Phyllis followed the stairs up to the fourth floor. At the top of the stairs on the fourth floor, she bumped into Quirrell, who was sneaking around.

Phyllis didn't hide the sound of her footsteps, the ticking of calfskin boots on the floor was noticeable in the quiet hallway.

Hearing this, Quirrell's body visibly stiffened, but quickly returned to normal, turned to look at Phyllis, said hello, and said, "Professor Kate." ”

Phyllis nodded slightly and said, "Professor Quirrell, how are you feeling?" ”

"It's okay...... Nothing more. Quirrell said a little unnaturally.

"That's good." Phyllis's expression was flat, and she said, "You passed out in the auditorium before, and I thought you were injured. ”

"No...... No ......" Quirrell felt even more embarrassed, and he gave himself a reason, "I'm just a little tired lately, and I'm not in good health. ”

"It's still about taking care of your body." Phyllis spoke, and continued to step forward, staggering past Quirrell.

"Professor Kate, you're going to ......"

"It's going to be an office!" Standing in the corridor on the fourth floor, Phyllis said, "It's so late, I still have some academic affairs to deal with, what's wrong?" ”

Quirrell thought for a moment, as if he had thought of something, and said, "Well, I have something I want to discuss with you. ”

Phyllis hesitated for a moment and said, "Okay, go to my office." ”

Phyllis's office was on the fourth floor of the castle, and after the two of them walked into the office one after the other, Phyllis gestured and said, "Sit down, what do you want to drink?" ”

"No need." Quirrell said.

"It's okay, don't be so polite." "Even if it's just a glass of water." ”

"Alright then, just give me a glass of water."

In the corner of Phyllis's office there is a wine cooler. She's not a good drinker herself, and she prepares these things mainly for the sake of hospitality, so she has everything in the wine cabinet, juices, carbonated drinks, and the like.

Phyllis took a bottle of mineral water, put it on the coffee table in front of the sofa, dragged a chair and sat down, and asked, "What's the matter with me?" ”

Quirrell didn't reply, looked around the office, and said, "You don't have a portrait here. ”

"Not used to it." "There was a time when I hated magic, I hated everything about magic, and I hated moving portraits. ”

"May I ask why?" Quirrell asked.

Phyllis leaned forward, looked Quirrell in the eye, and said, "When I was thirteen years old, I tore up all the magical portraits in my house, because I couldn't stand the presence of my 'living' parents, which would make me remember something unpleasant. ”

The phrase "......" left Quirrell at a loss as to how to pick it up.

Phyllis sat up straight again and said, "I just want to tell you that we are purely in exchange of interests, so don't pretend to me that we know each other very well." ”

Phyllis's aura was very powerful, and for a while Quirrell was speechless: "Okay, can you say it now?" What are you looking for me? ”

After a while, Quirrell regained his normal expression and said, "Okay, I'll just say it, can you help me get that thing in the room at the end of the corridor on the fourth floor?" ”

Phyllis shook her head and said, "I can't do that." ”

Quirrell said, "You know, my master has a lot of knowledge, magical knowledge that represents power and power, especially about rune magic, I think you need that knowledge. ”

"Ravenclaw is always curious and eager for knowledge." "But, as a Ravenclaw who values intelligence and sanity, I also need to assess the risks I take to do this. ”

"High risk means high return." Quirrell continued, "I'll admit that what I want you to do does take some risks, but if you succeed, you'll also have enough magic books and notes to satisfy your appetite. ”

"Not necessarily." Phyllis shook her head and said, "The value of something is certain, but when we make a transaction, we generally don't think about its value completely, but pay more attention to the price. ”

Phyllis changed her posture and said; "Now that we're trading, we need to look at the price. For me, I have enough experimental plans to keep myself busy, and I really don't have the heart to worry about anything else. ”

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