[HP] Liar

Ep.41

Penelope Clearwater is an Auror in the Ministry of Magic.

"You should listen to me patiently, Penello." Her boyfriend Percy Weasley said to her earnestly after the regular meeting held by the new boss had just ended, "Really, you have been a little bit lately. Nervous."

"Nervousness!" Penello raised an eyebrow in surprise, "I thought you could understand me, Percy! My sister is still at Hogwarts, and so are your younger siblings!"

"Of course I know." Percy interrupted her. "That's why we shouldn't mess ourselves up. I trust Minister Scrimgeour, and I trust the coordination and execution ability of the entire Ministry of Magic."

……

This is not the first time Penello has had a dispute with her boyfriend over the affairs of the Ministry of Magic.She felt it was incredible!How could any man in this world value the Ministry of Magic more than his girlfriend?

But Percy Weasley happens to be a complete workaholic.

"Sometimes I even feel that you are the third party between Weasley and the Ministry of Magic." When Penello walked back to her office with the documents full of resentment, she happened to bump into the person named A colleague named Eleanor Mawson.

"I can't help but think so now." After hearing this, she wasn't annoyed at all, but just shrugged her shoulders and smiled wryly.

"What did the team leader say to you just now?"

"He asked me to go home and calm down during this time."

"Calm down! What does this mean?" Eleanor opened her mouth wide in surprise, "Could it be that he..."

Is he going to fire you! ?

"Oh, my dear, don't worry too much." Before Penelope could respond, Eleanor quickly comforted, "The entire International Department of Magical Cooperation knows that Penelope Clearwater is a member of this department. The best and most capable staff. If the new head is going to throw you out of the Ministry, he must be out of his mind!"

Penello stretched out his hand, stroked his long dark brown curly hair hanging over his shoulders, and smiled reluctantly at his colleague.

Eleanor was right, since she entered the Ministry of Magic, she has always been the most promising employee in the Department of International Magical Cooperation.She has been the president of the female student union since she was a student, and she has excellent academic performance, so Penello is still very confident in her ability to work.

Therefore, if the newly appointed team leader really wanted to fire her for no reason, she would absolutely not accept the result.

After leaving the Ministry of Magic, Penello went straight back to his home without even thinking about it.

When passing by the huge piece of clear glass at the door of the house, Penello couldn't help but looked at his reflection for a long time.She wore a simple sky blue suit today, and her hair was neatly combed, so she looked particularly capable.But for some reason, even so, the expression on her face still looked too tired.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but sighed even more distressed, and then stretched out her hand and pushed open the door of the villa.

Her sister Viola was sitting on the sofa watching TV at this moment.After hearing the sound of her opening the door, Viola looked back at her as if reflexively. After a while, she said weakly, "Hi, Penello. Long time no see."

"Ola is back?" Penello looked at his parents who were preparing dinner in the kitchen with some surprise.

"I came back a few days ago." Mrs. Clearwater brought out a plate of barbecue with a smile on her face and placed it on the table in the center of the restaurant. "Your father and I didn't expect you to come home tonight. Penello."

Penello froze for a moment, and the expression on his face seemed a little weird for a moment.

"Well...my boss said that I can take a good rest recently."

"Rest!? I've never heard you mention it like that before! Didn't you get into some trouble?"

"Of course not, mother. Don't you know what I am?"

……

Penello came home with great difficulty, but this hard-won dinner was tasteless.

Even Viola, who was sitting across from Penello, looked very haggard.Her long brown hair seemed to be disheveled due to not taking care of it for a long time, and her pair of green eyes had also lost the bright and clear color of the past.

Seeing this, Penello couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The former headmaster of Hogwarts, Albus Dumbledore, died suddenly, but the Ministry of Magic blocked the truth of his death in the first place.Although it is impossible to know the information she wants from official sources, as a member of the Ministry of Magic, Penello actually only needs to ask other alumni a little bit, and it is not difficult to know the general story of the matter.

—Severus Snape, the former Potions Professor, killed Dumbledore.

And he was actually a Death Eater lurking in Hogwarts.

Penelope was very impressed with Professor Snape. After all, not all teachers could be like Snape—who could make more than half of the students in the school feel disgusted and feared at the same time.

However, Penelope never really hated him, and never doubted that he would be a real Death Eater.

Because when she was in school, she used to be a Ravenclaw with good character and learning.As the former Head Girl and an honor student, even if she has Muggle blood flowing in her body, even if she doesn't belong to Slytherin, Professor Snape has absolutely no reason to make things difficult for her.

"Eat more, Viola." While Penelope was thinking wildly, Mr. Clearwater suddenly called out Viola's name at this moment, "You seem to have lost a lot of weight these days."

After hearing this, Viola was stunned for a long time before slowly raising her head to look at her father.

"Got it, Dad." She replied quietly.

"What's the matter, Euler?" Penello asked, though she thought she might know the answer to the question.

"No, it's nothing serious." Viola shook her head with her head down, her voice sounded weaker than the chirping of mosquitoes.

The Clearwaters are the owners of a small electrical store, and after dinner, the two of them left the villa to check the store.

Now only Penello and Viola are left in the villa.

Penello thought she needed to have a good talk with her sister, but Viola's attitude made her feel alienated and inaccessible.

What's wrong with her?Penello couldn't help thinking worriedly, even though Viola's grades were not good enough in the past and she was a little off-line from time to time, she has never acted as out of her mind as she is now.

Penello even started to be afraid, afraid that her sister was sick.

"Penello," unexpectedly Viola's voice suddenly came from beside her before Penello took the initiative to speak, "Did something happen in the Ministry of Magic?"

After hearing this, Penello rolled his eyes thoughtfully, but finally decided not to tell his sister about his worries.

"No, for now, there are no major problems."

"Really? That's fine."

"I'm more worried about you now, Ola."

Because of the unfortunate incident that happened at the end of last semester, the entire Hogwarts did not hold final exams, and Viola's OWLs exam was postponed without exception.

"Worried about me? I'm really fine, Penelope." Viola said softly, "But speaking of the Ministry of Magic, I still have a question for you."

Penello thought for a moment before nodding, "Go ahead."

Viola turned around and looked at her solemnly, "You said, after so many unfortunate things happened——can we start the next semester as scheduled, Penello?"