[HP] just lover

Lucius has been in a coma, and the conversation can't continue.

After Vanessa gave him a simple treatment, she got up and went downstairs to brew the potion.

There is no ready-made mana supplement at home, and Lucius probably used some spell to slow down the intensity of the Cruciatus Curse, so he still has a bit of mana overdrawn.

Vanessa put on her apron and found the materials she needed. Just as she set up the cauldron, there was some noise outside the door.

She quickly walked out of the room and saw an unexpected person in the living room.

"Hello." Narcissa was wearing a long black coat and a gauze hat, looking dusty.

Vanessa stood there stiffly, nodded and said, "Hello, Mrs. Malfoy."

"Narcissa." She corrected her address, took a step forward and said, "I used this to get here." She raised her hand, and it was the Portkey that Vanessa sent back to Lucius.

"I guess you probably had a fight? Otherwise, why would this thing be in his bedroom." Narcissa asked with a little concern.

Facing her, Vanessa will always be a little unconsciously embarrassed and a little overwhelmed.

"Can I call you Vanessa?" said Narcissa, putting away the portkey.

Vanessa nodded and said, "Of course."

"Then Vanessa, I may have to advise you, don't be as knowledgeable as Lucius recently, he is not in a good mood, it may be because of... some official affairs that you and I know." Narcissa said cryptically, "He basically doesn't talk at home, and elves don't dare to appear in front of him, for fear of making him unhappy." She leaned gracefully on the side of the chair and said, "You have to be more tolerant of him, he is actually very tired .”

Vanessa was stunned, and said after a while: "Mr. Malfoy and I are just ordinary friends, so it's not up to me to tolerate him."

Narcissa said unexpectedly: "You broke up?"

"..." Have they ever really been together again?That wouldn't be called a breakup.

"Then I know why he is so abnormal." Narcissa said to herself, and changed the subject, "Is he here? I heard Greengrass say that he made a mistake at the beating man today He was punished for his words." She had some worry on her face, "I haven't waited for him to come home, so I took the liberty to come to your place to have a look."

...Vanessa was a little ashamed to be asked by her real wife like this.

She took off her apron, took Narcissa up to the second floor, stood at the door of the bedroom and said, "Mr. Malfoy has passed out, he has some magic overdrawn, and his injuries are serious. But I have already dealt with him, Madam can take him Going back, I think Malfoy Manor must have sufficient reserves of potions."

Narcissa looked at her in surprise: "Aren't you going to let him rest with you for a while?"

Vanessa smiled stiffly: "This is not appropriate."

Narcissa stared at her for a long time, then said softly: "Vanessa, I can see that he treats you differently, do you really want to be so cruel to him?"

Vanessa looked at her: "You are his wife, why are you telling me this?"

"It's better to say that we are friends or partners rather than husband and wife." Narcissa glanced at the unconscious Lucius and frowned slightly. , but they are very good friends." She smiled, "Friendship is also a kind of feeling, isn't it? Lucius and I grew up together, and he looked like an adult when he was a child. Especially conspicuous. I knew at that time that I would marry him when I grew up. Everything was too natural, Vanessa. Although I don’t know why you broke up, I hope it’s not because of me. And, As a good friend of his, I don't want to see him being so depressed, which is why I'm telling you this."

Vanessa remained silent, Narcissa sighed and said, "Okay then, I'll take him home first."

She nodded at her, then went in and helped Lucius to his feet, then drew his wand and cast a Levitation Charm, propping him upright.

"Goodbye." She said goodbye to Vanessa finally, and took Lucius to leave with the Portkey.

The room that was full just now suddenly became empty. Vanessa stood at the door, thinking about what Narcissa said just now.

"Go home", what a warm word.

Listening to it is enviable.

a few days later.

Hogwarts.

Sirius hurried out of the library with his schoolbag on his back, his brows were furrowed, and his thoughts were heavy.

Potter saw him from a distance and jumped up to say hello. Seeing his good brother, Sirius softened his expression and said to him, "Isn't there a Quidditch match today?"

Potter frowned and said, "Yes, but I don't know why it was temporarily canceled."

"Cancelled?" Sirius was a little surprised, and glanced out the window, "The weather is fine, why is it cancelled?"

"Yeah, I don't understand either. It is said that the headmaster is temporarily busy and can't be the referee. If you want me to say, headmaster Dumbledore only needs to change the referee. Why cancel the game? I'm waiting to beat the Slytherin group The guy has been waiting a long time."

