Hyperion grinned and nodded. "As long as you don't completely sell your soul," he said, gesturing around them, "Then I am perfectly happy for you to do so."
He snorted and bowed lightly. He'd been making a joke of it mostly, and he'd never do anything illegal or capable of passing him or the Aurory in ill repute, but he still found Charlie's response amusing. "Always happy to be of service if someone is really being a cock, Merlin knows the sudden appearance of half a dozen aurors is good to panic the hell out of any would-be criminals."
"Oh have you not read any Etsivä Shinpi," he crowed, happy to be on to a subject that didn't involve Valentine's Day or romance. "I love her! She's this amazing Finno-Japanese author who writes really dark and atmospheric books. I love them because they don't dumb anything down and they're never easy to guess. The translations from Finnish are really good."