The Predictions of Tycho Dodonus

After buying the flying broomstick, the three headed towards Flourish and Blotts.

Most of the textbooks had already been bought, and William had been using the new books to teach the two of them during this period.

However, they still need to supplement their reading with some books, such as Lockhart's Seven-Piece Set.

The bookstore was packed with people, but they were all queuing outside.

Today is Lockhart's new book launch, and they've all come to sign copies.

The majority of the crowd were witches of Mrs. Weasley's age, Lockhart's reputation as a "ladies' man" was well-deserved.

William seemed to envision Cedric opening a wand shop in the future, and he guessed it would be something like this.

A group of elderly witches lined up at the door waiting for him to sell his wands and then give them his autograph.

The three of them walked through the crowd and entered the bookstore.

William needed to buy textbooks he hadn't studied in the time loop, such as Cassandra Skee's "Unfogging the Future".

Cassandra Skee is a famous prophet who is over ninety years old and still alive. She was also Newt's senior in school.

Unlike Newt, who dropped out of school midway, Cassandra graduated smoothly and later became a Hogwarts professor. She was replaced by Professor Trelawney after she retired.

William was a VIP member of Flourish and Blotts and had bought a large number of books. When he heard that William had arrived, the bookstore manager immediately came out.

The manager led William to the back of the bookstore. There was a corner there filled with books on Divination.

On a small table were many books, such as "Prophecy of the Unforeseen: Protect Yourself from Misfortune" and "The Broken Ball: When Fate Strikes."

"All the basic Divination methods in ' Unfogging the Future' —palm reading, crystal balls, bird entrails...—are very useful for guidance," the manager explained.

But William didn't listen to him; his gaze fell on another book, one on the top shelf: Tyco Dodonas's Predictions.

This book is a famous book of Prophecy, and its position in the history of Prophecy is roughly equivalent to that of the Tui Bei Tu).

But most wizards only regard it as poetry.

William had heard old man Newt mention that famous Prophecy:

The cruel exile of men

The daughter was in deep despair.

Champion return home in revenge.

Soaring through the water with outstretched wings.

Before the Battle of Père Lachaise Cemetery, this Prophecy was already circulating widely, with many believing it referred to the Obscurus Credence.

He is believed to be Corvus Lestrange, the mysteriously missing child of the Pure-blood Lestrange family.

But it was later proven that he was not Lestrange family child.

William waved his wand, and the book appeared in his hand. He opened the book of Prophecy and casually flipped to page seven.

That page also contained only four simple sentences.

"Ha, ruthless demon king!"

Ah, broken soul!

The self-exile of that year,

Reborn from the gift of Death.

William was completely baffled; that's how Prophecy are—they never speak in human language.

"Mr. Stark, if I were you, I wouldn't be reading a book like this," the manager said casually, noticing William looking at the book.

"This is an old relic published in the last century; it's just a collection of poems, nothing more."

William neither agreed nor disagreed, but said, "Pack this book up for me too."

William plans to consult with his future Divination teacher, Professor Trelawney, before the start of the semester.

This person is someone Dumbledore has taken a liking to; he must have some talent, right?

Soon, at the corner, William ran into Luna and her father.

Luna was wearing a Winky dress and two thumb-sized pumpkin-carved earrings.

Luna's father was even stranger; he wore a long black robe with the words "The Quibbler" written in white on it.

Luna's style of dress is clearly influenced by Lovegood.

"There are so many people, aren't there?" Luna said. "They're all queuing up to buy Lockhart's books, but I don't sense any wisdom in him."

"He's an idiot," Luna commented.

"Why do you say that?" William asked.

"Lockhart has Wrackspurt in his head; he's long lost his intelligence."

The Wrackspurt is another creature Luna believes in; it's an invisible creature that floats into people's ears and confuses their minds.

Luna waved her arms around her head, as if trying to shoo away mosquitoes.

William laughed so hard he bent over; Luna was still as funny as ever.

Lovegood, on the other hand, was sullen and complained that Lockhart hadn't invited him, the famous editor-in-chief.

Lovegood never misses an opportunity to make money, after all, he has to work hard to support his daughter Luna.

Money is never enough!

Just then, Lockhart rushed over from the front.

He wore a long robe the same blue as forget-me-nots, which perfectly complemented his blue eyes. A pointed wizard's hat was playfully tilted to one side on his curly hair.

"Haha, William, long time no see."

Lockhart, as if they were old friends, patted William on the shoulder affectionately.

In fact, the two had only met once, at the Order of Merlin award ceremony.

He did write a few letters; William helped Dumbledore invite him to be the Defense Against the Dark Arts Professor.

All the other invitations were from Lockhart to William's book launches, which he declined.

"You still came to my press conference?" Lockhart said excitedly.

"No, I just brought my family to buy books," William said with a polite smile.

"Books... my books, perhaps? I can give you a few sets... it only takes a few minutes."

"William, everyone will love to see two Order of Merlin recipients standing together," Lockhart invited again.

A short, grumpy man holding a large black camera jumped around him, trying to take a picture together.

William put his right hand behind his back and gently waved his wand, and a puff of purple smoke came out of the camera.

He had read the reports about Lockhart, and he didn't want to be misrepresented by unscrupulous journalists.

"Oh, the camera suddenly malfunctioned?" the short man asked, inspecting the camera.

"What's going on? We're too late, the press conference is about to start." Lockhart frowned, then suddenly noticed Lovegood beside him.

Lovegood also brought a camera.

"Hey William, is this your friend, and also a journalist?" Lockhart asked.

"I'm the editor-in-chief of * the Quibbler *," Lovegood said unhappily.

"' The Quibbler '... I've never heard of it, but would you mind taking a few photos of me later? Of course, if your newspaper wants to use my photo on the cover, it will increase sales."

Lockhart assumed Lovegood was a friend of William, so he made a slight attempt to befriend him.

William couldn't help but laugh; he was really looking forward to seeing an article about Lockhart in the Quibbler.

Lovegood gave a haughty snort, leaving Luna behind, and then followed him with satisfaction.

Soon, another commotion broke out outside; it turned out that Malfoy and Mr. Weasley were fighting.

Whenever the two meet in Diagon Alley, they'll have sex—a really intense one.

Lockhart clapped incessantly beside him. He looked at Lovegood and the Daily Prophet reporter, and asked:

"Could you include the fight in the report too? Say that Malfoy and Weasley got into a passionate brawl in the street over buying my book!"

William didn't hear it because he had already rushed over to take sides.

Just like what Cedric led him to do back then.