Vol 2 Chapter 181: Dedicated to Angela

Lynn moved to London in early December. "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets" was published on both sides of the Atlantic in August. This time it is not as obscure as it was when the first book was published. It will be comparable to the "Magic Stone" when it is released ", And it has doubled in the UK in just a few months. Obviously, this series has begun to attract more and more people.
"When the Writers' Association sent me a notice telling me that I was awarded the National Book Award for Children's Novels, I was stunned! I kept asking myself if I heard it wrong." Rowling said this when she talked about it before. Things are still unbelievable.
In short, she finally left Edinburgh with her daughter and moved to London. It was because of this that Angela and Kate were able to visit her on the second day of the premiere of "Titanic". Of course, the same ...
"Why didn't Xia Xia come together, Angela? I miss her very much." Rowling's 5-year-old daughter Jessica asked Angela and Kate curiously while using her mother's baked snacks.
"I'm sorry, Jesse, Xia Xia's guest is here, a guest from the United States, so you can't come and see us." The girl shrugged and spread her hands to make a sad expression, making the little boy giggled.
"Of course, if you want to see her, you can come to my grandfather's manor. Her American friend is my niece of my prospective aunt, so she will definitely go." Angela continued.
"Really? Can I really go?" The little boy blinked and looked at the girl.
"Hey, aren't my invitations in front of my grandfather?" The girl's slightly exaggerated tone made her giggle again.
Rowling coughed softly at this moment: "Jessie, darling, can you go back to your room? You can check in advance what Christmas gifts Angie and Kate have prepared for you."
"Do you want to talk about something that kids can't listen to?" Jessica put out her tongue and nodded like a little adult. "Well, then I won't disturb you."
Follow. She waved at the two guests with a smile. Leaped and left the living room. It was quiet all around. Three people sitting on the sofa. Both Angela and Kate. Or they are opposite Rowling. All in this slightly awkward silence. Slowly holding the coffee in the cup.
"Okay. I think ..." Rowling broke the silence first. But he just said two words and closed his mouth. anyway. Even before she asked them for an explanation. It still feels rude to ask such a hasty question.
"Actually ..." Kate took a deep breath and said a little from now on. But then was interrupted by Angela's voice: "Yes. Joe. As you can see. We ... are dating!"
The tone was calm but unacceptably affirmative. Kate looked at the girl with surprise. Angela smiled slightly. Hold her hand and put your fingers in your arms to clasp. The meaning is self-evident! Immediately moved into Kate's atrium. Worrying that Rowling was still holding Angela's face immediately. Deeply kissed her tender red lips. The girl also ignored the already stunned magic mother. The response was more enthusiastic than before.
Face the same-sex couple who use their actions to declare their rights. Rowling smiled bitterly: "I'm sorry. Ladies. It's in my house now. Can you notice?"
"Sorry it should be us." Angela separated from Kate. Freely held his lover's arm. "We are in a state of restraint. If you feel rude. We apologize and leave immediately."
"Wait! Wait!" Rowling raised her hands. "First, I affirm that I have no hostility to homosexuality. Every phenomenon has a reason for it, and homosexuality existed in Roman times and even earlier, didn't it? ? "
"Really?" Kate was a little dubious, holding Angela's hand tighter. Although she always liked to play exciting games with girls, she always had a sizeable and careful protection. It ’s a girl ’s land, so Angela was so moved when she acknowledged the relationship between the two in front of Rowling.
"Kate, I have met you more often than Angie, so you should know that I don't tell lies in front of friends." Rowling said seriously, "I was just surprised, very surprised, after all, Angela ..."
"After all, my life is quite remarkable, and I have a genius, and I have a career at a young age, or billions of little rich women, right?" The girl shook her head with a smile and smiled. She, "But do you think this has anything to do with love, Joe?"
Rowling smiled bitterly: "Should ... no ... well, I admit that one day my two friends suddenly became same-sex couples ... it was overwhelming, although I don't think homosexuality is wrong, but It's really incredible, you know, when you first met, you were sisters. "
Kate and Angela smile at each other, both shrugging and not talking
"It's hard to imagine how your fans would react if your fans knew," Rowling sighed.
"Actually, I'm not worried about this," the girl shrugged. "The same-sex environment in the United States is relatively loose, especially on the West Coast. It's really no big deal to give up my current career. I don't care about it, just ..."
