It made sense that marriages were planned strategically, based on the two parties' ages. Holly's father had simply not been so wise when arranging her marriage, probably because he didn't care so much about her future. She'd get a dowry, Germander would find a good job thanks to his family connections and he would quickly earn enough to have his own family. It would have still been wiser to betroth Holly to a slightly older man, someone who would be nearing his thirties, at least, by the time she was old enough to marry him.
Scrimgeour men really didn't seem to make good fathers. First, it was that Mr. Scrimgeour, who had allowed his daughter to be kidnapped, couldn't find her in spite of being an auror and then, when she returned to him, he couldn't tame her so she wouldn't live the life of a dramatic novel's heroine. And then he tried to kill her and didn't do it discreetly enough not to get arrested.
And then it was Holly's father, who clearly didn't care enough about his children to plan wise marriages for them.
Seneca felt bad for Holly, she was so unlucky to have a father like hers and not a father like Lucius Lestrange!
Sen decided not to tell Holly that and instead focused on her first point. "There's actually a way to stay alive forever. Supposedly. Something about depositing a part of your life into an object, like it's a bank." She had read about it in a book at Fort Lestrange's library. It discussed the matter of immortality and how wizards had gone about acquiring it over the years.
Scrimgeour men really didn't seem to make good fathers. First, it was that Mr. Scrimgeour, who had allowed his daughter to be kidnapped, couldn't find her in spite of being an auror and then, when she returned to him, he couldn't tame her so she wouldn't live the life of a dramatic novel's heroine. And then he tried to kill her and didn't do it discreetly enough not to get arrested.
And then it was Holly's father, who clearly didn't care enough about his children to plan wise marriages for them.
Seneca felt bad for Holly, she was so unlucky to have a father like hers and not a father like Lucius Lestrange!
Sen decided not to tell Holly that and instead focused on her first point. "There's actually a way to stay alive forever. Supposedly. Something about depositing a part of your life into an object, like it's a bank." She had read about it in a book at Fort Lestrange's library. It discussed the matter of immortality and how wizards had gone about acquiring it over the years.