Happry Potter: The New Player

"I was looking for Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent to get rid of them in the school's cabbage patch," Hagrid glanced at Evan and said in a low voice, "You must be Evan Mason, thank you for helping Harry escape from that house, cursed Muggles, if only I had known..."

Before Hagrid could finish speaking, Mrs. Weasley was approaching quickly with freshly made robes, followed by Mr. Weasley, and Hermione and Evan's parents.

Upon seeing them, Mrs. Weasley knew they had been in Knockturn Alley.

"You went to Knockturn Alley! Thank you, Hagrid!"

"Well, I must be off," Hagrid was embarrassed as Mrs. Weasley held onto his arm, "See you at Hogwarts," he said to the children.

By the time Hagrid disappeared from view, Mrs. Weasley turned and scolded Harry, Ron, and Hermione, while Mr. Weasley was intrigued by what Harry was saying.

"It seems he was about to sell something but backed out at the last minute," Mr. Weasley said solemnly but with a hint of satisfaction, "I really want to get evidence against Lucius Malfoy."

"Careful, Arthur," Mrs. Weasley warned, "the Malfoy family should not be offended, don't get into more trouble than you can handle."

"Do you think I can't handle Malfoy?" Mr. Weasley said angrily, but his attention was soon drawn to a large crowd outside Flourish & Blotts' door.

Most of them were around Mrs. Weasley's age, all gathered at the entrance, trying to get in, and through the crowd, they saw Gilderoy Lockhart in blue wizard robes, sitting in the center of the store, signing books.

Around him were large photographs of himself everywhere, and all the faces in the images winked at the crowd while displaying bright white teeth.

Although Lockhart was a fool when it came to magic, Evan had to admit he was a successful writer.

As expected, Harry was spotted by Lockhart and dragged into a photo with him while announcing he was going to teach at Hogwarts. By the time Harry returned, Mr. Weasley and Lucius Malfoy were fighting, while Lockhart stood close by without interfering, but they were separated by the sudden appearance of Hagrid.

"Young lady, are these the best things your dad can give you?"

Lucius Malfoy pulled away from Hagrid's arm, gestured for Draco to follow him, and stormed out of the store.

"You shouldn't associate with him, Arthur," Hagrid straightened and adjusted Mr. Weasley's robes but nearly lifted him off the ground while doing so, "that man is trouble, his whole family is, and everyone knows it. The Malfoy family is not worth it."

Everyone's attention turned to Mr. Weasley, while Evan observed Ginny's cauldron holding a broken copy of "A Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration" and, if all went as planned, there should be a black diary in it.

After Lucius left the store, Evan set aside the fight as soon as he saw the impressive collection of books.

"Evan, what are you up to? Are you trying to buy the entire bookstore?" Ron looked at the list of books in Evan's hands, Flourish & Blotts probably has over 8000 books.

"That would not be possible, I am not that wealthy, I am selecting what I need." Evan could not afford to buy everything at once, so he will first pick the books he needs and then slowly purchase the rest.

"Oh, that's rather splendid!"

"Acquiring more knowledge is never a bad thing, Ron!"

"That sounds like Hermione," remarked Ron as he watched Evan pick up 'Advanced Potion-Making' by Libatius Borage. I've heard that it's a N.E.W.T. level book used in Potions class; students who achieved 'Outstanding' or 'Exceeds Expectations' in their Ordinary Wizarding Levels move on to N.E.W.T. and have the opportunity to study advanced potions, hence this book.

"I believe Evan is right, and one can never go wrong with expanding one's knowledge!" Hermione glanced at Evan's list and happily added some magical books to her own list as well. She said, "Evan, I think we should review the list later to avoid duplicates."

"Of course, Hermione," Evan replied.

"Harry, you two are both mad!"

"You're right, Ron," Harry hesitated for a moment before selecting "A Compendium of Common Curses and Their Counteractions," a book he wanted to buy last year but Hagrid wouldn't let him. "Nevertheless, continuous learning is essential, especially when dealing with someone like Malfoy, isn't it?"

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