What was the most embarrassing thing at a formal occasion?
It was not having a garter fall to the ground; then a "knight" would step forward to save the day.
It was wearing the same outfit. That felt even worse than having a glass of wine poured over one's head in public. Those were the things women cared about. The other men in golf shirts had not come to watch the show. They usually held gatherings at the foundation chairman's home, but his castle had been burglarized a few days ago, and several pieces from his private collection had been stolen.
When people gathered to socialize, they talked. And talking meant gossip and interesting anecdotes. Pierre was keen on promoting Napoleon to the entire world, while the British had quite a few Napoleonic items in their possession. Windsor Castle even had Napoleon's red cloak.
These members assumed Severus had also suffered a theft like them, and with a small amount of Veritaserum to help, Severus obtained quite a bit of information.
Pierre had become the foundation's chairman not because he was the wealthiest, but because he possessed the most personal belongings of Napoleon.
Napoleon's will explicitly stated that items he had used could not be resold. Napoleon's executor had handed them over to the King of Rome after he came of age, but because the King of Rome died young without leaving a will, many of these items ended up in the hands of private collectors. Yet in accordance with Napoleon's wishes, all Napoleonic items in the foundation's collection had been donated, from shirts and shoe buckles to jewelry and weapons. If short-sleeved golf shirts looked sloppy, then the chairman looked... downright wild. Judging from the photograph, his hair had grown quite long and appeared completely unkempt, like a fluffy