When Potter was speaking, Snape came from the opposite side with the book in his arms. Potter was ready to fight immediately. The sarcastic words were already on his lips, but Sirius stopped him.

"???" Potter looked at Sirius with a question mark on his face, and Sirius squinted at Snape, who glanced at them indifferently, curled his lips mockingly, and entered the library.

"Hey!" Potter was a little annoyed, "Why stop me? Didn't you see the arrogant look of the snot-nosed man? Did he think he could turn around after following the Dark Lord? Isn't he just an ugly and dirty snot-nosed man? .” Remembering that Lily had been looking for an opportunity to apologize to Snape for what happened last time, Potter was very upset.

Sirius frowned and said, "James, the more you confront Snape like this, the more Evans will hate you."

Potter froze: "You actually called him Snape?"

"You have to call him Snape too. You might as well try it in front of Evans, if you show a little respect to Snape, will she treat you differently." Sirius analyzed to him, "Isn't she always looking for What about an opportunity to apologize to Snape? She'd be happier if you could create that opportunity."

Potter was stunned and said, "Are you crazy, Sirius, you let me create opportunities for Snotlite and Evans?"

Sirius turned his gaze away, saw something suddenly, and said hastily, "You can figure it out, I have other things to do, so I'm leaving first."

After he finished speaking, he ran away, and Potter stood there for a long time, then he said, "Is it true?"

Sirius saw Lucius in the corridor.

Lucius is the director of Hogwarts and the honorary minister of the Ministry of Magic. Every time he came to Hogwarts after graduation, nothing good happened.

Sirius followed him all the way upstairs, directly to the door of the principal's office.

"Followed long enough, Blake."

Lucius stood still, turned around and said, "Do you think I didn't notice?"

Sirius stepped out from the corner generously: "I didn't hide from you either."

Lucius looked at the entourage around him, turned around and supported his cane and said, "Why, do you want to know the purpose of my coming to Hogwarts?"

"I can probably guess it. What good will Mr. Malfoy do here? I'm afraid your alma mater will close down soon." Sirius spoke very bluntly.

Lucius didn't have the same knowledge as him, and he was still a little patient with his wife's cousin.However, speaking from another level, he is very tolerant of his love rivals now.

"Mr. Black guessed half right. I did bring bad news to Hogwarts, but this bad news is only for Gryffindor." Lucius raised his chin slightly, smiled reservedly, Then he turned his head and said the password, and walked into the principal's office.

Sirius stood where he was, and when he tried to get closer, the door of the principal's office was closed. He tried to say the password that Lucius said just now, but the stone statue said coldly: "The password is wrong."

Password changed.

Sirius frowned looking at the stone statue, tried several passwords in a row, and almost finished memorizing Honeydukes' products without opening the door.

He can only leave for the time being, and there will be classes later.

I really want to graduate sooner, Sirius struggled to think as he walked back.

in the principal's room.

Dumbledore nodded to Lucius, rarely asked if he would like cake or candy, but prepared black tea for him.

Lucius sat on the chair and spoke long, almost aria-like words: "What a surprise, Principal Dumbledore has changed to drinking black tea. Could it be that your teeth can't bear the torment of sweets at last?"

Dumbledore winked at him, didn't mind the sarcasm in his words, and said with a smile: "Yes, Lucius, I went to St. Mungo's a while ago, and therapist Mason treated my teeth. I think, after a while, I'll be able to get my sweet tooth back."

Lucius glanced at the subordinates who followed, and the subordinates showed mocking smiles on their faces. He also smiled and said to Dumbledore in a different tone: "Dumbledore, I won't keep you secret." , You should be very clear about the purpose of our visit today. As a school manager, I actually only found out now—on Valentine’s Day this year, some students used black magic on their classmates and almost killed him.”

This topic is a bit heavy, and even if Dumbledore had been prepared, he said after a while: "It was just a small conflict, and we have resolved it for a long time. The students who were attacked have already recovered and started to attend classes." .”

The people around Lucius said: "Small conflict? As far as I know, the attacked Mr. Severus Snape lay in St. Mungo's for a week. This level is considered a small conflict? Dumbledore, you can't Because Mr. Snape is a student of Slytherin, and it was Gryffindor who attacked him, you are so partial, right? You should expel those four Gryffindor students directly!"

