, wonderful and free of pop-ups! Seeing that Lu Yuan gave him 50,000 gold galleons, Lockhart finally didn't pick up the wand and start a movie with Lu Yuan. But he would never commit suicide, so as soon as he reached a less crowded part of the village, he immediately slumped to the ground and refused to move even a step even if he said he was going to die!
"Stop, stop...Okay, Lu, for the sake of us being friends, I have to tell you a real secret!" Lockhart looked around nervously, and after making sure that no one was there, he Then he tightened his grip on the magic wand, looked into Lu Yuan's eyes and said from the bottom of his heart, "...Lu, I'm not a real anti-black magic expert!"
He raised his wand slightly, preparing to "forget everything" as soon as Lu Yuan had any questions - to erase this part of his memory! But as five seconds, ten seconds... almost half a minute passed, Lockhart found that Lu Yuan just looked at him speechlessly, without any "should" reaction at all!
Isn't this wrong? How could there be no reaction? I'm talking about such shocking news!
Is it because he didn't hear clearly?
"Lu, I mean I'm just a family, not a real person..."
"I know!" Lu Yuan interrupted him simply.
"Ah? You know?" Lockhart was a little dumbfounded now.
"Nonsense, not only I know, but many people know! In this world where magic is everything, how many people do you think you can hide from? Don't be naive!" Lu Yuan smiled helplessly and shook his head. His words made Harold first Surprised, then unusually disappointed, and the body relaxed. "By the way, Lockhart. I have to remind you that Dumbledore also knows that your skills are limited. He may have bad intentions when he hired you as a teacher. You'd better pay attention... and if you encounter a dangerous situation, you'd better hurry up. run."
"Who? Dumbledore? Haha~ Impossible! Dumbledore is a good old man, and he trusts me very much!" When it comes to Dumbledore, Lockhart is no different from most wizards in this world. A look of admiration and adoration.
"Forget it." Lu Yuan's words have reached this point. As for whether he chooses not to believe it, that's Lockhart's own problem. "Listen Lockhart, I'm not going to let you die. There is a ghost in the Shrieking Shack (Lockhart shuddered), but it's not something evil, but... how should I put it, like Hogwart Just like those ghosts wandering around the school, do you understand? Look, the fact that those two Aurors and I are still alive proves it!"
Lockhart opened his big confused eyes, indicating that he didn't understand. However, he still understood the point "no life-threatening", and his courage suddenly returned to him! Lockhart had no shortage of adventurous spirit as long as his life was not endangered. "But since you said it was harmless, why was the Auror still hung at the entrance of the village? Is there really no danger?" He confirmed again.
"Because she is a bad-tempered ghost," Lao Lu's face twitched, and faint bruises could still be seen around his eye sockets.
"Okay, listen Lockhart! The reason why I came to you is because what I need is not your ability to slay demons. Do you understand?" Seeing Lockhart nod, Lu Yuan hugged his shoulders and continued. Go on, "What I need...is your masculine charm! Wait, don't be nervous, I'm not going to mess with you. I mean, that ghost is a woman, a very beautiful, beautiful woman!"
"And you," Lu Yuan pulled Lockhart up and helped him tidy up his clothes, "you are a female aphrodisiac and a walking vibrator! There is no woman you can't handle, even if she is a female ghost!"
"That's right," Lockhart proudly held on to his clothes for a long time before suddenly realizing something was wrong. "I'm not a vibrator or aphrodisiac... but what does this have to do with me? Lu, you have to know that friends are friends and business is business." He was actually still a little worried about risks - Lockhart is now a rich man. Moreover, the experience of coaching at Hogwarts will bring him fame and fortune, so it is best not to take risks if possible.
You must know that the ghosts in Hogwarts are not harmless, but the magic contract restricts them from attacking students.
"Listen Lockhart, I'm thinking about you." Lu Yuan held his shoulders and led Lockhart towards the screaming shack on the mountain. Lockhart resisted for a while and found that Lu Yuan's iron arms could pick him up and carry him back. He could only give up resistance and listen to what Lu Yuan had to say.
"Your new book sales boom has passed. Although teaching at Hogwarts is a good gilding method, it has its advantages and disadvantages. Being a teacher also means that you will be away from the bestseller list for a whole year. Time! We all know that the market changes quickly. When you come back in a year, people may have forgotten you...Listen to me!" Lu Yuan stopped Lockhart from retorting and continued.
"You want to say that you can continue writing new books in school? All I can say is that this idea is stupid! Why? Because people buy your books because they believe that you really did those things. If you were in Hogwart Now, you have made up some bizarre plots, will everyone still believe you?"
Lu Yuan took Lockhart and stood in front of the dilapidated Shrieking Shack.
