[HP] Liar

Ep.69

Viola welcomed a strange new friend on Saturday morning.Calling him a friend would be inaccurate though, because legally speaking, this six or seven-year-old boy with curly red hair and pink freckles was her little boy. nephew.

"Hendrick, this is my sister Viola." Penello had just led the little boy in, and quickly asked Viola to say hello to him, "From now on, you will live with us for a while .”

The boy named Hendrick looked obviously a little shy. When he saw Viola, he hid behind Penello timidly, holding Penello's clothes tightly with both hands, and whispered in his mouth at the same time. Said: "I... can I still be called 'Hendrick' in the future?"

Penello froze for a moment, then replied softly: "Of course, if you like."

"But your husband says my new name should be 'Arthur'?"

That's right, after deciding to adopt the young Muggle boy, Percy insisted on changing the other's Christian name to his father's name; Naturally, it was impossible for Derek to take the initiative to resist the strange guardian he had just met.

Penello didn't seem to realize that Percy's move was inappropriate until now, so he bent down slightly and comforted Hendrick: "It's okay, Henry. Although your name on the official information has been changed to 'Arthur' Hendrick Weasley', but we can still call you 'Hendrick' in private. And I'm sure Percy won't refuse your little request."

After getting Penello's assurance, Hendrick finally let out a long sigh of relief. "Great," he said.

Viola had heard about Penelope and Percy's plan to adopt a child in an orphanage a few days ago, but she never expected that they would be willing to adopt a Muggle child without any magical powers.Full of doubts, Viola quietly pulled Penelope into a corner, and then asked her solemnly: "Didn't you plan to buy a house with Percy in Godric's Hollow, Penelope?"

"what happened?"

"Hendrick is a Muggle!" Viola couldn't help raising her tone of voice, "You can't let him grow up with a bunch of wizarding kids...it will hurt his self-esteem even more. You and I They're all Muggleborn, and you should know how it feels."

Penello rolled his eyes, thought for a moment before saying: "I understand. In fact, we don't have to live in Godric's Hollow, even if we live in the Muggle city with Hendrick... For me It doesn't sound too bad."

The big stone in Viola's heart finally fell to the ground. "Anyway, why would you adopt a Muggle kid?" she asked again. "Is it true that Percy doesn't mind that?"

"We originally planned to adopt a wizard child, but such a person is rare in the entire magic world." Penello sighed softly, "And we just met Hendrick at this time. .Percy liked him a lot, and I liked him a lot, so we agreed to adopt him."

Penello has been busy looking for her and Percy's wedding nest after they got married, but she and Hendrick have been living in the Crivatt's villa until the location is fully decided.

Mrs. Clearwater and Mr. Clearwater also liked Hendrick very much. On the first day when Hendrick came to the house, they couldn't hold back their excitement and ran to the department store to buy for Hendrick. One set after another of new clothes.

And Hendrick's character has gradually become cheerful as time goes by.

Viola did the shopping before school started alone.Although Penello insisted on going to Diagon Alley with her at first, Viola finally rejected her on the grounds that she was an adult. The reason for her doing so was actually very simple, because she had to go alone that day. Meet someone in Hogsmeade.

a special person.

In the past, Viola never guessed that she would be asked to meet by Narcissa Malfoy one day.

When the short letter from the owl arrived, Viola hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to keep the appointment.For this reason, she also deliberately used Penello's cosmetics to put on a little makeup for herself, carefully selected a more expensive grass green dress, and secretly hoped that when she saw Narcissa Malfoy herself, she would not be in front of her It looks too shabby underneath.

Just as Viola stepped into the door of the Three Broomsticks, the owner, Ms. Rosmerta, quickly greeted her and asked eagerly, "Are you Miss Clearwater?"

"Yes, I am."

"Mrs. Malfoy is on the second floor." She pointed to the narrow staircase with handrails in the center of the bar. "She has been waiting for you for a while."

After hearing this, Viola ran up to the second floor in a hurry, and almost staggered halfway.When she came to the box compartment on the second floor, a blond woman in a luxurious black robe was sitting at the wooden table, with her hands folded and flat on the table. "Mrs. Malfoy?" Viola asked tentatively, "I'm sorry I'm late."

