Hanrahan; clocks, wasn’t it? Vampire had set it all into place. (There were not enough vampires in society – or as in society as they could be – not to have heard of them, particularly when one had a general sympathy towards the plight of non-humans.)
And never mind his thoughts of marriage – Jude nodded along as she spoke, jotted down a few notes on the parchment he’d had throughout the day to remind himself of issues people had brought up as mattering to them. “I was sorry to see the ban come into effect,” he agreed, with a frown: especially when it came to denying students their Hogwarts education based on heritage. He shot Mrs. Hanrahan a small, serious smile. “No, of course not – you made your marriage vows, and the law shouldn’t change that.” It took a certain kind of bravery to live in as contentious as space as she did.
“What does your husband do?” Jude asked, more in pursuit of illustrating his argument than because he had no inkling. (In general, though: Jude was of the opinion that it mattered far more what people did than what they were.)
And never mind his thoughts of marriage – Jude nodded along as she spoke, jotted down a few notes on the parchment he’d had throughout the day to remind himself of issues people had brought up as mattering to them. “I was sorry to see the ban come into effect,” he agreed, with a frown: especially when it came to denying students their Hogwarts education based on heritage. He shot Mrs. Hanrahan a small, serious smile. “No, of course not – you made your marriage vows, and the law shouldn’t change that.” It took a certain kind of bravery to live in as contentious as space as she did.
“What does your husband do?” Jude asked, more in pursuit of illustrating his argument than because he had no inkling. (In general, though: Jude was of the opinion that it mattered far more what people did than what they were.)
