Dinner was a rather tame affair. Food and drink were served. Small talk was made. And when everyone finished the dishes were cleared. It was the next few minutes that put Harry on edge.

Mrs. Greengrass kept looking at him like he was some puzzle she couldn't solve. She kept talking to her family but not once did she take her eyes off him. Her husband, if he noticed didn't give anything away.

"Harry, may I show my husband the memories you showed me?" Tora asked

Harry paused for a second. He only showed her because Daphne had asked amd it seemed like the easiest solution. He only showed Daphne because he didn't want to try and explain everything hoping she understood. It seemed like this was much the same. He didn't want to explain and watching memories was infinitely easier.

"Yeah, hopefully this is the last time I have to do this though."

Tora gave a small wince. Pulling memories wasn't exactly easy. It wasn't like you had a catalog that organized, numbered and detailed your memories. They were muddled and murky. Vague outlines of what you remembered.

There were things like Occlumency that helped to organize your mind and such. But its vastly exaggerated, not even counting how hard it is to learn. To learn and evetually master Occlumency you had to be completely at peace with yourself.

While Harry pulled his memories Astoria decided to speak up.

"Ooo what kind of memories. Can I watch them too mama? Daphne are you gonna watch the memories? Mama if Daphne watches them can I watch them too?" Astoria pestered

"No you may not watch." Tora replied tersely

"Aw but why not. Please, please please please can I watch 'em mama. They're just memories. And I wanna see 'em. I bet you're gonna let Daphne watch them. That's so unfair." Astoria whined

Tora spoke with a edge to her tone that her family seldom heard. Astoria immediately sat up straight in her chair and stared at the table.

"Astoria enough. No you may not watch. No Daphne isn't watching. Despite what you may want or think memories and mind magics alike are very personal matters. The rules regarding all mind magics are sacrosanct. To breach any usually meant the sealing of ones magic, for they are then deemed untrustworthy."

"Yes mama." Astoria meekly apologized

"Now I know you're upset but understand something. I'm not doing this to spite you. I'm your mother and I love you. But these memories are not fun or friendly in anyway. I simply wish to spare you unnecessary suffering. Maybe one day when you're older you can ask Harry himself."

Leon took this as his cue to step into the conversation.

"Your mother is right Astoria. That being said, Mr. Potter do I have your permission to view these memories?" Leon asked

"Uh yea, yes just be warned. It's not exactly pretty in there."

With that Leon disappeared into the penseive. Daphne looked a bit pale seemingly remembering her own time watching said memories. Taking small glances at Harry when she thought nobody would catch her. Tora too was reminiscing her experience with Harry's memories. Those memories made things complicated. Especially for her family.

Daphne wouldn't likely ever set foot into Hogwarts again. But she still needs her 'owls' and 'newts'. Another problem was where to send Astoria for her schooling. Granted she wasn't of age to start yet but still better to start talking with her husband now than later. It was then that Leon finally emerged from the penseive.

Immediately he pulled Daphne into a tight hug. Tears silently sliding down his cheeks. He remembered back during the war the stories of fate that befell many women. Just the thought of such a thing happening to any of the women in his life made his heart clench and throb.

Releasing his daughter he turned and approached where Harry sat. Taking a knee his right arm across his chest and his head bowed he spoke in a low warbled tone chock full of emotion.

"Mr. Potter, you have my undying gratitude. There are many things that I worry about not just as a man, but as a father and husband. Know that we shall have a discussion of our own at a more appropriate time."

"Of course sir." Harry replied

"Now that you're up to date dear husband we have much to discuss. Starting with what we're to do with Daphne's education. I'll not have my daughter uneducated because Hogwarts has fallen in standards." Tora said wanting to move this along

Leon had already taken a second to compose himself. Immediately he thought of Beauxbatons due to is close proximity to England. There were several other schools on the continent. There was one in Spain that was rather well off. There was the one in Greece that his grandfather had gone to. There was also homeschooling with tutors and such.

"Um, if I may?" Harry quietly interjected. When everyone looked to him he continued, "Well you see before I came here I'd been planning on traveling around a bit. Seeing what the world has to offer. Now obviously that doesn't lend well to studying or anything, but even I'm not dumb enough to think i can survive without my 'owls' or 'newts'. For a fee my manager at Gringotts was able to put me into contact with several tutors discreetly. Well, Daphne had asked to join me for tutoring when she found out. So as long as neither of you have any objections she can still join me and complete her schooling up to her 'owls'." He explained quickly

Catching his breath he looked around the table. Daphne was not looking at him but rather her parents. She was clearly curious whether they'd allow her to attend or find alternate arrangements. Astoria was keeping up the best a 9 year old could, but considering she hadn't seen the memories she looked quite lost.

Tora seemed to be ok with letting Daphne join him. She knew that any tutor the goblins recommended or contracted were the best money could buy. She was also curious as to where Daphne's supposed budding crush would take her. Yet despite how much she was all for the idea, she still had a few questions she wanted answered.

Leon was conflicted to say the least. Sure the boy had saved his daughter. Sure he had performed amazing acts of bravery and magic while defending himself and ultimately the school. But he was still a boy, a teenage one at that. The idea of furthering his daughters education warred with the thought that she'd always be in close proximity to the boy. Luckily his wife could tell where his thoughts were headed and pulled him from his spiral.

