Despicable Me (completed 15/15)

Ladies' Gala

DESPICABLE ME

Capítulo 10: Ladies' Gala

Soft music delighted the audience at the palace, guests who glanced away to the young couple who had entered.

"I wonder who they are?" said the people over and over again as they saw Nahikari and James.

"It's very beautiful and that hairstyle, superb."

"The young man who accompanies her is very good-looking."

The two young men felt a little intimidated, fortunately the young Minister of Magic of Brazil came to receive them.

"Miss Lovegood, Mr. Potter, I'm glad to see you came to the party," said the handsome man as he kissed the young witch's hand.

James, who at first was grateful to the man for the invitations and the costumes, now felt a sense of jealousy as he watched as Nahikari received the young magician's courtship.

"You look lovely, Miss Lovegood, and you, Mr. Potter, look very nice in that suit."

"Thank you very much, Minister Do Santos," Nahikari, a little blushing, thanked him.

"Yes, the party isn't bad," James said, his tone bored, "I've seen better."

"James! Forgive him, Minister, my friend is sometimes a joker," Nahikari said nervously, deciding to change the subject at lightning speed.

"Excuse me, Minister, but did you also invite the scary couple?"

"The spooky couple received an invitation from the Muggle rally organizers, however, I interviewed the couple and suggested they not attend the gala."

"I think you're being very unfair," said James, who was still defensive, "I see those guys over there, the minion and brothers Piedro and Roco. They're not... very conventional, you might say."

Nahikari was red with embarrassment and wanted to be swallowed up by the earth at that moment, fortunately Minister Do Santos didn't look angry at all, rather amused.

"The minion and those cavemen belong to the Muggle world, strange as it may seem. And while the other guests and the international Muggle press may think they are people in disguise, the problem with the dark couple is more complicated than that. You see, those two could have attended the gala under the excuse that they are wearing costumes, but the international decree of secrecy of the magical world is very specific in that sense."

Lynette Do Santos, sighed and gave a drink to the glass of champagne he was carrying at the time.

"A very unpleasant matter, I would not have minded the presence of the dark couple at the gala and in the race, but the Minister of Magic of Romania and the Winzegamot, are categorical in this respect."

"Does this mean that the vampire and his companion will no longer participate in the competition?" Nahikari asked in surprise.

"I'm afraid they won't be able to do that anymore. Even the aurors of Romania came to "escort" them to Europe."

"That's terrible!" Nahikari said.

"You couldn't do anything about it?" asked James, this time leaving the tone of confrontation.

"With my intervention I managed to get those two not to be put under any charge, the Winzegamot magic court will not prosecute them and therefore they will not go to prison, which would not have been a surprise considering the multitude of magical rules that those two violated. They will return to Europe and the whole thing will be forgotten."