'Is there someone who could assist me?'
'I am sorry madam, it is my lunch break. But Hermoine, the girl with brown hair and plum coloured blouse over there, might be able to answer your questions.'
She overheard the conversation, and dreaded to turn around. There was no mistake possible, the blond-black hairstyle was not common in both wizard and muggle world.
But she did turn around. Without baring it to give a costmary smile.
'So you work here.' It sounded like a neutral observation. It was a question. The light blue eyes observing her without giving away what thoughts accompanied the gaze.
'Yes.'
...
'I thought it had been... a coincidence.'
She felt no desire to explain. The woman drew the same conclusion after 4 Malfoy Manors of silence.
'Would you happen to have Jane Eyre?'
Without saying anything she walked over to the literature section and handed out a copy.
'Payment can be done at the counter.'
The woman nodded. 'Thank you.'
And while the woman walked away she wondered if it was just the woman's upbringing that caused her to speak those words of politeness.
