On Friday, October 2nd, 2020, at 10 a.m. Potter Manor time, Harry and Ginny heard the sound of someone coming into Potter Manor via their fireplace.

They looked over and saw that it was Parvati Patil that had just Flooed in. She was carrying a letter in her hands.

"Hi, Harry, Hi, Ginny," said Parvati politely, "May I please come in?"

"Yes, of course," said Harry kindly, "Come on in and make yourself comfortable."

Parvati stepped out of the fireplace and walked over to the kitchen table. Parvati pulled out a chair and sat down at the table.

"Harry, can we talk?" asked Parvati.

"Of course," said Harry, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Sprite, "said Parvati simply.

"Fetch me a 7up while you're at it," requested Ginny.

Harry went to the fridge and returned with a can of Sprite for Parvati. a can of 7up for Ginny, and a can Sierra Mist for himself. Harry then pulled out a chair and sat down at the kitchen table opposite Parvati while Ginny sat down next to him.

"Harry," said Parvati clearly, pointing at the letter in her hand, "This letter is the reason I have come. But before we get down to business, there's something I'd like to say to you."

"Okay, I'm listening," said Harry.

"Harry," said Parvati slowly, "I owe you an apology. I know I wasn't close to the only 1 to do this, but I was really mean to you in our 1st year after you lost those house points for being out of bed after hours. It was really out line for me to shun, badmouth, and be mean to you over something so petty. As I get older, especially after Voldemort rose again and the 2nd Wizarding War occurred, it became crystal clear to me how trivial things like house points and the house cup are. I would like to take this moment to apologize to you for the way I treated you in the latter part of our 1st year at Hogwarts."

"Parvati," said Harry firmly, "Loads of people act mean and/or immature over petty stuff at the ages of 11-13. People mature as they get older. I have never held any hard feelings towards any of the people who acted that way towards me in my 1st year. I accept your apology 100%. That said, as an adult, and as a father of 3 Hogwarts students, I must admit that I am NOT a fan of the House Cup or of the idea of a house points competition. I wish the competition between the houses was limited to the Quidditch pitch. We should be encouraging the houses to cooperate more and compete less. Furthermore, the very existence of the House Cup creates an avenue for the very pettiness we just talked about. Though I'm proud to say that James and Lily have friends in all 4 houses, a Slytherin girl in James's year named Megan Nash being prominent amongst them. Their close relationships are still with their family and friends in Gryffindor and that's to be expected."

"Students in the same house are always going to be closer because they will naturally spend more time together, sharing a common room, sharing classes, etc," said Parvati matter of factly.

"But I'm so proud of James's and Lily's open minded attitude," said Harry clearly, "Unfortunately, Albus has a very strong Anti Slytherin prejudice. He insists that Slytherin is the house of Bellatrix Lestrange and Lord Voldemort and that we should never forget that."

"I've heard that speech from Albus before when he's come over to my place to visit Pamela," acknowledged Parvati, "And it's actually about Albus that I need to talk to you. This letter is from Pamela and some of its content has me concerned about Albus and I think you may need to intervene."

Parvati handed Harry the letter and Ginny looked over Harry's shoulder to read it with him.

Dear Parvati

Hi, it's Pamela here! School is going well for Albus, Rose. and me and having Fridays be no class study/homework time is making managing homework much easier. Albus has been continuing to learn about his family history with his siblings James and Lily and his 2nd cousin Devon Dursley on Sunday afternoons. Rose and I have been using these Sunday afternoons for some girl time together. However, I am concerned about my friend Albus and that is my main focus in this letter. I am growing increasingly concerned about Albus's jealousy towards his brother and sister. Ever since James and Lily were announced as the co gold medalists of the Hogwarts Writing Competition, Albus has turned into a jealous zealot. He frequently whines and complains about how everything seems to happen for James and Lily while nothing ever happens for him. When I was visiting Potter Manor over the summer, I heard Devon trying to warn Albus against letting petty jealousy ruin his relationships with his siblings. After hearing Devon encourage Albus not to let his petty jealousy damage his relationships with his siblings, I made an effort of my own to get through to Albus that the worst thing he could do is to allow petty jealousy to damage his relationships with his siblings because he has great siblings. Both Devon's and my efforts proved unsuccessful and Albus seems to be more jealous of James and Lily by the day. While it must be acknowledged that James and Lily have always been much closer to each other than to Albus owing to James and Lily having interests and personalities that are much more aligned with each other's than with Albus's, Albus does seem more distant with his brother and sister than in the past. This has shown itself in ways such as the fact that, in the past, Albus would usually stop to greet James and/or Lily when they passed in the corridors or on the grounds whereas he has tended to ignore them most of the time this year. While he will still acknowledge James and Lily if they greet him 1st, there has not been a single time this year when Albus has been the 1 to greet James and/or Lily this year. This year, unless James and/or Lily see him and greet him 1st, he usually ignores them when their paths cross. Furthermore, in the past, when the topic would turn to James and Lily, Albus would talk warmly about what great siblings they were and about how much he loved them. While he has always been honest about the fact that he is not nearly as close with his brother and sister as they are with each other, in the past you always knew that he really did have that love for them. But ever since the winners of the Hogwarts Writing Competition were announced, his attitude towards James and Lily seems to have taken a very resentful turn that only seems to be getting worse. As previously mentioned, Albus now frequently whines and complains about how everything seems to happen to James and Lily while noting ever seems to happen to him. Furthermore, when he makes these complaints, the resentment and bitterness in his voice could not be more pronounced. Albus also likes to talk about how, although he doesn't know what career paths might interest him, that he definitely wants to do something that will get him noticed. I must admit that I am growing increasingly concerned about Albus and his relationships with his siblings. I think Albus's relationships with James and Lily are slowly but surely falling apart. I also don't think it helps the situation that James and Lily often call each other "My favorite sibling" and "My favorite brother." Albus has said that this doesn't bother him. He says that this is just James and Lily expressing affection for each other and that he knows that it is nothing against him. He says this is just about James and Lily being much closer with each other than with him. This may be true, but I'm not a fan of it. Even if Albus doesn't feel hurt by it, I think it sends a message, even if only subconsciously, that, hey, we are more important to each other than we are to you, and I think it helps further distance Albus from James and Lily. Albus has been 1 of my best friends since we met on the Hogwarts Express and I care about him. It would be a shame for Albus to ruin his relationships with his brother and sister over petty jealousy. However, at this point, I don't think I can help him because I don't think I can get through to him. I don't if anyone can. If you can give me any advice on how to help Albus, please tell me.

