"It's a deal, Professor Lockhart."

The girl half-leaned back on the couch and nodded gracefully.

Lockhart took out a few pieces of parchment, folded them in half, and cut them in the middle, and soon rows of fancy fonts appeared on them.

"As you wish, Miss Granger, you can keep these *** approvals for the time being, and if the agreement is completed, I can provide you with all the conveniences within your authority."

Looking at the approval slip handed over, Hermione gently shook her head and motioned for him to put it on the coffee table, not meaning to take it.

"That's just the most trivial part of the agreement, Professor. I'll help you with your actions, but that's all, don't expect more."

The little witch turned her neck, stared at Lockhart again, and said, "I'm just traveling at night, and even if it's a bit inappropriate to show up in the professor's office in the middle of the night, Hogwarts won't expel students for it. And you'......"

Hearing this, the man opposite looked a little ugly, but he still tried his best to maintain a standard smile, but as he continued to listen, Hermione suddenly snorted:

"All petrified!"

A faint light suddenly burst out from the tip of the girl's wand, and the next moment, a certain "respected" Defence Against the Dark Arts professor used his whole body at the same time, bounced up from the sofa and stood in an extremely standard military stance, and then slapped on the coffee table with a bang.

The coffee table is made of solid wood, which is of good quality and expensive. br>

In this life, Aini is rich, although he does not deliberately pursue material enjoyment, but he will not wronged himself in life.

Now the office is full of his personal belongings, and so is the sofa where Lockhart was just sitting, just as high quality, just as expensive, and just as heavy as it was.

So Lockhart slapped it on the coffee table and didn't smash it, nor did he fall aside—the shiny leather shoes, along with their owners, got stuck on the couch.

Let him sit there like an acornized stick, and fold it into a comical angle.

His stiff muscles made him unable to move, and even his habitual smile was gone.

And after hearing the girl's next words, I'm afraid that for a long time in the future, he probably won't have a good face after seeing Hermione.

"And you...... I didn't expect it to be a liar who sells his reputation!"

If it weren't for the Bondage Charm, Lockhart's hair would have exploded by now, and he could already imagine what the little witch would say next, which was the second secret in his heart that he feared to be known.

"Lockhart...... Professor?"

The girl's voice became a little playful, "It's hard to believe that a liar like you can write so many wonderful and detailed books, maybe there is some secret in them that makes you keep all the wizards of the wizarding world in the dark."

Hermione's sharp chin was slightly raised, making her white neck even more slender, looking like a swan about to spread its wings, an angel dancing in the sky.

"It's hard to believe that the stories are made up, maybe there really is a village that suffers from werewolves, and there really is a vampire who travels with a wizard on the same boat......

The girl's voice became ethereal, and the soft words sounded like pleasant notes, beating out of the ruddy mouth one after another, but the body was as motionless as Lockhart, who had been under the spell.

However, the perception between the two is very different, one is a clown stuck in the ground like a javelin, and the other is a sure victory, full of the majesty of control.

Those beautiful notes fell on Lockhart's ears, as if they turned into sharp arrows that filled his cowardly and filthy heart.

"I believe there have been some moving stories in the world, but you are not the main character!"

The corners of the girl's mouth were slightly hooked, and under the reflection of the magic light, it was like a walker with glow in the world, driving away the evil around her.

In Lockhart's eyes, it was clear that in front of him was a terrifying demon that was still hooking the darkness with its tail and was about to destroy him completely.

Otherwise, how could a sophomore laugh so wickedly?

Luckily, Hermione hasn't learned how to take the mind yet, otherwise she would have to scare Lockhart a little more!

Why is she so evil? Just now, when Aini was talking to her, the little ears that exhaled and blew were a little itchy!

"Ten thousand."

Lockhart was in a trance when he heard the girl spit out a number in a categorical manner.

「……」

"I think the agreement should be revised, after all, you don't seem to be the strong side anymore."

Hermione lifted Lockhart's bondage spell, but her wand remained firmly in her hand, reminding him not to act rashly.

"Mr. Lockhart, the rest of the conditions can remain the same, but you will have to pay me an additional ten thousand Galleons. Of course, you can also choose to say no, in that case......

The girl tilted her head slightly, as if listening to something, and just when Lockhart thought that he had found an opportunity to take advantage of the other party's distraction to fight back, he took out his wand and was knocked out by a red light.

"Get rid of your weapons!"

Hermione grabbed the flying wand and chanted the "Flashback Pre-Charm", and the short cherry wood wand began to glow in various colors - most of the images were from the Oblivion Charm.

"I know danger is behind me, but I can't act rashly, and only by learning to be patient can I better seize the opportunity and subdue those who are difficult to defeat in a head-on battle."

The girl recites a long inner monologue as if in a play, ironically from the pen of the man curled up on the ground.

"Remember? I love Traveling on a Boat with Vampires, and it's an amazing achievement that you can empower words. Like the real protagonists of those books, they have amazing experiences, but they are unknown, and you can make a name for yourself and write something that everyone loves."

Hermione sighed a little, isn't it good to write books honestly? How many legends in history have he adapted? But he wants to be a liar who is destined to be exposed.

"If you choose to refuse, I'll send this wand to the Ministry of Magic, remember the girl with blonde hair who sat in the front row last class? Her aunt is in the Legal Enforcement Division, and I think Ms. Bones will be interested."

Lockhart withdrew his arms into his arms, the pain in his body could no longer shake his heart, and all his spirit was enveloped by fear at this moment.

The threat of disrepute shattered all of his defenses in an instant.

"I'll give, in a week, no, tomorrow, tomorrow you will get this ten thousand Galleons, and ......"

Lockhart's eyes rolled, and he was willing to pay anything for his reputation.

「…… I'll pay you two thousand Galleons every year, as long as you keep it a secret."

When it comes to his own roots, Lockhart's IQ is immediately online, two thousand Galleons a year is just a small number for him, and the books purchased by Hogwarts students this year alone make him a lot of money.

As long as he can maintain his persona, he will only earn more money after being gilded at Hogwarts, and Lockhart is happy to use this to protect his secret.

"Deal!"