The Hogwarts' library was impressive, and to an avid reader like Erik, beautiful. He had to pause for a moment once he entered the place, just to take a look around the handsome room and drink it all in. He would be curious to see the scorched section later, but for now he had to pay his dues to get in.

Dressed as James Bond, the title character of Sir Ian Fleming's useful guides spy novels, Erik had brought a hefty amount of wizarding coins along with him today. He had a feeling he would be wanting some of the items up for auction...and he certainly wanted to make an impression here.

"Good day," he greeted the people at the media table, dropping of a lump of galleons at least five times the requested donation. He also placed a worn copy of For Your Eyes Only on the table and smiled for the cameras.

Then he walked off...ish... to mingle.