The Charming One

Mrs. Weasley studied the concert tickets in her hands with mixed feelings. Though money was no longer so tight, she still could not bear to let her husband spend it on something that did nothing for the family and counted only as her personal hobby. She had thought waiting to watch the broadcast on Television would be enough, but she had never expected Allen to give her so many tickets—and for the VIP section with no fixed dates, at that.

Steadying herself, Mrs. Weasley suddenly raised her head, looked gently at the husband beside her, closed the box, and pushed it back to Allen. "Thank you, Allen, but this gift is too valuable. I can't accept it."

"It's nothing, Mrs. Weasley. I didn't spend any money on these tickets myself. My sister-in-law Fleur had something she needed to consult Madam Warbeck about, and afterward the two of them got along rather well. Fleur wanted to give her program more time on Television, so Madam Warbeck gave our family some internal concert tickets, but my family couldn't possibly watch that many shows... Besides, I think Celestina would much rather see her real fans enjoying her performance." Allen did not take the gift box back and sincerely urged Mrs. Weasley to accept it—though what puzzled Allen somewhat was that when he had gone to his in-laws' home just now, he had also given them some tickets, but for some reason, their expressions had seemed rather less than pleased...

"Molly, take them. Thank you, Allen." Arthur secretly decided that he would have to be even more diligent with his work modifying Muggle items over at Umbrella Corporation, so as not to let down these carefully prepared gifts from Allen. Back then, because his wife had been worried about their finances and had reluctantly