James cuts his eyes down, unable to keep looking at his father. His knuckles are white with their grip on the side of the couch, and it's only then that his expression cracks a little bit.
He's terrified. Scared absolutely out of his mind, honestly afraid of his father for what might be the first time in his life. It's not that he thinks he's going to hit him or something stupid like that - but the disappointment that he knows is coming is making him sick to his stomach. He's the oldest Potter boy, and how does he show it? By sneaking around with a Malfoy, and worse: getting caught by his father, Harry Potter. Harry had vanquished Voldemort by the time he was James's age, and what had James done?
Pushed papers for the Ministry. That was it. That was all.
"You should- let Hogwarts deal with that, it's - they're the ones who punish their students," he says, struggling for breath, addressing just the first part for now.
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He's terrified. Scared absolutely out of his mind, honestly afraid of his father for what might be the first time in his life. It's not that he thinks he's going to hit him or something stupid like that - but the disappointment that he knows is coming is making him sick to his stomach. He's the oldest Potter boy, and how does he show it? By sneaking around with a Malfoy, and worse: getting caught by his father, Harry Potter. Harry had vanquished Voldemort by the time he was James's age, and what had James done?
Pushed papers for the Ministry. That was it. That was all.
"You should- let Hogwarts deal with that, it's - they're the ones who punish their students," he says, struggling for breath, addressing just the first part for now.