[HP] Liar

(1)

Before setting off for the charity sale exhibition held by the young Malfoy Patriarch, Alex Malfoy, Laura Chase stood in front of the full-length mirror at home and sorted out her appearance for half an hour before she dared to puff up. Taking courage, he took a step and left the door of the family apartment.

When Laura was studying at Hogwarts, she was a Ravenclaw like the famous Mrs. Krivat.After graduating from school, Laura chose to become a newspaper reporter.Although he was rejected by the "Daily Prophet" when he was looking for a job, he was kindly taken in by the editor-in-chief of "The Quibbler".

Laura had heard of Viola Clearwater long before the charity sale.However, who in the entire magic world would not know the legendary story of this "magic Cinderella"?

In Rita Skeeter's pen, Mrs. Clearwater is portrayed as a vixen who tends to power and covets wealth and wealth.She said that according to the description of Mrs. Davies, who worked in the Department of Legal Enforcement of the Ministry of Magic, Clearwater was just an extremely mediocre student when she was a student-she was not good-looking and her grades were mediocre; what's more, she His blood is still the most degraded Muggle blood in the eyes of purists.

Some people say that Mrs. Clearwater, who is a Muggle-born wizard, can rely on her own strength to marry the only male head of the Malfoy family——Draco Malfoy, so she undoubtedly has amazing beauty.Some people also said that in fact, Mrs. Clearwater's appearance is not considered a beauty at all. The reason why she can hold Mr. Malfoy's heart firmly is because she used a love potion on him when she was a student. .

Laura had never met this Mrs. Clearwater. Mrs. Clearwater had left school long before she entered school.However, Laura never took the negative rumors in the newspaper to heart.

In addition to these catchy lace news and gossip, Mrs. Clearwater also has something worthy of respect.After she married Draco Malfoy, she did not put her husband's surname after her Christian name like most married women, but chose to keep her Muggle surname.Although many people who hate her think that her behavior is tantamount to being good-looking when she gets a bargain.

In addition to the rumors with Mr. Malfoy, Mrs. Clearwater is also a psychological consultant in St. Mungo's. In other words, even if she does not marry Mr. Malfoy, she will not be poor .Not only that, she also donates money to welfare organizations in the magic world in the name of herself and her husband every year, and will do her best to help those vulnerable groups in need.

Therefore, no matter how the outside world evaluates this controversial woman, Laura is still unwilling to regard her as a "gold digger".

(2)

Most of the art exhibition held in the name of Mrs. Clearwater are precious masterpieces collected by the Malfoys over the years, but there are also some unknown works that are not interested in them, but they are also very attractive. Powerful paintings.

Laura subconsciously stood in front of an engraving called "Sacred Tree", and was a little lost in thought for a while.

There is no other reason, but because although this painting is called "Sacred Tree", the colors on the screen are not the green or blue traditionally used for depicting plants.

"...Hello?" Just as Laura was studying the engraving carefully alone, a deep voice suddenly came from her right ear.

Laura was taken aback.

"Sorry, did I scare you?" Seeing this, the visitor couldn't help but smiled apologetically, and then stretched out his left hand towards Laura, "Hello, miss, I'm Alex Malfoy. In other words, I am the organizer of this art exhibition. Is there anything I can do to help?"

Laura was slightly taken aback by the flattery, and for a moment she forgot how to reply.

The 30-year-old man in front of her was so handsome that she almost took her breath away. Laura had seen the old Mr. Malfoy's photo in the newspaper, so she was sure that the young Mr. Malfoy must have inherited his parents. All good genes.Compared with his father's pale golden hair, which is close to pure white, Alex's hair is slightly darker, and the part near the root of the hair is no different from the general tea brown, but even so, the deep and delicate facial features and The stern aura exuding from his whole body still made Laura's heart pound unstoppably at this moment.

"Hello, I'm Laura Chase from The Quibbler." After a moment of silence, Laura quickly held Alex's hand and smiled, "I'm here today because I actually want to do A personal interview with Mrs. Clearwater."

"A naysayer?" Alex teased thoughtfully, "I just hope you're not really being a naysayer, miss."

Laura immediately looked a little embarrassed. She stretched out her hand and pinned the broken hair on her cheeks to the back of her head, and explained: "Now the Quibbler doesn't like 'quibbler' as much as before."

"Really?" Alex smiled slightly, "Then please come with me, Miss Chase."

After finishing speaking, he took the initiative to point his finger forward, as if signaling Laura to follow him.

Laura was about to stride to follow him, but she couldn't help but glance at the engraving behind her that impressed her before leaving.Alex quickly noticed Laura's strangeness, and he asked, "Do you like that painting?"

"Not really." Laura was a little nervous, "I just think that painting is very special."

"That painting is a work that my parents completed together when they were students."

Laura froze for a moment.

"It's also the only work the two of them have completed together." Before Laura could answer, Alex explained on his own, "My mother used to love painting very much, but After the end of the Second Wizarding War, she never picked up a paintbrush again. Therefore, in this huge venue... there is only one work by my mother."

(3)

Laura followed Alex Malfoy into the VIP lounge of the painting gallery.As soon as he walked into the lounge, Alex impatiently took out a cigarette from his pocket, but soon, he noticed Laura's presence again, he couldn't help but pause his movements, and asked softly : "May I?"

Laura shook her head, indicating that she didn't mind.

After lighting the cigarette, Alex put it in his mouth and took a deep breath, and then exhaled a white mist-like smoke ring, allowing it to surround himself wantonly.

"You want to know about my mother?" he asked.

"Yes." Laura took out a paper and pen from her handbag very consciously, and put on a look of listening attentively, "I think, if you want to know Mrs. Clearwater's life, there is no better place than You are a more suitable candidate."

"My mother, in fact, has always been just an ordinary person." Alex said as he stubbed out the cigarette butt in his hand, "The outside world always likes to describe her as an image that is almost demonized, but only I know , she is actually just an ordinary person like most people. She knows that after marrying an influential figure like her father, many people will pay too much attention to her appearance, so she chooses to live in seclusion and never in public Showing others by her appearance. But her self-preservation was only maliciously interpreted by the outside world. Some people believed that she was a descendant of Veela, and she only won her father's heart by virtue of her beauty; She must be hideous and ugly to be so afraid of the camera."

Laura just listened quietly, without interjecting.

"In fact, she has no Veela blood. My maternal grandparents are very 'orthodox' Muggles, and I am indeed a half-breed." Alex said lightly, It seemed that he suddenly remembered something, then he lowered his head and took out a photo from the pocket of his coat.

"But..." he added, "my mother is by no means ugly, Miss Chase. I can assure you of that."

After speaking, he actually handed the photo in Laura's hands without saying a word.Laura took it with some trepidation.

It seemed to be a photo torn from somewhere, and it looked faded.From its texture, Laura could tell that it was not a photo from the wizarding world, but an ordinary photo taken with a Muggle camera.

In the photo, the girl is leaning over and smiling at the camera. She is wearing a light blue Muggle-style dress, and behind her is an impossibly pure blue sky.Laura stared at the girl in the photo, and she unconsciously smiled with her.

*However, now it's all lost in time - and the trees, the sky, the wind and the clouds.All she left behind was this photo, and a story about it.

Photos are bliss, stories are not.Happiness is a garden surrounded by glass walls: there is no way in or out.There are no stories in heaven because there is no travel.It is loss, regret, suffering, and longing that drive the story along its rocky path. *