"Coster, my child, I have no preference for anyone." Dumbledore said sincerely, "I have already deducted five hundred points from Gryffindor for this, and punished each of the four of them until the end of the term." confinement."

Coster said unexpectedly: "I didn't even know they were locked up? According to my daughter - she is also in school and happens to be the same age as those four. She told me that the four of them are free every night, Mess around."

Dumbledore stopped talking, and Lucius, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said: "It seems that Hogwarts is not only the headmaster, but even the confinement room can't control the students. Is Filch confused? Let them This is how to escape confinement."

Dumbledore immediately said: "I will find out about this matter. If it is true, I will deduct another [-] points from Gryffindor and extend their confinement to the next semester." He raised his wand, "By I'll come and close it myself."

Coster had nothing to say now, and looked at Lucius unwillingly, Lucius stood up and said, "But it's too late, Dumbledore. The school board is very dissatisfied with you for concealing this matter, the parents of the students wrote A joint letter protesting against your incompetence to continue serving as the headmaster of Hogwarts."

"So?" Dumbledore asked softly.

Lucius held his cane and said: "So, after the decision of the school board, we will dismiss you as the principal, and you need to come with me to the Ministry of Magic." He caressed the silver snake ring on his finger leisurely, "Any objections, Professor Dumbledore?"

He is called a professor, not a principal, his identity has changed, and he changed his name very quickly. This is Lucius Malfoy. His social status and status allow him to do many things without any scruples, and he is quite used to it. to embarrass others.

Dumbledore didn't look surprised or angry. He raised his hand and said with a smile, "Of course I have no objection. This is the decision of the school board, isn't it?" He paused for a moment before saying, "But Lu Hughes, can I speak to you alone?"

This request made the entourage of the Ministry of Magic who followed Lucius a little hesitant. Lucius looked at them and nodded, and they went out quickly.

As soon as they went out, Dumbledore said, "Thank you for notifying me in advance, Lucius." He pushed the black tea on the table, "Don't you want to try it? It's not sweet."

Lucius said angrily, "I'm not here to drink tea." He directly pulled out a book from his arms, then waved his wand and said, ""Deciphering the Advanced Dark Arts" flew here."

In addition to the replica he just took out, what flew into his hands was the original.

It flew off Dumbledore's bookshelf.

"Sure enough, you took it away." Lucius frowned and said, "You knew about this possibility a long time ago, didn't you?"

Dumbledore was silent for a while, and said: "It's just a guess. After all, no one can be sure whether this kind of evil black magic is feasible, or whether it exists or not."

Lucius glanced at the two books, and Dumbledore continued: "I think, someone told you this before me - it must be Vanessa, right? She is the only one who can make Sirius survive." I spent the whole night looking for this book in the forbidden book area."

Lucius looked at him: "You saw it."

Dumbledore said with a smile: "As the headmaster, I have an inseparable connection with this castle, Lucius, I must admit that I saw it, and witnessed the whole process. I had to take the book away, and thankfully found it. Otherwise it would have been worse if it had been seen by others."

Of course, not everyone can guess that Voldemort made a Horcrux after seeing it, but... who can be 100% sure that no one like the Dark Lord will discover it again?One is too much to deal with, and no one can afford to have another.

"The diadem of Ravenclaw," Lucius whispered. "The diary. And...maybe, Nagini." He always remembered Vanessa's words, letter by letter, when she said, The snake had the same breath.

"Do you think there is anything else?" Lucius asked Dumbledore.

Dumbledore was silent for a while and said, "Tom thinks 7 is a magical number."

Lucius' face turned pale because of this sentence, and he said after a long time: "Then, let's assume there are four other." He said with a cloudy expression, "Is there any way for you to destroy these Horcruxes? If they are really Horcruxes."

Dumbledore said: "I will take the crown to find out about this matter, and thank you, Lucius, for providing me with a legitimate reason to leave Hogwarts."

Lucius said with an ugly face: "You can resume your original job when you come back from the business. The Death Eaters are planning to infiltrate Hogwarts recently. You'd better tell your professors to protect the group of children. Of course, you must Make some noise, as long as no one dies. After you, another parent will write a joint letter requesting your reinstatement to ensure the safety of Hogwarts."

Dumbledore said warmly: "Thank you, Lucius, you helped me arrange everything."

