"Professor Scamander, these photos are really nice, but from my writer's point of view, they may not be suitable for your friend's manuscript."
Of course Lockhart knew that Aini was a typical friend who made friends out of nothing. In fact, there were only two key points in what he just said - high price and manuscript.
If you don't buy them at a high price, I will deliver them to the newspaper.
"But these photos match my new work very well, and I am willing to pay double the price for them, including the negatives of course."
Lockhart gritted his teeth and forced a smile, preparing himself to be stabbed.
"Ten galleons each, this is the price quoted by that 'friend', and of course it is the same price for you. "
Aini deliberately emphasized the word "friend" and happily handed over the carton. Of course Lockhart could hear it, but he could only suffer with his smiling face.
"Six hundred photos and negatives are included, and Seikei is six thousand Galleons."
The transfiguration professor was very happy, and the dark magic defense professor was surprised.
It’s not that you want too much, but that you want too little.
He originally thought that Aini would definitely make a big deal out of him, and he was even mentally prepared to transfer the copyright of his work. Unexpectedly, the other party only wanted "a mere" six thousand galleons.
With the huge scale of Breath of Nature, Ani does not need to spend a lot of money for this money. After all, if the name of blackmailing colleagues gets spread, it will have a serious negative impact on him.
When Ani accepted the six thousand galleons, they knew each other had a handle on each other, and Lockhart naturally agreed.
Lockhart is really not short of money. That series of best-selling books is like a hen that lays golden eggs, collecting golden galleons for him all the time.
But money alone can no longer bring him a higher status. The huge network of contacts of those ancient families is exactly what he lacks.
If he could get closer to Aini through this "tribute" and finally join the Scamander family's camp, he would have earned twice as much.
The reason why Lockhart was able to rise quickly from the bottom is because he knew how to make profits and was willing to use money to pave his way forward.
Although it was wonderful to think about it, Lockhart's expression changed instantly when Ernie left his sight, and there was no trace of smile on his gloomy face.
People who are good at camping do not mean they like camping.
Lockhart is willing to do whatever it takes to gain fame and status, and bending down to smile is a basic operation, but he doesn't like this at all.
He was so disgusted with his humble and flattering appearance. In order to stop being like this, Lockhart tried his best to seize any opportunity to join the upper class society and become a master.
But he has never thought that if he had not used any means to achieve his goals, would he still be living in a way that he hates now?
In the next few days, Lockhart would keep Hermione behind every time get out of class was over to remind her of her agreement with him, but every time the girl would put her off by saying there was no chance.
Hermione's response was indeed no excuse. After all, Ani's plan not only involved the outdated Dark Lord who had taken half of the lunch, but also an old monster from a thousand years ago. He was really afraid that he would not be able to control it.
In order to complete the plan, Aini's rest time in recent days was less than ten hours. If his physique had not changed inexplicably after he advanced again, he might have evolved the ability to sleep while walking. Naturally, I don’t have time to continue writing the Transfiguration textbook.
It stands to reason that without the task of editing and proofreading, Hermione should have some leisure time. Who would have thought that the girl was as busy as if she was infected by Aini.
Ancient magic texts are so interesting!
Aini once promised her that she could go to Zurich to study and observe rune snakes during the holidays, and the girl was naturally looking forward to this.
Any research requires the accumulation of knowledge. In order not to waste this opportunity, the girl took advantage of her free time and devoted herself to it.
Maybe the little witch's academic attributes were too high, and the more she studied, the more addicted she became, and in the end she even forgot to eat and sleep.
There are almost only two places where I can see her when I'm not in class these days, either in the library or...
He was stuck in the Transfiguration Professor's office and didn't even return to the Gryffindor common room.
Even eating was directly called to the room through Aini's authorization.
Recently, Aini didn't have time to go to the auditorium to eat, so he simply transformed the storage room into a dining room, and he would deal with it here when he caught up with the meal.
It was the same today. The two of them hurriedly finished their dinner and returned to the studio. Hermione walked to the sofa and picked up the tome to continue reading, while Ani sat at the table and kept writing and drawing.
Although Hogwarts does not allow students to travel at night, there is no rule that they have to sleep in their own beds at night, and professors will not enter the dormitory when they are inspecting.
If the twins violate this unspoken rule, they are guaranteed to be deducted points and locked up for one-stop service.
But in the case of the top student, Professor McGonagall just asked Aini for confirmation and confirmed that the girl was studying, then silently chose to let it go and made copies of several of her own notebooks.
Of course, it's nominally for Aini.
After Hermione learned about it, she became more motivated. Every new knowledge point she mastered brought her double pleasure.
Sometimes people do become obsessed with something suddenly. Fortunately, the girl is studying, and the professors of all subjects, including Aini, are happy to see her success.
But a certain principal seems to be obsessed with traveling to explore mysteries. It has been almost two months since school started, but he has already lost contact...
Ani was still thinking about what Minerva had just complained about to the principal "Wuyinger", when the cute little spy swooped in.
"唳~"
Fox plunged into Aini's arms, and there seemed to be a hint of disgust in his smart eyes.
Aini Yile, this person really couldn't help but talk about it - a certain principal who was enough to file a missing case was back.
This was the moment he had been waiting for.
My plan this year is too bold. Without someone like the Chief Mage of the Wizengamot in charge, I really don't know what to do.
I'm not waiting for the principal to come back and take the blame, no!
He rubbed the little witch's head and called Hermione back from the ocean of knowledge.
Plan, start!
Not long after Ani left, Hermione also slipped out of the office, and the two of them went up to the third floor one after the other.
It was obviously Ani who set off first, but when the girl walked into the Dark Magic Defense Office, he was still playing sweet guessing games with the stone statue.
Sizzling Bee Candy, Chocolate Frog, Lemon Snow Baby Candy... Ani has already mentioned all of the Bee Duke's flyers, but there is no movement at all on the stone statue, and even the killer pile of cockroaches has no effect.
Just when he was about to let Fox take him up directly, the stone beast suddenly jumped aside, and Bill walked out from behind the cracked wall.
"Good evening, Ani. Dumbledore is waiting for you up there."
The man's expression was complicated, he said hello and left in a hurry.
Ani didn't know what happened in the principal's office just now, and he didn't want to explore it. His own affairs had already made him dizzy.
After climbing the spiral staircase, he didn't feel dizzy. Flying was much more exciting.
When they reached the eighth floor, facing the smell of sand and earth, Aini seemed to understand the source of Fox's disgusted expression.
Principal, did you come back from escaping from the desert?
