Dégagé: unconstrained; easy, as in manner or style… like a laid back parent.

September 21, 2016

"Dad how'd you do this?" Rose asked. She slid into Ron's chair beside him with a notebook.

Ron put on his reading glasses and looked at his daughter's neat handwriting, "If you carry the five there, you get the right answer."

Rose nodded, tried it and shook her head, "Nope."

Ron scrunched up his eyes and asked, "Why don't you ask your mum. You know I'm no good at maths."

"I went to mum first," Rose said with a smile, "and she gave me ten extra problems to do. I'll rather do it your way."

Ron laughed with gusto as he redid his daughter's problem, doing it the right way this time.

"And there you go," Ron said as he sent his daughter off.

Hermione walked around the corner then, "You're so easy with them," she said as she took her daughter's spot beside Ron.

"Eh, it's just my personality," Ron brushed off.

"I think they like you more," Hermione sighed, snuggling up against her husband.

"Ridiculous," Ron said.

"Nope. I push them too hard. I'm the one that's making them go to the day school. I'm the one who gives them extra homework. I'm the one who cut's out sweets before supper."

"Yes, you're the one who makes sure they know how to read and write before they go to Hogwarts. You're the one who makes sure they have good grades, and you're the one who makes sure they don't get doughy. They love you Hermione."

Hermione didn't say anything; she just nodded into her husband's chest.

"I love you," Ron said.

The only response was a snore. Ron laughed and placed a blanket over himself and his wife.