008 Then don't talk about it
"Uh-she...... Is she your sister?" Fleur looked behind Lawrence and asked,
Lawrence looked in the direction she was looking, behind the window on the second floor, little Helen was secretly looking at them, little Helen saw Lawrence looking at her, and quickly retracted her head behind the curtain,
"yes." Lawrence replied, and he made an inviting gesture to Fleur, and the two walked slowly side by side on the Muggle streets.
"I'm really sorry for listening to your conversation."
"It's okay."
"A Christmas gift - I didn't know your original surname was Ravander."
"It's okay, I like it, but you didn't leave any note, I opened it and found out that it was sent by you, and I asked to know what it meant."
"I've heard a lot about you from your friends."
"yes, I see."
"I've been pushing them, don't blame them."
"I think I'd better blackmail Fred and George, or they'll be too proud."
「…… And Miss Lovegood."
"Huh?" Lawrence was stunned for a moment, he slowed down half a step, and Fleur also stopped and turned to look at him,
"The time you rejected it before Christmas, I asked the Weasley twins to tell me everything about you, and they did their best to tell me what they knew, but they told me that you were right for Luna. Miss Lovegood has a different attitude than the average friend." Fleur said,
"Seeing the two of you at the ball, and seeing you dancing in the garden with another girl, I must admit that I was so desperate that I almost gave up."
"Madame Maxim asked me to turn my attention to the task, and I did, because I really wanted to have a good performance in the second mission, and maybe then you would have your eyes on me, so I didn't want to give up even when I was in the lake, attacked by giant squid and Grindillo."
"I've always felt that we're far away," Fleur whispered, "and you can easily break through the second mission without using a wand, and I've stumbled and almost failed to pass it despite all my efforts."
"I don't think—"
"But I will, I want to prove that I'm good enough," Fleur looked at Lawrence, "I'm not just going to use the magic of the baby."
"I didn't think so," Lawrence raised his hand in surrender, "it's entirely my fault for making you think so."
"A long time ago, I noticed that although you always answered my questions very seriously in your letters, and you also wrote about friends, you never mentioned your own affairs."
"Gabrielle wanted to help me, and she invited Miss Lovegood to the carriage, and they got along well after the welcome dinner, and Miss Lovegood was a very clever girl, and she guessed my purpose at once."
"She talked about herself, and she talked about you, I knew it was terrible to think so, but I really envied her at that moment," Fleur's eyes reddened slightly, "You always act fearless in front of everyone, but you are willing to share your vulnerability with her."
"I was really ashamed when she told me I didn't need to envy her, and she told me that it was only because you were sympathizing with her, and sympathy was superfluous in the friendship between you, and it would not be love."
"Indeed, when I heard about her a few years ago, I never felt that way — I should say that I never thought I had sympathy for others," Lawrence said, "and then I realized that I was wrong, that Luna was braver and smarter than I was, and that she didn't need anyone's sympathy."
"My mother tried to strangle me when I was four years old, and that nightmare reappeared that day when you helped me straighten my collar." Lawrence said that he subconsciously touched his neck,
"I haven't been looking for them, I've always been deceiving myself on this issue, and even though I'll say sensibly, 'They won't have any other troubles,' but in my heart, I'm silently expecting a different answer, and I'm not afraid to uncover the answer that is already a fact, because if I do, there's no hope at all."
"And it took me a long time to understand my emotions, I think I'm pretty good at magic, I seem to be able to feel other people's emotions, I try to understand it from this perspective, I learn the heart locking technique and the heart breaking technique, but it seems to be in vain, these are not as good as the intuitive reaction after encountering the danger of death in the maze, I think that is the truest expression of emotion."
"I'm not fearless, and I think I've put you in great danger." Lawrence and Fleur's eyes met,
"I'm afraid of losing you more than losing my own life." Lawrence said slowly, "Voldemort and his henchmen knew about it, and it was entirely my fault—"
"You know what? When you came back that night, Harry told me all the things that happened in the cemetery, and I appreciate that he was willing to tell me about them," Fleur interrupted Lawrence, and she smiled, "You can't imagine how happy I am when I know my place in your heart."
"How do you think it's your fault?" Fleur asked, shaking her head as if she had heard a ridiculous remark and trying to shake it off her head, "If you decide you want to fight 'that man', then so do I."
"I don't think I can stop you, can I?" Lawrence asked,
"Your friends are here, and your home is here." Fleur responds, and Lawrence understands what she means,
"I really don't know what to say—" Lawrence said, touched and wanting to laugh,
"Then don't say it." Fleur took a small step forward, her hands hooked Lawrence's neck, Lawrence didn't resist at all, and their lips were folded together again, this time the kiss was longer and more intense than the last time,
After parting, they continued to stroll along the street with a tacit understanding.
"I now live in London, working in the Department of International Magical Cooperation at the Ministry of Magic."
"I heard about it when I was taking the illusion shift test today, and I heard that you caused quite a stir."
"I didn't say anything to anyone—"
"I know I'll do my best to put away my ridiculous jealousy."
"You didn't go back to HQ, everyone was terrified."
"Well, that's a question," Lawrence frowned, "I'll ask first, how did you find that?"
"You didn't go back, Mrs. Weasley thought you were in trouble, so she informed Mr. Weasley through our contact information." Fleur explained, "Mr. Weasley went to the Transfiguration Test Center and got your exam materials."
"The people at the headquarters went to your test location, and a girl looked at the map nearby, and she asked Mr. Lupin, huh...... The address there."
"Hermione?" Lawrence asked,
"It's her." Fleur replied briefly, and she continued, "I was at the Ministry of Magic receiving a guest from the European continent."
"It just happened to be Professor Dumbledore's speech," Fleur shook her head, disapprovingly, "Your Minister of Magic is not very smart, and our French Minister of Magic would not have such an attitude towards Professor Dumbledore."
"You weren't very kind to Professor Dumbledore in the first place." Lawrence teased, and Fleur snorted lightly, which was considered an answer,
"Professor Dumbledore's brief speech caused an uproar in the Ministry of Magic," Fleur said, "and the Ministry of Magic is desperate to suppress the effects of this speech, and there is no time to deal with Mr. Aguiros's affairs."
"Mr. Aguiros? That famous family of alchemists, the Aguiros family?" Lawrence asked with great interest,
"Yes, he knew my father, so I was sent to receive him." Fleur said,
"So what about Mr. Aguiros?" Lawrence wondered, "In that case, how could it be that you are waiting for me?"
"Well, there's a word from Dunburidore asking me to come and wait for you, and he asked Mr. Weasley to take over the reception temporarily," Fleur said, "Professor Dumbledore seems to know Mr. Aguiros's reason for coming to England, and the two of them may be meeting now, right?"