Status Updates From A Bad Enemy

Putting this down after, on page 10, he threatens to spank her with his hairbrush. Da fuk?

… he had been an important client, and she had just lost Harlow Bannerman a contract that they had wanted. Since then, she had learned to handle the casual fondling, the innuendos and sometimes blatant propositioning with imperturbable charm. As Gerard had pointed out, it was part of her job.

Published 1983 . GOOD GOD 😳

read in honour of SC's passing, 1 of my fave HP writers, RIP