Early the next morning, the doorbell rang.

"I'll get it." James mumbled, half sleepwalking towards the door in nothing but his boxers and a pair of slippers. He opened the door and his face turned bright red.

"Hello, Mr. Potter." Dumbledore said briskly, holding a lump of blankets in his arms…apparently this was Neville.

"Hello, Professor Dumbledore." James said, attempting to cover himself up with a small blanket of Harry's.

"No need for all this 'Professor' nonsense!" Dumbledore said happily, "Please, call me Albus…you are not in Hogwarts anymore, Mr. Potter."

"Sorry, Albus." James said.

"Hello Professor!" Lily said, appearing next to James holding Harry in her arms.

"Ah, Lily! Good morning! I hope I did not wake your son here." Dumbledore said softly.

"No sir." Lily said happily, obviously thanking Merlin that Harry wasn't awake yet.

"Wonderful!" he said.

James clapped his hands together and said,

"Well…I'd better go make myself decent… so then Pro- I mean Albus and us can discuss the matters at hand."

"Very well." Dumbledore said smiling, "I do suppose you are going invite me in. It would be quite rude of you to make such an old man and such a young child to remain outside."

Lily smiled and whispered,

"Come on in, Professor."

"As I said to James, Lily." Dumbledore began, "Please call me Albus... as you are no longer in Hogwarts."

"Of course, sir." Lily said.

A few moments later, James appeared in the Living Room, fully dressed and ready to talk to Dumbledore.

"So, is it true?" Lily asked, "Frank and Alice are dead?"

"Yes, dear Lily. I am afraid it is true."

" And it was You-Know-Who that did it, right?" James asked.

"Yes."

"And Neville's grandmother…" Lily began.

"She is dead. All of his family, dead."

"How terrible!" Lily cried softly, since Harry was still asleep.

"Yes, Lily. It is very terrible indeed. And see here, this is the scar I was telling you about." Dumbledore said, pointing to the lightning bolt shaped scar on Neville's forehead.

"Oh, wow." James said.

"Does that mean… he…" Lily stammered.

"Yes Lily. He is the Boy Who Lived."