Harry Potter: The Dragon That Sleeps

It is impossible to achieve such a deep Legilimency effect by actively casting spells.

The situation Lockhart encountered was so special that he felt that it was a ridiculous joke set by fate for him.

"My value... Hahaha, my value, as you can see, I am a poor liar. Many people think that I make a lot of money, but in fact, almost all of my savings are used to package myself

Yes. You have also seen those memories of mine. Isn’t it ridiculous? A sense of superiority bought with money."

Ridiculous? Jody doesn't think so.

The manuscript in hand is well-written. Although it is a borrowed story, with Lockhart's polish and additions, the ups and downs of the plot have become more obvious. The emotions of the protagonist in the story can easily affect the readers.

The most important thing is that this guy's emotional scenes are very flavorful, which is why he has many more female fans than male fans.

The wizarding society after Voldemort disappeared is similar to the pattern of post-war reconstruction. Lockhart also accumulated popularity in this short period of ten years. After all, novels are more at home in peaceful times.

When Voldemort was still around, he belonged to a group of hermits who avoided the crowd. It was also during those years of hiding in Tibet that he encountered his first story.

This is a story about an old wizard who wandered with him.

His first book sold well, and the money helped him regain his life in embarrassment. Of course, what is more important than money is social status.

It can be seen from his novels that Lockhart is a very vain guy, and these statuses and those sought-after words make him addicted to them.

Jody, who had read his memories, knew how much Lockhart spent to promote himself. Many of the publicity methods were actually not very effective, but this amount of investment indeed brought him to the top of his career.

It is true that he has no money now, but the value he can create by creating a successful image is immeasurable.

But before he could officially start to show his strength, he was caught for his new book. Looking now, poor Lockhart was lying helplessly on the bed, waiting for others to decide his fate.

No wonder he thinks he's ridiculous.

"Life is like this, you never know which surprise or surprise will come." Jodi refolded the manuscripts page by page, put them in order and clamped them.

His original intention was to comfort Lockhart, although to the latter it sounded more like some kind of sarcasm.

Throwing the manuscript back into the box, Jody had already figured out what the greatest value of Lockhart was.

His value lies in the attention he attracts, just like the greatest value of a popular celebrity in modern society. Does it really matter whether his stories are true or not?

No, authenticity is no longer important. He is writing a novel, not a paper. For him, as long as it is entertaining, it is enough.

Lockhart's bratty character has led to him having many enemies. Jody already knew about the fact that he was mistaken for an assassin, "...I originally took this job just for the money, but now

It seems that you can bring more value to me alive. Do you think I am right, Lockhart?"

Lockhart was silent for a while, and then adjusted his mentality, as if the previous dissatisfaction had never existed at all. He reluctantly supported his body from the bed, and worked hard to create his most charming smile on his pale face.

"Of course! As long as I live, my books, and those royalties! The publisher told me that the latest batch of books sold very well, but the royalties can't be paid to me so quickly..."

"Yes, of course." Seeing Quirrell's attentive performance, Jodi smiled enigmatically.

What he didn't know was that at that moment, his smile in Quirrell's mind completely coincided with the expression Dumbledore showed that day.

It's the same way a cat stares at a mouse.

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It was already the second day after the tossing, and he had another troublesome thing on his hands. Jodi was no longer looking forward to Quirrell's appearance. Although he was quite surprised that the reply still didn't come... If the guy didn't reply again, he planned to go again.

A letter to see what happened.

Lockhart had long been eager to get rid of the medicine Jody brought, and his pain tortured him every moment.

In the next few days, Jody spent a lot of time studying all Lockhart's books. During this period, the appearance of Everille made Lockhart even more suspicious of Jody's careful plan to assassinate him.

'I don't know what stage he has reached in his mind.

Not to mention the excitement of Everille's novelty after she changed from a simple fan to a fan who obtained the right to raise idols. During this period of time, Lockhart unexpectedly found that he had benefited a lot from discussing the plot with Jody.

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Especially when it comes to the propaganda tactics Jody analyzed for him.

After all, Jody had done similar work before. At that time, he had never done anything like building publicity for a new game, buying fake media, creating hot news, inviting celebrities, participating in large exhibitions, etc.

Although the game still sold poorly after that.

Jody already has numerous plans on how to buy Lockhart's books, how to create derivative products, etc. One of the plans is to use his novel characters to build a card collection similar to Chocolate Frog cards.

There are even several card board game plans in Jody's mind.

The entertainment level of wizards is actually similar to that of ordinary people, but it is slightly better than the Muggle world due to the convenience of magic.

And as long as Jodi is willing, he can bring many cross-generational entertainment methods to the wizarding world. As long as he does it well, the traffic on Lockhart can attract capital exponentially.

And at that point, after Jodi's capital is strong enough, who dares to talk to him about pure-blood and mixed-blood?

These days, Jodi and Evelile's pseudo-collar research has also slightly adjusted its direction. They plan to find a way to get some card samples first.

Then in the afternoon, when Jody was staying at the hotel to take care of Lockhart as he took the last course of potion, an owl appeared outside the window of their room.

Could it be that Quirrell finally remembered to write a reply to himself? Jody glanced at Lockhart, who was holding a medicine bowl to check his manuscripts that needed revision.

When Lockhart wasn't paying attention, Jody opened the window and let the owl land on the windowsill, then reached out and quickly unzipped the letter.

The owl is a magical creature that can sense the connections that exist in people's hearts and can sense the clues of bonds in letters.

As long as the wizard on the signature does not deliberately hide himself, the owl will always be able to find the target.

When he got the letter paper, Jodi felt something was wrong. How could Quirrell use such high-end letter paper to write to himself?

He brought the envelope to his eyes, with 'Mr. Gilderoy Lockhart (accepted)' clearly written on it.

"It's your letter." Jody whispered to Lockhart, asking for his permission, and then he began to open the letter.

The voice was so low that Lockhart almost thought he heard wrongly, "My letter? Have any fans sent letters directly to me again? Occasionally, it happens, although usually they are sent to the publishing house~"

As Lockhart was speaking, Quirrell had scratched off the paint marks on it, "I don't think this letter was given to you by a fan."

As he spoke, he threw the envelope to Lockhart.

The coat of arms on the envelope made Lockhart exclaim in surprise, "It's an invitation from St. Bitri Manor! I think it must be an invitation to a charity dinner!"

"Hmm~" Jody acknowledged Lockhart's guess with a nasal voice.

The letter is indeed an invitation to a charity dinner, and the introducer mentioned in the letter is even more interesting.

The letter stated that Lockhart's invitation was the result of Mr. Lucius Malfoy's suggestion.