"I love my owl, dad, but letters just take too long when you can just use a phone." Which was something a lot of the older wizards at the ministry still struggled with. "Grandpa started texting me the other day, too. Didn't make a lick of sense. Meant to show you at work earlier today."

James chews on his lower lip, but he straightens up as he does -- posture unconsciously prouder, head a little higher. It's amazing how much lighter he feels with so much of that internalized shame lifted. If his Da says it's going to be okay, then maybe it really will be.

"Yeah, I'll let him know."