"I hope you won't disappoint me, Dumbledore." Lucius stood up straight and said with a cold face, "I need an affirmative answer, and the specific way to deal with the Horcrux. And..." He lowered his voice, "The most important point is, if the Dark Lord has several Horcruxes, destroying one of them will make him aware. I must know this so that I can be better prepared."

"I will give you a satisfactory answer." Dumbledore nodded.

Lucius looked at him: "Then you can go."

Dumbledore hesitated for a few seconds, then drew out his wand and cast a spell at him. Lucius dodged hastily and fell to the ground, pulling the teacup on the table, which fell to the ground with a shattering sound.

"Mr. Malfoy!"

The subordinates outside the door broke in directly, and the stone statue was probably destroyed.

"He escaped." Lucius stood up from the ground, wiped the corner of his mouth and said, "Damn Dumbledore, I will make him pay the price."

The subordinates did not doubt his words, and told him the whole thing when they returned to Voldemort.

Voldemort stroked Nagini's head and looked at Lucius for a while. Even if it wasn't Lucius himself, he would know that he was doing Legilimency at the moment. He must know that both Lucius and Dumbledore said something.

Lucius had already prepared for this, and everything he showed was beneficial to him. Voldemort slowly withdrew his magic power, lowered his eyes and said, "Well done, Lucius, I knew you wouldn't let me Disappointed. Dumbledore has already left Hogwarts, so we should teach those mudbloods a lesson." He raised his head and looked at the Rodolphs, "Bella, Rodolphs, this matter is up to you Do it, do it beautifully."

Bella excitedly accepts the task, and Apparates away with Rodolphus.

Lucius was still standing there, and Voldemort looked at him for a while before saying, "No good news, Lucius?"

He said this in a tone like a parent urging the younger generation to have a child, which made Lucius feel uncomfortable.

"I'm working hard, Your Highness the Duke of Darkness." Lucius smiled stiffly.

Voldemort curled his lips and stared at him for a long time before turning to order the Christmas party.

Dumbledore's escape satisfied him, and his attitude towards Death Eaters improved a lot, but Lucius was not happy at all.

He was exhausted when he returned to Malfoy Manor. Narcissa took his wizard robe, stared at his back for a while, and said, "When I picked you up a few days ago, I had a chat with Vanessa. .”

Hearing Vanessa's name, Lucius stopped in his footsteps. After a while, he continued to walk forward, and said in a flat tone: "I don't need to do this kind of thing anymore, it's unnecessary."

After he finished speaking, he went upstairs, and Narcissa stood there, still holding his clothes.

"It's unnecessary?" She said helplessly, "You don't think so in your heart."

Vanessa didn't get the letter from Lucius until a week after he met Dumbledore.

She put down the Daily Prophet, which had reported news about Dumbledore for nearly a week.

It was first reported that he had been ousted from the headmaster position by the school trustees headed by Lucius, and had escaped to the Ministry of Magic for scrutiny.

Then there are reports of the successive attacks in Hogwarts after he left Hogwarts.

These attacks caused more parents of students to think that Dumbledore was much safer when he was there than when he was gone, so another wave of parents who did not participate in the complaint against Dumbledore wrote a joint letter requesting the school board and The Ministry of Magic recalls Dumbledore.

What Vanessa was reading just now was the report on the recall of Dumbledore.

She opened the letter she received, and she could recognize Lucius' handwriting even if he didn't sign it. Out of caution, he used blood magic. Vanessa dripped a drop of blood on the letter paper, and gradually read the contents of the letter. .

Things are confirmed.

Voldemort did create Horcruxes, and more than one.

Vanessa quickly destroyed the letter, but Lucius' concise words remained in her mind.

He didn't allow her to investigate this matter any further, and Vanessa knew very well what the consequences would be if she investigated further, so she didn't plan to continue after she found out the truth of the matter.

With Dumbledore and Lucius to deal with it, it is much safer and more effective than her own bum.

Since she couldn't help much with that matter, Vanessa began to prepare another matter.

A new start in her life.

Because of the high intensity of work and high requirements, St. Mungo's healers earn a lot of money after becoming a regular. This is probably one of the few high-paying professions in the magic world.

Vanessa has made a lot of money, and there is no longer the time to worry about a few Galleons.

It's just that the money stored in Gringotts will only be a constant number, she doesn't want to just put it on hold, she wants to do some other business.

