Gilderoy Lockhart Fell at the Sound

Kane let out a faint sigh. Though he had planned from the start to freeload off Lockhart's novels later, meeting him this soon was hardly ideal.

His original plan had been to wait until school started. By then, Lockhart would most likely have forgotten about Kane standing him up.

Of course, there was also a good chance he would remember. But how did that saying go again? Time healed all wounds. Perhaps Lockhart could switch themes, changing Holiday Travels with Little Wizards into My Days as a Professor at Hogwarts.

Kane could even be his stooge... Ah, better leave that burdensome job to Harry or Hermione. One look was enough to tell that the two of them had talent for it.

Before long, Kane pulled up the hood of his raincoat, intending to hide himself a little. As for shopping somewhere else first, emmmm.

Given Lockhart's style, he spared no effort when it came to boasting about himself and sweet-talking friends and family into buying his books. He might very well keep hawking them here from morning until night.

But Kane had clearly underestimated Lockhart's memory and powers of association. He could not see Kane's face, but he could see Kane's hood. That terrifying tentacle that had wrapped him up and flung him far away was something he knew all too well.

Mysterious little raincoat man, I could tell at a glance that you were no ordinary person!

As it happened, he needed a little wizard to help him reenact one of the famous scenes from his book. Compared to fans who knew nothing about him, what if they truly thought he was terrifyingly powerful and came at him with a fully powered Iron Armor Charm? How awkward would it be if he could not break through it no matter