"Leon dear, I'm sure Daphne will be ok. Besides this gives us more time to find a solution for Astoria's schooling. Besides while I'm all for this I still have some questions I would like Harry to answer." She said turning her gaze to the younger man down the table.

Daphne was quite surprised her parents were allowing her to go. Sure they weren't exactly strict but she figured they would want to find their own arrangements for her. Astoria while confused on why Daphne needing tutoring instead of being at Hogwarts kept her mouth shut. She was rather embarrassed at being scolded earlier. Harry had expected them to have tons of questions so he was ready for any sort of interrogation he thought Daphne's parents might do.

"Well I'm not quite sure what questions you or your husband may have Mrs. Greengrass but I'll do my best to answer them to your satisfaction."

"Then to start what does your study schedule look like."

"Mm I don't know the final schedule as I've yet to meet my tutors. The deal I worked out through the goblins if a bit more complicated than meets the eye. You see due to the underage magic restrictions Goldaxe also contacted someone to make me a wand. From there I would be taken to meet with my tutors and we would be taken to a specific room deep within Gringotts. Once there we would be sealed inside for the duration of a month. All food and other necessities would be provided. Once the month is up I should be qualified to take my 'owls'." Harry explained

"It's a bit presumptuous to assume you can cover all of 5th year material plus what you've missed from 4th year all in a month no?" Leon remarked

"True, that is quite the goal to accomplish. How do know you'll achieve such a feat in such a short time. It wouldn't due for Daphne's education to suffer simply because you over reached your grasp." Tora added

Harry took a second to think about his answer. "I can see your concerns and they are quite understandable, but before I can answer I need you to understand that this information is supposed to be secret. While the goblins didn't say I can't tell anyone, most seemed to give the impression that the less who know the better."

Tora and Leon shared a look at his confession. Immediately realized that dealing with Mr. Potter was a bit more serious than they previously thought.

"Girls understand that everything that is said after this point is considered a Greengrass family secret. You are not to mention it outside these walls at any cost. Do you understand me. Knowledge of goblin secrets is incredibly dangerous, this is no game." Tora spoke utmost seriousness clear in her voice

"Yes mother/yes mama." The sister answered softly

Taking that as his que to continue Harry spoke.

"The room that we're to be sealed in is covered in runes. Along with some goblin magic a time seal is going to be placed on the room. So essentially to you, we'll have gone in for a month but for us time will be slower, much closer to a year. Luckily we won't age so there's not worrying about that either." Harry revealed

Leon and Tora once again shared a look. Both seemed appeased for now. Goblins, while a tricky people to work with let alone understand were beyond trustworthy once they deemed you acceptable.

"All right well it's getting late. While we still have some questions, for now I think I speak for both my wife and I when I say that while not a guaranteed yes I currently have no problem with Daphne attending. That being said it's almost an hour past Astoria's bedtime. And the rest of us should rest up as well, it's been a long day."

With that everyone stood up and bid each other farewell for the night as they headed to their respective rooms.

-TGE-

"So what do you think?" Tora asked her husband

"About what exactly?" He asked hoping she would clarify

"Well everything I guess. I mean our daughter disappeared from school. She was attacked and that boy saved her, and now he's offering to handle hee schooling up to at least 'owl' level. And that's nothing to say about Daphne's crush on the boy."

"Her what?!" Leon exclaimed. No there was no way his daughter was crushing on any boy let alone the Harry Potter. No, definitely not, Daphne was barely 14 there was no way she was interested in boys yet.

"Leon as cute as your denial is, it's just that, denial. Whether you like it or not our daughter is a budding young woman on the edge of her first romance. Now I personally think that young Harry could be good for our girl. So you can either sit and watch with me as our darling daughter fights her feelings as she wraps that boy around her fingers. Or you can be upset and be confined to your office as to not interfere."

"Yes love, but you know I can't help but worry." Leon lamented softly

"I know. Now as far as Daphne is concerned I see no reason she can't join Harry. Do you?"

"No, truthfully I can't find solid reasoning to deny her. And as you said, it'll allow us to hopefully find a solution for Astoria."

"Mm what I am curious about is what those two did in all their free time." Tora said knowing it would irk Leon to think about.

Leon knew what his wife was doing. And it was working. Now he had to sit here and reign in the urge to go interrogate the punk that had made off with his daughter. With a sigh he settled into bed. Tora giggled and cuddled up to her husband.

"It'll be ok." She assured him

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AN: next chapter will start with more hogwarts pov as that side of the story will progress and catch up. also i apologize for the lack of consistency in updating this story. unfortunately im still living in my car and while writing this story has been incredibly fun and therapeutic i get distracted easily.

so to that point while i work on this story ive been working on another hp story ive had in mind. this story will most likely also be a HAPHNE pairing but im not too sure yet. ill post the first chapter once i have at least 5 chapters worth layed out if not fully written

ive also started to slowly review and rewrite my story 'Lightning strike thunder crashes'. that will take longer as im not in the same mindset as when i started it. alot of the main plot will remain the same but im hoping to clean up the grammar and maybe shorten certain parts for brevity sake

until next, enjoy