Fleur may have a certain persona when she is public, adopting the usual ice queen façade like most veelas do. But nothing is hidden from Hermione and the younger witch is a clear witness to how quirky Fleur Delacour actually is. She may appear elegant to others, but Hermione knows the true side of the blonde, something which not many get to see.

One would expect Fleur to hold all semblance to an elegant lady. She looks like a princess, sounds like a princess, and acts like a princess so you would expect the most elegant behaviour expected of that of a lady. And most of the time, Fleur does show that side, having a cold persona added along with it for extra measure to cold that cold allure. She no doubt fits the royalty image and with being the future leader of the veela clan in France, she was practically royalty with her parents and sister.

But then there is her complete quirky side.

With Fleur growing up on the spoilt side, she did have the most peculiar reactions when Hermione took her out to the muggle world and exposing her to that muggle side of her life. She was fascinated by everything and she had the most out of the world reactions to things which seem too simple to Hermione.

"You must…fish for the toy?"

Apparently, the claw machine game for stuff animals was something which Fleur could not wrap her head around. While Hermione is not much of an arcade person herself, she can appreciate the entertainment one can get from one and so she decided to lead the blonde to one in the neighbourhood, curious to see how she would adapt to it as there is nothing like an arcade in the wizarding world.

"Well, in a way. You must put in a token and then you have thirty seconds to try get a toy."

"But you are giving it money, shouldn't you be given it automatically? You paid for it."

"But that's not the point of the game Fleur. It feels much more worthwhile if you earn it."

"This is a strange contraption. Robbing people of their money. Fishing for something is easy." Fleur said, turning her head and staring at the claw machine as if it offended her in some way. Hermione couldn't help but smile. She held up a token and looked pointedly at her girlfriend.

"Why don't you give it a try? Surely someone of your calibre should be able to do something so simply then, hmm?" She put out the bait and the blonde took a bite, hook line and sinker. She smiled confidently at the brunette before turning towards the machine.

"But of course. I am beyond capable of doing this." She said, pushing the token into the machine and grabbing the console as the countdown began.

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"You insolent box! You shall not mock me like this!"

"F-Fleur, I really think that you should give it a rest now."

"I shall not! You shall have your bear if it kills me!"

"I would rather not have that thank you!"

Fleur has finally experienced the pain as all muggle people when it comes to the claw machine. Turns out fishing for something isn't as easy and Fleur had expected it to be and so the blonde was now on a warpath, golden feathers sprouting every few seconds each time the bear dropped from the claw.

"We have been here for an hour Fleur! Come on!"

"No! I shall not be defeated!"

Any type of princess image of the blonde which people had in mind was completely shattered at the behaviour of the blonde. She was aggressive and almost on the edge of hysterical with her failings of getting a prize bear from the claw machine. Hermione has never seen the blonde react in such a contrasting way before, so it was a surprise to see this side of Fleur's personality. She has always known that Fleur was competitive but not to this degree. They have spent two-hundred pounds already! While money is no object when it comes to Fleur, the muggle side of Hermione was just making her stomach into a rock at such a waste of money. And just for a bear.

"Come on Fleur, you're kind of causing a scene. Let's go."

Hermione tried tugging her girlfriend away, but she might as well as been pulling a concrete pillar because the blonde didn't budge. She stayed right where she was, glaring heatedly at the glass that Hermione was afraid that she would melt it in a magical temper. It has happened, trust her.

"Fleur come on. It's just a stupid bear. I don't need it." She tried pushing, her hands tugging at the blonde's arm to try get her removed from the game before she destroys it. But she then let out a squeak when Fleur suddenly whirled around and grabbed Hermione by the shoulders and pressed her lips to hers in a quick, but fiery kiss. She pulled away after a few seconds before looking at Hermione seriously.

"This box is keeping a toy for you captive. I will not allow it to beat in a humiliating fashion. My pride as a Delacour will not allow it."

And then just like that, Fleur turned around to insert another token into the machine, starting the whole process again. Hermione sighed before shaking her head. There was no use. Once Fleur decides on something, it is impossible to get her to change her mind. So deciding to simply leave the blonde be, she turned around and walked off to a random part of the arcade. Maybe there is a dancing beat game she can play.

Another hour passed when Hermione found herself being found by her girlfriend again, a victorious smile on her face as she held a bear in her arms and a bag in another which looked a little bit heavy. Hermione's eyes zeroed in on the bag, but she was quickly distracted by a blonde who swooped in for an excited kiss.

"I did it Hermione! I beat it! I showed it the wrath of Fleur Delacour! Here, this is for you!"

Fleur shoved the toy bear into her arms, smiling proudly at her while Hermione held the fluffy teddy bear in her hands, smiling at the limitless effort which Fleur put in just to get her the bear. She leaned up on her toes and pressed a kiss to Fleur's lips.

"Thank you." She said, earning herself a wide grin from the blonde. But then she glanced at the bag which she was carrying.

"But what is that?"

"Oh, all the tokens from the machine." Fleur said plainly. Hermione snapped her head to the blonde, her jaw dropping in shock.

"All the tokens from- Fleur, did you just rob the machine!"

"It robbed me of my money and time, so I was just paying back the favour! That bear is rightfully yours and it has the cheek to keep all the money and not let us have it."

"Fleur, you can't just steal things! How did you even get them out of the machine?"

"Magic."

Hermione groaned and held the bridge of her nose. There was seriously no winning with the blonde. And seeing the blonde's haughty expression, she knew better than to do anything about. She sighed.

"I don't know what I'm going to do with you."

"You can kiss me for starters."

Hermione couldn't even put up a fight as a smirking Fleur just wrapped her arms around the brunette's waist and swooped in for a kiss, swallowing any type of objection from the younger witch. Hermione couldn't help but sigh mentally. For someone who had such a princess outlook on life, she seriously had some quirky aspects to her personality. But she loves her nonetheless and that will never change.