Re: Belvina/Lex
"I am rather horrible," she said with a satisfied-looking grin. "I might be planning on working but it certainly isn't going to be within the Ministry. I would rather take my chances in a mental institution."
"The Cruciatus is so..." She sighed and tilted her head, smiling slightly. "It wasn't terribly sophisticated in my day. But then the Dark Arts were commonly used and there was much more to choose from."
"It would be idiotic of any woman to assume they could replace a child's mother," Belvina said, surprised at his answer. "Imbecilic, in fact. Do you not do much outside work? All work and no play makes Alexander Higgs a dull boy indeed," she teased.