Prompt 13 - "If anything happens to my daughter, I have a gun and a shovel, and I doubt anybody would miss you."
Word count: 348
The living room was full of laughter and joy as the little family plus one celebrated the good news they had just been regaled of. Mr. and Mrs. Evans watched the interaction between their youngest daughter and her new fiancée; it warmed their hearts to see such a happy glow on Lily's face. And Lily was glowing, she was brighter than a Christmas tree as her happiness spilled out of her. There were no thoughts of jealous sisters this night, that would come when the reply to Lily's letter came back unopened and a scribbled Don't contact me again on the front.
But that was for another day. This day was for happiness and the engagement of Lily Evans and James Potter. Mr Evans shifted and his wife glanced at him, "Oh, go on then. I know you want to."
Mr Evans kissed her on the cheek and made his way over to James where he then herded the young man off for a private chat. Lily grinned at the terrified face of her fiancée and sat down next to her mother, "He won't frighten him terribly much, will he? I do actually want to marry him and if Papa scares him off, I won't be very happy with him."
Her mother laughed and shook her head, "I'm sure he'll be fine. If your father doesn't behave himself, he knows where he'll be sleeping."
"Mr Evans, I can promise you that I'll take good care of your daughter. I would never do anything to hurt her."
"Aye, you better not, laddie. If anything happens to my daughter, I have a gun and a shovel, and I doubt anybody would miss you."
James gulped and nodded frantically, he knew what the older man was implying and he also knew that he didn't want to get on the wrong side of him—especially when it came to the man's daughters. Mr Evans grinned at James and clapped him on the back before wandering into the kitchen to see if he could find any more of those marvellous liquorice wands.