On June 27, Leo had his second birthday, only few people were invited because the Porters didn't know much people in Britain. Only Remus, Sirius, and Minerva were in the birthday party, and it was a pretty quiet, but Leo didn't mind it, he was only focused on the chocolate cake that Ellie made for this occasion.

"I'll be starting teaching him in a couple of weeks" said Minerva "maybe next Thursday or the one after it"

"What will you be teaching him?" asked Remus

"I'll start with some basic spells in Charms and Transfiguration, and I think Latin is important too, for incantations" said Minerva "he's still too young for potions"

"What about defense against the dark arts and dueling?" asked Sirius

"He's still two years old, and you want to teach him dueling?" asked Ellie horrified, Leo was playing in the far corner of the room so he wasn't listening

"Lily is right!" said McGonagall "he's still too young"

Remus, Sirius and Lily told McGonagall about Ellie's true identity three months ago, if they were working together then they should trust each other. She understood them completely, and told them that they were wise to hide such an information.

"Aunt Minnie! Look!" Leo came running to professor McGonagall, and showed her one of his gifts

"Wow! It's amazing, did you like it?" asked Minerva

"A lot!" he shouted enthusiastically, and then went back to where he was before

"What about parselmagic?" asked Ellie, Sirius almost chocked his cake

"What?" he asked "are you serious? Parselmagic is dark!" said Sirius

"Just because Salazar Slytherin and You Know Who were parselmouths, doesn't make parselmagic a dark magic" said Minerva "and even if it was, it's not the type of magic that matters but the type of wizards!"

"Then you don't have any problem in teaching Harry the dark arts!" said Sirius, raising an eyebrow

"Actually, I'm considering teaching it to him in the future, when he's old enough to understand the danger of it, it is an advantage to understand it if you were going to fight it" said Minerva

"No way, absolutely not!" said Sirius, and then he turned to Lily "Lily!"

"There's a point in what she's saying" said Lily

"I don't believe it! You want to teach Harry dark magic!" said Sirius

"Not until he's old enough, twelve or thirteen" said McGonagall

"Remus! What do you think?" Sirius asked Remus, who was listening to the whispered argument

"I don't know, Sirius, it's not like he'll use it" Remus started to say

"What does make you so sure about it?" Sirius interrupted "I mean, it lured a lot of people before! It can lure him, and I can't let that happen!"

"And that's why we are here" said Remus "to make sure he'll pick the right route"

"I thought we had agreed that we'll make him choose his route by his own" said Lily

"We won't let him turn into dark wizard!" Sirius replied

"Not all dark wizards are bad, Sirius!" Lily countered "Severus is dark, but he's on our side, he was spying for us on Voldemort"

"Yes, just for the last month of the war, and we can be sure hundred percent that he's on our side" said Sirius sarcastically

"Dumbledore trust him!" said Lily

"Well, Dumbledore doesn't know where Harry is, and he thinks you're dead" said Sirius "Dumbledore, like any other person, can be mistaken!"

"It's not Snape we're discussing here, nor Dumbledore" McGonagall interrupted "I think, dark magic could help Harry, and as Lily had pointed out, not all dark wizards are bad"

"Fine!" said Sirius "but only some easy unlethal spells, I don't want my godson practicing the unforgivables in the back yard"

"When the time comes, we'll decide what he will learn together, Sirius" said McGonagall "and it won't be me teaching him, because I don't master the dark arts"

"I agree, then" said Sirius, looking satisfied "but who'll teach it to him?"

"We'll find someone" McGonagall reassured him

"What about the muggle school? Are you sending him to a kindergarten?" Remus asked Lily

"Yes, I don't want him isolated. I want him to socialize with other kids his age" said Lily

"Yes, that's a good idea, but it's very important that he understands that he can't tell anyone about magic, or that he can speak to his snake" said McGonagall

"I'll make it clear to him" said Lily "But he can use it in specific circumstances, can't he?"

"Yes, he can" said McGonagall "though, it would be better if he doesn't do it at all"

"Of course, professor" said Lily "Would you prefer the lessons to be here or at your office?"

"No, here, I don't want anybody seeing him at Hogwarts frequently, it'll bring suspicions" McGonagall said