race to the limit.

Lu Ke stood aside and watched helplessly as the two men, who looked like humans and dogs, greeted each other, and then finally remembered that there was him here.

"Lu Ke, how are your grades in Defense Against the Dark Arts? I think third-year students are pretty good, right?"

Lu Ke shook his head: "It's no problem to pass. I think we should put aside the Hogwarts matters now and talk about the publishing house first. If it is inside Hogwarts Castle, you have the final say."

The smile on Lockhart's face faded for a moment.

He smiled and nodded: "Of course, you are the manager of the publishing house."

Lu Ke nodded: "Considering that working in Hogwarts is a rare opportunity, the publisher will not stop you, but this is a full-time job, so there is no doubt that this is absolutely in compliance with the breach of contract clause."

Lockhart nodded: "But you said that the breach of contract clause is just in case..."

Lu Ke nodded: "Now it's just in case. Moreover, I also said that the default clause is completely set according to your ability to accept it. In other words, you can completely afford it."

Lockhart tried to say something, but then found that he had nothing to say.

"Okay... Lu Ke, just tell me what the breach of contract terms are, and I will accept it."

Lu Ke was silent for a moment.

He looked at Lockhart as if he were a fool.

"You don't know what a breach of contract is?"

Lockhart nodded: "Of course, who would go to see something like that!"

Lu Ke sighed: "You have a copy of the contract in your hands."

Lockhart shook his head: "I put it somewhere long ago."

Lu Ke shook his head helplessly, then turned and glanced at William: "Thank you, Mr. Lockhart, for trusting the publisher, but you have the right to request a new copy."

Lockhart shook his head: "I don't need it, tell me what the result will be, Lu Ke."

Lu Ke nodded: "You will lose all copyrights, which means that no part of the income from all these books will belong to you."

Lockhart let out a long sigh: "Then that's it, it's over between us, goodbye forever!"

Lu Ke shook his head: "Why do you say that, Mr. Lockhart? You will only work at Hogwarts for one year. After one year, the publisher will still hire you to promote our new book."

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