(Surprise)
He thought all parents were supposed to be boring.
You know, the type that followed all of the rules-perfect model student types.
He knew his parents had always been in the battles with Voldemort, but that wasn't breaking the rules, now, was it?
But when he dug through his father's old school trunk, up in the attic, and discovered a photograph of a large group of teenagers, with his parents both front and center, he was incredibly shocked, to say the least.
And the words "Dumbledore's Army" written on the photo, there was no doubt in his mind that this wasn't a school sponsored activity.
(The surprise that filled James was great, but no less than how surprised his father was when he heard about the newest school defense club-Dumbledore's Army.)
I was going to this from Al's point of view, but I think I like James' a little better. He's funner to write. xD