"What do you see now? Screaming shacks? No, no, no, you are wrong. What you see is an extremely beautiful theme! Zero risk, big benefits! You don't need to go to Tibet to live with snowmen, let alone Go to Romania to dance with a vampire. You can find such exciting adventure themes just around Hogwarts! At this point in your life, you have nothing more to ask for! Not to mention the most important point - what happened in the Shrieking Shack has now been Spread throughout the UK - as long as you solve it, not only will you gain greater fame, but no one will question the authenticity of your work in the future!"
Lu Yuan started the "devil talking in your ear" mode of persuasion again. "And what you have to do is not to wave a wand and fight, but to make an angry woman happy..."
"Just making a woman happy." Facing the small wooden building with light leaking out in front of him, Lockhart muttered and repeated. His expression gradually changed from hesitant to determined. "Yes, if I were just a woman, I could do it!" Lockhart pushed his blond hair back with force, straightened his back and walked towards the door.
The prospects described by Lu Yuan were so beautiful that he couldn't help but be tempted.
Compared to the incidents of students being petrified that are happening on the Hogwarts campus, what is happening in front of them is simply a piece of cake.
"Wait," but as soon as he took a step, he was pulled back by an iron arm - still unable to resist, still the same familiar formula. Lockhart almost cried, "Lu, I'm ready to go, what are you doing!"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I'm used to the action." Old Lu rubbed his hands with a philistine look on his face, "Um, Lockhart, before you go in, should we discuss the profit distribution of the new book first?"
"What?!" Lockhart looked at Lu Yuan in disbelief, "What are you talking about? I'm just helping you exorcise demons!"
"But this is my territory, and the opportunity I provide. I will be laughed at in the future as an idiot in the book, but you can get a best-selling book! Not to mention the fame you gain from it... I suggest profit two Eight points for me, eight for you and two for me!”
"This is impossible!" Lockhart sternly refused. "Of course, for the purpose of venue usage fee, I can agree to 10%, which is the ratio you said of 91%, 90% for me and 100% for you, and you have to help me with publicity and planning."
"That's so disingenuous. Thinking about your new book... I've even thought of a name for it - it's called "Secret Rendezvous with the Screaming Shack" (Lockhart's books are all titled "XXX with XXX" ") How about 73%, this is my biggest concession. Otherwise, when reporters come to interview, I will tell the truth, including the truth about your deception and abduction!"
Lu Yuan took out the recording pen and clicked it. "I am Commander Shepard, this is my favorite..." came out from the pen.
"Sorry, I got the wrong one." Lu Yuan quickly turned off the recording pen and took out another one. This time it was Lockhart's voice that came out, "Lu, I'm not a real anti-dark magic expert!" "Look!" Lu Yuan said proudly.
"Damn it!" Lockhart gritted his teeth. The handle was caught, and he was fixed by the iron arm and couldn't reach the wand. And the current situation is: he really wanted to enter the Screaming Shack, but Lu Yuan stopped him.
"Listen, I can give in a little bit. But you have to understand that only I can deal with the person in the room... I plan to increase the proportion of romance in the new book, such as a spiritual love or something. My readers like to read these .Okay, as a friend, I agree to split it 28/20, but I’ll split it 80/20 with you.”
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"Lockhart, you are an excellent negotiator!" The two men squatting at the door were both out of breath from the argument. Seeing that the first half of the night was about to pass - the female ghost in the room was probably laughing so hard just by listening in, Lu Yuan decided to use the strongest trump card in his hand. "Half and 50! As long as I tell you the name of the female ghost in the house, you will definitely agree to my plan."
"She's famous?" Lockhart, who had never been famous in his life, understood what Lu Yuan said.
"Very famous! There are not more than ten people in the UK who can be more famous than her! Among women, as long as you exclude the Queen, there will be no one!"
Lockhart suddenly became excited, "Okay, if what you said is true...then it's half and half! Tell me, who is she?"
Lu Yuan looked at the dark night sky and made sure that no lightning would strike him - then he grabbed Lockhart's neck and pulled him down, whispering a name in his ear.
"It's her?!" Lockhart screamed. "It's her... the deal is done!"
Under night, another dirty PY deal was reached...
After the negotiation was completed, Lu Yuan finally released his grip on Lockhart and signaled that he could go in.
The peacock man stood up and walked around twice outside the house excitedly, constantly adjusting his appearance, and even took out perfume and sprayed it into his mouth. After he confirmed that everything was correct, he opened the door of the Screaming Shack and walked in gracefully.
Lu Yuan watched him sympathetically as he entered the room and closed the door, then turned his gaze to the night sky again and sighed quietly.
He seemed to hear the sound of mission completion in his ears——
...No, I really heard the beep sound!
A certain main god who is always hiding aside and listening, even if he laughs to the point of schizophrenia and is bedridden!
Don’t forget to tease the already miserable old Lu...
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PS: Some book friends are starting to get anxious. Lao Lei could only say, don't worry, you have to give me time to expand into a new world. And I’m reviewing the original work recently, which is quite interesting. (.)