She first thought of the compound decoction that had been successfully improved before.

Vanessa went to Diagon Alley on her day off and did some market research.

The British magic community currently has a great demand for potions, especially high-end potions and improved potions, but there is only one potion shop in Diagon Alley.Vanessa stood at the door of Slugger & Ziggs Pharmacy, watching the endless stream of customers, and had a preliminary idea.

She doesn't need a big storefront, she only needs a small room at the beginning, and when people start to recognize her store, she will expand.

Vanessa went to Gringotts to withdraw the money, and rented a shop in Diagon Alley away from the Slugger & Ziggs pharmacy. The bottle is not big, this pavement is enough.

With a shop, you have to think about the name of the store. To be honest, Vanessa has no talent in this area. After thinking about it for a few days, she decided on a very straightforward store name—VG Potion Store. The slogan is, for Your different magic potions.

The name of the store used her initials, and the slogan used her main product. After Vanessa settled on these, she spent all her spare time brewing potions.

She set the opening time of the store for Christmas, and festivals always make people easy to accept new things, and these few months are enough for her to stock up.

Mason therapist can often smell a faint potion smell on Vanessa recently. You must know that although they are all healers and they are still in a hospital like St. Mungo's, they rarely need to brew potions themselves. Most of them go directly to the pharmacy, and St. Mungo has a dedicated pharmacist.

Vanessa used to have a girly scent, but now it smells like potion, which is quite weird.

"What have you been up to lately?" Mason couldn't help asking her, "You have so heavy dark circles, do you stay up late every day?" He took out a potion bottle from the pocket of his dark green robe, "This is what I invented The medicine for dark circles is very effective, you can try it."

When Vanessa saw the potion, her eyes lit up: "The potion for removing dark circles, your invention?"

Mason said with a smile: "It's just a gadget, not worthy of any appreciation." That's what he said, but he was still a little proud.

Vanessa immediately said: "Healer Mason, there is something I haven't told you. In fact, I am going to open a potion shop in Diagon Alley. I think your potion will be needed by many people. You Do you have any plans to promote and sell it? I can count your technology as a stake, and as for the share ratio, it can all be determined by yourself."

Mason was stunned: "So you've been busy with this recently? No wonder. You are so busy working during the day, do you still have to go back to make potions at night?"

Vanessa said indifferently: "Anyway, I have nothing to do at night, so I have to do something so as not to be bored." She continued to talk about the potion, "Potions like yours for dark circles must be some busy witches They are urgently needed, and of course there is a good sales market for beauty potions, I did some research, and a bottle of simple hair softener costs ten Galleons."

Therapist Mason is also an otaku. He is usually self-sufficient in potions, and he doesn't know much about the prices of potions sold outside. Hearing that he makes money, he became a little interested. His son has been asking him for the latest model of broomsticks for a long time. But he always wanted to change a house first, so he hesitated and was not willing to spend money.

Vanessa spent all her free time in the afternoon discussing cooperation with therapist Mason. He is the best therapist in St. Mungo's. A lot of people came to patronize.

Very smoothly, Vanessa and Mason therapist reached a cooperation. In November, the drug list of Vanessa's potion store was full, and the inventory in the warehouse was enough to sell for a while.

The most urgent thing for her to do now is to find a clerk who will be responsible for the operation of the store when she is at work. This person must be careful, cautious, unassuming, and good-natured, because after all, he is in the service industry.

Mason therapist gave good advice on this point, a friend of his had a daughter who had just graduated and was looking for a job, was from Ravenclaw, had a very good grade in Potions, and was very gentle.

The person recommended by Mason's therapist was completely trusted by Vanessa, so she just told him to go to work after Christmas.

As for Christmas Day, she would be in the shop by herself, which was the opening day.

After preparing everything, Vanessa remembered another important thing.

Sirius' birthday is coming up.

Hogwarts.

On November [-]rd, Sirius received Vanessa's birthday present on time for the first time.

Looking at the package dropped by the owl, Sirius only glanced at the word VG on the package, and couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. Potter was stunned for a moment.

"You didn't show any expression when you received my gift!" He said enviously, "Who gave it to you? Which girl is it?"

As soon as he mentioned this, Peter looked over. He squinted his slender eyes and stared at the package Sirius was holding in his arms. From a certain angle, it seemed that the words VG could be seen.

