"None of this is non-negotiable, Professor Lockhart."

In Lockhart's office, William put down the script in his hand.

"But I'm here at your office today to get your help."

You know, the purpose of his coming today is not simply to star in a script.

William's words convey the meaning that if you can meet my next request, then I will agree to accompany you in this funny theatrical performance.

He worked hard enough to get the approval slip to the forbidden book area.

"Did you encounter any difficulties in learning magic? Come to me, whatever the problem is not a problem in Professor Lockhart's eyes. ”

Perhaps it was because he heard William's words, or maybe he was simply bragging about it, but in William's eyes, Lockhart did not resist such a deal.

"Yes, I've been having trouble learning magic lately, as you said, but I'm more likely to solve problems on my own than what you've taught.

I'm sure you think so too, after all, you mentioned such a similar concept of magic in your autobiography "I Can Magic". William began to compliment Lockhart as if he didn't want money.

But in fact, he hadn't read Lockhart's autobiography at all, but it didn't matter, it was just random nonsense anyway.

Lockhart looked very happy when he heard William's autobiography appear, and he smiled at William with a big smile.

"Really? That's great, I love a studious Ravenclaw like you. ”

If William had been a little girl as innocent as Hermione, he would have fallen under this smile.

But unfortunately, William is a normal boy with an adult soul, and Lockhart's smile only feels so hypocritical and disgusting in his eyes.

yes, in that case, you don't have to worry about not being able to answer the question and causing it to be a goof.

Of course, William wouldn't be stupid enough to expose Lockhart, and he still has a lot of value for it.

"But I've searched through all the library collections and haven't found a single one that solves my problem, so I'd like to ask you to write me a note so that I can go to some of the forbidden sections."

William finally confessed his intentions, and if Lockhart was really as foolish as in the original book, then William felt that he still had a high probability of succeeding in doing so.

After all, Hermione didn't just succeed in lending out "Potion of Power".

"Looking at the books in the forbidden area?" Professor Lockhart looked at the parchment that William handed over.

"Of course, this is not a problem, and when I was a student, I was also very curious about that enigmatic area. There's a lot of knowledge in there, isn't it? ”

As he spoke, he picked up the ornate peacock brush beside him and began to write on the parchment that William had handed him.

"Beautiful, right? I usually only use this quill on very special occasions. Noticing that William's gaze briefly rested on the pen in his hand, Lockhart explained with a smile.

It's okay, it's just as whistling as you are.

"Well, if my professor had been as approachable as you are now, I would have taken a lot less detours in my study of magic."

After writing the note, Lockhart winked playfully at William.

William took the parchment, on which was Lockhart's flowery handwriting: I, Gilderoy Lockhart, granted Wilhelm Friedrich access to the library's forbidden section.

At the end of this passage, there is also this large floral signature.

Nailed it!

William put away the parchment satisfied, knowing that he was going to find Professor Flitwick in this way, so he would have come directly to Lockhart.

Of course, he didn't plan to go in the next two days, anyway, it didn't matter, and it was better to wait until after Halloween to explore the forbidden book area to be on the safe side.

He planned to wait until Lao Deng was driven away by Lucius, and then use this slip to go to the forbidden book area.

At that time, it is estimated that Lao Deng did not care about the library, and at that time he was kicked out of the school and was nominally deprived of the position of principal.

That was the best time for him to do trouble, and William hadn't forgotten that in the forest not far away, there was still a large group of unusually valuable spiders.

"Thank you very much, Professor Lockhart, you have really helped me a lot, is there anything I can do for you?"

William's face was very sincere, as if he was thanking Professor Lockhart from the bottom of his heart, after all, he did a great favor.

Without waiting for the latter to mention it, he said these very good words very consciously, and he believed that in addition to putting on a funny play, Lockhart must have other things to help with.

And things with collusion of interests are often the most stable.

"If you say that, I do have something I want you to help me do."

Hearing William say this, the corners of Lockhart's mouth cracked wider, and it seemed that he was very satisfied with William's upper path.

"I had some problems publishing my books in Germany, and the head of the Department of Magical Cooperation at the German Ministry of Magic was so rigid that he refused to approve my books. And without his approval, the book companies wouldn't have published me in Germany. ”

At this point, Lockhart understood what William meant.

"Of course, it's not a particularly difficult thing to do, but I hope you'll keep it a secret for me.

After all, exploring the forbidden area is a very abrupt thing at my age, and I don't want too many people to know about it. ”

"Of course, of course, no problem. I also want you to understand that I don't want my writings to be published in Germany so that I can make more money, but that I want more people to be able to read my work.

I'm sure there will be a lot of families in Germany who have the same problems as my female fan named Molly.

I hope they get better when they see me, that's the only thing I can do. ”

At this point, Professor Lockhart's eyes even had tears in his eyes, which made him look particularly sincere.

So sincere that William almost believed that what he said was true.

"I understand, you have indeed made an outstanding contribution to building the harmony of the wizarding family, and this matter is on me."

"If you can think so, then this matter will be left to you."

In the bright office, both of them showed a tacit smile at each other.

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