The Three Broomsticks was not very crowded yet, given the hour.
Slane led Douglas straight into a booth where a setting had been arranged.
Clearly, the little setting had been arranged specifically for Douglas in his capacity as an author.
Just then, a man with slightly graying hair combed meticulously into place held out his hand to Douglas.
"Hello, Professor Holmes.
"E. Limos, reporter and columnist for the Daily Prophet.
"Heh, perhaps it would be more appropriate to call you 'The Banana-Loving Honey Badger' today.
"After all, today's feature is about you as an author..."
Douglas looked at the man opposite him in surprise. He had never expected Slane and the others to arrange for this man to interview him:
"Merlin's socks, I never expected you to be the one interviewing me.
"Your Forgotten Ancient Magic and Spells was an enormous help to me!"
E. Limos said with a chuckle:
"I suspected before that you must have read that book of mine.
"Not only that, your understanding and research into certain kinds of ancient magic go deeper than the material I compiled in my book.
"I've always wanted to meet this author whose name I knew but whose face I had never seen.
"But Mr. Slane always seemed worried I would steal you away.
"He refused to tell me your real identity...
"Hahaha!"
Standing to one side, Slane did not explain the reason again, merely laughing along.
He also took the opportunity to learn how this veteran journalist opened a conversation.
As for Mr. Limos.
Douglas's attitude was not one of insincere, deliberate flattery.
Rather, what the man had said was true: to make the Wizarding World versions of his novels better fit current wizarding ideas.
He had looked up quite a few papers and books on ancient magic, but