Homeless, looking for games

[staggeringly]

This has got to be a prank. You don't expect me to up and leave my wife and son while there's a war going on.

What do you mean I'm going to die anyway?

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[troublefindsme]

[ Also here is a fifteen year old version of your son. ]

...Dad?

[lilys]

What are you going on about?

I'll look it up, thanks!

[staggeringly]

[ Blink. Blink. Blink. ]

Ha--Harry?

[staggeringly]

Nothing for you to worry about, love.

\o/

[troublefindsme]

Y-yeah... It's me.

[staggeringly]

[ James stares for a little longer than he should, trying to think of something to say that wasn't the obvious. ]

You've...grown.

[ He failed. ]

[troublefindsme]

[ That's okay dad, Harry's not really sure what to say either so he'll step a little closer. ]

Y-yeah... I-I'm fifteen now.

[staggeringly]

Fifteen. [ There's a moment where James takes that in, then he smiles. No. He grins! ]

How are you finding Hogwarts? I hope I gave you the map and the cloak. They're invaluable to a student like yourself.

[troublefindsme]

Great! It's the only place that really feels like- [ Home the words hangs uncomfortably in the air as it hits him-he doesn't know. His dad doesn't know ] ...School.

N-not directly, but I did get them.

[staggeringly]

I'm glad you're enjoying yourself.

[ And he is. Hogwarts was the best time of James' life. Until, of course, the day Harry was born. ]

Not directly? [ beat ] Of course! Filch stole the map. I'm glad you get those too. My legacy you are, Harry. You and that map.

[troublefindsme]

Yeah... [ He certainly isn't going to tell him. ] He never learned how to use it though-there are still one or two ways into Hogsmeade he doesn't know about.

[staggeringly]

That sounds like Filch. Too much a stickler for the rules to figure it out. Why do you think we created it that way? I hope you're using those ways to the best of your ability.

[ Because, strangely enough, that is what would make James proudest. ]

[troublefindsme]

It's been loads of help. It's help me avoid Filch and Snape.

[staggeringly]

Snape? What's he still doing at Hogwarts?

[troublefindsme]

Teaching. Potions. Though he hates it-keeps going after the Defense Against the Dark Arts job.

[staggeringly]

Sounds like him. He'd better not be treating you any differently because of me. That's our feud not yours. Snivelling git.

[troublefindsme]

He does though. I mean, he hates all of Gryffindor house but especially me and my friends.

[ But admittedly it's still better than life with the Dursleys. ]

[lilys]

Nice try, Potter. Spill the proverbial beans.

[staggeringly]

That's absolutely...[ Note to self: Don't use bad language in front of your son no matter how grown up he is. ]

I'll be having words with him. Hasn't changed at all.

[staggeringly]

Stupid mun wants me to leave you and Harry and go somewhere without you. It's not going to happen though so didn't want to worry you.