Britain had a famous dish called Wellington steak. It was made with the finest filet mignon, seared over high heat until browned, wrapped in a layer of mushroom duxelles with foie gras, then another layer of ham, before being encased in puff pastry, brushed evenly with egg yolk, and baked.
This dish was on the banquet menu at Hogwarts. The preparations before baking were tedious, but once one tasted it, the long wait felt worthwhile.
Yet this dish was actually French. It was named Wellington steak to commemorate the Duke of Wellington at the Battle of Waterloo.
Napoleon had his famous quotations, and Wellington had one too: "I spent my whole life trying to guess what lay beyond the mountain."
Now Georgiana felt like a female spy who had infiltrated "the other side of the mountain." As she curiously looked over the people around her, they were also looking her over.
Before the French Revolution, these people had held all sorts of professions—writers, waiters—but now they had all become generals with epaulettes on their shoulders.
Soldiers cared greatly about appearances. Whenever Napoleon appeared in public, he was always alone. She had once thought it was because he was aloof, but now she understood. His height barely reached the average, while Josephine was much taller than him. Even if the people involved did not care about a man being shorter than a woman, others would have their own opinions. A petite woman could make her male companion seem taller. With "little runt" Georgiana beside him, even a short man like Napoleon looked tall.
Draco Malfoy looked like a girl too, and needed Astoria, who seemed even more delicate than him, to set him off. Madame Récamier must have been very feminine. This white dress made Georgiana look even more fragile and