Writer: Azure K Mello
Title: A Bond Never Dies
Part: 80 of 82
Words: 416
Warnings: Angst. Non-canon.
Close to the end now, Angelina, thanks for the word save.
"Logic," said James calmly as he paced in front of the desk. Having already declined a lemon sherbet and tea James was free to pace. "Logic tells you some undeniable things. One: he and I are bonded. Two: bonds don't die but both people do if one does. Three: if I had died he would have had to as well. Four: he is loyal to a fault and could never betray the people he loved. So how did you justify blaming him? Was it simply fear? Because, clearly your rationalization of the situation was not based on rational thought."
"He was your Secret Keeper and you appeared to be dead."
James nearly shouted at that response, "That still should have left you question how he was alive!"
"I thought the bond was broken," Albus answered simply.
"Well then you are a fool," James' tone mocked Dumbledore's simplicity.
"I'll write to him, that will be the first step. How else do you suggest I make amends?" asked Albus seeing that James had plans.
Taking a deep breath James started to explain his plan, or rather his demands, "Leave Remus, Sirius, and I out of the war. Right now we've paid enough, I know it's still raging, I know Harry has a pivotal role but he needs a happy, balanced childhood. Tell Remus his job for the Order is to be a good father and part of being a good father is being respectfully employed as the herbology professor here. We're going to live in peace and quiet.
"Harry is going to start attending school here but not when he's eleven perhaps when he is fourteen, until then he'll go to a muggle school until he's eleven and then we'll teach him all he would learn here. Maybe Severus will come and teach him potions; maybe he'll do it as a favour to Remus. This place would eat him alive and I want to be sure he's ready. I refuse to let him be devoured by this gossipy institution. He is a gifted boy he can already read auras and move in unconscious minds. Were he to have stayed with Lily's family they would have crushed it out of him. He would have walked into the Great Hall as a muggleborn, as it is, he's going to walk in as a competent young man once he's ready. If you would have Severus find out what Voldemort is planning and pass it on I would be very grateful."