Oh, those houseelves. They're really rather brilliant.
He leans forward to grab his mug of cocoa while Milty distributes the other mug to Lily.
Then, once Milty has gone back (after a series of cheerful and rushed 'you're very welcome, Miss Evans, miss! Mr Potter, sir!') to tend to his usual chores, James has a moment to say, "I'm glad I'm here too."
Because he is.
What happened was horrible, to be sure, but what's worse is the thought of being unable to be there for Lily.
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Oh, those houseelves. They're really rather brilliant.
He leans forward to grab his mug of cocoa while Milty distributes the other mug to Lily.
Then, once Milty has gone back (after a series of cheerful and rushed 'you're very welcome, Miss Evans, miss! Mr Potter, sir!') to tend to his usual chores, James has a moment to say, "I'm glad I'm here too."
Because he is.
What happened was horrible, to be sure, but what's worse is the thought of being unable to be there for Lily.