[HP] Liar

Ep.64

Under the constant persuasion of Penello and McMillan, Viola finally accepted the installation of the prosthetic eye with some reluctance.

The operation was a success, according to Mrs Atwood, the smoothest operation she has had in years.If there is any regret in this operation, it is probably only that the color of the artificial eye is slightly different from the original color of Viola's eyes.

On the day before she was discharged from the hospital, Viola stood in front of the mirror in the bathroom of the ward, carefully looking at her left eye for a long time, until Penello called her name outside the door, she had no choice but to talk Withdrew his gaze, turned to leave the bathroom, and walked towards the exit of the ward.

"What's wrong? Are your eyes uncomfortable?" Upon seeing Viola, Penello couldn't help asking with some concern, "Do you need to report the situation to the therapist?"

Viola shook her head, and said softly: "It's nothing. I just think the color of the fake eyes looks a bit weird."

indeed.Viola's eyes were supposed to be light green without a trace of impurities, but this pupil color is too rare, so Ernie McMillan tried his best to find a sky blue artificial one for her. eyeball. "...I feel like I look like a husky with heterocysia now." She said to Penello with self-deprecation, "I hope my friends don't think about it when they see me again at school." Was too surprised."

Penello smiled and pursed her lips, but didn't refute her anything.

Before leaving St. Mungo, Penello and Viola solemnly thanked the therapists and nurses who helped them both, and left their contact information before leaving; The teachers also prepared bouquets of flowers and congratulatory gifts for Sister Clearwater. At the same time, they claimed that as long as they had the opportunity in the future, they would definitely visit Sister Clearwater's home in person.

And on the day Viola was discharged from the hospital, the "Daily Prophet" also happened to publish a piece of news that shocked most of the magic world.

Engagement of Draco Malfoy and Astoria Greengrass.

Although it was news, the fact that the young master of the Malfoy family was going to marry the youngest daughter of the Greengrass family was nothing new in the wizarding world.The reporter Rita Skeeter, who wrote the report, also tried her best to describe the grandeur and luxury of the engagement ceremony.According to reports, Mrs. Malfoy almost invited pure-blood families from the entire magical world to attend the engagement ceremony, which shows that Master Draco's parents attached great importance to the engagement ceremony.

A photo was posted at the top of this story.

In the photo, as the bride-to-be, Miss Astoria is wearing an off-white gauze gown, her light golden curly hair is coiled into an elegant and high bun, and she has a sweet and satisfied smile on her face ; while Master Draco standing beside her was wearing a pure white tuxedo, his short blond hair was neatly combed back, and his thin lips did not show a trace of a smile.

Rita Skeeter reports that the newcomer-to-be looks so good!Miss Astoria was born into the wealthy and noble Greengrass family, and now she is a top student in the fifth year of Slytherin House. Most importantly, she is an undoubted pureblood.

Seeing this, Viola closed the newspaper with a little upset, and chose not to continue reading this report.

"... Viola?" Penello, who was standing beside her, quickly noticed her strangeness, "Are you okay?"

There are no secrets between sisters, so Penello is now well aware of the relationship between Draco and Viola.

"It's nothing, I just saw the news of the engagement of Draco and Astoria Greengrass... I just feel a little unhappy."

It is undeniable that this is indeed the most real feeling in her heart at this moment.But after thinking about it, Viola felt that she didn't seem to have the right to feel sad or jealous.After all, the fact is just as Rita Skeeter said - Draco and Astoria are so well matched in terms of appearance and temperament.

The same light blond hair, the same pale complexion.

Penello didn't say anything more, but stretched out her hand without saying a word, and covered the back of Viola's hand with her palm, as if she wanted to provide comfort to Viola in this way.

"By the way," when the two sisters were silent, Viola seemed to suddenly think of something, turned to look at Penello, and asked, "Aren't you going to Percy's house tonight?" For supper, Penello?"

Viola had previously learned from Penello that Percy Weasley resigned from the Ministry of Magic not long after the war ended.Viola guessed that the reason he did this was also because he was chilled by the Ministry's inaction in the war.Fortunately, Percy did not become a vagrant because of this.Percy's older brother, Bill Weasley, happened to work in Gringotts, and Percy, who was a top student in school, passed the Gringotts interview very easily under his brother's recommendation.In short, after Percy got a formal job opportunity again, Penello didn't need to continue to worry about her boyfriend's financial resources.

"...Oh, yes." Penelope's face changed slightly when Viola said this, but it didn't seem to be happy, "Then before I leave the house, I'd better prepare it for you. Well, dinner is ready tonight."

Viola nodded gratefully at her: "Thank you."

……

While Penello stayed in the kitchen to prepare homemade sandwiches for herself, Viola came to her bedroom alone.

Somehow, as soon as Viola walked into the bedroom she hadn't seen for a long time, a strong sense of strangeness rushed towards her.Perhaps because no one cleaned it for a long time, most of the objects in the bedroom were covered with a thick layer of dust.Viola resisted the urge to take out her wand and use cleaning magic, silently and quickly cleaned up the items on the desk with a rag dipped in water.

Just when her eyes fell on an open notebook, a strange impulse surged in her heart inexplicably.In fact, after the war started, she hadn't touched a paintbrush for a long time, and sometimes she even had the illusion that she had never mentioned a paintbrush.

She suddenly began to feel afraid, and began to fear that she, who had experienced the war, would never be able to find her original mentality again.

Just like that, with a tentative and apprehensive mood, she tremblingly picked up a carbon pen placed on the desk, and carefully left a shallow trace on the snow-white drawing paper.But her brain became uncontrollable at this moment, and all kinds of scenes that made her fearful and uneasy reappeared in her mind.

She seemed to see herself and Draco sitting together in the Room of Requirement again, and in her hand lay a painting called "Sacred Tree" made by the two of them together.

Draco's aunt, Bellatrix Lestrange, stood behind them and let out a shrill laugh like a whistle, and a sharp green light flashed towards Viola's eyes hit...

Viola dropped her brush with a jerk and began to scream.

"What's wrong with you, Euler? Are you okay?"

As soon as she heard her sister's shrill cry, Penello immediately put down her work and ran into Viola's room as fast as she could, while Viola was still squatting on the ground and convulsing non-stop. , twitching.

"Viola, it's all right! Don't be afraid, it's me!" Seeing this, Penello had no choice but to pinch her sister's cheeks with her hands, forcing her eyes to look at him, and Viola's body finally stopped Trembling, but the teardrops in the eyes are still falling like broken glass beads.

It's PTSD.This was the first thought in Penello's mind at the time.

"It's all right now, Viola, we're at home now." She gently rubbed Viola's earlobe, and comforted her sister softly, "It's nothing serious, you may just have a PTSD episode That's all."

"PTSD... what is that?"

"It's not a big deal, it's perfectly normal for someone who's been through trauma."

But after listening to Penello's words, Viola's tears still couldn't stop.

"So, is it normal that I can't continue to paint?" She asked, sobbing, "I can't continue to paint, Penello--as soon as I pick up the brush now, I will think Thinking of Bellatrix's hideous face, and the severe pain when the Cruciatus Curse hit me... I can't draw any more. What should I do? This has brought me so much in the past The only thing that can bring me happiness and satisfaction now is endless pain."