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"How can I 'elp you sir?" Fleur Delocour asked. Her silvery blond hair tied in a neat French bun, her beautiful blue eyes looking at the sweating man in front of her. He is awestruck, she could tell. Aside from sweating so hard, his mouth was a bit open with his eyes opened so wide, making him look like a frog. She awaited for another minute before she spoke "I am a beet busy sir."

"No…No… Mam'.. I need to speak.. to a…" The man started to pause again. He never saw a creature as breathtaking as this… witch before. He took a quick look at her name tag. "Fleur." He even tried to give her one charming smile, unfortunately it isn't look as charming as he wanted it to be.

"Yes, I am Fleur. 'ow can I 'elp you?" She tried to smile, but her lips wouldn't budge and her voice had a certain 'edge' into it, making the poor man more intimidated. Fleur looked at him a bit more, beginning to feel more irritated by the second. She looked for the button under her desk when somebody spoke.

"Mr. Piecebie" Fleur leaned a bit and saw a rich her of red, tied in a pony tail, he looked so cool and… familiar. Fleur squinted her eyes trying to figure out who he is. "Let's go up. I hope you didn't wait too long?"

"I did… But…" Mr. Piecebie looked a little bit nervous and fiddly. This time Fleur couldn't contain herself, so she raised her right brow at him. Mr. Piecebie immediately faced the stranger when he saw the look on Fleur's face. "It didn't… I mean doesn't… Mr. Weasley… I mean Bill. No..Arth-Bill. Bill. Could we go up to your office.. Now." Mr. Piece half-whispered to Bill. He didn't even dare to take a small peek at Fleur's irritated face. The three of them knew he is making a big fool of himself. And Fleur, being Fleur didn't have the heart to even mask her annoyance at the man.

Mr. Piecebie didn't even wait for Bill as he pounced his way to the hall. Fleur went back to her paper works again.

Bill. She thought. He looks and sounds so familiar. She brushed Bill of her mind, when she saw her boss walking towards her, his frown deepening. Ragnok looked uglier, as the skin on his forehead kept on folding and his saggy cheeks flapped every time he took a step.

"'ello Sir." Fleur greeted nervously. Her charms didn't work on Mr. Ragnok, and he is a very hard to please goblin. Ragnok simply gave her a small nod and grumbled something.

"Bill. She was so intimidating..." Mr. Piecebie said as he continuously tapped his chest as if to make a point. "Did you see the way she looked at me?" Mr. Piecebie turned around, looking back at where they came form. Bill could tell Mr. Piecebie wanted nothing more than stay out there and ogle at the Triwizard Champion.

"With utter-"

"Love?" Mr. Piecebie cut him off. Mr. Piecebie was scrawny and brainy. He was also delusional. This isn't the first time he thought some random girl loved him. And poor Bill was always the one who was stuck with him every time he had this moments. Bill tried his best not to laugh. Ragnok wouldn't be so pleased if Mr. Piecebie left. Mr. Piecebie (though he may not look or act like it) is a valuable member of the Gringotts staff and one of the most hard-working personnel.

"Anyway." Bill tried to change the subject. "Isn't it nice to work together again?"

"I never thought I'd get to see the infamous Bill Weasley after that Egypt Catastrophe!" Mr. Piecebie said enthusiastically. They had worked together once, when they looked for an enchanted turquoise stone previously owned by a veela. The goblin said the veela asked for a lawn and gave the stone to them. And when she couldn't afford to return the galleons, she stole the stone and kept it hidden until they found it, of course. The memories brought back a wide grin on Bill's face. He could have sworn he saw Gringott smile when they brought it back.

"Those where the days, weren't they?"

"You speak like we're thirty." Mr. Piecebie tried to sound offended but the grin of his smug face said otherwise. "Speaking of age, how old do you think Fleur is?"

And back again to Fleur.

Bill was spared from all the nonsense when they reached Gringott's office. London didn't compare to the excitement and ecstasy Egypt brought him but sacrifices are needed in order for He-who-must-not-be-named's downfall.

"Didn't I tell you? Gringott wanted to meet us personally." Bill grinned. The door immediately opened when they stood in front. Goblins did have a way of making themselves feel special. As the decorations of the rooms composed of detailed designs seemed to be worth a fortune.

"What took you so long?" a grumpy goblin asked. He didn't even say a simple hello. But Bill and Mr. Piecebie knowing him, found it ordinary. Both of them sat at the chairs adjacent the goblin.

"How're you faring Sir?" Bill asked trying to be polite, this time it was Mr. Piecebie's time to stifle a laugh.

"You're a couple of days late." Gringott gritted through his teeth. Gringott then looked at Mr. Piecebie when he heard him chuckle. "And you Piecebie. You've been absent for some time." Mr. Piecebie immediately sit up straight and cleared his throat. Nobody liked getting in Gringott's nerves. No matter how fun it may be.

"Delacour come in." Gringott grumbled. Fleur with her chin held up high marched in and handed over an envelope.

"Ze papers for ze azignment." The room was filled with a stuffy perfume the moment she came in. When she was in front of Bill, it took him all his guts to stop himself from coughing. Mr. Piecebie on the other hand started to ogle at Fleur again.

"You may go." Fleur gave a quick nod and swiftly made her way out of the dusty office. She never liked this place. It was nothing compared to her school. The lighting are alright but when it came to cleanliness and hygiene? Beauxbatons Academy of Magic's dirtiest rooms were much more cleaner.

"Achoo." Fleur sneezed. "Zis place needz to be duzted. Achoo." Fleur wiped her nose with her handkerchief. She looked around at the place and held her chin even more higher. She had a lot of paper works to do and wasting time in the middle of a dusty hallway is not a good way to spend her it.

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