Having said that, there was a hint of anxiety on her pretty face, and then she looked at Kate: "I don't know how much pressure will come from my family and whether it will be possible to anger others."
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That's true, "Rowling shook her head," unfortunately I can't talk to you. "
Kate didn't speak, but put her other hand on the clenched hands, and Angela gave her a reassuring smile, then looked at the magic mother: "I think, you surely won't tell anyone else? "
"That's not necessarily true," Rowling deliberately pretended to be hesitant. "To know how powerful this news is, tabloids will pay at least 10,000 pounds for it!"
Angela and Kate rolled their eyes and shouted in unison: "Joe!"
"Okay, I'm kidding," Rowling raised her hand with a laugh, "I promise I won't say to anyone, swear to God! I said I support homosexuality, but in fact I want to be in the book if it's appropriate Put ... "
At this point she suddenly covered her mouth: "No, I can't tell the answer before it ends."
"You mean, a character is gay?" Kate suddenly became interested. "Who would it be?"
Rowling shook her head with annoyance, no matter how she asked her, she finally held Kate: "Well, since Joe said that he would not reveal the mystery, then don't ask again, she would always write That's it, isn't it? "
"Okay," Kate was slightly disappointed. "It looks like it's going to take a long time.
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Angela shook her head with a smile and pointed at her and said to Rowling, "Did you see, Joe, this is your loyal fan, don't hurry to find a pen and sign her name or something."
"That's it? Then, do you have to sign it, miss?" Rowling asked seriously.
"If you like, ma'am." Kate immediately stretched over Angela's arm, pointing to her cuffs: "Please sign here."
All three laughed out in the end, and the little embarrassment before disappeared from the laughter. Then, Rowling suddenly remembered something and stood up: "Wait for me, I have something to hand over to Anji."
She left the living room and returned with a book in her hand a few minutes later. From the color and thickness of the book, it should be the British edition of "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." Rowling would say nothing The book was handed to the girl.
Angela picked it up and looked at the other side with a little confusion. Rowling just smiled, so she didn't ask to look down at the book. After turning two pages, a line of handwriting was revealed: "To Angela, she is in my most Selflessly helped me in difficult times. "
The girl understands something but she does n’t understand it. Of course, she knows the meaning of this passage. She saw it when she bought The Secret Room. This message is on every book published, just like Rowling wrote in " On the title page of the Philosopher's Stone, it is dedicated to daughter Jessica and the child who became the first listener, but ...
Suddenly her heart moved, and after a careful look, she found that the handwriting was not printed, so it should be handwritten, and there was more signature of j Rowling in the lower right corner. So, Angela looked up and looked The other side opened his mouth but didn't know what to say.
"I have nothing to offer as a gift, so I can only write a few words." Rowling said apologetically.
"No no no," the girl shook her head again and again. "This gift is very sincere, thank you, Joe, thank you very much, I like it."
"I wanted to write it on the title page of the next book, but I didn't know when it would actually be published without your help, so I wrote it, and I plan to spend more time on the third one." Rowling said.
"Really, when is the third book ready?"
"Next few days next year, I have to think about the outline carefully. I have to find a lot of inspiration in you."
"That means you're going to write a lesbian?" Angela joked.
"It sounds like a good opinion." Rowling replied half-true.
"Forget it," the girl said, "I don't want to be accused of interfering with the author's creation and the like in the future!"
With that, she suddenly laughed: "However, I think the publisher should probably consider giving you a contract!"
"It should be simple, right?" Kate interjected with a smile, "At least it should be simple in the U.S., isn't it? Alas, I seem to be thinking about being an author!"
"Great, I've long waited for someone to get a whh Mies writing contest, and someone in France to learn French and Russian literature to write something out in Cambridge." Angela turned to look at her lover with a smile, " Of course, it would be better to write a mess, so that I can laugh at her. "
"This is really sad, I finally see who you are, Angie, we're done!" Kate said in a mournful tone, causing the other two to laugh.
Afternoon time passed in this pleasant atmosphere. After the sky began to darken, Angela and Kate bid farewell to Rowling and left, and the three of them said goodbye at the door.
"Let's go, I'll take you home." Kate said, dressing up the wig and the hat and clothes that the girl put on again. "Be careful, don't make people recognize it, it's in Britain."
Angela quietly looked at Kate who was dressing for herself, and suddenly grabbed her hand, whether or not there were other eyes around to notice here, and pressed it on her chest. 2k novel reading network