Your loving daughter.

- Pamela.

"This is concerning," said Harry uneasily, "While it is true that Albus has never been as close with James and Lily as they are with each due to James's and Lily's interests and personalities being much more aligned with each other's than with Albus's, it is quite out of character for Albus to not greet and acknowledge James and Lily when he has the chance. And if he's often showing obvious resentment and bitterness about James and Lily having "everything happen to them" that means his jealousy coefficient is growing."

"I think I know what Albus needs," said Ginny clearly, "Harry, if I may ask, how do think the relationship between James and Lily would have been affected if it had been only 1 of them that had "everything happen to them" ?

"I don't think James's and Lily's relationship would have been affected at all," said Harry confidently, "If it had been only James that "everything happened to,", Lily would have still been very happy for him. Lily cares far more about others than about herself to a degree I've never known to be true of any other person. Lily is also the type of person to always be the bigger person. If it had been Lily that "everything happened to, well, while it is true that James is brash and has a high opinion of himself, I don't think he has much capacity for jealousy. But regardless of that, I just think James feels so close to Lily that he would never let such a circumstance affect his relationship with Lily because he values his relationship with Lily that much. I think James's and Lily's closeness with other would protected their relationship with each other even if some jealousy did exist in such a scenario. "

"Exactly, Harry. exactly," said Ginny firmly, "What I think Albus needs is a closer relationship with his siblings. No, he will never be as close with James and Lily as they are with each other. However, I do feel that Albus needs to have closer relationships with James and Lily than he does."

There was a minute and a nanosecond of silence before Hary let out an "OOOOOOOOH!"

"I know how Albus can develop closer relationships with James and Lily," said Harry confidently, "You're absolutely right that James and Lily will always be closer with each other than with Albus but I'm now sure I can talk to James, Albus, and Lily, and give them a gameplan that will allow Albus to build stronger bonds with James and Lily."

"I trust you to handle this situation," Ginny told Harry, "But I don't trust waiting much longer. I really think you should go to Hogwarts this evening and have your talk with James, Albus, and Lily in the Room of Requirement. The sooner this is addressed, the better."

"You're right Ginny, this needs to taken care of sooner rather than later. Therefore, I will go to Hogwarts this evening and attend to this issue," promised Harry.

"Good," replied Ginny.

"I'm in league with Pamela about not being a fan of James and Lily calling each other "my favorite sibling" and "my favorite brother", said Parvati clearly, "While it is only natural that some siblings will be closer than others, I have to imagine, that, even if Albus understands why James and Lily call each other "my favorite sibling" and "my favorite brother" and isn't offended by it, that it has to sting him a bit to hear his siblings calling each other "my favorite sibling" and "my favorite brother"."

"And there should be no such thing as a "favorite sibling," said Harry firmly, "While some siblings will indeed be closer than others, they should all love each other =ly. I will bring this up tonight as a part of my talk with James, Albus, and Lily."

"Parvati, thank you for brining this issue to our attention," said Ginny gratefully, "I think Harry knows what to do to resolve it."

"I know Pamela will be quite happy when it is," said Parvati proudly, "I glad she cared enough about her friend to express concern."

"I am glad she did," said Harry.

Later that night, Harry visited Hogwarts and went to the Great Hall near the end of dinnertime. After the students had eaten dinner, he called out "James, Albus, Lily,"

James, Albus, and Lily all saw Harry and looked at him in surprise.

"James, Albus, Lily," said Harry in a polite but no nonsense type voice, "Let's go up to the Room of Requirement. We need to talk."

James, Albus, and Lily all followed Harry to the Room of Requirement.

Harry walked past the wall 3 times thinking, "We need a place to talk in private," and the door to the Room of Requirement appeared. Lily opened the door and held it for James, Albus, and Harry before entering last herself. James, Albus, and Lily were all very surprised that Harry wanted to talk to them in the Room of Requirement and had come up to Hogwarts to do so. Thus, they waited for Harry to speak 1st.

Harry knew exactly what he had to do and he had very specific ways in mind for Albus to develop a closer bond with his brother and sister that he knew would stregngthen their relationship. He took a deep breath. looked straight at James, Albus, and Lily, and said...