When The Stars Fall

On the Third Day of Christmas, My True Love Gave to Me...

❄︎Day 3❄︎

𖤓James Potter𖤓

James was sitting on the ground, wrapping up a box, soft music playing from Remus' record player to fill the empty room.

A barn owl flew through the window, dropping a letter on the box before perching itself on James' knee.

"Copo." He greeted with a smile, summoning some berries and nuts over to feed the family owl, "Mami te manda?" He wondered as he picked the letter up. His smile faltered when he noticed the red envelope.

The owl bit his finger and he hissed, yanking his hand away, "Copo!" He scolded handing her the bowl, "Stay with Reggie."

He got off the ground, grabbing the letter and heading down to the common room.

He slumped onto the couch, ripping the paper open and tossing it to the table as it changed into that stupid mouth Howlers had.

"James, I am absolutely livid with you! How could you be so thoughtless and selfish?" The Howler began almost instantly and he almost, almost scoffed because when has he ever been selfish, "You have caused your mother and me nothing but worry and disappointment by choosing to stay at Hogwarts over the holiday break with that... that boy- that Black boy- instead of coming home where you belong!"

He pulled his legs up towards himself, hugging them to his chest, resting his chin on his knees as he closed his eyes.

"You are not only disregarding our family traditions and values, but you are also being disrespectful and disobedient. I am not just furious but disappointed with you, James. You need to start acting like a responsible and caring son and put your family first, instead of thinking only of yourself. Your family is everything, and you have let us down in the worst possible way."

"The worst possible way?" He whispered, "I would think the worst possible way would be joining a cult or killing someone."

"You need to start thinking seriously about your future. What kind of career do you want to pursue after Hogwarts? Do you want to start a family someday? Do you really think the ministry would ever give you a job after this? That any self-respecting woman would... after what you've done with that..."

That time he did scoff. If he was going to be scolded for fucking the guy his father, at the very least, should be able to actually say it.

"You cannot afford to waste your time with frivolous and irresponsible behaviour. It's time to start thinking like a mature and responsible young man. You need to start planning for your future and making decisions that will set you on the right path. Think about the responsibilities that come with being a young man. A family man. What kind of influence do you think that boy is having on you?"

'Right now? A pretty kinky one.'

"He comes from a family of pure-blood fanatics, and I worry that you are being drawn into their toxic way of thinking. Your behaviour is not only disrespectful to your family but also damaging to your future and I am deeply ashamed. It's time for you to start taking your education seriously rather than running around that castle doing Godric knows what with that boy!" The Howler continued and he squeezed his eyes shut.

"You have a lot of ground to make up for with your family, and you had better start making things right. Your mother and I have always had high hopes for you, and we expect you to live up to your potential. Do you think that staying at Hogwarts with... him is going to help you achieve those goals? Do you think that he will be there for you when you need him in the future?"