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James Potter ; Who is the best? C'est moi (noonescabbage) wrote in utr_logs,
@ 2008-04-29 23:27:00

Entry tags:

harry potter, james potter

who. Harry and James Potter
what. Talking. Making up? Fighting? I don't know!
where. London

James had gotten a message from Harry telling him that they needed to talk. His first instinct told him to ignore the boy, that he wasn't really worth James' time. James Potter was stupidly proud. Had it been anyone else but Harry - his boy - he wouldn't have let the little voice in the back of his head gnaw away at him.

After a few minutes of back and forth via text message, James left the flat for a park. It was a safe, quiet spot. The sort of spot where the two of them could get away with spell casting. They could hex one another without fear of hurting passersby or destroying property. If it came to that. James hoped it wouldn't, but wasn't really sure what to expect.

Wrapping his arms around himself, James paced up and down a dark path and waited for Harry.

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noonescabbage
2008-04-30 05:40 pm UTC (link)

"I love your mum," James said, and he met Harry's eyes when he spoke. "I will stay with your mum as long as she'll have me. Which, I think, might be a while." He paused. "Yeah, all of it happened here. Things are... different here. Things are fucked. We stuck together." Stuck together having a few different meanings. "It got us through finding out about everything."

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	future_auror 2008-04-30 09:00 pm UTC (link)
	Harry listened and then nodded slowly. A small smile formed. "I'm glad you're with her. You always looked so happy in those pictures." He looked back at his dad. "That's when you found out about what happened to all of you? And about me?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-04-30 09:49 pm UTC (link)
	"We are happy," James said. "Yeah. I found out as soon as I got here. It was bad for a while. We just... didn't handle it well. I didn't." James frowned. It'd been bad, arriving here. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	future_auror 2008-05-01 01:58 am UTC (link)
	Harry's smile widened. "What about now? Is it... easier now?" Harry thought of the times he'd been slammed with surprising news. It had seemed to happen year after year at Hogwarts. He felt he could sympathize a little. "Or at least easier to think about it?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-05-01 02:05 am UTC (link)
	"Yeah," James said. In spite of himself, he was getting less standoffish and more friendly. "Especially since Pete is here. I know it's not going to happen again." A pause. "It's never easy thinking about yourself and the people you love getting murdered. But... it's like... it's not as real anymore. Which is odd, I suppose." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	future_auror 2008-05-01 02:28 am UTC (link)
	Harry's jaw tightened. No, it wasn't going to happen again. Nothing with Voldemort would ever happen again. Every day, he carefully monitored his scar for any signs of pain or even tingling. "Sorry I said the things I did, Dad." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-05-01 02:38 am UTC (link)
	James nodded and exhaled. "I know, mate. I'm sorry, too." James knew he probably could have handled things better. He knew it wasn't just Harry's fault that things had gone bad. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	future_auror 2008-05-01 04:59 am UTC (link)
	Harry glanced down. "Thanks, Dad." That meant a lot to him. "Guess we still need to work on getting to know each other, yeah?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-05-01 01:29 pm UTC (link)
	'Yeah," James said, scoffing a little. "That's probably a good idea." (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

future_auror
2008-05-02 03:33 am UTC (link)

There was a few moments of silence as Harry tried to think of what to say. This hadn't been as bad as he'd imagined it might have gone. He wasn't very good at this sort of thing either. Everything seemed to be resolved now, but he should probably ask, right?

"So... what now?" He turned to his dad. "Are we back to being us again?" Because Harry really wanted things to be right between them again.

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noonescabbage
2008-05-04 04:13 am UTC (link)

"Yeah." James said with a little shrug. "We'll be alright. I have fights with my mates. It happens. We yell at each other or fight and then it's over. You were stupid. I was stupid. We're both sorry." James paused. "Just make sure you have a talk with your mum soon and we'll be fine." James ran a hand through his hair, messing it up in the way he liked. He was still slightly grumbly but was on his way to being completely better. Being okay with Harry was important to him.

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	future_auror 2008-05-04 07:06 am UTC (link)
	Harry nodded in agreement. "I'll talk to her soon," he promised. He glanced over at his dad and tried to hide a smile at the too familiar messy hair. "Do you want to hang out, Dad?" The question was asked with some tentativeness. He wasn't sure if James was ready to act like mates again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-05-04 07:09 am UTC (link)
	"Good." James knew Harry would be good on his word. "I suppose, yeah." James nodded. He didn't want to seem too enthusiastic. But it was clear he was interested in doing things with Harry again. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	future_auror 2008-05-04 07:11 am UTC (link)
	Harry felt new at this all over again. Blimey. "I don't know if you have time right now... Maybe we could get something to eat? Catch up?" (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	noonescabbage 2008-05-05 02:49 am UTC (link)
	James thought for a moment. "I-" He stopped himself suddenly. Padfoot and he were supposed to go out and do something stupid. Which meant they'd probably wander the city for a while and get into trouble with the local muggles. "Yeah. I can stay out for a bit," he said. Padfoot could wait a little while. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	future_auror 2008-05-05 09:16 pm UTC (link)
	"Are you sure?" Harry had noticed his pause. "We can do something another time." (Reply to this) (Parent)

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