Chapter one
After the second war and the victory of Harry Potter over Voldemort
Nothing is as it used to be
Certainly the joy of the magical world in Britain and the whole world with victory over the power of darkness and Voldemort
But there was a price paid for this victory by many victims, especially the victims of the Battle of Hogwarts, among whom were Youth in the prime of life
Among these victims was Fred Weasley
The Weasley family suffered a catastrophic death, Fred.
The family was shocked and filled with grief
The family tried to move on and overcome the grief and they successed in carrying on with Fareed's memory with them
After burying Fred, Arthur felt guilt and helplessness.
His inability to protect his son and hold himself responsible deep down
Questions kept repeating in his head, "Why _ if _ how did this happen?"
Molly and George's condition was very bad, and the family tried to console them, even Arthur.
But Arthur used to stay up some nights at the Pig's Head pub to drink and forget the worries of the morning so that he could support his family and even silence the many questions that were accumulating in his mind throughout the day.
And there in the tavern he met her
She used to go for almost the same reason. She was escaping from the memories of the battle and her inability to save her friends, colleagues, and students.
She drank at night to silence the questions in her head as well.
They were initially smiles of welcome to the Order of the Phoenix and Hogwarts Battle
Then questions about conditions and family, and after that these meetings became regular dates to ease each other's pain
Each of them found a partner far from their own life who listened to the pain and sorrows of the other.
In one of the meetings, Arthur insisted on driving her home.
She was staying in a house in the village of Hogsmeade.
When the two arrived in front of the house, she said, "Why don't you go in for some tea, Arthur? You look exhausted from the Ministry's work today." Arthur accepted the offer and entered her house with his friend
Arthur said, "The work of the ministry never ends, but what do we do? There is work, so there must be someone to perform it."
She smiled understandingly at him and said, "I understand you well, Arthur. I don't know whether business increases over time, or is it our energy that decreases over time." He sat in the living room, and the woman went to make tea.
And Arthur looked at the pictures hanging above the fireplace and the wall full of books, then turned around to find she coming with a tray full of teacups and some biscuits.
Arthur smiled and thanked her, and the conversation between them continued for a few hours
Then Arthur stood up to go to his house, and she said, "Thank you, Arthur. Talking to you helps me a lot."
Arthur replied, "Don't overdo it, my dear," and smiled
And they kept laughing a little until the two fell silent and looked at each other and got closer until they were only one centimeter away.
And then Arthur felt a strong desire to kiss her, so Arthur kissed her, and to Arthur's surprise, she in turn deepened the kiss.