Writer: Azure K Mello
Title: A Bond Never Dies
Part: 37?
Words: 326
Warnings: Angst. Non-canon. Graphic violence Described.
Harry just looked at his dad, "We cen do wha'ever you like." He shrugged.
It occurred to James that the boy had never had the question posed to him before. He swallowed as he had a perfect vision of slamming Lily's stupid sister's bony face into a brick wall. The malnourished bones would disintegrate. The police wouldn't be able to identify her by her dental records as her teeth would be smashed in. The only identification Petunia would have was the gold band on her wrist that her sister had given her. Even though she hated Lily she always wore it, after all, it was gold. "I know," said James, "but I'd like to do what you want to do." Harry just looked at him, "Would you like to visit your grandparents?"
"They don' like me much. They like Dudley." The Evans had been so proud of Lily until they had learned that muggle born witches were being hunted. They distanced themselves from her thinking that she had brought the danger home with her. They had practically disowned her and hadn't wanted to see the baby.
"Not those ones." James lifted the boy out of the tub and started to dry him off, "My parents. They think you're grand and they haven't seen you in a while. They have a pool, and ponies. Or we could go to the playground and have a picnic, or go to the seaside and have a paddle in the sea and get ice creams. It's up to you." Harry looked so indecisive that James continued on, "We can do all of them eventually. So would you like to go to your grandparents?"
Looking very nervous Harry said, "Cen we go not tom-oh-row but the nex' day?"
"Sure, baby, what do you want to do tomorrow?"
The little boy spoke softly as though he was over stepping so line by suggesting the next day's activity, "I jus' wanna be wiv you."