Hogwarts: Don't call me Wandmaker

Chapter 84 Lockhart's Book Signing Event

Lockhart is a really nice guy. Not only did he treat him to a meal, he also gave him 135 Galleons for free. It has been a long time since Xi Lun met such a gullible... and such a nice person.

No, it should be 130 Galleons. Xilun did not exaggerate before. The so-called legendary golden wizard sticker was really made of gold powder... The cost of fifty pieces was about five Galleons.

But Lockhart is rich, so he probably wouldn't mind his admirer making a small profit from the price difference.

Xi Lun continued walking towards the wand shop and inevitably passed the entrance to Knockturn Alley again.

Same time, same place.

Knockturn Alley was very quiet and deep, without a trace of light. The entire alley was like a dormant beast, with its huge mouth wide open, waiting for its lost prey.

But today, Xilun had no intention of going inside again, so he walked straight in.

He had been keeping an eye on the situation here for the past few days, but nothing had happened, no chaos, no strikers or Aurors coming to check on the situation.

Old Borgin kept his promise.

The six Death Eaters killed that night disappeared like stones dropped into an abyss, without causing any ripples.

Speaking of Death Eaters, Xiren suddenly remembered the deformed lizard that became his trophy.

That thing was the bait that led him into the trap. Later, he dismantled the trap and it would be a big loss if he didn't take the bait away.

However, Xi Lun only took that one thing. Although old Borgin said that he could challenge for the loot at will, Xi Lun looked around and found that except for the deformed lizard, the rest were not valuable and their origins were unknown. So he simply fulfilled his previous promise and gave them all to old Borgin.

Old Bo Jin was quite happy and took charge of the subsequent finishing work.

As expected of a native of Knockturn Alley, his professional skills are impeccable.

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The next day, Xi Lun arrived at Flourish and Blotts Bookstore before noon and delivered the stickers he had made overnight.

At the same time, he also received the complete set of signed books promised by Lockhart, as well as the first signed edition of "Magic Me".

Flourish and Blotts would not officially sell the autobiography until two hours later, along with the book signing, but Lockhart didn't care and just gave it away with several other books.

The complete set of books, of course, no book is missing, in addition to "Magic Me", it also includes "Gilderoy Lockhart Teaches You How to Get Rid of Pests in Your Home" and "How to Dance Gracefully with a Veela".

Lockhart should have known that these two books had nothing to do with Defense Against the Dark Arts, so he didn't shamelessly include them in the textbook.

Before leaving, Siren asked Lockhart to write an extra paragraph in "My Magical Life" to prove that this was the first autobiography officially sold.

Because of the good impression he left yesterday, Lockhart agreed without thinking.

Xi Lun plans to find an opportunity to sell it at a high price. With Lockhart's current popularity, there should be someone willing to buy this commemorative collector's edition.

When Xi Lun returned to the wand shop, a long line had already formed at the door. Garrick watched him walk to the counter with an indescribable strange look in his eyes.

"What's wrong?" Xi Lun asked puzzledly.

"They're all looking for you." Garrick said in a complicated tone.

The old wand maker who had been idle for decades never thought that there would be a long queue in front of the store for two consecutive days.

And the big bag full of silver Sickles under the counter also seemed unreal to him.

The money he made from selling wands in the past two days might not be this much. Even if Garrick didn't care much about making a profit, it was impossible for him to remain completely moved at this time.

Are so many people interested in those little gadgets like stickers? Isn't that a bit exaggerated?

Ok……

It's indeed a bit exaggerated.

If Garrick had paid more attention, he would have found that many of the people in the queue were familiar faces.

These people were professional platoon members that Xi Lun had asked Old Tom to find at the Leaky Cauldron, five Sickles a day.

It wasn't a lot, but Old Tom found him a lot of people. There were too many drunks in the Leaky Cauldron with cleaner pockets than their faces. Five silver Sickles could buy five large glasses of malt whiskey, and the work was simple, so naturally many people were willing to take on this job.

Tom himself was happy to help because the money those people earned would appear in the cash box of the Leaky Cauldron the next day.

The long lines would attract more genuine customers, and everyone was happy. The only downside was that this idea only worked best on the first day. There were only so many wizards in Diagon Alley, and even fewer interested in wand decorations. So by the afternoon, although the line outside was still long, Siren could clearly feel that the number of genuine customers had decreased.

Most people just come in, take a look around and leave.

This is only because of the popularity of Lockhart's autograph session. Otherwise, there might not be many people here in the morning.

"Oh, you finally came in." At this time, a familiar voice came.

"It's incredible. When did the wand shop become so popular?"

"Or did we miss something, a wand sticker?"

Fred and George came up to Xiren and looked at him with smiles.

"Long time no see, Xi Lun."

"We were here once before, and the store was locked."

"I went on a long trip." Xi Lun said, "So you came all the way to see me this time?"

"Of course not," said Fred.

"Let's buy Ginny a new wand." George turned sideways, revealing a little red-haired witch behind him.

"Ginny Weasley, our youngest sister."

"This year's new students at Hogwarts."

"Mom originally wanted to bring her here."

“But we helped take on the job.”

"It just so happens that we also want to take a look at your new... wand stickers." Fred thought for a moment and said, "That should be the name."

"There is also dye spray and maintenance kit." Xi Lun said this for the umpteenth time.

We can't just pretend that these two things don't exist just because they are expensive.

However, even so, Xilun has no plans to lower the price. After all, only after comparison can the stickers appear to be cost-effective, and everyone will be more willing to pay for them.

"Xi Lun, hurry up and get the things out."

At the Weasley brothers' urging, Siren took out a complete set of Fantastic Beasts stickers and started chatting with them behind the counter.

The Weasley brothers talked a lot, emphasizing how they rescued Harry from his aunt and uncle's house.

"You can't imagine what Harry has been through."

George made an exaggerated expression. "They don't give him food."

"Fortunately, we got the news in time."

"Take him to the Burrow."

"We came to Diagon Alley together today."

"But Harry called the wrong furnace door and accidentally came out of Knockturn Alley."

"Why didn't we think of such a good idea?" George slapped his thigh in frustration. "If we had called the wrong furnace door, we could have gone to Knockturn Alley with impunity."

"Fred!" Ginny, who was testing her wand, turned around and said with a frown, "Mom won't let us go near that place. Don't even think about it."

"I'm George, Ginny," George said. "And I don't think Knockturn Alley is that dangerous. Even Harry said he didn't meet any strange people, just that the things sold there weren't very friendly."

"Dad said he was lucky to have met Hagrid." Ginny glared at him. "And Harry didn't mean to go there. He didn't want to go to Knockturn Alley!"

"Oh, maybe," said Fred, noncommittally.

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(End of this chapter)