"It's a change," Ash commented, "Most parents are practically shoving their daughters in my direction." But it wasn't like those girls were all that resistant. Some were just as willing as their parents to get involved with someone like Ash. Then she said something that gave him a good clue as to why exactly her father wasn't exactly warm and welcoming when he showed up. He knew Ash's father and knew a lot about Ash because of that too because he was once Ash's age.
That would be a challenge to work around, but Ash was sure he could find a way there. Lyra's father could only hate him for so long, but that made it sound like he was intending to marry Lyra or something. He shook his head, "That sort of close connection with a parent is hard to have in our world." He wasn't talking about the wizarding world, obviously.