Peter pursed his lips, and suddenly felt that the steak in front of him was not fragrant at all.

"James, you know Sirius is so precious and that package is special." Remus' face was a little pale, but with a smile, "Don't tease him, he looks like he can't wait to open the present .”

Potter looked at Sirius leisurely, and Sirius stood up nonchalantly and said, "I'll go back to the dormitory first, and you will wait for me at the door of the principal's office."

They need to be in confinement, and this time they dare not escape the confinement again, not only because Dumbledore came to confinement in person this time, but also because... any student who caused the headmaster to be dismissed once, will restrain himself of.

Sirius quickly ran back to the dormitory with the package sent by Vanessa.

He climbed onto his bed, lowered the curtains, and began to unravel carefully.

Vanessa sent a package of sweets, made by herself, which, according to her letter, tasted extraordinary.

Sirius opened a candy and put it in his mouth, thinking it would be sweet and sour, who knew...

"What strange smell?!" Sirius had sugar in his mouth. Although it was unpalatable, he still didn't want to spit it out. He turned over Vanessa's letter paper and saw her draw a smiling face on the back. She said... this is Potion-like.

"...excessive."

Sirius muttered, and continued to read the letter, only to realize that the candy was not his birthday present, and the gift was still in the package.

Sirius immediately picked up the package again, and there was indeed a small inconspicuous box inside, which he ignored when he took the sugar bag just now.

Taking out the small box and opening it, Sirius stared at the contents in a daze.

It's a Muggle thing.

At first glance, Sirius really didn't know what it was for.

He took it out, fiddled with it a little, and suddenly there was a deafening music.

Sirius was startled, let go of his hand and dropped it on the bed, and he picked it up again after confirming that this thing only played music and had no other mischievous effects.

No.

Sirius took out the double-sided mirror directly from his pocket, tapped it, and called Vanessa anxiously.

Vanessa was brewing the potion, she picked up the mirror after a while and asked him, "What's wrong?"

Sirius shook the birthday present in front of the mirror: "How to use it?"

Vanessa froze for a moment, then patted her forehead: "Look at me, I forgot to bring you the manual too. It's a music player, Muggles call it MP3, I asked the boss to save some songs in it, he said They are the most popular ones nowadays, do they sound good?" Vanessa stirred the potion and said, "If you don't like it, you can delete it and put in the one you like, and it can also be used to record the lectures of the professors, I think it probably Helpful for your OWLS exam."

In fact, I just wanted to buy him a learning machine, and felt that he didn't like learning very much, so I just bought one with an entertainment nature, which might be easier for him to accept.

but……

When the heavy metal rock music came from across the mirror, Vanessa couldn't help touching her nose and said, "It seems that the boss and I have a little difference in our preferences for pop music."

Sirius found the switch to turn off the music with a disheveled face, and said after a while: "Actually, I don't need you to bother preparing these."

Vanessa looked at him puzzled, why did he not seem too happy when he received the gift on time?

"You knit a scarf yourself, or a pair of gloves... I want those," Sirius said slowly.

He wanted gifts that he could wear and feel them all the time.Of course he knew that Vanessa must have spent a lot of thought on the MP3 that Vanessa gave him. She knew that he liked Muggle things, but she might not know that he wanted the simplest gifts made by her.

"...I'll give it to you for Christmas."

Vanessa was silent for a long time before saying something in a low voice. Sirius was looking sleepy, but when he heard this sentence, his eyes lit up immediately: "Really?"

"Of course. I'll knit it for you, but I prefer silver green. Will you wear it?"

...He is Gryffindor, how can he wear silver and green?Sirius was dazed for a moment, and found Vanessa in the mirror was smiling - she was teasing him.

"If you dare to weave, I will dare to wear it." Sirius said eccentrically, "There is nothing that I, Sirius Black, dare not do."

Really fearless.

Vanessa chatted with him a few more words before cutting off contact.

At Christmas, she sent scarves and gloves as promised, and the wool used was of course golden red.

After sending the gifts, Vanessa headed to Diagon Alley.

Today is the opening day of the potions shop.

She put on her overcoat, cloak, and scarf, and with her blond hair loose, she set off beaming.

It's just that she didn't expect someone to arrive earlier than her.

Vanessa stood on the side of Diagon Alley, looking at the man parked under the sign of her shop, a little dazed.

