"What?" James exclaimed, completely surprised by his father's question. Being called son by his father only confirmed that they had now slipped into father/son conversation and he shifted his weight from one foot to the other. "How do you think it would have gone, Dad? Hey, look, girls think you are the most incredible man alive, got any tips to transfer their affection to me?" He said sarcastically, not even finding it funny himself.
"And I know it's not about having a girlfriend. Why do you think I've got such good grades. For Merlin's sake, I gave up Captaincy so I would be sure my grades wouldn't be affected because I'm already a Prefect!" he exclaimed. It had saddened him greatly to not be Quidditch Captain. That was something that was going in your file along with being made Prefect. "I will be an Auror and I am making sure that happens. I won't get in Dumbledore's Instute because I'm.. I'm.." he shook his head, not saying the rest of his sentence. "I'm getting into the Law Enforcement program because I have the grades required for it. I worked my ass off for this."
He didn't like that his father was lifting his detention. Even if he wanted to attend the parties, he didn't like that his father was doing him a favor. "Don't do me any favor. You gave me detention."