hotmtlnovel 130. Persuasion (please subscribe!)
130. Persuasion (please subscribe!)
Downstairs, Hermione and Ronald are still arguing over whether Fleur should borrow money from Dumbledore or Dunn.
Harry, as a friend of the two, was caught in a dilemma.
In the end, Fleur decided to follow Hermione's advice and borrow money from Dumbledore.
After all, she wasn't familiar with Dunn.
Even though Ronald told her that Dunn would most likely be the key to determining the direction of the war in sixty years, Fleur didn't change her mind.
Whether Dunn is the key person or not, Fleur will observe and judge by himself.
But before that, she has to solve the current predicament facing the Delacour family.
Footsteps were heard on the stairs.
Everyone looked back.
I thought it was Dunn or Louie who came downstairs, but it was a little red-haired beauty who came down.
Ronald and Harry were stunned on the spot.
After being stunned for two seconds, Furong called out the other party's name uncertainly.
"Are you Mera?"
"Yes, Miss Delacour."
Although she was very surprised, Furong was not in the mood to investigate Mera's big change for the time being. She was not familiar with Mera at first.
"Where's Louis? Why didn't he come down with you."
"Mr. Delacour has gone with his two house-elves.
Fleur got off the chair and stood up.
"gone!"
Hermione was keenly aware that Mera addressed Louis as Monsieur Delacour rather than Master Louis, and her instinct told her that something must have happened upstairs.
"Mr. Delacour let the two house-elves take him directly to Apparate away, but don't worry, he just went to another inn in Hogsmeade."
At this time, Fleur also discovered that Mera's name for Louis had changed.
Most importantly, Mera lost the respect and caution she used to speak to herself.
"Why is Louis leaving?"
"He borrowed 50,000 Galleons from his master and left.
"Owner?"
"It's Mr. Dunn-Corleone."
Mera looked calm, as if she was narrating something that had nothing to do with her.
"In order to be able to borrow money from the master smoothly, Mr. Delacour gave me to the master.
Hermione slapped the table angrily and stood up.
"How could he do that!"
She had just spent so much time trying to persuade Fleur, only to be ruined by Louis.
Fleur immediately decided to find Louis.
Gabriel also stood up.
But just as the two were about to leave, Mera's voice sounded again.
"Can't you go?"
Fleur and Gabriel turned their heads suspiciously.
Harry and Ronald, who were comforting Hermione next to them, also looked over in confusion.
Under the gazes of everyone, Mera took out a contract.
"The master originally only intended to lend Mr. Delacour ten thousand Galleons, but in order to borrow more money, Mr. Delacour mortgaged both Miss Fleur and Miss Gabriel to the master.
"According to the contract, Miss Furong and Miss Gabriel are now the property of the owner, and you cannot leave without the permission of the owner.
Everyone present was stunned as if they had been hit by a petrification spell.
No one thought that things would turn out like this.
Hermione was the first to come to her senses, turning and walking towards the stairs.
"I'm going to find Dunn."
"The master has returned to Hogwarts Castle. 99
Hermione immediately turned around and walked out.
Harry and Ronald thought Hermione wanted to go to Hogwarts to find Dunn, and hurried forward to stop her.
"Hermione, don't be impulsive, you won't get to Hogwarts on foot."
"Hogwarts can't be marked on a map, you have no idea where it is."
Hermione looked at the two of them speechlessly.
"Don't you know there's a post office next to the Panda Tavern? I'm going to rent an owl to help me deliver!
As soon as she got to the door, Ronald stopped in front of her.
"Hermione, listen to me first!"
He gave Harry a look, the other party understood, came over and pulled Hermione back to the table together.
Ronald puts the parchment contract in front of sisters Fleur and Gabrielle.
"I don't know French. Is the signature on this Louis's?"
Fleur and Gabriel nodded.
Ronald then called Mera over again.
He was really surprised by Mera just now, but Mera's red hair reminded him of his sister Ginny.
...for flowers....
Even if Ginny was far less beautiful and charming than Mera.
But Ronald is not even sure whether Ginny will be born in the future. When he saw Mera with red hair, he unconsciously put him in the role of his sister.
"Meera, are you sure Dunn borrowed Louis 50,000 Galleons? 35
"You can go to the hotel to ask Mr. Delacour for proof, or you can wait until the Beauxbatons School of Witchcraft and Wizardry starts to ask him for proof. He promised the master that he will go to Beauxbatons to go to school this year.
Ronald looked at Hermione, his hands spread out.
"You have also seen that there is no problem with this contract. Even if you go to Dunn now and ask him to overturn the contract, can you persuade Louis to return the fifty thousand Galleons to Dunn?"
Hermione immediately retorted: "Louis borrowing money from Dunn is fine, but he has no right to mortgage Fleur and Gabriel to Dunn, and they are not goods to buy or sell!"
"No, Louis has the right to do that!
Ronald looked at Hermione seriously.
"As long as Fleur and Gabriel still admit that Louis is theirs--and admit their relationship, even if it's something more extreme, as long as it's Louis's decision, do you think they can refuse?"
Ronald originally wanted to say that Louis was Fleur and Gabrielle's grandfather, but Mera was next to him, and the law of time automatically prevented him from saying those two words.
Hermione wanted to refute, but she knew it.
What Ronald said was the crux of the matter.
Fleur and Gabriel regard Louis as their grandfather, so they will tolerate Louis to do all kinds of excessive things.
Including this time.
Ronald then pointed his hands at Mera again.
"Remember what Furong said just now that a helpless little girl like Mera is more difficult to survive on her own than a house elf abandoned by her master. Isn't that the case with Furong and Gabriel?
"Do you think it's more reliable for them to be with Louie, who can mortgage them as goods at any time and look down on them from the bottom of their hearts, or with Dunn?
"Since they can't refuse Louis, why don't they take this opportunity to get rid of Louis?" Cun.