Harry Potter Breaking Free

Fleur, on the other hand, was quite frankly terrifying... Harry tried to keep in mind that Fleur had cried during his life story, which did seem to indicate that she was kind. It was an effort that was made nearly impossible due to the fact that even as he thought those things, she was staring at the back of his head. Very few people that Harry had ever met were as unnerving as Fleur Delacour...

Putting his own discomfort aside, Harry could also tell that his magic was currently affecting both of the younger Delacour girls. Just by looking at the girls' behavior and their parents' reactions, Harry could tell that they must be acting out of the ordinary. Of course, there were also the far from subtle flashes of powerful allure that Fleur was releasing in his direction on a somewhat regular basis, but she appeared to be taking them back under control almost immediately.

After checking to see if Gabrielle was also emitting an aura, Harry thought... maybe? If she was, then it was both opaque and very subtle to his senses…

In the end, Harry was left wondering if he could do something similar with his magic. He liked the idea of having his magic out collecting information, without smothering everyone within throwing distance. Still, there were a few things that Harry wanted to make sure of before he went home for the day.

Gesturing for Appoline's attention, Harry pointed towards one of the corners of the Entry Hall. "May I have a moment of your time before I leave?"

With an extremely curious expression on her face, Appoline followed 'Arry away from the rest of their group. "What ees eet 'Arry? What secret do you 'ave for me?"

Thinking carefully, Harry tried to figure out how he should approach this next topic. He wasn't sure if it was appropriate to ask what he was about to ask, but he felt that it was important that he know the answer. After taking a deep breath, Harry manned up and launched into his question. "As we both know, I'm currently affecting my environment quite a bit with my aura shroud. What I wanted to know was if your daughters are uncomfortable around me… Over the course of the afternoon, I've noticed signs of struggle from both Fleur and Gabrielle."

Rather than get upset, Appoline smiled at Harry's question, and then patted him on the shoulder in a consoling fashion. "Oui, yes, my daughters were both laboring to control zeir own powers, but eet ees not of your doing. Do not take eet as a slight to you 'Arry, because none of us ere are bozzered by your aura shroud."

At first, Harry looked hesitant, but then a look of determination replaced that expression on his face. He looked back up at Appoline and locked eyes with her. "Is there anything I can do in the future to make them more comfortable?"

Appoline beamed down at her new friend, because he was such a kind boy. "Well let us go eento ze ozzer room, to find out eef Fleur can be at ease around you... For 'er age my daughter as excellent control over 'er allure, but eef at some point she loses eet, I'm sure she'd appreciate you not devolving eento a drooling monkey, no?"

After the two of them walked back into the empty Dining Hall, Appoline gave Harry a very serious look. "What I am about to do ees considered very, very rude. Eet ees considered even more so zan what you are eenadvertently doing. Do you understand?"

As he took in Appoline's serious expression, Harry nodded his understanding. "What I think is I'm about to experience your allure. You have my permission, Appoline. It's important that I know what I can withstand. I've noticed that it's somewhat tiring and stressful to have to continuously restrain yourself."

"You pick up much from very leetle," Appoline pointed out, while canting her head to the side.

When shrugging his shoulder wasn't enough, Harry also rubbed the back of his neck. "Uhhh, yeah. My magic's been described as hungry for experiences. It was isolated inside of my core for twelve years and now it investigates the world around me without my say so. I continually pick up more information than I have any use for or even want... For instance... You and your husband are very much in love with each other... and a magical connection of some kind..."

Despite all of the shocking revelations of the afternoon, Appoline still found herself stunned into stillness with her mouth hanging open.

"I'm sorry," Harry shot out as quickly as he could. He looked down at his feet in embarrassment as he realized he'd stumbled into a very private topic. "I was only trying to give you an example of what I meant by my magic being nosy."

After snapping out of her surprised stupor, Appoline raised Harry's chin, so that she could make eye contact with him. "Arry... eef you can... will you describe what our bond looks like to you? I cannot see zem, I can only feel zem. I would be very eenterested een 'earing what you 'ave to say on ze matter."

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