Harry was struck speechless by James' explanation. This was about him? Harry couldn't imagine the affairs of teenagers having anything to do with himself, even after decades of being 'The Famous Harry Potter'. He sighed, the fight knocked out of him by his son's thoughts.
"Son, why didn't you ever tell me? Talk to me? Or your mum? It's not about having a girlfriend, life is more than that..." He didn't know where to bring the conversation anymore. How do you argue with your son over something like this? It was times like these that made Harry feel much younger than the gray hairs on his head would tell you.
"I... Listen, detention... We'll worry about that another time, let's consider it off for now - but seriously, if I catch word of you with another girl - any other girl for anything more than exam revision - between now and NEWTs I will do more than tell your mum." Harry shook his head, suddenly exhausted and confused.