"No, you're not late, Miss Clearwater." Narcissa just shook her head, and at the same time pointed to the seat opposite, "I came a few minutes early on purpose. Sit down."

Viola swallowed nervously, and did as she was told.

After Viola sat firmly on the chair, Narcissa said almost immediately: "Since you've come, I'll get straight to the point—"

"Wait," Viola interrupted without waiting for Narcissa to finish speaking, "Ma'am, you want to ask me if I have anything to do with Miss Greengrass' divorce, right? If so, then I can tell you very frankly - since the end of the war, I have never been in contact with Mr. Malfoy, and naturally it is impossible to get in touch with Miss Greengrass."

Narcissa's gray-blue eyes looked at her meaningfully for a while before saying, "I know that, Miss Clearwater."

Viola was a little surprised: "Then you..."

"The reason why Astoria chose to cancel the engagement with Draco was out of her own will. Draco did not force her, and I believe this matter has nothing to do with you." Facing Viola's No doubt, Narcissa elaborated unhurriedly, "Actually, this engagement was a white lie from the very beginning."

"White lie?"

"That's right." Narcissa nodded slightly, "At that time, my husband Lucius was seriously injured, and St. Mungo's therapist also believed that he would die soon; the Malfoy family has been pure blood for generations, Naturally, Lucius sincerely hoped that his only son could marry a pure-blood wife. He was completely stubborn on this issue, and Draco didn't want to disappoint him, so he asked Greenglass Miss accompanied him to complete this lie. And after Lucius passed away, Miss Greengrass naturally has no need to continue to maintain her fiancee status."

Viola fell silent for a while, but Narcissa was still narrating: "Of course, in my opinion, even if Miss Greengrass wants to, Draco will not be willing to have a fake show with her."

"why?"

"You should know the reason, Miss Clearwater." Narcissa's sharp eyes swept across her face, making Viola shudder, "I can see that he really likes you, but you are indeed not a Malfoy A suitable candidate for Mrs."

Even though she couldn't help agreeing with Mrs. Malfoy's point of view in her heart, Viola's face was still filled with anger.

"Is it because of my bloodline? Is it because I am a 'dirty and lowly' 'mudblood'?" She sneered, and said lightly, "I understand how people like you think of us, but no relationship, because I have never been ashamed of my parentage and Muggle blood. In my opinion, there is nothing special about being a pure-blood wizard-the top student at Hogwarts is not a pure-blood wizard. blood, Harry Potter, who is now famous as the 'savior', is not pure blood either."

Viola knew that her words at the moment seemed a little reckless, but unexpectedly, Narcissa Malfoy was not annoyed by it.She just smiled, and replied in a soft tone: "Although I am a pureblood, I do prefer pureblood wizards over half-bloods and Muggleborns. What I have always cared about most is Draco I wouldn't complain if his wife was a Muggle if he liked it - but the main reason I don't think you and Draco are compatible has nothing to do with that at all."

Viola was slightly taken aback.

"I understand Draco's character. From childhood, as long as it is something he likes, he will definitely try to get it." Narcissa pointed out sharply, "I still remember when he was eight years old, once in Theodore Knott saw a snow-white parrot at home, and after returning home, he kept clamoring for a similar one; I didn't agree to his request at first, but he still cried and quarreled about it , in desperation, I finally had to agree to his request."

"But when he got the snow-white parrot that was exactly the same as Theodore Knott's, he just played with it casually for two days out of curiosity...and left it behind." Here, Narcissa smiled helplessly, "In the end, that parrot also starved to death in the cold winter of that year because of our negligence."

Viola bit her lower lip tightly, and asked thoughtfully, "What are you trying to say, Mrs. Malfoy?"

"What I want to say is," Narcissa crossed her hands under her chin, staring into her left eye, "Draco's affection for you now is the same as his affection for that dead parrot back then." It's exactly the same. The reason why he likes you is only because he has never had the opportunity to come into contact with a girl like you in the past ten years of his life. But how long can this kind of relationship last?"

Seeing that Viola didn't answer, Narcissa hurriedly continued to say: "What's more, your eyes were injured by my sister—Draco's aunt; if you two really get married in the future, every time When he sees you, he will always think of the helplessness that he couldn't save you... There is no doubt that your existence will make him feel painful, and this will be the most intolerable thing for me."