So of course there was a long delay in updates. Oh well, life gets in the way. It's ridiculously short, but more's coming.
CHAPTER SEVEN
There was a rather long pause. Harry attempted to gather his thoughts, failed miserably and finally opened his mouth.
"Well, uh…I lived with Mum's family-Aunt Petunia, Uncle Vernon and their son, Dudley. It was…" Harry quite suddenly had no more to say. "Never mind."
Meanwhile, Lily's face was less than pleased. Her bright green eyes (the comments were true! Harry's eyes were nearly Lily's) narrowed, and her entire body was stiff with displeasure.
"Were they kind enough to you Harry? They didn't mistreat you?" she asked, obviously fearing the worst.
"It wasn't the best-they really hated me. I mean, they never hit me or anything. But I think somehow Aunt Petunia wanted to blame me for your death." he concluded, nodding to Lily.
"Perhaps. You probably don't know, but we got along famously until I got my letter from Hogwarts. She never treated me the same after, and I can't say that I did either. But heavens! That husband of hers! James and I used to make reckless fun of Vernon the few times we met them." Here Lily seemed midly embarrassed, but James grinned widely.
"He was a bit too stiff for my taste-or anyone's for that matter," James added.
Harry looked at his father appreciatively. "Yeah, Dudley grew up pretty grotesque himself. A bit on the chubby side." Harry said. Tonks was more than happy to nod emphatically, having seen the whale just before Harry's fifth year at school.
"Let's move onto something happier though! Enough of all these depressing updates. Some one share something happy!" Tonks said brightly, easily diverting attention away from Harry.
Harry seemed grateful, though Lily still looked ready for murder. Under the table, James gripped her hand in an effort to appease her.
Remus smiled at his wife. "What exactly did you have in mind dear?"
Tonks rolled her eyes. "I don't know! I mean, we had Harry and Ginny over to catch up on life. And with the addition of a few tag-a-longs, let's do just that. Ginny how was your week? Is Healer training going well?"
Ginny straightened her shoulders a little bit. "Oh, yes-it's been really great. Interesting…learning loads…" As her voice trailed off, she snuck a sidelong glance at Harry, who smiled and nodded.
"Actually," she continued, "Harry and I do have some rather exciting news." She paused for dramatic effect, but let the silence linger for a tad too long.
"Yes?" Tonks demanded.
"Harry proposed to me last night and I accepted. We're engaged."
