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Chapter XVIII -Under the Poker face's Mask-

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Chapter XVIII

–Under the Poker face's Mask–

Saturday, 1 January 1972

CEP's POV

Harry was finishing packing up his bag to when he would return to school next day while leaving his new robes in his wardrobe and only bringing his school robes beside his inner trousers and t-shirts, when there was a knock on his quarters' door.

"Who is it?" He called out outside the bedroom towards the office entry area of his private quarters.

"It's Abraxas, Callisto."

"Come in, Uncle Abraxas." Harry agreed and the blond entered, nodded back and approached Harry who returned to his packing up. "What may I do for you, Uncle Abraxas?"

"Why do you always say title and name?" Uncle Abraxas wondered, making Harry stop and look back at the blond.

"My Muggles taught me that if I don't it's disrespect." Harry shrugged. "Did I do anything wrong? Should I have refused Voldemort's request for a dance? Did any of your fellow Knights say something about me stepping on His toes? Did...?"

"I'm not here to reprimand you." Uncle Abraxas hurried to interrupt him and Harry blushed. "Did you pack your new dress-robe?"

Harry shook his head, pointing to it's hanging location on the open wardrobe after Dobby finished getting it washed that morning, as he finishing packing his trunk. Only for Harry to frown when the dress-robe levitated from the wardrobe and into the open trunk, folded and stored itself on his trunk. The boy turned towards his surrogate uncle confused as his new jewellery were fast to follow inside the quadrangular box where they had been brought in when Aunt Genevieve had bought them.

"Why?"

"Spring Solstice ball." Uncle argued. "When is Veronique's birthdate?"

"1st March." Harry replied automatically and joined his books inside before closing the trunk. "Why?"

"This way I don't need to contact your mother's ex to find out about my son's intended." Uncle Abraxas said and Harry stuttered as he realized the why. "Lucius said that Veronique likes chess, does he have a chess set?"

Harry went to reply affirmatively, when he remembered that no, Ron didn't have in this Era since it most likely belonged to Arthur Weasley.

"No, he usually uses one from one of his cousins."

"I'll warn Lucius that chess set is on the acceptable courtship gift list."

Harry closed his trunk and glanced back at the blond uncertain.