Harry Potter Morning Light

Lawrence's wife, Garcia, offered Severus a glass of champagne while Gonseil was flipping through the documents.

She was about the same age as the maid, but she shone like a pearl. Even though her husband was threatened by a child of unknown origin, she was still calm and calm, as if she was used to this kind of life.

"How many couples have you divorced?" Severus asked, looking out over Paris.

"Hundreds of pairs." Garcia said, "Do you know why Prince Napoleon chose to divorce Princess Bourbon and marry a Corsican commoner instead?"

"Why?" Severus said casually.

"Because he no longer accepts the tradition of political marriage in the family." Garcia smiled while staring at Severus' profile, "He chose to marry the woman he loves."

Severus sneered "That sounds really romantic."

"The old prince once participated in the Free France, and he also participated in the Normandy landings. However, these could not allow him to end his exile and return to France. Napoleon returned to France after his death. The same is true for his child Alexander. People will threaten themselves. Just like Charlie, Americans often regard him as Napoleon." Garcia said softly, "Many high-level American officials could not accept Teddy's appointment of Napoleon's grandnephew as Secretary of State for the Navy."

"What are they worried about? Napoleon led the American army back to Europe?"

"They nicknamed him the Imperial Peacock, and he ordered the sinking of George Washington's last retired warship, the USS Constitution, as a target. rose up against him, and Teddy later had to transfer him from the Navy to become Secretary of the Department of Justice."

"What is he thinking?" Severus turned his gaze to Garcia.

"From a practical point of view, it is indeed more practical to sink the old warship as a target than as a museum, but Charlie is too indifferent to other people's feelings, which is very similar to Napoleon."

"Empire Peacock." Severus repeated with a smile.

"He's also known by another nickname, Relief Food Charlie. He resisted opening public schools. In his speech he said that public education is as ridiculous as giving out relief food. Do you think he's right?"

"Why do you ask that?"

"I've heard of Salazar Slytherin, who thought Mudblood wizards shouldn't go to wizarding schools, and in fact I've heard there was a 'revolution' in England a few years ago, and now the pro-Muggle King Sly is in power." Garcia said, "Have you ever thought that if you had followed what Slytherin said, you would not have fallen into the current predicament."

"Who are you?"

"If you want to ask if I am a wizard, no, I am not, but I do have a cooperative relationship with wizards."

"How do you know I'm a Slytherin?"

"do not you?"

Severus smiled.

"Some people can't hide their origins no matter how hard they try to hide it. Napoleon didn't know fashion because he wasn't trained in it from a young age, and he gave public education. His nephews didn't think so."

"I think he needs more artillery," Severus said. "The era of hot weapons is different from the era of cold weapons."

"What about now? Weapons are now so intelligent that you only need to press a button. I don't think college students are required to press the button."

"This is a heavy subject, ma'am," Severus said quietly.

"Do you owe tuition?" Garcia asked.

"No."

"Then you should know that if you want to apply for a loan to study in the United States, you have to sign a conscription consent form. In the end, what Charlie said is correct. They are a complete waste of time and money."

"Do you know Harry Potter?" Severus asked.

"I've heard of it." Garcia took a sip of champagne.

"He doesn't like studying very much, but prefers to play with his classmates and friends. This is what school means to him. In order to go back to school, he can even ignore the international secrecy law, but I think school can make me stronger and change my destiny. The place."

"How did your fate change?"

Severus smiled. "You know too much about the wizarding world, ma'am, and I'm afraid that if I tell you too much, you'll guess who I am."

"My fate has changed too, you see." Garcia looked around the Parisian mansion "It looks perfect, doesn't it?"

"You met your husband at school?" Severus asked.

"For us women, marriage is like a fateful gamble. One day I met my classmate on the road. She is now teaching drawing to children with runny noses in kindergarten. I think she was thinking about regretting it at that time." Then I met my current husband in school."

"You're not worried about Lawrence betraying you?" Severus asked.

Garcia smiled mysteriously, "Why should I be afraid?"

"You used a love potion on him?"

"Me? No!" Garcia looked at him in disbelief, "How dare you talk to me like that?"

Severus looked puzzled.

"Many men choose women like vegetables and fruits. They think fresh and good-looking ones are better, but Lawrence and I are partners. For those at the top, they may not care so much about fashion designers and jewelers. But artists are easy to accept, do you think working-class girls understand that?"

"You used the beauty potion, no matter how you 'preserve' it, it can't compare with fresh fruit." Severus said again.

"I can't believe it." Garcia looked like he wanted to get up and leave.

"You don't need to entertain us, ma'am, I know you're scared." Severus said calmly, "I know a woman who is in a similar situation to you."

Garcia was on guard, but he didn't speak, nor did he leave.

"When we leave, you can go back to your previous life."

"That's impossible." Garcia said with a stiff body. "A lawyer may lie in defense in court, but he cannot sell the client's information. This is not just a matter of professional ethics."

"You can say you don't know."

"I can say that, but who will believe it? The news is leaking from us. No one will ask us for secret affairs anymore. You will ruin my husband's career."

"Are you worried about your husband's career or losing this house?"

"Does it make a difference?"

"If you have your own business, even if your husband's career fails, you can still own this house. You just said that you met a classmate on the road and what she thought, I think this is what she thought." Fleurs said calmly, "Teaching children to read is sometimes very interesting. There are people in this world who are poor but happy, do you know? We have a princess who used to be a kindergarten teacher. She married into the royal family, but she is not as good as she is in the royal family." Happy teaching in kindergarten, do you think you are as successful as her?"

Garcia looked dazed.

"Relax, ma'am, we won't hurt you." Severus silenced the glass of champagne on the table with his wand. "And you don't need poison to entertain me."

"I didn't poison it," Garcia said.

The potions master curled his lips into a contemptuous smile.

"Let's continue talking about that 'Empire Peacock'. Apart from those just now, do you know what else he did?"