Lucius wore gloves, held a cane, and was dressed in an elegant and restrained black wizard robe with a pleasing dark purple lining.

He stood sideways in the snow, looking up intently at the VG on the signboard.

Sensing other people's gazes, he casually looked over, not surprised to see Vanessa here.

"Why are you here?" Vanessa finally walked over, quickly opened the store door and said, "Go in and tell me, it's snowing."

She went in first, and Lucius followed in. Vanessa asked him, "Do you know about my shop?"

It took Lucius a moment to reply, "Therapist Mason is broadcasting around like a megaphone. I heard about it from Dumbledore."

Vanessa turned her head and saw him with a speechless expression: "He is soliciting guests, please make sure all his friends come to patronize him, and contribute to his purpose of changing houses."

"..." Vanessa's expression was blank for a while, and she said with a little embarrassment, "Sorry."

Lucius was puzzled: "Why do you apologize?"

"..." Who knows, this is what came to his lips.

Vanessa was a little uncomfortable. She hadn't seen him for a while and hadn't had much contact with him. He still had the same young, handsome, noble and charming aristocratic appearance, but he looked a little thinner again.

She suddenly found that she was hardly used to being alone with him, it would make her feel uncomfortable all over, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet.

"Why didn't you discuss it with me in advance." Lucius spoke to her casually and naturally, no different from the past, "Aren't we friends? No one in the wizarding world is more familiar with business matters than I am. "

...Indeed, Lucius is a very good businessman. 80.00% of the money in the wizarding world has slipped into the pockets of the Malfoy family. It's to trouble you."

But I really want you to trouble me.

That would give him a reason to contact her.

No need to watch her brew potions day and night outside that little house in the Muggle world.

You don't need to know that she rented a house and plans to open a shop in the first place, but you have to pretend that Dumbledore mentioned it.

"It's not inconvenient." Lucius found a chair and sat down. The small shop was filled with windows and counters, which really made him unable to turn around. He frowned for a long time before saying, "Although your shop is decorated It's a bit shabby, and the area is a bit too small, but I have to say that the medicines you sell really interest me. I don't know if you still accept partners now."

His words made Vanessa's eyes slightly widen: "Do you want to join?" She found it incredible, how could Lucius take a fancy to her little fly meat? I don't know if it will make money, is he planning to do charity?

"Are you questioning my business vision, or your own ability?"

Lucius' words made Vanessa rest from her thoughts just now, and she said after a while: "I think it's better for you to think again, after all, my store hasn't officially opened yet, and it doesn't matter what it will be like." I know, in case..."

"No chance." Lucius said firmly.

Vanessa looked at him and said, "Then I can only say it straight. I'm sorry, but I don't intend to accept Mr. Malfoy as a partner. I want to start a business that belongs only to me."

"Only your own career?" Lucius sneered, "If that's the case, why did you cooperate with Mason's therapist?" He stopped her, Vanessa stood there and didn't answer, Lucius Si stared at her and continued, "It's not that you don't need a partner, you just don't want me to be your partner." He said the embarrassing words bluntly, but he didn't seem to feel the sadness, "I Do you think that even if we... But at least we are still friends? You can rest assured that I will not buy shares in the name of the Malfoy family, I will use another identity, you don't have to be like this at all, and you are afraid to avoid me."

What Lucius said after that was almost squeezed out word by word. He spoke very slowly and pronounced his words heavily. After he finished speaking, he stood up, looked at the time and said, "I'm leaving, I will send you another day. Here is the agreement." He took a step forward, stopped by the counter for a while, pointed to one of the beautiful bottles and said, "Help me get a bottle."

Vanessa glanced at it, it was... Felicity Elixir.

Subtle emotions welled up in her heart, Vanessa took a bottle and handed it to him, Lucius left the equivalent of Galleons, said lightly, "Take care of your business", and left in a hurry.

His tall, black figure disappeared into the snow. Vanessa looked at the bottle of Felix Felicia missing, and his warmth still remained on the Galleon in her hand.

He is her first guest.

Also her first man.

Memories mixed with all kinds of emotions flooded into my heart, Vanessa moved the position of Felicity Elixir, came to the door of the store, waved her magic wand, and officially lit up the store's sign.

From a distance, Lucius took a last look here, and apparated to No. 12, Grimmauld Place.

He still has a very important party today.

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