Chapter 7: Parental Interventions

Author: Laurahonest

Post Date: 11-01-06

Authors Note: Sorry that this took so long. Updates may get farther apart from now on. I am about a month and a half away from having my baby. We will be moving at the end of this month as well. I won't abandon the story though. You guys are to great to leave hanging like that! This chapter is a direct result of a review from grannyHPfan. If you want to see something let me know in a review and I will see if it will fit into the story. Hey the worst I can do is say no. Thank Bluejello for editing this. She is awesome!

Charles approached Gerald one morning after breakfast and asked if he and Rose could speak privately with him and Selene. Gerald agreed and the four soon found themselves locked in one of the small libraries having a serious conversation.

"Thank you for agreeing to talk with us privately," Charles started. "I am not sure how much of what I am about to say you are aware of, but Rose and I would like your input before we proceed further here. From what we have gathered from Lily, your son has been attracted to her for quite some time, although she thought he was insincere until recently. He has not been shy about making his feelings known, and as most teenage boys do, he overdid it. Lily has a temper and she lost it with him. She yelled at him and said things that she regrets. However, it seems that her words, no matter how angry she was, had an effect on James."

"I remember," said Selene. "He moped half the summer. Tea anyone?"

"Please," replied Charles and Rose together.

"I would also take a cup dear," Gerald ansewered his wife. "I had to take James aside and pry to get it out of him. We were both quite glad that she had made him think about his actions. It really helped straighten him out in that aspect."

"Once Gerald spoke with him though," Selene laughed as she passed the tea around, "he really started thinking and figured out what he had done to anger her so much. He figured out ways to change, and had us help him with the changes."

"Really?" asked Rose, her teacup stopped midway to her lips. "He consciously changed his behavior because of her outburst?"

"Yes," Selene confirmed after she took a sip of tea, "he was very upset that he had made her that angry."

Rose set her teacup down without taking a drink.

"So," Charles steered the conversation back, "you were aware of some of his feelings. Did he tell you about the letter he wrote to us?"

"No," Gerald replied as he set his teacup down. "What was it about?"

"Here, you can read what he sent to us," Charles said as he handed the letter to Gerald. Selene leaned over and read it over her husband's shoulder as she peacefully sipped on her tea..

"I had no idea," Gerald said when he finished the letter.

"He had mentioned trying to woo her the old-fashioned way to me," Selene said. "I assumed he meant that he would use less flamboyant means, you know, no more of the showing off and pranks to get her attention, not writing a letter to you. What did you say?"

"We replied that we would decide over the break," Charles said.

They all sat there thinking silently for a few minutes, each going over the new information that the others had provided.

"What do we do?" asked Rose of no one in particular.

"They are very young," Selene commented.

"They do seem to be getting along very well now," Rose put in.

"He showed incredible maturity by asking permission," Charles added.

"She seems to like him now," said Gerald.

With that they all fell back into silence for a little while longer as they drank their tea.

"They work well together," Gerald stated suddenly.

"Almost like they can read each others thoughts," Selene finished.

"They are still very young though," Rose said the protective mother in her wouldn't let that fact alone.

"But very mature for their ages," Charles defended the teens.

More silence followed this exchange. Then Selene uttered the question that they had all been dreading. "What about Voldemort?" There was more silence as each of them considered this. No one touched their tea during this pause for thought. All four of them looked worried as they all thought about the evil in their society.

Charles broke the silence; "Please correct me if I am wrong. Lily told us that he attacks those of non-magical birth as much or more than he attacks pure-blood wizards."

"Lily would be putting James in more danger by being with him," Rose quietly added.

"Charles, you are correct to an extent; Rose, that is untrue." Gerald interrupted. "There is a third group in Riddle's eyes: The "Blood-traitors." We fall into this group. He uses this term to refer to anyone who stands up to him and protects muggles and muggleborns. He hates us most of all, because we stand up to him and protect his victims. He can't sway us to his side by any means."

"This is part of why we are so high on his list of enemies," Selene said quietly, as she continued to ingore the cooling tea in front of her. "James being with Lily would put her in a lot of danger. James would put any girl into more danger though. He is a Potter."

"Potter's have always stood up against dark wizards," Gerald explained. "As far back as our heritage can be traced, we have fought dark and evil. It is part of our family crest and motto. We can't expect Lily or any other girl to jump into a battle that has been going on for centuries."

"Lily wants to fight Voldemort. He has hurt her and killed her friends; she is not afraid to stand up to him." Charles put in.

"We are not saying that at all," Selene soothed. "We just don't want James to get her into a battle far older than her without her being fully aware of it."

"We don't know that Lily wants anything more than friendship from James yet," reminded Gerald.

"So what shall we do about this?" Rose questioned.

"Why don't you have a 'motherly chat' with her?" suggested Selene. "We can decide after you have felt her out a little on this."

"Shall we meet back here in a couple of hours then?" asked Gerald.

"That will work nicely," Rose agreed. "Let me go find her. I'll let you know after our talk is over."

With that the four of them left the room. When Wheezy came in to clean an hour later she found four half-finished cups of tea on a table. Gerald sought James out and Rose went to find Lily. Both parents had productive conversations with their children. After lunch the four adults met back in the small library to discuss their new discoveries.

"What did you discover, Rose?" asked Charles, once they were all seated.

"She, at least to me, obviously likes James. She doesn't seem to realize it though. I think that once she realizes how she feels about him, she would do anything for him," Rose stated.

"Gerald, what did you find out from James?" Selene asked.

"He loves her." Gerald stated. "He is willing to leave the fight for her.
If she asked him to, I think he would move to Australia."

After these revelations the four concerned parents fell into a pensive silence.

"Well, it seems like our decision has been made for us," Charles said.

"We can't stand in the way of that," put in Rose.

"They are already bound to each other and they don't even know it," Gerald whispered.

"We should give them our blessing then," Selene finished.

"I will tell him he has permission before bed tonight," Charles said.

"Well it seems that we may be in-laws in not too many years," Rose said with a smile, as they got up to leave the room.