frog&fog (29)
The yellow rubber duck wearing a Roman helmet that Pomona had bought at the Louvre Museum sat by her bedside. Beside it was a music box, playing a very soft tune.
"You need to buy summer clothes," Pomona said, looking at his heavy clothing.
"I can't wear short sleeves." Severus gestured at the arm bearing the Dark Mark. "That would cause trouble."
"Are you making things difficult for me?"
He gave a false smile.
"Don't buy Hawaiian shirts. They'd be a waste anyway."
"Do you know what an all-black outfit makes you look like?" Pomona said, staring into his eyes. "You look like a cheap thug."
"At least people will know you have a bodyguard and won't dare offend you." Severus looked down at her shoes. "Why aren't you wearing heels?"
"I hate high heels," Pomona said coldly. "Those shoes were originally designed for men insecure about their height, just like that iron tower!"
Pomona looked at the pitch-black iron tower beyond the shop window.
"I really don't understand why they designed it."
"It doesn't seem so bad once you get used to it," a saleswoman said in English. "It was originally designed to be dismantled at any time, which is why it used a steel-frame structure like a rack."
"You can think of it as a monument to victory," Severus said. "Besides, the people of France have put up with it. Why are you complaining?"
"I hate Paris," Pomona said unhappily after they left the boutique and returned to the arcade.
"Want to take a look around the Louvre Museum?" Severus asked.
"I'd rather visit Père Lachaise Cemetery."
"Snape," Gong Saiyi said from the doorway.
Severus snapped out of his memories and turned to look at him.
"I've packed up," Gong Saiyi said.
"There is a supreme