"Speaking of. Aren't you two supposed to be taking your N.E.W.T.S.?"
Well...great.
Dad looks at us curiously, but there's a knowing gleam in his eye and I wonder how much trouble I'll be in..
"Well Dad, you see, we weren't really learning anything at Hogwarts. Umbridge wasn't letting us learn enough for our exams, so we took matters into our own hands. And left.." I announce quietly, not sure what to expect.
"Hmmm. You know Remus won't be too happy about this.." He says looking at me and I nod my head.
"I know. Wait, you aren't angry too?" Looking at him to see a sad smile cross his face.
"No, Evelyn. I'm not mad. Your mother always dreamed of the days you were going to spend at Hogwarts. What house you'd be in, if you'd play Quidditch, but most of all I remember her talking about your graduation day." My face falls in shame, knowing that my decision would've upset my mother.
"No, don't get down. Your mother," He says with a laugh. "If you think I have the blatant disregard for education, you were never told the right stories about your mum. The only reason the two of us even made it to graduation was because of Remus." I laugh at the revelation.
"Your mother didn't care a whole lot for the formality of things. We all knew we were going to be a part of the Order, and we had enough money set aside that we'd be alright. Your mother, a lot like you actually, wanted to invent new potions and things, didn't want to be like every other girl in our class." He grabs my hands, smile widely.
"The fact that you made the decision to do what's going to make you happiest in the long run...I know for a fact your mother would be so proud of you. That's all she ever wanted was for you to be happy, to fall in love with a wonderful man, and to never change who you are. And Evelyn my dear, you've done just that." I smile, wrapping my father into a hug feeling much better than when I got here.
"Thank you." Is all I can think to say with all my emotions running wild.
"Don't thank me quite yet. You still have to face Remus—"
"Sirius, why isn't your daughter in school?" We hear with a loud popping noise. Remus' words make Dad scoff in disbelief looking at me with wide eyes.
"Excuse you. Why does it sound like your making it my fault?" Dad throws his hands out as he looks to Remus with a raised brow. "It's not like I told her she could leave."
"Well she is your daughter. I could hardly get you or Roslyn to show up to graduation, so it wouldn't surprise me." He says shaking his head before looking to me.
"One, rude. Remus I'm offended. And two, I was just as surprised to see her as you are." My Dad fires back making me giggle, they argue like an old married couple..
"Would you like to explain yourself young lady?" He raises a brow and I'm suddenly nervous again.
"Moony, you got my letters. Umbridge wasn't teaching us anything, and the boys and I knew we wanted to open the shop, so there wasn't really a need for our N.E.W.T.S..."
My sentence slowly drops off, not sure how he will react. He sighs, running his hand through his sandy blonde hair, before looking at me again.
"Well I can't tell you no... I guess as long as you're positive this will work out?" My eyes widen at the calm demeanor.
"Of course. Moony you should've seen all the products we were selling at Hogwarts..." My smile fades as I realize this wasn't what I was expecting.
"Are you upset with me?"
"Upset? Hardly. Once you have your mind set on something, you do all you can to get it. You've been like that ever since you were little, a very specific trait of your father's." He glares at Dad while he sends Remus a smug smirk, making me chuckle.
"We've got the shop, right on the corner of Diagon Alley. I can't wait for you guys to see it." I say excitedly, now knowing they aren't mad with me.
"We're excited for you darling."
And with that the rest of the night is spent in laughter, and Fred and I head back to the flat to let George know what happened. Deciding that tomorrow will be a good day to go and get their old things from the Burrow.
*Oh my goodness guys! I'm sorry this took so long! But I'm finally on summer so I'm hoping to update more! Sorry for the crappy filler chapter
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