A Talk

I am sorry, James, that you had to see and experience all that. But your father did not punish you for nothing. He was afraid. That's why he told you to go back at your homework. Your father, of all people, knows how hard it is. I understand it upset you when he told you to leave it to the grownups, but James.. I know you, and your siblings, know some of the stories of when your father fought that man, though you don't know everything. The nightmares, the scares, everyone we lost.. it was a lot. He doesn't want the same for you.

So we just let them do that to Lily again? Because next time she might not get so luck-- *hears a noise from the hallway* What's that?

Hi Mum. I’m fine...

Did you hear anything James and I were talkung about, sweetie?

*sighs* Well, how Dad has been dealing with... well not dealing with what happened to you, yeah.

*walks into James's room* James, it isn't Dad's fault. He's doing the best he can.

Lily, go sit by your brother on the bed. *She grabs the chair from the desk, so she is facing both her children* James, it might look easy in your eyes. Finding a solution to something like this, especially with all the adults helping.. but did you think about how many lives are at steak? Just before I came back I got to safe the life of an innocent litte boy. A group of bad people, which included the parents of the boy, thought it would be a great way to test the parents by killing him. It was only that I stood up and took him with him, that he is safe. Think about your cousins, uncles, aunts everyone. In the fight with you-know-who I lost my brother, and I.. *swallows* I miss him every day. If planning and discussing longer abiut everything would have meant my brother wouldn't have died, I would definitly do it. Do you understand, James?