You still find nuance elusive to grasp, then. Your mother is a woman, and one of the many things that endears her sex to us poor males is their ability to maintain contradictory emotions and uphold that they are unaffected by them.
I had no thought of indebtedness. If anything, perhaps I see it as a debt I owe to you, and your company. At any rate, cannot imagine the ICW will not ask my opinion; if you have no concrete terms in mind, then I must take my best guess of what would be appropriate, under the circumstances. Presumably upholding the 1692 Statute of Secrecy is completely out of the question, for a start.
Do you imagine it is that much easier for me? For us? It is bittersweet at best. But, time and distance may provide better lubrication than you realise. Then too, after only a few weeks back among the larger world, it has been ... educational ... to remember those conveniences we had renounced when we put aside all Muggle invention. (Your mother has had her eye on a 'convertible,' a device which she had not enjoyed since before we married. Have not yet consented to the expense, but as in all things, cannot deny her.)
All that is to say, it is perhaps a question of priorities. That there are topics you or I may find painful to discuss is of course regrettable. I only hope that, over time, we may find ways to broach said matters with an understanding that, while we may disagree on fundamentals, our bond precludes another falling out over them. That we may approach them as men, who may differ in details but who at the end, only wish the other healthy, happy and sound.
For my part, I can at the very least see that your choices, actions and beliefs have brought you glory. You are a hero, Draco, and you may yet attain the even more exalted heights of which I - which any father - dreams for his son. In that, I am entirely proud of you. You will always have my affection, and while my counsel may have to be limited to matters of a universal nature, insofar as I want you to succeed, thrive and prosper, then it is yours whenever you wish it. I shall not endeavour to advise you on those things at which I seem to have no skill - such as choosing friends. There you exceed me altogether.
Speaking of that, do I correctly detect that you have resolved the greater portion of your grief over Harry? If so, I am glad that you've found peace. It is a loss that will, I fear, affect us all for many more years to come. But nonetheless, it is good to see you feeling more upbeat - though, naturally, your victory must account in no small part for your joy.
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I had no thought of indebtedness. If anything, perhaps I see it as a debt I owe to you, and your company. At any rate, cannot imagine the ICW will not ask my opinion; if you have no concrete terms in mind, then I must take my best guess of what would be appropriate, under the circumstances. Presumably upholding the 1692 Statute of Secrecy is completely out of the question, for a start.
Do you imagine it is that much easier for me? For us? It is bittersweet at best. But, time and distance may provide better lubrication than you realise. Then too, after only a few weeks back among the larger world, it has been ... educational ... to remember those conveniences we had renounced when we put aside all Muggle invention. (Your mother has had her eye on a 'convertible,' a device which she had not enjoyed since before we married. Have not yet consented to the expense, but as in all things, cannot deny her.)
All that is to say, it is perhaps a question of priorities. That there are topics you or I may find painful to discuss is of course regrettable. I only hope that, over time, we may find ways to broach said matters with an understanding that, while we may disagree on fundamentals, our bond precludes another falling out over them. That we may approach them as men, who may differ in details but who at the end, only wish the other healthy, happy and sound.
For my part, I can at the very least see that your choices, actions and beliefs have brought you glory. You are a hero, Draco, and you may yet attain the even more exalted heights of which I - which any father - dreams for his son. In that, I am entirely proud of you. You will always have my affection, and while my counsel may have to be limited to matters of a universal nature, insofar as I want you to succeed, thrive and prosper, then it is yours whenever you wish it. I shall not endeavour to advise you on those things at which I seem to have no skill - such as choosing friends. There you exceed me altogether.
Speaking of that, do I correctly detect that you have resolved the greater portion of your grief over Harry? If so, I am glad that you've found peace. It is a loss that will, I fear, affect us all for many more years to come. But nonetheless, it is good to see you feeling more upbeat - though, naturally, your victory must account in no small part for your joy.