If Severus saw the rose-pink chairs in the Grand Trianon's reception room, he would surely wear the same utterly dreadful expression Lockhart had worn while teaching at Hogwarts.
But looking on the bright side, that awful pink was actually rose red. Before leaving that morning, Napoleon had made no comments about "Miss Georgiana's" outfit. He had merely told her to put on some blush because she looked far too pale.
The Grand Trianon had also been looted during the French Revolution. The white porcelain on its outer walls had been smashed, and Napoleon had ordered it replaced with rose-colored stone.
The father-and-son Jacob carpenters who had renovated the Tuileries Palace were already Paris's finest craftsmen. Now they had opened a furniture factory, and every piece of furniture in the Grand Trianon came from the Jacob factory. The cabinets all had a distinct Egyptian style, their edges decorated with metal rings.
The silversmith working for Napoleon was named Auguste. His craftsmanship was excellent, and his designs fell somewhere between lavish and simple. The lighting all came from enormous Candlesticks, including designs featuring blindfolded maidens and goddesses of victory. There were also floor lamps shaped like giant pythons, with lampshades set inside their mouths. So many Candlesticks in the Grand Trianon clearly could not have been made by one person. Another factory would likely have to be opened, solving employment for many more people.
This was not a good sign. She had once clearly despised people who loved luxury.
Yet everything in the Grand Trianon made her feel tranquil. Through the floor-to-ceiling windows, she could see the canal outside, where a gondola drifted along. Its prow was decorated with a gilded lion, and most of the palace furniture had gilded lion claws as well. Edward Jenner was currently seated in a rose-pink