Harry Potter: The Slytherin Mud-Blood

📚 Flourish and Blotts📚

After Harry left, I went next. I followed Mrs. Weasley's instructions and I appeared in Diagon Alley. I stepped out before anyone else could appear in the same fireplace. I waited for the others and they came soon after. The twins and I made a quick stop at Gringotts so we can get our money to purchase our supplies.

Mrs. Weasley called for us at Flourish and Blotts. She said that a famous book written would be there and I was intrigued. The written was Gilderoy Lockhart, I could tell because the whole bookstore had his works displayed all over. The way Hermione described him, he was like a hero in her eyes. From reading the titles of the books and their stories, they were all about him and he seemed very full of himself.

Hermione stepped out for a while and came back in with Harry. I hugged him and he returned the gesture. I'm glad he's safe.

"Now ladies and gentlemen, Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart." Said the announcer and entered the said man.

Everyone clapped as he graced us with his "presence." He smiled charmingly as the photographer snapped a few pictures. Lockhart's eyes sets on Harry, recognizing him by his scar.

"It can't be," he muttered, "Harry Potter!"

The photographer pulled Harry by his robes from the crowd and pushed him next to Lockhart. He swung his arm around him with a big smile for the the photo saying something about the front page.

"Ladies and gentlemen, what an  extraordinary moment this is!" He beamed. "When young Harry stepped into Flourish and Blotts this morning to purchase my autobiography, Magical Me." Ron and I shared a look like he's taking bullshit. "Which incidentally, is currently celebrating it's 27th week, atop The Daily Prophet bestseller list. He had no idea that he would in fact be leaving with my entire collected works, free of charge!" Lockhart gave a stack of nine books to Harry sending his back so he can sign some books.

"Harry, can give me those and I'll get them signed." Mrs. Weasley said excitedly. "All of you wait outside, go on!"

We make our way to the door when Draco popped up in front of us. "Bet you loved that didn't you, Potter! Famous Harry Potter, can't even go into a bookshop without making the front page!"

"Leave him alone." Ginny said through her gritted teeth. I knew she liked Harry, but damn!

"Oh look, Potter. You got yourself a girlfriend!"

"Now, now, Draco. Play nicely..." Interrupted a man. He had the same hair color as Draco along with the same grey eyes. "Mr. Potter, Lucius Malfoy. We meet at last."

He shook Harry's hand before pulling him close. "Forgive me," he said analyzing his lightning bolt scar. "Your scar is legend, as of course is the wizard who gave it to you."

"Voldemort killed my parents," Harry reminded him. "He was nothing more than a murderer."

"You must be very brave to mention his name, or very foolish.-"

"Fear of a name only increases fear of thing itself!" Hermione jumped in.

"And you must be, Ms. Granger. Yes, Draco has told me all about you and your parents and you as well, Ms. Lockery. Muggles, aren't they?"

He then, turned to the Weasley siblings. "Red hair, vacant expressions, tatty secondhand book, you must be the Weasleys." He smirked.

Then, Mr. Weasley came next to us, "children, it's mad in here. Let get outside."

"Well, well, well, Weasley senior."

"Lucius." Ooh, shiiit.

"Is your time at the Ministry, Arthur. All those extra raids. I do hope their paying you over time, the judging by the state of this, I'd say not. What's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard, if they don't even pay you well for it."

"We had a very different idea about what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy."

"Clearly," Malfoy stated, looking at Hermione's parents. "Associating with Muggles and I thought your family could sink no lower." There was a small silence before Lucius left with the words, "I'll see you at work."

Draco followed saying something similar in Harry's face, "see you at school." And they left. What is their problem?......